Chapter Summaries

Fang Shuwen and his companions reached Flying Snow City, where an unknown man attacked the city gate and three striking newcomers appeared. Chen Qi identified the book-reading scholar as Murong Qingchen, the Book Immortal, as the group watched him approach the city.

• Fang Shuwen learned from Lu Guiyan about the Great Glacier and the legendary Snow Country beyond it.
• Fang Shuwen and his companions saw a man attacking Flying Snow City's gate, and Fang Shuwen suspected he knew Wu Lingxiao was gravely injured.
• A powerful ascetic monk and a resentful young man riding a donkey arrived near the group.
• Fang Shuwen spotted a scholar who walked through obstacles while reading, and the scholar mistook him for City Lord Wu before correcting himself.
• Chen Qi recognized the scholar as Murong Qingchen, and Lu Guiyan identified him as the Book Immortal.

Fang Shuwen and Lu Guiyan entered Flying Snow City with the clients and discovered that the city’s chief steward, Liu Qi, lacked the birthmark tied to the alleged conspiracy. As guests gathered at the city lord’s residence, Fang Shuwen was challenged by the old man surnamed Gu.

• Fang Shuwen chose to enter Flying Snow City with Lu Guiyan and the others despite the danger surrounding Wu Lingxiao’s reported injuries.
• A donkey carried its rider away from the gates while the guests were being admitted into the city.
• Liu Qi introduced himself as Flying Snow City’s chief steward, and Lu Guiyan and Fang Shuwen noticed he had no birthmark on his left jaw.
• Liu Qi denied that Wu Lingxiao was injured and said the city lord was in seclusion, then hurried away when more visitors arrived.
• At the city lord’s residence, the old man surnamed Gu questioned Fang Shuwen’s place among the seated guests, and Fang Shuwen asked if he meant him.

Fang Shuwen defeated the old man surnamed Gu after the elder insulted his master, while Chen Yan identified Fang's palm technique as a lost Esoteric Buddhist art. Murong Qingchen then went to see Wu Lingxiao, and Fang Shuwen and Lu Guiyan followed.

• The old man surnamed Gu insulted Fang Shuwen and his master, so Fang struck him with Vajra Tower-Throwing and then slapped him across the face.
• The burly monk praised Fang Shuwen's palm technique, and Murong Qingchen copied the move and asked what it was called.
• Chen Yan arrived with a young woman and identified the move as Vajra Tower-Throwing, the first form of the lost Great Black Heaven Divine Palm.
• Murong Qingchen recognized Chen Yan as Chen Xuanji's son, while the young woman teased the fallen old man surnamed Gu.
• Murong Qingchen went to see Wu Lingxiao, and Fang Shuwen signaled to Lu Guiyan to follow.

Fang Shuwen and the others entered Flying Snow City's inner courtyard, where Murong Qingchen demanded the Seven-String Ancient Text and learned that an assassin had attacked the manor. As Murong Qingchen prepared to fight the four defenders, Fang Shuwen asked Liu Qi to sign and stamp the Lu'an Escort Agency's escort slip before the battle began.

• Lu Guiyan followed Fang Shuwen and Murong Qingchen into the inner courtyard, and Liu Qi discovered the hall had been abandoned.
• Liu Qi told Murong Qingchen that an assassin had appeared and the city was under martial law; Murong Qingchen asked whether Wu Lingxiao was alive and demanded the Seven-String Ancient Text.
• Xiao Yanyu explained that the Seven-String Ancient Text was Flying Snow City's inherited treasure and revealed she was from the Golden Bell Tower.
• The four people who had escorted Fang Shuwen's group into the city arrived and refused Murong Qingchen's demand to surrender the treasure.
• Fang Shuwen interrupted the looming fight and asked Liu Qi to sign and stamp the escort slip for Lu Guiyan.

Fang Shuwen helped Lu Guiyan complete the escort mission in Flying Snow City and received the Heavenly Intent Four Symbols Art as his reward. As they prepared to leave, the leader and others weighed whether to kill the Startling Flower Pavilion physician and maid to prevent them from treating Wu Lingxiao.

• Murong Qingchen let Fang Shuwen handle his escort business first.
• Lu Guiyan presented Liu Qi with the escort document, and Liu Qi signed and sealed it.
• The physician revealed that he had come from the Startling Flower Pavilion to treat Wu Lingxiao, and the maid showed the Lingxiao Token as proof.
• Gu Yuxian and the others considered killing the physician and maid to keep Wu Lingxiao from recovering and pursue the Seven-String Ancient Text.
• Fang Shuwen received the Heavenly Intent Four Symbols Art from the system, then prepared to leave with Lu Guiyan and the others.
• Someone called out for Fang Shuwen to wait.

