Wu Chang was busy swinging the Halberd around, getting the hang of increasing and decreasing the weight between swings. The concept was easy enough for anyone to understand, but it took a bit of practice to get the timing right. If the weight increases before the swing or thrust is already in motion it will interrupt the strike. There was also a sort of art to increasing the weight...
2019-08-08 20:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Sage brought out a few targets. They were very simple, just cut down tree trunks about five feet tall, split in half vertically. A bullseye was painted on the flat side and they had two legs on the back to stand it up. He motioned for the two Hoplites he’d brought to set up the targets. They picked them up and carried them out into Wu Chang’s courtyard. While they got to work, ...
2019-08-07 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Wu Chang seemed slightly taken aback, but he recovered quickly, “Ahh, is that so? Quite an interesting decision to come to me rather than the property management office. I envy the boldness of youth. Which property are you wanting to purchase?”
Sage, in the guise of a general of the Jade Horde, donned an overbearing smile. He stared directly at Wu Chang while he spo...
2019-08-06 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Sage spent a few more weeks pondering about his next step while also stabilizing his cultivation and familiarizing himself with the use of the Heavenly Materials. Nearly two years had passed with Black Saber in charge of the Jade Horde and Sage was pleased to hear the progress reports. It wasn’t because they were rapidly expanding or gathering any special resources. They were in ...
2019-08-02 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
It was time to see if his hypothesis about the Seed of Life was true or not. Sage’s soul moved towards the Heavenly Materials. Inside the Green Core, the Tree of Life looked like a very young sapling, having only three leaves upon it. On the other hand it was quite large, and Sage’s soul, as well as the five Heavenly Materials, were dwelling peacefully in its shade. Sage moved ...
2019-08-01 20:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Sage focused upon one of the stones inside his inner world, then with a thought similar to the one used to operate a Storage Bag, poof! In his hand, the stone appeared. He sent it back inside, then he picked up a rock from the chamber he was in. He used a simple carving technique and drew a character upon it. Then he sent it in as well. It worked! Upon the surface of the planet, ri...
2019-07-31 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Somehow, Sage knew he had succeeded. All of the stress, worry, and apprehension in him suddenly disappeared. The cracks on his soul almost instantly were repaired and it drifted over to sit peacefully underneath the tree inside what he would now be calling his Green Core. Even if the term was wrong, it didn’t matter to him. The Seed of Life had created it, so that is what he woul...
2019-07-30 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
He still remembered many of the earliest lessons of the Lang Clan. They spoke of the qualities of a great Cultivator. Talent, aptitude, luck, and heart. Talent was something Sage had greatly looked into. Aptitude referred to intelligence, natural skills, and of course fighting ability. A person could still have great aptitude at a certain profession or the use of their combat techn...
2019-07-26 21:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
That final month seemed to take the longest, and when the third leaf finally reached its full size, there was a change. The three leaves started to glow a soft white light while the small veins upon their surfaces lit up with a gentle golden glow. With the golden light to distinguish them it was now apparent there was a different sort of pattern to them. The glow didn’t fade, but...
2019-07-25 21:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Right now, inside his Dantian all the particles of ‘heavy Qi’ were being rapidly drawn towards the center. That starlike glow of light created by the Seed of Life, and filled with other Heavenly Materials, had formed when Sage reached rank 4. That meant it was his foundation, and all the energy being forced into the foundation was the first step of advancing to rank 5. It was v...
2019-07-24 21:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Thankfully, he didn’t say such things out loud. That sort of declaration always led to something bad happening. Even so, the objects within his Dantian continued to interact. The Blue Icesilver joined the other group of objects, shifting energy back and forth between each other. The resonance between them seeming to deeper. Now that he was recovered, the Heavenly Materials took t...
2019-07-23 09:39:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Sage recovered slowly, during which time he had to refrain from his usual Ebb and Flow training. He brought out King and Ruanfu to do some guard duty, and also to give more time for Ruanfu to explore the world and gain experience. Even though she was only a few years old, she was filled with potential. She had two extremely powerful abilities, and once she grew older and increased ...
2019-07-19 21:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Sage was leaking blood and Icesilver onto the ground. The dagger fell out of his hands, not bothering with his external conditions any longer, he had to focus completely on the changes happening within him. While he’d found a solution for the physical overload, the energy overload was barely at a standstill. He’d reach an equilibrium with the Blue Icesilver, adding just enough ...
2019-07-18 21:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
With the exception of the Eye of the World, which he only collected, Sage’s other Heavenly Materials basically refined themselves. That is to say, they weren’t really refined by him, but forcibly taken control of by the Seed of Life. First Light, Stormbreath, and the Sovereign Stone were never actually refined or even collected by him. They were in protective casings of various...
2019-07-17 21:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
After his death, Sage had rebuilt his cultivation from the ground up. At that time, the Seed of Life and the other Heavenly Materials took over. With him practicing the method the Seed of Life taught him, his body was made into fertile ground for the Seed of Life. The collection of Heavenly Materials he’d collected had entered into a sort of loop, feeding and nurturing others. At...
