Chapter Summaries

Chen Xiaofan killed the Man in Black with a single palm strike, then stopped the fleeing black-clad men. They knelt and begged him to spare their lives.

• The Man in Black threatened Chen Xiaofan and attacked him with his sword.
• Chen Xiaofan shattered the sword and killed the Man in Black with one palm strike.
• The black-clad men fled in terror after seeing their leader die.
• Chen Xiaofan flew ahead and blocked their escape.
• The black-clad men knelt, kowtowed, and begged Chen Xiaofan for mercy.

Chen Xiaofan confronted the surviving men in black, who tried to buy their lives by offering him their wealth and even their relatives. He accepted their promised gifts but made clear that he had never agreed to spare them, leaving their fate unresolved.

• The men in black begged Chen Xiaofan to spare them, arguing that they had not fought him and offering their possessions as compensation.
• Several men offered their fiancées or younger sisters along with their wealth in hopes of saving their lives.
• Chen Xiaofan agreed to accept their offers, and the men in black rejoiced, believing he would let them go.
• Chen Xiaofan warned them that accepting their gifts did not mean he would spare them, and said their promises were empty and would not earn his mercy.

Chen Xiaofan rejected the Men in Black's attempt to buy their lives and killed the man who challenged him. When the survivors charged at him together, Chen Xiaofan drew the treasured sword and slaughtered them all, leaving no one alive.

• Chen Xiaofan told the Men in Black that accepting their belongings would not make him spare them.
• After one Man in Black accused him of breaking his word, Chen Xiaofan struck him with a palm and killed him.
• The remaining Men in Black agreed to resist together, drew their swords, and charged at Chen Xiaofan.
• Chen Xiaofan drew the treasured sword the Sword Forger had given him and cut down the attackers.
• Chen Xiaofan killed every last Man in Black so none would survive to cause future trouble.

Chen Xiaofan killed the Men in Black, and the terrified onlookers fled before he left the scene. A Man in Yellow Robes who witnessed the massacre sent a carrier pigeon to the sect, seeking revenge against Chen Xiaofan.

• Chen Xiaofan killed all the Men in Black and remained calm as the passersby stared in shock.
• The passersby feared Chen Xiaofan and fled, while he decided to leave after realizing they had misunderstood him.
• Chen Xiaofan walked away openly from the scene.
• A Man in Yellow Robes, whose younger brother was among the dead, sent a carrier pigeon asking the Sect Leader to avenge them and kill Chen Xiaofan.

The Green Robe Sect Leader learned that his dispatched elites had been wiped out by Chen Xiaofan and led another group to hunt him down. He caught up with Chen Xiaofan at the city gate, where his disciples surrounded the man as Chen Xiaofan finally turned to face him.

• The Green Robe Sect Leader received a letter from the Man in Yellow Robes reporting the destruction of the elite force he had sent after Chen Xiaofan.
• Enraged by the deaths of his disciples, the Sect Leader assembled another squad and went with them to the reported location, but Chen Xiaofan was gone.
• The Sect Leader ordered his disciples to search for Chen Xiaofan, and one soon reported that he had headed toward the city gate.
• The Sect Leader rushed to the city gate with his followers and shouted for Chen Xiaofan to stop, but Chen Xiaofan continued walking because he did not know the command was meant for him.
• The Sect Leader's disciples surrounded Chen Xiaofan, who stopped and looked over the strangers before fixing his gaze on the Sect Leader.

Chen Xiaofan faced a group of black-clad disciples led by the Green Robe Sect Leader, who accused him of killing their sect members and intended to execute him. Chen Xiaofan chose to stay and confront them, warning that they would regret trying to stop him.

• The Green Robe Sect Leader recognized Chen Xiaofan and surrounded him with black-clad disciples.
• Chen Xiaofan realized the group belonged to the same sect as the men he had killed earlier and asked whether they would let him go if he denied his identity.
• The Green Robe Sect Leader accused Chen Xiaofan of murdering the sect’s disciples and vowed to take his head.
• A young disciple condemned Chen Xiaofan, and the Green Robe Sect Leader ordered the others to block every escape.
• Chen Xiaofan confirmed his identity, declared that no one could stop him from leaving, and decided to stay and make them pay.

Chen Xiaofan mocked the Green Robe Sect Leader and claimed he could defeat him with one hand. The Sect Leader, furious and convinced Chen Xiaofan was bluffing, vowed to kill him as Chen Xiaofan invited him to attack.

• A Man in Black boasted that the Green Robe Sect Leader could defeat anyone, and Chen Xiaofan replied that even a Land Immortal would be no match for him.
• The Green Robe Sect Leader and his disciples dismissed Chen Xiaofan's claims as absurd, and the Sect Leader angrily threatened him.
• Chen Xiaofan said he would not run and challenged the Sect Leader to use everything he had.
• The Green Robe Sect Leader swore to kill Chen Xiaofan to avenge the insult and restore his authority.

Chen Xiaofan mocked the Green Robe Sect Leader and his disciples, then killed a Man in Black for cursing his mother. The Green Robe Sect Leader remained unable to sense Chen Xiaofan’s cultivation and mistakenly concluded that he was hiding a modest level of strength.

