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Story 11 - How to Save a Sect in Six Simple Steps (Part 30)

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Part 30

“And you know how things went from there,” Little Spring said.

“So that rat girl attracted trouble, then left when things became too difficult?” 

He grima...

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Story 11 - How to Save a Sect in Six Simple Steps (Part 29)

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Part 29

We quickly arrived behind the first aid tents closest to the sect. Vengeful Siren set me down. It seemed like he was about to leave, so he could fight the enemy Nascent Soul elder...

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Chapter Postponed

Hi everyone!

I hope you all had an amazing time this Halloween! Though stressful, I had fun and got to see some good friends. Unfortunately, those were the best parts of this week, because the rest of it kicked my ass.

I wanted to get this week's chapter out today, but it's not happening for two small reasons and three big ones.

The two small ones were: Halloween stuff and a surprise (for me) visit from my husband's friend, which made me spend Thursday cleaning house so he c...

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Story 11 - How to Save a Sect in Six Simple Steps (Part 28)

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Part 28

“I’m right here, Bandleader!” Dread Lotus called. I found her next to Azure. They both looked grim.

“What happened?”

“We lost Parroting Liar from 17-P2V2....

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Story 11 - How to Save a Sect in Six Simple Steps (Part 27)

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Part 27

The tide of orthodox cultivators suddenly surged toward us, bringing the frontline much closer. Originally, we were far enough away from the front to be relatively safe from stray...

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Story 11 - How to Save a Sect in Six Simple Steps (Part 26)

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Part 26

“Everyone, you know the drill! Counting Sheep!” I yelled as I sent my flying band toward the middle of the battlefield.

My percussionists hit the sides of their...

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Delay due to author’s health

Hi everyone!

I apologize for telling you about the delay so late. Since my symptoms started out mild I assumed I’d be able to power through and get the chapter out… that obviously did not happen. I overestimated my will power and brain function.

My health is not great. Considering my symptoms, I think I have strep throat. I have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow and hopefully they’ll set me up with antibiotics if that’s the case.

As long as I can get better in the n...

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Story 11 - How to Save a Sect in Six Simple Steps (Part 25)

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Part 25

My marching rock band and I flew toward the barrier protecting the sect. We weren’t the only ones. The sky was filled with disciples in their red uniforms trimmed with gold. Those in Qi Condensation who didn’t have a flying tool ran through the maze-like pathways of the outer sect to reach a gathering spot at t...

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Story 11 - How to Save a Sect in Six Simple Steps (Part 24)

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Part 24

Hidden Dagger appeared confused and glanced over at Little Teasing Mouse, who chatted happily with the puppeteers. “That girl?”

“She’s a self-trained demoni...

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Story 11 - How to Save a Sect in Six Simple Steps (Part 23)

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Part 23

I pulled on Badass Brian’s string. He lifted the crab sword and sent a slash of Qi toward Hidden Dagger. The man flashed backward, avoiding the attack. He vanished behind a puff...

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Story 11 - How to Save a Sect in Six Simple Steps (Part 22)

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Part 22

“This is war. It’s no place for a child like her. She wormed her way onto this mission because of her impressive treasure-seeking mouse. If she can’t handle a little much-de...

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Story 11 - How to Save a Sect in Six Simple Steps (Part 21)

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Part 21

Ha! Of course, he’d feel pain dealing with that rat girl.

“Right now, I’m not your martial brother. Call me Team Leader. Unless Elder Wrathful Waterspout is here, I am...

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Story 11 - How to Save a Sect in Six Simple Steps (Part 20)

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Part 20

I sent everyone home and told them to practice on their own until mid-morning because I had to prepare the medicinal baths for the three Nascent Soul elders. Of course, I also had...

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Story 11 - How to Save a Sect in Six Simple Steps (Part 19)

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Part 19

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Story 11 - How to Save a Sect in Six Simple Steps (Part 18)

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Part 18

I stepped onto my sword and flew across the sect, making sure to stay high in the air and away from the few bird-type beasts who treated the sky here as their territory.

It ...

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Story 11 - How to Save a Sect in Six Simple Steps (Part 17)

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Part 17

I kept an eye on the elders’ bath temperatures and made sure Golden Pride didn’t cheat. But while I was doing that, I had to figure out the next steps.

The best place to...

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Story 11 - How to Save a Sect in Six Simple Steps (Part 16)

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Part 16

To save time, I sent a request for all the Nascent Soul elders Noxious was treating to arrive at the bathhouse nearly simultaneously. 

Vengeful Siren, and Golden Pride ...

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Story 11 - How to Save a Sect in Six Simple Steps (Part 15)

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Part 15

White Scale frowned down at me. “I can’t kill you like you deserve because you’re under Senior Noxious Fangstrike’s protection, but that doesn’t mean I can’t kick you ...

