The Card Cultivation System
CCS-4

Inside the Diamond Shake mountain core area, a 15-year-old child less than a week was squatting near the plant.

The boy was Xika.

He was picking some spiritual plants.

After taking the plants, he ran back.

Not long after that he found another plant and immediately picked it.

Xika ran, then crouched down to pick up the plants, then came back running. It has continued several times.

Finally, Xika stopped somewhere. He looked left-right. Look for trees that look harmless.

Finding what she was looking for, Xika immediately climbed the tree.

On top of the tree he crushed the plants he picked into powder. Some he kept in a bag, some he sprinkled on himself.

Finally he finished his activities and was silent.

Waiting.

Waiting for Fa Duolang's entourage to come.

Soon, Fa Duolang and his followers came.

"Where's the kid?"

"Damn! So fast!"

Xika waited for a while until the party was right below her. Then he jumped.

At the same time as he jumped he sprinkled the plant powder that he stored in a bag.

"I'm here shit!"

Surprised that Xika had suddenly appeared above them, and was about to kick in, they immediately split up.

Although Xika's kick failed, at the very least, the powder he had stored had stuck to their bodies.

Now Xika is in a very disadvantageous position. It was right in the middle of them. But he just kept quiet, not trying to fight or anything else.

The four of them looked at Xika and the tree he was hiding in, in case something would come up again, or he would attack again.

A few seconds passed and nothing happened.

"Hahaha, shit! I thought this kid would suddenly jump off a tree. Though he can survive if he remains hidden in a tree but he even-"

"Groooaaarrrrrrrr"

A Three-eyes Bear appeared.

Fa Duolang and his three followers were shocked. They can't even move.

Seeing that Xika was about to escape, but Huo Bing held her back.

"Wait on! Don't run in that direction. If you run to the outside again they'll definitely suspect Three-eye Bear is you. It is better to run towards the core area, as if running because of surprise and do not know the direction"

"But what about the spiritual animals there?"

"I'll face them, you take it easy"

"All right"

"WAAAAAAAA!!!!"

Xika immediately shouted, then ran. In order to make sure that he was scared, he ran while struggling. Several times he fell.

Hearing Xika's screams, the 4 people came to a realization.

"Damn!"

"Fa Xi, you distract him, Fa Sha, you protect Fa Xi, Fa Xiao, try to attack him from afar, I will try to attack him with my strongest technique"

Fa Duolang immediately commanded his followers. His followers immediately did their orders.

They did well, Fa Xi distracted Three-eye Bear well, Fa Sha was quite good at protecting Fa Xi, while Fa Xiao, although not very helpful, was also quite good at protecting Fa Xi, but he was the most excited.

"Sister Duo, this worked out well"

"True, just have to hold it for a little while longer, and then with your strongest moves the bear will-"

As Fa Sha turned to look at Fa Duolang, he did not find Fa Duolang.

"Eh? Duo Ka-sister!"

It turned out that Fa Duolang had been running since he finished commanding his followers, he was not sure he could defeat Three-eye Bear.

And if they work well together, they can beat the bear. It seemed like Fa Duolang was unsure of being able to defeat the bear since it had never fought.

He had never practiced fighting, his strongest technique was just his bragging, there was no technique he really mastered. He's very lazy. Its work only disturbs the weaker and lazier.

He also managed to reach qi 3 gathering because there were minimum requirements within the clan. So that if he does not reach certain conditions he will receive punishment.

Of course the punishment received would not be too heavy, as he was the son of the Patriach Shaking Card. But it would still be a shame as Patriach's son was punished for not reaching the minimum standard.

How about Xika? Didn't he not meet the minimum standards of the clan? How can he survive in the clan?

Of course this was all thanks to Fa Diala. His uncle desperately kept Xika in order to remain in the clan. Various ways he did to defend Xika. Starting from bringing great opportunities for the clan business, increasing contributions in the clan, to providing savings plants owned by him.

Back to the fight.

Seeing their leader run away also made the three followers also run away.

Fa Sha who had seen Fa Duolang ran away, while Fa Xi who had no protection, had no other choice, while Fa Xiao, who saw his seniors run away, fled.

Luckily, the Three-eyes Bear did not have such a high speed, that they could escape easily.

But unfortunately, the powder of plants that Xika spread stuck to their bodies, attracting many other creatures. The smell of various plants that are commonly favored by many creatures, especially in the outside area.

But no one intended to fight, they all ran away in a storm. Even though Fa Duolang ordered them to stop and fight back, they insisted on refusing.

"Stop! This was only a White level 1 Flame Monkey. He was only the equivalent of Qi Gathering 3. We can beat him!"

"No want! Later brother ran away from us again"

"really right. After all we are close to the clan, we have returned brother"

Finally, they returned to the Shaking Card without fighting any 1 animal.

------------------------------------

Meanwhile Xika....

"Grrrrrrr"

"Huo Bing, how is this? You said you'd take care of them, but in fact you didn't do anything!"

"Wait a minute, you just practice with the beast, I'm trying to suck the creature, after all, you'll never fight, let's just say it's practice"

"Against a spiritual animal with 4 levels above you where can be considered a practice" Xika said with a trembling tone.