Fang Shuwen left Flying Snow City with the Lu'an Escort Agency after helping them complete their escort job, then camped for the night and claimed the reward for the Heavenly Intent Four Symbols Art. As its internal force clashed with his other arts, the system began fusing them, and Fang Shuwen started guiding his Qi back to its origin.

• Liu Qi asked Fang Shuwen to remain in Flying Snow City until the assassin was caught, but Fang Shuwen insisted on leaving and credited the Lu'an Escort Agency for helping the city.
• Liu Qi escorted Fang Shuwen and the others out of the city, then hurried back to the city lord's manor while Murong Qingchen pursued the Seven-String Ancient Text.
• Outside the gates, Fang Shuwen and Mo Beidou discussed the Book Immortal, and Fang Shuwen noted that Chen Qi had stayed behind before leading the group toward Julu City.
• The Lu'an Escort Agency camped in the wilderness after nightfall, and Lu Guiyan urged everyone to remain alert.
• Fang Shuwen claimed the reward for the Heavenly Intent Four Symbols Art, triggering a conflict with his other internal forces and the system's automatic fusion; he then began guiding Qi back to its origin.

Fang Shuwen mastered the Heavenly Intent Four Symbols Art and discussed the escort journey and the Startling Flower Pavilion’s plans with Lu Guiyan. Their camp was then surrounded by red-robed strangers, whose leader confronted Fang Shuwen about killing Black Sha Cult members and demanded to know about the Seven-String Ancient Text.

• Fang Shuwen quickly mastered the Heavenly Intent Four Symbols Art and returned to the campfire.
• Lu Guiyan told Fang Shuwen she suspected the Startling Flower Pavilion had used the escort job as a diversion, while someone else was meant to save Wu Lingxiao.
• Fang Shuwen sensed trouble as the wind shifted, and red-robed strangers silently surrounded the camp.
• The red-robed leader asked Fang Shuwen whether he had killed Black Sha Cult members at Pearl Pavilion and seen the Divine Fire Seal.
• The leader said the group had come to kill Fang Shuwen and asked about the Seven-String Ancient Text, prompting Fang Shuwen to ask what it was used for.

Fang Shuwen questioned a red-robed man about the Divine Fire Seal and the phrase “Ten Thousand Miles Startled, Emperor on the Throne,” then fought the men in red when the man confirmed he would kill him. After Fang Shuwen defeated their joint attack, the red-robed man fled, was struck down, and begged not to die.

• Fang Shuwen learned that the red-robed man could not reveal the meaning of “Ten Thousand Miles Startled, Emperor on the Throne” because the secret would get him killed.
• Fang Shuwen attacked the men in red, killing several with the Great Black Heaven Divine Palm, while Lu Guiyan pulled Mo Beidou and the others out of the way.
• Fang Shuwen used Wind God's Wrath from the Heavenly Intent Four Symbols Art to scatter the men in red’s fiery joint palm attack and turn its flames back on them.
• Fang Shuwen pursued the red-robed man as he fled and knocked him down with a palm strike.
• The red-robed man looked up at Fang Shuwen and said that not dying seemed fine after all.

Fang Shuwen interrogated a red-robed attacker and learned that powerful factions had gathered in Flying Snow City to pursue the Seven-String Ancient Text. The man exploded before revealing the meaning of a cryptic prophecy, leaving Fang Shuwen to wonder what emperor it foretold.

• Fang Shuwen refused to release the red-robed man unless he shared useful information, and the man revealed that his group had come to Flying Snow City to seize the Seven-String Ancient Text and ambush the Startling Flower Pavilion.
• The red-robed man explained that Pavilion Master Ye Feihua could use [Non-Flower Attraction] to take on a thousand forms, making him difficult to identify and possibly already present among the group.
• Fang Shuwen drained the red-robed man's True Qi with [Beiming Shengong], but the man said an important figure in Flying Snow City was directing their plans.
• The red-robed man began reciting a prophecy about a dragon's roar and a world-shaking change, then his head exploded and his body burned.
• Fang Shuwen wondered what emperor the prophecy referred to and returned to Lu Guiyan and the others.

After the red-clad attackers died, Fang Shuwen parted ways with Lu Guiyan and Mo Beidou and returned to Flying Snow City, intending to investigate the force behind the Black Sha Cult. He found the city burning and fighting underway, then reached the city lord’s residence and caught a headless corpse falling from above.

