Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Chapter 958: Karmic Test

”You—” Tian Batian fell to the ground as soon as Mu Tian activated the restrictions on the testing ground. ”Ugh—”

”This testing ground is our sacred place, and I will not allow you all to make a scene here. If you want to fight with him, you can follow him inside, and our rules will not stop you from fighting.” Mu Ling then asked Zhang Xiaolong [3]. ”Do you experience any problems with them?”

”They sent their younger generation to kill me several times, but they underestimated me too much. Some of them fell into my hands and became my servants.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] immediately walked into the fifth testing ground. ”If you two feel great, you guys can follow me inside, and we will fight inside there.”

”Wait a minute, I havenʼt—.”

”No need.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] interrupted Mu Lin. ”Whatever test I will face next, I will definitely do well.”

”That kid is overconfident with himself! The next test is his karma, and he will face many lightning tribulations if his bad karma is too heavy.” Mu Ling let out a soft sigh as he removed the restrictions from Tian Baitian. ”You two have been here for so long, so itʼs time for you to continue your test. Otherwise, my leader will kick you two out of our realm, and you will never be able to enter it for the rest of your lives.”

After Mu Lin left, Tian Baixing immediately helped Tian Baitian up. ”Brother, this is our chance to get rid of that brat, and we will use him to evolve into the ten tails. Thereafter, no one will be able to defeat us anymore, and we will destroy anyone who dares to stand in our way, including Xereth.”

”Yeah.” Tian Baitian gave a light nod. ”Letʼs go inside; we will wait for that brat to weaken from his test, and we will ambush him afterward.”

”Letʼs go.”

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As Tian Baitian and Tian Baixing entered the room, they found it extremely dark inside, with countless flashes of lightning above them. They saw Zhang Xiaolong [3] floating in the air with Lei Que and Long Jishan.

”Heh!” Tian Baitian snorted at that. ”Does he think he can face such powerful lightning tribulations just like that?”

”Rather than thinking about him, we should think about our lightning tribulations first.” Tian Baixing then pointed to the sky. ”See? Our lightning tribulations are starting to appear, and yours is no less powerful than that bratʼs.”

”Letʼs go there.” Tian Baitian immediately flew up high and sat cross-legged under his lightning tribulation.

Tian Baixing followed her brother, but she was much more relaxed because her lightning tribulation was not as powerful as Tian Baitianʼs or Zhang Xiaolong [3]ʼs lightning tribulation.

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”This kidʼs lightning tribulation is so terrifying; I have never met such a powerful one in my entire life.” Shi Yan spoke as he shivered, imagining himself in Zhang Xiaolong [3]ʼs position.

Qing Hun nodded in agreement. ”The two heavenly foxes are much older than this kid, and they are also famous, but their lightning tribulation pales in comparison to him. If I think about it, only Leng Hua has experienced a lightning tribulation as powerful as his in the past.”

”You are right, Old Qing.” They turned to Shangguan Yan, who had just arrived. ”Leng Hua is the most evil among us, and he has done many evil things in the past, so his lightning tribulations are very powerful. If he did not have his lightning defensive artifact, he would have died long ago.”

Leng Xueyan frowned upon hearing Shangguan Yan talk about her father like that, but she said nothing and focused on watching Zhang Xiaolong [3] through the Qi screen. Her hands clasped together in worry. ʼYou must pass your lightning tribulation, okay?ʼ

Tian Jingxuan was not interested in talking about Leng Hua, and he asked his son, who had just arrived with Qing Yun. ”What do you think of this kid, Jiantang and Little Yun?”

”Impressive, outstanding, and talented.”

”He is the fastest cultivator I have ever met, and I will probably need a few hundred years to reach his current speed.”

Tian Jingxuan nodded in agreement with the two. ”Do you two want to learn from him about the body cultivation and speed cultivation paths?”

”Yes, Father.”

”Yes, Uncle Tian.”

”Haha.” Qing Huang laughed, walked to the middle of the two young men, and patted their shoulders. ”You two are the best young generation in our realm, especially since you are not ashamed to admit your defeat and weakness. As we taught you, there are still skies above other skies. The world of cultivation is also the same, and there are many hidden dragons in it, including this kid. As long as you two are never ashamed to admit your weaknesses, I believe you will continue to develop and become even better, and the future of our realm is in your hands.”

”I understand, Uncle Qing.”

”I understand, Grandpa.”

”Thatʼs good.” Qing Huang nodded in satisfaction. ”In fact, we have already decided to accept this kid into our realm regardless of his test results, and you two can learn a lot from him about both paths of cultivation.”

Tian Jiantang and Qing Yun were surprised to hear that, but they were also pleased in their hearts, especially since they could still spar with Zhang Xiaolong [3] again to improve themselves.

