Cultivation: Starting from a Fighting Cock

Chapter 65 The Triple Transformation of Spiritual Fire

In tonight's battle, Da Huang gave it his all, unleashing a burst of moonlight to repel the sect leader, Wang Zhi.

Otherwise, Ji Cheng would have taken a solid punch from Wang Zhi, which would have undoubtedly made him shrink his head into his stomach.

Back at the Zhao residence.

Big Yellow lay under the old persimmon tree, trying to recover from its injuries, looking listless.

Ji Cheng also began his cultivation while standing on one leg, first replenishing the demonic power he had consumed that night.

There was also an unexpected gain on this trip: the demon-binding rope controlled by the blind Taoist. After Ji Cheng transformed into a demon, his crop not only stored food but also had a mysterious space. It wasn't large, but it was quite convenient for storing small items.

After finishing his cultivation, he began to study the demon-binding rope.

This demon-binding rope is ten feet long, but it can actually change its length. It is a low-grade magic weapon that can deal with first- and second-tier demons. Once it binds a demon's body, it will seal all of its demonic power.

It's simple to use; just input your magic power to activate it. For demonic beasts, inputting demonic power is the same thing.

Besides dealing with demonic beasts, this demon-binding rope is also a handy weapon for dealing with martial artists and cultivators.

The Demon-Binding Rope is exceptionally strong; even a martial artist at the Opening Meridian Realm would find it difficult to break free once bound, except that it loses the ability to seal demonic power.

"Could we also use this demon-binding rope as a whip to lash out at the enemy?"

Ji Cheng thought that since the Demon-Binding Rope could seal demonic power and was exceptionally sturdy, it could also be used as a whip to deal with non-demon enemies.

Hmm, this is a good thing. Keep it safe.

If we encounter a ferocious beast like a wolf demon again in the future, this demon-binding rope will make it much easier to deal with it.

"Big Yellow, what's wrong? Are you sick?"

Early in the morning, after Zhao Yan finished practicing her boxing, she came over and patted Da Huang's head, only to find that it was in very poor condition that day.

Da Huang forced a silly smile and wagged its tail at Zhao Yan.

Afterwards, Zhao Yan invited Master Zhao to take a look, and after confirming that he was not sick, nothing more was said.

After breakfast, Master Zhao took Ji Cheng out for cockfighting.

Now that the Zhao family's economic crisis has been resolved, Second Master Zhao only engages in cockfighting for fun, fighting one or two rounds a day before returning home.

In addition, his ever-victorious cock has won countless matches, including defeating Xu Dingsheng's Qingfeng and Chicken King. Now, when he goes to the cockfighting arena, few people dare to gamble with him, and they all praise how brave his fighting cock is.

Ji Cheng had a vague feeling that the path of cockfighting was coming to an end.

He believed that his golden touch couldn't possibly be obtained solely through cockfighting; he just hadn't found the right way to use it yet.

at night.

Ji Cheng flew five hundred miles alone to visit the python demon and used local ingredients to cook a lot of food for it.

After taking the elixir, the python demon's injuries had improved considerably.

Seeing how attentively Ji Cheng cared for it, it remained silent for a moment, unsure of what to say.

It found this chicken strange, unlike any other monster, and somewhat resembled the schoolteacher who had adopted it.

"Alright, Lao Bai, I'm leaving now. I'll come see you again tomorrow night."

Ji Cheng gave a brief explanation, then circled the area once more to make sure there were no beasts that could threaten the python demon before flying back to Wuzhen.

a few days later.

The python demon had mostly recovered from its injuries and returned to the back of Python Mountain. Ji Cheng led a group of demons to meet it for a short gathering.

Big Yellow's injuries have almost healed. He grinned and even said that his cultivation had actually improved after his serious injury.

The bull demon rubbed his hands together, eager to avenge his two good brothers. Ji Cheng glanced at the bull demon and sighed inwardly.

To extract a wisp of demonic energy from the bull demon, one must witness the bull demon playing in the water. Compared to the python demon's feeding, the bull demon's water-playing is a less frequent occurrence.

