Cultivation: Starting from a Fighting Cock

Chapter 100 Appearance
After flying away from Monkey Mountain and concealing his presence, Ji Cheng returned to the Cui family.

He immediately entered a meditative state to heal his injuries, first stopping the wound on his left wing.

His injury isn't too serious; he should recover in a few days to half a month at most.

In comparison, the third-tier monkey demon was more seriously injured. If a more powerful being hadn't intervened, Ji Cheng might have been able to kill the monkey demon.

While recovering from his injuries, he reviewed the battle that night.

"In battles between demonic beasts, it is extremely important to understand the opponent's talents and methods..."

Information is crucial. The ability to ascertain the opponent's combat talent without revealing too many of one's own methods determines the outcome of a battle.

Ji Cheng had always been clear about this. In the early stages of the battle, he had already figured out the monkey demon's two innate abilities.

Unfortunately, the monkey demon's third talent, which allowed him to create two clones, still caught him off guard and injured him.

Of course, the reason he was able to severely injure the monkey demon at the crucial moment was because the monkey demon was unaware of his [Feather Blade] talent.

If the monkey demon had known the power of the Return Blade, he wouldn't have fallen for it so easily.

Regardless, Ji Cheng fought a very impressive battle tonight. Only a chicken demon could have severely injured a third-tier demon beast like that, even though he was a late-stage first-tier demon beast.

"Could that powerful being deep within Monkey Mountain be another great demon?"

Ji Cheng had only seen the true identity of the fifth-tier demon master of the Bull Pavilion during the day, so he wouldn't be so surprised if Monkey Mountain was hiding another fifth-tier demon.

All signs indicate that Wuzhen is no ordinary place. Could it be hiding the relics or secret realm of some powerful demon?
Ji Cheng could roughly guess the situation at Monkey Mountain.

That third-tier monkey demon used to be the king of Monkey Mountain, until twenty or thirty years ago when an even more powerful demon beast came and subdued it.

The monkeys on Monkey Mountain disappeared, and the territory became the domain of a group of masked palm civets.

If you want to verify this, find an opportunity to ask Xiaohua later. Just ask whether the monster deep in Monkey Mountain is fourth-order or fifth-order.

Soon, it was dawn.

Ji Cheng finished his cultivation.

He thought that when he was a cockfighting cock in the Zhao family, the scenes of him going out at night to kill wolf demons with Da Huang, steal chickens to eat, and playing with bull demons, Xiao Hei and other demons must have all been under the surveillance of the two great demons.

This unusual demon beast has survived to this day thanks to his good relationship with the bull demon and Xiao Hua.

Thinking about all this, he couldn't help but feel a chill of fear. He was thankful that he had never harmed a masked fox or had any conflict with Ah Niu.

Fortunately, he later obtained the "Heavenly Chicken Must Not Be Revealed" and went outside Wuzhen to clear his identity.

Now this chicken demon has reappeared in Wuzhen, but he believes that neither of the two great demons knows that he has transformed into a human, nor do they know that he is Tu Ergou, who has just joined the Niu family martial arts school.

It can be said that Ji Cheng's sense of security comes entirely from the title of "The Heavenly Chicken Must Not Be Revealed".

Then, he spat out his master Situ Ying's black hammer from his crop space.

This first-tier Xuan weapon weighs a thousand catties. Whether in his demon form or human form, he can barely lift it and finds it difficult to wield.

He estimated that one would need to be at least a second-tier demon beast, or have cultivated internal energy to its full potential, before they could use this black hammer as a weapon.

Currently, in its demon form, combined with its wind-controlling ability, it can throw the black hammer.

However, this is a one-time attack. If it fails to kill the opponent, it is difficult to retrieve the hammer. It is a true "trump card" and should not be used lightly unless there is no other way out.

"This black hammer will have to be returned to my master in the future."

Ji Cheng put the black hammer into his crop space. Even in his crop space, this thing was still heavy. When he went to the Demon Forging Sect in the future, he would definitely have to ask his master for some storage fees.

Afterwards, Ji Cheng switched to human form and went to the Niu Family Martial Arts School.

Ever since he learned that Master Niu was a fifth-tier demon, Ji Cheng felt extremely safe practicing martial arts at this martial arts school.

I heard that the Snake Gang and the Green Bamboo Gang had previously threatened the Niu Family Martial Arts School, demanding that the school choose sides.

