Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Chapter 749: Blood Condensing Stage

At the Xi Clan, Xi Hongyan had just returned, but her expression was full of disappointment.

”What makes you so disappointed, Hongyan?” A middle-aged woman asked her.

Xi Hongyan let out a soft sigh. ”Aunt Xi Qiuwei, Iʼve been looking for Mai Xiaomeng for two weeks in the southern region, but I havenʼt managed to find her or her race members. Iʼve also been monitoring the Hong Clan for the past two weeks, but she never appeared there. Instead, I discovered Murong Qianying relocated her Murong Clan not far from that clan, and she did that after Shang Huaqiang sent her husband and in-laws to another realm.”

”The Netherworld Realm.”

”Yes.” Xi Hongyan nodded. ”I still canʼt understand Shang Huaqiangʼs reason for invading a demon realm in the middle realms, but I think there might be something interesting about that realm.”

”Do you want to send people to that realm?”

Xi Hongyan thought about it for quite some time. ”Since that realm is in the middle realms, I plan to send Xi Baoxing and Xi Chaozu there. What about all those clans? Have Xi Zhenyang and Xi Xiuling managed to subdue them?”

”The Bao and Pei clans have already decided to join us, but the Xing and Fang clans still refuse, and they are putting up strong resistance to our people.” Xi Qiuwei then asked her. ”Are you going to the two clans yourself?”

”No need.” Xi Hongyan refused and immediately walked away. ”If Xi Zhenyang and Xi Xiuling canʼt subdue them, then they are not worthy of being members of my Xi Clan, and I donʼt need useless people like them. Aunt Qiuwei, order Xi Baoxing and Xi Chaozu to leave for the Netherworld Realm today.”

”Yes.” Xi Qiuwei let out a sigh in her heart after Xi Hongyan disappeared. ʼHongyan has become different since her parents died. Back then, she was innocent and gentle, but she has become cold and cruel now. She is no different from Shang Huaqiang, and she doesnʼt hesitate to dispose of our clan members who she feels are useless.ʼ

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In the Blossom Heaven Realm, Shang Xiaojuan, who was meditating in front of the stone obelisk, opened his eyes as a flying artifact landed behind him. He immediately stood up and approached Ai Weiren, who had just arrived. She did not come alone, and she brought five people with her, but he only recognized one of them. ”What took you so long, Master? Iʼve been waiting here for you for two weeks.”

”Foolish disciple!” Ai Weiren rebuked him. ”Do you think you can face those challenges in this tower by yourself? Even the Nameless One and Hun Di brought enough people to challenge this tower!”

Shang Xiaojuan scratched his head without daring to refute his master, and she then greeted one of them. ”I didnʼt expect you to come here with my master, Aunt Xing Sichai.”

”Iʼve never heard of this tower, so I immediately agreed to join Weiren when she told me about it.” Xing Sichai then walked to the stone obelisk and touched it. ”Apparently, this stone obelisk is the first test to test our raw strength, and we can only enter the tower after lighting these crystals.”

An old man immediately walked to her side and pointed to the monument not far ahead. ”Look at that; I think thatʼs the maximum limit for challenging this tower. Since the Nameless Oneʼs and Hun Diʼs groups are already inside, there are only ten slots left.”

”In that case, we donʼt need to delay any longer.” Another old man said as he walked over to their colleague, followed by Ai Wiren and the others. ”There are only seven of us, so there are still enough slots for us. If we enter now, we might be able to catch up to the two groups.”

They quickly took turns attacking the stone obelisk and obtained the qualifications to challenge the tower, and Ai Weiren immediately led them inside. Like the previous two groups, they were immediately faced with ten doors. However, they did not select the black door but rather the one that led them to seven different locations. If Zhang Fei saw that place, he would definitely know that it was the natural challenge.

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[Ding]

[Daily Quest: Absorb 100,000 Qi.]

[Status: Done.]

[Reward: 1,000 bronze coins sent to the inventory.]

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

[Status: Done.]

[Reward: Daily gift pack x1 sent to the inventory.]

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[Ding]

[Congratulations! The hostʼs body cultivation has broken through to the Blood Condensing Stage.]

[The hostʼs Qi circulation has increased by 10 percent, and the hostʼs endurance has increased by 20 percent.]

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After the series of notifications, Zhang Xiaolong [3], who was tempering his body in the beast pond with the two women, immediately opened his eyes and clenched both his fists. ”Iʼve waited two months for this, and my body cultivation has finally broken through to the third stage. My Qi circulation has also become slightly faster than before, but my endurance has increased the most.”

”Congratulations, Longʼer! Your body cultivation has finally broken through again.” Shang Xinyu said with a smile.

”Thank you.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] immediately brought Shang Xinyu and Shang Yifen out of the beast blood pond. The three of them quickly got dressed. ”Unfortunately, this beast blood is no longer useful to me if I donʼt mix other liquids into it, and my bodyʼs cultivation will become very slow.”

