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@yrsillar sorry if this already came up, but what about sharing the Mystic Vale with Meizhen? Ling Qi left it off to give Heizui room to destress; but after the changes to plan format I am not sure when it will become valid to mention it.

Also it's particularly pertinent after Meizhen own musing about her upcoming match with Sun Liling.
 
With one dot being put by omake maker, the horror only cost one major.

One major for a green level combattant is by far the best use of time we currently have access to.
 
Asael said:
We'd still need to build the thing.
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And it will last only 2 weeks, it is very situational.
yrsillar said:
"It cannot do harm," Cai Renxiang agreed. "However, in the future, unless you wish to walk the path of professional formations artist. You will want to contract such work out."

She narrowed her eyes, but simply huffed, knowing that the serious girl did not mean any insult to her skills. Ling Qi could admit that formations were more of a hobby than a serious part of her skillset at the moment. Well, making them anyway. She was quite good at breaking them, or so she thought. "Will I be troubled for what I did?" Ling Qi asked absently.
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Also future improvements will probably become harder.
 
what does the vote tally for next week(s) look like ?
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I'm a bit sad Xiulan's minor didn't end up higher, but at least the White Room means we'll be seeing her even if just in the...uh...locker room.
 
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Year 43, week 45-46 Part 1
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    • -[X] EPC Bonuses if any to PLR, Vent Drip to 2xAC, Overflow to qi, White Room with Xiulan
    -[X] drugs:
    -[X] 1st week pills:
    --[X] use: SLP, GSS, (plus 3x virtual YSS)
    --[X] buy, outer market: Sturdy Oak Pill (18), Qi Sea Pill (35), Heavy Rains Pill (15) = 68 rss
    --[X] buy, inner market: 5-dice earth (10), 10-dice water (30), 10-dice dark (40), 10-dice music (40), 20-dice qi (60), 5-dice Meridian (25) = 205 rss
    -[X] 2nd week pills:
    --[X] same as first, only 10-dice meridian pills instead of 5 (60)
    --[X] total for both weeks: 2x SLP, 2x gss, 581 rss
    -[X] training:
    -[X] 1st week cultivation:
    --[X] Train Music arts with Zeqing: FSS
    --[X] Train with Meizhen: Arm meridian
    --[X] Train at the vent with Su Ling: AE
    --[X] Cultivate with Cai Renxiang: SCS
    --[X] Cultivate in the White Room: Leg Meridian
    --[X] Tutor: FVM & Lung meridan, topics: Domain & Expression (ask for Ruan Shen if possible?)
    -[X] 2nd week cultivation:
    --[X] Train Music arts with Zeqing: FVM
    --[X] Train with Meizhen: FSS
    --[X] Train at the vent with Su Ling: Lung
    --[X] Cultivate with Cai Renxiang: Leg meridian
    --[X] Cultivate in the White Room: Head Meridian
    --[X] Tutor: SCS & AE, topics: Domain and Spiritual defence (Or Domain/Occult if it fits more)

    "Haah!" Ling Qi let out a cry of triumph as the guandao in her hands punctured the stone pillar in front of her with a thunderous crash , sending up a cloud of powdered rock as she pulled it top the side, carving through the stone to tear gleaming metal blade free trailing an afterimage of glittering white light. The pillar was but one of many, ruined and broken around her, and with no more in easy reach, Ling Qi leaped lightly to another pillar, the corona of light surrounding her causing the shadows among the pillars to flicker madly.

    While the guandao had been a passing fancy of the first realm, when she was just coming into the superhuman strength of a cultivator, Ling Qi had found herself choosing it once again for this exercise. Maintaining her Sable Crescent Step under the burning weight of Cai Renxiang's Glorious Heavenly Legion art, was kind of like weight training in a way. Swinging around a weapon was more entertaining than just jumping about, and it let Cai practice more of her own arts techniques while they were at it.

    Cai herself was seated atop one of the tallest pillars in the lotus position, though to Ling Qi's sight, she was essentially a blazing star fallen to earth. Only the improvement of her senses allowed her to see the girls silhouette in the center. As Ling Qi landed atop an intact pillar, the stone beneath her quaked as a massive shadow leapt from the cloud of rockdust on the opposite side of the pillar field. Gan Guangli soon landed atop a pair of pillars, one foot on each one. He towered nearly four meters high, and glowed with the same light as Ling Qi.

    The exercise was coming to an end though, and so that light began to fade. "Report improvements," the heiress said crisply, her voice ringing over the field.

    "I could truly feel your burning wrath infusing my fists!" Gan Guangli announced, thumping his fist against his metal clad chest. "It was as if nothing could stand against my might!"

    Ling Qi shot the boisterous young man an amused glance as she spoke up herself. "I'm not the strongest physically, but I was able to cut through stone as easily as I could dirt or wood. I think you have it."

    Cai Renxiang let out a pleased hum, opening her eyes to survey the destruction the two of you had wrought. "Very good," she said with a nod. "Gan Guangli center yourself and consider insights you have gained toward the nature of Light. Ling Qi, let us resume our discussion of court etiquette and clan structures. We will resume active exercises in one half hour."

    Ling Qi allowed the effects of her art to fade, finally ending the irritating itching that came from the two conflicting elements, and let out a sigh of relief, stretching her arms over her head. The pillar field shook as the the shrinking but still gigantic Gan Guangli took a seat on one of the largest pillars. "Lady Cai, if you don't mind, can I ask you something before we start our discussion?" She asked as she hopped to a pillar closer to the heiress' position.

    "You may," the girl replied, the only sign of her exertion from covering the entire field in light a few beads of sweat on her forehead.

    "Why focus on an art like that right now?" Ling Qi asked. "Something like that isn't going to help in the tournament much."

    Cai Renxiang considered the question for a moment. "There is no danger of failure for me," she stated bluntly. "I have no doubt that the Sect and the Duchess have arranged things such that I will place highly, and while taking the top place might be a boon, it is more important to set the foundations for my future as a commander and ruler."

    Ling Qi blinked as she took a seat on a pillar across from the heiress. She had an inkling that the tournament brackets would be… arranged, but hearing it stated aloud still left her with a slightly sour feeling. "...I see," she said, and some of that ill feeling must have escaped into her tone, as Cai peered at her with a slight frown.

    "I do not say these things in boast," the other girl noted. "Too be frank, I regard dueling ability as tertiary at best. I am merely grateful that I have the opportunity to focus on other things."

