For those who've been paying attention to the the story poll pinned to the top of the page you might recognize this story from nowhere because it's not one of the options. This idea came to me as a...
2023-06-03 16:34:42 +0000 UTC View PostThe temple Xie Ling resided in was both the spiritual and material heart of the village. It was where their major ceremonies were observed and where the collected archives of the village were house...
2023-06-02 23:00:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Year began with all the villagers of the four tribes watching a Liquid Meridian Realm trying to fly. Unfortunately for Chen Haoran, Phelps’s seemed to float even faster after drinking and...
2023-06-01 00:41:56 +0000 UTC View PostNot really satisfied with this chapter but it took a while to write and I'm tired so here it is. Been trying to make the chapters bigger than bite-sized recently. So expect more 2k and up chapters ...
2023-05-29 23:43:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe passing of time was strange in Zumulu. No matter how much action and change was actually occurring at any given moment in the region, the trees and dense flora remained the same. The days blend...
2023-05-26 19:45:33 +0000 UTC View PostChen Haoran had tried to use the bare minimum he thought he needed to reach the top of the tree. As it turned out, he still underestimated how much power his advancement brought. His leap brought h...
2023-05-25 00:23:43 +0000 UTC View PostBao Si languidly waltzed into the clearing. She traded in her tight-fitting dress for a looser one of mossy green silk. A slit on one side revealed a toned and powerful leg. His Liquid Meridian enh...
2023-05-22 22:28:13 +0000 UTC View PostHey all. Despite what it may look like this is not a repost. I was tired and marked the chapters wrong. Last chapter was a Xie Jin interlude and is now appropriately titled. This is the real chapte...
2023-05-20 05:58:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe first principle of a shaman is responsibility. Their duty is sacred, and their roles are many, from serving as the spiritual guides of the tribes and bringing prosperity to expelling poisonous ...
2023-05-18 11:36:32 +0000 UTC View PostXie Jin’s home could be considered the end of the rainbow. End in the sense that the rainbows scattered by the last light of sunset died when they fell within the boundary of the village. Here al...
2023-05-16 08:02:53 +0000 UTC View PostThat got attention. The air shifted with the sudden flaring of qi as the warriors pulled out their weapons. The black-eyed warrior locked onto Chen Haoran and finally revealed his cultivat...
2023-05-13 10:45:27 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Xie Jin had said his home was much lower than other places in Zumulu, Chen Haoran should have perhaps expected the understatement. The Basin was an apt name; from above, it looked like someone...
2023-05-11 08:14:31 +0000 UTC View PostWhat followed was cleaning up the scene, gathering up the strewn pieces of his Clear Heart Mirror Armor, and taking count of their spoils. Unfortunately, Chen Haoran’s hopes that he’d find a tr...
2023-05-09 10:44:13 +0000 UTC View PostChen Haoran opened his eyes and looked at the swarm that surrounded them. Large patches of green miasma ate away at Jiang Lei’s liquid qi dome. Jiang Lei swung his sword. A glowing blade of qi cr...
2023-05-06 06:34:13 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Chen Haoran first saw the Heavy Core Pill he had been intimidated by its size. So his first reaction when he easily downed it was surprise. The Heavy Core Pill sank like a stone to his core, l...
2023-05-04 07:32:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe Stygian Lotus was a spirit plant that improved a cultivator’s overall durability in every aspect. While Chen Haoran wouldn’t make the mistake of calling himself invulnerable to harm, he had...
2023-05-02 11:02:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe hollow collapsed as the tree uprooted itself and dropped its entire weight on top of their heads. Three different lights of peach pink and metal white flashed and split the tree from the bottom...
2023-04-29 03:43:07 +0000 UTC View PostNaturally, they ran even further after seeing a pillar of light pierce the sky.
“What was that?” Chen Haoran breathlessly wondered. It was a rhetorical question. The fact that the Auction...
2023-04-27 04:17:36 +0000 UTC View PostWho knew a Heaven-Rank technique would make such a good flashlight? While the tunnel had some light coming from the glowing green talismans placed along its walls, they were few and far between eno...
2023-04-25 03:36:49 +0000 UTC View PostMove
Chen Haoran willed his qi to cycle. After one revolution, he felt his head clear. After another revolution, he could move his fingers. After the third revolution, a dragon’s r...
2023-04-22 04:32:07 +0000 UTC View Post“The Garrison Commander,” Jiang Lei whispered. He and Wang Xiao shot out of their chairs. Chen Haoran held Phelps close to him.
Above them the Garrison Commander had placed himself betwee...
2023-04-20 04:11:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe bids fell like rain.
“8 million,” the Auctioneer said in a cold robotic tone. “8.7 million. 9 million.”
Jiang Lei and Wang Xiao watched in stupefied silence as the price of ...
2023-04-18 05:08:25 +0000 UTC View PostFive-Gold Market. Noon.
The golden words vanished from the Golden Lily Token, and Chen Haoran put it away.
He heaved out a sigh. “Daytime, huh?”
It made sense. With D...
2023-04-15 06:13:23 +0000 UTC View Post“How in the world did you get your hands on something like that?”
Those were the first words Jiang Lei said to him after they had left the inn and gotten far enough away. They weaved betw...
2023-04-13 03:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Liquid Liquor was a humble hole-in-the-wall wedged directly next to the river between the docks and warehouses. It was a place for laborers, sailors, and the working folk of Daqing who kept the...
2023-04-11 04:01:32 +0000 UTC View PostHe’d give Jiang Lei this: he was a far more pleasant training partner than Song Yuelin was. Chen Haoran hadn’t realized it until they started but he’d half expected Jiang Lei to make him eat ...
2023-04-08 04:16:35 +0000 UTC View Post“I have no idea what the issue is,” Jiang Lei said.
Chen Haoran looked at him. He squinted and tried to find any sign of falsehood in his face. He drummed his fingers as he pondered over ...
2023-04-06 02:47:00 +0000 UTC View PostApologies for the late chapter. Mistake on my part. As an apology, there will be two extra chapters this week.
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If they had decided to fight then and there, Chen Haoran would be t...
2023-04-04 09:08:20 +0000 UTC View PostPerhaps unsurprisingly, no matter how extortionate the city guards were, causing property damage had them rushing to do their jobs. What was very surprising was that Jiang Lei was much better at ru...
2023-04-01 01:41:49 +0000 UTC View PostJiang Lei caught his scimitar with his hands. Chen Haoran’s whole being thrummed with the White Tyrant’s image, yet Jiang Lei caught his sword despite that. It was not a mark against the power ...
2023-03-30 01:26:04 +0000 UTC View Post