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Chapter 78 [Lu Wu, Treasurer of the Nine Departments]
After leaving the rift, Lin Mo headed west and eventually arrived at an inconspicuous hilltop.
The shape of this hill is somewhat similar to the hats worn by ordinary people, so let's call it Hat Hill.
At the top of Mao'er Mountain, there is a relatively hidden cave that winds and spirals into the mountain.
Using the light from the illumination card, Lin Mo slowly walked into the cave.
A moment later, he arrived at a space of about ten square meters.
In the corner of the cave, there was a pile of dry grass that looked like a bed, albeit a rather rudimentary one.
There were still traces of a campfire not far away.
Clearly, someone once lived here; there are obvious traces of human life.
The cave was very dry and there was no animal droppings, so the living conditions were acceptable.
Lin Mo casually inserted the lighting card into the crack in the wall and cleaned it up briefly.
Then he took a sleeping bag out of the Vajra Bracelet and laid it on the haystack.
The sleeping area was then prepared.
After sitting on it for a couple of tries, Lin Mo nodded slightly and then summoned the Mountain Spirit and Shen Tu and Yu Lei to guard the door.
He sat down cross-legged, and with a flick of his wrist, a bright blue-edged card suddenly appeared in his palm.
"Nourish it three times with essence and blood..."
Lin Mo murmured a few words, then his gaze suddenly sharpened.
The next instant, a drop of bright red blood oozed from his fingertip and dripped onto the card.
A faint glow flashed by, and then something amazing happened.
The drop of blood essence slowly merged into the card, disappearing in no time, as if it had been absorbed.
Lin Mo looked at it with surprise, but couldn't see anything different, so he ignored it.
With a thought, he retrieved the card and nurtured it in his mind.
He then took the opportunity to take the food he was going to eat out of the Vajra Bracelet and neatly arranged it on the bedside table.
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For the next few days, Lin Mo spent most of his time inside the cave.
When they were hungry, they ate the food they brought themselves; when they were sleepy, they simply stuffed their whole body into their sleeping bag and fell asleep immediately.
Once awake, he continued to recuperate and cultivate...
Although these days are somewhat monotonous, they are generally fulfilling.
This simple and unassuming life continued for a week before Lin Mo finally finished nurturing the Lu Wu card.
I must say, nurturing cards takes quite a bit of time.
At first, he thought that he only needed to drip a drop of his essence blood on it, store it in his mind's space, and then take it out again after a few minutes.
Repeat the above steps three times to fulfill the second condition of the promotion ceremony.
As a result, he later went to the Mind Space to have a spiritual exchange with Lu Wu and found that it was not the case at all; the conditions on the fluorescent panel had not been met at all.
After some further research, he realized that the warming and nurturing period should not be less than twenty-four hours.
Furthermore, there should be at least a one-day interval between the two warming processes.
Therefore, it took Lin Mo a full week to finally meet the conditions.
Of course, he wasn't idle during the card nurturing process.
Practice meditation in the morning and breathing exercises in the afternoon, squeezing every last drop of time into your routine.
It's just like a corporate slave enjoying the "887 Blessing".
Of course, Lin Mo did not come away empty-handed from this intense training.
His mental and spiritual power had increased significantly.
They are just one step away from reaching the Bronze level.
At the same time, he also discovered something interesting.
After being nourished with essence and blood, Kaling seemed to become even more lively.
Although it still lacks sentience, it can perform simple tasks such as combat and guarding on its own without Lin Mo issuing any further commands.
In other words, it's less tiring to control and requires less mental energy.
"Now we can proceed to the final step!"
Lin Mo exhaled a breath of stale air, and with a flick of his wrist, nine material cards appeared in front of him: six purple and three blue.
The six purple material cards are the ones that will be used to replace materials this time, while the other three are the prepared offerings.
The next step is the final step: incorporating the three prepared offerings into the card.
Lu Wu is the Heavenly Emperor, symbolizing defense, conquest, and order.
