Cultivation: Starting from a Fighting Cock

Chapter 121 Thick Chicken Shoots Out
"Ergou, I saw that Yan'er bought you a set of blood-changing medicine. Are you preparing to have a blood-changing procedure?"

The Zhao family is no stranger to blood transfusions for martial artists. Last year, Zhao Qian failed to undergo blood transfusions twice in a row, which caused the family a lot of trouble.

Hearing that Ji Cheng is also preparing for a blood transfusion, everyone is not optimistic and hopes he will be very cautious.

"Sir, it's still early. I just want to prepare in advance."

Ji Cheng answered, exchanging a glance with Zhao Yan, the two understanding each other without saying a word.

Hearing this, Master Zhao was relieved and said, "It's still early. You've only been practicing martial arts for five months at most. What's your current level? Oh, right, mid-stage Qi and Blood. Although that's quite fast, it's really too hasty to start the blood exchange now."

"Back then, your brother Zhao Qian practiced martial arts for several years and reached the early stage of internal strength. He even failed to change his blood twice in a row. I advise you to make your foundation more solid and stable. When you reach the middle or late stage of internal strength, then try to change your blood. The chances of success will be much higher then."

"Yes, sir, I will remember your teachings."

Ji Cheng knew that Master Zhao was doing this for his own good. A blood transfusion medicine was extremely precious, and many martial artists only had one chance to undergo a blood transfusion in their entire lives, so he had to make the most of it.

Master Zhao glanced at Zhao Qian and teased, "Zhao Qian, why don't you teach this kid some lessons about failure? Lessons from failure are still lessons, after all. They're invaluable, earned in exchange for two doses of medicine!"

Zhao Yan couldn't help but roll her eyes at him, telling him not to cause trouble for no reason.

Zhao Qian smiled wryly, thankfully he had already let it go. He then said to Ji Cheng:
"Blood transfusion is indeed very difficult. Based on my experience of failure, to successfully transmigrate blood, one must first have a strong foundation in martial arts and secondly, a solid foundation."

"Martial arts talent is innate, which we cannot change. We can only work on the foundation of martial arts. There are three realms of martial arts. Starting from the first realm, the Qi and Blood Realm, we must lay a solid foundation. We cannot be greedy for quick success and rush ahead. We must be steady and methodical in each small realm."

"I've summed it up in one word: 'suppression.' During the Qi and Blood stage, you must work hard to suppress your realm from breaking through and repeatedly consolidate your cultivation to make your foundation incredibly solid. When the Qi and Blood stage is perfected, your Qi and Blood will be two or three times that of other martial artists of the same realm. Only then can you consider breaking through. With such a foundation, you may have a success rate of more than 30% when you undergo a blood transfusion."

Speaking of this, Zhao Qian felt quite regretful, lamenting that he hadn't understood this principle before and hadn't suppressed his cultivation level when he was in the Qi and Blood Realm.

His two failed attempts at blood transfusion were due to an unstable foundation and a somewhat superficial cultivation level.

Ji Cheng nodded and said solemnly, "Thank you for sharing your insights, elder brother!"

Zhao Qian's statement coincides with the title "Thick Chicken, Thin Release".

In reality, Ji Cheng was about to break through to the Qi and Blood Perfection stage. However, after wearing the title of "Thick Chicken Thin Release," his Qi and Blood seemed to be compressed, and he found that he was still far from breaking through to the Qi and Blood Perfection stage.

The title "Thick Chicken, Thin Release" greatly enhances Ji Cheng's potential. It can be understood that Ji Cheng originally had above-average physical attributes, but after his potential was greatly enhanced, he could rival some top-grade physical attributes or even some special martial arts physiques.

On the one hand, they ruthlessly suppress one's cultivation level by ten times or even more, ensuring that one's foundation is solid to the limit before one can break through.

With these two conditions in place, blood transfusion would be almost effortless for Ji Cheng.

However, this suppression of cultivation level is a bit of a trap for Ji Cheng. He wonders if he can still cultivate to the point of mastery of internal strength before the age of twenty.

After dinner, Zhao Yan helped Ji Cheng carry the ten large bags of blood-changing medicine to the Cui family's house.

