Cultivation: Starting from a Fighting Cock

Chapter 118 The Pleiades Chicken

This Blood-Striped Snake Eye Fruit is bright red all over, with blood-red snake eye patterns on it, making it look quite strange. It also emits an extremely strong fruity aroma.

In the wild, such brightly colored and tempting fruits are usually poisonous, and highly poisonous at that.

But this is not surprising in the cultivation world—spiritual fruits always seem to be somewhat extraordinary.

Ji Cheng prepared himself mentally, opened his mouth, placed the spiritual fruit inside, then closed his mouth and made a thought.

With a thud, he fell headfirst to the ground.

He didn't know how much time had passed before he woke up, feeling that his demonic power had been completely drained and his body was severely overdrawn.

"Damn, copying a Blood-Striped Serpent Eye Fruit consumes so much energy?"

Ji Cheng was terrified. He spat out two identical Blood-Patterned Snake-Eyed Fruits, clearly indicating that the copies had been successfully made.

He was extremely weak and had no strength left.

He felt that his demonic body was severely overdrawn, and it would take at least half a month or a month to recover. He stared at one of the spiritual fruits and realized that it was actually the crystallization of his demonic power.

No, it's not just demonic power, but also some overdrawn potential, and even some essence-like substances similar to blood essence.

"Copying this spiritual fruit is still too difficult for me at my current level, but this also shows that the spiritual fruit does indeed contain abundant spiritual substances!"

Ji Cheng was not discouraged at all; on the contrary, he was full of anticipation for this spiritual fruit.

After thinking for a while, he decided to eat the first spiritual fruit he copied, to use it to break through to the second-tier demon beast level.

If I break through to the second tier of demonic beasts, I imagine it won't be so difficult to replicate this spiritual fruit then.

After thinking it over, he put the two spiritual fruits away.

You can't eat it now.

He's in terrible shape right now. After eating the spirit fruit, its effects will be used to restore his depleted demonic power first, and it may not be able to help him break through to the second-tier demonic beast level.

He needs to wait until he is in peak condition before consuming the spiritual fruit; only then can he break through to the next level.

From then on, Ji Cheng diligently cultivated his skills.

During the day, he practices martial arts at the martial arts school, and whenever he has the chance, he seeks out someone to spar with, never missing an opportunity to accumulate winning points.

At night, it transforms into a demon and restores its condition by practicing the "Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg" technique.

The "Golden Rooster Stands Alone" technique has three levels. Ji Cheng has now successfully cultivated to the third level, and his speed of absorbing spiritual energy is the same as when he wore the "Golden Rooster Stands Alone" title before.

However, he still felt that this efficiency was too slow and looked forward to the effects of cultivating the "Fourth Grade Golden Silkworm Technique" after obtaining the Golden Silkworm.

And so, twenty-two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Ji Cheng had recovered to his best condition. He locked himself in his room and swallowed a Blood-Veined Snake-Eye Fruit in one gulp.

He read in the book that the Blood-Striped Snake Eye Fruit, in addition to increasing cultivation, also had the effect of increasing the purity of the bloodline of demonic beasts.

If a beast without demon bloodline eats it, there is a chance that its bloodline will mutate.

Although Ji Cheng has become a demon beast, he does not have any demon beast bloodline. The pure golden rooster bloodline is just a breed of fighting rooster.

After swallowing the spiritual fruit, Ji Cheng immediately entered a state of cultivation, concentrating intently on refining it.

Five hours passed, and it was already the early hours of the next day.

Ji Cheng opened his eyes, and his aura was completely different. He had broken through to the early stage of a second-tier demon beast.

