Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Chapter 887: Earth Flame Tests

”Master! Iʼm going to see Tian Yishen to recover my tail!”

”All right.” Zhe Wuming then released a heavy sigh and looked up at the barrier protecting the Tianjin Realm. ”Xereth destroyed my void barrier and void swords so easily. This barrier is also made of my void element, so it is not enough to protect us from him, and he will destroy it once he arrives in this realm.”

”Xerethʼs attack was extremely painful; it fractured my arm bones.” Ji Changlan spoke as he held his right arm.

”I always boasted of my abilities in the soul cultivation path, but Xereth shook off my control over his soul and attacked me back with a soul attack, and my soul was injured because of him.” Hun Di spoke with disappointment in his tone.

”Master, Xerethʼs cultivation is at the 3-Sun Celestial Lord Realm, and your cultivation is at the 1-Moon Divine Ascension Realm, remember?” Zhang Xiaolong [3] patted Hun Di on the shoulder to comfort him. ”The difference between the two stages is too extreme, so thereʼs no need to be disappointed in yourself. However, we have to think of other plans now, especially since we will never be able to stop him from attacking us, let alone if he summons Taotieʼs avatar like before.”

”Who can stop Xereth and Taotieʼs avatar? Even if all the cultivators in the upper realms join forces, we will never be able to stop them.” Ji Chang spoke pessimistically.

”Feng Yao.” Ji Changlan and the others turned to Zhang Xiaolong [3]. ”Honestly, I donʼt know for sure the depth of her strength, but I know that she still hides her true strength, and her true strength should have already surpassed the limit of the Seven Divine Realms.”

Hun Di and the two men turned to Feng Jiu, who shook her head helplessly. ”My daughter will never interfere in matters in the three mortal realms, and she wants us to deal with Xereth ourselves.”

”Why is Feng Yao so selfish? She is part of the upper realms, so she should help us to stop Xereth.” Ji Changlan spoke with a frown.

”Iʼve persuaded Yaoʼer, but sheʼs already made up her mind.” Feng Jiu herself was disappointed with her daughterʼs decision. ”She said that if we fail to stop her and the upper realm is destroyed because of it, we are not worthy of ascending to the Paradise Realm.”

Ji Changlan frowned deeper after Feng Jiu said that, but Zhe Wuming stopped him immediately. ”Since Feng Yao has already decided, we donʼt need to force her to help us. Xerethʼs strength made me realize that there is still a much higher sky up there, and we will never be able to reach it if we rely on others. I donʼt know when he will attack this realm, but I will enter seclusion starting today, and you guys should do the same.”

”I plan to return to the Phoenix Realm, especially since my realm is the best place for me to do seclusion.” Feng Jiu informed them

Zhe Wuming had no problem with that, especially since Zhang Xiaolong [3] could pick Feng Jiu up if they needed her strength. ”What about the three of you?”

”Gong Ren and I will enter seclusion together.” Ji Changlan answered him.

Gong Ren nodded in agreement. ”We will enter seclusion in this realm.”

”I—”

”Master, you can perform seclusion in my private place, and I will bring the others with us.” Hun Di immediately agreed with Zhang Xiaolong [3]. ”Letʼs go back; weʼll pick up the others, and Iʼll send you all there after.”

”Please send me back to my realm first.” After Zhang Xiaolong [3] opened the gate to the Phoenix Realm, Feng Jiu immediately disappeared into it.

Thereafter, Zhang Xiaolong [3] and Hun Di went to Cheng Gaojiʼs residence. Gong Ren and Ji Changlan went to their secret place, and Zhe Wuming sealed his room to enter seclusion.

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After they arrived there, Zhang Xiaolong [3] brought everyone into his training space, including Tantai Lingyan, Cheng Gaoji, and Yue Qinhua.

”Where did you get this kind of place?” Hun Di immediately asked as soon as they arrived at the training space.

”Master, this place was given to me by the young girl who killed and revived me.” Since Zhang Xiaolong [3] had already told them about the early events before he became a cultivator, Hun Di and the others were no longer surprised to hear him mention the young girl. He then explained to them about the device in the middle of the room, including every feature of it.

”You cheated, junior brother!” Yan Yinqing and Jing Qiuyue exclaimed at the same time. ”No wonder you can be this strong with your cultivation still in the Ten Mortal Realms; itʼs all because of this training ground.”

”Haha.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] laughed while rubbing his nose. ”Senior Sisters, after you two train here, you will become stronger than me, and I wonʼt be able to defeat you anymore.”

”Do you live there?” Lin Moxian pointed to the pavilion.

”I and all my women live there.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] then pointed at the portable mansion and the cloud mansion. ”All my family and the families of my wives live there, and all my acquaintances live in the other mansion.”

