[X] Let Hanyi ride on your back and give directions, though Ling Qi remembered the ice child's wmeight well, they would still move faster this way… probably. You'll have to waste precious seconds convincing her without alarming her though.
Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)
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[X] Let Hanyi ride on your back and give directions, though Ling Qi remembered the ice child's wmeight well, they would still move faster this way… probably. You'll have to waste precious seconds convincing her without alarming her though.
Tally, to see what the runner up option is.
Looks like a close battle between the people voting for backpacking and the people who want backpacking but don't spell so great.
Looks like a close battle between the people voting for backpacking and the people who want backpacking but don't spell so great.
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- Location
- The Void
[X] Let Hanyi ride on your back and give directions, though Ling Qi remembered the ice child's weight well, they would still move faster this way… probably. You'll have to waste precious seconds convincing her without alarming her though.
Welp, talk about a perfectly placed verbal strike. Because while so much that is Zeqing wants to consume Ling Qi and Hanyi, the true answer in her heart of hearts is that it would not satisfy her.
So she's telling us to take her daughter and run before she kills us. I feel for her. This is going to be the hardest thing she's ever done.
Welp, talk about a perfectly placed verbal strike. Because while so much that is Zeqing wants to consume Ling Qi and Hanyi, the true answer in her heart of hearts is that it would not satisfy her.
So she's telling us to take her daughter and run before she kills us. I feel for her. This is going to be the hardest thing she's ever done.
EternalObserver
eYe Gaze baCk
- Location
- The Void
Man we really are gonna need to cultivate Qi next turn, aren't we.....
Jensaarai
Sing Victory Everlasting
- Pronouns
- They/Them
[X] Let Hanyi ride on your back and give directions, though Ling Qi remembered the ice child's weight well, they would still move faster this way… probably. You'll have to waste precious seconds convincing her without alarming her though.
I'm starting to feel like "No" wasn't the best option to go with here, but what's done is done.
I'm starting to feel like "No" wasn't the best option to go with here, but what's done is done.
- Location
- At the end of the world
Not necessary, we have free qi rolls for this. No, next month will be month of Moon and skills boosted by Moon Arts.
Kai Merah
Hound Hearted Hedonist
- Location
- Somewhere in the corners of my imagination
[X] Let Hanyi ride on your back and give directions, though Ling Qi remembered the ice child's weight well, they would still move faster this way… probably. You'll have to waste precious seconds convincing her without alarming her though.
I love this update. So tense and dramatic and exciting! I do wonder about what would the difference have been if one of the other options had won though.
I love this update. So tense and dramatic and exciting! I do wonder about what would the difference have been if one of the other options had won though.
- Location
- Cali
We generally abuse drugs to overflow Art rolls into cultivation rolls in tandem with a cultivation site that gives us a boost. We're likely losing access to our best site as a result of Zeqing's issues, which means we should seriously consider exploration. It'd also be a good way to bond with Hanyi and show her the world outside of the mountain peak.
EternalObserver
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- Location
- The Void
Wow, next month truly is THE MONTH. So many things happening next turn. Zhengui wakes up and takes up more space. Hanyi moves in as well. Thunderdome cometh. Important events may start popping out regarding CRX, GG, and Xiao Fen. Meridian votes incoming. ENM possibly coming into play. I fight for AFL in response. Cai art may or may not come as well. Then comes possibly Moon quest/arts regarding Dreaming most likely. Xuan votes are also coming into play.
where the free qi rolls come from btw. Though as pleasant as that may sound, it ain't gonna be enough for rank up.
Winter's Wrath
- Location
- United States of America
Winter's Wrath
Su Ling stooped low over the cooling corpse of a Black Steel Bear. With careful precision, she made a small incision in the fur and began cutting through the meat to get to the core that lay within. It was tedious work, work that had been completed a thousand times before. And so she let her focus wander, letting her senses keep track of her surroundings so that a scavenger couldn't surprise her.
