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Chapter 30 - Sea of Gold

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Chapter 29 – A Bloody Orientation

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Chapter 28 – Outer Sect

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Chapter 27 – Genuine Connection

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Chapter 26 – Resources

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Chapter 25 - Delivery

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Chapter 24 - Read the Fine Print

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Polished Chapters 20-23

Wasn't satisfied with these chapters after the first rewrite. I polished them further. That's all (Enjoy!)

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Rewrote Chapter 10 + 11

I rewrote those chapters, then changed all the following chapters on RR and Patreon so everything made sense. Tldr; I changed the tragic backstory of one female character.

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Chapter 23 - A Business Opportunity

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Chapter 22 - Rookie Village Library

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Chapter 21 - Elder Scribe

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[Data-Driven Daoist] released on RoyalRoad!

Not a chapter post! The next chapter (21) will be released tomorrow. I wanted to let you guys know about the story's release on Royalroad (finally, phew, after months of stressing).

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Chapter 20 - Progress

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Chapter 19 - Mountains Under Water

Chapter 19 - Mountains Under Water

 

Name: Yu Han (Johan) 

Level: 0 

True Qi: 106 (+1)/110 

Pure Qi: 9 (-1)/110

It’s just like when I killed that dog. 

Pure Qi had decreased by one, while True Qi increased. Did this meditation turn Pure Qi into True Qi? Or was there another kind of relationship? 

True Qi feels like experience. I gain ...

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Chapter 18 - First Village of New Tidings

 

Chapter 18 - First Village of New Tidings

 

 

The mountain rose from the water like a sword. Behind, many more silhouettes stood tall, covered in a fog so faint the outlines could barely be seen. There was no landmass below, no island or shore. It was as if the mountains were half submerged in the sea.

As the Drizzle made its way towards the faraway scene, the other six boats gradually came into view. The nearest was a Drizzle with a red roof on ...

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Chapter 17 - Long Drizzle

Chapter 17 - Long Drizzle

 

 

 

The domes broke and seven boats appeared. 

They looked like leisure boats, the type scholars would use for a relaxing ride on the lake with courtesans by their side, reciting poetry that praised womanly beauty, manly courage, and heavenly wisdom. They had rows of seats on both sides, with a quaint open roof covering them. At the back was a large cottage-like structure, with tiled roofs and a small chimney. ...

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Chapter 16 - Blood Feuds

 

Chapter 16 - Blood Feuds

 

 

It was a woman riding a shark. 

She had flowing blue hair and an eye-patch, and she wore desert pants and a baggy shirt, a sabre tied to her waist. 

The shark was huge. Only part of its body could be seen from the hole in the ship’s side. But even that was bigger than the ship. Yu Han figured it was larger than any blue whale on Earth. It had gill slits on both sides that seemed to roar like race-car...

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Chapter 15 - Changing Situation

Chapter 15 - Changing Situation

 

Wu Di’s hands came up in the path of the boiling chilli oil, the sizzle still camouflaged by a layer of fried toppings above. 

The bowl smashed into his hand. 

The oil splattered on his skin. Fingers. Arm. Face. 

Wu Di screamed. He instinctively whacked the bowl away, but that caused more oil to pour on his exposed shoulder and torso. 

Oil flew everywhere. 

Others screamed.

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Chapter 14 - Cock Fight

 

Chapter 14 - Cock Fight

 

 

Yu Han got up earlier than Li Yao, a rare occurrence. He lumbered over to the common basin in the wardroom and freshened up with salt water and coal. 

Can’t believe the cultivators have the cure to crippling but not toothpaste. 

The wardrooms were in the same floor as the mess hall. It was sparsely populated now, with barely any disciples. 

On one side were the stairs that led up t...

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Chapter 13 - Simulation

 

Chapter 13 - Simulation

 

 

The monkey turned to the second boy and bashed him on the forearms with the staff. He went flying, too. 

The sound of bones breaking echoed like snapping twigs. Duan Xiaolong waved his hands, and two balls of mist appeared. They were grey, with neon green and red leaking from inside like the aurora. He threw the balls, and the mist permeated the two mangled boys with a whoosh

Their splattered...

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Chapter 12 - Duan Xiaolong

Chapter 12 - Duan Xiaolong

 

 

 

It was like a missile had suddenly hit the ship. Yu Han was flung out of his bed, kissing the floor with a painful thud.

