Sorry about the delay folks. I got sick after the exams, and then had to make an unexpected trip so the week just flew from under me in a blink. Still a bit unstable with life things but I'm well enough to write now, so here's the next chapter!
2023-02-02 09:22:00 +0000 UTC
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Despite my best efforts, I had not managed to get everything done in time. With little choice left with me, I’d left whatever tasks had remained regarding the spirit garden with the village chief and granny Lang.
“You have nothing to wor...
2023-01-22 16:29:13 +0000 UTC
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Note: Last chapter's swords have been changed to spears based on feedback.
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After Yin’s Qi crystals had been a success, and I’d forbidden her from the lab to catch up on sleep, I’d sent a letter to the lord, telling him about ...
2023-01-18 16:51:45 +0000 UTC
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Guo Ru stood amidst a field, feeling the cold breeze of autumn brush against his skin. There were two others who stood beside him, backs straight and eyes set forward. Guo Ru recognised them to be the miners who’d gotten stuck inside the Qi vein...
2023-01-16 16:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Lei took in a breath, letting the Qi flow into his dantian. A gentle breeze stirred around him, as the warm energy filled his abdomen. The energy swirled, as Lei pushed it to become a part of his dantian. Yet, no matter what, it would seep out, fa...
2023-01-15 11:01:46 +0000 UTC
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Yin steps were rushed, clicking against the wooden floor as she led the way to the lab. Her eyes darted back towards me, before rushing ahead, trying to sneak glances. I considered trying to smile to reassure her, but something told me that’d on...
2023-01-14 08:36:31 +0000 UTC
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It took me a moment to think again. My thoughts came slow, distracted, a powerful rush within my dantian still swirled as I sensed the little sapling of unity stir. Anchoring myself to my thoughts, one at a time, I picked up Twilight in my hands.<...
2023-01-11 16:00:50 +0000 UTC
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It’d been three days since I’d taught Yin, and the girl had been making steady progress. She hadn’t made any proper crystals so far, but she was getting the hang of the process so it was only a matter of time. A part of me felt slightly reli...
2023-01-09 16:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Yin watched the flames burning underneath the cauldron, as she carefully held the spirit herbs in her hand. The flames were light now, simmering beneath the cauldron as she threw in spirit stones to adjust their intensity whenever they started to ...
2023-01-06 16:00:05 +0000 UTC
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“So… these are the pills you say?” Granny Lang said, picking up one of the Qi crystals as she inspected it. “Sure, doesn’t look it to me. Though its definitely got Qi in it.”
“Yup, that’s the Qi crystal. I’d expected it to ...
2023-01-04 16:00:04 +0000 UTC
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The past day had me spend hours talking with Yin about her grandfather and reading through the many notes the man had gathered over the decades. Guo Wei may not have shattered the heavens, but he was by no means a meagre man. The notes that I'd ma...
2023-01-02 16:01:01 +0000 UTC
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I walked silently behind Yin, as she guided me back to her home. A thousand questions ran in my mind, all that I’d been wanting to ask the girl, but she’d insisted on taking me to her place, and seeing her resolute expression, I’d given in t...
2022-12-31 21:35:49 +0000 UTC
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Things had slowed down, when I had been forced to tackle a few important questions. How would I defend the village? A horde of demonic beasts frenzied out on the winter solstice would need more than just a few cultivators. Even if I went full demo...
2022-12-31 21:35:25 +0000 UTC
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Poison Qi flowed around in a mortar, mingling with the spirit herbs set inside. Liuxiang focused her senses, the pestle in her hand grinding down the spirit herbs. The action was calming, soothing, a reminder of the days she’d left behind her. S...
2022-12-31 21:34:53 +0000 UTC
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I waited as everyone gathered at the village head’s place, trying to compose everything that I needed to say. After the last person had joined, I closed the doors, before I began to address everyone.
“Without too long a startup, I’d j...
