Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Chu Xing opened her eyes and looked at the black lotus inside her soul with joy, but it was still in the bud phase. Unlike hers, all the white lotuses inside Zhang Fei's souls already have ten petals under them.

"What are you thinking about?" Zhang Fei asked Chu Xing.

"Them." Chu Xing pointed to all the white lotuses. "How can I bloom my lotus buds?"

"Ha ha." Zhang Fei rubbed Chu Xing's cheeks. "Isn't that easy? You just need to dual soul cultivate with me, and the lotus bud in your soul will bloom by itself. The first will bloom five petals, which is the foundation of the Lotus Ascension Art. At this stage, the circulation of our Yin and Yang Qi will be smoother and faster than before, and our lotuses will strengthen our souls. In the second stage, the number of petals will increase by five, and it helps us better understand the essence of Yin and Yang. Our lotuses will bloom at their peak stage, and they will have 64 petals. At that stage, we will be able to understand the Dao of the Yin Yang, and we may be able to do things beyond reason if we can reach that stage."

"The Dao of Yin Yang?"

Zhang Fei explained to her directly. "The Dao of Yin Yang is the principle of balance between opposites—creation and destruction, light and dark, life and death, male and female. Yin Yang is the basis of all things, be it our existence, the flow that forms this universe, or the source of cultivation; the Dao is the pinnacle of all things, including dual cultivation."

"Oh." Chu Xing then spoke. "In that case, I want to dual soul cultivate with you until my lotus bud blooms with five petals, and I won't be left behind by my sisters and the others, especially since their lotus buds already have five petals."

"Let's continue then."

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Huli Zhishen and Huli Jinhu finally arrived at the Xianjin Realm, especially since their home realm was quite close to it, and the two golden foxes had the ability to accelerate their speed.

Feng Xueying welcomed the arrival of the two, but she clearly did not like Huli Zhishen and was cold to him. However, her attitude was a little softer when talking to Huli Jinhu, especially since both of them were female beasts.

"What is the situation in this realm, Xueying?" Huli Jinhu inquired.

Feng Xueying informed them directly. "I've killed the blood dragon demon, so this realm is safe for now. However, we must remain vigilant, particularly given the potential for Xereth's unexpected appearance in this realm. Based on information from Feng Yao, his strength is much stronger than the combined strength of all of us."

"Are you serious about that? How could Xereth have such high strength?" Huli Zhishen asked in disbelief.

Feng Xueying responded with a shrug. "If you don't believe me, you can fight Xereth if he really comes to this realm."

'Tch! This ice phoenix bitch!' Huli Zhishen clicked his tongue.

"Could it be that the realm beyond the upper realms really exists? Could it be that Xereth discovered the place before us?" Huli Jinhu wondered to herself.

"In fact, that realm really exists, and its entrance is in the middle realms." Huli Zhishen and Huli Jinhu looked at Feng Xueying in shock, and the ice phoenix told them about the tower. "If I recall correctly, your descendant, Huli Xianniang, went to one of the towers along with Feng Jiu and the others."

Huli Jinhu nodded at her. "Xianniang did go with them to the middle realms, but she didn't tell us that the tower was the entrance to that place. Even if she had told us about it, we couldn't have left our realm for so long. However, we should try to go to one of those towers after our business with Xereth is finished, and our cultivation might be able to advance if we go to that realm."

"Let's talk about that later." Thereafter, Feng Xueying took the two ancestors of the golden fox race to his hiding place in the Xianjin Realm, waiting for the Nameless One and the others to return.

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Three days later, a flying artifact entered the Xianjin Realm, and they went straight to the Jian Clan. As soon as they arrived there, Jian Wufeng immediately welcomed them.

The first to descend from the flying artifact was a middle-aged man with shoulder-length purple hair and wearing a purple robe. The man was none other than the Poison God, You Shen.

Behind You Shen, a young woman walks gracefully, and her face is a little prettier than Wang Yourou's. However, her build is smaller and slimmer, and she wears a purple shirt combined with a purple skirt, revealing a pair of white and smooth legs. She had a pair of demonic-looking eyes that flashed mysteriously as she blinked.

Three men and a woman leisurely descended behind them, one of whom was the effeminate man that Zhang Fei had met in the Red Sun Realm, Du Yuanjia.

"Wufeng!" You Xinglan called out with her soft voice as she approached Jian Wufeng before hugging him. "I miss you."

"I miss you too, Xinglan." Jian Wufeng then looked at You Shen. "Uncle Shen, I—"

You Shen immediately interrupted. "Kid, my daughter is crazy about you, and you two will get married soon."

"Haha." Jian Wufeng laughed awkwardly. "Father-in-law, welcome to my clan."

You Shen nodded, satisfied with that. "Have they returned to this realm yet?"

