Chapter Summaries

Huang Shaojie received the perfected third layer of the Indestructible Vajra Technique after capturing the Four Great Villains, then began teaching Nangong Feixue the Cloud Dispelling Palm. Meanwhile, Nangong Tian arrived at the inn searching for his daughter and discovered that Huang Shaojie and Nangong Feixue were in the room next door.

• Huang Shaojie told Zuo Xiu to preserve the Four Great Villains' heads so he could collect their bounty, while the martial artists praised his victory.
• Huang Shaojie returned to Fulai Inn with Nangong Feixue, where the system rewarded him with the perfected third layer of the Indestructible Vajra Technique.
• Huang Shaojie explained his breakthrough to Nangong Feixue and offered to teach her the Cloud Dispelling Palm's inner cultivation method.
• Nangong Tian rented the vacant room beside Huang Shaojie's and Nangong Feixue's, then heard their voices through the thin wall.

Nangong Tian searched for his runaway daughter and arrived in Seven Heroes Town, unknowingly staying next door while Nangong Feixue and Huang Shaojie spent time together. He later found the Seven Peaks sect leaders at Yuelai Inn, where he came face-to-face with his daughter and she realized he had heard them through the wall.

• After two days of searching, Nangong Tian guessed that Nangong Feixue had gone to the Seven Peaks Alliance Meeting and traveled to Seven Heroes Town.
• Nangong Tian complained about the noise from the room next door, and Huang Shaojie briefly quieted down before the commotion resumed.
• Nangong Feixue suspected the man next door was her father, but Huang Shaojie reassured her, and she fell asleep in his arms.
• Huang Shaojie visited the Seven Peaks sect leaders, learned that the Four Great Villains had been executed, and agreed to judge the alliance meeting.
• Nangong Tian arrived at Yuelai Inn to meet the sect leaders, and Nangong Feixue recognized him and hid behind Huang Shaojie in embarrassment.

Nangong Tian arrived in Seven Heroes Town and discovered his daughter Nangong Feixue hiding behind Huang Shaojie. After learning Huang Shaojie had rescued her from the Green Saber Sect, Nangong Tian thanked him and promised the Nangong Family’s support, while Huang Shaojie left to deliver the Four Great Villains’ heads to the authorities.

• Nangong Tian greeted the sect leaders and learned that Huang Shaojie was the Commander of the Imperial Guard.
• Nangong Tian found Nangong Feixue hiding behind Huang Shaojie and scolded her for leaving home without permission, but could not bring himself to strike her.
• Nangong Feixue told Nangong Tian that Huang Shaojie had rescued her from the Green Saber Sect after its men tried to abduct her.
• Nangong Tian vowed to demand an explanation from the Green Saber Sect and thanked Huang Shaojie, pledging the Nangong Family’s support.
• Huang Shaojie left with the Four Great Villains’ heads to close the case and told Nangong Feixue he would return shortly.

Huang Shaojie collected the reward for the Four Great Villains and recovered Hu Lai’s hidden treasure before returning to Seven Heroes Town. Nangong Tian became increasingly convinced that Huang Shaojie and Nangong Feixue were deeply involved.

• Nangong Feixue admitted she liked Huang Shaojie, and Zuo Xiu said Huang Shaojie seemed to care deeply for her.
• Huang Shaojie brought the Four Great Villains’ heads to Fortune City and collected three hundred thousand taels of reward silver.
• Huang Shaojie found Hu Lai’s hidden treasure and stored the gold, silver, and jewels in his Spatial Storage Ring.
• Huang Shaojie returned to Seven Heroes Town, where Zuo Xiu invited him, Nangong Tian, and Nangong Feixue to dinner.
• Nangong Tian learned Huang Shaojie had been staying in the room next to his and heard Nangong Feixue and Huang Shaojie that night.

Dongfang Bubai ordered the Divine Moon Cult’s Four Great Protectors to conquer the Seven Peaks Sects at their alliance meeting. In Seven Heroes Town, the disciples’ tournament concluded and the sect leaders began their matches, leaving Lu Kongji and Mo Kexin facing off in the first bout.

• At Black Cliff Peak, the Golden Haired Tiger King proposed slaughtering the Seven Peaks Sects, but the Purple Eyed Dragon King and Dark Wolf King warned against provoking the martial world’s major sects.
• Dongfang Bubai ordered the Four Great Protectors to go to Seven Heroes Town and conquer the Seven Peaks Sects.
• At the alliance meeting, Zuo Xiu announced the tournament, and Huang Shaojie and Nangong Tian served as judges.
• Mo Yan defeated Qingchen, Yue Shaoqun defeated Yijing while showing restraint, and Zuo Lengchan won against Yue Shaoqun after Yue voluntarily conceded.
• Huang Shaojie conducted the sect leaders’ draw, which gave Yue Liangjun a direct advance and paired Lu Kongji with Mo Kexin, Zuo Xiu with Abbess Jueqing, and Daoist Master Dongling with Abbess Kongchen.
• Huang Shaojie announced the first sect-leader match, and Lu Kongji and Mo Kexin leapt into the field to face each other.

