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Book 2 - Interlude: A Vague Plan

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Yu Yanhua stepped to the cliff's edge to stand beside the Sect Master, his residence behind them.

“You should introduce yourself to Wei Liang, Sect Master,” Yu Yanhua broke the silence, “There’s no need to hold back since the Grand Elder has already taken the initiative.”

“That’s even more of a reason not to do so. You are enough for now.”

Yu...

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Book 2 - Chapter 14

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William instinctively caught the robes thrown at him. He held it away from his body to give it a once over, wondering why he was given what he already possessed, before realizing that the sleeve was different. One filled gold circle, and another next to it that was just an outline with around a tenth filled in.

It signified his new cultivation level.

<...

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Book 2 - Chapter 13

AN: Sorry for the lack of chapters over the weekend. I announced this in the discord, but I know most aren't on there. I was fixing some errors and condensing some parts of Book 1 to be ready for publishing. Nowhere close to being finished, so I'm setting aside weekends to work on that. The date for publishing is coming closer far quicker than I imagined.

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Book 2 - Chapter 12

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“I still wanted more tea,” William muttered as he followed Su Qinglian as she let them to the exit.

“We can always return,” Mei Lingxi consoled him, “Perhaps try a different tea.”

“Will Senior Brother be accompanying you when you return?” Su Qinglian suddenly asked.

“Ah, no,” William replied awkwardly, “Your… Senior Bro...

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Book 2 - Chapter 11

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He didn’t hesitate to use it.

[-150 Spiritual Energy]

Name: Mei Lingxi

Age: 19

Level: 186

Cultivation: Foundation Establishment (Late Stage)

Health: 2900/2900

Spiritual Energy: 2290/2290

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Book 2 - Chapter 10

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“I’ll return with the tea, Senior Brother,” Su Qinglian smiled brightly as she left the room.

William had expected something similar to the Phoenix’s Nest. A spacious, isolated room, so it was possible to ignore the world outside once the door was closed.

He didn’t expect to walk past the door and suddenly be standing on beautiful, dark ...

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Book 2 - Chapter 9

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To Mei Lingxi's embarrassment, the Grand Elder gave them an amused grin.

“It seems I have a fan in your attendant, Disciple Wei. I can’t lie and say I’m not flattered. Still, don’t be so nervous. As Elder Zhongli said, I am not so fragile that I need to prop myself up by my disciples being servile.”

He could see Mei Lingxi flush a bright...

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Book 2 - Chapter 8

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“Are we still near the Outer Court?” William asked faintly.

“It cannot be seen from here, but yes. It is at the edge of the mountain range.”

He nodded slightly as he absorbed who he was seeing. He never thought that a view from a mountaintop would be waiting after they exited the building.

Nor would he have ever guessed how the Inner...

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Book 2 - Chapter 7

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There wasn’t much of a wait needed before the Inner Court Elder arrived. Still, it was long enough to realize that he needed to question whatever Zheng Tao told him if it wasn’t also confirmed by a manual.

That mainly included information about the sect. It was not too much of a headache, but enough to add another reason Zheng Tao would die a painfu...

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Book 2 - Chapter 6

AN: Very delayed chapter. I had a pretty bad headache, and one hand is nearly unusable due to my shoulder, but here it is. 😮‍💨

There might be some edits needed, but I can take a look tomorrow. I mainly wanted to keep up the habit of at least 1 chapter a day

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William released control over his Qi, deactivatin...

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Book 2 - Chapter 5

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William could afford to stare at Zheng Tao since the fear of Mei Lingxi kept the two men at a distance.

He always thought the act of conversing with enemies was relegated to people of suspect intellect, but that mattered little at the moment. The memories of all his interactions with Zheng Tao were carefully being dissected in his mind.

Not that i...

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Book 2 - Chapter 4

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It looked like they were about to leave the forest itself with how sparse the Jade Trees became. That also meant they were about to leave the sect's territory.

“Brother Zheng, we should stop here.”

Zheng Tao frowned as he looked back at him. “The Jade Trees still affect the development too much in this area. Plus, all the spiritual growth is...

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Book 2 - Chapter 3

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They were far from the crowd of mortals waiting before the archway, and William was glad for it.

That brought up a feeling of guilt, which was quickly stamped down. This wasn’t the first time his plan to help mortals fell through, and he was sure it wouldn’t be the last. So be it.

Mei Lingxi was right. It would soothe his feelings to help out ...

