The Card Cultivation System
CCS-234

Huo Bing closed her eyes and concentrated. He drained qi throughout his body to stay focused and observe the situation around. A few moments later, he opened his eyes.

And the scenery around him changed.

Before, he could only see a few trees. The rest was covered in red fog. But this time, he could see his surroundings clearly. The Bloodmist Deers had surrounded them, perhaps as a precaution if their fog failed, then they would kill Huo Bing and Qing Hu.

Not only were the Bloodmist Deers surrounding them, but there were also Airblow Panthers. It was as if the Airblow Panthers helped kill Huo Bing and Qing Hu to confirm that they indeed did not prey on Bloodmist Deer's child.

Huo Bing thought for a moment. What's he supposed to do? It seemed that those Bloodmist Deers had not made a move as they thought that the two of them had been exposed to the effects of their fog. He'd better keep pretending so that he can fool the fucking deer.

SHUSUH!

Qing Hu swung her dagger at Huo Bing. The bird was surprised that Qing Hu had a weapon. He thought Qing Hu's only weapon was his mouth. Well, his mouth is sharper than his knife.

In order to look like he was exposed to the effects of fog, he had to pretend to attack Qing Hu as well. So he looked down and slapped the girl. It feels very satisfied.

After that, he attacked again. This time it was a kick. And he was surprised that Qing Hu was able to avoid him. Well, it seems like the girl has some ability. While thinking like that, Huo Bing glanced at the Bloodmist Deers.

Slowly, he approached the deer. Of course he approached while fighting so that the deer were not suspicious.

WHUK!

Qing Hu returned to give an attack. This time the girl threw her punch. If he retreated now, he could give an attack to those Bloodmist Deers. But apparently, they would suspect that he was acting that way.

So Huo Bing waited for Qing Hu to give a wider attack. And when the girl floated her feet, it was a fitting moment for Huo Bing.

THE SET!

He leaped backwards then gathered the qi at his feet and kicked the nearby Bloodmist Deer. After that, he again jumped forward, as if what he had kicked before was just a tree.

The Bloodmist Deers were surprised to see one of them being kicked by Huo Bing. But it seemed that they were not too suspicious since Huo Bing was back fighting with Qing Hu.

Similar events happened several times. Huo Bing had managed to give a kick, punch, or wave of qi to the Bloodmist Deers. The deer had been suspicious several times, but Huo Bing swiftly shouted and attacked blindly, and it managed to convince the deer.

On the other hand, the Airblow Phanter just looked at everything in confusion. But since the remaining Bloodmist Deer was silent, the Airblow Phanter thought everything was fine.

Finally, when there was only one deer left, Qing Hu regained consciousness and destroyed Huo Bing's plan.

"Who? What the hell am I doing?" He looked before and realized Huo Bing was raising his fist. "Kyaa~ You can't hit a girl know!"

Huo Bing clicked her tongue in annoyance. He changed the direction of his fist and formed a gigantic ice fist that managed to hit the last Bloodmist Deer until it lost consciousness.

Huo Bing had not had time to explain the situation to Qing Hu, the Airblow Phanters began to realize that Huo Bing was not under the influence of the red mist. So they started attacking him. I don't know because of what. Maybe because they don't like their names being tainted by two weak little creatures.

Most of the Airblow Phanters attacked Huo Bing because they felt she was the more dangerous one. Well, that's not wrong anyway. Meanwhile Qing Hu, was only attacked by one Airblow Phanter.

But Huo Bing handled those Airblow Phanters better than Qing Hu. His experience in dealing with more enemies was evident in this fight.

Huo Bing actually did not want to reveal his true abilities, but these Airblow Phanters forced him to. He glanced at Qing Hu and saw the girl was completely exhausted facing an Airblow Phanter. Perhaps when he cooperated with Qing Hu, he could cover up his true abilities.

"Hey, the Pinting Fox!"

Qing Hu must have been really busy confronting that Airblow Phanter for not making any protest against Huo Bing's call. The girl only glanced at Huo Bing for a moment before turning back from the claws of the Airblow Phanter.

"Do you have no ability? Some kind of alluring ability maybe? Aren't you a fox?"

That last sentence was actually a mockery, but it seemed that Qing Hu regained consciousness because of that last sentence.

In front of him, floated a few blades of wind that Airblow Phanter sent. But Qing Hu remained silent on the spot and closed his eyes. He tried to calm himself. It seems that the effort worked.

When she opened her eyes, Qing Hu's tears changed. He was no longer as scared and exhausted as before. In fact, he smiled confidently despite wearing his pajamas and a few strands of his hair were on fire.

"Gosh~ Lord Tiger, do you really intend to kill me? I was just a helpless little girl. My flesh will not fill your stomach. How about we just forget about our problems and have some fun?" he said with an alluring smile.

Huo Bing did not know whether Qing Hu's words were bold to the Airblow Phanter, or indeed Qing Hu's convincing gesture. But to be sure, Qing Hu managed to lure the tiger away from killing him.

"Hey! You lure them, I kill them. How's it?" huo Bing shouted as he took pains to dodge the claws and bites of the incoming Airblow Phanter. He had to pretend trouble.

Qing Hu hesitated for a moment. He wasn't sure he could lure that many tigers, but when he saw Huo Bing who was struggling to avoid the Airblow Phanters, he realized that was the only option. With a heavy heart, he bit his lips, then nodded.

