Lu Ze set up a Formation using the Yuan Gui Hidden Heaven Mirror.

Then, he used the Ice Breath Technique, which he had stolen from Li Mozhan, to conceal his aura.

This time, the Breakthrough process was silent.

It didn't cause any ripples.

Lu Ze tested it out.

The size of the Illusion Realm he could currently create had increased to about a thousand meters.

Some medium-sized games could now be considered.

What he needed to do now was to wait for a suitable opportunity to legitimize his "Cultivating the Illusion Realm to enter the Dao."

Now that his reputation was soaring, many people already had such suspicions.

Of course, the most important thing at the moment was still three kingdoms kill.

The Spirit Stones needed for designing medium and large Illusion Realms would all have to be supplied by it.

However,

He couldn't be like Gouka in his previous life, disregarding appearances.

After all, the purchasing power of ordinary Disciples was evident; they definitely couldn't afford overly expensive items.

Setting the price to an exaggerated level could easily lead to a backlash.

The most crucial reason why Lu Ze's Dao of Illusion Realm differed from others was "fairness."

Once money allowed one to do whatever they wanted, or Cultivation allowed one to do whatever they wanted,

Then this balance would collapse.

So Lu Ze decided not to earn Spirit Stones by selling combat power.

Although with version updates, overpowered generals like Jie Xusheng were destined to appear on the stage,

But the price must not be as exaggerated as in his previous life.

Of course,

For wealthy Cultivators with strong purchasing power, Lu Ze had to thoroughly fleece them.

If selling combat power wasn't an option, then he would go the route of selling skins and special effects.

The expressiveness of special effects in the Illusion Realm far surpassed that of his previous life.

He was confident that this route alone could generate a massive amount of gold.

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The Lingxiao Sect Disciples were having a blast playing the standard pack.

Little did they know that the standard pack was just a not-so-impressive starting point.

In Lu Ze's previous life, the Myth Reborn version was the Peak period of three kingdoms kill.

That night.

Lu Ze launched the Wind, Fire, Mountain, and Forest card packs that he had prepared long ago.

In fact, he had already designed all the card packs in the entire Myth Reborn series.

However, the eight divine cards were for enticing spending.

The first four card packs to be launched—Wind, Fire, Mountain, and Forest—each introduced a new game mechanism, with their own unique characteristics.

Once players gradually transitioned from the standard pack to richer gameplay, these divine cards would be launched.

At that time, it would be his true opportunity to harvest the Cultivators' wallets.

While releasing the new version, Lu Ze simultaneously posted an announcement within the Illusion Realm and on the forum:

"New Card Packs Launched! Popular Generals Zuo Ci, Zhang Jiao, Jia Xu, and Wolong Zhuge are available for a limited-time free trial!"

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As soon as the update announcement for three kingdoms kill was released, the forum immediately erupted.

"What? New card packs?"

"Zuo Ci! This should be the closest person to a Cultivator in the mortal world, right? I want to try playing!"

"They're all mortals, I always feel like something's missing."

"What if they're mortals? The point is that the game mechanism is interesting enough!"

"What's going on? Zhuge Liang isn't already here? Another one?"

"Looking at the image, Wolong Zhuge seems to be Zhuge Liang in his youth."

"For a General like Zhuge Liang, let alone two, even 10 would be fine!"

"Agreed, Zhuge Liang is too popular... When my Junior Brother got Zhuge Liang, I even wanted to spend 5 Spirit Stones to buy him so I could play."

"Wait... Am I the only one who noticed this limited-time free trial? Does that mean Spirit Stones will be charged later?"

"What's wrong with charging some Spirit Stones for such a good Illusion Realm?"

"Exactly! If he didn't charge any Spirit Stones, I'd feel like I was taking advantage!"

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The launch of the four major card packs—Wind, Fire, Mountain, and Forest—undoubtedly elevated the playability and popularity of three kingdoms kill to a new level.

The Lingxiao Sect Disciples were overjoyed, but the other Sects were not happy.

Without Sect servers, they could only play face-to-face.

It was equivalent to a local area network single-player version.

However, Lu Ze added a restriction in the new version: it could only be used with a server.

The reason was also very sufficient—

The new version opened up a ladder mode, and the ladder's matchmaking mechanism required server support.

Face-to-face scores had too much water and couldn't be counted.

This rule had actually been implemented since Immortal Realm Hegemony.

To experience the ladder version, one had to come to the Lingxiao Sect.

Previously, the Elders of other Sects didn't care.

Because Immortal Realm Hegemony didn't attract them that much.

And the Elders who liked to play could simply play a few rounds face-to-face with Disciples or deacons in their leisure time for entertainment. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

But three kingdoms kill was different!

It required an internet connection to play the new card packs and new Generals.

The Tianxuan Sect Elder was most interested in this type of strategy board game.

Out of the 7 Elders in the Sect, 6 would come to the Lingxiao Sect to play chess every day.

The remaining one stayed at home to guard the Sect, and they took turns by drawing lots.

The Elders who had originally viewed Lu Ze's Illusion Realm as poison were now beginning to waver.

Should they also introduce a Divine Sense Resonance Formation in the Tianxuan Sect...

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While the Cultivators were immersed in playing cards.

Lu Ze was busy designing the monetization points for three kingdoms kill.

The path of selling numerical values could not completely copy his previous life.

The Celestial Cultivation World didn't have hundreds of millions of Cultivators for him to squander.

Lu Ze focused his main target on those Elders.

They would spend 500 Spirit Stones on live stream gifts without batting an eye.

It was very reasonable to spend a tiny bit of Spirit Stones to draw some special effects for their favorite Generals, right?

With that thought, Lu Ze began to design unique skill effects for some popular Generals and the 8 divine cards.

In his previous life, players had to spend all their family fortune to draw a limited-edition General.

In this life, Lu Ze changed his approach.

Generals would be common as dirt.

But the flashy special effects would be limited...

The more Lu Ze thought about it, the more amused he became.

In the /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ space, Zhuge Liang's various skill effects became increasingly gaudy...

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In just one week.

The Cultivators' card skills became increasingly refined, and every day after Cultivation, they would exchange experiences on the forum.

"Can the Lord not choose Yuan Shao anymore?? What's wrong with that!! I play as a loyal minister and can never survive."

"Yuan Shao? Call him Yuan God!"

"Hmph, you common folk will never understand the joy of Yuan God."

"Junior Brother Lu's General design is brilliant! Those who play Yuan Shao even become as stubborn as Yuan Shao..."

"Can those with Wolong Zhuge play cards faster? Seven people waiting for one person every time is really infuriating!!"

"Sun Ce is such a strong General! He has 5 skills as soon as he Awakens? I really want to draw one to play."

"Heh heh, you'll know when you play. As the Lord, you'll face seven rebels."

"1v7 isn't a problem, the problem is I've never Awakened..."

"Where does Sun Ce get 5 skills? Isn't he a blank slate?"

"Sun's family, Sun's soldiers, achieve five, four, three, two, zero."

"Zuo Ci's blood-loss drawing is too fierce... When Junior Brother Lu's official version is released, I must buy one!"

"Xiao Qiao's phantom is too insidious, it truly tests our Heart-Nature!"

"What are you afraid of? You can't even see it if you want to."

"How strange, how strange... Junior Brother Lu said that's called what, Absolute Domain technology?"

"By the way, when will the official version be released?"

"The announcement is out! It's launching tomorrow!!!"