Cultivation: Starting from a Fighting Cock

Chapter 50 Late Stage of Demon Transformation
【Titles: Turkey Shooter (23/40), Wind-blown Chicken, One-Legged Chicken】

[Bloodline: Golden Rooster (65%)]

[Realm Level: Late Stage of Demon Transformation]

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

At dawn, Ji Cheng finished refining a wisp of the python demon's demonic energy and broke through to the late stage of the Demon Transformation realm.

The demonic power within his body had increased several times over, and strands of demonic power wove together the prototype of a demon core, laying a solid foundation for his cultivation path.

At the same time, the true form of the demon beast underwent another transformation, its flesh and bones becoming increasingly extraordinary, and its claws and sharp beaks becoming extremely powerful weapons that could easily shatter rocks and skulls.

Ji Cheng's true form as a demon beast rarely manifests, and it is not much different from his current appearance, except that he is a size larger, with shinbones as thick as a child's arm, extremely dangerous claws and beak, brightly colored feathers, and slightly longer wings and tail feathers.

If he were flying high in the sky, his true form as a demon beast would easily be mistaken for a roc or a eagle.

In fact, if you look at him from the front, the chicken-like features on his body are still very obvious.

"As expected of a second-tier demon beast, I wonder how long it took to cultivate to its current level?"

Within this wisp of demonic energy lies a trace of the python demon's enlightenment.

Ji Cheng deeply felt how difficult it was for the python demon to cultivate. He figured that it must have cultivated for at least one or two hundred years to reach its current size and level.

He and Dahuang have a special connection, which cannot be compared.

In reality, the vast majority of demonic beasts rely on continuous cultivation over time. During this process, they are often hunted and killed by human cultivators who skin them, pull out their tendons, eat their flesh, refine their bones, and extract their demon cores.

Those who survive are one in a hundred, and those who cultivate to the second tier of demon beasts are one in ten thousand.

However, it is said that cultivation is not easy for python demons.

Does that mean those beasts and humans who were eaten by the python demon were easy to kill?

Ji Cheng shook his head. It was hard to say, and he decided not to think about it for the time being.

early morning.

The three siblings, Zhao Qian, Zhao Kun, and Zhao Yan, were practicing their boxing in the courtyard again, which had become a daily morning scene at the Zhao residence.

After finishing his boxing practice, Zhao Yan came over to check on Ji Cheng's injuries. Afterward, she specially caught a handful of grasshoppers from the field to feed him.

Ji Cheng ate grasshoppers one after another, and surprisingly, they were quite delicious.

Zhao Yan was very happy to see that he liked to eat, and after he finished eating, she went and caught a lot more.

After breakfast, the Zhao family members went about their own business. With nothing to do, Ji Cheng began to refine his golden feather.

Before we knew it, it was evening again.

"Squeak!"

The little rabbit came to the wall in the backyard of the Zhao family mansion again.

It wasn't convenient to talk here, so a chicken, a dog, and a rabbit came to the open grass outside. Ji Cheng discovered that the little rabbit had brought him two books.

These two books are not cultivation techniques or secret manuals, but rather general knowledge about cultivating immortality, practicing martial arts, and monsters.

Ji Cheng took it and looked at it.

It is worth mentioning that Ji Cheng did not recognize almost any of the characters in the book, but they felt familiar to him and he was able to understand the meaning of 90% of them.

He was surprised and, upon closer examination, discovered that the writing system in this world consisted entirely of complex pictographs. In essence, each character was a simple line drawing, and even beings with higher intelligence could intuitively discern the general meaning of the character without having studied it.

Compared to the oracle bone script of Earth in the previous life, the writing in this world is more pictographic and intuitive. Of course, it is also more complex and extremely difficult to write. Most people can only recognize and read it, but cannot write it.

Ji Cheng quickly became engrossed in the books, absorbing knowledge like a sponge.

He first saw an overview of cultivation, which said that for humans to cultivate immortality, they must have a spiritual body, which is divided into innate spiritual bodies and acquired spiritual bodies.

Innate spiritual body refers to those who possess spiritual roots.

These people are extremely lucky, blessed by God; it's no exaggeration to say they are one in a thousand.

So, does that mean one cannot cultivate immortality without spiritual roots?

No.