"Facing an opponent stronger than you is a natural thing in this world"

"Remain, this is too extreme for an exercise"

"Have not spoken much, the creature began to approach"

Xika actually still wanted to argue with Huo Bing, but the creature in front of him had already started to approach.

The creature Xika faced was Snow Leopard. The tiger was a tier 2 spiritual beast which was equivalent to gathering qi 5.

Although the power is not too great, but the speed is very fast. Moreover, the creature is good at measuring his opponent. And for him, Xika is the right creature to be eaten.

The frightened Xika could only retreat slowly.

"Behold, he'll hit you"

Xika had not had the time to ask Huo Bing, Snow Leopard had already hit him.

Xika immediately rolled to the side.

Failing to catch its prey, the creature does not rush to catch Xika back. He walked slowly while watching Xika's movements.

Xika tries to find something to use as a weapon, but fails. He did not find anything that could be used as a weapon.

"Hey, even though you just started cultivating, you have dozens of dantians. That alone has made your body more than enough to defeat him"

Although it was true what Huo Bing said, Xika did not seem to hear Huo Bing's words.

Snow Leopard was approaching again.

Xika tried to retreat again but unfortunately he tripped on wood and fell in a sitting position.

Xika was too afraid to believe Huo Bing's words - no, she was too afraid to think.

Thinking of how to deal with Snow Leopard before him.

Thinking of escaping.

Thinking about surviving.

"Hey!! What are you doing!"

As if not hearing Huo Bing's words, Xika just remained silent.

Huo Bing had just come to a realization.

Yeah, correct. Xika scared. He never fought in his entire life. Successfully expelled Fa Duolang's entourage alone while he never fought (in the truest sense. Although Xika, often fighting with her bullies, never went after Xika's life) was a great feat for her.

It was never thought that he would fight against a creature that had a cultivation level above it. And this time, the opponent was different.

Unlike Fa Duolang and his followers who only intended to disturb him, Snow Leopard before him really wanted to kill him.

Realizing that Xika was being frightened, Huo Bing tried to push her.

"Xika's. Xica. Hear. Don'tbeafraid. You don't have to be afraid. You can cultivate already remember? Isn't this what you always dreamed of? Are you going to give up and just wait for the end to pick up and waste the opportunity to cultivate?

Besides fear there's no point in Xika. Fear will only make you die. FEAR WILL ONLY HARM YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND MAKE YOU DIE!! WAKE UP XIKA, WAKE UP!!"

Maybe the last sentence is a bit exaggerated, but it's true. Huo Bing felt it herself.

Huo Bing who had always lived alone, finally had a friend. However, his first and only friend in his life - because now Huo Bing could not be considered alive - died because of him.

Yes, his friend died because of Huo Bing.

It was the first time that Huo Bing realized that he was being hunted.

Faced with a stronger opponent frightened him, let alone he was outnumbered.

The fearful Huo Bing could only remain motionless.

His friend died to protect himself. Huo Bing only realized when his friend was dying.

Burning with fire, he fought back against his hunters. He managed to kill them all.

However, his friend could not be saved.

From then on Huo Bing realized that fear was useless and would only harm the surroundings.

He did not want Xika to experience the same thing.

Simultaneously with Huo Bing's shout that sounded in Xika's ear, a streak of memory appeared in Xika's head.

Be ill.

Fearful.

Darkened.

Despondent.

Corpses. Piles of bodies around it.

Xika. Huo Bing was right. Fear is useless. Fear will only harm the surrounding. Just like it used to happen.

He can cultivate. The thing he dreamed of a long time ago.

He promised himself he would never let that happen again.

He will no longer give up, resigned to the circumstances.

He must rise! Rise up and fight to be able to continue living and cultivating.

"All right!"

"From you! I'm not afraid of you!"

Snow Leopard who realized there was a change in Xika's attitude did not remain silent. It immediately hit its prey.

"That's so stale!!"

Xika immediately stood up and advanced towards Snow Leopard.

He was about to punch the tiger in the face, but the tiger suddenly stopped and avoided Xika's punch.

"Damn!"

Seeing that the attack was unsuccessful, Xika was not out of her mind. He kicked the tiger's head from below. Due to their close distance, the tiger was hit by Xika's kick.

The tiger staggered back a few steps.

"Good!"

Huo Bing who saw Xika started to get up and was about to fight smiled.

Indeed, he did not choose the wrong person.

Xika turned her head to look for things that could help her.

He smiled happily because he found what he was looking for.

Previously, fear had covered his eyes, thus making him not pay close attention to his surroundings, and not find the flower.

But now it was different, he was not afraid anymore. He could see the surroundings clearly without being deterred by fear.

Xika found Confuse Flower. Flowers that can cause an illusion for a moment, when the petals are exposed to the skin.

But a momentary illusion is not enough. He needs something more dangerous. Something that could kill that tiger.

Xika kept the Confuse Flower carefully.

The tiger had started to prepare to crash again.

"The Stem of Confuse Flower is where the most poison is stored, break it, wait for the right moment, then plug the stem right in the middle of Snow Leopard's jaw."

Huo Bing's plan was indeed good. But he had to bet his life to do that. To stick the Confuse Flower stem right in the middle of the Snow Leopard jaw there is only one chance.

That is, when the tiger lunged and opened its jaws, Xika had to take the right position so as not to get hurt. A little wrong, he will die.

But it's better than no way at all.