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Chapter 17 – Nah, It’ll Be Fine.

Benton listened to the discussion between the two kids and found himself somewhat surprised at how easily Yang Xiu acquiesced. The result was what he would have chosen, though, so he didn’t concern himself about it too much. He called them over ...

Chapter 16 – Strength, Weakness, and Technique

Benton’s spiritual senses told him that Yang Ru was close to breaking into the second minor realm. Meanwhile, Yang Xiu had switched from meditation to running around the campsite, trying to get used to her new physical improvements.

It was...

Chapter 15 – Pressure Points

With not a whole heck of a lot to do other than watch two kids literally sit around, the next three days passed slowly for Benton. On the morning of the fifth day only a couple of hours after Yang Xiu started cultivating, he got the notification h...

Chapter 14 – Cultivating Disciples

Benton scratched the back of his neck. That pun had been bad even for him. Greg would have both hated and loved it.

A pang of regret flooded Benton at the prospect of never seeing any of his grandchildren again, but he quickly brushed it off...

Chapter 13 – A Boring Wait?

Yang Xiu stared after her new master. “Did you see that, Ru’er? One second, he was just standing there, and the next, he’d disappeared. Do you think we’ll really be able to move that fast?”

Her brother shrugged.

Ru’er was t...

Chapter 12 – The Great Hunt

Two solutions to the problem of using jade slips occurred to Benton. The first, easiest answer was to simply use Sect Points to increase his cultivation to the Foundation Establishment realm. Of course, that meant either hiding that act from the k...

Chapter 11 – A Hitch in the Plan

Many parts of the tea ceremony had seemed slow and somewhat boring to Benton. He understood how important such events were in his new culture and thus to his new disciples, but Su’s memories didn’t influence him strongly enough to make it as m...

Chapter 10 – Induction

Benton walked far enough from the campsite to give the kids a chance to talk without him listening in. He could have gone only out of sight to give them the appearance of privacy, but he knew both how much he really wanted to eavesdrop on their co...

Chapter 9 – Two Roads Diverged into the Woods

A heavenly scent wafted to Yang Xiu’s nose. Her stomach rumbled. “Am I hallucinating or is someone cooking a pig?”

Ru’er sniffed the air and immediately stopped walking. “You’re not imagining things.”

She started forward ...

Chapter 8 – The Path Forward

Equal parts amazed and afraid, Yang Xiu watched as the cultivator disappeared from view. “Did you see that, Ru’er?  Fang Wei is dead. He killed Fang Wei. Our nightmare is over. Finally.”

Her brother tried to hide his dismay from h...

Chapter 7 – Murderhobo?

Benton rushed in the direction of the scream, his mind conjuring up all kinds of dangers that could be assailing the young lady. Su’s memories, in turn, introduced knowledge of multiple spirit beasts that could mimic such a cry, but Benton dismi...

Chapter 6 – Finally a Cultivator. Again. Kind of.

When Benton had first seen the list of six menus on his status screen, the one that had most excited him dealt with perks. The second most exciting was the one he was about to explore. 2024-10-14 20:34:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 5 – Perk up.

When Benton was thoroughly satisfied that he understood everything important and pertinent about cultivation method creation, he moved on to techniques and found out that the process for those didn’t vary much from what he’d already learned. T...

Chapter 4 – Ladies and Gentlemen, Introducing the Sect Leader System!

Though Benton had never regretted his choice of careers back on Earth, he had to admit that his life hadn’t been the most exciting. Besides a few nice trips—seeing the Colosseum in Rome and glowing lava flowing across a nighttime landscape at ...

Chapter 3 - A Whole New World

When the world—or a world at any rate—came back into view, Benton was lying face down in stinky mud. He groaned. What was that putrid smell? It almost made him gag.

While holding his breath, he climbed to his feet and, once up, looked ar...

Chapter 2 – Game Over or Press Continue?

The next thing Benton knew, he was standing in what looked like a bog-standard corporate office. Cheap carpet squares. Lay-in acoustic tile ceiling. Fluorescent lights. White dry-erase board.

The truck had crashed into him. He remembered viv...

Chapter 1 - A Fine Day to Die

Six o’clock had came and went, but Benton York was still at his desk, just about ready to pack it in for the day.

Edward, the executive vice-president of sales slipped in the open door. “Is there anyone in your section still here? I’ve...