The Card Cultivation System
CCS-142

The clash of attacks produced a thick fog that blocked the view. The wolves should be able to get rid of the fog easily. But they didn't do it. They're afraid. Afraid to see what's behind the fog. Afraid to see the lifeless bodies of their two leaders. Fear of facing an extinction crisis once again.

So they chose to wait for the thick fog to dissipate by itself. Xuehao did not dare to look at her. His tears flowed profusely and blinded his other senses such as hearing and sight. He was unaware of the loss of existence of Xika and Huo Bing who were beside him earlier.

A few moments passed and the fog began to fade. Still, many refused to see what lay behind the fog. They turned their faces. Because they knew what they were going to see behind the fog and they were afraid to be sure. Until a voice breaks the silence created.

"Ohuk........I've used up all my qi but my body still hurts all.........."

They forced their heads to turn to the origin of the voice. A voice they did not expect.

And as the fog completely disappeared, they saw an almost transparent human and bird figure standing between their two leaders. And both are alive.

"Auuuuuuuuu!!!!!"

I don't know who started, but that first howl triggered another howl that contained the gratitude of the wolves when they saw their leader still alive, despite being heavily injured. Tears are flowing again. But this time contains no sadness, but happiness and relief.

"Why........"

Both Heiliao, Lang Yan, and the other wolf leaders looked at the two new figures in bewilderment. The previous incident blinded their senses to the point of not realizing the appearance of the two newcomers. Xika and Huo Bing just laughed as if what they were doing was not important.

"Fucking wolf! Do you think I'll let you die? I'm telling you, if you're gonna die like that again, I'm gonna kill you before you die, damn it!"

Heiliao simply stared at the transparent bird figure with his mouth closed. So was Lang Yan. The old wolf looked at Xika in confusion.

"You," Xika pointed at Lang Yan with a fad smile, "One day I will wet your fur with my saliva! Remember that."

All the wolf eyes stared at the two figures without understanding the nonsense they were talking about.

Huo Bing looked at Xika for a moment. "Give it to you," he said who was replied by a nod by Xika. Then Cygnix spun once before reentering Xika's dantian.

Xika looked at Heiliao and patted him a few times.

"Don't you say you're going to try things you didn't do in your previous life? I think it's a good time to do it."

It took Heiliao a second to understand what Xika was saying. They've talked about it before. Then he shook his head.

"No," he said, "No need. I already have a family. Had enough. I don't need a family that's dumping me. Let's go." The black wolf turned around and walked away.

But Xika held back Heiliao's tail.

"Buddy, how long have you been in a relationship like this? Aren't you tired? You're angry at them, I understand. So too with them. And they want to make amends for their mistakes. Can't you give them a chance?"

"no need. We don't need him. The hundreds of years we spent waiting for him were wasted. He's not worthy. No need to persuade him anymore. Go if you really want to go. I'm not gonna stop you."

Xika approached Lang Yan then grabbed him with difficulty because of the size of the wolf which was quite large.

"Old Man, don't be so stubborn. One of the parties has to go first." Xika brought her head closer, "He also wants to be friends like other wolves. But you know he shut himself down for a variety of reasons. Can you help him?"

Lang Yan released Xika's embrace easily. He looked at the boy suspiciously.

"I'm not lying" said Xika who understood Lang Yan's gaze.

"Why are you whispering?"

"Will he admit that I'm talking out loud?"

Lang Yan did not reply.

"He's wounded. He hated and blamed the world. You guys got hit. I-i know. I've experienced it. And all that heals is you, the wolves. It took a long time, indeed. But slowly it will change. I can't cure him. I do not deny that he is my brother. But I also won't deny we are different beings. He is a wolf and I am a man.

Both you and him and the wolves have wounds. And the wound had been left for too long. He blames you and you blame him. It's time to finish it. And only you can, not me. I am a human. And all I can do is pave the way between the two of you. Whether you make peace or not is up to you. Don't be too stubborn and maintain self-esteem. It will only hurt you two further. Lower your self-esteem a little."

"Dead price. Can't be bargained."

Xika smiled hearing Lang Yan's half-joking remark.

