The Card Cultivation System
CCS-117

"........"

"........"

Both Xika and Huo Bing looked at the falling object without a sound. 'Things' is not a suitable word to describe the thing that fell from that tree. A young man, it was more suitable.

When the young man fell, the purple color spread even faster and ferociously. The grasses closest to the tree also changed even though they had changed before. They grow larger, both the size of the grass and the durinya.

And Xika was aware that these purple poisons came from that young man. But it seems that the young man did not do it intentionally. He also looks in pain. Xika took a closer look and realized that the young man was indeed injured. On his stomach, lies a line twenty-seven inches long in purple. And that's where all this purple poison comes from. Why was that young man hurt? Why did he get to the land of the wolves? Why did he hide himself behind a tree?

Xika had many questions regarding the young man. And the question grew more and more after he saw the young man's face. He has a familiar face. The face he met while in the tomb.

Han Mang's.

The young man who managed to break the cave door barrier formation and who killed the big man just because the man was ridiculing the greatness of the formation. And now, the young man was lying in front of him with a gaping wound on his stomach.

Xika was confused as to what to do. He looked at Huo Bing and the bird was similarly confused. He decided to call the wolves first. After all, this was their land, they were the ones who had the right to decide what to do to this young man before him.

"Auuuuuu!!!!!!"

Xika howled and gave a signal for someone to come. He learned the howl instead of teaching the wolves how to change the sound. The howl has various forms and each has its own meaning. It's hard to explain but at least Xika understood. And the howling he gave just now was a signal to ask another wolf for help and declare something was wrong.

A minute passed, and some wolves came. Lang Shu is one of them. It comes with its ash and gold feathers that reflect the shine of the sun. But this time there was no friendly expression on his face. He heard Xika's howl and knew he had to be alert. To be honest, Xika was quite shocked to see that one wolf could be as serious as this.

"What's wrong?"

Xika did not answer. He pointed his index finger at Han Mang.

"I found it by accident. Be carefull! Don't come any closer!" xika said as the wolf approached Han Mang. "He's poisoned. And the poison spread. I didn't know what to do so I called you guys." he continued.

Lang Shu watched Han Mang from a safe distance for a while. Then he shook his head.

"I don't know either. I have to ask the others. I'm not enough to decide."

Xika nodded. He asked back.

"What should we do with the poison? It's getting spread out."

Lang Shu thought for a while before replying.

"Try to hold the spread as much as possible using qi. Or anything that could be useful. I'll try to get back as soon as possible."

The spread of the poison must be flushed. If not many spiritual plants will be destroyed. He looked at the other wolf that came with him then ran while continuing to howl. His howl this time contained a call.

Xika was also staring at the other wolf. They nodded and began to drain their qi trying to resist the poison from continuing to spread. There are those who drain the qinya through the sound before sending it to the poison, there are also those who drain the qinya directly and form a dome so that the poison is no longer spread. But those ways aren't very effective.

"Can I burn it?"

"Mm..preferably do not. The grass is quite useful. As much as possible, use another method."

Xika nodded. He thought for a while but found no other way more powerful than burning the poisonous grass. And an idea passed by. Is it not immune to poison? It can pluck the grasses directly up to the roots and prevent them from spreading more.

He knew that the poisons were spreading through the roots. The grasses happened to have interconnected roots and made the spread of the poison so easy. He walked towards the grass. But the artificial dome of one of the wolves held him.

"Buddy, can you open a little bit of your dome so I can get in?"

The wolf looked doubtful as well as confused. Most likely the poison will come out of the dome and spread even more widely. Even now, the poison was still spreading and he had to expand his dome to hold the poison. At least his actions could slow the spread of the poison. After all, where would any creature want to enter such a poisonous place?

Then he nodded. A hole opened in the dome, but what Xika did was not to step her legs, but to bring her hands to the ground. It looks like he's waiting for something. And a second later what he was waiting for finally appeared as well.

Just as the wolf thought, his poison came out of the hole he made. Fortunately Xika directly pulled the purple grass up to the roots and flicked the poison out of the dome. He did not respond to the confused gazes of the wolves and went straight into the dome. The wolf instantly closed the hole in its dome.