2019-07-16 21:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
With the other two standing by to help if anything goes wrong, Sage took a deep breath and stepped forward. He thrust one palm forward, activating Cosmic Traction mid-way through his strike. The world seemed to ripple like it was made of water, washing over the Lump of Clay. With his other hand, he made a chopping motion, activating Cosmic Traction again, but only to the level of t...
2019-07-12 21:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Cosmic Traction. The signature ability of the Breach Hawk. It was something like having an extra set of Qi Pores, and when Sage fed his Qi into them, the world around him seemed to thicken. Sort of like the humidity was rapidly rising until he felt like the whole world was covered in water. It felt like walking in a pool of water. If he threw a punch he felt great resistance and no...
2019-07-11 21:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Ruanfu had both wings and a long flexible body. She could learn both sets of techniques that King and Sage devised. The ideal goal was for them to come up with something that all three could use as beasts and also in their human forms. They didn’t want to spend their time training and perfecting a move that only had limited usage. Sage wanted to have something he could still use ...
2019-07-10 21:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Thump. Thump. Thump.
It was the sound of something knocking against the side of a tree with a uniform rhythm. Continuing unabated for a few hours, there was suddenly a change. The thump was followed by a crack. Leaves rustled, large tree branches swaying and susurrating. Then came a low creaking and a loud crash and whoomph of air.
Sage stood next to the fallen tr...
2019-07-09 21:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Sage took a deep breath and then fixed his attention upon the floating wall of symbols in front of him. His eyes were sharp and his focus intense.
Then he reached up and scratched a claw against his chin, “This doesn’t make any sense.”
He spoke aloud to himself, then gave it another try. It was just as fruitless as the first attempt. He spun his head around ...
2019-07-05 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Whitestaff was not excited to learn she’d rushed for a few hours straight for no reason, “What kind of bull…”
Many deleted expletives later, Sage explained the situation and she glared at him. He knew the look, “It’s definitely my fault. I didn’t properly investigate their strength and nearly led us to our deaths. It won’t be happening again. In the future, th...
2019-07-04 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Sage was carrying what looked to be a large tree trunk on his shoulder when he finally caught up to King. Their evacuation point was the spot outside of town where they’d left the Vulture Geckos. Sage did a quick headcount and found they were a few short. He looked over at one of the human’s among the group and learned one of the groups hadn’t returned yet. Fearing the worst,...
2019-07-03 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Sage didn’t have time to worry about whether or not the Hoplites received his order. He was far too busy running for his life from his own subordinate. While on the move, he couldn’t help but to reflect on his decisions up to this point. In the past he would have never made such an overt assault. All it took was a need for revenge and a timer to make him throw caution to the wi...
2019-07-02 20:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
With the first target completely stripped, they moved on to the next one. They already had the place loosely surrounded, pulling the same trick as before to try and reduce the chances of anyone noticing what they were up to. Sage brought King and Black Saber to quickly take out the guards. Their actions were quite flawless in the beginning, but somehow the very last guard they went...
2019-06-28 19:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
A few minutes later, a different waiter entered the room and held out an oathstone, “I pledge not to allow this information to be sold within Orange Sky and Purple Cloud City.”
“Good. I need the name and location of every property that the Yi Yang Group owns in Orange Sky and Purple Cloud City. The Yi Yang Group is finished in Flying Wind province, whether you take the ...
2019-06-27 19:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Sage had already retreated from the main battlefield with Ji Meng. Currently, he was sitting on the ground, leaning against the wall. He was breathing hard and using his left hand to hold his right arm together. One of those cuts from the battle had only barely missed severing his arm. Instead, it had sheared off flesh down to the bone, opening up a terrifying looking wound at his ...
2019-06-26 19:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Sage followed the crowd and watched these events playing out from only a dozen yards back. The crowd gathered up outside the front door and looked into the building, watching Zhu Jiao destroy the front hall. When she gave the order they all rushed inwards. Seeing that she wasn’t moving Sage found himself standing in the corner of the front hall before he realized why. The crowd h...
2019-06-25 19:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
As soon as she said it, Zhu Jiao’s face twisted. She obviously wasn’t happy about the situation herself, but she yelled it at Yue Xingqing out of spite. On the other hand, the unintelligible screaming that came from the girl before she was pulled back into the window, made up for the situation a bit. The window closed right afterwards and Zhu Jiao riled up the crowd, knowing th...
2019-06-20 21:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The extravagantly accessorized man continued to speak, “Surely, this is all a big misunderstanding. The Yi Yang Group is one of the most prestigious organizations in the whole of Flying Wind Province.”
Oh, so he’s here to bail them out.
The large crowd of people looked at the City Lord with varying shades of angry and worried. The regular citizens, ...
2019-06-19 20:59:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Sage continued to move closer to get a better look. After staring for far too long he was pretty sure it was her. Unless of course she had a double or a twin. Zhu Jiao, his fiance. The one he didn’t really want, but had been tasked to take by his Ancestor. She was dressed up like a dockworker. With trousers, long sleeved shirt, vest, and a headband. It looked like she was playing...
2019-06-18 21:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post