“Motherfu—” Li Yao’s curse rang from somewhere.

Yu Han’s vision buzzed blue and red, and when the stars cleared up, he found himself leaning on a wall for balance.

“What business does fellow Daoist have with this Verdant Blade Sect’s vessel?” Qiao Jinhai’s voice echoe...

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Chapter 11 - Enemy

  

 

 

Chapter 11 - Enemy

“Dear sister, why must you look so down? It’s a joyous occasion.” Huang Linxue said. “Even though you upset Senior Brother Qiao greatly, he’s so kind to let you use an immortal elixir for healing. Senior Brother Qiao was not pleased. He only had one of those and he had to use it on a trash like you.”

“… I’m grateful.” Huang Niuniu said, her eyes glossed over.

“He even let you go without far...

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Chapter 10 - Shame

Chapter 10 - Shame

Huang Niuniu’s green eyes widened, and her voice shook. She raised two trembling arms like she was shielding herself. There were red streaks on her hand, bruised and bloody, as if she had been whipped.

Two guys blocked her from behind. Recruits from the same city as Wu Di.

“Come quickly, Niuniu. Pay respects to Senior Brother Wu Di. No other daughter of a prostitute will get such honour,” Huang Linxue said with a smile. Her tone was full of concern f...

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Chapter 9 - Rooster

 

The girl touched the orb. It lit up with red light. 

Huang Linxue’s face scrunched like she had licked the sourest lemon. But in a blink, it changed back. 

“Name?” Qiao Jinhai asked the girl. 

“H-Huang Niuniu.” The girl was flustered. She lowered her face and fidgeted with her fingers. 

Yellow Cow? Cow cow? That has to be a nickname. 

“A trait, huh? Not bad. Wait at the side with your sister.”&nb...

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Chapter 8 - Yellow Cow

“You’re grabby with your hands, Tubs,” Li Yao said. He picked up three dumplings with his chopsticks and threw them into his mouth. 

“What do you mean?” Yu Han asked. He slurped his spicy braised beans, his face smoking red. 

“You look like you want to throw that at someone.” 

“Don’t underestimate throwing stuff.” Especially if it was piping hot soup. Aim for the eyes, and they’d be on the floor screaming. 

Yu Han made p...

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Chapter 7 - Unpaid

Johan slammed the door to the greenhouse open. Dad was there, watering the carrots.

“Why did you sell the mansion?” Johan demanded.

“For capital. The company needs funds,” came Dad’s low voice, as if he hadn’t ruined his life’s work on a whim.

“Then why did you give that capital away?”

“It was salary, not a giveaway. The employees built the company. They deserve proper pay.”

“If you had fired some of them, then we wouldn’t have to—”<...

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Chapter 6 - Status  

“Jie Tong, that snake,” Li Yao said, “He escaped.”

“You know him?” Yu Han asked. Both boys were in gangs, so that wasn’t strange. Still, small world.

“There’s no kid in the Riversong underworld that doesn’t know about the Jie twins. They’ve been lying low for a while. It wasn’t until you blabbered about your “good brother Jie Tong” that I realised what he was up to.” Li Yao waved a piece of paper in front of Yu Han.

It was the rock-tied letter s...

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Chapter 5 - No Next Time!

“Never knew there were this many people in the city,” Li Yao said, gesturing at the long line. “Ain’t no way that guy is under twenty-one. Wait, hold the—that’s the swindler Old Dog Black! He’s middle-aged—” 

“You dare deceive me so blatantly?” the cultivator said to the swindler. 

“My lord—” Old Dog Black grinned, rubbing his hands together “—bein’ an immortal’s been a long dream of—” 

The cultivator slashed out ...

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Chapter 4 - Cultivator

“Let me pass,” Yu Han said. His mind churned, trying to come up with a solution.

“Looks like someone hasn’t learned his lesson.” Bushy Beard’s voice lowered. He stared down at Yu Han with narrowed eyes.

“Lord Cultiv—” Yu Han opened his mouth again, but was interrupted by a punch to the forehead. He stumbled back, crying out.

“Should’ve left you in the forest to be a wolf snack.” Bushy Beard spat on Yu Han’s face. The slime dripped, smelling meaty. View Post