Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

"What do you mean by that, Mother?" Yuan Tianling responded with a look of feigned ignorance. 'Sorry, Mother. Zhang Fei asked me not to tell anyone about his pills, especially the two beauty pills.'

Ren Ziwei shook her head. "I'm not sure about your changes, but I feel that some things have changed about you, especially your Yin Qi. Your Yin Qi is usually strong, but I feel that it is stronger than before."

"I agree with you, Ziwei." Duanmu Luolan joined their conversation. "How can your Yin Qi strengthen in such a short time? Did you swallow something before?"

"Her foundation has also become more solid and stronger." After Nalan Qingge said that, Ren Ziwei and the others hurriedly examined Yuan Tianling's body in detail.

'Tch! Why do they act as if I've changed so drastically?' Yuan Tianling grumbled inwardly, but she still had no intention of telling them the truth. "Ugh! Can you guys stop suspecting me?"

Ren Ziwei scowled at her daughter before posing the question. "Did you meet that little fox again?"

'Tch! My mother's instincts are as sharp as a beast's!' Yuan Tianling chose to keep her mouth shut.

Yuan Tianling's silence was enough to convince Ren Ziwei, but she could not understand how, when, and where she met Zhang Fei.

"Who is the little fox you mean, Ziwei?" Beihuang Fan suddenly asked.

"His name is Zhang Xiaolong, and he managed to obtain the Earth Flame." Yuan Tianling pouted her mouth without saying anything, and Ren Ziwei explained to Beihuang Fan and Nalan Qingge about Zhang Fei, including his relationship with Feng Yao.

Beihuang Fan propped his chin and pondered. "As far as I know, the Heavenly Fox race has never established relations with other mythical beast clans, so I'm confused as to how Zhang Xiaolong could establish relations with the Phoenix Clan."

"I don't know about that myself." Ren Ziwei shook her head in response. "The female phoenix didn't say it openly, but her words implied that she had a special relationship with that little fox."

'Hahaha!' Yuan Tianling laughed in her heart as she went to another area, meeting Yuan Tianhua, who was chatting with Yuan Tianxie and others. 'I'll let you all keep guessing about Zhang Fei! Moreover, not only does he have relations with the Phoenix Clan, but he also has relations with several other mythical beast clans.'

Ruan Xiaoqi spoke straight away. "Judging from her behavior, your daughter has indeed met that little fox again, and she has fallen in love with him."

"Leng Xueyan's decision to send my daughter to that realm seems to be a big mistake." Ren Ziwei replied with a heavy sigh. "They only met for the first time in that realm, but she has already fallen in love with him, and now she is being secretive with me."

"Haha." Ruan Xiaoqi embraced Ren Ziwei. "Isn't that great? You've wanted a grandchild for a long time, and you've even taught Tianling a lot about husband and wife relationships, but she's never shown any interest in any man. Instead, she spends more time with my daughter, which makes me sometimes think they are lilies."

"There's nothing wrong with being a lily, right?" Ruan Xiaoqi and the others turned to Nalan Qingge. "Most men really suck, and they think of using their dick. Thus, I've never been interested in men, and having a female lover is much more enjoyable."

The faces of Yuan Tiancheng and the other men darkened in response to Nalan Qingge's words, but they chose not to say anything, especially since dealing with her would only bring endless nagging.

"I will accelerate this flying artifact, ensuring our arrival at the Frozen Moon Realm ahead of time." Yuan Tiancheng said those words as he walked away, leaving them behind.

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In another area, Yuan Tianhua raised her eyebrows as Yuan Tianling kept smiling to herself. 'Why are you so cheerful now? Did something good happen to you?'

'Do you really want to know about it?' Yuan Tianhua nodded at her, and Yuan Tianling immediately shared her memories with her, causing her to be shocked and blush with embarrassment. 'Hehehe! Don't tell anyone, okay?'

Yuan Tianhua shook her head vigorously to get it out of her mind. 'Do you think I would talk about such things to anyone else? Honestly, I already guessed that you had fallen in love with him, but I never imagined that you had done such a thing with him.'

'Hehe.' Yuan Tianling stuck out her tongue, hugged Yuan Tianhua's arm, and shared the story with her. 'I actually wanted to stay with him, but he asked me to join you all in going to the Moon Tower. Regardless of the results we achieve in the tower, whether we succeed or fail, he will pick me up and take me to live with him.'

Yuan Tianhua released a soft sigh. 'Do you think our master will let us go if we return to our realm? We failed to obtain the Earth Flame, remember? If we return, she will most likely send us to the punishment ground, and we won't be able to leave that place for a long time.'

'All right, you don't have to be afraid of our master anymore, especially since he won't be able to do anything to us.' Yuan Tianhua responded to Yuan Tianling with a frown. 'I can't tell you the truth now, but you know I've never lied to you before, so you should trust me.'

