Qing Ming City.

  Li Haoran brought Zhao Yunshan to the downtown area.

  “Remember.

  “Don’t talk nonsense when you are there.

  “Senior sister might be young, but she is very powerful,” Li Haoran advised him.

  Zhao Yunshan rolled his eyes.

  How should he say it?

  The Sword Card Master vocation was not like what he imagined……

  Seriously……

  By right, since it was such a domineering vocation, there should be a comprehensive system. After joining, he realized that there was nothing at all……

  There was no association and right now it depended on the Card Creators Association.

  There was no founding grandmaster except for sixteen-year-old Lu Ming……

  Furthermore……

  The disciples were even more strange and mysterious.

  The senior sister was twelve years old, the second junior brother was fourteen years old, and Li Haoran right in front of him had just graduated. These were all the members of the Sword Card Master lineage.

  Oh……

  And there was a teenager in black who was an assistant.

  This was the legendary Sword Card Master association!?

  This was the new vocation that he burned boats to join and work hard for?

  He had a hunch that he was being scammed!

  However……

  Considering the combat ability and talent of Lu Ming, as well as the fact that Lu Ming was able to dominate the Lunar Shadow legacy even when he was a two-star, he supposed all of this could be attributed to the Sword Card Master vocation!

  Therefore, there was no harm in trying.

  So what if they only had a small number of members. It was alright as long as they were powerful!

  If Lu Ming could rule the Lunar Shadow legacy at two-stars, he would be able to do so as well!

  He had chosen to become a Swordsman as Swordsman was a very powerful vocation and one had combat abilities beyond the imaginable. But it was still not what he imagined……

  Would a Sword Card Master be able to do what he wanted?

  Yes!

  Definitely!

  He was reminded of Lu Ming’s behavior and believed that the Sword Card Master vocation was indeed powerful.

  Lu Ming……

  It was said that he had already reached peak three-star and he could fight against a five-star!

  That was his combat effectiveness!

  It meant that Lu Ming had already caught up with him!

  Zhao Yunshan was very clear about one thing. Although Lu Ming had Lu Yan to assist him, he did not have as many resources as him. But in spite of this, he was still able to catch up with him……

  What did he rely on?

  The Sword Card Master vocation!

  Perhaps……

  He should not underestimate Lu Ming.

  He was able to catch up with him with his own efforts and start a new vocation! This was a big achievement! He had many resources but he could not do it!

  He was convinced based on this single achievement!

  Hence……

  Zhao Yunshan had decided not to be contemptuous of him.

  He had made up his mind.

  He should learn from Lu Ming.

  He must have been very hardworking to have such achievements.

  This was what he thought.

  Very soon……

  They reached the shop entrance.

  A girl held a book in her hands, leaning on the rocking chair, reading the book……

  Oh……

  The book: “56 Types of Healthy Papaya Side Dishes”.……

  Zhao Yunshan was confused.

  Why would the young lady be reading this kind of book?

  When he looked further inside……

  There was another figure lying down, holding a book and basking in the sun. Apparently, this was Lu Ming. Both of them were lounging in the sun.

  They would flip over occasionally.

  Zhao Yunshan was silent.

  Damn!

  Where was the promised hard work and effort?!

  He thought that Lu Ming and Xiaobai were very hardworking?!

  Crap……

  They were basking in the sun!

  Were all of them salted fish? [1. Salted fish: Chinese Internet Slang for a boring and idle person with no ambitions.]……

  “Lu Ming!”


  Zhao Yunshan was a little angry.

  “Eh?”


  “Old Zhao?”


  Lu Ming was surprised. “Why are you here?”


  “Humph!”


  Zhao Yunshan was furious. “Since you are the grandmaster of Sword Card Master vocation, you are destined to lead countless people to great heights. How can you be so decadent?!”


  Lu Ming felt ridiculous.

  Damn!

  Did Old Zhao take the wrong medicine?

  “What is happening?”


  He looked toward Li Haoran.

  “Uh.”


