Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Since Shang Yaolin was still away with her mother and big brother, Zhang Xiaolong [3] decided to look for Qiao Liangren, but he couldn't find him anywhere, either in the Qiao clan or the mountaintop. In the end, he decided to go to the fortress to see Shang Yingyue, but he ran into Shang Xinyu, so they went there together.

Despite Shang Xinyu's presence with Zhang Xiaolong [3], the gate guard proceeded to lead them inside, while the natives of the Wasteland Realm continued to stare at them with intense hatred.

Before long, they had arrived at the fortress, and Shang Xinyu hurriedly led Zhang Xiaolong [3] to Shang Yingyue's private quarters, where she was talking with her husband and daughter. He was a little surprised to learn that her daughter was still a child about the same age as Xu Ling'er, even though she was over a thousand years old.

Shang Yingyue's husband, Wu Xueming, was also the same age as her. However, his cultivation was on par with Qiao Liangren at the 1-Moon Divine Fusion Realm. "Is he the kid you were talking about before, wife?"

"Yeah, he's the one. Yaolin and Guangming found him in the Netherworld Realm, and his talent is too extraordinary, especially in the soul cultivation path." Shang Yingyue then introduced them to Zhang Xiaolong [3]. "Wu Xueming is my husband, and this little girl is our daughter, Wu Lianzhi."

Wu Lianzhi suddenly jumped down from her mother's lap and approached Zhang Xiaolong [3], looking him up and down. "Are you really only 10 years old, Long'er? I'm two years older than you because I'm already 12 years old, but my mother said you're smarter than me, and she asked me to learn from you."

'Hey, little girl! I'm eight years older than you!' Zhang Xialong [3] murmured to himself before extending his hand, which Wu Lianzhi immediately shook. "Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you."

Wu Xueming immediately stood up and approached Zhang Xiaolong [3], but he then took out a token and gave it to him. "This is my Wu Clan token, and you can bring it to our clan if you go to our realm in the future. Anyway, I don't mind if you do dual soul cultivation with my wife, but I hope you don't overdo it, or I'll castrate your dick."

'Tch! This guy!' Zhang Xiaolong [3] did not take Wu Xueming's words to heart, especially since he himself would do worse if other men dared to approach his wives. Therefore, he immediately accepted the token from him. "Thank you, Senior Brother."

"What brings you here, Long'er?"

"Senior Sister, I didn't want to disturb your time with your family, but I couldn't find Senior Brother Liangren, so I had to come to you." Shang Yingyue raised her eyebrows slightly. "Do you know the method to remove other people's marks in our souls?"

"Eh?" Shang Yingyue was surprised by Zhang Xiaolong [3]'s question. "Why do you ask that? As far as I can remember, there is no mark in your soul, so I think you don't need to think about it."

Zhang Xiaolong [3] shook his head at Shang Yingyue. "I just recalled my parent's friend in the lower realms; he mentioned that someone had planted a mark on his soul. He was really kind to us, so I wonder if soul cultivators like us can remove the mark or not. Actually, my parents have tried to remove it, but they are not soul cultivators, so they can't do it."

"I see." Shang Yingyue nodded in understanding before telling Zhang Xiaolong [3]. "In the soul cultivation path, there are several types of soul marks. Not all of them can be removed by others, and only the person who planted them can remove them.

We can remove some of the others as long as our soul power is much higher than the soul power of the person who planted them, and we can use our soul mark for that, but it will drain our soul power quite a bit. As for your parents' friend, I can't say for sure about the mark in his soul, and I have to see it first to be able to draw a conclusion.

However, I remember there are no soul cultivators in the lower realms, so the mark should be just an ordinary mark, and you might be able to remove it by using your current soul power."

Zhang Xiaolong [3] fell into thought after hearing that. "How can we do that, Senior Sister?"

"Isn't it easy?" Zhang Xiaolong [3] looked at Shang Yingyue in confusion. "At first, both of you must release your souls. Then, you can use your soul mark to attack the mark inside his soul. If the mark is truly ordinary, your soul mark can destroy it easily. However, you will fail if it is not an ordinary mark, and you may suffer a backlash from it."

Zhang Xiaolong [3] nodded repeatedly as a sign of understanding. "Unfortunately, I live in this realm now, and the blue polar realm is very far away in the lower realms, so there's no way I can go there to help him. Even so, I won't give up on helping him, and I'll go to that realm again after I become truly strong."

