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Genre: Steampunk xianxia, historical fantasy

No pairing

Length: 247 chapters + 7 extras (translation complete)

Total Word Count: 930,000

Summary: 

“If I had a choice, I would only want to be a little insect in the mundane dust, born in confusion, dying in mediocrity, never seeing the light of day beneath the fog of Jinping City.

Better than taking this wrong road to heaven.”

***Contrary to my usual policy of permitting retranslations, I do not permit retranslations of Tai Sui. Thank you for your understanding.***

Translation by E. Danglars. Please send comments, questions, and corrections to edanglarstranslations@gmail.com or find me on Twitter at edanglars.

Table of Contents

BOOK 1 - Drawing Spiritual Energy

• CHAPTER 1 - Midnight Song (1)
• CHAPTER 2 - Midnight Song (2)
• CHAPTER 3 - Midnight Song (3)
• CHAPTER 4 - Midnight Song (4)
• CHAPTER 5 - Midnight Song (5)
• CHAPTER 6 - Midnight Song (6)
• CHAPTER 7 - Midnight Song (7)
• CHAPTER 8 - Midnight Song (8)
• CHAPTER 9 - Midnight Song (9)
• CHAPTER 10 - Midnight Song (10)
• CHAPTER 11 - Midnight Song (11)
• CHAPTER 12 - Midnight Song (Final)
• CHAPTER 13 - The Dragon Bites Its Tail (1)
• CHAPTER 14 - The Dragon Bites Its Tail (2)
• CHAPTER 15 - The Dragon Bites Its Tail (3)
• CHAPTER 16 - The Dragon Bites Its Tail (4)
• CHAPTER 17 - The Dragon Bites Its Tail (5)
• CHAPTER 18 - The Dragon Bites Its Tail (6)
• CHAPTER 19 - The Dragon Bites Its Tail (7)
• CHAPTER 20 - The Dragon Bites Its Tail (8)
• CHAPTER 21 - The Dragon Bites Its Tail (9)
• CHAPTER 22 - The Dragon Bites Its Tail (10)
• CHAPTER 23 - The Dragon Bites Its Tail (11)
• CHAPTER 24 - The Dragon Bites Its Tail (12)
• CHAPTER 25 - The Dragon Bites Its Tail (13)
• CHAPTER 26 - The Dragon Bites Its Tail (14)
• CHAPTER 27 - The Dragon Bites Its Tail (15)
• CHAPTER 28 - The Dragon Bites Its Tail (16)
• CHAPTER 29 - The Dragon Bites Its Tail (17)
• CHAPTER 30 - The Dragon Bites Its Tail (18)
• CHAPTER 31 - The Dragon Bites Its Tail (19)
• CHAPTER 32 - The Dragon Bites Its Tail (Final)

BOOK 2 - Forming the Heart

• CHAPTER 33 - Fragrant Jade Miasma (1)
• CHAPTER 34 - Fragrant Jade Miasma (2)
• CHAPTER 35 - Fragrant Jade Miasma (3)
• CHAPTER 36 - Fragrant Jade Miasma (4)
• CHAPTER 37 - Fragrant Jade Miasma (Final)
• CHAPTER 38 - Demon Country (1)
• CHAPTER 39 - Demon Country (2)
• CHAPTER 40 - Demon Country (3)
• CHAPTER 41 - Demon Country (4)
• CHAPTER 42 - Demon Country (5)
• CHAPTER 43 - Demon Country (6)
• CHAPTER 44 - Demon Country (7)
• CHAPTER 45 - Demon Country (8)
• CHAPTER 46 - Demon Country (9)
• CHAPTER 47 - Demon Country (10)
• CHAPTER 48 - Demon Country (Final)
• CHAPTER 49 - The Mountain Falls (1)
• CHAPTER 50 - The Mountain Falls (2)
• CHAPTER 51 - The Mountain Falls (3)
• CHAPTER 52 - The Mountain Falls (4)
• CHAPTER 53 - The Mountain Falls (5)
• CHAPTER 54 - The Mountain Falls (6)
• CHAPTER 55 - The Mountain Falls (7)
• CHAPTER 56 - The Mountain Falls (8)
• CHAPTER 57 - The Mountain Falls (9)
• CHAPTER 58 - The Mountain Falls (10)
• CHAPTER 59 - The Mountain Falls (11)
• CHAPTER 60 - The Mountain Falls (12)
• CHAPTER 61 - The Mountain Falls (13)
• CHAPTER 62 - The Mountain Falls (14)
• CHAPTER 63 - The Mountain Falls (15)
• CHAPTER 64 - The Mountain Falls (16)
• CHAPTER 65 - The Mountain Falls (17)
• CHAPTER 66 - The Mountain Falls (Final)