Therefore, the offerings Lin Mo prepared were a stone for pacifying the land, a pair of menacing tiger claws, and a jade seal.
After preparing the materials, Lin Mo immediately released his spiritual energy, carrying the material cards and his consciousness back to the Mind Sea Space.
The card advancement process is almost identical to the card crafting process; it involves the same few steps.
Before long, a card with a bright purple border floated in front of Lin Mo.
Unlike before, the title above has been changed from "Guardian of Kunlun" to "Treasurer of the Nine Departments".
The border is more refined, and the color has changed from the original bright blue to a bright purple, similar to that of the Mountain Spirit.
The design on the card has also been slightly altered, with Lu Wu's face appearing more imposing.
"Advanced successfully!"
Lin Mo was overjoyed and quickly began to examine the items.
Card Name: [Lu Wu, Treasurer of the Nine Departments]
Rank: Deity (Subordinate Deity of the Heavenly Emperor)
Type: Vanguard/Summoner/Source Card
Spirituality: Perfection, Bright Purple Edges, Black Iron
Star rating: ★★★★★★★★★
characteristic:
[Imperial Majesty] Lu Wu once governed the capital city of the emperor, his divine might awe-inspiring. The attack power of enemy units present is reduced.
This effect is ineffective against units with higher quality than itself.
[Remnant Order of the Garden of Time] Lu Wu once controlled the seasonal operation of the Heavenly Emperor's Garden, and the remaining divine power condensed into a domain.
Enemy units within a five-meter radius of Lu Wu will have their movement speed reduced, as if trapped in a frozen state.
【Nine Departments of Supervision】Lu Wusi holds the power of supervision and punishment of the nine departments of heaven, and will apply the "Heavenly Punishment Mark" to all targets that are harmed by him.
Friendly attacks on targets marked with "Heavenly Punishment Mark" will deal additional damage.
【Earth Vein Return to Ruins】Lu Wu possesses the power of the Kunlun earth vein origin, giving him extremely high resistance to all hard control effects. He can also autonomously absorb the earth's spiritual energy and the essence of mountains and rocks, greatly reducing the loss of his own card's spiritual power.
Each time an enemy is killed, the user will absorb the remaining life energy from them and convert it into their own spiritual energy reserves.
skill:
【Piercing Claw】Lu Wu unleashes a five-hit combo with his tiger claws, the claw shadows splitting like rocks, with a tearing effect.
【Nine-Tailed Screen Strike】Lu Wu moves his body, and his nine long tails unfold like a fan while sweeping forward, dealing damage to and knocking back all enemy units within the fan-shaped area in front of him.
Units that are knocked back will be briefly stunned if they collide with buildings.
【Imperial Capital Broken Mountain】Lu Wu summons a phantom of the Imperial Capital, which crashes into a designated area, causing high damage.
[Guardian of Kunlun] Lu Wu draws upon the sealed divine power of Kunlun Guardian within his body, entering a guardian stance. During the stance, his attack power is greatly increased, and all damage received is reduced.
At the same time, it unleashes a damageless Divine Strike on all surrounding enemy units, forcibly interrupting their current actions.
"The original skill characteristics have all been enhanced to varying degrees, and two new characteristic skills, [Nine Departments of Execution] and [Imperial Capital Mountain Break], have been added!"
Lin Mo was increasingly delighted as he looked at it.
This advancement was like a complete transformation for Lu Wu, a qualitative leap.
Although Lu Wu was powerful before, he was limited by his quality.
Against a Gluttonous species with a higher star rating, he can only use his ultimate move for crowd control; the damage output is actually somewhat insufficient.
Now that his skills and traits have all been enhanced, Lin Mo is confident that he can easily defeat even a Gluttonous species of the same star level.
After playing with it for a while, Lin Mo immediately exited the Mind Space, tidied up briefly, and left the cave.
Lu Wu has already completed his advancement, so there's no need for him to continue living in the cave; he's not a caveman.
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