"Brother Zhou, don't worry! With these five cards eliminated, the next one can't possibly be another Spade 2 to Spade 9!"
At that moment, Zhong Yi chimed in to console him.
Lu Ze's expression instantly turned peculiar.
He covered his face and turned away.
What came next was too painful to watch...
"Brother Zhong is right! It's not time to give up yet!"
Zhou Yue mustered his spirits, forcing a strained smile as he took a deep breath.
He placed all five spade cards at the bottom of the deck.
This meant he had eliminated five guaranteed losing options.
No matter how you looked at it,
the chances of triggering the [Lightning] effect again were now infinitesimal.
The [Stargaze] skill ended, and the [Lightning] judgment phase began.
Then came that familiar Spade 6—[Qinggang Sword]...
"GODDAMMIT!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!"
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......
Game after game,
the eight players were completely absorbed.
Even the unluckiest of them all, Zhou Yue, was thoroughly enjoying himself.
The familiar Three Kingdoms characters, the deceitful identity mechanics, the novel skills and stratagems...
Combined, they packed an irresistible punch for these cultivators who'd never experienced such refined entertainment.
The crowd of spectators grew steadily.
Thanks to Nangong Yuan's efforts in broadcasting the gameplay, not only was the Lingxiao Sect tuning in, but even other sects could watch.
Gradually, the live chat grew livelier.
[What kind of illusion realm is this? Why are they playing cards?]
[I don’t get it either. Wouldn’t it be better to play cards in the real world?]
[Stop asking, just watch. The illusions, the soundtrack—the atmosphere is incredible!]
[Three Kingdoms-themed? Damn, even Junior Brother Lu is into the Three Kingdoms!]
[Such a fun illusion realm—why can’t our Tianxuan Faction experience it?]
[Our Infinite Sword Sect wants in too!]
[Qingshan Sect... cough Never mind, just enjoying the show...]
[Elder Lin got Zhuge Liang again!]
[Absolute Tianxuan Faction pro move!]
[That Zhou Yue guy’s luck is abysmal—how does he keep drawing such terrible cards?]
[I wanna play too! Where can I buy this illusion realm??]
......
Lu Ze watched the increasingly lively chat with satisfaction.
These were all potential paying customers.
The more popular Three Kingdoms Kill became now, the more profit he’d reap later.
Most importantly, the game was also efficiently harvesting demonic energy.
In a single match, up to seven players could "die."
The key was—the elders loved it!
A single elder was worth nearly ten elite disciples.
Converted to ordinary disciples? That number became terrifying—hundreds, even thousands.
And the best part? It was stable, a steady trickle of gains.
In his past life, Three Kingdoms Kill had thrived for a full decade despite its mismanagement.
In this cultivation world? The potential was limitless.
Of course,
Lu Ze’s main goal in introducing Three Kingdoms Kill at this stage was to expand server access to other sects.
Single-player games—even soul-crushingly difficult ones—could only squeeze so much value from a player. A thousand deaths, and the well ran dry.
But online games? Entirely different.
Battle royales, shooters, MOBAs...
These were modes where a single match could generate nearly a hundred "kills."
And their appeal was universal—players could keep "dying" indefinitely.
The math made them far more lucrative than soulslikes!
To build an empire with online games, servers were a must.
Step one: Connect the Lingxiao Sect’s server.
Step two: Link the other five major sects.
Lu Ze’s ultimate goal? To integrate the entire cultivation world into his server network.
His master had warned him—supporting such a network would require a soul as powerful as a True Immortal’s, an almost insurmountable challenge.
But Lu Ze believed every problem had a solution.
Worst-case scenario? He’d just wait for his master to ascend to immortality and then... ask for a favor.
As Lu Ze lost himself in thought,
the sky above the Bronze Sparrow Platform suddenly darkened.
Countless fireworks exploded overhead.
[Elder Gu Tianheng of the Tianxuan Faction has gifted a Blazing Meteor in the livestream!]
Elder Gu Tianheng: [I’d love to join this illusion realm. How can I participate?]
Lu Ze was stunned.
The livestream feature was a recent addition, still rough around the edges.
A Blazing Meteor was one of the pricier gifts—worth 100 spirit stones.
Then,
an even more dazzling spectacle erupted—
A golden sword-light split the night sky.
Countless slender flying swords converged, forming an impossibly massive, exaggeratedly ornate blade.
As the colossal sword descended, a distant mountain peak crumbled into rubble.
Li Jiujian of the Infinite Sword Sect: [This old man still has some fight left... Deal me in!]
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