    "That's a little odd, considering the Duchess' policies, isn't it?" Ling Qi replied lightly, to show that her disquiet had simply been passing irritation.

    "If I come to occupy the pinnacle of power that my honored Mother does, it will be many centuries hence," Cai replied, just a tad dryly. "I cannot rely on overwhelming power as she does."

    "Still, are such techniques really so important?" Ling Qi asked. "In the end, aren't armies only important for holding territory, since the greatest cultivators cannot be everywhere at once?"

    "You underestimate the imperial armies, Miss Ling," Gan Guangli said, looking up from his own meditations. "A well lead division might be able to match and slay even a fourth realm cultivator or spirit, if that cultivator lacks strong support of their own, and perhaps even hold the line against one of the fifth, until a counter can arrive" Ling Qi didn't miss the way her fellow vassals eyes and voice lowered as if recalling something painful.

    "Such considerations break down at the highest reaches of cultivation, but Gan Guangli is correct," Cai Renxiang resumed smoothly. "Though the theory remains valid even then. The difficulty there lies in gathering so many of the fourth realm and above together in such a group," the Lady shook her head slightly in consternation. "Even then, a cultivator with an army at their back will always prevail against a lone peer or near peer, barring rare circumstance."

    Ling Qi considered that. She supposed if you put a few hundred yellow cultivators together than even fairly weak support arts could create a pretty frightening increase in power, though there were still limits in that, as implied by Guangli. She inferred from his tone that 'holding the line' against a fifth realm cultivator probably just involved less fending off and more not instantly being destroyed. "Alright, looks like I'll have to study tactics a little too," Ling Qi said. "My apologies for the delay in our discussion, Lady Cai. What was it that you wanted to discuss today?"

    "The structures of a conventional imperial clan, and the titles and rankings therein," Cai replied. "While there are many variations, it is important to understand the basic template first and foremost, that you might understand those who are now your peers,"

    Ling Qi nodded, settling herself into a more comfortable position. "Understood, so how does it differ from how mortals organize their families?"

    "There are many similarities," Lady Cai admitted. "The mortal ways in the empire do originate from the same source."

    "The Sage Emperor," Ling Qi concluded thoughtfully. "I suppose that makes sense."

    "Indeed," her liege replied, seeming satisfied, explaining this kind of thing was something Cai Renxiang enjoyed, Ling Qi had come to know. "The culture of the Sage's original kingdom became the bedrock of the empire you know today, though it has changed in many different ways, due to intermixing with the practices of of the other kingdoms, and the simple passage of time."

    That made sense she supposed. "So, how do imperial clans differ from mortal families?"

    "The differences are rooted in the greater lifespan and personal power of cultivators," Lady Cai answered. "Namely, in the generational strata of clan positions. At the peak of any clan is it's Matriarch or Patriarch, whose position is determined by raw cultivation level and age. Their peers are in turn the clans Ancestors. They are the eldest generation of a clan, typically those in their last century or half century of life."

    Ling Qi had a feeling that such people were significantly more potent than the doddering, invalid grandpa's she would associate with the concept of eldest among mortals. "So what is the difference between a patriarch and a clan head?" Ling Qi asked. "It sounds like those people would be in charge."

    "In theory, they are," Cai admitted. "In practice, the eldest generation is focused solely on cultivation, and emerges only in times of trial for a clan. The day to day operation of a clan falls to, the next generation, the Clan Head and the Elders. It is the cultivation of this generation which determines a clans rank among the nobility, though a Patriarch is in practice never more than one realm above their Clan Head."

    "Why is that?" Ling Qi asked with a frown, before answering her own question. "Ah… well I guess at that age, climbing two realms would be pretty difficult."

    "That is true," the heiress replied. "However, the simple matter is that such a Patriarch or Matriarch would almost certainly emerge from seclusion to use their newly extended life to resume command and reinvigorate the younger generations."

    Well, that made sense as well. "Understood. I am guessing that doesn't happen often though," Ling Qi said thoughtfully. "It sounds like that would be… chaotic."
    "Such times are great opportunities, but also great risks, yes," Cai agreed. "The lower ranks are more mixed, and indeed in lower ranked clans are typically one and the same. Below the Clan Head is the Clan Heir, and their contemporaries are lifeblood of the clan, performing most of the necessary duties, such as serving in the military, working in ministry employ or working in a clans crafting houses. Beneath them are those known as young masters and misses, cultivators of age with us or somewhat older, who have yet to accept much responsibility and who are given freedom to develop their cultivation."

    Ling Qi supposed that it would make sense for there to be more and more of divide between the two as a clans top level of cultivation, and thus lifespan grew, though their must be a lot of exceptions. Wasn't Han Jian an heir? "Just how old can one be and still be a 'Young Master'?" Ling Qi mused, thinking of her Mother's tale.

    "It varies," Cai Renxiang replied, closing her eyes for a moment. "Among the highest ranked clans many do not receive serious responsibility before their first centennial, but among most the topmost age of such individuals is closer to thirty or forty."

    "I'm not going to be taken seriously at all, am I?" Ling Qi said with a rueful grin. No wonder new clans had such troubles growing. Any established clan head would probably see her as a precocious child at best.

    "I will not deny that such considerations are an issue," Cai Renxiang replied stonily, drawing Ling Qi's gaze back to her face. She supposed that her words applied to Cai as well. "While few in the province will dare be openly contemptuous, achieving true respect and recognition will be difficult, for all of us."

    "Just one more mountain to climb," Ling Qi replied flippantly, breaking the somewhat somber atmosphere before it could form. "They'll respect us when our feet are trampling their heads."

    "Well said Miss Ling," Gan replied with a laugh, and if Ling Qi's eyes didn't lie, she even saw a hint of mirth in Lady Cai's eyes.

    "Such sentiments are best reserved for times of privacy, but I will not disagree," Cai replied, fully serious again after barely an eyeblink. "Did you have any further questions, before we continue?"

    "A couple," Ling Qi replied, her own smile fading. She was a bit reluctant to seem ignorant, but this question niggled at her, evidence on it seemed contradictory at times. "What sort of status do women have, in normal situations. Those like the duchess and yourself are obvious exceptions to any rule, but among mortals…" She grimaced, the idea of going back to that was repellant.

    Cai Renxiang simply nodded though. "A reasonable concern. I will not lie, the typical imperial clan favors male inheritance and position, not to the extent of excluding truly talented women," she explained in an unhurried tone. "Typically, women are favored for inward facing positions, managing internal clan assets and activities, while men are favored for outward facing ones."