”In that case, Senior Sister Jing, Yue Qinhua, and I will stay with your family members. As for my mother, you can bring her to your pavilion, and you can spend more time together.” Tantai Lingyan glared fiercely at Yan Yinqing, but she responded by sticking out her tongue before pulling the other two women into the Portable Mansion.

Tantai Lingyan wanted to follow them, but Zhang Xiaolong [3] directly grabbed her hand and brought her into the Heavenly Bliss Pavilion straight away, leaving Hun Di and the others behind.

”Where will we live, husband?” Shang Yingyue asked her husband.

”There.” Wu Xueming pointed to the Portable Mansion. ”Sooner or later, we will be his family, especially if our daughter marries him in the future. Thus, we must familiarize ourselves with his family members.”

Shang Yingyue let out a soft sigh, especially since Wu Lianzhi was only 12 years old, so it was still too early to talk about her marriage with Zhang Fei. ”Letʼs go there to meet them.”

”Yeah.”

After they left, Lin Moxian spoke to Hun Di and the other two men. ”I think we should stay in the other mansion together with my junior brotherʼs acquaintances.”

”I have no problem with that.” Qiao Liangren and Cheng Gaoji nodded their heads in response. They then went to check out the Cloud Mansion and met the people inside, most of whom were dual cultivators.

Unlike them, Hun Di did not go to the Cloud Mansion, and he sat on one side of the training space to recover from his soul injury first. ʼFortunately, Zhang Fei has such a place, and my injuries will recover faster if I stay here.ʼ

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Tantai Lingyan was furious after Zhang Xiaolong [3] brought her to the pavilion, but he left her and went to the rooms of his two partners, where he dual-cultivated with Xie Jingxian and Ba Shuxiang.

Although she had met all of Zhang Feiʼs wives before, Tantai Lingyan was still uncomfortable with the situation in the pavilion, especially since it was too absurd with dozens of naked women walking around casually there.

Despite her feelings, Tantai Lingyang was curious to cultivate there, as she could feel that the Qi inside was much better than in the training space thanks to the Boundless Yin-Yang Array.

”Sister Lingyan.” Tantai Lingyan turned to Liu Hua and Liu Qingyu, who were approaching them. ”Iʼm glad our husband finally brought you here, and you will be a part of us sooner or later.”

Tantai Lingyan let out a heavy sigh. ”Can you guys get me out of here?”

”Our husband has expressed his feelings for you, and we decided to support him in getting you as his wife.” Liu Qingyu then pointed to one of the rooms. ”If you are not used to our situation, you can stay in that room. No one will bother you there, and you can think about everything.”

”All right, Iʼll go there now.” Tantai Lingyan hurriedly went into the room and sealed it from the inside so that Zhang Fei wouldnʼt be able to disturb her.

Liu Hua smiled at seeing her like that. ”How long will it take for her to fall into Feiʼerʼs arms, Big Sis?”

”I donʼt know.” Liu Qingyu turned to the main room. ”Our husband still focused on Helan Yueyi and Feng Yichen even after four days had passed. Perhaps he will come out after he evolves into seven tails, and it shouldnʼt be long.”

”Youʼre right.” Liu Hua hugged her big sisterʼs arm. ”Letʼs go; weʼll cultivate on our own while waiting for Feiʼer to finish with them.”

”Yeah.”

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[Ding]

[Congratulations! The host has mastered the half-perfection stage of the fire elemental law.]

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[Quest: Fire elemental law reaches the half-perfection stage.]

[Quest rank: Medium]

[Status: Done.]

[Reward: Medium gift pack X1 sent to the inventory.]

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ʼPerfect timing!ʼ Feltia [2] immediately opened the map to track the cultivators. Zhang Fei [4] had already reached the mountain peak, while several other cultivators were nearing it, particularly the five from the Sovereign Heaven Realm.

Thereafter, Feltia [2] entered the training space and went to the pavilion to dual cultivate with her female demon partners. Meanwhile, Zhang Fei [4] replaced him and dived into the lava together with Huo Yan.

Sometime later, the two of them arrived not far from the Earth Flame, and the small boy immediately came out to meet them. ”You have finally arrived.”

”How can I get the Earth Flame?” Zhang Fei [4] bluntly posed the question.

”First things first, you have to bring your real body here, or you can forget about your wish to get the Earth Flame.” Zhang Fei [4] frowned at the small boy, especially since he wanted to help all his wives after he was done with Helian Yueyi and Feng Yichen. ”After your real body arrives here, I will give you some tests to determine your worthiness to receive my flame.”

[Master, you can still harvest Feng Yichenʼs beast essence using your clone, and you only need to use your enhanced demon touch on him.]

ʼI know.ʼ In a few moments, Zhang Fei had replaced his fourth clone, and Zhang Fei [4] focused on dual cultivating with Ilsath, Orith, and Zilvora.

