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Very short break, RotD back from Monday

Hey folks, some stuff has come up and I need to take a short break. I'd initially been hoping I could end up writing through this period but that turned out to be an optimistic estimation. Sometimes I feel like I can't catch a break, but I suppose that's just how life is. 

I'll see you guys with a new chapter on Monday. 

[RotD | B2] 38 — Astral Projection

Being a projection was a strange thing. It knew it was one, not a real entity, yet at the same time, it was Noah as well. While musing the questions about its own identity, Noah’s projection delivered the final blow to the giant boar that had charged him, before using Celestial Harvest on its corpse.

You’ve harvested [Giant Swamp Boar (Common) - lvl 72].
 3 credit points obtained.

The projection walked ahead, lamenting the fact that it could not level...

[RotD | B2] 37 — Beneath the Earth

The world swirled in a familiar disorienting manner before with a pop Aurelia found herself standing in an unfamiliar location. Keeping her guard up, she raised her firsts, little wisps of embers burning through her gauntlet as she looked around. She was in a dilapidated wooden house, that also looked like it served as a storage room. Pickaxes, axes, bags of stones, cut pieces of lumber and such littered around the dusty chamber, all accompanied by dim blue lightning entering from the outside...

[RotD | B2] 36 — Favours to the Dead

Note: I miscalculated a little. Previous tiers, such as the $15 All Star tier, and $10 Dao of Patron tier will continue to receive updates that should go to them till the end of this month, so that anyone who has subbed for that content continues to receive them till their access has expired.

From next month onwards, only the $10 Patreon Supporter tier will get updates, for both RotD and Qi chapters.

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Erwest felt the jarr...

[RotD | B2] 35 — Lost

Snow shook off the jarring sensation of the spell, blinking her eyes as the world around her changed. A lush forest surrounded her, with vegetation unlike anything she had seen before. A purple sky hung overhead, peeking from between the canopy. Where was she? And what happened to the others with her?

She looked around, trying to see if she could find anybody nearby, yet her eyes spotted nothing, even when she filled them with void mana to be able to see lifeforce. It seemed like she wa...

[RotD | B2] 34 — Scattered

Noah managed to escape the giant murder croc fairly quickly, though that did not help his situation whatsoever. Noah walked around the forest, his senses telling him he was far from alone in the dense foliage. Though nothing else seemed to keen to try to make him into a meal. Pulling out his Astral script, Noah saw a dot on the map showing Aurelia on a different end of the island. He regretted not having added Snow and Erwest to his Party, but then it also meant they would’ve been able to s...

[RotD | B2] 33 — Astral Rift

A full moon rose in the sky, bathing the world around in a gentle light. Noah looked up at the flying moon, still finding it hard to believe it was a giant eldritch eye that floated in the sky. The three of them had arrived at the Pit at night, and for once, the arena had been quiet, only Vix’s men walking around carrying out whatever work they had been ordered to do. One of the men waved the three of them in, as they saw Vix herself standing in the corridor, shouting orders at her men to m...

[RotD | B2] 32 — Noah vs Noah vs Noah

It had taken a few days for Noah to really start feeling the effects from his Rank up. He had grown in height by a few inches, and his frame had expanded, shoulders becoming just a little wider, legs growing to subtly shift his proportions to give him a greater stride. But the greater change had occurred internally. His modified body had not had a chance to show itself off properly till this point, since Noah had not been able to increase any of his attributes. But now that he had, his body h...

I'm back: Patreon tiers updates/Qi Book 2 stubbed.

Hello folks. Apologies for the lack of chapters, life was so terribly busy the last few days, but I should be back now, and chapters will begin soon.

On that note, Book 2 of Qi has been stubbed. I'll leave a pdf attachment here for anyone who wants to grab it. If you want, you can also pre-order the book on Amazon.

Patreon has also been condensed down to a single tier, so if you wish to continue...

Quick Update

Hey folks. Had some problems arise with my apartment so I couldn't write for a few days. Without going into too much detail, it seems like I'll need to find a new place. The suddeness of it was a bit rough, but I should be back very soon with chapters. 

Also, I will most likely be condensing Patreon down to a single tier, where I focus on a single book in either Devourer or Qi at a time. 

[RotD | B2] 31 — New Abilities

Noah took a moment, just feeling the strength in his body. He felt a powerful itch to test just how much he could do now, but he resisted the impulse, opening his Astral script to take a look instead.

