Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Beiming Youhuang has a lovely, youthful face with a delicately pointed chin, smooth skin, and high cheekbones. Her eyes are large and slightly upturned with a soft, bright pink eyeshadow. Her eyebrows are thin and arched, matching her long, vibrant pink hair, which is styled with a high, crown-like bun at the top, decorated with ornate golden accessories and gemstone embellishments. Her lips are soft and full, painted with a gentle rose tint, forming a composed yet confident expression.

Beiming Youhuang has a tall, slender, yet curvy figure. Her waist was narrow and well-defined, accentuated by a gold-embellished belt. Her chest was full and rounded, noticeable but not exaggerated, and well-proportioned to her body, emphasized by her form-fitting long pink dress.

Mei immediately informed Zhang Fei about Beiming Youhuang's status, but there was nothing special about her except her unknown cultivation, mainly because the system could not yet detect the Five Celestial Realms.

Beiming Youhuang's eyes moved up and down, observing Zhang Fei. "I understand that he's your childhood friend, but you should leave him, Yunxiao. A disloyal man like him is unworthy of you, and you deserve a better man than him, especially one who loves you alone. Moreover, his cultivation is too low, and you will only waste your time on him."

"Heh." Zhang Fei snorted at that. "You may be her master, but you have no right to interfere with her decisions."

"You—"

"Who are you to control her life?" Zhang Fei then pointed at Luo Fenghan. "Uncle Luo is her father, and he has already agreed to our marriage, so your opinion is unnecessary."

Beiming Youhuang's face darkened because Zhang Fei dared to be impudent toward her, and she immediately suppressed him with her aura, almost causing him to fall to the ground if Luo Yunxiao hadn't supported him.

Luo Fenghan wanted to stop them, but Ma Kuangyu directly stopped him and shook his head. 'Pay close attention to your future son-in-law.'

"Master—"

"You don't need to say anything to her, Yunxiao." Beiming Youhuang was shocked to hear Zhang Fei speak under her pressure, but she was even more shocked when his cultivation became equal to that of a cultivator at the Three-Sun Celestial Lord stage, especially after he activated the soul link. "You are indeed amazing and powerful, but I am not a weak persimmon that you can suppress as you please."

After he said that, Zhang Fei immediately activated his soul domain, which shocked not only Beiming Youhuang but also Luo Fenghan and Luo Yunxiao.

"Ugh!" Beiming Youhuang felt dizzy and staggered backwards as soon as Zhang Fei activated his soul domain, the effect of which was to attack her soul directly. "How... how is this possible?"

"Your cultivation is indeed higher than mine, but that's only because you were born and live in this realm. Unlike you, I was born in the Three Mortal Realms, and I don't have powerful backers like you, so I have to try to get everything myself. Even so, I am superior to you in many ways, and your initial stage of the Divine Soul Level is as meaningless as long as you are within my domain, especially since its effect weakens your soul power, which allows my soul level to surpass yours." Luo Yunxiao pulled Zhang Fei's arm, asking him to stop. However, he didn't want to stop because Beiming Youhuang would continue to belittle him if he stopped now. "I admit that I'm a disloyal man, but I dare say with confidence that no other man is more worthy to be her husband than me."

After he said that, Zhang Fei released his soul, revealing white lotuses that shocked the three of them. Additionally, he released his eight elemental domains, which shocked them further.

"Nine domains at once, and eight of them are elemental domains." Beiming Youhuang muttered under her breath as she looked at Zhang Fei's nine domains in shock.

Luo Fenghan took a deep breath after seeing all that. 'This kid! How did he create so many domains? Even I only have one, but he has nine! Moreover, eight of his domains are elemental domains, which means he has eight elements!'

Unlike them, Luo Yunxiao's lips curled into a proud smile, especially since Zhang Fei's flaunting action proved that her choice was the best for her.

Zhang Fei instantly canceled all his domains except his fire element domain, making Beiming Youhuang breathe a sigh of relief as the pressure in her soul disappeared.

"If you still think there is a better man than me out there to be her husband, I will show you something else." Zhang Fei asked Luo Yunxiao to step back before taking out several types of alchemy ingredients. "Open your eyes and look carefully."

Luo Fenghan and Luo Yunxiao already knew that Zhang Fei was an alchemist, so they were not surprised by his intentions. On the other hand, Beiming Youhuang didn't know much about him, and his actions left her wondering.

In a few minutes, Zhang Fei had finished preparing the ingredients and let them float within her fire domain. Several types of flames immediately emerged from his domain, enveloped the herbs, and processed them.

Luo Yunxiao didn't say anything, but her expression was filled with excitement, and the proud smile didn't fade from her pretty face.

Beiming Youhuang finally realized that Zhang Fei was an alchemist, but she had never seen such an alchemy method before. However, she was more intrigued by some of his flames, and she immediately recognized them. "Phoenix flame, dragon flame, vermilion flame, and golden crow flame."

