Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Chapter 607: Enlightenment Challenge

On the flying artifact, the nameless one and the white beast listened to Feng Tianʼs story with serious expressions, especially about the news about the Star Tower that he got from Feng Yao. However, he refrained from mentioning Zhang Fei in front of them, likely due to his familiarity with their characters and the likelihood that they would rush to the Nine Stars Realm if they heard about him.

Gong Ren also shared his experience at the Sun Tower in the Blossom Heaven Realm with the nameless one and the white beast, convincing them that the two towers indeed have the same origin.

”Old phoenix! Where did Little Yao get all that information? How can she be certain that the Star Tower holds the key to access those realms?” The white beast, Xue Bao, asked Feng Tian.

Feng Tian turned to him directly. ”When Yaoʼer arrived at the Star Tower, the challenges there were in progress. Usually, the tower would not admit another participant midway, but it allowed her to enter and take on those challenges. As she underwent some of these challenges, she met several people who were related to the tower. At first, she only guessed that the tower came from those realms, and her guess was proven correct after the old man who controlled it met her.”

The nameless one then spoke to them. ”Since Yaoʼer has already met the person who controls the Star Tower, I believe the two towers are the key for us to open the way to those realms. To prove the truth, we have no choice but to go through all those challenges and reach the tenth floor of the Sun Tower, and Iʼm sure that we will meet the person who controls it there. However, Iʼm not sure that our numbers will be enough to reach that floor, so I think we should contact the others and ask them to set off for the Blossom Heaven Realm right away.”

”I agree with you.” Feng Tian said, then asked the nameless one. ”Which of them should we invite to the Sun Tower?”

For some time, the nameless one thought of several names. ”You can contact the leaders of the other mythical beast races, except for Tian Baitian and Tian Baixing. Those demons are still trying to invade their realm, and the Heavenly Moon Real will undoubtedly fall into the hands of the demons if the two of them leave now, which will add to our problems.”

”I will contact Long Qiang, Dai Hubai, and Wang Wugui.” Feng Tian immediately turned to his wife. ”Wife, you can contact Zhu Hong now.”

”What about Huli Xianniang, Nu Shen, and Fu Xin? Should I contact them, too?” Feng Jiu asked.

Feng Tian first turned to the nameless one, who smiled bitterly after hearing the last three names. ”You can contact the three of them too, Jiu.”

ʼHaha! This guy is always afraid of meeting the three of them, especially Huli Xianniang.ʼ Feng Jiu inwardly laughed because of the nameless oneʼs expression. ”All right, I will contact them all now.”

Xue Bao suddenly spoke to his master. ”Master, that vixen Huli Xianniang will be overjoyed to meet you, and I am sure that she will not stop seducing you.”

The nameless one only released a heavy sigh in response to Xue Baoʼs words. ”How long will it take us to arrive at the Blossom Heaven Realm?”

”With the speed of my flying artifact, we can arrive at that realm in three days. However, we have to wait for the others to arrive first before we challenge the Sun Tower.” After the nameless one nodded, Feng Tian immediately contacted the three people he mentioned before.

Once they received the message from Feng Tian and Feng Jiu, the six people immediately agreed and proceeded toward the Blossom Heaven Realm.

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Early in the morning, Shang Yaolin let out a soft sigh as she saw her mother sleeping naked by her side. However, she couldnʼt find Zhang Xiaolong [3] in their room. She immediately looked for him and found him cultivating on the mountaintop. She did not disturb him and prepared to carry out her duties.

After she left her room, Shang Yaolin saw two women standing in front of one of the rooms. Their expressions looked ridiculous as they looked into the room.

Shang Guangming immediately approached Shang Yaoin and told her about the situation inside the room. ʼI donʼt know when Shang Xiaoyin and Shang Baishi started having that kind of relationship, but their relationship will shock our clan, and Shang Ziyuan will be furious if she finds out about it.ʼ

ʼI donʼt care if Shang Ziyuan is furious with them, but I think it will benefit me, especially since Shang Xiaoyin wonʼt bother me anymore.ʼ After that, Shang Guangming and Shang Yaolin went to carry out their duties.

Meanwhile, Shang Yifen and Shang Jiali were still standing in front of the bedroom door, watching Shang Baishi and Shang Xiaoyin kissing hotly. As members of the Shang Clan, they naturally knew that their relationship was that of an uncle and a niece, but they never heard that their best friend had such a relationship with her uncle.

Moreover, the Shang Clan hated such relationships very much, so Shang Yifen and Shang Jiali were sure that their patriarch would punish Shang Baishi and Shang Xiaoyin severely if he heard about their relationship.

