Chapter Summaries

Qin Linyue demanded that Guan Lie hand over Fang Mo, but Guan Lie refused and drove him back when the Qin Family tried to attack the martial arts school. While Guan Lie confronted them at the front, Sun Hongling ambushed Fang Mo from behind, but Guan Lie arrived in time to strike her down.

• Qin Linyue demanded that Guan Lie surrender Fang Mo, claiming Qin Lang had been unfairly defeated, but Feng Qingyuan and Guan Lie rejected his argument.
• Guan Lie sensed an attack on the rear of the martial arts school and rushed away, while Qin Linyue celebrated Sun Hongling's apparent success.
• Sun Hongling found Fang Mo in the Central Hall and chased him through the courtyard, breaking wooden stakes as he tried to escape.
• Fang Mo kicked at Sun Hongling and struggled against her, but she overpowered him and reached for his throat.
• Guan Lie's wooden staff forced Sun Hongling to dodge, and he then struck her, leaving her bloodied and collapsed in the courtyard.

Guan Lie crippled Sun Hongling after she trespassed into the Martial Hall, forcing Qin Linyue and the others to retreat. As Fang Mo recovered with help from Guan Lie and his fellow disciples, Hu Yuehua learned Sun Hongling might never regain her martial abilities and vowed revenge.

• Guan Lie threw the defeated Sun Hongling out of the Martial Hall and declared that he had destroyed her meridians.
• Du Chuan carried Sun Hongling away, while Qin Linyue and his companions withdrew without challenging Guan Lie.
• Yang Jizhong persuaded Yang Jihua to stop associating with the Qin Family, and Chen Yeming, Zhou Shaojiang, and Shen Songqi left to report the crisis.
• Guan Lie treated Fang Mo's injured leg, and Fang Mo felt welcomed by his master and fellow disciples.
• Hu Yuehua learned that Sun Hongling's meridians were shattered and, in despair, told Fang Xiaolian that she wanted Guan Lie and the others dead.

As the Martial Arts Hall Alliance founding conference approached, Fang Mo received a warning from Xu Manli but Guan Lie insisted he attend. At the conference, the Chen, Zhou, and Shen families gathered alongside the Fang and Qin families as the plaque-unveiling ceremony began.

• Xu Manli called Fang Mo and warned him not to attend the conference, so Fang Mo told Guan Lie what she had said; Guan Lie still told him to go.
• Chen Yeming accused Xu Manli of betraying the Chen Family for concealing Iron Mask's identity and warning him, then had her taken away.
• Chen Yingzhong and Chen Yeming agreed to proceed with their plan at the conference and keep Xu Manli under watch.
• The Yunyang Martial Arts Hall Alliance conference began at the former Gathering Teahouse, where Chen Yingzhong, Zhou Yundong, and Shen Kaijiang met and discussed their preparations.
• Fang Xiaolian and the Fang Family arrived, followed by Qin Linshan and the Qin Family; after three ceremonial cannon blasts, the plaque-unveiling ceremony was announced.

Guan Lie opened the founding assembly of the Yunyang Martial Arts Alliance, but Wei Zhendong arrived to announce a rival Xiongying Martial Arts Alliance. Several Martial Halls defected to Wei’s side, leaving the assembly in turmoil as more joined them.

• Guan Lie welcomed martial artists to the Yunyang Martial Arts Alliance’s founding assembly, while Fang Xiaolian and Hu Yuehua spotted Fang Mo among the attendees.
• Wei Zhendong interrupted the unveiling and announced that he was establishing the Xiongying Martial Arts Alliance.
• Hong Jiantong appeared with Hongtong Martial Arts School and declared that they would join Wei’s alliance, urging other Martial Halls to follow.
• Liu Fengjie led Northern Leg Martial Arts School to join Wei’s alliance, and more Martial Halls began defecting.

Wei Zhendong’s push to form the Xiongying Martial Arts Alliance split the gathered martial halls, while hidden forces revealed their loyalties and turned the meeting into a battle. The chapter ended with the Qin, Chen, and Fang forces attacking as the three-family conflict erupted.

