Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Chapter 835: Talk With Xia Tian

Xia Tian and the others charged into the Lei Clan, but they could not find Lei Xuanfeng and the main members of the clan, and they only discovered the black demon statue that was already half-activated. In the same room, they find traces of a teleportation portal.

”Shit! Weʼre late.” Long Qiang cursed irritably.

Zhu Hong and the other mythical beasts were also furious about their failure to capture Lei Xuanfeng, preventing them from seeking information about Xerethʼs other plans.

”Hey! Check this statue.” Cheng Gaoji and Ji Changlan approached Xia Tian, ​​who was standing in front of the black demon statue. ”Can you do something about this statue, Old Cheng?”

Cheng Gaoji examined every side of the statue before giving his answer. ”Even though my abilities are not as good as Gong Renʼs, I can still do something to get rid of this statue. However, I canʼt do it right away, and I need to prepare some materials for that.”

”What materials do you need, Old Cheng?” Cheng Gaoji told Ji Changlan about all the materials he needed. ”My shop should have all those materials; I will go over there to get them.”

After Ji Changlan left, Cheng Gaoji and Xia Tian examined the black statue again, looking for an easier method to remove it from their realm.

Meanwhile, the mythical beasts were waiting in the front room. Dai Hubai then asked the others. ”Do you guys think Zhang Fei is a Heavenly Fox? How can he disguise his beast aura so neatly? If we werenʼt mythical beasts, we wouldnʼt be able to recognize his identity.”

”Why are you asking something so obvious, Old Dai?” Long Qiang responded with a shake of his head. ”In this universe, only the Heavenly Fox Race has the ability to create the gate.”

Wang Wugui nodded in agreement with the azure dragon. ”Fortunately, he is a member of that fox race, or we would have arrived in this realm too late. Even the Nameless One, who possesses the void element, could not have brought us back here this early.”

”Hey! You look down on my future husband too much, Old Tortoise!” Huli Xianniang protested angrily.

”Didnʼt I speak the truth?” Wang Wugui responded with a shrug of his shoulders. ”If the Nameless One could have brought us back here, we would have arrived here a week ago.”

”You—”

”Stop it, Xianniang.” Zhu Hong, the vermilion bird, interceded for them. ”I know you love the Nameless One, but Wang Wugui is stating the fact, so donʼt be angry. Rather than thinking about that, Iʼm more curious about Zhang Feiʼs reason for helping the humans, and I feel that he has an ulterior motive.”

”I agree with you, Hong.” Nu Shen, the Nian beast, said it with a nod. ”We all know Tian Baitian and Tian Baixing are too arrogant and hate humans. Thus, they will never allow their race members to help humans, so I also feel that Zhang Fei has a certain motive for helping us.”

”Could it be that Tian Baitian and Tian Baixing are plotting with Xereth?”

”What a foolish question!” Zhu Hong and others shouted at Fu Xin, the mythical deer beast. ”If those two old foxes conspire with that demon, then the sky will definitely fall!”

Fu Xin pouted her lips in response. ”Then, what do they mean by sending Zhang Fei to help the humans?”

Although the mythical beasts were talking outside, their voices reached Cheng Gaojiʼs and Xia Tianʼs ears, causing the two old men to laugh to themselves, especially since they already knew that Zhang Fei was not part of the Heavenly Fox Race.

Huli Zhizhen and Huli Jinhu suddenly appeared at that place. Huli Xianniang and the others immediately greeted the two, especially since they were seniors to them.

”Did you guys manage to find the way to that place in the Sun Tower?”

”No.” Huli Xianniang explained to Huli Zhizhen and Huli Jinhu about the situation in the Sun Tower, and the other mythical beasts supported her words. ”Ancestors, Zhang Fei should know the key to going to that place, especially since he had a good relationship with those people. If it werenʼt for him, we would never know that the upper realms were facing great danger. He asked someone on duty at the Star Tower to contact those two elders, and they were the ones who informed us about Xereth.”

”That kid should be a Heavenly Fox, right, wife?” Huli Zhizhen asked his wife.

Huli Jinhu nodded at him. ”Zhang Fei is indeed a Heavenly Fox, and she was the one who asked Feng Shen to meet us. In fact, he came to our realm together with Old Shen, and I met him at that time. However, you didnʼt notice his presence, especially since he was in an invisible state.”

”Hmm?” Huli Zhizhen frowned in response. ”Could it be that Zhang Fei is the son of Tian Baitian and Tian Baixing? As far as I can remember, only both of them have such an ability in their race, so I guessed that way.”

”Thatʼs impossible.” Huli Jinhu immediately denied it. ”All of Tian Baitianʼs and Tian Baixingʼs descendants are old, and they have no more children after them.”