"Here, this is the rest of the money. Keep it safe and don't lose it."

Zhao Yan also gave Ji Cheng three gold bars.

Ji Cheng remained silent. He understood that Zhao Yan had personally advanced at least half of the money—no wonder Master Zhao had looked at Ji Cheng with hostility earlier; clearly, Master Zhao had also advanced his own money.

Even though Ji Cheng asked Zhao Yan to accept these three gold bars, she refused; he knew her personality too well.

"Oh dear, you know I'm a bit of a carefree person. If I keep it, I might lose it sometime. Why don't you keep it for me? You're more careful."

Ji Cheng rephrased it, his face filled with trust in Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan hesitated for a moment, then raised an eyebrow and said, "These three gold bars are so valuable. You trust me to keep them safe?"

Ji Cheng laughed and said, "In the whole world, the person I trust the most is you."

God knows just how damaging his words were.

Zhao Yan stood there, stunned, her mind wandering elsewhere. Her usually icy face was now as red as the winter sun.

"Then... I'll keep these three gold bars for you for now. Just tell me if you need money?"

Zhao Yan couldn't hide her joy, while Ji Cheng nodded repeatedly with a smile, saying there was no problem.

After a while, Zhao Yan asked, "By the way, when do you plan to get your blood transfusion? I'll come and help then!"

"Let's wait a while longer. After listening to what Grandpa and Brother Zhao Qian said today, I feel that my foundation is not solid enough and I need to consolidate it further."

"Okay, that's fine then. I'll head back now. See you tomorrow."

"great, see you tomorrow."

After seeing Zhao Yan off, Ji Cheng began preparing a medicinal bath in preparation for his cultivation.

Now that he has the title of "Thick Chicken Thin Release," he needs to cultivate even harder, otherwise his breakthrough will be too slow, and he might miss the entrance exam for the Demon Forging Sect.

Moreover, this title of "thick-skinned chicken, thin-skinned pop" cannot be taken off once it is put on; once it is taken off, all previous efforts will be in vain.

Fortunately, now that he has broken through to the second-tier demon beast level, he can wear another title.

Starting with poultry, each breakthrough in a major realm grants the ability to wear an additional title. Currently, a total of five titles can be worn simultaneously: [Thick Chicken, Thin Release], [Married Chicken, Follow the Chicken], [Heavenly Chicken Cannot Be Revealed], [Fire-Beater Chicken], and [Wind-Blowing Chicken].

There's no place left to wear the title "Copycat Chicken." You don't need to wear this title all the time; you can wear it when you need to.

There were still enough seats available for the time being, so Ji Cheng had no intention of dismantling any title.

Soon, the medicinal bath was ready. Ji Cheng took off his clothes and entered the tub to begin his cultivation.

"Hmm? My body... is absorbing the medicinal power several times faster?" Ji Cheng was surprised after soaking in the medicinal bath for a while. This time, his experience of cultivating while soaking in the medicinal bath was completely different from before.

Is it because wearing the title "Thick Chicken Thin Release" greatly enhanced his potential?
Upon closer examination, Ji Cheng felt it was simply too incredible; this was a cultivation speed that no one with above-average martial arts talent could achieve.

Whether it's absorbing medicinal power, generating qi and blood, or the speed of physical fatigue recovery, it has increased by three to five times.

Originally, his cultivation routine involved taking a medicinal bath every three days.

Now, he can take a medicinal bath every day to cultivate, and his body's absorption and refining efficiency can keep up completely.

"Good, good, that's how it should be. In this way, although the speed of breaking through realms is a bit slower than before, it's not too ridiculously slow!"

Ji Cheng exclaimed, "Great! Great! I never expected that 'thick chicken with thin hair' would also be a supermodel's title."

Moreover, the wonderful thing is that he can use his demonic power to replicate medicinal herbs, so he can take a medicinal bath every day.

My cultivation efficiency is at its maximum; I'm getting stronger all the time!
Before long, after soaking in the medicinal bath, Ji Cheng switched into his demon form.

