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Apropos of nothing, you should never let friends peer-pressure you into drinking just because it's the first time you all meet in a while. Peer-pressure is bad, and drinking is highly overrated, especially if you're a headache-prone guy like me.
That said, if people are somehow implying you cannot drink them under the table, it's totally fine to put those people in their place.
That place is under the table, by the way.
But yeah, peer pressure bad.
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2023-02-20 12:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Night falls over Rumbling Thunder City.
The storm still rages. Though less intense than it was hours ago, the rain, wind, and thunder are still enough to keep most of the city inside their houses. Perhaps General Dan will be calm when the morning comes. Perhaps, the storm will go away on its own. It matters not.
Yuan Tao intends to be gone by then.
The rumbling of thunder and the roar of wind provide the perfect cover for him. Dressed in dark clothes and making sur...
2023-02-20 11:55:01 +0000 UTC
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I haven't done a good job answering messages lately. For the last two weeks, I think. It's been busy, but I will try to go over them this week.
Here are the week's chapters:
Chapter 209: Stormy Weather is now available for Core Disciples.
Chapter 204: Sampling is now available for...
2023-02-13 12:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Dark clouds cover the sky, and heavy rain pours with such intensity that it is hard to see beyond a couple of feet. No one would believe it is only the middle of the day. Obscured by the storm and accompanied by the ever-present rumbling of thunder, Rumbling Thunder Mountain can almost be confused with a growling giant.
All things considered, it is a poor time for the city to live up to its name.
Lady Bai Wen does not seem to mind. She waits outside the city gates in pea...
2023-02-13 11:55:00 +0000 UTC
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I got some questions about this a while back. How does it work? Can anyone use any element? Are there prerequisites for certain elements?
And so on.
First of all, any cultivator can learn any element. It’s just a matter of training and proper guidance. At least, that’s the theory of it. It gets a bit more complex in practice.
Learning an Element
Let’s use fire as an example.
If you want to learn fire attunement, you can sit in a closed room...
2023-02-09 22:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Did you know tortoises could get this huge?
Because I didn't. That's not a giant tortoise. That's something you ride into battle against a very slow army.
So yeah, someone is going to ride a turtle in Ave eventually. Because that's how I make important storytelling decisions.
Here are the week's chapters:
2023-02-06 12:01:01 +0000 UTC
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By now, Yi Jiao should have reached Rumbling Thunder City and presented the evidence of Duke Lai’s treachery. Soon enough, General Dan will summon Duke Lai. If Duke Lai answers the summons, he will face a trial, his treachery will be exposed, and he will be punished. If Duke Lai tries to ignore them, he will face punishment anyway. Either way, the supplies will be freed, and they can all start focusing on more important matters. All Liu Jin needs to do is wait.
That had been...
2023-02-06 11:56:00 +0000 UTC
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The following questions come from a previous Q&A. I have some posts made on newer stuff, but I figured I should answer these first.
Q1: Who is the strongest among the three great powers beyond the Dead Plains?
They are more or less equal. However, it might be possible that the Peerless Heavenly Sword Peak is a tad stronger than the other two.
Q2: We have seen the “True” Dead Plains mentioned by Shang and his disciples. What does that mean?
2023-02-04 05:00:39 +0000 UTC
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Once upon a time, I was stuck home for a couple of days because of a snow storm. Not literally stuck. I could go out and walk, but everything was closed and the snow was like knee-deep.
I missed that this week. Winter and I are lifelong buddies, but my body just can't handle summer weather unless I'm inside a pool.
Anyway, here are the week's chapters:
Chapter 207: I Would Not Turn Down ...
2023-01-30 12:01:01 +0000 UTC
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The cultivator descending from the heavens wears a thick brown cloak with a hood on it that doesn’t leave even an inch of her body exposed. Even her face is hidden behind a white veil. However, no matter how covered up she is, there is no mistaking her power.
