Cultivation: Starting from a Fighting Cock

Chapter 105 The Talents of the Demons
In simple terms, the "Thousand Silken Threads of the Flying Sword" technique involves using a flying sword to guide golden silkworm threads. The flying sword is a feint attack, while the golden silkworm threads are the real killing move.

This technique requires the cultivation of the "Fourth Grade Golden Silkworm Technique" as a foundation, condensing golden silkworm silk with extremely high toughness and sharpness, making its power comparable to a magic weapon.

"The condensed golden silkworm silk is thinner than a hair, making it difficult to detect. Its high toughness allows it to lift a thousand-pound weight, and its sharpness is no less than that of a knife blade, capable of cutting through iron like mud!"

Ji Cheng only glanced at it once before judging that this "Thousand Threads of Sword Control" was ridiculously powerful.

Its core lies in the condensation of golden silkworm silk and the techniques for manipulating it.

While the flying sword attacks head-on, it also pulls the golden silkworm silk to form a spatial arrangement. Once the enemy is entangled, the caster only needs to control the golden silkworm silk to instantly cut the enemy into pieces.

Golden silkworm silk, sword control, and manipulating silkworm silk are the three core elements of this spell.

Moreover, it's not just about controlling one flying sword. As your cultivation level increases, you can control a dozen or even a hundred flying swords, guiding the golden silkworm threads to shuttle, meander, and circle around. No matter how many enemies you face, you can wipe them out in an instant.

"Actually, it doesn't necessarily have to be flying on a sword. If I use a feather blade to pull the golden silkworm thread, wouldn't that be the same?"

Ji Cheng suddenly had a brilliant idea: what if a golden silkworm thread could be attached to the back of each feather blade?
The power of this spell lies in the fact that even if my flying sword fails to harm you in the slightest, I can still use the golden silkworm silk to spatially strangle you, making its attack range extremely terrifying.

Yes, this "Sword Control Thousand Threads" is a very powerful spell; I need to learn it.

However, the prerequisite is to cultivate the "Fourth Grade Golden Silkworm Technique" and condense golden silkworm silk of the magic weapon level, which requires first contracting a golden silkworm.

Ji Cheng just had this idea, so he wrote it down and planned to find an opportunity to get a golden silkworm later.

At least for now, it seems that Cui Xiangxue is doing well in the Three Immortals Cave. The cultivation techniques and spells she practices are top-notch, so she probably has a very powerful master.

Moreover, her talent should be considered top-notch among the many disciples of the Three Immortals Cave.

Having understood all this, Ji Cheng felt a faint sense of anticipation, wondering if he could eventually get close to Cui Xiangxue.

……

A few days later.

Ji Cheng was at home, soaking in a medicinal bath to cultivate.

Cui Sheng came back yesterday and stayed at home for one night, but left again at noon today.

He would come back every few days. After completing a delivery, he could rest for two or three days. But according to him, he was used to not being able to stay at home after a delivery. Even when he was resting, he liked to meet up with a few friends to drink and have some fun.

When Cui Sheng returned this time, he left Ji Cheng more than ten taels of silver and a set of body-tempering medicine, which showed that the escort agency had just paid out monthly salaries.

At this moment, having absorbed all the medicinal power of the bath, Ji Cheng's blood and energy increased slightly.

"It seems I'm not far from the late stage of Qi and Blood cultivation..."

Ji Cheng clenched his fists, his arm muscles were bulging like snakes, and his veins were much thicker than those of an ordinary person.

Needless to say, his martial arts body contains immense power; when unleashed at full strength, a single punch could kill a ferocious beast.

Ji Cheng uses human bodies to practice martial arts, which allows him to easily grasp the essentials of martial arts. He also has no shortage of body-tempering medicinal materials, so there are no bottlenecks.

In addition, he practiced martial arts with great diligence, always pushing himself to the limit and unleashing his physical potential. As a result, his progress was so rapid that even Master Niu couldn't help but twitch at the sight.

