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Salt and Blood - Chapter 135
<< Chapter 134| Table of Contents| Chapter 136>>2.41 - A Very Smart GirlNo one really knows why the second stage of core advancement is so different to the rest. Chalk it up to a quirk of the tide-Excerpt from ‘A Study of the Arcane Core’ by Professor BillerRose had never felt a pressure this gr...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 77
<< Chapter 76| Index| Chapter 78>>“Oh? The little tiger and his cub died already? Pathetic,” said the familiar voice.I froze, a shiver running down my spine at the stranger’s arrival. Turning my head, I saw someone I never expected to see again.Jing Ma strolled from the entrance of the cavern ...
Chapter mistake (whoops)
Earlier today I posted a chapter for Dao of Healing that was labelled Chapter 75, but was in fact Chapter 76! Oops...To make up for this I have posted the actual Chapter 75 under the correct title, and left Chapter 76 up but renamed it and fixed the links.Honestly, this just means that you get 2 cha...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 76
<< Chapter 75| Index| Chapter 77>>Despite knowing this was Hu Qing leading the Azure Tigers to attack my sect, I wasn’t sure what his objective was. Wang Ren had spread news of the healing sect’s arrival, so we expected them to attack sooner or later.However, the way these two had rushed to the ...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 75
<< Chapter 74| Index| Chapter 76>>I stood on the roof of my house, looking towards the building which had been destroyed. Thankfully, it was the grasping life palace.I wasn’t pleased that all of Yu Chun and Du Wen’s efforts in decorating it had gone to waste, but it was better an empty hall than...
Salt and Blood - Chapter 134
<< Chapter 133| Table of Contents| Chapter 135>>2.40 - Reverse EngineeringIt is in our moments of greatest panic and fear that the most genius inventions are thrust into our heads as if a gift from the gods-Quoted from The Mad TinkerJason grunted as arcane energy raced into his swelling core from th...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 74
<< Chapter 73| Index| Chapter 75>>As it turned out, acting was damn hard. People on Earth would occasionally criticise actors, claiming they had easy lives and got paid too much for an easy job. How wrong those haters were…I was doing my utmost to keep my face locked into a pensive and thoughtful ...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 73
<< Chapter 72| Index| Chapter 74>>I sat on the floor of the grasping life palace, holding a cup of tea in my hands. I held the warm porcelain to my face, inhaling the aromatic herbal aroma and sighing as it soothed my frayed nerves.This was the first of many gifts Wang Ren had returned with. He’d ...
Salt and Blood - Chapter 133
<< Chapter 132| Table of Contents| Chapter 134>>2.39 - Core MechanicsSometimes, trying to figure out how something was made is more difficult than creating it yourself from scratch-Quoted from Elmer Saff, of Saff & CompanyRose stood beside Daniel, staring at the complex workings of the tidestone eng...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 72
<< Chapter 71| Index| Chapter 73>>“What happened to going slowly, foolish boy?” I scolded Teng Sheng, holding him up by the scruff of his neck until he was able to grasp hold of the cliff face himself.“Sorry,” he replied sheepishly, refusing to meet my gaze.I hadn’t meant to be so harsh, b...
Salt and Blood - Chapter 132
<< Chapter 131| Table of Contents| Chapter 133>>2.38 - The Power of BloodNo one is closer to you than family. Even if you are split apart by feuds and hatred, nothing binds two souls deeper than blood.-Excerpt from ‘Annals of the Endless Oceans’ by various contributors“Your mother is huge!” ...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 71
<< Chapter 70| Index| Chapter 72>>Jing Ma stood at the base of Million Flowers Celestial Peak, just beyond the stone gate which we’d raised a few days earlier. Wang Ren and I stood with him to offer our final farewells.He’d said goodbye to the others before we descended the mountain and they wer...
Salt and Blood - Chapter 131
<< Chapter 130| Table of Contents| Chapter 132>>2.37 - Mama SquidWhat’s scarier than a colossal sea monster? A bigger one.-Excerpt from ‘Silversea Saga’ by Norris HowellRose froze in the water as the eerie sound reverberated through the surrounding ocean. The last time she’d heard a noise th...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 70
<< Chapter 69| Index| Chapter 71>>I gazed at the stalactite that hung from the ceiling of the cave. The walls glistened gold, an endless treasure trove of spirit stones. I’d struck it rich, but that wasn’t even what my gaze was focused on.The stone stalactite looked plain to mortal eyes, but whe...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 69
<< Chapter 68| Index| Chapter 70>>I sat on the roof of a wooden building, constructed in the traditional style of the Celestial Jade Empire. It resembled an ancient Chinese pagoda, but was far simpler in construction and made from wood harvested on Million Flowers Celestial Peak.We had to ensure the...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 68
<< Chapter 67| Index| Chapter 69>>Guan Chaoxing felt as if her life was being burnt away as a wildfire of qi raged within her dantian and into her vessel. Maintaining this form was still difficult. She’d barely broken through to two-star Core Forging with her master’s help.Her bloodline was beco...