Heaven Realm, Ninth Level.
She is the White Fairy of the Border Territories, a hero who shows up to protect the weak and downtrodden regardless of which side of the border they belong to. Liu Jin first heard about...
2023-01-30 11:56:00 +0000 UTC
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2023-01-27 04:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Society is a bit like a public bathroom. If everyone properly flushes and cleans up after themselves, things are fine.
Things are never fine.
Here are the week's chapters:
Chapter 206: Captive Audience is now available for Core Disciples.
Chapter 201: Stones
2023-01-23 12:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Of the disciples who betrayed the Eternal Flame Clan in the Dead Plains, there were three notable ones who never returned and whose deaths were never confirmed. Shi Qingxia is one of them. The other two are Ye Zheyu and Yong Zhunyi. Since Shi Qingxia is in the Storm Dragon Empire, it is safe to assume the other two are as well. Liu Jin realized that immediately.
And yet, somehow, Liu Jin was completely unprepared for running into them as soon as he stepped out of the Black Woo...
2023-01-23 11:55:01 +0000 UTC
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What a week. What a week.
Here are the week's chapters:
Chapter 205: Uncontrolled is now available for Core Disciples.
Chapter 200: An Afternoon is now available for Inner Disciples.
Chapter 1...
2023-01-16 12:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Liu Jin flies over the countryside on Soaring Feather’s back. The Black-Winged Imperial Eagle lets out a fierce cry for everyone around to hear, his massive wings fully unfurled.
“You can stop now,” Liu Jin says, patting the bird’s back. “We do not want to be too obvious.”
Song Daiyu told Duke Lai that a giant eagle was seen flying east. Liu Jin does not intend to make a liar out of her. Whoever Duke Lai sends after him will find a trail to follow.
Afte...
2023-01-16 11:55:00 +0000 UTC
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Is it Good?
This discussion came up a while back. In fact, I have had this post ready for some time and simply never got around to posting it for one reason or another.
Is there a point in wearing armor when everyone is a punch wizard? Is it useful? Does it do anything?
Short answer: Yes
Long answer: This may take a few paragraphs.
Let’s get something important out of the way first. No one, other than perhaps the lowliest of peasants, is wearin...
2023-01-12 20:00:03 +0000 UTC
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A new year is here! Let's make it a good one!
Chapter 204: Sampling is now available for Core Disciples.
Chapter 199: Even if it is True is now available for Inner Disciples.
Chapter 196:...
2023-01-09 12:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Song Daiyu invites Duke Lai to the Five Blessings Auction House.
Usually, it’d be the sort of invitation Duke Lai would scoff at. Song Daiyu is a young girl who has not even seen twenty springs while he is the ruler of Stone River City. It is not her place to decide where they should meet. Furthermore, the Five Blessings Auction House of Stone River City is still under construction. Hardly a place worthy of him.
However, for all that Duke Lai is one of the most influen...
2023-01-09 04:25:05 +0000 UTC
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Hi, everyone!
I hope you had a great New Year’s Eve. Lots of ground to cover in this post, so let’s get to it.
State of the Patreon
I have said this before, but I’m always surprised by how successful the patreon has become. Right now, we’re consistently hovering around 500 patrons. Sometimes more. Sometimes less. Either way, it’s a big deal. Huge.
It has gotten to the point where, if prices were a bit less wonky everywhere, I’d be seriously...
2023-01-08 12:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Song Daiyu listens to his story. At first, she does so with amused interest, but that amusement fades before Liu Jin hits the halfway mark, leaving only interest behind. Disgust, shock, and disbelief are the next to take turns playing across her face. Her eyebrows rising and falling, and her skin paling and greening as Liu Jin tells his tale.
In the end, only pure, simple shock remains on her countenance.
“I do not wish for you to be telling the truth,” Song Daiyu te...
