BTTH: Auto Cultivation System

"As expected from Brother Xiao Hua. What do you think, Old Ling? As a Dou Emperor and long-serving member of the Gu Clan, how does he compare to the younger generation in our clan?”

Above the sky, two figures observed the battle between Xiao Hua and the Dark-Striped Tiger, the mountain's lord. If Xiao Hua saw them, he would recognize them instantly: Ling Ying and Xiao Xun Er.

Ling Ying, carrying Xiao Xun Er, rubbed his chin and reviewed the fight, offering his honest opinion. “It was a splendid fight, Young Lady. As a servant of the Gu Clan, I’ve seen many young talents rely excessively on their bloodline, becoming arrogant. However, Xiao Hua didn’t rely solely on his bloodline. He used numerous techniques and strategies to bridge the overwhelming strength gap between him and the Dark-Striped Tiger."

Xiao Xun Er nodded in satisfaction, smiling broadly. Yet, her gaze shifted towards Xiao Hua, remembering the injuries he sustained to kill the Rank 3 Magical Beast.

Ling Ying understood her concern and sighed. He recalled her similar expression during a previous training session between him and Xiao Hua. However, she refrained from stopping him, understanding the pinnacle he aimed to reach.

Thus, the only thing she could offer was her unwavering support and her own growth in strength to assist him in the future. She had never considered her strength an issue before, but after falling in love and experiencing helplessness, she realized the need for power to have her voice heard.

This realization was especially crucial for the day when her relationship with Xiao Hua became public. Countless oppositions would arise, and the only way to silence them was through strength. Without strength, no one would heed her, regardless of how much she screamed or cried.

"But first, I have to capture Brother Xiao Hua's heart! Be careful, Brother Xiao Hua! I never knew this, but after falling in love with you, I realized I'm persistent when it comes to affection and love."

She giggled gracefully, but Ling Ying, standing beside her, sensed a dark and sinister aura emanating from her. He immediately understood she was scheming to win Xiao Hua's heart.

'It seems Young Master Xiao will have a tough time dealing with her. Though, I know his feelings towards her. However, she might need to wait until she grows up for him to confess his love...'

Ling Ying had trained Xiao Hua and understood his tenacity and determination. Because of that he had asked Xiao Hua about his feelings when they were alone. Xiao Hua's response was unexpected: he hadn't accepted her feelings because he wanted them to grow older first.

He wasn’t oblivious to Xiao Xun Er's feelings but refrained from falling in love because they were still children, and those feelings might fade as they grew older. He decided that if they still harbored feelings for each other even after that, he wouldn’t run away and would accept them.

"Surprisingly, he handled that situation maturely," Ling Ying muttered softly.

"Hm? Did you say something, Old Ling?" Xiao Xun Er asked, hearing his mumble but not heard the words.

"No, Young Miss. I was just thinking I don't need to worry too much about the future."

"What are you talking about?" Xiao Xun Er replied, tilting her head in confusion, but she ignored it and focused on Xiao Hua.

Ling Ying chuckled contentedly as he gazed at Xiao Xun Er's back. He had worried about a cruel separation between his Young Lady and Xiao Hua, but it seemed he needn't be concerned and could let them handle it by themselves.

'Taking a step back and watching is a better choice,' Ling Ying thought.

He decided he would intensify Xiao Hua's training to ensure he didn’t become complacent after defeating the King of the Mountain. Naturally, he would provide some insights, but primarily it would be physical training.

What amused him about Xiao Hua was his habit of testing new techniques by fighting magical beasts, a routine for the past few days. Now, Ling Ying wondered if Xiao Hua could develop a technique for long-range attacks.

"To be honest, Young Miss, I was curious how he would defeat the Dark-Striped Tiger since it’s advisable to attack magical beasts from a distance or with weapons. However, it seems my worries were needless." Ling Ying remarked.

