The Card Cultivation System
CCS-290

SRING!

Liang Jihua drew her sword and pointed it at Xika who was still digesting the facts. The girl looked at him sharply. In fact, his hand shook violently and now he was shedding tears. But the girl did not lower her sword.

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

Xika did not care much about Liang Jihua's sword nor why the girl let out tears. The one in his head right now was only one name.

Yin Xingli's.

So the friend Liang Jihua had been talking about was Yin Xingli? Then who said that he was so strong was Xingli as well? When she realized that fact, Xika's heart was like being hit by a very heavy stone. The girl liked it from the beginning. It's just that he's been aware of it for too long. He was stupid.

How long had Xingli been telling Liang Jihua himself? Was it during his time in the Capital that he always told Xika to Liang Jihua? So stupid of him. He already had Xingli always by his side, why think of Wu Liao again? Now, Xingli who was always beside him was no longer beside him.

"Right," Liang Jihua gritted her teeth, "You understand? The man that Yin Xingli had been talking about all along, one of the Four Most Beautiful Girls was you, Xing Xika! Yin Jie talks about you a lot, she always praises you. That's why I'm disappointed when I see you being so weak.

Apparently you're hiding your powers. But now it means nothing. He's gone now, maybe he'll never come back. And you know all that because of who? You, Xing Xika, you! You caused Yin Jie to leave!

A few days before he left, he told me about his doubts. He had to leave this place and go back to where he came from, but he didn't want to leave me and you. He wanted to create at least one beautiful memory before leaving this place. At least, he wants his love story to bear fruit.

But what are you doing, Xing Xika?! You doused him! You broke his heart! Why is your attitude so wishy-washy? If you already had Wu Liao in the first place, why would you approach Yin Jie too? Do you have a heart?!"

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

Xika wanted to argue that she did not have Wu Liao and all that happened was a misunderstanding, but she could not. The misunderstanding also occurred due to his unclear attitude. His attitude was indeed as if toying with Xingli and Wu Liao.

Seeing Xika who was just silent without refuting Liang Jihua no longer continued his words. He continued to stare at Xika intently unaware that tears had been pouring down his face.

Grtts!

A SHOCK!

Liang Jihua raised his sword and slashed at Xika.

SLASHY!

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

"..............Why don't you dodge?"

"............for what?"

The test!

Liang Jihua's slash left a long line on Xika's right cheek and made her drip blood. Xika should have avoided it. That slash was so easy to avoid. But he did not move a bit from his place.

"Is there any point in me avoiding it or not? I have been avoiding reality for too long. I won't make the same mistake twice. If you want to fight with me, kill me to avenge you, then go ahead. I'll keep you company."

Drrr......

The sword was still aimed at Xika's neck while Liang Jihua's hand holding it shook. Either out of fear or out of anger. But his gaze was still as sharp as before even as the tears were flowing more and more.

"I'll only ask you this once.

Do you love Yin Xingli?"

"Of course." said Xika directly without hesitation.

"Are you going after him no matter what gets in your way?"

"No question."

Liang Jihua was silent. He looked into Xika's eyes carefully to confirm the man's words and determination. If he saw a hint of doubt or lie in his eyes, then he would slash Xika without hesitation.

Sreth!

The girl pulled her sword from Xika's neck and stuffed it back into her scabbard. Then he looked back at Xika sharply.

"Take it then."

Shuts!

The girl took out something from her spatial ring and threw it towards Xika.

Distance Stones. A magic spatial stone that can convey one's voice to others at a certain distance. The distance that can be reached depends on the price and quality of the Distance Stone. As long as one left his aura on the two Distance Stones, then the sound of the first stone would arrive at the second stone. And right now, Xika was holding onto one of them.

"That was the Distance Stone I used to communicate with Yin Jie. I wanted to keep it but I think you need it more in the future. There was still Yin Jie's aura left, so he shouldn't have any trouble contacting you.

But since you haven't left your aura at the Yin Jie Distance Stone, then you can't reach her. But if your distance is close enough to Yin Jie, you should be able to sense it through the Distance Stone. This Distance Stone's range was around 1000 kilos. Use this to find him."

Xika looked at the Distance Stone that was in her hands. Indeed, he could faintly sense Xingli's aura from the stone.

"I entrust the stone to you in the hope that you will find it. If one day I find out that you're lying, then I'll find you to the ends of the world and I'll kill you even if I have to die!" Liang Jihua looked at Xika sharply. From her gaze, Xika knew that the girl was serious with her words.

