The Card Cultivation System
CCS-149

Suddenly the look on Xika's face was confused and sad.

"It is precisely because this is my home that I am increasingly unsure of leaving it. This is the first place that I am comfortable with, other than Uncle Fa's house, I'm not sure it can be this comfortable anywhere else. And I don't know how much longer I have to wait until I get back to this place."

"Let's just say, if you're not willing to leave this place, I'll teach you something."

Xika looked at Heiliao curious as to what the wolf was about to teach.

"You master the element of space remember? You can use it to come back here whenever you want."

For a moment, Xika's eyes sparkled brightly, but the twinkle faded again as soon as the twinkle appeared.

"I still can't. I don't know how far we're going. I can't go that far."

"That's why I'm going to teach you how to move no matter how far away," Heiliao paused to look at the brighter twinkle than before emanated in Xika's eyes, "You should mark this place. Once you've successfully marked this place, you can come back as you please."

"How is it?"

Heiliao smiled then taught Xika slowly. Huo Bing helped out a few times. The bird explained Heiliao's sometimes hard-to-understand sentence. If it wasn't Xika, Heiliao wouldn't have taught him this fast.

But because of the Xika he taught, then he dared to teach it so quickly. Normally, an ordinary person would need several days or weeks to learn to mark a place. But not with Xika. I don't know where his genius came from. The boy can already mark this place when it gets dark.

Xika rested for a while to clear her mind. Finally he was able to leave this place quietly without any worries and it made him smile happily. While on the other hand, neither Huo Bing nor Heiliao could raise the corner of their mouths at all. Although Huo Bing did not understand space, he knew what Heiliao was teaching was not something that could be mastered in just three-four hours.

Besides resting, Xika also prepared herself. Tonight he will give a lot of farewells. He has many memories of the wolves, it would be very sad to part with his new family. But considering he could return to this place at any time made him calm down.

"You ready?" huo Bing asked.

Xika nodded, "Come."

And the three creatures walked together towards the field where almost all the wolf activities were held there. By the time they arrived, there were already enough wolves in existence. Each was busy preparing for the party that would be held in a moment.

A few wolves approached to greet him. He took a deep breath to give a farewell, but they did not discuss his departure at all. They were just joking around and discussing about the rise of Bloodline Lang Jin as well as praising him.

"I heard Lang Jin awaken his Bloodline while fighting with you? Do I have to fight with you as well in order to awaken my Bloodline?"

"Don't dream. You fight Xika a hundred times your Bloodline won't rise."

"Damn it!"

Then they left while ridiculing each other leaving the confused Xika. Were they deliberately acting like that in order not to burden her too much? But their attitude seemed completely ignorant. Wait, looks like they really don't know. It seemed like almost all wolves had not known about his disappearance given that some of the other wolves he had met were behaving similarly.

For some reason, there was one burden that diminished when he did not need to give farewell at this time, but there was another burden that increased. Later that night, he had to say goodbye to those who had no idea of his passing.

The sun goes down and the stars and moon show their light illuminating the wolves who will be parting with their new family soon. The fire started and the wolves prepared the meat that would become the main course.

"Hey, Xika! Comeoverhere. Let's play while we wait for the party."

Xika smiled.

"You must want to use me so you don't have to help others, right?"

"Shhh!"

The wolf looked to the right and left afraid that anyone would hear. And someone heard it.

"Lang Tu! Comehere you! How dare you run away! Where's the meat I asked for?"

Lang Tu shifted his gaze while whistling as if he did not hear Lang Shu's words.

"What's? Did you forget to bring it? Comehere you! Let your meat make the main course!"

Lang Shu ran after Lang Tu who had run away before he could finish his sentence. Xika just laughed at the chase.

Time passed and it was time to start the party. Today, all the wolves of every race have gathered in the field. They were facing their leaders who were standing right under the moon. Heiliao, Lang Yan, and Xuehao stood in the middle, but were no more advanced than the other leaders.

Ever since Heiliao and Lang Yan became Alpha, they had embraced the principle of equality. So there are no more major or minor wolves. Although many wolves were confused by this, but they accepted it well.

Lang Yan advanced forward and received the howls from the wolves. He uttered a few words at the rise of Bloodline Heiliao and how proud he was of it. Simultaneously when the wolf turned his head to look at Xika, Xika felt a bad premonition.

"Well, I won't talk much about my son, after all we have plenty of time to get to know him. Not with this new family. They're leaving tomorrow, so let's hear good-bye from him."

After saying that, Lang Yan walked back to his place with the leaders leaving the wolves bewildered as well as shocked.

"Fucking old wolf......"

Under the gazes of many wolves, Xika advanced clumsily. Many questions were thrown at him, but when he reached the middle of the field where Lang Yan had spoken earlier, all the wolves instantly shut their mouths and put on ears preparing to hear what Xika was about to say.