"Indeed. It appears Brother Xiao Hua has decided to create a long-range attack as his next assignment. Although, his Dou Technique just now was already ridiculous..." Xiao Xun Er smiled wryly, recalling when Xiao Hua's body was covered in golden lightning and blood-red patterns.

"That technique truly is ridiculous. His strength and speed increased exponentially to a ridiculous level. At his realm, he could easily fight against those at the peak of the Dou Grandmaster realm," Ling Ying agreed.

"Anyway, we should return. If I remember correctly, the Third Young Master was ordered to show me around Wu Tan City. Why couldn’t it be Brother Xiao Hua instead? I can't get excited no matter how much I try..."

"Well, Young Miss, being shown around by someone who tried to sneak into your courtyard is hardly exciting..."

Now that the fight was over and Xiao Hua was slowly recuperating, they swiftly left the area, checking the cave's surroundings to ensure no magical beasts were nearby. It would be unusual for any magical beast to remain after such a fierce battle.

All had fled even before Xiao Hua and the Dark-Striped Tiger began fighting seriously. Instinctively, they knew staying close to the fight would be deadly and quickly abandoned their base.

Once confirmed there were no magical beasts around, Xiao Xun Er and Ling Ying left the area. They were there because Xiao Xun Er had listened to Ling Ying's explanation and asked him to follow while bringing her along.

What they witnessed was the clash between the Dark-Striped Tiger and Xiao Hua. Xiao Xun Er had been worried when she saw it was a magical beast equivalent to a 2-Star Dou Master, and even more so when the beast used its special technique to increase its strength.

However, her worries dissipated as she continued watching. Instead, her heart raced as she observed Xiao Hua fighting. Even Ling Ying was impressed. After all, the beast's special technique increased its strength to that of a Rank 3 Magical Beast, capable of defeating Dou Grandmaster cultivators.

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Once Xiao Hua finished recuperating and healed his wounds, he decided to use the Qi Method Ticket, that he received when he opened the Gift Box from the System, to get his Dou Qi Method.

Just like with the Bloodline Ticket, a Wheel appeared in front of him. Instead of Bronze to Black, it was numbers, from 0 – 5. Seeing this makes Xiao Hua confused as he doesn’t really have references point for this.

"This situation leaves me wondering: is the bigger number better, or is the smaller one the right choice? The System doesn’t really clarify which is preferable. If it’s going to be this vague, I’d rather have a color-coded method... Since I don’t know, I might as well just spin it."

With that, Xiao Hua spins the roulette and holds his breath as he waits for the result. After spinning for a while, the roulette finally stopped spinning and landed on 0. Xiao Hua didn’t know whether to jump in excitement or despair at the result, as he doesn’t really know whether the result is good or bad.

[Sending the Jade Slip containing Huang Class High Grade Dou Qi Method, ‘Chaos Mantra’.]

He takes the Jade Slip containing his Qi Method from his Storage Ring. He later examines the Jade Slip, before wondering on how to receive the Qi Method. He searched his memories about the BTTH novel and manhua, then remembered that about injecting one’s Qi or something.

Once he injects his Qi, the Jade Slip heats up and shatters. Afterwards, there was a small ball of light, and it flew into his forehead before he could react to it. Once it entered, he felt a very nostalgic head-splitting pain.

After a while, Xiao Hua heaved heavily after gritting his teeth to endure the pain and preventing him from screaming so that he didn’t attract attention.

‘Haaa… Haaa… It has been a while since I received that head-splitting pain, but I sure as hell aren’t missing it.’

Calming himself, Xiao Hua breathed a sigh of relief once the pain subsided and disappeared. He then put his hand on his chin and contemplate. ‘Anyway, it seems I hit the lottery. However, it also sure has one hell of conditions that I need to complete…’

The Dou Qi Method, Chaos Mantra, that he received is just like what Xiao Yan has, one that is capable of evolving as long as you fulfilled the conditions. For Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi Method, Flame Mantra, required the Heavenly Flames to evolve its Class.