Mo Kexin defeated Lu Kongji in the first duel of the Seven Peaks Alliance contest. Zuo Xiu tried to persuade Abbess Jueqing to throw their match, but she refused and attacked him with her full strength.

• Lu Kongji opened his duel with Mo Kexin using the Heavenly Sword Technique, then followed with the Seven Injury Fist.
• Mo Kexin evaded Lu Kongji's fist and countered with the Thirteen Forms of Cloud Mist, cutting Lu Kongji's arm.
• Lu Kongji conceded, and Mo Kexin won their match.
• Huang Shaojie correctly predicted Mo Kexin's victory within thirty moves.
• Zuo Xiu privately offered Abbess Jueqing a reward to lose their match, but she refused and struck at him with her Heartless Sword Technique.

Zuo Xiu defeated Abbess Jueqing after realizing she yielded to softness, then advanced through the tournament and prepared to face Yue Liangjun for the Seven Peaks Alliance leadership. The chapter ended with both finalists resting before their decisive match.

• Zuo Xiu and Abbess Jueqing fought fiercely until he broke through her defense and both were injured in a palm clash.
• Zuo Xiu conceded that Abbess Jueqing was formidable, prompting her to accept defeat and name him the winner.
• Daoist Master Dongling defeated Abbess Kongchen, and the first-round winners advanced to the next round.
• Yue Liangjun defeated Mo Kexin, while Zuo Xiu defeated Daoist Master Dongling after a prolonged fight.
• Nangong Tian announced that Yue Liangjun and Zuo Xiu would contest the alliance leadership after a half-hour rest.

Zuo Xiu and Yue Liangjun fought for the Seven Peaks Alliance leadership until the Divine Moon Cult’s Four Great Protectors arrived and challenged the Seven Peaks Sects. The seven sect leaders formed a battle line as Huang Shaojie watched, waiting to see whether he needed to intervene.

• Zuo Xiu and Yue Liangjun exchanged dozens of moves in a closely matched fight for the alliance leadership.
• The Divine Moon Cult’s Purple Eyed Dragon King, Golden Haired Tiger King, Dark Wolf King, and Bewitching Fox King landed in the arena and interrupted the duel.
• The Purple Eyed Dragon King announced that the Divine Moon Cult intended to contend for the alliance leadership, while the Golden Haired Tiger King demanded that the Seven Peaks Sword Sect submit.
• Abbess Jueqing and the other sect leaders joined Zuo Xiu and Yue Liangjun in a battle formation against the Four Great Protectors.
• Nangong Tian hesitated over whether to intervene, while Huang Shaojie watched and considered stepping in if the Seven Peaks Sects were threatened.

The Divine Moon Cult's Four Great Protectors attacked the Seven Great Sect Leaders, and the Purple Eyed Dragon King quickly overwhelmed and severely injured Zuo Xiu. As the sect leaders fell into danger, Nangong Tian agreed to intervene and leaped into the battle.

• The Purple Eyed Dragon King struck Zuo Xiu and revealed his superior Ninth Rank Grandmaster strength.
• The Four Great Protectors attacked the Seven Great Sect Leaders, suppressing them while holding back from killing them on Dongfang Bubai's orders.
• The Purple Eyed Dragon King seized Zuo Xiu's wrist and struck his chest, leaving him badly injured and unable to rise.
• Mo Tai and the other disciples knelt before Nangong Tian and begged him to save the Seven Peaks Sects.
• Nangong Tian lifted the disciples with his inner force, agreed to help, and leaped toward the battle.

Huang Shaojie joined Nangong Tian to protect the Seven Peaks Sword Sect, but Nangong Tian’s duel with the Purple Eyed Dragon King turned against him when the Golden Haired Tiger King intervened. As Nangong Tian neared defeat, Huang Shaojie challenged the two Protectors for fighting him together.

• Ning Zezhong and the Seven Peaks Sword Sect disciples begged Huang Shaojie to help, and he joined Nangong Tian on the field.
• Nangong Tian asked the Purple Eyed Dragon King to spare the sect leaders, but the Dragon King refused and challenged him to fight.
• Nangong Tian drove the Purple Eyed Dragon King back with the Returning Origin Palm, then gained the upper hand in their sword battle.
• The Golden Haired Tiger King joined the fight, forcing Nangong Tian to defend against both Great Protectors and struggle to hold on.
• Huang Shaojie called out the Purple Eyed Dragon King and Golden Haired Tiger King for ganging up on Nangong Tian.

