Cultivation: Starting from a Fighting Cock

Chapter 113 The End
Su Qing, Zhao Qian, and the others shielded Tian Chong behind them, confronting Wang Jingzhi's forces.

At this moment, everyone was extremely exhausted, and the influence of the Yin Lightning within their bodies meant that none of them had recovered even a tenth of their strength. If a real fight broke out, it would be difficult to predict the outcome based on their usual cultivation levels.

"Jingzhi, let it go."

A weak and feeble voice rang out; it was Wang Zhi, the master of the Wang Family Martial Arts School, who had miraculously survived.

Master Wang was the only surviving expert at the Opening Meridian Realm present. Although he was seriously injured, if he were to unleash his full power, no one in the opposing camp could withstand him.

He was exhausted, both physically and mentally, and didn't want to fight anymore. He said, "Every survivor of this battle has had a tough time. Let's leave it at that."

Wang Jingzhi said, "Master, Zhou Mu was killed by Tian Chong. If we don't capture him, how will we explain it to the Zhou family?"

Wang Zhi thought to himself, "Confess? Confess my ass!"
With the Zhou family patriarch dead, the Zhou family in Zishui City is about to change. Who cares how Zhou Mu died?

"Jingzhi, listen to me. Let's call it quits today. If the Zhou family wants to take revenge on Tian Chong later, let them. Our martial arts school has also suffered huge losses this time, so let's go back as soon as possible."

As soon as Wang Zhiguang said these words, the blood in his chest began to churn, and he struggled to hold back from spitting out a mouthful of blood.

The key is that he was genuinely scared. Once a fight broke out, who knows what other unexpected things might happen? If he were to die here, it would be a huge loss.

"Yes, master."

Wang Jingzhi had no choice but to stop, shifting his gaze from Tian Chong and the others to a group of demonic beasts.

Ji Cheng had no intention of getting involved in the conflict between the two human factions. After his companions had regained their basic mobility, he said, "Let's go!"

Having obtained the spiritual fruit, and with no one able to stop them, it was time to leave.

Dahuang carried Xiaohua on his back, Jicheng put away the demon-binding rope and the black hammer, while Aniu and the python demon, enduring their injuries, supported each other as they prepared to leave.

Seeing this, the human warriors on both sides breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that these demonic beasts were not bloodthirsty; otherwise, they didn't know how many of them would have survived.

"Chicken...Brother Chicken!"

Suddenly, a voice called out to Ji Cheng.

People looked and saw that it was Zhao Qian. He was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to address Ji Cheng, so he called him "Brother Chicken".

Ji Cheng turned around and glanced at him.

Zhao Qian shouted, "Second Master and Zhao Yan miss you very much!"

The crowd had various expressions. Even those who were unaware of the situation heard others mention that this chicken demon was the same fighting rooster that Master Zhao had won so often.

Big Yellow was also looking at Ji Cheng. How it wished that Brother Chicken could return to the Zhao family mansion, but now that his identity had been exposed, there was no way that would happen.

Ji Cheng replied, "Is there anything else?"

Seeing that Ji Cheng was about to leave, Zhao Qian feared that he would never have the chance to see him again, so he said anxiously, "Please leave a message for me to take back!"

Just one sentence?
Ji Cheng thought for a moment and said, "Zhao Qian, tell Second Master and Zhao Yan to live well. I will be watching them from the shadows."

After saying that, it flapped its wings and flew away, and the other monsters followed, quickly leaving Python Mountain.

As Zhao Qian watched Ji Cheng's departing figure, his emotions remained unsettled for a long time. He thought, "If only Second Master and Zhao Yan could see this chicken again."

"Let's go."

Su Qing said softly, gesturing to Zhao Qian that it was time for them to leave.

The Azure Flame Rabbit wanted to immediately join Ji Cheng and the others, but unfortunately, it was being held by Su Qing and couldn't leave.

A leader of the Green Bamboo Gang led the group to count and clean up the bodies of their men and carry them back to Wuzhen.

The Snake Gang and the Wang Family Martial Arts School were doing the same, cleaning up the battlefield and preparing to leave.

The Battle of Mangshan thus came to an end.

……

Ji Cheng led the demons on a five-hundred-mile escape, arriving at the waterfall where the python demon had previously recuperated.

This area is relatively familiar and safe.

The demons then briefly cultivated and healed themselves, recovering two or three tenths of their strength before they felt somewhat at ease.

Two hours later, the Azure Flame Rabbit arrived, squeaking and asking if everyone was alright.

After finishing their cultivation, the demons displayed their individual conditions.

In today's battle, the most seriously injured were the two second-tier demon beasts, Ah Niu and the Python Demon. After all, the Python Demon was almost killed in the fierce battle against the Zhou family patriarch, and Ah Niu had countless broken bones.

Next was Ji Cheng, who was struck by a palm strike from the Zhou family patriarch and by the blind Taoist's Yin lightning.

The three little guys, Dahuang, Xiaotu and Xiaohua, were the least injured; they all suffered minor injuries.

The demons discovered that the blind Taoist's Yin Lightning seemed to inflict more severe injuries on those with greater strength. Little Flower and Big Yellow, for example, were only paralyzed and unable to move, but were otherwise unharmed.

Ji Cheng spat the Blood-Veined Serpent Eye Fruit out of his crop space and called his friends over to take a look. He said:

"I'm not in good condition right now, and I don't have enough demonic power to copy this spiritual fruit. So I'll leave it with me for now. Once I've recovered from my injuries and am back to my best condition, I'll copy them one by one. Don't worry, every demon has one."

"Moo~"

A Niu nodded, having complete trust in Ji Cheng and having no objections.

