“It’s alright,” William smiled, “I was the one who interrupted. I overheard that there was a lecture on formations here? Are these buildings all for that purpose?”
“Where’s your mentor?” Ningyu Zhou asked after realizing Wang Xiaoling wasn’t even part of the sect.
“At the auction,” William replied, adding more when they frowned...
2024-01-21 06:11:30 +0000 UTC View Post“I’ll follow you in a bit, Sister Wang.”
Wang Xiaoling waved Fatty Xu off. “Take your time. The auction will be over soon anyway.”
“Very well,” Fatty Xu nodded, glancing at him. “If you accompany Sister Wang again, I’ll treat you to a Starry Night Cake. Eating good food is the main reason to live, and you are not living.”
...
2024-01-20 15:14:21 +0000 UTC View PostWang Xiaoling barged her way past the line, and any protests that could have been made had died when Fatty Xu saw her.
“Sister Wang! You’re finally here!” Fatty Xu lifted his skewer. “I found Moon Rabbit meat!”
“This might be your best one yet, Fatty Xu!”
William and Lan Yang followed her slowly, ignoring the disgruntled looks given to them by ...
2024-01-19 09:53:21 +0000 UTC View PostThere were times when his physical age was at the front of his mind, and this was one of them.
With Lan Yang and Wang Xiaoling on either side of him, it felt like he was their much younger brother… or with how young most cultivators looked while centuries old, their son.
It also didn’t help that they kept giving each other looks filled with susp...
2024-01-19 09:51:49 +0000 UTC View Post“Senior Yang.”
Lan Yang held a drink in his hand as he stared at the empty stage. It stood out when most others on the Red Floor mingled in small groups.
“So, you found that your friend couldn’t help. I wasn’t joking, Wei Liang. I recommend that you keep away from me. I’ll tell Elder Yu to replace me as a mentor if you’re concerned abo...
2024-01-15 16:33:34 +0000 UTC View PostWang Xiaoling chuckled, not with amusement, but with disbelief.
“If you tell me that was a poor joke right now, I’ll let this go.”
William stayed silent, wondering if it was possible to get a hold of Elder Yu before the bracelets were put on stage.
“So all this talk about helping was false?” Wang Xiaoling clenched her fist.
He eyed her warily...
2024-01-13 21:32:17 +0000 UTC View PostWilliam wanted to lead her into admitting that he owned part of the company, but he didn’t think she would admit it outright without any prodding.
“How can I help?” He asked eagerly. “You did the hard work to build it to a point where you could enter the annual auction, but I’m not a complete dead weight. I can be of more use than just providing...
2024-01-13 21:30:38 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Wang Xiaoling stared at him with an open mouth, he thought he finally had one over her. Unfortunately, that feeling of superiority didn’t last long.
“Only a bit of time away, and you already talked back to me?” Wang Xiaoling growled.
William wasn’t surprised that she became more aggressive. That was almost a given. What did surprise him was the headlo...
2024-01-12 00:08:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Sold! To our impatient guest!” Xia Qing cheered, though she didn’t forget to add a slight admonishment. “For future lots you wish to bid on, please wait until I officially open the bidding.”
William winced when a hand firmly gripped his shoulder. “Senior Yang, I can return most of the Spirit Stones.”
“Is that what you think?” Lan ...
2024-01-12 00:06:29 +0000 UTC View PostAN: I apologize for the large gap in chapters. Most of my time the past week has been spent getting ready for the coming publishing date. I'm starting to realize why some authors prefer getting a publisher to deal with all of this. Way too much work, especially for a first-timer like me since I have to learn everything from scratch.
Thank you for staying on. I'll be spending most of today and tomorrow writing for you all and getting this patreon back above 12 ch...
2024-01-09 17:34:05 +0000 UTC View PostAN: I hope everyone had a great break!
William left the Qi Refining room and froze after he saw Spirit Stones piled on one of the seats.
“Xu Feng left that for you before he locked himself inside the Qi Refining room after the first day of the auction.”
He approximated the Spirit Stones and raised a brow. “There’s enough for forty days...
2024-01-03 15:49:28 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays! Even if you don't celebrate, I hope your week will be filled with happiness!
One thing he appreciated about training in the Qi Refining room was that he never ran out of stamina. It was temporary since everything was simulated.
William wasn’t sure how long he had been getting absolutely de...
2023-12-25 02:05:17 +0000 UTC View PostMei Lingxi hummed in pleasure as she sipped the hot tea.
It wasn’t as good as the tea from Jade Lotus Teahouse, but it was the next best thing. She wasn’t talking about the tea itself, though it was acceptable, but more about the whole atmosphere.
Mei Lingxi had been worried that she would no longer be able to snap her fingers and make overeager...
2023-12-22 01:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post“You get along with the sword boy,” Lan Yang commented when he entered the room.
“I like him,” William shrugged, staring at the large green jade tablet held in his hands. “What’s that, Senior Yang?”
“This is what you needed from the manager,” Lan Yang lifted his hand, as if to show off the tablet. “So, she told me you wanted to learn martial ar...
2023-12-20 07:34:11 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Sorry about the delay. Traveled out of the country for the holidays and then fell sick recently. Updates might be erratic depending on how long I feel like shit 😔
William stayed silent, smartly choosing to let Lan Yang calm himself down.
Thankfully, Xia Qing had started speaking on the next item. A white flower that resembled...
