My starting summon is a small skeleton-Chapter 369 - 366 Settling Down (Seeking Subscriptions)

After dealing with Ibaraki Gangyan,

Lu Wu took Qingzi and Granny, loaded with big and small packages, and left the Cimu family.

Moreover, it took them a week to leave Eleventh District and settle down at the edge of Twelfth District, which was approximately the area of a certain Korean before Lu Wu crossed over.

Upon arriving in a completely new district, everything had to start from scratch.

Fortunately, Lu Wu had done this once before, so doing it again was much easier.

In just two days, he had a good understanding of the situation in Zone 12 and had mastered its language.

Without much effort, he and his companions settled in a city in Zone 12.

Everything went rather smoothly.

After sorting all this out, Lu Wu finally had time to organize his gains.

He was quite excited about the items he had scavenged from the Cimu family’s treasury.

However, upon organizing them, Lu Wu felt a bit disappointed.

He found that the items he brought from the Cimu family were rather pitiful in number.

Only 27 items in total.

Mostly just some Legendary materials.

There were hardly any potions or fruits.

After picking and choosing for a long time, he couldn’t find anything that truly satisfied him.

"Pah, pauper!

And to think it dared to be one of the seven major powers in Eleventh District?"

He had apparently forgotten that to save him, Ibaraki Gangyan had used one Epic and thirty-one Legendary items.

Most of the resources were already on him; what good could the remaining items possibly be?

Of course, these materials weren’t bad.

They were all decent materials, and given time and resources, Lu Wu could turn them into tools or equipment.

But he simply didn’t have those resources right now.

After all, he had yet to absorb 90% of the energy on him.

Besides, there was also the body of Ibaraki Gangyan and the energy of "Flowing Blade Fire" that needed absorbing.

Just these three would take Lu Wu several months; where would he find the time for anything else?

So, Lu Wu finally packed these items and gave them to Granny.

Originally intending to use Granny as a dumping ground, this gesture made her view him differently.

Granny had initially thought Lu Wu was just a mooch, a good-for-nothing man.

While heavily reliant on Qingzi, the moment he heard Qingzi was in danger, he would cowardly turn his head and walk away.

Now, looking at Lu Wu again,

not only did he return at the crucial moment to kill Ibaraki Gangyan,

he was now unreservedly offering all the items he took from the Cimu treasury to Qingzi.

This clearly showed Lu Wu’s nature and quality.

He was definitely a man worthy of a lifetime’s trust.

Thus, after hesitating a while as she looked at those items, Granny finally took something out of her bosom and handed it to Lu Wu.

"Here, this is for you."

Lu Wu was startled, "What is this?" freeweɓnovel.cѳm

His eyes glanced at the item, and they immediately widened.

...

Item: Substitute Puppet

Quality: Legendary Item (single-use)

Effect: A life-saving, single-use item that can take a fatal attack for the host once when the host faces mortal danger, and can randomly teleport the host to a location a hundred kilometers away.

ps: Unaffected by Domain influences.

...

Seeing the attributes of this item, Lu Wu’s eyes widened.

Especially the last line.

This item was far more useful than the random teleportation ring that Zhang Yunyi had given him; had he had this item before, he wouldn’t have had to suffer so much.

"I found this in the Cimu treasury, take it!"

Lu Wu looked at the Substitute Puppet Granny was handing him.

He opened his mouth to refuse, but he couldn’t bring himself to say it.

After all, he was truly too tempted by this item...

With this Substitute Puppet, Lu Wu suddenly felt a surge of safety.

However, having gone through the ordeal with Ibaraki Gangyan,

Lu Wu also understood that this kind of external item was ultimately just that, an external item.

He couldn’t depend too much on it; otherwise, he could end up in trouble just like before.

Moreover, Lu Wu felt that there might not be much use for this item in the short term, as he did not plan to go wandering.

At least, not until he had absorbed the energy within his body, as well as the energy from Ibaraki Gangyan and "Flowing Blade Fire."

"Once I absorb all of these, my power should also experience a qualitative leap, and even if it doesn’t reach the Epic Level, it should be around King Level 3 stars.

Although it’s still not enough, it barely qualifies me to step outside."

