Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

After they finished discussing Zhang Fei and Luo Yunxiao's wedding date, Huang Xiaoyi asked a servant to escort the three women to the guest rooms.

Beiming Youhuang immediately approached her. "Are you really going to let Yunxiao marry him?"

"Haven't you seen his abilities for yourself? Do you think there is a man who can match him?" Huang Xiaoyi turned the question around. "You've known my daughter for a long time, so you should be able to see that she only loves him. Since we brought her back to this realm, she has never stopped thinking about him, and her feelings for him have deepened as she has grown up. Although my husband and I dislike his status as a dual cultivator with multiple wives, our daughter's happiness is most important to us; thus, we decided to let them get married."

Beiming Youhuang nodded in understanding before turning to leave. "Tell Yunxiao that I will be away for some time."

"I'll tell her as soon as she comes back." Huang Xiaoyi released a soft sigh after Beiming Youhuang left. "She must want to go to the Star Tower to find out information about Zhang Fei from Wan Jiang."

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Zhang Fei and Luo Yunxiao decided to stop dual-soul cultivating once they sensed the changes in Xu Ling'er, and they saw that she had successfully created not just one but nine illusory avatars of her, just like them.

"Haha." Luo Yunxiao laughed after seeing Xu Ling'er's nine avatars. "Ling'er, Fei was right that you're a genius, and my brothers will be embarrassed by your avatars! They've tried for hundreds of years, but they only managed to create two and three, respectively. You were only 13 years old and tried it once, but you managed to create nine of them."

"Big Sis, they've never trained in the training space like me, and the comprehension feature not only helps me learn many techniques, but it also improves my basic understanding. If they had trained here, they would definitely have succeeded in creating nine like us." Xu Ling'er then canceled her technique and got out of bed. "You two have been apart for too long, so I won't bother you guys any longer. I'm going out now, and I'll teach the technique to the others."

"Yunxiao, I want to try something, and my soul level will be able to reach the divine soul level sooner if the results are as I hope." Zhang Fei then explained his plans to use his nine illusory avatars for dual soul cultivation to Luo Yunxiao. "I know that's too extreme, but it's not a problem for me, so I want to try it now."

Luo Yunxiao nodded in agreement. "I don't dare to do something like that because my overall soul power is not yet as strong as yours, even though my soul level has long reached the divine soul level; instead, I will use my soul power to help you."

"Let's do it, Yunxiao." After using his nine illusory avatars to absorb celestial qi from the air into his body and soul, Zhang Fei channeled it into his soul, including the hundreds of white lotuses within it.

At the same time, Luo Yunxiao channeled her Yin Qi into Zhang Fei's body and her soul power into his soul, filling his body and soul with Qi.

Those white lotuses rotated in place and absorbed Zhang Fei and Luo Yunxiao's Qi, and their rotation gradually became really fast, creating a big Yin-Yang diagram above them.

Luo Yunxiao looked up at the Yin-Yang diagram in amazement. 'His soul technique is truly amazing! Every white lotus in his soul continues to strengthen it, and his soul power far surpasses that of experienced soul cultivators. Perhaps Senior Hun Lingwu would be interested in recruiting him as his disciple, but that old man isn't that nice, and he might be jealous of him. After this, I'll tell him many things, especially about the forces in this realm.'

An hour later, Zhang Fei stopped his activities and opened his eyes again. "As expected! The effect becomes even more significant if I cultivate my soul at the same time as my nine avatars absorb the celestial Qi, so I will continue to use this method every time I dual-soul cultivate with them."

"Do you often dual-soul cultivate with several of them at once?"

Zhang Fei responded to Luo Yunxiao by transforming into his half-fox form and splitting his eight tails into dozens of tails, which left her speechless. "I can't do it with my human form, but I can use this method in my half-fox or demon form. This way, we don't have to waste too much time, and I can help all of them while increasing my soul power at the same time."

"I see." Luo Yunxiao nodded in understanding. "No wonder most of them have comparable soul power, and only those senior cultivators have higher soul power than theirs. Then, why is a pervert like you still not eating them?"

"Hahaha," Zhang Fei laughed and playfully pounced on Luo Yunxiao. "How dare you call your husband a pervert? Do you want to experience the punishment?"

Instead, Luo Yunxiao wore a flirtatious smile and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I wonder how you will punish me, my dear husband."

"Who taught you to be this flirtatious?"

"No one."

"I don't believe you!" Zhang Fei shook his head at Luo Yunxiao. "Tell me, who taught you? Beiming Youhuang is not such a person, so I'm sure someone else taught you to act coquettishly. Otherwise, I will punish you with my deadly tickles."

