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Cultivating Chai 104

104: 

Xiao Feng could feel the warmth of the kit as he stroked its soft fur. For its size, the kit was remarkably light, so much so that it would be easy to forget that it was resting up...

Cultivating Chai - 103

103: 

Xiao Feng and Lianhua observed with bated breaths as more and more cracks spiderwebbed across the surface of the Beast Egg, a nervous energy building up in the air as they bore wit...

Cultivating Chai 102

102: 

Xiao Feng’s expression was tense as he studied the surface of the beast egg intently, as if doing so would reveal a greater truth to him. After the solution Beast Master Zen had ...

Cultivating Chai 101

101:

Xiao Feng closed the door to Lianhua’s room behind him before striding forward with purpose, with a cloth satchel slung over his shoulder that he was keeping in place with his right h...

Cultivating Chai 100

The Big 100: 

“How did you do it?” Lianhua finally snapped out of the daze as she carefully deposited the pill in a fresh glass vial, its bottom cushioned with a fluffy plant fiber, ...

Cultivating Chai 99

99: 

Before his Essence Cultivation Art, Xiao Feng could see quite clearly as the luminescence of the Frost Lily began to ebb, albeit at a much more modest rate than the abruptness with ...

Cultivating Chai 98

98:

Xiao Feng watched in fascination as the unshielded base of the Sylvan Heartroot began to seek out the refined mixture, the base remaining unmoved by the no doubt sweltering heat trapped w...

Cultivating Chai 97

97:

Xiao Feng took a sharp breath in an attempt to calm the fervor he felt at what he suspected was a flawless refinement of the first four ingredients required for the Beast Bonding Pill. Ev...

Cultivating Chai 96

96:

Xiao Feng’s expression reflected the stress he was under as he pursed his lips, his jaw clenched tightly as he drew his left hand outward so it formed a claw-like shape with the tips of...

Cultivating Chai 95

95: 

“Would it not have been possible to use an Earthen Clay Pill instead?” Xiao Feng asked as he stared at the pill furnace with a resigned expression upon his face, knowing that he...

Return of the Sealed Archmagus Chapter 2 [v.2]

This version is basically a new thing compared to the previous version. Still not sure if I'm committing to this story, but here's a taste of the MC's powerset.

Feedback's welcome- chapter is...

Return of the Sealed Archmage 2 [V.1]

This is the first draft of chapter 2, not sure if it's too wordy of an opener with the epigraph or if it sets the tone right, so I'm open to feedback.

Gonna be adding a lot more words to this...

Cultivating Chai 94

94: 

Xiao Feng’s features were scrunched up in concentration as he reached for a vial that was full of a thick silver liquid that he knew to be the bone marrow of a Stoneback Ursine. H...

Return of the Sealed Archmagus Soft Launch- Chapter 1

This Chapter 1 is available to free as well as paid patreons.

It's a bit of a hobby project i've been working on. Later chapters past 20k words might be paid, but it'll be coming on royal ro...

Cultivating Chai 93

93: 

Xiao Feng took a deep breath as he finished arranging the seven ingredients before him upon a bevelled wooden tray that was deep enough to contain any spills, their glass vials and ...

Cultivating Chai 92

92: 

Days bled into weeks as Xiao Feng’s life fell into a routine that he found wasn’t unlike his college life. He had no doubt that he would’ve woken up each day tired, as was tra...

Cultivating Chai 91

91: 

Xiao Feng watched as Beast Master Zen plucked one of the multi-coloured vials from his workbench’s upper layer, a vivid yellow solution that had been sealed with a clay stopper. P...

Cultivating Chai 90

90: 

“Come in,” Beast Master Zen’s muffled voice sounded out from inside his cabin as Xiao Feng and Lianhua stood right outside the door, with the former having raised his hand to ...

Cultivating Chai 89

89: 

Xiao Feng was lost in thought as Lianhua poured him a cup of a Masala Chai only she could make, having refined the astringent Mystic Palms with her inherited Alchemist Flame to draw...

The Legendary Fool is out on April 1st!

Howdy all.

This is a public Patreon post for all those that have been following me over the years.

I'm happy to announce that my Deckbuilder LITRPG that I have been working on for the p...

Cultivating chai 88

88: 

“How did he manage it?” Xiao Feng asked. 

“He did not,” Lianhua cheekily replied, a mischievous glint flitting across her gaze. “Not alone, at least. There was ...

87: On Chai

87: 

“What is it that you are noting down?” Lianhua asked as she watched spring water bubble in the now clean pill cauldron. 

“Nothing important,” Xiao Feng replied, e...

Cultivating Chai 86

86: 

So why did you tell me to use the Essence Cultivation Art on him? Xiao Feng asked as he returned to the Administrative Division, carrying a woven basket in his left ha...

Cultivating Chai 85

85:

“You…You dare?” Alchemist Zhi asked, as the confusion evident upon his visage was substituted with rage, the colour returning to his cheeks in a flush of fury. “A pu...

84: Unexpected Encounter

wanted to make this chapter longer, but i'm kinda sick so it's gonna have to come out in 2 parts

84: 

Xiao Feng bit back the urge to whistle as he walked back to his room, just abo...

Cultivating Chai 83

83: 

Lianhua’s expression turned from one of intrigue to one of astonishment as her keen gaze inspected the fully refined mixture that was now resting at the base of the pill furnace.&...

Cultivating Chai 82

82: 

On his second attempt, Xiao Feng opted for a slightly different tactic. In his soul space, besides the modest area that belonged to his predecessor, he was the sovereign. As such, h...

Cultivating Chai 81

81: 

As Xiao Feng walked back to his dorm room, he couldn’t help but think upon the truths that had been revealed to him. A true bond was a far heavier responsibility than Xiao Feng ha...

Cultivating Chai 80

80: 

Xiao Feng stumbled backwards before his instincts kicked in and he managed to prevent himself from falling. His gaze met Liulian’s, her ruby-red eyes intensely staring into his ow...

Cultivating Chai 79

79: True bond

Hours blurred into days as time ebbed away, yet Xiao Feng did not leave the cavern. There was a very real possibility that the elephantine spiritual beast still lurked the lands...