”Aunt Xinxin should be able to help you with that, right?”

Zhang Xiaolong [3] nodded. ”Xinxin already said she would give me another liquid to help me break through to the fourth stage, so Iʼll see her later.”

”What are we going to do now? Are we going back to the Nine Stars Realm?” Shang Yifen asked.

”Actually, I thought I would bring you two back to the Red Sun Realm, especially since your cultivation would be too slow if you continued staying in the middle realms.” Both women looked at Zhang Xiaolong [3] in confusion, especially since Shang Huaqiang would capture them if they returned to the Shang Clan. ”Hey! Your two families are now living in the Hong Clan, remember? Therefore, you donʼt need to go back to the Shang Clan, and you can stay in that clan. In fact, my real body lives there now, but Iʼm still in seclusion, and I will be coming out in four and a half months. As for me, I will join my real body and the others so I can reach the Heaven Realm faster.”

Both women nodded in understanding, and Shang Xinyu spoke to him. ”I can feel that your cultivation is approaching the 6-Star Earth Realm now.”

”If my calculations are correct, I will break through in two weeks. Once I reach the Heaven Realm, I will pick you two up at the Red Sun Realm, and you guys will join all my wives and partners to challenge the Star Tower. If you are lucky, you can get divine-grade techniques there.” The eyes of the two women lit up after Zhang Xiaolong [3] mentioned the grades of the technique. ”Iʼll send you guys there now.”

”All right.”

After he sent Shang Xinyu and Shang Yifen to the Hong Clan, Zhang Xiaolong [3] did not immediately leave the Wasteland Realm. Instead, he stared at the eastern island and thought about seeing Tianguo, who had been watching him ever since he returned to that realm.

[Do you want to see Tianguo now, master? You were even able to subdue Jiu Shui and Yan Jiang, both of whom are much stronger than him, so you should be able to subdue him.]

Zhang Xiaolong [3] shook his head slightly. ”Tianguo is different from them, Mei. Although his cultivation is lower than Jiu Shuiʼs and Yan Jiangʼs, his soul power is stronger than theirs. His soul power is at the perfection stage of the Heavenly Soul level, and he also has the ability to possess the souls of other beasts. Thatʼs why I wonʼt meet him now, and I will meet him after my soul power reaches the Heavenly Soul level. At that time, he wonʼt be able to fight me back, and I will subdue him before forcing him to make a contract with me.”

Following this, Zhang Xiaolong [3] entered the training space, where he engaged in dual cultivation and dual soul cultivation with his two partners, Ba Shuxiang and Xie Jingxian.

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”Why did he send you two back here?” Shang Yifen and Shang Xinyu immediately explained the situation to Hong Xinxin. ”Zhang Fei and all his clones are still busy with their cultivation, so he hasnʼt seen me in the past two weeks. Since his body cultivation has broken through to the third stage, I will prepare the Yang Tempering Liquid for him. By the way, Sister Qianying often comes to this clan, so you should not mention his real name here, especially since she still doesnʼt know his true identity.”

”I know, Aunt Xinxin.” Both women answered with a nod. ”We havenʼt seen both of our families for quite a while, so weʼre going to see them now.”

”They live on the east side of this clan, so you two can go there to meet them.” After Shang Yifen and Shang Xinyu left, Hong Xinxin immediately went to her clanʼs treasury to get the liquid for Zhang Fei.

However, Cai Yinzhi and Yan Yizhen were also there looking for something. ”Do you want to get Jiushen Liquid for Zhang Fei again, Xinʼer?”

”No, Grandma.” Hong Xinxin immediately told them. ”Zhang Feiʼs body cultivation has just broken through to the Blood Condensing Stage, so he no longer needs that liquid. Instead, I want to get the Yang Tempering Liquid for him, but we donʼt seem to have much stock.”

Yan Yizhen immediately took several bottles of the liquid, stored them in a storage ring, and handed the ring to her daughter. ”There are only a hundred now, but your father has ordered more. That guy will send the new stock over in a few days, and Zhang Fei can use the ones available for the time being.”

”What about your soul power?”

”Even though Zhang Fei has taught us how to do dual soul cultivation, the increase in our soul power hasnʼt been that great.” Yan Yizhen was the first to answer.

Cai Yinzhi then said. ”Your soul power can increase quickly because Zhang Feiʼs soul power is already high enough, but your grandfatherʼs and fatherʼs soul power is on par with us, so we canʼt increase it as fast as you. Even so, our soul power is much better than before, but it will take us longer to reach your level.”

”I see.” Hong Xinxin nodded in understanding. ”The important thing is that you two must not stop dual soul cultivating with my father and grandfather, and I will ask Zhang Fei to help you improve your soul power later.”

