Just like he’d been told, he thought about the first option and a bunch of text popped up.
Territory #1020388435
Prohibited
-”Janice Veil” and known associates
Penalized
-Conversation Topics: “green skin”, competing butcher shops, “Janice Veil”
Super-Terri...
2024-02-21 21:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostAn orc walked out. Or at least that’s exactly what it looked like to Sage. The woman was tall and well muscled with green skin and a pair of tusks poking up out of her bottom lip. She was also wearing a leather apron made of a strange green hide, that was covered in dried up blood. She seemed annoyed at the disturbance and Sage was taken for a loop at how many incongruous things were going on in front of him. Was this really the ‘management department’? Why did it seem more like a butch...
2024-02-15 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe woman finally nodded to him in return, her neon blue hair swaying with the motion, and turned around to lead the way. She brought him down a long hallway, down a few flights of stairs and around a couple corners before they made it to a metal sliding door with such tight tolerances and seals that he was sure it was airtight. It slid open and they entered a wide room. The ceiling height was still at about eight feet, but the room stretched forty feet in front of him and hundreds of feet to...
2024-02-06 21:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe blue sky grew dark and the air grew thin, but then the light brightened as he left the atmosphere. The planet beneath him started to curve in the distance. The size of it was just as insane as he’d theorized in the past and even now it filled most of his sight in one direction. He would have thought a planet this size was impossible, but somehow it was here. Using the Adjutor, his powerful eyesight, and the research teams to take references, the planet seemed to be nearly 5 million mile...
2024-01-30 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWhile contemplating what effects this little drinking and smoking session had upon Guan Zhenyan, Sage’s questions got an answer. The world around him seemed to ripple and Sage felt law energy around him vibrating as the energy of heaven and earth was rapidly drawn into the man in front of him. Not wanting to interrupt the process, but also keeping in mind their location, Sage used his Adjutor to help him adjust the Defensive Formations around the Lang Clan’s home. They quickly reshaped th...
2024-01-22 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWith the wine between them, Guan Zhenyan poured a cup for them both, “As a reward for your hard work.”
Then without any further ado, the man picked up the cup in front of himself and downed it in one go. Sage wasn’t sure if he should be angry or excited, so he just picked up the cup in front of him and drank it. It tasted slightly sour and then there was a wave of sweetness before warmth spread through his chest. He glanced over at the jug of wine, “Can it even affect me?”
... 2024-01-15 21:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostSomeone else might have forgotten a small detail from a century ago, but Sage had a facility full of people cataloging his whole life. Even more than that, he had a living computer to access that information almost instantly. The Ancestor’s had previously told him that ‘those who attempt to pass down a heritage related to laws’ would face death. After visiting them again, they didn’t bother to clarify further, only stating that he would know more soon when he went to visit the mysteri...
2024-01-08 23:43:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe jet engine was just the tip of the iceberg, as Magic Mechanical’s most impactful changes were for the common people. Blastids raised the quality of life for the people, just like the Banyan Building techniques, but Magic Mechanical devices created full industrialization. It didn’t just make their lives more comfortable, it multiplied their productivity. Engines took more skill to create, due to the multiple disciplines, but they were even cheaper to produce. That made them widespread ...
2024-01-03 01:07:39 +0000 UTC View PostMerry Christmas, Happy New Years, and every other celebration as well! Got a little busy so I'll have a chapter up tomorrow. Hope everyone is enjoying the season and that 2024 is better than 2023!
2024-01-01 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe Lang Clan had formed their new home out of a rough circle of small mountains, and relied heavily upon the Banyan Building techniques. The Prosperity Company buildings had been replaced in the intervening years, but the Lang Clan preferred to maintain the mystical forest feel they had grown used to. The buildings grown out of trees were astounding not just from an artistic standpoint, but also because of all the amenities seamlessly hidden within them. Hot and cold plumbing, heating and co...
2023-12-26 00:39:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe trip was uneventful compared to those in the past. The speed of the Shifting Jade Mountain cut down the travel time drastically, especially when they didn’t bother to skirt around what had previously been danger zones. Despite being so powerful within the most populated parts of human territories, there were places out in the wilderness where herds of Demonics Beasts that reached tier 6 as soon as they hit adulthood.
