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Fear not this Night p3
🕑 Added 2022-01-08 02:37:07 +0000 UTCThere was silence in the square as the Shrouded Mountain Sect disciples left. Yun Ren watched them go with mixed feelings. Part of him wanted to chase after the bastards and stab them all, but that would obviously be a bad idea. He could barely fight one of the guys with the support of a super artifact and a spirit fox. Charging into the rest of them? Stupid.
After all his resolve, he hadn’t needed to do anything.
Kind of anti-climactic, really. He glanced around at the broken up square, and the unconscious and bleeding people. He winced, turning away from them and to Nezan.
He was still staring blankly in the direction Jin had left in.
Yun Ren left him to his gaping and immediately searched for his brother. Tigu looked pretty fine, but Gou Ren had slumped against the wall and was grimacing. His arms had bleeding red lines all over them.
Xianghua gave one last look at Jin’s back before immediately ripping off the sleeve of her nice silk robe and turning it into a bandage. Yun Ren was about to walk over when something broke the silence.
“Yin!” he heard a shout as Tigu raised her arms to the air and caught a white blur. “Miantiao!” The rabbit slammed into her with a snake coiled around her midsection and Tigu staggered from the force. She snuggled the rabbit to her chest, rubbing her cheek against the little creature, before she gasped.
The rabbit had a satchel.
A satchel Meimei had given all of them, full of medicine. Tigu immediately shot over to Tie Delun, the “handsome man” groggily waking up after being blasted by lightning. He immediately took Tigu to the chest. “Loud Boy! Come here! We’ve got more medicine for you!”
The spell broke. Murmuring filled the crowd. Fearful, hushed murmuring.
“By the blood of Da Ji.” Nezan whispered, startling Yun Ren when the voice came from his shoulder. “What the hells?”
‘Qi is subtle. Unable to sense. Infusion Earth-Wood? No, just Wood? Earth from somewhere else? Unknown. Unable to determine. New experience. Interest. Approval.’ The sword was back to its grey colouration, looking for all the world like a normal blade.
“I see that now darling. I would have come out to say hello if I could have felt that before. He's the one who taught you how to use Qi?”
“Yeah.” He whispered. He made eye contact with his brother and jerked his head over to Tigu. Gou Ren nodded and pushed himself off the wall.
“I did tell you he was strong, but like… that's the first time I’ve seen him like… ya know?”
Nezan nodded.
“Well. Something interesting to tell myself when you come back and visit me later.”
Yun Ren peered closely at the fox. “Tell yourself later?”
“Hm? Ah, of course.” The fox’s body faded slightly, revealing the glimmering gem Nezan had given him. “A technique we can do. I would not recommend it, as it does weaken the main body, but one can split off small parts of their core and allow it to take form. I’ll be integrated back when you visit later. I gave you the perfect gift: myself! You may praise me now, nephew.”
Yun Ren sighed and ignored the bastard as he made his way over to Tigu.
The girl was fussing over Tie Delun and Loud Boy, pressing them both against the wall and circling around both of them like... Well, like a protective cat. Gou Ren walked up wincing. And he was immediately pushed down too. Tigu rubbed her cheek against his before switching to Xianghua.
Ri Zu and Yin were both just staring at her with amusement.
“That's her…Master? Father?” Guo Daxian asked. The man was staring at one of Miemei’s medicine balls like it had all the secrets of the universe within it.
“Bit of both, honestly.” Yun Ren said.
Daxian nodded, before his frown deepened. “Where are our Elders though? Things were hardly quiet—”
The world pulsed. Something broke. Everyone flinched.
There was a sudden hum as the Earthly Arena of the Dueling Peaks rose half-way into the air… before slowly dropping back down with a groan and settling.
“I thought its floating mechanism was broken ages ago?” Yun Ren ventured.
“It was.” Daxian swallowed thickly. “How do we stay on Master Rou’s good side?” He asked immediately.
