A world where might makes right. A world of Jade and Gold, of Phoenix and Dragons, of Pills and Talismans, of Martial and Spiritual arts.
A world where diligent training yield strength, meaning freedom. A world where loneliness means death, meaning social chains.
A world still unfair, as the ones reaching the heavens are most likely born rich - be it political riches of the aristocrats, power of secret knowledges and hidden realms of clans, or lucky enough to be born one-in-a-thousand genius.

This was not the case of Quiet Word - that is, (You).
Your current skill level is on par with other genius of your age. But where they were graced with secret techniques and special care, you just had lucky encounters leveraged to the best and a knack for navigating social situations.

You own a trove of techniques and treasures for such a young cultivator - more than you can study efficiently, but your strength lies in the impressive amount of Bonded Spiritual Beasts - A Phoenix spirit, a Horse spirit, a Snake spirit and a Wolf spirit.
Speaking of that last one, you didn't told a world about him to anybody. As a scion of the Primordial Wolf spirit, its father warned you of its worth and how people could want to rip it away from you. Especially in such a ruthless and public environment than, say, a townwide cultivator tournament.
Previously mentionned worth comes from its ability to Fuse without restriction - fusion being a secret of the higher ranking of your sect, secret you have almost completely rediscovered on your own, and freely shared with your sect-siblings (but not your masters). Alright, the Primordial Wolf might have helped you on that "figuring it out by yourself" point.

Recently, you focused on one of your Growth-realm treasure, the Wandering World-Tree. Cementing your relationship with the gifted graft-specialist, you searched and provide a trove of grafts as well as learning about the elegant art of tea composition; learned a new mythical Meteor-Hammer technique and made great progress in your cultivation, getting ready to break through the current minor realm - despite your falling behind issues.
Right now, this is the eve of your fourth year with the Eastern Branch of the Tamers of Hundred Beasts. You chose to take on a rare opportunity : the Stormwood instead of breaking through, or helping chart the potential of a new crop of young lads.

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Tamers of Hundred Beasts
(You), Quiet Word, 8 year old. Second Stage, working on opening your Dragon Tail Dantian.
Dhundan Kepa, peerless genius. You've witnessed him yell a tiger, a shot arrow, and even the sun to compliance. Although this never worked on Ai.
Ai, peerless genius. Can speak and calm all thing (except Dhundan)
Three "lesser genius but still genius" kids - Sin Din, skilled Horse cultivator. Man Din, bounded with a precious spirit. Yi Norm, Monkey Cultivator.
Kyo Ko (nicknamed Kyo Kyo), 13 year old Second-Stage cultivator. Extremely secretive of her techniques.
Gro Ta, 15 year old Second-Stage cultivator. Whale Cultivator.
Bathias, 18 year old Third-Stage cultivator. Current Hawk Master
Ryota. Boar cultivator, Branch Master.
Maya Tao, that you know more as Snake Mistress
Wei Ball, young brother that won his age's tournament
Wang Zi, Nu Shou, Tau Ryel, Sheng Seng : High-potential new disciples you paid for (that didn't do much yet)
Watchful River, Snowflake, Ji Lu, YiChen, Kui Ting, Feken Doshi, Nettle : average disciples dragged up by the previous one and your efforts (accomplished more than previous line ones)

Other Stable Lotus Harbor City cultivators
Venerable Stable Lotus, local's bigwig.
Young Mistress LienWen YanEr, his sole daughter, your age. And she is a good friend. Daddy issues getting better.
Young Mistress LienWen JiaLin : ambitious cousin of YanEr - starting to respect you despite haughtyness.
Medicine Master Soulgaze : Uncle of YanEr. Pill crafter expert.
Sovereign All Learner's Teacher, Master of Versatile Harmony Quest.
Ping Jun, student of Versatile Harmony Quest, bounded with Golden Talismanic Horse Spirit. And he's a good friend.
Meiying Youling - Ant-burning mentally unstable young mistress of Death Harvester Cult
Ster Ling, unsuferable Genius boy of the Stable Harbor Military Youth
Xiao Niar, Death-seeking unskilled boy of the Stable Harbor Military Youth
Inborn Tanuki's Lantern ; Loose cultivator that saved Bathias life.
Marketer Golden Eye, Silver Tongue - All-selling Merchant Alliance highest rank cultivator.
Mama Watermelons, Prolific Valley ample-bosomed Sect Master.
Moss, a Prolific Valley cultivator - sect of Plant Specialist. Steward of your World-Tree Immortal Cave.
Camelia, PomegranateProlific Valley Crossbreeder and Archer/Fruit-yield Specialist
Old Jiang - Owner of the town's spiritual technique bookstore.

Golden Skystone Village
Daoist Golden Skystone Patriarch, Village leader. After plotting with Gilded Waters, seems loyal. Almost put a kid in the belly of Maya Tao.
Man Cong, eldest son, 18. Bounded with Golden-scale Stellar Snake. Second stage.
Dan Rol, second son, 14. Bounded with Golden-scale Stellar Snake. Last step of First stage, studied in the main sect for a few months.
Daughter (unnamed), 7. Bounded with Golden-scale Stellar Snake. A bit haughty. Working on opening her Heart Aperture.
A harem of domestics, probably still jealous of Maya Tao and the Patriarch's... closeness.
Luo Bin, the nicest highwayman you know of.

Fist of the Green Dragon
Quicksteel Aris, Master at arms
Furan Cheska, Niece of Aris. Pretty, strong, really disliked you ignoring her on her visit. Quiet Word still think how pretty she was from time to time.
Bul Aiz, The guy that one-punched a 6th-realm Kaiju

Capital City
The Empress, daughter of the dead emperor. Her "low" level of 5th stage at the age of 15 made her use the "Empress' mandate" to ban all travel among towns, the time for her power to stabilize.

Quest Log :
>Main Quest :
Survive and thrive.
>Side objectives :
Understanding Inner Gates : There are four gates to break through to rise a level in second stage. You have to gather Qi, and then spent the gathered Percentage to break through.
10 is not enough for first gate. 20 wastes Qi.
20 wastes more Qi for the second gate than it waste for first.
33 is not enough for third gate; it becomes enough with your Phoenix-Qi bonus, before upgrade.
44 is the "golden number" for fourth gate.
Keep the Wei Ball rolling : your pupil Wei Ball seized two ingots of stormiron. If he doesn't craft a strong weapon pair in the next two years, this opportunity will go to waste.
Self Made Man : You found a way to increase your energy efficiency in the form of Phoenix Qi. You're close to turn it into your own Spiritual Art style.
Mechanic : each Breakthrough on Phoenix-related technique can increase your soon-to-be spiritual art. You can also work on it and make steady progress on the side.
Supply Issue : your sect needs Spiritual Beads with Transplanhumance comming back as their already low reserves are stretching thin and thinnger. Good thing you found a way to reamwalk in the Astral Plan
Second Stage Fusion : Improve your spirit with a fusion while you're second stage - 0/4 fused
Cultivate your Garden : With the help of Moss and your Treasured Wandering World Tree, you want to develop your Immortal Cave [great progress so far]
A companion on the Way : The Phoenix Ascendancy poem mentions three potential worthy mates for the Phoenix : the Lotus, the Qirin and the Dragon.
Secret of the Phoenix Ascendancy : The old text seems to be some kind of map pointing to a place between Stable Lotus Harbor City and Desert's Crystaline Haven [the town where the kid with the Steel-Thunder-Growth Map and Southern Branch of Tamers of Hundred Beasts] . However, with the current travel ban, investigation is impossible.

Inventory :
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Artifact :
The "Quiet Banner" [Other ignore it when called this way, saying the name sucks ball and ass]
Treasures :
The Mysterious Teapot obtained in Growth Realm
Growth Weapon : The Jade Rising Star-Phoenix
Hemomancer's profound Bloodstore
Items :
The finely crafted, 33 beasts painted, half-transparent medicine jug containing :
0 Qi and Blood Pills [Astral Self][Fighting Intent]
0 Qi and Blood Pills [Growth][Phoenix]
6 Qi and Blood Pills [Silk][Divination]
9 Qi and Blood Pills [Poison][Spiritual Strength]
5 Qi and Blood Pills [Astral Self][Strength]
6 Qi and Blood Pills [Metal][Truefire]
1 Month worth of Seclusion Pills (Fasting + Qi and Blood).
10 Spiritual Beads
Feathers :
Jade Hawk Feather
Light Hawk Feather
Mist Hawk Feather
10 Rising Phoenix Feather (2nd Stage)
Books :
The true Story of Gar Ruk, Realm Wanderer
Martial Scroll : Silver grounded Horserider Stance (Unarmed Fighting, Silver, Earth)
Scroll of the Phoenix' Ascendancy
Cash :
Two "Dragon Head" worth of coin-ropes.

