Justin Ankar

Chapter 137 - Rewards

The Peak Master didn’t answer him for a while. Two of the scroll manuals as well as a small token lifted into the air. Floating away under the Peak Master’s power as she took them into another room and set them inside a Formation that was already in the room. After a bright flash of light, she walked over and picked them up with her hands. Unrolling the scrolls slightly to show Sage their titles. Sage had no idea what the first one meant, but the second made his jaw drop.

“Y...

Chapter 136 - Expelled

The Twin Soul wasn’t an enemy, this time it was more of a suicide. All he could do was keep his attention focused and away from the Twin Soul. The Twin Soul was inside the cauldron and he had already ignited the flames, using a fire stone. Fire Stones could create more powerful flames than any normal burning wood. Most special refining required extremely hot or special types of flame and those who weren’t Fire Natured Cultivators would have to use special objects to make up for it. ...

Chapter 135 - Marked?

Not wanting to waste another second, Sage linked another Warp Worm and finished his search of the Leader’s body before moving away with haste. He went to the surface and tossed the signet ring into a nearby river before entering the Warp Worm and burrowing a few miles away. He hopped out of the worm and shook his head, “Sorry.” 

Taking out the Steel Silk Centipede that had dug out the den from earlier he pit the two bugs against each other in combat before using his Twi...

Chapter 134 - Yellow Gemstone

It wasn’t as if arrays that did multiple effects weren’t unheard of, but usually they were very strict in their functions. The more that an array could do the more complicated it became. At the same time, they always did the exact same things. If an array was especially powerful or useful it would become popular. With that popularity, people would also learn how to defeat them. Once they saw the sky covered in red clouds and the ground turn black they would narrow down which arrays ...

Chapter 133 - Too Late

After a mistake that cost him his weapon, the Beast Tamer finished off the Steel Silk Centipede just in time to see the smile on Sage’s face. The group had no idea who this man was, but he’d obviously already taken the treasure they were here to look for. They were all waiting to watch the smile get wiped off his face when their Leader ordered the flowers to attack. 

They didn’t have to wait much longer, wiping off the goo from the smashed up bugs the three men all watc...

Chapter 132 - Mountain Treasure

Sage chuckled, free to make as much noise as he wished while within the Mantid’s internal dimension. Moving away from the camp, he found a secluded place and spent a few minutes merging with a Warp Worm. Using the worm he moved to catch up with the two who slipped out of camp and with a few uses of Hindsight he caught up easily. The first man stopped in front of what seemed to be a random bush before pushing aside a few of the branches and climbing into it. 

Sage used the t...

Chapter 131 - Hindsight

Sage activated the first level of the Timeless Eyes once again, looking into the past with ‘Hindsight’. Rewinding time as he saw the cage come back into the room, some of the men returning from a back room to make the purchase, his own presence walking past for just a moment, back even further to when they all first walked up to the cage. Sage slowed things down and then let it playback. Not just seeing what happened, but feeling like he was there. All of his senses engaged as he listened to...

Chapter 130 - Special Showroom

At that point the man that looked like a Tamer cut off his voice. Sage saw the back of another man’s head move sharply and he assumed it was the leader of their little group making sure Sage couldn’t eavesdrop. Sage gave a passing look to the creature they were walking about. It looked like a rabbit the size of a large dog or wolf, but somehow it had a huge turtle shell on its back. Such a strange animal, I believe it was called a Tortoise Hare. 

Struck with a sudden flash of...

Chapter 129 - Strange Creatures

The shopkeeper was, as expected, an old man with a long wispy white beard. His back was stooped and he had a glass eye. The old man was even smoking from a long curved pipe, taking a few puffs and blowing out the smoke before answering, “Quite a demand. Why don’t you just go take a look around for yourself. Everything is already on display.”

Sage had let his excitement get the better of him. He nodded to the old man and started to browse around the store. It might seem strange to not faw...

Chapter 128 - Window Shopper

It wasn’t like there wasn’t a huge selection of goods in Holy Flame City. On the contrary it was probably one of the best supplied cities within quite a huge area. Due to the fame of the Sect for its professions, the merchants constantly supplied it with many unusual and strange materials. Not only that, the majority of most magical items, pills, magic clothing, weapons and other special cultivator equipment that people used came from the Holy Flame Sect. It wasn’t that other Sects had non...

Chapter 127 - Loose Ends

Sage took a few days to catch up with Wan Ling, learning of her other plans and also plotting out how he would help contribute. After that he went to the Central Plaza and started purchasing storage chests as well as crafting materials of his own. He’d studied enough storage chests and bags to create his own and he had some problems that needed solving. Returning to his home he turned one of the four bedrooms into a storehouse, filling it up with shelves and loading the shelves with storage ch...

Chapter 126 - Remodeled

Looking up, Sage caught sight of the woman from before, Wan Ling. She was standing in front of a table covered in documents. Remembering the business deal and how he had let her stay in his house to keep working, Sage relaxed. Walking forward he smiled and bowed his head to the woman, “Ahh, you’re still here. How wonderful! I was just thinking of you.”

Even as the drivel spilled from his lips, he glanced over to the paperwork to try and get an idea of what was going on.

Chapter 125 - Leaving the Hidden Domain

Sage was pretty sure this wasn’t just a normal Hidden Domain. It was far more likely that was just a cover up for this being a completely different planet. He hadn’t heard anything in the Cultivator world about traveling among the stars, space or the skies. Perhaps this was a secret kept from lower ranking people while independent spaces or dimensions like Hidden Domains were a common thing left behind by powerful cultivators. Just a larger and more powerful version of a space bag, instead o...

