The Card Cultivation System
CCS-299

That continuous shaking left the entire audience in a panic, let alone Jing Wei as the Head of the Academy not saying anything to make the crowd calm down.

Xika, still continuing to search for Han Li's whereabouts, hoped to find the old man somewhere but no matter where he looked, the old man was lost.

The srek!

"Suckers. Even in such conditions you still dare to look away? Whatever. I'm gonna make you look away for good."

Even in the midst of this kind of tumultuous and panic-ridden situation, Tian Yin still remained focused on the match, or on Xika more precisely. Xika who saw the bastard gritted her teeth was annoyed. Now was not the time to think about Tian Yin.

It felt like he wanted to ignore Tian Yin and run through the crowd to search for Han Li's whereabouts. Unfortunately, do not run. Filled he can't. And again, Tian Yin was currently approaching intending to kill him.

"Goodbye, you trashy boy!" Tian Yin smiled hysterically as he raised his hand and intended to smash it towards Xika.

But before Tian Yin attacked Xika, an incredible kick managed to hit Tian Yin's head and make him flung and drowned into the panicked crowd.

"Match postponed for a while. Please come again next time." Huo Bing said as he looked at Tian Yin who disappeared behind the crowd.

The kick just now, was of course from Huo Bing. Thankfully they were on time. Otherwise, perhaps Xika was already in another realm now.

"Hahaha. Unfortunately, I am not able to stand up now. You guys look for Han Li, no need to think of me." said Xika weakly. Right now the focus of the crowd lies on the overwhelming shock and intending to exit the Academy as quickly as possible. No one should have hurt him even if he was in this situation.

"What's this talking about, anyway?" huo Bing said he did not care about Xika. He picked up Xika quickly without caring about Xika's agonizing moans, then handed her over to Heiliao.

"You take him. I walk ahead while keeping things." After saying that, Huo Bing immediately ran all over the Academy looking for Han Li followed by Heiliao who was holding Xika behind him. While walking, Heiliao stuffed some pills into Xika's mouth that some of Xika didn't even know what the point was.

The formation Huo Bing and Heiliao used was pretty good where one of them had to protect Xika. Heiliao plays the guard while Huo Bing plays the attacker. It did not mean that Huo Bing's attack was stronger than Heiliao or vice versa.

But the Heiliao element was indeed more suitable to protect Xika than Huo Bing. When there was a surprise attack, Heiliao could divert the attack using the space element.

The first place the three of them went to was the mountain where the previous competition was held. Given the magnitude of the shock, it is likely that the source came from the mountain. But when they passed through the entrance and came to the mountain, they found nothing. In fact, the mountain itself did not shake at all.

"Ck, dammit! Where exactly is that bastard Han Li?"

"Huo Bing..... Shouldn't we split up? You can fly up and search for Han Li's whereabouts easily and faster than we are together like this."

Huo Bing looked at Xika thoughtfully. Of course Xika knew what the bird was thinking. Currently in the Academy there were many influential figures who could kill Xika easily. Even if Heiliao is strong, but the wolf will not win if he is mobbed by the figures.

But right now they don't have time. They had to chase after Han Li before the man got anything the Academy had hidden.

After exhaling, Huo Bing nodded. "I'll scream if anything happens. Move as soon as you hear my screams."

Heiliao nodded. Then, after the three exchanged looks for half a second, they split up. Huo Bing jumped up and looked for Han Li's whereabouts while flying while Heiliao ran as fast as she could with Xika on her back.

If only she was in her wolf form then Xika would not affect her speed, but using the wolf form in the Academy was too risky even under these circumstances.

Heiliao returned to the Main Page. There are still many people there because they are too confused about what happened and do not know what to do. He saw nothing strange and there was no sign of Han Li at all.

Surprisingly, the leaders of the other big sects were not visible at all. When a new shock occurs, he still sees them. What the hell is going on right now?

After the Main Courtyard, Heiliao rushed to the Main Building. There were also some people there but no important figure. The building looks still sturdy but the ground that sustains it is filled with cracks. Maybe soon the building will fall to the side.

It's unfortunate enough but it's none of his business. He came back in hurry. He passed through the residence of the disciples but did not stop there too long. From a glance, just look at the building that has collapsed a lot and certainly there are no important figures there. Even a few of the students who passed by were invisible.

Heiliao ran back. He reached the Health Building. The building was quite sturdy and the ground that supported it seemed to be still strong. The building was filled with many people because it was used as a shelter.

Afterwards, it passes through the Park and Mission Center. Nothing matters. There is still a library left. If there was nobody there, he didn't know where else to look.

When he reached the front of the Library, he saw the entire Library building seem to glow as if it was protected by something. But more importantly, it's not now. Right beside the Library, there was a large hole with a spiral staircase around it that led downwards. Basically invisible.

SHUSUH!

A TAP!

Huo Bing landed beside them. He stared at the hole with the spiral staircase beside him suspiciously.

"I've been watching from above, only this place emits unusual qi. If the Academy keeps a secret, it must be in this place."

"looks like. Even the leaders of the great sects must have been here first."

"Then let's go down." Huo Bing immediately rushed over, Heiliao also followed behind him, but Xika stopped them.