There you are : North of the town, on a cliff. Your eyes are glued on the Stormwood. Or is it Woodstorm? This strange shape in the sky... You can't tell if this is a storm raining wood, or an otherwordly forest giving birth to wind and lightning. However, this is not your biggest concern : that comes from your dreadful rhythm of the waves colliding on the rock. You don't know how to swim, and your dreadfull Water-affinity is sure to make you utterly useless - so in great danger to drown. Better not look at your promised death, and keep your eyes up there, right?
"You're feeling it too, right?
- Yes."
Your brother Bathias is on the hunt today too - alongside with Stable Lotus' finest. His sight is not up there to avoid thinking at the sea - but you fin a tingle deep insight : you're pretty sure up there, you can find some precious Thunderbird - with enough bad faith, the Storm-aligned Hawk might be perceived as Storm-Phoenix and thus mergeable to your precious spirit? However, the vertical mobility required to reach the skies will prove challenging - double so with the rain of logs.
"Well, too high for me. I'll go look for landed cool stuff instead. Later."
That was Wei Ball, a shining young talent you discovered last year; surpassing all expectations and more-talented kids hardly bargained for.
"... You guys are wuss. The real boon are obviously at the heart of the storm."
LienWen YanEr, daughter of Venerable Stable Lotus, is most probably right, as she often is.
You smile, thinking about Gro Ta stuck sieving the new kids this year.
>You will stay with Wei Ball on the ground, looking for materials. Good for his to-be weapon; safest option.
>You will follow LienWen YanEr and aim for the heart of the Stormwood, running on falling logs. One misstep and the Ocean will open its arms.
>You will group with Bathias and take the risk to ascend over the storm. Same as above, except there are fewer to no log to run on.

>>6270160
>Go with bathias

worst comes to worst, we could glide down to the heart

>>6270160
>What's our DC for these? I'd like to go for a storm hawk. However with such shit water affinity.

>>6270192
Basically this is an agility/movement trial with 2 trumps : Unlimited Rising Star Kick and Ascended Phoenix.
A bit like when you falled from falling carts, there is no guarantee safety

>>6270160
>You will group with Bathias and take the risk to ascend over the storm. Same as above, except there are fewer to no log to run on.
If there's a group going there, then that's a higher chance to be caught if we slip-up. If not, we can always catch the branches on the floor below...

>>6270160
>You will follow LienWen YanEr and aim for the heart of the Stormwood, running on falling logs. One misstep and the Ocean will open its arms.
Waifu is life

>>6270239
+1
Do NOT drown

>>6270160
>Go with Lien

>>6270160
>You will follow LienWen YanEr and aim for the heart of the Stormwood, running on falling logs. One misstep and the Ocean will open its arms.

>>6270160
>>6270413
Send it

Looks like I forgot half of the vote yesterday.
>Do you want anyone to tag along? Who?

>>6270506
given we are going to the heart on a 4 to 2 vote, ,Man din may be a good move for her versatility and Yi norm for being a monkey

>>6270525
well i count 3/3

>>6270539
huh, I miscounted.

3/3, nice.
If we're going up then man din is still an idea but also our elder brother Boyd!

>>6270555
Anon, I don't know who is Boyd

>>6270555
>>6270569
But you can create-your-own-elder-brother if you wish so

>>6270569
guy with the wings, falling out the cart and later asked him for guidence on strengthening them.

>>6270579
Wow, somehow forget to add him to my docs; nice catch

>>6270160
>You will group with Bathias and take the risk to ascend over the storm. Same as above, except there are fewer to no log to run on.
I don't trust us to not job this like pretty much all our other agility/movement trial tests so far but if the guy named literally Wei Ball won't ball then someone else has to.

Alright. 1d100 DC80

Rolled 96 (1d100)

>>6270647

>>6270653
Nice crit bro. Writing.

>>6270647
>>6270653

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT6LFOIofRE
Smashed.

>>6270665
Thanks homie
Don't know what it is about this quest but I roll so good in it and so terrible everywhere else.

>>6270665
>>6270722
Wonder if this sets our storm affinity to 96 that would be cool.

>>6270758
I'm afraid it won't be that good, anon.

>>6270767
Shame should let us roll it like ichor.

There's only one sane choice, really : going farther possible from the ocean - and that mean up, never looking down.
"Bathias? could you let me take the lead?
- Still the glory-hoarder, eh?
- Well... More like I'd appreciate your trusted, strong arm to catch me if I fall...
- Brother Bathias is so well-liked even fabled Quiet Word, Heartpiercer, Rising Phoenix simps him.
- Jealous much? Really, we can do that face-swap elixir thing next time we go to Capital city..."
This cast a chilling spell over the whole assembly : all of you were at the Capital City. All of you are under the Empress' mandate, feeling like a curse. Boyd summons his white, long, elegant Crane Wings while Bathias rides his Flying Flame Board.
You? You try to follow by combining your Unlimited Rising Star Kick and your own weaker materialized wings. To your mutual surprise, you hold pace more than well, leaving behind skittering first stage scrambling around for dangerless freebies, leaving under the bulk of the cultivator aiming for the storm's heart.
Now, time to look closer at the skies...
>GETS Roll - everyone is entitled 1d100.
You can either roll for Storm affinity OR Spiritual Beast gets. Will keep best of each category; call before rolling

Rolled 47 (1d100)

>>6270806
Spirit beast Gets.

Give us the Pheonix

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>6270806
Moar snek

Rolled 73 (1d100)

>>6270806
Storm wolf BABYYYYYYY

Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>6270806
Storm Affinity

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>6270806
Storm affinity, baybee.

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>6270806
Storm affinity

>>6270828
So with 91, I think that the rest of our rolls should be spirit affinity.

>>6270839
62 affinity isn't good enough.

Rolled 97 (1d100)

>>6270806
I was asked to lend my dice, so here it is for Storm Affinity. Now I return to the archives to catch up.

Rolled 97 (1d100)

>>6270806
The players of Normal Cultivator Quest call for aid, and I too shall answer!

Storm Affinity.

Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>6270806
Spiritual Beast gets.

>>6270902
Poggers.
>>6270936
Stop he's already dead!

Rolled 24 (1d100)

>>6270806
storm affinity surely

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>6270806
Wolf spirit

>>6270902
>>6270936
Same affinity for pheonix as a storm.

Fucking amazing.
I kowtow to our saviors.

>Roll high-enough for bullshit Storm Affinity + Storm Phoenix gets
>Somehow the winning one is Snake so far
I kneel, anons. Would never had cook something like that.

>>6271069
>We could have had storm pheonix.
>We get a snake instead
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

fack
Fack!
at least. . . we can bond any of our spirit beasts. I guess. FUCK

>>6271095
Keyword: "so far".

>>6271100
someone managing 92 or higher is unlikely in the least.

>>6271101
somehow managing 96 on the trial was too.
Somehow managing two time 97 by tourist was too.
As a freebie : i'll allow it - even on a 91!

>>6271101
We Could Dream my dudes.

>>6271102
>>6271103
I'll dream the impossible dream but I dunno man.

Hmm. maybe it's good to spread out our bullshit affinities.

>>6271108
True. I don't think storm is a mythical word but I have an idea for an art creation.

Pheniox Storm of Poisoned Ichor

>>6271111
Maybe it will be a golden storm snake.

I dunno about soul lashing.

>>6271144
Hmm.
Could be tricky dick and ask the roller to change their call.
The two options are "affinity AND spiritual beast gets", making the call of the actual spiritual beast none binding.
But that feels dishonest and disingenuous.

>>6271186
I especially disallow this. Anon wanted a Storm Snake, he's getting a storm snake with that roll.

>>6271205
Alright anything special about the storm snake?

>>6271265
Well made 0% progress on the update Some wargaming in a popular quest of the board kept me busy today so it might be even a bit early to say

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>6271205
>>6270806
Hey I haven't rolled yet! Come on baby Storm Phoenix!

>>6271302
Well I tried!

Locking.

Using falling logs and the occasional thunderbolt-turned-wood as steps for sending an Unlimited Rising Star Kick, unfurl your wings to time another jump, the three of you aim for the highest floating platform - a hat-like conical piece of Stormwood.
Wait. There's something that catch your nose : the sent of a Snake. You split, aiming on your left.
"Brother, do you need help?
- Found an opportunity! Catching back in a few minutes!
This log. You strike with your Meteor-Hammer, revealing the Snake hiding inside. Your nose didn't lie, and you can't believe your luck : a golden Storm-Snake; this should avoid you a nasty soul-lash.
One pocketed beast later, you resume the climb, reaching the strong-scented platform, which hums slowly under the weight of the three of you. You imitate your two brothers, head locked over their head.
"This is it...
- So... Is it a Hawk or a Crane?
- Well, it don't look like a Goose.
- Wanna learn a truth? Our system isn't universal. Some things are misfits. This thunderbird? It can be an Hawk, a Crane, or maybe even a Phoenix if we believe it enough.
- Soooo... I guess you won't just let me take it?
- Come on, you know how this work.
- What do you want it for?
- Do you know my kohai that's able to fuse spirit? Yeah, thunderwings seems neat.
- I'd plan to take it to the aviary. Maybe breed it? It feels like a waste to kill it for a fusion or a binding.
- WAIT, KILL?
- Dude, did you forget the kid's like, 8?
- Please forget what I said. Now... What would you want to drop the claim, Quiet Word?
>Negociation time with Bathias and Boyd!

