Mary Miller
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‘I suppose that granting blessings with my shackled spark is still a bit too much for my mortal body to bear. Never mind, a ten-tailed white fox is worth the pain, and the rewards for this slaughter will make up for it all.’ Xinzi’s thoughts stopped here, and as the Soaring Crane mountain elders lay groggily under impending tribulation lightning, our monk cracked his neck, then swept the mountain disciples with his enhanced spiritual sense. “Ladies and gentlemen of this dying force. As…-
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Truth be told, Hanxing was bluffing. Although with his current lineup, he could still take down a Soaring Crane powered by the Spirit Extinguishing Bead, at the end of the day, the shriveled patriarch was a Spiritual Lord. Once he used the bead to force a flawed breakthrough into Divine Transformation, his battle-prowess would rise exponentially—making him a thorn in the side of the White Immortal sect’s elite. But with no end of loot in sight, our monk couldn’t care for these, and left the White…
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At the south-western border Dongli, several roads stretched out, connecting the state to other parts of the Yanzhou Province. Of these roads, one stood out, crafted in an amalgam of high-grade spirit stones, the road by itself produced a better cultivation environment than what most sects could offer. Yet, despite it standing right at the border, no Dongli cultivator would dare to set foot on it. They didn’t have the right, for this road belonged to the lords of Burning Spear supercity, and its master,…
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Before the Zi and Shui, the Dong had maintained 5,000 years of intermarriage with the Li. Thus, it was no exaggeration to say that, genetic-pool-wise, the two families were as close as siamese twins. In Hanxing and Soaring Crane’s case, the proximity reached another level. Hanxing’s mother, last sect master of the pre-Zi era, was also Soaring Crane’s aunt—making the relationship between the two quite complex. Aware of all the foul tendencies that Hanxing hid behind his jovial exterior, Soaring…
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The move rocked Dongli, and the state was in awe. From cultivators to ordinary folks, all lives looked slack-jawed at the taiji diagram whose duochromatic shine chilled their spines and overturned their beliefs. Only now did the audience understand why the White Immortal sect’s elders seemed so serene, why the Nascent Soul predecessors refused to leave their caves and meet the enemy, why in spite of all the means they put forth, the momentum refused to shift in the invader’s favor. Indeed, with the…
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“What are you waiting for? Fire! Fire at will!” Faced with the overwhelming pressure unleashed by the trio’s outburst, the Soaring Crane disciples and Flower Plucking gang members wavered, leading Sacrificial Knife elder to roar for his troops to regain their composure—reminded that they stood on Thunder Spiritual Arks, the legions regained their wits. Their leaders took charge, aiming the cannons peeking out of the hulls at the White Immortal sect’s three masters. Sparkling orbs of sky-blue…
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“It’s time.” As the last of the Sacrificial Knives drew their last breath, the Spirit Extinguishing Bead reached perfection, forcing Lord Soaring Crane to abandon his post and stand up. The Soaring Crane mountain elders still operated their nefarious formation, draining the helpless white fox to manipulate the beast tide. Without Lord Soaring Crane to operate things alongside them, their job would get substantially more challenging. But with the Spirit Extinguishing Bead at last complete, it was…
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Hidden amidst the clouds, a group of bamboo-hat wearing monks watched the White Immortal sect’s struggles. From confusion to annoyance, all the way to indifference, various expressions and emotions shifted on their faces. Yet, all stood in line behind the leading monk, a staggering mass of herculean dominance that towered above the rest like a giant before dwarves. “Master, do you really want to stay out of this? Aren’t Lord Hanxing and Lady Ziyun your longtime friends? Lady Ziyun has died…
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A swirl of blood, flesh and wood debris scattered throughout the atmosphere as Zi Yao’s storm of sword force reduced Huo Jin into nothing. Even his Nascent Soul couldn’t escape. Clearly, while she benefitted from her blood poison incapacitating her foe, Zi Yao had been concealing her strength. Otherwise, Huo Jin’s exceedingly resilient body couldn’t have collapsed so easily. ‘We’ve been tricked.’ The Sacrificial Knives realized, and immediately attempted to contact their Nascent Soul…
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In parallel with their juniors’ fights, the White Immortal sect leaders battled the sacrificial troops dispatched to cleave their necks. And while each Knife’s death furthered Lord Soaring Crane’s agenda, not only did the three remaining leaders not know about this, but even if they did, they’d still have to kill the Knives and face whatever consequences awaited them afterward. After all, Sacrificial Knives were not the type of opponents that one could capture just because they wanted to.…
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