Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

*Boom*

Feng Yichen's aura suddenly exploded, broke free from Feng Yao's pressure, and charged directly towards her. However, the phoenix princess did not show any fear, and she waited for her to get closer.

As soon as Feng Yichen arrived in front of Feng Yao, she punched her right hand, covered in dark flames, forward. However, the phoenix princess blocked it with her index finger, and Huo Ling absorbed her dark flames.

Feng Yichen was momentarily shocked before jumping away from Feng Yao, and she swung both her hands crosswise, causing the crossed dark flames to shoot towards her.

"Futile." Feng Yao raised her right hand slowly with two fingers pointing at Feng Yichen. In an instant, small crimson flames shot out and collided with the crossed dark flames, which immediately disappeared because of her attack.

Feng Yichen flew sideways to avoid Feng Yao's crimson flames, but it changed trajectory after the phoenix princess moved her fingers, which hit his back directly.

"Hiss." Feng Yichen hissed in pain, flew backward, and glared at Feng Yao in shock.

Feng Yao's actions shocked all members of the Phoenix Race, especially since they had heard of the dark phoenix and the chaos it caused in the past. Moreover, her cultivation was still at the 3-Star Divine Manifestation Realm, and Feng Yichen's cultivation was far above hers.

Zhang Fei [4], who already knew a little about Feng Yao and Huo Ling, was also shocked watching her actions. He clenched his fists tightly, realizing that the phoenix princess was more terrifying than he had initially thought and that she was beyond his league, particularly considering her ease in fighting Feng Yichen.

"What do you think differentiates one cultivator from another?" Feng Yichen was shocked when Feng Yao suddenly moved in front of her, and the phoenix princess directly planted her palm on her chest, sending her flying backward.

Feng Yao disappeared once before reappearing behind the dark phoenix, and she punched Feng Yichen's back directly. "The answer is experience."

Feng Yichen hurriedly stabilized herself, but she did not immediately attack Feng Yao again, especially since her actions just now left her in deep shock.

"Did my abilities shock you that much?" Feng Yao asked with a faint mocking smile. "Your cultivation is at the 5-Moon Divine Ascension Realm, and you can do whatever you want in the three mortal realms. However, in front of me, you are no different from a toddler who has just learned to walk."

Zhang Fei [4] smiled bitterly as he listened to Feng Yao from inside the invisible state. After all, Feng Yichen was already that strong, but the Phoenix Princess considered her a toddler who had just learned to walk. Then what about him with his cultivation still at the 1-Heaven Realm?

Feng Yichen was shocked because Feng Yao moved behind her again, and she wanted to fly away from her. However, the phoenix princess grabbed her shoulder and injected a bit of her Qi into her body, causing her to spurt black blood from her mouth.

*Splurt*

Feng Yao threw the dark phoenix towards the ground with force, but two black wings appeared on Feng Yichen's back, and she hurriedly flew up just before she slammed into the ground.

Feng Yichen clutched her chest due to the pain from Feng Yao's attack just now. 'Impossible! Since when did the phoenix race have a cultivator as strong as her? Who exactly is she? She's not even a thousand years old, and her cultivation is so low, yet I'm helpless in front of her.'

Feng Yao moved to attack the dark phoenix again, but Feng Yichen immediately kept her distance and repeatedly attacked her. Unfortunately, none of her attacks managed to land on the phoenix princess, and Huo Ling absorbed her dark flames.

After they played cat and mouse for a while, Feng Yao stopped chasing Feng Yichen and stood a little distance in front of her, but the dark phoenix continued to wear an alert expression.

"I don't know how Xereth was able to take you to the Paradise Realm, but you've wasted your chance." Feng Yichen was shocked after Feng Yao mentioned that realm. "The normal Qi and the Divine Qi in these three mortal realms are different from the Qi in that realm, and we cannot absorb that Qi like the previous two Qi. We need a specific method to be able to absorb it, and you don't have one, so your time there ended up being wasted. Your master still hasn't succeeded in breaking through to that stage, right?"

"You look down on my master too much." Feng Yichen finally spoke. "My master has long broken through to the five celestial realms, and his cultivation has reached the 3-Sun Celestial Lord."

Feng Yichen's revelation shocked everyone who heard it, and they never expected that there were still other realms above the upper realms, let alone other cultivation stages above the Seven Divine Realms.

"3-Star Celestial Lord, huh? Your master's cultivation isn't bad, but he's still too weak before me." Feng Yichen frowned at Feng Yao's words. "If my guess is correct, Xereth was able to break through to that stage not through his efforts, and he found a secret inheritance, which helped his cultivation jump to that stage. Otherwise, he would have imparted the method to you, preventing your cultivation from stagnating as it is now."

