This Week's Chapters (May 8, 2023)
Here are the week's chapters:
Chapter 221: March is now available for Core Disciples.
Chapter 216: Power Dynamics is now available for Inner Disciples.
2023-05-08 12:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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Chapter 221: March
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The march to Rainstorm City is long.
The city is in the southern area of Murong Bang’s territory, closer to the border with the Crimson Cloud Empire than it is to Cloudburst City. It is not the sort of distance Liu Jin’s soldiers can cross in one day or even one week. Their cultivation is simply too weak for a feat like that. Most of them aren’t even in the Nascent Realm.
Transporting them all in the Flame-Wheeled Wagons is not an option. They brought only four to ...
2023-05-08 11:55:59 +0000 UTC View PostThis Week's Chapters (May 1, 2023)
We are somehow in May already. A big thank you to all the patrons who have stuck with me this far, and a big welcome to all the new ones. I hope you all enjoy this month!
Here are the week's chapters:
Chapter 220: Ghost is now available for Core Disciples.
Chapter 215: Yourself 2023-05-01 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 220: Ghost
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Three days later, Liu Jin wakes up bright and early in the morning and goes outside the walls of Cloudburst City.
One hundred men wait for him there.
“It would be boring if you just went and wiped out the bandits all on your own, so I’ll put you under three restrictions. Number one, your title will not be for show. I will give you a hundred men, and you will make them listen to you.”
The hundred men are arranged in ten rows and ten columns. They are ...
2023-05-01 11:55:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 219: Argument
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Liu Jin manages to hold his tongue in the arena. He holds his tongue during the journey back to Murong Bang’s estate and even succeeds in waiting until he’s in Murong Bang’s great hall.
Any more than that would require a more patient heart than his.
“General, what is the meaning of this?!”
Liu Jin’s voice echoes across the grand hall as he glares at one of the Three Heavenly Generals. Many would consider doing that suicide, but Murong Bang does not look...
2023-04-26 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThis Week's Chapters (April 24, 2023)
Been sick. Better now. Voice still kind of gone, but I don't use that to write. Would be nice if I did, though. Always been curious about those speech-to-text programs.
Here are the week's chapters:
Core Disciples, Chapter 219: Argument will go up on Wednesday morning. Apologies.
Chapter 214: In the Arena as well as 2023-04-24 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Announcement: Delay
Yep.
I've been super sick all week, and even now, my head's on fire, so the next chapter will not go up at the usual time.
I'm thinking Wednesday? Yeah, probably Wednesday. That's when the next chapter will go up for Core Disciples. Inner and Outer will get their updates as usual.
Apologies for the inconvenience.
2023-04-21 00:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThis Week's Chapters (April 17, 2023)
I'm back. Very tired. Have been away from all accounts way longer than I wanted to.
I now realize we're just a few neon lights and robo limbs away from cyberpunk megacorporations.
Here are the week's chapters:
Chapter 218: Plague is now available for Core Disciples.
2023-04-17 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 218: Plague
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Hundreds if not thousands of faces stare at Liu Jin from all sides of the arena. It is as if everyone in Cloudburst City has come to watch. Liu Jin can even see several soldiers in the audience. While the normal citizens are all packed in the lower rows, the soldiers sit higher up, and the officers sit higher still.
“Last time, we were insulted,” Murong Bang tells the crowd. He is in the same box seat he was in last time. The rest of the delegation is sitting with him. “...
2023-04-17 11:55:00 +0000 UTC View PostThis Week's Chapters (April 10, 2023)
Like I said last week, I'm going to be on a trip, so I'm not going to be able to answer any messages or stuff.
Because I am always so punctual about answering those otherwise. Yep.
Here are the week's chapters:
Chapter 217: Loyalties is now available for Core Disciples.
2023-04-11 00:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 217: Loyalties
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“We have not been here for three full days, and already someone has tried to assassinate you. This place agrees with you,” Lu Mei says while relaxing on his couch.
Liu Jin stares at her.
He had expected her to be worried about what happened last night. Instead, she looks almost pleased by the attempt on his life. Proud, even.