Huli Xianniang immediately spoke to them. ”Ancestors, instead of guessing about Zhang Feiʼs identity, why donʼt we go see him directly? If we talk to him, we will know more clearly about his identity and motives.”

”Letʼs first resolve this issue, and once everything is in order, weʼll meet Zhang Fei for a conversation.” Huli Jinhu then walked away from the place, followed by Huang Zhizhen.

”Hey, Zhang Fei is quite interesting and talented.” Huli Xianniang, Zhu Hong, and Fu Xin immediately turned to Nu Shen with raised eyebrows. ”Heʼs only 20 years old, but his cultivation has already reached the 1-Star Heaven Realm. Moreover, heʼs Hun Diʼs youngest disciple, and he managed to reach the perfection stage of the earthly soul level so quickly. Additionally, Iʼm sure he is also a body cultivator like me, and his body cultivation level has probably already reached the third stage. Compared with him, the younger generations of our races are nothing.”

”Donʼt tell me that you like Zhang Fei?” Huli Xianniang suspiciously asked. Zhu Hong and Fu Xin also felt suspicious of Nu Shen.

Unlike them, the three male mythical beasts, especially the azure dragon, Long Qiang, looked serious. ʼTch! If that brat dares to approach Nu Shen, I will eat him and the people around him alive.ʼ

”What are you saying, Xianniang? Donʼt you already know the rules of my race?” Nu Shen immediately denied it. ”We, Nian beasts, cannot carelessly establish relationships with any living creatures. Our soulmates are predetermined by several things, and we will perish if we violate them. As for me, I donʼt like my life being ruled by unknown things, but Iʼm also afraid of violating them, so I prefer to live in solitude.”

Huli Xianniang then walked away. ”Since the Lei clan members have fled, I will go to my future husbandʼs place.”

”Shameless!” Nu Shen, Fu Xin, and Zhu Hong exclaimed simultaneously. ”The Nameless One rejected Xianniang tens of thousands of times, but she insisted on getting him.”

Thereafter, the three female mythical beasts left the Lei Clan, followed by Long Qiang and the two male mythical beasts.

Following their departure, Zhang Xiaolong [3] appeared at that place. He deliberately followed the mythical beasts because he got ominous feelings from some of them, and their names were also red on the map. ʼHave you saved their data, Mei?ʼ

[I have, Master. However, I donʼt understand why they are hostile towards you, especially since you have never met each other before.]

Zhang Xiaolong [3] himself was also confused about it, but he had an idea in mind. ʼThey have already recognized my identity as a Heavenly Fox, and their hatred for me is probably because of that, which means they have old issues with those foxes.ʼ

After that, Zhang Xiaolong [3] went to meet Cheng Gaoji and Xia Tian in the inner room. ”Old Cheng, can you estimate the Lei Clanʼs destination from the teleportation portal residue?”

”I donʼt need to bother doing that because Lei Xuanfeng bought the teleportation device from me, and I set the coordinates, so I know his destination.” Cheng Gaoji then took out a device and gave it to Zhang Xiaolong [3]. ”You can activate it, and it will take you to him.”

Zhang Xiaolong [3] wanted to check the device, but Xia Tian suddenly stood up and faced him. ”Do you like my little daughter, kid?”

”Senior Xia, I wouldnʼt have tied our souls together if I didnʼt like Mengying, right?” Xia Tian wasnʼt surprised to hear that from Zhang Xiaolong [3] because Murong Mengying had already told him about their soul bond. ”Mengying is an attractive woman, but she is also a lonely woman, and I can remove that loneliness from her heart.”

”Youʼre right, kid. Behind her cheerfulness, my little daughter actually feels deep loneliness. Even though Iʼve brought her to explore this universe many times, the loneliness in her heart still hasnʼt disappeared.” Xia Tian grabbed Zhang Xiaolong [3]ʼs shoulders. ”Mengying is not my biological daughter, but I already consider her as one, and she is my everything. I know she likes you, but she still canʼt accept her feelings. I hope you can convince her to accept her feelings for you, and you must help her overcome the loneliness in her heart.”

Zhang Xiaolong [3] nodded at him. ”Donʼt worry, Senior Xia. I will definitely convince Mengying to accept her feelings, and I will make sure her life will not be lonely anymore.”

”I leave Mengying to you, kid.”

”Yes.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] then asked him. ”Have you heard of the Sovereign Heaven Realm, Senior Xia?”

Xia Tian turned to Cheng Gaoji, but Zhang Xiaolong [3] immediately told him that he was a member of his group. ”Who told you about that realm?”

”I met someone in the Star Tower, and he told me about that realm.” Xia Tian was slightly taken aback by Zhang Xiaolong [3]ʼs answer. ”In fact, I am looking for a suitable realm to live in in the upper realms, and I am considering several realms, including the Sovereign Heaven Realm. I am thinking of going to that realm to check if the situation there is suitable for me and my family, and I will bring them there after I have confirmed everything.”