【Titles: Heavenly Chicken (48/60), Married Chicken Follows the Chicken, Turkey, Wind-blown Chicken, Copy Chicken】

[Bloodline: Pleiades Chicken (0.93%)]

[Realm: Early Stage of Second-Tier Demonic Beast]

[Talent: Observation, Listening, Inquiry, and Palpation]

[Talent: Fighting Spirit]

[Tier 1 Talent: Feather Blade]

[Second-Tier Talent: Evil Breaker]

With a thought, he checked his own information and found that there had been a significant change; he was now a genuine second-tier demon beast.

I can wear another title now.

"My bloodline has undergone a mutation; it's now the Pleiades Chicken bloodline!"

The most exciting thing is that the Golden Rooster bloodline has evolved into the Pleiades Rooster bloodline.

Of course, the Pleiades Chicken Bloodline is not the same as the Pleiades Star Lord. It is simply one type of chicken demon bloodline, characterized by its ability to absorb the power of stars for cultivation.

Before this, Ji Cheng had read many books and learned that there were many kinds of chicken demon bloodlines in this world, including the Angry-Eyed Chicken, the Red-bellied Golden Pheasant, the Three-Legged Black Chicken, the Phoenix Blood Wild Chicken, and so on, as well as this Pleiades Chicken.

These chicken demon bloodlines each have their own characteristics, and it's hard to say which one is stronger. But what is certain is that the Pleiades chicken bloodline is definitely not weak, and its upper limit is that it can be cultivated into a Maori star official.

However, the purity of this bloodline is pitifully low.

Ji Cheng injected the last bit of chaotic energy he had left over from last time into it, and soon, the purity of the Pleiades Chicken bloodline, which was 0.93%, became 0.97%.

"Good, good, good! Judging from this growth rate, it's clear that the difficulty of increasing the purity of the Pleiades Chicken's bloodline is dozens of times greater than that of the previous Golden Chicken bloodline!"

Ji Cheng laughed in exasperation, but at the same time he was impressed. As expected of the Pleiades Chicken bloodline, its quality was extraordinary.

His demonic form also underwent some changes.

Its tail has become a little longer, and the feathers on its tail fins have turned dark green.

His comb had grown considerably taller, standing proudly and majestically. The feathers above his neck had turned a vibrant red, his sharp beak appeared even more angular, his eyes were deep and piercing, and the feathers in his crop were even fuller. It could be said that his crest was embroidered, his neck like a round tassel, his claws were strong, his spurs were long, and his eyes were fierce.

His appearance alone exudes an aura of righteousness and dignified power, and the fluffy red tassel around his neck rises and falls with his gait, creating an imposing presence.

Moreover, the Pleiades Rooster possesses the innate ability to absorb the power of stars for cultivation, making it far more efficient than the "Golden Rooster Stands Alone" technique.

After experiencing the changes in himself, Ji Cheng turned his gaze to the section on second-tier talent.

His awakened second-tier talent is [Evil Breaker].

[The sound of crying can dispel evil spirits.]

This is quite serious, considering how many evil spirits exist in the cultivation world.

Among them, ghosts and monsters include vengeful spirits, yin spirits, ghost infants, corpse demons, flying zombies, and so on.

Products of evil cultivation include ghost slaves, corpse puppets, Gu worms, blood-refined magical artifacts, and various soul banners and soul bells.

Furthermore, those demons and monsters that specialize in spiritual manipulation and possess bewitching abilities are also considered evil beings, and were restrained by Ji Cheng's cries.

"My awakening of this talent must be related to my Rising Sun Chicken bloodline!"

Ji Cheng felt that something was right. In "Journey to the West", the Pleiades Star Lord only called out twice before the Scorpion Demon died instantly.

It seems that the talent of "Exorcising Evil" is originally an ability of the Pleiades Chicken bloodline.

To be honest, with such a low purity of Pleiades Chicken bloodline, he was still able to awaken the [Evil-Breaking] talent; his luck was extraordinary.

Furthermore, upon closer examination, he felt that the blind Taoist's true form was a crow, which had always appeared in the form of a Yin puppet he had created. Yin puppets, it seemed, were also considered evil spirits.

