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Xiao Feng could feel the warmth of the kit as he stroked its soft fur. For its size, the kit was remarkably light, so much so that it would be easy to forget that it was resting upon his lap— if not for the gentle rumble of its purring that continued on even after it had fallen...
2025-06-25 14:08:03 +0000 UTC View Post103:
Xiao Feng and Lianhua observed with bated breaths as more and more cracks spiderwebbed across the surface of the Beast Egg, a nervous energy building up in the air as they bore witness to a phenomenon few got the privilege to witness, even on the continent of Tian. Beast Master Z...
2025-06-19 16:44:26 +0000 UTC View Post102:
Xiao Feng’s expression was tense as he studied the surface of the beast egg intently, as if doing so would reveal a greater truth to him. After the solution Beast Master Zen had used to clean it’s surface, it’s hue had turned as black as the darkest of nights, the contours ...
2025-06-17 13:08:09 +0000 UTC View Post101:
Xiao Feng closed the door to Lianhua’s room behind him before striding forward with purpose, with a cloth satchel slung over his shoulder that he was keeping in place with his right hand.
“It took me all the willpower I had to not sprint to my room and back, you know,...
2025-06-14 23:48:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe Big 100:
“How did you do it?” Lianhua finally snapped out of the daze as she carefully deposited the pill in a fresh glass vial, its bottom cushioned with a fluffy plant fiber, before sealing it with a stopper and placing it on a wooden vial rack.
“Beginner’s l...
2025-06-12 21:23:47 +0000 UTC View Post99:
Before his Essence Cultivation Art, Xiao Feng could see quite clearly as the luminescence of the Frost Lily began to ebb, albeit at a much more modest rate than the abruptness with which the Frost Qi contained within it had swelled.
With the heat to the refinement cut ...
2025-06-10 20:19:41 +0000 UTC View Post98:
Xiao Feng watched in fascination as the unshielded base of the Sylvan Heartroot began to seek out the refined mixture, the base remaining unmoved by the no doubt sweltering heat trapped within the pill furnace despite the fact that he had turned down the amethyst dragonstone burner’s ...
2025-06-08 22:06:10 +0000 UTC View Post97:
Xiao Feng took a sharp breath in an attempt to calm the fervor he felt at what he suspected was a flawless refinement of the first four ingredients required for the Beast Bonding Pill. Even then, he needed a few moments to dull the electric tingle of excitement that had zapped all the f...
2025-06-02 10:40:49 +0000 UTC View Post96:
Xiao Feng’s expression reflected the stress he was under as he pursed his lips, his jaw clenched tightly as he drew his left hand outward so it formed a claw-like shape with the tips of his Wind Qi shielded fingertips still making contact with the pill furnace’s side.
Wi...
2025-05-31 10:24:24 +0000 UTC View Post95:
“Would it not have been possible to use an Earthen Clay Pill instead?” Xiao Feng asked as he stared at the pill furnace with a resigned expression upon his face, knowing that he had just blown his chances of getting a second attempt on the same day due to the properties of the...
2025-05-29 20:05:12 +0000 UTC View PostThis version is basically a new thing compared to the previous version. Still not sure if I'm committing to this story, but here's a taste of the MC's powerset.
Feedback's welcome- chapter is available to both free and paid patreons.
2:
“When I found him, a lone chil...
2025-05-29 10:59:40 +0000 UTC View PostThis is the first draft of chapter 2, not sure if it's too wordy of an opener with the epigraph or if it sets the tone right, so I'm open to feedback.
Gonna be adding a lot more words to this chapter, but if you wanted to read ahead- open to both free and paid patreons for now
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2025-05-28 19:03:09 +0000 UTC View Post94:
Xiao Feng’s features were scrunched up in concentration as he reached for a vial that was full of a thick silver liquid that he knew to be the bone marrow of a Stoneback Ursine. He took a deep breath to still his nerves, knowing what the consequences would be if he failed to ref...
2025-05-27 12:20:11 +0000 UTC View PostThis Chapter 1 is available to free as well as paid patreons.
It's a bit of a hobby project i've been working on. Later chapters past 20k words might be paid, but it'll be coming on royal road sooner or later.
Any feedback is welcome.
Enjoy!
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Xiao Feng took a deep breath as he finished arranging the seven ingredients before him upon a bevelled wooden tray that was deep enough to contain any spills, their glass vials and sealed containers catching the soft, diffused light of the private alchemy vault. As Lianhua had tau...
