Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

"Unfortunately, the three of you will have to return to your realms empty-handed because Shang Ziyuan is my prisoner, and I will never hand her over to anyone." Zhang Fei [1]'s answer made the three women frown. "I have long known her abilities to create techniques, and she has helped me create several special ones."

"We will pay you whatever you ask for as long as you are willing to hand Shang Ziyuan over to us." Chi Yuexin spoke without mincing words.

"Hahaha." Zhang Fei [1] laughed at that. "I don't know how rich your realm is, but I don't lack anything in this realm, so I will still reject your offer."

"You—"

Zhang Fei [1] hurriedly continued before Chi Yuexin interrupted him. "Are money and resources more important than your life and your family?"

"What do you mean by that? Are you thinking of threatening me?" Chu Yuexin immediately released her aura to pressure Zhang Fei [1], but Ma Kuangyu swiftly moved and dispelled her pressure, shocking her and the two women.

"Old woman, you are already too old, so you better control your temper. Otherwise, you will die of a heart attack, and the people of your realm will blame me." Lin Zuxin and Wenren Yue almost laughed when they heard Zhang Fei [1]'s words, while Chi Yuexin's face darkened. "You just felt the power of one of my many strong protectors, so you are mistaken if you think I'm afraid of you. Furthermore, we do not know each other, so I have no reason to threaten you, and you misinterpreted my previous words."

"What do you really mean by that?" Lin Zuxin asked him.

"Do you know the reason I destroyed the Shang Clan and took over their clan?" The three women shook their heads at Zhang Fei [1], who immediately explained it to them. "All members of the Shang Clan are my enemies because they killed my father-in-law, and his death made my mother-in-law and wife miserable for quite a while. Their actions also turned my brother-in-law into a demon, making it hard for him to reunite with my sister-in-law and their daughter. That's why I ask you whether money and resources are more valuable than your life and your family's, especially since their feelings are far more valuable to me than worldly things. I killed the majority of their members, and I only left a few of them, like Shang Ziyuan, who is now my prisoner."

Chi Yuexin and the others looked shocked by that. "Did you really kill them?"

"An eye for an eye, blood for blood, and life for life." They frowned at Zhang Fei [1], who smiled casually in response to that. "Whether they are men or women, whether they are strong or weak, they must die as long as they are my enemies, and I will eliminate all their roots so that they will not bring me trouble again in the future."

'This kid is truly a lunatic! How can he say such things so easily?' The three women thought to themselves.

Zhang Fei [1] immediately got down from his chair. "I have to return to my seclusion, so the three of you can leave my residence now, and I will never hand Shang Ziyuan over to anyone. If you think you can suppress me, go ahead, but I will treat you as enemies, and you will face unimaginable consequences."

"Let's go, Zuxin and Yue." Lin Zuxin and Wenren Yue immediately followed Chi Yuexin and left the Zhang Clan.

Shortly after they left, Ma Kuangyu and Nalan Yushu appeared at Zhang Fei [1]'s side. "The three women are not bad, Master. They know when to press and when to retreat, but I don't think they'll give up so easily, and they might target your clone in their realm."

"Talents like Shang Ziyuan are extremely rare, and her mirror reversal technique has proven that, so I believe she has a wide chance of becoming a technique master in the future." Zhang Fei [1] and Nalan Yushu nodded in agreement with Ma Kuangyu. "If she manages to create many high-level techniques, you and your family will be unrivaled even in the Paradise Realm."

"Haha." Zhang Fei [1] laughed at that. "Old Ma, is being unrivaled that interesting? Honestly, I have never considered becoming that kind of person; I only want to live a peaceful life with my loved ones. Unfortunately, the situation in the cultivation world will never allow us to have a peaceful life without strength, so I will continue to strive to become stronger and stronger. As long as I can ensure that no one can harm them, even if it means contaminating my body with the blood of countless living beings and losing my humanity in the process, I am willing to make the necessary sacrifices."

Nalan Yushu immediately spoke to him. "Master, you will become the most evil living being if you lose your humanity, especially with the cursed demon heart inside your body. Therefore, you must keep it intact, or you will become a disaster for those closest to you and the entire universe."

"She's right, kid." Ma Kuangyu spoke as he nodded. "Your humanity is the most important part of you, especially since it's the only thing that can balance your beast and demon sides. If you lose it, your cursed demon heart will instantly consume you, and you will change completely."

Zhang Fei [1] embraced the two of them. "You guys don't need to be this serious, okay? I will keep my humanity alive within me, but I might let it go if a major circumstance comes my way."

