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Interlude: Su An
~~~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.Su An considered herself to belong to the latter category.Her mother died shortly after she was born. Her father was a city guard who spent mos...
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 busy as I’m now. It’s not even April yet, but this has been one hell of a year already.Anyway, tournament arcs.If you ha...
Chapter 58: Wrath
~~~“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, the announcer’s hand has already come up.“Liu Jin of the Xiao Sect has surrendered. Yun Han of the Yun Sect wins!”The words echo across th...
Chapter 56: A Conversation With Xiao Fang
~~~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 trying to reenact them with wild, exaggerated movements. Others, the ones who bet wisely, collect their winnings for the day and go ...
Chapter 55: Song and Dagger
~~~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 of that will be left.Due to the sheer number of fights, one could be forgiven for thinking the first day of the tournament is the longest. The truth is mos...
Chapter 57: Pride
~~~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 aimed at the other members of their delegation. Su An has Big Nose Li in a headlock, and the other disciples are cheering her on. Although Xia...
Chapter 56: A Conversation With Xiao Fang
~~~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 trying to reenact them with wild, exaggerated movements. Others, the ones who bet wisely, collect their winnings for the day and go ...
Chapter 54: Dagger
~~~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 well-received. It is not often that one sees someone in the Seventh Level of the Inner Realm defeat someone in the Nascent Realm. The crowd will und...
Chapter 55: Song and Dagger
~~~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 will be left.Due to the sheer number of fights, one could be forgiven for thinking the first day of the tournament is the longest. The truth is most of the...
Chapter 53: Whim
~~~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 Jin is sure that will change as the matches grow in intensity. Most people were taking it easy during the group stage as they did not want to reveal a...
Important 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 pretty overwhelming experience. In a good way.Anyway, the good part is that I'm all mobile and stuff. No paralysis for this guy...
Chapter 52: Merciless
~~~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 six wins and one loss, Liu Jin is guaranteed to pass to the next stage. Even if he were to lose the two fights that remain, his posi...
Chapter 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 Announcement post coming up later today or tomorrow.~~~Cai Chin is taken away on a stretcher.Liu Jin makes his way out of the ring, his every step accompanie...
Chapter 53: Whim
~~~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 Jin is sure that will change as the matches grow in intensity. Most people were taking it easy during the group stage as they did not want to reveal a...
Chapter 51: Surrender
~~~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. Even Cui Tian stares at Liu Jin in stunned shock. He cannot believe what he just heard!Certainly, Cui Tian told Liu Jin to surrender. As so...
Changes
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, which means you guys need to join them from your end. I can't just move you from one tier to another.I'm going to...
Chapter 52: Merciless
~~~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 six wins and one loss, Liu Jin is guaranteed to pass to the next stage. Even if he were to lose the two fights that remain, his posi...
Chapter 50: Before it Begins
~~~~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 faction is only allowed to enter up to ten members in the Eastern Port City Tournament. This rule was put in place because the larger factions ...
Writing 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 it is because I’ve been super busy getting everything ready for February, but the other is that some of the topics I want to cover are locked behind s...
Chapter 51: Surrender
~~~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. Even Cui Tian stares at Liu Jin in stunned shock. He cannot believe what he just heard!Certainly, Cui Tian told Liu Jin to surrender. As so...
Chapter 49: Reminiscence
~~~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 down while he looks at himself in the mirror.His height is average for his age, which means those who are closest to him are all taller t...
Chapter 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.~~~~The eyes of the numerous delegations waiting for the tournament to start follow them as they make their way inside the arena.Whether...
Chapter 48: What is Expected
~~~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.Eventually, all things must pass.Liu Jin felt great pride and relief upon defeating Xiao Fang. Yet, those positive feelings lasted only until he found his Master in poor...
Writing 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 DisciplesThe lowest level of disciple. Every year, the Xiao Sect holds a test to determine who is worthy of joining. Those who pass usually join as Outer Disciples.While the entrance exam varies a ...
Chapter 49: Reminiscence
~~~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 down while he looks at himself in the mirror.His height is average for his age, which means those who are closest to him are all taller t...
Chapter 47: Meaning
~~~“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 proved to be much more troublesome than anticipated. Several Outer and Inner Disciples lay in wait for Liu Jin, eager to know the results of th...
Happy 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 feel like it has been that long. Similarly, this patreon has been around since August, but it almost feels like I...
Interlude: 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 sorry! I accidentally scheduled this for PM instead of AM!!!~~~~Inhale.Exhale.Inhale.Exhale.As soon as Liu Jin left, Xiao Fang had stormed out of the room. Neith...
Chapter 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!~~~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.Eventually, all things must ...
Chapter 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!~~~“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 proved ...