Most of these species were well known enough that maps between t...
2023-12-18 22:32:35 +0000 UTC View Post“I represent the Dream Dealer.”
“Oh, so you’re here for the Inky Nirvana Powder?”
“You were expecting me? I’m also here to sell goods, so we can settle the balance later.”
The man looked him up and down for a moment before nodding. The usual process of meeting with prospective large clients was discarded as it seemed there was already an understanding of Sage’s background, or at least as much of one as was needed to conduct a transaction. At the same time, ...
2023-12-11 21:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostOnce they’d fled the level the Spire was on, Sage turned to Guan Zhenyan.
“So, where to, next? Was that everything? Wasn’t there something you needed from the actual Chain Ocean Palace headquarters? We just left the Sea King so maybe now is the perfect time to strike when he’s away.”
The man was sitting upon a divan within a palatial cabin, smoking from his long pipe and holding the newly acquired item in his hand. It was a blackened sphere, similar in size to a walnut, ...
2023-12-04 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAs if on cue, Six Grains stepped out onto the highest part of the ramp around the Spire. The giant spike-like building had a ramp spiraling around it like a giant auger, or the horn of a narwhal. Further down the ramp, a group twelve of rank five Cultivators, the same as last time, walked out carrying a metallic dragon. The snake-like body was as thick around as their own waists, but they hugged it to their sides, stretching the Magical Tool out and readying to use it again just like the last...
2023-11-27 22:54:43 +0000 UTC View PostFloating in the sky far above the Spire, Sage donned a suit of black armor, just like he’d worn on his first visit to this place. Or at least it looked that way. The black armor with blood red accents was similar on the outside, but the surface had a deeper sheen to it. He also didn’t have the Flying Chariot from last time, merely leaping off the edge of the ship with his own body. He fell through the sky, and as he neared the Spire he threw out a handful of purplish spheres.
They r...
2023-11-20 21:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostVanity could only take them so far, but the other core disciple had ended up helping them out. With access to a private workspace, they could form a much better item, and the access to tools made it even better. Sage was wary of using up any consumable items like Fire Stones, since the workshop wasn’t equipped with any Earth Flames. Stealing things would be more noticeable than adding random objects like he was now.
When no one was using the workshop it was sealed up with an isolating...
2023-11-13 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostA sword was a very common item among Cultivators. It was a popular weapon and many branches of cultivation were formed around its usage. They were also somewhat large without being too obvious. The aim was to catch the attention of a Cultivator from the Spire and get picked up. If the form it took was too eye-catching then it would come under more scrutiny. If it was too small or innocuous then it might never get noticed. If it was too large, like a suit of armor, it might be left behind. Tha...
2023-11-06 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIt seems they’d purposely kept a few secrets from Sage about the Shifting Jade Mountain. This wasn’t really a big deal, as it had happened many times before. Of course, these ‘secrets’ weren’t really secrets at all and more just a way to make better use of his time, or as a fun surprise. In this case, there shouldn’t be anything detrimental about it, but it would be more exciting if he got to experience it for the first time in person rather than in a report. There was also plenty...
2023-10-30 11:05:29 +0000 UTC View PostSage took the opportunity offered to him and spent a year training in seclusion. At that point he went to meet with Guan Zhenyan and the man gave him a strange look, “Are you a little impatient?”
The man blew a cloud of smoke towards Sage, but Sage slapped the air with his palm, using the air pressure to shatter the ephemeral bundle of Spirit Power that Guan Zhenyan was using to guide the cloud.
“It is a shame you didn’t care more for Duo Tan. He spoke of you fondly in his...
2023-10-23 20:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the orange flames spread outward and touched upon everyone he could easily sense, then he spread his Spirit Sense out to its full strength and gave the area a thorough sweep. A few others had hidden themselves well and he also noted a few blank spots, each of them also got a wave of orange flame over them. If there was still anyone he’d missed, then they’d avoided his ‘opportunity’ and had a bit of news instead. It wasn’t ideal, but there was only so much he could do.
Wi...
