Chapter Summaries

Chen Xiaofan and the Young Girl discovered signs that people had once lived in a cave, but the Young Girl realized they had likely been killed there and urged him to leave. As they headed out, wolves with glowing eyes appeared in the darkness.

• Chen Xiaofan judged that people had lived in the cave for a long time and decided it was safe enough to spend the night.
• The Young Girl examined the soot and food remains and warned that the cave’s former occupants had been killed.
• Chen Xiaofan agreed to leave with the Young Girl and headed for the exit with her.
• A terrifying wolf howl sounded outside as pairs of red and green eyes glimmered in the darkness.

Chen Xiaofan faced a pack of beasts gathering outside the cave while the Young Girl trembled in fear. After reassuring him with a kiss and asking him to be careful, she stood behind him as he drew his sword to confront the beasts.

• The Young Girl froze in terror as glowing eyes and roars revealed beasts gathering outside the cave.
• Chen Xiaofan stayed calm, recognizing the approaching creatures and believing they posed no threat to him.
• Chen Xiaofan reassured the Young Girl that he would protect her, even boasting that he would not fear Land Immortal Zhang Sanfeng.
• The Young Girl admitted she could not control her fear, kissed Chen Xiaofan, and asked him to be careful.
• The Young Girl moved behind Chen Xiaofan as he drew his longsword and challenged the beasts.

Chen Xiaofan fought off a pack of beasts by killing two leaders with powerful kicks. The remaining creatures backed down as he approached one of them.

• Two enormous beasts charged at Chen Xiaofan, and he kicked them through a wall and away from him.
• The beasts’ eyes went dark in the cracks, and Chen Xiaofan realized he had killed both leaders.
• The remaining beasts stopped attacking and began retreating, while the Young Girl watched in astonishment and admiration.
• Chen Xiaofan advanced until he stood before a beast lying prone and too frightened to move.

Chen Xiaofan frightened the beasts into submission after killing their leader, then pulled out a leopard’s fangs and kicked it to death. He moved toward another cowering leopard as the Young Girl watched him with admiration.

• The beasts lay motionless in fear after Chen Xiaofan kicked one of their leaders to death.
• The Young Girl admired Chen Xiaofan and considered him the most important person in her life.
• Chen Xiaofan pulled out a leopard’s two front teeth, making it scream.
• Chen Xiaofan kicked the leopard into a wall, killing it.
• Chen Xiaofan identified the beasts as mostly leopards and some lions, then stepped toward another leopard lying obediently on the ground.

Chen Xiaofan slaughtered the attacking wild beasts and prepared to grill some of their meat with Young Girl. The fight ended, and the two began cooking their meal.

• Chen Xiaofan kicked the immobilized leopard to death and smashed its body against a wall.
• Young Girl cheered as Chen Xiaofan turned to face the remaining wild beasts.
• Chen Xiaofan kicked the beasts into the wall one by one until the herd was dead.
• Chen Xiaofan spared two or three beasts, skinned them, and cut meat from their thighs.
• Chen Xiaofan built a fire and asked Young Girl to help him grill the meat.

Chen Xiaofan and the Young Girl roasted and ate leopard meat, then packed the leftovers as dried provisions and slept in the cave. The next morning, they set out for Baishi City to find a weapons master, leaving Chen Xiaofan to continue on foot after discovering his horse had been killed.

• Chen Xiaofan and the Young Girl roasted leopard meat with salt and spices, ate their fill, and saved the remaining meat as provisions.
• Chen Xiaofan tied the dried meat around his neck and had the Young Girl carry some before they slept on the leopard skin.
• Chen Xiaofan and the Young Girl woke the next morning and left the cave, intending to travel to Baishi City to find a weapons master.
• Chen Xiaofan discovered that tigers and leopards had killed his horse and led the Young Girl toward Baishi City on foot.

Chen Xiaofan agreed to keep traveling with the Young Girl after learning she had no family or friends left. They reached Fulai Inn, where she asked to share his room because she felt unsafe alone.

• Chen Xiaofan learned that the Young Girl's entire family had died and decided to keep her by his side.
• Chen Xiaofan and the Young Girl continued toward Baishi City, but she refused his offer to carry her using Sword Riding Flight.
• At noon, Chen Xiaofan led the tired Young Girl into Fulai Inn to rest.
• The Young Girl grabbed Chen Xiaofan's hand and asked to stay in his room rather than pay for another one.
• Chen Xiaofan agreed to share the room with the Young Girl, and the waiter went downstairs.

After waking in the evening, Chen Xiaofan saw the inn’s waiter and a plump middle-aged man practicing martial arts and offered to correct their technique in exchange for his room fee. The waiter dismissed him as a boastful child, leaving Chen Xiaofan to keep quiet despite believing their flawed practice would soon ruin their health.

