One thread of consciousness sinks into my Inner World and then disappears into the [Icy Sword Waterfall] — I assume that one belongs to Lan Xiaohui. The other one heads into the [Killing Field] and rather than t...
2023-08-09 10:50:38 +0000 UTC View PostOne after another, torches set into the walls light up with a blue flame that turns orange-red after a moment. The produced pools of light expand and spread out until the room becomes entirely visible.
A table sits in the middle of the room;...
2023-08-08 11:59:46 +0000 UTC View PostWu Yulan and Lan Xiaohui both seem extremely confused about the thick wall of flying snow in front of them, and the region of stillness beyond it that they can barely sense.
When Wu Yulan extends her hand forward, as if to see if this is rea...
2023-08-03 11:57:20 +0000 UTC View PostThis game of hide-and-seek continues for hours. At several points during it, Lan Xiaohui has a close encounter with the fox in pursuit — the monster’s furious screeching and howling originating from only a few rows of shrubs and trees away. La...
2023-08-03 09:56:24 +0000 UTC View PostFinally, Wu Yulan exhales.
The bright silver line that appears like a scar in reality manifests in front of the fox in a blink of an eye.
With this degree of connection with Wu Yulan, I can clearly sense the instant that her sword inte...
2023-08-01 15:21:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe sword domain that the fox generates is something that, at first glance, appears more advanced than the ones Wu Yulan and Lan Xiaohui can create. Perhaps this is to do with the advanced cultivation that the fox possesses. The possibili...
2023-08-01 13:23:00 +0000 UTC View PostSeveral hours pass in the safety of the tree and roots, and the two rest against each other, snuggling up for warmth and, quite likely, what they perceive as their final opportunity in this life to share a moment like this. Ever since they have cu...
2023-07-30 12:36:31 +0000 UTC View PostA stream of sparks shoot into the air as Lan Xiaohui draws me from my sheath and slashes into the swell of snowflakes heading in her direction. These snowflakes are so charged with Sword Qi that they are as though fractals made of swords.
Ev...
2023-07-30 11:33:32 +0000 UTC View PostThe figure wears a pristine white dress with off-the-shoulders sleeves that conceal her hands. Her sword, now sheathed, is tucked into her sash, and her heels click on the marble floor as she leads the way forward.
They don’t walk for too ...
2023-07-30 10:34:59 +0000 UTC View PostAlthough Elder Qin said that if they continue flying in this direction for an hour or so, it takes them nearly another four hours of flight to detect the first signs of the Heavenly Sword Villa.
Their speed is influenced, mostly, by the appr...
2023-07-30 09:30:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe only other places in the Galaxy Sword sect that one may depart from or arrive, flying on their sword, are the Palaces. Once they take off, they head toward the mountains in the north, toward the vast, gathering storm clouds.
Since they h...
2023-07-28 16:02:16 +0000 UTC View PostIn the main hall of the Seventh Palace, Lan Xiaohui and Wu Yulan are seated, on their knees, before the raised dais. Since they have arrived, nearly an entire hour had passed in silence. Only then did the main gate of the Palace open once more, al...
2023-07-28 14:16:55 +0000 UTC View PostWhen they return from my Inner World, they return to their senses in the same body of water where they had broken through into the Core Formation realm.
And they are not alone.
Completely naked, on the other side of the basin, stands L...
2023-07-26 09:23:13 +0000 UTC View PostOutside the Secret Sword Realm Nexus, Lan Xiaohui and Wu Yulan stand before the formation entrance, wearing blank expressions.
Their hearts are in complete chaos. They have never suffered a defeat like this; not even Lan Xia...
2023-07-24 08:15:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe circle that the black silhouette draws does not remain in existence for long enough to draw accurate and precise conclusions about it, but the changes in the environment persist. It is the same as Lan Xiaohui’s sword domain. The sti...
