Hui descended into the center of the formation, dropping toward the flint altar below. He released the snakeskin technique as he went, revealing his own face. Shards of Gui Yutong shredded away on the fierce wind, vanishing as he fell. His robes billowed after him. Gently, he came to a rest befor...
2023-02-09 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostFor the first time in a long time, First opened his eyes.
No. To say it properly… I’m Hui. Or rather, the largest piece of what’s left of Hui.
He stood up and wiped his robes off, brushing off the dust and dirt that had accumulated in the time he’d sat there alone in ...
2023-02-08 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBai Xue tapped her foot. “What’s taking him?”
A servant scurried up to her. “Bai Yizhen took him to get dressed. It might be hours yet.”
“It had better not be—”
The door flew open. Hui staggered out, draped in long red robes. Dragons swirled over the silk, embroi...
2023-02-07 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWell, that about summarizes it, Healer said. Got caught by Gui Delun, met some depressing injured disciples… ah, Shen Aiguo never returned after that. I don’t know if she’s still processing it, or if she’s already dead, but I never saw her and the others again.
Rog...
2023-02-06 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostLuo Guang looked around the palace, folding his hands behind him. “Yes, I suppose this is yours, now that you and Gui Yutong are wed.”
“Ah, no. Small cultivator misspoke. This is Gui Yutong’s. My palace is in the rear,” Hui clarified.
“Are you hated?” Luo Guang asked, la...
2023-02-05 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“What do you mean?” Shen Aiguo asked, confused.
Hui shook his head. How do I explain this?
In his third eye, Shen Aiguo’s body pulsed slowly, almost a sick beat. All her gold threads hung shredded, interspersed with scraps of black. Even the ones that remained gold, the...
2023-02-04 15:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostGui Yutong’s palace on Gui Delun’s peak was a prim affair in white and pink, feminine without being overly so. Everything had its place, and every piece of décor sat perfectly where it ought to be.
“Gui Yutong!” A young man jumped up at the gates of her palace, eager as a puppy. 2023-02-03 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Decided to treat myself and get some nice art for Volume 2's Amazon release. :) Gonna get some lettering on it, and hopefully get v.2 on Amazon soon!
Art by kurapixelart!
2023-02-02 21:37:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe heat of the forge blazed at Hui’s face. The hammer rang out, one strike after another. Under his steady beat, the two ores slowly fused together.
Hui poured magic into the material as the sword took shape. He twisted the magic into a talisman, but bound the talisman to the metal. ...
2023-02-02 16:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostI’m a bit of a tyrant, aren’t I? Hui mused, sitting in a tree outside his forge. He glanced down at the peak below from his high vantage point, then sighed. If I seriously tried to raise these disciples, it would be different. But for me, the only thing I want is to use them to m...
2023-02-01 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHui spun the sword in his hand, tossing it and snatching the handle out of the air. He spun it one last time, and this time, caught the handle and threw the sword toward the far wall. It flew off, impaling itself into the back wall of the forge.
He let out a deep sigh. Thank goodness. I...
2023-01-31 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThree months passed in relative peace. Hui worked hard in the forge, making one prototype after another. Slowly, they took shape, looking less like metal rods and more like swords.
Still, this isn’t exactly regulation grade. The mixing of the ore… Hui lifted the sword-shaped ob...
2023-01-30 17:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostTime passed. Hours turned into days, and days turned into weeks. A month came and left. The female cultivator with experience in jadeworking sat happily under the trees, carving away with no need for a forge. Of the other cultivators, three of them had obtained forges of their own, and another tw...
2023-01-29 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe low-level disciples harvesting spirit fruits stared up as an immortal boat descended onto their peak. One or two squinted, a bit confused. Aren’t immortal boats supposed to be flawless and gorgeous beyond belief? But this is…
Third- to low fifth-stage disciples dismounted f...
2023-01-28 16:59:00 +0000 UTC View PostOne at a time, Hui healed the cultivators of the Clouded Pavilion. For the most part, removing the death qi infections from their bodies was enough for Hui to heal their wounds. A few had lost limbs or had more serious afflictions, but none were as injured as Fan Hulian.
Healer nodded to hi...
2023-01-27 15:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Ha! Acting like you can fix this. I’ve been seen by every healer in the sect and the best healers money can buy. It’s pointless to bluff. Give up, already,” the young man said.
