Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

"So, how do you feel after taking those pills, Old Dai? Do you feel any changes in yourself?"

Dai Baihu nodded to Yuwen Xingzuan before releasing his aura, and the results surprised everyone. "My meridians, dantian, bones, and soul have become stronger. My Qi absorption has also become much faster than before, as has the Yang Qi in my body. If our members also take his pills, I'm sure many of them can compete with the members of our main clans, and they can join them in the future."

"Please sell me your pills, kid." The matriarch of the Nian Clan, Nu Qichen, handed a bag containing eleven million blue jewels to Zhang Fei [5]. "You must have special pills for female cultivators, right?"

"Naturally." Zhang Fei [5] handed his basic pills and the Yin Purifying Pill to Nu Qichen. Thereafter, the other patriarchs and matriarchs also bought his pills, including Feng Qingmeng. However, he did not sell them to Long Aotian because of his previous ridiculous request, asking for 50 percent of his shop's sales. 'Haha! I earned ninety-nine million blue jewels from these people, and I will earn even more if I succeed in opening two shops in this realm.'

Furious with Zhang Fei [5]'s treatment of him, Long Aotian immediately left the Phoenix Clan, making Yan Jinwu and Yang Langin laugh.

Zhu Lingyao immediately warned Zhang Fei [5]. 'I know you treated Long Aotian like that because you were furious with him and the Dragon Clan, but you must always be careful of them. Even though we also live here, this realm is their ancestral realm, and they still hide many secrets here. He will take action against you, whether directly or indirectly, so it's crucial to be ready for every scenario.'

"Senior Lingyao, you are much better than your temperamental sister, Zhu Sanniang." No one was surprised to hear that name from Zhang Fei [5]. "I am unaware of the enmity between her and the heavenly fox, but I am aware that revenge has blinded her mind and heart. She regards all members of that race as her enemies, whether they are guilty or not."

"Hey, your words make me feel strange, kid. You yourself are a heavenly fox, but you speak as if you were not one of them." Wang Guzhe said this.

"As I said before, I am not part of the heavenly fox race." Zhang Fei [5]'s response made them wonder even more about his true identity and relationship with the fox race, but he had no intention of explaining to her the truth. Instead, he walked up to Zhu Lingyao, stood in front of her, and took her hand, leaving everyone stunned. "I've heard about you from Senior Xishui, and you are indeed such a beauty. Are you willing to be my partner, Senior?"

'This kid's shamelessness is sky-high!'

Zhu Lingyao pulled her hand back directly. 'Zhu Hong told me that you are a shameless man, but I didn't expect you to be this bold by asking me to be your partner, especially since we don't know each other. Moreover, I'm over ten thousand years old, so I'm too old for you.'

"Hehe! You may be over ten thousand years old now, but you still look so young." Zhang Fei [5] responded with a chuckle. "We are cultivators, and we can live for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years, so there is no such thing as too old or too young for us. We don't know each other yet, but that's okay since we've had plenty of time to get acquainted. Additionally, I'm much more experienced than these male seniors, so I'm sure I can make you happy."

Wang Guzhe immediately protested. "Hey, brat! How could you possibly be more experienced than us? You weren't even born when we started roaming this universe, and we've been alive for over ten thousand years now."

"Old Wang, you don't understand what I mean." Wang Guzhe raised his eyebrows in response to Zhang Fei [5]. "I may be less experienced than you in cultivation, but I am more experienced when it comes to women."

"What do you mean by that?"

Yan Jinwu patted Wang Guzhe's shoulder. "Old Wang, this kid said clearly that you are inexperienced with women, especially since you are an old virgin. Unlike you, he has dozens of women by his side, as evidenced by the many different Yin Qi in his body."

"Cough... Cough..." Wang Guzhe coughed with a red face. "Who said I'm an old virgin? Many women are crazy about me, and I've slept with some of them in the past."

"Whatever you say, Old Wang." Yan Jinwu then spoke to Zhang Fei [5]. "Kid, we will all support you to open your shops on this island and the lower land, but you must settle your affairs with Long Aotian and his Dragon Clan first. Otherwise, they will do everything possible to destroy you and your shops, which will also mess up the situation here."

"You have to listen to Old Yan, kid." Huli Haohao joined in to advise Zhang Fei [5]. "All of us have high self-esteem as mythical beasts, but Long Aotian and his Dragon Clan's self-esteem is much higher than ours. This realm is their ancestral land, and they have many advantages here, so you must not make a rash decision to fight them head-on."

Dai Hubai released a soft sigh before telling Zhang Fei [5]. "Kid, be careful of the one hidden on the peak behind the thunderclouds."

