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Immortal Freeloader 104

As I looked at the solitary hill I picked as the location of the mystic land, I started processing what I knew about such places. My knowledge predominantly came from the gossip of the itinerant cultivators during my long stay at the cultivator market. Hardly the most reliable source, but creating a fake target was better than letting the cultivators search desperately until they stumble upon it.

Based on their gossip, I learned the existence of three common types of mystic lands.

Immortal Freeloader 103

The first reaction I had after the discovery of the spiritual vein was to freeze, panicking as I realized I had just touched something that belonged to one of the four strongest sects of the continent. I wanted to run before a dozen Golden Core cultivators came to eviscerate me. Incredible formation skills or not, dealing with hostile Golden Core cultivators was not something I could do.

But then, my rationality managed to reassert itself.

The current mortal region didn’t belo...

Wild Dragon of Rome 33

Even as I prepared for combat, I moved away with my new spear, leaving the opening behind. Instead, I moved to one of the concealed spots I had picked earlier, which had two advantages.

Not only did it give me a good view of the opening, allowing me to observe the inevitable arrival of the beast and ambush it, but it was also close enough to the cave where Lillian was meditating, giving me the option to call her, to reinforce me. Though, I didn’t want to do that unless it was my last...

Wild Dragon of Rome 32

The next few days passed in a routine as we steadily traveled toward the border. Our journey slowed down slightly due to my need to … keep my mana build-up low, but otherwise, it passed in a surprisingly calm routine.

Then, we started to get near the Rhine, the border of Rome, and travel started to get more challenging. For multiple reasons. Reasons I couldn’t help but think even as we prepared another camp.

 The first reason was the military presence. Germanic tribes of...

Accidental Villainy 72

Lost in her success, Daria didn’t pay attention to my footsteps. I was tempted to sneak, but once again, her power dissuaded me. Instead, as I approached, I made sure to stomp a bit harder, so when I stood behind her, she was just acting like she didn’t notice my presence.

“I’m sure you finished searching that region,” I said. “Why don’t you continue.”

Daria pulled back, smirking. “Why? Are you afraid that I’ll steal her.”

“Maybe,” I said amusing...

Accidental Villainy 71

Daria said nothing even as Tara removed her leather jacket and patted it before discarding it, just trembling with excitement, letting herself swept into the fantasy, showing enthusiasm for Tara’s involvement.

It was good. With Tara to potentially distract her, I could check her phone without alerting her. Not to mention, joining was a reward for Tara as well. I could see that she was excited even as she followed my commands perfectly.

Tara managed to hide her excitement somew...

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Immortal Freeloader 102

“What the hell!” I gasped even as I tried to follow Pearyin, but the gate was already gone, leaving only a persistent glow where the gate was, showing the outline of the gate. That glow allowed me to practice my techniques far more efficiently, but I didn’t care about it.

I was trying to understand what was going on, but no matter how much what formation I had used, it didn’t help. My knowledge about it was truly limited.

After an hour, I stopped trying to find out what ...

Immortal Freeloader 101

Once the threats of the assassination had ended, my next destination was Markas. Particularly, the valley I had created for Pearyin. It was time for another visit.

I ignored the forts of the Tiger Fist army. Their construction had slowed down significantly after their latest change of strategy, focusing on the rebellion rather than Markas. I didn’t go there either. I had already extended the outer layer of the detection formation to the city, so I didn’t need to check periodically....

Immortal Freeloader 100

“… Alright, I changed my mind about the assassins. They are not welcome anymore,” I muttered as I extracted myself from Aisnam’s arms, who had just recently fallen asleep, earlier than our usual time, because I had to focus on tiring her.

Which meant, fewer rewards.

[Cultivation Difference Bonus - 50; Pampering Bonus - 75 (Capped)]

[125x Return - 239 Qi Strands]

I had to do so due to the number of cultivator assassins. It was not even dawn, yet I could see eig...