'Where did he get those flames?' Luo Fenghan looked at Ma Kuangyu.

'Hahaha.' Ma Kuangyu laughed in response. 'He has many mythical beasts as his wives, and he obtained his flames from them. Actually, he still has some other flames, but they aren't suitable for alchemy. However, he combined them to create a fire technique, and the explosive power of his technique is incredibly great.'

Lou Fenghan immediately returned his gaze to Zhang Fei. 'This kid is like a cocoon evolving into a butterfly! He was born in a mortal realm and initially knew nothing about cultivation, but now he possesses many things that others might envy. Dual cultivators can indeed cultivate really fast, but his cultivation speed simply surpasses the other dual cultivators'.'

'That's true.' Ma Kuangyu replied with a nod of approval. 'Little Yunxiao's master knew nothing about Zhang Fei, but she dared to underestimate him. He had already obtained the ten-tailed fox's pride soul, and that made him quite prideful, forcing him to show off his abilities to her. One day in the future, all the cultivators in this realm will hear his name, and they will bow down to him, especially after he evolves into a ten-tailed fox.'

After they waited for some time, Zhang Fei had already started combining the ingredients to form the pill, and he finished it three hours later.

Beiming Youhuang stared at the five pills floating in front of Zhang Fei in amazement. "Five superior-grade pills in one alchemy session."

"Master, Zhang Fei is a venerable rank alchemist, and he will become a celestial rank alchemist soon." Beiming Youhuang looked at Luo Yunxiao in shock.

Zhang Fei immediately dispelled his fire domain, grabbed the five pills, and gave one to Beiming Youhuang. "Rank 8, the Heaven and Earth Pill! Despite its name, it's more useful for dual cultivation, and its effects will synchronize yin and yang without any backlash. You can swallow it even if you are not a dual cultivator, and you will understand its efficacy afterward."

"Give me one, Fei." Luo Yunxiao immediately swallowed the pill as soon as Zhang Fei gave it to her, and she hurriedly dissolved and spread it throughout her body to accelerate its effects.

Beiming Youhuang said nothing and followed Luo Yunxiao in swallowing it, and she did the same with her disciple.

In a few minutes, Luo Yunxiao and Beiming Youhuang felt the change in their Yin Qi, and they immediately sat cross-legged before absorbing the Yin Qi from the air.

Luo Fenghan and Ma Kuangyu approached the two women and examined their bodies to determine the effect of Zhang Fei's pills on them. "Hmm? Their flow of Yin Qi became so fast, and the amount of Yin Qi they absorbed doubled once it entered their bodies."

"Haha." Zhang Fei laughed and handed a pill to Luo Fenghan. "You can swallow it, Uncle Luo. However, the more potent the pill, the shorter the duration. The effects of my pill will only last for three hours, and you can only swallow it once a month."

"Where did you get the pill recipe?" Zhang Fei responded to Luo Fenghan with a smile, especially since he couldn't possibly tell him that he got the recipe and ingredients from the alchemy shop in the system. "I'll swallow it now."

After Luo Fenghan began his cultivation, Ma Kuangyu asked Zhang Fei, "What are your plans for your breakthrough? How many levels will you break through today?"

"I've been forcing my prisoners to convert their Divine Qi into Celestial Qi, but the Qi I need keeps increasing due to my eight cores. Since my Qi reserves are only enough to break through to the One-Moon Divine Expansion Realm, I will immediately break through to that stage." Zhang Fei then looked up at the sky with a serious expression. "However, I hesitate to do it all at once because my lightning tribulations became too strong when I broke through to the Seven Divine Realms, and I'm sure they will become even stronger if I break through to that stage at once. Even though I have the Azure Emperor Roc bloodline, and my lightning element and elemental law have reached the peak, I'm not confident about facing them all at once. Thus, I'm thinking of breaking through one stage at a time, and I'll continue straight on once the previous one is finished."

Ma Kuangyu nodded in understanding. "I think that's the best option, but you can observe your first lightning tribulation. If it's too strong, don't rush to the next minor stage. You can do so if you feel capable of facing more than one."

"Yeah." Zhang Fei released a soft sigh.

Some time later, Luo Fenghan and the two women had finished cultivating, and they were truly satisfied with the effects of Zhang Fei's pill.

Luo Yunxiao immediately asked him. "Do you want to break through now, Fei?"

"Yeah," Zhang Fei then spoke to Luo Fenghan and Beiming Youhuang. "My breakthrough will probably attract the attention of many people, so I hope you two can help me keep them away. I'm not afraid of them, but they will suffer from my lightning tribulation."

"Lightning tribulation?"

Zhang Fei nodded to Beiming Youhuang. "I've faced lightning tribulations hundreds of times since I broke through to the Earth Realm, and it continues to get stronger with each breakthrough in my cultivation. During my lightning tribulations last time, the heavens manifested themselves not just in one form but in three forms, as they were eager to kill me."

