Time slipped by as Ruby remained unresponsive. No matter how hard Li Lang pressed the Origin-grade artifact against his forehead, the excruciating silence remained.
“Ruby? Are you there? Answer me!” Li Lang bellowed.
He then took off his hat and swiftly ripped Ruby out of it. The brightly glowing gem appeared unblemishe...
2025-04-07 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostAfter contemplating his dilemma for some time, Clay eventually concluded that he would go through with purchasing information from the broker. If money really became a problem, he could just tough it out and work for another week or two.
He took out his coin pouch and painfully parted with ten small silver coins.
“Thank y...
2025-04-07 18:47:34 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Sorry for delay, hope you all have a great weekend!
Li Lang swept a wistful gaze across the tide of people conducting trade, lost in thought. He had failed to find viable materials for his cultivation, as nothing present was of adequate quality. As his escort, Jun Ziyan, had warned, the only exception was the...
2025-04-04 23:24:57 +0000 UTC View PostLi Lang lost track of time as he delved into the depths of Earth-grade cultivation techniques. The premise of it was simple—to create something that could allow cultivators to harness the power of a certain element or elements of Qi. However, that was only the first layer. The reality was much more complicated.
Earth-grade cult...
2025-04-03 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostIt took an entire two weeks for Li Lang’s group to return to Emberglow City.
Even on the move, Li Lang’s schedule was still as packed as ever. That was thanks to playing around with his new transmission jade. He couldn’t help himself and repeatedly tested it. The issue was that he only had one jade, which meant he could only...
2025-04-02 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs the staring contest between Jun Ziyan, a disciple of the Sword Saint, and Sima Xue continued, a voice of reason broke the deadlock.
“Little Xue, don’t be rude. The Valley Master has gone over about something like this happening, hasn’t he?”
“But Senior Zhu,” she whined. “We still have the arrangement with L...
2025-04-01 22:30:04 +0000 UTC View PostLi Lang only managed to return to the inn by the time the sun began to set. The meeting had ended around noon, so that meant he had spent half the day dealing with the various forces who wanted to speak to him.
The first one he had to deal with was none other than the Sword Saint himself. Once the crowd thinned out, the man had v...
2025-03-31 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Knowledge is power.
Those words never rang truer than when The Descent happened. Every bit of information we learned back then was paid for in blood, and a lot of it, too. So, I completely understand that there is a culture among Delvers to keep their cards close to their chest, but I also understand that th...
2025-03-31 20:58:21 +0000 UTC View Post“Rise and shine, milord.”
Clay’s eyes abruptly shot open as he noticed someone nearby. His hands latched onto the shovel he kept nearby as he popped up into a sitting position. Almost instantly, he went from slumber to being ready to defend himself. He let out a groan when he met eyes with a familiar man with...
2025-03-31 20:55:01 +0000 UTC View PostMany people around Li Lang knew the elder from the Drenched Earth Sect was purposefully making trouble for him, but none of them intervened. None of the people present were short-sighted, at least when it came to their own interests. They could see that Li Lang was soon about to garner the attention of the entirety of Violet Isle, and ...
2025-03-28 22:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostLi Lang’s words truly stunned the crowd into silence. His critics were flabbergasted. Those who had openly spoken out against him wanted to crawl into a hole and hide. The significance of owning a Spirit-grade artifact was just too great.
To those who reside on Violet Isle, it could be said that Spirit-grade artifacts were myth...
2025-03-27 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe break was over, and everyone settled into their seats. Without any fanfare, Sword Saint Jun Heng kick-started the discussion. This time, instead of allowing the strongest orthodox sect to speak first, he amiably nodded at Jian Beiyun of the Nightmoon Valley.
“You have the first word, Young Master Jian.”
“Thank you...
2025-03-26 22:30:04 +0000 UTC View PostWith so many important dignitaries participating in the meeting, the Sword Saint’s gaze didn’t linger on Li Lang for long, but to Li Lang, it felt like an eternity.
Was he really looking at me? If so, what did he want?
The surrounding conversation soon died down before Li Lang could make heads or tails of the S...
2025-03-24 22:30:04 +0000 UTC View PostLi Lang’s group spent the remainder of the morning traveling from place to place, conferring with various people they had a connection with. That included parties from both the demonic and orthodox paths. With every notable group gathered on the island, Li Lang didn’t spare a single avenue of potential support.
As a morning f...
2025-03-21 22:30:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe atmosphere throughout Sword Saint Isle was still tense despite the battle having ended for an entire day. Everyone was vigilant, focusing on recuperating from the previous day’s toils. While they could use pills and other treasures to recover their energies and physical wounds, nothing but rest could address their fatigue.
