Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Chapter 1623: Looking For A Way

”What happened?” Lu Wangyi and Ju Jushen asked simultaneously as soon as Zhang Fei reappeared on the third floor.

”This.” Zhang Fei showed them the key.

”Key?” Lu Wangyi and Ju Jushen looked at the gate. ”Don’t tell us that’s the key to opening the gate.”

”This key is indeed for opening the gate.”

Zhang Fei walked to the gate, but Dugu Yuanshen grabbed his shoulder. ”Are you serious about opening this gate, young man?”

”I don’t know, Senior.” Zhang Fei moved Dugu Yuanshen from his shoulder. ”I have to look for two items in the Ancient Realm, so I have to go there, but I’m not sure about opening this gate. Those shadowy creatures had already invaded the Tower of Eternity in the Zhanlu Domain, and they would invade this tower as soon as I opened the gate.”

Dugu Liangsen wore a confused look and asked. ”What do you mean by those shadowy creatures, little brother? Where is Zhanlu Domain located? Why haven’t I heard of it before?”

”Wait.” Zhang Fei created a qi screen and displayed the situation in the Ancient Desolate Domain. ”The video you are currently watching is set in the Zhanlu Domain of the Ancient Realm, and those creatures are shadowy creatures. As you can see for yourself, they possess all the beasts and demons there.”

Dugu Liangsen was horrified to see those shadowy creatures, and all the living beings in that domain could not prevent them from controlling them. Even Dugu Yuanshe, Ju Jushen, and Lu Wangyi held their breath after seeing all this.

”Is that the Ancient Desolate Domain that young lady is referring to?” Dugu Yuanshen asked.

”Yes,” Zhang Fei nodded. ”The location of the portal to the Ancient Desolate Domain used to be behind those gates, but no one knew about it before, and I learned about it from someone.”

”Can those shadowy creatures go to this realm through that portal?”

”Fortunately, that domain has a powerful barrier, so those creatures cannot invade this Paradise Realm.” Zhang Fei supported his chin in thought. ”I don’t know the exact strength of the barrier, but those creatures will probably find a way to invade this realm someday. Fortunately, the gates have vanished, and a vast distance separates all domains. If those gates still exist, they can easily invade all the domains here, and they will also control the powerful cultivators here.”

”Then—”

”Hmm? Have you managed to find the key, husband?” Zhang Fei nodded to Luo Yunxiao, who had just returned from her previous challenge. ”Are you thinking about opening the gate and going to the Zhanlu Domain?”

Zhang Fei sighed and shook his head. ”Those shadowy creatures are too powerful for us, Yunxiao. Once I open this gate, they will charge in here, and none of the cultivators in this tower can stop them, including Long Wuzhao.”

”I see.” Luo Yunxiao looked at him. ”What do you think if we delay it for now? I think our best option is to go that place and meet that woman first, and we’ll figure out a way to enter the Zhanlu Domain after we meet her.”

”I can’t think about that right now.” Zhang Fei stored the key into the system inventory because it was much safer than his storage ring. ”Feng Yao forbade me from entering that place before my cultivation reached the Celestial God Realm, and my cultivation hasn’t completely stabilized after I broke through to the Celestial Emperor Realm, so I still need a long time to reach that stage.”

”What kind of place are you two talking about?” Dugu Yuanshen and the others were curious about it.

Luo Yunxiao looked at Zhang Fei, who immediately changed the display on the qi screen to the Limbo Lotus World.

Dugu Yuanshen, Dugu Liangsen, Ju Jushen, and Lu Wangyi were shocked upon seeing the place, as there was nothing there but pitch-black darkness.

”That’s the Limbo Lotus World, and the entrance is in the Floral Mirage Domain.” Ju Jushen and Lu Wangyi looked at Zhang Fei because they were natives of that domain, but they had never heard of it. ”Do you two know about the Ancient Treant Tree?”

”Haha,” Ju Jushen laughed. ”We are both natural races, so we have heard of Su Yuangu.”

”Even though Su Yuangu lives in the fairy race region, all natural races know about him.” Then, Lu Wangyi asked him. ”What does he have to do with the entrance to that dark and terrible place?”

”The entrance is located under Senior Yuangu’s body.” Ju Jushen and Lu Wangyi were shocked to hear that. ”Actually, no member of the fairy race knew about it until six years ago. At that time, Jia Yuyan took me to see him, and he showed me the entrance, but I forbade them to tell anyone else.”