"Hmm?" Zhang Fei [5] opened the map and checked the mountain peak, but it couldn't detect anything up there. "What's hidden there, Old Dai?"

Dai Hubai shook his head before answering. "I haven't seen it myself, but my beast instinct tells me there's something dangerous hidden up there."

"I feel the same way as Old Dai, Kid." Yuwen Xingzuan also spoke to Zhang Fei [5]. "As you already know, I am a Kun Peng beast. I am the ruler of the sea, but I am not inferior to the Roc Bird Beast in the sky. However, I cannot reach that place because of the presence of that mysterious thing, and it repeatedly suppresses me when I try to check the area from the sky."

"I don't know what it is, but I suspect it is the dragon race's blood life. Zhang Fei [5] looked at Nu Qichen. "Did you know that the five-clawed golden dragon once lived in this realm?"

Zhang Fei [5] nodded at Nu Qichen. "The five-clawed golden dragon is the ancestor of all dragon races, but he disappeared for no apparent reason, and several powerful dragons also disappeared with him. The Dragon Clan has declined since then, and those in this realm can't reach their level."

"Legend has it that the five-clawed golden dragon lived on the mountain peak, and the thunderclouds were left behind by him." Huli Haohao's words made Zhang Fei [5] fall into thought, and he asked Mei to search for information about the golden dragon in the system. "To this day, the mountain peak is a sacred place for the Dragon Clan, and they do not allow anyone to go there. If we insist on going there, we will face a massive attack from the Dragon Clan."

Feng Qingmeng also informed Zhang Fei [5]. "The other nine beast races, including my Phoenix Race, are strong. However, our overall strength is still below that of the Dragon Clan, so we choose not to find trouble with them."

"Are they stronger than Senior Feng Shen and Senior Feng Xueying?" Zhang Fei [5] asked.

Feng Qingmeng shook her head in response. "The two ancestors of my Phoenix Race have lived longer than the dragon race in this realm, and their strength has already surpassed them. If they come here, Long Aotian and his race will not dare to do anything in their presence, especially Ancestor Xueying."

'However, our ancestors would never come to this realm, and they were more focused on themselves within our main clans.' Zhu Lingyao added.

Zhang Fei [5] cupped his hands toward them. "Thank you for your advice, seniors. I know the Dragon Clan is powerful, and I will never underestimate them."

Thereafter, they left the Phoenix Clan directly, including Feng Qingmeng, who had to return to the Blazing Phoenix Sect. However, Zhang Fei [5] restrained Zhu Lingyao from leaving directly, and he gave her another two pills. "Senior, I really want you as my partner, so I hope you are willing to consider it. As for these two pills, just treat them as our meeting gift."

'Why do you insist on wanting me to be your partner?'

Zhang Fei [5] smiled at Zhu Lingyao. "You are powerful and beautiful, so it's natural that I want you, right?"

'Aren't Yan Jinwu, Huli Haohao, Nu Qichen, and Feng Qingmeng also beautiful? Why don't you want them to be your partners?'

Zhang Fei [5] pointed at Zhu Lingyao's chest. "The answer is in your soul, Senior."

'Hmm?' Zhu Lingyao looked at Zhang Fei [5] in confusion.

"Since you've heard about me from Zhu Hong, you should know that I'm Master Hun's disciple, right?" Zhu Lingyao nodded at Zhang Fei [5]. "Even though I'm not yet as skilled as my master in the soul cultivation path, I have an ability that allows me to see everyone's souls. They are beautiful, but their souls are not as good as yours. They harbor many hidden desires within their souls, and many of them are not good things."

Zhu Lingyao stared at Zhang Fei [5] for a while before letting out a soft sigh and turning to leave. 'If you want me to be your partner, you have to prove your seriousness, but I have to tell you that it won't be easy to get my heart.'

After Zhu Lingyao disappeared, Zhang Fei [5] immediately entered the invisible state and left the Phoenix Clan before flying to the mountain peak.

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When he arrived there, Zhang Fei [5] felt a strong pressure from behind the clouds, and the thunderclouds immediately attacked him. Fortunately, he had experienced too many lightning tribulations before, and their attacks were not too painful for him.

Ma Kuangyu suddenly came out of Zhang Fei [5]'s soul sea. "These thunderclouds are abnormal, and they were created from an ancient artifact hidden behind them."

"An ancient artifact?"

