Interlude: Su An
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Of those who took the Xiao Sect’s entrance exam, many were children without exceptional backgrounds. Some were orphans. Some were poor. Some were just utterly unremarkable.
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2020-03-30 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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Writing Blog: Tournament Arcs
It’s been a while since I have written one of these. You’ll have to forgive me for that. You’d think all the quarantines going on would give me more time to write, but I have rarely been as b...
2020-03-28 12:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 58: Wrath
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“I surrender.”
Liu Jin’s words come as an anti-climax. For a moment, the people are left blinking, wondering what just happened. By the time Liu Jin’s words sink in, t...
2020-03-23 12:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 56: A Conversation With Xiao Fang
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The Top 16 have been chosen. The first day of the tournament is over, and people start leaving the arena, happy and content. They talk about the matches on their way home, some of t...
2020-03-23 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 55: Song and Dagger
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After the group stage, over three hundred participants became sixty-four.
After the first round of fights, only thirty-two remain.
By the end of the day, only half...
2020-03-16 12:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 57: Pride
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It happened the night before the fight.
“Yun Han will not make the first move,” Xiao Fang tells him. The heir of the Xiao Sect is not looking at him. Instead, his eyes are...
2020-03-16 12:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 56: A Conversation With Xiao Fang
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The Top 16 have been chosen. The first day of the tournament is over, and people start leaving the arena, happy and content. They talk about the matches on their way home, some of them tr...
2020-03-09 12:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 54: Dagger
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Cai Chin is taken away on a stretcher.
Liu Jin makes his way out of the ring, his every step accompanied by cheers from the audience. His dominating performance has been...
2020-03-09 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 55: Song and Dagger
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After the group stage, over three hundred participants became sixty-four.
After the first round of fights, only thirty-two remain.
By the end of the day, only half...
2020-03-02 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 53: Whim
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The infirmary is full of solemn faces and pained groans.
It is here where those who receive more than a few bruises are taken. There are still many empty beds, but Liu J...
2020-03-02 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostImportant Announcement
Guess who had spine surgery and totally kicked its ass?
Well, not me. I pretty much just lay there and took it. I am only here thanks to God and a damn good team of doctors. It's been a prett...
2020-02-16 02:33:23 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 52: Merciless
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His three matches after defeating Chang Wei all go in similar ways. The match after that, Liu Jin wins by default. His would-be opponent was incapacitated during a previous f...
2020-02-10 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 54: Dagger
AN: So I messed up the access when posting this chapter the first time around. Should be fixed now. Apologies.
Also, I'm alive. So that's cool too. General Announceme...
2020-02-10 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 53: Whim
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The infirmary is full of solemn faces and pained groans.
It is here where those who receive more than a few bruises are taken. There are still many empty beds, but Liu J...
2020-02-03 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 51: Surrender
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Liu Jin has surrendered.
His words travel no further than a few feet away, yet those who hear them feel as if the world has stopped. That is how unexpected Liu Jin’s words are. Ev...
2020-02-03 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChanges
So, as you may have noticed, I have just lowered the pledge amount required for the Inner and Core Disciple tiers. Well, I say lowered, but it is actually creating new tiers with identical benefits...
2020-01-28 06:10:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 52: Merciless
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His three matches after defeating Chang Wei all go in similar ways. The match after that, Liu Jin wins by default. His would-be opponent was incapacitated during a previous fight. With si...
2020-01-27 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 50: Before it Begins
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The eyes of the numerous delegations waiting for the tournament to start follow them as they make their way inside the arena.
Whether it is a school, a Clan, or a Sect, each factio...
2020-01-27 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostWriting Blog: Spoilers
Disclaimer: Contrary to the title, there are no spoilers in this post.
I looked at the calendar and realized I had only made one writing blog post this January. Part of...
2020-01-26 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 51: Surrender
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Liu Jin has surrendered.
His words travel no further than a few feet away, yet those who hear them feel as if the world has stopped. That is how unexpected Liu Jin’s words are. Ev...
2020-01-20 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 49: Reminiscence
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The Eastern Port City Tournament arrives in an almost unreasonably short amount of time. At least, that is how it feels like to Liu Jin.
The young child takes a deep breath to calm ...
2020-01-20 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 50: Before it Begins
For this week, I'm making it so the chapter for Inner Disciples can only be seen by them. Tell me if this helps avoid any confusion since you guys are the only ones affected by it. 2020-01-13 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 48: What is Expected
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Night follows day. Day follows night.
The march of time stops for no one, and only those who stand in the highest peaks of cultivation can ignore it.
Eventua...
2020-01-13 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWriting Blog - The Xiao Sect’s Disciples
Some people have asked me about this, so I thought it might be nice to do a post on the Xiao Sect’s disciple tiers.
Outer Disciples
The lowest level of dis...
2020-01-10 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 49: Reminiscence
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The Eastern Port City Tournament arrives in an almost unreasonably short amount of time. At least, that is how it feels like to Liu Jin.
The young child takes a deep breath to calm ...
2020-01-06 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 47: Meaning
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“I am confused, Boss.”
“What a coincidence. I am confused as well. We can be confused together.”
Liu Jin and Su An have left the Xiao Sect’s compound, something that...
2020-01-06 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHappy New Year!
Hi, all! I hope the new year has been treating you well.
It's funny how time flies. There's an achievement on RR that says I've been writing Ave Xia Rem Y for two years, but it really doesn't...
2020-01-04 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostInterlude: Cousins II
In case some of you missed, there was a bonus update last Friday. That means Inner Disciples are now 2 chapters ahead of the regular schedule!
Edit: I'm so sorr...
2019-12-30 16:49:36 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 48: What is Expected
In case some of you missed, there was a bonus update last Friday. That means Core Disciples are now 4 chapters ahead of the regular schedule!
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Night follows da...
2019-12-30 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 47: Meaning
Hi, everyone!
Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, I hope you had a good time this week! Here is an extra update from me as a present!
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2019-12-27 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post