Rewards in Hand

Within the mysterious, dimly lit Shadow Pavilion, Luo Tian sat upright in the main seat of the spacious, lavish hall. His posture was straight and his bearing imposing, and he exuded an awe-inspiring presence.

Suddenly, a crisp, pleasant notification rang out: "Ding! Congratulations, host, on successfully completing the SS-rank mission!" The voice seemed to come from beyond the heavens, echoing throughout the Shadow Pavilion.

As the notification faded, a string of generous reward details appeared before Luo Tian's eyes: "The rewards for this mission are as follows-two Gold Summoning Cards!

Three Silver Summoning Cards!

Five Bronze Summoning Cards!

In addition, one Two-Year Cultivation Advancement Card that can send your cultivation soaring!!

And three Tribulation Crossing Realm Minor Realm Advancement Cards specifically for breaking through minor realms within the tribulation crossing realm (these cards are restricted to summoned characters).

Six cards for advancing minor realms within the yin-yang realm (likewise restricted to summoned characters).

Furthermore, one low-grade earth-tier martial skill, 'Thunderstorm Fist.'

Finally, a Net Trap Organization Personnel Card for three thousand people, capable of increasing your strength and forces, along with ten million priceless high-grade spirit stones.

All rewards have been safely deposited in the system space. Please check them promptly, host!"

Hearing of such plentiful rewards, Luo Tian smiled in satisfaction and said softly, "All right, system!"

Then he remembered that he had three Silver Summoning Cards on hand. According to the rules, he could combine them into a more precious Gold Summoning Card. Without hesitation, he instructed the system, "System, combine these three Silver Summoning Cards for me!"

Another crisp notification sounded: "Ding! Combination successful! Congratulations, host, on obtaining one Gold Summoning Card!"

At this point, Luo Tian began considering how to use these resources sensibly. His gaze fell on the Net Trap Organization Personnel Card for three thousand people, and he pondered inwardly, These three thousand people wouldn't seem to be much use in Fengluo City. After all, we're establishing our headquarters in the capital. That's where we need ample manpower!

"System, can you deploy the people directly to the base in the capital?"

Ding, anytime!! Confirm deployment?

"Yes, I'll have Ding Chunqiu make the arrangements! I just need to notify him! Schedule the deployment for an hour from now!!"

With that, Luo Tian sent a message through a communication talisman to Ding Chunqiu in the capital, telling him to prepare to accommodate three thousand personnel! At the same time, the Shadow Pavilion's base would officially open for business and accept commissions, and he would arrange for experts to go there afterward!

Ding Chunqiu was thrilled when he received the message. They could finally open for business, and his lord was even sending so many people! He had to arrange the personnel properly!

He hurriedly replied, "Yes, my lord! I'll make the arrangements immediately!!"

There are still three Gold Summoning Cards and five Bronze Summoning Cards in the inventory! I'll save them for now and see how things go! Characters summoned with Bronze Summoning Cards simply won't measure up later on. I'll wait until I have ten Bronze Summoning Cards, then combine them into one Gold Summoning Card!!

I'll raise my own strength first!!

"System, use that Two-Year Cultivation Advancement Card on me first!" No sooner said than done, a crisp "ding" rang out-use successful!

At that very instant, Luo Tian's cultivation, which had originally been at the late yin-yang realm, shot upward like an ignited rocket.

In the blink of an eye, his cultivation broke through its bottleneck, soaring smoothly all the way from the late yin-yang realm to the early tribulation transcendence realm! The speed was simply jaw-dropping!

Seeing himself achieve such a massive leap in cultivation so easily, Luo Tian could not help clicking his tongue in wonder. "Tsk, tsk, tsk! If I could always have miraculous cards like these to help me, why would I bother cultivating so hard? Wouldn't it be better to just lie back and level up?"

But he soon realized a practical problem-system rewards like these were far too rare! He hoped there would be more rewards that improved his own cultivation in the future!!

At that thought, Luo Tian decided he could not waste these precious resources. Without hesitation, he ordered, "System, use the Yin-Yang Realm Advancement Cards on the Six Sword Slaves!"

Another familiar "ding" sounded, and this time did not disappoint either-use successful!!

After all, as some of the first characters summoned, the Six Sword Slaves' current cultivation was rather low.

But after this advancement, they had finally all entered the yin-yang realm.

Moreover, according to Luo Tian's plan, if the Six Sword Slaves could reach the tribulation crossing realm in the future, he would use the corresponding Tribulation Crossing Realm Advancement Cards on them to take their strength another step higher!

There are still three Tribulation Crossing Realm Minor Realm Advancement Cards in the system space!

I'll use one on Tianshan Tonglao. After using it, she'll have early reincarnation realm cultivation!

I'll use one on Jing Wuming. He's at the early tribulation transcendence realm!! That leaves one Tribulation Crossing Realm Minor Realm Advancement Card. Ding Chunqiu is at the peak yin-yang realm and can't use it yet! I'll set it aside for now!

"System, use two Tribulation Crossing Realm Minor Realm Advancement Cards on Tianshan Tonglao and Jing Wuming, one each!"

All right, host!

Ding!! Use successful!

"System, display their attributes."

Characters:

Tianshan Tonglao:

Affiliation: Shadow Pavilion

Position: Deputy Pavilion Master

Age: 90

Cultivation technique: Everlasting Spring Ageless Technique

Martial skills: Tianshan Kaiyang Palm, Tianshan Plum-Folding Hand

Cultivation: Early reincarnation realm

Loyalty: 100

Jing Wuming:

Age: 35

Affiliation: Shadow Pavilion

Position: Shadow Pavilion Elder, Heaven-rank Assassin

Specialty: Left and Right Sword Technique

Cultivation technique: None

Cultivation: Mid tribulation crossing realm

Loyalty: 100

Not bad, two reincarnation realm experts in the Shadow Pavilion! There are still three Gold Summoning Cards in the system inventory! I'll add another three reincarnation realm experts when the time comes! We should be invincible within the Heavenly Star Dynasty!

Next was a low-grade earth-tier martial skill-Thunderstorm Fist!

The martial skill scroll's introduction read:

It was created in ancient times by a mighty expert with a lightning spirit physique! Only through his uniquely blessed talent and profound understanding of the power of lightning had this mighty expert managed to create such an astonishingly powerful fist technique.

However, cultivating this Thunderstorm Fist was no easy matter! Its requirements were extremely stringent. Only martial artists with special physiques or an innate lightning attribute were qualified to embark on this path of cultivation.

Precisely because of this, those who could truly master the essence of this fist technique were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.

But once successfully cultivated, the power it could unleash was absolutely beyond imagination!

When Thunderstorm Fist was unleashed, every fist form seemed to carry the crushing might of ten thousand jun of thunder, not only inflicting tremendous damage on its target!

It also carried an additional damage effect. Specifically, after striking the target, it could directly increase the damage they suffered by as much as threefold!

Even more astonishingly, if a target was unfortunate enough to be struck by Thunderstorm Fist, they would instantly fall into a state of paralysis, their body becoming utterly stiff and unable to move in the slightest.

Though this paralysis lasted only briefly, it was enough to deliver a fatal blow to an enemy at a critical moment, thereby turning the tide of battle!

Not bad! This Thunderstorm Fist can actually increase damage threefold! It can even paralyze enemies. Even a few seconds would be enough!

Luo Tian himself had already cultivated the lightning attribute, which happened to meet the cultivation requirements!

I need to go to the secluded chamber to cultivate this martial skill! But before cultivating, I'll handle the Shadow Pavilion's affairs first!