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311. Easy Array

Shaking his head, Hui focused on the array. He drew closer, reaching out his qi to connect to it. Unlike Fu Liyu’s array, the one in Bai Xue trembled, unstable. Holes opened in the array, only to...

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310. Searching for Qi (In All the Wrong Places)

Hui extended his mental energy into the room, searching for qi. Almost instantly, he found it. The room burned with qi, blindingly brilliant. Ah! So much qi!

He flinched back, retrac...

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309. Backroom Tryst

Amongst the motion of the room, the chattering cultivators and bustling servants, an aura caught Hui’s attention. He turned and subtly surveyed the room, searching for the aura’s source.

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308. Will The Real Bai Xue Please Stand Up

The fake Bai Xue, Mo Gonglu, settled in beside Ying Min with a laugh. One of the other girls hurried over, snatching a wine jug from a passing servant, and offered to pour him some wine. He grabbed...

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307. Banquet

Three days ago, a banquet hall appeared.

No one in the village knew where it came from, or why it appeared, but it stood there atop the hill as though it had always been.

Young, brave H...

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306. Procession

Ying Lin and Hui passed time within the glen, Hui playing Ying Lin’s dharma protector while she consolidated her foundation. At dawn on the third day, Hui stood at last, stretching. Zhubi came ba...

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305. Foundations

Hui reached out with his mental energy as he ran through the forest. First clone!

There was a pause. After a moment, familiar mental energy met his, the first clone only giving him h...

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304. Projection World

Hui’s mind surged into the tree. Golden light swirled around him. For a moment, the impression of leaves and trees flew past, and then he hung above, high in the sky. He saw himself sitting under...

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303. Tree Time

The inheritance roared through him. Golden light flared up all around his body. His hand gleamed golden, as if made of the metal. Trees flitted past his eyes. He saw the young Mount Mu grow majesti...

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302. Gathering Qi

Both servants laid in the hut, sleeping talismans slowly burning to ash on their foreheads. Hui finished transferring the contents of Li Huang’s storage ring to Xiu Ya’s and stretched, satisfie...

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301. Ill-Begotten Gains

Slowly, Xiu Ya awoke. She lifted a hand to her face, clumsily wiping away the venom residue. Her eyes blurred, struggling against the too-bright sunlight. A silhouette crouched above her, a friendl...

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300. Ying Lin and Zhubi

Ying Lin delicately held the snake in both hands, propping it up in front of her. The snake regarded her quietly, tipping its head. It leaned toward her wrists and flicked its tongue toward her ski...

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299. Something About Souls

As his vision faded, Hui burrowed into his seed-core, currently located into his head. From within its protective shell, he circulated just enough of his qi to be able to hear and see what happened...

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298. The Young Miss's Condition

At last, Han Qin stopped before a small hut at the back of the compound. He nodded at Hui and pushed the door open, gesturing for him to go first.

Hui bowed shortly to Han Qin and stepped ins...

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297. Belly of the Beast

“Oh? Do I recognize you?”

Hui smiled to himself. Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao shall appear. He turned and bowed to Han Qin. “Benefactor! I didn’t get the chance to thank you...

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296. She Comes With Me

The servant led them into the complex. Hui wandered along behind him, looking around more closely this time. The grand manor’s roof was missing a tile or two, though it had been well hidden, and ...

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295. Cute Little Snake

Night passed quickly. It seemed as if no time passed before Ying Lin came knocking at Hui’s door. “Benefactor, are you ready? Let’s go!”

Hui broke out of the lotus pose and stood. He ...

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294. Spirit Beast

“Where is he? Where’s the doctor?” a familiar high-pitched voice demanded.

Hui’s brows twitched. He sat up, slowly opening his eyes and ending his meditation. Ying Lin? What’s s...

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293. Meeting

Ying Lin wandered through the forest, humming to herself. Swordlights zoomed by overhead, followed by the sound of combat. She watched for a moment, then turned back to the forest and continued on,...

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292. Healer, Meet Healer

Fu Haitao and Han Qin circled down to Hui’s side. When the shuttle was about five meters above the ground, Han Qin hopped off and ran to Hui’s side, concern flashing in his eyes. Frowning sligh...

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291. Green Tea and Green Hats

The young lady identified as Ying Min threw back her head and laughed. Unlike Fu Liyu, who had an elegant, if somewhat small, figure, her short spring green robes revealed long legs and an hourglas...

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290. Mystery Array

Hui took a step back. “I’ve done all I can for now. My apologies for failing.”

“You did better than the rest,” Fu Liyu replied haughtily. She fluffed her hair and drew her robes bac...

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289. Do What You're Hired For

Hui examined the array closely, floating near, then far, circling around it to get a full view of the intricacies of the spell. Although at a passing glance, it looks similar to Senior Chen Wuy...

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288. Hidden Array

Hui stumbled back, throwing his hands up. “Eh? You—eh?”

She frowned. “You’re here to cleanse my qi, yes? Won’t you need contact with bare skin?”

Hui blinked. Do… mos...

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287. Doctor's Visit

Fu Liyu led the way through the manor’s compound. They strolled past ponds full of lily pads and broad courtyards where servants scurried about. A young boy in nice clothes giggled and charged pa...

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286. The Young Miss

Hui managed to escape to his feet and yanked free of Aunty Wen. Adjusting the hems of his robes, he walked on his own. “So, Madam… I understand the Young Miss needs some help?”

“Oh, j...

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285. Servant Girl

Hui jostled around in the bag for a while, quietly cultivating. Abruptly, the bag tipped, and Hui and the rest of the lotus seeds tumbled out. Hui executed a neat roll and came to his feet, then re...

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284. Very Large Bug

Hui flew through the air. A tree loomed wide in his vision. He ducked back into the lotus seed and closed the lid over himself. The seed hit the tree with a distinctive thunk, and a white ...

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283. Wandering Lotus

The sun shone overhead. Clear skies stretched in all directions. Heat wavered off the stony path and shimmered on the surface of the pond. A single lotus bloomed among the reeds and pondgrass, deli...

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282. Settle Down

Hui glanced back as he flew off, somewhat surprised to find no one following him. I guess… that Zhi Ahn guy really did cover for me. Huh. I didn’t expect it.

I guess even amo...

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