Fortunately, Ji Cheng only revealed his true level of skill to the owner of the Niu restaurant.

Ji Cheng appropriately concealed his strength from his other disciples and close associates, such as Zhao Yan, Cui Sheng, and the Zhao family, and did not display it too exaggeratedly.

Otherwise, if Zhao Yan knew that he was about to break through to the late stage of Qi and Blood, her Dao heart would surely collapse.

It should be noted that she only recently broke through to the middle stage of Qi and Blood this year, and is still far from reaching the late stage of Qi and Blood.

Furthermore, if progress is too rapid, it will arouse Zhao Kun's suspicion.

Crash.

Ji Cheng got up, dressed, poured out the bathwater, and cleaned the bathtub again.

It was already night, and all the households in front of and behind the Cui family's old house had turned off their lights and gone to sleep.

Ji Cheng transformed into a peregrine falcon, flew to the rooftop, observed the surroundings for a while, and then came to the riverbank where he raised a ball of flame.

Before long, the Azure Flame Rabbit, Big Yellow, Ah Niu, and Little Flower arrived to join them.

Ji Cheng took them and left Wuzhen, traveling over a hundred miles to a mountain forest where he met the white python.

This place is the new gathering place for the demons; this is the third time they have met here.

"The spirit fruit is about to ripen. Tonight, we need to formulate a battle plan."

Ji Cheng spoke, explaining that he had gathered the demons here tonight on a mission.

Knowing that Fairy Su and Zhou Mu would be holding three duels, they could roughly deduce the situation on that day, including when the demons would appear, how they would fight, and where they would retreat and regroup after obtaining the spirit fruit. All these questions needed to be prepared in advance.

Upon hearing this, all the demons put away their playful smiles, sat obediently, and listened attentively to Ji Cheng's lecture.

Ji Cheng began to ask about everyone's talents and abilities.

Rhubarb's first-tier talent is [Tracking], which greatly enhances its sense of smell and hearing.

This ability doesn't improve combat power at all, but Ji Cheng knows that it has a killer move: it can spew out moonlight from its mouth, which is quite powerful.

The Azure Flame Rabbit's first-tier talent is [Azure Flame], which can condense clusters of azure flames to attack.

Next, the python demon revealed its innate abilities to everyone.

Its first-tier talent is [Corrosive Liquid], which can spray out an extremely corrosive liquid that can quickly corrode even metal armor. Once it gets on your flesh, it can even melt your bones.

Its second-tier talent is [Snake Sheath Clone], which allows it to use snake molts to create a clone. The clone has about half the strength of the original body. When the clone is killed, it will turn into a snake molt.

Ji Cheng nodded. "Not bad. Old Bai's combat strength is very strong. He is indeed a second-tier demon beast."

Then, A Niu gestured as he described his innate abilities to Ji Cheng. A Niu's first-tier talent, [Barbarian Bloodline], could temporarily activate the barbarian bloodline within him, greatly enhancing his combat power.

To illustrate the exact increase in combat power, Ah Niu gestured, saying it was roughly equivalent to an early-stage third-tier demon beast, but could only last for five to eight minutes.

In an instant, all the monsters' eyes fell on A Niu, filled with surprise. They never expected that A Niu would have barbarian blood.
This is extremely rare even among all the bull demons.

Even if these monsters were stupid, they now understood that Ah Niu was no ordinary bull demon, and their hearts were filled with unease.

Ji Cheng was not surprised at all. After all, he was the precious son of a fifth-order great demon. It would be strange if he were just an ordinary demon beast.

"Ah Niu, don't use this talent unless absolutely necessary, because once you've used it all up, you'll have no fighting power left, right?"

Ji Cheng said that in the past few days, he had changed his name for the bull demon from "Xiao Hei" to "A Niu". A Niu was silly and didn't find it strange. On the contrary, he said he liked it when Brother Ji called him A Niu.