>>6272077
Wait we've been KILLING OUR ANIMALS?!
My mind. . It hurts.

~~I did have a long thought about what happens~~

What do we want. . .
I accept a tea debt to them both

>>6272115
As a note, If bathias brings up about how we'd be killing it again, I might fold.

It feels really bad to kill the boy.

>>6272077
If you do choose to use it for breeding, I would like one of the offspring which is compatable with my existing spirit and a favor in exchange for the patience and risk I take by waiting. If you choose to use it for flight, then take the time to work with me until I develop true flight of my own. In both of these cases I would also like a few materials matching this snake that I just caught and assistance getting home safely.

What would you two like to renounce your claims on this thunder Phoenix? It matches my dao and I can find a use for it.

>>6272077
>>6272147
Ask how long it'll take to breed?
Down to breed and take one of the eggs.

However I don't believe we're killing them. 100% of the spirit is added to the other. We also know if a spirit master dies it's spirits go free. Meaning they gain a free will.

Another thing is why would the primordial wolf king give us it's kin if they know it would die. We can consider that evidence if that not being the case. In fact I believe that fusion adds the memories of the beasts together and they become one being.

>>6272077
>>6272176 +1

>>6272176
Decades.

>>6272372
Okay, so an egg isn't an option
Changing my vote >>6272325 to some of the Thunderbird's feathers

>>6272388
Thunderbird feathers ain't worth shit. We can make those if we bonded with them.

If Bathias can use his elder status to convince ryota to buy us the skills we want, that'd be nice.
But honestly, I don't think we should give up this claim. It's double bullshit affinity for us.

>>6272176
Thank you, gives me a safe feeling that it isn't murder death.

>>6272405
Well, how did a Good Cultivation Quest phrased it, again?
Everything dies

>It's double bullshit affinity for us.

And what do you have to give them? There was a proposal of tea-debt here >>6272115
... Bathias agrees! For two servings, he drops the claims. Boyd seems more interrested in the bird than the debt.

>>6272406
AAAAAAAAA BIRDY NOOOOOOOOO

>>6272407
Drop Boyd some Pheonix feathers and- shit he is probably too high ranked to benefit from the banner.

Let him borrow the Gar ruk book. Should improve his ability to realms walk if he's not ill fated.

>>6272413
Not interreseted in Gar Ruk. Your Rising Phoenix Feather are sweetening things though.
He accepts for 4 feathers in addition to 2 tea debts.

>>6272415
Don't be greedy Boyd,
3 feathers.

And if he's willing to wait, then he can have some with the storm attribute.

>>6272415
How about some of the harvested items from the tree? Might be a few he's interested in?
Rather save as many feathers for trades for items later.

>>6272462
we should probably harvest the winter ice dolphin, since it's gonna renew soon.
it's been in the tree for nearly a year now.

if he has any affinity for ice. . .

>>6272462
>>6272469
>Various sorts of tea
Not interrested. However, he counter-offer a spot next time you manage to realm-walk in the Astral Plane instead of 4 feathers OR 2 tea-debt OR 2 feather and 1 teadebt

>>6272486
Down for realm walk or two tea debt whatever comes first. Speaking of we get Royta to come along to grab all the astral beads to fill the coffers.

Since we plan to breakthrough soon. One tea debt will be paid to them soon and realm hop we'll split it for a favor later or some materials he's got.

>>6272494
I wasn't clear.
He wants like 3 points. 2 Feather count 1 point, 1 tea debt count 1 point, 1 astral-realm walk count 1 point

>>6272498
Alright tea debt and two feathers with the last being tea debt or astral realm walk with whatever comes first sound good?

>>6272499
Let's put it to a formal vote

Do you guys agree to
>2 Tea-debt to Bathias
>1 Tea debt + 2 feathers with the last being tea debt or astral realm walk with whatever comes first
For both of them to drop the claim?

QW also have the feeling he's missing something right under his nose

>>6272501
Offer to teech him one of the phoenix meditations? If he wants to transform his spirit into a phoenix he'd need it.

Other then that a chance to jump into the mythical realm of metal or phoenix and what else we got as a mythical keyword. Which would be worth way more considering the other options.

>>6272504
Mythical words don't let us take people with us.

Hmm. What elements does Boyd smell like?
Swan and?
>>6272501

>>6272506
The thing I noticed is that he said "my junior that can fuse spirit".
But that's us. So how is he gonna do-

Oh.
Offer him a tea debt and to fuse a spirit to his bonded spirit if he can find one.
That should be worth something

>>6272501
Offer the services of spiritual fusion? I mean ooc do they know word can do that?

>>6272506
Affinities : Mist, Ice, Silver, Jade, Crane, Deer, Marten

>>6272507
Fusion spirit can definitely be worth 1 point. And that wasn't even what you guys missed

>>6272511
Tea feathers and fusion is fine.

But what do they misssssss.
Something about the bird able to be anything if we all believe it? So we require their cooperation to ensure it's a Pheonix?

>>6272511
>What be a sniffer for the area for hidden spiritual beasts in the event?

>>6272516
Oh yeah. That's useful. But we were already mostly planning on doing that anyway, no?

>>6272516
you already did that to find the Storm-gold-snake

>>6272522
>>6272524
Honestly stumped. If its not something we own and the hint is under our nose. Meaning it's knowledge based. I doubt it's teaching them the nose skill.
I mean a few astral beads sure. At this point I'm just drawing blanks.

>>6272528
When it will be revealed you might understand why this post is so funny.

>>6272532
Hey QM.

He can have the platform we are standing on.

>>6272536
Indeed, the Platform is a 2-point worth Storm, Eye, Wood 4th-stage material!

>>6272537
also something we don't own, and is a pain to move.

>2 tea debt to bathias
>a tea or planeswalk whichever comes first and this platform

Ha! Haaar! the wheeler dealing bird strikes again

>>6272540
Bathias will drop its claim to the Eye of the Storm against extensive free tutoring from Boyd to reach the same amount of flight proficiency. You can strike the same deal.
Your "share" of the Platform is worth 1 point, not 2.

>>6272543
the free tutoring being worth "a point" I presume.

then this deal>>6272501
seems best, once you add in flight training. If we don't want flight training, because we have a lot of other shit to do, then we can discount our pheonix.
But the deal would stand. . . I dunno, seems worth it to me.

>>6272501
With the flight training thrown in sure why not all this deal making is hurting my head. Also you may of gone a bit too heavy with the hints lol.

On a random note its really funny imagining all this back and forth deal making while literally high up in the middle of a massive storm.

>>6272556
>On a random note its really funny imagining all this back and forth deal making while literally high up in the middle of a massive storm.
Normal cultivator moment.

>>6272543
I kinda want the wood actually enough to make a bow since we're lacking one. And forth stage means it'll last us quite a bit. With our growth tree(should name it btw) we'd have storm, wood, eye, space, as a strong combination foundation and easy enough tie ins.

Can we get enough wood off of it for a bow for one point?

Say we do this
1 Point Binding
1 Point Tea Debt
1 Point 2 feathers for Boyd

Meaning 1 point to each to pay for the wood if we can get enough for a bow.
We sell another tea debt.

If not remove feathers from boys and get flight lessons. Sound good?

>>6272561
Sorry add feathers for fight lessons for the second option.

>>6272556
It's big enough for 3 people to stand on.
I'm sure it's not too much to ask for a bow sized peice.

>>6272561
>>6272562
>>6272563
Boyd can accept sharing the piece of wood for bow-crafting. Now,
>Would you book flight lessons (2 Feathers)
>You'd owe 1 Point to Bathias. How do you plan to pay him?

>>6272570
>Book flight lessons
we can regain them.

>Bathias can plainwalk when next we do it.

>>6272570
>One time acces to our world tree?

>>6272574
what good is our world tree to him? It's also not worth revealing that to him.

>>6272573
+1.
Bathias I'd say this or tea debt if he doesn't go for it.

I really hope you guys enjoy those kind of negociation minigame as much as I do like to run them - this one have provided me enough leads on content to last the whole thread on quite minimal effort as well as developping Elder Brother Boyd quite a bit

>>6272577
It's a fine game for me, I'm not "invested" but I am engaged if you follow my meaning.

>>6272577
I enjoy it. We've profited quite a bit with 2/4 spirit fusions filled.
Flight lessons to strengthen our wings and fourth-stage bow crafting base. Solving a good few problems.

In a few months, a spirit event will happen, and we will have enough beads to snag another if we roll well enough / trade.

>>6272584
to our Pheonix and snake as well, with bullshit affinities.

which is always nice.
>24had
weird message captcha

Alright we'll conclude the event... By a last GETS roll.
Everyone can roll once for a named character to get a chance for gets.

Rolled 54 (1d100)

>>6272926
WEI BALL

Rolled 28 (1d100)

>>6272926
Wang Zi

Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>6272926
Yìchén

Rolled 53 (1d100)

>>6272926
Nettle

Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>6272926
Feken Doshi!

You guys are unwillingly setting up the funniest thing. Still open; might not have time at all tomorrow.

Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>6272926
Big sister Kyo Ko

Rolled 86 (1d100)

>>6272926
>Kui Ting

>>6273051
That no elders get anything ans the babies do?

That's not unwilling.

Rolled 15 (1d100)

>>6272926
>Watchful River
Looking for a compatible beast to bind to.

The die has spoken.

Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>6272926
Ai

>>6273154
FALLIJG BEHIND FALLING BEHIND FALLING BEHIND

>>6273154
WTF AI WHAT DID YOU DOOOOOOO. DID SHE REALMWALK THROUGH THE HEART OF THE STORM?!?!?!? IS SHE APPROACHING?!?!?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvy9km7g6fw

>>6273154
This is my 5th nat 100 out of like a dozen rolls in this quest

>>6273154
Ai wins without doing anything

Rolled 80 (1d100)

>>6272926
Snowflake

Alright. With how things are going, I'll give you guys free roll for all the little ones.
Feel free to roll again for an other kid.

Rolled 42, 93 = 135 (2d100)

>>6272926
Rolling for Gro Ta (1st roll)
>>6273456
Rolling for Yi Chen (2nd roll)

>>6273460
Disregarding Gro Ta, he's busy at the kid-selecting event (>>6270160)

Rolled 46 (1d100)

>>6273456
The wording of this confuses me a bit but I guess i'll roll for Feken Doshi again?

>>6273474
The goal was more giving a roll to small ones that haven't like Tau Ryel, Sheng Seng, Nu Shou, Ji Lu

>>6273476
Ah, should I reroll or just choose a random kid to doom to jobbing?

Rolled 63 (1d100)

Tau Ryel

Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>6273476
NU SHOU, I CHOOSE YOU

>>6273477
I'll allow the rerolll, as I'll allow the >>6273460 grota reroll

Rolled 86 (1d100)

>>6273484
Sheng Seng, then.

Rolled 37 (1d100)

>>6273477
>>6273484
Rerolling for Ji Lu then!

>>6273495
Man I can't catch a break.

Rolled 99 (1d100)

>>6273456
Oh, can't forget our boy Dhundan

>>6273154
>>6273508
Lore accurate dice.

Rolled 92 (1d100)

>>6272926
Wei Ball reroll

>>6273508
>>6273511
>>6273596
Of course Dhundan and Wei Ball end up balling

With all settled and done, you Jump to a Stormwood twig where perches the prized Thuderbird - It smells of Stormwood, and looks like his feathers are chiseled daggers.
One spiritual bead later, you unfurl your wings - akin to Boyd, while Bathias summon his Silk Life-Hawk.
"Alright, at the count of three..."
You pull - and a deafening crack overwhelm everybody : looks like that thing was important - important enough that moving it seems to have badly messed up the knot of thunder and wood which most of the town's talented one aimed for - the structure is crashing down!
>Stable Lotus Harbor City cultivators will remember that.
"Wait, can we put it back in place?
- That won't restore the formation. And this triabulation is an amazing opportunity for them to reveal their talents!"
You grit your teeth, hoping the best for LienWen YanEr, LienWen JiaLin, Ping Jun and Dhundan that you definitely saw getting inside.
"And the younglings! It's falling right on them!
- Bouhou, poor ones, attacked by a tide of treasure and materials!"
You can only watch the disaster in motion... Until the big walnut cracks under a reckless saber attack of an enraged Obsidian-Saber wielder.
"Looks like Brother Dhunda found a way to save the day..."
On the ground, Ai is staring at the meteor falling down. Something falls from the eerie construct, fall on her feets. She picks the Wooden mask - and it's like she erects a sphere of calm and stillness. Your juniors quickly huddle to safety, avoiding the crash. Now they can simply have the first-pick on what remains.
You catch your fair share of glare once you've landed. Disregarding them, you go check on your juniors - and looks like their harvest have been fruitful.

>Kiddo gets :
Nettle (piece of Stormwood)
FekenDoshi (piece of Elemental-Stormwood)
Kui Ting (StormWood Turtle)
Snowflake (StormWood Wolf)
YiChen (Storm, Wood, Boar, Shadow)
Tau Ryel (piece of Obsidian-Stormwood)
Sheng Seng (Brush of the Sea-Storm [Brush, Water, Storm])
Wei Ball (Deer, Storm, Wood, TwinBlade)

Some things immediately jump to your mind :
YiChen beast might fuse with Wei Ball current bound.
Deer can be fused with Tau Ryel. Boyd might be interrested.
Wolf might interrest you. Else, it can be bounded to Nettle
You'll need pieces of Stormwood for most bind/fusions.
Of course whatever you want to arrange, you'll have to compensate kids in exchange.
>Any deal you want to make?

Once that is dealed with, you head back to the sect. You really shouldn't delay it further : it is now time to attempt breaking through
>How do you want to split your Qi?
>Do you add a "stopping condition" ?

>>6273746
About qi.

Split it into 12, 14, 16.
IF one of these passes the first gate, it really depends on which does it.
If 16 is the one to pass, then put 5 in the second gate and see if pheonix qi pushes it past victory.
If 14 is the one that passed, use 10
If 12 is the one that passes, use 14 to see if that's the key.

Once we open the second gate regardless, Stop the breakthrough.

>>6273746
Weiball wants Yi chen and Feken doshi's shit for his weapon.
Tau ryal/Boyd wants wei ball
Nettle wants Snowflake.
we want Nettle's shit.

>Wang Zi - Leader Sword and Spear
>Nu Shou - Duundan 2.0 Axes and Hammer
Tau Ryel - Nimble Protental Scout
Sheng Seng - Hand to Hand and Bo staff
>Watchful River - Rolled 94 Snake, Cat, Water, Jade, Pearl, and a weapon skill to be determined later.
Wei Ball - Rolled 79 Horse, Boar, Axe, Shield, Steel, Thunder
Snowflake Rolled 45 - Bear and Ox, Unarmed, Ice, Void, Crystal
>Ji Lu Rolled 10 - Chain whip[sword whip], Growth, Shadow, Wind
Yi Chen Rolled 10 - Pangolin, Bear, Fan, Dream, Growth, Steel
Kui Ting - Crayfish, Whale,Twin Blade, Gravity, Leaf + Rock
Feken Doshi - (I believe) Tiger, Shark, Blood, Life, Death, Tiger claws
Nettle - Rolled 66 Deer, Wolf, Spear,Poison Time, Elemental

Highlighted those not present.

So I say we give Snowflake a spiritual bead, she gives the wolf to nettle, we take the stormwood [1/2 down]
Make Boyd compensate Yi chen, so Wei gets his beast and Boyd gets his storm blade deer, Fekin doshi I'm unsure if we can offer the Mage blade Winner's meditation. That technique we've not got a chance to practice with yet because we haven't killed anybody since learning it. But he looks very suited to it, and we can take his stormwood to give to Wei in exchange for a debt [the next spirit bead he gains perhaps].

And then we buy the obsidian stormwood from tau ryel with. . . Either a chance at wanderers, or another spirit bead [we should have 8 left after trades] which gives us 2 stormwood for binding to our pheonix and snake

>>6273746
>>6273759
I've tightened up the list of things to make it easier going forward.
>Have Wei Ball trade with Yi Chen
>Yi Chen gives the option to sell to Boyd for a better spirit fusion/pills/technique or trade. Or trade with Tau Ryel on debt.

>Buy Nettles stormwood and Snowflakes wolf.
I consider selling some feathers for a trade in between the sect or merchants, who I bet are already setting up a small trade center.

>Recommend Kui Ting, Trade Spirit for something or a compatible spirit.

(For known Sanity I put this together to keep track of affinites and spirits I think more or less is right)
Known Spirits bonded with
>
>ShengSheng - Spirit Elephant, Faith, Light - Affinites Pangolin, Ape, Elephant, Dream, Jade
> Watchful river - Spirit Lion Pearl Poison - Affinites Snake, Cat, Water, Jade, Pearl, and Whip
>Tau Ryell - Spirit Deer, Moon, Wood, Mask - Affinites Marten, Bear, Deer, Dream, Leaf
>Snowflake - Spirit Ox, Void, Puppet - Affinites Bear and Ox, Unarmed, Ice, Void, Crystal
>Nu shou - Spirit Fire Steel Horse - Affinites Orca, Lion, Horse, Fire, Steel
>Feken Doshi - Spirit Tiger, Blood, Life - Affinities Tiger, Shark, Blood, Life, Death, Tiger claws
>Wang Zi - Spirit Dolphin, Saphire, Fighter's Eye - Affinites Leader Sword and Spear; Dolphin, Tiger, Horse, Gem, Wind
>Ji Lu Wind -Spirit Fox, Growth, Spiritual Energy - Affinites Chain whip[sword whip], Growth, Shadow, Wind
>Wei Ball - Spirit Lightning, Boar, Growth, Shield (With Storm it'll be pretty tough) - Affinites Horse, Boar, Axe, Shield, Steel, Thunder

Affinites (no idea if they have spirits or not)
>Yi Chen - Affinites Pangolin, Bear, Fan, Dream, Growth, Steel
>Nettle - Affinites Deer, Wolf, Spear,Poison Time, Elemental
>Kui Ting - Affinites Crayfish, Whale,Twin Blade, Gravity, Leaf + Rock

Lastly, I'm considering us looking for a storm horse and making the glue between all our animal affinities and working in storm into one of our body and mind cultivation techniques.