“... I do not begin to comprehend how you can look at everything that happened and say this place agrees with me,” Liu Jin says.
<... 2023-04-10 11:55:01 +0000 UTC View PostElemental Attunement II
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Are elements always something concrete like fire, earth, poison, etc? Or can they be more abstract? Like void, time, space, life or love?
Elements are usually something concrete. It’s easier to train with something you can interact with. However, there are some exceptions and some things that look like exceptions that aren’t.
We’ll start with emotions. It is possible for a person to color their Qi with their emotions, sometimes even without meaning...
2023-04-08 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostAnnouncement
I mentioned this on Monday, but I will be going on a trip later this week. I will be without my laptop and internet for some time, so you might not be able to reach me if anything happens.
Core Disciples should experience no changes. The chapters for the next two Mondays are already scheduled.
Inner and Outer Disciples might see some slight changes since unlocking chapters is something I have to do manually. The chapters for April 10 might be unlocked earlier than usual. The chapt...
2023-04-05 23:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThis Week's Chapters (April 3, 2023)
A couple of announcements this time.
First, I'll be going on a trip this week. I have taken steps to make sure you all get your chapters on time, but you probably won't be able to reach me next week because I won't have my computer or an internet connection for some time. A more detailed post on this will go up this Wednesday or so.
Second, I am not sure how many of you read Virtuous Sons (greek-themed xianxia. Pretty good. Give it a try if you haven't), but its new book is coming...
2023-04-03 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 216: Power Dynamics
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“Are you well?” Liu Jin asks when Lei Kong visits him the following day.
“Yes, my lord,” Lei Kong replies. “I have not encountered any incidents thus far. It seems my identity has gone undiscovered.”
“That is good to hear, but that is not what I am asking about,” Liu Jin says. “The memory of Murong Bang has haunted you all this time, and I cannot imagine being in such close proximity to the man has helped you any. So again I ask, are you well?”
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2023-04-03 11:55:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis Week's Chapters (March 27, 2023)
Here are the week's chapters:
Chapter 215: Yourself is now available for Core Disciples. Also, we had a couple of interludes last week, so make sure you haven't missed those.
Chapter 210: Cleaning is now available for Inner Disciples.
Chapter 215: Yourself
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Murong Bang’s grand hall is unlike any Liu Jin has seen before.
There are no priceless jewels, gold ornaments, or polished surfaces anywhere to be seen. Weapons, it seems, are the only decorations allowed on these walls. Swords, maces, spears, knives, and more. There is not a single spot on the walls free of them. The ceiling is even worse. It is full of blades hanging down, looking like they could fall on them at any moment. There are so many weapons all around them that th...
2023-03-27 11:55:01 +0000 UTC View PostExtra Scene: Dangers in the Road
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“Step outside! Take off your valuables and leave them behind!”
Rather than quaking in fear at the sudden appearance of bandits, those inside the Flame-Wheeled Wagons sigh and roll their eyes. A few crack their knuckles.
It is the third time already.
To the surprise of many, Murong Bang did send someone to escort them from Tiger Storm Fortress all the way to his seat of power, Cloudburst City. That meant their mission could continue.
While they had flown o...
2023-03-21 12:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThis Week's Chapters (March 20, 2023)
Had another good week. March's been treating me well. Who'd have thought?
Here are the week's chapters:
Chapter 214: In the Arena is now available for Core Disciples. Also, we had a couple of interludes last week, so make sure you haven't missed those.
Chapter 209: Stormy Weather
Chapter 214: In the Arena
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Few cities in the Storm Dragon Empire are as old as Cloudburst City.
Fertile land and abundant rain brought people to the area. A town was soon formed and quickly began expanding. As the decades passed, the city was not just producing agricultural goods but also giving birth to some of the most powerful fighters of the Storm Dragon Empire and its most skillful artisans. A private art collection wasn’t complete without a piece from Cloudburst City. A tournament had no merit u...
2023-03-20 11:56:01 +0000 UTC View PostInterlude: The Unsheathed Blade
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It began as a slight sense of discomfort, something that could easily be attributed to how exhausted he was after his battle with Liu Jin. That’s why Han didn’t pay it any mind at first. Even though the feeling persisted after his injuries were treated, Han was content to ignore it, confident it would go away in time.
