Forge of Destiny(Xianxia Quest)

Huh, doing my obligatory reread to see if I missed something. Ling Qi combos really nicely with Bai Meizhen apparently, she was actually using the mist to power some of her Arts.
 
[] Visit the Archive
-[] Search for a technique
-[] Study formations
Yes, and they were edited in afterwards, while I read the original post.

Anyway, for options I really think we should start the focus on merging the groups now. The Vent is a truly incredible resource given it both saves on stones for gold and red cultivation, but importantly does the same for yellow which more expensive, and acts as an effective +20 successes to Argent Soul every month. That last one is important given I believe it was mentioned the class won't get access to the next Argent technique until 5-8 months have passed, this the amount of successes regularly cultivating here saves is pretty phenomenal thus saving on AP.

We are also friends with Gu Xuilan now so we'll be able to manage the transition better, thus as I previously mentioned both groups don't actually need to cultivate at the Vent at the same time.
 
Why would we do that!? Argent Soul V only gives benefits after we both master the art and break through to Yellow. But while training Argent soul and Breaking Through are both required for the aforementioned benefits, training the art first gets us nothing while breaking through gets us more at a higher rank. So even if Argent soul was our first and greatest priority, training it wouldn't make sense.
I suspect, that breaking while argent soul is maxed may give some additional benefits. But I agree, that is only suspicion based on narrative themes and not on revealed mechanics.
OK, So I am thinking something like this:

[]Qi Foundation Pill, Argent Accumulation, 2 red spirit stones
[] Cultivate on your own
-[] Argent Soul
[] Spend some time with Gu Xiulan try to work out what has her so bothered by Li Suyin
[] Look into how Su Ling and Li Suyin are doing and cultivate at the vent
-[] Spiritual
-[]If Gu Xiulan is willing to be nicer to them, see about inviting Han Jian's group.
[] Breakthrough to Yellow
-[]If not at Peak Red, Silver
[] Breakthrough to Yellow
-[]If not at Peak Red, Silver
-[]If not at Peak Gold Either, Train with Han Jian and his group for physical cultivation.


@yrsillar, would this vote be legal?
It may be worth to include search for new home in exchange of one of actions, I think.

Edit: nevermind. Yrsillar answered my doubts 2 minutes ago. We will get home even if we won't chose the action to get one.
 
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[] See about getting some payback, start scouting out the homes of those who have offended you
Revenge is awesome but best sold cold
We have plenty of money and honestly do not have the time right now to get revenge. remember how we told those twins to cultivate instead of focusing on revenge? we should take our own advice. we need to breakthrough to silver, and then yellow, and cultivate a bunch of things. in a month when we eat all our money in pills we should go look for enemies to rob for revenge.

Revenge is a dish best served profitable and when it doesn't impede your growth
 
Yes, and they were edited in afterwards, while I read the original post.

Anyway, for options I really think we should start the focus on merging the groups now. The Vent is a truly incredible resource given it both saves on stones for gold and red cultivation, but importantly does the same for yellow which more expensive, and acts as an effective +20 successes to Argent Soul every month. That last one is important given I believe it was mentioned the class won't get access to the next Argent technique until 5-8 months have passed, this the amount of successes regularly cultivating here saves is pretty phenomenal thus saving on AP.

We are also friends with Gu Xuilan now so we'll be able to manage the transition better, thus as I previously mentioned both groups don't actually need to cultivate at the Vent at the same time.
We still need to put in an action with Gu Xiulan, hence why I do that.
I suspect, that breaking while argent soul is maxed may give some additional benefits. But I agree, that is only suspicion based on narrative themes and not on revealed mechanics.

It may be worth to include search for new home in exchange of one of actions, I think.
I'm willing to let Bai Meizhen choose our home without input from us, tbh.
 
... I actually answered, to your own post, talking about him before. Zank Zidao was the member of the guard captain of the empress, and we asked Bai Meizhen specifically about him.

As I said, Ling Qi actually notices men first. It's just that we put more actions on women.

Given you didn't point him out by name, probably because as your post here demonstrates you forgot it too, I vaguely recalled a guy named Zhang, looked him up and decided he was literally a throwaway character that Gu mentioned all of once. Like, Ark, I don't know if you realize how confusing it is when you just vaguely allude to something that happened ten updates ago with basically no guidelines expecting expert recall.