2025-05-13 19:36:18 +0000 UTC View Post92:
Days bled into weeks as Xiao Feng’s life fell into a routine that he found wasn’t unlike his college life. He had no doubt that he would’ve woken up each day tired, as was tradition amongst any college student, if it wasn’t for his enhanced constitution that recuperated at...
2025-04-28 17:55:17 +0000 UTC View Post91:
Xiao Feng watched as Beast Master Zen plucked one of the multi-coloured vials from his workbench’s upper layer, a vivid yellow solution that had been sealed with a clay stopper. Placing the solution next to the egg, he reached out to open the same drawer he had pulled out the to...
2025-04-24 11:59:04 +0000 UTC View Post90:
“Come in,” Beast Master Zen’s muffled voice sounded out from inside his cabin as Xiao Feng and Lianhua stood right outside the door, with the former having raised his hand to knock.
Xiao Feng’s eyes narrowed, his gaze turning to Liulian who lay nestled on the p...
2025-04-08 19:04:10 +0000 UTC View Post89:
Xiao Feng was lost in thought as Lianhua poured him a cup of a Masala Chai only she could make, having refined the astringent Mystic Palms with her inherited Alchemist Flame to draw out it’s flavor profile to a new realm of concentration. The reddish-gold masala chai’s strong ...
2025-03-31 10:42:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy all.
This is a public Patreon post for all those that have been following me over the years.
I'm happy to announce that my Deckbuilder LITRPG that I have been working on for the past two years, will be coming to Amazon (Kindle Unlimited) and Audible soon. In case you aren't fami...
2025-03-21 06:07:23 +0000 UTC View Post88:
“How did he manage it?” Xiao Feng asked.
“He did not,” Lianhua cheekily replied, a mischievous glint flitting across her gaze. “Not alone, at least. There was a reason why his fellow alchemists had dismissed him so and the truth of the matter was, Senior Alch...
2025-03-20 14:51:41 +0000 UTC View Post87:
“What is it that you are noting down?” Lianhua asked as she watched spring water bubble in the now clean pill cauldron.
“Nothing important,” Xiao Feng replied, entirely too nonchalantly.
“Is that so?” Lianhua asked with an upward lilt to her ton...
2025-03-17 15:47:08 +0000 UTC View Post86:
So why did you tell me to use the Essence Cultivation Art on him? Xiao Feng asked as he returned to the Administrative Division, carrying a woven basket in his left hand whose contents were covered by a layer of thin cloth. You know, it’s not like it actually d...
2025-03-10 14:50:04 +0000 UTC View Post85:
“You…You dare?” Alchemist Zhi asked, as the confusion evident upon his visage was substituted with rage, the colour returning to his cheeks in a flush of fury. “A puny recruit dares to question an alchemist designate’s integrity? With a word, I could have those r...
2025-03-06 10:43:13 +0000 UTC View Postwanted to make this chapter longer, but i'm kinda sick so it's gonna have to come out in 2 parts
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Xiao Feng bit back the urge to whistle as he walked back to his room, just about managing to bite back the grin that threatened to stretch across his visage. It wouldn’t do if ...
2025-02-19 17:53:12 +0000 UTC View Post83:
Lianhua’s expression turned from one of intrigue to one of astonishment as her keen gaze inspected the fully refined mixture that was now resting at the base of the pill furnace.
Plucking a spiritual silver ladle from the hooked display, Lianhua began to stir the ref...
2025-02-07 18:01:09 +0000 UTC View Post82:
On his second attempt, Xiao Feng opted for a slightly different tactic. In his soul space, besides the modest area that belonged to his predecessor, he was the sovereign. As such, he could choose what portion of his sight was overlaid onto his college campus’ grassy lawn. Lianhu...
2025-01-26 18:06:08 +0000 UTC View Post81:
As Xiao Feng walked back to his dorm room, he couldn’t help but think upon the truths that had been revealed to him. A true bond was a far heavier responsibility than Xiao Feng had expected, which presented him with a question that he had not seen coming.
Do I ev...
2025-01-16 20:07:14 +0000 UTC View Post80:
Xiao Feng stumbled backwards before his instincts kicked in and he managed to prevent himself from falling. His gaze met Liulian’s, her ruby-red eyes intensely staring into his own, before he pulled away to face Beast Master Zen.
“Not what you expected, I presume?...
2025-01-12 14:52:12 +0000 UTC View Post79: True bond
Hours blurred into days as time ebbed away, yet Xiao Feng did not leave the cavern. There was a very real possibility that the elephantine spiritual beast still lurked the lands outside his hard-fought shelter, but in truth, that was not enough of a reason to keep him confined...
2025-01-04 13:09:24 +0000 UTC View Post
