Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Shangguan Yan bent her legs, hugged them both, and laid his head on her. 'Since he was able to learn that body cultivation technique in less than a day, I believe he will succeed in creating his domain core faster.'

Shangguan Yan suddenly received a voice message from someone outside the room, and she invited that person to enter. Soon, a young man with a tall, thin body entered the room, but he was surprised by the presence of Zhang Xiaolong [3] there.

The young man immediately sat next to Shangguan Yan and asked her a question. 'Who is this man, Mother? Why did you bring him here?'

'Han'er, this kid is Zhang Xiaolong, and you should have heard about his entrance examination results, right?' Shangguan Han was surprised for a moment before nodding to Shangguan Yan. 'I wanted to recruit him into our clan, but unfortunately, he still hasn't accepted my offer. Since he wants to learn about domains, I brought him here to teach him, and he is trying to form his domain core now.'

Shangguan Han nodded as he looked at Zhang Xiaolong [3] with a serious gaze. 'He's only in his twenties, but his cultivation has absurdly reached the 1-Moon Divine Transcend Realm. All his test results are also beyond common sense, especially in the Dao test. If you can persuade him to join our clan, our clan will improve significantly with his help, and we might be able to surpass the Tian and Cao Clans.'

'You are right, but I wanted to recruit him into our clan, not to surpass those two clans.' Shangguan Han turned to Shangguan Yan in confusion. 'Surpassing those two clans is just a small matter, and I want to reach higher, which is the realm beyond.'

'Are you saying this kid can help us go to the realm beyond?' Shangguan Han asked in disbelief.

Shangguan Yan smiled at her son's expression. 'Believe it or not, this kid is the only person who can take us to the realm beyond. That's why I will do anything to pull him into our clan, and I will ask your sister to approach him if I fail to convince him.'

'Hmm?' Shangguan Han raised an eyebrow for a moment before looking at Zhang Xiaolong [3] again. 'Although I don't know his character, he is handsome and talented, so he might be a suitable match for my sister. However, Miyuan is too often childish and hot-headed; I'm not sure he will be interested in her.'

Shangguan Yan let out a soft sigh as she recalled the character of her daughter, Shangguan Miyuan.

'Why did you come here?' Shangguan Han immediately explained a few things to Shangguan Yan. 'You can go to the Xianjin Realm to buy those things, and you can bring your sister with you so she can stop complaining about being bored.'

'All right, I'll bring Miyuan with me.'

After her son left, Shangguan Yan returned her focus to Zhang Xiaolong [3], but he still showed no signs of successfully forming his domain core. 'Come on, kid. Don't disappoint me; I know you can do it.'

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At the top of the Moon Tower, Yue Liangyu stood leisurely as she watched the group from the Sovereign Heaven Realm, who were having a serious discussion about ascending to the Paradise Realm. 'All of these people except their younger generation are qualified to ascend, but unfortunately, there are only ten quotas available, so some of them have to withdraw.'

"Do you really not want to ascend to the Paradise Realm, Brother?" Yuan Tiancheng asked his brother.

Yuan Tianquan embraced Yuan Tianling's shoulder. "If Ziwei and I ascend now, there will be no one to protect our daughter. You and your wife have chosen to ascend, and if we leave, no one will manage our clan, so we stay."

"Brother-in-law, you and sister-in-law can ascend with peace of mind, and the two of us will guard the Yuan Clan." Ren Ziwei spoke to him.

Yuan Tianling immediately joined in. "You don't have to think about us and ascending today, Uncle. I will bring my parents to the Paradise Realm in the future, and we will gather together again there at that time."

"How are you going to do it?"

"Hehehe." Yuan Tianling stuck out his tongue. "I won't say anything now, but I have my own way. We will reunite there, so you two don't have to hesitate to ascend anymore."

Yuan Tiancheng sighed softly. "All right, we will ascend today, and we will wait for you there."

"All right." Yuan Tianling then turned to Yuan Tianhua, who looked sad. She went over to her and hugged her. "Tianhua, you should let your father and Aunt Xiaoqi go, and I will always accompany you in their stead."

"Uhm." Yuan Tianhua immediately hugged her parents. "I will feel sad and miss both of you, but I won't try to stop you, and I will catch up with you along with Tianling and the others in the future."

Ruan Xiaoqi hugged her daughter tightly. "Forgive us for being too selfish to leave you here, but we really want to ascend to strengthen ourselves. Don't worry, we will find a way back here, and we will pick you up."

"Yeah." Yuan Tianhua nodded at her mother.

A short distance away, Yuan Tianxie, Yuan Tianjie, and Yuan Tiankong were also bidding farewell to their parents.

Apart from them, Nalan Qingge from the Nalan Clan and Beihuang Fan from the Beihuang Clan also finally decided to ascend.

