The Card Cultivation System
CCs-226

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

Xika frowned. He silently waited for Huo Bing to continue.

"I don't know its early history, but only the black sect is able to think of such a heinous thing. There was a reason why the sects in this world were divided into black and white streams. And I don't need to explain why only a black sect would do such a heinous thing."

"I don't agree with you. 'Only a black sect is capable of thinking of such a vile thing'? Whether or not it is cruel depends on the way it is used. If I kill someone to protect myself, is that even vile? What if I kill someone for personal pleasure? Is that even vile?"

Huo Bing smiled faintly.

"Even if I understand what you mean, I'm not sure other people will be the same. Even a white stream would probably think of you as a black-flow spy if you said such a thing blatantly."

Xika snorted in annoyance. "Nothing is really black and white in this world. Everything's grey. If you say that I hate the white sect instead. They're hypocrites."

"Well, that's why I don't like politics. And I'm sure your guests won't agree with your opinion just now."

Right after Huo Bing finished speaking, there was a knock on the door of the Jade Village courtyard. Xika came out and saw that coming were Elder Fen and Elder Lan. Xika is back in.

"It seems you're right." Then he turned to Heiliao, "Are you done? How many pills did you make?"

"I'm just making one each. Hyper Swift Pill and Cloud Pill Forming."

"Eh?! Why just one?"

"For you to learn. The rest you make yourself."

"You didn't even teach me!"

"I've done it before your eyes."

"But I was telling a story!"

"It's you who doesn't pay attention."

Before Xika could protest, Elder Fen's voice sounded.

"Well, you're out why are you in again? Come outside! We want to talk."

Xika sighed. He stood up and walked towards the door. At the back, Huo Bing and Heiliao also stood with him. He smiled a little. Even if they're both annoying, but they're not gonna leave.

Outside, Elder Fen looked at Xika with a complicated look, as well as Elder Lan next to him.

"Son, you've made a big deal this time."

"That's why you brought him?" xika asked as she pointed at Elder Lan with her head. It was obvious Xika was still upset with Elder Lan. The blue-robed woman herself also looked annoyed, but she did not say anything.

"Hahahaha. We've come to take you to the Head of the Academy."

"Why do you have to come? Do you think I'll run?"

"Eitherway. It's orders. Already, you just come along. Ah, and your two friends can stay here. We just want to talk to Xika."

Huo Bing and Heiliao continued to walk after Xika, as if not hearing Elder Fen's words. Elder Fen himself just sighed and shook his head. He looked at Elder Lan with a look 'I told you so, right?'

Escorted by the two Elders, Xika walked towards the Main Building to meet the Head of the Academy. In his heart he was a little upset. Who wants to talk to the bald man, why should he go to him?

If only his thoughts were heard by others they would definitely consider Xika brash. Well, that's the truth.

Geck! Geck!

Elder Lan knocked on the door before a bald man replied,

"Lake in."

The door opened and Xika saw the bald man standing on his back. When he turned around, his face showed a complicated expression.

"Son, is this your plan? Your real purpose?"

Xika sighed. He already suspected this. For sure he would be questioned about his relationship with the black sect and such.

The bald man frowned looking at Xika's attitude.

"Take me, boy!"

SHUSUH!

Jing Wei gave a kick that targeted Xika's stomach. At first glance, his legs looked as if they were formed from light.

Xika had no time to react, of course. Light is one of the fastest things in the world. But that didn't mean Huo Bing and Heiliao couldn't react.

Huo Bing's eyes lit up and a pillar of fire lit up between Jing Wei and Xika, while Heiliao disappeared. Jing Wei's eyes also shone, along with her shining legs getting brighter and brighter. His kick pierced through Huo Bing's fire pillar.

That brief pause was enough for Xika to create an Element Symbol to protect her, but Jing Wei's kick was more than what Xika could withstand.

THE DUAK!

Xika did not know if her Symbol had managed to protect her or not. His stomach felt twisted.

JLB!

JLB!

CRAS!

The sharp ice and blade from the shadow managed to pierce Jing Wei's stomach and right shoulder.