"Ahh!" Luo Yunxiao screamed as soon as he started tickling her. "Hahaha! Ahhh! No! Stop it, husband! You're going to tickle me to death!"

"Now tell me."

"Ahh! Stop! Hahah! I'm telling you the truth! No one taught me!" Luo Yunxiao pouted her lips as soon as Zhang Fei stopped. "Have you forgotten that I've been like this since we were kids? Have you forgotten that I used to tease you a lot?"

"Naturally, I remember all that because my memory was sharp even before I became a cultivator, and I just want to tickle you like before." Zhang Fei then cancelled his nine avatars, laid down beside her, and hugged her. "Tell me about your domain, Yunxiao. How many major powers are there? How many sects and major clans?"

"Right now, our Immortal Lotus Sanctuary is the best sect and the leader of this domain, and there are five other major sects beside us: the Nine Sword Hall, the Azure Immortal Peak, the Hidden Moon Sect, the Star Cloud Pavilion, and the Eternal Heaven Sect, all of which are supreme-grade sects."

"Hmm?" Zhang Fei raised an eyebrow slightly because some of the sect names were overbearing. "Don't tell me the Hidden Moon Sect is a female sect."

Luo Yunxiao glared at him. "Are you thinking of going to that sect and seducing the women there?"

"Haha," Zhang Fei awkwardly laughed. "I'm just asking, okay? Even though I have over a hundred women, not all of them can catch my eye. Otherwise, I'd have thousands, or even tens of thousands, right?"

"You're right, the Hidden Moon Sect is a women-only sect, and they're located in the eastern region." Luo Yunxiao nodded and continued her explanation. "In addition to that sect, there are many other sects in the eastern region; the same applies to other regions, which we have categorized into three grades. The Azure Immortal Peak is located in the northernmost area of this domain, where its members reside at the summit of the highest mountain, pursuing the Dao. The Nine Sword Hall is located in the southern region, and they are completely focused on the sword path. The Eternal Heaven Sect is located in the western region, and the sect is surrounded by deep valleys and ravines. Meanwhile, the Star Cloud Pavilion is located in the central region, and it is more universal than the other sects. Actually, the sect also has an academy for young cultivators, and the clans in this realm send their younger generations there to learn many things, starting from the age of 6."

"What is the focus of the Eternal Heaven Sect and the Hidden Moon Sect?"

"Many people believe that those from the Eternal Heaven Sect can learn and understand the secrets of heaven, and many go there to learn them." Zhang Fei himself did not believe that anyone could understand the secrets of heaven even if they had comprehended the Dao. "My father said that was nonsense because no one could understand the secrets of heaven, but the people in this domain believed in their abilities."

Zhang Fei nodded in agreement with that. "Honestly, I agree with your father, but I don't underestimate them because there are many mysterious things in the world of cultivation. Perhaps they do have the ability to learn and understand them, but it is difficult to prove the truth because I myself don't know the secrets of heaven, even though I have understood the dao."

"Have you truly comprehended the Dao?" Luo Yunxiao asked in surprise.

"I have only grasped the initial phase. The Dao is much deeper and more mysterious than people, including myself, tend to imagine." Zhang Fei told Luo Yunxiao directly about the tests in the Sovereign Heaven Realm, which surprised her. "Actually, understanding it isn't as difficult as people think, but pursuing the true Dao isn't as simple as breathing, and we must grasp its essence. I can't explain the feeling after understanding it, but it brought about many changes in me. If you want, I will bring you to that realm, and you can try to understand the Dao there. With the speed at which you learn things, I'm sure it won't take you long to understand the initial phase."

Luo Yunxiao thought about it seriously for quite some time. "In that case, I will go to that realm, but we will go there after our wedding. As for the Hidden Moon Sect, they focus more on everything related to Yin. In fact, they sell many items related to it, including their Yin Qi."

"Oh?" Zhang Fei was surprised to hear that. "You do realize that Yin is always associated with evil, right? Indeed, not all of them are evil, but many of them are."

"That's true." Luo Yunxiao nodded in agreement. "Even though they focus on everything related to Yin, they are not heretics. In fact, they are the best assassins in this domain, and they are widely recognized by cultivators from other domains. Despite their profession, they always uphold righteousness and never kill innocent people. Whenever they receive a mission request, they will investigate their target's background first, and they will refuse if their target turns out to have a clean background."

A broad smile appeared on Zhang Fei's face after Luo Yunxiao said everything, causing her to raise her eyebrows.