BOOK 3 - Passing Through Tribulation 

• CHAPTER 67 - Indignant Cicadas (1)
• CHAPTER 68 - Indignant Cicadas (2)
• CHAPTER 69 - Indignant Cicadas (3)
• CHAPTER 70 - Indignant Cicadas (4)
• CHAPTER 71 - Indignant Cicadas (5)
• CHAPTER 72 - Indignant Cicadas (6)
• CHAPTER 73 - Indignant Cicadas (7)
• CHAPTER 74 - Indignant Cicadas (8)
• CHAPTER 75 - Indignant Cicadas (9)
• CHAPTER 76 - Indignant Cicadas (10)
• CHAPTER 77 - Indignant Cicadas (11)
• CHAPTER 78 - Indignant Cicadas (12)
• CHAPTER 79 - Indignant Cicadas (13)
• CHAPTER 80 - Indignant Cicadas (14)
• CHAPTER 81 - Indignant Cicadas (15)
• CHAPTER 82 - Indignant Cicadas (16)
• CHAPTER 83 - Indignant Cicadas (Final)
• CHAPTER 84 - Traveler Abroad (1)
• CHAPTER 85 - Traveler Abroad (2)
• CHAPTER 86 - Traveler Abroad (3)
• CHAPTER 87 - Traveler Abroad (4)
• CHAPTER 88 - Traveler Abroad (5)
• CHAPTER 89 - Traveler Abroad (6)
• CHAPTER 90 - Traveler Abroad (7)
• CHAPTER 91 - Traveler Abroad (8)
• CHAPTER 92 - Traveler Abroad (9)
• CHAPTER 93 - Traveler Abroad (Final)
• CHAPTER 94 - Unbound Knife (1)
• CHAPTER 95 - Unbound Knife (2)
• CHAPTER 96 - Unbound Knife (3)
• CHAPTER 97 - Unbound Knife (4)
• CHAPTER 98 - Unbound Knife (5)
• CHAPTER 99 - Unbound Knife (6)
• CHAPTER 100 - Unbound Knife (7)
• CHAPTER 101 - Unbound Knife (8)
• CHAPTER 102 - Unbound Knife (9)
• CHAPTER 103 - Unbound Knife (10)
• CHAPTER 104 - Unbound Knife (11)
• CHAPTER 105 - Unbound Knife (12)
• CHAPTER 106 - Unbound Knife (13)
• CHAPTER 107 - Unbound Knife (14)
• CHAPTER 108 - Unbound Knife (15)
• CHAPTER 109 - Unbound Knife (16)
• CHAPTER 110 - Unbound Knife (17)
• CHAPTER 111 - Unbound Knife (18)
• CHAPTER 112 - Unbound Knife (19)
• CHAPTER 113 - Unbound Knife (20)
• CHAPTER 114 - Unbound Knife (21)
• CHAPTER 115 - Unbound Knife (22)
• CHAPTER 116 - Unbound Knife (23)
• CHAPTER 117 - Unbound Knife (25)
• CHAPTER 118 - Unbound Knife (Final)
• CHAPTER 119 - Eternal Flame (1)
• CHAPTER 120 - Eternal Flame (2)
• CHAPTER 121 - Eternal Flame (3)
• CHAPTER 122 - Eternal Flame (4)
• CHAPTER 123 - Eternal Flame (5)
• CHAPTER 124 - Eternal Flame (6)
• CHAPTER 125 - Eternal Flame (7)
• CHAPTER 126 - Eternal Flame (8)
• CHAPTER 127 - Eternal Flame (9)
• CHAPTER 128 - Eternal Flame (10)
• CHAPTER 129 - Eternal Flame (11)
• CHAPTER 130 - Eternal Flame (12)
• CHAPTER 131 - Eternal Flame (13)
• CHAPTER 132 - Eternal Flame (14)
• CHAPTER 133 - Eternal Flame (15)
• CHAPTER 134 - Eternal Flame (16)
• CHAPTER 135 - Eternal Flame (17)
• CHAPTER 136 - Eternal Flame (18)
• CHAPTER 137 - Eternal Flame (19)
• CHAPTER 138 - Eternal Flame (20)
• CHAPTER 139 - Eternal Flame (21)
• CHAPTER 140 - Eternal Flame (22)
• CHAPTER 141 - Eternal Flame (23)
• CHAPTER 142 - Eternal Flame (Final)