Feng Yichen's silence convinced Feng Yao that her guess was right on target, and the dark phoenix secretly informed Xereth about the phoenix princess.

Since she had no chance of winning against Feng Yao, Feng Yichen decided to flee. Quickly, her body was covered by black flames, but the phoenix princess realized her intentions and acted before she disappeared by shooting a bit of her qi.

Zhang Fei [4] appeared beside Feng Yao. "Why did you let her get away?"

"Are you impatient to have the dark phoenix by your side?" Zhang Fei [4] laughed awkwardly in response to Feng Yao. "I believe Feng Yichen will return to Xereth's side, and I have implanted something in her body, which will react as soon as they meet."

"Do you intend to use her to attack Xereth?"

Feng Yao nodded at him. "The Nameless One, my parents, and the other cultivators have been hunting Xereth for a long time because his actions destroyed many realms. However, he managed to escape to the Paradise Realm, and they have not been able to find him since. Now that he's returned, we must get rid of him as soon as possible, or he will become a stumbling block in the future."

"I will not let Xereth fall into their hands." Feng Yao turned to Zhang Fei [4], who immediately summoned the demon extermination sword. "I have promised the two spirits in my sword to let them kill him, especially since he was the one who killed them and their families. With his last strength, their father forged this sword specifically to kill him, and he used their souls to strengthen it."

"I see." Feng Yao nodded in understanding. "You have heard for yourself that Xereth's cultivation has already reached the 3-Sun Celestial Lord, so you are not his opponent with your current cultivation and abilities. For now, we should wait for Feng Yichen to arrive by his side, and if my plan for him succeeds, I will tell you about their location."

"Tell me about the Five Celestial Realms."

Feng Yao actually didn't want to tell Zhang Fei [4] about it, but he had heard it from Feng Yichen before. "The Five Celestial Realms are Celestial Lord, Celestial King, Celestial Emperor, Celestial Venerable, and Celestial God, which are divided into 1 Sun to 3 Sun. I won't explain too much to you about them, and you can understand them after you reach that stage."

"I haven't even broken through to the Seven Divine Realms, so I'm not interested in them yet, and I just want to know the names of the stages." Zhang Fei [4] then asked Feng Yao. "Do you want to return to the Xianjin Realm now?"

"You must have started moving, right?" Zhang Fei [4] immediately told Feng Yao about his actions in infiltrating the Huang Clan. "Since you've already made your move, I'll stay here just in case Xereth comes here. Moreover, Feng Xueying is in that realm now, and she's more than enough to help you fight Long Jiutian."

Zhang Fei [4] nodded at her. "In that case, I will go to the Nine Hells Darkland first, and I will return after settling my business."

After Zhang Fei [4] left, Feng Yao ordered the members of the Phoenix Race to return to their respective places. However, they urged her to tell them about the Paradise Realm and the Five Celestial Realms, but she only told them the outline.

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[Daily Quest: Killing 2000 beasts or demon beasts at the Heaven Realm or above.]

[Status: Done.]

[Reward: Daily gift pack X1 sent to the inventory pack.]

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[Master, you still haven't unlocked the rewards from your marriage to Zhou Shenxin. Moreover, you still have other quests in the Nine Stars Realm besides getting the lightning elemental seed and clearing the second floor of the Star Tower.]

Zhang Fei [5] naturally remembered the third quest in that realm, especially since it asked him to marry a member of the fourth royal family. However, he had no intention of marrying Bai Tian'er, and Bai Shushi was still not willing to be his wife. "Open the reward, Mei."

[You obtained the Celestial Spring Pool x1.]

"Hmm?" Zhang Fei [5] did not expect to get a pool from the system. "Show the description, Mei."

[Celestial Spring Pool: A pool infused with yin and yang essence, created by an ancient formation. It serves as a place for dual cultivation, harmonizing the partners' Yin and Yang Qi, increasing their cultivation speed.]

"Yin and yang essence, huh?" Zhang Fei [5] nodded slightly. "Let my real body install it inside the Cloud Mansion, and I'll go meet Yumei at the Alchemy Union."

Soon, Zhang Fei [5] arrived at the Alchemy Union headquarters, and Shang Yumei informed him about the alchemists' activities in the past week. She also gave him several types of pills concocted by them. "Currently, Nangfeng Yunxi is their leader, and Luo Xuejia takes care of the rest of the guards. However, the alchemists have been careless, and their alchemy skills have not met our expectations. According to them, Huoyun Zhiyan and those two people usually concoct high-rank pills, so you must get them and bring them back here as soon as possible."

"I see." Zhang Fei [5] contacted Hong Xinxin in the Azure Sky Realm, asking her about Huoyun Zhiyan. "Their leader will arrive in that realm tonight, and Xinxin will capture him directly. Thereafter, I will bring the two of them back here, and he will go to the Heaven Blossom Realm to capture Xiu Hanyu."

