Myriad Ghosts Night Parade of the Divine and Eerie Card Maker

Lin Chen began to continue from the perspective of a scholar, extrapolating and drawing inferences from this.

Could the human Heroic Spirit sequence cards in this world be able to replicate so many [Guardian] and [Nun] cards because of incense offerings!

To be more precise, it was the power of faith.

The essence of human heroic spirits was being worshipped by the masses, which was equivalent to indirect faith.

They could be considered officially crafted divine images.

The logic behind them was consistent with that of gods: with faith, they become spirits, thus allowing for infinite replication!

In summary, faith → spirituality → replication, should be the principle behind card replication!

Based on this information, if Lin Chen wanted to summon God Cards again, he would have to rebuild the public's faith in gods.

Simply put, he needed to spread the word! Collect faith!

But this was difficult; the prejudice people in this world held against gods was already a mountain.

And it was easy to be branded a cult leader if he wasn't careful.

But no matter how difficult, he had to do it!

Only then could Lin Chen leverage his greatest advantage as a researcher of folk myths and survive in this world overrun by eerie phenomena.

To reforge the glory of Huaxia's gods, his generation was duty-bound!

After sorting through these thoughts, Lin Chen also discovered a densely written card creation note from the original owner.

He opened it and saw that the first few pages were about basic card combination formulas and key points of card creation.

As he got to the later pages, the handwriting became more chaotic, and the combination formulas grew intricate!

The original owner had actually been trying to create unknown cards!

An unknown apprentice Card Master had no right to obtain official authorization for creating unknown cards.

Such illegal card creation activities would be heavily punished if caught by the authorities!

Lin Chen couldn't help but complain, "The original owner was courting death, and now I have to take the blame!"

But then he thought, he himself had also made an unknown God Card and hadn't actively "surrendered" to the authorities, making him a standard [Evil Card Master].

He was actually worse than the original owner, so it was fine.

Continuing to read, the end of the note contained three self-narrations from the original owner:

"I tried to search through fragmented historical remnants for the most prosperous cultivation sequence in the past lands of Huaxia.

Based on historical fragments and oral traditions passed down by my ancestors, I deduced that various supreme beings and glorious gods had appeared in this sequence.

I don't understand why the authorities have defined the past history as taboo!

Only by tracing back to the past and finding this sequence can humanity be revived, the eerie phenomena be resisted, and the old capital be restored!

It turns out, history has been contaminated!

By the time I realized this, the corruption of my reason was irreversible; I was already too deeply immersed...

So, I can only proceed without any reservations, exploring with all my might, even if it means gambling with my remaining life!

After countless failures I can't even remember, I finally succeeded!

Although it's the lowest-grade white card, it's a brand new card sequence that no longer exists in the present!

My sanity can no longer support the existence of this card sequence in the world, so I can only leave it for future generations to carry forward.

This is the contribution that I, an ordinary card creator, can make in my lifetime.

Based on the past history understood by my ancestors, I have named it—[Daoist]!"

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Chapter 9: New Card: Qinghe County Exile Fighter Wu Song

Flipping to the end, a white card fell from the last pocket of the original owner's notes. The card face depicted a Daoist holding a peach wood sword, dressed in a crowned cap and hemp clothes!

Card Name: [Daoist]

Type: Human/Daoist

Quality: Normal Grade · White Border · One Star

Traits:

[Cultivation] A Daoist chanting scriptures can absorb spiritual energy from heaven and earth, slowly cultivating and increasing their spiritual power.

Skills:

[Exorcise Evil] The Daoist wields a peach wood sword, emitting their spiritual power to expel malevolent spirits and wicked specters.

Seeing this familiar image, Lin Chen was also shocked.

Furthermore, the [Cultivation] trait, which allowed for the slow absorption of spiritual energy, was strikingly similar to the [Divine Spirit Gathering] trait of the Door Gods!

Could the [Daoist] sequence card be a path to godhood?!

It's perfectly reasonable; Daoists were born to cultivate and become gods.

Lin Chen could foresee that to create a God Card in the future, this card would definitely be the key main card!

The original owner was also an extraordinary person; his ancestors had actually preserved some history of Huaxia's gods.

An apprentice Card Master, from scattered historical fragments, had created the basic Daoist positions within Huaxia's divine system!

Moreover, the original owner's notes also stated that history had been corrupted!

This was very likely a key reason for the divine lineage's demise.