"Ouch! Ouch!" Zhang Fei screamed in pain because Luo Yunxiao suddenly pinched his waist while glaring at him. "Ouch! Let me go, wife!"

Luo Yunxiao squinted her eyes and pinched his waist harder. "Tell me, what are you thinking? Why are you smiling to yourself after hearing about them?"

"Ouch! Wife! I have an assassin organization, okay?" Luo Yunxiao was taken aback, prompting Zhang Fei to explain to her about his organization. "The founder of the organization was Liu Hua, and she founded it to accommodate women who were victims of violence, either directly or indirectly. Wen Xuan and Wen Yuan took care of the organization after she fell under Pang Hong's control, and I freed her from him when I came to the Sky Jade Realm the first time. After that, she changed the name to the Demon Fox Group because I was a demon and a fox, but I never took care of them directly, and the Wen Twins did it for me."

"How many members does your organization have now?"

"At first, there were around a hundred, but their number has reached thousands now." Luo Yunxiao then asked Zhang Fei another question. "I had planned to bring them to this realm, but I won't do it anytime soon. I'll probably bring them here after my cultivation reaches the Five Celestial Realms."

Luo Yunxiao nodded in understanding. "However, they will be too weak if you wait until your cultivation reaches the Five Celestial Realms to bring them to this realm, and they will be useless to you. Although this realm has many cultivators in the Seven Divine Realms, they are significantly stronger than those from the Three Mortal Realms. Additionally, the number of cultivators in the Five Celestial Realms is large; therefore, you need to consider an alternative method to bring them here as soon as possible. If they cultivate in this realm much earlier, they will be much more useful to you, and they can help you face your enemies here."

"Yeah, you're right," Zhang Fei then continued. "Since the Hidden Moon Sect has an assassination organization, I'm afraid that our organizations will clash with each other in the future. Therefore, I will meet them before I deploy my organization's members, and I want to persuade them to join me. However, it won't be easy, especially since they are both experienced and native cultivators of this realm. If I'm careless, they will attack and annihilate my organization."

Luo Yunxiao smiled at that. "They won't dare to touch you or your organization if they know you're the Immortal Lotus Sanctuary's son-in-law, so you don't need to worry too much about them."

"You know I'm not that kind of person, right?" Zhang Fei gave her a kiss. "Even though I need a powerful backer in this realm, I will never bring up the name of the Immortal Lotus Sanctuary in my personal matters. Instead, I want to build my own force with the Demon Fox Group as its foundation, and if I can do that, people will hear my name and respect me."

"Yeah."

"Then, what about those clans? Who were the senior cultivators who came when I broke through before?"

Luo Yunxiao immediately provided an explanation to Zhang Fei. "Those four people are Fan Ning, Ru Yan, Zhi Yuan, and Chen Qi. They are one of the ancestors of the Fan, Ru, Zhi, and Chi main clans. They rarely appear in public, but your breakthrough was too frightening, forcing them to come out. Apart from those four clans and my Luo Clan, there are still two other major clans, the Qin and Jiang clans, but their ancestors did not appear before. The last person is Zhuang Qihong, and he seems to be a close friend of Uncle Ma. I don't know much about him, so you can ask him directly about him. By the way, each clan leads ten second-grade clans, but you don't need to care about them."

"I see." Zhang Fei then asked her again. "Are there alchemists from all those clans and sects? I plan to open my shop in this domain to collect cultivation resources more quickly, and I don't want to have any contact with them."

"The Star Cloud Pavilion has a god-rank alchemist, and his alchemy skills are truly amazing." Zhang Fei wasn't surprised to hear that from Luo Yunxiao, especially since Lin Jingxia was able to reach the god-rank despite living in the Three Mortal Realms, let alone a cultivator from the Paradise Realm. "Even so, Senior Bu Guo doesn't open an alchemy shop, and people come to the sect to buy his pills. Apart from him, the Ru and Chi clans also have alchemists, and if I remember correctly, their ranks are at the celestial rank. Those two people have shops in every region, but my father doesn't allow them to open a shop in our place."

"Hehe." Zhang Fei chuckled. "In that case, I will set up my first shop in the Immortal Lotus Sanctuary, and I will collect jewels from the disciples."

"Since I've never left this domain, I don't know much about other domains. If you want to get information about them, you can go to your parents, and they'll definitely have a lot of information for you." Luo Yunxiao then lay prone on top of Zhang Fei. "For now, I want to enjoy my time with you, so we'll stop talking about them now."

Zhang Fei smiled and cupped Luo Yunxiao's face before kissing her, which she immediately reciprocated.

- To Be Continued -