The Card Cultivation System
CCS-172

Not far from where Xika was standing, lay a long black-haired young man. His face was quite handsome and exuded arrogance even though he was asleep. Even Xika could feel the aura of a ruler from the young man.

But his clothes are pretty weird. Half is blue and the other half is red. Xika looked at the young man vigilantly. How could that young man appear in this place? Moreover, Lang Shan said as if he came from empty air.

XIka started to approach slowly but did not let down her guard. Just a few steps away, Xika tried to wake the young man up.

But the so-called never woke up. If you see that young man who did not wake up even though he had been called many times, Xika remembered Huo Bing's words every time he woke himself up. Huo Bing's? Also true! How is Huo Bing? Is the bird okay?

When thinking of Huo Bing, Xika subconsciously lowered her guard near the young man. He closed his eyes then concentrated on looking for Huo Bing in the dantian that the bird used to occupy. The aura still exists. But why does it feel more subtle?

Is the bird dying? But didn't the strange ball of light say it would help Huo Bing? Xika herself saw the ball go inside Huo Bing.

"Uhhh...."

Xika immediately flinched. He heard Huo Bing's voice. But why does that sound not come from his dantian? Instead, the voice was heard from outside his body. He opened his eyes and found nothing had changed.

There is no transparent two-colored bird. There was only Lang Shan, the citizens, himself and. The youth in strange clothes gnawed his body several times before opening his eyes.

The srek!

The Space Shifter in Xika's hand was only inches away from the young man's head.

"Who are you? How did you get here? What is your business in this place?"

And the reaction the young man gave was completely unexpected Xika. He expected to get anger, rejection, or indifference given how arrogant the young man's face was. But that's not the reaction he got. Instead the reaction the young man gave was,

"Buck! Stop your jokes! Where's the Wolf?" the young man said as he brushed the Space Shifter away from his face.

Xika widened her eyes. The voice that the young man gave off was exactly the same as the voice that had accompanied him for the past few years.

"Hu-Huo Bing?"

Instead of answering, the young man asked back,

"Well, why do you look like you're staring at a ghost? I've been a ghost long to know."

"You....really Huo Bing?"

"No, I'm your great-grandfather. Of course I am Huo Bing, are you blind? You don't see the beautiful fur"

The young man widened his eyes looking at his own hands.

"i......"

His gaze seemed to say he did not believe the existence of his two hands. Then he looked at his body, his legs, and the back of his body. After that his head turned to look at Xika and only understood what the boy was talking about earlier.

NAH!

"Damn it! Why did you hit me?"

"It's not a dream."

"It's."

Youth-Huo Bing was silent for a while then raised her head high.

"HAHAHAHAHA.........................I really have a body now.....HAHAHAHAHA........." Huo Bing laughed as she let out her aura to convince herself that this was really real. However subconsciously the aura he released suppressed most of the beings present.

Even Lang Shan felt that he had to be wary of Huo Bing even if his cultivation level was stronger than that bird at the moment.

"But...how can it be? Last I was fighting with the snakes, then......" Huo Bing stopped his laughter then turned to look at Lang Shan. "You were the wolf at the time......Where's the Wolf?"

Lang Shan looked displeased when he found out who Huo Bing meant. But the wolf stepped to the side and let Huo Bing see Heiliao who was lying covered in unconscious wounds.

Huo Bing, who was now in the form of a young man, slowly approached the black wolf lying surrounded by many wolves.

"Hoo-hoi.......Wolves....?"

He poked Heiliao a few times but the wolf was silent.

"BAHAHAHA...........Hoi Wolf Gosong, you really fainted? Too bad you didn't see my new, beautiful body." After saying that Huo Bing again laughed ignoring the piercing gazes the wolves gave her.

"AW!"

"Fucking Wolf! It hurts! Release my hand! Whoa-whooh!"

Unexpectedly, Heiliao woke up and immediately bit into the hand of Huo Bing who had pointed at him earlier.

"Fuckin' half-ripe Birds!"