"Are you all ready?" They nodded to Yue Liangyu, who had been waiting for them since yesterday. "In that case, I will activate the portal now, and you can enter it to go to the Paradise Realm. Some people will meet you all when you get there, and they will offer you to join one of their sects, so the choice is yours."

Yue Liangyu opened the portal, allowing them to enter one by one until all ten had vanished. She then informed Yuan Tianling and the others who were still present. "I don't know what happened in your realm, but some people on the first floor are clearly targeting you all. I will now send you out of the tower, and you should leave this realm at once."

"Wait, Senior." Yue Liangyu raised an eyebrow at Yuan Tianling. "Can you help me with a small thing?"

"What do you want?"

"Can you ask your friends at the Star Tower about my friend?" Yue Liangyu wanted to refuse, but Yuan Tianling hurriedly explained to her about Zhang Fei, causing her to frown. "I'm not lying to you, Senior. My friend really knows the old man over there and his three disciples, so I hope you can help me ask him whether he is in that tower or not."

'Is that old man crazy? Why is Wan Jiang communicating with people in that realm? Does he not fear punishment?' Yue Liangyu immediately contacted Wan Jiang and asked him about Zhang Fei. "Your friend is challenging the third floor of the Star Tower with his wives, friends, and families."

"I see." Yuan Tianling nodded in understanding. "Thank you for your help, Senior."

Yue Liangyu simply nodded and waved her hand, sending Yuan Tianling and the other people out of the tower. 'What happened in the Dark Tower? That old man is crazier than Wan Jiang, and his decision will cause big trouble. Sigh! I will go there to meet them, and I will learn more about the situation.'

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After they arrived outside the tower, Yuan Tianquan immediately took out a flying artifact and brought them all out of the realm, but they were curious about the identities of the people targeting them, especially since Yue Liangyu didn't tell them about it.

Above the flying artifact, Ren Ziwei sighed softly as he looked back. "Our group will be quiet with the departure of Sister Xiaoqi and the other one, Sister Luolan."

"Haha." Duanmo Luolan laughed softly. "You were supposed to go with them to the Paradise Realm, but instead you decided to stay."

Ren Ziwei looked at Yuan Tianling, who was comforting Yuan Tianhua. "You know my daughter's character; I'm sure she will cause trouble if I leave her alone, so I decided to stay and watch over her."

"Hey, who exactly is Zhang Fei? Since when did Tianling know him?" Duanmu Luolan curiously asked.

"Do you remember the incident in the Scorching Earth Realm?" Duanmu Luolan nodded to Ren Ziwei. "My daughter was trapped in the lava with Zhang Fei, but I didn't expect that they would meet again after that, and I realized it when we picked her up in the Vermilion Realm."

"Oh?"

Ren Ziwei shook her head. "My daughter still hasn't told me anything about Zhang Fei, but she said that she has already chosen him as her husband."

"Huh?" Duanmu Luolan was shocked by that, but she then turned to Zhu Jian. "Why don't you ask that male vermilion about Zhang Fei?"

"Actually, I have asked Zhu Jian about Zhang Fei, but he doesn't know much about him, and all he knows about him comes from his vermilion clan." Ren Ziwei paused for a while as he thought. "However, he said that kid is the leader of the Phoenix Clan now, and it happened because of his relationship with the mysterious woman we met in that realm."

"What exactly is the identity of that mysterious woman?"

"Her name is Feng Yao, the princess of the Phoenix Race." Ren Ziwei's answer caused Duanmu Luolan to frown. "By the way, we don't need to think about her, especially since she has already ascended to the Paradise Realm."

Duanmu Luolan nodded slightly. "If your information is correct that she has already ascended to the Paradise Realm with her cultivation still in the Divine Manifestation Realm, I think she is a reincarnator of a powerful cultivator; otherwise, she would not know much about us, and she even knows my ancestor."

"Yeah, you're right." Ren Ziwei looked into the distance with a troubled gaze. "What do you think will happen if we return to our realm? If the Leng and Cao Clans know that they ascended to the Paradise Realm, they might do something to us."

Duanmu Luolan could only shake her head, especially since she herself did not yet have an answer to that problem.

"Mother! Aunt!" Both women turned to Yuan Tianling. "Ask my father to turn around, and we will go to the Shrouded Sky Realm because that realm is much closer than back to our realm."

Both women frowned. "What do you mean? Why do you want to go to that realm?"

"Don't you want to meet Zhang Fei?" Ren Ziwei nodded at Yuan Tianling. "He is in that realm now, and he can send us back to our realm faster, so we will meet him there."

"How—"

"Just listen to me and ask my father to turn around." Yuan Tianling left them directly.

"I think Tianling's idea is good, and we will have plenty of time to deal with future situations if we take a detour to that realm." Ren Ziwei agreed with Duanmu Luolan, and she immediately asked Yuan Tianquan to fly the flying artifact to the Shrouded Sky Realm. "I can't wait to meet Zhang Fei."

"Me too."

- To Be Continued -