• The Green Robe Sect Leader vowed to kill Chen Xiaofan for defying him, while Chen Xiaofan challenged him to try.
• Chen Xiaofan told the Green Robe Sect Leader and his followers to kowtow and call him Grandpa if they wanted mercy.
• A hot-tempered Man in Black rejected Chen Xiaofan’s demand and insulted him, enraging Chen Xiaofan by cursing his mother.
• Chen Xiaofan killed the Man in Black with a slap and kicked his corpse, shocking the other disciples.
• The Green Robe Sect Leader reflected that he could not sense Chen Xiaofan’s cultivation and smugly decided Chen Xiaofan was masking a middling level of strength.

After Chen Xiaofan killed a man for insulting his parents, he warned the crowd to watch their words. The Green Robe Sect Leader attacked after Chen Xiaofan rejected his offer to join the sect, but Chen Xiaofan sent him flying with one slap, leaving the disciples stunned.

• Chen Xiaofan warned the crowd that anyone who insulted his parents or spoke recklessly would suffer the same fate as the man he had killed.
• The Green Robe Sect Leader angrily accused Chen Xiaofan of killing his disciple and demanded that he stop acting arrogantly.
• Chen Xiaofan mocked the Green Robe Sect Leader, claimed he could kill him with one slap, and offered him a chance to kneel and beg for mercy.
• The Green Robe Sect Leader refused, then offered to spare Chen Xiaofan and overlook his past crimes if he submitted.
• Chen Xiaofan rejected the offer, and the Green Robe Sect Leader drew his sword and attacked.
• Chen Xiaofan slapped the Green Robe Sect Leader across the crowd and sent him crashing to the ground, shocking the disciples and the Sect Leader himself.

Chen Xiaofan mocked the Green Robe Sect Leader after sending him flying with a single slap, while the Sect Leader and his disciples insisted Chen Xiaofan had used a trick. The argument continued as Chen Xiaofan accused the men in black of blindly believing their leader.

• The Green Robe Sect Leader realized Chen Xiaofan had truly slapped him flying and felt humiliated in front of his disciples.
• Chen Xiaofan mocked the Green Robe Sect Leader’s strength, and the Sect Leader claimed he had merely been careless and would reveal his true power.
• The Man in Black and the other disciples defended their Sect Leader, insisting Chen Xiaofan had used an underhanded move.
• Chen Xiaofan accused the group of ignoring the facts and called them blind and foolish for believing the Sect Leader’s claims.

Chen Xiaofan confronted the Green Robe Sect Leader and crushed him in a palm clash, proving to the disciples that the Sect Leader had deceived them. The Sect Leader was left badly injured and bewildered as Chen Xiaofan dismissed him as trash.

• Chen Xiaofan accused the Green Robe Sect Leader of deceiving his disciples, and the Sect Leader insisted they would not believe Chen Xiaofan.
• Chen Xiaofan and the Green Robe Sect Leader struck at each other with their palms.
• Chen Xiaofan shattered the Green Robe Sect Leader’s hand, leaving the disciples stunned by his strength.
• The disciples realized the Sect Leader had lost again and that Chen Xiaofan had been telling the truth.
• The Green Robe Sect Leader demanded to know what Chen Xiaofan was, and Chen Xiaofan mocked him as trash.

Chen Xiaofan mocked the Green Robe Sect Leader and his disciples for mistaking him for a monster, then warned them to consider how they would save their lives. The Green Robe Sect Leader revealed a powerful Yellow Talisman as his last trump card, and Chen Xiaofan remained unafraid.

• Chen Xiaofan ridiculed the Green Robe Sect Leader and the black-clad disciples for calling him a monster.
• The Green Robe Sect Leader insisted Chen Xiaofan's strength proved he was a monster, and the disciples feared for their lives.
• Chen Xiaofan told the group that their urgent concern should be how to preserve their lives after angering him.
• The Green Robe Sect Leader pulled out a yellowed talisman and claimed it could immobilize humans and supernatural beings.
• The black-clad disciples regained confidence, while Chen Xiaofan questioned why the Green Robe Sect Leader had not used the talisman earlier.
• The Green Robe Sect Leader explained that he had kept the talisman as a last resort and had underestimated Chen Xiaofan.

Chen Xiaofan destroyed the Green Robe Sect Leader’s Yellow Talisman and shattered his remaining hand, leaving him defeated and crippled. The Sect Leader lay on the ground in agony, unable to accept another loss.

• The Green Robe Sect Leader revealed his plan to use the Yellow Talisman to capture Chen Xiaofan.
• The Green Robe Sect Leader rushed at Chen Xiaofan, trying to attach the talisman to his body while his disciples cheered him on.
• Chen Xiaofan struck the Yellow Talisman, blasting it into fragments and breaking the Green Robe Sect Leader’s other hand.
• The Green Robe Sect Leader fell to the ground howling, his hopes of defeating Chen Xiaofan crushed.