>>6273769
Seems like a good idea to look for a Horse.

And storm doesn't seem to be a legendary word, so fitting it into our methods shouldn't be that hard.

>>6273769
Mistake on Watchful River no idea what spirit she has. Was doing a sect trade I believe.

>>6273774
>>6273779
Anyone oppose my allocation of Qi?
And that this should only break through our first and second walls.

>>6273750
>>6273794
Agreed once the first gate is figured out the rest will fall into place.

>>6273797
Yeah, the theory goes; we cannot break through an entire level in one go anyway, so break through half and spend our effort finding the proper number of the early gates.

Once we are through to the next stage, I do wanna experiment with the first gate again to find the limits of Pheonix qi

>>6273798
Give or take on the last breakthrough numbers. we have 11 qi remainder to figure out. We can break through on 100 qi. The question is what are the golden numbers.

>>6273799
That being the case, I do wonder what it would be like to break through gate 4 from 100 qi.
So we spend 44, what happens with the remaining 66. Does that carry over?

We should see the next time we break through, since we currently have them down to 77 on cost.
But if it carries over, it may be worth doing. Because qi is gained faster the more you have.

>>6273746
>>6273769
Looks good, backing

>>6273769
Are you wanting to bond to the storm wolf BTW?

Because I don't think that's a good idea. The primordial wolf can just Bind to any wolf it wants.

Only adding 1 word to the beast is. . Kinda a waste

>>6273947
he's storm + wood for what it's worth.

Also, here, my full notes for kids

============================================================
Younger Kids :
Age - 3 generation :

Genius tier :
95, "Wang Zi" boy, Dolphin, Tiger, Horse, Gem, Wind
Theme : Prince Charming
Sword, Spear
Bounded spirit : Dolphin, Saphire, Fighter's Eye

74, "Nu Shou" boy, Orca, Lion, Horse, Fire, Steel
Theme : ANGERY
Saber, Hammer
Bounded spirit : Fire Steel Horse
Fire Offensive Style (Unarmed Style : Metal-melting Truefire) [Fire, Unarmed Fighting, Metal, Growth]

71, "Tau Ryel" girl, Marten, Bear, Deer, Dream, Leaf, Blossom
Themes : sylvian-elven girl. (ginger)
Twin Blades (Hooked Swords), Bow
Bounded spirit : Deer, Moon, Wood, Mask
Weapon skill :
"Falling Leaf Parry" - an extremely Yin and supple block sapping away combativity.
Treasure : Growth Sneak Hood (Astral Self)
Hide the user. Can walk freely in the Astral World and reemerge.


63, "Sheng Seng" girl, Pangolin, Ape, Elephant, Dream, Jade
Theme : Saint-Monk buddhist-adjacent.
Unarmed, Staff
Bounded spirit : Elephant, Faith, Light

=============================
"Good Foddders"
"Watchful River", Girl.
Snake, Cat, Water, Jade, Pearl, Whip
Became Treasured little sister of Dhundan due to her performance during Transplanhumance.
Fighting Technique : Jade Cat Whip - Whiplash Skill
Bounded spirit : Astral Jade Cat
Treasured weapon : River of Trickling stream Cat o' nine tails [Growth, Water, Whip, Cat]

"Wei Ball", Boy
Horse, Boar, Axe, Shield, Steel, Thunder
Personnality : LEEEROY JEEEENKINS
Bounded spirit : Boar, Growth, Shield, Thunder
Ingots of stormiron (enough to craft Axe + Shield as Key Material) [Steel, Growth, Thunder]

"Snowflake", "Cold Gaze", Boy
Bear, Ox, Unarmed, Ice, Void, Crystal
Among the smallest, Cold Gaze is very literal and picks up vocabulary quickly.
He gets his name from being so small and not fond of teasing. He is something of a loner among his peers but seems to get along better with those older than him.
Bounded spirit : Ox, Void, Puppet
"Ji Lu", Girl
Goose, Fox, Compound-weapon:[sword whip], Growth, Shadow, Wind
The cunning goose who will prevail over tigers,
Bounded spirit : Wind, Fox, Growth, Spiritual Energy
Growth Charcoal (material for a growth realm visit)

"YiChen" (pronounced EE-CHUN), Boy
Pangolin, Crab, Chakram, Soul, Copper, Dream
Bounded spirit : Crab, Chakram, Dream
Fighting Technique : Orbiting Chakrab! (turns the bounded spirit into an independant projectile)
Meditation : Growth, Soul - extra Qi reserve; ability to protect his soul?

"Kui Ting", Girl
Crayfish, Whale, Twin Blade, Gravity, Leaf, Rock
The dao of the light and the heavy... The dao of duality, that which is huge and that which is tiny...
Bounded spirit : Crayfish, Gravity, Martial
Treasured Weapon : sling turning pebbles into boulders (Space, Rock, Growth, Sling)
Teasured Necklace : Astral Self
Give her the power of the "echo knight"

"Feken Doshi", Girl
Tiger, Shark, Blood, Life, Death, Tiger claws
Circle of life predator girl
Bounded spirit : Tiger, Blood, Life
Spiritual Art :
Blood Burst
I owe her 1 Breakthrough
"Nettle", Boy
Deer, Wolf, Spear, Poison, Time, Elemental
Bounded spirit : Deer, Spear, Astral

>>6273952
Huh. Do you think training with us would be any good for Nu shou given we share a fighting style?

>>6273984
yes. Really good for him. Might have some use for you.

>>6273986
Remember the growth realm saying helping others grow will help Word Grow.

>>6274055
Is that not our bonded beasts?

>>6273952
Hey, so Can't Tau use her hood to gather astral beads?

>>6274222
Not quite yet; not without good mentoring. Guess what? Possible - but will cost you time

>>6274222
>>6274234
Honestly worth being able to do that will make her quite wealthy and because we sent her and train her it'll be show the sect more favor to us.

As it's a major setback for the sect for the shortage.

>>6274239
Aren't we a fuckin blessing to the sect.

We do need to focus somewhat on progress but, I'm sure the sect will substrrsize our advancement.

>>6273769
+1

>>6273952
Another thought. So spiritual beasts can eat one another.

And with every keyword they eat, they grow stronger.

Aaaaaand of we made storm.wood boy eat a wood jade wolf.
We could eat a 3 word beast. and the sect has pens for them. . .

>>6274058
That... That could work. But in a strange roundabout, cyclic way.
>Boon : upon stuck on the bottleneck in the future, you have the Insight that "Fueling the growth of other" could fuel your own growth.

>>6274268
Bottom of thread 2

>>6274268
I thought you knew this already?

Do you remember the early thread storytime, some random asshole got an awesome snake bonded beasts that kept growing and growing?
And because it kept strengthening he passed stage 3 even without knowing about beastial fusion.

>>6274274
Yah the shark spirit however I'm thinkin it means help others can help your own growth.

>>6274274
>some random asshole
Fairy wise crane would be so deeply hurt by that comment.

>>6274329
Her friend got a primordial shark, Not the giant snake, eh?

"Alright, let's sort it out. Snowflake, you give your Wolf to Nettle. Here, take a bead.
- A bead for a beast? Unfair!
- Remember you owe me for last transplanhumance you ungrateful little... Nettle, I want your Stormwood.
- What, you are going to scam me too?
Alright, quiet the two of you. What do you want?
- Realmwalk!
- Growth Realmwalk would be even better!
- Alright, alright. Kui Ting, go trade with the Sect for a Whale. Feken Doshi, I want your wood too - interrested in joining the two others in Realmwalk? Tau Ryel, give your Stormwood too."
>Gave : 1 Astral Bead; 4 RealmWalk debt.
>Obtained : Stormwood, Elemental Stormwood, Obsidian Stormwood, Stormwood Wolf
Ok. YiChen, WeiBall, you two trade. YiChen, go see Boyd - the guy just there; he'll compensate you fairly for the deer."

With that done and sorted (and the mental toll of more travel-debt; but what is it to the already-endebted? Plus, it will gave you good motivation for setting up your cost-effective Growth Realm opportunity)

The end of the week is spent in your Immortal Cave. That will prevent Moss to work on tea-grafting, but your Breakthrough is more important.
Sitting crossed-leg, it's time to experiment with your Qi. Using your fine Control, you spin a eigth of a dantian (12%) to smash the gate. Your True Qi ram in the gate - it's not enough... As your preciously stockpiled energy dissipate, splinters of True-Qi threads gather...
>Improved Phoenix Qi
... To from your Qi construct, more potent than last time - potent enough to smash through the gate. A bit surprised, you hurl 14% on the second gate - and that's enough. Sure, there's leftover Qi; however this partial breakthrough went as well as you could expect.