”In fact, not many people know about that realm, including the Nameless One.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] was surprised by Xia Tianʼs answer. ”As you already know, I am a wandering cultivator, and I have been to countless mysterious places. I discovered that realm by accident, and that realm is another world separate from this universe. However, it is difficult to enter that realm, and it took me ten years to be able to enter that realm.”

”Why is that?” Zhang Xiaolong [3] asked in confusion.

Xia Tian explained it to him directly. ”Based on the history I read in their library, the Sovereign Heaven Realm is the oldest realm in the upper realms, and it is directly connected to the Paradise Realm in the past. However, I did not find any records of how the realm was separated from that place, and I also could not discover any records of the appearance of the boundaries separating that place from the upper realms.”

”So, in the past, the Paradise Realm and the Upper Realms were connected to each other, huh?”

Xia Tian nodded to him. ”The two were connected in the past, but the emergence of the boundaries separated them. The records didnʼt mention the Paradise Realm; instead, they referred to another realm beyond the upper realms, which included cultivation stages following the Seven Divine Realms. I learned the name of that place, the Paradise Realm, from my little daughter, who said she heard it from you.”

”I see.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] nodded in understanding. ”Mengying once told me that you always believed there was another world after the upper realms, but I didnʼt expect that you knew about it from the Sovereign Heaven Realm. So, what makes it difficult for us to enter that realm?”

”Before you enter that realm, you have to go through a series of difficult tests. Even with my knowledge and experience exploring this universe, I have difficulty completing some of them.” Zhang Xiaolong [3]ʼs expression turned serious after Xia Tian said that. ”The first test is to test our aptitude in cultivation, and you will be expelled immediately if you fail to pass it. Even if your cultivation is at the Divine Ascension Realm, you may not be able to pass the first test. If you have high aptitude in cultivation, you will be able to pass it easily, but vice versa.”

”Aptitude test, huh?” Zhang Xiaolong [3] muttered to himself. ”Whatʼs the second test?”

Xia Tian explained directly. ”The second test is the Sovereign Gate, where you will undergo three tests: the mind and heart test, the body test, and the soul test.”

”Hmm?” Zhang Xiaolong [3] fell into thought. ”Let me guess, they are using illusions to test our minds and hearts. They will probably use pressure or gravity to test our bodies, and they will probably use soul attacks to test our souls.”

”Hahaha.” Xia Tian laughed and patted him on the shoulder. ”All your guesses are correct, kid. Iʼm sure you wonʼt have any trouble passing the soul test, especially since you are a soul cultivator, and Old Hun praised your talent for the skies. During the mind and heart test, they will use powerful illusions on you, and you will fail if your mind and heart are filled with filth. In the worst-case scenario, they will destroy both, resulting in your death during the test.”

Zhang Xiaolong [3] took a deep breath after hearing that. He was confident that he could pass the mind and heart test because he had the illusion negation ability, but all his women, family, and friends did not have it.

Xia Tian then continued. ”In the body test, they will suppress you with their aura, and you will also be challenged by five times heavier gravity.”

”Oh? Is it possible for them to increase gravity?” Zhang Xiaolong [3] asked in surprise.

However, Zhang Xiaolong [3] was not worried about it, especially since he had already perfectly adapted to sixteen times gravity. Most of the people by his side had also been adapted to that level, and the rest had already been adapted to eight times gravity, so it wasnʼt a difficult thing for them.

”Yes.” Xia Tian continued with his explanation. ”In fact, the gravity in the Sovereign Heaven Realm is already five times heavier than the gravity in this realm or other realms, and it took me some time to adapt to it. There are some cultivators in that realm who have the ability to control gravity, and they can increase the gravity there several times heavier.”

”Have they ever used their abilities to increase the gravity there?” Zhang Xiaolong [3] asked in a curious manner.

”Yes.” Xia Tian nodded and explained. ”They have a special training ground and prison where they can adjust gravity as they wish. If I recall correctly, they increased the gravity in both places to ten times heavier, which is very difficult even for the residents of the realm itself.”

Zhang Xiaolong [3] smirked faintly, especially since ten times heavier gravity was mere childʼs play for the current him. ”Then what about the other tests?”

”The second test is a competency test, where you are given a special technique. You must successfully learn the technique within a certain period of time, and you will fail the test if you fail to learn it after the time is up. If you fail, the technique will automatically disappear from your memories, so you will not be able to remember anything.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] was a little surprised to hear that people in that realm had such an ability. ”The third test is the battle test, and it has ten levels of difficulty. At each level, the number of your opponents will increase, and their strength will also increase by one minor level, which is quite difficult for many people.”

Zhang Xiaolong [3] shook his head slightly. ”So they deliberately designed those quests to thwart people who want to enter their realm, huh?”

- To Be Continued