But the original owner died from mental pollution due to his investigation into history, making Lin Chen afraid to delve deeper now. He could only focus on improving himself first and deal with it later.

Holding this heavy "forbidden card," Lin Chen felt complex emotions, now bearing the original owner's expectations.

It seems that to reforge the glory of Huaxia's gods, it is truly my generation's unavoidable duty.

Rekindling faith and incense offerings was very important, and Lin Chen decided to start with his own home.

He immediately carved a Door God statue at home, offered incense, and paid respects, saying:

"Door Gods Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong, you are above. From now on, we'll each mind our own business. When we go out to fight, you'll call me Lord. Privately, at home, I'll call you Big Brother!"

After paying respects, he used a cinnabar brush to dot the eyes of the wooden Door God statue, performing a simple "eye-opening" ritual;

This would allow it to become a vessel for divine power, symbolizing that the gods could inhabit the statue.

Instantly, Lin Chen felt the statue become more lifelike.

Even without summoning a card, his home now had a sense of protected security, and the [Door God] card gained a trace of incense and faith power.

As expected, he could generate faith for himself!

Lin Chen seized the momentum and quickly drew a Door God painting and wrote a pair of couplets, preparing to hang them at the entrance. If you're going to do it, do it completely.

Just then, his neighbor Uncle Chen from across the hall came out and curiously asked, "Little Lin, what are you putting up?"

Lin Chen replied, "This is a Door God statue. Have you heard of it? It can ward off evil and protect the home."

Uncle Chen's expression turned hesitant, but he still boldly leaned closer and whispered, "Little Lin, you haven't fallen for some evil cult, have you?"

Lin Chen was startled and quickly denied it, "Of course not, why would you say that?"

Uncle Chen said, "These 'gods,' we can't dare to believe in them! The Card Association's official channels have said that anything with 'god' in its name is suspicious! We need to be scientific!"

Lin Chen assured him it wasn't any wicked path, but a positive effect used to aid card creation.

"Alright, I don't understand card making, so I'll go out fishing!"

Uncle Chen and Lin Chen's predecessor had been neighbors for many years, so he knew Lin Chen's background well.

Therefore, he didn't suspect much, as ordinary people still held great respect for Card Masters.

Having a Card Master in their residential complex could be life-saving if any strange phenomena occurred.

"Take care, Uncle Chen~"

Lin Chen realized how wary and resistant modern people were towards gods. It seemed that both the [Door God] card and the [Daoist] card were not suitable for public display for the time being.

Therefore, the best option was to create a card type that was more common in the current era, something he could use without any scruples.

Given that Lin Chen already had the defensive [Guardian] card, his next card would be an offensive [Fighter] card.

Speaking of the number of cards a Card Master can hold, it's linked to their mental power. As mental power increases, the number and grade of cards they can bring into dungeons also rise.

Take Zhong Yueming as an example; as a beginner Card Master who had cleared two dungeons, his mental power could only support one green card and two or three white cards.

As for the current Lin Chen, he felt his mental power was as vast as the sea. After supporting a purple card, [Door God], he still felt no pressure and could even carry another green card.

One major reason was the feedback from successful card creation. Each successful creation brought an increase in mental power to the Card Master. The higher the grade and rarity of the card created, the greater the increase.

Lin Chen had created an epic purple card, and a unique [Door God] card at that. The mental power boost from this had brought Lin Chen close to becoming an intermediate Card Master!

Another reason was surviving dungeons. The eerie spiritual energy atmosphere within dungeons, combined with the trials of life and death, could significantly enhance a Card Master's mental power.

Finally, there was a special reason, a unique characteristic of God Cards—

[Divine Spirit Gathering]: Gods will actively absorb spiritual energy from heaven and earth to replenish the card's spiritual power depletion.

This greatly reduced the mental burden on the Card Master, and Lin Chen didn't even need to go to card shops to replenish his cards' spiritual power.

One must know that summoning a Card Spirit consumes spiritual power.

Once the spiritual power is depleted, either the Card Master uses their own spiritual power to replenish it, or they go to a card shop to do so, much like a car needing fuel.

God Cards also saved Lin Chen replenishment fees. Otherwise, the more powerful the card, the higher the spiritual power consumption. Lin Chen wouldn't be able to afford to maintain such an epic Card Spirit.

As a Card Master, daily expenses were enormous!

Not only did they need to replenish cards' spiritual power daily, but countless card materials were also consumed in card creation.