"I hope such a situation will never come." Ma Kuangyu spoke as he sighed.

Nalan Yushu shared the same sentiment as Ma Kuangyu. "It's time for you to return to your seclusion, master."

"Yeah." After they entered his tiny soul world again, Zhang Fei [1] immediately returned to the training space and joined the other three clones.

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On the flying artifact, the three women looked gloomy because they failed to recruit Shang Ziyuan. Lin Zuxin and Chi Yuexin thought that Zhang Fei [1] was wasting her talent, and her development would be much faster if she joined them in the Sovereign Heaven Realm, which was full of invaluable resources.

"Master, I have never met anyone as cruel as him; he even killed most of the Shang Clan members just for revenge." Wenren Yue suddenly spoke. "Besides, I feel that he is different from his twin brother in our realm, especially since that kid is more easygoing and cheerful."

Chi Yuexin shook her head in disagreement. "We still don't fully understand Zhang Xiaolong, and we've only seen him for a day, so I won't hastily draw the conclusion that he's a good person. Moreover, his twin brother is so evil, so there's a possibility that he's also wicked. Therefore, we have to be careful of him, and we have to make sure that he won't wreak havoc in our realm."

"I think Tian Jingxuan has already considered that; otherwise, he and Qing Huang would not have sent their two clansmen to Zhang Xiaolong's side." Chi Yuexin agreed with Lin Zuxin, but she still had bad feelings about him, especially after their conversation with Zhang Fei [1] earlier.

Unfortunately, Chi Yuexin still didn't realize that the two were Zhang Fei's clones, especially since his clones were completely identical to his real body and were undetectable by even the strongest artifacts.

Chi Yuexin then spoke. "Zuxin, use as many golden jewels as possible to speed up your flying artifact so we can be in our realm five days earlier. I have an uneasy feeling about Zhang Xiaolong, so I want to personally monitor him."

"What do you think about him?" Lin Zuxin asked as she put many golden jewels into the flying artifact's source, making it fly much faster than before.

"I can't confirm that until I monitor him." Chi Yuexin sighed heavily and looked back. "However, I feel that kid and his twin brother are much more terrifying than Leng Hua and Cao Ren, and their cruelty may surpass those old fogeys behind the Cao Clan."

Lin Zuxin nodded in agreement. "Speaking of Cao Ren and the Cao Clan, where did they go exactly? They left not long after Yuan Tiancheng and the others departed two years ago, and they have not shown any signs of returning; even the clan members have kept their activities tightly sealed."

"I have no information about their departure, but I am sure they are planning something bad out there, and they will probably attack us once they return." Lin Zuxin sighed heavily once Chi Yuexin mentioned that. "Unfortunately, the Cao Clan's protection is too powerful, and those old fogeys will come out immediately if we attack them while Cao Ren and the others are away; otherwise, Tian Jingxuan will lead us to attack them since their leaders are gone. Forget it! Since we cannot take any action against them right now, we should stop worrying about them and continue preparing our countermeasures; instead, we will concentrate on Zhang Xiaolong for the time being."

"Yeah."

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Zhang Fei and his group were resting at the edge of the forest, but he himself was not resting; instead, he tried to manifest his sword qi according to the instructions given by Han Ling to his third clone.

Noticing this, Xian Xianqin immediately approached Zhang Fei and asked him a question. "Why did you suddenly focus on the swordsmanship? You know that some of us are swordmasters, including me. However, you never asked us to help you learn swordsmanship more seriously, and you prefer close combat."

"Haha." Zhang Fei laughed at her question, and he immediately explained to her about Han Ling and his past. "His technique not only single-handedly stopped the war between the four races, but it almost led to the destruction of my home realm. Fortunately, that disaster never occurred; otherwise, I wouldn't exist now, and you would never have met me."

Xian Xianqin massaged her forehead. "So, you want to start learning swordsmanship just because you want to learn Han Ling's techniques, huh?"

"Yeah." Xian Xianqin punched Zhang Fei's chest because of his innocent answer. "Hehe! I would rather not waste my time learning ordinary techniques; instead, I want to learn techniques similar to those of Han Ling. His sword technique is the Forgotten Sword Technique, and he got it from his master, who was a disciple of an Eternal Night Demon named Ye Futian."

"Eternal Night Demon? Ye Futian?"

Zhang Fei nodded at her. "Speaking of Ye Futian, he is the father of Tian Shuixiang's wife, Ye Zhiye. He met Han Ling's master on Earth when he was looking for his daughter in the past, but he didn't find her because she hid in her husband's body, and their disguise was extraordinary."