”Old Qing is right; we have already decided to accept this kid in our realm.” Tian Jingxuan confirmed. ”However, I am curious about the enmity between him and the two heavenly foxes, especially since they seem so eager to attack him, especially Tian Baitian.”

”That kid is a heavenly fox.” Tian Jingxuan and the others immediately turned to Jia Yuyan in shock. ”That kid is really a heavenly fox, but he is not part of their race, and he was born in the lower realms.”

”How do you know so much about this kid, Yuyan?” Shangguan Yan curiously asked.

Jia Yuyan shook her head at him. ”Sorry, I canʼt tell you the truth because of my promise to my master, but I have told you the truth that this kid is a heavenly fox. In fact, he is also a demon, but he—”

”Are you fucking kidding me?” Shi Yan asked in a high pitch. ”How can this kid be a human, a beast, and a demon?”

Tian Jingxuan and the others were also shocked by Jia Yuyanʼs revelation, especially since they couldnʼt detect Zhang Xiaolong [3]ʼs beast and demon aura. ”Please tell us everything you know about this kid, Yuyan.”

”Do you guys remember the legend of the ten-tailed fox?” They nodded to Jia Yuyan. ”Before he died, he split himself into two, who were Tian Baitian and Tian Baixing. However, he did not pass on all his power to them; instead, he divided it into several and hid it in various realms across the universe.”

”Why is that? Arenʼt Tian Baitian and Tian Baixing his direct descendants?”

”I donʼt know for sure why the ten-tailed fox did that, but I suspect that he thought he was not strong enough to pacify this universe. He wanted his successor to surpass him and become the strongest in this universe; only then could that successor bring peace back to it.” Tian Jingxuan and the others exchanged glances after Jia Yuyan said that, especially since they themselves had always hoped for a safe and peaceful life, but they knew that it would never come true. ”In fact, the ten-tailed fox left behind a writing about his successor, but no humans or demons know about it, and only the natural and beast races know about it.”

”What is the content of the writing left by the ten-tailed fox?”

Jia Yuyan waved her hand, and a Qi screen appeared in front of them, but there was only a stone monument with a statue of a ten-tailed fox on it. They could see that there was writing in front of the stone monument, but they could not read it. ”The writing was written by the ten-tailed fox himself: One day in the future, the ten-tailed fox will return to this universe once again. However, he is more than a heavenly fox because he is also a human and a demon, and he is destined to become the peacemaker. When he evolves into a ten-tailed fox, he will gain immense power to bring peace between humans, demons, beasts, and natural races.”

”So, Zhang Xiaolong [3] is the ten-tailed foxʼs successor?”

”Yes.” Jia Yuyan nodded at them. ”Honestly, I have heard about this kid from the other natural races scattered across the various realms, and I have always been waiting for his arrival. In fact, he has a relationship with the female phoenix, and her true name is Feng Yao, the princess of the Phoenix Race. The two phoenixes with her are Feng Tian and Feng Jiu, the emperor and the empress of their race.”

”Why did you hide everything from us, Yuyan?” Tian Jingxuan asked seriously. ”Back then, I asked if you recognized them, but you said you didnʼt.”

”Him.” They looked at Zhang Xiaolong [3], who had already begun undergoing his lightning tribulation, but it was like a childʼs toy to him, and it had no significant impact on him, which shocked them. ”At first, I thought he was still weak because the information I got said his cultivation was still at the Earth Realm, but I didnʼt expect that he would successfully reach the Divine Transcend Realm in a little over three years, and he forced the dragon ancestor to become his contact beast.”

”What? Are you trying to fool us? How could he possibly reach the Divine Transcend Realm in a little over three years?”

Jian Yuyan shook her head. ”I didnʼt mean to fool you guys, okay? The first time I heard of him was a little over three years ago, and his cultivation had only reached the Body Realm at that time. Since then, I have been following his progress, and he reached the Earth Realm about two years and eight months ago. A little over two years ago, he went to the Evergreen Spirit Haven Realm, and his cultivation had already reached the Heaven Realm.”

”Absurd! His cultivation speed is simply absurd!” Tian Jingxuan and the others nodded in agreement with Qing Hong.

”His cultivation had only reached the Heaven Realm at that time, but he managed to defeat Da Xiongmao and the others, even though their cultivation had already reached the Divine Ascension Realm.” Everyoneʼs jaws dropped after Jia Yuyan said that. ”I myself was shocked after I heard the news, but I thought his current strength was still lacking, so I havenʼt told you anything about him. I heard that he disappeared shortly after, and he has only appeared a few times since then. I was initially confused as to how he could have disappeared, but he suddenly appeared in our realm with his cultivation already reaching the 1-Moon Divine Transcend Realm, which made me think that he had entered seclusion for the past two years.”

”I think the same as you.” Shangguan Yan spoke, nodding her head. ”By the way, this kid told me that he is basically a dual cultivator, and a dual cultivator can indeed cultivate faster than normal cultivators like us. However, I think his cultivation speed is still absurd, and he might use something to speed up his cultivation.”