“Well, ya helped out Tigu, so you’re prolly there already. Jin’s the kind of guy who pays his debts, yeah?”
Daxian let out a tentative breath.
It wasn’t long until Jin came back. He was half carrying Xiulan and Yun Ren winced. She had burns all over her body and some cuts that looked like the one Sun Ken had given her, or at least the brief glance Yun Ren had seen. Her skin was flushed red and she was shaking and sweating like she had a fever.
The other hand was carrying a sword. A stained red blade. His frown was heavy and it didn’t look natural on him at all.
Jin looked better smiling.
The square snapped to attention at his return.
“Tigu. Get everybody to a place to rest, okay? I’ve got one last thing to do tonight.”
Tigu nodded, Yin on her shoulder. Jin looked at her and offered her a small smile. Tigu’s grin turned bright. Jin turned his eyes to the square.
“What a mess.” he said with a sigh. He glanced at the red sword and grimaced.
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The air was tense in the Shrouded Mountain Sect’s manor.
Yingwen sat in the lotus position and tried to meditate. The rest of his fellow disciples were not as calm. They were walking around nervously. Fenxian had woken up, though in a foul mood. The normally loud man had been suppressed swiftly and brutally; his jaw had been broken and he had been defeated in a single blow.
None spoke as they waited. None spoke after the summer breeze had turned sharp for an instant, like it was flaying them to their souls.
They felt the mountain turn its gaze towards them once more. The man entered, a chicken on his shoulder. It was a bit worse for wear and singed looking, but it was still a magnificent animal.
“Expert Rou.” Yingwen greeted the man as he walked in with Young Master Zang Li’s sword. Yingwen thought it was named Phoenix Feather. There was a sharp intake of breath from those around him and several curses. Zang Li, for all his faults, had at least been free with his coin purse and with lesser cultivation aides. He just did not inspire much loyalty.
And now he was gone.
Expert Rou was carrying the sword by the blade, negligently. Like it was something disgusting. It was disrespectful for such a fine sword—but there was something off about it.
The blade had been blackened. Tainted. Its once pure lines were pulsing with ugly, corrupted Qi.
“Wha—” Fenxian slurred through his healing jaw. “Tha hells?”
“Is this not normal for the Shrouded Mountain Sect?” Expert Rou asked, handing over the blade.
Black, acidic blood that smelled of rot covered it. The taint of something demonic and corrupt… but not fox-like.
“No, Expert Rou. No, it is not.” Yingwen stated. His brother disciples were staring in concern.
“Who was with him last? He was alone when I found him.” Rou’s voice was calm.
“He ordered us all away,” Brother Maohai said. “He was poisoned quite badly, but he demanded that we all retreat and that she was his alone.”
“…come with me.” Rou stated. All followed him from the manor. Even the ones who really should have stayed back at the manor resting. Brother Huang still looked like he would fall over from a slight breeze.
He took them to a field outside the town.
A field that had husks of withered plants pushed aside by new growth. That had patches of blood on the ground.
Yingwen examined the blood thoroughly. His fellows marched around the field as well, collecting some of the remains. A piece of tainted flesh with silver veins running through it. Pure Qi battling with corrupted and demonic Qi. The remnants of fire… as well as drops of bloody oil.
This… this was unbelievable. The first thought was that this was planted evidence. But he had felt this powerful Expert’s Qi, it could no more be tainted than his own.
Yingwen simply imagined the Expert had been trying to allow them to save face. That Zang Li was an imposter would let them overlook his involvement, but... had he been telling the truth the entire time? Was there some deeper force at play here? Was the man he claimed imposter truly some manner of insidious creature?
No member of the Shrouded Mountain Sect should have tainted blood like this. They were examined for fox illusions after they were deployed to high risk areas—
And the Young Master had not been. He had been in the fort for most of his time up north and had refused or been barred from the expedition to attempt to find Summer’s Sky. He had not been looked at in great depth. Merely cursory looks. To be able to hide beneath the purifying Qi of lightning the Zang Clan of the mountain was known for…
There was something foul afoot here. Something that had Fenxian looking at Yingwen with as much concern as he had ever seen in the large man’s eyes.