  Li Haoran was slightly embarrassed. He did not expect that fourth junior brother would be an acquaintance of the master. Therefore, he said respectfully, “Master, he is the newly joined fourth junior brother.”


  Lu Ming was speechless.

  Oh.

  Fourth junior brother……

  Zhao Yunshan?!

  “You have become a Sword Card Master as well?”


  Lu Ming was between laughter and tears.

  “Yes.”


  Zhao Yunshan sounded sullen.

  He joined as he felt that there was potential in this vocation. However, he had regrets now.

  Seriously……

  So what if the vocation was powerful?!

  If Lu Ming was the founder and he was so lazy……

  Then this path…… was a dead end!

  Only when Lu Ming was no longer lazy and he continued to expand the vocation, would all of them be able to continue on this path. Therefore, so what if the Sword Card Masters were powerful now?

  There was no future for them!

  “Shouldn’t you work hard on cultivating?”


  Zhao Yunshan was very angry.

  “I am cultivating.”


  Lu Ming pointed to the two Original Cards that were moving up and down madly at the corner. “Look, who is skiving?”


  Zhao Yunshan was dumbstruck for a long time.

  Oh.

  Right.

  He had forgotten that a Sword Card Master was capable of doing that!

  “Besides……”


  Lu Ming cast him a look. “I am reflecting. Do you think that if you cultivate blindly you will get things done? Only with reflection can one create new abilities.”


  “Is that true?”


  Zhao Yunshan did not really believe his words.

  Although it sounded logical, he still felt that Lu Ming was idling around……

  “Of course,” Li Haoran said in a deep voice.

  “Fourth junior brother,

  “You have just joined, there are many things that you are unaware of.

  “Look at the forum of the Sword Card Master, Master is the one who came up with almost all of the guidelines, from the first stage to the birth of the card spirit, self-cultivation and dyeing the card spirit!

  “Furthermore……

  “There are many other abilities like sealing during combat, materialization counterattack, disc-shaped mental strength and more.

  “All these were created by Master!

  “I merely wrote them down.”


  With that……

  He showed the guidelines to Zhao Yunshan.

  Zhao Yunshan took a look and was awestruck.

  These were really invented by Lu Ming?!

  He used to think that Lu Ming developed the Sword Card Master based on some legacy that he had attained. He had never imagined that this vocation was started from scratch by Lu Ming!

  He was the true founding grandmaster!

  “I’m sorry!”


  Zhao Yunshan looked solemn. “Lu Ming, I have misunderstood you.”


  He apologized earnestly.

  “You must address him as your master!”


  Li Haoran sounded very serious. “Since you want to join this vocation, in the future, he will be your master.”


  “I……”


  Zhao Yunshan was a little hesitant.

  It would be alright if he did not know him, however, they were acquaintances……

  Forget it.

  He smiled bitterly.

  Since he had re-cultivated, he should not be bothered with this.

  So what if they were acquaintances?

  Since he had decided to go all out, he should do it properly!

  “Master!”


  He said in a deep voice.

  “Uh—”


  Lu Ming was dumbstruck for a long time.

  This……

  Did it mean that he had been subdued?!

  Li Haoran was a good disciple! In the future, he would leave it to him to source for more referrals, no, to recruit more disciples.

  “Old Zhao……”


  Lu Ming patted Zhao Yunshan on his shoulder.

  Suddenly……

  He was reminded of something. “Are you no longer a Swordsman?”


  “Hmm.”


  Zhao Yunshan nodded. “I have done away with the energy level of a peak five-star and I am now a peak three-star Sword Card Master.”


  “Alright.”


  Lu Ming understood right away.

  That was to say, Zhao Yunshan might not be able to defeat him.

  “Yunshan.”


  Lu Ming patted him on the shoulder.

  Zhao Yunshan was silent.

  Damn!

  This seems very real.

  “Yunshan. Work hard.

  “A Sword Card Master is similar to a Swordsman. To you, it should be very easy. I believe you will become a powerful Sword Card Master!”


  Lu Ming felt gratified.

  He knew that from now on, the Sword Card Master Association would have a strong supporter!

  “I will.”


