All Chapters of The Stepping Stones: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20
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24th Generation Saintess(3)
After a certain period, I stopped noticing the changing seasons as well, passing most of my time in sexclusion, ahem, seclusion.What surprised me the most was the decreasing 'drive' of 16th Generation Saintess along with time.The 'Hero' had given her a unique pill that let her maintain her youthful looks regardless of her age, but it wasn't something to stop the decaying and maturing of her soul.Living through seven ages is enough to leave a permanent effect on any soul. She still had her flings here and there for a couple of generations but after that, she rarely even went out, much like me.Over time, we became known as the mythical transcendental figures within the sect and something of a legend in the outside world as well. Our existence allowed the sect to still be one of the ruling factions of the world.Gradually, she had turned into a demure and kind old lady that spent most of her time in seclusion. My admiration for her only increased
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24th Generation Saintess(4)
After the delusional bi*ch was taken away, we went back into seclusion and enjoyed our final decade of peace in this world.But it wasn't the same for everyone, unlike us, who had been blessed with comfort after cutting our ties with the deranged family, the family's troubles were only beginning.The vultures that were eyeing them for a long time finally made their move. Some motivated by a chance to curry our favor, some in it for the monetary reward offered by some organizations that wanted to pry open the duo's skulls for any skills or manuals that the former Saintess might have left behind for them.In just three days, the hobo and his son were cornered. The hobo spewed nonsense again, preparing to battle to save some time for his son, but now that the protection umbrella of our sect was lifted, the people that chased after him weren't as limited in their options as our kind and wronged elders that couldn't retaliate wholeheartedly.Now a cripple, the
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Epic Battle of Heroes(5)
After mourning for my son and becoming increasingly agitated with the things that happened recently, I ordered the execution of that little crazy bastard.I also rounded up the people who were directly at fault for their lax security detail and allowed it to happen, which increased the efficiency of the disciples after frightening them.For the first time since I saw the 16th Generation Saintess, this was also the first time I saw her genuinely disheartened. It broke my heart as well.The pain lessened when the time passed but the presence of that 'Hero' roaming around there disturbed me.To draw him out of his hole, I had the execution of the 24th Generation Holy maiden announced. The results were fascinating.Two days earlier than the set date, we managed to draw the rat out from the sewers he was hiding in but his cultivation was mind-boggling. He was beginning to resemble someone I remembered from long ago.We knew of his improved cultiv
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Not so Epic Battle of Heroes(6)
The graveyard is always cold and silent. When it rains, the soil becomes damp. I feel it in my coffin. I can't take a breath, I can't risk it. In two months, I'll run out of my lifespan. My wife would then lie here with me, but until then, I'll be wearing a hat while lying here.  Well, in a way, it should be the immortal who's wearing it but still. I'll miss some action. ... My husband is dead again, sigh, what bad luck. Now, it's my responsibility to deal with my ex. Oh well, he is very pitiful undoubtedly, but I can't pity him right now. It was my lust that made me start to act this out. Now with my acting, I'll put an end to this as well. I smear my make-up across my face, stop cultivating and stop eating, to make myself look bedraggled and miserable. Then I dig a hole just like my husband did and jump right in. But unlike my husband, I release my 'unstable' aura around, waiting for my 'love' to find out his main wife,
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Timeskips of an Immortal
I'm the leader of an immortal sect. I'm the hero of a mortal world. I was an ordinary man a million years ago but now, I've met true Gods, and perhaps, I'll be a true God soon as well. The concept of time lost meaning to me long ago but the concept of space still troubles me, albeit my ability to twist it to my will up to a certain extent. An immortal sect is inherently different from a mortal sect. The only mortals our sect permits entry are the servants. Those servants are stronger than the leaders of the mortal sects, but that's just how it is. That's what makes us an immortal sect. Other than that, we also don't need many resources to function, each of us can gather as many of them as we want. Our intent of gathering is mainly to exchange information and knowledge from each other and seek ways to entertain the rest of us. Our attention span is already quite long, yet still there comes a time when we get bored of eve