“Sir, are there any more remains?” He asked carefully as he stood. “If we could retrieve his corpse we would be better able to confirm this.”
Expert Rou grimaced “Maybe.” He admitted as his eyes grew distant. “Over that way, somewhere. South quite far and not in the Azure Hills. I think in Yellow Rock Plateau.”
That was a thousand Li distant—Yingwen once more kept his face carefully blank. Possibly there could be a corpse. Possibly. Yet even without it…the evidence was beginning to look damning to Yingwen’s eyes.
Zang Li had either been corrupted… or was truly an imposter.
“Expert Rou. This has escalated far beyond expectations. We would leave to pursue this, with your blessing.”
Not all of you are going.” he said bluntly.
“Of course.” Yingwen replied. I shall select several of our men, and I shall remain under your care, if it pleases you. Or you may select any of the others.”
The Expert stared at him with cold eyes, before sighing at the urgency in Yingwen’s voice. He turned to look up at the sky.
“I still don’t like this. You attack my family and go and waltz off into the sunset? You hurt people. Destroyed one’s cultivation.”
“We shall leave all the medicine and resources we brought with us behind. Compared to the pills of the Azure Hills, they are far more potent. Any damage is likely to be healed. But the crippling…” Yingwen took a breath. “I will submit to your judgment. The cultivation of one in the Profound Realm could be said to be at least ten times the value of one in the Initiate Realm. I would only beg that you spare my brother disciples your wrath.”
The man sighed. His fingers twitched, like he wanted to run them through his hair, but refrained.
“Fine. get your men ready. But this ends here. No retaliation. No offense to being challenged.” His eyes turned back to Yingwen and the rest of the Shrouded Mountain Disciples, who were still combing the grounds. He considered them, at length, his presence an ever present sensation that made Yingwen sick to his stomach. Rou reached into his pack. “I recently had a meeting with my Senior Brother. He said that if I needed aid, all I would need to do is ask. I told him that I would be alright and that he didn’t need to worry about me. And he left me this.”
A small piece of parchment unfurled. A small piece of parchment with a symbol on it. A symbol every son and daughter of the Empire knew.
A proud mountain, jutting above the clouds, with the symbol for sword etched into its face.
Yingwen nearly fell on his ass.
The greatest of martyrs and heroes. The Masters of the Raging Cloudy Sword Formation. A sect who stood at the pinnacle, whose name resounded throughout the world.
The Cloudy Sword Sect.
“I would really rather avoid having to get him involved, wouldn’t you?” Rou’s voice was calm and matter of fact.
Yingwen struggled for a moment before swallowing down the ball of spit in his throat. He slammed his hands together in the gesture of respect with unseemly haste.
“Lord Rou, your temperance and manly virtue humbles this Zhou Yingwen. He thanks you for your benevolence and restraint.”
If Rou was this strong, then his Senior Brother would be like that of a Cloudy Sword Sect Elder.
It would be like the Verdant Blade Sect challenging the Shrouded Mountain Sect.
Dishonourable defeat was the only outcome. If Master Rou were any more a vengeful man, the entirety of the Shrouded Mountain could burn—or worse, be labeled as a Demonic Sect by the Imperial Authorities.
An Imperial Decree that the Shrouded Mountain Sect were Demonic Cultivators would be like having the entire world declaring war on them.
But there was no time to consider what ifs.
“By your leave, Master Rou. We shall have the truth of this matter post haste. I swear it upon all of my ancestors—and though you may not value the name, the name of the Shrouded Mountain Sect.”
The man’s gaze was instructable.
“Three stay. The most wounded.”