Accidental Villainy 70

Tara walked steadily toward the door, faking being wounded. I had noticed Daria’s suspicious gaze, clearly too experienced to buy the fake wound. I nodded. While I would have preferred Tara to be a better actress, there was little I could do to change that in short order.

I asked her to lock the door rather than doing it myself, because I didn’t want to trick Daria when it came to the capabilities of Tara. Letting her underestimate us too much wouldn’t be to our benefit.

T...

Accidental Villainy 69

Shooting a home movie with Emily was fun, though Tara’s shy reaction was even better. I didn’t need to ask her whether she watched it, as her blush already revealed that she watched the show, and enjoyed it immensely.

Unfortunately, what followed was not as fun. As Emily modified and updated the security equipment, I shuffled through multiple disguises and installed them across the neighborhood, one that went far farther than the immediate surroundings of my bar.

It was hard...

Wild Dragon of Rome 31B

“Let’s start with washing your back,” I said as our bodies dipped into the refreshing water of the spring.

“You don’t need to—” she started, which died just as quickly as my fingers danced on her back, dealing with the stress of our trek.

“Nonsense. That was a difficult journey,” I said even as I dipped my hand in the water and grabbed her foot, gently pulling it onto my lap before pressing my thumb on her soles. “You deserve some pampering for your impressiv...

Wild Dragon of Rome 31

As we left the checkpoint behind, I couldn’t help but give a regretful glance toward that way. With the checkpoint successfully left behind, our escape had just taken a big step forward. I should be feeling happy. Elated, even.

However, as my gaze turned to the single, solitary scale on my arm, the only thing I felt was a deep frustration. How could I feel anything else, when the evidence of a potential disaster lay on my arm, showing that my botched breakthrough had more side effect...

Wild Dragon of Rome 30

“It’s time to move,” I said the moment the sun disappeared at the horizon as I poked Lillian, pulling her out of her trance. “How was your trance? Any improvement?”

“Unbelievable,” she said. “Feel free to alert me whenever that mana build-up gets too much.”

I chuckled. “So, you only want to use me for my mana. How merciless,” I teased.

“Shut up,” she said, blushing. She slapped my arm, I just chuckled, ignoring the temptation to tell her that mana...

Wild Dragon of Rome 29

Lillian was sniffing hungrily as she stepped out of the cave, looking far better.

“Good morning, sleepyhead,” I greeted cheerfully once I stopped chewing my food and waved to her. She looked at me, smiling at first, then her expression turned serious. “What’s wrong?” I asked.

“What are doing?” she asked as she pointed the hide in my hand, which I had been sanding to get rid of the blood and the meat layer.

“Well, I’m tanning the hide,” I explained. 2024-05-04 13:14:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Accidental Villainy 68

I didn’t spend much time setting the cameras, just enough to make sure the angles were decent, before I walked back to her, and captured her lips. She abandoned herself into the kiss while my hand canned over her naked breasts. She gasped in pleasure as she looked somewhere over my shoulder.

Normally, I didn’t appreciate such drifting attention, but I decided to make an exception under the circumstances. After all, she was still paying attention to us, just on how we looked on the ...

Immortal Freeloader 99

“Let’s stop the dinner,” Aisnam said halfway toward the second dish, which surprised me.

“Is there something wrong with the food?” I asked. I didn’t need to fake my worry. Maintaining Aisnam’s good mood was very important for my immediate future, particularly since I wanted to continue laundering cultivation techniques through the System with her as the medium.

She chuckled. “No, but I can see your enthusiasm about the techniques, so I thought that we could start...

Immortal Freeloader 98

Aisnam was being targeted.

The challenge I was facing was supposed to be scary, yet, I didn’t have much fear. It was arrogance, I knew, but the sight of a Fifth Stage cultivator, not only running away, but also thanking me for merely robbing him rather than killing him was enough to make it hard to feel humble.

