Cultivation: Starting from a Fighting Cock

Chapter 19 Breakthrough
"I wonder what level of cultivation that masked fox demon in the mountains possesses..."

Ji Cheng felt fortunate.

Fortunately, he didn't attack the chicken-stealing civet a few days ago; otherwise, if he had provoked its ancestor, he wouldn't know what would have happened to him.

He tried to ask the big yellow dog, but the big yellow dog had only just successfully transformed into a demon and knew nothing about the flower-faced fox demon. In short, it was an existence that the dog dared not provoke.

The next day.

The Zhao family received a letter from their eldest son, Zhao Qian, sent from Zishui City.

The message was simple: Zhao Qian stated in the letter that he would investigate who was responsible for the two robberies.

"Master, there's no hope for Qian'er's blood transfusion in the short term. I think we should focus on Kun'er's marriage."

Madam Zhao stood in the front yard and said to Master Zhao.

Having suffered heavy losses from two consecutive robberies, the Zhao family was naturally unable to support Zhao Qian's second blood transfusion.

Master Zhao sighed and nodded, "That's the only way. Tell Old Huang to prepare the betrothal gifts, and we'll choose a day to propose marriage to the Cui family."

Two days later, on the eve of the marriage proposal.

Zhao Kun found Master Zhao, who was pale and listless.

"Father, I think it's best to call off my marriage to Miss Cui."

"Kun'er, why...why would you suddenly say that?"

“Father, I don’t want to hold Miss Cui back, cough cough cough, cough cough… Look at me like this…”

"Kun'er, don't say that. Look at you, so handsome and intelligent. How could you say it's a delay?"

"Father, you don't need to comfort me. I know I don't have much time left to live..."

Zhao Kun lowered his eyes, forcing a smile onto his pale face; he had long since accepted his fate.

These words terrified Master Zhao, who immediately scolded him for talking nonsense, "Son, you... why are you saying you don't have much time left to live?"

“Father, I have read the medical books you kept in your study. My congenital illness is incurable. It is already a great fortune that I have lived to be seventeen years old.”

Zhao Kun gave a bitter laugh. The medical books said that even if he took medicine all day to relieve his illness, he would hardly live past twenty.

He himself has also felt that his condition has become increasingly serious in the past two years.

Why should a dying man like him waste Miss Cui's time?
Upon hearing that his son understood everything, Master Zhao burst into tears. He hugged Zhao Kun tightly and said:
"My son, my son, live well. Don't worry, your father won't let you die young. Your father will get you a magic pill, just one, just one pill, and it can cure any disease!"

"My son, don't think too much. Trust your father. I've arranged everything for you. You'll get better. I promise you!"

"father!"

Zhao Kun burst into tears, crying out, "I don't want to die! I really don't want to die!"

……

the next day.

Zhao Kun accompanied his parents to the Cui family to propose marriage. He looked much better and was no different from a normal person.

Madam Zhao was very welcoming to the Cui father and daughter, hoping that Cui Xiangxue would marry into the family to bring good luck to her precious son. If she could hold a grandson, she would be so happy that she would wake up laughing in her sleep.

The Cui father and daughter were unaware of the extent of Zhao Kun's illness.

Both sets of parents were very satisfied with the marriage.

……

Before we knew it, it was May 15th.

【Titles: Wind-blown Chicken (15/30), One-Legged Rooster】

[Bloodline: Golden Rooster (65%)]

[Boundary: Bird of Prey (Medium)]

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

In recent days, Ji Cheng has won about ten more cockfights, and the number following the title "Wind-blowing Chicken" has reached halfway. It's the middle of the month again.

If he wasn't mistaken, the big yellow dog would be practicing his meditation under the moon again tonight.

[You watched the dog demon gaze at the moon and absorbed a wisp of demonic energy from a first-tier demonic beast!]

Ji Cheng was overjoyed; sure enough, he had obtained another wisp of demonic energy.

Moreover, this time, it was the demonic aura of a first-tier demonic beast. Ji Cheng could sense that the energy it contained was more than ten times that of the previous ones.

Soon, he began to refine this wisp of demonic energy.

These days, he has been practicing the Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg every day, and his mastery of the Raptor (Middle) realm is already very solid and stable.

I wonder if this wisp of demonic energy can help him break through?
"cough……"

Ji Cheng almost coughed up blood. This wisp of demonic energy was too fierce, rampaging through his body and almost bursting him apart.

Despite the fact that his chicken body had been baptized and transformed by two wisps of demonic energy, it was unimaginable how delicious it would be.

However, this body was still too weak for a wisp of demonic energy from a first-tier demonic beast, and its strength could not withstand the powerful demonic energy.

"What are you afraid of? Refine it for me!"

Ji Cheng went all out, steeling his resolve to refine this wisp of demonic energy even if it meant exploding his body.

The next second, cracks began to appear on his body, and blood seeped out little by little, staining his golden feathers red. He seemed to be about to explode and die at any moment.

Under these extremely challenging conditions, Ji Cheng's cultivation speed suddenly increased significantly. While refining the demonic energy, he also rapidly repaired his injuries.

At one point, he felt incredibly relaxed, as if all the pressure had vanished.

【Titles: Wind-blown Chicken (15/30), One-Legged Rooster】

[Bloodline: Golden Rooster (65%)]

[Realm: Raptor (Strong)]

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

He broke through and reached the realm of [Raptor (Strong)], with all his attributes, including flight speed, increasing significantly.

"The next realm should be the Demon Transformation Realm, right?"

Ji Cheng guessed that he was already the strongest among raptors, and the next step should be to embark on the path of becoming a demon.

Well, in just two months and a few days, I evolved from a weak fighting rooster into a powerful raptor. That's a pretty good progress.

Ji Cheng flapped his wings and took flight, circling several times in the night sky, sensing his newfound strength.

His flight speed was extremely fast at this moment. In the blink of an eye, he had covered hundreds of meters, flapped his wings and soared high, as if he could really rise to ninety thousand miles.

He is not a demon beast, but in a sense, he can fight against demon beasts.

Unfortunately, there are no monsters for him to practice on right now.

Soon, Ji Cheng's gaze fell on the big yellow dog.

"Right now, what I'm sure of is that I can extract a wisp of demonic energy from the big yellow dog every month. At this rate, it might not be long before my cultivation level catches up with the big yellow dog's!"

Ji Cheng felt that the big yellow dog was simply a newbie gift from heaven.

He became increasingly curious about the big yellow dog. He wondered what kind of cultivation technique the dog practiced, how it got lame, and what it had experienced before coming to Wuzhen.
……

A few days later, the martial arts competition between the three major martial arts schools in Wuzhen began.

This is a major event in Wuzhen, and even people from neighboring villages and towns come to watch.

Kaishan Martial Arts School, Niu Family Martial Arts School, and Wang Family Martial Arts School all sent their disciples to fight, hoping to raise the prestige of their respective schools.

Both the leader of the Snake Gang and the leader of the Green Bamboo Gang were present. They stood in the camps of the Wang Family Martial Arts School and the Kaishan Martial Arts School respectively, looking at each other from afar with intense envy.

In addition, the Zhenxi Escort Agency and some prominent families in Wuzhen also came to watch the competition between the three martial arts schools.

(End of this chapter)