Sen sat with his legs crossed and eyes closed. The sun would rise soon, but it wasn’t up yet. It was a quiet time, when the night creatures had retreated to their lairs and nests, yet before the ...
2024-05-13 05:20:43 +0000 UTC View PostIt took a few more wrong turns, but Terry managed to find his way to the southern gate out of town. He’d started to get the uncomfortable feeling that he was being watched about halfway there. In...
2024-05-11 19:53:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe woman didn’t say anything, but she didn’t need to. The nervous anger on her face said it all. Terry knew that he might well have overestimated the strength of his position, but she at least...
2024-05-09 20:54:36 +0000 UTC View PostTerry opened his eyes. Yep, I’m still in Chinese Period Drama Hell. That’s a disappointment. He winced a little as he sat up. He’d been so emotionally fatigued the ...
2024-05-09 20:52:38 +0000 UTC View PostIt was with those thoughts clouding his steps that Sen approached the gates of capital proper. He knew that cultivators would often barge to the front of the line and demand entry. It was almost ex...
2024-05-09 03:03:34 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, since there have been a lot of people who signed up after all these decisions were made, I'm going to do a quick review of the biggest difference between the Cultivator Only options and non-C...
2024-05-07 19:32:43 +0000 UTC View Post“Lord Lu,” said Long Jia Wei in a strained voice.
“Yes?” asked Sen, his eyes never wavering from the horizon.
“You should go.”
“No, it’s fine. I’ll—” Sen sta...
2024-05-07 02:58:37 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, so no one is surprised. I will be turning off comments on all new Unintended Cultivator chapters for a while.
2024-05-06 17:10:58 +0000 UTC View PostSen was relieved that there were no more incidents with the children that demanded his personal intervention. In fact, for the most part, the children simply did as they were told. He supposed that...
2024-05-06 16:01:08 +0000 UTC View PostOnce they clear of the congestion around the city gates, Sen had recalled a trick he’d used once long ago to speed up a cart. He used his qi in a modified qinggong technique on the wheels of the ...
2024-05-06 12:40:38 +0000 UTC View PostSen was truly regretting his decision to offer He Jietang a job. The man had looked, well, he’d looked mildly unwell, but for a core cultivator that was the mortal equivalent of looking like he w...
2024-05-05 09:03:25 +0000 UTC View PostHe Jietang tried to glare at the sun, but mostly just managed to squint. He felt terrible, which was actually something of an accomplishment for a core cultivator. Their cultivation tended to make ...
2024-05-05 04:58:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe next week was busy, but mostly quiet. Sen arranged for an auction and let a few hints slip about what manner of natural treasures and elixirs that were going to be up for grabs. While there was...
2024-05-04 01:28:16 +0000 UTC View PostSen smiled at the little house with the barn-like structure out back. It was exactly as he remembered the place, which he realized wasn’t that big of a surprise. It hadn’t actually been ten yea...
2024-05-03 20:58:02 +0000 UTC View PostSen regretted turning the decision over to Lo Meifeng almost immediately. The regret didn’t have anything to do with her. He’d just let his own weakness get the best of him. That he didn’t wa...
2024-05-03 09:20:01 +0000 UTC View PostWith the executions clearly over, the crowd started to disperse, although Sen could hear their hushed, fearful whispering. At least that part seemed to be going to plan. Lo Meifeng cast another dis...
2024-05-03 06:03:29 +0000 UTC View Post“Get up, for God’s sake,” said Terry. “I’m not going to kill her. But if I can’t get through to her, you are going to take her out of this town bound and gagged in the back of your cart...
2024-05-02 07:55:19 +0000 UTC View PostI realized I hadn't posted anything for this in a while, but I have been working on it here and there. ~Eric
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Grumbling and bitching under his brea...
2024-05-02 07:49:06 +0000 UTC View PostSen put up with the bowing and creepy chanting for a little while before he encouraged everyone to return to their homes or duties. He wasn’t expecting them to get much done the rest of the day. ...
2024-05-02 07:44:03 +0000 UTC View Post“You needn’t participate in this,” said Sen. “I almost think it might be better if you didn’t.”
“It’s kind of you to want to spare me,” said Grandmother Lu. “But I have to...
2024-05-02 05:19:11 +0000 UTC View PostAs someone who wielded lightning and even storms, Sen was accustomed to loud noises. It just went with the territory. That was without even considering things like the sounds that were produced whe...
2024-04-30 23:57:14 +0000 UTC View PostOf course, it wasn’t as simple as just saying he was sorry. If only mere words could truly undo misdeeds, thought Sen, the world would be a kinder place. The world was not one o...
2024-04-30 13:27:35 +0000 UTC View PostSen was still distracted when the woman came into the room, so it took him a little while to realize two things. One, he knew her. Two, something was wrong with her. She looked sick. She was pale b...
2024-04-29 11:13:52 +0000 UTC View PostTiu Li-Mei stared up at the wall of the Lu Manor and tried to still the trembling in her hands that had started the moment the king had ordered her to come here. Years. It had been years, ...
2024-04-29 03:40:20 +0000 UTC View PostWhile Sen let Wu Chia-Hao think about those questions, he looked around the room. It was a surprisingly bare room, save for a few pictures that had been rendered in a style Sen didn’t recognize. ...
2024-04-28 07:00:35 +0000 UTC View PostSen swept his eyes across the rows of armored men standing between him and the gate of the Wu manor. They were terrified. As they rightly should be facing down a peak core cultivator, thou...
2024-04-27 14:39:19 +0000 UTC View PostIn movies, manga, and comic books, someone yelling at a main character that way always resulted in them stopping to turn around and have a confrontation. This was especially true if there was a dam...
2024-04-26 19:13:52 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m leaving,” announced Sen. “When I’m done making examples and fixing the problem with the defenses, I’m leaving.”
He was standing at the window and staring down at the damage...
2024-04-26 19:09:56 +0000 UTC View PostGuo Wuhao, captain of the city guard, was not having a good day. He hadn’t had a good day yesterday or the day before either. In fact, he hadn’t had a good day in almost a week. These were the ...
2024-04-26 11:10:56 +0000 UTC View PostFinding the market wasn’t that hard. It took up an entire small square that seemed to have built for that express purpose. The simple part of the day ended there. Unlike most of the people who we...
2024-04-25 23:09:02 +0000 UTC View Post