2023-07-24 07:20:33 +0000 UTC View PostWhile they meditate, I detect threads of consciousness that pluck at the Qi in this void world as if it was a collection of strands of moonlight. I’ve never considered Lan Xiaohui to possess a significant power of consciousness, but this method ...
2023-07-23 15:50:09 +0000 UTC View PostMy apologies for my lack of updates this week. The heat has been preventing me from sleeping properly, which generally leads to me writing really poor chapters.
My goal is to provide 6 chapters per week, and I have only failed to do so once,...
2023-07-21 10:18:10 +0000 UTC View PostA brilliant burst of multicolored light heralds their appearance into this strange world of the Secret Sword Realm Nexus.
It is empty, just like the world of the first and second trial, but there are notable differences. The...
2023-07-19 07:01:12 +0000 UTC View Post[ SECOND LAYER: CHALLENGE STAGE END. ]
[ This cycle, 94,000 beasts have been killed, generating 162,000 Inner World Energy. ]
The effect of my improvements to the Martial Hall become obvious immediately. This cycle saw...
2023-07-14 23:12:19 +0000 UTC View PostTwo late stage foxes, eight mid stage foxes, and another eight early stage foxes appear before Lan Xiaohui, and this time, Lan Xiaohui does not give up the initiative.
In the true fashion of sword cultivators, Lan ...
2023-07-14 21:05:56 +0000 UTC View PostEven though Lan Xiaohui has not cultivated [Finality Moon, Liminality Flower] to a point where she can use it offensively — so far, only possessing the ability to aid her movement — the two remaining wolves are not a threat to...
2023-07-14 19:32:19 +0000 UTC View PostWu Yulan and Lan Xiaohui appear inside my Inner World, just a few minutes before the sun completely sets beyond the mountains. It is just in time for them to witness the large number of cultivators disappear into the Pagoda of Infinite Slaughter. ...
2023-07-14 18:39:54 +0000 UTC View Post“The risk is acceptable now. You can enter,” I tell the two of them and the door opens.
This is the first time that they have been allowed into Yun Fei’s room. Before now, the toxicity within the room has always been enough to seriousl...
2023-07-12 22:07:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe roar of a Devil White Tiger, and for that matter any demonic beast at this realm of cultivation, is a powerful blast of energy.
The moment the sound waves hit Lan Xiaohui’s body, so does the powerful force and spiritua...
2023-07-12 21:07:48 +0000 UTC View PostAn explosion of spiritual pressure — with actual force — presses the grass into the dirt and causes Wu Yulan’s and Lan Xiaohui’s expressions to change. Though their hearts are still stable, that roar and accompanying explosion is enough fo...
2023-07-12 19:55:47 +0000 UTC View PostIf it were anyone else in front of her, other than Lady Yue, I have no doubt that Lan Xiaohui would have picked the tablet and run off to fight Yu Shun.
Elder Qin is a shrewd woman, and I have also underestimated her.
Since the first d...
2023-07-11 02:20:36 +0000 UTC View Post“Junior Wu greets Palace Master Qin.”
“Junior Zhu greets Palace Master Qin.”
The two girls cup their fists and bow to the woman entering the hall of the palace.
Elder Qin’s official title is “Seventh Palace Master”,...
2023-07-11 01:04:16 +0000 UTC View PostWith their breakthrough complete, and my energy almost entirely depleted, I withdraw my sword energy and force, and even a vast amount of my consciousness which was dedicated to assisting them. This time, I focus on further stabilizing my own cult...
2023-07-06 19:02:14 +0000 UTC View PostWith a body like a dry twig with meager, devitalized branches, Wu Yulan’s body snaps time and time again. Unsurprisingly, despite this, the spiritual veins that were severed and gushing out the energy of Heaven and Earth reknit themselves.
With my stabilized foundations, I turn my attention back to Wu Yulan and Lan Xiaohui. It is much easier now to control and distribute the flow of internal energy within their bodies, and I find it even easier to suppress the resistance of their sp...
2023-07-04 17:27:30 +0000 UTC View Post