The Farm Pre development.
I'm fairly certain I havent posted the full image of this before. This is one of the ones goin in the book, and what it looked like when Jin arrived.
2022-04-05 06:23:37 +0000 UTC View Post
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V3 C1: Settling back into it.
“If you love your job, you’ll never work a day in your life.”
It was one of the things I heard constantly as I grew up yet could never fully believe. It sounded like an empty platitude, too good to be true. After everything I’d lived through though?
I had to admit that, yeah, there was something to it after all.
I did, in fact, love my job. Some days it did feel like work. Some days I didn’t want to get out of bed. But most days? Most days when I got up…...
2022-04-05 05:54:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe Torrent Rider
An image by Fuyudust.
This has been stuck in my head for a while. the scene of the Torrent rider taking on the bandits.
2022-04-02 02:05:41 +0000 UTC View PostCanon Interlude: Day at the Beach
It was a boring day. The sheep were out to pasture and the sun was beating down.
Zhang Fei the Torrent Rider sighed. He practiced his kata. He swung his stick. But even that was starting to get old.
He was interrupted by Shaggy Two, who started to bark. Visitors? He pulled his mask down and hopped up onto the roof. His eyes scanning the horizon for—
His eyes lit up as he beheld a magnificent form.
“Master!” He shouted happi...
2022-04-02 02:04:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe Live Event April 12, 9pm EST.
On April 12th, at 9pm EST, I will be doing a live event on my discord. This is my opportunity to talk to you, and your opportunity to ask some questions! We're going to get a curated list from my patreons, especially for those who cant make it to the live event, and answer some questions live as well. There will additionally be a recording availible later for anybody who can't make it.
So, this is a space for people to ask some questions, to hopefully be answered on the 12th!
2022-04-01 17:17:36 +0000 UTC View PostApril first: The Return of Casual
Man, that month went by entirely too fast for me. I still had lots to keep me busy with Volume 1 stuff, but its currently being typeset, and all that lovely stuff, once again inching towards release. We're still in discussion, but its looking like the middle of April, if everything keeps trucking the way it is. I'll come back with more info and a solid date for the release date for Vol 1 for everybody when everything is finalized.
I did get some rest though. Elden Ring was a go...
2022-04-01 17:14:51 +0000 UTC View PostLazy Day
Another Banger from Fuyudust!
A lazy day with Jin and Mei
2022-03-19 20:02:50 +0000 UTC View PostBreak the Rocks
‘And so the great Ancestor, Shennong, commanded his disciple in the ways of preparing the fields. Till the land. Cut down the trees. Divert the waters—’
[BREAK THE ROCKS]
By Fuyudust
2022-03-08 20:50:53 +0000 UTC View PostThank You Pirateaba!
I got a very, very wonderful present from Pirateaba of the Wandering Inn. The artist is ArtsyNada.
Thank you so much Pirate!
2022-02-28 04:36:02 +0000 UTC View PostArt Post
The first two are from Fuyudust
https://www.deviantart.com/fuyudust/journal/2019-COMMISSION-INFO-OPEN-777589499
And the last is from Tsuu.
2022-02-26 20:06:05 +0000 UTC View PostAU: The Original Idea for Gramps
This would have been part of the original epilouge to Vol 1. However, why this was changed should be pretty obvious.
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Two men sat together upon the deck of a ship. One was an older man, with a well trimmed beard, and wearing simple blue robes. He radiated with an aura of profound calm, as he sipped his tea. The other appeared slightly younger, wearing crimson armour. A horned helm was set on the deck beside him, as he sat upon his knees.
Their faces ...
2022-02-23 18:28:09 +0000 UTC View PostSidestory: 9413
What exactly happened to the Disciples of the Cloudy Sword Sect who were punished for negligence? This is the Start of Tang Shuren's journey
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“Tang Shuren, Rise.” A voice commanded him, and he did as bid, rising from his kowtow. He looked up, at the Monument to the Martyrs, and the three floating, ghostly forms of the Spirits the Founders had created. The stark, stern visage that had greeted him when he entered now had...