• Chen Xiaofan woke in the evening after sleeping through the afternoon and noticed the waiter practicing martial arts with a plump middle-aged man.
• Chen Xiaofan and the Young Girl exchanged glances but said nothing about their growing closeness after sharing a bed.
• Chen Xiaofan went downstairs, asked the waiter to heat his wild game, and offered martial arts pointers as payment for the room.
• The waiter rejected Chen Xiaofan’s offer, saying an expert had taught them the technique and that a seven-year-old should not boast.
• Chen Xiaofan judged that their incorrect practice would seriously damage their bodies, but chose not to press the matter after they refused his help.

Chen Xiaofan paid for a room and asked the waiter to cook their provisions, while the waiter and inn owner mocked his martial arts advice. After realizing the travelers had valuable Leopard meat, they decided to rob them after nightfall.

• Chen Xiaofan paid two taels for the room and gave the waiter provisions to cook.
• The waiter and owner laughed at Chen Xiaofan for claiming to understand martial arts.
• The owner recognized the travelers’ meat as valuable Leopard meat, and the waiter guessed they had money.
• The waiter proposed robbing Chen Xiaofan and his companion, and the owner agreed to attack after nightfall.

The inn owner and waiter prepared to kill Chen Xiaofan and the woman for their money, but they held back from attacking when they entered the room. They served the meal and considered using Drunkard’s Brew in a bowl of soup before striking after dark.

• The owner and waiter gathered a rusty sword and kitchen knives, then hid them on their persons while cooking Leopard meat.
• The owner knocked on the guests’ door, and Chen Xiaofan opened it as the waiter carried in the meal.
• The owner saw the woman reading a martial arts manual but dismissed her as too weak to threaten them.
• The owner and waiter decided to wait until night before attacking the two guests.
• The owner and waiter remembered the inn’s Drunkard’s Brew and considered adding it to soup for the guests.

Chen Xiaofan and his companion refused the innkeepers’ attempt to serve them soup, so the owner and waiter prepared to kill and rob them that night. A wealthy White-robed Man arrived at the Fulai Inn, paid his way past the innkeepers’ refusal, and asked for a plate of the meat he had smelled.

• Chen Xiaofan refused soup, and the waiter and owner left the room after failing to drug the guests.
• The owner and waiter planned to kill and rob Chen Xiaofan and his companion, preparing knives and iron chains.
• The White-robed Man arrived on a valuable horse and asked to stay at the inn.
• The waiter and owner initially turned the White-robed Man away because they had booked the inn for their scheme.
• The White-robed Man tossed them a large gold ingot, and the innkeepers eagerly welcomed him inside.
• The White-robed Man sat down and asked for a plate of the fragrant meat, offering to pay any price.

The inn owner and waiter drugged a customer and planned to rob Chen Xiaofan, but Chen sensed them approaching and prepared to deal with them. The story left them sneaking upstairs toward his room, unaware that he had detected their intentions.

• The owner and waiter sold the customer Chen Xiaofan's meat, drugged his wine with Drunkard's Brew, and carried him to bed.
• After night fell, the owner and waiter armed themselves and crept upstairs, planning to rob Chen Xiaofan and possibly kill him.
• Chen Xiaofan felt an ominous premonition, while the Young Girl's left eyelid twitched and she warned that someone might be coming after them.
• Chen Xiaofan reassured the Young Girl that they could handle any attackers, and she agreed.
• Chen Xiaofan heard the owner and waiter approach, recognized their treacherous intentions, and decided their inn would not stay open.

Chen Xiaofan confronted the inn owner and waiter when they entered his room armed to rob and murder him and the Young Girl. He killed the owner with a sword, leaving the waiter stunned.

• The owner and waiter entered Chen Xiaofan’s room with knives and admitted they planned to rob and murder him and the Young Girl.
• The owner attacked Chen Xiaofan, but his butcher knife could not cut through a stone Chen Xiaofan held.
• Chen Xiaofan split the butcher knife with his palm and slapped the owner to the floor.
• Chen Xiaofan drew a sword and cut off the owner’s head as the waiter watched in disbelief.

Chen Xiaofan killed the Tianqiong Sect waiter and owner after they tried to rob and murder him, then buried the inn’s treasure before leaving with the Young Girl. On the road, they encountered a convoy that seemed to belong to the Tianshan Child Elder, whose follower recognized Chen Xiaofan.

• Chen Xiaofan learned that the waiter belonged to the small Tianqiong Sect, then killed him with a sword.
• Chen Xiaofan and the Young Girl searched the inn, buried several hundred thousand taels of gold and silver in the courtyard, and slept in a clean room.
• The next morning, Chen Xiaofan warned a White-robed Man that he had killed the inn’s owner and waiter, then left with the Young Girl.
• A boy in a convoy that seemed to belong to the Tianshan Child Elder recognized Chen Xiaofan and asked whether his master wanted to look at him.

Tianshan Child Elder tried to avoid Chen Xiaofan, but Grand Chan Master Vajra arrived before they could pass. After revealing that he had emerged from seclusion with greatly increased cultivation, Grand Chan Master Vajra turned his attention to Chen Xiaofan.