    "Which naturally includes leadership roles," Ling Qi replied wryly.

    "Just so," Cai replied. "Keep in mind that this varies greatly by clan, depending on their origin and descent. I speak only of the common practice of Celestial Peak influenced clans."

    "I do wonder just what variations there are, that you see the need to keep bringing them up," Ling Qi mused

    Cai Renxiang closed her eyes, letting out a soft 'hmph' the closest the girl would come to a laugh. "I could speak of the labyrinthine and impenetrable relations between the eight sub clans of the Bai," she said in a measured tone. "I could speak of the Zheng, who recognize no patrilineal descent nor marriage, and whose male scions sow bastards as a farmer sows rice. I could speak of the many, many legal snarls that result from the Xuan's unique interpretation of land right and property, or the indecent cavorting of those who hold the old Weilu ways dear," she met Ling Qi's eyes then. "Any of these subjects could occupy a day or more, let us focus upon the foundations first."

    She briefly saw Guangli slowly shaking his head over the heiress' shoulder, his expression grave, and laughed nervously. "Ah, of course, forgive my musing. Please resume your explanation, Lady Cai," who knew the infinite variation in custom and law was such a sore spot for the girl.

    Frozen Soul Serenade
    FSS with Zeqing:
    Talent 6 + YSS25 + GSS20 + Zeqing 15 + Black Pool 6 + EPC 15 + Pills 25 + Lung 10 = 122 dice + 10 autos (Imperial 5, Music 5).
    2 4 2 6 7 2 2 3 9 8 4 1 3 4 3 3 4 3 7 5 10 4 10 8 10 9 10 8 5 2 7 6 7 1 3 4 2 5 8 3 4 3 3 9 6 8 1 1 10 10 5 1 3 7 9 2 5 10 1 9 3 10 7 10 10 9 5 3 5 4 5 9 6 10 7 1 7 9 4 8 8 8 9 2 4 9 6 1 8 6 1 1 7 7 2 8 8 6 1 2 1 5 2 6 6 10 8 2 9 1 10 8 1 10 10 6 8 5 6 5 2 7. 60 successes

    Rerolling 14
    2 7 4 4 3 5 9 2 7 2 6 4 4 1. 10 successes. 10 auto. 80 total
    215/250

    1/4th to spiritual, 1/10th to domain, improves resilience and resolve.
    302/1200 Spiritual
    54/200 Domain

    Bonus Qi roll:
    Talent 6 + YSS25 + GSS20 + Pills 33 + Larceny 5 = 89 dice + 28 autos (18 Mystic Vale, 5 Green, 5 EPC)
    10 5 5 3 6 5 5 1 9 9 10 8 10 7 6 6 5 7 6 3 7 4 4 10 8 8 10 10 6 7 7 8 1 1 10 8 5 4 8 5 4 7 2 3 5 10 9 1 6 6 4 4 1 9 5 9 6 4 10 3 2 6 2 2 7 1 10 3 6 9 8 1 8 1 4 4 10 4 7 7 1 10 2 1 10 7 1 7 2. 41 successes

    Rerolling 10
    9 2 7 6 9 10 10 6 7 3. 2 successes28 auto. 71 total
    136/61
    +2 qi
    13/64

    Reroll all successes thanks to Qi Sea pill
    6 3 6 3 5 4 2 1 8 10 10 3 6 8 8 3 4 2 6 6 5 1 8 4 9 2 5 3 8 1 9 5 6 7 7 2 10 9 2 9 10 2 1 6 1 10 10 7 1 7 2 7 8 1 1 6 4 7 10 3 10 9 7 5 5 3 8 6 3 9 4. 34 successes

    Rerolling 8
    2 7 3 7 8 10 2 4. 4 successes. 38 total

    51/64

    Talent 6 + YSS25 + GSS20 + Meizhen 5 + Pills 16 + Larceny 5 = 77 dice + 5 autos (Bronze 5)
    6 2 10 2 10 2 7 8 6 1 5 8 1 5 1 9 3 1 9 2 6 8 10 6 2 2 4 2 7 1 5 3 4 6 4 3 8 2 2 5 2 7 3 4 1 5 4 5 5 5 7 2 2 6 7 5 9 1 7 6 1 3 8 6 1 3 10 10 5 2 4 8 10 8 4 10 3. 46 successes

    Rerolling 9
    7 2 10 6 4 6 7 5 9. 3 successes. 5 auto. 64 total
    64/31
    33 to qi
    84/64
    +1 qi
    20/65

    Bonus Qi roll:
    Talent 6 + YSS25 + GSS20 + Pills 33 + Larceny 5 = 89 dice + 28 autos (18 Mystic Vale, 5 Green, 5 EPC)
    3 2 1 3 8 7 4 8 5 2 3 1 6 2 2 5 1 1 9 2 10 6 10 9 10 8 1 8 9 8 4 3 9 4 5 6 3 1 3 9 4 8 10 1 9 3 8 1 6 6 3 7 3 4 5 4 3 7 1 1 5 7 6 3 2 2 9 4 2 1 5 7 10 4 8 10 8 7 3 3 4 5 1 8 10 5 2 2 4. 53 successes

    Rerolling 12
    9 2 3 3 8 6 5 6 4 4 2 10. 7 successes. 28 auto. 88 successes
    108/65
    +1 qi
    43/66

    Reroll all successes thanks to Qi Sea pill
    9 7 7 10 2 7 1 9 7 2 3 8 3 4 4 9 5 9 8 5 6 1 9 10 1 10 6 6 6 10 4 7 9 2 8 2 8 8 10 6 1 5 3 5 10 8 4 4 6 3 8 2 4 7 1 6 8 8 1 6 10 6 4 8 8 1 1 7 10 1 3 10 5 5 5 4 3 10 9 8 4 7 1 9 5 3 5 4. 41 successes

    Rerolling 10
    3 9 3 5 10 2 5 5 5 2. 8 successes. 49 total
    92/66
    +1 qi
    26/67

    Abyssal Exhalation
    Talent 6 + YSS25 + GSS20 + Su Ling 5 + Black Pool 6 + EPC 15 + Pills 20 + Lung 10 = 107 dice + 5 autos (Imperial 5).
    9 10 6 9 6 1 8 2 6 2 8 4 6 6 7 2 3 7 5 8 5 4 2 9 8 10 8 3 1 6 6 2 7 3 10 5 3 10 6 9 3 3 4 8 10 1 10 3 7 6 10 4 10 3 4 9 2 2 1 4 7 8 5 5 1 7 9 5 6 5 3 8 9 9 5 1 9 6 3 7 2 4 2 3 6 6 1 9 7 1 2 5 1 7 9 3 3 8 7 8 4 2 7 4 10 3 4. 53 successes.

