The Card Cultivation System
CCS-13

Somewhere unknown...........

It was seen that a man dressed in black with the emblem of a dragon and a fighting bird was bowing to a young man wearing a red suit with the same emblem as well. The young man had a handsome face, yet had an arrogant and arrogant gaze.

"Report young master. Some time ago we learned that there was someone who had a name with a target 10 years ago. Until now we still can not know if the person is the same as the target 10 years ago. We are currently waiting for further orders from the young master."

The young man listened to the report of his men with a lazy and uncaring gaze.

"Kill"

The young man let out a single word with a cold look.

He did not even bother to find out if the person was the same as the target 10 years ago.

The black-clothed man put his hands together, then he retreated and disappeared.

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"So Xika, you've got your first element. Next what element will you 'know'?"

Hearing Huo Bing's words, Xika started to think.

I already have the wind element, which means I can escape easily when there is danger. Now all I need is an attack. I may escape my enemies, but I cannot defeat them.

"Emmm...... Looks like I chose the fire element. Do you know a place full of fire?"

"Fire element? A good choice. You don't have to go. We can do it right now."

"wait. What do you mean you don't have to go? And what do you mean 'we'?"

"Hehehe...... Who did you forget who I was? I am Huo Bing who has the blood of Phoenix and Cygnus. The phoenix that had eternal flames. This time it was different from the previous case. You don't have to find a place full of fire elements. You can communicate with fire through me"

Xika had a puzzled look hearing Huo Bing's words.

"Nwg.... I understand your explanation. But there's one I don't understand. You're dead, how can you still have the element of fire?"

".........."

Huo Bing silently did not know what to answer. After thinking about it a few times, Xika's question was quite reasonable. He himself does not know why he can still bring out his element in the form of the soul.

"That's..........

it is the secret of life...."

After being silent for a while Huo Bing replied with origin.

Hearing Huo Bing's words, Xika grew even more confused.

"Have not thought about it. We better start. But before that you have to find a pretty cool place."

Xika thought for a moment.

A cold place.

Eventually Xika's choice fell to Diamond Shake again.

However, Diamond Shake is a mountain that has a fairly lush forest. The place had thick-leaved trees so it was enough to block the sunlight.

Then Xika went with Huo Bing to the Diamond Shake.

Currently Fa Diala was on his way to the next town to trade. He's gone long enough this time, maybe up to a week. So Xika can go casually.

This time they went to the inner area. According to Huo Bing, the middle area was enough, there was no need to get to the core area, which was important to be quite cool.

Xika sat under the lush trees.

"So? What am I supposed to do?"

"I'll drain my fire element. Try to feel it and, moreover, recognize it"

Xika nodded.

"Little advice, remember what I said. Beware of fire, it's warm but don't get too close, because you'll burn if you get too close"

After saying that puzzling sentence, Huo bing said nothing more. Leaving the confused Xika alone.

Xika tried to think about that sentence for a while.

Finally he gave up thinking about that sentence and tried to focus on Huo Bing's fire element.

He closed his eyes and began to feel the condition of his body.

Slowly he felt a warm sensation around his stomach.

He tried to feel the sensation even deeper.

Slowly, the warm sensation turned increasingly hot and eventually Xika lost her focus.

He opened his eyes and realized that he was soaked in sweat, but this place was quite cool and a little cold.

Xika recalled the sensation she felt.

At first it was a warm feeling, like a friend living life. Then the warm feeling turned increasingly hot like a quarrel between friends. And then....

He lost focus.

He lost focus on that part. Unwittingly, Xika begins to understand the 'feeling' of fire and 'knowing it'.

He repeated what he had done before.

First of all, a warm sensation. Then the warmth turned increasingly hot and started to burn Xika's body. But this time Xika did not lose focus. He tried to hold on and tried to understand the 'feeling' of the fire.

At that moment Xika felt a very familiar feeling. The feeling he had for 10 years, before he met Huo Bing.

Lonely feeling.

Yep. Is correct.

The fire is lonely.

At first he was warm to those close to him. Then, as he tried to get closer, people started to stay away from him because they couldn't stand him.

Fire needs someone who can stand up to him, someone who understands him, someone who will be with him no matter if he burns.

Without Xika noticing her body was burning from top to bottom. The one who saw him would think he was dead or dead. But Xika did not feel it at all.

All righty! If what you want is a friend who accepts you and understands you, will always be together no matter how you are, then I am willing to be your friend. 

The flames on Xika's body grew bigger.

Slowly, the flames on Xika's body turned into a blue color from the previous one of orange.

The flames lingered for a while, then extinguished suddenly.

This time as well, Xika let out a strange sound that sounded like a groan, but was different from the previous one.

Slowly, Xika opened her eyes.

He realized that his clothes were burned out and he did not have a single thread on his body.

He immediately took the clothes from his spatial ring and put them on.

Now in his eyeballs are two symbols. The eyeball is divided into two parts, the right part is a symbol of the wind while the kiir part is a symbol of fire.

"Congratulations"

This time Huo Bing did not manifest his physical form. I don't know because of what, maybe because I don't want Xika to see her expression.

"Yes...."

However vaguely, Xika sensed that something was different with Huo Bing.

"That ought........

Huo Bing's feelings?"

"Let's go back"

"Yes" Huo Bing only replied briefly.

Xika is not intending to train his element first. Not in this kind of atmosphere.

Along the way, the two of them quietly did not speak a word. This is very different from before. Normally, they would argue continuously no matter the place and time, yet this time was completely silent without a word from the two of them.

The journey was filled with feelings.

Lonesome.

Even though they were both, but they felt a great loneliness.

Xika who could not cultivate, was ostracized by her peers, not coming to him was already good enough. He never had any friends, not even anyone. Huo Bing was his first friend. I don't know since when, the feeling of the curse is gone. He actually considered Huo Bing his friend.

Huo Bing, who had been hunted continuously for a lifetime without stopping, had only ever had a friend.

Ever.

The young Huo Bing back then was enjoying his life in the wild. At that time, Huo Bing was the ruler of a forest.

Suddenly a spear made of fire flew towards him.

A moment before the spear hit him, an eagle flew rapidly in front of him.

The eagle said 'follow me'.

Huo Bing thought quickly what he should do. He may have avoided the spear, but he did not know where it came from and how strong the attacker was.

Huo Bing finally chose to follow the eagle.

Honestly speaking, it was quite a difficult choice considering that Huo Bing who had high self-esteem was asked to step back and give up his place of power. But the biggest role in that choice is.

Huo Bing's assailant did not retreat but instead chased after Huo Bing.

Many times Huo Bing was about to stop and fight with the hunter, but he was stopped by the eagle with a gaze sufficient to melt the heart.

After being free from the pursuit of the hunter they just began to get officially acquainted. On their escape before they just used words like you, big bird and others.

The eagle was named Gu Xun. The name that matched her recalled her extremely red fur interspersed with a hint of white.

From then on, Gu Xun had always been together with Huo Bing.

They escape from the hunter together.

Slowly, Huo Bing began to have feelings for Gu Xun, as well as Gu Xun.

Both are unwilling to confess. Gu Xun who was embarrassed by Huo Bing who had high self-esteem.

However, they never expressed their feelings.

The moment the two began to realize the feelings that each other had, it was already too late.