“As you say.” Yingwen whirled around. “Make preparations for departure—Now. Brother Huang, prepare the carriage. I am declaring: The Fangs Come for the Mountain, Yet the Heavens are Silent.”
Every man straightened like a bolt of lightning had stuck his body at the urgent code.
“By necessity I remain behind. Your actions may yet determine the outcome of this. Fenxian is in charge. Silence and haste. Resupply at Tall Rock, and stop for nothing until we have the body.”
“Yes, Brother Yingwen!” They exploded into motion, Yingwen in the lead.
“How deep is the shit we’re in?” Fenxian asked quietly.
“Deep enough to cover the peak of our Mountain.”
Fenxian stared at Yingwen and rubbed his jaw. “Fuck.” he declared.
Yingwen disliked cursing. It was the vocabulary of one without wits. He looked Fenxian in the eye.
“Fuck.” he agreed.
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A bit unhappy with this one. And its a bit late, but the Shrouded Mountain and Jin both figured something was off. Additionally, there wil be some minor edits to part 1 of fear not this night.
Comments
Ben Allen
I love the "Jin looks better smiling" line
Undead Writer
I can’t wait for today’s chapter! Come!!
Emilia Kosteila
The junior/senior disciple and elder are for those in sects. And then master and expert are different from those and I think titels for the sectless. Also expert is obviously more powerful than master so thats why he called jin expert (he understood jin was vastly more powerful) and the lord thing is because of jins old sect, political weight and to kiss ass. Or this is how I thought of it
Len
I took it as in azure hills terms hidden master mid profound, expert LATE profound, when shown the paper. lord "oh @#$% I screw this up there won't BE a shrouded mountain sect. Be exceedingly polite. Kiss ass mode activate.
ShadeByTheSea
Yeah I believe Expert is used for a more powerful, but sectless, cultivator.
ShadeByTheSea
yeah reading it all at once was fine, but I glad I didn't read the final day part 3 till after this one had come out. That chapter is the kind that would have made me prematurely drop the story, specially with the x-mas break/clifthanger.
Nicholas Grey
“The man’s gaze was instructable.” - inscrutable
Gamer Doyle
A lot depends on how fast Lu Ri gets back to the sect, remember it has been over 3 day since Jin met with him, and he is a Inner or Core disciple so with nothing holding him back, he is FAST. After that make no mistake Gramps can go way faster.
RedFaux
Love it
GameJunkie999
Would he have even received the letter by now, he would still be at the frontlines wiping out the Demon.
SamHawke
yes, CF confirmed it
Azereath
I believe it is meant to show respect but not submission, at the time he believed that his sect could still take out jin as a lone cultivator even if it took bringing the elders into it. it became lord when he realised that Jin has the backing of the major sect and that Jins powerlevel would mean fighting against an elder of that sect and possible all of them.
TheLunaticCo
Is "Fear not this night" a reference to the song with the same name?
Imspinnennetz
Gramps would obviously smell of horse dung. Most probably he smells of rain and lightening as he is one of the founders of the original sect.
BaguaBrady
I was wondering how intentional the different titles are. Expert is what Yingwen calls Jin until he is shown the cloudy sword connection, then he becomes "Lord," implying a step up in his eyes or at least greater political weight. Whereas Master seems a term of greater respect, not just for cultivation and strength but knowledge and wisdom held too. There might be Confucian principles in play there. Or it's just interchangeable titles and I'm reading waaaayyyy to into it.
Epsilon Rose
In their defense, they had no idea what was going on and it sounds like the sudden surge of qi was playing havoc with old formations, so they might have had their hands full preventing a different disaster.
Epsilon Rose
I probably should have asked last chapter, but what dies expert mean in this context? Normally we hear Jin get called a Hidden Master and I know what Elders are, but expert sounds like something it's orthogonal to both of those titles.
Arnon Parenti
Mei Mei would smell him and try to run away, Wa Shi will try to protect her, only disaster lies with gramps visiting while Jin is away. Gramps probably smells of steel and blood and demons from the war.
