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Bonus Chapter Week!
Good morning everyone!This week I will be activating the supreme upload boosting technique as the inevitable end of Dao of Healing's Rising Stars run looms ahead. For one week only, I will be uploading daily chapters to Royal Road, while the patreon will be receiving 8-9 chapters depending on ho...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 39
<< Chapter 38| Index| Chapter 40>>The mystical herbal energies exploded outwards as soon as the Ten Ascensions Lily entered my body. I realised immediately that I wouldn’t be able to handle the sheer quantity of energy.It was like feeding a whole cow to a kid and expecting them not to burst. Even ...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 38
<< Chapter 37| Index| Chapter 39>>I was forced to resort to regular martial arts as the battle between the awakened monkey beast and myself unfolded. My attempts to manipulate my qi were unsuccessful; whatever toxic properties existed before adamantly refused to emerge.That didn’t mean I was losin...
Salt and Blood - Chapter 114
<< Chapter 113| Table of Contents| Chapter 115>>2.20 - A Gathering of Unique RuffiansSurround yerself with a loyal crew, for even the finest ship sinks without hands to steer her-Quoted from Sparkbeard the StormcallerHer father had approved of Rose’s idea, while her uncle had said she should stay ...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 37
<< Chapter 36| Index| Chapter 38>>I danced around corpses and the bodies of barely breathing cultivators as I tried to evade her rapid strikes. The female disciple was fast as the wind and every time I dodged one slash I found another arcing towards me.My meagre knowledge of Earth’s martial arts h...
Salt and Blood - Chapter 113
<< Chapter 112| Table of Contents| Chapter 114>>2.19 - Full ScaleOnly the dead have seen the end of war-Plado, Philosopher of the Grekos ArchipelagoEntering the throne room had been daunting at first. Rows of stone benches lined both sides, raised in ascending tiers behind towering, ornately carved ...
Salt and Blood - Chapter 112
<< Chapter 111| Table of Contents| Chapter 113>>2.18 - War of AttritionThe worst kind of death is a slow and painful one. Trust me, I’ve tried it both ways and going quickly is much easier to handle-Quoted from The Dreadbone Mauler, Terror of Xandor“Father!” exclaimed the prince.“Your Majest...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 36
<< Chapter 35| Index| Chapter 37>>Wang Ren’s glaive flashed like lightning, his movements as fluid as a river as he clashed with two disciples of the Soaring Sword Sect at once.His body was covered in cuts but he was holding his own despite the unfavourable odds. The same couldn’t be said for al...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 35
<< Chapter 34| Index| Chapter 36>>I cracked open one of my eyes, risking a glance around the clearing once I believed the spear cultivator had left. Fiery pain lanced outwards from my chest.His final spear strike was aimed at my heart but at the last moment I’d subtly shifted my body and it instea...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 34
<< Chapter 33| Index| Chapter 35>>I sighed. How could I stop this guy from going on a rampage? I was far from strong enough to defeat him even if I had both of my arms. As I was now he could kill me in a single strike of his flaming spear.Worse, I only now realised that there were heavy motes of swo...
Salt and Blood - Chapter 111
<< Chapter 110| Table of Contents| Chapter 112>>2.17 - Fate and FortuneMen have killed over a handful of coppers. That’s why I don’t gamble. Too much at stake just for a little entertainment.-Excerpt from ‘Pirates and Perils: How to turn a profit at Sea’ by Edgar StettThe prince seemed frust...
Salt and Blood - Chapter 110
<< Chapter 109| Table of Contents| Chapter 111>>2.16 - Borne of Salt, Forged in BloodEffort will take you far, but origins often have a bigger impact than we care to admit-Excerpt from ‘Charting the Tide: Tides of Creation’ by various contributorsRose made herself comfortable in the saddle. Or a...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 33
<< Chapter 32| Index| Chapter 34>>Now that was an impressive technique! It almost seemed like his slash had cut through the air itself, his qi lingering in the wake of the cut.He didn’t seem impressed that I’d managed to dodge, his face showing hints of frustration. Earlier he’d claimed that d...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 32
<< Chapter 31| Index| Chapter 33>>The typical reaction to waking up and seeing someone swinging a sword with the intent to decapitate you was probably to panic and then… well, die as your head was sliced off.Unfortunately for my would-be killer I had just broken through and was filled with energy....
Dao of Healing - Chapter 31
<< Chapter 30| Index| Chapter 32>>The male disciple of the Soaring Sword Sect felt a gentle gust of wind on his cheek and came to a halt as his blade met another with a metallic clang. Looking up, his eyes met the gaze of the female Cloudy Falls Sect disciple. They were both equally shocked.Xia Caih...