Hmm, next time I have the chance, I must let that blind Taoist priest hear what it means for the red flowers of the mountain lily to bloom so beautifully.

"Is my current physical strength comparable to that of a martial artist in the early stage of the Meridian Opening Realm?"

After a brief comparison, Ji Cheng realized that the strength of this demonic body had indeed increased exponentially after breaking through to the second-tier demonic beast level.

He was originally a demon beast with high attack and low defense, but now his physical strength is comparable to that of a martial artist in the early stage of the Meridian Opening Realm. His attacks, such as feather blades, claws and beaks, have also made a qualitative leap.

His golden feathers transformed into three, each one becoming exponentially more powerful.

Suddenly, it felt like a country chicken had transformed into a phoenix.

"Now let's try photocopying this Blood-Striped Snake-Eye Fruit!"

Ji Cheng was in excellent condition. He put the spiritual fruit in his mouth and began to make copies.

In the blink of an eye, about a quarter of the demonic power in his body was drained away. He was once again amazed at how much energy was required to copy this spiritual fruit.

It should be noted that after he broke through to the second-tier demon beast, the demon power in his body was more than ten times that before.

No wonder she fainted last time; she must have overdrawn a lot of her demonic power.

To maintain his condition, he did not continue copying, waiting until he had replenished his depleted demonic energy.

……

Two days later.

Su Qing returned to Wuzhen with the Azure Flame Rabbit.

That night, she met Ji Cheng in the desolate area by the river and said, "I brought the golden silkworm you wanted, but where is the spirit fruit?"

Ji Cheng, disguised as a peregrine falcon, flapped his wings and pulled a blue jade bottle from Su Qing's hand.

Upon opening it, a milky-white silkworm was slowly crawling along the bottle wall.

At this point, Su Qing explained that the golden silkworm is not actually golden; it is famous for its ability to spin golden silk.

It took Su Qing more than a month to obtain this golden silkworm, and he also put in a lot of effort, so he told Ji Cheng not to doubt it.

The Azure Flame Rabbit squeaked, overjoyed to have not seen Ji Cheng for some time. It put its hands on its hips and urged Ji Cheng to quickly bring out the spirit fruit.

Ji Cheng had previously read related books and recognized that this was indeed a healthy and disease-free golden silkworm. He took out a blood-patterned snake-eye fruit and threw it at Su Qing.

Su Qing caught the fruit and, after confirming that there was nothing wrong with it, breathed a sigh of relief.

She was still somewhat apprehensive about making a deal with a chicken demon.

"Squeak?"

The Azure Flame Rabbit cried out, its gaze towards Ji Cheng filled with doubt and confusion.

Su Qing translated for the little rabbit, saying, "What Xiao Qing means is that you seem a little different from before."

Ji Cheng smiled and replied, "I've broken through."

After saying this, it immediately revealed its true form, which was quite different from its previous golden rooster appearance, but you could still tell that its original form was still there.

"Squeak!"

The Azure Flame Rabbit exclaimed excitedly, "Holy crap! Chicken Bro is so handsome now!"
"This is... a Pleiades? You actually evolved the bloodline of a Pleiades?"

Su Qing was greatly shocked. The Pleiades Chicken was an extraordinary existence among many demonic beasts, far surpassing the bloodlines of ordinary demonic beasts.

But then she thought about it again and realized something was wrong. Could it be that this chicken demon ate the Blood-Veined Snake Eye Fruit? Otherwise, how could it have evolved into the Pleiades Chicken bloodline?
She clearly remembered that Ji Cheng was just an ordinary golden rooster before, nothing special.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but take out the Blood-Veined Snake Eye Fruit that she had already put away and look at it repeatedly, her face full of doubt, but she couldn't see anything wrong with it.

The Azure Flame Rabbit knew what was going on and secretly rejoiced, but it was impossible for it to actually tell Su Qing.

(End of this chapter)