Sensing nothing around her, Su Ling continued her work until the familiar curve of the core could be felt. With a grunt of effort, the core was dislodged and gently pulled out of the bear's remains. A medium grade, second level core. Nothing spectacular, but it would be a decent reagent for a couple of the more common pills and elixirs. Or a snack if she was getting particularly peckish.
Dividing up the remainder of the bear for easy carrying would be a pain. If Ma Lei or Ma Jun had been here, then it wouldn't have been so bad, but apparently, there was a special training session with Gan Guangli so that his "soldiers" would be ready for the end of the first year truce. The plan wouldn't work, nobody could be everywhere at once. Not even a group. Besides, thinking about the first year truce brought up bitter memories, memories of helplessness as Li Suyin's eye was gouged out.
With a shake of her head, Su Ling refocused on the task at hand. As she bent down to begin skinning the beast, a thrum of alarm echoed in her mind as her companion became agitated about something. At the same time, her breath became a cloud plume as the temperatures plummeted. Suddenly, spirit beasts were racing past her, down the mountain's slope. Even some yellow realms spirits tore around her, heedless of the prey all around. Looking up quickly revealed the source of the panic, a large spiraling cloud rested at the peak of the Outer Sect Mountain. It was darker than any cloud she had seen, and even at this distance, she could feel the weight of the qi in the storm and hear the screaming winds.
Something about the peak jogged her memories. Wasn't the peak where… Ling Qi sometimes disappeared to? With a flick of her qi, Su Ling began her divination technique. All she could get from it though was… darkness and cold coming from the peak. No shit. Glaring at the bear's corpse which was rapidly frosting over, Su Ling made her decision. She turned around and ran down the slope of the mountain, back towards her home in the Outer Sect.
Whatever this shit was it was Ling Qi's fault. First that bastard of a shaman and now this. Trouble always seemed to find her, one way or another. But there was nothing Su Ling could do to help Ling Qi now. All she could do was try and weather the storm.
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Gan Guangli stood to the side of the acquired drill yard, watching his enforcers drill basic fighting skills. Some of the more advanced soldiers were doing practice engagements as groups in another yard, honing teamwork and understanding of how each other fought. But he oversaw the training of the weakest members of his enforcers, to give them an example to strive for and to be a constant reminder that it is the weakest link which breaks the chain. The end of the first year truce was fast approaching, and his enforcers needed to be a solid bulwark against the machinations of the foul Lu Feng.
Something was off, however. The air was growing abnormally dark for noon and it was gaining a chill that was out of place for the season. Looking up, Gan Guangli saw the peak of the Outer Sect mountain shrouded in an ever-expanding storm of ice and snow. Dark and forbidding, he could faintly hear the screeching winds which seemed to be churning the clouds like a fluid in a bubbling cauldron. Already the enforcers who had the pleasure of experiencing Baroness Ling's training were activating spiritual defense arts. Which, given the strength of the storm was mostly a futile gesture, but it was good to know that Baroness Ling's instruction was still being heeded.
Already the storm was growing in severity, and the chill was increasing. Dismissing his enforcers for the day, Gan Guangli turned and began moving towards the group training yard. Without knowing how dangerous the storm was going to become, the prudent option was to return to the Outer Sect buildings and wait out the storm, or until the Elders gave further instructions. Something about Baroness Ling and the Outer Sect Peak jogged his memory. Didn't Baroness Ling mention once that she had trained at the peak of the Outer Sect?
Ah well, she had made it into the Inner Sect, and there was very little reason for an Inner Sect member to visit the Outer Sect before the end of the first year truce. It was most likely a powerful spirit acting up which the Elders would handle in due time. Nothing that Baroness Ling would be involved in. But the thought did not leave him, the thought that Baroness Ling was somehow involved in creating this storm. After all, she had destroyed Yan Renshu's operation, a cultivator solidly in the green realm, in a single night while merely a yellow cultivator. Now that she had entered the inner sect and was fully in the green realm... what other chaos could she cause?