Additionally, Shang Yifen and Shang Jiali knew for sure Shang Baishiʼs character, and he was never serious with women. He only used them to have fun for a few days, and he would leave them after he was satisfied with ruining their feelings.

Unfortunately, no one knew that Shang Baishi and Shang Xiaoyin did not become like that because of themselves. They became like that after Zhang Xiaolong [3] used his memory manipulation on them. He didnʼt change their memories, but he added some new ones, which were memories of their intimate relationship.

”Yifen! Jiali! Come here.” Instead of following Shang Xiaoyinʼs orders, Shang Yifen and Shang Jiali immediately ran away like frightened rabbits, without caring if she would punish them.

Shang Xiaoyin was furious because her two friends had chosen to run away, but Shang Baishi directly told her. ”Itʼs okay; you donʼt have to blame them. Sooner or later, they will also fall into my hands, and I will have fun with them then. Anyway, you have to leave now, or more and more people will find out about our relationship, and we will face problems if my sister hears about our relationship.”

”In any case, Uncle, you must capture that fox brat as soon as possible.” Shang Xiaoyin hurriedly got off Shang Baishiʼs lap and left the room.

After Shang Xiaoyin left, Shang Baishi immediately closed his bedroom door and took off his trousers, but his face turned pale after seeing his lower body. ”What actually happened to me? Why did my dick suddenly become this small? Goddammit! If my dick is this small, I wonʼt be able to have fun with those women, and Xiaoyin wonʼt be satisfied with me either, so I must find a way to make it bigger.”

Zhang Xiaolong [3] purposefully used his body modification ability to shrink Shang Baishiʼs dick for Shang Yingyue, particularly after Murong Qianying revealed their past relationship to him.

After all, Shang Yingyue had consistently treated him well and assisted him in the soul cultivation path, so Zhang Xiaolong [3] decided to do such a thing against Shang Baishi.

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Gu Hanshuang and Dan Qingying, who had just opened their eyes, immediately checked their bodies. They were relieved after they did not find Zhang Fei [1]ʼs Yang Ai inside their bodies, but they were disappointed because he left without waiting for them to wake up.

Both of their faces turned red as they remembered their madness last night with Zhang Fei [1], and a satisfied smile immediately spread across their faces. They felt completely satisfied after they had dual-cultivated with him for so long, and they hoped to see him again.

”What do you think about our situation, Qingying?” Gu Hanshuang asked.

Dan Qingying responded with a slight shake of her head. ”After we dual cultivated with him once, I feel that Prince Lian is too weak. Unfortunately, we canʼt possibly avoid him, or he will kill us and our family.”

”Yeah, youʼre right.” Gu Hanshuang then spoke again. ”Last nightʼs activity is our secret, so we have to keep it tight and not discuss this matter in the sect. If Ning Wu hears it, he will tell it to Prince Lian, and we will face big trouble.”

After that, Gu Hanshuang and Dan Qingying quickly cleaned themselves up, and they joined their two friends, Ning Wu and Ting Ting, to buy other things in the capital.

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In the Star Tower, Xiao Xianqin and the other participants eagerly anticipated the final challenge, the enlightenment challenge. After all, the final challenge would determine whether they would make it through the first floor, and since almost all of them had faced repeated failures, they hoped to pass the challenge this time to advance to the second floor.

Unlike them, Zhang Fei is much more relaxed and never thinks about the last challenge. He is more focused on learning about alchemy under Feng Yaoʼs guidance, especially since his first clone continues to fail in concocting the rank-3 Bone Mending Pill.

Time passed so quickly, and two notifications appeared in Zhang Feiʼs mind, indicating that the day had changed again.

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[Ding]

[Daily Quest: Absorb 100,000 Qi.]

[Reward: 1,000 bronze coins.]

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[Daily Quest: Killing 500 beasts or demon beasts in the Earth realm or above.]

[Reward: Daily gift pack x1.]

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Within minutes, they were transported to a completely different room from the previous challenge, and the room was similar to a several-floors-high library. Unlike normal libraries, everything was not neatly arranged on shelves, but everything floated above them in several colors according to each element.

Based on the instructions contained therein, the participants could find out that the place was divided into several sections. There was a different pressure from each section, and the pressure would become stronger if they went to higher floors.

On the first floor, they could find the Earth Grade techniques, and they had to go up to the second floor to look for the Heaven Grade techniques. Meanwhile, the Celestial and Divine Grade Techniques were only available on the third and fourth floors.

Since the Divine Grade Techniques are available there, all participants will not waste time looking for the Celestial Grade Techniques, let alone the Earth and Heaven Grade Techniques. They were eager to acquire the highest-grade techniques, so they hurried to the fourth floor to select the one that best suited their needs.