...
2025-03-20 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostExiting from his room, Li Lang didn’t have to search very long until he found Wei Ping and Long Yi surrounded by their students exactly where he last saw them, by the main hall where people first set foot when entering the pocket realm.
Long Yi appeared to have made a complete recovery, chatting with everyone with a strong voic...
2025-03-19 22:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, hope everything's going well for you!
So my first story, Corpo Age has ended after twenty months(it feels bittersweet, I already went over my thoughts at the end of the epilogue so talk your ear off again) and it will soon be time for my third story! Below will be separated into two sections. One for tier changes and one for schedule/ how things will flow for my next story, Construction Mage.
Executive/VIP Tier Announcement
Now...
2025-03-19 17:29:31 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Well, this is the end. I'll leave my afterword---well, after. Important info about the Executive Tier of the Patreon is included at the end as well!
Claire - Halls Corporation
As sunlight leaked through the edges of the blinds in her apartment, Claire woke up once again to another brigh...
2025-03-19 17:11:33 +0000 UTC View PostAbove the seas west of Sword Saint Isle, the majority of the area was engulfed in dark clouds with intense flashes of light peeking through every so often. The scene could easily be mistaken for a fierce thunderstorm passing through the area. However, the eye of the storm wasn’t fixed like it would naturally be. That was because ever...
2025-03-18 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostFor quite some time, Li Lang’s gaze was locked with Wei Ping’s. Even without any words, the two were able to converse with their eyes alone. Li Lang questioned why Wei Ping would want to let Yun Ming, who was affiliated with the Abductress, go so easily. After all, despite what the man had claimed, it was an undisputable fact that ...
2025-03-17 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostAN: This will be the penultimate chapter. The next one will be the epilogue. Again, thanks for sticking along for the journey! I've learned a lot over the twenty months of writing Corpo Age. I'll go over the upcoming plans with the next story in more detail in the final chapter. See you soon!
By the time I return...
2025-03-17 15:53:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe wooden puppet’s behavior didn’t change despite being encircled by three people now. It continued to do a straightforward charge to its closest target, Long Yi. As a result, it ran head-first into a Terra Moon Slash, but the wooden chassis surprisingly came out on top with the collision with the earthen Qi art. The hardened ston...
2025-03-14 22:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Thanks for your input and voting for what I should write next, but if you haven't done so yet, you can find the post here.
“Is that everyone?” Li Lang cried out, no longer caring if anyone overheard them. It was no longer the time to care if people found out about his students. They were just as likely to assume they were his acquaintances as well. Either way, the growing intensity of the fighting happening in the distance made the situation too urgent...
2025-03-13 22:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostAlmost every cultivator on Sword Saint Isle stared toward the west at the approaching dark clouds. However, few knew what was happening. Most could only sense something serious was going on, but none of the details.
“Sir Sword Saint,” Han Gu, the elder from the Rolling Tide Sect, called out, breaking the silence. “May...
2025-03-12 22:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostHello, my dear patrons, I mentioned recently that I will be starting another story once Corpo Age ends (Thank you to all those who supported my first story!), and that the next story will be tentatively called Construction Mage. However, new ideas pop up every so often, I have a large list of stories I want to do, and that was just one of them that isn't a Xianxia as I don't want to have two of those at the same time.
Now, I wanted to do a poll to get you guys' opinions on which story y...
2025-03-12 16:01:04 +0000 UTC View PostDaniel - Thunder Fangs
Elevate City was bustling, as always. No matter what was going on in the world, for the residents of this supercity, their priority was on surviving. That meant earning enough credits to scrape by another day. That was just how life was for most of the residents in the city residing outside...
2025-03-12 11:32:34 +0000 UTC View Post“Gentlemen, behold,” a man wearing dark green robes declared as he held up a seed the size of a coin for all to see. “After a year of hard work, I’ve had the fortune to complete this masterpiece.”
A good portion of the people in the room craned their necks over to get a better look. A sharp-eyed individual would notice ...
2025-03-11 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostAN: I'm feeling better and happy to be back. Going to try to get back into the rhythm of writing as soon as possible. Thank you all for your patience!
Wei Ping only had to spend a little bit of effort to placate his guest, Wang Xiuying, before the group of young Foundation Establishment cultivators began to be dr...
2025-03-10 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostLucy - Halls Corporation
Former mercenary Lucy arrived at her office within the headquarters of the Halls Corporation at 8:00 AM sharp. It was another typical day—or so she would’ve liked to say. Unfortunately for her, the company she worked for became entangled in a series of upheavals, one after the other, e...
2025-03-10 11:16:13 +0000 UTC View Post