A/N: @yrsillar an Omake for the Omake throne! This is my take on what could be Su Ling's and Gan Guangli's reactions to the superstorm that is brewing above the outer sect. It was inspired by this quote from @yrsillar on Discord
I hope you enjoy the read, and as always, I welcome critiques and criticisms!
Su Ling stooped low over the cooling corpse of a Black Steel Bear. With careful precision, she made a small incision in the fur and began cutting through the meat to get to the core that lay within. It was tedious work, work that had been completed a thousand times before. And so she let her focus wander, letting her senses keep track of her surroundings so that a scavenger couldn't surprise her.
Sensing nothing around her, Su Ling continued her work until the familiar curve of the core could be felt. With a grunt of effort, the core was dislodged and gently pulled out of the bear's remains. A medium grade, second level core. Nothing spectacular, but it would be a decent reagent for a couple of the more common pills and elixirs. Or a snack if she was getting particularly peckish.
Dividing up the remainder of the bear for easy carrying would be a pain. If Ma Lei or Ma Jun had been here, then it wouldn't have been so bad, but apparently, there was a special training session with Gan Guangli so that his "soldiers" would be ready for the end of the first year truce. The plan wouldn't work, nobody could be everywhere at once. Not even a group. Besides, thinking about the first year truce brought up bitter memories, memories of helplessness as Li Suyin's eye was gouged out.
With a shake of her head, Su Ling refocused on the task at hand. As she bent down to begin skinning the beast, a thrum of alarm echoed in her mind as her companion became agitated about something. At the same time, her breath became a cloud plume as the temperatures plummeted. Suddenly, spirit beasts were racing past her, down the mountain's slope. Even some yellow realms spirits tore around her, heedless of the prey all around. Looking up quickly revealed the source of the panic, a large spiraling cloud rested at the peak of the Outer Sect Mountain. It was darker than any cloud she had seen, and even at this distance, she could feel the weight of the qi in the storm and hear the screaming winds.
Something about the peak jogged her memories. Wasn't the peak where… Ling Qi sometimes disappeared to? With a flick of her qi, Su Ling began her divination technique. All she could get from it though was… darkness and cold coming from the peak. No shit. Glaring at the bear's corpse which was rapidly frosting over, Su Ling made her decision. She turned around and ran down the slope of the mountain, back towards her home in the Outer Sect.
Whatever this shit was it was Ling Qi's fault. First that bastard of a shaman and now this. Trouble always seemed to find her, one way or another. But there was nothing Su Ling could do to help Ling Qi now. All she could do was try and weather the storm.
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Gan Guangli stood to the side of the acquired drill yard, watching his enforcers drill basic fighting skills. Some of the more advanced soldiers were doing practice engagements as groups in another yard, honing teamwork and understanding of how each other fought. But he oversaw the training of the weakest members of his enforcers, to give them an example to strive for and to be a constant reminder that it is the weakest link which breaks the chain. The end of the first year truce was fast approaching, and his enforcers needed to be a solid bulwark against the machinations of the foul Lu Feng.
Something was off, however. The air was growing abnormally dark for noon and it was gaining a chill that was out of place for the season. Looking up, Gan Guangli saw the peak of the Outer Sect mountain shrouded in an ever-expanding storm of ice and snow. Dark and forbidding, he could faintly hear the screeching winds which seemed to be churning the clouds like a fluid in a bubbling cauldron. Already the enforcers who had the pleasure of experiencing Baroness Ling's training were activating spiritual defense arts. Which, given the strength of the storm was mostly a futile gesture, but it was good to know that Baroness Ling's instruction was still being heeded.
Already the storm was growing in severity, and the chill was increasing. Dismissing his enforcers for the day, Gan Guangli turned and began moving towards the group training yard. Without knowing how dangerous the storm was going to become, the prudent option was to return to the Outer Sect buildings and wait out the storm, or until the Elders gave further instructions. Something about Baroness Ling and the Outer Sect Peak jogged his memory. Didn't Baroness Ling mention once that she had trained at the peak of the Outer Sect?