"Hahaha! I like your mindset, kid." Wu Xueming suddenly laughed and ruffled Zhang Xiaolong [3]'s hair. "I don't know about your family's closeness to that person, but we are humans with feelings, and we are much better than beasts or demons, so we should know how to repay those who are kind to us."

Zhang Xiaolong [3] nodded to Wu Xueming. "Yes, Senior Brother. I will always repay those who are kind to me, and I will take revenge on anyone who hurts me or my family. Unfortunately, my enemies are too strong; even my parents couldn't fight them, and they fell into their hands. That's why I must continue to improve my cultivation and soul, and I will take revenge on those people in the future."

"You are still young now, and you still have a long time ahead of you. From what my wife has told me about your talent and the fact that you are the youngest cultivator to reach the Earth Realm, I believe you will become powerful.

At that time, people will find it difficult to oppose you, and you will have the ability to exact revenge on your enemies." Wu Xueming, with a serious look, reminded Zhang Xiaolong [3]. "Even so, you must not let hatred and vengeance blind your eyes and heart, and you must not kill indiscriminately. Otherwise, you will be no different from them, and you will turn into a cold-blooded killer."

Once again, Zhang Xiaolong [3] nodded to Wu Xueming. "Senior Brother! Senior Sister! I won't disturb your time any longer, so Big Sis Xinyu and I will head back right now."

After they left, Wu Xueming immediately spoke to his wife. "Even though he is half demon, he is not bad, and he seems to be better than many humans."

"Yeah." Shang Yingyue nodded in agreement. "In a month, my master will arrive in this realm, and he came here specifically for Long'er. He once said he wouldn't take a new disciple, but he might change his mind after meeting him."

Wu Xueming immediately carried his daughter. "That kid would be very lucky if Senior Hun was willing to accept him as his disciple, and if your stories about him were true, I think he might be able to match or even surpass him."

Shang Yingyue smiled in response to that. "Long'er is indeed talented, and he might be able to surpass my master in the soul cultivation path. However, he is still in the early stages now, and he still needs to pass many obstacles to be able to do so."

"Can I play with Long'er?" Wu Lianzhi suddenly asked them.

Wu Xueming and Shang Yingyue nodded to their daughter. "It's getting late now, so we should rest now, and we'll take you to Long'er's place tomorrow."

"I know."

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"What are you thinking about, Long'er?" Shang Xinyu suddenly asked because Zhang Xiaolong [3]'s expression was so serious. Find your next read on My Virtual Library Empire

Zhang Xiaolong [3] shook his head at Shang Xinyu. "I was just thinking about my parents' friend, Big Sis. I wanted to go see him and try to remove the mark from his soul, so she can live freely and not have to hide anymore, but I can't do that now because the distance between the two realms is simply too far. Anyway, are you going to that secret place again tonight?"

"Yes." Shang Xinyu then told Zhang Xiaolong [3]. "My body cultivation will soon reach the muscle rebirth stage, so I plan to enter seclusion there for a period of time, and I will return once I have successfully broken through.

In fact, not only me, but Xiaoyin, Jiali, and Yifen are also close to breaking through to the next major stage." (A/N: You guys can read about body cultivation levels in the auxiliary chapter - ranks.)

"Is it difficult for our body cultivation to break through to the eight body gates, Big Sis?"

Shang Xinyu immediately turned to Zhang Xiaolong [3]. "Compared to other cultivation paths, the body cultivation path is the toughest and most difficult, with the eight body gates marking the turning point of this path. I have been a body cultivator since I was a child, but it took me over 500 years to reach my current level.

When I break through to the muscle rebirth stage, it will bring many changes to my body. My raw strength will increase by about twentyfold, and my reflexes will also improve quite significantly. My muscles will become much stronger, so I will not get fatigued easily when doing harder training."

After hearing that, Zhang Xiaolong [3] sighed heavily, particularly because his body cultivation path was still at the most basic stage of body transformation, the skin refining stage. Fortunately, he possesses both body cultivation techniques and demon physique strengthening methods, which have significantly boosted his body strength compared to ordinary cultivators.

However, his body strength still falls short of that of high-level body cultivators such as Shang Xinyu, let alone Hong Xinxin.

"Why are you sighing so heavily?" Shang Xinyu inquired as she caressed Zhang Xiaolong [3]'s head. "You've only been a body cultivator for two months, but I can already feel that your body cultivation level will break through to the flesh tempering stage soon. Back then, it took me two years to break through to that stage, so you don't have to feel disappointed like this.

