Finally, it was Yun Huang who broke the silence first.
She slowly withdrew her hand, stiffly pushing the door shut again.
"You two... carry on with your sparring."
"It's nothing urgent. I just happened to pass by and wanted to say hello..."
"My apologies for interrupting."
Bang.
The door closed.
......
Some time had passed since that incident, so perhaps it was best to leave it be for now.
The more pressing matter at hand was spending his accumulated points.
He needed to convert these numbers into tangible combat strength.
A batch of card-making materials Su Qi had purchased through official channels a couple of days ago had just been delivered.
Carrying two large bags of card-making supplies, Su Qi glanced at his younger sister sprawled on the couch, engrossed in her phone.
Her attention was laser-focused on the tiny screen, as if she’d stumbled upon something fascinating.
Her little feet kicked idly in the air, accompanied by faint dingling sounds.
Based on Su Qi’s recent sparring experience, there was a fifty-fifty chance she wouldn’t notice if he snuck over to fiddle with her equipment cards right now.
Then he could slip away unnoticed, leaving no trace behind.
Half an hour later, he’d inevitably hear an indignant shout: "Damn you, Su Qi!"
But Su Ji felt the intensity of their recent training sessions had been a bit excessive.
As the saying went: "Teach your apprentice everything, and you’ll starve to death."
Su Qi had even lost two or three pounds lately.
Not a significant amount, but he needed to rein it in—he couldn’t afford to exhaust himself every time he taught her.
"Liu Yuan, I’m going to craft a few cards. Unless it’s urgent, don’t disturb me for the next two and a half hours."
Liu Yuan continued scrolling on her phone, responding with a noncommittal hum to acknowledge she’d heard.
Whether she’d actually registered his words, Su Qi couldn’t say.
Oh well.
No point worrying about it.
His sister wasn’t the type to barge into his room recklessly anyway.
Yet, as he passed the couch on his way back, a thought flickered through his mind.
What’s so captivating about that tiny screen?
What’s she looking at?
Maybe I should sneak a peek...
Su Qi’s eyes darted sideways for a quick glance.
The layout and colors of the app looked familiar—it was a popular online shopping site.
Ah, just browsing shops. No wonder she’s so absorbed.
But as he withdrew his gaze, a line of text caught his eye unintentionally:
"Herbal Juice Temporary Tattoo Stickers – Waterproof, No Ink Stains."
Su Qi: "......?"
Hold on, does this seem right to you?
As her guardian, Su Qi felt obligated to remind her that tattoos weren’t exactly the best choice.
Then again, these were probably washable, and Liu Yuan was already an adult with her own judgment.
Being overly controlling would just ruin the fun.
Eh, let her buy it if she wants.
With that, he carried the materials into his bedroom.
His fingertips traced a light arc through the air, activating the card-crafting process.
Su Qi’s current card inventory included:
- One cultivation manual: [Heavenstring Forge]
- One passive defense: [Earthbound Resonance]
- One single-target burst: [Tidal Moonfall]
- One AoE clear: [Mountainwood Starlight]
Plus a handful of unremarkable filler cards—commonplace items available on the market.
His combat style leaned heavily toward burst damage.
What he needed now were a few overpowered cards for sustained engagements.
Against specific scenarios—like group battles or prolonged suppression—he still lacked adequate tools.
Time to create a card with both area coverage and sustained damage.
Focusing his intent, he commanded:
"I need a skill card with seventh-tier destructive power and continuous AoE capabilities."
Almost instantly, he received a response:
[Minimum requirement: [Joy] x1.]
Compared to the staggering 230,000 points he possessed, spending 1,000 [Joy] was trivial.
But the memory of its side effects made his stomach churn...
"Switch to [Spark]."
[100 Spark]
After some careful adjustments and selecting three suitable materials, he managed to reduce the cost to [61 Spark].
Unlike the grueling process most cardmakers endured, Su Qi’s crafting was effortless.
A single tap to confirm.
Even AI-generated art couldn’t match his speed.
[Spark -125]
[Brilliance: 2]
[Joy: 0]
The Spark points began burning away.
Pale golden motes of light materialized from nothingness, swirling and condensing around Su Qi’s fingertips.
A gentle yet inexorable wave of energy rippled through the air.
The luminous particles swiftly wove intricate patterns, forming the outline of a card.