Ji Cheng thought that the owner of the Niu restaurant was really too kind-hearted not to slap these guys to death.

Zhou Mu, the blind Taoist, the Wang Family Martial Arts School, and the two major gangs are nothing but ants in front of a fifth-tier demon.

However, after a moment's thought, he shook his head.

One cannot try to understand the logic and thoughts of the owner of the restaurant from one's own perspective.

Perhaps the owner of the Bull Pavilion is also hesitant in Wuzhen and will not easily make a move, much less reveal his identity as a demon beast.

"Second Brother Gou, eat...eat pancakes!"

Ah Niu wrapped several pancakes in oil paper, ran up to Ji Cheng with a smile, and fed Ji Cheng breakfast, which became one of his daily pleasures.

"Thank you, Ah Niu."

Ji Cheng took it and took a big bite. The pancake was fragrant and crispy, and it had just come out of the pan.

Ah Niu's mother was very virtuous and capable. She managed most of the daily affairs of the martial arts school and would occasionally send some pastries and fruits to some outstanding disciples.

Ji Cheng wasn't sure if his master's wife was a demon beast. He had heard that she wasn't Ah Niu's biological mother.

However, he no longer cared about these things. After learning that Ah Niu was his good brother, a second-tier bull demon, his relationship with Ah Niu became even closer.

Before long, Zhao Yan also arrived at the martial arts school, bringing Ji Cheng two large meat buns.

She then chatted and laughed with her senior, Ma Yue.

Not long after, Zhang Jiang arrived at the martial arts school. Ji Cheng smiled and approached him, saying, "Senior Brother Zhang Jiang, you look quite well today. How about we have a spar?"

Zhang Jiang kept hearing flattery from Ji Cheng, and he actually believed that he and Ji Cheng were evenly matched. So he immediately agreed, thinking that he had to beat Ji Cheng at least once.

Thus, Ji Cheng easily extracted another winning point from him.

Zhang Jiang was extremely frustrated by his loss again and suffered a minor injury. He will probably need to rest for another three to five days to fully recover.

In the evening, on the way back to the Zhao residence.

Zhao Yan asked Ji Cheng, "Why do you always seek out Zhang Jiang for sparring?"

She told Ji Cheng that because Ji Cheng had repeatedly sought to spar with Zhang Jiang, it had sparked heated discussions among the martial arts school's disciples, and some of the senior disciples couldn't stand it anymore.

"To practice martial arts, you have to spar with others often to improve quickly. As you know, my goal is to join the Demon Forging Sect, so I can't just leisurely cultivate."

Ji Cheng found a suitable reason, saying that as long as he could become stronger quickly, he didn't care about anything else. Zhao Yan frowned slightly, looking somewhat unhappy.

She felt that Ji Cheng only cared about practicing martial arts and becoming stronger, but she still asked with concern:
"Have you used up the two sets of body-tempering herbs I gave you?"

Ji Cheng nodded subconsciously, but then immediately shook his head, saying that he had only used one dose of the medicine.

Zhao Yan looked at him, not quite believing it.

After having dinner at the Zhao residence, Ji Cheng prepared to leave.

"Take it."

Zhao Yan came out of the house, carrying a bag of medicinal herbs, and handed it to Ji Cheng. This was another body-tempering medicinal bath.

Ji Cheng waved his hand, hurriedly explaining that he hadn't finished using his medicinal herbs yet, but Zhao Yan glared at him coldly without giving him a chance to explain.

Ji Cheng immediately shut up and obediently took the medicinal herbs and held them in his arms.

As he walked out of the Zhao residence, he felt the weight of the medicinal herbs in his arms and couldn't help but sigh silently.

The Zhao family naturally witnessed Zhao Yan delivering the body-tempering medicinal herbs to Ji Cheng.

Second Master Zhao turned his head away and closed his eyes tightly. Master Zhao walked to his side and smiled:

"Second brother, I've never seen your daughter treat anyone so well before. Ever since Tu Ergou came, Yan'er and he have become closer and closer..."

As the saying goes, "A daughter is not meant to be kept at home once she grows up," Master Zhao said with a smile, asking Second Master Zhao what he thought about this.
"How can I see it? I'll see it lying down!"

Master Zhao retorted irritably.