When you break through to that stage, your flesh and muscle will be strengthened, which will also increase your physical strength and endurance."

"Yeah, you're right, Big Sis."

Before long, they had arrived at the Shang Clan residence, but Shang Xinyu had immediately left with her three female friends, so Zhang Xiaolong [3] returned to his room. However, Shang Yaolin and Murong Qianying had not returned yet, so he decided to look for bloodstones on the eastern rocky beach.

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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 at the earth realm or above.]

[Status: Done.]

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

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'Open it, Mei.'

[You obtained 1 Spirit Spring Water.]

[Spirit Spring Water: Water drawn from a sacred spring that rejuvenates both body and soul, aiding in recovery and purification.]

Zhang Fei [4] sighed inwardly before turning to the two female demons, who were standing beside him. "I think we've had enough training for today."

"Yeah." Balena nodded to Zhang Fei [4]. "Did you improve your fighting ability just by fighting these demon beasts? Your fighting ability has already surpassed mine, and your speed is also incredibly fast, so I'm not confident that I can defeat you if I were to fight you one-on-one."

"Haha." Zhang Fei [4] laughed upon hearing that. "To tell you the truth, I have killed countless demon beasts, and I have also fought other demons many times, or else my fighting ability would not be this high now.

However, there are still so many other living beings who are far more skilled than me at fighting, so I cannot be complacent with my current fighting ability, and I must continue to hone it. As for my speed, I increase it in various ways, one of which is by shouldering heavy weights."

"Hey, Elion! When will Yhrer and Elijah arrive in our city?"

Zhang Fei [4] promptly located the incubus and vampire lords on his map before responding to Orith. "They will arrive in two days, but Cain will take care of Yhrer, so we only need to take care of Elijah. Moreover, Zilvora is on our side, so we don't need to worry about him."

After that, Zhang Fei [4] brought the two female demons back to the incubus tower, and Orith pulled him away to their room. On the other hand, Balena went somewhere else, but her expression was filled with longing, especially since she had been stranded in the Netherworld Realm for a long time and had no way to return to her home realm.

When they arrived at their room, Zilvora had already woken up and was sitting in front of the dressing table, and they could see her smiling to herself. "Where have you two been?"

"Elion wanted to train in the forest, so Balena and I accompanied him there." Orith then told Zilvora. "My queen, Elijah will arrive in this city in two days, so I hope you will help us capture him."

Zilvora nodded in response. "All right, I will help you guys capture Elijah, but I will return to my city after that, especially since I have been here for a few weeks. If I don't return soon, my people will panic, but I will return to this city once I have calmed them down."

Zhang Fei [4] actually didn't want to let Zilvora go, but he could understand her position as the queen of the spider demons. "All right, you can go back after that, and I hope you will return to this city again soon.

"Yeah."

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Meanwhile, Zhang Fei [5] and Jiang Yinghua stood side by side on top of a skyscraper, particularly after the female winged race informed him that her race's representatives would be arriving shortly. "Where are they? Why haven't they arrived yet?"

"Why are you so impatient?" Jiang Yinghua asked back. "They will be here soon, and one of them is a winged race with a rank at the Dominance of the top level."

"Oh?" Zhang Fei [5] raised his eyebrows in surprise. "Doesn't that mean that person is only a level below the Throne?"

Jiang Yinghua nodded to Zhang Fei [5]. "In fact, he is one of the important people in our race, but he is different from the Throne or the rebels' leader, and he prefers to stand in a neutral position."

Zhang Fei [5] suddenly sensed a powerful aura descending from the sky, so he looked up and saw three members of the winged race floating down towards them. The one in front was a man with a westerner-like appearance, and he had shoulder-length golden hair.

There were two people behind the shoulder-length golden hair man; the young man looked like a westerner, but the young woman looked more like an Asian, just like Zhang Fei [5] and Jiang Yinghua.

Soon, the trio landed in front of them, and Jiang Yinghua promptly introduced them to Zhang Fei [5]. "He is Gabriel, the leader of the netural winged race. The man behind him is Phiel, and the woman is Meng Tianshi."

[Master, this Gabriel quite is a transcendent winged race, but his strength is still below Boitata. The other two superior winged races, like Jiang Yinghua, and the current you are stronger than both of them.]

"Lord Gabriel, he is Zhang Fei [5], and he is the protector of the human realm." Jiang Yinghua spoke to the three.

Gabriel gave a slight nod and asked Zhang Fei [5]. "Can we talk somewhere else?"

"Sure."

- To Be Continued -