”Hahaha.”

Loud laughter broke their conversation, and they looked towards the entrance to the third floor, where Long Wuzhao, Tianshi Bailong, Long Xukong, and Yue Ningxue came out of the gate.

”Hahaha! It’s been a long time since I saw you three,” Ju Jushen said to them.

Lu Wangyi looked at Yue Ningxue. ”Why is that woman with the three of you, Emperor Long?”

”Yue Ningxue came because of the people from the Divine Samsara Sect, and we started the challenge on the second floor at the same time. Since all of us have reached this floor in the past, we managed to complete the challenge on the second floor at the same time.” Long Wuzhao looked at Zhang Fei. ”Why is your expression so serious? Did something happen before?”

”Emperor Long, this young man has found the key to open the gate.”

”Oh?” Long Wuzhao and the others were shocked to hear that. ”Do you intend to open the gate?”

Zhang Fei removed the qi screen and told the four of them about the situation at the Tower of Eternity in the Zhanlu Domain, which shocked them. ”I’ve never been to that domain, but I could sense the aura of those shadowy creatures when I touched the gate. They are far stronger than all the cultivators in this realm, including the four of you. If I open the gate now, they will attack us directly, and we won’t be able to stop them from possessing us. If they gain control over us, they will destroy this realm.”

”What about that woman on the second floor, kid? Can she stop those shadowy creatures?” Long Xukong asked in an annoyed tone as he remembered Feng Yao.

”Haha,” Zhang Fei laughed because he knew about the problem between Feng Yao and Long Xukong before. ”She is powerful, but I don’t know whether she can stop those shadowy creatures or not, so I don’t want to take the risk of opening the gate.”

Long Wuzhao nodded in agreement. ”Since you can sense that the power of those shadowy creatures surpasses ours, we must think things through carefully before opening the gate.”

”Yeah,” Zhang Fei agreed with him. ”I think I’ll complete all the challenges on the third floor first while waiting for the others to arrive. We’ll discuss it with them before I decide whether to open the gate or not.”

”Why don’t you go to the Ancient Realm through the Ancient Desolate Domain? Can’t you easily get to the portal with your abilities?” Tianshi Bailong asked him. ”You can enter the portal, but those shadowy creatures can’t get out of it, right?”

Zhang Fei nodded to him. ”You’re not wrong about that, father-in-law. However, those shadowy creatures have already taken control of the Ancient Desolate Domain, and they’re far stronger than me. If I force my way in, I’ll be courting death.”

Tianshi Bailong’s lips twitched hearing Zhang Fei address him as his father-in-law, even though his daughter was not yet married to him.

Dugu Liangsen’s jaw dropped as he looked at Zhang Fei in disbelief. Almost everyone in the Paradis Realm knew about the Celestial Dragon Race’s Tianshi Shengjie, but no one knew that she had chosen him as her husband. ’This kid! How does he know all those renowned cultivators? Emperor Long is casual with him, and Senior Tianshi is his father-in-law.’

”Is there no other way to go to the Ancient Realm other than through those two domains?” Yue Ningxue suddenly asked.

”Hmm?” Zhang Fei and the others thought about it.

Long Wuzhao remembered something. ”If I’m not mistaken, the Forbidden Land is part of the Ancient Realm, right? People from that realm always come down there to hold auctions, so I’m sure there’s a portal there that will connect us to that realm.”

”Ahh! That’s right!” Luo Yunxiao clasped her hands. ”What if we go to the Forbidden Land and ask the people there, husband? They can’t go to the Ancient Realm because of the disappearance of the Eternal Flame, but I believe they know the way to go there. Perhaps the domain connected to that place has not been invaded by those shadowy creatures, and we can go there safely if that’s true.”

”You’re right.” Zhang Fei nodded in agreement. ”I’ll send one of my clones there and ask those people.”

Yue Ningxue immediately asked, ”How are you going to get to the Forbidden Land? The portal is already closed, and it won’t open for another thousand years.”

”Haha,” Zhang Fei laughed softly and opened the gate to the Forbidden Land. ”Even though the portal is closed, I can create my own so I can enter and exit the place freely.”

”Tch.” Yue Ningxue clenched her teeth.

Zhang Fei simply smiled and opened a portal to the training space, and his third clone immediately walked out before disappearing into the gate. He immediately closed both of them. ”Let’s wait then.”