Like a rushing stream filling a parched riverbed, the energy poured into the framework.
The card’s back bore the standard design—a starry expanse of deep cosmos.
On the front, an image gradually took shape:
A zone of creeping shadows, within which countless threadlike chains of void energy slithered and intertwined.
A single card now hovered before Su Qi.
[Card Name: Shadowrealm Cage]
[Type: Skill · Illusion]
[Rarity: Legendary]
[Energy Tier: ??????? (7th)]
[Attributes]
[Strength +5]
[Agility +5]
[Magic +5]
[Dark Dominion: Continuously drains spiritual energy to transform a 30-meter radius around the caster into a shadowrealm. Hostile targets within suffer gradual shadow damage and movement impairment. Attempting to exit the realm triggers a heavy burst of shadow damage.]
[Die, Insects!: If any unit dies from shadow damage within the realm, triggers a 5m x 5m explosive shadow burst, dealing spillover damage.]
No special one-star card appeared this time—as Su Qi had expected.
The "newbie benefits" period was over, after all.
Spending [61 Spark] for a solid AoE control/damage card wasn’t a bad deal.
This would effectively shore up his weakness against multiple enemies in certain situations.
Su Qi stored [Shadowrealm Cage] into his soul sea’s card slots.
As a seventh-tier Dawnbreak-tier card, he couldn’t wield it beyond his current realm yet.
But breaking through to seventh-tier was only a matter of days.
For most scenarios, this one skill card would suffice for crowd control.
Next, he addressed his equipment gaps.
Cost: [67 Spark].
[Card Name: Mindjade Pendant]
[Type: Equipment · Illusion]
[Rarity: Legendary]
[Energy Tier: ??????? (7th)]
[Attributes]
[Strength +75]
[Agility +75]
[Magic +75]
[Final Reserve: Stores 30% of the wearer’s max spiritual energy. Automatically activates when the wearer’s energy is depleted. Requires a 7-day cooldown after each use before recharge.]
Another expenditure: [58 Spark] + [Joy] x1.
[Card Name: Path’s End Spear]
[Type: Equipment · Illusion]
[Rarity: Mythic]
[Energy Tier: ??????? (7th)]
[Attributes]
[Strength +450]
[Agility -20]
[Magic +1]
[Spear’s Soul: Doubles all ability values related to ‘spear’ techniques.]
【Encountering Me Means Your Road Ends Here: Throws the Road's End Spear to pierce the target, forcibly executing any hostile unit hit. (Maximum of ten tiers. If the target's strength is lower than the user's, they will enter a state of fear and be unable to evade.)】
【Spear Obsession: When provoked, there's a chance you'll lose control of your urge to strike with a spear. (It can be any spear—not necessarily this equipment.)】
As expected, adding points to the "Joys" stat made the skills turn out weird.
While it seems like three skills, only two are actually useful.
Su Qi tried imagining a scenario where someone pointed at her nose and mocked her—then pictured herself unable to resist drawing her spear in response…
This trait… is more troublesome than expected.
But clearly, the points are already spent, and a complete reset isn’t realistic.
At seventh tier, she could only equip four cards at once.
Su Qi had to keep 【Earthbound Harmonic Seal】 active to prevent being ambushed and instantly killed, then two equipment cards would take up most slots, leaving one free for skill-swapping.
Of course, this was just the first step.
The bigger headache was the summoning ritual the Descenders might attempt.
If that thing succeeded, it would pose a massive threat—not just to the martial exam grounds, but to all of Jiangxia.
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
+ Slow Paced + Main Character Thrives Together with His Disciples】 Transmigrated into a cultivation world, Chu Xingchen awakens a discipleship system that reveals the tags of his disciples! Starting from scratch, he builds the strongest sect. Disciple One: Li Yingling 【Gold Tag: Genius Cultivator】【Purple Tag: Extremely Lucky】【Blue Tag: Bewitchingly Beautiful】 Disciple Two: Li Hangtian 【Gold Tag: Reincarnated】【Purple Tag: Ruthless and Decisive】【Blue Tag: Loyal and Noble】 Disciple Three: ??? 【Orange Tag: Alluring Demoness】【???】【???】 Thus, in the cultivation world, an unremarkable little sect appears out of nowhere, but little do others know that each member of this sect is a powerhouse in their own right. The book is also known as: Cultivation? It's Exactly Like This!
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