Yuan Tianhua stared at her for a while before nodding. 'You have to tell me the truth in the future, okay?'

'Sure!'

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In the Demon Purgatory Realm, Zhang Fei [1] decided to bring Tasha out of the training space, especially since she and Alder missed each other after being apart for months.

"Hasn't that little girl completed her transformation yet?" Wang Yin asked Zhang Fei [1] as she entered the room, followed by Ju Yingzhi and Xin Yanluo.

As she looked at the cocoon made of red thread, Zhang Fei [1] answered her. "Ling Long has transformed into a demon, but she is in the final process of her transformation, and it will be completed in a while."

"Is she really going to turn into a marionette demon?" Ju Yingzhi asked.

Zhang Fei [1] nodded at her. "Her demon form was influenced by her demon bloodline, and she has become a marionette demon now."

After they waited for a while, the cocoons made of red thread finally separated from each other, and they floated around Ling Long.

Ling Long's appearance changed drastically after she became a demon, and she looked terrific. She has striking long hair colored in black and white, styled to flow dramatically. Her expression was intense and evil, with crimson eyes and a demon mark on her forehead. She wore a dark dress with intricate embroidery, adorned with marionette-like threads extending from her fingers. Her hands controlled several ghostly, puppet-like figures suspended in midair by magical strings.

"She really became a marionette demon." The three female demons exclaimed.

"Phew." Ling Long exhaled softly before looking at the three female demons, and she moved the red strings around her towards them.

Wang Yin swiftly cut the red strings attached to her body. Unlike her, Ju Yingzhi and Xin Yanluo couldn't do it, and Ling Long directly took control of their bodies.

"Hey! Stop it!" Xin Yanluo shouted at Ling Long because she couldn't control her body.

Ju Yingzhi, on the other hand, remained calm and let Ling Long control her body, especially since she was curious about the extent of the effects of her demon abilities.

Ling Long smirked in response to Xin Yanluo's complaint, and she controlled her to kiss Zhang Fei [1], causing her eyes to widen.

However, Ling Long immediately pulled Xin Yanluo back and did the same to Yu Jingzhi; she forced her to kiss Zhang Fei [1], causing her to sigh inwardly.

"Stop playing around, Long'er."

Ling Long pursed her lips and pulled back her red threads from Xin Yanluo and Ju Yingzhi's bodies, and the two female demons immediately fled from the room, making Wang Yin smile in amusement. "After you become a marionette demon, your marionette heavenly arts should become more potent. However, you must be careful in using your techniques, especially since not all demons will fall under your control, especially demons like me."

"You're right." Ling Long took a mirror, looked at her demon appearance, and returned to her human form. "Sigh! My demon form is so ugly and scary! Even I'm scared to see my own demon form."

"Haha." Zhang Fei [1] laughed at that. "Since your demon rank is still at the lesser rank, I will send you back to the pavilion, and my real body will help you increase your demon rank."

Ling Long nodded in agreement. "Send me back."

After he sent Ling Long away, Zhang Fei [1] and Wang Yin went to the balcony, watching the situation outside the palace that was becoming increasingly chaotic. "What is the situation of those demon emperors and empresses?"

"Not good." Wang Yin then pointed to the blood moon. "The moon becomes redder with each passing moment, and it looks more and more like blood."

Zhang Fei [1] nodded at her. "I think this blood moon phenomenon will reach its peak in some time, but the other demons in this realm will die because of it."

"Do you have a solution to save them?" Wang Yin asked with expectation.

Zhang Fei [1] let out a soft sigh. "You should already know that I can save them, but I would rather not do it. First, I don't know them. Second, I need the Blood Flame. I don't know if the flame will be born if they don't die, and I'll have to wait a thousand years if I fail to get it this time, so I don't want to take the risk."

"At least, you can save those emperors and empresses, right?"

"Hmm?" Zhangi [1] frowned, but Mei said it was okay as long as the other demons stayed and died because of the phenomenon. "All right, I will save those demons as my gratitude to you, but I cannot fight them by myself, or I will kill them. Therefore, you must bring them to me, and I will send them to the Nine Hells Darkland."

"Thank you." Wang Yin sincerely said.

Wang Yin then summoned Shou Fubai to him, and the two of them quickly moved to immobilize those emperors and empresses. Meanwhile, Zhang Fei [1] watched their movements from the palace, and the two of them were forced to fight with those demons.

Fortunately, those emperors and empresses were not in their senses due to the influence of the blood moon, and they acted on their killing instincts, preventing them from using their true abilities. Despite this, Wang Yin and Shou Fubai needed quite a lot of time to immobilize them, and Zhang Fei [1] directly sent them to the Nine Hells Darkland afterwards.

