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The Old Coachman Who Knew Too Much
The carriage left Willow Forest behind and joined the broader road toward central Jinhung City. Guo Jiang remained inside the cabin, where the worn curtains softened the morning light while the old coachman guided the horse at an even pace through scattered traffic.After several minutes, Guo Jiang asked the man's name. "Wen Ju, young sir," the coachman answered. His voice carried the cautious politeness of someone accustomed to serving people wealthier and stronger than himself.Guo Jiang gave his own introduction simply. "I came recently from Yin Continent."The effect was immediate. Wen Ju's shoulders tightened, and the pulse at his neck accelerated before he managed to hide the reaction. Guo Jiang did not need to see the man's face directly, because at Banxiang his perception easily caught the change in breathing and blood flow through the thin carriage wall."Grandfather Wen," Guo Jiang said mil
Across the Great Ocean to Logun
Guo Jiang sat in lotus position inside the quietest cabin of the spirit ship while the vessel crossed the vast ocean separating Yin Continent from Logun Continent. The formation sails hummed steadily beyond the wooden walls, and the rhythm gave him enough calm to circulate qi without being distracted by the movement of the ship.Reaching Banxiang had never felt like an ending to him. If anything, the higher realm had widened his understanding of how many people could still threaten him, because every increase in reputation drew attention from stronger rivals, hidden experts, and factions that preferred to test anyone whose name had begun spreading too quickly.Logun Continent concerned him for that reason. Wei Zhan was dead, but the continent had already produced several Dao-level rulers, and Guo Jiang had no reason to assume that every true expert cared about public fame. A cultivator who deliberately avoided reputation could be more danger
The New King of Vellenor
The coronation was completed before dawn, using the palace seals, witnesses, and officials already trapped by circumstance inside Torredorm. What began as a violent disruption of Monorch’s banquet had become an official change of ruler before the city outside understood that anything had happened.Court officials swore loyalty one after another, but their motives differed. Some wanted only to survive the night, others hoped cooperation would preserve family estates and offices, while a smaller number had hated Monorch’s rule enough that they accepted his death with genuine relief.Xathanael did not mistake those oaths for affection, and he did not require affection from people whose obedience was enough for the moment. He established one simple condition for anyone who wished to preserve life and office.They would support the new official narrative, maintain order, and prevent the kingdom from fracturing whi
A Throne Taken Before Midnight
Xathanael’s declaration left the banquet hall silent long enough for the meaning to settle. Monorch was dead, Pedang Taiyang was in another man’s hand, and the white-robed Banxiang who had crossed the hall without resistance now intended to claim more than victory.The nobles did not object immediately. Strength had already decided who controlled the room, but dynastic habit remained powerful enough that several officials still believed lineage, ceremony, and court recognition gave them leverage.Whispers began near the side tables, first cautiously and then with growing confidence. One proud aristocrat frowned openly and said that Vellenor could not simply be handed to an outsider of unknown blood.A cautious minister repeated the same concern only after two peers moved closer around him, while an opportunistic official stayed silent and watched the room to see which side would dominate before choosing a pos
The Sword That Tempted an Angel
Xathanael’s hand closed behind Monorch’s neck before the king could complete his turn. Pedang Taiyang was still extended from the previous slash, and the awkward position left Monorch’s sword shoulder stretched forward while his spine and hips remained twisted in opposite directions.He tried to recover by drawing the blade back across his body. Xathanael tightened his grip first, locking the upper spine and disrupting the posture Monorch needed to redirect the sword’s weight, so the king’s arm moved only a fraction before the weapon became useless at such close range.For the first time that night, Monorch understood the difference between possessing a great artifact and possessing the strength to use it freely. Pedang Taiyang had allowed him to threaten a Banxiang from proper distance, but once his stance collapsed and his sword arm lost room, the weapon could no longer protect his throat or restore his balanc
The Sun Sword Against a Banxiang
Monorch stood near the royal dais with Pedang Taiyang angled across his body, while Xathanael remained on the banquet floor several meters away. The three defeated royal guards were still down near the edge of the cleared space, and nobles had retreated behind tables, pillars, and the nearest exits without daring to leave.Monorch’s cultivation had risen sharply since the days when his remaining soul had survived by taking another body. Intensive martial training among the Demon people in Eshera had pushed him far beyond his earlier limits, although Almaria’s magic-heavy environment had slowed his progress toward the higher Dao realms.He had rebuilt himself after dying once, and that history mattered more to him than he ever admitted. The memory of being killed by Guo Jiang remained his deepest humiliation, but he had spent years convincing himself that the defeat had come only from carelessness rather than a true gap in strengt
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