Chapter 78 : Joining The Military
Once the trauma from the trial scattered away, Zhang Fengxi slowly warmed up to his new spear. The Three Realm Spear too was happy to escape its prison and come home with a master who passed his test.
Day after day passed, Zhang Fengxi’s compatibility with the Three Realm Spear improved by leaps and bounds.
Whoever saw Zhang Fengxi while practicing with the Three Realm Spear agreed that Zhang Fengxi was the spear’s destined master.
Zhang Fengxi’s father, the Longjing Palace Master, Zhang Zhiyuan was more than proud of his son. He was so happy with his son’s achievement that he bragged to everyone about it.
He was not the only one whose chest swelled with pride. Liu Yichen too bragged about his future son-in-law’s prowess to anyone who wanted to hear it.
As stories were told from one mouth to another, Zhang Fengxi’s legendary success in obtaining the Three Realm Spear somehow morphed into him claiming to be the strongest spearman in the Heavenly Empire.
In the end, the Longjing Palace had to receive one spear master after another, each asking for a chance to "spar against the Three Realm Spear". This was the polite version of "I wish to beat up the heir of your palace".
Most of them were easy to beat, but some managed to push Zhang Fengxi to the edge before they eventually forfeited the duels. Zhang Fengxi was especially bitter about facing all the senior martial artists who did not care that he was only a nineteen-year-young alpha who just recently cultivated the spear art!
Once the number of people who challenged Zhang Fengxi decreased, the story reached the ears of the Heavenly Emperor. He then summoned Zhang Fengxi to the Golden Dragon Palace for a friendly chat.
On the day of the summon, Zhang Fengxi was very calm. He had gone through the same thing in his past life. This marked the first encounter between him and the Heavenly Emperor, Xie Jianyu’s father in this life.
The Heavenly Emperor ascended the throne when he was around fifty years old. At this point in time, he had ruled for almost thirty years. He was known to be a wise and benevolent ruler, a loyal husband, and a doting father to his children.