Chapter 461 - 183: Human Again in the Sixth Life

When Xu Lei awoke, he found he had become a one-year-old child again.

Perhaps because his strength hadn’t increased much in his previous life, the time he spent asleep between lives was about the same.

This was already Xu Lei’s sixth life.

However, he had already used up eight of his lives.

He was now on his ninth life.

Xu Lei inherited and absorbed the memories and information about the world this body had acquired in its first year of life.

He gained a slight understanding of his own situation and the changes in the current world.

However, since the baby was so young, he hadn’t remembered much.

Xu Lei now found himself swaddled in a cradle.

Lying in the cradle and looking up, he could see the ceiling beams and various patterned carvings, all of which were quite luxurious and tasteful.

Suddenly, Xu Lei felt a little hungry.

He wanted to speak, but only gurgles and coos came out, likely because his vocal cords weren’t fully developed.

Upon hearing Xu Lei’s babbling, a figure quickly ran over.

This was a buxom woman of about thirty, dressed in palace attire.

She was pleasant-looking, but by no means a great beauty.

"Your Highness, you’re awake? Are you hungry?"

She leaned over to look at Xu Lei and said with a smile, "Time for milk. I’ll feed you right now!"

After speaking, the woman lifted Xu Lei out of the cradle, then loosened her own clothes to breastfeed him.

Xu Lei didn’t hold back and began to suckle eagerly.

According to the fragmented memories he inherited, the baby’s body was still too weak to be awake for long. He spent most of his time sleeping. As a result, the inherited memories weren’t very coherent.

Still, Xu Lei knew that the woman before him was his wet nurse.

Much like in his last life, Xu Lei’s mother in this life was unable to be by his side often; even his feedings were left to the wet nurse.

Of course, what was different from his last life was that this time, Xu Lei was a Prince.

He was a son of the current Emperor of the Great Kang Dynasty, though not the Crown Prince.

His mother in this life wasn’t frequently away because she needed to inspect her family’s businesses.

From the wet nurse’s ramblings, Xu Lei gathered that his mother in this life was a Grand General.

Decades ago, Ancient Immortal Martial Secret Collections began to appear like rain falling from the sky, bringing change to this world.

Many who were lucky enough to obtain an Ancient Immortal Martial Secret Collection defied their fates, changed their lives, and even broke through their social classes.

Some even used the legacies from the Ancient Immortal Martial Secret Collections to master powerful Martial Arts, then directly used their power to break the law, becoming bandits and claiming mountains as their kingdoms.

Some went so far as to storm cities, slaughtering ordinary constables and government officials who lacked Secret Martial Arts, and even wiping out the city’s guard teams.

The age of Ancient Immortal Martial Arts was still in its revival phase.

The resurgence of Ancient Immortal Martial Arts was not yet over.

As a result, powerful Ancient Martial and Immortal Powerhouses would suddenly emerge across the land, threatening local security and shaking the rule of Great Kang.

Even the great Noble Families in some regions were frantically collecting Ancient Immortal Martial Arts legacies and secretly cultivating their own Ancient Martial and Immortal Powerhouses.

In short, the Great Kang Dynasty was now in a precarious state, battered by storms and on the verge of collapse.

The Great Kang Royal Family, naturally, was unwilling to fall behind. They too used their authority to gather Ancient Immortal Martial Arts legacies and worked hard to cultivate their own Ancient Martial and Immortal Powerhouses.

However, the Cultivation of Ancient Immortal Martial Arts wasn’t something that could be achieved with resources alone; it was merely a new path of cultivation, a new road to the Extraordinary.

Whether one could achieve anything depended on their individual aptitude and talent.

Xu Lei’s mother was someone with Immortal Martial Talent. Thus, having achieved great success in Martial Arts, she was appointed to the position of Grand General despite being a woman.

At the same time, she was also a Noble Consort!

In all previous dynasties, it was a principle that the imperial harem must not interfere in politics, let alone a Noble Consort becoming a Grand General.

But now, the times had changed.

Xu Lei’s mother’s Martial Arts Cultivation was considered top-tier in the world today.

Therefore, the position of Grand General could belong to no one else.

It was said that after cultivating Ancient Immortal Martial Arts, Xu Lei’s mother’s body had become incredibly robust, to the point she could even regenerate a severed arm.

Thus, just two days after giving birth to Xu Lei, she took a short rest and then returned to her life on the battlefield.

All across the lands ruled by Great Kang, powerful Martial Artists who mastered the Power of Ancient Immortal Martial Arts grew ambitious, causing countless conflicts to erupt. One by one, the Noble Families of the realm also became filled with avarice.

However, the Royal Family also had top-tier Ancient Martial and Immortal Powerhouses like Xu Lei’s mother. Coupled with their control over the realm, vast armies of ordinary people, and a court that was not yet exceptionally corrupt, the Great Kang Court was still barely able to contain the chaos.

Just as Xu Lei was digesting this information, the wet nurse feeding him suddenly became extremely deferential, even kneeling and calling out, "Your Majesty."

Xu Lei turned his head and saw a handsome, elegant man in his thirties. He understood this must be his father in this life.

Although he was only in his thirties, a third of his hair had already turned white, making him look much older than his age.

This was understandable. After all, the Great Kang Dynasty had been passed into his hands only to become precarious and unstable.

He must be exhausting himself mentally and physically, never daring to relax. After all, no one would want to see Imperial Authority crumble in their hands. If that happened, he wouldn’t be able to face his ancestors even in death.