    Rerolling 9
    6 5 9 8 8 2 5 1 2. 5 successes. 5 auto. 63 total
    100/100
    Third Breath Attained

    1/4th to spiritual, improves resilience and resolve.
    317/1200

    Bonus Qi roll:
    Talent 6 + YSS25 + GSS20 + Pills 33 + Larceny 5 = 89 dice + 28 autos (18 Mystic Vale, 5 Green, 5 EPC)
    8 6 4 6 3 4 7 3 2 4 10 5 3 4 2 8 8 10 1 2 5 1 7 4 10 3 3 3 8 8 5 6 4 8 1 8 3 9 2 4 2 1 10 7 6 1 4 5 2 6 9 9 7 5 2 8 9 4 2 6 3 6 3 8 6 5 8 8 4 9 4 7 2 5 3 9 6 8 4 9 4 2 7 2 8 8 9 6 3. 47 successes

    Rerolling 5
    1 2 7 2 4. 4 successes. 28 auto. 79 successes
    105/67
    +1 qi
    38/68
    Reroll all successes thanks to Qi Sea pill
    9 1 10 8 6 5 1 5 9 2 4 1 6 1 1 6 10 6 10 2 4 5 6 10 7 8 2 9 8 5 1 9 7 3 6 2 7 9 6 8 10 1 10 7 4 1 4 5 8 5 6 3 9 4 3 7 1 4 7 9 8 7 7 4 9 4 7 8 4 4 5 3 7 6 1 10 6 6 4. 36 successes

    Rerolling 10
    8 8 9 10 9 8 2 8 4 1. 3 successes. 39 total
    77/68
    +1 qi
    9/69

    Sable Crescent Step
    Talent 6 + YSS25 + GSS20 + CRX 5 + Black Pool 6 + EPC 15 + Pills 15 + Spine 4 = 96 dice
    8 7 4 8 3 1 2 10 1 9 3 10 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 8 9 5 8 9 4 8 4 6 5 1 10 4 7 3 1 2 6 3 1 6 3 5 5 5 7 10 5 8 2 3 7 2 8 4 10 1 3 5 8 10 5 8 3 2 2 6 5 7 8 7 4 2 2 1 6 10 10 2 7 3 5 5 4 2 10 5 4 5 10 1 4 4 10 8 7 2. 57 successes

    Rerolling 11
    8 8 1 8 4 5 7 5 6 3 9. 5 successes. 62 total
    122/250

    1/4th to spiritual, 1/10th to domain, improves resilience and resolve.
    332/1200
    60/200

    Bonus Qi roll:
    Talent 6 + YSS25 + GSS20 + Pills 33 + Larceny 5 = 89 dice + 28 autos (18 Mystic Vale, 5 Green, 5 EPC)
    9 6 8 2 6 3 1 9 5 7 9 4 7 6 10 8 9 1 1 4 10 1 7 4 9 8 9 8 8 6 8 6 1 7 10 9 10 10 9 6 8 7 2 4 4 1 1 3 1 3 8 2 3 4 5 1 1 3 1 8 9 8 6 1 6 7 1 5 6 9 3 5 8 4 8 1 6 10 5 8 2 2 10 6 7 4 7 7 9. 38 successes

    Rerolling 14
    4 10 10 3 4 2 10 2 5 6 9 9 10 9. 6 successes. 28 auto. 72 total
    81/69
    +1 qi
    12/70

    Reroll all successes thanks to Qi Sea pill
    5 9 6 10 5 9 7 8 4 3 2 4 10 7 2 6 6 5 10 4 5 9 9 2 7 3 1 9 8 2 10 2 2 7 1 7 5 9 6 10 3 7 6 3 6 7 8 1 4 9 6 8 10 4 1 8 8 1 7 5 4 8 9 6 5 1 4 1 10 9 1 2. 33 successes

    Rerolling 7
    1 10 7 10 9 8 9. 1 success. 34 total
    46/70

    Leg meridian in white room with Xiulan:
    White Room 30 + YSS25 + GSS20 + Lan Lan 5 + Pills 16 + Larceny 5= 101 dice + 11 autos (6 White Room , 5 Bronze)
    10 6 4 7 10 9 10 10 3 8 4 10 3 6 1 9 8 4 4 1 4 4 7 9 2 6 1 10 5 7 4 4 4 9 2 3 8 2 5 2 9 8 2 3 3 4 3 2 9 6 3 2 1 9 1 5 6 3 4 10 1 9 6 5 10 9 9 7 2 5 8 10 2 1 5 7 4 9 8 4 5 2 6 7 10 8 1 8 2 7 7 3 7 4 9 6 3 9 4 4 6. 52 successes

    Rerolling 8
    2 8 7 5 6 8 7 10. 2 successes. 11 auto. 65 total
    65/32 Leg Meridian opened
    33 to qi
    79/70
    +1 qi
    9/71

    Bonus Qi roll in white room:
    White Room 30 + YSS25 + GSS20 + Pills 33 + Larceny 5 = 113 dice + 16 autos (6 white room, 5 Green, 5 EPC)
    10 6 5 8 2 3 8 9 4 5 6 7 10 5 8 7 2 6 5 1 6 6 9 10 5 7 4 9 9 4 5 8 9 9 7 2 1 4 3 5 1 10 3 10 4 2 8 5 9 2 5 7 10 5 6 4 4 2 2 2 5 7 1 5 5 7 7 8 10 1 4 2 10 8 1 4 1 1 8 9 2 5 5 3 9 3 7 2 4 8 5 10 4 5 4 1 1 2 10 3 2 3 6 2 10 9 7 10 9 6 10 2 10. 61 successes

    Rerolling 10
    4 9 10 2 10 1 6 8 8 1. 4 successes. 16 auto. 81 total
    90/71
    +1 qi
    19/72