However, for Xiao Hua’s Chaos Mantra required 3 materials for its evolution. One of them is Primordial Heavenly Flame, one that was born and was used as a reference by this plane to create Heavenly Flame.

The second one is Heavenly Lightning, which he can easily receive for as long as he keeps crossing major realm. For example, when he’s breaking through from 9-Star Dou King to 1-Star Dou Emperor.

The third one is something that he heard of for the first time, the Celestial Ancient Frost. Apparently it’s a Mystical Ice that is the same ranked as the Primordial Heavenly Flame.

The second one is easy but painful to obtain. However, the first one and the last one is the most difficult. Primordial Heavenly Flame and Celestial Ancient Frost were born at the same time as the Great Thousand World, making it the most superior materials.

Nevertheless, thanks to A-C System, as long as he has ACP he can buy it and refine it. If there were a problem, it was the price for these materials. He checked the Shop Function and saw that it has 22 Types of Primordial Heavenly Flame and it cost 500,000ACP.

Blood flows at the sides of his mouth, seeing the expensive price. Although he has Primordial Heavenly Ticket, it’s only one. Meaning he can only get one out of 22 Primordial Heavenly Flame.

Although what makes him curious is the Celestial Ancient Frost as there is only one, not like the 22-Type Primordial Heavenly Flame. He put it aside and wondered how he could complete this.

‘I wondered whether I would complete the Chaos Mantra or become a Dou Di first.’ Xiao Hua shakes his head wryly and sighs in defeat.

After receiving and processing his Chaos Mantra, he decided to wait until night before cultivating the Chaos Mantra. He turned towards the A-C System and tried to find a clue about the next realm after the God Realm.

However, no matter what he does, he just can’t seem to find it. On the contrary, he found out something. That is the A-C System has another function and will only appear once Xiao Hua completes the world his in.

The function is called the Soul Function and Reincarnation Function. The Soul Function allows him to split his soul into a variety of fragments and send it to any timeline and world he wants. The fragments of souls can also fuse back into one original soul.

The benefits of it are the ACP points. As he can send the souls to any timeline and world, he can send it to the past and when the soul fused and returned to its original state, the accumulated ACP will be added together.

The Reincarnation Function allow himself to reincarnate himself and reset everything that he has upgraded. However, the ACP Rate will increase and the cost to upgrade it will reduce, along with the prices in the Shop.

The other thing that differences is that unlike Soul Function, where he can pick which timeline and world he will go, the Reincarnation Function can only be reincarnated in the future and unable to pick how, where and who is he going to reincarnated.

However, he decided to put this Soul Function and Reincarnation Function for later, as he needed to complete this plane first before anything, and went down the mountain, only to return at night.

Once night arrived, he quietly left the orphanage and headed to the back of the mountain. Ensuring he was alone, he activated his Heavenly Lightning Bloodline and began cultivating the Dou Qi Method, Chaos Mantra, that he had just received. Although the requirements were troublesome, he had to admit the benefits far outweighed the costs.

Instantly, the whole area was brightened and the whole city was deafened by the thunderous roar. Wu Tan City is trembling and shaking, as if it has experienced in earthquake. The people were screaming in fear. Some were trembling in fear, some were kneeling and praying and some even fainted after hearing those soul-shaking roars.

This also includes the BTTH’s beloved protagonist, Xiao Yan. Although he gritted his teeth to hold back his fear, he still couldn’t stop trembling, wondering what’s happening on the back of the mountain.

The clear, starry night sky became cloudy, releasing countless bolts of Heavenly Tribulation Lightning on the back of the mountain, striking everything below. Amidst the chaos, terrifying roars could still be heard, as if the one roaring was continuously challenging the heavens.

The clash between these two caused people to swore that they would never get involved with it. The Xiao Family is even worse, as it happened in their territory. The younger generation swore that they would never go to the back of the mountain for their whole lives.