This made Mr. and Mrs. Zhao laugh heartily.

……

Ji Cheng returned to the Cui family.

He went straight into the room, transformed into his demon form, and continued his cultivation. His immediate priority was to heal the injury on his left wing.

In the stillness of the night, the people of Wuzhen were all asleep.

Ji Cheng transformed into a peregrine falcon, flew to the rooftop, and saw a masked raccoon descending the mountain in the distance.

It was Xiaohua.

Little Flower arrived at the riverbank where the demons often played and waited quietly.

Before long, the Azure Flame Rabbit and the Bull Demon arrived to meet. Little Flower cried out and stood up on its hind legs, gesturing with its two front paws as it cried.

It's clearly referring to the incident last night when Brother Chicken went to Monkey Mountain to fight a level three monkey demon.

"Squeak!"

After understanding, the Azure Flame Rabbit jumped up, grabbed Little Flower and squeaked, asking Little Flower, "Where is Brother Chicken? Is he still alive?"
"Moo!"

The bull demon also roared angrily, vowing to go to Monkey Mountain to avenge Brother Chicken if anything happened to him.

Little Flower used her hands and feet, whimpering for a long time until her mouth was dry. She drank some water by the river and whimpered for a while before finally explaining the outcome of the battle.

The three little ones put their heads together and decided to go to Python Mountain to tell the python demon the news.

The python demon was the oldest member of the group, and now that Chicken Brother and Big Yellow were not around, they went to the python demon for advice.

"Moo~"

The bull demon called out, gesturing for the little rabbit and the little flower to come to him, as he was fast.

The three little ones set off quickly and soon arrived at the back of Python Mountain, where they met the python demon.

When the python demon learned of the chicken brother's battle against the third-tier monkey demon, its vertical pupils trembled wildly, and it hissed twice.

The question is directed at Xiaohua: Are you sure Brother Chicken severely injured that third-tier monkey demon and successfully escaped from Monkey Mountain?
It couldn't believe it. Although Brother Chicken was powerful, what level was he at? How could he be a match for a third-level monkey demon?

The gathering of demons was quite difficult to navigate without Ji Cheng, the translator chicken. The python demon, the bull demon, the little rabbit, and the little flower all struggled to communicate.

After shouting and yelling for a long time, he finally explained the general situation of the battle on Monkey Mountain last night to the python demon.

Little Flower was exhausted and plopped down on the ground.

The python demon wondered, "Where did Brother Chicken go? Why did he go to challenge a third-tier monkey demon?"
The Azure Flame Rabbit and the Bull Demon looked at each other and shook their heads. Neither of them knew where Brother Chicken was now.

So, all the demons looked at Xiaohua.

Little Flower stuck out its pink tongue and spread its two front paws. The demons understood immediately; it turned out it didn't know either.

There was silence for a long time.

The Azure Flame Rabbit squeaked and asked the python demon, "Should we go find Brother Chicken? Little Flower said Brother Chicken is seriously injured!"
The python demon retorted, "Where are you going to look?"
Does anyone know where Chicken Bro went?
The Azure Flame Rabbit gestured with its hands and feet, indicating that we could search the mountains and forests around Wuzhen. After all, Brother Chicken is a demon beast; where could he possibly hide?

Both the bull demon and Little Flower said it was feasible and they were willing to go and search for it.

The python demon, however, felt it wasn't that simple. It suggested that Brother Chicken had most likely transformed into an ordinary fighting rooster, hiding his identity in the homes of villagers in Wuzhen, just as he had done before in the Zhao residence.

It means that we should go to the chicken farms in Wuzhen to look for Brother Chicken.

This was a good suggestion. After discussing it, the monsters decided to split up and take action.

However, when it came to the plan to act separately, they had different opinions and argued for a long time but failed to reach an agreement.

Ji Cheng, disguised as a peregrine falcon, remained hidden on a tree branch. Listening to their communication was incredibly difficult, and without him around, these monsters were practically a disorganized mess.

"I heard you're looking for me?"

To avoid unnecessary trouble, Ji Cheng dispelled the transformation spell, reverted to his chicken form, and flew with a smile to the group of demons.

"Squeak!"

Upon seeing Ji Cheng, the Azure Flame Rabbit jumped more than a meter high in excitement.

It pounced directly on Ji Cheng and kissed him with chicken feathers.

(End of this chapter)