Sage was actually quite excited to see so many rare beasts here in one place and felt that despite being almost turned into a scapegoat by Beast Keeper Deng, it was actually quite fortunate for him. He didn’t care about the Charming Slate Boar, but the Thousand Limbed Lungfish and Black Fire Bullfrog would be quite useful f...
2022-12-13 21:00:03 +0000 UTC
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By the time Sage had dealt a deathblow to the boar, Beast Keeper Deng had opened the door and fled from the enclosure. The small door that led from the caged off walkway to the outside had already slammed shut when Sage smashed his Qi blade into the barrier over the bars. Then he heard a click from the door and the barrier on...
2022-12-09 21:00:04 +0000 UTC
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The green mist swept towards Beast Keeper Feng, but the man showed no fear at all. The muscled old man smirked towards Sage and the bars separating them flickered with energy, creating a solid barrier between them. The old man was pleased inwardly. This Lang Sheng had already shown off an expertise with poisons, not only was ...
2022-12-08 21:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Once the lungfish was released, it suddenly made sense why the Gold Scaled Porcelain Crocodile was released. The croc had a very unusual look, but its actual abilities had already proven to not be all that impressive. At least when it was on its own. Now that an aquatic monster was released, the crocodile’s purpose was reve...
2022-12-07 21:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Sage didn’t have time to focus on the rest of the battle as he currently had his hands full. In the most literal sense. He charged in front of the Charming Slate Boar and grabbed hold of its two huge tusks. He was struck by the sound attacks it was emitting, but the Jade Mantle he’d activated in the middle of his run gave...
2022-12-03 05:25:44 +0000 UTC
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Unlike most sound attacks, the soft melodies coming from the gentle ringing of the Charming Slate Boar were not cacophonous or destructive in volume. Most beasts using sound attacks would roar ferociously, release haunting howls, or violently smash the ground. Only the most lovely of birds might be using a similarly sweet set...
2022-12-01 21:00:10 +0000 UTC
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While looking backwards to see the way behind them being locked, there was motion to the side. The Discipline Keeper was already in motion, but a metal grate slammed closed in front of his face. On the other side of this cade door was a man with a well built and strong looking body, yet with wrinkled yet also vein covered ski...
2022-11-29 21:00:03 +0000 UTC
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With a bit of searching he found the discrepancy. On one of the lower shelves, the side wall of the shelf was wider than it should have been. The sides of each of the shelves were slid into a groove cut into each of the shelves thick side walls. For this specific shelf, the groove extended halfway up the wall to the next shel...
2022-11-25 23:47:58 +0000 UTC
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“His brain has been destroyed. How did you do it?”
Sage just rolled his eyes at the continued blame cast his way, “I have a technique to glimpse into the recent past. I am using the Phantom Mirror to show you what I’m seeing.”
After saying this, Sage walked over to the set of shelves to get a better look...
2022-11-23 21:00:06 +0000 UTC
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The Discipline Keeper’s words struck to the bone and the others immediately took a step away from Sage as soon as they landed. Sage looked around at the group and then he suddenly broke into laughter, “That’s it? That’s your evidence? You just listened to some stories and now you’ve decided the truth of the matter? ...
2022-11-22 21:00:03 +0000 UTC
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With the eyes of all in the room upon her, the old woman’s wrinkled skin suddenly reddened. Her cheeks took on a healthy blush and her neck flushed as beads of sweat broke out upon her brow.
“H-h-he came to ask me where to find a s-se-specific type of material, a-a-and then I told him where to find it.”
“W...
2022-11-18 23:20:19 +0000 UTC
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Sage wasn’t concerned with the others who’d been brought along with him. The Discipline Keeper would be paying close attention to them and had the advantage of openly using his Spiritual Sense without any obstruction. Sage was in no position to be trying to put into this investigation so he could only obediently follow in...
2022-11-17 21:22:50 +0000 UTC
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With such a wealth of knowledge in front of him, Sage wasted no time in picking up the first of the Jade Tablets and ‘flipping’ through it. His consciousness zoomed through the information as quickly as it could, which was more than enough time for him to copy it all down into a Memory Sphere on the Inner World. While he ...
2022-11-15 22:24:20 +0000 UTC
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The huge iron jar started to roll, pushed by the caretaker and the old man. It seemed quite heavy, but after it started rolling the strength of the two Cultivators appeared to be adequate as they weren’t struggling or asking for Sage’s help. That said, they also didn’t waste time, pushing the huge jar quickly through th...
2022-11-11 21:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Carrying the Sunset Rain Snake in his hands, it writhed around wildly, but was unable to aim its mouth towards Sage. Since the whole of the snake’s body was devoted to producing such prodigious amounts of venom, even touching its body was enough to expose him to it, but at a much lower potency. The venom that had already ra...
