Brothers, the next chapter of I Am the Sword Immortal is about to go on sale!
I wanted you all to read more chapters for free, so I've pushed the sale until chapter 143. We've reached 460,000 free chapters, and this is a rare chance to chat with you all.
Over the years, since I started writing in 2006, my thoughts and outlook on life have been constantly changing. From a confused young man just out of university at 23, I've become someone at 39 who refuses to admit he's middle-aged. My writing style has also evolved, from a sharp-tongued scholar to Lin Zhao, who cherishes his parents and is willing to die for the sake of the world.
Actually, this book is far from just about Lin Zhao.
There are many others as well.
There's Ding Mudeng, Captain Ding, who drifted through half his life without achieving his ambitions, his immortal sword entrusted to others.
There's Mr. Qin Suihan, who willingly lowered himself to guard the world with a spiritual branch.
There's Su Shanjun, Shan You Fusu, who only wished to gaze upon one person for the rest of his life, and his Xi You He Hua.
There's Commander Chu, Chu Huaixi, who was determined to restore his kingdom and repay his sovereign's kindness.
There's Old Huang, Huang Tingyu, who met in Huangting and willingly betrayed the demon race to draw his sword for humanity.
There's Sister Bai, who risked her cultivation to help Lin Zhao slay the thirteen-realm Bai Lan with a single sword strike.
There's Xiao Jiuer, who trained her sword on Changming Mountain, yet her heart still yearned for Brother Lin Zhao.
There's Marquis Yue Hao, who led fifty-three thousand Cloud State cavalry to their deaths with a single command, his merits and demerits difficult to judge.
There's Marquis Wen, Wen Shuoyang, who schemed for humanity, exhausting his energy and finally dissolving his body into dust.
There's the beautiful sword immortal Lin Wanhua on Fusu Great Wall, who still couldn't forget Lin Zhao.
There's the River God Niangniang, Lin Xingchu, who guarded the Xi Jian River alone with one sword, holding back half of the invading top-tier demon races.
And the countless Xia tribe heroic spirits of Gray Mist Mountain, Zhang Xicheng of Falling Sunset Valley, Han Yurou of Bronze Mirror Lake, and many, many others.
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My mindset has changed over the years. To be honest, I no longer desire grand and passionate plots. I've been thinking, at 39, I can't keep writing the same things as before. Thus, this book, I Am the Sword Immortal, came to be. Switching from first-person to third-person, and the lengthy 460,000-character setup for entering the game—these are things I've never done before. This book presents many challenges for me.
It's about to go on sale, so I wanted to share this with you.
The issue of paid content, VIP reading, has always been criticized by readers. The debate over why one should pay to read has been ongoing for a long time. But things in this world are quite simple: you can spend money to read, or you can not. Which side are you on?
I believe in doing what you feel is right.
Lin Zhao believes in doing what is right: not disappointing his parents, protecting Xiao Jiuer, Xiao Shitang, Zhang Liucheng, and others behind him, and hoping for peace in the world. He also cherishes his life, but he is willing to die for the sake of the human race's peaceful years.
Ding Mudeng, from the ancestral court of the military school, a sealed sage with such formidable strength, why did he insist on interfering in human affairs? Why did he have to go to the Sea of Heavens? Why did he summon Fusu in the human world to cleave those two swords? Because he felt it was worth doing, that it should be done.
Qin Suihan, the Confucian sage, a frail scholar, guarded Bai Shu for decades with the Han Niu Sword. Why should a scholar concern himself with so much? Wouldn't it be better to quietly pursue his studies? He couldn't help it; the master believed that a gentleman should not shy away from what needs to be done.
In essence, they are all rebels. When faced with choices, they often choose the more difficult path because they believe it's the right thing to do. The same applies to whether or not you spend money to read. Words are the product of the author's hard work. Reading can be paid for. My previous books sometimes had over 100,000 to 200,000 collections, meaning hundreds of thousands of readers were following my work, but only a few thousand to ten thousand genuinely subscribed. To those few thousand, I sincerely thank you. In Ye Zi's heart, you are all rebels because you could have read for free, but you chose another path.
Therefore, I hope you will help support this book by subscribing. Your subscription will allow this book to go further and higher. For Ye Zi, this is also very important, as it determines whether my writing career will be longer and more sustained.
Finally, I thank every friend who has read I Am the Sword Immortal.
Whether you paid or not.
Thank you for liking my stories.
Thank you for leaving your footprints in the world I created.
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Next, the game chapter is about to begin. I hope you all enjoy it~~~