However, Zhang Fei, Feng Yao, Xian Changyue, Xian Xianqin, and Yun Xinyue did not rush to follow them.

”Arenʼt you interested in getting one of those Divine Grade Techniques?” Feng Yao asked.

”Unlike them, we already know the background of this tower, so Iʼm sure thereʼs something hidden in this library.” Zhang Fei then pointed upwards. ”Iʼm sure thereʼs another hidden section above the fourth floor, and I believe there are Immortal Grade Techniques there, but we have to find the entrance first.”

Xian Changyue raised an eyebrow and asked him. ”Do you really want to do that? We only have a day to find a technique that suits us and one day to learn it. Moreover, learning the Divine Grade Techniques is already challenging, let alone the Immortal Grade Techniques. If you fail this challenge, you canʼt proceed to the second floor, and youʼll have to wait a few years to be able to challenge this tower again.”

”I know.” Zhang Fei then turned to Xian Xianqin and Yun Xinyue. ”You two should find a technique that suits your elements, or youʼll both run out of time.”

Xian Xianqin and Yun Xinyue exchanged glances for a moment before agreeing with Zhang Fei, and they immediately flew toward the fourth floor. Xian Changyue felt that he was being too stubborn, but she did not say anything further and followed the two princesses.

”What about you?” Zhang Fei asked Feng Yao.

Feng Yao shrugged in response. ”I have mastered several Divine Grade Techniques, and all of them are the most suitable for me, especially since they are passed down through generations in my phoenix race. Since you are sure that there is a hidden section above the fourth floor, I will accompany you to look for it first. If we fail to find it, we can choose one of the techniques on the fourth floor. By the way, what kind of techniques are you looking for? Are you seeking offensive, defensive, movement, support, dual cultivation, body, or soul techniques?

”Hmm?” Zhang Fei thought about it for a while. ”I already possess the most effective dual cultivation and soul technique; I will no longer seek out techniques for both paths. My two body and movement techniques are already quite good, so I believe Iʼll focus on finding an attack or defense technique. If there is one, Iʼm thinking of looking for a support technique, especially since I donʼt have one yet.”

Feng Yao nodded in understanding. ”Support techniques will actually be useful, especially when we face large numbers of enemies. In that case, letʼs go to the fourth floor to find the entrance to the secret floor.”

”Yeah.” Zhang Fei and Feng Yao quickly flew to the fourth floor, and they could see that some of the participants had already chosen their techniques. Meanwhile, some others appeared hesitant to make a decision, particularly due to the difficulty of learning the Divine Grade Techniques and their uncertainty about mastering them within a single day.

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At the top of the tower, the old man and his disciples continued to watch the challenge participants, but their focus was only on Zhang Fei and Feng Yao, especially since only the two of them were more worthy of their attention than the others.

”Master, this annoying brat is not stupid, and he realized that there is another floor above the fourth floor.” Hua Meiʼer said, but she was still annoyed with Zhang Fei because of the incident in the previous demon heart challenge.

Sima Yun then asked their master. ”Will you allow them to enter that floor, Master? If they get one of those Immortal Grade Techniques and successfully master it, they will be invincible in the middle and upper realms.”

”Arenʼt you exaggerating about this kid, Brother Sima?” Sima Yun immediately turned to the woman beside them, whose appearance seemed indifferent compared to the playful Hua Meiʼer. ”This kid indeed has extraordinary talent; even I am jealous of his talent, but I donʼt believe that he can learn an Immortal Grade Technique in a day. The female phoenix is much more convincing than him, and Iʼm sure that she can master one of the techniques on that floor.”

”Humph!” Sima Yun snorted softly. ”Helian Xunʼer, you have never fought this kid directly, nor have you witnessed his previous actions. You think like that about him because his cultivation is still in the ten mortal realms, but I dare to bet that you will never be able to win against him if you donʼt use your cultivation.”

”Hmm?” Helian Xunʼer frowned at Sima Yun. ”Are you looking down on me, Brother?”

”Itʼs up to you to interpret my words.” Sima Yun nonchalantly replied, causing Helian Xunʼer to frown even more.

”What do you want to bet with me?” Sima Yun immediately took out an item, making Helian Xunʼerʼs eyes sparkle. ”Master, I want to see this kidʼs ability, and I must win the Golden Phoenix Fern from Brother Sima, so I hope you send him and the female phoenix to that floor.”

The old man could only shake his head at his discipleʼs behavior, but he was curious about Zhang Feiʼs comprehension ability. He had also intended to send him to that floor from the start, but he was afraid that he would fail to pass the challenge. ”All right, Iʼll show them the way to that floor, but we will have to wait longer if they fail to grasp those techniques.”

- To Be Continued -