That did not happen.
His body is free of injuries. There are no foreign substances in his body. His Qi has completely recovered.
And yet, he feel...
2023-03-17 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostInterlude: The Crimson Flower
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He is the Black Dragon’s son.
Lu Mei does not react. She cannot react. That is how big the shock is. Jin has left her utterly speechless.
The Black Dragon is not particularly well-known in the Crimson Cloud Empire, but it is impossible to avoid his name in the Storm Dragon Empire. Soldiers tell horror stories around campfires. Parents use him as a threat to misbehaving children. People going about their day will blame their misfortunes on him.
The Black ...
2023-03-15 12:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThis Week's Chapters (March 13, 2023)
I had a surprisingly good week. Read Majo to Yajuu. It was nice. Did more writing than expected, which was good. Hope your weeks were good too!
Here are the week's chapters:
Chapter 213: To The Edge is now available for Core Disciples.
Chapter 208: Winter is now a...
2023-03-13 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 213: To The Edge
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“I will join the expedition.”
It is not the first time Liu Jin hears those words this week. Surprising as it might be to believe, some people have volunteered to go with him to Murong Bang’s territory. Not many, but a few. About four or five so far, not counting Lu Mei.
For example, Ten Zichun, a disciple from the Armory who helped him in the Dead Plains, came by the other day to offer his services. Since Liu Jin no longer needs him in the city to keep an eye on Yu...
2023-03-13 11:55:00 +0000 UTC View PostSpatial Items
Spatial items have been there since nearly the beginning of the story, but they are also one of the things I have spoken about least. Understandably, there have been a few questions about them, so I thought I’d tackle them in this post.
Rarity
Let’s start with this. How rare are spatial items? How common is it for someone to own one?
Spatial Items are decently expensive, so they’re not things just about anyone will have. In a small city, most clans and...
2023-03-08 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThis Week's Chapters (March 6, 2023)
As some of you may have noticed, we have a discord now. It's thanks our very own, Yoav. He was like, "Hey, I made a discord. How about we link it to the patreon." And I was like, "Okay, yeah."
So yeah, be nice to each other there.
Here are the week's chapters:
Chapter 212: Before Tribulation is now available for Core Disciples.
Chapter 212: Before Tribulation
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“You need not feel obligated to do this,” Mud tells Liu Jin later that day. “General Dan does not command the Eternal Flame Clan. He can growl and howl all he wants, but by no means are we obligated to obey.”
Despite the words of encouragement, Liu Jin does not bother looking at Mud. He just stays by the window, looking at the city beyond it. “That is exceedingly kind of you to say, Brother Mud.”
“It is the truth,” Mud says. “You are a Core Disciple of ...
2023-03-06 11:55:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis Week's Chapters (February 27, 2023)
Hi, everyone! Thanks for all your comments on my last post. It helped me figure out some stuff.
Here are the week's chapters:
Chapter 211: Lively Discussion is now available for Core Disciples.
2023-02-27 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 211: Lively Discussion
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“You utter imbecile!”
“Imbecile? You have eyes but cannot see the storm right before us!”
“We still need to figure out the supply routes!”
“The taxes from Duke Lai’s lands over the last fiscal year-”
“We don’t need to hear that now!”
On and on the shouting goes. It has been that way for the past hour and shows no sign of stopping. The room is so noisy one could be forgiven for thinking they have somehow stumbled into a tavern or ...
2023-02-27 11:56:00 +0000 UTC View PostAbout the Book - The First Question
I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while now. Weeks, actually, but I kept getting side-tracked for one reason or another. Even this week, I meant to post this on Wednesday, but I got sick, so eh. That sucked.
Anyway, let’s talk.
You may recall that I want to release the first book of Ave Xia Rem Y this year. That’s still a thing. In fact, this post is to talk about that subject. Specifically, I want to talk about my biggest issue regarding the book version of Ave Xia...
2023-02-24 23:34:23 +0000 UTC View Post