Vol. 5Wudang’s New Leader

Chen Xiaofan rose to fame after defeating challengers at the Wudang Martial Arts Tournament, then left Mount Wudang and defeated people he encountered on the road. The volume ended with the leader of a sect whose future heir Chen had killed demanding to fight him alone.

  • Chen Xiaofan killed Xuan after defeating the Xuanming Elders and their allies before the assembled sect members.
  • Chen Xiaofan gave money to women in taverns, but the Young Master in White stole his Storage Ring and returned with armed men.
  • Chen Xiaofan knocked Wan Bo from the arena and accepted one million taels in compensation from the escort agency owner.
  • The Young Girl beat a Tianlong Sect disciple and a female disciple for insulting Chen Xiaofan, and he resolved to help her reach immortality.
  • Chen Xiaofan split a distant mountain with one sword strike and won the tournament after no one agreed to spar with him.
  • Chen Xiaofan mastered Wang Dali’s Chest Crushing Stone act, then left the city after striking a Young Master and his servant.
  • Chen Xiaofan learned sword forging by watching the Sword Forger, then defeated him and his master in contests.
  • Chen Xiaofan killed the Man in Purple after killing the Black-faced Man, and the dead man’s sect leader demanded to challenge him alone.
Chapters 401–500 Read from ch. 401

Arc 17Tournament and Retribution

Chen Xiaofan oversees the Wudang Martial Arts Tournament, where Song Yuanqiao keeps the matches peaceful and the new Sect Leader draws rumors of his power. Away from the tournament, Chen Xiaofan punishes those who exploit or attack others, ending the stretch by killing Xuan before a crowd of sect members.

  • Chen Xiaofan took the central seat at the Martial Arts Tournament by mistake, then moved aside as Zhang Sanfeng officially opened the event.
  • Song Yuanqiao refereed a series of prolonged matches and awarded tied contestants banners, while Chen Xiaofan watched and considered how the tournament could benefit Wudang Sect.
  • Chen Xiaofan rode his sword through the air after the tournament, leading onlookers to suspect he was Wudang Sect’s New Sect Leader.
  • Chen Xiaofan intervened when a middle-aged man beat a young debtor, but killed the man after he grew greedy and tried to extort more money.
  • Chen Xiaofan gave the young man a hundred taels of silver, then visited taverns and gave money to crying women before Young Master in White stole his Storage Ring.
  • Young Master in White returned with armed men and summoned the Xuanming Elders, but Chen Xiaofan defeated the attackers and sent the Elders flying with his strength.
  • Members of several sects arrived and watched as the Xuanming Elders begged for mercy, while Chen Xiaofan continued eating and drinking.
  • Chen Xiaofan pinned the Xuanming Elders down with his pressure and killed Xuan as Young Master in White and the assembled sect members watched in horror.
Chapters 401–425 Summaries Read

Arc 18The New Sect Leader’s Rising Fame

Chen Xiaofan’s effortless victories spread his reputation across the martial world and drew more sects to Mount Wudang. At the tournament, the Young Girl defended him against an arrogant Tianlong Sect disciple and a mocking female disciple, while Chen Xiaofan resolved to help her reach immortality.

  • Chen Xiaofan crushed the Young Master in White and his followers, then accepted one million taels in compensation from the escort agency owner.
  • Chen Xiaofan returned to the Martial Arts Gathering, where the competing sects staged showy matches and Wan Bo challenged him before being knocked from the arena with a sword hilt.
  • Wan Bo apologized to Zhang Sanfeng and offered compensation, while news of Chen Xiaofan’s victory spread through the martial world and brought small sects bearing gifts to Mount Wudang.
  • Zhang Sanfeng arranged more space for the growing crowds, while Chen Xiaofan watched the tournament and left rival sects to argue over their guest rooms.
  • A Tianlong Sect Chief Disciple challenged Chen Xiaofan and pursued the Young Girl, who struck him repeatedly after he insulted Chen Xiaofan.
  • The Young Girl also beat a female disciple who had mocked her, and the injured pair apologized to her and Chen Xiaofan.
  • Chen Xiaofan resolved to help the Young Girl reach immortality with a Foundation Establishment Pill as the crowd questioned why she had defended a Labor Disciple.
Chapters 426–450 Summaries Read

Arc 19The New Wudang Leader

Chen Xiaofan revealed his immense power at the Martial Arts Tournament, earning recognition as Wudang Sect’s New Sect Leader. He left Mount Wudang to travel, mastered a street performer’s Chest Crushing Stone act, and ended the stretch confronting two men who tried to rob him.

  • The gathered sects resumed the tournament, and Chen Xiaofan eventually appeared as Wudang Sect’s New Sect Leader, surprising the martial artists with his youth.
  • After the crowd questioned his appointment, Chen Xiaofan flew high above the arena and split a distant mountain with one sword strike.
  • The Eastern Camp Super Swordsman witnessed Chen Xiaofan’s feats, while his father received the news and vowed to reclaim first place.
  • With no one willing to spar against him, Chen Xiaofan won the arena contest, then told Zhang Sanfeng and Song Yuanqiao he planned to travel.
  • Chen Xiaofan left Mount Wudang, followed the smell of food into a city, and watched Wang Dali perform Chest Crushing Stone.
  • Chen Xiaofan mastered the act, endured ten rocks being shattered on his chest, and struck the wealthy Young Master and his servant when they tried to take back their money.
  • Chen Xiaofan gave Wang Dali and his wife fifty taels before leaving, while two Men in Black followed him and demanded his silver and treasure in an alley.
Chapters 451–475 Summaries Read

Arc 20The Swordsmith’s Challenge

Chen Xiaofan mastered sword forging by watching a renowned Sword Forger, then defeated both the craftsman and his master in contests and sold his swords. After killing men who provoked him, he faced the dead heir’s sect, whose leader insisted on fighting him alone.

  • Chen Xiaofan defeated two robbers, severed their hands, and took their silver before entering a district of weapon shops.
  • Chen Xiaofan learned sword forging by watching the Sword Forger, then won their contest and sold his sword for two hundred taels.
  • The Sword Forger brought his master to challenge Chen Xiaofan, but Chen forged a superior sword and forced both men to acknowledge defeat and apologize.
  • Chen Xiaofan accepted the Sword Forger’s treasured sword and sold his remaining blade to the Grey-clothed Man for three hundred taels.
  • When the Black-faced Man tried to force Chen Xiaofan to forge a sword, Chen beat him and later killed him after rejecting his plea for mercy.
  • Chen Xiaofan dismissed warnings about the dead man’s sect, then killed the Man in Purple for reporting him to the sect’s men.
  • The men in black revealed that Chen Xiaofan had killed their sect’s future heir, and their leader insisted on challenging him alone.
Chapters 476–500 Summaries Read
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