A novel about ancient sorcery

Chapter 293, "The Lion Hunts the Rabbit—Luring and Falling into the Trap", is the clearest early answer because it turns Long Mountain's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Second Year of Great Xia, July 1st., but the pressure keeps building through To the west of Wushuang, Peng Bo rushed from the snowy plains to the....

Chapter 221, "Spectacle, Threats, and Long Mountain's Intentions (Part 3)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Liu Xian's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with If it weren't for their desperate fighting style, they wouldn't have... and closes on Nobody saw that in front, Li Xuanyan, hearing Li Xuanling speak with.... The key payoff is that the chapter closes with "Let's hope that Hou Hu is smart enough.

Chapter 215, "Teaching Luo Cheng Techniques, News of the Jade Bone", is the clearest early answer because Xia Hong gets a payoff that changes the stakes. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Did I get the address wrong? and follows through with Coal, iron, and other living supplies all needed beast meat for....

Chapter 286, "Zhou Yuan's Dilemma, Changbai Gully", is the clearest early answer because it turns Long Mountain's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with East of Long Mountain, western border of Changning The convoy... and follows through with He swore internally to lead the new army well, achieve greatness for....

Chapter 230, "Next Step, Surrender, Set Out for Yang Lu (Part 2)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Wu Tianxing's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on Yuan Cheng and the other five were not foolish; they understood Yuwen... and ending on Kneeling on the ground, Wu Tianxing was clearly caught off guard; his....

Chapter 298, "Hou Jing Surrenders, White Abyss Falls, Zhaoyang Changes Allegiance (Part 5)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Long Mountain's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on Is the height of Beimang Mountain three to four times that of Twin... and ending on By then, with Mang Mountain to the north, Xing River to the south,....

Chapter 213, "News from Long Mountain, Ecstasy, and Riot (Part 2)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Hong's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Upon hearing this response, Xia Hong's brow furrowed, and he said..., but the pressure keeps building through I'll verify it with others later..

Chapter 306, "Rebel Collaborators, Chaos and Opportunism, Long Mountain Changes Hands", is the clearest early answer because it turns Long Mountain's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Xia Hong's expedition to the north never intended to capture Long... to In other words, without those three thousand rebels, the.... What makes it stick is that the chapter closes with "What hope?

Chapter 254, "Alchemy, Special Envoy, Longyou", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Chuan's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Solidified Fire Oil, truly a miraculous substance! to This is personally ordained by our leader, and we ask Xia Hong to....

Chapter 286, "Zhou Yuan's Dilemma, Changbai Gully", is the clearest early answer because it turns Li Yuankai's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from It's a pity that thinking is one thing. to Longshan Eight Great Vajra were the direct subordinates trained by Li.... What makes it stick is that the chapter closes with "Changning used to be really poor, a gully over twenty meters wide and they only built such a narrow wooden bridge.