Influenced by the "Thick Chicken, Thin Release" technique, Ji Cheng felt that the capacity of his demon core had increased more than tenfold. Now that he was breaking through to a higher realm, he needed more than ten times the demon power.

Similarly, his cultivation speed by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the power of stars increased by three to five times.

Roughly calculated, his current breakthrough speed is about three or four times slower than before.

"It seems I still need to work harder on my training!"

Ji Cheng could barely suppress his smile. With the title of "Thick Chicken, Thin Release," the later stages were guaranteed, so he had to go all out and accumulate resources in the early stages.

After that, Ji Cheng cultivated day and night, almost to the point of madness, without ever slacking off.

Ten days later, the golden silkworm finally broke through to become a second-tier spirit insect and began to work, purifying the demonic power within Ji Cheng's body.

Several days later, Ji Cheng finally replicated the fourth spiritual fruit.

At night, he gathered several demonic beasts at Python Mountain, preparing to distribute spiritual fruits to them.

He still has one left, which he can copy if needed in the future—good things should always be kept as a sample for the "copycat chicken" to use.

However, this kind of rare and precious material has little effect on monsters after they eat a second one, so Ji Cheng keeps it as a resource exchange.

"Wang Wang!"

Big Yellow was so excited that it stood up on its hind legs and kept wagging its tail at Ji Cheng.

Its eyes were shining as it looked at the Blood-Striped Snake Eye Fruit, and its saliva was dripping all over the ground. It had finally waited for Brother Chicken's spiritual fruit!

The python demon was also extremely excited, almost intoxicated by the fragrance of the spiritual fruit, and kept flicking its tongue.

The bull demon and Little Flower were much calmer, but they were also very happy; today was undoubtedly a joyous day.

"I've already tasted it for you, and it's not poisonous!"

Ji Cheng handed out a spirit fruit to each of the demon beasts, making a joke.

Big Yellow barked, signaling Ji Cheng to put a spirit fruit in its mouth, and Ji Cheng tossed a spirit fruit high into the air.

Dahuang leaped up, caught the spirit fruit with precise opening of its mouth, and then swallowed it whole. Ji Cheng guessed that Dahuang didn't even taste what the spirit fruit actually tasted like.

The python demon used its forked tongue to wrap the spirit fruit and put it into its belly.

Ah Niu and Xiao Hua carefully stored away their spiritual fruit, intending to eat it when they got back.

Before long, the python demon used its tail to write words on the ground, indicating that it would be going into seclusion for a period of time to try and break through to the third-tier demon beast level.

Da Huang also said he felt a little dizzy and was going back to the Zhao residence to sleep.

"Old Bai, do you need us to protect you?"

Ji Cheng asked, "The python demon's breakthrough to the third-tier demon beast stage is at a critical juncture. If it is disturbed, wouldn't all its efforts be in vain?"
The python shook its head, saying it had found a very safe cave and didn't know how long it would be in seclusion there.

Alright, since that's the case, Ji Cheng didn't say anything more.

Soon, the demons dispersed.

In the following days, whenever Ji Cheng saw Da Huang at the Zhao residence, it was fast asleep, and its aura seemed slightly stronger than before.

Big Yellow slept for seven days before waking up. It was starving and went out at night to steal more than a dozen chickens to eat.

"Not bad, Big Yellow! You've actually broken through to the late stage of a first-tier demon beast in one go!"

Ji Cheng remembered that Da Huang was only at the early stage of a first-order demon beast before. If it weren't for this spiritual fruit, it would have taken Da Huang at least ten or twenty years to break through to the late stage of a first-order demon beast.

Besides a significant increase in cultivation level, Da Huang's bloodline purity has also improved considerably; it possesses the bloodline of a celestial dog.

Ji Cheng suspected that Da Huang had previously eaten a rare and precious herb similar to the Blood-Striped Snake Eye Fruit, which caused its bloodline to mutate and turn it into a demon beast.

Unfortunately, Da Huang had no recollection of what had happened before arriving in Wuzhen.

"Wang Wang!"

Dahuang barked at Ji Cheng, but it was not satisfied that it could not catch up with Ji Cheng's level.

(End of this chapter)