Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

In order to speed up the alchemy process, Chu Ying and Chu Qing sat on either side of Zhang Lingxue, and the two of them helped her prepare the ingredients she needed to concoct pills.

Although Zhang Lingxue had not yet started her alchemy, the actions of the three of them had already attracted the attention of the residents of the capital. After all, alchemists needed a quiet atmosphere when they concocted pills, so they usually did it in a special place. Even when alchemists performed alchemy in public, it was usually during competitions or special occasions, not in front of shops or on the side of the road like her.

They were also curious about the identities of the three women, especially since they were still too young and their cultivation was still in the ten mortal realms. Moreover, the shop was once owned by the Alchemy Union, but they abruptly decided to leave their kingdom. Now, the three women have taken over the shop, which has raised numerous questions in their minds.

They wanted to take a closer look at the three women, but the imperial guards stopped them. Yang Caojing also warned them not to cause a disturbance, or Xian Feng would punish them.

Present among them were Gu Hanshuang, Dan Qingying, Ning Mu, and Ting Ting. At first, they were still enjoying their time in the capital, but they saw people gathered there, so they decided to check it out.

A while later, Zhang Lingxue had already started her alchemy, and she leisurely processed the herbs that the Chu sisters had prepared one by one.

Although not all of them understood alchemy, the audience seemed amazed by Zhang Lingxue's every move, especially her ability to control her flame despite her low cultivation. However, they doubt that Zhang Lingxue will succeed in concocting high-grade pills with her current cultivation; they are unaware that alchemy does not necessarily depend on one cultivation, and she is a king-rank alchemist.

When everything was ready, Zhang Lingxue immediately mixed all the ingredients in the furnace and began concocting the pill. A faint scent of various types of herbs began to spread in the air, attracting the attention of more and more people. In a short time, the shopfront area became overcrowded with people, causing Yang Caojing to summon additional guards to maintain security.

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Meanwhile, a middle-aged woman with long brown hair and two long bangs hanging down to her chest was watching Zhang Lingxue from a building not far from the shop. Her face wasn't that pretty, but she looked mature and had her own charm. Her figure lacks height and voluptuousness, yet her purple dress accentuates her ravishing body, particularly her slightly exposed chest. 'So they are Zhang Fei's women, right?'

Zhang Fei [1], who was waiting inside the shop, naturally noticed the woman's presence, especially since he had been looking for her for some time after Xian Xianqin told him about her.

[Master, Xian Changyue's guess about Li Yiping's relationship with Ximen Gongfu is correct. I detected Yang Qi from several men inside her body, and two of them belonged to her two sons.]

'Oh?' Zhang Fei [1] was a little surprised to hear that. 'Even though her husband had lost his status as a member of the Xian royal family after he decided to defect to the demons, she was still a woman from a respectable family, but she was no different from a whore.'

[Li Yiping's cultivation is only one level below Xian Feng and Shi Qingzhuang; she has already reached the 4-Moon Divine Expansion Realm. If you capture her and lock her in the Yin-Yang Space, you can get a lot of Yin Qi from her.]

'Yeah.' Zhang Fei [1] suddenly narrowed his eyes as he saw a black shadow appear behind Li Yiping then transform into a middle-aged man. The system scan revealed that the man was a demon, confirming that he was Zheng Moyue's subordinate. 'Let's see what you two will do.'

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Two hours quickly passed, and the audience could smell the pill's aroma getting stronger, leading those who had previously doubted Zhang Lingxue's alchemy skills to believe that she would succeed in concocting the pill. However, they were still waiting to see whether she would succeed in concocting the low, middle, or high-grade pill.

After another hour, Zhang Lingxue withdrew her fire qi directly because her pill had been perfectly formed, and the audience's eyes were glued to her alchemy furnace, waiting for the results. Before she opened the lid of her furnace, she looked at the people in front of her with a faint smile on her face.

The audience immediately gasped in shock after Zhang Lingxue opened the lid of her furnace, especially since there were five pills inside, and all of them were superior-grade.

Yang Caojing was also surprised to see the results of Zhang Lingxue's alchemy, but he then nodded in satisfaction.

'Fortunately, Fei'er gave me the Divine Alchemy Method, and I have been studying how to make this pill in the training space for quite some time, or else I would not have been able to concoct a superior grade.' Zhang Lingxue then took the pills and showed them to the audience. "I know that all of you initially doubted my alchemy abilities due to my young age and low cultivation, but I have proven my abilities before your eyes, so you shouldn't doubt me anymore, right?"