Russell Todd
Shit, he could even be waiting for them back at fa-ram
Gamer Doyle
The amusing thing is that Jin's Gramps could show up like anytime now.
Sebastian Rubin
... And now the Elders show up. ROFLOL ... Another thought; once the guys from Shrouded Mountain recover their wits - and their injured, miraculously healed of all wounds - they will realise how magnanimous and generous Rou Jin is. And they will likely consider no small part of it to be due to the famed virtue of the Cloudy Sword Sect.
Moonspike
I have this mental image of Jin helping with the clean up and rebuilding while the elders stand around looking confused and uncomfortable that this Uber strong expert is doing this instead of talking to them about whatever nonsense they think is important.
Arnon Parenti
This chapter gets better every time I read it.
Demian Buckle
Thank you for the Chapter.
Alex I
They don't need numbers for this search party, the landing location should be slightly obvious with the distance and speed. What they need is haste, get there and get back before Jin calls for help and gets them all labeled as demonic cultivators.
That Guy
I'd like to see the elders come down from the mountain and see jin having all yhe disciples helping to rebuild the city. What with all the damage and lost homes. Dunno why but it feels right for this kinda story
Lavagolem
I waited until I could read the fights in one go and really like it. The brothers didn‘t suddenly turn into combat experts and really felt unique. I probably enjoyed the fights they were involved in the most, together with the final punch from Jin. Jin didn‘t turn it into a blodbath but isn‘t just letting them off the hook, fits his character well. I was a bit worried he wouldn‘t remove all doubt concerning what happened to the impostor considering how close Lu Ban came to killing people close to him and outright targeting them, but with some of the attackers remaining behind I hope that will get cleared up when the others return and the final scene with the elders showing up to the aftermath was hilarious.
Khanalas
I thought you and First have something special😲
David Giles
He's a profound expert, it could well be both.
Rairarku
To use cities to put it into perspective it's the distance from London, Uk to Cologne, Ger or Boston to Quebec city or San Francisco to LA.
Juli Freixi
Thanks a lot for thd chapter Casuafarmer!!
Ross Kandlbinder
So just did some looking into it, the modern conversion of Li to Km is 1Li = 0.5Km. Which means that the demonic prick went 500km, which after consulting a map, if they where in central Seattle, and went directly east he woud just make it into the far west of the State of Montana. Or if you where on the west coast of Wales, you would put him into the sea between England and France.
Catherine
I liked this chapter :)
Obran
Can we call Bi De a burnt chicken nugget? https://youtu.be/VCjqnYTQeIY
TheOne320
You are just unhappy because the last two chapters were too amazing. This one was also well written.
Quintuscus
I think the organization of the elder of the cloudy sword sect definitely knows what’s going on, right? He wil be informed. The mountain sect is going to perish in the background, for sure.
Jp
I enjoyed this one
Bryan Thew
edits : He winced, turning away from them and to Nezan -> and back to Nezan
PaulRovinsky
I like this. I am wondering though, how many cultivators of the Shrouded Mountain sect are here? Ri Zu scouted them out and gave that information to Xiulan. Two cultivators were dispatched Yingwen to go after Gou Ren and Fenxian to go after Yun Ren. Xiulan then thought that between the one she took out at the door and the five chasing her that was everyone. Which gives us a total of eight cultivators. Zang Li is dead, so seven left. If Yingwen and the three most injured are staying, that only leaves Fenxian and two others to try to recover Zang Li's body. Is that correct, or did I miss someone?
Paerofar
Thank you for the chapter! P.s. if you go light on the corpse collection and demon autopsy story line that'd be awesome. You've built enough wonderful world for Jin and the Farm Fam to live in for a while!
Sam
Also, noticed this: "The man's gaze was instructable." Probably meant inscrutable?
Sam
Enjoyed the chapter! I like that Jin is in an uncomfortable situation. Having to deal with this must make him very uncomfortable. It's interesting that we get most of it through the opposing party's eyes.
