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Feng Zhi allows them to enjoy the Bright Phantasm Sect’s hospitality for exactly one day. Liu Jin supposes it is his way of being kind. Unfortunately, it is not Liu Jin’s idea of a pleasant time. For one day, they are constantly fawned over by the servants, their every whim treated as an absolute command.
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2020-12-21 12:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
Night Forest Nation did not earn its name lightly.
Mountains, grassy plains, and hills. All those have long since faded away, replaced by acres of forest that extend across the entire country. It is not like the Summer Forest, which awes people with its trees of all shapes, colors, and sizes. No, the Night For...
2020-12-14 12:58:59 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
Their transport flies at least a mile above the ground. Its flaming wheels leave streaks of flame in its wake, soaring through the skies like a comet.
“Incredible!” Huang Shing says. He has his face firmly pressed up against the window. “Absolutely incredible! The Eternal Flame Clan is the best!”
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"How could this happen?!"
The look on Bai Lianshi's face as she paces back and forth around the room is positively stormy. Frost creeps over the floor and windows like spider webs. It is a credit to her stalwart will that the drop in temperature is the only sign of her emotional state. As someone in the Ninth ...
2020-12-04 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
Breathe in.
Breathe out.
Liu Jin closes his eyes and gently cycles Qi through his body. It flows through Nine-Headed Snake God’s Veins and passes through his dantian.
With every breath, the process repeats itself.
With every breath, his focus sharpens.
His lower dantian is in good con...
2020-11-30 12:59:00 +0000 UTC View PostI am happy to announce Nine to Five Villainy has claimed victory with 62% of the votes. It will take its place alongside Ave Xia Rem Y as a new (monthly) story starting next month.
I also want to take the opportunity to address some concerns.
Why a new story? Why not more chapters...
2020-11-24 03:11:29 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
The Punishment House is easily the most humble-looking building within the Eternal Flame Clan. Barely two-stories tall, it only has five rooms and does not occupy much area. It is a simple, small house located in the northwestern sector of the compound.
That is how it looks from the outside.
Beneath the ...
2020-11-23 12:57:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis arc went through several changes.
There were chapters I’d merge with each other. There were chapters I’d cut in half. Scenes I deleted entirely, and others whose order I changed. It was a lot of work. Annoying too. Believing you’re five chapters ahead only think it over and choosing to turn those five chapter...
2020-11-21 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 92: I Can Safely Say
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Huang Shing and Liu Jin run at top speed. Now that they no longer have to worry about accidentally damaging the crates, nothing stops them from using movement techniques. Multiple miles go by in seconds.
“I can’t believe Brother Jin foresaw this!”
Liu Jin snorts.<...
2020-11-18 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostLast week, you had four choices. Now, there are only two! Nine to Five Villainy took an early lead and maintained it, taking first place with 35% of the vote. Meanwhile, The Villainess’ Second Chance came from behind and took second place with 28% of the vote.
Now, to make things inte...
2020-11-17 04:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone!
I see we have made it to over 100 patrons when I wasn't looking (105 as I type this). That's huge! Seriously, thank you for all your support.
It makes me wish this wasn't the announcement I was punctuating that with.
Unfortunately, I'm still not all that healthy. In fact, this week's been dow...
2020-11-13 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostIt's time!
Rules: There are four choices. The poll will be open till the end of the week. The two choices with the most votes by then will pass to the second round.
The titles of these stories are subject to change, because, let's face it, that's not my strong suit.
Your Choices ...
2020-11-10 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
“What do you think is in here?”
“Something that will probably be spoiled if you keep shaking it like that. Remember, you are the one who wanted to do something different to earn points. At the very least, you should do it properly.”
“Right. Sorry. Sorry,” Huang Shing says. “I am not used to...
2020-11-09 12:58:01 +0000 UTC View PostHello, everyone!
Just posting to remind you all there is a poll going on that will close Sunday night. The next poll, containing the four story choices, will be up Monday afternoon.
I wanted to accompany this with a writing blog post, but I've been sick all week. I always get horribly sick at some point in N...
2020-11-08 01:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostCongratulations, everyone!
We have reached the next goal, and to be honest, I am still a little bit wowed by the whole thing. I knew we were close. We’ve been close for a while, but I still got a big surprise when I logged in and found we were already there.
Seriously, thank you!
I can’t say it enough. I...
2020-11-03 00:39:08 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
“Please leave.”
Liu Jin’s eyebrow twitches.