He tried it last night, deliberately trying to guide the bull demon to play in the water, but his talent for "observation, listening, questioning, and palpation" had no effect whatsoever.

It can be confirmed that his ability to absorb demonic energy has a sense of fate and cannot be forced.

In this way, the python demon becomes even more important to Ji Cheng. After all, the python demon feeds every day without needing to be deliberately guided. Once the one-month cooldown is over, Ji Cheng can reliably absorb a wisp of demonic energy.

"From now on, Lao Bai, you will lie in wait in this back mountain, keeping a close eye on the ripening of that spirit fruit. We will meet every three to five days at most to exchange information and prepare for the battle for the spirit fruit."

"Squeak!"

As soon as Ji Cheng finished speaking, the Azure Flame Rabbit squeaked and pulled out a spell manual.

This manual was originally called "Triple Transformation of Spiritual Fire," and it came from the Three Immortals Cave. It was a fire-attribute attack spell that Fairy Su mainly cultivated.

Ji Cheng took it and examined it. This cultivation technique was extremely powerful and could still be used even at the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core stages.

Unfortunately, this is an incomplete piece, containing only the first stage of the transformation, known as the "Fire Serpent Transformation".

However, the Fire Serpent Transformation alone is already one of the strongest fire-attribute spells in the Qi Refining stage. Even if the technique is not incomplete, the second and third levels are not something that cultivators in the Qi Refining stage can cultivate.

Ji Cheng gave the Azure Flame Rabbit a deep look. He hadn't expected the little rabbit to have stolen Fairy Su's magic. He couldn't help but wonder if the little rabbit was a spy sent by Fairy Su.

At this moment, the Azure Flame Spirit Rabbit squeaked, as if to say, "I've brought out so many cultivation techniques and secret manuals for everyone. When we get the spirit fruit, I must have a share!"
All the demons nodded in agreement, agreeing that even a basic transformation technique would be of great use to them.

The python demon knew this all too well. It had previously used its transformation technique to become another type of snake, which was how it managed to escape all the way into the night without being captured by Zhou Mu and the others.

Ji Cheng circulated the "Fire Serpent Transformation" spell among the demons, and they all shook their heads, as none of them had the talent for fire and could not learn this spell.

However, Ji Cheng could give it a try.

He immediately put the manual in his mouth, made a copy, and handed the original to the little rabbit, telling it to return it quickly so that Fairy Su wouldn't find out.

……

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

On the fifteenth of August, the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ji Cheng once again extracted a wisp of demonic energy from Da Huang.

He is now at a similar level to Da Huang, so this wisp of demonic energy has little effect on him and is not enough for him to break through the barrier between the perfected Demon Transformation Realm and a first-order demonic beast.

These past few nights, Ji Cheng used Dahuang to test the use of the Demon-Binding Rope, whipping Dahuang until it howled in pain.

At the same time, Ji Cheng was also practicing the "Fire Serpent Transformation" of the "Triple Transformation of Spiritual Fire".

He deeply felt the difficulty of this spell. He feared that even Fairy Su had not been able to master the "Fire Serpent Transformation." Ordinary demons would be completely bewildered just by looking at it, unable to even get started.

Ji Cheng's intelligence is high enough that understanding it is not too difficult; the difficulty lies in controlling the changes in the flames.

Fortunately, the title "Turkey Slayer" itself is a fire control technique. Ji Cheng used the fire-breathing ability many times, including roasting with Samadhi Fire, and thus mastered the skills of fire control to some extent. This greatly helped him in his practice of "Fire Serpent Transformation".

A few days later again.

【Copy Chicken (48/50)】

The good news is that the progress bar for the new title is about to be full.

Although the frequency of cockfighting has decreased slightly during this period, it has still accumulated to 96% through match after match. It only needs two more matches to refresh the title.

The next day, Ji Cheng was carried out by Master Zhao again.

In recent days, Master Zhao has been in high spirits. Despite his advanced age, his competitive spirit remains as strong as a child's. If anyone dares to say that his cockfighting is not good, he will definitely have a match with them.

(End of this chapter)