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2.14 - Yan Shirong

Yan Shirong picked himself up from the dirt and took a moment to be grateful for the formations woven into his clothes. Without them, every single outfit he’d brought on this “adventure” woul...

2.13 - Lessons on Foundation

Over the next week, He Yu, Li Heng, and Yan Shirong would head to the nearby forest edge and chop trees each morning. It took them the better part of their time to chop through the tough bark of th...

2.12 - Old Guo's Training

Much to He Yu’s disappointment, the first thing Old Guo had them do was chop wood. Where the old man had gotten his axes from, He Yu couldn’t have said, but he produced three of them. Once the ...

Interlude - Tan Xiaoling

Tan Xiaoling emerged from her cultivation chamber, and into the crisp evening of early winter. The stench of extruded impurities clung to her still, despite having washed herself and changing into ...

2.11 - Unexpected Aid

He Yu had learned better than to hold anything back after watching how Old Guo had reacted to Li Heng and Yan Shirong. With wind churning along the length of his guandao, he surged forward with the...

2.10 - Old Guo

The pressure from the old man slammed into He Yu like a physical blow, knocking him back more than a dozen feet, and then weighing down on him like a mountain. It was unlike anything he’d felt be...

2.9 - Pursuit

King Hao hefted his mace once more, readying another attack. He was several dozen yards away still, but he’d already demonstrated that his movement technique could easily cover the distance. He Y...

2.8 - Encountering the Ox King

Li Heng’s guess about the bandits’ location turned out to be correct; on the second day, they crossed the northern border of the Shrouded Peaks Sect territory. The only demarcation was a large ...

2.7 - The Passage of Bandits

The next month saw the journey settle into a productive routine. The first half of the day was spent on travel itself. Once they found a suitable spot to camp around midday, they left the road and ...

2.6 - Teamwork

The winds churned around He Yu as he landed in the middle of the clearing. The Howling Wind whipped the serpent’s poison around and away from him. The beast’s golden eyes regarded him for a mom...

2.5 - The Poison Wood

None of the three cultivators hesitated. A hail of Yan Shirong’s daggers cut through the undergrowth as they flew towards the serpent. Li Heng appeared just behind the serpent’s head in a flash...

2.4 - Hunting Beasts

Over the next few days, they made better time than He Yu would have thought possible before joining the Shrouded Peaks Sect. The signs of civilization became increasingly sparse until they disappea...

2.3 - Travel

When He Yu arrived at the outer sect gate, Li Heng and Yan Shirong were already waiting for him. Neither had changed their appearance much at all, which initially struck He Yu as odd. They looked l...

2.2 - Preparation

As it turned out, Yan Shirong agreed to join them easily enough. He’d tried to haggle a bit at first, demanding they pay him in spirit stones for his company upfront. Li Heng said he’d be happy...

2.1 - Consider it Training

He Yu turned in the bundle of medicinal herbs and thanked the clerk behind the assignment hall counter as she marked down his contribution points. In the weeks since his fight with Sha Xiang, he’...

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