"Why do I feel like everything that happens in our lives isn't just a coincidence?" Xian Xianqin asked with a strange feeling.

"Right? I also had such thoughts, and I feel that something deliberately arranged all the events that happened in our lives recently." Xian Xianqin nodded to Zhang Fei with a thoughtful expression. "Forget it, don't think too much about it, and we just need to focus on our lives, living everything step by step. Instead, teach me how to manifest my sword qi."

"Humph." Xian Xianqin snorted softly and activated her qi sword, and several green qi swords immediately appeared around her. "Easy, right? Before you can manifest your qi sword, you must first understand the sword intent. Once your sword intent is strong and refined enough, it will transform into tangible sword qi. In fact, sword intent and killing intent are quite similar; however, the latter is more challenging to control, which leads me to believe that you will find the former easier to understand."

Zhang Fei nodded in understanding. "Actually, Qingyu and Lian'er once explained about the sword intent to me, but I didn't take them seriously because I wasn't really interested in swordsmanship at that time. If I recall correctly, the sword qi itself has several levels, right?"

"Yes." Xian Xianqin nodded at him. "Sword qi is the most basic, and sword intent is the second. Next are sword will, sword condensation, sword heart, sword domain, and sword dao."

"All right, I won't think about anything else first, and I will form my sword intent first so I can manifest my sword qi." Xian Xianqin immediately moved away from Zhang Fei as she was afraid that his sword intent would affect her, similar to when he used his killing intent.

Zhang Fei immediately closed his eyes and began to imagine his sword intent, just like he had imagined his killing intent the first time.

Xian Xianqin, who was waiting in the distance, could only shake her head once a transparent sword intent appeared at Zhang Fei's side. "Our husband is really annoying, Xinyue."

"Hehe." Yun Xinyue giggled as she and Xian Changyue walked to Xian Xianqin's side. "Our husband is actually smart, and the comprehension feature makes him even smarter in learning new things. Unfortunately, he won't learn something that doesn't interest him yet, but he will persist in learning something new if he is genuinely interested in it, such as the body and soul cultivation paths."

"Our husband is truly a maniac when it comes to body cultivation." Xian Xianqin and Yun Xinyue laughed at hearing Xian Changyue call Zhang Fei a husband, especially since she used to always reject him. She ignored their laughter and continued. "He has already mastered four body cultivation techniques, and he has just started to learn the Indestructible Vajra Immortal Body, which he obtained from the entrance test at the Sovereign Heaven Realm. Now, he has already obtained another body technique called the Ocean Flesh Scripture. If he continues to learn new body techniques, his body might truly become immortal, and no weapons or anything else will be able to penetrate it."

"I've been thinking about this matter for a long time, and our husband seems to be constantly strengthening his body to torture us while we serve him in bed." Xian Xianqin and Xian Changyue were speechless in reply to Yun Xinyue. "Hey! He has succeeded in forming his sword intent!"

Xian Xianqin nodded in response. "Now he just needs to strengthen it and form his qi sword, and it's not difficult for him."

A few moments later, seven qi swords of different colors circled Zhang Fei, each of which came from his seven elements. He immediately opened his eyes, but there was no satisfaction in his expression, and he looked more serious as he stared at them.

"Having seven swords and seven elements is advantageous if I encounter opponents with opposing elements, but I think the attack power will not be maximized, and I have to think of something to maximize the attack power." The three women, who wanted to approach Zhang Fei, immediately stopped in their tracks. They quickly understood that their husband intended to conduct a wild experiment by sending the seven sword qi into the sky, where they were circulating as if pulling each other. "Let's try combining them, and I'm sure the attack power will be much greater if they merge into one."

Fortunately, Zhang Fei has long been able to combine all his elements; he could even create the Hellflame Frost Lotus, which combined his fire and ice elements. Therefore, it was not difficult for him to combine his seven qi swords, and they quickly merged into one, forming a huge qi sword with mixed colors of the seven elements.

"Hahahaha!" Zhang Fei laughed with satisfaction after he saw the qi sword, and he immediately tried to slash it towards the ground.

*Boom*

A loud explosion was heard as Zhang Fei's qi sword slashed the ground, leaving a long and deep slash hole there. "As expected! Its attack power has indeed become much greater, but its speed has slowed down due to its size. Therefore, I have to shape it into the most appropriate form, which will increase its attack power without decreasing its speed."

"You're crazy, husband!" Xian Xianqin, Yun Xinyue, and Xian Changyue shouted as they moved to his side. Not long after them, Ximen Chuixue and the others also arrived there, and they were stunned by the slash hole there.

- To Be Continued -