Remember how I'm leaving for vacation next week? Well, I'm sprinting to finish the book before then, and I have written a shit-ton. Maybe 10 chapters this week? Eleven? I don't even know, and there is still Sunday. Sprinting like this is ...
2023-06-10 17:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostJack remained in a trance. A thousand thoughts crossed his mind instantly, each reinforced or repelled by the Dao in and around him.
What significant insight did he have that was not yet a Dao Root?
His resolve to reach the top? He had...
2023-06-09 17:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostThis chapter felt awesome to write.
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Jack bit into the Dao Sprouting Pill. Its juices ran over his tongue.
Almost instantly, he felt the world screech to a halt. His eyes opened wide. Colors spread through the darknes...
2023-06-08 17:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostSo, um, this is a bit embarrassing, but I forgot that Jack needs to reach the peak of the E-Grade before breaking through. Or, at least, there is no need to complicate things yet. Not saying he will break through here, but he certainly se...
2023-06-07 17:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe animal bros hesitated, glancing at Brock for his opinion. After thinking for a moment, the brorilla nodded. Bocor hurriedly stood and walked away, bottling his humiliation as he waited for Longsword’s instructions.
However, all three L...
2023-06-06 17:36:59 +0000 UTC View PostHappy new week, everyone! And happy summer. As we're approaching the end of Book 2, let me give you an outline of my current plans.
I will be on a weekly trip around the middle of June. As a result, I won't be able to write during that perio...
2023-06-05 17:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostSmall change: Nobody ever said that breaking through to the D-Grade in Trial Planet was impossible.
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The stone slab crashed down, and everything went dark. It wasn’t just light. All sound from outside disappeared as well, and al...
Some of you couldn't access Chapter 207, for some reason. It should be fixed now. Sorry for the many posts, but hey, at least most of them were chapters!
2023-06-02 20:21:00 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Jack disappeared into the mist, followed by Longsword, Minerva, and a few of their followers who were determined to get the fruit, everyone else was left in an excited silence. They struggled to comprehend what had happened. At the same time...
2023-06-02 17:42:01 +0000 UTC View PostSmall edit change:
Back when they met the devil, the Sage guided them through a complex path both away AND towards the devil. In other words, they went from point A (the right path) to point B (the devil) through a complex route that people ...
2023-06-02 17:40:02 +0000 UTC View PostJack’s hand wrapped steadily around the blood-red apple—the Dao Sprouting Pill. It fit in his palm snugly.
The moment he touched it, the world went silent. Everyone around him paused mid-fight and gaped. Longsword glared with intense hat...
2023-06-02 17:38:01 +0000 UTC View PostFour chapters coming today, as promised. Enjoy!
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Jack jumped into the fray with a laughing roar. He could finally see the Lords’ movements clearly. Longsword’s slashes were readable. Priya’s suns were no longer instant. The ...
As promised, three extra chapters are coming tomorrow. Along with the regular one, I will post 4 chapters tomorrow, at the regular time, back-to-back. You also get to skip some excellent cliffhangers. Lucky you!
And thanks a...
2023-06-01 17:36:06 +0000 UTC View PostSo, the rankings finally unfroze last night, and apparently, we already hit all the goals I set. In fact, my last goal was #500, but we're currently (at the time of writing this) sitting at #377. Which is huge! It's extremely exciting news which a...
2023-05-31 17:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe launch is going great so far! The ranking stubbornly remains frozen in time, but your reviews are starting to appear, and I get a lot of comments on all platforms. You guys are awesome. This is an incredible day -- as long as the sales are goo...
2023-05-30 17:35:25 +0000 UTC View PostYo, check this out, the Aethon people went crazy on the cover. Sorry for the spamming but rule of cool.
Kindle/KU: https://geni.us/roadtomastery1
Audible: 2023-05-30 10:57:24 +0000 UTC
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This is a pretty humongous chapter, but ah, these things happen sometimes when editing. I don't imagine anyone dislikes extra words.
In other news, Road to Mastery's Book 1 launches tomorrow, and I'm so electrified I can't sit still...
Turning, Brock found a human approaching. He was a tall, lanky, young-looking one with an evil glint in his eyes, like a kid about to bully his shortest pack-mate. Brock rummaged through his memory. He had seen this person before. It was the guy t...
2023-05-27 17:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostA small change: Remember the gray orb that Jack got in the labyrinth, which turned out to be Beast Growth Powder, which he then gave to Brock? I changed that. The orb is now a Repeat Explosive Orb, whose description I give below. Head to the end o...
2023-05-26 17:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostTwo hundred chapters... Almost half a million words. Wow. I can't believe we've made it this far. I'm genuinely emotional.
Thank you, everyone, for your support. And thank you for reading my story. It really makes it more than words, and mak...
2023-05-25 17:36:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Hello, excuse me,” a voice came from the mist behind the cultivators, making everyone jump. Magic was held at the ready. Weapons were drawn.
Out of the mist walked three people. A middle-aged man with rackety clothes and a wide smile, a...
2023-05-24 17:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey. The ice witch that accompanied Longsword is also present. She was there when they fought the labyrinth guardian, too. I just forgot to mention it.
Enjoy the chapter!
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The trek through the mist remained slow. This time, ho...
2023-05-23 17:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostHappy new week, everyone! Only a week and a day remaining until Road to Mastery is released to the wider world. I'm jittery.
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A mist-filled garden stretched in the distance. It was surrounded by a thick metal fence long enough that ...
2023-05-22 17:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostGarden Ring was the smallest ring of Trial Planet, but it remained hundreds of square miles in size. As a result, the Trial Garden was some ways off the entrance.
The three Lords, their followers, Jack, and the most ambitious of other cultiv...
2023-05-20 17:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostEdgar hovered high above the eternal glaciers.
Below him was a flurry of activity. Buildings were etched in the ice, half-buried into the glacier and half-exposed to the freezing air. A snow-covered expanse spread as far as the eye could see...
2023-05-19 17:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostI forgot to mention that Jack got three levels after defeating the Bone King, raising him to 97. I edited it in. Thanks to the commenters who reminded me!
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Garden Ring was a peaceful place. A welcome change after the forest, the din...
2023-05-18 17:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostA claw came Jack’s way. He barely ghost-stepped away, seeing the large, sharp bones carve the stone floor like it was water. His fist shone purple. He unleashed a Meteor Punch at the arm as it recovered, but all his explosion did was break the s...
2023-05-17 17:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostThree sets of hands were placed on the door. The three Lords were all human, scrawny in size and smooth of skin. The doors, on the other hand, were colossal constructions of bronze, aging back to antiquity and seemingly unmovable.
They swung...
2023-05-16 17:37:00 +0000 UTC View PostHappy new week, everyone. Prepare to enter the final (almost) ring! With any luck, Book 2 will be completed within one month from now.
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Brock was pretty proud of himself. He had saved his little crab bros.
Dying to bone monste...
2023-05-15 17:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe arrowtip hit the stone a few millimeters to the right of the target, embedding itself in the wall. Nauja froze in her stance. Her mind struggled to believe this.
She didn’t actually think she would miss. She had convinced herself she w...
2023-05-13 17:36:01 +0000 UTC View Post