"Yes." Ma Kuangyu nodded at Zhang Fei [5]. "If I still had my body, I could help you get through these thunderclouds. My soul is indeed stronger than all the souls of living beings in the three mortal realms, but my soul will not be able to get through them. Even if I join forces with Nalan Yushu, we still won't be able to get through them. If you want to get through them, you can infiltrate the Dragon Clan, or you can take the lightning elemental seed and get the lightning element first."

"Do you think I'm capable of retrieving the lightning elemental seed now?"

Ma Kuangyu shook his head in response. "Your chance of obtaining the lightning elemental seed with your current cultivation is only 5 percent, and those lightning bolts will shatter your body into pieces if you force yourself to retrieve it."

"So, the only way for me to get past these thunderclouds is to infiltrate the Dragon Clan, especially since they have a secret path to get there." Zhang Fei [5] muttered to himself while looking up. "I think I have a way to infiltrate there, but I need someone's help for that, especially since I don't have much information about them yet."

"Long Zhenxia is your best choice."

"Yeah." Ma Kuangyu immediately entered his soul sea again, and Zhang Fei [5] returned to the Phoenix Clan, thinking about the best way to infiltrate the Dragon Clan. Additionally, he released the demon eye's orb and used it to monitor Long Aotian.

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After she returned to her Vermilion Sect, Zhu Lingyao immediately swallowed the two pills Zhang Fei [5] gave her, which were the Beauty Restoring Pill and the Youthful Retaining Pill. Sometime later, a large amount of foul-smelling black liquid filled her body, forcing her to use her Qi to get rid of it.

Once the process was complete, Zhu Lingyao immediately took off her red dress and stood in front of the mirror, shocked by her new appearance. She touched her fair skin, which had become much smoother and firmer, and all the old scars on her body had disappeared completely. The most important thing was that her face had become much younger, and her appearance was so similar to her youth.

'Unbelievable! How did that kid get pills with such effects? I heard that Li Jingxia has been concocting such pills for a long time, but she has never succeeded in doing so. If he sold the two pills in his shop, both male and female cultivators would scramble to get their hands on them, and they would be willing to pay any price.' Zhu Lingyao immediately used the transformation technique and changed herself back to her old form, especially since her current form would cause great trouble for Zhang Fei [5]. 'That kid is actually not bad, but he should be more careful with his actions, especially when he is facing people like Long Aotian. He humiliated him to that extent; that old man wouldn't possibly let this matter just like that, and the problems between them might escalate soon.'

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In the Dragon Clan, Long Aotian sat in the head seat in the main clan, and all the senior members of the clan were gathered there, including Long Qichao.

"Why did you suddenly gather us all, Brother?" Long Qichao asked.

Long Aotian glared at him before posing the question. "Did you order Long Jishan and Long Yingwu to capture that kid?"

"Yes." Long Qichao immediately admitted it. "That kid is an insignificant person, and he came to our realm to disrupt our rules. Therefore, I sent them to capture him, and we can punish him accordingly."

"What a fool!" Long Aotian shouted before pointing at Long Jishan and Long Yingwu. "Ask them what happened before! Because of your stupidity, our Dragon Clan was publicly humiliated by him, and he also humiliated me in front of the other leaders!"

"Hmm?" The two quickly explained the situation to Long Qichao, leaving him shocked. "Impossible! How could that brat do such a thing?"

"Impossible, you small brain!" Long Aotian shouted furiously. "Since that kid humiliated our Dragon Clan, we must make him pay for his humiliation."

"What should we do to deal with that brat, Patriarch?" A middle-aged woman asked.

Long Aotian immediately decided. "Get rid of him regardless of the cost! If the Phoenix Race wants to protect him, we will wage war on them, and we will forcefully chase them out of this realm!"

"Huh?" All the senior members of the Dragon Clan were shocked by Long Aotian's decision. "What does that kid have to do with the Phoenix Clan, senior? Why should we wage a war against them?"

"You all have little brains!" Long Aotian cursed. "That kid has a special relationship with the Phoenix Clan, and they will protect him if we attack him. Thus, you should be prepared to go to war with them, even if it will disrupt stability in our realm. Now leave and prepare everything!"

"Yes, Patriarch."

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In the pavilion, Zhang Fei sat alone in the garden while looking at several items in the system. 'Do you think the place indicated by the ancient map is in the Paradise Realm, Mei?'

[Master, I think all the miscellaneous items you got from the system have nothing to do with the three mortal realms, including this ancient map. Since Feng Yao came from that realm, I think you can ask her about them, and she might be able to give you clear clues about them.]

'Yeah, you're right.' Zhang Fei then closed the system and stood up. "Since Long Aotian wants to attack me, I must take quick action against them, and I will carry out a preemptive attack against them."

- To Be Continued -