"Heiliao, put me down. I feel better" said Xika although the pain in his stomach still feels extraordinary, but at least now he is able to walk alone. It seemed like it was due to the efficacy of the pill Heiliao had given earlier.

Unwittingly the three, a familiar face followed them down.

Xika, Huo Bing, and Heiliao descended the stairs carefully and vigilantly. Their eyes were coated in qi as the further down it grew darker. Only Heiliao did not coat his eyes with qi because he had a better view.

Getting downwards, Huo Bing felt a strange feeling. "Hey, do you guys feel like there's something weird the deeper we go down?"

"Eitherway. I just feel like the lower the air is getting cooler, shouldn't it be getting stuffy?"

"More than that," Heiliao replied, "it's not just air. But the qi in this place. It was not like being in a city full of people. In this place, I felt the same qi and atmosphere while in the wild."

Huo Bing nodded, "i feel it too."

Then they went down deeper and deeper underground. I don't know how long it's going to be but in the end they get to the bottom. And what greeted them was an incredible view of a wide path filled with trees on the left and right. It was no different than being in the woods.

"Eh? How can there be trees underground like this?"

"In this world there are a lot of very unusual things Xika. Trees underground are just the beginning. I don't know what we're gonna find at the end of that trail." Huo Bing pointed at the path that led out of nowhere before turning to look at Xika and Heiliao.

Then, the three treaded the path carefully fearing triggering the traps commonly encountered in a place like this. Suddenly Heiliao stopped.

"Wait," he said. The wolf took out its qinya and enveloped Xika and Huo Bing with the space element. "We better keep watch so that our whereabouts are unknown to the sect leaders." Xika and Huo Bing nodded.

If only covering themselves with qi, there was a possibility that their existence would still be discovered because many of the leaders had higher cultivation levels than Huo Bing and Heiliao. But with the space element, their existence can be wiped cleanly so that leaders cannot feel unless they see the three directly with their own eyes.

After walking for a while, it was seen that Han Li and the other great sect leaders were discussing or perhaps arguing as well. Jing Wei was not seen between them. In front of the leaders, it stretched a sizable space gap that three people could pass through at once.

In front of the space gap, there was a stone board with inscriptions in a language that was unknown what it meant. The sect leaders seemed to be busy trying to translate the writing on the stone board. Han Li looked extremely frustrated staring at that space crack. Their clothes were shabby and stared at the space crack with hostility.

"Suckers! What exactly does that stone board mean? Why can't we enter the space and get attacked? I'm sure there must be some incredible treasure behind that space gap! It's just that I somehow felt a hostile aura from that space crack."

"Be quiet if you're not helping. We are also trying to translate the writing on the stone board! And not only did you feel the unwearing aura from that space gap, we all felt it knowing!"

"Really! Besides, we haven't talked about the matter of you breaking into here first without notice."

"We've talked about that before. If I tell you I'm going to find this place then that fucking Jing Wei will definitely know somehow. After all, aren't we currently in the same ship? I haven't got the treasure either so stop talking and just read the meaning of the stone board!"

While the leaders were arguing, Xika and the others were watching the surrounding situation closely. Huo Bing tried to look around who knew of finding any traps or doors other than that crack while Heiliao stared at the stone board intently and tried to read through it. Xika on the other hand, was paying attention to the interaction between the sect leaders and was trying to assess their relationship with each other.

"How about, Wolf? Can you read the inscription on the stone board?" huo Bing asked after finding nothing around him.

Heiliao shook her head in response. "That's an ancient language, I can't remember. But from what I see, they seem to misunderstand. They thought that the stone board contained clues to enter that space crack and the reason they were attacked back was because they had not met the written requirements. But actually what was written on the stone board was not a clue but a warning."

"Do you also feel a hostile aura emanating from the space gap like those leaders?" xika asked after paying enough attention.

"Hm? Seems not. I don't feel any hostility at all. In fact, I feel like I'm back in the woods where I used to live."

"I feel that way too." Heiliao nodded in agreement.

"Ng, since you do not feel a hostile aura, how about we try to enter that space gap?"

"But it will open up our location and be bad if we fail."

"With Heiliao's space element, it should just be to escape it isn't difficult right? If we fail, Heiliao can move us out, then enter again slowly as before by removing traces of our existence and after that we just think of another way." proposed Xika.

"Hm, you're reckless. But I don't think we have any other choice. Let's try it!"

Heiliao nodded. The three looked at each other, then in the same second they ran as fast as possible towards the gap.

Unfortunately, one of the sect leaders saw their existence.

"Hurry back before I kill you!" he said full of dominance.

Heiliao and Huo Bing were already prepared for battle, but fortunately this time Han Li's words saved them.

"Leave it. At least some students. Let them try and see how big of a counterattack that space gap gives me" he said, turning his back on Xika and others. The rest of the leaders were also turning their backs.

The three ran back after hearing Han Li's words.

"Np? Hey, hold on! He was the one who had fought Tian Yin!"

"What?"

Han Li turned around and clashed with Xika for one second. In that one long second, he looked at Xika, Huo Bing, and Heiliao. Then in the next second, the three darted into the space crack and disappeared.

"WHAT?!"