• Tianshan Child Elder chose to take another road after a disciple spotted Chen Xiaofan approaching.
• Chen Xiaofan and the young girl arrived before Tianshan Child Elder, preventing her from avoiding them.
• Grand Chan Master Vajra appeared with astonishing speed, and Tianshan Child Elder recognized the Shaolin elder.
• Grand Chan Master Vajra told Tianshan Child Elder that he had emerged from seclusion, broken through, and felt close to becoming immortal.
• Grand Chan Master Vajra looked at Chen Xiaofan, whom he mistook for a junior disciple of Mount Wudang.

Tianshan Child Elder warned Grand Chan Master Vajra that Chen Xiaofan was far stronger than he appeared, but Grand Chan Master Vajra refused to believe her. The chapter ended with him turning a suspicious gaze toward Chen Xiaofan.

• Tianshan Child Elder urged Grand Chan Master Vajra to address Chen Xiaofan as Senior and warned that he might be no match for him.
• Grand Chan Master Vajra doubted her warning and threatened to slap her for speaking nonsense.
• Tianshan Child Elder explained that Chen Xiaofan had crippled her with one move and overwhelmed the martial artists at the Martial Arts Gathering.
• Grand Chan Master Vajra briefly considered Chen Xiaofan's strength but dismissed Tianshan Child Elder's account and insisted he was stronger.
• Tianshan Child Elder stopped arguing, and Grand Chan Master Vajra turned his suspicious gaze toward Chen Xiaofan.

Chen Xiaofan challenged Grand Chan Master Vajra, hoping to learn his martial arts, but the master refused to fight and tried to leave. The chapter ended with Chen Xiaofan grabbing his hand and warning him not to blame him if he got sent flying.

• Grand Chan Master Vajra laughed at Chen Xiaofan for appearing to have no cultivation, while Chen Xiaofan said the master could not sense his aura.
• Chen Xiaofan invited Grand Chan Master Vajra to exchange a move so he could learn the master's martial arts.
• Grand Chan Master Vajra refused to fight, warned Chen Xiaofan against arrogance, and turned to leave.
• Chen Xiaofan blocked Grand Chan Master Vajra and challenged him to punch him, promising not to move back.
• Grand Chan Master Vajra told Chen Xiaofan to get out of his way, so Chen Xiaofan grabbed his hand and said he would strike first.

Chen Xiaofan easily defeated Grand Chan Master Vajra in a clash of martial arts, sending him crashing into a tree and leaving Tianshan Child Elder and her disciples stunned. Grand Chan Master Vajra recovered enough to demand an explanation for Chen Xiaofan’s strength.

• Grand Chan Master Vajra grew furious at Chen Xiaofan’s confidence and challenged him to fight.
• Grand Chan Master Vajra unleashed his Grand Vajra Chan Finger while Chen Xiaofan remained calm.
• Chen Xiaofan met the attack with a light palm sweep and overwhelmed Grand Chan Master Vajra.
• Chen Xiaofan sent Grand Chan Master Vajra flying into a tree, where he vomited blood.
• Tianshan Child Elder and her disciples stared in shock as Grand Chan Master Vajra asked Chen Xiaofan what martial arts he had used.
• Chen Xiaofan dismissed Grand Chan Master Vajra as useless and arrogant.

Chen Xiaofan faced Grand Chan Master Vajra’s strongest palm technique with a casual strike and sent him flying again. The clash left Chen Xiaofan standing calmly while Grand Chan Master Vajra disappeared into the distance.

• Grand Chan Master Vajra demanded to know Chen Xiaofan’s martial art, but Chen Xiaofan refused to explain because of his arrogance.
• Grand Chan Master Vajra dismissed his earlier defeat as a trick and attacked with the Vajra Great Bodhi Prajna Palm.
• The palm strike’s force split the ground and ruptured the ears of Tianshan Child Elder’s disciples.
• Chen Xiaofan advanced and answered with a seemingly ordinary palm strike.
• Their palms collided, and Grand Chan Master Vajra cried out and was sent flying as Chen Xiaofan calmly withdrew his hand.

Chen Xiaofan sent Grand Chan Master Vajra crashing into a fissure with one palm, but Vajra revived himself with a Sarira and prepared to fight again. Chen Xiaofan told him to unleash all his strongest martial arts at once because he was in a hurry.

• Tianshan Child Elder, her disciples, and Young Girl watched in shock as Chen Xiaofan's palm sent Grand Chan Master Vajra through a tree and into a deep fissure.
• Tianshan Child Elder and her disciples feared that Grand Chan Master Vajra had been killed, but he swallowed a Sarira and leaped from the fissure.
• Grand Chan Master Vajra accused Chen Xiaofan of courting death and strengthened himself by circulating his inner power.
• Chen Xiaofan laughed at Grand Chan Master Vajra's refusal to accept defeat and told him to use all his strongest martial arts at once.