The old man leaned in, raising a sleeve to whisper to Healer, “Hong Lu is the young master of the Hong ...
2023-01-26 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAs they flew, Hui looked at the disciple. “So how did these cultivators become injured?”
The disciple licked his lips. “It’s natural with a sect this size to have a few injuries along the way. There’s always those who fail to cultivate their chosen technique and fall along the way...
2023-01-25 16:57:01 +0000 UTC View PostIt looks like Predatory System has secured a narrow victory over TTMF! Going forward, Predatory System will be the new weekly series.
I'll likely continue to write TTMF, albeit at a slower pace, so never fear if you voted for it instead.
Thank you to everyone who participa...
2023-01-25 14:44:33 +0000 UTC View Post…me? Can anyone hear me? Someone? Anyone?
Healer sat up. Rogue? Is that you? What happened? Where did you go? It’s been months! We thought you died! Or at least played dead.
Ah, yes, yes, not much. I’ve just recruited Fen Long to my side, and possibly freed...
2023-01-24 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostI'm going to close the poll tomorrow at midnight, and go ahead with the chosen book. Whichever book gets chosen will update 1x week (or more as I please) in the "Other Book" and $7+ tiers, aiming for a Sunday release date. The first chapters may be shorter, but I'm aiming for 2k-4k for a weekly r...
2023-01-24 01:35:57 +0000 UTC View PostAs he walked, Vivian went over his inventory again. Nothing but clippers? You’d think I’d have a few more tools than that. What kind of [Gardener] am I?
He rolled his eyes at himself. The kind that clips an endless hedge maze. What do I need, aside from clippers? I could cl...
2023-01-23 18:34:47 +0000 UTC View PostLuka stepped forward just as the effects of [Stun] wore off. With a roar, the bandits rounded on him and Nico. Raising his arm, the nearest bandit smashed a rough axe at Nico’s head.
Nico stared it down without flinching. He threw out his hand. “Luka, protect me!”
[Dange...
2023-01-23 18:34:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe wind struggled in his grasp. Exhausted, Hui let out a breath and fell back against Fei Hu. Even so, he refused to loosen his grip on the wind. He watched it struggling, forcing his third eye to lock onto the whisp. Dangerous, too dangerous! Even someone as experienced at playing dead as m...
2023-01-23 16:54:01 +0000 UTC View PostBetween Predatory System and The Tower Must Fall, which one would you prefer to see more of?
2023-01-22 22:39:05 +0000 UTC View PostNico perched at the peak of the manor, looking down on the city below. The manor stood atop a hill, so from the manor’s peak, the city became a jumble of lights and glass, all tangled together amidst the vastness of the first floor’s dark expanses. Putting his hands behind him, he let out a s...
2023-01-22 22:35:50 +0000 UTC View PostOppressively huge, the Tower stretched to infinity. The massive white structure climbed to the heavens and stood as wide as a city, so huge that Luka couldn’t see its borders. He stared up at it, his eyes wide.
So this… is where I’m going to spend the rest of his life.
...
2023-01-22 22:34:54 +0000 UTC View PostRoses. Dark hedges. The flash of a sword. Grass.
Dark.
…
Light. The roses. A sword. Dark.
Light. Dark. Light. Dark.
It hurts.
Light.
Dark.
Vivian opened his eyes. Before him, a man hefted a sword high and swung it down. His visio...
2023-01-22 22:33:29 +0000 UTC View PostSnip. Snip.
A gray, overcast sky clad the world in dim gray light. Dark hedges snaked off into the distance, laden with heady white roses. In the low light, the roses glowed with a low phosphorescence, lighting the hedge maze in eerie pale green.
Snip.
Steel cl...
2023-01-22 22:32:22 +0000 UTC View PostA yelp sounded from behind Hui. Startled, he half-retracted from the array and peered over his shoulder. Fei Hu came rushing at him, its eyes wild with concern. It stopped beside Hui and curled up protectively around him, whimpering at the destruction as the world crumbled. Stone tiles vanished i...
2023-01-22 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
I'm working on two new stories right now. Both are fantasy/tower/litrpg, but in very different ways. I can't decide which one to focus on first, so instead... I'll leave it up to you! Over the next day or so, I'll post the first three chapters from each story, and then you can...
2023-01-21 19:43:23 +0000 UTC View Post