Ji Cheng meant that A Niu's barbarian bloodline should be avoided if possible; it was a last resort.

Ah Niu mooed, stubbornly insisting that he could still fight even after using up all his barbarian blood.

Ji Cheng understood what it meant. He knew that A Niu would definitely be willing to risk his life for his brothers in critical moments. It was a bit silly, but it was this silly spirit that made it willing to give everything for its friends.

"Aniu, you don't need to fight so hard. Remember, our goal is to obtain the spirit fruit, not to kill everyone. Once we succeed, we'll leave quickly."

"Moo~"

Ah Niu said, "Brother Chicken, I'll do whatever you tell me to do."

Ji Cheng nodded, and then A Niu described his second-tier talent to his friends.

Its second-tier talent is [Hair Needle], which shoots out like hair needles, a talent that deals damage over a wide area at close range.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

Big Yellow immediately clapped his hands. Good heavens, Brother Niu, a single demon beast, could take down those human warriors and cultivators, right?

The white python also gave Ah Niu a deep look; indeed, Ah Niu's combat power was too strong.

It originally thought that Ah Niu was only slightly stronger than itself, but now, seeing Ah Niu's two talents, it was probably able to defeat ten of itself.

"Ah Niu is indeed the strongest fighter in our team," Ji Cheng praised.

"Moo~"

Ah Niu was overjoyed to hear this. Everyone said so, which strengthened its resolve to protect everyone.

There was only one Xiaohua left, so Ji Cheng didn't ask about it, because Xiaohua wasn't even a first-tier demon beast and hadn't awakened her talent yet.

"Woo~"

Little Flower cried out and stuck her butt out at the demons.

After gesturing for a while, Ji Cheng asked in a guessing tone, "You mean, your farts have hallucinogenic effects?"

"Woo!"

Xiao Hua nodded vigorously, then gestured for a while, meaning that she could use Brother Chicken's ability to blow wind in combination with her own farts.

Ji Cheng laughed heartily, "Good, good, this ability is quite good."

Regardless of the hallucinogenic effect, at least it can make the enemy smell bad, which can be considered a kind of magical attack.

He immediately suggested that Big Yellow come and test the power of Little Flower Fart, but Big Yellow howled and refused, which made the demons laugh.

Now everyone knows what abilities and combat power all the monsters possess.

Ji Cheng said, "If it's daytime then, Da Huang will most likely not be able to leave the Zhao residence. We need to take this into account."

Upon hearing this, Big Yellow immediately drooped its head, clearly helpless.

The Azure Flame Rabbit squeaked, indicating that it would likely stay by Fairy Su's side and wouldn't be able to join the fight alongside everyone.

The demons all nodded in agreement, understanding that the little rabbit had a formal position and a special status, and there was nothing they could do about it.

At the same time, the Azure Flame Rabbit cried out, begging everyone not to kill Fairy Su.

The main problem was that Ah Niu was too strong, and it was genuinely afraid that Ah Niu might accidentally kill Fairy Su with a single hoof.

Ji Cheng looked around and realized that the main fighting force of the team consisted of himself, Lao Bai, and A Niu, the three demon beasts.

The others either couldn't come or were just there for show.

Afterwards, Ji Cheng planned his escape route after obtaining the spirit fruit and set a meeting point for the demons.

He explained in detail what would have happened that day, including being scattered and how to deal with casualties.

A group of monsters without discipline and a detailed battle plan is no different from a disorganized mess.

For the next few nights, Ji Cheng taught the monsters in this mountain forest.

Teach them that obeying orders is the natural duty of monsters, and everyone must strictly follow orders.

The monsters, though confused, knew that Brother Chicken was clever, so they simply listened to him.

……

Several days later, at Mangshan.

Fairy Su brought Kong Shen to check on the Blood-Veined Serpent Eye Fruit. She said, "Chief Kong, this spiritual fruit will ripen in seven days at most. From today onwards, you must personally guard it and not let anyone steal it."

(End of this chapter)