    Reroll all successes thanks to Qi Sea pill
    7 7 7 5 8 2 8 1 5 8 9 9 8 4 8 5 2 6 10 6 5 5 6 9 9 8 7 10 7 6 2 5 3 8 10 10 9 9 2 5 8 3 5 6 6 2 10 9 9 9 6 5 6 1 4 6 10 10 5 6 6 6 1 10 5 2 9 6 2 2 2 9 4 7 4 1 10 6 9 9 6. 30 successes
    Rerolling 4
    4 8 1 7. 2 successes. 32 total
    51/72

    Forgotten Vale Melody
    Talent 6 + YSS25 + GSS20 + Ruan Shen? 15 + Black Pool 6 + EPC 15 + Pills 35 + Lung 10 = 132 dice + 10 autos (Imperial 5, Music 5)
    5 7 9 2 2 3 5 10 2 9 6 9 3 7 2 10 10 4 4 4 5 9 9 9 2 7 9 9 2 5 7 6 3 5 10 5 7 4 6 10 3 1 8 7 10 1 7 9 7 10 2 1 8 1 10 1 9 10 9 1 6 7 8 9 2 7 5 10 3 2 10 7 2 9 3 1 10 1 2 6 10 3 8 9 5 7 1 6 9 1 6 6 8 5 4 9 4 10 8 8 1 9 4 5 8 8 7 7 9 8 4 10 1 1 9 5 10 9 10 8 2 7 3 9 4 9 7 9 10 6 6 3. 54 successes

    Rerolling 12
    3 4 7 10 2 7 8 6 8 6 7 1. 4 successes. 10 auto. 64 total
    135/225

    1/4th to spiritual, 1/10th to domain, improves resilience and resolve.
    348/1200
    66/200

    Bonus Qi roll:
    Talent 6 + YSS25 + GSS20 + Pills 33 + Larceny 5 = 89 dice + 28 autos (18 Mystic Vale, 5 Green, 5 EPC)
    8 5 2 3 8 9 3 9 1 6 7 5 1 10 6 1 6 4 4 2 7 3 2 8 3 6 10 5 8 3 1 7 8 2 1 7 3 4 5 5 1 4 1 1 3 7 3 8 2 8 1 8 1 2 5 3 10 4 9 7 9 2 3 6 5 6 4 9 9 9 4 9 2 4 1 6 2 5 6 3 3 8 10 3 10 7 7 9 2. 50 successes

    Rerolling 11
    6 9 7 7 10 1 3 7 2 10 3. 4 successes. 28 auto. 82 total
    133/72
    +1 qi
    61/73

    Reroll all successes thanks to Qi Sea pill
    1 7 10 8 5 1 6 7 10 2 9 7 1 4 8 3 4 9 2 7 7 2 6 6 10 2 2 10 1 7 6 3 6 5 10 10 5 7 8 6 1 9 3 1 2 2 6 8 1 9 4 7 10 1 4 2 3 6 3 5 4 8 7 9 2 8 10 9 5 10 4 5 8 8 7 1 10 2 8 2 1 2. 39 successes

    Rerolling 10
    9 10 9 1 9 5 6 9 8 8. 2 successes. 41 total
    102/73
    +1 qi
    29/74
    Lung Meridian
    Talent 6 + YSS25 + GSS20 + Ruan Shen? 15 + Pills 16 + Larceny 5 = 87 dice + 5 autos (Bronze 5)
    7 10 6 8 2 4 9 7 5 5 4 5 3 9 6 2 5 10 5 8 8 8 10 6 3 4 5 6 6 1 10 4 2 7 3 3 10 2 9 6 6 2 2 1 3 7 2 7 6 8 6 5 8 5 2 10 10 7 5 5 7 4 10 8 2 3 2 1 6 2 8 3 4 9 3 8 7 4 6 3 4 1 9 1 8 1 10. 44 successes

    Rerolling 6
    7 6 8 2 3 2. 3 successes. 5 auto. 49 total
    49/33
    16 to qi
    45/74

    Bonus Qi roll:
    Talent 6 + YSS25 + GSS20 + Pills 33 + Larceny 5 = 89 dice + 28 autos (18 Mystic Vale, 5 Green, 5 EPC)
    9 7 4 2 5 5 2 9 9 10 4 7 7 9 4 3 5 9 7 1 9 10 4 2 3 4 9 2 9 10 10 7 8 3 1 4 7 2 4 8 4 7 4 10 5 9 4 9 10 2 2 10 2 5 1 4 8 10 5 9 1 6 5 1 9 7 4 7 9 8 4 2 4 10 3 1 10 6 1 9 10 2 9 3 7 1 8 6 10. 44 successes

    Rerolling 8
    2 8 7 4 7 10 10 8. 2 successes. 28 auto. 74 total
    +1 qi
    45/75

    Reroll all successes thanks to Qi Sea pill
    8 9 4 4 8 5 4 7 9 6 5 3 7 2 7 2 4 4 4 1 1 4 1 7 2 5 1 9 10 9 2 8 9 5 3 6 1 8 2 9 3 8 3 1 9 1 4 3 5 8 3 5 1 5 4 4 1 6 4 1 6 5 10 4 1 2 9 3 9 2 1 3 9 3. 48 successes.

    Rerolling 12
    10 3 7 9 3 1 3 5 1 4 1 1. 9 successes. 57 total
    102/75
    +1 qi
    27/76

    Total Qi gained 15

    Adjustments: Total qi 14
    19/75

    With the tournament looming closer by the day, Ling Qi's days swiftly became a blur of cultivation and training, but, busy as she was, Ling Qi did not forget to keep up with her obligations and responsibilities. She made sure to have a talk with Zhengui regarding Hanyi, and though, she didn't have time to watch over their interactions, Hanyi appeared to be much less grumpy when she next saw the snow spirit, and Zhengui was a little less hyperfocused on showing up Heizui.

    In regards to the young dragon, she finally felt confident enough to request the right to invite someone else, the arrogant young dragon hemmed and hawed for a time, but a demonstration of her growing mastery of the Frozen Soul Serenade did remind him of where they stood. Enough to agree to meet the person she wanted to invite anyway.

    ...She still wasn't quite sure of what to make of the meeting between Meizhen and the dragon. The boastful Heizui seemed almost immediately cowed by her presence, and spent the day alternating between staring at her with wide eyes and diving into the river when Ling Qi called him on it.

    Her friends aura must be much more powerful than she thought it was.

    Still, he didn't object to her coming back, so with that resolved, Ling Qi turned her focus fully to her training, but that didn't mean that she kept solely to herself, between sessions with Cai and Su Ling, she had also requested a tutor for the week, and given the subject matter, she hoped to catch the interest of one of her previous tutors.