Zhang Lingxue's words made most of the audience feel embarrassed, but they no longer doubted her alchemy skills, even though they had only witnessed her performance once.

"Welcome to our Sky Jade Shop! Today is the opening day of our shop, and I purposely did alchemy here to attract your attention." Zhang Lingxue immediately tidied up her furnace and the remaining herbs before standing up, and the Chu Sisters followed her. "From the name of our shop, all of you should already know that the Sky Jade Restaurant is ours, and many of you have often enjoyed the dishes at our restaurant. Our shop not only sells pills and other alchemy necessities, but we also sell various types of items that you have never seen before, and we are sure that you will be interested in them."

The audience was surprised to hear that the Sky Jade Restaurant was theirs, but they should have guessed from the beginning, especially since the names of the two were similar. Moreover, many of them enjoyed the dishes at their restaurant very much, and some of them even visited it every day, which made them eager to see the items in their shop.

"Since our shop is not very big, I hope that all of you can enter in turns so that you can move freely to choose the items that interest you." After she said that, Zhang Lingxue and the Chu Sisters hurriedly entered their shop.

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[Quest: Open a shop in one of the human kingdoms.]

[Quest rank: Medium]

[Status: Done.]

[Reward: Medium gift pack x 1 sent to the inventory]
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[Ding

[Quest: Open the second shop in one of the human kingdoms.]

[Quest rank: Medium]

[Reward: Medium gift pack x 1]

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Yang Caojing ordered the guards to arrange for the people to enter the shop in an orderly manner, but he raised his eyebrows when he saw Li Yiping walking towards them, and the people immediately made way for her. Zhang Fei [1] told the minister not to stop her, especially since he was sure that she would not dare to act openly, and he also needed her. 'What is that kid planning to do to her?'

Li Yiping simply smiled at Yang Caojing before entering the shop, with several customers neatly following behind her. When they arrived inside, they were shocked by the presence of mattresses, winter coats, and various items from Earth.

Li Yiping approached the pile of mattresses first, and she was immediately attracted after she tried to feel their flexibility and softness. Not only her but the customers were also attracted by the mattresses, especially since they were too soft compared to their beds, which were made of wood and stone.

That was why Zhang Fei [1] had deliberately asked Huang Rong to prepare them in large quantities, especially since they were the main attraction for his two shops in the Sky Jade Realm, and he was sure that the people in the Nine Stars Realm were not much different from those in that realm.

Zhang Lingxue and the others promptly provided the customers with information about the mattresses and other items. Without thinking twice, they decided to buy the mattresses, even though the price per piece was very expensive, up to several hundred gold coins. They also bought other items they had never seen before, such as winter coats, perfume, and several others.

Once she had selected her items from the earth, Li Yiping immediately moved to one side of the shop. However, her expression changed when she noticed the various sex tools on display, including dildos, BDSM tools, full-body silicone, and other items. What caught her attention most was the double-headed vibrator, especially since its size was much larger than the average male dicks, so she immediately took it to feel its flexibility. 'Where did they get all these items? Did they buy them from other realms?'

"Do you like this vibrator, my lady?" Li Yiping immediately turned to Zhang Fei [1] before nodding to him. "Do you want me to explain how to use it?"

"Yes." Zhang Fei [1] immediately explained to Li Yiping in detail, and he also explained the function of every other item, causing her expression to turn slightly embarrassed. "In that case, I will purchase one of each item, as well as some other items."

"Sure." Zhang Fei [1] immediately called one of his female subordinates to take care of everything, and he asked Li Yiping to follow her. 'This woman is quite interesting, but I'm not interested in a whore like her.'

Li Yiping repeatedly glanced at Zhang Fei [1], but she frowned as he ignored her and approached other buyers instead. 'Tch! Am I not attractive to him? If I succeed in seducing him, I can use him to carry out a secret mission against Xian Feng and Shi Qingzhuang.'

After paying for all the previous items, Li Yiping went to the alchemy section and purchased some available pills, particularly the basic ones and those to enhance his cultivation.

The other buyers were not much different from Li Yiping; many of them were interested in those sex tools and pills, and they bought quite a lot of items from the shop.

After they all left, the customers who were still queuing outside began to take turns entering the shop, making the shop's sales higher than Zhang Fei's [1] original estimates. Fortunately, he had prepared a large stock, and Zhang Lingxue had concocted quite a few pills in the past few weeks, so they had no trouble meeting the buyers' demands.

Since the situation in his shop was conducive, Zhang Fei [1] immediately left his shop and hurriedly followed Li Yiping.