2022-12-28 23:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Piece of advice, never offer to host the holidays unless you have a small army ready to make your house presentable. Otherwise, it's just so tiring. I didn't realize I forgot to make the weekly post until a couple of hours ago.
To think as a kid I just needed to comb my hair, wear nice clothes, and open presents. Such simpler times.
Here are the week chapters:
Chapter 198: Cut
2022-12-27 01:30:01 +0000 UTC
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Core Disciples, the usual Monday chapter will be uploaded on Wednesday instead.
No distressing news behind this one (health is still good). Just regular holiday shopping taking more time than expected. It's a war out there, I tell you. Never trust sweet old grannies. They will cut you.
In line.
But also with words.
Also, I will be taking a holiday for New Year, meaning there will be no update during the first week of January.
Thank you,...
2022-12-21 17:01:59 +0000 UTC
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Hi, everyone!
It's the hap-happiest season of all!
Here are the week's chapters:
Chapter 202: My Mother Warned Me is now available for Core Disciples.
Chapter 197: A World Without Surrendering is now available for Inner Disciples.
2022-12-19 12:00:04 +0000 UTC
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The negotiations end in failure.
Duke Lai shows off his connection to the Five Blessings Group and dismisses Liu Jin and Yi Jiao shortly after. Before the meeting, Liu Jin would have called him thoughtless for it. Now, it is easy to understand why the duke is so confident.
The Five Blessings Group is a famous merchant guild with connections all throughout this side of the Dead Plains. In the Crimson Cloud Empire, they have an auction house in nearly every major city, and...
2022-12-19 11:55:02 +0000 UTC
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I have a small tumor in my spinal cord.
I'm not sure if I ever came out and said it before, but I have alluded to it once or twice. Doctors tell me I am particularly lucky because people with my condition usually find out when the tumor's grown so much that it has already done irreparable nerve damage and left them paralyzed.
In my case, the doctor opened me up a few years ago and took out some of the tumor. Not all because it's in a tricky spot, but enough that I'm not in a...
2022-12-15 01:44:24 +0000 UTC
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The waters of Stone River are perfectly clear.
Usually, the flowing water of a river will inevitably stir up the soil beneath and around it on its journey to the ocean. The minerals in the ground, in addition to the plant and animal life in the water, give a river its color, be it brown, green, blue, or even red.
However, Stone River has fully transparent water. One can easily see the many colorful fishes moving below the surface and the gray, black, and white stones tha...
2022-12-14 12:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone!
Like I said yesterday (apologies for the late announcement, by the way), there won't be a chapter for Core Disciples today. Full explanation coming later. The chapter will be released this Wednesday.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
For everyone else, here are the week's chapters:
Chapter 196: Awkward Conversation is now available for...
2022-12-12 12:01:01 +0000 UTC
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There won't be a new chapter this Monday.
Outer and Inner Disciples will get their updates as normal. However, Core Disciples will have to wait until Wednesday. I don't like doing this, but I wouldn't be doing it unless I had no other choice. I will post a full explanation later. Once I am fully sure of some stuff.
Stuff is always the worst.
Thanks for your patience.
2022-12-11 11:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Hi, everyone!
So many things have happened. Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds is banned in MD, and I have discovered Bocchi the Rock!, the most rocking show right now because nothing says rock like an awkward pink-haired girl in a pink track suit.
Yep.
Here are the week's chapters:
Chapter 200: An Afternoon is now available for Core Disciples.<...
2022-12-05 12:00:08 +0000 UTC
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One week.
That is how long it should have taken for new supplies to arrive.
“Again!” Colonel Peng roars as he slams his hand against his table. “They deny me supplies again!”
It has been three weeks already.
Liu Jin wisely stays silent as the colonel stands up and begins pacing around his office. The ashes of the letter he had just finished reading lie scattered over the floor. The older man’s body is taut with tension. Anger rolls from his Qi in wa...
2022-12-05 11:55:01 +0000 UTC
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