The other companions nodded in agreement. Having followed Chicken Brother for so long, they trusted his character and had no doubts. Seeing that everyone had no objections, Ji Cheng placed the spirit fruit into his crop space.

Regardless, today's battle plan was extremely successful. Although many unexpected things happened along the way, they successfully seized the spiritual fruit.

In comparison, the other two forces suffered huge losses, losing countless lives and gaining absolutely nothing.

"Squeak?"

The Azure Flame Rabbit curiously observed Ji Cheng, feeling that Brother Chicken's performance today was truly outstanding, displaying combat power comparable to that of a second-tier demon beast.

The key point is that his "Fire Serpent Transformation" is much stronger than Su Xianzi's "Fire Serpent Transformation", so it is very puzzled: what level is Brother Chicken at now?

Big Yellow barked, "Brother Chicken, what's going on? Weren't you at a lower level than me before? How come you're so strong now?"

Ji Cheng smiled and answered truthfully, "I am currently at the peak of the first rank, and I am only one step away from breaking through to the second rank of demon beast. I will soon catch up with A Niu and Lao Bai's level."

"Fizz!"

The python demon said, "After you consume this spiritual fruit, you will be able to break through to the second-tier demon beast in one fell swoop. Congratulations!"

Ah Niu mooed. As expected of Brother Chicken, his progress is so fast, I really admire him.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

Big Yellow looked at Ji Cheng with eager eyes, as if asking Brother Chicken to protect it.

What surprised Ji Cheng the most today was that the third-tier monkey demon suddenly made a move. Was it to save Xiao Hua?

One has to admit that a third-tier demon beast is indeed powerful; its abilities are extremely effective against the blind Taoist.

To be honest, there was an element of luck involved in how Ji Cheng managed to injure the monkey demon so badly before.

"Old Bai, stay here and heal your wounds for the next few days. I'll come find you."

Afterwards, Ji Cheng made arrangements for the relevant matters, and the demons dispersed.

……

Zhao Mansion.

"Young Master, are you... injured?"

"Qian'er, what's wrong? Are you alright?"

"Qian'er, I just heard that the Green Bamboo Gang and the Roaring Serpent Gang carried back over a hundred corpses from Python Mountain. What exactly happened?"

As soon as Zhao Qian returned to the Zhao residence, his rather disheveled appearance immediately drew concern and inquiries from the entire Zhao family.

Zhao Kun also came out and helped his older brother sit down, while Zhao Yan poured him a glass of water.

After drinking some water, Zhao Qian glanced at the Zhao family members and said, "Something big has happened at Mangshan today..."

He then recounted the events at Python Mountain in detail. First, there was a martial arts competition between the two camps. He represented Fairy Su's camp in the competition at the early stage of internal strength. Then, Tian Chong was bribed by Zhou Mu and deliberately lost the competition. Finally, Chief Kong forcibly intervened to seize the spiritual fruit.

After a chaotic battle, Chief Kong injured Chief Wang and Master Wang. Unexpectedly, the Zhou family patriarch suddenly appeared.

"The Zhou family patriarch?"

The Zhao family was utterly shocked. Even the Zhou family patriarch had come?
Furthermore, Zhao Qian also represented Fairy Su's side in the battle?
Mr. and Mrs. Zhao were on tenterhooks. Would the Zhou family patriarch let them off the hook?

"Big brother, what happened next?" Zhao Yan asked anxiously.

Master Zhao, on the other hand, lay calmly in his chair, his eyes closed and showing no reaction whatsoever.

Zhao Qian nodded and continued, "When the Zhou family patriarch made his move, Chief Kong was completely powerless to resist. He was about to be killed in just a few moves. But Chief Kong was a tough guy. Before he died, he killed Chief Wang. It's a pity he was too weak. Otherwise, he would have strangled Master Wang to death too..."

"Afterwards, the Zhou family patriarch set up a barrier, intending to kill us all here, but several demonic beasts jumped out and fought a fierce battle with him..."

Zhao Qian briefly recounted the subsequent changes in the battle to everyone: the Zhou family patriarch was dead, and Zhou Mu was also dead.

Upon hearing this, the Zhao family members were all extremely shocked. Zhou Mu was actually killed by the "traitor" Tian Chong?

"With the death of the Zhou family patriarch, wouldn't that mean no one will covet our family's non-existent elixir inheritance anymore?"

The fact that Second Master Zhao suddenly spoke up is fantastic news for our Zhao family.

The Zhou family set their sights on the Zhao family of Wuzhen just to get a Foundation Establishment Pill for their ancestor. Now that the Zhou family ancestor is dead, the Zhou family shouldn't bother the Zhao family anymore, right?

That makes perfect sense. Master Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, no longer needing to worry about the Zhou family demanding the inheritance of pills for Foundation Establishment alchemists.

However, with so many people dead, including Chief Kong and Chief Wang, what will become of Wuzhen in the future?

At this moment, Zhao Qian took a deep breath, looked at Second Master Zhao and Zhao Yan, and said, "Second Master, Zhao Yan, do you know the origin of the chicken demon that appeared on Python Mountain today?"

Master Zhao and Zhao Yan exchanged a glance. Master Zhao said, "Why are you keeping us in suspense? Just tell us straight. We haven't even been to Python Mountain, how would we know what that chicken demon is all about?"

Zhao Yan was also clueless and waited for Zhao Qian to reveal the answer.

Zhao Qian slowly said, "That chicken demon is none other than your fighting rooster named General Ever-Victorious, Second Master!"

"what?!"

Master Zhao nearly jumped out of his chair. He stared intently at Zhao Qian. "What did you say? Repeat it again!"
(End of this chapter)