>Current Dantian filling : 74%
Only thing remaining is stabilizing : shattering two of the gates, losing a fair share of your Qi means large changes in pressure in your dantian and channel. All your focus is required to avoid exploding. A small touch here; circulation there...
And just like that, two weeks have come and pass.

Hemomancer Profound Bloodstore is full.

Combine a Foundation, chose 2, pick (or don't) an additional social action [picking 4th social action increase DC of other action taken]

Foundation
>Body [Rising Phoenix Wide Ballet]
>Body [Golden Scales of the Skystone Snake]
>Body [Secret Self of Herculean Magus] [Pills available]
>Meditation [Way of the Spiritual Beast Boundfighter Wanderer]
>Meditation [Poem of the Rising Phoenix] [Pills available]
>Meditation [Poisonner's Ultimate Selftrial] [Pills available]
>Meditation [Grounded Phoenix's Amethyst's Cry]
Social
>Get some blood from LienWen YanEr [allow to pick working on a Blood Skill without Hemomancer Profound Bloodstore]
>Request some custom pills to uncle Soulgaze [What?] [cost a bit less than 1/2 of your money]
>Change Squad Formation
>Reflect on your archetype [Write-in]
>Hang out with [Write-in]
Potential
>Maybe one specific technique of yours should be improved? [Choose in addition to said technique. More chances of breakthrough]
>Keep playing with your Qi to improve your chances of minor-realm Breakthrough!
Other
>Work on your Unlimited Rising Star Kick
>Work again on the Horse Realm martial scroll
>Reflect on dueling strategy [Write-in]
Weapon skills
>Work on your Unarmed Style : Metal-melting Truefire [Pills available]
>Work on your Windy Cavalier's Halberd
>Work on your Spear style : Blood-Shadow Wolf Painful Assault
>Work on your Mounted Archer’s Wind-Gliding Phoenix's Venom Arrow
>Work on your Meteor Hammer Style : Silk Tiger Sun-Seer [Pills available]
>Work on your Jade Phoenix's Concealed Meteor Swarm [Benefit from Aris Pointers x2]
Spiritual Arts Technique
>Work on your Crimson tides of life Ichor
>Work on your Echo-cycle of the repeating astral meteor-hammer blows
>Work on your in-progress Phoenix Spiritual art
Spiritual Beasts
>Fuse one spiritual beast [which one?]
>Investigate on the talking Spiritual Beasts
>Focus on Body Shifting with your Spiritual Animals
The sect [You currently have Favor]
>Ask the masters to help you improve the Spiritual Plant-Beast Formation!
>Ask the masters for skills allowing survival in extreme environments!
>Ask for something else [What?]
>Ask Ryota for a Mission!
Strengthening the Jar
>Take care of the spiritual Hawks
>Gardening time : Look for spiritual plants
>Maybe you can Improve your Immortal Cave [write-in how]
>Slack off [It will be bad for your mental health]
And, as always...
>Write-in allowed!

>>6274401
>Body [Secret Self of Herculean Magus] [Pills available]
The one that lets us do drugs please
>Meditation [Poisonner's Ultimate Selftrial] [Pills available]

>Work on your Jade Phoenix's Concealed Meteor Swarm [Benefit from Aris Pointers x2]
>Work on your Echo-cycle of the repeating astral meteor-hammer blows

Can we also do
>Ask Ryota for a Mission!
Doesn't seem like it would take too long, unless the mission is part of the vote.

>>6274401

>Body [Golden Scales of the Skystone Snake]
>Meditation [Poisonner's Ultimate Selftrial] [Pills available]
I believe this isn't apex yet.

>Request some custom pills to uncle Soulgaze [What?] [cost a bit less than 1/2 of your money]

>Trade Pheniox feathers for restock on pills and use money as well.
>Also use one feather to make Snake Mistress a pill to help her get a child. Since she's cool.
>Extra astral pills for Tau Training for later.

>Go Trade with merchants for learning about formations book and some growth materials for the realmwalk along with any mats for Wei Balls weapon.

Some admin and work on other things.

>>6274400
Not really the rigorous experimentation needed to find the golden point for the gate but. Fuck it, I'll take what we can have.
It's also preventing us falling further.

But in good news, One month's foundation training to get to 77 and we can break through clean.

This foundation to boost us, Next month is transplanance, month after that we get free.

>Gonna scam me too
We are your older brothers. Its our perogative you little shit.

>>6274401
>Fuse [Storm bird]
>Use SECT favour to get our wolf an additional few key words.

>Poisoner's self trial
>Golden scale body

>>6274433
Well the numbers are as thus

13 or more
13 or less
34 or more
44 perfect.
which = 104
I'm thinkin the final numbers are thus.

13 first
9 second or less
34 third or more.
44 last

>>6274448
We will have to try next time.

So important question. For our next breakthrough, do we want to test "leftover qi" theory or try and get a closer number with gate 3?
Because I am feeling that if we can carry over 10ish qi to the next stage it's a worthwhile deal.
Only 2 or 3 qi? Throw it on 3rd gate and see what sticks.

>>6274401
Would it be possible to check our current Apexes, so we can see what currently needs training? Or do we need to actively keep track of it?

>>6274401
>Body [Secret Self of Herculean Magus] [Pills available]
>Meditation [Poem of the Rising Phoenix] [Pills available]
>Fuse [Storm bird]
>Use SECT favour to get our wolf an additional few key words.

>>6274458
It's a fair bit of tracking on my side. I can confirm that Golden Snake is not apex; Poisonner isn't apex. I'd prefer doing that AFTER turns

>>6274401
>Body [Secret Self of Herculean Magus] [Pills available]
>Meditation [Poisonner's Ultimate Selftrial] [Pills available]

>Fuse [Storm bird]
>Work on your Jade Phoenix's Concealed Meteor Swarm [Benefit from Aris Pointers x2]

Also gotta ask for the Investigate on the talking Spiritual Beasts action is that currently possible or is it being blocked by the forbidden travel thing the queen put up? I don't remember if that's still in place or if that effects this action at all.

>>6274699
it doesn't, we have spiritual beasts in the sect

>>6274699
Still in place; doesn't effect this action;

>>6274702
>>6274701
Gotcha

>>6274401
>Body [Golden Scales of the Skystone Snake]
>Meditation [Poisonner's Ultimate Selftrial] [Pills available]
>Fuse a spirit [Storm Bird]
>Work on your Echo-cycle of the repeating astral meteor-hammer blows

>>6274401
>Rising Phoenix Wide Ballet
>Poem of the Rising Phoneix
>Fuse Storm Phoenix to Self
>Work on your Phonix Spiritual Art

Phoenix Maxing

Locking Poisonner self trial + fuse storm bird.
Body foundation is tied between Golden Scale and Secret Self (3 vote each if my count is right).
Second round of extra-stuff as right now votes are split all over the way between :

1 vote for creating your Phoenix Spiritual Art
2 votes for Jade Phoenix Meteor Swarm
1 vote for pillbuying
1 vote for merchantbuying
2 votes for Echo-cycle meteor hammer
2 votes for "get more keyword on the wolf from sect",

This turn's vote :
>Each one of you got a voting power of 1 vote, disregarding what you voted for previously

>>6274886
>>6274416
votes for "get more keyword on the wolf from sect"
I'd love to get pills to get better modifiers on training/easier to crit alas it's hard to push through.

>>6274886
>Keyword for wolf from sect

Either body is decent

>>6274886
>Keyword for wolf from sect
I guess but I was really hoping to use the favor for the survive extreme environments skills, then again we've been sitting on this favor for ages so meh.

>>6274886
>Echo-cycle meteor hammer
I love meteors and hammers

>>6274886
>Echo-cycle meteor hammer

Guess I"ll coinflip the body cultivation tie

>>6274886
>Body [Secret Self of Herculean Magus] [Pills available]
>>6275436
I hope this vote isn't too late

>>6275438
just in time

Tho guys can we do pills/shopping next turn? Pills make our progress faster and increase our crit chance. And we got some quests that need to be finished.

>>6275459
Oh fuck we forgot about the wolf body cultivation technique!

>>6275460
My bad - forget to put it in the .txt file of "votePrompt". Fix; let's say it was unadvise to work an unknown body cultivation to fill faster the dantian.

>>6274886
>Keyword for wolf from sect
We've been neglecting our wolf for too long. A horse spirit wouldn't go amiss either.

>>6275564
Transplanhumance is in like a turn or 2.

Horse can be our goal.

>>6275678
A thought that I've had is that this spiritual beast outpour we suggest to Ryota that when beasts are given to the sect they be installed in the machine we created and sold to them to test affinities so the sect benefits. As we know spiritual fusion it'll be quite useful.

>>6275952
Why would you use a beast as a loadstone?

It's good for finding like, the perfect match but it seems a very niche service.

>>6275986
Akchually you kinda did that when scouting for kids to evaluate their high beast-ability.

>>6275986
>>6276002
The idea is that beasts are not mono traited and that means we can see if they are matches for affinities. And double traited animals are not great starter binders. Used as trade fodder/ breeding meaning they are quite useful for the machine.