I had to remember the Golden Core cultivator attacking the protective artifact to keep that arrogance under control. “There’s always someone stronger,” I muttered ...

Immortal Freeloader 97

Even as I was running toward my first potential direct confrontation with a cultivator, what I was feeling was not fear, but excitement.

“Something must be wrong with me,” I muttered, but even as I said that I knew exactly where that feeling had been coming from. I had always been a competitive person, and liked to be better than other people. Not exactly the most flattering self-perception, but also true.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t have spent my life trying to be a world-class...

Wild Dragon of Rome 28

It was still night when we arrived at the land, so running had been easy. Moonlight was bright, but no matter how bright it was, it wasn’t enough to make me worry as I ran through the forest with the elegance of a tiger, passing like a whisper. The only thing that slowed me down was the occasional sources of water, and even then, it was because I deliberately stepped onto them, usually moving upstream in an effort to further obfuscate our tracks from hunting dogs.

Though, I also spen...

Apology for Delay

Hi Everyone.

Apologies for sudden disappearance. I had been dealing with some life emergencies and wasn't able to attend here.

I'll make sure that there will be no repeat.

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Wild Dragon of Rome 27

When I arrived at the shore, Lillian was already a hundred feet away from the shore, behind a large rock, breathing hard as she battled exhaustion. Trying to push the boat to the shore faster than the pirate ship while trying to defend herself against the constant ranged attack of two mages and a dozen ballistas was challenging.

I hadn’t seen her, as I was busy dealing with the captain for a few seconds, but from her exhausted state, I surmise that she tried to block all of them rath...

Wild Dragon of Rome 26

“When I give you the signal, start pushing the boat with your water, at full speed,” I ordered as I took a deep breath.

Using Lillian’s water magic constantly hadn’t been a viable strategy when we were in the middle of the sea. While it would allow us to move faster than the pirate ship, Lillian’s endurance had limits. If the captain decided to give chase the same way, he would have caught up, triggering a battle.

A battle that would have inevitably alerted the ships m...

Wild Dragon of Rome 25

“Lillian, try to not make any sudden move, but we have guests,” I warned her, breaking her concentration. She opened her eyes, her expression tense. However, she didn’t make any sudden move, which was good.

“Who are they?” she said, tense.

“Don’t look back, don’t even move,” I warned as I carefully maintained the same pace. It was not my quickest burst, but any sudden change would alert them that their concealment was no longer effective, forcing them to take a...

Immortal Freeloader 96

Once I heard about the declaration of war, I knew that Aisnam would have to go and deal with it despite it still being midnight. It was too important not to be dealt with, but I also understood why she wanted to engage with it disguised as a servant.

She wanted her enemies to believe that, Queen the Cultivator was too wounded to respond, and spend nights recovering.

Aisnam waited at the door for a moment, processing the information. “Tell the guards that Her Highness will see ...

Immortal Freeloader 95

[Cultivation Difference Bonus - 50; Pampering Bonus - 75 (Capped)]

[125x Return - Calligraphy Lesson- Major Immersion]

[125x Return - Verdant Brush Talisman Technique Lesson - Major Immersion]

[125x Return - Nataba Formation Technique Lesson - Major Immersion, Minor Integration]

[125x Return - Palm of Verdant Cleansing - Major Immersion]

[125x Return - Thousand Petals Gate Transformation Technique - Major Immersion]

[125x Return - 839 Qi Strands]

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Immortal Freeloader 94

[Cultivation Difference Bonus - 50; Pampering Bonus - 75 (Capped)]

[125x Return - Calligraphy Lesson- Major Immersion]

[125x Return - Verdant Brush Talisman Technique Lesson - Major Immersion]

[125x Return - Nataba Formation Technique Lesson - Perfection]

[125x Return - Palm of Verdant Cleansing - Minor Immersion]

[125x Return - 728 Qi Strands]

“… Don’t waste too much time delivering the message. Things are dangerous. We don’t know if the Tiger Fist...