Salt and Blood - Chapter 130
<< Chapter 129| Table of Contents| Chapter 131>>2.36 - The Watcher on the WavesThe names we give to the gods are not always the all encompassing truth of their existence. We can only give words to what we understand, but often the complexities of the divine elude our mortal understanding. How can we...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 67
<< Chapter 66| Index| Chapter 68>>Once again I stumbled off the large flying sword after it buried itself in the ground. This time we were outside Young Miss Yu’s Blossom Parlour.I had not been here since the time I healed Du Wen from the fake pills that the Gao Clan spread through the city. I sig...
Salt and Blood - Chapter 129
<< Chapter 128| Table of Contents| Chapter 130>>2.35 - Gutted and SearedEvery voyage leaves its mark. Death, destruction, love, adventure, betrayal. Whatever happens on the high seas, a person is forever changed by their experiences. The soul is not simply a reflection of our inner self, but a journ...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 66
<< Chapter 65| Index| Chapter 67>>I stared at the cat-turned-human cultivator who’d saved me from Elder Jin with an incredulous look in my eyes. She didn’t flinch under my gaze, standing there proudly after declaring that she was a threat to the entire Cloudy Falls Sect.“Even though a few bad ...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 65
<< Chapter 64| Index| Chapter 66>>I could barely sense what was happening around me, even after Wang Ren fed me the healing pill. All I felt was the constant shaking of the earth and the titanic presences of Foundation Building masters clashing above my head.I regretted not having the chance to witn...
Salt and Blood - Chapter 128
<< Chapter 127| Table of Contents| Chapter 129>>2.34 - Crimson BaptismThe impact of a battle is often greater than the physical marks it leaves. Mental scars are invisible, yet cut us the deepest-Excerpt from ‘The Lasting Impacts of War and Death,’ by Professor Rathmere GreelRose flicked the blo...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 64
<< Chapter 63| Index| Chapter 65>>“You dare reap the life of my Gao Clan’s younger generations in front of this grandfather!?” roared a man with jet black hair that hung down to his waist and a sharp nose like a sword.He fell from the heavens like a meteor and crashed against the street in fro...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 63
<< Chapter 62| Index| Chapter 64>>I was on my knees. Blood streamed from my eyes in rivers, pouring down my chin and filling my mouth with the tang of iron. My soul felt as though it was being crushed into dust by the invisible hand of the heavens.Somehow I still resisted. The forbidden technique of...
Salt and Blood - Chapter 127
<< Chapter 126| Table of Contents| Chapter 128>>2.33 - A Warrior’s ResolveWhen a determined man puts his mind to a task, there is little that can stop him in his tracks, save for the cold grasp of death itself-Quoted from Castell SaltbeardEveryn roared defiance to the heavens and the unfeeling oce...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 62
<< Chapter 61| Index| Chapter 63>>Even as my chest was torn apart and I felt an immense pressure descending onto my very soul, I couldn’t help but grin through bloody teeth at Gao Shan. “Worm, you say?” I chuckled. “Worms are stronger than you think, arrogant bastard.”Gao Shan’s strength...
Salt and Blood - Chapter 126
<< Chapter 125| Table of Contents| Chapter 127>>2.32 - Faith and PrideBlind devotion to the pantheon is a terrifying thing. Men can become devils while believing every death on their hands is an act of mercy-Excerpt from ‘The Darkness of Divinity’ by Alain Webb“The words of a sinner are nothin...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 61
<< Chapter 60| Index| Chapter 62>>In every direction as far as I could sense, stretched a fleshy mass of pure white. It was difficult to tell for sure given the astronomical scale of the being, but I instantly knew what I was looking at.A worm larger than anything I’d ever known.Telling the true s...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 60
<< Chapter 59| Index| Chapter 61>>I thought the void in my dantian was only a benefit, but it had produced this fearsome little devil that might put me into an early grave. Then again, could I blame the worm for looting a burning house?I coughed blood a dozen times as I fought to regain control agai...
Salt and Blood - Chapter 125
<< Chapter 124| Table of Contents| Chapter 126>>2.31 - Olivan the OrdainedGods raised themselves from the world, but it is mortals who elevate them to the heavens-Excerpt from ‘Studies of the Pantheon’ by Archbishop Professor AlathanorPrince Everyn roared as he swung his colossal sword. Despite ...