The man took a few steps back while bleeding from the corner of his lips. His sight was filled with murderous lust. He really thought Xika was from a black sect.

"Looking at you who are protecting him makes it clear that you are from the black sect. That kid is the son of the Black Sect Chief or something right? And you were sent to protect him?"

"Pfft-Ohuk!"

Xika laughed for a while before coughing. His stomach hurt as he laughed. It seems he can't laugh one bit.

"Heh, baldy! How dare you believe that I'm his bodyguard?"

Heiliao did not speak, but he seemed to be upset as well. A strange black aura gathered around him. In Xika's heart thought, 'Aren't you guys really my bodyguards?'

"Heh, still don't want to confess to him." Jing Wei rubbed the blood from the corner of her lips, then spread out her hands which instantly also glowed. It seemed that he was about to unleash a dangerous technique.

Before him, Huo Bing stood up swiftly. Both of his eyeballs were emitting different colors from each other. Heiliao was ready as well. He coated Xika with black fog, so as not to be affected by their fight.

The set!

"Sir, I think this is excessive. We can talk to them."

The light on Jing Wei's arms dimmed, as did Huo Bing and Heiliao's auras. But they were all still putting on wary gazes towards each other.

"Talk? On them? And give them a chance to mislead us?"

"Master, I'm sure you don't believe they are from the Black Sect either. Why don't we just let them explain?"

Jing Wei snorted. "Huh. Thank him. If it wasn't for him I would've killed you."

"Heh. Not sure who's gonna get killed, baldy!" reply Huo Bing.

And the two of them again gave off their aura. Elder Fen hurriedly mediated them. He glanced at Xika and asked for her help.

Xika swallowed the pill from Heiliao before standing up. It's walking forward. Huo Bing and Jing Wei were still staring at each other unwilling to lose. While Heiliao stood still at the back with her eyes closed. But if something happens, it will be the first to act.

Jing Wei stared at Xika for a while before looking back at Huo Bing.

"Well, I don't think there's anything to explain. If you guys are also sure that I am not from the Black Sect, yes already. There's nothing more to explain."

"Well, not everything can be done with words. You better explain it right before I change my mind to kill you."

"What if you change your mind? I still intend to kill you." Huo Bing spoke again. He lifted his head to challenge Jing Wei. As Cygnix, he has an arrogant attitude that has no limits. He will not allow himself to be underestimated by anyone.

While Jing Wei, as a Light Cultivator, he also had his own pride. Similar to Huo Bing. So when the two met in a tense condition, no one would budge.

Xika held back Huo Bing who was about to step forward. Elder Fen also intended to do the same, but it seemed unnecessary. Jing Wei looked at Huo Bing intently before taking a deep breath. It seems he's been released before.

"Speak. I'm not gonna kill you."

"Damn it, you're bald! Daritadi said kill, kill. Who are you, huh?! You think you can kill me? Just try. Come on, just try it!" Huo Bing was getting angry. To him, Jing Wei treated them as if their lives were within his grasp. And that's an insult.

Jing Wei took a deep breath. Elder Fen could see his protruding head veins as a result of restraining emotions.

"Son, speak. I need an explanation. The higher-ups of the other sects had already asked about this many times."

Huo Bing snorted. "So much better."

Elder Fen again prepared to hold Jing Wei back, but fortunately the Head of the Academy was still able to control his emotions. Although almost at the limit.

"I'm not sure I can give a satisfactory explanation. I am not from the Evil Sect. If so, why should I infiltrate here? I'm just a brat in the middle of nowhere who intends to become stronger.

Regarding the previous technique, I didn't learn it from anyone. It just popped into my head. Then the reason I did it to Hua Zhantian, was because.......sudge maybe?

He deserves to feel that technique. I don't regret doing it."

Jing Wei looked at Xika sharply. "Son, did you know that your words just now can make you be considered to be from the Black Sect?"

Xika clicked her tongue irritated. Clearly he said he did not come from the Black Sect, why was he even considered to be from the Black Sect?