    A hope which she swiftly found fulfilled as she received the paper crane with the details of the meeting place at the base of the mountains.

    "A good day to you, Junior Sister Ling," Ruan Shen greeted her, waiting in almost the same place where he had met her the first time. "I see the last few months have been kind to you indeed," the handsome boy added light, pushing himself up from the pillar he leaned against to stand straight and offer a shallow bow.

    His eyes were as sharp and evaluating as they were before, but Ling Qi restrained her reaction to a slight blush and offered him a smile and bow in return. "It was more a matter of hard work than kindness," she replied lightly, studying him in turn. He was at the fifth level of the third realm.. His aura felt a bit more intense than before. "Senior Brother Shen has not been idle either, I see."

    He waved a hand dismissively. "A paltry accomplishment, when placed against the beauteous flowering you have undergone, Junior Sister. You have proven yourself a talent to watch, or so I think."

    "Thank you, Senior Brother," Ling Qi replied, keeping the awkward fluttery feeling in her belly from touching her voice. Did he have to sound so… earnest when praising her like that? "You are too kind."

    "As the lady says," he replied, amused. "Would you walk with me then, that we might discuss your curriculum?"

    "Of course," she replied. "I hope you weren't put off by the simplicity of my request," she added as they moved away from the main road, to walk one of the paths through the lightly wooded lower reaches of the mountain.

    "I admit to some confusion," he agreed amicably. "What is it about the subject of meridian cleansing which troubles you?"

    She didn't want to admit that it was partially to avoid selecting something he was not knowledgeable in, so thankfully, she did have some legitimate questions as well. "To be honest, it is in regards to the White Room Lady Cai has so generously provided us," she replied.

    "Such good fortune," he mused with a sigh. "Ah, that I might have been a few years younger. I'm afraid the workings of such a wonder are beyond me."

    "That is fine," Ling Qi replied, enjoying the play of sunlight through the leafy canopy they walked under. "It's just… while it is a great boon. I do not quite understand why it is as sought after as it is," she hadn't wanted to ask Cai herself and sound potentially insulting. "What I have been able to find says it has to do with its effects on meridians, but that does not seem as if it would be enough."

    He regarded her with a raised eyebrow, pausing in his stride. "I understand that you have quite a talent, but…" he frowned. "Ah, I think I might see from where your confusion springs," he concluded, pounding his fist against his palm. "Fifty four."

    Ling Qi blinked in confusion. "Fifty four…?" She asked. "Is that some limit on the number of meridians one can have?"

    "It is no hard limit, and the number varies a bit, but any cultivator will reach the point where clearing further channels becomes exponentially more difficult. The difficulty escalates greatly again at around one hundred and eight. A tool such as a White Room is invaluable at that level, where medicines which can boost ones efforts become rare treasures," her tutor explained patiently.

    That was what was meant about it having greater value at higher realms she supposed. "And I suppose that this is such common knowledge that no one bothers to say it," Ling Qi sighed.

    "As you say," he agreed. "Do not blame the Elder teaching the basics too much though. It is hardly something relevant to most who would need to know."

    In other words, it was unlikely that most commoners would ever reach that limit. She let out a frustrated sigh. "Let us just find a place to play, Senior Brother."

    "Very well, I would not deny a lady's request," he replied cheerfully. "Though I saw that you wished to continue mastering the Melody of the Forgotten Vale, I am curious what other songs have found their way into your repertoire."

    Ling Qi glanced away, feeling a little embarrassed, for she remembered the last time he had tutored her and his words about the Melody. Spirits above, he was going to think her a gloomy girl indeed, just as Sixiang had said, if all she could show was the bleak Frozen Soul Serenade. "Well…" she began, toying with a loose strand of hair, it wouldn't do to make him think she still only had one melody though. "I do have one other," she admitted reluctantly.

    He gave her a curious look. "So reticent… Just what manner of song have you learned, Junior Sister?"

    "I suppose I can just show you," Ling Qi said, taking in a deep breath as she prepared to sing the first wordless note.

    Seeing her song freeze over the clearing and end the life of flowers and small animals alike did not exactly do much to disprove Sixiang's assertion. It was far easier to pretend that the Serenade was less bleak when singing in the middle of a blizzard. Thankfully Senior Brother Shen did take it in stride, strumming a tune that melted away the ice and brought new flowers into bloom.

    The rest of the week passed quickly enough, with her qi reserves soaring day by day as the powerful medicinal energy pulsed through her channels and dantian. It was hard to feel like she hadn't wasted her earlier pills, even though she knew she couldn't have achieved what she had without using them back then.

    Musings on medicinal efficiency aside, Ling Qi did find herself distracted one final time, toward the end of the week as she began to prepare her purchase list of cultivation aids for the next week. Su Ling, who had been helping her practice the art she had stolen from yan Renshu, asked her to meet up at the outskirts of town, where she was preparing for another expedition with the Ma sisters, apparently, she wanted some advice before they set out.

    Curious, Ling Qi made her way down to their encampment, pausing to greet her Mother and Biyu on the way. She had been too busy to visit her Mother much in the last few days, but she fully intended to rectify that starting tomorrow. She could tell that her Mother was starting to feel restless after all.

    That was a concern for another day though, and Ling Qi soon found her way to where Su Ling and the other girls were camped, following the trail of their qi. Su Ling had recently caught her cultivation up to the mid second realm, making it a bit easier to track her down.

    Ling Qi tried not to take too much amusement in the jolt of alarm that went through the three girls as she dropped soundlessly from the trees, casually deflecting the impromptu missile, of a skinning knife that Su Ling had flung her way. "Hey, that's a little rude, don't you think?" She said playfully to her friend, crossing her arms.

    "Don't jump out of the trees like a spook then," Su Ling huffed. "Give me back my knife," Ling Qi laughed at her irreverent tone, both out of genuine amusement and to show that she wasn't offended, and let poor Ma Jun calm down.

    The knife was embedded to the hilt in the tree behind her, but a quick tug pulled it out, and she tossed it back to Su Ling, who caught it between her fingers. "So, what did you want to ask me about?"

    "Moon Spirits," Su Ling replied bluntly. "I know you cultivate that kind of thing, and I've seen you chatting with that spirit that's been poking around everywhere."