Skelethin
"Xianghua gave one last look at Jin’s back before immediately ripping off the sleeve of her nice silk robe and turning it into a bandage." It should either be "ripping off *A* sleeve of her nice silk robe and turning it into a bandage." or "ripping off the *sleeveS* of her nice silk robe and turning *THEM* into a bandage." Unless the dress only has a single sleeve, then that should be pointed out. Missing quotation marks in the following section as marked by *"* “Expert Rou. This has escalated far beyond expectations. We would leave to pursue this, with your blessing.” *"*Not all of you are going.” he said bluntly. “Of course.” Yingwen replied. *"*I shall select several of our men, and I shall remain under your care, if it pleases you. Or you may select any of the others.”
carebear90
Hmm... I wonder if Jin will give those Elders shit for neglecting their disciples. The Elders will probably be shitting themselves regardless of what he does once they find out what happened.
Nicholas Grey
“He immediately took Tigu to the chest” - perhaps “took *a* Tigu to the chest”, or "a flying Tigu", otherwise it reads like he’s leading her to a chest of something (perhaps a medicine chest?) “one of Miemei’s medicine balls like it had all the secrets of the universe” - “it held all the secrets” is a more common usage. Also, Meimei is misspelled. “Yingwen simply imagined the Expert had been trying to allow them to save face” - the correct tenses for this are: “Yingwen had simply imagined the Expert was trying to allow them to save face” - because it is *Yingwen’s impression* that is changing, not Jin’s intention
Enochi
But no whiskey. We go home now.
I really like the style of the new chapters after the break! Keep it up man.
Kara Nina
I think what's missing is an attempt to give Jin hush money before he reveals that scroll, a messenger sent in advance as soon as Jin went over to smash the imposter and afterwards...well, panicked and sometimes angry mortals cursing fighting cultivators in the streets.
Jack Daniels
Ay, I think the time off helped a lot, each of the new chapters have had a completely different feeling, and I hope you take more time off if it makes the story better.
Faiir
While I agree that Indeed fuck would be funny, it doesn't fit the mood I think.
Klatue
Money for chapter hmmmm…….. very good trade
Luke Preston
That was a wonderful
Omnious1013
"Deep enough to cover the peek of our Mountain" is maybe my favorite response that I've ever heard
rebοrn
There are two more chapters after this one?
Faiir
I keep hearing Nezan with Uncle Roger voice
Joe
Cant think of anything wrong with the chapter. Thanks for it?
jetblackvalias .
Really liking how the Shrouded Mountain characters are getting involved. Yes, the story has a lot of characters already, but having them be more than just two dimensional bad guys is a great touch!
John Bell
You could write the same chapter 3 times over and I'd still enjoy every read. Thanks for the chapter.
Dill Duvee
Payed money just to read the next two chapters haha
Kapelteta
Id argue that most languages have an equivalent expression that if not in meaning than certainly in eas and ubiquity of use are comparable. So since the story is written in English fuck is used, but if it was translated to say French it would easily be translated to putain; a word that while not a direct translation fills a similar roll as fuck does in english.
Aesoir
Mild suggestion on the final line of yingwen. Instead of just “fuck” it would be slightly better if it was “Yes, ‘Fuck’.” Or “Indeed ‘F…” etc.
Dale Tucker
No, Lu Ban was still most likely vaporised. The blood and flesh found was from the battle with Big D and Xiulan
Arnon Parenti
She gonna gape like a fangirl fish out of water, Jin is everything she ever wanted in an elder.
Enkelados
Thanks for the chapter. A small very subjective critique: I'm not sure if I'm a fan of the expletives used by the disciples. "Fuck" is such a unique english word, it just doesn't fit in the display of a foreign culture.
David Young
The chapter still makes sense, and coincidences are always the name of the game when writing lol I really have to applaud the events in the past few chapters, it made me so giddy with excitement to see him put a stop to everything! :D thanks for the chapter!