2022-12-31 21:33:42 +0000 UTC
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I walked across the plains, taking in the rushing wind. Chi flowed through my feet, my steps barely touching the ground as I stepped throughout the whole way. The sensation was akin to being flung off and at the edge of falling, as the world seeme...
2022-12-31 21:33:18 +0000 UTC
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Yin stepped through shrubs near the Qi vein, feeling the gentle breeze rustle her hair. A jute basket hung by her waist, tied with two little strings that kept the thing firmly in place. Searching through the grass, she picked up stalks of spirit ...
2022-12-31 21:32:40 +0000 UTC
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A gentle breeze flew in through the window, stirring me out of my daze. I looked up outside, to see the rising sun peeking over the horizon as my eyes widened in surprise. Somehow, an entire day seemed to have passed by while I read through the ma...
2022-12-31 21:31:41 +0000 UTC
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It took us mere minutes to cut through the plains and enter the city. I watched the plains zip past me through the window of the carriage, not feeling even the slightest shake or shudder. I kept glancing down at the wheels to see whether we were a...
2022-12-31 21:31:12 +0000 UTC
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Zu Ri stood with her head bowed, feeling Elder Yan’s wrath pressing down upon her shoulders. Chains held her in place, loose enough to allow her movement in her prison. The chamber they stood in was dark, set deep within the ground below the Yan...
2022-12-31 21:30:44 +0000 UTC
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Today has been a busy day. After curing Zhang, I decided to plan a quick celebration for him with Su Lin and the others. The villagers, though, seem to have gotten the news and had decided to chip in, leading to a bit of a crazy rush to get the pa...
2022-12-31 21:30:13 +0000 UTC
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A jubilant energy filled the village of Taizhou. Children ran carrying baskets of herbs, or other items, while the adults prepared for a feast. The news of Zhang’s recovery had made its way quickly throughout the village, and the villagers had d...
2022-12-31 21:29:39 +0000 UTC
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Streams of energy filled Zhang’s spirit. Like water flowing through a dry creek after years of drought, bringing fresh life with it. Qi flooded Zhang’s meridians, rising within his meridian with increasing intensity. It was a surge, like he’...
2022-12-31 21:29:04 +0000 UTC
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A lotus tree swayed in the darkness, sitting amidst a serene lake. I watched the calm waters lapping at the shore of unending nothingness, flowing in and then out. The light from the tree added life to the dreary void around me.
“Sii?” S...
2022-12-31 21:28:32 +0000 UTC
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Moving into a new place was a lot of work. It always surprised me to realize how many things I owned when I’d still been living with the sect. Nostalgia both new and old overcame me, at the various items I’d found. A lot of the things my old s...
2022-12-31 21:26:18 +0000 UTC
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The cart rattled beneath me, jumping and clattering as it moved through the dirt paths. The Ox pulling the cart grunted in effort, as Cao Chen steered the cart. “We’re almost there. I think I can barely see it in the distance.”
The sun...
2022-12-31 21:24:13 +0000 UTC
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Hello! I'm alive! There's been some pretty big changes to the patreon but also, the book cover for Qi's first book is complete now! I enjoy it quite a bit, even though LJ looks a bit too hot.
Moving on to the changes. QiMC2 will begin ...
2022-12-16 01:48:46 +0000 UTC
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Noah’s eyes fluttered open, and he found himself lying in a bed. Glancing downwards, he saw a thin white sheet as the only covering his body. The robes he’d been wearing were gone, and he was completely naked. Curiously, he sniffed his body on...
2022-11-24 19:07:50 +0000 UTC
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A pounding pressure hammered Noah’s skull from all directions, as if squeezing his skull inwards. He grunted, opening his burning eyes to the dark cavern. Where was he? This didn’t look like his room.
Noah tried to open his mouth, but hi...
2022-11-24 19:05:24 +0000 UTC
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Explosions shook the ground, plumes of flames being launched by Aurelia at the giant amalgamation of limbs. Tendrils and limbs reached out from the creature as it opened the large central beak forming its head to let out a shriek that made Noah’...
2022-11-19 12:33:49 +0000 UTC
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