The Card Cultivation System
CCS-294

Xika's expression darkened as she realized Han Li's plan. He immediately called his friends who were from different sects. That time, Shu Mang was also present. At first he came just to celebrate Xika's victory. But the current situation is developing beyond expectations.

Yun Xingzhao, Li Tang, Liu Shang, Di He, Shu Mang and Liang Jihua gathered around Xika.

"Alright, I want to say something, but before that let me ask you one question. Why is he here?" xika asked while pointing at Liang Jihua.

All pairs of eyes immediately headed towards Liang Jihua while the one in the face was only pouting while folding his hands. "Why? Can't you?" said ketus.

"Errrr........." Xika was confused as to what to say. After all, until now he was still a bit awkward with Liang Jihua. Moreover, everyone gathered here was arguably his friend who had no doubt of his beliefs, but Liang Jihua, although he also did not consider Liang Jihua as an enemy. Well, it doesn't seem like he can throw the girl out.

"Look, don't you guys suspect why Han Li bothers to have a banquet at the Academy? Then, why would he even kindly invite all the sects here to stay and watch the fight? Obviously he's not the kind of person who would do that out of kindness."

"Hm..heard you say that, I felt that he was quite suspicious. But even so, what was he planning?"

"I don't have any definitive proof, but I have a guess," Xika kept silent for a moment to see the reaction of her friends, but it turned out that she was instead struck by Yun Xingzhao.

"Quick tell us! Don't be curious!"

"Ouch! Aye, yes. My guess is, he intends to gather all the sects here in one place because he wants to rule over the Lin Dynasty. He did not need to bother subduing the sects one by one because they had all gathered here. Isn't that a practical move?"

"Then, you mean your fight with Tian Yin is just a cover? And his true goal was to summon representatives from each sect to make them submit?"

"My guess is like that."

"Wait first. But didn't that mean the strength of the entire sect in the Lin Dynasty gathered in one place? Even if the Burning Abyss Sect was a big sect, they would not be able to face the entire sect in the Lin Dynasty at once. Wouldn't it be easier to come to each sect one after another? That way the sects in the Lin Dynasty won't be able to unite the forces right?"

"Then, word of the destruction of one sect will spread to another sect and other sects can prepare with the arrival of the Burning Abyss Sect."

"Hm, it makes sense. But it feels like Xika's explanation is still lacking. You didn't explain why Han Li wanted the fight to take place at the Academy. If he really wanted to rule over the Lin Dynasty, wouldn't the fight be better done in his own sect? The place where his strength is the most."

Xika frowned. "What you said makes sense. But I can't find any other reason if it's not for mastering the Lin Dynasty. Well anyway, whatever Han Li's goal, stay alert. I want to ask you to tell this suspicious thing to the elders of your respective sects and have them all put their eyes on Han Li. If there's a little suspicious movement, act immediately."

Everyone nodded in unison. Regardless of the plan Han Li made, they indeed had to be wary of him.

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Sky Devouring Castle, Tian Clan.

A man in a magnificent robe painted with the symbol of fighting birds and snakes sat cross-legged while closing his eyes. Without opening his eyes, he asked,

"Hei Bao, is there anything important that has recently happened?"

Next to her, from behind the darkness stepped a man whose face was no stranger to Xika. It was Hei Bao.

"Report, Young Master. Lately not too many events are important, but there is one event that is quite interesting."

"Tell me."

"As you know, the New Student Welcome Competition is held every year. Incidentally, our return coincided with the end of the competition. What is interesting is the champion of the competition. Many people thought that Han Feng, the son of the Patriach Burning Abyss Sect would win but apparently they were wrong. There were also those who thought that some representatives from other sects like the Di Clan, the Immortal Pearl Pavilion, our Sky Devouring Castle and some other sects. Unfortunately, everything is wrong."

The man frowned. "Sky Devouring Castle we lost? Disappointingly. We better tighten up the entrance exam the next year."

