Chapter Summaries

Chen Xiaofan accidentally sat in the seat reserved for the new Wudang Sect Leader, drawing confusion and murmurs from the crowd. He moved to an ordinary stool, and Zhang Sanfeng began the Martial Arts Tournament with Chen Xiaofan's agreement.

• Chen Xiaofan arrived at the packed venue, greeted acquaintances with a wave, and sat in the central seat reserved for the new Wudang Sect Leader.
• A Labor Disciple explained that the tournament had not begun because the new sect leader had yet to arrive, and Chen Xiaofan realized he had taken the leader's seat.
• Chen Xiaofan heard the crowd discussing his place in the seat and moved to an inconspicuous stool, quieting their murmurs.
• Zhang Sanfeng and the senior disciples noticed the crowd's reaction, and Chen Xiaofan told Zhang Sanfeng not to worry about the incident.
• Zhang Sanfeng signaled for the gongs and drums to sound, officially beginning the Martial Arts Tournament.

Song Yuanqiao opened the Wudang Martial Arts Tournament, where visiting sects took turns displaying their skills and making themselves known. The first two matches ended without a decisive victor, and another pair began a loud, attention-grabbing exhibition.

• Song Yuanqiao announced the tournament’s start and acted as referee, recording results and awarding brocade banners.
• Representatives of the Jiangshan Sect and Jiangshui Sect fought a dazzling but cautious match, and Song Yuanqiao declared a tie so both could leave satisfied.
• Representatives of the Tianchang Sect and Dishui Sect appeared carrying an excessive assortment of weapons, drawing praise from the crowd.
• The Tianchang Sect and Dishui Sect representatives introduced themselves loudly and began their match.

Chen Xiaofan watched the Martial Arts Tournament and saw other sects using it to gain attention as two competitors prolonged their evenly matched bout. Song Yuanqiao finally awarded both fighters embroidered pennants and declared them equals, leaving the tournament to continue without a winner.

• Chen Xiaofan overheard spectators speculating about the Wudang Sect’s new Sect Leader and expecting him to appear as the tournament’s grand finale.
• Two fighters kept trading blows without gaining an advantage, prolonging their match as Chen Xiaofan suspected they wanted to stay in the spotlight.
• The crowd grew impatient and loudly criticized the fighters for wasting time and keeping others from taking the stage.
• The two fighters conceded that they had to leave the arena and asked referee Song Yuanqiao to judge their match.
• Song Yuanqiao awarded each fighter an embroidered pennant and announced that they were equal in skill, satisfying both without naming a winner.

Song Yuanqiao declared both sects winners to preserve goodwill, earning Chen Xiaofan’s approval. The third match featured two white-haired young men whose flashy saber performance caught Chen Xiaofan’s interest, though he saw that they lacked real martial skill.

• Song Yuanqiao declared both contestants winners and gave them pennants, and Zhang Sanfeng approved of his diplomatic solution.
• Chen Xiaofan praised Song Yuanqiao and decided to leave the sect’s interpersonal matters to him.
• After a rest, two white-haired young men in white robes began the third match with flashy saber forms.
• Chen Xiaofan watched the men fight through the air and realized their techniques were more show than substance.
• Chen Xiaofan saw through their repeated saber forms and recognized that the two had only innate-level cultivation.

Chen Xiaofan waited as two white-haired men continued their drawn-out contest, then noticed Song Yuanqiao showing a Storage Ring to another sect’s Sect Leader. The Sect Leader and his disciples were stunned by the ring, and Chen Xiaofan considered giving them one if it brought benefits to Wudang Sect.

• Chen Xiaofan decided to tolerate the two white-haired men’s prolonged contest after realizing he also wanted to gain recognition at the Martial Arts Tournament.
• Chen Xiaofan noticed Song Yuanqiao speaking with a huge, chubby Sect Leader from another sect.
• Chen Xiaofan recognized the Storage Ring Song Yuanqiao showed the Sect Leader as one he had given Master, who had passed it on to Song Yuanqiao.
• Song Yuanqiao demonstrated the Storage Ring’s functions, leaving the Sect Leader astonished.
• Several disciples from the Sect Leader’s sect arrived, and Song Yuanqiao showed them the ring, shocking them as well.
• Chen Xiaofan considered giving the sect a Storage Ring if doing so could bring tangible benefits to Wudang Sect.

Chen Xiaofan watched the crowd marvel at Song Yuanqiao's Storage Ring before the Martial Arts Tournament continued. After two fighters were declared joint winners, the Clear Water Sect and Wang Long Sect began their bout, and their frail-looking elders suddenly fought with dazzling speed.

• The crowd crowded around Song Yuanqiao to inspect his Storage Ring, leaving the ongoing match unnoticed until he urged them back to their seats.
• The two exhausted fighters kept trading blows for another half hour, so Song Yuanqiao gave each a brocade flag and declared them both winners.
• Song Yuanqiao called the Clear Water Sect and Wang Long Sect to the arena, and Chen Xiaofan considered intervening because their elderly fighters looked close to death.
• The two elders began fighting with their staffs, moving so quickly that they seemed nothing like frail old men.