Listen to what he’s saying.

According to him, it seems like most people in the Alliance who are at least nine-tenths of the way there don’t qualify to go outside.

After experiencing imprisonment, Lu Wu’s sense of security has really plummeted.

However, given his current circumstances, this seems to be the most rational approach.

If he could just safely continue for a while, digesting all he now possesses would naturally be best.

So, after settling down,

Lu Wu began his closed-door cultivation.

Among the energies of Ibaraki Gangyan, Flowing Blade Fire, and his own, Lu Wu started with his own energy.

Although he could have started devouring "Flowing Blade Fire" as well,

the problem is that the "Heavenly Cluster Cloud Sword" had already reached Lord 2 Star, and once it devoured or rather absorbed "Flowing Blade Fire," it could definitely reach King Level.

Given the characteristics of the "Heavenly Cluster Cloud Sword," the scene would likely not be minor.

And right now, what Lu Wu wanted was to keep a low profile, so he had no choice but to put that issue aside first and deal with the energy within his own energy space.

The energy in his energy space was about 90% intact; absorbing it all should give him a chance to push Lu Wu to King Level 2 Star.

"First, deal with the internal energy, then with Old Thief Cimu’s, and finally with Flowing Blade Fire."

This whole process had already been planned out by Lu Wu himself.

What else is there to say?

Naturally, it’s time to get started.

The progress in absorbing the energy within Lu Wu’s own body was quite smooth.

After all, this energy had initially been inside his own body, and he had come into contact with it when drawing it into his energy space.

Moreover, as Lu Wu’s power improved, the ’small company’ within his energy space also continued to grow.

As the company grew, the speed of energy absorption significantly increased.

Thus, the energy absorption speed increased the further along it went.

Lu Wu took just three days to absorb all the remaining energy in his body.

However, after absorbing all this energy, something troubling happened.

His power had not broken through as a result.

He was still at King 1 Star.

And the reason lay in the Domain.

From King Level onwards, the improvement in power was not just about energy anymore, the critical factor was the Domain.

To elevate his power, in addition to energy increase, Lu Wu also needed to improve his control over his Domain.

He would need at least 30% control of his Domain to reach 2 Stars.

This made Lu Wu very troubled, as his current control over his Domain was only about 11%.

What troubled Lu Wu even more was

his Domain was the Senluo Wanxiang Domain.

For this Domain, Lu Wu had so far discovered only one way to improve it, which was to fuse different skills and abilities.

The more skills he merged, the higher the control Lu Wu had over his Domain.

The faster his power would improve.

This type of Domain is actually quite good; if he really let go and worked on it, Lu Wu could improve rapidly.

But the problem is, Lu Wu isn’t going out and adventuring now, which has caused his Domain improvement to stagnate. Lu Wu is now caught in a closed loop.

He feels his power is too weak, so he does not adventure.

And his family’s Domain can only improve its strength through adventuring, so without venturing out, he cannot improve his power.

So, what should Lu Wu do now?

Well, Lu Wu’s choice is to first digest all the resources that can be digested.

After all, he has just absorbed his body’s energy, and there’s still the energy from Ibaraki Gangyan and "Flowing Blade Fire" that hasn’t been absorbed.

Once he dealt with the energy inside his body, Lu Wu took out the corpse of Ibaraki Gangyan.

However, just as Lu Wu was about to thaw out Ibaraki Gangyan’s body to start absorbing the energy within it, a being in Zone 12 raised its head, looked in Lu Wu’s direction, and murmured, "Such a rich evil energy!"

…

Today, I suddenly had a whim to treat myself to a Silver Miao.

Once the idea occurred, I actually did it and got myself a Silver Miao.

Partly because it’s been so long since I last recommended anything, and I’m losing followers heavily.

Partly because my recent state of mind has been off.

With the urge to wield a ’knife’ constantly arising, and to protect my younger brother, I finally decided to do this for myself.

Yep, that feels better. With ten thousand of Silver Miao spent, I can get back 5000 even after some taxes, and spending over five thousand, I can finally settle down to write.

No more dwelling on this and that.

Alright, no more nonsense. I better honestly get on with writing.

The bald Nu Xiao