"Not yet." Jian Wufeng replied with a shake of his head. "According to the information I have, they should have arrived today. However, they still haven't arrived, so we can only wait for them for now."

You Shen nodded in understanding. "Let's wait for them to arrive then."

"Wufeng, where is that kid?" Jian Wufeng turned to Du Yuanjia, who had asked the question. "You know, Hun Di's newest disciple, he and Lin Moxian should be in this realm, right?"

"Oh, that's right." You Shen just remembered about it. "Is Old Hun's newest disciple really in this realm?"

Jian Wufeng nodded at them. "Zhang Fei is indeed in this realm, and he has been staying here for about two weeks. I haven't seen him for ten days, but he should be staying at Cheng Gaoji's residence with the others."

Hearing that, Du Yuanjia immediately flew toward Cheng Gaoji's residence, confusing You Xinglan and his fellow disciple. "Why is that sissy in such a hurry to go meet that kid? What's so great about that kid?"

"Xinglan, you are too busy with your cultivation and new poisons, so you haven't heard of that kid's actions in recent times." You Xinglan turned to her father directly. "The Shang Clan from the Red Sun Realm was destroyed, and that kid did it. He didn't do it alone; the Hong Clan and the other clans helped him to face them. However, I heard that all the plans came from him, and he also arranged everything so they could kill the two clan ancestors."

"Oh." You Xinglan responded flatly as she was not interested in that, and she pulled Jian Wufeng into his clan. "Let's go in; I want to talk a lot with you, especially about our marriage."

"Come in, father-in-law." Jian Wufeng directly led them to enter his clan."

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Meanwhile, Du Yuanjia had arrived at Cheng Gaoji's residence, but he couldn't find Zhang Fei there, and he only discovered Lin Moxian, who was chatting with Yan Yinqing and Tantai Lingyan.

"You have finally arrived, Yuanjia."

Du Yuanjia nodded at Lin Moxian. "Where is your junior brother? My master is in the Jian Clan now, and I want to invite that kid to meet him."

"Hey, Yuanjia, don't tell me that you are interested in my junior brother." Du Yuanjia looked at Yan Yinqing. "My junior brother is not an effeminate man like you, and he is a normal man with many wives."

Du Yuanjia shrugged his shoulders. "I am not interested in your junior brother, but I am interested in his knowledge of poison. I have already told my master about him, and he wants to meet him. Therefore, I came here as soon as I heard he was here, but he seems to be away now."

"My junior brother still has other matters to attend to, so he is not here now, but he will be back soon." Lin Moxian then pointed to an empty seat. "We haven't seen each other for a while, so join us for a chat."

"I can't do that because my master is waiting for me, but we will talk again after the danger has passed." Du Yuanjia left them straight after.

After he left, Yan Yinqing asked Lin Moxian. "Where did our junior brother meet him? Why does he seem so eager to meet him again?"

"They met in the Red Sun Realm." Lin Moxian then told Yan Yinqing and Tantai Lingyan about Zhang Fei's meeting with Du Yuanjia. "By the way, the two ancestors of the golden fox race arrived three days ago, and several other mythical beasts will arrive soon. Moreover, the Nameless One and the others will also return soon, so we have to prepare to move against the Huang and Lei Clans."

"All right."

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In the Huang Clan, Huang Zhejun and Huang Jiguang were in bad shape, especially after they swallowed Zhang Fei's pills three days ago. They were sitting together with Lei Xuanfeng, discussing the arrival of You Shen and also the disappearance of the Xiong Clan.

*Bam*

"That bastard Xiong Yehui! He intentionally brought his Xiong Clan members to leave this realm, and he didn't tell us about it in advance." Lei Xuanfeng then asked. "What should we do now? They have betrayed us, and Lord Jiutian still hasn't appeared until now. If we let the situation continue like this, both of our clans will be destroyed in their hands."

Huang Zhejun forced his weak body to stand up. "I actually didn't want to do this, but we have no other choice now, so I will activate the black statue in my clan now. For backup, activate the one in your clan, and they won't be able to stop Lord Xereth from taking over this realm."

"All right, I will return to my clan now."

After Lei Xuanfeng left, Huang Zhejun rushed to the dungeon with his wife. However, as soon as they arrived there, Lei Huiyin immediately attacked him from behind.

"Gah!" Huang Zhejun staggered forward before falling and rolling on the ground. He then glanced at Lei Huiyin and asked a furious question. "What do you mean by this? Why did you attack me?"

"Long Jiutian is dead, and I have poisoned you." Lei Huiyin immediately attacked her husband again, but Huang Zhejun suddenly threw an artifact at her, which instantly trapped her. "Crap!"

Huang Zhejun struggled to his feet and staggered over to his wife. "What actually happened to you? Why did you suddenly betray me?"