    Ling Qi blinked, nonplussed. "What for?" She asked. "I don't really think you should hunt those…" Ling Qi felt a little uncomfortable about the idea of harvesting moon fairies for cores, even if she knew intellectually that it wasn't really any different from hunting grade one or two beasts.

    Su Ling shook her head though, slipping the knife back into her belt as she stood up from the tree stump she had been seated on and dusted off her pants. "Nah, I'm looking to bind one. There's… like placation rituals and offerings and such, right?"

    "I didn't really think that would be your type of spirit," Ling Qi mused, glancing over the camp. Jun and Lei were packing up their things as they prepared to move on. "I don't mind, but do you mind if I ask why?"

    Su Ling grimaced, her pointed ears flicking irritably. "...The old Monster is a master of illusion, if I'm not gonna develop that stuff, I need someone who can, right?"

    Ling Qi nodded, understanding now. She doubted Su Ling would be comfortable binding a fox spirit, so a moon spirit would probably be the next best thing for that kind of role. "Sure thing then," she agreed. "I know a good place to attract Moon Fairies."

    "Thanks," Su Ling replied, giving her a nod. I can't show you much else when it comes to tracking, but…"

    "Consider it payback for the lessons I already received," she replied dryly. "Or donate a few cores to Zhengui. He's going to eat me out of house and home, I swear," Ling Qi huffed. "How about you two, are you going to be binding moon spirits too?"

    Ma Jun glanced, the bells in her hair jingling. "Ah… perhaps? If I could bind a spirit skilled in song like Sir Sixiang, that would be wonderful," Ling Qi watched the girls cheeks flush with a flat expression… had Sixiang been flirting around the mountain again?

    "Heh, Sis can't get a boyfriend, so she wants to make one," Ma Lei teased, causing her sister to splutter. "Don't worry about me. I'm gonna save up, and buy myself a puppy," she said with a serious nod. "It'll be great! And adorable!"

    Ling Qi stared at the exciteable, tomboyish girl for several seconds, and some part of her mind imagined the girl with floppy ears and a wagging tail. "...Fitting," she said, dismissing the fantasy. "Well, like I said, there's a tower a long ways south and east of here, where you can probably attract some fairies, but you absolutely can't go inside, understand?" She began.

    Su Ling and Ma Jun approached, listening intently while she explained the proper rites and offerings, while Ma Lei finished up the camp packing. She made sure to reiterate her warning to avoid the towers interior several more times, just to be sure, but she was pretty sure that they got the idea. Su Ling was way more cautious than her anyway. She saw them off after she had told them what she knew, and then headed back to the mountain, to prepare for the next week.

    Attributes: Earth, Dark, Yin
    Current Meridians: Lungx3
    Needed Meridians: Arm(5), Lung(7)
    Max Level: 8

    An art designed by a wanderer of the deep paths under the earth, where things best not seen gnaw at the foundations of the world. Yet in the darkness, he found truth. That earth and darkness are as one, devouring all things in the end. This art allows its user to surround themselves with that power, and consume the energy of their foes, and call upon the things that lie in the dark.


    Passives
    -User gains a four die bonus to spiritual defences
    -The user regains two qi per combat turn as long as an enemy has been damaged that turn
    -The user gains a four die bonus to perception against any target touching the ground
    -The user gains a stacking one die bonus to offensive clashes each time the user damages an enemy. Stacks decay after one turn. (Max 8)
    -Constructs created by Abyssal Exhalation are unaffected by the negative aspects of Abyssal Exhalation techniques

    Breath of Stygian Depths: oo
    Cost 6 qi
    The user exhales, expelling the hunger that lies within their soul into their surroundings. This qi takes the form of poisonous purple mist and stretches to encompass up too fifty meters around the user, reducing lighting to low. The user clashes with all targets within range with a four die bonus, on hit, the target suffers a two die penalty to defenses for the turn and loses four qi. This effect repeats each turn for three turns after. In addition, all targets suffer two points of armor degradation per turn spent in the mist. The user may exclude a target from the mists effects for two additional qi per target.

    Crawling Horror: ooo
    Cost 9 Qi
    Effect may only be used in low light or darkness. The user shapes their qi into the mold of the the things which crawl far below the earth. This wormlike creature forms within five meters of the user and acts last in the turn. The worm has four health boxes and six qi, in addition to armor 2(durability 5). It uses the user's attributes for defense and offense, with a ten die bonus to both pools, and use the techniques dots in place of a mastery. A worms melee attacks are DV 4, with one point of armor penetration. On hit, targets struck by the worm are grappled, suffering a four die penalty to defense in addition to being unable to move until they break free. Worms may expend 3 qi to give their attack a four die bonus and one additional point of semi perfect damage on hit. Up to three additional worm may be summoned for 4 additional qi each. Worms count as Mid Yellow/Silver combatants and last five turns, or until destroyed.

    Black Earth Voraciousness: ooo
    Cost 8 Qi
    The user fills their body and mind with a terrible unending hunger, and lashes out with strands of spiritual power to drain their foes of power. This technique may target one enemy or all targets save the user and their bound spirits within forty meters. If used on a single target, the clash receives a five die bonus. On hit, the target suffers a DV 5 attack, dealing one additional point of semi perfect damage. Against targets who have been damaged by breath of Stygian Depths in the last turn, this attack has 4 AP and deals one additional semi perfect damage. Against targets grappled by Worm constructs the attack has DV 7 and inflicts an additional two die penalty to all defense clashes. The user receives two qi back for each point of damage dealt with this technique. This recovery only applies to targets which have a qi pool.

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    • yrsillar said:
    "Well said Miss Ling," Gan replied with a laugh, and if Ling Qi's eyes didn't lie, she even saw a hint of mirth in Lady Cai's eyes.
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    Really enjoying these little insights into Cai we're slowly gaining.
    yrsillar said:
    but a demonstration of her growing mastery of the Frozen Soul Serenade did remind him of where they stood.
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    Absolutely hilarious.
    yrsillar said:
    Her friends aura must be much more powerful than she thought it was.
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    That's interesting, I guess exposure to the fear aura as it grew in potency over time got us used to it.
     
    Axel Fones said:
    Really enjoying these little insights into Cai we're slowly gaining.

    Absolutely hilarious.

    That's interesting, I guess exposure to the fear aura as it grew in potency over time got us used to it.
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    Or alternately, Ling Qi fits in the "Exception" category. Like how her Aura only buffs people with a 4-dot relationship, Meizhen's might only exempt people with a 4-dot relationship.
     
