The Card Cultivation System
CCS-132

Heiliao walked back with Xika. Meanwhile Lang Yan was still together with Shu Mang. If he were to leave immediately when Heiliao left then the wolf would be suspicious. So he asked Shu Mang a few things.

"How big of a gap did you go through?"

"It's more or less the size of Xika's artificial hole.........."

Shu Mang was confused as to what Lang Yan would call it. But Lang Yan did not seem to notice that. He arranged who should enter first if the hole is only as big as Xika's.

"Is that gap still there?"

"I'm sorry, I don't know."

"Is that gap stable enough when you're through?"

"I pay less attention. At that time I was in a hurry to be chased by the Purple Hand, Master."

Finally Shu Mang chose to call Lang Yan with a 'master' because the wolf seemed to have aged quite old. Perhaps equal to or more than his clan patriarch. But just like before, Lang Yan remained unnoticed.

"How strong is he?"

"I'm sorry?"

"Purple Hand."

"I can't estimate his cultivation level. He uses poison very skillfully. Judging from his skill in poison, he might have been fifty to sixty years old. But I remain uncertain regarding Master's cultivation level. We don't fight qi."

Lang Yan was silent for a moment before asking again.

"Where did you find that gap?"

"When I was walking in the woods."

"What are you doing there?"

"I'm trying to study my clan's formation more deeply. At that time I was clearing my mind. Then suddenly I saw the crack."

Lang Yan frowned.

"Then there's a chance that your clan people will arrive at that mine?"

"I'm sure not. I've often walked in the woods near my clan. But only this time I saw that gap. Moreover, I also did not find any gaps towards my clan when trying to escape. Therefore I turned to the nearest gap."

"And that crack leads to this place?"

"Yes, Sir."

Lang Yan thought for a while before returning to speak.

"alright. We'll finish the conversation this time. Remember one thing. We, the wolves are friends with you. Not clanmu. If your clan messes with us, we won't be disinclined by them."

Shu Mang nodded. His face was calm, even though his clan was threatened. It was as if his clan existed or not, having nothing to do with him. Lang Yan stared at him for a while before walking away.

Actually he had no intention of threatening Shu Mang. He spoke like that just to check if Shu Mang had a good relationship or not with his clan. The reaction of the boy was very calm. He did not look afraid, worried, or anxious when his clan was threatened. It seemed like his relationship with the Divine Array Clan was indeed quite bad.

After Lang Yan left, Shu Mang stayed in place. He doesn't know where to go. Xika had gone with the biggest black-colored wolf out of nowhere. He was also not sure he could return to the forest where he had first come at night like this.

He was trying to take a walk around who knows find a comfortable place to sleep. He could not walk too far for fear of entering into the territory of the wolves that he should not enter. He also still does not know how the wolves behave on him. But at least he felt better in this place than his clan.

That Lang Yan's words earlier reminded him of his clan. He believes they are looking for him. But not because they love him. But since he was the only one who could use the Divine Array. They don't want anything to happen to him not because they love him, but because they don't want their legacy lost.

They don't sing it. Not at all. They only wanted him to tell them about the Divine Array. And when he does, he will be of no use. That's why he hasn't told you about the Divine Array yet. Nor do they plan to do so anytime soon. Perhaps after his clan was destroyed and his patriarch knelt at his feet about to die, then he would tell him.

"You can sleep anywhere."

A voice sounded from behind his back. Shu Mang turned his head and looked at the big wolf who had met him when he was still injured. If it's not wrong, it's Lang Jin.

"You're free to sleep anywhere. Just don't bother the other wolves" Lang Jin said repeating his words because he thought Shu Mang hadn't heard his words.

"A-ah, yeah."

Lang Jin did not answer. He just snorted and then turned around. But Shu Mang did not mind the wolf's reaction. Better a response like Lang Jin who is cold but actually kind than those of his clan who are hypocritical. He did not misjudge this place. Wolves are creatures in groups. They are loyal to their group. He was very lucky to join this group.

But there was something else he had to think about right now. Where should he sleep? This was the first time exploring the Land of the Wolves. Before, he was silent in one place. The wolves visited him. This time it was his turn to visit them.

But where should he sleep? Lang Jin said he was free to sleep anywhere as long as it did not disturb the wolves. But he doesn't even know where the wolves sleep. He also felt uneasy about taking a walk in the territory of the wolves while they themselves were sleeping.

And after a while he knew that they didn't really change, they just changed in front of him. And back then he really had no feelings anymore with his clan. Then he tried to study the Divine Array deeper but failed, so he cleared his mind with a walk in the forest behind his clan.

He saw a space he had never seen before. Curious, he entered it. He found countless spatial stones in that place. But he did not think that he had been watched by someone. And that person followed him into that crack full of spatial stones. That guy attacked himself.

In a panic, he tried to find a way out. The gap that was heading towards his clan suddenly disappeared. He could not search more carefully. Just then he had already been hit by an attack from Purple Hand. He ran at a nearby crack and jumped at it, hoping that the Purple Hand would not follow him.

Hope granted. But he had to think of something else. The wound was quite severe and the poison spread all around. The garden around him was very beautiful and he did not want to damage the garden, so with his last awareness, he made a tree-shaped disguise formation and entered into it.

Then it all happened a few days ago. He met the boy from the cave, the wolves, and it turned out that the boy had deceived him and all his hopes had been lost, then strangely the boy invited him to be friends with himself and the wolves. It was like a dream for him. He got a new place to live.

Then there was the strange wolf that treated him, he took the training of the wolves, and now here he is. Then he fell asleep.

The next day, Xika finds Shu Mang asleep on the sidelines. Some of the wolves who had started practicing made sounds and managed to wake Shu Mang up. He opened his eyes and looked at Xika. The two are greeting each other. Then they turned their eyes to the other wolves that had just come.

