As always, if I've missed someone, missed an omake request, etc, let me know. I expect if I'm 95% accurate I'll make 1 or 2 mistakes each time - there are a
lot of Good Seeds.
Now..
First up - Good Seeds from last time...
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Acis Drivas - 4th Heavenstage.
Crippled. Went into Cannibal territory to rescue a kidnapped mortal woman's children. Was ambushed by Qi Condensation Cannibal in the 8th Heavenstage, losing his left arm and right hand. Failed to rescue the children who were already slain, permanently crippled - escaped after being rescued to Augustus Servius.
Augustus Servius -
DEAD. Was assigned to Acis Drivas, who went into Cannibal territory foolhardily. Managed to rescue his ally, but was too slow to escape. Stood against the enemy and held them off for nearly thirty minutes, but already crippled as he was he was killed and consumed.
Achille Adephos [1 turn from breaking through]. Remains at
9th Heavenstage. Fortuitous encounter, meeting a Snow-Eyed Desert Fox. Such creatures are known for their powerful dream realms, in which cultivators often waste and die, dreaming forever under their glare. Achille managed to survive, and used the subjective century of time within the dream realm as experience to solidify his Dao. He is close to breaking through.
Amaranth Castellanos - [3 turns from breaking through] Remains at
9th Heavenstage. Spectacular luck, being contracted to kill many toads. One had eaten a large magical boot full of Spirit Stones, and fused with the item to form something new. When the toad was killed it granted a pair of
Toad-Foot Boots in the shape of flippers, allowing Amaranth to jump many times his height, and land safely.
Ambrus Nike - [3 turns from breaking through] - Despite his terrible injuries, he cultivated safely and well. He managed to reach the
9th Heavenstage, and was hired to help settle new Clan mortals in the Uncast Molds. Despite surviving, his mortals were ambushed by a number of bandits, and almost half died. He has had some trouble gaining sufficient contributions points to gain the materials he needs to prepare to advance.
Aretaphila Myia - Excellent progress. Broke through to the
10th Heavenstage. Like many of her peers, was assigned to the Uncast Molds, this time hunting down former rebels who had turned to Blood Path. Killed two enemies in the 9th Heavenstage.
Aristoteles 'Aris' Kalokagathos [2 turns from breaking through]- Used Soul-Flaying Scourge Pills successfully, leaping to the
9th Heavenstage. He gained several key insights into his Dao, and is closer to proceeding to Foundation Building.
Aurelia Xu - Remains in the
5th Heavenstage. Sent under the command of Aretaphila Myia to the Uncast Molds, and was badly wounded fighting enemies above her level. Would have advanced otherwise, but is terribly wounded and will take
40 Years to recover.
Damien Silver - Bottlenecked at the
8th Heavenstage. Fought three duels for show against visiting cultivators from Jingshen Clan when Lady Jiao visited. Despite them being in the same stage, lost all three duels.
Demetrius Ceres - Discovered the spirit of an ancient woodcutter in the Foundation Building stage, who granted him the Thousand-In-One-Blow Tree-Felling Axe. It fells both men and trees in his hands, and can project a thousand lesser axeheads to hew weaker cultivators like mere saplings - though he can only generate ten of them at his current level. Bottlenecked at
8th Heavenstage.
Dmitry Kascheev - Managed to advance to the
6th Heavenstage. During talisman crafting, he crafted a powerful lightning talisman, but was ambushed by bandit cultivators in the 8th. He managed to use it to escape, but suffered damage to his meridians. Will take
20 Years to recover.
Fierce Fang - Slow but steady progress, reaching the
7th Heavenstage. Found a Mirage Salt Lake, an illusory formation that comes into reality every few thousand years while assisting a city with a haunting from a powerful spirit that slew mortals every night. By diving in, he managed to recover
Ghost-Banishing Mirage Salt, a powerful salt to banish spirits with, and used some of it to rescue the city from the murderous ghost.
Hektor Sarantapechos -
Early Foundation Building. Managed to forge his
Second Pillar, however. Granted a lifesaving treasure in a rather awkward encounter with Grand Elder Konstantinos. Safeguarding a number of juniors in the Qi Condensation stage in the Burnished Crags, allowed one Acis Drivas to die due to his failures in command. Came close to being censured by the Legion for not properly disciplining and commanding his cultivators.
Ilias Barallis - Finally broke through, reaching the
5th Heavenstage. Used as a spy in the Burnished Crags, reporting a raid to Expert Hektor Sarantapechos. Poor information security allowed a weaker Qi Condensation disciple to chase after the raid and die, though not to Illias's personal demerit.
Lihua Kokkinos. Cultivated diligently, but bottlenecked at the
8th Heavenstage. Spending a great deal of time researching her bloodline rather than in the field, but making decent contributions all the same.
Lin Fan - Managed to advance well to the
8th Heavenstage. Almost killed in the Burnished Crags, but managed to escape a Foundation Building Expert.
Magnus Centenius [8 turns from breaking through] - Focused on cultivation almost exclusively, breaking through to the
10th Heavenstage. Average luck, escorted many caravans along the Scorpion Road - only encountered those weaker than him, able to chase them off or kill them. Managed to concoct a truly terrible brandy that stank so badly it repelled even scorpions, snakes, and other Spirit Beasts. The
Stinking Beast-Repelling Brandy has made him both popular and unpopular among the caravaneers.
