Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Zhang Fei [5] did not go straight to the inn, and he chose to check out the situation in the royal capital, especially since he wanted to open a shop there. However, the city was under tight security due to the prolonged war, making many shops closed because few people were active.

"Hey, why did you lie to that woman?" Zhang Fei [5] immediately informed Feng Xishui about Leng Xueyan's arrival in the Phoenix Realm some time ago. "So, you've done something to her, right?"

Zhang Fei [5] smiled and opened his right palm. "Leng Xueyan is already in my grasp, and I can control her at any time. However, I would rather not do that now, and I still want to play around with her. Once I'm satisfied, I will bring her to my side, and she won't be able to refuse."

"Hmm?" Feng Xishui observed him in thought. "Do you realize that you are becoming more and more vicious? We arrived today, but you already killed tens of thousands of troops from the Qiang Kingdom, and I don't see the slightest pity on your face."

Zhang Fei [5] nodded at him. "Senior Xishui, my enemies are getting stronger, and they have no mercy. I have to be responsible for many people, and many evil cultivators can target them at any time. We will also go to the Paradise Realm, where we will face many more vicious cultivators. If I don't become more vicious than them, we will be the ones to suffer one day. Therefore, I must continue to improve my mentality, and I will do whatever it takes to protect myself and them, including dirtying my hands with more blood."

Feng Xishui didn't say anything in response to Zhang Fei [5], but he also understood their situation, and he was disappointed with himself because he couldn't think like him. "You can look around the city, and I'll go to the inn to find a room."

After Feng Xishui left, Zhang Fei [5] strolled around the city by himself, and he went to several shops that remained open despite the tense situation. Unfortunately, none of the items caught his interest, mainly because they were too outdated compared to the items in the Sovereign Heaven Realm.

Zhang Fei [5] suddenly detected the movement of several people from a distance, but he pretended not to notice their presence. 'Heh! They must be Huangfu Hongjun's subordinates.'

[Master, why don't you check the other kingdoms first? Those people won't be finished anytime soon, so you don't need to waste time in this deserted kingdom.]

'This kingdom became like this because of war, and it seems like many of its residents fled to other kingdoms.' Zhang Fei [5] glanced at those people before disappearing from their sight, and he went to other kingdoms in that realm. His first destination was the Qiang Kingdom, which was not far from the Huangfu Kingdom.

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With his nine cloud steps, Zhang Fei [5] could arrive at the kingdom in just a few minutes. Compared to the capital of the Huangfu Kingdom, the capital of the Qiang Kingdom was more lively, and the citizens did not show the slightest worry about the war between the two kingdoms.

Since he also wanted to open a shop in the Qiang Kingdom, Zhang Fei [5] immediately went to check every alchemy and blacksmith shop in the kingdom, and he also searched for information about the best building for him to use as his shop.

[Are you planning to open a restaurant in this realm, Master?]

'No.' Zhang Fei [5] replied with a shake of his head. 'The income from all my restaurants is good, but it is too time-consuming because I have to teach the new chefs how to cook earth dishes. Moreover, my grandmother and the others are still busy in the Star Tower, so I will only open a few shops in this realm, and I will bring some people from the demon fox group here to take care of them.'

Zhang Fei [5] suddenly received a long-distance message from Yuan Tianling, informing him that they had arrived at the Shrouded Sky Realm. He immediately sent one of his clones to that realm to meet them, while he continued his search in the Qiang Kingdom and listened to the situation there, especially about Qiang Yun's death.

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Yuan Tianling and her entourage had already arrived at the city where the alchemy union was located, but they knew nothing about the realm.

"Where are we going now, Yueling?"

"There." Yuan Tianling pointed toward the Alchemy Union. "Zhang Fei is waiting for us up there, Mother."

"Do you know what building that is, Tianling?"

"Let's go there." Yuan Tianling led them as she explained about the Alchemy Union, which now belongs to Zhang Fei. She also told them that he was a Venerable Rank alchemist, which shocked them. "There are quite a few alchemists in our realm, especially members of the Medicine Sect. However, none of them can match his alchemy skills, and he has many extraordinary pills that we can't find anywhere else; even the alchemy goddess acknowledges his abilities."

"Did your cultivation foundation become stronger and more solid because of his pills?"

"He gave me his basic pills and some other pills." Yuan Tianling then pointed to a shop quite close to the tower. "See that shop? The Sky Jade Shop is his, and he opened his shops on many planets from the lower to the upper realms. Actually, he arrived in our realm a long time ago, and he managed to pass all the tests in just a week."

"Are you serious about that?" Yuan Tianxie asked in shock.

Yuan Tiankong, Yuan Tianjie, and Yuan Tianhua were also shocked by that, especially since they had met Zhang Fei before in the Scorching Earth Realm more than two years ago, and his cultivation was still in the Heaven Realm at that time.

Yuan Tianling shrugged his shoulders. "If you don't believe me, you can ask the people in our realm once we get back. In fact, he managed to defeat Tian Jiantang and Qing Yun, and both of them eagerly sparred with him."

"How about we take a look at that shop first, Sister Ziwei?"

"Let's go, we—"

"No need." Yuan Tianling immediately stopped them. "You don't need to take a look at his shop in this realm, especially since he will be opening another shop in our realm soon. Therefore, we have to meet him now and return to our realm directly, and you can buy his pills once he opens his shop there."

"All right."

Before long, they had arrived at the Alchemy Union, and someone was waiting for them in front of the tower. The person immediately led them to the top of the tower, where Zhang Fei [4] was speaking with Huoyun Zhiyan about the true foundation pill.

