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[Tree] Chapter 296: Broken Mind

Ashlock was utterly astounded by what he had just witnessed. 

"Did I mess up?" Ashlock wondered as he saw the world on its side due to the Bastion being thrown off by the Lunarsha...

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[Tree] Chapter 295: Magnus

Magnus Redclaw, Grand Elder of a family that used to dominate wars across the realm and was feared by all, had fallen to ruin during a peaceful era. Without war, his family slowly faded into the ba...

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[Tree] Chapter 294: Walking Fortress

Douglas rushed through the dark stone corridor with Mudcloaks clinging to both of his legs for dear life while another hung from his back like a cape. However, unlike a cape, its claws dug deeply i...

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[Tree] Chapter 293: Drums of War

The plan had worked. Ashlock realized that to have a chance of contending with the Lunarshade Grand Elder, he would need to fight the man with his full power through his S rank skill {Progeny Domin...

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[Tree] Chapter 292: Avatar of Moonlight

As a tree spread across a thousand miles, the little things no longer bothered Ashlock. It took a lot for him to feel anything and stir his fading humanity into action, let alone explode with rage....

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[Tree] Chapter 291: Wrath of the King

Stella charged toward the Lunarshade guards, but it was hard to focus. Headache aside, it was rather distracting to have the philosophy and teachings of the Supreme Nirvana Finger ...

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[Tree] Chapter 290: Princess of Ashfallen

Uninterested in being drowned in mystic Qi and having her mind wholly torn apart, Stella left Ashlock to his evil god antics and headed back through the portal to the basement of the Duskwalker res...

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[Tree] Chapter 289: All Seeing Eye

Ashlock enjoyed the afternoon sun as he idly watched Jasmine complete her laps. Judging by her cursing at the skies, she seemed to think she was alone up here, but that was not the case. 

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[Tree] Chapter 288: Hellish Punishment

After eating the Vampiric Touch fruit, Jasmine felt a strange hunger clawing through her body toward the tips of her fingers. Despite the low lighting, she couldn't help but look down at her hand, ...

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[Tree] Chapter 287: Monsters in human skin

Stella was in a fantastic mood, humming a pleasant tune as she descended into the mine. 

Her eyes were closed as she saw the world in a series of interconnected grids in the spati...

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[Tree] Chapter 286: Solving Politics the Stella Way

Stella was in a terrible mood. 

It was the crack of dawn, evident by warm sunlight streaking through crude glass, illuminating the bare stone room. She sat at a table with other c...

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[Tree] Chapter 285: Civil Unrest

Jasmine shouted back into the hut, "Master! Your dad brought back a big lizard." 

"Already?" Stella called from inside. Trudging out of the hut, she ya...

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[Tree] Chapter 284: A Dark God

"Welcome back," Ashlock said to Stella and Diana as they stepped through a portal with {Abyssal Whispers}. Neither girl so much as winced as his presence bloomed in their mind...

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Book 4 cover

Here is the book 4 cover. Shows Stella and her disciple Jasmine cultivating in Ashlock's canopy. Oh, and Maple is on Stella's head. I will change the cover on RoyalRoad once they hit the chapters t...

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[Tree] Chapter 283: Pill Evaluation

Stella pulled the hood of her cloak tighter over her masked face as she followed the group through the sea of mortals, shifting between the various halls of the pavilion open to them.


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Podcast + Face reveal

As the title says, I was on a podcast, and I guess this also counts as a face reveal. If you want to hear some of the behind-the-scenes info on how the series is made and my thought process, then c...

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[Tree] Chapter 282: Demonic Meal

Evelyn had no idea what to say.

How can Stella say something so ludicrous with such certainty when so many have failed? My tyrant of a husband dead by the end of the week? Can such a real...

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[Tree] Chapter 281: Comforting Shadow

Stella tapped the heavenly ink contract Kaida had written for them for a third time as Evelyn made no move to sign it in blood. At a casual glance, the contract written on some yellowing parchment ...

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[Tree] Chapter 280: A Show of Force

"We are being followed," Stella said to Diana as they briskly walked through the gate at the mountain's base. Since the defensive formation was far less suppressive down here, Stella could use Qi t...

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[Tree] Chapter 279: Illusion of Control

Diana met the gaze of the monster's glowing green eye that was like a contained star hidden within a mass of shifting tentacles.

Yes, Diana is my name. She replied within her mind an...

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[Tree] Chapter 278: Old One

Ashlock felt locked out, and he didn't like it. Sneaking a single root under Nightshade City to that restaurant near the Eternal Pursuit Pavilion's mountain so he could make the portal for Stella a...

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[Tree] Chapter 277: Kill Zone

"The registration fee can be paid with high-grade spirit stones, dragon crowns, or Yinxi Coins." The Lotus Informat listed off as she placed the jade slip with her name on it under the table. "What...

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[Tree] Chapter 276: Tainted Cloud Sect (Edited)

AUTHOR NOTE: A lot of context + clues were added near the start and end of the chapter. 


Stella had a headache as she stared at the strange-looking ring of sh...

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[Tree] Chapter 275: Rapid Expansion

A few more days passed since Jasmine rejected the sword and embraced the path of the fist. She was here again at sunrise, fighting an illusion Ashlock couldn't see.

Stella intently watched Ja...

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[Tree] Chapter 274: Unwavering Confidence

Ashlock watched as Jasmine stood under his canopy, swinging her wooden sword and dodging the attacks of an enemy he couldn't see.

Elaine had cast illusion magic on Jasmine so she could fight ...

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[Tree] Chapter 273: Perfect Foundation

Stella placed two parchments written in heavenly ink on the table, and the two Silverspires reached to take them.

"The terms of our agreement are written crystal clear on this parchment, so t...

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[Tree] Chapter 272: World Stage

"Morning, sleepyhead," Ashlock said to Stella as she sluggishly got off the bench and wandered over while yawning and rubbing her eyes.

Her hair was disheveled, and it seemed...

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[Tree] Chapter 271: Beast Tide

Ashlock rustled his leaves in anger, causing ripe fruit to rain from his branches like hail. He had gone to sleep and dreamt of waking up to a delicious stack of fresh corpses overflowing with Qi, ...

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[Tree] Chapter 270: Monster Farm

Evening descended on Red Vine Peak.

While Stella and Jasmine spent most of the afternoon cultivating in the hut, Ashlock had been working with Douglas and the Redclaw Grand Elder on a plan fo...

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[Tree] Chapter 269: Cultivation Lesson

Jasmine felt like her entire worldview had shattered into a million pieces in a single day. She had seen a shadow spirit, met a grumpy ink snake, was taken in as the Disciple to the daughter of an ...

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