After defeating the Green Robe Sect Leader and taking both his hands, Chen Xiaofan refused to let him and his disciples leave or accept his pleas for mercy. Chen Xiaofan launched a powerful palm strike at the Sect Leader, who could not evade it in time.

• The Green Robe Sect Leader and his disciples were terrified after Chen Xiaofan defeated him and severed both his hands.
• The Sect Leader ordered his disciples to retreat, but Chen Xiaofan refused to let them leave unpunished.
• The Sect Leader begged Chen Xiaofan for mercy and promised not to trouble him again, but Chen Xiaofan rejected his pleas.
• The Sect Leader argued that Chen Xiaofan should spare him and resolve their enmity, but Chen Xiaofan rebuked him and declared that he would kill him.
• Chen Xiaofan unleashed a powerful palm strike at the Sect Leader, who tried to dodge but was too late.

Chen Xiaofan killed the Green Robe Sect Leader and refused to spare the black-clad disciples who begged for mercy. As the disciples tried to flee, he blocked their way and explained that he would eliminate them to prevent future revenge.

• Chen Xiaofan struck the Green Robe Sect Leader, smashing his head and killing him.
• The black-clad disciples, terrified by Chen Xiaofan’s strength, knelt and begged him to spare their lives.
• Chen Xiaofan rejected their pleas, accusing them of begging only because they lacked the strength to fight him.
• The disciples rose to flee, but Chen Xiaofan flashed in front of them and blocked their path.
• Chen Xiaofan said he would kill them to prevent future revenge, while one disciple offered to disband the group and live as an ordinary person.

Chen Xiaofan offered the men in black a chance to survive by competing to retrieve his sword from a city tower a hundred meters away. He killed those who refused, leaving the others too frightened to protest.

• The men in black begged Chen Xiaofan to spare their lives, but he decided not to forgive them easily.
• Chen Xiaofan announced that whoever retrieved his sword from the city tower first would live and receive the sword.
• Some men in black protested that the contest was unfair, while others agreed to participate because they feared refusing.
• Chen Xiaofan killed the men who declined to join the game and warned the survivors that disobedience meant death.
• The remaining men in black fell silent, intimidated by Chen Xiaofan's violence.

Chen Xiaofan forced the Men in Black into a deadly contest, then made the winner choose one of the eight survivors to spare. The winner chose blindly and opened his eyes to find the other seven glaring at him with hatred.

• Chen Xiaofan announced that the game had begun, and the Men in Black fought viciously to reach the treasured sword.
• A broad-shouldered Man in Black claimed the sword first, but his junior brother stabbed him and took his place as champion.
• Chen Xiaofan told the eight remaining disciples they had lost and would die unless the champion chose one person to spare.
• The champion tried to refuse, but Chen Xiaofan forced him to choose, so he shut his eyes and pointed at someone.
• The champion opened his eyes and saw the seven unchosen disciples glaring at him with resentment.

Chen Xiaofan’s scheme drove the seven unchosen men in black to accuse the first-place Man in Black of favoritism and threaten to kill the two who had been selected. The first-place Man in Black recognized that Chen Xiaofan benefited from their discord, but, afraid to confront him, he chose to fight his fellow disciples.

• The seven unchosen men in black accused the first-place Man in Black of deliberately favoring the person he selected, while he insisted that he had chosen blindly.
• Chen Xiaofan watched the argument and felt satisfied that his plan was turning the men against one another.
• The seven men threatened to drag others down with them and challenged the two selected men to fight.
• The first-place Man in Black realized that Chen Xiaofan would benefit from their infighting, but judged that neither uniting against Chen Xiaofan nor continuing the feud offered a safe path.
• Afraid to challenge Chen Xiaofan, the first-place Man in Black decided to fight his fellow disciples as the option that might give him a better chance of survival.

Chen Xiaofan watched as two groups of Men in Black killed one another after he deliberately provoked discord between them. The survivors died from their wounds, leaving Chen Xiaofan to reap the benefits of their self-destruction.

• The two Men in Black and their seven opponents fought, with the larger group initially gaining the advantage.
• The first-ranked Man in Black seized an opening and killed three enemies, while another died from his wounds.
• The battle left both sides gravely wounded and unable to continue fighting.
• Chen Xiaofan mocked the survivors and admitted that he had deliberately provoked them into killing one another.
• The wounded Men in Black regretted their choices, then all five remaining survivors died.

After wiping out the Green Robe Sect Leader’s Men in Black, Chen Xiaofan left town and encountered a sentient Stone Spirit demanding a toll. He faced the strange creature with amusement as it threatened him on the forest path.

• Chen Xiaofan killed the last five Men in Black, retrieved his sword, and left through the city gate.
• The townspeople emerged, saw the dead Men in Black, and felt grateful that Chen Xiaofan had freed them from the gang’s oppression.
• Chen Xiaofan walked through the tranquil countryside, drawn to its rich spiritual energy.
• Chen Xiaofan found a huge boulder blocking the forest path and heard it demand a toll.
• Chen Xiaofan recognized the boulder as a newly formed Stone Spirit and remarked that it had only recently learned to speak.
• The Stone Spirit threatened Chen Xiaofan and demanded that he hand over everything valuable.