"Thank you."

"No need." Zhang Fei [1] then walked away. "I will return to seclusion now, while waiting for Luo Yu and the others to turn into demons."

On the other hand, Wang Yin stood with her hands behind her waist, and her eyes continued to watch the blood moon, contemplating when the phenomenon would reach its peak.

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Another week passed, and Zhang Fei [5] was very serious in the blood pond. After he waited several months, his body cultivation finally broke through to the fourth stage, the Meridian Cleansing Stage.

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[Ding]

[Congratulations! The host's body cultivation has broken through to the Meridian Cleansing Stage.]

[The host's Qi circulation has increased by 10 percent, endurance by 20 percent, and raw strength by 20 percent.]

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"Phew." With a sense of relief, Zhang Fei [5] leaped out of the beast blood pond. He clenched his fists and felt the changes in his body. "This is really good; my strength has increased quite a bit. Unfortunately, this is still not enough, especially if I want to go to the Paradise Realm in the future."

[Master, I think you should learn a new body cultivation technique, and it would be better if it was related to the fire element. It can not only increase your body strength, but it will also strengthen your fire elements and techniques.]

Zhang Fei [5] rubbed his chin and thought about it. "Who do you think has such a technique?"

[I don't have any information about it, but you have many fire element beasts in your beast space, so I thought you could ask one of them.]

Zhang Fei [5] hurriedly got dressed before going to meet Feng Qingmeng, Huli Haohao, and Zhu Lingyao. Unfortunately, the three female beasts are not body cultivators, so they don't have that kind of technique.

Zhang Fei [5] entered the beast space to meet Yan Jinwu and the people from her golden crow race, but they were not body cultivators either. He also asked Feng Yichen about it, but the dark phoenix had no interest in the body cultivation path, especially since her body was already strong thanks to her high cultivation.

Zhang Fei [5] then met the last beast, Lei Huoting. To his surprise, she was a body cultivator, and her body cultivation level had already broken through to the fourth stage of the eight body gates, the Golden Body Stage. "Is your body cultivation technique related to the fire element?"

"Yes." Lei Huoting nodded at him before asking. "Do you want to learn my technique?"

"Is it okay if I learn it?" Lei Huoting immediately stood up and touched Zhang Fei [5]'s forehead, imparting her technique to him.

[Obtained the Scarlet Furnace Body Method. Grade: Divine.]

'Another divine-grade body cultivation technique!' Zhang Fei [5] was satisfied with that. "Thank you."

Lei Huoting shook her head at him. "I wasn't a body cultivator before I discovered my technique, and I started learning it after I accidentally discovered it in an ancient ruin in another realm."

"I see." Zhang Fei [5] nodded in understanding. "In that case, you can continue your cultivation, and I will go out to learn the body technique."

After Zhang Fei [5] left, Lei Huoting sat in her previous position and continued her cultivation, but she wondered about his purpose for studying another body cultivation technique. 'Is it possible for a body cultivator to practice several body techniques at once?'

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As soon as he returned to the pavilion, Zhang Fei [5] immediately sat down in the main garden and read the technique he had just gotten from Luo Huoting.

[The Scarlet Furnace Body Method tempers the cultivator's body by turning it into a living furnace. By drawing in external flames and refining them within, the cultivator's body becomes a smoldering crucible—resistant to heat, able to burn impurities, and capable of explosive internal qi combustion.]

"Hmm? Turning our bodies into a living furnace sounds scary." Zhang Fei [5] muttered to himself. "This technique has five stages, like the Heavenly Lightning Body Technique: ember bone, molten flesh, blazing meridians, furnace core, and infernal body. Each stage will increase my body strength by 10%, but it does not increase my raw strength. However, each stage will increase my fire element by 20%, both attack and defense, which is excellent for a fire cultivator like me."

Since the body cultivation technique requires the help of external flames to practice it, Zhang Fei [5] immediately summoned four female beasts to help him. Soon, Feng Qingmeng, Zhu Lingyao, Feng Yichen, and Yan Jinwu arrived before him. "I want the four of you to channel your flames into my body, and I will refine them to forge my body and turn it into a furnace."

The four female beasts were shocked by Zhang Fei [5] 's request. Feng Qingmeng then spoke to him. "Are you sure about that? I know your flame element and flame elemental law are at their maximum, but our flames are different from other flames. Moreover, you want the four of us to channel them into your body at the same time, so I'm not sure you can withstand the effects, and you might suffer serious injuries from our flames."

"I understand the risks, but I have to do it to learn my new body technique." The four frowned at Zhang Fei [5]. "All right, you guys don't have to worry too much and sit around me, and we will start right away."

- To Be Continued -