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The Will of the Supreme God
"So these immortals have become junkies huh? How amusing," A dark shadow held a thin book in its 'hands'.If any mortal were here, all they would see is an old book floating in the void, but the Immortals and Gods knew, this was their ultimate pursuit.This was the creator and destroyer of the unimaginable multiverse with thousands of universes, millions of dimensions, billions of realms, and an uncountable amount of people. The was this Supreme God of death.I take a peek at the book he holds in his hands, the 'Book of Life and Death'. This is the book that records the life experiences of an uncountable number of mortals and immortals. The book of destiny, the book of life experiences, the origin of everything.To make someone exist, all one needs to do is to write them down in this book and they will. It doesn't discriminate between reality and fantasy. It doesn't limit the freedom of imagination but only in the hands of this Supreme God can its power be contained and so he holds
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My Will
I was a normal boy.I had a family.I was filial to my family.I loved them every day and night.But then... I was betrayed.Those bastards. It was my classmates that secretly owned everything, they were jealous of me.Why, you ask? Because a twin-tailed little girl that they crushed on was my fan.Why was she my fan, you ask? I don't know brother, charisma?Anyway, they betrayed me badly, but they couldn't kill me. They couldn't finish me. They had me beaten and clogged and then thrown into the wasteland.But they couldn't finish me.They couldn't kill my undying resolve, but they could screw my... family.And that's what they did.They were killed like... dominoes or a football with a hole. I mean, like a fish out of water, they struggle(hopefully) but they were beaten... to death.Sheesh, they didn't have my undying resolve, unwavering determination, and a way to harness the power of... family and love.I was almost in the arms of despair, but my hatred was burning bright.Humanit
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Funny Brick Weapon
I could copy one's cultivation technique after looking at it once. Though I couldn't replicate cultivation resources, I was destined to be richer and stronger than the rest of my peers. You could call it cheating, you could call it all a sham but aside from all the moral questions, strength doesn't lie. It is real and crushing and overpowering. You don't believe me? Talk to me after I've broken your nose with a casual backhand slap. If one doesn't work, two will. That's just how is it. Back when I had first acquired this power, I was struggling in my academy. I couldn't differentiate right from wrong and was bullied by my peers every day. Then, everything changed, and I suddenly became aware... I was right, and everyone else... was wrong. It was just that simple. Everything else was just a preparation to make that a reality. To prove my worth. And so I struggled. I fought robbers and thieves and rapists and bandits and magic beasts. Everyone that I could easily kill and loot wi
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Abyss
What is the abyss? it is the origin of all life and our eternal home after death.Humans would have never known of its existence if not for the distortion that occurred in it.For a reason yet unknown to us, strangely deformed monstrosities, vile creatures began to appear from the home of all souls.Quite literally, all hell broke loose. Our tiny pale blue dot wasn't spared either.It didn't take much time for the corruption to begin, and it was just a slippery slope from there onwards.Just as the casualty count escalated to a billion and all tools of humanity only ended up intensifying the disaster due to crazy radiation and mutation, the dark underbelly of human nature was apparent to all.Hope and self-preservation led to people trampling each other in crowded cities. People that considered themselves lost beyond the point of redemption committed all sorts of vile acts.Vigilantes appeared and disappeared in waves. Some people were even comforted in the arms of despair.But not e
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Abyss(2)
For the next few days, he took me to a lot of hidden locations, secret bases, experimentation sites, and hidden treasures in the vicinity of the academy.When we found the genetic medicine or the miracle drug that the researchers called X-0242, we had a small argument.This guy was supposed to have seen countless secrets, conspiracies, and blood in his previous life, yet when it came to taking the drug himself now that it was manufactured, he stopped me from consuming it.I didn't mind it as much but his attitude was beginning to tick me off again.I wanted to ask him, 'Brother, if it was like that, then why did you even take me here', but before I could, he made a long dramatic speech, and consumed it himself.I was exhausted by the antics of this guy. After that, I took the drug as well and broke through to Grade-D.Reincarnated freak reached D-grade as well. Next few weeks, we didn't go to the academy and kept visiting places
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