Shu Mang stood up and joined the wolves. He did not want to trouble Xika anymore so he tried to blend in. And he succeeded. The wolves accepted it. Their response was not very friendly. But they are completely honest and express what they think. Not like his clan people.

Not long after that Lang Yan came with Xuehao. The female wolf had only come because it needed to solve some problems within its clan. Xuehao was wailing in search of Heiliao while Lang Yan approached the few wolves that managed to come out safely yesterday. He asked them how they got out safely.

After all the wolves had gathered together, Heiliao who had since been silent on Xika's shoulders and sought out many wolves, jumped into the middle of the field and enlarged his body. His actions made almost the entire wolf startled. He didn't say a word and immediately started training.

Lang Yan who was already confident in hearing the successful wolf experience, tried to follow the training again. Meanwhile the newly joined Xuehao paid close attention to the practice well. Every now and then, he spoke to Heiliao if there was anything he didn't understand or if he had any advice. Several times Xika got into the conversation because Xuehao looked embarrassed at Heiliao, and the chatter started to get awkward.

Before the training began, Heiliao asked one of the wolves to go with Shu Mang to check the gap through. If the gap is no longer there, then they do not need to practice anymore. And that wolf was Lang Hu. He put on a gloomy face, but Heiliao's sharp gaze made him not dare to refuse.

He walked along with Shu Mang. After Lang Hu lost sight, Heiliao began her training. Xika aside, learned to make different gaps and chose where she wanted to move the space. Previously he could only choose a close destination. If it is far away, it cannot control its direction.

While watching, Heiliao chatted with Xuehao. He pretended to be unconscious with Xuehao's gaze still the same as before. They were discussing whether Xuehao would come along or not. Heiliao did not answer directly. He watched Lang Yan. The old wolf already had an increase. He thought for a moment then shook his head.

It was better to bring Lang Yan who was already training than Xuehao who had just started his training. Xuehao did not mind. That reason makes sense. He also monitored his clan members who were part of this journey.

When the sun was reaching its peak, Heiliao gave the wolves some rest. He called Lang Yan and Lang Xuehao over to discuss his next move. Lang Yan related that the hole Shu Mang went through was only as big as the hole Xika made. That means only one wolf can enter. And it is a loss for those who do not know where the enemy will attack from.

Heiliao argued that it was better to send a strong wolf first, so if there was anything at least he could hold out for a while to inform the clan members of the situation. But Xuehao argued it was better to send the fast wolf first because he could keep his life.

They argued for a while before stopping. They decided to monitor the wolves first. It was better for them to choose directly who the wolf would enter first.

The rehearsal begins. Heiliao and Xuehao watched the exercises well. While Lang Yan returned to training. He handed over the business of who entered first to Heiliao and Xuehao. He still wants to try to handle it well.

The sun is starting to sink. Heiliao and Xuehao had both found a wolf that they thought was suitable for first entry. Heiliao had wanted to wait for Lang Hu to return first to make sure. But he still did not come even though at this time the training is almost finished.

The wolf that Heiliao chose was Lang Xun while the wolf that Xuehao chose was Lang Wei. The two wolves had fairly balanced strength and speed. So Heiliao proposed to see how the two adapted when first switching spaces. Xuehao agreed.

So the practice finished faster and Heiliao made two different holes. The two wolves will go in turns. Heiliao, Xuehao, Lang Yan, and Xika entered first to keep an eye on. Why is Xika coming too? Because it was Xikah who placed traps and poison. According to Heiliao, it was important to know Xika's opinion as the one who placed the trap.

Lang Xun is first. After a while, he came out without any injuries on his body. Lang Wei is next. He went in longer than Lang Xun and came out with some minor injuries on his body. The wolves were asked to wait while the Three Leaders and Xika discussed.

They saw how the two wolves had entered into the crack, how they were checking around, and how they were facing the trap that Xika had prepared. Lang Yan and Xuehao agreed that Lang Xun was better than Lang Wei because he managed to get out without a single wound. Indeed, Lang Wei was more careful than Lang Xun, but Lang Wei was still injured even though he was careful.

Heiliao did not immediately give an opinion.

"What do you think Xika?"

"I chose Lang Wei. If the one waiting for us behind that gap is a Body Cultivator, or a cultivator, then I will choose Lang Xun. But since the one waiting for us is the Purple Hand who is an expert in poison then I chose Lang Wei."

"Oh? Why?"

"Lang Xun is more sensitive to the traps I put. While Lang Wei was more sensitive to the poison I put. The reason Lang Wei checked for so long but still had injuries was the poison I put down. He did not not see the trap I set, but he did not care.

He let what is seen and seeks what is invisible. His smell would be poison sharper than Lang Xun. He got caught in my trap for trying to avoid the poison I put. On the contrary, Lang Xun did not care much about poison and paid more attention to traps.

At the moment, he seemed to be fine and had no injuries. But actually the poison I was hiding had stuck to him. In a few moments, he'll be asleep because of my poison."

They were discussing in different places, so the wolves could not hear them. Then right after Xika finished speaking, Lang Xun wiggled his body left and right a few times and fell asleep. They saw it from the hole Heiliao left open.

So they finally agreed to choose Lang Wei who entered first. Then the leaders called the wolves. They'll do the last exercise. This time they would train as if entering that spatial mine gap.

Heiliao had only formed one small portal and only one wolf could enter, so they had to get used to it. The result is pretty good. The other wolves that had been waiting behind the gap ambushed the wolves that had just entered. But they are quick to adapt until they achieve a balanced result.

Xuehao called the wolves to help. Exercise complete. The wolves started walking home and preparing themselves because tomorrow they were going to the mine. And just then Shu Mang came along with Lang Hu.

And their expressions are not very good.