"Fei!" Yuan Tianling ran over and hugged Zhang Fei [4], but he stopped her when she wanted to kiss him. "Oh! I was too excited to meet you, so I forgot about that."

"Haha." Zhang Fei [4] laughed and rubbed her cheek. "Do you want me to send you to the Star Tower?"

Yuan Tianling shook her head vigorously. "I spent two years in the Moon Tower, so I have no interest in going to the Star Tower. I will hold myself back for now and wait for your real body to come out of there, and we will have fun again then."

"Don't worry, I will accompany you then." Zhang Fei [4] then looked at the group, and he smiled faintly seeing the shocked expressions of Yuan Tianxie, Yuan Tiankong, Yuan Tianjie, and Yuan Tianhua, which was because of his cultivation level. "Long time no see."

"How... how can your cultivation reach the Seven Divine Realms in just two years?" Yuan Tianxie asked stammeringly.

"This." Zhang Fei [4] showed them the true foundation pill and explained its effects to them. "I have several skilled alchemists by my side, and they continue to concoct this pill non-stop, which allowed my cultivation to stabilize and improve rapidly."

Yuan Tianquan, Duanmu Luolan, Ren Ziwei, and several others exchanged shocked glances. 'Even if he has such a pill, it's impossible for his cultivation to break through four major stages in two years, right?'

"Is that pill also useful for cultivators at the Seven Divine Realms, like us?" Yuan Tianhua asked him a question as he approached him.

Zhang Fei [4] nodded at her. "This pill is still useful for cultivators at our level, but I won't sell it to the public. First, the ingredients are quite rare and difficult to find. Second, concocting this pill takes six months, and the chances are not high. Third, I have many people by my side, and I will give this pill to them so that they can break through to the Seven Divine Realms as quickly as possible."

"I see." Yuan Tianhua nodded in understanding.

Ren Ziwei wanted to talk to him, but Zhang Fei [4] had already opened the gate leading to the Sovereign Heaven Realm first. "Once you pass through this gate, you will immediately arrive at your realm. However, the situation is critical right now because of the Cao Clan, and you can ask Tian Jingxuan and the others about the exact situation, especially since Jia Yuyan and Shangguan Yan have already informed them."

'This kid! How dare he call them by their names directly?' Yuan Tianxie, Yuan Tiankong, Yuan Tianjie, Yuan Tianhua, and the other young cultivators wondered in their hearts.

"What about my master?" Yuan Tianling anxiously asked.

"Hehe." Zhang Fei [4] chuckled. "Leng Xueyan just arrived at the Grand Royal Realm today, and she won't be back anytime soon. Moreover, I already did something against her in the Phoenix Realm, remember? Therefore, you don't have to worry about her, right?"

"Oh! I forgot about that! You're right, I don't have to worry about her, and you will take care of her for me." Yuan Tianling then ran toward her mother and pulled her into the gate. "We'll return to our realm now, Fei!"

Duanmu Luolan and the others immediately followed them, but Yuan Tianquan stopped in front of Zhang Fei [4]. "Please visit our Yuan Clan; I would like to discuss your relationship with my daughter."

"Don't worry, I'll see you soon." Yuan Tianquan nodded and crossed the gate, and Zhang Fei [4] went straight back to the training space after he left some instructions for Huoyun Zhiyan.

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Upon their arrival at the Sovereign Heaven Realm, all of them were in a state of shock, questioning Zhang Fei's ability to transport them from the middle realm to the upper realm in an instant.

"Mother! Father! I'll go somewhere else first." Without waiting for their approval, Yuan Tianling immediately flew away toward Zhang Xiaolong [3]'s residence.

Yuan Tianxie and the others immediately returned to the Yuan Clan, as did the rest of the people, who immediately returned to their respective clans.

Meanwhile, Ren Ziwei, Duanmu Luolan, Yuan Tianquan, and several seniors went to meet Tian Jingxuan and the others, who were discussing the Cao Clan's plans against them.

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"Oh? When did you guys come back? Why didn't I notice your return?" Tian Jingxuan questioned them as soon as they arrived there.

After they sat down with the others, Yuan Tianquan immediately explained to them about their encounter with Zhang Fei [4] just now. They also told Tian Jingxuan and the others about everything they had gone through at the Moon Tower in the past two months, including about Yue Liangyu and the conditions for going to the Paradise Realm.

"Only ten people at a time, huh?" Tian Jingxuan and others muttered under their breaths. "If that's the case, we should challenge different towers, so we can all ascend at the same time. However, we should put that aside for now, and we should focus on the matter at hand."

"What really happened?" Duanmu Luolan asked them. "Zhang Fei previously told us that the situation in our realm was critical because of Cao Ren and the Cao Clan, but he didn't explain the details to us and asked us to ask you guys."

Jia Yuyan immediately explained to them about Cao Ren and the Cao Clan's success in reaching the top of the top tower, including their request to Qi Lai to help them, causing all of them to frown. "Luolan, I want you to meet that kid now. He wants to do something to Leng Hua and the Leng Clan, but he can't avoid their sensor formation, so he needs your help to infiltrate there."

"Isn't he still in another realm?" Duanmu Luolan asked in confusion.

Jia Yuyan nodded at her. "You're not wrong about that, but the person you met before was just his clone, and he lives here. Therefore, I want you to go to his residence now, and we have to deal with Leng Hua and the Leng Clan before Cao Ren returns."

"All right, I will meet him now." Duanmu Luolan left again as soon as Jia Yuyan pointed out the location of Zhang Xiaolong [3]'s residence.

"What about us?"

- To Be Continued -