BOOK 4 - Overturning the Mountains 

• CHAPTER 143 - The Storm Begins (1)
• CHAPTER 144 - The Storm Begins (2)
• CHAPTER 145 - The Storm Begins (3)
• CHAPTER 146 - The Storm Begins (4)
• CHAPTER 147 - The Storm Begins (5)
• CHAPTER 148 - The Storm Begins (6)
• CHAPTER 149 - The Storm Begins (7)
• CHAPTER 150 - The Storm Begins (8)
• CHAPTER 151 - The Storm Begins (9)
• CHAPTER 152 - The Storm Begins (10)
• CHAPTER 153 - The Storm Begins (11)
• CHAPTER 154 - The Storm Begins (12)
• CHAPTER 155 - The Storm Begins (13)
• CHAPTER 156 - The Storm Begins (14)
• CHAPTER 157 - The Storm Begins (Final)
• CHAPTER 158 - Flower in the Mirror (1)
• CHAPTER 159 - Flower in the Mirror (2)
• CHAPTER 160 - Flower in the Mirror (3)
• CHAPTER 161 - Flower in the Mirror (4)
• CHAPTER 162 - Flower in the Mirror (5)
• CHAPTER 163 - Flower in the Mirror (6)
• CHAPTER 164 - Flower in the Mirror (7)
• CHAPTER 165 - Flower in the Mirror (8)
• CHAPTER 166 - Flower in the Mirror (9)
• CHAPTER 167 - Flower in the Mirror (10)
• CHAPTER 168 - Flower in the Mirror (11)
• CHAPTER 169 - Flower in the Mirror (12)
• CHAPTER 170 - Flower in the Mirror (13)
• CHAPTER 171 - Flower in the Mirror (14)
• CHAPTER 172 - Flower in the Mirror (15)
• CHAPTER 173 - Flower in the Mirror (16)
• CHAPTER 174 - Flower in the Mirror (Final)
• CHAPTER 175 - Tomb of the Sage (1)
• CHAPTER 176 - Tomb of the Sage (2)
• CHAPTER 177 - Tomb of the Sage (3)
• CHAPTER 178 - Tomb of the Sage (4)
• CHAPTER 179 - Tomb of the Sage (5)
• CHAPTER 180 - Tomb of the Sage (6)
• CHAPTER 181 - Tomb of the Sage (7)
• CHAPTER 182 - Tomb of the Sage (8)
• CHAPTER 183 - Tomb of the Sage (9)
• CHAPTER 184 - Tomb of the Sage (10)
• CHAPTER 185 - Tomb of the Sage (11)
• CHAPTER 186 - Tomb of the Sage (12)
• CHAPTER 187 - Tomb of the Sage (13)
• CHAPTER 188 - Tomb of the Sage (Final)
• CHAPTER 189 - A Life of Regret (1)
• CHAPTER 190 - A Life of Regret (2)
• CHAPTER 191 - A Life of Regret (3)
• CHAPTER 192 - A Life of Regret (4)
• CHAPTER 193 - A Life of Regret (5)
• CHAPTER 194 - A Life of Regret (6)
• CHAPTER 195 - A Life of Regret (7)
• CHAPTER 196 - A Life of Regret (8)
• CHAPTER 197 - A Life of Regret (9)
• CHAPTER 198 - A Life of Regret (10)
• CHAPTER 199 - A Life of Regret (11)
• CHAPTER 200 - A Life of Regret (12)
• CHAPTER 201 - A Life of Regret (13)
• CHAPTER 202 - A Life of Regret (14)
• CHAPTER 203 - A Life of Regret (15)
• CHAPTER 204 - A Life of Regret (16)
• CHAPTER 205 - A Life of Regret (17)
• CHAPTER 206 - A Life of Regret (18)
• CHAPTER 207 - A Life of Regret (19)
• CHAPTER 208 - A Life of Regret (20)
• CHAPTER 209 - A Life of Regret (21)
• CHAPTER 210 - A Life of Regret (22)
• CHAPTER 211 - A Life of Regret (23)
• CHAPTER 212 - A Life of Regret (24)
• CHAPTER 213 - A Life of Regret (25)
• CHAPTER 214 - A Life of Regret (26)
• CHAPTER 215 - A Life of Regret (27)
• CHAPTER 216 - A Life of Regret (28)
• CHAPTER 217 - A Life of Regret (29)
• CHAPTER 218 - A Life of Regret (30)
• CHAPTER 219 - A Life of Regret (31)
• CHAPTER 220 - A Life of Regret (32)
• CHAPTER 221 - A Life of Regret (33)
• CHAPTER 222 - A Life of Regret (34)
• CHAPTER 223 - A Life of Regret (35)
• CHAPTER 224 - A Life of Regret (36)
• CHAPTER 225 - A Life of Regret (37)
• CHAPTER 226 - A Life of Regret (38)
• CHAPTER 227 - A Life of Regret (39)
• CHAPTER 228 - A Life of Regret (40)
• CHAPTER 229 - A Life of Regret (41)
• CHAPTER 230 - A Life of Regret (42)
• CHAPTER 231 - A Life of Regret (43)
• CHAPTER 232 - A Life of Regret (Final)

BOOK 5 - Travelers' Welcome

• CHAPTER 233 - Conclusion (1)
• CHAPTER 234 - Conclusion (2)
• CHAPTER 235 - Conclusion (3)
• CHAPTER 236 - Conclusion (4)
• CHAPTER 237 - Conclusion (5)
• CHAPTER 238 - Conclusion (6)
• CHAPTER 239 - Conclusion (7)
• CHAPTER 240 - Conclusion (8)
• CHAPTER 241 - Conclusion (9)
• CHAPTER 242 - Conclusion (10)
• CHAPTER 243 - Conclusion (11)
• CHAPTER 244 - Conclusion (12)
• CHAPTER 245 - Conclusion (13)
• CHAPTER 246 - Conclusion (14)
• CHAPTER 247 - Conclusion (Final)

EXTRAS

• EXTRA 1 - Antiquity
• EXTRA 2 - Antiquity Continued
• EXTRA 3 - New Capital
• EXTRA 4 - Western Chu
• EXTRA 5 - Frost and Snow
• EXTRA 6 - Jinping (1)
• EXTRA 7 - Jinping (Final)