"You've passed out, why did you wake up again?"

"Your fucking laugh woke me up."

"Heh, that means you can see my new beautiful body."

"It's normal."

"yeah! My body is now much more beautiful than yours. Compared to your tangled feathers, my wings are much more.....MY WING! WHERE'S MY WINGS?!"

"Much better without wings. Like a bald bird"

While Huo Bing and Heiliao were mocking each other, Xika thought back to what she had experienced before. He said his conversation with the ball of light actually happened. Then it was likely that Huo Bing's body was related to that ball of light.

Thank goodness the bird finally had a body again. His promise with Huo Bing was now fulfilled. As time went on, their relationship grew closer and Huo Bing began to forget about their agreement at that first meeting. But instead he was afraid that because Huo Bing had never discussed the matter again, he had forgotten about it and did not keep his promise.

He looked at his hand and clenched it tightly. Remembering the times he has been through......It's growing now. It's getting stronger. But still not enough. Just a moment ago, he almost lost his life.

When recalling the chase when the snake leader hit him, his clenched hand grew stronger. His qinya flowed towards his hand. It's still not strong enough. Still haven't.

"Hm?"

Suddenly Xika felt a change in her hand. More precisely in the part that he flowed qi. Its density and purity are different from before. He closed his eyes and felt good.

Forming Qi level 5! He was now at the Qi Forming level 5. How could? Wasn't he still in Forming Qi 2? Although two of his dantians had already reached Forming Qi 3, but the other two had yet to. How could his strength rise by three levels? He had four dantians. And judging from his qinya density, he was currently at the top of Forming Qi 5 and would not be long before breaking through to Forming Qi 6.

Xika could think of nothing but that ball of light. It must all be related to him. But the ball had already fused with Huo Bing, so no one could be asked for certainty. Even so, Xika was very grateful to the ball of light.

Then his gaze caught the new form of Huo Bing who was arguing with Heiliao. He walked closer to both.

"Well! Look at my wings a thousand times better than your matted feathers." Huo Bing was showing off her newly discovered wings some time ago tucked in her back.

"At least I don't look like a bald bird."

"Alright, alright. Enough arguing. Let's take a break" Xika said as she embraced the two. Heiliao's height which was equivalent to that of an adult man made Xika able to do just that easily.

The three walked together away from the citizens and the wolves. And no one stopped them. The citizens do not know how to behave while the wolves do not want to disturb their leader's time.

Xika, Heiliao, and Huo Bing with their new forms gathered in the fields of Hydrangea that had been destroyed. Heiliao noticed a sad look that was only momentarily on Xika's face. They laugh and spend time together, as before.

They exchange stories, when they almost lose their lives, or when they fail to take the lives of their enemies. In the village there was no wine, so the three only partied while drinking river water.

They spent the night together. They also discussed a few things regarding Huo Bing's body, Heiliao s.p.a.ce ability, and Xika s.p.a.ce strength. During that time, neither the citizens nor the wolves disturbed them at all. That night was really theirs.

The next day they wake up and help Xika clean up the ruined flower garden. Xika tried hard to brush off the sad look on her face. The memory of his mother flooded his head. He tried not to think too much about his mother.

Not that he forgot his mother, but now he is with a brother who lives his life can hardly be reunited. He wants to enjoy his time with them without imagining his past.

"Hm? What'sthis?"

Xika discovered that there was still a flower Hydrangea alive, standing upright, and emitting an unusual aura. There were no flowers like that the last time he came here. Then the color is a bit strange. Unlike the usual bright light blue, this bouquet of flowers is dark blue and has blood red patches.

At first glance Xika thought the spot was real blood. But when he touched it, it was just the motive of the flower. However he felt an unusual strange aura from the flower. He decided to call Huo Bing and Heiliao.

"Huo Bing, Heiliao, take a look at what I found!"

"Hm? There's......Xika....?"

Huo Bing walked over, but each step he took made his head even more dizzy and finally.....

BRUK!