"Eh...Hi?"

For a moment, there was an incredible silence. Then the silence broke into laughter.

"What did he do anyway?"

"Dam, Xika! What are you doing?"

The response of the wolves made Xika calmer. He smiled before he started talking.

"Hello everything! I don't think I need to introduce myself anymore, hehehe......I know this is quite a surprise for you. To be honest, I was surprised. I didn't expect it to be this fast. One year ago, I came as an uninvited visitor to your people. Then, my fight with Lang Jin changed that.

I'm no longer an uninvited guest, but I'm a part of you, the wolves. And for that I am very grateful. But I guess most of you don't know my purpose yet. Before I came, I fought with Tian Yin, the person called the number one genius of the Lin Dynasty. I don't know if you've heard of it or not, but I have to make it clear he's an asshole.

Ekhem! I mean, he's my enemy. We fought. I can't call it a good fight. In fact, you could say it was an embarrassing fight. I lose, I won't deny it. And the whole city lost my defeat.

Heiliao brought me to this place. Thanks to you guys, I have recovered completely, even managed to make new achievements in cultivation. It's all thanks to you. There are a lot of memories that would take time if I called them one by one. I am not willing to leave this place.

But I have to go. I have a goal I need to reach. Find my parents. We separated when I was five. It is likely that they are outside of the Lin Dynasty, but that is beyond my current ability. So I will try from the nearby Lin Dynasty.

Previously Lang Yan had given Heiliao three years to complete his work. The plan is that we will leave after three years. But who would have thought the wolf leaders were helping Heiliao. And thanks to that, Heiliao was able to complete her work in one year.

That surprised me so much. To be honest, I wasn't ready to leave so soon. I learned a lot in this place. Got a lot of friends and family. This place was the only place I considered home after twelve years had passed. It's funny that I lived in a clan for ten years, but I never felt anything.

It's hard for me to part with you. But I hope you understand that. We'll see each other again, I'm sure. I will always remember you. No matter how far I go, no matter what happens, I won't forget you. Because we are family. And the family never got separated.

Thank you." Thank you."

Xika ended her speech by bowing before walking back towards Heiliao and Huo Bing who were already waiting for her. But there were not two steps he had walked, a wolf had already restrained him.

"Don'tkk!!!!! I can't let Xika go!!! You can't leave!!!!!'

Lang Hu's.

The wolf destroyed the atmosphere that Xika had just built. Some wolves were looking at him strangely, even Lang Yan gave the plot to his youngest son. But Lang Hu still did not let go of Xika. Xika tried to walk by dragging Lang Hu. Instead of helping, the other wolves held him back until he was completely immobile.

"Relax, man. We will definitely meet again.  Who knew you'd raised your bloodline? We'll fight when it happens."

"No!!!! I don't want a Bloodline! I want you to stay here!"

No matter what Xika said, Lang Hu did not let Xika go. Lang Jin approached her but remained useless. So he stood beside and accompanied Xika who was trying to escape from her sister.

"I hope you find your parents."

"Thank you."

"You're going away for a long time, so I guess we should give you a memento."

"Heh. What memories. Don't act like you won't see me again."

But Lang Jin still insisted on giving Xika a memento. In terms of stubbornness, he was the same as his sister. Then the big wolf looked at Lang Hu.

"You sure?"

Lang Jin nodded. Then Lang Hu released Xika and tore at Lang Jin's back until the feathers escaped from his body. He collected the feathers and handed them to Xika.

"You sure? Giving me these feathers means you'll lose your defense for a while."

"Not done yet."

Instead of answering Xika, Lang Jin instead made Xika even more confused. The big wolf raised its claws high, then swung it until it tore Xika's chest.

"Ukh......."

Fresh blood dripped from his chest. But Xika did not notice him. He looked at Lang Jin with a frown filled with questioning and confusion.

"Some feathers won't make you a wolf. You need something else to be recognized as a wolf."

Then, Lang Jin swung his claws again. But this time it's not going to Xika. Except for himself.

Crat!

Fresh blood flows again. Lang Jin swung the right hand he had torn over Xika then dripped his blood right into Xika's open chest.

The test!

The test!

"blood. You need wolf blood to be a wolf. Think of this as my promise to fight again with you. Let this wound remind you of me. Next time we fight, I won't be dying anymore."

After saying that, Lang Jin walked away with his right hand still dripping blood.

"Do I have to give you a reminder too?"

Lang Jin stopped. He looked at Xika with a smile.

"You gave it to him. Quite a lot" he said while showing his body parts that contained element symbols. Xika who scolded him some time ago.

Xika nodded as a sign of farewell. Then Lang Jin stepped back. His determination was clearly visible as he left Xika. Their third fight, it will not end shamefully. No, he'll beat Xika.