Huang Shaojie revealed his overwhelming martial arts by defeating the Dark Wolf King, the Purple Eyed Dragon King, and the Golden Haired Tiger King in quick succession. The crowd and Nangong Tian were left astonished by his strength as the battle against the Divine Moon Cult continued.

• Huang Shaojie struck the Dark Wolf King with the Heavenly Frost Fist, sending him flying and freezing him with a single punch.
• The Purple Eyed Dragon King and the Golden Haired Tiger King released Nangong Tian and attacked Huang Shaojie together.
• Huang Shaojie countered with the Heavenly Frost Fist and Cloud Dispelling Palm, shattering the Golden Haired Tiger King's arm and hurling the Purple Eyed Dragon King into a boulder.
• The onlookers marveled at Huang Shaojie's power, while Nangong Feixue cheered and Nangong Tian rejoiced over his daughter's choice of husband.

Huang Shaojie defeated the Divine Moon Cult’s Protectors and challenged Dongfang Bubai’s ambition to unite the martial world. Dongfang Bubai arrived, killed a man who insulted her, and confronted Huang Shaojie, who calmly admitted injuring her people.

• Yue Shaoqun felt envious as the Seven Peaks Sword Sect disciples admired Huang Shaojie.
• The Bewitching Fox King admitted who she was, and Huang Shaojie sent her away with a warning for Dongfang Bubai.
• Dongfang Bubai arrived at the alliance grounds in a flying sedan chair, revealing the overwhelming pressure of a Great Grandmaster.
• Dongfang Bubai killed a martial artist who called her a female demon, then asked Huang Shaojie if he had injured her Protectors.
• Huang Shaojie admitted injuring the Protectors and told Dongfang Bubai that he had taught them a lesson on her behalf.

Huang Shaojie challenged Dongfang Bubai for the Divine Moon Cult’s leadership and wagered that she could not injure him with three palms. The onlookers pleaded with him to reconsider, and Dongfang Bubai asked whether he was certain he would go through with it.

• Dongfang Bubai discovered that Huang Shaojie was a Seventh Rank Grandmaster and offered him the position of deputy cult master if he joined the Divine Moon Cult.
• Huang Shaojie demanded the cult master’s position, and Dongfang Bubai said he could have it if he defeated her, but would have to obey her if he lost.
• Huang Shaojie proposed that Dongfang Bubai strike him three times; if she injured him, he would become her servant, but if she failed, she would serve him.
• The Seven Great Sect Leaders, Nangong Tian, and Nangong Feixue urged Huang Shaojie not to accept the dangerous wager.
• Dongfang Bubai asked Huang Shaojie whether he was certain he wished to make the wager.

Huang Shaojie wagered that Dongfang Bubai could not injure him with three palm strikes, and he stood still to take her first blow. His Indestructible Vajra Technique left him unharmed, prompting Dongfang Bubai to prepare a stronger second strike with her Mystic Goddess Divine Skill.

• Huang Shaojie confirmed the wager, and Dongfang Bubai promised to become his servant if she failed to injure him with three palm strikes.
• Dongfang Bubai struck Huang Shaojie with ten percent of her power, but his golden body-protection light absorbed the blow and left him standing unharmed.
• Huang Shaojie mocked Dongfang Bubai, while the watching martial artists and Nangong Feixue reacted with astonishment and relief.
• Dongfang Bubai recognized Huang Shaojie's defensive divine skill and condensed a five-colored sphere of True Essence Qi using the Mystic Goddess Divine Skill.
• Dongfang Bubai warned that her next strike would cripple Huang Shaojie, then launched the five-colored sphere at him.

Huang Shaojie survived Dongfang Bubai’s second palm strike unharmed, though it destroyed his clothes and beard, and he challenged her to deliver the final blow. Dongfang Bubai unleashed the Mystic Goddess Divine Skill at full power, sending a far stronger five-colored sphere toward him.

• Dongfang Bubai’s second palm strike blasted Huang Shaojie away, but he flipped through the air and returned unharmed.
• The onlookers reacted to Huang Shaojie’s naked appearance, while Ning Zezhong, Yue Shaojun, and the Four Great Protectors watched him.
• Dongfang Bubai noticed Huang Shaojie’s young face and reacted with embarrassment and anger as he demanded her final strike.
• Dongfang Bubai gathered the Mystic Goddess Divine Skill to its utmost limit and launched a full-power five-colored sphere at Huang Shaojie.