Astral Script:

Name: Noah Brown
Race: Human (Symbiont/Modified)

Rank: E

Paths:

Exsanguinator (Rare) - level 72
Astralwalker (Epic) - level 69
Void Hunter (Epic) - level 70...

IMPORTANT - Some Possible Changes to The Patreon Structure

Hey folks. There is a structure I've had on my mind for quite some time for this Patreon. It's a structure of book previewing, instead of advanced chapters like the current setup. To explain how that would work, currently, I follow (or try to) a schedule for two stories, Qi, and RotD. Both provide chapters here on the Patreon at the same time to read ahead of the public releases at different tiers. $10 for single story. $15 for both. 

The new structure would provide this access wit...

[QiB2] 62 — An Old Friend

As empowering as the moment had been, the torrent of power I controlled did not last, as my body returned to its normal form. Yet, whereas before the peak of the mountain had been invisible, now I could glimpse upon it and understand just how far I had to climb to reach that pinnacle. I would need to reach Divinity myself if I wished to truly be in command, but now, the Path started to seem like something I could achieve.

As the Chi faded, the spirit going dormant within me, I slowly lo...

[QiB2] 62 — The Divine Tree Sect

Lord Zhou stood at the window of his chamber, looking over the seventh peak. It had been a month since the duel had happened, and winter had settled upon the peak fully. The entire month had been spent in a rush of repairing the damage caused, and explaining to people just what was happening. But now, things had finally begun to settle down.

Everything had changed in such a short span of time. Every cultivator on the seventh peak had lost their cultivation within a single moment. And th...

[QiB2] 61 — Spirit Trial

The world changed around me, as I found myself standing in a white expanse, instead of the darkness that had been my world for so long. Already, I found my memories of my time spent in the dark starting to blur, like a dream that was slipping away from my grasp like sand the more I tried to remember it.

I felt my spirit, feeling an empty gap in where my cultivation used to be. I had been hoping that since I had been able to use Chi in the void, it had survived somehow, but I suppose I w...

[QiB2] 60 — An Empty Void

I stood in the darkness. A familiar sight by now, one I had grown to take comfort in more so than anything. But this time it was vicious, like the unending darkness that wanted to eat at my existence itself.

Looking around, I picked a direction on a whim and began to walk through the dark. Time passed in this strange state. I did not get tired, I did not feel hunger, but I did get bored. Even as I corrected the slight change in my steps to not run in circles, the eternal darkness did no...

[QiB2] 59 — Poison Cuts Poison

Sheng Yuan flew in the skies, watching the Divine Beast give chase. This trip had very quickly gone from a fun, leisurely one to a battle he was rather under prepared for. There was no way the Azure Dragon would not notice this, so their time was cut even further as the Emperor himself would realize what was going on. He would need to make sure he got his due back for this favor from his dearest new Junior Brother.

“Man, grandfather sure loves picking children like us, doesn’t he?�...

[RotD | B2] 30 — Rank Up

The trio sat in a tavern nearby, expressions of concern, nervousness and one odd excited face reflecting around the table.

“So… we’re going into the rift then?” Aurelia asked, glancing towards Erwest.

Erwest grunted in reply.

“I’m surprised you agreed to that woman, it did not seem like a choice you would make.”

“I did not want to,” Erwest said, grimacing at the mug of ale in front of him, before he pushed it aside. Aurelia squinted at the man. Only t...

[QiB2] 58 — Broken Cycle

Elder Yan saw Lord Zhou move but the man had not been fast enough. Lightning was speed, swiftness, even the Lord could not beat him in this regard.

“What have you done?!” the man screamed, genuine fury burning in his eyes now.

“What you should’ve done ages ago,” Elder Yan spat, grasping at the Lord’s arms. “Harboring a demon in your own castle, you have become a traitor Lord Zhou. I will not stand for it. You no longer are fit to hold the title of Lord of th...

[QiB2] 57 — The Final Duel

Zhang moved first. Riding on the momentum from his previous battle, he rushed forward, Gravity Chi flaring all around him. But Li was prepared, as lightning erupted from him in all directions, meeting Zhang’s fist with his own. A blast of energy flared all around the area, as Zhang was blasted backwards, feeling numb from the lightning coursing through him. Reaching out with his gravity Chi, he pulled his spear back into his hand, as he watched Yan Li smiling with a scowl.