Like my memory is pretty good for this quest, but it mostly relies on having written some omakes and done the usual research so it ain't that encyclopedic. I'm pretty sure half of us still refer to Su Ling and Li Suyin by their role rather than their name because they're too easy to confuse. You yourself wrote Li Qing in a previous post today and I still am only 80% sure that you meant Ling Qi by that instead of the ice girl Lei something.
 
Given you didn't point him out by name, probably because as your post here demonstrates you forgot it too, I vaguely recalled a guy named Zhang, looked him up and decided he was literally a throwaway character that Gu mentioned all of once. Like, Ark, I don't know if you realize how confusing it is when you just vaguely allude to something that happened ten updates ago with basically no guidelines expecting expert recall.

Like my memory is pretty good for this quest, but it mostly relies on having written some omakes and done the usual research so it ain't that encyclopedic. I'm pretty sure half of us still refer to Su Ling and Li Suyin by their role rather than their name because they're too easy to confuse. You yourself wrote Li Qing in a previous post today and I still am only 80% sure that you meant Ling Qi by that instead of the ice girl Lei something.

Yeah, sorry, I got dumb and heated.
 
Yeah, I was expecting Wood from Bai, because snakes are associated with wood, but her techniques look to be water based.
She is probably an aquatic snake.
It's not surprising considering she's expressed an interest in our arts before, and our mist empowers our own ones due to it forcing low light status.
Plus, i would bet most dark arts benefit from it actually being dark
FVM is just a "make it dark" art. should benefit pretty much most dark aligned art out there
 
Clearly we musn't have a house action so that Cui can choose and get the most aquative, bestest hearth house.
 
Breakthrough plan:

[] Breakthrough to Silver x2
[] Look into how Su Ling and Li Suyin are doing and cultivate at the vent
-[] Spiritual
[] Breakthrough to Yellow x2

Do we have anything more urgent on our plate that needs to be taken care of before we breakthrough? I mean, the single breakthrough plans are nice, but their odds of success are less than 1/2, and I like the roughly 3/4 chance of a successful breakthrough that this plan provides far more. If there was anything we really needed to get done now I'd prioritize that, but other than seeming how Su Ling and Li Suyin are doing I can't think of anything that won't safely wait a week (and that pair is covered by cultivating at the vent).
 
We have plenty of money and honestly do not have the time right now to get revenge. remember how we told those twins to cultivate instead of focusing on revenge? we should take our own advice. we need to breakthrough to silver, and then yellow, and cultivate a bunch of things. in a month when we eat all our money in pills we should go look for enemies to rob for revenge.

Revenge is a dish best served profitable and when it doesn't impede your growth
When I say revenge is best served cold I mean that it's the sort of act that you wait for. That you revel in the suspense and tension. That you bide your time as the anticipation builds while your enemies wait in a cold sweat constantly looking over their shoulders knowing that reciprocity dictates they will suffer but never knowing when or how. Pretty much I'm advocating we wait and not go after them yet.
 
Attempting to strike down a citizen of my Emerald Seas without mercy? Begone from this place, and reflect on the shame of your actions."

Ling Qi blinked, was the shining girl referring to her?
The nice glowy lady must never find out that we hadn't heard of her or her family before a few weeks ago.

I would also like to at long last find out what those bloody tokens from the test are (Hopefully they aren't a one-time pass to the library first floor).
I've been toying with the idea that they might function as an Archive+1. So, normally they allow you to pick an art from the first floor, but if you somehow have a complete first floor pass, you get to pick an art from the second floor. That's probably an overly specific use for it to be likely though.
 
I've been toying with the idea that they might function as an Archive+1. So, normally they allow you to pick an art from the first floor, but if you somehow have a complete first floor pass, you get to pick an art from the second floor. That's probably an overly specific use for it to be likely though.
Probably. It would suck if they helped with cultivation though because then they would have been very helpful in the previous weeks.
 
When I say revenge is best served cold I mean that it's the sort of act that you wait for. That you revel in the suspense and tension. That you bide your time as the anticipation builds while your enemies wait in a cold sweat constantly looking over their shoulders knowing that reciprocity dictates they will suffer but never knowing when or how. Pretty much I'm advocating we wait and not go after them yet.
So to clarify
you weren't posting a vote plan, you were actually just commenting on various options and meant to suggest that this option is bad idea right now?
 
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