Huang Shaojie survived Dongfang Bubai’s third palm strike unharmed and returned to demand that she honor their wager. Dongfang Bubai faced becoming his maid, while the gathered martial artists waited for her answer.

• Dongfang Bubai blasted Huang Shaojie into a distant mountain, and the crowd believed he had been killed.
• Nangong Feixue ran toward the mountain in grief as Dongfang Bubai regretted that Huang Shaojie might have died.
• Huang Shaojie burst out of the mountain and returned completely unharmed, astonishing the crowd and reassuring the Seven Great Sect Leaders.
• Huang Shaojie reminded Dongfang Bubai that she had lost their wager and must become his maid.
• Dongfang Bubai struggled with the prospect of serving Huang Shaojie as her Four Great Protectors watched anxiously.

Huang Shaojie drove Dongfang Bubai away after she refused to become his maid, then won the Seven Peaks Sword Sect leaders’ gratitude for saving them. The leaders invited him to become their alliance leader, and he considered accepting so he could build influence in the martial world.

• Dongfang Bubai refused to become Huang Shaojie's servant, and Huang Shaojie challenged her to fight again within a year.
• Dongfang Bubai departed with the Divine Moon Cult's Four Great Protectors, leaving the Seven Great Sect Leaders and the Seven Peaks Sword Sect disciples relieved.
• Zuo Xiu and the other sect leaders thanked Huang Shaojie for saving them, while Nangong Tian lent him a green robe.
• Abbess Jueqing proposed making Huang Shaojie the permanent Seven Peaks Alliance Leader, and Zuo Xiu and the other leaders agreed.
• Huang Shaojie hesitated over accepting the position, but Zuo Xiu and the other leaders urged him to take it.

Huang Shaojie accepted the lifelong position of Seven Peaks Alliance Leader and ended the alliance meeting. At a banquet afterward, he asked the sect leaders to search for Xiao Qiuyue without revealing her name, stirring Nangong Feixue’s jealousy.

• Huang Shaojie accepted the alliance leader’s seat, and the seven sect leaders and their disciples bowed to him.
• The martial world spectators celebrated the meeting’s outcome, while Nangong Feixue asked Huang Shaojie to take her to visit the Seven Peaks Sects.
• Huang Shaojie told Nangong Feixue to return home with Nangong Tian and promised to visit her later.
• Zuo Xiu announced the end of the alliance meeting, and the attendees dispersed.
• At a banquet that evening, Huang Shaojie asked the sect leaders to find a young woman matching Xiao Qiuyue’s description without giving her name.
• Nangong Feixue was astonished by the woman’s martial arts and beauty and wondered whether she was Huang Shaojie’s confidante.

After Huang Shaojie helped the Seven Peaks Sword Sect, he gained a hundred years of inner power and advanced to Eighth Rank Grandmaster. He parted from Nangong Feixue, then reached Yong Prefecture to investigate whether Ye Chen was the assassin.

• Huang Shaojie asked the Seven Great Sect leaders to search for Xiao Qiuyue and identify the powerful middle-aged assassin.
• The system rewarded Huang Shaojie with the Bone Shrinking Technique and a hundred years of inner power, allowing him to break through to Eighth Rank Grandmaster.
• Huang Shaojie and Nangong Feixue spent the night together, and Nangong Tian teased him about the noise before they parted the next morning.
• Huang Shaojie promised Nangong Tian he would visit the Nangong Family with a generous gift, then rode away as Nangong Feixue called after him.
• Ten days later, Huang Shaojie arrived in Yong Prefecture to investigate whether Ye Chen was the assassin and presented his Imperial Guard token at the General's Residence.
• The guards recognized Huang Shaojie as a Thousand-Household Officer and sent word to General Meng.

As the Annan Kingdom’s forces harassed the Yong Prefecture frontier, General Meng Xing gathered his officers to discuss the threat. Huang Shaojie, an Imperial Guard Commander from the capital, arrived at Meng Xing’s residence and was welcomed after proving his identity.

• Annan Kingdom raiders repeatedly attacked frontier towns, killing, looting, and abducting women before fleeing back across the border.
• Meng Xing assembled his generals to consider how to respond to the suspected Annan Kingdom troops.
• A guard captain reported that an Imperial Guard Commander from the capital was waiting outside the residence.
• Meng Xing led his generals to meet Huang Shaojie and initially questioned whether the young man was truly an Imperial Guard Commander.
• Huang Shaojie showed Meng Xing his command token, and Meng Xing confirmed his identity and welcomed him into the residence.