Ah well, she had made it into the Inner Sect, and there was very little reason for an Inner Sect member to visit the Outer Sect before the end of the first year truce. It was most likely a powerful spirit acting up which the Elders would handle in due time. Nothing that Baroness Ling would be involved in. But the thought did not leave him, the thought that Baroness Ling was somehow involved in creating this storm. After all, she had destroyed Yan Renshu's operation, a cultivator solidly in the green realm, in a single night while merely a yellow cultivator. Now that she had entered the inner sect and was fully in the green realm... what other chaos could she cause?
A/N: @yrsillar an Omake for the Omake throne! This is my take on what could be Su Ling's and Gan Guangli's reactions to the superstorm that is brewing above the outer sect. It was inspired by this quote from @yrsillar on Discord
I hope you enjoy the read, and as always, I welcome critiques and criticisms!
Well, on the upside we have just finished training all our arts that use that site
[X] Let Hanyi ride on your back and give directions, though Ling Qi remembered the ice child's weight well, they would still move faster this way… probably. You'll have to waste precious seconds convincing her without alarming her though.
"And I somehow feel that she is going to come back from it with yet ANOTHER girl..."
- Location
- At the end of the world
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Summary we have 4 free qi rolls with +1 bonus per roll.
Do we challenge someone next turn? If not then it would do. We would loose free rolls after achieving S Rank Qi after all.
We're in a good place for rank right now. We don't need to challenge next turn, as our rewards bracket gives us a free gss
EternalObserver
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- Location
- The Void
Well this is interesting.
lol is Ling Qi gonna get banned now for creating a ruckus in the Outer sect
? Also me thinks that Xin is getting involved. Yes, moon month truly is coming.
- Location
- United States of America
Not just the outer sect! That'll mean Ling Qi will start making a ruckus in the Inner sect, which would be more concerning.lol is Ling Qi gonna get banned now for creating a ruckus in the Outer sect
No, if she's told to stop, she'll probably be told to stop making ruckuses all together or to focus her unique brand of chaos on the outer sect. After all, the outer sect is much less important than the inner sect!
- Location
- At the end of the world
If we rank up Qi Turn 4, then we loose free qi rolls for Turn 5, it's wasteful as for me.
- Location
- North Carolina
Plus, we'll hit S rank qi either this turn (unlikely) or the next (much more likely), given that we roll 4 dice + 4. And, assuming Hanyi costs 20 Qi, following the pattern of Zhengui costing 10, and Sixiang costing 15, we'll still have B15 available qi, which goes up to A15 when we hit S rank Qi, if I have the mechanics down right.
EDIT: Nevermind, Qi's weird.
EDIT: Nevermind, Qi's weird.
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First, Qi doesn't rank up the same way other Attributes or Skills do.
Instead, upon obtaining enough exp, it increases by ten points. In our case, it will rise from A-0 to A-10.
In order to hit S-Rank Qi, we need to do this approximately six times, I think? So we have plenty of time for the free Qi rolls to kick in.
Second, Qi is trained as something between a Skill and an Attribute - it doesn't take Cultivation AP, it takes 'training points'.
So the question of 'Qi or Challenge?' is moot because they rely on different resources which are not exchangeable.
- Location
- The Star Kingdom of Manticore
I would like to try and get these rewards as fast as possible.
With Zhengui coming back and possibly binding Hanyi we are going to have a massive combat power spike. It seems that at our level most people have maybe 1 spirit. We are going to have 2 combat based spirits and a support spirit. The next month seems like an ideal time to challenge because of the power spike we are getting.
EternalObserver
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- Location
- The Void
Banned altogether eh.....Well that's a shame
. I was gonna advocate punching Kang down and sabotage his ability to command. (by that, I mean we don't necessarily need to take action ourselves, just have someone do the disrupting)