  Zhao Yunshan was determined.

  He became a Sword Card Master so as to become the strongest!

  Card spirit, dyeing……

  To him, the Sword Card Master vocation seemed like an industry that was related to Swordsmen. One could learn a lot of strange and special abilities……

  Addition of the card spirit!

  Addition of dyeing abilities!

  Weren’t these just adding accessories?!

  Of course.

  There was the ability that was exclusive to a Sword Card Master—giving someone a dose of their own medicine!

  Although he was not as talented……

  He could make sure that the added accessories reached the fullest potential. He believed that he would be able to become the top cultivator in his level!

  Especially—


  When he was compared to the person next to his father!……

  At this very moment……

  Somewhere.

  Zhao Tianxiang was reading the latest report.

  “Director Zhao.

  “Young master Zhao is cultivating again,” the secretary reported.

  “I know.”


  Zhao Yunxiang stretched. “Let him be. After he is done playing around, he will come back. He knows very well whether he is talented or not. There is no need to worry too much about this.”


  “Yes,” the secretary answered.

  “Oh, by the way, which Swordsman master did he go to this time?”


  Zhao Tianxiang asked casually.

  “Uh—”


  The secretary paused. “Young master has changed his vocation.”


  Zhao Tianxiang looked up.

  A change of vocation?

  This was not playing games. Could one change a vocation easily?

  “Young master destroyed his Sword Embryo and re-cultivated.”


  The secretary smiled bitterly.

  “I couldn’t tell that he was so motivated.”


  Zhai Tianxiang was surprised. “What vocation did he choose this time?”


  “Sword Card Master,” the secretary said.

  Zhao Tianxiang looked bewildered. What vocation was that?

  “It is a new vocation,” the secretary explained. “I heard that this vocation was developed by Fruit Ninja’s founder. The vocation development for now is at four-star, the higher levels have yet to be developed.”


  “This child……”


  Zhao Tianxiang could not stifle his laughter.

  A new vocation?

  The vocation development had yet to reach five-star?

  It seemed that Yunshan was trying anything when in a desperate situation!

  That made sense too.

  When he chose his vocation, he had looked through all the existing vocations, but no vocation was able to fulfill his needs except for the Swordsman……

  He could only make do with it.

  It was a pity……

  He was really untalented!

  Now that he chose to be a Sword Card Master……

  Given his age, this was his last chance.

  “Should we tell him to come back?”


  The secretary asked.

  “No need.”


  Zhao Tianxiang shook his head. “Let him be. If we get him to come back now, he will feel unconvinced. He will naturally give up after he tries to and remains unable to defeat Xiaoying.”


  “Yes.”


  The secretary left.

  “Xiaoying.”


  Zhao Tianxiang suddenly spoke up.

  “Yes!”


  A voice sounded.

  Shush!

  A figure suddenly appeared before his eyes.

  The young man was about Zhao Yunshan’s age. He was dressed in plain clothes. The aura surrounding him vibrated. He had already reached peak five-star!

  “Break through now.”


  “Yes.”


  “The next time Yunshan comes back to challenge you…… Don’t let me down.”


  “Understood.”


  The young man lowered his head respectfully.

  According to the rules, the two of them began cultivation at the same time and their progress was being recorded.

  No matter how many resources Zhao Yunshan had, he would only have one-tenth of Zhao Yunshan’s resources! But even so, he never failed once!

  Ten years!

  He easily beat Zhao Yunshan every time!

  There had never been an exception!

  He knew that his existence was to suppress the future boss!

  This was the only way!

  This was so that the young boss would inherit the family business obediently!

  “You can leave. Remember to collect your resources.”


  “Yes.”


  He left under his command.

  Sword Card Master……

  Zhao Tianxiang thought about it before he contacted an old friend in a high position. He felt reassured after knowing that the vocation was not a scam.

  Sword Card Master was a special product developed under special circumstances.

  And the feedback given by his old friend was……

  It was merely children’s games!

  What could a group of children be up to?

  Let him be.

  Heh.