Arnon Parenti
I think he might have a meeting with a grumpy grandpa who never intended to go anywhere near some back end of nowhere like the azure hills but you do what needs done to make sure your cute grandson is really ok after you hear he may have been crippled in the sect you built with your own two hands.
John Pratt
I think Noodle the snake will be the butler. Butler is a weird shortening of the word "bottler" and refers to the guy who takes care of the alcohol on a large estate, and the guy who does the booze is automatically the master servant. Noodle, with his love of glasswork, seems like a clear fit for someone whose day to day is taken up with fermenting and distilling. Plus he's demonstrated a deeper understanding of Jin than Big D has, so I think he'll be able to anticipate Jin like a good butler.
Alexander Dupree
Thanks for the chapter love this story.
Great chapter.
ericksond
Tigu will be adding her homies to her naked ice carving collection.
Adam Ellison
I find BoC the perfect amount of Xianxia. This past few chapters have only proved that in my opinion. Thanks for everything CF!
Scipio
That would honestly be great lol
mindsystem
Anyone else get Mordin Solus vibes from the way the sword talks? Also, loved the chapter. Can't wait to see where it goes from here. Will Loud Boy undergo something like what the earth spirit did? A kintsugi/kintsukuroi core reformation? Or will he just learn to live with it in peace? Either seem possible if he goes to the farm (and it seems likely Tigu will extend an invitation).
georppy
Party eh eh party
Lane J. LaVanaway
I think the.man who taught the imposter the parasite technique will look in to his "disciple's" death and blame jin for it and maby revive the imposter as a twisted monster/deamon. Maby the imposter only mostly dead. But that will be a future conflick maby with a side story for foar shadowing.
Daniel Gesualdi
So all the old doggy's where in side freaking out because the internal contraption' that hadn't done anything for thousands of years suddenly started to blinking. I love this an need more old cultivators acting like confused grandpas. 🥳
A disgruntled nondescript squirrel
The rooster keeps reminding me more and more of a fancy butler. He even has a little vest, soon he will have a little suit and tie
Robert Mullins
The point was to prevent an elder from arriving in the first place. He basically made it clear that if they tried to get involved they would have higher ups of the cloudy sword sect to contend with.
Zeta
at this rate, probably; I guess jin will assemble at least a small squad of xianxia/wuxia MC with all kinds of reincarnators, transmigrators and regressors, lol.
Deadpan29
To me, the part where Jin shows the symbol of the Cloudy Sword Sect seems a bit off. It feels like it’s a bit early to be pulling out that trump card. Maybe if an Elder was here but for these guys?
GameJunkie999
He would like Handsome Man, especially after helping Tigu out, even after she gave him an out to take. Its Mei Mei he;s got to worry about.
Undead Writer
MORE!! How can a story end on such a cliff!
Sodiumfreesalt
(insert Kylo ren's face) more...MOOOOREEEE!!!
Eric
If you ever decide to try and turn this into an anime, you'll have my donation.
Farklbarker
I think the carriage yoked to spirits heading off with the sunrise was the start of that mission.
Adam Reinhold
The last chapters have really shown how the story, characters and author have grown. I have throughly enjoyed reading from the beginning but the last two weeks has been phenomenal!!! Thanks again for the story!
Obran
I get what you are saying about not being happy with the chapter. There are details missing. Like: - All the junior cultivators suddenly being confronted by a menagerie of spirit animals. - Or someone Ti Gu, Ri Zu, or Yun Ren handling the triage. - Given the Shrouded Mountain sect's enmity for "The Fox" and Yun Ren holding the sword, more might have been done with this conflict. - The first time I read this chapter I that the confrontation with the Shrouded Mountain Sect was taking place in their Abbey and I kept asking myself how did everyone move so fast. It took a second read to realize that it was happening in a manor just outside the city. That said, this was a great chapter and I was profoundly satisfied reading it.