Zhang frown...

[QiB2] 56 — Zhang vs Zhou Fang

Zhang watched Yan Yun’s awakening, giving her a smile. She had come a long way to reach where she had.

“Will Yan Yun be withdrawing?” Elder Sheng asked. “It will be counted as a loss.”

“I can keep going,” Yan Yun said, turning around.

“No, you should rest,” Lu Jie said. “I know you want to, but you’re not in any condition to keep going. We’ll be fine.”

“Indeed, sister Yan Yun. I will go next. Leave the task to me,” Zhang said.

Brothe...

[RotD | B2] 29 — An Unexpected Ally

Noah tore through the food in front of him greedily, feeling the magical food filling both his hunger and mana, a sensation that felt hard to describe accurately outside of simply amazing. Despite being the Lord’s guest, the amount of time he met or interacted with the lord was fairly low. A man of his stature tended to be busy, and Noah himself had been jumping between too many things to have time to sit down or just stroll around.

“It’s good to see that you are enjoying the food...

[QiB2] 55 — Yan Yun vs Xiao Lan

Sorry for the delay, I messed up with the scheduling. This was meant to be posted 12 hours ago -.- 

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Yan Yun felt a torrent of emotions swirling in her chest. She had suspected her grandfather would not listen, there had been little reason to think she could change his mind after all these years. Yet despite herself, she’d been holding out a sliver of hope that perhaps, just maybe he would give her a chance.

She closed her eyes, feeling an ache filling her heart. S...

[RotD | B2] 28 — Cultist Meetup

Note: This chapter may end up getting a rewrite. As such, I'd appreciate feedback. 

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You’ve bonded with [Draconian Jackalope].

[Draconian Jackalope] has inflicted [Madness] on you.

[Devourer] resists [Madness].

Noah read through the notifications, raising an eyebrow. “Well, isn’t that fun.” Noah said, looking down at the bunny making innocent beady eyes towards him. After a moment’s consideratio...

Back to normal schedule

Book 2 of QiMC2 isn't done yet, but I'm close enough to finishing that I'll be switching Devourer back to it's thrice a week schedule. This time it'll be M-W-F. 

[QiB2] 54 — Judgement

For all my nerves making the ride feel like longer, it barely took a few minutes before we’d arrived. The poison had already started working the moment we’d left Taizhou and I’d promptly taken the pill granny Lang had given me, taking it within the carriage. I could feel the working, the poison now swirling in my dantian, slowed down to a crawl for its effects.

Without much fanfare or word, I stepped outside alongside Zhang and Yan Yun. The carriage moved past us, as the three of ...

[QiB2] 53 — A Quiet Moment

I could not sleep at all, which mattered a lot less to a cultivator than it would a normal person. After the first few hours when I’d realized that sleep was a far off dream, I’d set off to roaming the village premises. Turns out I had not been the only one who’d been struggling with that problem. I noticed Yan Yun seated on a boulder outside.

“Can’t sleep either?” I asked.

“Not today,” she replied, before she scooted over, patting the boulder next to her for me to...

[QiB2] 52 — Preparation

Time passed, and my nervousness regarding the situation only began to grow more and more. A part of me was worried whether my plan for the duel would even work or not. I had felt fairly confident before, it was unprecedented for a duel to be refused, the amount of face it would lose a sect would be too enormous. But uncertainty had slowly but surely crept into my thoughts, doubts and what-ifs filling my mind.

But today, at last the Lord had sent a message to me. Apparently the Alchemy H...

[QiB2] 51 — Messages

Just because the world hated me and everything I do, I managed to get a fatal new problem sent into my lap as well. As I’d been walking on my way back, I’d noticed that my core had somehow returned. That was not the bad part, though I would’ve liked to have an understanding of how that worked. The part was when I realized that something was eating through my Chi inside my body, and tearing at my spirit itself. It didn’t take me long to figure out that it was the poison which had so co...

[QiB2] 50 — The Spirit Within

Lei had left for the sect the next morning, with my letter in hand. Cao Chen had taken a cart to leave him at the sect, leaving me with the rest of the day to worry over things. I had about a week or so prepare for the duel at best, and ensure things continued to run smoothly.

Qiao Ying stood next to me, holding a registry with all the details, as I grimaced watching over the village.

“How’s progress?” I asked.

“My lord—”

I gave him a look.

“Err… ...