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Cultivating Chai 50

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Xiao Feng allowed his focus on the essence cultivation art to break away, as Lianhua gingerly lifted the pill furnace’s top. 

A loud hiss sounded out as the steam trapped within the pill furnace escaped, clouding his line of sight for a moment. 

It cleared to reveal a small pill that was nestled carefully in Lianhua’s palm. Its surface was a smatter of icy blue dotted with flecks of deep brown, making the roughly spherical pill a sight to behold. 

Cultivating Chai 49

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Lianhua’s right hand pulled away from the amethyst dragonstone burner’s knob as the Frost Lily’s bone chilling Qi began to seep out upon being heated, cooling not only the refined paste wrapped Sylvan Heartroot but also dulling the effect of the amethyst dragonstone flame. 

Before the heat trapped within the pill furnace could dissipate, Lianhua cupped it from both directions. From her right hand, Xiao Feng watched as a torrential eruption of flames followed, mercil...

Cultivating Chai 48

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Xiao Feng’s gaze was fixated on the pill furnace before him, his expression one of total concentration as he watched the Pearl Orchid bulb fall towards the melange of bone marrow and blood essence. 

He tried to make his expression more nonchalant as he used his essence cultivation art to peer into the pill furnace, but Xiao Feng wasn’t worried about Lianhua finding his actions suspicious. 

For her eyes were snapped shut as she directed her Wind Qi to ...

Cultivating Chai Chapter 47

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Xiao Feng observed intently as Lianhua poured the vial full of thick, silver liquid onto the metal plate that isolated the interior of the pill furnace from the outside world. 

He had expected Lianhua to turn the handle, but instead she reached for a vial encasing a pinkish-red liquid that Xiao Feng was familiar with. 

“Wait,” Xiao Feng muttered. “Are you going to mix the two ingredients before they’re inside the pill furnace?” He asked, a hint ...

Modern Patriarch 1 is on sale for 0.99$ and Book 2 has officially launched :D

Hi everyone,

I'm back to announce that Book 2 of Modern Patriarch (with that stunning cover) is out on Kindle Unlimited

To celebrate the release of Book 2 (in case you saw the cover and want to know what it's about) Book 1 is on sale for a week and you can grab ...

Cultivating Chai 46

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“Pearl Orchids are considered a delicacy amongst spiritual beasts, due to a circular bulb that is found in the center of each flower. Full of seeds, the bulb is packed with both unattuned Qi and nutrients that aid in the development of any spiritual beast,” Xiao Feng explained.

A quick nod from Lianhua confirmed that he was on the right track. 

“The same can be said for Cloud Moss, though I would say that the intention behind adding that ingredient has more to...

Cultivating Chai Chapter 45

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Arrayed before Lianhua and Xiao Feng were seven different ingredients, some contained in sealed glass vials while others were kept out in the open. 

“Now,” Lianhua began, before her lips curled up into a mischievous smile. “It is time for a surprise test.” 

Xiao Feng blinked, requiring a moment to take in the declaration before he replied, “Bring it on.” 

Lianhua seemed to have all intention to, as she reached for a vial that was fu...

Cultivating Chai Chapter 44

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Xiao Feng decided to follow Lianhua inside, not seeing a pressing need to return for his Pill Furnace if he wasn’t going to be doing any pill refining today. 

He did his best to not stare this time around, but found that resolution failing as he noticed a weapons rack placed next to the equipment rack, which he hadn’t been able to discern from his earlier viewing angle. 

“Didn’t know that you trained in the martial way as well,” Xiao Feng remark...

Cultivating Chai 43

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Lianhua watched with her arms crossed as Xiao Feng trailed behind a procession of alchemist designates that had full wooden baskets slung on their backs with sturdy rope straps. 

Had it not been for the fact that she was waiting outside the passageway that led to the Administrative Division, they would not even be allowed to pass through the vigilant gazes of two armed guards that definitely concealed armor beneath their loose-fitting robes, an embroidered patch tha...

Cultivating Chai 42

Advance chapters start from here :D

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Xiao Feng strode into the Alchemist’s Haven with a strut, his expression cheerful as he came to a stop before the alchemist designate who manned the cash register. 

