Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Chapter 1071: The Spirit Willow Tree

Huang Xiaoyi immediately took the Spirit Willow Seed from him. ”Where did you get this seed?”

”From the girl who killed and revived me.” Zhang Fei chose that answer because he didn’t need to go through the hassle of explaining in more detail.

”I see.” Huang Xiaoyi nodded in understanding. ”This Spirit Willow Seed should be the last one in this universe.”

”The last one?” Zhang Fei was shocked.

”Since you came from the Three Mortal Realms, you must have never heard of the Jiangshen Domain before.” Huang Xiaoyi then explained. ”According to the legend, the Spirit Willow Tree thrived in that domain, and its branches stretched across the realm, whispering songs of rebirth and forgotten serenity. Their songs would guide spirits who had lost their way after their deaths, and they would purify any negative emotions remaining in their souls, allowing them to reincarnate without their past karma. Unfortunately, a great calamity struck the domain, resulting in the destruction of all the Spirit Willow Trees. Since then, there is no one to guide those spirits, and those who have lost their way gather in that domain, waiting for their guidance. Today, that domain is no longer the Jiangshen Domain but the Ghost Domain, full of countless ghosts. They could not be reincarnated, and the negative emotions that gathered there turned them into vengeful ghosts, led by the Ghost Emperor, whose strength is not inferior to the Celestial Demon God from the Ten Demon Gods.”

Zhang Fei was speechless in response. ”How did you know that this seed was the Spirit Willow Seed? How did you know it was the last in the universe, Mother?”

”Although the Spirit Willow Tree has been extinct for a long time, images of them and their seeds still exist, and I’ve seen them in some ancient records.” Huang Xiaoyi then returned the seeds to Zhang Fei. ”According to stories from the past, there was a little boy who dreamed about the seed. He said that one day in the future, the Spirit Willow Tree would return to the Jiangshen Domain through its last seed, and it would purify those vengeful ghosts before guiding them into the cycle of reincarnation. However, people didn’t believe in the little boy’s dream, so they ignored him and regarded his words as nonsense. Even though no one believed him, he still believed in his dreams. He disappeared when he was old enough, and people in the past guessed that he went to that domain to prove his dream. Since the domain was full of vengeful ghosts, they believed that he died as soon as he set foot there.”

Luo Fenghan then pointed to the seed. ”Since this seed is in your hands now, that boy’s dream has a chance to come true. The best place to grow the Spirit Willow Tree is the Ghost Domain, but you won’t be able to go there now. Even Xiaoyi and I don’t dare to approach that domain with our cultivation level at the 3-Sun Celestial Venerable Realm, especially since the Ghost Emperor is truly powerful, with his cultivation already reaching the Celestial God Realm. The only people who can take you there are people from the Winged Race, especially their Grand Elders, such as Tian Qiye and Tian Yizu.”

”I understand.” Since Luo Fenghan and Huang Xiaoyi were already that powerful, Zhang Fei naturally would not take their warning lightly. ”Who is Tian Yizu?”

”Tian Huangjin’s father.” Zhang Fei remembered that her father was indeed a grand elder of the Winged Race. ”Since you have a favorable relationship with his daughter, your best choice is Tian Yizu. However, I forbid you from going to the Ghost Domain before your cultivation breaks through to the Five Celestial Realms, and you must focus on yourself until then.”

”I do intend to enter seclusion again, and I will bring Yunxiao with me.” Zhang Fei then asked them again. ”Do you two have any information about the entrance to the Forgotten Land?”

Luo Fenghan and Huang Xiaoyi exchanged glances for a moment. ”Did Feng Yao tell you about that place?”

”Yes.” Zhang Fei nodded at them. ”Feng Yao shared extensive information with me about the Forgotten Land, the Temple of Forgotten Flame, the mysterious merchant, and the auction. According to her, the merchant and the auction sold a lot of extremely rare items, and many of them were immortal grade. Therefore, I want to go there to see both of them, and who knows, I might get interesting items for Yunxiao and my other wives.”

”Feng Yao is not wrong about that, and these two are indeed targets for other cultivators to enter that place. However, you need the merchant token and auction tokens for that.” Zhang Fei naturally knew that, especially since he had gotten both of them. Then, Luo Fenghan continued. ”The entrance to the Forgotten Land is in the Heavenlight Domain, but the situation is very different now. The entrance is heavily guarded by the alliance of several sects, the Divine Samsara Sect, mainly because of the mass riots that occurred there thousands of years ago. Therefore, not many cultivators can enter that place, and rogue cultivators who wish to enter must undergo a series of tests first.”

”Even so, you can bring my husband to enter that place without going through those tests, right, Father?” Luo Yunxiao asked her question while smiling sweetly.

”Haha.” Luo Fengyan laughed at that. ”Naturally, I’ll take Zhang Fei to the Forgotten Land if he really wants to meet the merchant and attend the auction. Unfortunately, he’ll have to wait for a while longer to go there, especially since the entrance won’t open until five years later.”