2023-12-20 07:32:09 +0000 UTC View Post“As in the past, let’s open the auction a grade one lot, the Blood Essence Pill!”
William blinked in surprise when the wall behind the stage showed a closeup of the blood-red pill. He wasn’t an expert on the appearance of pills, other than the Vitality Restoration Pill, of course, but he did have the opportunity to see other pills in the Treasure ...
2023-12-15 10:19:34 +0000 UTC View PostHe was already stepping out into the bidding area when he noticed that there were no footsteps behind him.
“You don’t want to participate?” William asked with confusion. What was the point of coming to an auction if you didn’t participate?
Xu Feng hesitated before he nodded firmly and walked toward him. “It’s hard to decide between the Q...
2023-12-14 07:09:51 +0000 UTC View PostPerhaps this hadn’t been his best idea.
William had impulsively told Xu Feng that they should get to know each other because he looked like a scared puppy.
The problem he now faced was that he didn’t know where to start, and Xu Feng was of no help since he seemed more than happy to keep smiling at him as they sat across from each other. A small ...
2023-12-14 00:55:35 +0000 UTC View PostHe grimaced when his palm sliced through flesh effortlessly, almost bisecting the faceless humanoid the room created for him. The extremely dead thing disappeared into thin air.
William used [Thunderous Palm]. It was too effective.
Since the humanoid being was the creation of the formation in the room, his system couldn’t show any of the attribute...
2023-12-12 10:14:13 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Lot of numbers in this one. Also... I had Phnglui mglw'nafh R'lyeh like my last chapter. If I suddenly stop posting, you can blame this person for summoning Cthulhu and getting rid of me 😥
William combed through his memories, studying the times when the change occurred in his meridians. 2023-12-11 03:00:30 +0000 UTC View Post
AN: Scratched my eyes yesterday. 💀 Could barely look at a screen for a few mins, but feeling much better today 🎉
It wasn’t until the door closed behind him that William realized that Lan Yang might not have a way to enter the room since he had the only pass.
He didn’t let it concern him too long. One of the staffers could ...
2023-12-10 16:58:22 +0000 UTC View PostEven if the timing was suspiciously obvious, he was happy to join Rong Yun and Lan Yang. The less talk about visiting a powerful cultivation clan, the better.
As if William was stupid enough to start competing with the members for resources. As the outsider with no relationships, he would be targeted immediately.
… On second thought, he might actu...
2023-12-09 04:14:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Er, hello,” William said after a moment. He had a flashback of speaking to Elder Huang in the Jade Healing Clinic.
It was in their first conversation, but he remembered it clearly since it was related to the name Daoist Chen gave him. Elder Huang said two things about the Wei Clan.
They were wastrels, and they were obscenely wealthy. Well, the ...
2023-12-08 00:22:03 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time William caught up to Lan Yang, a heated conversation was being exchanged between him and Ning Lu… well, at least from his mentor’s side.
He did not intend to interject, so he decided to enjoy the show.
“I was told the Gold Floor would be empty for this auction,” Lan Yang said as calmly as he could, which wasn’t saying much. It ...
2023-12-07 00:40:58 +0000 UTC View Post“Sword boy, you’re free to explore by yourself. I need to speak to my junior alone,” Lan Yang said immediately.
“I will be spending the time in the Qi Refining room, Senior,” Xu Feng bowed.
“That’s fine, but give my junior a Spirit Stone before you do. I don’t want him to be stuck with the cost if you can’t pay.”
Xu Feng di...
2023-12-05 21:30:30 +0000 UTC View PostHe expected the interior to be stunning. After all, this was the Jade Healing Sect. Every building on the sect’s territory seemed to have a requirement to be an architectural masterpiece.
The exterior might look like an extravagant, three-level pagoda that used Jade Trees as building material. Still, like with most things he had come to learn about the ...
2023-12-04 23:24:03 +0000 UTC View PostThey walked past a long line that seemed to keep growing every time William glanced back. Of course, Lan Yang had some super special pass to skip it.
He looked at his mentor's basic status and wondered what would happen if he used [Observe] on him.
It would also solve his question about how old Lan Yin was. William remembered how he assumed she was ...
2023-12-03 07:01:12 +0000 UTC View PostHonestly, he had completely forgotten about him, which was understandable.
William had only seen Lan Yang a few times, most of which were spent silently while traveling to the Garden. After that, he disappeared, leaving him with Lan Yin for company.
“I guess you were right in the end, Young Master. Sentinel Lan is your mentor.”
Lan Yang’...
2023-12-01 07:59:59 +0000 UTC View Post“Young Master, what was Elder Yu going to reveal if you didn’t pass the written test?”
William’s eye twitched in irritation, not in the mood to be reminded of that. Nor did he ever intend to answer that question. He would take the name ‘Fury of the Five Heavenly Dragons’ to the grave.
“Not the time, Sister Lingxi,” William scowled....
2023-11-30 08:25:40 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Book 1 is almost finalized for Amazon! The secret realm arc had been heavily edited, with the action scenes getting a major upgrade. That is my weak point, but my editor has been a godsend. Spent most of the last 4 days working on that.
AN2: The last interlude will be ordered differently. It will come after this chapter on RR, not before. It fits the flow of the story better.
AN3: Another chapter will be posted today. Perhaps 2, but th...
2023-11-29 23:46:50 +0000 UTC View Post