Salt and Blood - Chapter 109
<< Chapter 108| Table of Contents| Chapter 110>>2.15 - Long Awaited ReunionWe often don’t realise how much we’ve changed until we cross paths with people from our past. A big fish in a small pond will find it hard to grow until it ventures into the ocean.-Excerpt from ‘Ballads of the Sea’ by...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 30
<< Chapter 29| Index| Chapter 31>>I was actually relieved that the cold sensation on the back of my neck was the disciple’s blade and not my technique completing. I hadn’t quite been prepared for that.Even so, this was a rather precarious situation. The female disciple was a Qi Gathering cultiva...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 29
<< Chapter 28| Index| Chapter 30>>The air around the spear seemed to distort from the searing heat of the flames. I took a breath—potentially my last—though even that near scorched my windpipe. Time seemed to slow to a crawl as the tip of the spear approached my forehead.I’d fought admirably, ...
Salt and Blood - Chapter 108
<< Chapter 107| Table of Contents| Chapter 109>>2.14 - Growth Requires SufferingIn order to truly advance beyond our fated station, there is no path but to submit to suffering. For in order to grow beyond what is intended for us, we must suffer the loss of that which is comforting-Excerpt from ‘Th...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 28
<< Chapter 27| Index| Chapter 29>>I saw something flicker through my arms and the shower of shattered wood. It lasted less than a second but it made me duck.Right on time too, as not a moment later the tip of a spear sliced through the air where my head had been. Unfortunately for the other cultivat...
Salt and Blood - Chapter 107
<< Chapter 106| Table of Contents| Chapter 108>>2.13 - The Cost of VictoryVictory at any cost is a dangerous creed. For we often underestimate quite how severely winning can affect us.-Excerpt from ‘Power and Influence: How to Run a Nation’ by Sea-Emperor Vadaris NeptunaRose began walking back a...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 27
<< Chapter 26| Index| Chapter 28>>My body was covered in black goo. Impurities. I wouldn’t have minded, since they were a mark of my prowess. A reminder that I had achieved the impossible and defied the heavens.The problem was they stank like crap. As though someone had found a pool of rotten sewa...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 26
<< Chapter 25| Index| Chapter 27>>The spirit monkey convulsed on the ground, its shoulder and neck misshapen and swollen. It had rushed ahead of its companions and I’d panicked, using my blood essence to cause the tumorous growths inside its body.I hoped I could finish off the other two fast and t...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 25
<< Chapter 24| Index| Chapter 26>>The monkey launched the spike at me faster than I expected and I barely dodged it. I was forced to roll to the side, which gave it the opportunity to close the distance.Even though it had a potent long-range weapon it didn’t seem to mind getting close and brawling...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 24
<< Chapter 23| Index| Chapter 25>>I was just one step away from the man who’d forced his way into our building when he suddenly groaned and collapsed to the ground. At that moment I realised he was covered in bloody wounds and barely breathing.Rather than an intruder, it was more likely that this ...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 23
<< Chapter 22| Index| Chapter 24>>The fatty running the inn seemed sad to see us leave, but that was more likely to be because he was losing income than anything to do with us. But now that we had a place of our own, there was no need to stay in an inn.It would be safer to stay inside the building I...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 22
<< Chapter 21| Index| Chapter 23>>I gasped as my body started to convulse once more. It had stopped after I’d taken a more guiding hand in the healing process, but right after the loud cracking noise it seemed to go wild.My worst fears had come true. Until now I’d been slowly refining my lungs w...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 21
<< Chapter 20| Index| Chapter 22>>I prepared to inject more blood essence when suddenly a huge swirl of purple energy burst forth from his spirit roots, crushing every spark of essence in his body.The door was flung open and the city lord rushed inside, a mix of anger and fear on his face. Captain K...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 20
<< Chapter 19| Index| Chapter 21>>“Zhao Dan, what’s wrong?” little Cui exclaimed.I had a sense of deja vu. Hadn’t this exact scene happened just a short while ago? Another wave of cold burst forth. Unlike the first, this was soothing.Oh! The healing pill. I’d completely forgotten I’d tak...
Dao of Healing - Chapter 19
<< Chapter 18| Index| Chapter 20>>The pain of the muscles in my arm bursting apart, followed by my skin splitting open, and then my bones shattering, was unmatched. This was even worse than any of the previous breakthroughs.I grunted and stood up from the chair, kicking it over in the process. “Zh...