Chen Xiaofan watched two elderly men reveal themselves as Land Immortals and fight to a standstill. Song Yuanqiao stopped their battle and gave them both brocade banners, then invited the next sects to take the stage.

• Chen Xiaofan realized the two elderly men were far more formidable than they looked and sensed that both were Land Immortals.
• The two men fought evenly for half an hour, refusing to yield despite their exhaustion.
• Worried for their health, Chen Xiaofan signaled Song Yuanqiao to stop the fight.
• Song Yuanqiao gave both men brocade banners, and they stepped down without a victor.
• Chen Xiaofan signaled Song Yuanqiao to invite the next sects onto the stage.

The martial arts tournament dragged on as rival sects fought for recognition, prompting Song Yuanqiao and Zhang Sanfeng to extend the event beyond its planned three days. Chen Xiaofan agreed to the extension and left the tournament set to continue the next day.

• Two women from newly established sects fought through the afternoon until Song Yuanqiao stopped them and gave both sects a win-win outcome.
• Song Yuanqiao ended the day's matches and announced that the tournament would resume the next day, while Zhang Sanfeng tacitly approved extending it.
• Chen Xiaofan reflected that the sects were seeking fame just as the Wudang Sect was, then rested beneath the stars.
• Zhang Sanfeng sent Chen Xiaofan a voice transmission asking whether the tournament should be extended, and Chen Xiaofan agreed.

Chen Xiaofan overheard two women discussing the Wudang Sect’s New Sect Leader, then stunned them by flying away on a sword. The women realized he might be the very leader they admired, and feared they had offended him earlier.

• Chen Xiaofan decided to head to a tavern for a late-night meal.
• Chen Xiaofan heard two women wondering about the Wudang Sect’s immortals and New Sect Leader.
• The two women recognized Chen Xiaofan from the venue, where he had sat in the central seat and become a laughingstock.
• Chen Xiaofan summoned a sword, rode it into the sky, and left the two women stunned.
• The two women suspected Chen Xiaofan was the Wudang Sect’s New Sect Leader and worried they had caused trouble.

Several martial artists witnessed the Wudang Sect's New Sect Leader, Chen Xiaofan, depart by Sword Riding Flight and were left stunned by the feat. They planned to see him again at the next day's Martial Arts Tournament, where they expected his identity and abilities to become clear.

• Several men from other sects arrived and watched Chen Xiaofan fly away on a sword, then knelt and bowed toward him.
• The men speculated that the white-robed figure was the Wudang Sect's New Sect Leader, who might be stronger than Song Yuanqiao or even Zhang Sanfeng.
• Others came to call the two women back to rest before the next day's inter-country tournament, and the women told them what they had witnessed.
• The newcomers doubted the story at first, but the women's trembling and shocked expressions convinced them that they might have seen Sword Riding Flight.
• The group decided they would look for the Wudang Sect's New Sect Leader at the Martial Arts Tournament and cupped their hands toward the empty sky in respect.

Chen Xiaofan arrived at a small city surrounded by mountains and found a middle-aged man whipping a young man over an unpaid debt. After learning the young man had borrowed three taels of silver and could not repay it, Chen Xiaofan decided to give the middle-aged man money to stop the beating.

• Chen Xiaofan descended outside the small city and saw a middle-aged man whipping a young man.
• Chen Xiaofan hesitated to intervene because he did not know what had happened between them.
• Chen Xiaofan asked about the situation and learned the young man had borrowed three taels of silver but could not repay the debt.
• The middle-aged man explained that he had extended the repayment deadline, but the young man still had no money and no parents to help him.
• Chen Xiaofan decided to give the middle-aged man money so he would stop whipping the young man.

Chen Xiaofan tried to help a young man by paying off his debt, but the middle-aged creditor took advantage of his generosity and demanded far more. Chen Xiaofan realized the man was treating him like a fool and decided he would not pay the hundred taels.

• Chen Xiaofan recalled how debt collectors had once cornered him and decided to spare the young man from being beaten by paying his debt.
• Chen Xiaofan handed the middle-aged man ten taels of silver, believing it would more than cover the three-tael loan and its interest.
• The middle-aged man snatched the money and used his local dialect to demand one hundred taels instead.
• Chen Xiaofan understood that his generosity had stirred the man's greed and grew faintly angry.
• Chen Xiaofan refused to accept being treated like a fool and resolved not to pay the hundred taels.

Chen Xiaofan confronted a middle-aged man who raised the price and threatened to call for help, so he sent him flying with a slap. The man recovered after swallowing a pill and surrendered ten taels of silver, realizing Chen Xiaofan had only wanted his money.