  Zhao Tianxiang smiled, he suddenly felt that he had a happy and blessed life.

  His children, who had been blaming him, had agreed to his remarriage. It would not be too long before his son came back to inherit the family business. That would be a real reunion.

  Sword Card Master……

  He was actually a little grateful.

  Well……

  When he had the chance to meet the founder of Fruit Ninja, he had to thank him.

  This was what he thought……

  At this very moment……

  In the shop.

  Lu Ming was reading.

  Li Haoran would be responsible for Zhao Yunshan’s cultivation.

  Although Li Haoran was not very talented and he did not have the looks, perhaps since he used to have some conflicts with him, he was especially obedient and loyal.

  Furthermore……

  This guy seemed to have been enlightened and he was very good at guiding others……

  He was most suitable for this task.

  Shush!

  Lu Ming flipped to another page.

  Suddenly……

  Buzz—


  The wristband vibrated.

  Lu Ming took a look and his eyes lit up. “Everything is ready. Feel free to come anytime—Energy Warrior Association.”


  Done!

  Lu Ming was overjoyed.

  He could finally go to the legendary Illusory Realm!

  He had done a lot of research on the Illusory Realm. He knew that it was the sacred place for all three-star cultivators!

  It was a perfect breakthrough!

  Besides, the most important thing was……

  It was only open to geniuses!

  If Lu Ming was not mistaken, back then the big-shots of the Energy Warrior Association said that only elites and the most talented people were eligible to enter it!

  Well, the question was……

  Since they were geniuses, why would they need such a place to break through?

  It was not necessary!

  Talents like Li Haoran could easily break through by themselves!

  Since this was the case……

  What was the point of having an Illusory Realm?

  It was to increase one’s abilities in all aspects!

  It was a chaotic battlefield!

  It was a land of crises!

  There, one’s combat experience and many other skills could be significantly improved!

  Because in essence, it allowed one to experience life and death over and over again, to constantly improve and progress until one broke through!

  This process was the biggest improvement!

  Breakthrough?

  That was only a supplementary bonus!

  Of course.

  For Lu Ming, this was the most important of all!

  Experience?

  That was only a supplementary bonus……

  However……

  Nevertheless, this was a very rare opportunity to have a comprehensive improvement.

  One needed to experience life and death to be able to become stronger. Many people underwent a transformation after going through life and death!

  For example……

  The male protagonists of Qi Dian [2. Qi Dian is a Chinese platform offering all kinds of web novels of different genres] ……

  →_→


  According to Lu Ming’s reading experience in his past life, the male protagonist of the novel had to die xx times before he could become stronger. Only in this way could he become enlightened and full of hatred!

  Only then could the book have a complete storyline.

  As for Lu Ming……

  Well……

  He thought about it. He reckoned he could not be the male lead.

  There was no other choice.

  He was used to leading an idle life.

  Although he had been working hard in his cultivation, he did not have any goals and he did not wish to have any as well…… It was best that everyone stayed safe!

  Oh.

  Perhaps waiting for Xiaobai to grow up was considered a goal.

  Well……

  Other than growing older, it would be great if her body would develop and grow as well.

  As for the rest……

  There was nothing else.

  Lu Ming was very satisfied with the present. He had gradually become stronger and he had his elder sister to support him. This was the perfect life!

  Danger?

  No way!

  Lu Ming would go all out in every combat!

  Whenever he was out, he would prepare everything needed as much as possible. He would be equipped with Demolition Cards, Burial Mound Cards, Moonlight Cards and stuff his bag with lots of cards!

  Life and death?

  No way!

  If he could throw heaps of cards to kill the enemy, Lu Ming would not participate in the fight himself!

  If he could run for his life, he would never fight at all costs!

  Therefore, if he wanted to break through with life and death experiences, to increase his combat effectiveness, he could only do it places like the Illusory Realm.

  “Come on!”


  Lu Ming was energized.

  He also wanted to know……

  What was life and death like in the Illusory Realm?!

  Hence……

  Lu Ming got everything ready.

  The next day.

  He reported to the Energy Warrior Association on time.