>>6276002
doesn't that confuse the results?
does the kid have a very high blood affinity or a very high wolf affinity with this blood wolf?

You know what. I'll just accept that it works. More profitable for us that way

>>6276015
>That's an easy enough problem to solve
Say you have three spirits.
fire wolf and water wolf and fire mouse.
Say they have affinity for fire and it reacts strongly however to check we use a water wolf to show it's strongly opposed. Which would mean water is no go. And to confirm fire is great the mouse would be neutral or strong.

So it would be checking 0 to 200% affinity.

>>6276017
well yeah that does help, but as we have very clearly established, getting the exact, simple beasts that we need is a trial in and of itself.

which is why the sect's "go and play in the beast pen" is a better broad spectrum test. You're right, completely right, that our method gives much clearer and qualifying results. But we lack a lot of the specifics required to make it function well.

>>6276015
That's why you were using a good amount of various beast to get what correlates

>>6276018
We can use this in combination with loadstone to fill in gaps. Mainly I want to search the body tags to figure out what to switch danse with

>>6276023
Our shitty affinity to dance is my great regret.

It is THE style for dueling 1 vs many. That's a great damned thing.

Sorry guys.
Got caught up in quite a few things. I don't forget about you - update shall come in the weekend.

Can I get 1 rolls of 1d100? Realised I'm missing it for avoiding Soul-lash
Base DC : 50
Current training of Spiritual Resistance: -11
Banner : -2

Rolled 22 (1d100)

>>6277751
Please don't soul lash us

>>6277755
:)

>>6277751
Question can we get a reroll with Pheniox QI?

>>6277771
If you had completed your Spiritual Art, yes. As you didn't...

>>6277774
I see that option now. Hopefully, the spirit isn't wasted. That would suck.

Regarding your foundation, despite how well and smoothly your practice went, you only gathered a meager twentieth of Dantian - maybe there is a cost of doing partial breakthrough?
That doesn't matter much : you have stockpiled enough for your Small Realm breakthrough - unless you desire to take even more delay, for the sake of experimenting breaking through with extra Qi.
Your Secret self of the Juggernaut Magus reached its current Apex. You make great progress in your practice of the Poisonner's Ultimate Selftrial - not quite reaching the Apex, but meeting another probleme : your Channel associated to Spiritual Resistance, the blue hexagon-like lattice running under your skin, is bottlenecked.
This could be a legit souce of worries - if you hadn't in your possession so many different ways to overcome such a hurdle.


"Hello Ryota. Two things... First, are there any... missions or things you'd need me to do?
Well, I can have several things for you. Checking on Golden Skystone Village, MistRock Lake Village or Waterbush coves for starter. But I'd honestly prefer you focusing on harvesting Spiritual Beads for Transplanhumance. Or as you like to do the impossible, lift the travel ban but only for our branch.
- You're joking, right?
- Only half - I don't expect you to pull it but that wouldn't surprise me.
- Then, I'd like to trade this Stormwood Wolf..."
Available Wolves :
> Earth, Light, Liquid
> Gourd, Space, Flail
> Ghost, Root, Water
>Keep Storm, Wood

Late in the week, you pool together the piece of Stormwood; leaves of the Puzzle-Tea - fused right in time by Moss for an early harvest - and one of your precious Rising Phoenix feather. Now, you just have to WILL it strong enough to forcibly incorporate it to your Phoenix, despite the un-phoenixness of your Daggerfeathered Stormwood Bird
>Roll 22 : Missing the DC by 15
On one hand, this looks like a success.
>Bounded Phoenix is now Shrewd Stormwooddagger-feathered Rising Phoenix (Growth, Shrewd, Phoenix, Dagger, Storm, Wood)
On the other, you feel something deeply wrong. Closing your eyes, circulating your Qi, the problem becomes obvious : your dantians are leaking.

That is truly concerning... But is it *that* bad?
>Seek medical advice as soon as possible
>Proceed with your daily life - this will surely sort itself out
>Breakthrough minor realm before all your precious Qi trickle away

>>6277779
>>Seek medical advice as soon as possible

>>6277779
Dagger and Wood added on?
Thinkin we could fuse Storm to phoenix. And maybe Dagger as well since feathers could be considered daggers.

How does Word feel about the affinites of Wood and Dagger?

>>6277787
Looked at my notes Wood has a good affinity.

>>6277779
>Keep storm and wood
So to clarify Ryota isn't willing to let the storm wolf eat another wolf to increase it's key words?

>Go and check medical advice immediately.
If we do it fast enough, we can break through anyway

>>6277779
The only option for trade is
> Gourd, Space, Flail
As we're bad with Liquid and water.
Unless binding such spirits raises affinities.

Question could we also trade wolf for idk a horse spirit?

>>6277802
>Ryota isn't willing to let the storm wolf eat another wolf
Get a spirit to "Eat" another is actually something non trivial and something doing what you want is both exist and is Artifact-tier

>>6277808
>Question could we also trade wolf for idk a horse spirit?
Yes. Waiting for Transplanhumance is also an option.

>>6277808
fuck sake.
JUST EAT A KEY WORD GERALD, YOU FUCK

>>6277808
the trades are all garbage, We have good wood affinity and storm is bullshit affinity tier.

>>6277811
Who is gerald? Sounds like a stand up guy. Anyways we should fuse wolf or wait for tansplanhumance.

Which will be a bit.

And if Royta wants astral beads, have him cough up some money for pills. While we got his ear can we ask such a thing?

>>6277820
Gerald is a picky little bastard wolf who won't just EAT A DAMNED KEY WORD, IT'S NOT THAT HARD, WE DO IT EVERY TIME WE ENTER A REALM!

WE'VE GOT STICKS AND SHIT, AND A CIRCLE, JUST SWEET HEAVENLY FUCK, DO AS I COMMAND IT!

We're training him via verbal abuse until HE STOPS BEING A PICKY LITTLE PRINCESS!

I named him Gerald in my anger.
Anyway, Medicine is probably gonna become very important in the near future. And should we be worried about the spiritual resistence thing?

>>6277824
This is the first time someone mention it i think... You can definitely use a catched beast as a "pet" - with its own issues and opportunities of growth. Now, will Quiet Word have the heart to raise something ONLY to slaughter it for his gainz later?

>>6277832
currently speaking, yeah.
The hell do you call sect duties of looking after the animals?

the reality is probably different later, but I really did think it was as simple as shoving two of the assholes in a circle, doing the magic fusion dance and out pops one.

I am NOT suggesting we do this now, I say we eat the loss of an action and bind the damned thing once we are sure our meridians aren't gonna burst open

>>6277824
We got quite a few ways to break through the resistance.
Which I assume spiritual strength, maybe Phoenix qi, I think Crimson tides of life Ichor can also work. And pills or realmwalk could work.

>>6277837
>The hell do you call sect duties of looking after the animals?
It's the difference of cattering a hoard of half-tamed animal and spend time with a beast For benefits slightly different, but overall worse than bounding with a beast - in particular lacking the Respawn part

>>6277779
>Gourd, Space, Flail
>Seek medical advice as soon as possible

>>6277779
>>6277780
>Keep Storm, Wood

>>6277882
Why gourd and flail? Rather than storm

Finally all caught up! Fun Fact: this is the first multithread quest I decided to join

>>6277779
>wolves
Hm. Would "Flail" count towards our Meteor Hammer? Then again I'm not certain any of these choices really stand up to the ultimate trumpcard the wolf is meant to be; especially if we manage to access to wolf realm again. The primordial wolf is going to have OPINIONS is we choose a less than stellar option for his cub.

I'm leaning towards hold out on trading until after the Transplanhumance with a slight interest in the Ghost/Root/Water option if nothing better crops up. Or trading it for a horse.

We might also want to see what's available as far as snakes go (although I have a suspicion that that storm snake is one step closer to turning it into a dragon).

Having three with the storm keyword is probably redundant even with our bullshit affinity for it... and it does seem like a powerful keyword for a spirit that can eat everything. What are your thoughts Anons?

>Breakthrough minor realm before all your precious Qi trickle away
This feels like one of those high risk high reward plays.

>>6277787
Considering the size/shape of feathers... wouldn't this be a start on hidden weapons? Provided we find a technique for it.

>>6278219
>Finally all caught up! Fun Fact: this is the first multithread quest I decided to join
Wow, I feel honored.
>Hm. Would "Flail" count towards our Meteor Hammer?
No.
>Having three with the storm keyword is probably redundant even with our bullshit affinity for it
Won't comment on wether it's good to stockpile favorable keyword or not.

>>6277891
>>6278225
Well there goes a big part of why I went with flail, still not sure if we should go with storm or try to get more affinities but either way I'm changing my vote >>6277882 to
>Keep Storm, Wood
>Seek medical advice as soon as possible

>>6278229
At the very worst it does nothing. At best it doubles down on our strengths.

The pendants act like some kind of magnet/filter to increase the QI we gather. Double the magnets, perhaps increase the gain?

>>6277779
>Keep Storm, Wood
>Seek medical advice

>>6278225
>Wow, I feel honored.
Thank the review; made it seem worth checking out.