Even mortals without spiritual roots can, through martial arts practice, progress through the three stages of Qi and Blood, Internal Strength, and Meridian Opening, clearing blockages in the body's acupoints and meridians, thus becoming an acquired spiritual body and embarking on the journey of cultivation. This is known as entering the path of immortality through martial arts.

However, some people, after reaching the peak of the Meridian Opening Realm, choose not to cultivate immortality but instead continue practicing martial arts.

In this world, martial arts can lead to divine attainment and physical sainthood. The abilities of martial artists are no less than those of immortal cultivators.

Finally, Ji Cheng saw the monster chapter.

Monsters don't have many realm names; they are simply divided by rank.

First-tier demonic beasts are those whose spiritual intelligence has just begun to develop and who possess nascent demonic power. They can learn simple spells and are equivalent to cultivators in the early stages of Qi Refining.

Second-tier demonic beasts are slightly stronger, corresponding to cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining.

Third-tier demonic beasts can speak human language, and their strength and intelligence have greatly increased, corresponding to Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

Fourth-tier demonic beasts, with their demonic cores fully formed, also known as the half-step transformation stage, can transform into human form, but they still retain the characteristics of demonic beasts that are difficult to remove. They correspond to Golden Core stage cultivators.

Fifth-tier demonic beasts, also known as those in the Transformation Stage, can completely transform into human form, making it difficult to identify them without magical artifacts such as high-level demon-revealing mirrors.

Fifth-tier demonic beasts, corresponding to Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

Generally speaking, at the same level, human cultivators are often stronger than demonic beasts. For example, most Nascent Soul cultivators have the ability to suppress and kill fifth-order demonic beasts.

After all, cultivators wield magical treasures, and with the added enhancements of formations and talismans, their combat power is excessively high.

However, this is not absolute; it varies from demon to demon. If a human cultivator encounters a demon with a powerful bloodline, it will be difficult for them to withstand it.

Fifth-tier demonic beasts are already known as great demons; beyond that, they are demon kings.

"First-tier demonic beasts have just begun to condense their demonic cores; fourth-tier demonic beasts have reached the completion of their demonic cores, corresponding to Golden Core cultivators; fifth-tier demonic beasts are Great Demons, corresponding to Nascent Soul cultivators..."

Ji Cheng quickly grasped the meaning of this content.

Neither of these two books contains any information about the Demon Transformation Realm. It seems that this realm is completely unorthodox and belongs to the transitional period for demon beasts to break through to the first tier of demon beast.

However, Ji Cheng has the title to back him up, and even though he is only at the Demon Transformation Realm, he is already stronger than many first-tier demon beasts.

The three realms of martial arts correspond to first- and second-tier demonic beasts, and also to Qi Refining stage cultivators.

This is a very general classification and not entirely accurate. After all, there are many smaller realms within each realm, and many factors influence a battle. You can't simply judge the outcome based on realm.

Ji Cheng returned the two books to the Azure Flame Rabbit.

Indeed, after reading this information, he at least gained a basic understanding of cultivation in this world and could roughly judge the strength level of the martial artists, cultivators, and demonic beasts in Wuzhen.

"Squeak!"

The Azure Flame Rabbit put away the books and called out to Ji Cheng, "You promised to treat me to roast chicken and grilled fish!"
"Haha, no problem, let's go, Big Yellow."

Ji Cheng called for Da Huang.

The three men first stole a few chickens, then went to the riverbank and caught a few fish from the river.

Ji Cheng used his sharp claws to gut the chicken and fish. He still couldn't accept roasting them with their internal organs on. He had tried it before and thought it affected the taste too much.

However, Da Huang liked it very much. It opened its mouth wide and asked Ji Cheng to throw all the bloody internal organs into its mouth.

Using the river water, Ji Cheng washed the chicken and fish before roasting them over a fire.

The Azure Flame Rabbit couldn't stop drooling just looking at it. This time, it wasn't about eating rabbits, so it had no psychological burden and rubbed its little hands together in anticipation.

"We'd better eat quickly, then we'll go back to that place from last night and see if Zhou Mu's men went to feed the python demon."

After the chicken and fish were roasted, they were distributed to Dahuang and Lingtu. Ji Cheng then spoke up, saying that there were other arrangements to be made later.

He wanted to try and see if he could absorb another wisp of demonic energy by watching the python demon eat.

This is a very important matter.

　Hey everyone, is someone raising books for me? Why isn't my readership increasing?

　　I'm begging for more reading and monthly votes!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)