    Axel Fones said:
    That's interesting, I guess exposure to the fear aura as it grew in potency over time got us used to it.
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    The dragon has a crush on Meizhen. Wait till he meets Cui. Wait till zhengui and heizui are fighting each other for cuis attention.

    This is gonna be good.


    Btw, what is it with Ling women and handsome performers. Its like the worlds best curse.
     
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    yrsillar said:
    Black Earth Voraciousness: ooo
    Cost 8 Qi
    The user fills their body and mind with a terrible unending hunger, and lashes out with strands of spiritual power to drain their foes of power. This technique may target one enemy or all targets save the user and their bound spirits within forty meters. If used on a single target, the clash receives a five die bonus. On hit, the target suffers a DV 5 attack, dealing one additional point of semi perfect damage. Against targets who have been damaged by breath of Stygian Depths in the last turn, this attack has 4 AP and deals one additional semi perfect damage. Against targets grappled by Worm constructs the attack has DV 7 and inflicts an additional two die penalty to all defense clashes. The user receives two qi back for each point of damage dealt with this technique. This recovery only applies to targets which have a qi pool.
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    Huh well then. I like it. Our Power stat is still a bit poo, but this was good to see before we finalized our talisman purchases so the more math inclined can double check all their numbers again.
     
    uiopion said:
    On what it takes for AE to not suck
    (Assumed) AE3 Worm
    ACTION: assume worm base increase from AE3 (x2)
    21-4 +4 (PC), 21% vs 23 pdef, 1.41
    21-4 +4 (PC), 32% vs 23-3 (ma) pdef, 1.61
    46% of -4 pdef, ~1.5 dmg (complicated if first grapples)
    INSTANT: Pressure Crack
    next turn +4 from worm attack
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    AE3 worms are useful now (though still expensive as fuck)! 95%99% of at least one landing a grapple now assuming we land our debuffs (here it is assumed 35 base - 12 debuffed), which is comparable (actually better) numbers to our other targeted single target debuffs.

    ACTION: AE3 (x4)
    22-4 +4(PC) +4(qi), 42% vs 23 pdef, 1.99 dmg
    22-4 +4(PC) +4(qi), 56% vs 23-3 (ma) pdef, 2.27 dmg
    22-4 +4(PC) +4(qi), 69% vs 23-3-3 (ma x2) pdef, 2.60 dmg
    22-4 +4(PC) +4(qi), 81% vs 23-3-3-3 (ma x3) pdef, 3.00 dmg
    99% of -4 pdef + ?? dmg (complicated depending on first grapple)
    INSTANT: Pressure Crack
    next turn +6 from worm attack

    EDIT: Corrected - we get up to 4 worms, not 3 - brings grapple chance from 95% to 99%
     
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    Kian said:
    The dragon has a crush on Meizhen. Eait till he meets Cui. Wait till zhengui and heizui are fighting each other for cuis attention.

    This is gonna be good.
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    Yeah, this did read way more as "river eel doesn't know how to act around the pretty girl and Ling Qi is oblivious" than something demanding mechanical speculation on our resistance to Meizhen's fear aura.
     
    He didn't even pretend to be reluctant about Meizhen coming back to his grove. That's kinda hilarious. I'm not sure if three spirits would be stretching it, she does have two...

    And some more information on the tournament. Hopefully Cai's bracket-fixing extends to her lackies. I suspect that means Bai and Sun will fight first, then Cai fights the winner.
     
    yrsillar said:
    "Just one more mountain to climb," Ling Qi replied flippantly, breaking the somewhat somber atmosphere before it could form. "They'll respect us when our feet are trampling their heads."
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    I do love Ling Qi, her irreverent positivity always brings a smile to my face.

    yrsillar said:
    requested a tutor for the week, and given the subject matter, she hoped to catch the interest of one of her previous tutors.

    A hope which she swiftly found fulfilled as she received the paper crane with the details of the meeting place at the base of the mountains.
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    I liked this. A good amount of akward flustering without coming across as forced. Very naturally incorporated suggestions of infatuation.

    yrsillar said:
    "Nah, I'm looking to bind one. There's… like placation rituals and offerings and such, right?"

    "I didn't really think that would be your type of spirit," Ling Qi mused, glancing over the camp. Jun and Lei were packing up their things as they prepared to move on. "I don't mind, but do you mind if I ask why?"

    Su Ling grimaced, her pointed ears flicking irritably. "...The old Monster is a master of illusion, if I'm not gonna develop that stuff, I need someone who can, right?"
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    Su Ling's as awesome as ever. Everyone ought to at least have one such grounded person in their life. Glad we came to help with this. Massively happy to hear her matricide will be properly strategised and that MaSuMa are doing so well.

    yrsillar said:
    "How about you two, are you going to be binding moon spirits too?"

    Ma Jun glanced, the bells in her hair jingling. "Ah… perhaps? If I could bind a spirit skilled in song like Sir Sixiang, that would be wonderful," Ling Qi watched the girls cheeks flush with a flat expression… had Sixiang been flirting around the mountain again?

    "Heh, Sis can't get a boyfriend, so she wants to make one," Ma Lei teased, causing her sister to splutter.
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    Heh, cute. At least Jiao's proof that it works. Wonder if any of them will start to look into Moon arts.
     
    drake_azathoth said:
    He didn't even pretend to be reluctant about Meizhen coming back to his grove. That's kinda hilarious. I'm not sure if three spirits would be stretching it, she does have two...

    And some more information on the tournament. Hopefully Cai's bracket-fixing extends to her lackies. I suspect that means Bai and Sun will fight first, then Cai fights the winner.
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    I'd be kinda cross if Meizhen catches the River Eel before we do.
     
    That was a wonderful update, the interactions with Cai, GG and Ruan Shen were funny and heartwarming.

    Scaredy Eel is also great.

    Looking forward to family time next week. Biyu needs more rides :D

    AE3 wasn't what I wanted, although what I wanted was worm fusion ultimate form, so that's not surprising, and at least it sounds a lot more viable now. Also, is it the case where we can summon all four worms in a single action? And if so, that means it costs 9+12=21 Qi to create them, but as each of the four worms have 6 Qi we are getting a total of 24 Qi (even if it's less arguably useful with it being spread out). Either we are able to draw out more Qi from the enviroment than we are putting in, which is big and has ramifications for later, or we are a perpetual Qi machine. I mean, we already knew we were a perpetual Qi machine long term, but now it's short term too!
     
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