Hei Bao's face darkened when he heard the words of his Young Master. "Ekhem. I don't think that's the problem."

"You mean our Sky Devouring Castle is too weak?" ask the man sharply.

Then, to compensate for the alliance that the representatives of these big sects formed, the entire small and medium sects put aside their differences and united to fight against the alliance of the big sects. A great battle was fought between the unity of the big sects against the small and medium sects.

In the end, the big sects won the fight, but the alliance of 8 people instead split and clashed with three against four while one person was the observer."

"Hei Bao, don't be convoluted. Is that observer who becomes the winner in the end? You don't have to tell me such a useless thing."

"Pardon me, Young Master. Unfortunately, it is not the observer who is the winner. In a three-on-four fight, the three-man group lost two people leaving only one person against the opposing group which still contained four people.

The group of four contained representatives from our Di Clan, Immortal Pavillion Sect, Burning Abyss Sect, and Sky Devouring Castle. Later, it was only discovered that the Burning Abyss Sect was cheating and sending their senior disciples into the competition.

Perhaps the Young Master knew him, his name was Han Shu. And currently his cultivation is at the Low-Jack level."

"Heh. Slow as usual. Continue your story."

Hei Bao lowered his head in respect before continuing his story, "One person who is left great has defeated the representatives of the three other sects including our sect. Surprisingly, before the four-on-one fight took place the observer offered to help one person but was instead rejected. .

Now all that's left is one man against Han Shu who's at Low-Jack."

"Don't tell me Han Shu lost? He wouldn't be that stupid until he lost to the snot cultivator who was in the Qi Forming isn't it?"

"Unfortunately, Han Shu lost. He had consumed Berserk Pill and increased his cultivation to Middle-Jack level, but he still lost."

The man fell silent while frowning. But he still did not open his eyes. No, Hei Bao's story wasn't that good until he had to open his eyes.

"In the end, this one guy managed to come out a champion and become the competition's dark horse this time around. Unfortunately, his actions were disliked by many higher-ups from other sects. This one man defeated four people who became his opponents very cruelly.

The representative of the Immortal Pearl Pavillion was burnt alive, whether he was still alive or not at this moment. The representatives of the Di Clan had all his veins cut off and it was certain that he would not be able to become a cultivator again.

The representative of the Burning Abyss Sect suffered injuries that were not light but least compared to the others.

Lastly, the representative of our Sky Devouring Castle, his dantian was destroyed and he cannot possibly be a cultivator anymore. I don't know if he's alive or not right now."

"Of which clan is the representative of the Sky Devouring Castle?"

"D-of the Tian Clan......" Hey Bao replied carefully. He knew how sensitive the matter of the three clans in the Sky Devouring Castle was. Unlike the other sects, Sky Devouring Castle had a different structure where the sect consisted of three clans and one of them was the Tian Clan where its Young Master came from. Every year, the Sky Devouring Castle held an entrance recruitment with rigorous exams. The disciples were chosen based on the best representatives of each clan.

Hey Bao knows the feelings of his Young Master. If the representatives from other sects were certain that his Young Master would not care, but unfortunately the representatives this time came from the Tian Clan, the same clan where his Young Master came from. It was tantamount to smearing the Tian Clan pride of the Sky Devouring Castle blatantly.

"Then what about the other elders?"

"It should be known that before the elders discuss how to punish one such person, he had insulted the Young Master first. He questioned whether the Young Master was really the Number One Genius of the Lin Dynasty. Therefore the elders agreed to let the Young Master deal directly with the person. Let the Young Master teach him a lesson firsthand and they ask me to tell you."

"Heh. Such a smelly boy should be taught a lesson. What's the boy's name?"

"Ehh......."

"Speak."

"his name............Xing Xika's."

Soon the man opened his eyes. His eyes revealed a dangerous sharp twinkle. Then he smiled.

"Heh. Xing Xika, this will be interesting. We will continue the fight that time." Tian Yin said with a vile smile.