It is not the words that annoy him. It is the way they are being said. Khong Hu speaks without malice or derision. His posture reflects nothing but straightforward honesty. He’s not looking down on Liu Jin in the slightest but instead speaking from the ...
2020-11-02 12:58:00 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
Huang Shing and Bei Hong drink freely and laugh. There is no trace of the hostility and imminent violence that had been so prominent in their interactions until just a few hours ago. Joining forces against a common foe, it seems, is a good way to put aside grudges.
Which really shouldn’t have come as a surpr...
2020-10-26 11:59:00 +0000 UTC View PostOne of the most annoying parts of writing Ave Xia Rem Y is coming up with new names.
Sometimes, I’ll put it off for as long as I possibly can, leading me to use placeholder names like “Sorta Clueless” or “Would Wear Glasses” for several chapters.
Inspired. I know.
For every new named character, I h...
2020-10-23 04:08:22 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
Left.
Right.
Left.
Thrust. Thrust. Slash.
The rhythm of a spear is different.
That is the thought that drifts through Liu Jin’s mind while fighting an Inner Disciple of the Eternal Flame Clan.
Taking up the spear had been a decision made without much thought put into it. Lei Kon...
2020-10-19 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
“I hate that woman.”
Liu Jin sighs as he changes into his new robes. They are predominantly dark red with a white sash around the waist and patterns of the same color embroidered on the sleeves.
They are the robes worn by Outer Disciples of the Eternal Flame Clan.
After being defeated by the El...
2020-10-12 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
Fifty miles and thrice as many Spirit Beasts later, Liu Jin comes to a surprising conclusion.
Huang Shing is unexpectedly strong.
Saving him had been an unavoidable impulse. Offering to support each other during the exam, a spur of the moment decision. Both choices went against Liu Jin’s initial intent...
2020-10-05 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
Qing Jin.
The spear on his back, he’s gotten used to. The red hair, he barely notices. The name, however, still feels foreign to him. No matter how many times he hears it, there will always be a pause, a moment in which he has to remind himself that is his name now. It is something he needs to fix. A clever ...
2020-09-30 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
If you were to start the journey in the capital of the Crimson Cloud Empire, you’d need to travel west for many days and many nights. Cross the Red River, traverse the Yellow Swamp, and go far beyond the Hundred Caves. Brave the sweltering heat of the Great Red Plains and survive its many dangers.
Only then ...
2020-09-28 12:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostEastern Port City is now but a small dot on the horizon.
To Su An, it still doesn’t feel real. None of it does. Her memories of the battle are a blur of blood, violence, and flashing steel. For the first time in her life, Su An fought against multiple people who wanted her dead.
They hadn’t succeeded. 2020-09-25 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
I write using an outline. That’s something I have mentioned a couple of times, I’m sure. I do outlines for individual arcs, and I also have one big outline that’s for the entire story. It’s one of the first things I wrote for Ave Xia Rem Y, and it’s only gotten bigger with time.
When I first learned about outl...
2020-09-23 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
Wise. Patient. Insightful.
Whenever he asks, that is how the Elders reply. Funny and full of wit, his mother once says. Yes, it is always something like that. Whenever people speak of the person his father had been before entering the Renegade Realm, it is always with glowing praise.
Yun Han has never on...
2020-09-21 12:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
Thousand Steps of the Thunder God is a blindingly fast technique. Liu Jin wishes he could order Lei Kong to take them out of Five Bats City at once. Alas, there is one last thing he needs to do—a letter he needs to deliver. Hopefully, before people realize that, for all intents and purposes, Branch Master Ruan no ...
2020-09-14 12:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
Liu Jin finishes all the preparations early in the morning. He spends the rest of his time cleaning his instruments, pacing around the room, and writing a letter he should have written from the start.
Ren He and Yan Chao arrive at the usual time. Their eyes keep drifting to the elixir on the way to the throne ...
2020-09-11 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
It is the third time Liu Jin enters Ruan Goutin’s throne room. It is the second time he is left alone with him.
He does not feel any safer.
Ruan Goutin is not in the Emperor Realm. However, it would be the height of foolishness to assume Ruan Goutin is somehow not a threat because of it. After al...
2020-09-07 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
Liu Jin stares at the ceiling with a blank look on his face. His muscles do not so much as twitch. Even his chest rises and falls so slightly one could be forgiven for thinking he is not breathing. He just lies on the bed, unmoving. Some would say this is not the most productive use of his time, but it is all Liu Ji...
2020-08-31 12:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