”I’m not in a rush to go to the Forgotten Land either, Father.” Zhang Fei clenched his fists before continuing. ”Moreover, five years is too short for cultivators like us, especially if we are fully focused on our cultivation. Right now, my cultivation is still at the Divine Expansion Realm, but five years is enough for me to reach the Five Celestial Realms, and I will go there with you then.”

”Brother-in-law! Are you sure you can reach the Five Celestial Realms in five years?” Luo Zhenyu suddenly asked.

Luo Jiaxuan then spoke. ”Brother-in-law, I admit that you are indeed impressive to have reached the Seven Divine Realms in three and a half years. However, breaking through to the Divine Ascension Realm will not be easy, and the Qi you need is even greater, so I am not confident that you can reach it in five years.”

”Don’t compare my husband with lazy people like you two!” Luo Jiaxuan and Luo Zhenyu’s lips twitched because of Luo Yunxiao’s words. ”As you can see, my husband has already broken through to the 1-Moon Divine Expansion Realm, so only six major stages remain. Instead of you two worrying about his cultivation, you guys should focus on yours; otherwise, he will surpass you both in five years, especially since you are too lazy!”

”Big Sis, you are not fair to us!” Luo Zhenyu immediately protested.

Luo Jiaxuan nodded in agreement with his brother. ”Big Sis, my brother-in-law is a dual cultivator, and he has over a hundred women by his side. Therefore, you can’t compare his cultivation speed with ours, especially since it will never be comparable.”

”Humph!” Luo Yunxiao snorted at them. ”My husband has only been cultivating for three and a half years, and you’ve been cultivating for five hundred years! If he manages to surpass you, you should feel ashamed!”

’Tch! Our big sis is acting like a mother hen protecting her chicks!’ Both of them grumbled in their hearts instead of contradicting Luo Yunxiao.

Their two wives, Cheng Mengyao and Bing Xingying, smiled to themselves at their behavior.

Bing Xingying’s heart skipped a beat as soon as she noticed Zhang Fei’s strange gaze at her, and his next words shocked her. ’Sister-in-law, I don’t mean to pry into your personal affairs, but I’m curious where your real body is. Why did you enter this family using a clone?’

’I don’t know what you mean by that, brother-in-law.’ Bing Xingxing decided to ignore ignorance.

’Sister-in-law, I have five clones, and I’ve met several powerful avatars, one of which is the Golden Dragon Emperor. Therefore, I can discern between the original body and the clone, and your current body is just your clone.’ Although Zhang Fei said that, Bing Xingying remained calm and pretended to be confused. ’Sister-in-law, I don’t know your purpose for doing this, but I warn you not to harbor any ill intentions towards them. They are my family now, and I will do anything to protect them. If I discover that you harbor malicious intentions towards them, especially towards Luo Yunxiao, I promise you that I will become the worst nightmare of your life.’

Zhang Fei’s threat caused Bing Xingying to flinch, but she didn’t show any reaction on her face, as she was afraid that her parents-in-law would notice.

’Trust me, I have the ability to do something to you, even though my cultivation is still far below yours.’ Zhang Fei then turned his attention back to Luo Fenghan and Huang Xiaoyi and asked them another question. ”Have you two heard of the Moonlit Passion Temple?”

”Hmm?” Huang Xiaoyi frowned immediately. ”Are you related to those perverted women?”

”No.” Zhang Fei told them about the mysterious woman who appeared at the Star Tower and gave him the Forbidden Lotus Codex, and he summoned his soul from his body, shocking them with those white lotuses. ”These lotuses are a symbol of my relationship with all my wives, including Yunxiao. I created these lotuses from the technique that woman gave me, but I never knew her identity, especially since she had already disappeared when I regained consciousness.”

Huang Xiaoyi and the others immediately counted the number of lotuses, and there were indeed more than a hundred of them. ”I didn’t expect the people from the Moonlit Passion Temple to possess such a powerful soul technique, especially considering their reputation as perverted women; it’s no wonder you were able to suppress Beiming Youhuang’s soul before your final breakthrough. Unfortunately, we don’t know them, so we can’t give you much information about them. However, that sect resides in the Twin Flames Domain along with hundreds of other dual cultivation sects, but that sect is the strongest among them.”

”Huh?” Zhang Fei was surprised to hear that. ”Are there really hundreds of dual cultivation sects in that domain, Father?”

Luo Fenghan nodded at him. ”In this realm, dual cultivators had a bad reputation in the past, which led most domains to reject them, including the inhabitants of this Empyrean Domain. In the end, they gathered together in the Twin Flames Domain, and they founded those sects afterward.”

”Are you thinking about joining the Moonlit Passion Temple, son?” Huang Xiaoyi asked with narrowed eyes.

”Hahaha.” Zhang Fei responded to her with a laugh. ”Mother, I’m no longer interested in joining any sect now, and I asked about the Moonlite Passion Temple simply because I was curious about that woman’s reason for imparting her technique to me, especially since we’ve never met or known each other before. Moreover, her technique isn’t just any technique, and I can suppress Beiming Youhuang’s soul with my current soul power because of it.”