”Zhang Fei is currently focusing on pursuing the Heaven Realm, so you donʼt need to bother him because of us.” Cai Yinzhi suddenly remembered something. ”Xi Hongyan has returned to the western region, so I think you can ask Mai Xiaomeng to come back here.”

Instead, Hong Xinxin smiled bitterly. ”Iʼve told Mai Xiaomeng about Xi Hongyan, but she doesnʼt want to come back yet, especially since Zhang Fei keeps ignoring her. In the past two weeks, his real body never came out of seclusion, and his clone was busy with a blacksmithing competition, which made her frustrated.”

”Haha.” Yan Yizhen laughed at that. ”Mai Xiaomeng has always been confident in her beauty and body, but she has now met a man who is not affected by either, so it is natural for her to feel frustrated. By the way, your grandfather contacted me yesterday that they were on their way to this realm, and they will arrive in a week.”

”Do you want Zhang Fei to meet them, Mother?” Yan Yizhen nodded to Hong Xinxin. ”All right, I will try to talk to him first, but Iʼm not sure if he will be willing to meet them now. I will go to the Murong Clan now, especially since Sister Qianying feels lonely.”

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A while later, Hong Xinxin was already sitting in front of Murong Qianying. ”Do you miss Longʼer, Sister Qianying?”

”Why do you still ask if you already know the answer?” Murong Qianying responded with a heavy sigh. ”I havenʼt seen Longʼer for almost two months, so I miss him so much. Despite moving my clan here, I still find it difficult to leave them unattended.

”Longʼerʼs body cultivation just broke through to the third stage today, but he decided to enter seclusion to pursue his cultivation, so he sent Shang Xinyu and Shang Yifen back here.” Murong Qianying looked disappointed when she heard that, but Hong Xinxin then asked her. ”Do you want me to bring him here?”

”I donʼt want my clan members to know about our relationship, so Iʼll wait until the situation is more stable and he comes out of isolation first. After that, Iʼll ask him to pick me up, and Iʼll spend some time with him.” Murong Qianying then told her about something else. ”Chongyun just contacted me, and theyʼre not far from the Netherworld Realm, but they wonʼt arrive there until two weeks. However, Longʼerʼs close ties to demons from that realm worry me, and Iʼm afraid heʼll meet them there.”

”Are you afraid that Shang Chongyun and the others will kill him?” Murong Qianying nodded to Hong Xinxin, who then grabbed her hand. ”Sister Qianying, you already know that Longʼer is a smart child, and he is much stronger than you imagine. Even if he meets them there, they may not be able to do anything to him, so you donʼt have to worry about him. Instead, you should worry about them, and they might fall into his trap like us, especially Ran Keqing.”

Murong Qianying raised her eyebrows after she remembered Ran Keqing. Back then, she tried to control Zhang Xiaolong [3], and she also asked Shang Yumei to do so. However, their plan failed miserably, and they fell into his arms instead. ”If Keqing really falls to Longʼer, Tinglong will probably get enraged and try to kill him. However, that kid has the ability to move between realms, so he should be safe.”

”Therefore, you donʼt need to worry about Longʼer, especially since he will be safe.” Hong Xinxin then asked her. ”Did you know that Shang Huaqiang sent Shang Xishun to the Wasteland Realm?”

”Why did he send that stupid woman there?”

Hong Xinxin shook her head. ”Longʼer, Shang Xinyu, and Shang Yifen have been in seclusion in the Wasteland Realm for the past two weeks. When they arrived there, he detected Shang Xishunʼs presence in the realm, and he immediately informed me. She would never move without Shang Huaqiangʼs orders, and I think it might have something to do with Shang Baishi and Shang Xiaoyinʼs relationship.”

”You are right.” Murong Qianying nodded in agreement. ”Shang Baishi and Shang Xiaoyinʼs relationship would never have happened without Longʼerʼs intervention, and he used his abilities to influence them. Forget it; we donʼt need to interfere in their affairs, and their affairs are good for us because it gives us plenty of time to prepare against them.”

After they talked about some other things, Hong Xinxin went straight back to the Hong Clan and contacted Zhang Fei to get the Yang Tempering Liquid so he could start tempering his body again.

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Shang Baishi and Shang Xiaoyin, who were enjoying their time, were shocked by the sudden appearance of Zhang Fei [5] in the Xian Realm. ”Who exactly are you? Why did you lock us up in this empty realm?”

”Haha.” Zhang Fei [5] laughed and returned to his ten-year-old form, causing Shang Baishi and Shang Xiaoyinʼs eyes to widen. ”Do you two recognize me now?”

Shang Xiaoyinʼs face instantly darkened, especially since she had long suspected that he was the mastermind behind everything, which started with the incident of her falling unconscious for four whole days around seven months ago. ”You! You were the one who saved Shang Yaolin from me back then, right?”

- To Be Continued -