Xika slouch. His hands move very fast. From one grass to another. He took it to its roots. A few minutes later Xika managed to stop the poison from spreading again. The outer circle of the poisonous grass had been removed so the poison would not spread for a while. But surely the poison will find a way to spread through the ground. At least they're safe at the moment.

And what he did in time was because the other wolves were almost out of qi and could not hold the poison any longer.

"Ah, you can open the dome now. The poison won't spread for a while."

The wolf again displayed the same expression when he hesitated. But he tried to follow Xika's words. It worked before, so it was possible this time as well. He opened the dome little by little, just in case Xika was wrong, but fortunately not. The poison did not spread the same as Xika said.

He breathed a sigh of relief before resting. That dome just now was quite draining his qinya. While the other wolves were staring at Xika in confusion. The boy had indeed managed to stop the poison from spreading and he was grateful for that, but his way of stopping the poison was very strange.

The question that the wolf asked was a natural thing considering that Xika had just plucked the poisonous plant with her bare hands.

"Thank you for your attention. I'm fine."

Then he gave a wide grin to show that he was fine.

Lang Shu finally returned. He was with two other wolves and one of them was a familiar figure. A big wolf that has a strong defense like steel, Lang Jin.

"Are you guys okay? I'm trying as fast as I can."

The other wolves that were previously with Xika turned to each other then nodded. Lang Jin approached Xika. His face was the same as before, serious and stiff.

"How are you?"

"Good." replied Xika while giving a smile.

Lang Jin nodded then walked over to Han Mang. While Lang Shu again ran away after talking to Lang Jin for a while. Xika gave a warning not to get too close to him. The big wolf nodded and walked back in the company of another wolf that Xika had never seen.

Lang Jin stopped two meters away from Han Mang, while the other wolf stopped one and a half meters away from the young man. Instead of being scared, the wolf looked even more excited when it saw Han Mang.

The wolf was brown and named Lang Yao. He was quite an expert in the field of herbs compared to other wolves his age. Lang Jin and Lang Yao chatted for a while before walking back towards Xika.

"Where did you find him?" ask Lang Jin.

"In that tree." point Xika at the tree in question. "What are you gonna do with him?"

"Is he your friend?"

"Say I've met him. As for comrades or opponents, I'm still not sure."

Then Lang Yao walked forward.

"Do you know what poisoned him?"

"No. It was when I found it."

"When did you find him?"

"Some time ago before Lang Shu called you guys."

Lang Yao nodded. Then the wolf that had previously made the dome came forward and whispered something to the two wolves. He glanced at Xika while talking. It seemed like he was talking about Xika's previous actions when he held the poisonous grass empty-handed.

Lang Jin furrowed his brows while Lang Yao looked interested when he heard what Xika did before. Then he walked closer to Xika.

"I heard you were holding the poisonous grass with your bare hands."

"Yes. What's up?"

"Do you mind if I ask for your help?"

"What help?"

"Look, we're still not sure what to do. Lang Shu was in contact with the current leaders. We agreed at least we should stop the wound so that the poison doesn't spread any more. But I'm having a hard time getting treatment because he's surrounded by that poisonous grass."

"You want me to treat him?"

"If you don't mind. Then are your hands okay?"

"Yes, just scratched a little. The grass has thorns. I don't mind. What am I supposed to do?"

Lang Yao asked one of the wolves to take the plant she needed. While waiting for the wolf to return, he explained to Xika the usefulness of each plant and how to use it. Some Xika plants already know while others do not.

Ten minutes passed and the wolf returned with some plants in its mouth. Xika Langung picked up the plant and walked towards Han Mang. He treated the young man carefully, afraid to make his injuries worse. Lang Yao stood from the closest distance she could while giving Xika directions.

Time passed again and Xika finally finished treating Han Mang's wounds. He walked away and returned to the wolves. The others looked at Xika in awe as she actually looked fine despite having touched a lot of poisonous grass. Even Lang Jinpun was shocked.

Then the young man groaned and opened his eyes.

"Ohhh....."