2022-02-21 20:36:13 +0000 UTC View PostVol 2 Aftermath: Casual's thoughts and rambles
Volume 2: The Aftermath.
Well, this one got away from me. That much is true. In addition, I bit off a bit more than I could chew with editing, working on the story, and all that wonderful stuff. It definitely got a bit scuffed at the end, with the multiple delays.
That said, I’ve learned a lot. A lot on publishing, and a lot about writing itself. I’d certainly like to think my writing improved drastically over the course of this book. But it's a bit hard to tell, bein...
2022-02-21 20:34:31 +0000 UTC View PostNotice of Break: March 2022
I will be taking the month of march off. I need time to recuperate and plan the next volume. I'm sure you've caught me slowing down a bit. I need some time to reset, finish figuring out a physical release and all that stuff, and all in all solidify things.
There may be art posts, and possibly what a sample script for a webtoon would look like, but there will be no mainline chapters. Theres too much stuff to finalize.. and I need to sleep for a solid week. 2022-02-21 20:33:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Vol2 Epilogue
In a secure storage room in the Shrouded Mountain Sect, two Inquisitors worked in grim silence, dissecting a ruined corpse. Their bodies were completely covered in cloth, faces covered with protective masks, and defensive talismans on their bodies, just in case. Notes were written down. Hypotheses created. Counter techniques devised and discarded.
They worked with precision, their eyes completely focused upon the subject, for they could produce only the best results for their Masters an...
2022-02-18 19:51:23 +0000 UTC View PostBonus Interlude: The Wise
River warm.
Farm peaceful.
Life good.
A hand scratched his mane absently, Big Brother laying on Chunky’s back and dozing. Chunky nearly filled the river, so he was big enough to give Big Brother a bed.
Being Big, very fun.
Sister Xiulan shouted, and splashed into the river. Sister Tigger danced on the poles, laughing about winning.
Brother Washy went zap, and Sister Tigger fell into the water too.
Very peaceful. Very good.
Chunky chuffed, putt...
2022-02-18 08:34:37 +0000 UTC View Postv2c97: Reset
How do you go back to the way things were?
Can you? It was a question I grappled with as I wandered the hills in my backyard. The worst case scenario had come to pass, in my mind. Well, not the worst case scenario, but it was pretty up there.
The cat was out of the bag. The cultivators knew who I was. And not just the Cloudy Sword Sect, who I guess I could trust to be discreet or at least leave me alone. Every sect in the Azure Hills and the Shrouded Mountain Sect knew wh...
2022-02-18 08:33:05 +0000 UTC View Postv2c96.2 Comin home part 2
The warm sunlight streamed through the windows of his office as the Lord Magistrate worked. The beads of the abacus he was using clicked across the frame in rapid succession. The Lord Magistrate was confirming the upkeep for Verdant Hill, a routine task. Seeing his numbers line up with what was already written down by his clerk, Tingfeng, he nodded, satisfied.
His subordinates were by and large competent, yet he always made sure everything was in order himself before he commanded it be ...
2022-02-16 02:22:27 +0000 UTC View Postv2c96: Comin' Home.
Cai Xi Kong sipped his tea as he studied the man across from him. Master Rou’s eyes were closed as he smelled the tea before him. Xi Kong frowned. He could almost detect… discomfort from the expert before him. His face had been stone during the last meeting. He had received the reports of the Lord Director on their reparations. He had listened to the testimony of the sects upon the resources given to those who had participated in the defense of Tigu.
Then he, calmly and matter of fa...
2022-02-13 06:00:00 +0000 UTC View Postv2c95: Fragments
Tianlan was so happy when she managed to finish the road. She pulled off her yellow helmet, and wiped her brow, staring with pride at her construction. It had been hard work, but she had managed it. Forging ahead of her Connected One, instead of having to catch up to him. Also, she got to see her little ones who had been missing for a while, out of her web. Her people.
Tigu. Ri Zu, Gou Ren, and Yun Ren. Perhaps even the grass girl, who felt… familiar, sometimes. Hers. It was ...