>QM won't comment on whether stockpiling a favorable keyword is good or not
This just makes me think it's going to be bullshit good FYI

>>6278414
>ID already changed
Lmk if my rural internet acting up is gonna be an issue and how you'd like to mitigate it btw QM.

>>6278416
Didn't felt like samefagging was an issue in that quest. I'm not adverse with players taking a trip/name in that case

>>6278416
Usually my id changes since I'm in construction so moving happens a lot. So I just comment who I am from my main id.

Locking Medical Advice + Keep Storm Wood.

This feel serious - you directly go see Snake Mistress.
"I'm no Soul Damage expert. However Soullash happens from time to time especially with mistakes in beast binding rituals.
Bad news : your condition is Serious. Good news : as far as Soul-Lash goes, it's not too bad.
- What is exactly Soul-Lash?
- Damage in the soul resulting in fractures in your Qi channels. Or Fractures in your Qi channels resulting in damage of your soul. Told you, not a soul expert. Your Qi will leak, you will accumulate less.
- And how do I go better?
- First, forget practicing anything Soul-Related. For starters, Astral Self is the bigger No-no. Then, Spellcraft and Movement techniques are also ill-advised. That should help you recover. As far as pills go, Spiritual Energy Pill are great for that exact condition. Maybe there exist other, better options.
- What about Healing Arts? Can it help?
- Depends of the art. Some might - but most time, it's ill-advised to attempt it yourself : you'll do more bad than good. Me and Bathias? Well, we can definitely try but there is no promise of result. And as a sect rule, you'll have to pay for the attempt with two month of daily sect work.
- And Breaking Through?
- Each gate you'll attempt to ram through will worsen your condition - and thus increase the chances of being Drained Dry. So don't do that.

>It's been 4 years and one month since you joined the Tamers of Hundred Beasts.

Combine a Foundation, chose 2, pick (or don't) an additional social action [picking 4th social action increase DC of other action taken]

Foundation
>Body [Rising Phoenix Wide Ballet]
>Body [Golden Scales of the Skystone Snake]
>Body [Secret Self of Herculean Magus] [Pills available]
>Body [Wolf Jade's Body]
>Meditation [Way of the Spiritual Beast Boundfighter Wanderer]
>Meditation [Poem of the Rising Phoenix] [Pills available]
>Meditation [Poisonner's Ultimate Selftrial] [Pills available]
>Meditation [Grounded Phoenix's Amethyst's Cry]
SoulLash Condition
>Request some custom pills to uncle Soulgaze [What?] [cost will vary regarding what you want; trigger pill-trade minigame]
>Attempt to heal yourself with Crimson tides of life Ichor
>Slack off [It will be bad for your mental health]
>Ask for Bathias to attempt his Healing Arts
>Ask for Snake Mistress to attempt her Healing Arts
>Go take a stroll at the Market - maybe they have relevant products, and you have shopping to do anyway [cost will vary regarding what you want; trigger Market minigame]
Social
>Get some blood from LienWen YanEr [allow to pick working on a Blood Skill without Hemomancer Profound Bloodstore]
>Change Squad Formation
>Reflect on your archetype [Write-in]
>Hang out with [Write-in]
Potential
>Maybe one specific technique of yours should be improved? [Choose in addition to said technique. More chances of breakthrough]
>Keep playing with your Qi to improve your chances of minor-realm Breakthrough!
Other
>Work on your Unlimited Rising Star Kick
>Work again on the Horse Realm martial scroll
>Reflect on dueling strategy [Write-in]
Weapon skills
>Work on your Unarmed Style : Metal-melting Truefire [Pills available]
>Work on your Windy Cavalier's Halberd
>Work on your Spear style : Blood-Shadow Wolf Painful Assault
>Work on your Mounted Archer’s Wind-Gliding Phoenix's Venom Arrow
>Work on your Meteor Hammer Style : Silk Tiger Sun-Seer [Pills available]
>Work on your Jade Phoenix's Concealed Meteor Swarm [Benefit from Aris Pointers x2]
Spiritual Arts Technique
>Work on your Echo-cycle of the repeating astral meteor-hammer blows
>Work on your in-progress Phoenix Spiritual art
Spiritual Beasts
>Fuse one spiritual beast [which one?]
>Investigate on the talking Spiritual Beasts
>Focus on Body Shifting with your Spiritual Animals
The sect [You currently have Favor]
>Ask the masters to help you improve the Spiritual Plant-Beast Formation!
>Ask the masters for skills allowing survival in extreme environments!
>Ask for something else [What?]
>Ask Ryota for a Mission!
Strengthening the Jar
>Take care of the spiritual Hawks
>Gardening time : Look for spiritual plants
>Maybe you can Improve your Immortal Cave [write-in how]
And, as always...
>Write-in allowed!

>>6279294
>Uncle soul gaze
When in doubt, ask a doctor.

>Wolf jade body
>Poem of rising Pheonix
I don't think the poem has any soul keywords

>Practice metal meling true fire with Nu shou
tell him it's a rare art and we want to see if the practice does him any good

>>6279294
>Body [Rising Phoenix Wide Ballet]
>Meditation [Poem of the Rising Phoenix] [Pills available]
>Request some custom pills to uncle Soulgaze [ Spiritual Energy Pills] [cost will vary regarding what you want; trigger pill-trade minigame]
>Work again on the Horse Realm martial scroll

>>6279293

I say this turn skip Foundation for the reason that Soullash causes us reduced gains to Foundation, and also it's slow to regain our qi from the half breakthrough.

>Request some custom pills to uncle Soulgaze [ Spiritual Energy Pills] [cost will vary regarding what you want; trigger pill-trade minigame]
>Trade Pheniox feathers for restock on pills and use money as well.
>Also use one feather to make Snake Mistress a pill to help her get a child. Since she's cool.
>Extra astral pills for Tau Training for later.
>(Also if we need more funds go into tea debt with other masters or Royta for more money)

>Practice metal melting true fire with Nu shou

Social
>Talk with Ryota about Tau Ryel's treasure. You believe with good enough training, she could collect beads for the sect. (Cough, give pocket money to heal condition to heal soul lash) And chip on for astral pills + if we got any martial-based astral self techniques.)

Social
>Pass onto Tau Ryel Meditation [Way of the Spiritual Beast Boundfighter Wanderer] (Don't pratice it) I think Ai is still using it. So it would be a good idea from them to study together. With word giving pointers on it.

With 7 feathers and 2 money, I gauge each feather as 2-3 points with mythical + growth keywords. 14-21 points.
3 year and 8 month
4 year and 1 month
Get another stock of feathers in 7 months.
Transplanhumance Happens I believe in three months. So two months in trying to get to the astral realm If I've read the dates right. (That's if we heal this turn healing ourselfs)

If we enter the realm, have Ryota gather them. We can ask for some money.

>>6279335
>Get another stock of feathers in 7 months.
What if I told you... You could get another stock of feather right here and now?
With the Phoenix Merging, the rules are a bit different though.
You can pick 2 keywords of your Phoenix to get feathers of [Growth, Shrewd, Phoenix, Dagger, Storm, Wood]

>>6279293
>Each gate you'll attempt to ram through will worsen your condition - and thus increase the chances of being Drained Dry.
Tell Snake Mistress we’d like to ram through her gate until she drains us dry

>>6279341
Let's Wait chink-puberty before those.

>>6279293
>no astral meditations
>right before the sect needs marbles for Transhumanance
RIP

>>6279294
>Body [Wolf Jade's Body]
>Work again on the Horse Realm martial scroll
>>Gardening time : Look for spiritual plants
Maybe that storm left some boons behind or exposed something. That and the restful activity should be good for our soul wound.

More under social than just going to harass the guy for pills immediately since my intentions are to get a second opinion and explore options/judge based off recommendations:
>[Visit] Soulgaze

>>6278416
Me btw.

>>6279338
>>6279338
Yah if could rn sure. I assume the most valuable would be phoenix growth. As money or using opening up the growth realm. Or selling for growth items of lesser value to then realm hop.
Id also vote phoenix growth

>>6279358
>Most Valuable
Depends. Keeping the option in hand to create a bridge material for your or Wei Ball YEARLY-ACCOUNTING-CHESS-BATTLE remains solid

>>6279361
>Thinking on it phoenix has a lot of value it makes more sense to do phoenix common material. Idk phoenix boar spiritual beast?

But unless someone can argue why we wouldn't go phoenix growth feathers. Since we could sell growth realm entrances or straight merchant sell or make a deal with uncle soulgaze. Or material trade for more common materials.

>>6279356
>no astral meditations
>right before the sect needs marbles for Transhumanance
RIP

Well it's not like I've been saying for like 10 thread soul-lash is a serious condition

>>6279294
>Wolf's Jade Body + Grounded Phoenix's Amythyst Cry
>Meditate beneath our Tree with our Hemastone and study our damaged spiritual system through the lenses of Growth, Ichor, Blood, and Pain. See of Sister Ai wants to explore this with us. She's into friendship and presumeably healing. Maybe she has insights.
>Ask Uncle Soulgaze for help treating our SoulLash.