"Humph!" Lei Huiyin contacted her daughter and daughter-in-law. "You can lock me up with this artifact, but your plan to summon Xereth will not work, and you will all die soon."

Huang Zhejun was perplexed by Lei Huiyin's sudden change, especially since her attitude was still normal before. He immediately ignored his wife and approached the black demon statue, but several tree branches suddenly came out of the wall and attacked him.

"Shit! Gah!" The tree branches pushed Huang Zhejun away from the black demon statue before wrapping it up. A few other tree branches appeared from the other side of the wall, and they immediately tied his hands and feet, pinning him to the wall.

Huang Zhejun struggled to free himself, but Huang Bingyun and Qin Liangyu suddenly ran into the dungeon. They attacked him head-on, further weakening his body, which was already debilitated by poison.

Qin Liangyu freed her mother-in-law from the artifact, but she threw it at her father-in-law, and it immediately imprisoned him. Lei Huiyin then moved and sealed her husband's cultivation.

"Hahaha!" Huang Zhejun suddenly laughed. "We had prepared everything long ago, but I didn't anticipate that the betrayal of the three of you would destroy everything. Fortunately, I didn't tell all of our plans to the three of you, and Lord Xereth's arrival in this realm would be inevitable."

"What do you mean by that?" Lei Huiyin asked with a frown.

Huang Zhejun grinned widely. "Since the three of you dare to betray us, you guys will die together with those people."

Lei Huiyin did not ask her husband anything further and contacted Zhang Fei directly. "What about Jiguang?"

"I've captured and detained him in the room." Qin Liangyu answered her. "I hope our master will appear soon, or the situation will change again if Xereth comes to this realm."

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At the inn, Tian Shuxiang looked confused about Ye Zhiye's condition; he had tried to quench her lust for three whole days. Unfortunately, her lust did not subside at all, and she became even more lustful.

Tian Shuxiang eventually decided to knock Ye Zhiye unconscious, and he rushed to Cheng Gaoji's residence to see Zhang Fei. However, he had not returned, so the alchemist god decided to wait for him there without explaining anything to Lin Moxian and the two women, confusing the three of them.

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[Daily Quest: Absorb 100,000 demon aura.]

[Reward: 100 advanced demon cores.]

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[Daily Quest: Absorb 100,000 Qi.]

[Reward: 100 purple jewels.]

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

[Reward: Daily gift pack X1.]

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After they practiced alchemy with Lin Jingxia for three days, Zhang Xiaolong [3] sent Zhang Lingxue and the Chu Sisters back to the training space, especially since the mental strength of the three women was not enough to withstand the presence of so many powerful cultivators at once.

Lin Jingxia, Zhang Xiaolong [3], and Wang Yourou immediately moved to Feng Jiu's flying artifact before the alchemist goddess kept hers.

Everyone's eyes fell on Zhang Xiaolong [3], including the Nameless One. However, Huli Xianniang and several other mythical beasts gave him unusual looks, and they recognized that he was a beast like them, mainly because of his faint beast aura.

Zhang Xialong [3] naturally noticed the gazes of the mythical beasts, but he ignored them and walked straight to Hun Di. "Master, I have come to pick you all up."

"Yes." Hun Di responded with a satisfied nod before patting Zhang Xiaolong's shoulder. "I was not wrong in choosing you as my disciple. In just five months, your soul level has risen from the initial stage to the perfection stage of the earthly soul level. Even I, as your master, cannot do such a thing."

Hun Di's words left the Nameless One and the others beyond shocked. Even though most of them weren't soul cultivators, they knew that breaking through one stage was already difficult, but Zhang Xiaolong [3] broke through three stages in just five months.

Zhang Xiaolong [3] scratched the back of his head. "Master, many people helped me, and I was lucky enough to find something extraordinary in an unknown realm, which helped me break through to this stage."

"Regardless, your progress is amazing, and I will teach you something new after we finish our business with Xereth." Hun Di then asked. "What is the current situation in the Xianjin Realm?"

Instead of Zhang Xiaolong [3], Lin Jingxia explained to Hun Di and the others about the situation in the Xianjin Realm, which relieved them. "We don't have much time, so we should go there now."

"How are we going to the Xianjin Realm?" The Azure Dragon, Long Xiang, asked.

Lin Jinxia pointed to Zhang Xiaolong [3]. "This kid will take us there right now."

Long Xiang and the other mythical beasts glared at Zhang Xiaolong [3] as soon as he opened the gate to the Xianjin Realm. He actually didn't want to expose his identity in front of them, but he had no other choice since Feng Yao had no intention of stepping in to deal with Xereth, so he was forced to do so to bring them back to the realm. "Let's go in."

- To Be Continued -