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"Why are you smiling to yourself?" Feng Yao accessed Zhang Fei.

"Haha." Zhang Fei laughed softly in response. "The opening of my shop went smoothly, especially after Lingxue performed the live alchemy show. The number of customers was much greater than in my two shops in the Sky Jade Realm, so I was able to earn a lot of money from them. By the way, do you know about the ten heavenly flames?"

"Oh?" Zhang Fei's question momentarily took Feng Yao aback. "How do you know about them? In fact, my phoenix fire is one of the ten heavenly flames, especially since my fire has a special attribute that can purify many things."

"I know that your phoenix fire is one of them." Zhang Fei then told Feng Yao about the Immortal Yin-Yang Fire, and he told her that he needed the ten heavenly flames to perfect the technique. "Can you give me your fire?"

Feng Yao nodded to Zhang Fei, opened her palm, and a ball of phoenix fire appeared above her palm. "This fire contains a little of my phoenix essence, so you can absorb it, and it might work for you."

Zhang Fei used the technique first, surprising Feng Yao as black and white flames appeared on both sides of his body. "Yin Yang Fire, huh? I didn't expect you to obtain such an amazing technique."

"Actually, there are many good techniques in there, but I think this technique suits me the most." Zhang Fei immediately extended his palm forward, directly absorbing Feng Yao's phoenix fire.

[Ding]

[The host obtained the phoenix fire. Fire count: 1]

[The host fire strength has increased by 100%.]

"Phew." Zhang Fei let out a sigh of relief after the notification appeared, and he immediately canceled his technique. "Do you know the location of the other nine heavenly flames?"

"You can ask Long Tian or Long Chen about the dragon flame." After giving it some thought, Feng Yao decided to share the information with Zhang Fei. "If my memory serves me correctly, you can find the Soul Fire in the Nine Hells Darkland Realm. However, the area of fire is surrounded by numerous bloodthirsty and vengeful souls of living beings. Therefore, you must exercise extreme caution when entering the area, as they have the potential to possess and control you."

"The Nine Hells Darkland Realm, huh?" Zhang Fei muttered under his breath. "Morgana told me about the realm four months ago, especially the fiendish pond. In that case, I will go to that realm to see both of them, but I won't be going there anytime soon, and I will probably go there after my cultivation reaches the Quasi-Divine Realm."

"I think that's the best choice for you." Feng Yao then told Zhang Fei about some other fires. "I don't know the location of the blood fire, but you can find the Earth and Sky Flames in the upper realms. I've also read about the Sun Flame, the Moon Fire, the Chaotic Flame, and the Eternal Flame. Unfortunately, they don't exist in the upper realms, and they might be in the realms beyond."

"Those places, huh?" Zhang Fei mumbled and nodded in understanding. "In that case, I won't think about them for now, and my next target is the Soul Fire. Morgana might have information about the Blood Fire, so I'll see her again later. As for the Earth and Sky Flames, I just need to break through to the Seven Divine Realms, and I'll go to the upper realms after that."

Feng Yao shook her head. "In the entire universe, I'm sure you're the only one who thinks that breaking through the Seven Divine Realms is a trivial matter. Even people in the upper realms still find it difficult to break through to that stage, let alone people in this realm. However, I believe you can do it as long as you don't busy yourself with other useless things and fully focus on your cultivation, and you will probably only need between five to ten years for that."

"Do you really believe I can do it that fast?"

"Yes." Feng Yao replied with a nod. "You have too many advantages in your possession, and you have so many women by your side, so I believe you can do it."

"I hope I can really do it." Zhang Fei then looked at the four people who had just appeared; they were people from the natural races and beast races. "Have you all successfully learned the technique of your choice?"

"Haha." Xi Xianzi immediately floated toward Zhang Fei. "The technique of my choice is not too difficult to learn, so I managed to learn it easily, but I didn't expect that you would finish it before me. Did you get an interesting technique?"

"My technique is very interesting, and it is very useful for several things." Zhang Fei then turned to Long Chen and Long Tian. "Are there fire dragons in your kingdom?"

Long Chen and Long Tian exchanged glances for a moment before shaking their heads. "Back then, there were some fire dragons in our kingdom, but all of them had already ascended to the upper realms. We have fire elements, but our fire elements are too weak compared to them. Do you need anything from the fire dragons?"

"I need their flames." Zhang Fei's answer surprised both men. "I thought I had to go to the upper realms to find the fire dragons, but that's still too far for me now."

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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]

[Daily Quest: Absorb 100,000 Qi.]

[Status: Done.]

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

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- To Be Continued -