The alchemist designate in charge of the store, Alchemist Yu Ma, seemed to recognize him as he got up out of his chair and moved to greet him. 

“Ah, well, look who it is,” Alchemist Yu Ma had a genuine smile tugging at his features as he greeted him.&n...

Cultivating Chai 22-41

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To make a cup of masala chai was a ma

Cultivating Chai 4-21

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Xiao Feng had naturally known t

Cultivating Chai Chapters 1-4 (New Story WIP)

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Xiao Feng awoke with bleary eyes. 

It took him a moment to register that he was lying down, another to determine that it was soft and comfortable and a third to conclude that he was nestled on a bed. 

Every inch of his body hurt, from his arms and legs to his mouth and ears. 

Which was why, he supposed, he was bound in medicinal bandages from head to toe, leaving only his nose and eyes uncovered. ...

Born for the Apocalypse Chapter 4 [A Daoapocalypse LITRPG]

Chapter 4:

Fifteen minutes passed as they ventured past the small clearing and deeper into the forested land, choosing the path that allowed the most light to cascade through the intertwining network of branches that had formed an expansive canopy. The group had been in agreement on that decision, taking the least unwelcoming path being the most rational, uncontroversial decision they could reach.

Names were exchanged, offering a modicum of familiarity to the grou...

Born for the Apocalypse Chapter 3 [A Daoapocalypse LITRPG]

Chapter 3:

His eyes scanned his surroundings one final time, making sure he hadn’t missed anything.

First, the sun was white now. Or atleast, the light cascading into the small, forested clearing they found themselves in was white.

He had briefly gazed at the sky, but couldn’t spot any celestial body in the sky.

A thought crossed his mind.

Were they still even in the solar system?

Irrelevant. The foliage around them wa...

Born for the Apocalypse Chapter 2 [A Daoapocalypse LITRPG]

Author's Note: Yeah, still struggling with modern patriarch chapters a little. If you want a refund for this month just DM me and I'll process it, no questions asked. Till then, feel free to read this if you want, I'll be uploading the first 4 chapters for all patreons. 

Chapter 2:

In his right hand, was a sword. Or atleast, it felt like the hilt of a sword. Jack tightened his grip over it, his palm sinking into the oddly flexible, rubbery texture....

Early Access- Born for the Apocalypse Book 1: Void Marked.

Modern Patriarch is currently on a short break that will end in a day or two. If you want to read some of my stories until then, I'm putting up born for the apocalypse, which is an older story of mine, that is being refined and edited for a royal road re-release.

Born for the Apocalypse is very different from Modern Patriarch, but at the same time it also has exploration of the Dao as a theme (in the litrpg format), exciting action, a fast, riveting pace and it's getting to the vision I...

Chapter 58: The Final Question [END OF BOOK 1]

There was a final question that had been eluding him, tantalizingly sitting just outside his grasp. The most effective of deceptions had a tendency to conceal themselves a little outside the realm of rationality, beyond the threshold of what most percieved as logical or even possible.

So Yao Shen asked himself the question.

What would practitioners of the earth consider worthy of their veneration?

The answer had been staring him in the face all t...

57: Light in the Dark

Little had changed since his last visit to the sealed cave systems, except this time there were a different pair of guards on duty. This was likely the reason why Meili Zhu had recommended that he wait— the same trick twice, and it would no longer be passed of has Qi Exhaustion or a trick of the mind.

Sneaking past the guards, he once again found himself ensconced in the darkness of the cave systems.

Good. That would serve his purposes well.

On his first excursion...

56: A gesture, An unravelling

As Yao Shen walked through the sandy lanes of the Inner Sect, he could not help but take a moment to admire the architecture that bore some resemblances to Mesopotamian styles, like the use of cuneiforms as signboards for various buildings, the ziggurat-like structure that comprised the outer sect and the generous use of robust columns that reinforced the larger buildings. That was where the similarities ended, as each personal residence had vivid reliefs carved across their surface, one depi...

55: Envoy

It was a little after noon when Yao Shen awoke from his slumber. Apparently, he had underestimated the toll Soul Cultivation would exact from him, the last few hours a complete void in his memory. True slumber was a phenomenon that he hadn’t experienced in decades, if not close to a century. To sleep, to dream and to submit himself to a realm he held no power over was rather ironically, a veritable nightmare for any powerful cultivator— he supposed that he could only be grateful ...