2022-02-09 23:17:34 +0000 UTC View Postv2C94: Victory?
The air was tense, in the stone room. I was in another one of the throne-like seats. Honestly, they were less uncomfortable than they looked. Either that, or as a cultivator, I just didn’t feel discomfort as easily.
Guo Daxian was to my right, and Xiulan’s dad, Xi Kong was to my left. Daxian had pushed part of his robe off his shoulder, exposing the mass of tattoos that ran down his arm and chest like he was some kind of yakuza. Xi Kong had his hands linked in front of him in the ro...
2022-02-09 04:40:52 +0000 UTC View PostNotice: Chapter Delay
once again, just keeping everybody informed. Chapter is 100% tomorrow, and there will be 3 chapters this week as well. Last week was just super wonky with how nervous I was about finally sending off the book tot he audio people, editing concerns and my own mistake with how I wrote a scene.
Back to feeling better though! This time its just standard conversation stuff taking a while.
So I'll once again have to ask for your patience!
2022-02-08 03:15:44 +0000 UTC View Postv2c92.3: Change part 3.
The good mood after our little celebration was short-lived. Early the following morning the Shrouded Mountain Sect’s chariot came back.
The disciples of the Shrouded Mountain Sect looked like death warmed over as they showed me the barrel that they had collected. The corpse inside was disgusting, but they had found the body and that was the important part. Then they requested we exchange Yingwen for two more of their number. Yingwen was apparently the most familiar with the Elders, an...
2022-02-05 23:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostCover Voting
However! while the post may be delayed a bit, I do need your help. going to be dong a revamp of the cover for Volume 1 and I'd like to see which design people like the most! This is just fo the composition, so please let me know!
1: https://i.imgur.com/YTBTNfE.jpg
Heads up on chapter
Saturday morning/afternoon for this one. The conversation took much longer than expected to refine.
Making sure things make sense, and tying everything up has been much harder in this book than the last.
Thank you for your patience, and I apologize for the delays.
2022-02-05 05:43:50 +0000 UTC View Postv2c93.2: Change Part 2
When it was all said and done, when the thunder and Qi faded, this humble traveller emerged to a town that had suffered the ravages of battle.
Sixty-three buildings had been heavily damaged, five had collapsed completely, and the roads had been shattered and torn.
Upon witnessing the destruction wrought upon the fair town the cultivators of the Azure Hills, being of high virtue despite their low ability, did descend upon it. Not with blades and techniques, bu...
2022-02-03 03:25:21 +0000 UTC View PostVol1 art
In addition for chapters 1-5, have some art as well, of the very first battle that occurred in this story. Its title is "Beneath the Crescent Moon"
Art, as always, is by Tsuu!
2022-02-01 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate on BOC and today's Chapter.
Alright. Some good news, and some bad news!
Good news! Beware of Chicken Volume 1 is fully edited, beta read, and this weekend was set off to a production company to be turned into an audio book. Audio book is 100% confirmed and begins production very soon.
Which is a load off my shoulders, let me tell you. Inching to the finish line! And while I can't say exactly who is voicing quite yet... they have done another very popular cultivation series.
E...
2022-02-01 04:53:50 +0000 UTC View PostV2c93.1: Change Part 1
What started the change?
“Your characters are amazing!” the mortal, Guizhong, exclaimed in praise to Chen Yang. He stared in wonder at the signpost, proudly proclaiming “Guizhong Bakery”. Chen Yang grinned. He had practiced for years to refine his writing, dabbling in poetry in the hopes of one day penning a work as enlightened as his ancestor’s. The Ballad of the Framed Sun was something he read at least once a month, internalizing its lessons and practicing the brus...
2022-01-27 09:02:34 +0000 UTC View PostNo Chapter this Friday
Hey everybody, this is just the separate post, detailing that there will be no post on Friday, January the 28th, just to give myself a small break, and finish up some Volume 1 related stuff.
I apologise for not giving a full weeks warning on this like I normally do!
2022-01-25 02:35:19 +0000 UTC View Post