Zhang Fei then asked the small boy. ”What should I do now? What kind of tests should I undergo?”

”You have passed the first and second tests by bringing your original body here and reached the half-perfection stage in the fire elemental law.” The small boy extracted a small portion of the Earth Flame. ”The third test is simple, but I donʼt know if you have the courage to take it, especially since my flame will baptize your internal body by destroying and reshaping it. Thus, you will undergo excruciating pain, and there is a possibility that you will die in the process.”

”Destroying and reshaping my internal body, huh?” Zhang Fei muttered to himself.

[Kid, this Earth Flame is not an ordinary flame, and it can do such things. As this little guy said, the process is excruciating, but your internal body will become stronger if you get through it, and your affinity with the fire element will further increase, making it easier for you to reach the perfection stage of fire elemental law.]

Zhang Fei nodded slightly. ”How long will the third test take? I have an enemy who is much stronger than all living creatures in the upper realms, including you.”

”A month.” The small boy looked up. ”If you donʼt want to do it, I will let them come in here and take the tests, especially since many of them have the qualifications to take them.”

Just as Zhang Fei was hesitating about it, Huo Ling suddenly appeared beside them, causing the little boy to tremble and move away from her.

Huo Ling immediately pulled the little boy in front of her and lifted him up. ”A low-class fire spirit like you dares to act up, huh? Do you want me to eat you?”

”Senior… I am the Earth Flame, and the Earth Flame is me, so the flame will disappear if you eat me.” The little boy explained tremblingly.

”Humph!” Huo Ling snorted softly as she already knew about it, and she just wanted to threaten the little boy. She then spoke to Zhang Fei. ”You have already witnessed Xerethʼs strength, and there are countless cultivators who are much stronger than him in the Paradise Realm. You canʼt even defeat a weak demon like him, and you ran away from him, so you can forget about wanting to go to that realm. Additionally, you can forget about my master, especially since you are not worthy of being with her.”

ʼThis bitch! She always looks down on me just because sheʼs lived for so long! When I surpass her in the future, Iʼll fuck her every day!ʼ Zhang Fei then spoke to the little boy. ”A month, right? Letʼs do it! Iʼll take your third test, and Iʼll get your flame!”

”Heh!” Huo Ling then disappeared from that place.

”I didnʼt expect you to know an ancient fire spirit like her.” The little boy showed the flame on his finger. ”Be prepared because this will be very painful, and you donʼt have to think about the people on the surface, especially since they wonʼt be able to come in here without my permission.”

”Just do it; I donʼt have much time.” Zhang Fei immediately curled up in pain as soon as the small boy shot the flame into his body. ”Arghhhh!”

Even though Zhang Feiʼs fire element had reached the peak stage and his fire elemental law had reached the half-perfection stage, he still couldnʼt endure the heat that was burning his internal body. Just like him, his five clones also felt the pain, but their condition was much better than his because their internal bodies were not burned directly.

”Fuck!” Zhang Fei cursed as the pain continued to increase as time passed, but he did not want to back down from obtaining the Earth Flame.

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At the mountain peak, the five cultivators from the Sovereign Heaven Realm had already arrived there, and they immediately looked for Zhang Fei, especially Yuan Tianling.

Yuan Tianjie walked to the edge of the crater and looked into the lava. ”Could it be that kid has already entered this lava? According to our master, the Earth Flame should be deep in the lava, and there is no other way to get it except to go in there.”

”He was way ahead of us before, and he should have arrived earlier than us, so Iʼm sure heʼs already entered this lava.” Yuan Tiankong said these.

Yuan Tianxie and the two women nodded in agreement with that, but they suddenly saw a flame barrier covering the top of the lava. ”Our guess was right, and that kid was there to take the Earth Flame.”

”Are we just going to wait here?” Yuan Tianhua asked.

”Yes.” Yuan Tianxie pointed at the barrier. ”This barrier should have been created by the spirit of the Earth Flame, so it doesnʼt want us to go in because of that kid. Therefore, we can only wait for now, and the other cultivators will definitely attack him once he comes out. We will use that opportunity to capture him, and we will hand him over to our master. That way, she will be able to extract the flame from his body, and we will get a good reward for our success.”

Yuan Tiankong and Yuan Tianjie agreed with that. However, the two women had different thoughts, especially Yuan Tianling, who was worried about Zhang Fei. ʼLittle fox, if you have another way to escape, you must use it if you succeed in obtaining the Earth Flame.ʼ

Sometime later, many other cultivators had also arrived at the mountain peak, and the existence of the flame barrier irritated them, especially since they were also eager to obtain the Earth Flame. They asked the group of five, but they would rather not talk to them.

Some of them who were impatient tried to destroy the flame barrier, but they were burned to death instead. Witnessing that, the other cultivators decided to wait, especially since they did not want to die in the same way.

- To Be Continued -