Chapter 124 - An Introduction

The figure was ghostly. Translucent and wispy, like a hologram. Sage blinked and looked upwards where a set of lights were on. It might actually be a real hologram. The figure was about seven feet tall and very thin. Humanoid in shape with two arms and two legs, standing upright. Despite being thin, the torso seemed thick which reminded Sage of his own serpentine body. The person had light blue scales and sharp facial features. They had no ears or hair, instead having a set of ...

Chapter 123 - Doors

Getting a look past the doors, even Rocky seemed surprised. Or at least, that’s what Sage imagined. Rocky was completely covered in a bulky robe and barely ever spoke so there was no telling what he was thinking. Past the doors was what Sage would call a combination of a Hanger Bay and a Warehouse. Hanging from the ceiling in rows were huge fish like objects that he could only imagine were some sort of vessel, while the ground had carefully partitioned blocks of stacked boxes. He didn...

Chapter 122 - Released

Sage had successfully deciphered the seal. That glowing seal had been the full appearance of the seal, and an art he learned from the Timeless Master’s dwelling. Instead of sending his consciousness into a seal he could get it to come out and show off for him, perfect for analysis. Once he understood enough of the seal he could find the core of it, the place which held the changes. A perfect seal was a representation of a thing, a Seal Master merely took that perfectly formed seal and...

Chapter 121 - Seals

Sage was no doubt curious what Rocky’s jobs had been, nearly every time he would leave Sage somewhere and disappear under the ground. Sage wanted to follow him, but when Rocky was underground it was very hard to track him and Rocky seemed to find his Warp Worm very easily. Sage didn’t want to make trouble or jeopardize his relationship with Rocky or the Peak Master by not following orders. He was aiming to become a loyal underling after all, he couldn’t ruin that just because he w...

Chapter 120 - Purple Forest Cleanup

Sage caught sight of a hooded head poking up out of the ground and then disappearing once again. Rocky must have been taking a peek on his activities. Sage continued the operation, using the Charming Lance Beetle to guide the army of bugs around. Just as he had thought, it became nearly impossible to control so many insects with any precision whatsoever. The best he could do was having the Lance Beetle release an attracting scent every so often. The insects would be drawn towards it and...

Chapter 119 - Reinforcements

With the Lance Beetle stomping around and gathering attention, the number of Crystal Spiders that still cared about breaching the gap in front of Sage were few. Sage threw a Green Revitalizing Pill into his mouth to speed his Qi recovery while also holding a Spirit Stone in each hand to restore his energy. Most of the energy for the growth of the Sacred Banyan’s came from the surroundings, but with all the changes and shaping he’d done it had drained him quite quickly. His energy ha...

Chapter 118 - Spider Melee

It was a risky move to take the Spiders head on, but Sage wanted to push himself. The Spiders were only a stage or two weaker than him, which meant one on one, especially when he had the initiative, the Spiders were easy to beat. With the Spiders no longer on the run and also having him outnumbered, Sage actually felt some pressure. From what he read about Cultivation, and what he heard about life and death experiences from earth, the stress of near death would draw out the greatest per...

Chapter 117 - The Banyan

Summon the Sacred Banyan. Along with Connecting Heaven and Earth and Greenbody Training, it was one of the three core techniques of the set he’d learned. The value of a good Qi Cultivation Art and a Body Tempering Art were obvious. Summon the Sacred Banyan on the other hand seemed somewhat useless on its own. The only purpose of the technique was to rapidly grow a Banyan tree. While marvelous from the standpoint of a normal person, what was the point of a Cultivator growing a tree in ...

Chapter 116 - Extermination

With a bit of experience under his belt battling the Crystal Spiders, Sage was ready to put himself into some danger. Without experiencing some danger, he couldn’t really put his techniques to the test. He had prepared himself as much as possible, studying their weak points, learning their battle patterns, and preparing backup. While always careful, Sage mused about how cautious he was being. Seems that I’m not as confident in these new powers as I thought I was.

Havi...

Chapter 115 - Spider Hunt

Sage hadn’t been in a fight between near equals in quite some time. He’d wiped out some weak thugs and thieves and also had an encounter with a dangerously powerful Demonic Plant. The battles were either too easy or a struggle to escape. His last real fight was probably with the Twin Ringed Soul Serpent. Since his new techniques were untested he made sure he could still rely upon his old methods. The rope-dart in his hands was familiar, a rope with basically a dagger on one end and ...

Chapter 114 - To catch a Spider

Array Formations were truly versatile and all encompassing. He had first started out as an Alchemist and it was there he first learned some array symbols. In the Lang Clan they were treated as foot soldiers, so skilled professions were an afterthought, they were only taught some of the basics for supporting duties like hunting, butchering, and cooking to be more self sufficient. After being exposed to array formations as an Alchemist, Sage tried his hand at Blacksmithing and experienced...

Chapter 113 - Crystal Spider Forest

Sage had no idea of the prowess of the Crystal Spiders, but he was ready to give it a try. Since Rocky told him to do it, surely it would be within his capabilities. Calling forth the Chameleon Mantis, he sent it into the forest to hunt a spider. At the same time asking Rocky a question, “Is this a complete eradication? Should I set up a formation to make sure none of them can escape?”

He was already trying to gauge the size of the forest and going through the formations he kn...