2022-11-10 21:00:04 +0000 UTC
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The caretakers of the Clear Sky Academy, specifically the old man, were not fools. The problem with the Sunset Rain Snake is that it was only a mutated variation of the more common Poison Rain Snake. Upon advancing to tier 5 it had the chance to mutate, and so it couldn’t be controlled when such a terrifying creature showed...
2022-11-09 21:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Sage rode the Spirit Stairs, the name for the Magic Tool elevator or lift, and traveled down to the middle tier. This was the most expansive tier, filled with large wilderness areas separated into different types of terrain, each populated with their own sets of Demonic Beasts. The ‘ground’ level for this tier was actuall...
2022-11-04 20:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Having completed a test and paying a hefty registration fee, Sage sent his consciousness into the Jade Tablet and immediately frowned. Then he headed towards the main library, a journey which took him through at least ten large open areas with varying forms of decor. From gothic metal and stonework to finely carved wooden cot...
2022-11-02 20:26:39 +0000 UTC
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Upon entering the twenty thousandth floor, Sage was astounded by the sight in front of him. The level was dominated by a single immense structure that towered over the whole level like a mountainous castle. At the quarter and halfway marks up the huge building there were expansive terrace areas, giving it a three tiered look....
2022-11-01 20:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Sage only learned that there was more to the Ghostwood after Voctem died. At the same time, he was also wary of the strange tree as he now knew there was far more to it than they’d first realized. Since Voctem tried to use it as an escape method, than it could really be used by others to enter or leave the Inner World. This...
2022-10-28 02:03:31 +0000 UTC
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After purchasing a collection of semi-mindless spirits to replace the tortured souls fueling the Ghostwood, the origin of those tormented beings became the sudden center of attention. After being captured Count Voctem was submitted to psychological manipulation and forced to give up information about his home and all his hidd...
2022-10-26 20:35:51 +0000 UTC
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Other than refining the remnant souls into his physical body on the outside world, there was plenty to learn from Count Voctem’s techniques. Most of them reminded him of the techniques he’d recovered from Hei Bai, but used the Ghostwood rather than Yin Bones. Hei Bai’s techniques required very fine control and were extr...
2022-10-25 20:00:07 +0000 UTC
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When standing at the divide to heaven and hell, there were few that would choose to stick to their principles. Especially not this self-aggrandizing monk. Sage collected the monk’s possession and then fled from the pagoda before the other monks moved to stop him. Sage didn’t stay on this level of the capital any longer th...
2022-10-21 19:52:54 +0000 UTC
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Again? How many body parts is this weirdo gonna grow?
Since the condition was dire enough for Venerable Surari to use another of his hidden cards, then that meant Sage was already pushing him too far. The point of the monk’s move would be to free him from the current situation. As such, Sage would be foolish ...
2022-10-20 20:00:03 +0000 UTC
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The golden fists fell like rain upon him.
Sage used the Path of Fate’s Direction to disperse all the strength from Venerable Surari’s waist and lower body. Surari’s sixteen arms were just too many for Sage to neutralize at the same time. It wasn’t a matter of his predictive, perceptive ability, or even processin...
2022-10-19 20:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Sage set up a Formation Array and used himself as the core. Surari would have to exhaust all of its energy, or knock Sage out in order to defeat it. The Formation Plates could still be targeted to damage it, but now that the formation was activated it could defend ‘itself’. Surari didn’t realize what was going on until ...
2022-10-14 23:50:51 +0000 UTC
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The two of them threw attacks recklessly at each other, causing such an intense storm of energy that the metallized walls and floors were bent out of their previously square shape. The cube-like area had now become more of a flower shape, the walls had split into multiple pieces and their ends were now curled open to allow th...
2022-10-13 20:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Sage laughed, “That’s quite funny coming from you, with your ridiculous reasoning for why you won’t pay your debts. Once you see how helpless you are against me, then it’s only natural you’ll pay. If I make a fool out of you in front of your temple, you might be too embarrassed to keep living. If you were to destroy...
2022-10-12 20:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Sage didn’t want to waste any time, or establish some false rapport between the two of them. He brought out the token he’d got from Guan Zhenyan, “Venerable Surari. I am here as a representative of the Dream Dealer. I’m afraid I’m here to collect some things for him.”
The large man’s eyes snapped open wide...
2022-10-11 20:01:09 +0000 UTC
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Only a few days later, Sage was surprised by Guan Zhenyan’s voice telling him to leave the Quick Ramp. He turned the large wheeled All-Terrain Steam Coach, the ASC, off the Quick Ramp and towards a cliff face with a switchback road carved into it. He was a bit annoyed that he couldn't climb up the other ramp first to get a ...
2022-10-07 22:40:48 +0000 UTC
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