The Card Cultivation System
CCS-80

"Heiliao?"

"Snake wolf? Why are you here?"

"Well, I've chosen Xika so I already have a bond with her. Plus, Xika plays a big role in the repetition of my life. I got into her body and just came out in egg shape and then hatched."

The three creatures began to chat. Sometimes they even joke. Completely forgot the snake that previously put Xika's life at risk.

The snake looked upset.

How dare they ignore me. I'll make them sorry!

At least that was the old snake's mind. But as soon as he wriggled a little, Huo Bing instantly strengthened his grasp so that the snake was unable to move.

"Oh, I almost forgot. What do we want to do with this worm?"

"yes too. Why did you stop me from killing him?"

The snake grew even more annoyed at Xika and Huo Bing's words which made it clear that they had completely forgotten about their existence.

"You can't kill him. At least not by you."

Huo Bing raised next to his brows.

"What do you mean?"

"Look, in one of the places I visited first, I once came across a pretty bad technique. Well, it's only natural considering the place I visited was so full of negative aura.

And the technique I found is useful for improving our souls by eating the souls of other creatures."

Heiliao stopped to look at Huo Bing's expression with Xika.

"Quite cruel, I know" he said. "But this can be used by you Xika. I don't mind if you want a Half-Brown Bird either."

"No. I won't use such a ruthless technique." Huo Bing said instantly refusing.

"Me too." added Xika.

"Think carefully. This technique is cruel, but when used well can bring quite good benefits."

Then Heiliao looked at the old snake that was in Huo Bing's claws.

"Added, we use it for creatures like him. That's not bad either. This damn thing deserves to be eaten by his soul."

"NO!"

The snake shouted. Then he changed his attitude. Previously, even though he was in Huo Bing's claws, he still wore an arrogant expression. Because he knew even if he lost, he could still live again if there were other living beings who came to his formation.

But this time the story was different. When his soul is eaten, there is absolutely no hope of rising again. The formation he left behind would become useless once he no longer had a soul.

"Okay, ladies and gentlemen. Can't everything be solved with words? I know where you can get your hands on the precious objects in this tomb. How about you let me go and then I'll take you?"

"Hmmm!"

Huo Bing snorted in response to the snake. While Heiliao shifted her gaze with quite lazy eyes.

Only Xika seemed interested enough in the precious treasure that the snake spoke of.

"Do you really know where that precious thing is?"

"Of course." replied the snake while nodding his head.

"How many?"

"much. Pretty much. The things that I have can make you an invincible expert" said the snake more excitedly talk because Xika looks interested.

Huo Bing and Heiliao immediately laughed out loud at the imposter snake's words. But their laughter did not succeed in breaking the snake's hope.

"What's really going on?"

"There are all kinds of stuff. There are knives and swords pretty good. Those weapons can make you invincible in the same realm."

"Oh. Then?" xika asked while nodding.

"There are also various kinds of pills that can raise your cultivation level. In addition, there are also various valuable plants. In fact, I keep the inheritance from the birds. Aren't you guys in the bird camp? It could definitely be an extra strength for you."

"Oh. Is that all?"

"E-uh?"

The snake was quite shocked to see the expression of Xika who was previously interested, now became boring.

"Hahh........It turns out that's all......."

"What do you mean?"

Xika waved her hand and various objects appeared.

Starting from the sword artifacts, the pills he had collected earlier until the spiritual plant that Huo Bing wanted.

"Are these the things you're talking about?"

"Really! I can drive you!"

"God."

Xika smiled disdainfully.

"You don't have to drive me. I already have all these things."

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

The snake opened its mouth but made no sound at all. He was surprised to see Xika getting various valuable items.

Then he remembered one thing. There was still one thing that Xika did not show.

"Tu-wait! What about the legacy of a bird that is strong enough? I can take you there!"

"Hm? Bird heritage? Is this what you're talking about?" xika asked while showing her winged back.

The snake was unaware of Xika's wings due to its so small size. Xika did not think too much about her wings so it was small.

"You-you.......how did you come together with those wings?" tanyanya did not believe.