"That's good." Shang Yumei then asked him. "What is the current situation in the Xianjin Realm? Is that realm still safe now?"

"Yeah." Zhang Fei [5] nodded at her. "My third clone is in the Huang Clan now, and Long Jiutian will arrive the day after tomorrow, so that realm is still safe now. Moreover, Feng Xueying and Ling Jingxia are there now, and they can stop that demon. However, I'm worried about the black demon statue in that clan's underground, especially since Xereth will appear there as soon as Huang Zhejun activates it. His cultivation has already reached 3-Sun Celestial King, and no one can fight him, except for Feng Yao."

"3-Sun Celestial King?" Zhang Fei [5] told Shang Yumei about the Five Celestial Realms directly, which shocked her. "I didn't expect that the cultivation stages were so long with another five stages after the Seven Divine Realms."

"Yeah." Zhang Fei [5] then opened the gate to the Divine Flame Realm. "I will go to the Blacksmith Union again, and you can inform me of any changes in this realm."

"All right."

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Zhang Xiaolong [3] immediately stored hundreds of bottles containing Lei Huiyin, Qin Liangyu, and Huang Bingyun's Yin Qi after they became exhausted. If they were in normal condition, he would not have been able to do anything to them. That's why he deliberately used his hormone manipulation to weaken them, and he took out their souls directly.

Zhang Xiaolong [3] raised an eyebrow after seeing their souls, especially the black dragon symbol within them. "Long Jiutian deliberately marked them, huh? If my guess is right, he also marked Huang Zhejun. That demon will notice if I plant my soul mark or demon slave mark in their souls, so I have to use other methods against them."

After thinking about it, Zhang Xiaolong [3] decided to imprison the three women's subconscious, and he used his memory manipulation to add a few things into their memories.

Then, Zhang Xiaolong [3] opened the map to search for Huang Zhejun's whereabouts, but he couldn't find him anywhere. He looked for him elsewhere and found him in the Lei Clan together with his son, Huang Jiguang. He rushed to the dungeon to check on the black demon statue, especially since he previously couldn't do anything to it using his humanoid doll.

Upon arriving there, Zhang Xiaolong [3] examined the statue carefully before trying to lift it, but it couldn't be moved because it was stuck to the ground. Based on Mei's examination, there was something inside the statue, and its owner would immediately know if he forced it to move, so he gave up and left the Huang Clan.

Before long, Zhang Xiaolong [3] had already gathered with Lin Moxian, Yan Yinqing, and Tantai Lingyan. Lin Jingxia, who was also with them, immediately questioned him. "How can you disguise yourself as a demon? Even your aura is completely similar to that of a demon."

"Because I am a demon." The three women were shocked by Zhang Xiaolong [3]'s confession, but not Lin Moxian, who had known about it for a long time. "Basically, I was a human, and I turned into a demon without my will."

To make it easier to explain, Zhang Xiaolong [3] shared some of his memories with them, especially about his memories when he died and his awakening into a demon. However, the three women's faces turned red, especially since his awakening occurred when he had sex with Ru Xue.

"Have you known about this issue for a long time? Why did you never tell me about this?" Lin Jingxia questioned her nephew.

Lin Moxian nodded at her. "My junior brother's identity as a demon is no longer a secret, and everyone who knows him already knows it, including my master. Moreover, he never does evil things to the innocent, and he only does evil things to his enemies. He even helps us to deal with that demon, so his demon identity is not a big deal, right?"

"En." Lin Jingxia and the two women gave a light nod.

Zhang Xiaolong [3] then told them about the black demon statue, which made their expressions become serious. "For now, I haven't found a solution to move the statue, so I will continue to infiltrate the Huang Clan until Long Jiutian arrives."

"I think I know someone who might be able to move the statue." Zhang Xiaolong [3] and the others turned to Lin Jingxia, who immediately contacted the person she was referring to. "Sigh! He is still on his way to the Wasteland Realm, so he won't be able to arrive in this realm in a short time."

"Who is the person you are referring to, Aunt?"

"Gong Ren."

Lin Moxian turned to Zhang Xiaolong [3]. "How about you bring my aunt to that realm? After that, you two can catch up with the Nameless One and the others so they can return to this realm faster."

"We can do that." Zhang Xiaolong [3] asked Lin Jingxia first. "How fast is your flying artifact compared to Empress Feng's, Senior?"

"The person who made our flying artifacts used the same materials, so their speeds are comparable."

Zhang Xiaolong [3] opened the gate to the Wasteland Realm. "Let's go there, Senior."

- To Be Continued -