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Book 2 - Chapter 2

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He watched Zheng Tao search for a suitable target among the hopeful mortals with distaste. It was more than a little stomach-turning when he saw the heart-wrenching depression that fell on the mortals’ faces when the older disciple walked past them.

William first left the Outer Court several days ago to get out of the university-like atmosphere and ha...

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Book 2 - Chapter 1

“Are formations really something you should be focusing on?”

William sighed as his hope of being unnoticed vanished. He hadn’t actually been trying to hide, but a little space from Zheng Tao would have been welcome.

As much as the older disciple was helpful, he was also a nagging mother hen who was in his ear constantly about his studies. It felt like he was back in the earlier days of schooling when being micromanaged was a daily thing.

“Brother Zheng, I told you I ...

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Chapter 94

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His waking groan was muffled. To be accurate, it was more blocked than muffled.

William’s jaw was somehow nestled inside a rock. Not only that, but his entire body was lodged in rock. It took a few seconds for what happened to fl...

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Chapter 93

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William’s patented ‘Run for your life’ skill was going as well as it could, considering that two humanoid-shaped behemoths were throwing punches that created shockwaves behind him.

That was great, but he really wished his guess that another giant would rip its way out of the ground to start a fight was wrong. William had tried multiple times t...

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Chapter 92

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William’s increased cultivation might give him a little more breathing room before his health started to take a hit. Still, he had no intention of leaving his life up to that hope, especially with what happened next.

To top off the hellish environment, sudden distant roars made the lava pits bubble in excitement as William braced himself to not fa...

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Chapter 91

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Thinking of this beautiful underwater paradise and the hellish desert that he had experienced as one and the same was unfair, but that was what William’s mind was starting to conclude.

After a certain point, wandering around the beautiful sights was getting equally repetitive as seeing sand as far as the eyes could see. There was only so much that...

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Chapter 90

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William had already moved to put some space between himself and the turtle while he stared incredulously at the alert. This solved his communication issue, but what kind of name was Lord Paddlington?

It sounded like something that a child would name their pet. That didn’t stop him from allowing the connection.

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Chapter 89

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He had done this before. Granted, it had been while he was outside of the trench, but this dance was familiar to him. William was moving side to side to see if the tiny turtle kept its attention on him.

It did.

William wasn’t sure if he was supposed to melt from the cuteness of the tiny thing or shudder at being reminded of the intelligence ...

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Chapter 88

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AN: Sorry for the delay. I didn't like how I had written the past two chapters so wanted to rewrite or modify some of the dialogue. I tried multiple times, but I hated those attempts even more. So original it is 💀

William felt a rollercoaster of emotions as he read the quest details. Disbelief was at the top as he read what he was required ...

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Character Renders

I'm posting these on discord and RR, but some of you might not be checking those so I'll make a post here too. I will add to this as more renders are created.

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Chapter 87

Glossary

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“No, I can’t correct the issues you have with your soul,” Sophia cut off his hopes early, “If my disciple wasn’t able to help, how can my mere incarnation do so? Besides, having my creation helping you with it should be mor...

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Chapter 86

Glossary

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AN: The chapter was changed a little. There is a little more dialogue, and William doesn't blurt out the question about Earth in this version.

William knew what he was looking at, the spot where he had sat t...

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Interlude: Princess Jin Has an Assignment

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Princess Jin supposed this could be much worse.

Instead of being exhausted, paranoid, and significantly injured, she could be all that while dealing with Ren Bo’s affection.

Thankfully, she had been able to avoid gettin...

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Chapter 85

Glossary

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William watched as the thinly spread Qi in his Stomach Meridian slowly gathered in the center, compressing until a familiar dim speck appeared.

That was the last of the extra spiritual energy added to his pathways from binging ...

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Chapter 84

Glossary

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[Cultivate in Qi-dense environment for 20 hours: +120000 XP]

[Level Up! | 5 Stat Points Added] x9

William had finished cultivating a few seconds ago, but he didn’t feel like ...

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Chapter 83

Glossary

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[+10 Spirit]

[Max Spirit Reached]

[Modified | Trait: Soul Damage]

[11%—> 9% Attribute Reduction]

[Modified | Spiritua...

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Chapter 82

Glossary

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[Cultivate in Qi-dense environment for 10 hours: +20000 XP]

[Level Up! | 5 Stat Points Added]

[Level Up! | 5 Stat Points Added]

[Level Up! | 5 St...

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