54: Cave Systems

Yao Shen willed his Earth Qi, and it responded. Before his eyes, a Golem was shaped from the very earth beneath his feet, taking on humanoid features as it came into being, a near-perfect replica of Yao Shen’s own physical body. He then stretched his right arm forward, releasing strands of Divine Sense that latched onto the golem’s body. His fingers began to flex, twist and writhe, as a Divine Sense thread running from each of his phalanges connected to a different part of the Golem’s b...

53: Bell Artifact

It had been a long while since Yao Shen had to resort to sneaking around, especially within the confines of the Azlak Plains. The only person that he had informed of his whereabouts was Meili Zhu, as her assistance had been instrumental in conceiving this scheme. Even now, the depths of her intelligence gathering ability surprised him as he perused the map she had procured for him.

The direct path to the sealed cave systems was too exposed and well guarded for him to waltz through, so h...

Chapter 52: Exploration

The next few days fell into a rhythm of productivity, as Yao Shen rapidly ticked off tasks on his checklist. The tour of the Earth Division provided for a good change from the tedium of politics, though little captured Yao Shen’s interest besides the Earth Wellspring and the sealed cave systems. The former was a rather ingenious way of improving one’s fine control over the earth element, though the degree of complexity involved in the process limited its effectiveness to Nascent Soul Cult...

51: The Earth Division

Yao Shen calmly observed as the massive stone disk guarding the entrance to the Earth Division’s inner sect rolled back into position after the last of his contingent stepped inside the cave entrance. Runes flared to life upon its surface as the stone disk seamlessly melded with the Divine Mountain, now indistinguishable from its bedrock hewn interior. Worry flashed upon one of the Flame Division Elders’ visage, but Yao Shen was unconcerned as he directed Patriarch Kang Long to lead the w...

Chapter 50: Yanyue and Shadow

Yanyue's sat in a meditative posture, her eyes shut and her brows furrowed in concentration. Gently clasped between the palms of her hands was the Xue Family's Heart-Cleansing Sea Pearl, a gentle azure glow emanating out of it.

Yanyue cycled the pure Water Qi though her body, each successful cycle adding an additional building block to her rapidly stabilizing 'foundation structure'. It also made her shudder in delight, as years of impurities amassed across her cultivation journey were p...

Chapter 49- Divine Mountain

Yao Shen’s eyelids were shut as he trailed across the sky, using nothing but his divine sense to guide him forth. He allowed the winds to crash against his person, his long hair wildly fluttering at the natural Dao’s whims. The landscape beneath him feet was a constantly moving scenery, the individual details flitting past him as he blazed forward at the bona fide speed of a Soul Emperor.

His contingent had long since given up trying to keep pace with him, allowing Yao Shen to truly...

Chapter 48: Auction House (Final)

A Guardian from the Earth Division had delivered the shares back to his Sect, and Yao Shen had been rather curious if there would be any untoward developments there. He had considered extending an option to defer the auction to Patriarch Kang Long, but had ultimately decided against it.

He preferred for the hubbub surrounding the bidding to peter out by the time he arrived at the Earth Division and more importantly, Yao Shen believed that his presence there would only further exacerbate...

Modern Patriarch Chapter 47: Auction House (2)

The succeeding three days were the liveliest the three divisions had been in years, if not decades. The internal auctions had sparked a buzz among the upper echelons of cultivator society, a thrum of cautious excitement echoing out despite an attempt to maintain secrecy pertaining to the matter. From the reports Yao Shen had received from his third disciple, Xiaoli, who had his own methods of sourcing knowledge, it was as if the usually calm and tranquil Inner Sect had woken up from a long sl...

Compendium of Artifacts and Constructs [Spoilers for Chapter 20]

Nieven Orb, Construct: 

Origin: Elvish

A game that involved controlling small constructs via divine sense and battling each other that are designed specifically to resist the intrusion of Divine Sense. If the potency of the divine sense exceeded the threshold of the construct, it falls apart. A test of pure divine sense control. 

Floor Dragon Gates, Construct

Origin: Human, Era of Turmoil 

Peak-nascent soul constructs, embedded with the fr...