"Eitherway. I'm curious too."

"By the way, will any other snake know about my wings?"

"Emm. Usually, yeah. But if you want to absorb it, it might be a different story."

"That's it...then let's try."

The snake showed a frightened expression. Then he shook his head strongly.

"Nope-no. Don't kill me. Don't absorb my soul! I can give you information about the serpents. I can tell you each of their weaknesses. I can be your spy. I know the treasure vault of the serpents, I can tell you. What matters is not to absorb my soul!"

The snake spoke very much this time. He seemed to be worried about his life. But neither Xika, Huo Bing nor Heiliao cared.

"So Heiliao? Teach me that technique."

Heiliao nodded.

Then the images appeared above Heiliao's head with a size large enough. Since this was Xika's soul realm, then it was easy to teach the technique from her head.

Writing by writing appeared. Xika and Huo Bing were quite surprised as well as amazed by the technique. While the old snake had an expression that got worse with time.

"Hm.......Based on what this technique says, I can see the memories of the soul I absorbed. Pretty handy, isn't it, Huo Bing?"

"Yes. That's pretty handy. In this way we can find out the head of this snake."

"T-no! I could be your spy. I can get you into the snake's nest without being discovered. You won't be able to do that even if it absorbs my soul."

"Hmm.

The snake's expression became bright.

"But I don't care."

The snake's expression worsened.

"Then let's start."

Xika read a few more writings, then stood in front of the old snake that Huo Bing was clutching.

"A, Heiliao. Can't I absorb this snake with your black hole?"

"could. But it doesn't seem to be able to know the memories of the soul you're absorbing. Besides, if you absorb it with my black hole, I don't know the soul you're absorbing will be converted into soul energy either or anything else."

"That's it." Xika nodded.

He looked at Huo Bing.

"Ah, you just let her go. I'm afraid I'm not accidentally sucking your soul out either."

Huo Bing nodded even though he was a bit doubtful.

After being released by Huo Bing, the snake immediately escaped. He tried to leave as quickly as possible from Xika's soul realm. But Xika didn't seem bothered by it.

"First of all."

Since this was Xika's soul realm, he could do just that easily. A rope appeared and tied the snake and dragged it near Xika. The snake tried hard to fight. He moved here to save his life. But to Heiliao and Huo Bing, he looked like a squirming worm.

"Next, make a seal gate in the soul realm to absorb the soul."

Xika looked at the writing above for a while then turned to Huo Bing and Heiliao.

"This technique asked me to make a seal gate. But there's no example and I don't know how."

Heiliao and Huo Bing discussed for a while. The two of them were also equally ignorant as this was a rarely used evil technique.

"We've had discussions but we don't know how to."

"What's? Then what am I supposed to do?"

"Silent. Since there is no mention of how the seal looks and forms, then we agree that you can make your own gate."

"My own flight?"

"really. First of all, imagine a gate."

Xika closed her eyes then a gate the size of her appeared.

"Hmm, that seems like enough. But just in case, imagine a bigger gate."

The gate is growing.

"Not yet, bigger."

The gate is now twice the size of the first.

"Not yet."

The gate grew again. But according to Huo Bing it was still not enough. Finally after ten times of 'not enough', Huo Bing finally stopped.

Then the three of them both looked at the gate that Xika had imagined.

"Ehh...it doesn't seem like this the shape it should be." said Xika rather hesitantly seeing the gate he imagined was the city gate.

"Just calm. There is no right or wrong in this. If you're not satisfied, you can imagine another gate that you like better."

Xika nodded. Then the gate changed shape several times before finally stopping.

"More looks like a magic circle in my opinion. But it's okay if you like it."

Xika nodded. Then he read the writing hovering above his head.

"Next....add the sealing words to the gate already made."

Xika concentrated and her gates that were similar to magic circles began to have writings from a wide variety of languages related to sealing. The writings were attached to Xika's gate.

"Good!"

Xika went back to reading those writings. Now he must draw the soul closer.

The ropes that bound the snake moved closer.

Then the magic-gate circle made by Xika began to shine along with the writings attached to the gate.