"There is something more precious than our lives, which is self-esteem. And there is something more precious than self-esteem, which is friendship and family" he said, looking at Heiliao and Lang Yan.

".............."

".............."

"Alright, it's been too late. Let's chill our heads and talk again tomorrow. Bye bye!"

Xika pushed Heiliao away because the wolf seemed to be having a face-to-face race with Lang Yan and would continue to do so if it was not stopped.

"Come on."

They walk away. The other leaders stared at their figures until they disappeared, then one by one turned and left. Lang Yan was the last to leave. He thought about Xika's words. Don't be too stubborn and maintain self-esteem. It will only hurt you further.

He left with Xika's words that kept repeating in his head. Self-worth is more valuable than life. Family is more valuable than self-worth. Throughout the night he thought about Xika's words and what she had been through all this time.

But there was one wolf that did not go. The over-confused white wolf saw a lot of things happening today. Explore the mines, examine the Purple Hand and the creatures of the quarry, throw parties, and fight between loving and beloved wolves. He was too confused about all that. So he slept on his favorite cliff, which already holds a lot of memories.

A day passed with many thoughts on each wolf's head. Each kept what was going well in their hearts. Of course, they would not forget the two figures who had caused so much change.

Xika woke up with pain all over her body. Last night he used the Pair style with all of his qi being converted into elements. But of course it would not be enough to stop the attack from the hundred-year-old wolf leader. Why is he still alive today?

Xika destroyed half of Lang Yan's attack, while the rest he could not stand he moved using the space element. Unfortunately, in a hurry, he did not know where he moved Lang Yan's attack. Maybe somewhere in the woods, maybe somewhere else. Well, he won't tell them for now.

He looked for Heiliao. But there were no big wolves everywhere. Huo Bing did not say anything. Perhaps because he was exhausted and busy recovering the qi he spent yesterday. Xika wanted to train against other wolves. Seeing the fight Heiliao and Lang Yan had last night aroused his fighting spirit.

But it seemed that the news of the fight had already spread and he was not sure that there would be any wolves willing to train against him. So he sat down cross-legged and cultivated. The last time he managed to form three patterns on his body, but failed for the fourth. His discussion with Heiliao about space and his experience in Simulocus has greatly added to his insight.

So he tried again to make four patterns. If he succeeded, then his cultivation speed would be the same as everyone else's. A step closer to avenging his dendamm to Tian Yin the bastard and a step closer to his parents.

He closed his eyes and focused his mind towards dantian. It absorbs qi and then drains it to the first dantian with the first pattern. Succeeds. Next flowed through the pattern in the second dantian, not too different from the first pattern and he succeeded. The third pattern, the third dantian, was a little more difficult than the second dantian, but he still managed to.

Now there is a fourth pattern. He had already seen the pattern in the fourth dantian, not much different from the previous patterns. But what prevented him from being able to form four patterns in his body was his concentration. Making three is the limit, more than that makes his head dizzy like he wants to explode.

But after what he experienced yesterday, it seemed like he had seen something more dizzying than forming four dantian patterns. He believed he could do it this time. He divided a bit of qi towards his fourth dantian. But there was too little qi to suffice four dantians, so he used a black hole.

Whush!

The hole was absorbing the qi around Xika at an incredible speed. Now the available qi is more than enough for four dantiannya. He began to flow the qi towards his fourth dantian. The first point, the second point, and continues until it completes the fourth pattern.

Wuuuushu!

After successfully forming four patterns in her four dantian, Xika felt her body better. The injuries he received from Lang Yan's attack last night started to regenerate though slowly. The perception is also wider. He could see everything that was happening within a kilo of him. Previously, it was only a few hundred meters away.

He looked at the cliff where the wolves had gathered last night and saw the impact of Heiliao's attack on the northern cliff, then saw Lang Hu making out with Lang Hongbao, some other wolves are chasing or enjoying their love. It seems that the news has not spread. At least in the younger generation.

Then he saw something that caught his attention. The two wolf figures who were about to fight each other yesterday, were sitting next to each other staring at the young wolves who were training.