"You can hold my words." said Xika grasping the Distance Stone in her hand tightly.

"Then I go back first. Remember well what I said." said the girl before turning around and leaving Xika in front of the Jade Village gate.

Xika looked at Liang Jihua's back which was getting smaller and thanked inwardly for the Distance Stone she had given. Then he lifted his head and looked at the night sky that was filled with stars.

"Yin Xingli, the sky has allowed us to meet. The sky separates us. Even so, I won't stop. Even if it has to be to the end of the sky, I'll still see you."

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Xika, along with Huo Bing and Heiliao, stepped towards the Main Building, where the dinner banquet was held. The Main Building consists of several floors that have various functions. One of its functions was as a Jing Wei workspace. Another function is as a place where a party or celebration is usually held. In addition there are other functions, but Xika does not care about it for now.

When they entered the party room, the inside was already filled with many people, but it did not make the room narrow. The breadth of this party room was one of the things that Mu Zhan Academy was proud of.

"Mmhm~ smells good everywhere. Where should we go first, huh?" huo Bing said as he moved his nose to and fro. He was wearing striking clothes as usual with his two mainstay colors, blue and red.

The set!

An outstretched hand pulled Huo Bing's collar and held him back until he didn't taste the food.

"Focused. We're not here to have fun. We don't know what the elders of the sect will do to Xika." Heiliao said still holding Huo Bing's collar. Contrary to Huo Bing, Heiliao was wearing a very inconspicuous black outfit. If he stood alone in the corner of the room, it seemed that no one would notice his condition.

Both are very inversely proportional. But Xika couldn't stop herself from smiling. He had not witnessed Huo Bing and Heiliao's debates since the competition began. Although very noisy, but he had to admit that he missed them.

"What's wrong. There should be no meaningful problems from the sect elders as long as we are together. Unless the Patriach Burning Abyss Sect. If I don't mishear, his cultivation base is at a higher level than Jing Wei."

The witty highlight on Huo Bing's face instantly diminished. "Higher than Jing Wei? Looks like the guy is worth noting. But that doesn't mean it'll stop me from eating." Huo Bing said, stepping back towards the scent that his nose smelled.

Heiliao and Xika could only sigh in resignation while following Huo Bing in line at one of the food stalls. Then, Xika felt her shoulder being patted by someone. He turned his head and found Liu Shang waving his hand.

"Hahaha....see who is this, Xing Xika, the champion?" said the man raised his hand to greet Xika.

Plaque!

Xika patted Liu Shang's hand and did a tos with him.

"Liu Shang's! How are you?"

"Hahaha..I'm good, but of course not as good as the champion."

"Stop saying champ or I'll hit you!" xika said playfully.

Liu Shang laughed at Xika's words. He paused to order food with Xika then after taking food, they pulled over to chat.

"Well, I don't think anyone deserves to be a champion more than you."

"You're too complimentary. Earlier I was only lucky to have managed to destroy Han Feng's shield. Otherwise, I don't know what I'm gonna do."

"Heh, many people say that luck is also part of strength. But from your fight and Han Feng's, I think you won not by luck, but purely by your own ability."

Xika smiled again at Liu Shang's words. "Alright, alright. Stop praising me. How's clan? I'm sorry I didn't have time to help them in the second half, I encountered a lot of enemies but I didn't meet any of them from the Rising Flow Sect."

"What's wrong. After all our first fight has already managed to attract the attention of many large and medium sects, even though your last fight with Han Feng was much more attention-grabbing. By the way, is that guy that was waving that your friend?" liu Shang asked as he looked at a man wearing a star-studded robe.

Xika turned her head and realized that the man was Yun Xingzhao. The robe he was wearing was perfectly suited to the sect and his own name contained the word star. Beside him, stood Li Tang who was wearing clothes almost similar to Heiliao. Black and inconspicuous.

The two walked closer to Xika. Not far from them, Xika saw Liang Jihua. The girl saw it too. But he refused to join. The girl just stared at him sharply, as if reminding Xika of their conversation some time ago.

Xika just smiled and chatted with Liu Shang, Yun Xingzhao, and Li Tang. Huo Bing and Heiliao also joined shortly even though Heiliao did not say much. The atmosphere feels very alive right now. Perhaps because the other sects still had many who had yet to come.

But when they came, this atmosphere of life would immediately turn into silence instantly.