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Story 11 - How to Save a Sect in Six Simple Steps (Part 14)

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Thank you for being the best readers on Patreon! Here is the link to the Google Docs for those who prefer it. Since this is my first post since being back, I'll try my best not to get anything wrong, but if I do, please forgive me. It's been a while, and I'm rusty.

Part 14

I used my spiritual ene...

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On health and returning from a hiatus in two (three) weeks (Updated)

Hi everyone! You all are the best readers ever, which is why I'm sad to say that I ended up getting sick twice during my break (a truly terrible stomach flu for about half a week, which made me lose 10 lbs, and a cold for about a week). Then my AC broke during a short heatwave and took nearly a week to fix. As a cold-running dragon, the nearly 85-87 F weather did not help my brain functionality.

All of this made it impossible for me to complete the work I had planned. It's been a hell o...

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Story 11 - How to Save a Sect in Six Simple Steps (Part 13)

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Part 13

While I waited for Elder Vengeful Siren to come back with the right materials, I sent messages to my students. I demanded that they meet me at our normal practice grounds in 24 ho...

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Story 11 - How to Save a Sect in Six Simple Steps (Part 12)

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Part 12

I stepped on the north side of the formation and sent my spiritual energy into it. The circular node glowed as my energy passed through each part, even lighting up some hidden sec...

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Story 11 - How to Save a Sect in Six Simple Steps (Part 11)

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Part 11

Down on the rocky, lightly forested area just outside of Noxious’ tribulation cloud, I noticed a very recognizable pink head. When I focused on it, I realized that Dread...

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AFS 2: Strange Flame Strangeness - Part 14 - Catching Up (Story End)

Part 14

I unlocked the door, and it slid open. Spring, who had been sleeping outside, fell down and hit his head on the workshop floor. Since his physique was SSS-rank, the floor took more damage than his head. He opened his eyes and frowned.

I grinned down at him. “You’re still here.” Because my plans changed halfway through, I ended up taking much longer than I thought. It had already been around six hours since I began fixing my core.

He blinked. “I’m very goo...

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AFS 2: Strange Flame Strangeness - Part 13 - Strange Perfection

Part 13

“Fairy Lin, are you sure this will work? Your strange flame looks…”

“Intimidating? Don’t worry…” I glanced at Spring and used my spiritual energy to toss the mushroom into my cauldron. Instead of smelling cooking mushrooms, the fungi melted into a pool of energy. “Because it works! My strange flame is the best.”

I used a hand gesture to calm it down and set it to simmer before clearing my cauldron out with a cleaning technique.

“Now to sta...

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AFS 2: Strange Flame Strangeness - Part 12 - Survival Challenge Finish Line

Part 12

I cultivated for a couple hours while Hanna and YaoYao worked on merging the broken mechs into one usable one. They even had Chad help. His new SSSS-rank physique was useful since he was able to twist the muscles just right. He was actually better and faster than the machine that we usually used in my workshop!

Sometime after I finished cultivating and while they were in the middle of preparing the mechs, two S-rank beasts came near us. The giant rabbit alien bared its lar...

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AFS 2: Strange Flame Strangeness - Part 11 - Always Finish Big

Author’s Note: Ah, why did I make this so long? At least it’s fun, right? Maybe?

Part 11

I ran toward the most dangerous space crab in the area, Big Gray, as fast as I could push the mech. Unfortunately, the damn flying crabs were faster.

I let out a breath and focused. If I wanted to keep the shitty survival challenge mech intact long enough to do some damage, I couldn’t use My Armor is My Body for very long. But I could use it for short bursts as l...

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AFS 2: Strange Flame Strangeness - Part 10 - The Chaos That Reigns When Space Crabs Descend

Part 10

The battlefield smelled like mech grease, dust, cut trees and barbeque space crab. The sounds echoed through the jungle and caused birds and beasts to retreat. And I was left with a dilemma.

I had a limited amount of spiritual energy and no pills that could help me replenish my energy. While cultivating worked, it took too much time to be useful in a fight. This meant I couldn’t act unless I was certain, and I’d already used a significant portion of my energy today j...

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AFS 2: Strange Flame Strangeness - Part 9 - Attack of the Gray Alien Space Crab

Part 9

She grabbed my arm. “What? No! You have to save him! I... He’s...”

I patted her hand. “Relax. I was joking.”

Her mouth opened. She looked so mad. It was ridiculously hard to stop myself from laughing.

“He’s better than fine. His physical rank is just improving from 3S to 4S. What he’s experiencing is just growing pains.”

She pointed to the glowing man on the ground. “That does not look like growing pains!”

I crossed my arms. ...

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AFS 2: Strange Flame Strangeness - Part 8 - My Fire is My Cauldron

Part 8

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