"You have too much bad karma." Zhang Fei just smiled at Beiming Youhuang and led Luo Yunxiao into the dead mountain directly, followed by the other three.

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As soon as they arrived inside the dead mountain, Lei, the lightning spirit, immediately came out of Zhang Fei's body, shocking Luo Fenghan and Beiming Youhuang. "Master, you must do it one at a time."

"I'll take a look at the situation first, Lei." Zhang Fei then summoned Lei Que, the thunderbird, and Long Jishan, the thunder dragon.

"Thunder dragon!" Luo Fenghan and Beiming Youhuang screamed quite loudly.

Zhang Fei then opened the portal to the Yin-Yang space, causing Beiming Youhuang to frown, especially when Hong Xinxin walked out of it.

Beiming Youhuang's expression turned shocked as soon as Zhang Fei's four clones walked out after Hong Xinxin, mainly because all of them were so real, and their cultivation was on par with his real body. 'What kind of clone technique is he using? How could he create such real clones?'

"Husband, the celestial Qi is truly amazing, and my cultivation has accelerated significantly since I cultivated using it." Hong Xinxin spoke in a tone full of excitement, but she then looked at Beiming Youhuang. "Who is that senior woman?"

"She is Yunxiao's master, Beiming Youhuang." Zhang Fei inhaled and exhaled a few times to prepare himself. "Xinxin, return to your beast form because I will break through now."

"Yeah." Hong Xinxin immediately flew up and returned to her Azure Emperor Roc form, shocking Beiming Youhuang again. "Let's go, husband! We will help you face your lightning tribulations."

Zhang Fei and his four clones immediately jumped onto Hong Xinxin's back, and she carried them flying into the sky through the large hole above them, followed by Lei, Lei Que, and Long Jishan.

Beiming Youhuang immediately pulled Luo Yunxiao to her side. 'How did he create his clones? How did he obtain those two mythical beasts?'

'Master, I haven't told you about this, but Zhang Fei is a mythical beast, the Heavenly Fox to be precise.' Luo Yunxiao's answer stunned Beiming Youhuang. 'As for his clones, it's not a technique, but it's one of his abilities as a demon, and he actually has five clones.'

Beiming Youhuang's eyes widened. 'Are you serious? Is he really a beast and a demon? How did he become like that? Why can't I feel his beast and demon aura?'

'I'm not lying to you, master.' Luo Yunxiao looked up at them. 'Zhang Fei was born as a human, but he suffered an accident and died before he became a cultivator. Luckily, someone saved him from death, but that person gave him something that turned him into a heavenly fox and a demon. Since then, he has lived with three different identities, and each identity has its own advantages and disadvantages. As for his savior's identity, he didn't know it, especially since that person had disappeared when he woke up.'

"I see." Beiming Youhuang nodded in understanding and looked up at Zhang Fei and the others in the sky.

"He's already begun," Ma Kuangyu spoke as the sky outside the mountain rapidly darkened. "You two better get ready because the people from this domain will be coming soon. If possible, call more people to protect this place, especially since the situation will soon become chaotic."

Beiming Youhuang and Luo Fenghan said nothing, but they immediately contacted people from their two sects, ordering them to come to their location right away.

*Rumble... Rumble...*

Luo Yunxiao became very tense, especially since the sky became darker, and rumbling sounds began to ring out. 'Be careful, and don't force yourself, Fei.'

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[Congratulations! Your cultivation has broken through to the 2-Moon Divine Transcend Realm.]

Unlike them, Zhang Fei and his clones remained calm, focused on assessing the power of his lightning tribulations. 'As expected! My lightning tribulation is even stronger than last time! Do you think I can take on two lightning tribulations head-on, Mei?'

[I don't think it's too difficult, Master. Maybe you can face three lightning tribulations head-on, but don't do it all at once and try to break through one more time first.]

Zhang Fei nodded slightly, and his clone in the Yin-Yang space immediately absorbed the Qi in the glass tube, triggering another notification.

[Congratulations! Your cultivation has broken through to the 3-Moon Divine Transcend Realm.]

*Rumble... Rumble...*

The rumbling sound in the sky became louder as soon as the notification appeared, and the darkness not only gathered above them, but it also began to spread to all corners of the Empyrean Domain, provoking the curiosity of the strong cultivators living in that domain.

*Swoosh... Swoosh...*

Luo Fenghan, Beiming Youhuang, and Ma Kuangyu immediately flew into the sky. However, they did not approach Zhang Fei and the others, and they kept quite a distance from them. On the other hand, Luo Yunxiao did not join them and hid inside the dead mountain, using artifacts to hide herself because only people in the Immortal Lotus Sanctuary knew about her existence.

"He broke through twice." Ma Kuangyu then turned to the new arrivals. Luo Fenghan and Beiming Youhuang told him that they were their people, and both immediately ordered them to spread out. "Hmm? Are you going to break through for the third one, kid?"

[Congratulations! Your cultivation has broken through to the 4-Moon Divine Transcend Realm.]

- To Be Continued -