2023-10-16 20:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Sage’s mind cleared, he found everything to be blurry. At the same time he saw a whole kaleidoscope of colors surrounding him from every direction. It was like the Sea Locust’s eyes, except in a full sphere and out of focus. His shock was short lived as he suddenly startled to wakefulness upon the Inner World. Reaching the new stage had caused havoc with his Soul Clone. Reaching the 7th rank had put the Soul Clone into a comatose state while Sage was fusing his body and soul. When he...
2023-10-09 20:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostWith the special state he was in, Sage had to work quickly. He released white flames from his mouth and used his Spirit Sense to guide them, combining the two together to create a blade of fire that spun back and sunk into his flesh. Thankfully, the pain demon technique kept him from feeling the pain or this would have been much harder. It took a strict will to overcome the mental block stopping him from inflicting harm upon himself, but once he was committed the chunks of his flesh started f...
2023-10-04 20:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe purple haze still had faint arcs of violet lightning swirling around within it, making it look like a nebula in the depths of space. Then the haze descended to the ground, breaking the illusion without the darkness of space behind it as a backdrop. The hazy zone shimmered and then a humanoid figure appeared. A golden eyed man with long dark hair appeared, which was quite a shock, especially given the complete lack of any clothing. The man was quite lean, but with exquisite muscle definiti...
2023-09-27 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe second violet bolt of lightning was bathed in silver lightning, but that didn’t stop it from cracking down upon the body of blue electricity. In this changed form, the effects of the lightning tribulation were almost visible to the naked eye. The violet arcs coiled and twined around the crackling blue outline of the Cloud Swallowing Thunder Eel body. Without a physical form, most of the methods he was using to resist the tribulation were rendered obsolete. Only the cursed embrace and th...
2023-09-20 20:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostStanding at the center of the horrific field, Sage was bathed in arcs of bright silver electricity. Yet, it wasn’t all as it seemed. The column of lightning connected Sage to the sky, but due to its speed, it would be hard to notice that the lightning had originated from below and not above. The silver arcs crawled over the black cloud, slowly increasing in volume as the bolt continued to connect Sage to the sky. Then a deep violet colored bolt cut right through the thick field of silver an...
2023-09-14 18:54:55 +0000 UTC View PostFor the fourth bolt, Sage’s body shook and large blue veins appeared on his skin. The thick lines were like worms or roots running under his skin, the outward effects of the poison they’d inherited from the Zhu Clan which the Lang Clan had started to call: Sacrificial Blade. It was a bit dramatic of a name, overemphasizing the detrimental effects that its overuse could cause. It boosted the speed of the Qi system in the body, making it flow faster through the meridians.
This enhance...
2023-09-07 20:46:48 +0000 UTC View PostThe terrifying lightning that had struck him was not just a freak storm. It was the consequence of his grasp of a Core Law. As soon as he re-entered the world, the tribulation found him. Only if he were to survive this lightning storm would he be able to truly become a rank seven cultivator. Only those that could withstand the test of heaven were worthy of the title of Saint. Only those that could defy the sky’s most destructive cleansing could be called Immortal.
Sage was not surpris...
2023-09-01 20:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostUpon understanding his situation, Sage quickly took off running. He stepped upon the open air, dashing up into the sky and quickly leaving the city limits. Lionheart Town had turned the event into an attraction, but the fact of the matter was that people had died and a great amount of property damage was done. Given he was sheltering there in Xiong Xiong Xiong’s house, it would be pretty rude to destroy the man’s house.
Heading outside the city limits had him striding out into an ev...
2023-08-29 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThere was no wonder Core Laws were at the top and some even said they didn’t exist. Change was such a far reaching concept that it was hard to find something it didn’t apply to. Corruption, something that is changed from its purest form. The law he called Thermodynamics, which was the change of heat from one place to another. Filtration, a process to remove unwanted things, which was of course to change it from its original state. Even combat was trying to change the opponent's current st...
2023-08-22 20:21:38 +0000 UTC View PostWhat Sage was looking at was not the key to connecting the two opposite laws together. There wasn’t a secret between how the two were opposites at all. Instead it was a common thread not just between Corruption and Thermodynamics, but also Filtration. The three laws all had something in common and with the help of the Realm Heart’s nascent energies, he faintly grasped their source.
Once he got just the tiniest glimpse of this mysterious Law he clutched onto that tiny thread and woul...
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