• The middle-aged man demanded one thousand taels from Chen Xiaofan and threatened to call for help.
• Chen Xiaofan slapped the middle-aged man into a tree, snapping it in half.
• The middle-aged man swallowed an emerald-green pill and stood up, now terrified of Chen Xiaofan.
• Chen Xiaofan approached, and the middle-aged man stumbled over a stone and fell to the ground.
• The middle-aged man handed over ten taels of silver and realized Chen Xiaofan had not intended to kill him.

Chen Xiaofan killed the middle-aged man who had demanded more money, crushing him with his overwhelming pressure. The young man who witnessed it was left terrified by Chen Xiaofan’s true strength.

• The middle-aged man begged Chen Xiaofan to spare his life and promised not to demand the money.
• Chen Xiaofan unleashed his pressure on the middle-aged man, causing him to spit blood and suffer crushing pain.
• Chen Xiaofan refused to show mercy and crushed the middle-aged man into a cloud of blood mist.
• The young man watched in shock and realized Chen Xiaofan was far stronger than he had imagined.
• The young man was left traumatized and feared he would never again dare to go out at night.

After Chen Xiaofan rescued a young man, he freed him and gave him a hundred taels of silver, leaving the man overwhelmed and bewildered. Chen Xiaofan then stopped at a small stall to enjoy braised meat and wine, pleased with his new life.

• The young man trembled in awe after witnessing Chen Xiaofan's immense power and could barely look at him.
• Chen Xiaofan returned, untied the young man's ropes with a wave, and gave him a hundred taels of silver before leaving.
• The young man struggled to believe what had happened, then stood up and checked that the silver was real.
• Chen Xiaofan found a small food stall, ordered noodle soup and braised meat, and drank Daughter's Red while eating.
• Chen Xiaofan reflected that his life since transmigrating had gone remarkably well and felt that transmigration was worthwhile.

Chen Xiaofan tried to stop women from crying by slapping them and giving them ten thousand taels of silver, then heard that women were crying throughout the city. At a restaurant, Young Master Li Bai picked up Chen Xiaofan’s fallen Storage Ring and decided to claim it for himself.

• Chen Xiaofan slapped a crying woman at one tavern and tossed ten thousand taels of silver at her feet.
• At a second tavern, Chen Xiaofan slapped another crying woman and gave her ten thousand taels of silver.
• Chen Xiaofan went to an enormous eighteen-floor restaurant, where he heard diners say women were crying across the city.
• Chen Xiaofan dropped a Storage Ring, and Young Master Li Bai stepped on his arm before picking it up.
• Young Master Li Bai saw the vast amount of gold and silver inside the ring and resolved to take it for himself.

Young Master in White stole Chen Xiaofan’s ring and sent his armed men to attack him. Chen Xiaofan effortlessly dodged a deadly strike and continued eating, leaving everyone stunned.

• Young Master in White claimed Chen Xiaofan’s ring and mocked him before leaving.
• Young Master in White returned with more than a dozen armed Men in Black, who attacked Chen Xiaofan.
• Chen Xiaofan vanished from the saber’s path, and the blade split a table in two.
• Chen Xiaofan calmly poured wine and continued eating while Young Master in White and the assassin stared in disbelief.

Chen Xiaofan evaded the attacker’s blade twice, then struck him with such force that he crashed through a wall and ten trees. The attacker lay near death and realized that provoking Chen Xiaofan had been a terrible mistake.

• The attacker swung at Chen Xiaofan again, but Chen Xiaofan vanished and the blade smashed the table, wine jar, and food.
• Chen Xiaofan appeared in front of the attacker, who feared he might be a demon.
• Chen Xiaofan slapped the attacker through a wall and ten trees, leaving him gravely injured.
• The attacker blamed the Young Master in White for provoking Chen Xiaofan and feared the consequences.

Chen Xiaofan’s slap sent the knife-wielding man flying, leaving Young Master in White and everyone else terrified. Young Master in White begged for mercy as the shop emptied, but Chen Xiaofan decided he would not let him leave alive, even if he returned the ring.

• Chen Xiaofan slapped the knife-wielding man so hard that he flew across the room and was left half-dead.
• The shopkeeper feared the consequences of the fight and doubted Young Master in White would survive.
• Young Master in White went pale, dropped to his knees, and begged Chen Xiaofan for mercy.
• The shopkeeper and the customers fled, leaving Chen Xiaofan, Young Master in White, and his men alone.
• Chen Xiaofan resolved to kill Young Master in White regardless of whether he returned the ring.

After Young Master in White provoked Chen Xiaofan, he tried to appease him with a ring, but Chen Xiaofan decided to kill him and his men. Young Master in White summoned the Xuanming Elders, and Chen Xiaofan waited for them to arrive so he could kill them too.

• Young Master in White offered Chen Xiaofan his ring, and Chen Xiaofan took it before striking him.
• Chen Xiaofan stopped his attack when Young Master in White invoked the Xuanming Elders and decided to kill him and his entire clan.
• Young Master in White ordered his men to send a signal flare and a message by carrier pigeon to summon the Xuanming Elders.
• Chen Xiaofan recognized that the men were seeking the Xuanming Elders and sat down to eat and drink while he waited for them.