Minerva Bardina - @Katana1515 , let me know if you want to break through.
Can break through to Foundation Building at any time.
Spent a great deal of time in seclusion, as befits a talent ready to break through. Only easy missions were offered, and Minerva completed them well.
Ninth Prince - Still at the
10th Heavenstage. [3 turns from 11th Heavenstage]. Spent some time hunting down an imposter who named himself the 'Tenth Prince' and disguised himself as the Ninth Prince while attacking mortals, managing to defeat the scoundrel and claim his head.
Peta Condos and Wajo [3 turns from breaking through] - Reached the
9th Heavenstage. Peta Condos and Wajo together managed to find and negotiate with a lost Mountain Black Spirit Bear in late Foundation Building, as it refused to give access to a Spirit Oasis that fed an entire city. They guided it back to the mountains where it agreed to make trouble for the Devil Bee Sect.
Rina Callista -
10th Heavenstage, and no progress to be seen at all. [4 turns from 11th Heavenstage]. With a group of disparate companions from other powers, Rina Callista uncovered an old Clan fortress near Turtlebone Mountain. Incredibly dangerous, they ventured inwards. While unable to go far past the gates, she was able to recover a single drop of
Purified Bronze Blood from a battle there
, a drop she can swallow to increase the power of her bloodline dramatically though temporarily, allowing her to temporarily fight in Early Foundation Building once at need.
Savvas Nicolidis - As seems to be the case with many researchers, got lost within his research and failed to cultivate well. Remains at the
4th Heavenstage. However, during his experiments managed to gain some rare materials, infusing them into a
Qi-Cloaking Oil, an oil that hides the life of a cultivator entirely, allowing them to bury themselves or sneak away from a fight without detection.
Telios Treces [3 turns from breaking through] - Remains at
9th Heavenstage, spent his time healing wounds and suffering.
Tie Jin - Ordinary cultivation, reached
8th Heavenstage. Managed several new bloodline techniques, and fought an enraged Grand Hump Spirit Camel to save it drinking a village's entire oasis, driving it off.
Wei Feng - His efforts bore fruit finally, and broke through to the
7th Heavenstage. Spent forty days and nights meditating next to a Feces Coconut Tree after being told about it by a nearby villager, gaining an excellent ability to resist poisons due to the constant stink emitted by the Tree.
Xiao Yi -
[1 turn from breaking through]. Remains at 9th Heavenstage. Founded a new Formation art, and rewarded with a sliver of will from a Core Formation formation expert to ensure he is not easily killed. His new Formation is useful for all cultivators in the 1st and 2nd Heavenstages. While it has not entered general Legion training, it has been written into a jade slip and become an official technique stored by the Clan.
Yan - Moderate progress, reaching the
8th Heavenstage. Facing a bottleneck. Badly wounded by an angry lost Mountain Black Spirit Bear that chased him away from an oasis he tried to drink at and will take
20 Years to recover.
Zhousi Dun - Terrible Fate. A wound was never properly healed, and without sufficient cultivation resources Zhousi Dun chose to go into the field once more to gather what he needed to heal. Attacked by a cultivator on his own level, he was maimed, losing four fingers on his right hand, though he managed to escape.
Crippled. Remains at 5th Heavenstage.
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And some new faces as well!
Ferenike - It was a Foundation Building Expert, one of many who had hidden themselves away from the Cannibals during their reign. As the Clan rebuilt, they came out to seize treasures and the like. Ferenike and her squad were patrolling a road as they were attacked, a rebel against the Cannibals seeking to use them, as well as a caravan of five thousand mortals they were guarding as his own Blood Path foundation.
The entire squad were badly wounded, but managed to hold out - after their Hoplite Formation fell, Ferenike managed to personally distract and delay the enemy enough for an allied Foundation Building expert from the Flood Dragon Gang to arrive. An excellent contribution that won her enough Contribution Points to quickly recover her injuries and cultivate frantically, reaching the
8th Heavenstage in a mere two decades. One of the mortals was the son of a Core Formation Elder, who forged her a
Teleportation Amulet, 'that you may escape danger once as you have saved the life of my son once'.
Mograine - Despite all the bloodline difficulties, managed to advance to the
5th Heavenstage. Research on his body was used to save a badly injured Great Circle Foundation Building expert - it was with these Contribution Points he was able to purchase enough resources to advance.
Anastasios "Tasos" Basilakes - Lucky in cultivation and in fate. His peculiar archery methods let him slay many Demonic rebels, those who are more-used to the Clan's stolid and straightforward techniques. In doing so he earned many points, and was able to advance to the
7th Heavenstage. Upon discovering a small cicada-shaped piece of jade, he was guided by it to a secret realm beneath the desert sands. A cave full of treasure and wonder, with a single magical lamp at the end. He took the lamp, and the cave began to collapse, and Anastasios was forced to accept the aid of a Flight-Woven Silk Wind Carpet to manage to make his way out - though it left him immediately after. The Lamp itself was one containing a sealed
Thousand-Year Sandstorm Spirit, who was convinced to offer its strength in aid once in return for its freedom at that time.