• Fang Shuwen gave Mo Beidou the Ten-Year Dust-Shattering Pill for their master and set out to settle his personal grudges.
• Fang Shuwen used [Azure Cloud Step] to reach Flying Snow City and found it engulfed in flames.
• Fang Shuwen killed one man who was dragging a woman from her home and forced the other to reveal that the old city lord had ordered them to pose as outside enemies and loot the city.
• Fang Shuwen saw the city guards protecting residents and fighting the attackers before heading to the city lord’s residence.
• Fang Shuwen caught a body falling overhead and discovered that it had no head.

Fang Shuwen brought Xu Wenwan to Xu Shuxin's residence late at night. Xu Shuxin opened the door and recognized Fang Shuwen.

• Fang Shuwen led Xu Wenwan to Xu Shuxin's residence despite the late hour.
• Fang Shuwen knocked on the door.
• Xu Shuxin rubbed his eyes and asked Fang Shuwen if he had come again.

Fang Shuwen read Zhou Qingmei’s letter before deciding whether to meet Yu Yaoguang. Zhou Qingmei had returned to the mountain to enter seclusion, and cultivating the [Golden Jade Divine Art] required more than simply using the Jade Pure Fruit.

• Fang Shuwen opened the letter Zhaixing had handed him.
• Zhou Qingmei expressed concern for Fang Shuwen’s safety in the letter.
• Zhou Qingmei said she had returned to the mountain to enter seclusion.
• The chapter noted that the Jade Pure Fruit was easy to use, but cultivating the [Golden Jade Divine Art] was not simple.

The guard captain warned Shopkeeper Sun that he should not stay there that night if anything changed. Shopkeeper Sun said he barely knew the people there, so it was normal not to recognize everyone.

• The guard captain's expression shifted slightly.
• The guard captain told Shopkeeper Sun not to stay there that night if anything changed.
• Shopkeeper Sun hesitated and explained that he had only been there once or twice.

Fang Shuwen casually killed a person, shocking Shopkeeper Sun and the others. The onlookers were left stunned by the contrast between Fang Shuwen’s amiable appearance and his readiness to kill.

• Fang Shuwen killed a person with a wave of his hand.
• Shopkeeper Sun and the others watched in dumbstruck silence.
• Shopkeeper Sun and the others realized Fang Shuwen killed as readily as he appeared amiable.

Shui Qianrou recognized the handwriting on a mysterious message as her brother’s. Fang Shuwen wondered why he had arranged a midnight meeting and whether he was in serious trouble.

• Shui Qianrou confirmed that the handwriting was her brother’s.
• Fang Shuwen remarked on the mysterious midnight meeting.
• Fang Shuwen asked whether Shui Qianrou’s brother was in serious trouble.

Fang Shuwen dealt with the two people and turned to Fang Lingxin and Shui Qianrou, who had awakened. He asked whether they had seen everything.

• Fang Shuwen finished dealing with the two people.
• Fang Shuwen turned toward Fang Lingxin and Shui Qianrou.
• Fang Shuwen asked whether they had seen everything.

Shui Qianrou opened the door after Fang Shuwen nodded and greeted the visitor, whom she recognized as her big sister.

• Fang Shuwen thought the voice outside the door sounded familiar.
• Shui Qianrou glanced at Fang Shuwen and waited for his nod.
• Shui Qianrou opened the door, saw the visitor, and exclaimed that her big sister was pretty.

Chen Qi recognized the black-masked person who held a longsword against his neck after knocking his own sword away.

• A sword clash sent Chen Qi’s longsword flying.
• The black-masked person held a longsword against Chen Qi’s neck.
• Chen Qi recognized the masked person.

Fang Shuwen returned to Julu City and greeted Zheng Sihai, who was overjoyed to see him. Fang Shuwen apologized for making his master worry.

• Fang Shuwen bowed to greet Zheng Sihai.
• Zheng Sihai briefly froze, then began to rise before letting go of his chair.
• Zheng Sihai welcomed Fang Shuwen back and said he was glad to see him.
• Fang Shuwen apologized for being unfilial and making Zheng Sihai worry.

Fang Shuwen gathered the bottles and jars by the fire as Long Qingzhi asked him to protect her on the way to Cold Valley Town.

• Fang Shuwen put the bottles and jars into his pack.
• Fang Shuwen asked Long Qingzhi if she needed something.
• Long Qingzhi asked Fang Shuwen to protect her on the way to Cold Valley Town.