Imspinnennetz
Is Loud Boy going to return with Jin to rediscover his cultivation base at Fa Ram and heal under Meiling?
Havefeith
Well, he's definitely dead, if he shed that much blood. So, not quite "vaporised" as some said. Close enough, though. Great chapter, by the way. I look forward to the day I can buy a physical copy of this series. Because that one will be in a place of pride in my library, as pitiful as it currently is. (I don't even have a shelf I personally own, for heaven's sakes. Most of my books are either still in boxes, or they're on a shelf display case my grandmother owns.)
Andy
Hmm, isn't going to check/recover the body going to take longer than the rest of the night?
Imspinnennetz
I am still waiting for Tigger to blurt out that Handsome Man gave her courting gifts.
Zeta
Jin stroking his imaginary beard while talking to handsome man lets goooooo
taukid
Really wanted to see Handsome Man realize how much he looks like his crush's dad, lol And I'm really surprised Jin is keeping some of them in custody. I would've thought he would've just told them to never come back.
GraySquirrelEatToast
The plow did seem pretty immature, maybe Summer's Sky can be a mentor?
BelligerentGnu
I very much enjoyed it - I really like how Jin is rising to meet something that he would have gone to great lengths to avoid previously.
NeWorlDark
The Fucking Cloudy Sword Sect Flex
IG884HIRE
Of all the interactions and reactions I'm hoping to see, Bi Di meeting Xiulan's dad, and her introducing the slightly singed chicken as the one who saved her from a mortal blow dealt by a demonic cultivator is the one I'm most awaiting.
Josh
I’m more excited for Jin to meet everyone than I was for the fight with Lu Ban.
Lexington Seth Rutledge
Oh man this was great. I was already thinking about supporting you on patreon then this started and I just HAD to know where it went. Even though it's only 2 chapters it was 100% worth it.
Taylor
As great as it is seeing Jin in super badass mode, I am looking forward to seeing things calm down again - because then things will be able to peak again even higher. Wonder if that's how it will go?
Joe Silva
I don't see anything to be unhappy about in the last few chapters, pretty sure a 50% increase in followers confirms that as well.
asdo
noice party
Empty Shelf
If those Shrouded Mountain guys were kowtowing any harder, their foreheads would be meeting bedrock.
Aaron
Wow. You're on a roll here. Heavy hitting stuff.
Will mILLER
A satisfying chapter
Robert Mullins
A stadium that can hold 100,000 people got raised into the air via qi. Nothing happening outside will be noticable by any sense they have, mundane or qi, in comparison.
RottenTangerine
Great chapter! Really enjoyed this getting wrapped up and Jin casually name dropping his old sect. Can't wait to see Monday's chapter with the elders meeting Jin. Or at least hearing of them.
John
Man the local elders have to be deaf.
Amelgar
Maybe not unhappy. But certainly not happy ;D
Dale Tucker
look at your fiction blowing up like that author. rare to see someone get this much support on patreon for just 4 days (2 chapters) in advance. Let's hope for another banger year!
Kyfe
I don't see a reason to be unhappy. Getting things obviously needed doing done (the Shrouded Mountain people) and the way it was done is completely necessary and believable here. Imo, it's the correct choice to leave off meeting the local Elders and getting some real good POV reactions for next chapter.
GameJunkie999
Hopefully now that there dealt with (for now). A bit of lightheartedness can come back (Hopefully). I really wanna see "Handsome Man" meeting Jin properly. I wanna see Gou Ren getting teased for his newly forming Harem. And I really wanna see everyone's reactions to 'Lanlans' elders being a Farmer and his Chicken.
Xana
Party hmm...
Nicodemus Archleone
Fuck indeed.
Stephen
Happy to see this outcome.
LenoraeKB
I really want to see Jin and Xianghua interacting
Noah
I can’t wait till Yun Ren and Babe meet up. I want to see the magic swords interact!