He did not answer Jing Wei. Instead, he turned to Elder Lan instead. Smiling, Xika said,

"Why don't you explain it? Didn't you say you knew everything that happened at the Academy? You should know what's really going on, right?"

Elder Lan was about to reply, but she saw a stern look in Jing Wei's eyes and held herself back.

"All right, I'm sorry for what happened before. I don't know everything that's going on at the Academy."

"What?! So you lied before? It's shocking." said Xika with a made-up look. Heh, he was finally able to settle an old grudge. Although Elder Fen had apologized for representing Elder Lan, but that still did not solve the problem. He had to hear an apology from Elder Lan's own mouth.

"Well, you heard what he said. Tell me your reasons."

The meaning behind Jing Wei's words was very clear. 'I've given you face, now replace you who gave me face.'

"Before, Hua Zhantian was about to harass Wu Liao. He deliberately led Wu Liao to the back mountain of the Academy's secret place. He knew that there was no one who would bother him, because the Core Disciple who was there would only focus on cultivating, and almost no Inner Disciple would know the entrance to it. If I don't stop Hua Zhantian, maybe now we'll meet a second Lu Bei."

Elder Lan gasped when she heard Lu Bei's name.

"So you fought Hua Zhantian to protect Wu Liao?"

"Yes and no. At first I only bothered him for a moment to save Wu Liao. After that, he took revenge on me. I fought with him a few times, and I could say I got quite a heavy wound. That last fight was the one that many people talked about.

I don't know if you've heard the full story or not. To be sure, I had a hard time fighting it. I almost lost. Suddenly the technique appeared in my head, so I attacked it with that technique. You could say this is an act of self-defense."

Jing Wei closed his eyes while thinking. His face looked dizzy. Finally after a while, the bald man opened his eyes while sighing.

"Son, say. Why should I trust you and save you? You almost ruined the Academy's good name."

"simple. Because I am the only participant in this Welcome Competition. The academy has no other participants if I am expelled or killed at this time."

"Then wouldn't I be able to easily kill you after the Competition is over?"

"Hehehe. After I win this Competition, my name will spread throughout the Lin Dynasty. At that time, the crowd would ask why I disappeared so suddenly. I wonder what you would do if that happened. Besides, I'm not sure these two friends of mine are gonna let you kill me."

Jing Wei looked at Xika sharply. Xika also looked back at him without any trepidation. Huo Bing was already preparing to attack if Jing Wei showed any suspicious moves. While Heiliao was still standing silently behind.

"Huhhhhh........" Jing Wei sighed. He waved his hand to throw Xika out. "Go."

Although she did not say it clearly, Xika understood the meaning of Jing Wei's words. The bald man believed it. He will not discuss this matter further.

With a smile on her face, Xika left the room. Huo Bing gave a small snort before coming out as well. While Heiliao said nothing and immediately disappeared from where he was.

Elder Lan stared at Xika's departure for a while before looking back at Jing Wei.

"Master, may I ask? What makes you trust that kid?"

Honestly speaking, Elder Lan was quite confused by this bald man in front of her. Previously he attacked Xika without further ado, but next he released Xika even though Xika did not give a clear reason that he was not from the Black Sect, Just the sentence 'I'm not from the Black Sect' just not enough.

"The boy has light."

"I'm sorry?"

"The boy's sight was filled with light. I just realized it now. He was undaunted even though I had attacked him, even after receiving my attack. He also did not seem panicked. If he was from the Black Sect he should have panicked from being discovered. What he said before is true.

That girl named Wu Liao reported to me a while before she and Hua Zhantian fought. That girl is an innocent girl, she can't lie. I know when I see it."

"What about his two friends? Don't you think of them as his bodyguards?"

"Heh. Seeing how angry the boy was when I called him a bodyguard was more than enough. After all, although he was arrogant and arrogant, he did not come from the Black Sect. His arrogance was purely derived from his pride. The average black flow cultivator did not have such high self-esteem.

They are usually filled with guilt. Even if it kills a lot of people, it doesn't mean they enjoy it. Such high self-esteem came from a feeling of pride that would not appear on a black flow cultivator filled with guilt.  After all most black flow cultivators did not consider their pride important."