”Youʼre not wrong about that, Yan.” Jia Yuyan then took out some pills and showed them to Shangguan Yan and the others, causing their eyes to widen, especially after they recognized the pillsʼ grade. ”As you can guess, that kid is an excellent alchemist, and he concocted these pills.”

Shangguan Yan and the others immediately took the pills from Jia Yuyanʼs hands. ”Where did you get them?”

Jia Yuyan immediately explained it to them. ”He opened alchemy shops in several realms, and one of them is located in the Evergreen Spirit Raven Realm. I got them from the natural races in that realm, and their effects far surpass all the pills in our realm. However, their prices are quite exorbitant; a set of his basic pills costs ten million blue jewels.”

”Fuck! Ten million jewels for five pills is no different from extortion!” Shi Yan shouted loudly.

”Hehehe.” Jia Yuyan giggled. ”Old Shi, you havenʼt swallowed his pills yet, and youʼll change your mind after swallowing them.”

”Are their effects worth their price?” Shi Yan asked doubtfully.

Jia Yuyan immediately took out several bottles containing Zhang Xiaolong [3]ʼs basic pills. ”Iʼve bought them for all of you, but you have to pay me their price.”

”Tch!” Shi Yan threw a bag containing ten million blue jewels, and he took one of the bottles before swallowing the pills in one go.

Tian Jingxuan and the others were not in a hurry to swallow those pills, and they chose to wait for Shi Yan to experience their effects first so they could be more confident in deciding to swallow them.

After they waited for some time, Shi Yan had already opened his eyes and released his full strength, surprising all of them. ”Incredible! My Qi absorption rate has increased quite a bit; my dantian and bones have also become stronger. My meridians have become much smoother and cleaner, as well as my soul! Ten million blue jewels are definitely cheap compared to their effects!”

After hearing that, Tian Jingxuan and the others immediately paid Jia Yuyan the price of the pills, and they hurriedly swallowed them, making the female elf smile in amusement because of their actions.

Jia Yuyan then asked Leng Xueyan. ”Donʼt you want to swallow these pills?”

”Naturally, I want to swallow them.” Leng Xueyan paid Jia Yuyan and took a bottle of pills. ”However, I am an alchemist, and I am more curious about how he can concoct such pills. The effects of his pills are much stronger than mine, and I canʼt recognize the ingredients he used to concoct them.”

”Oh, thatʼs right! I forgot that youʼre an alchemist.” Jia Yuyan said with a nod. ”I heard that he once challenged one of the towers, and he probably got their recipes from the tower. I hope you donʼt tell your father about him; otherwise, he will become more eager to take action against him, and as a result, he will be the one who loses if that happens.”

”I know.” Leng Xueyan immediately closed her eyes and swallowed the pills.

Jia Yuyan observed Leng Xueyan for a while before turning her gaze to Zhang Xiaolong [3] through the Qi screen. ʼDid something happen to her? Earlier, I noticed that she kept staring at this kid, and her gaze toward him was different from how she usually looks at others. She wasnʼt cold as usual, and her gaze was so gentle when looking at him, she even seemed worried that he would fail his tests.ʼ

Not only did Jia Yuyan notice the changes in Leng Xueyan, but Shi Yan also felt a striking change from her. However, he said nothing and sat on the chair silently, watching the lightning bolts strike Zhang Xiaolong [3] nonstop. ”Hey, Yuyan! This kid seems to have a lightning element in his body; he has also learned the lightning element law and lightning body cultivation technique.”

”Isnʼt that obvious?” Jia Yuyan asked him back. ”During his battle tests, this kid repeatedly used lightning techniques, and he wouldnʼt be able to use them without lightning elements, right?”

”Yeah, youʼre right.”

Jia Yuyan then continued. ”His lightning element has clearly reached the peak stage, as well as his lightning elemental law and lightning body cultivation technique. His lightning tribulation became so powerful due to his bad karma, but he seems to have gotten used to it, so we donʼt need to worry about him.”

”The hardest of all the tests is the seventh test, which is the Dao Test.” Jia Yuyan nodded in agreement to Shi Yan. ”Since he came from outside our realm, he might have difficulty comprehending the Dao.”

Despite this, Jia Yuyan seemed confident about Zhang Xiaolong [3]. ”Donʼt worry, this kid will make it through everything.”

”I hope so.”

Sometime later, Tian Jingxuan and the others had finished absorbing the pills, and their expressions were of joy after they felt the changes in their bodies.

”Hey, look! The two foxes seem to want to do something to that kid.” Qing Huang suddenly spoke, pointing his finger at the Qi screen.

Jian Yuyan immediately spoke. ”We donʼt need to interfere in their problems. I believe he can handle them, and we just need to watch from here.”

- To Be Continued -