xianxia

They say that when a child is born, the Nornir decide the moment of its death. On this day, in the home of Steinarr Hallsson on the coast of Agder, the Nornir make their choice and a newborn infant breathes its very first breath. Holding the swaddled infant with a gentleness that surprises even...

In the 1375 year of the fifth era, the young master of the open palm sect came across a curious theory buried deep in the core sect archives. This theory claimed that the number, and correct placement of mortals would increase the ambient Qi levels of the region. Ever looking for more...

I'm currently working on a story and would like some help with the designing of the cultivation system for the Byzantines. I've got the basic idea down, the how of it, but I'm struggling with coming up with the 'ranks' of the system. The Byzantine Empire was a theocracy. Do I draw the ranks...

The story follows Matt, a young man planning to delve the rifts responsible for the monsters that destroyed his city and killed his parents. His dreams are crushed when his Tier 1 Talent is rated as detrimental, and no guild or group will take him. Working at a nearby inn, he meets a mysterious...

0-1 Icy Path . . . If Red had known how momentous the Icy Path would later prove to be, he would have bitched slightly less about the cold. "Keep watch for anyone out of place, sweetheart," he told Espeon, despite knowing the words were pointless. The voyeur needed to be specifically...

I will be starting this thread off by outlining the most barebones and ubiquitous cultivation system in the whole eastern fantasy genre. Ye Old Faithful Cultivation System 1st Realm: Qi Gathering 2nd Realm: Foundation 3rd Realm: Golden Core 4th Realm: Nascent Soul

AN: This is a pretty old story I wrote years ago that I recently found and read. Figured it wasn't that bad so I cleaned it up a bit and decided to post it. I got about six more chapters to post after this one. I'm might continue from there as a fun little thing to get me back into writing (and...

I've had this idea for a little while of running a quest where a xianxia setting ship is summoned. There would of course be options for customization of the ships background that would influence her capabilities and personalities. I'm curious what you guys would think of the idea and what ideas...

“Be sharp.” The deep voice drags you out of a dazed stupor. Not daring to look towards father, to further shame yourself before both your parents, you straighten and force a groggy mind awake. The invisible weight of a powerful mage’s attention is a physical thing. Both your mother and father...

First of all I want to thank Abydon, whose quest inspired me to make this, and who was kind enough to allow me to copy many of the elements of their system. Now on to the quest. Creation 1: The Elements You stood in what had once been a mountain glade. The once idyllic meadow was now a...

The three journeys. The paths every being in every world is set upon from birth. And the steps they walk as they live their finite lives. Once you were one of the unteaming masses. Barely above an insect. But you did not despair You didn't give up. You may have been nothing special but...

What a tangled web the Fates doth weave. Barely a month ago you had been the Young: [ ] [PRONOUN] Master [ ] [PRONOUN] Mistress [ ] [PRONOUN] Leader of your Sect. You received personal tutelage from the Sect Head despite their busy schedule, you had the respect and admiration of your junior...

"No creature is born inherently evil." - the Song of Mercy There was a new game at the Store. "Heavenly-Defying Master" as the name suggested was an immersive role-playing game with an oriental-style fantasy background. Not that rare a thing to see nowadays, considering the recent boom of...

"To cultivate is to rebel against ones nature, to reject the base fate one is born with. Even the most base cultivator acknowledges this truth. However, those who have not journeyed beyond your cities walls ought to know that we are not alone in this. Spirit beasts have been cultivating for far...

Between you and me. Who’s stronger? Xiaoke Zhuanzi, once the Bright Sword of the Mount Hua Sect, asked that question to her counterpart a lot. The Dark Sword of Mount Hua, Shenjia Youjian, never responded. As if he, heir of a sect of sword swinging maniacs, was too good to answer the basic...

End and Beginning Shinichi took a moment to catch his breath and wipe the sweat off his forehead, thankful for the shade provided by the tree standing at the roadside. There was a small shrine built into the trunk, with a mostly empty bowl standing in front of it. Shinichi gave a small sigh as...

Lei Cai breathed in and out in a slow rhythm. With each breath he drew in qi, the spirit stones set in the formation around him slowly sublimating from the essence-rich stone into a fine, almost intangible mist. He greedily sucked it in through his pores with each inhalation, sending the spirit...

Towards the Golden Throne A Warhammer 40k Xianxia Quest It is an Age of Apostasy. On distant Terra, cradle of humanity, High Lord Vandire has overreached himself. He has fused the arts of faith and state into one, and in seeking to walk in the footsteps of the Golden Emperor, has given...

A new beginning The Jade Throne lay shattered, the Red Star’s harsh light glaring upon its ruins. And yet, the united people of the dead Celestial Empire endure and thrive, after a fashion. For all that the Red Star revolution cast down the last of the old institutions and ended all hope of...

One of the stories your mother told you growing up was that of a mortal, a goddess, and a spirit monkey. Many millennia ago, the world trembled, powerless and afraid. It was a world shrouded in darkness, devoid of knowledge. Those who lived, forever in fear of rebuke from those above the...

The world is vast and varied. To the north are the cold northern nomadic barbarians, moving with their caravans from place to place across the endless winters. To the south are the land of the free, free for all the sand pirates to plunders and wage wars. To the east is the Infinite Oceans. It...

Dark gloom settled upon the imperial Xing Palace as a solemn silence resonated throughout the air. Merely a month ago every corner of the resplendent palace had been filled with a buzzing excitement. Banners had been flown high on every corner with the resplendent crest of the empire...

You have studied the corporate guidelines for many moons and have survived the great trials and tribulations of employee orientation, not everyone managed to do so, but now you have been reward with the honor of becoming a 9th level outer disciple of the mail room. You walk through the great...

Etaja flees, as quickly and subtly as he can, the endless blue patterns of the Way shifting around him as he goes. He doesn't know what's on his tail, precisely: he knows it's an Abidan, because the pursuer attacked him immediately. He knows it's not one of the Abidan Judges, because he didn't...

"Miss Rei Young, we are pleased to inform you that your spirit is potent enough to begin your ascent to reach the heavens themselves. As such, you have been summoned to obtain guidance at the Hogwarts Sect of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The semester starts on the first of September. Enclosed within...