Huang Xiaoyi breathed a sigh of relief. ”I don’t care if you have many wives, but I forbid you from having any relationship with the people from the Moonlit Passion Temple, especially since they are not good women. Many rumors circulate about them, claiming that they kidnap numerous men and use them as cultivation furnaces until their deaths. I can’t guess the woman’s reason for imparting her technique to you, but you must always remember that there is no free lunch in this world, and everything has its trade-offs. Perhaps she deliberately gave it to you to lure you to come to him, and she might have prepared a trap for you in his sect.”

”Mother, your worries are excessive and unfounded.” Huang Xiaoyi looked at Luo Yunxiao with raised eyebrows. ”You still don’t know my husband’s abilities in dual cultivation, and I can tell you that no woman can stand against him if he uses his abilities on them. That woman may be strong, but I believe that she will submit to him if she thinks she can trap him. If you don’t believe me, let Sister Xingying try his abilities, and you can see the effects for yourself.”

”Huh?” Bing Xingying was taken aback for a moment before refusing. ”Big Sis, I don’t want to test your husband’s abilities, and you can ask Mengyao to try.”

”No!” Cheng Mengyao firmly shook her head. ”I don’t want to try either, Big Sis.”

”Stand up, Xingying.” Bing Xingying shuddered when Luo Yunxiao shot a fierce glare at her, forcing her to comply. ”Try some of your abilities on her, husband.”

Zhang Fei touched Bing Xingying’s shoulder with one finger and used his demonic touch on her, causing her to let out a loud moan that startled Luo Zhenyu and the others.

”Ahhh!” Luo Yunxiao immediately supported Bing Xingying, preventing her from falling. ”Hah... Hah... What kind of technique is that?”

”Hehe.” Luo Yunxiao chuckled. ”That was just his finger technique, and the effects are just like you experienced. If he used his other abilities, you would immediately fall under the control of your lust, and you would pounce on my brother straight away.”

Bing Xingying looked at Zhang Fei, who immediately activated his lust domain, enveloping them all. Luo Fenghan and Huang Xiaoyi were shocked to see that, especially since he had already used a soul and elemental domain before. ”Another domain? How many domains do you actually have?”

”Eight elemental domains, a sword domain, a soul domain, and this lust domain.” They all stared at Zhang Fei wide-eyed because creating one domain was already difficult, but he had managed to create so many. ”This lust domain is not only for dual cultivation, but I can also use it for offense and defense. If I want, I can kill everyone caught in this domain.”

”Show them a bit, husband.”

”Please forgive me.” After Zhang Fei said that, Luo Fenghan and the others immediately felt that their Qi was absorbed by the domain and channeled into his body, even though he only did it for a few seconds before canceling it. ”Just like what you guys experienced just now, this domain can absorb the Qi of all people, whether they are men or women.”

Luo Fenghan let out a heavy sigh afterward. ”Kid, I know you’re a demon, but this domain ability of yours is too evil. Moreover, using such a shortcut in the long run isn’t a good thing, so you should restrain yourself and cultivate the correct path.”

”I understand, Father.” Zhang Fei dispelled his lust domain and grabbed Luo Yunxiao’s hand. ”In that case, we will leave now, and we will not come out of our isolation before five years.”

After they disappeared, Luo Fenghan turned to his two sons. ”You two had better work hard in your cultivation; otherwise, your brother-in-law will overtake you both.”

”Yes, Father.” Both of them immediately took their respective wives away.

”Do you think Zhang Fei can really reach the Five Celestial Realms in five years, husband?” Huang Xiaoyi asked in a doubtful tone.

”I’m a little doubtful about that myself.” Luo Fenghan then led his wife away. ”We don’t need to think about that, and we will know the results once they emerge from their seclusion. I hope Zhang Fei will truly succeed in reaching that stage within five years, especially since I have a feeling that many extraordinary and dangerous things await him in this realm.”

”I feel the same as you.”

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After returning to the pavilion, Zhang Fei had all his women gather in the main bedroom. However, he didn’t immediately swallow the Crimson Yang Flower, and he began dual cultivating with them as usual, especially since it would affect his third clone.

Meanwhile, Zhang Xiaolong [3] was already standing in front of the prison of the Calamity Demon Dragon. However, the place was already filled with an evil aura filled with hatred, grudges, and resentment again, especially since he hadn’t gone to that realm to absorb them in a long time.

Zhang Xiaolong [3] was not alone, and he was accompanied by Serpentera and Tian Kui. Even though they were ancient beasts, and their cultivation was far above the Calamity Demon Dragon, they felt quite oppressed by Long Zhaihuo’s aura.

Zhang Xiaolong [3] took out the key given by Tianshi Shengjie to open the seal, and Long Zhaihuo’s aura immediately shot towards them, pushing them several steps back. ”Incredible! He’s been sealed here for millions of years, but his aura is still so powerful! Would you two like to come in with me?”

”Let’s go in.”

- To Be Continued