Upon seeing Qing Hu's nod, Huo Bing shifted slowly so that the attention of the Airblow Phanters was fixed on Qing Hu. Trial succeeded. And Qing Hu tried her best to get those Airblow Phanters hooked.

Huo Bing had thought of leaving the girl here. But he turned to the back of the Airblow Phanter and floated his ice blades.

Qing Hu's body stiffened at the sight of the Airblow Phanters who had stopped moving suddenly, at first he suspected that they were aware of the influence of his charm, but then he realized that they were no longer breathing.

When he saw Huo Bing who was walking leisurely towards him, then Qing Hu could sigh in relief. Because he saw for himself how troublesome Huo Bing had been, so he knew that everything was done once Huo Bing returned to leisurely walking.

Their eyes meet. For a moment, Qing Hu expected Huo Bing to approach him while praising him or something. Unfortunately, his hopes were instantly shattered.

"Let's move forward again."

What an uplifting sentence, Qing Hu said sarcasm in his heart. He sighed before following Huo Bing. While walking, he took the time to improve his appearance, even if only a little. Indeed, he could not change clothes, but at least now his face was not filled with blood and venison anymore.

Huo Bing paused for a moment to kill the Bloodmist Deers (his attack was deliberately withheld so as not to kill the deer), then gathered their corpses along with the bodies of the Airblow Phanters.

This time, Huo Bing walked over more carefully. He also made sure that he and Qing Hu were clean of any animal aura so as not to attract the attention of other Spirit Beasts. They encountered many Spirit Beasts on the way, but no one moved to attack them. So they managed to advance smoothly.

It seemed that those Spirit Beasts knew that Huo Bing and Qing Hu were only one of the many competitors that existed. Rather than depleting the energy here, it was better for them to fight in that spiritual plant place alone.

Finally, they arrived.

It seemed that Qing Hu was not lying. In front of them lay two different gardens but close to each other. Maybe the word garden is less suitable because the place is very beautiful so it is better called a garden.

On the left, there is a sea of fire that manifests itself into various fruits and plants that decorate the garden so that it looks as if a garden from hell was moved here. In the middle of the garden of hell (Huo Bing decided to call him that), there was a tree that only had one fruit.

The fruit had scales all over its skin so it looked like a dragon skin. But it was no ordinary dragon. The fruit hanging in the garden of hell was red and looked as if it was formed from lava. It seemed that it would not be long before the fruit would explode and turn the surroundings into a sea of lava.

On the right, there is a garden from the end of the world. The cold mist that radiated as if to say that the garden was indeed at the end of the world but was transferred here somehow. In the middle of the garden stood a tree that seemed to be made of glass. On one of the branches, hanging one peach that also looks like it is made of glass.

From his current distance alone, Huo Bing could feel the aura of fire and ice that the two fruits contained. But he held the desire in his heart. Around him right now, there were countless Spirit Beasts that were as powerful as him.

In fact, there were some that were stronger than him. It was just that the Spirit Beasts stronger than him were asleep. That was why the other Spirit Beasts just stayed still without moving. They were afraid of waking up the Spirit Beast. But on the other hand they also can not resist the temptation of various spiritual plants that are able to make them stronger.

Qing Hu glanced at her surroundings and felt a strong urge to run save her. But he tried hard to keep his pride in front of Huo Bing.

Several other Spirit Beasts had come. Yet they were also behaving just like the other Spirit Beasts who had come first. Quiescent.

Huo Bing sighed in frustration. If he had his full strength, he would not care about the sleeping Spirit Beasts and would instantly take out both contents of this garden. Unfortunately, there were currently some existences that were stronger than him and he had to be wary of.

Right at the moment when Huo Bing started to fidget, a Spirit Beast advanced. It seems that the animal is no longer able to resist his desires and hopes to take one or two valuable things.

And that action made the sleeping Spirit Beasts wake up, thus eventually causing chaos.

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Geck! Geck! Geck!

There was a knock on Xika's door. For a moment he wished it was Xingli, but then he realized that he was Heiliao.

"Not now Heiliao. I need some time alone."

Apparently Heiliao did not understand what 'Self Time' meant'. The wolf moved and entered Xika's room. That is the main use of space elements. Entering someone's room when that person refuses to let you in.

"I am cultivating. Can you leave me alone?"

"I know that you can't focus on cultivating. It's obvious from your messy aura."

"Then? What are you gonna do?"

Instead of answering Xika's question, Heiliao instead talked about something else.

"Do you? That love was stronger than the greatest cultivators. You don't need to be the strongest to destroy your opponent. You're enough to destroy his love, and your opponent will surely be destroyed."

Xika looked at Heiliao lazily. He was not wanting to hear Heiliao's 'Wise Speech.

"Don't look at me like that. I have also experienced love and know what it feels like to be heartbroken. That's why I'm here."

"For?"

"To distract your mind. To prevent you from making bad decisions in the middle of a bad mood. To clear your mind. To help you calm down so you can make better decisions. Just pick what you want."

Xika just stared at Heiliao in silence. He no longer commented. Heiliao chuckled at that. He put his hand into the spatial hole he made and took out a pill. Then he threw the pill at Xika.

And so began the Xika Alchemist Class with the Foolish Wolf who would shout at him every five seconds so that he was unable to think of anything.