• Wei Zhendong promised resources and threatened the wavering martial halls, drawing more than a dozen schools into the Xiongying ranks.
• Shen Kaijiang discovered that his people had no signal and ordered them to prepare for battle, while Guan Lie challenged Wei Zhendong to reveal his real methods.
• He Kang arrived, demanded that Guan Lie join the alliance, and announced that the Qin, Chen, and Fang families should reveal their forces.
• Qin Linshan and Chen Yingzhong brought their fighters into the arena, while Fang Xiaolian unveiled more than twenty masked Dark Force martial artists.
• Zhou Yundong attacked Chen Yingzhong, Shen Kaijiang confronted Qin Linshan, and Qin Yuanping joined the fight as the battle between the three families began.

Yunyang officials sealed off the plaza and allowed the martial families to fight, while Tang Xiong defied orders to return to Guan Lie’s side. Guan Lie challenged He Kang to decide whether the He Family would withdraw, and their fierce battle began with Guan Lie revealing Tiger Subduing Profound Meaning.

• Gao Sen ordered officials to contain the conflict and let the martial families weaken one another, while Wu Yanzhen and Jiang Huacheng prepared forces around the plaza.
• Tang Xiong removed his uniform and ran into the cordon to support his master, and Director Ma let him keep his police badge.
• Wei Zhendong demanded that Guan Lie’s allies join the Eagle Alliance, and Guan Lie told Xiong Jiang and the others to stay back as the fighting escalated.
• Guan Lie asked Tang Xiong to protect Fang Mo and the other disciples if he fell, then rejected their pleas to retreat and faced He Kang.
• Guan Lie challenged He Kang to withdraw the He Family if he lost, and the two exchanged blows before Guan Lie revealed Tiger Subduing Profound Meaning.

Guan Lie lost his duel with He Kang and ordered his disciples to flee, but Hu Yuehua’s group blocked their escape and demanded that Fang Mo stay. As Fang Xiaolian hesitated over his son, Hu Yuehua ordered Sword, Plum, and Blade to attack Fang Mo.

• Guan Lie fought He Kang with his Tiger techniques, but He Kang’s Iron Shirt withstood his attacks and Guan Lie collapsed from his injuries.
• Guan Lie told Feng Qingyuan and the others to disband the Martial Hall and leave, then gave Fang Mo something and instructed him to find his senior sister, leave Ning River, and not seek revenge.
• Hu Yuehua and Fang Xiaolian’s group blocked the disciples’ way and demanded that Fang Mo stay, while He Kang refused to intervene.
• Feng Qingyuan and Tang Xiong prepared to defend Fang Mo, but Sword, Plum, and Blade revealed their weapons and threatened the group.
• Fang Mo urged his senior brothers to leave and confronted Fang Xiaolian, who hesitated, but Hu Yuehua accused Fang Mo of betraying the Fang Family and ordered Sword, Plum, and Blade to attack.

Fang Mo severed his ties with Fang Xiaolian, then fought through the martial arts school melee after reaching Peak Manifesting Strength. The chapter left him wounded on the ground as Sword and Blade closed in to kill him, while his allies were held back.

• Fang Mo knelt before Fang Xiaolian, severed their father-son bond, and Fang Xiaolian ordered Sword, Plum, and Blade to attack.
• Xiong Jiang and Lin Xiangdong held off the assassins and Hu Yuehua’s fighters while Feng Qingyuan tried to lead Fang Mo toward the exit.
• Wei Zhendong’s fighters blocked the escape, and the two martial arts schools erupted into a battle.
• Fang Mo defeated Feng Lang with his newly revealed Eight Sounds of Manifesting Strength, shocking those watching.
• Plum’s daggers struck Feng Lang after Fang Mo kicked him into their path, and her counterattack sent Fang Mo flying.
• Sword and Blade moved to kill the wounded Fang Mo as Guan Lie, Feng Qingyuan, and Tang Xiong were kept from reaching him, while Fang Xiaolian turned back.

Yue Quan returned to Yunyang as a Grandmaster and saved Fang Mo from He Kang’s allies. She rescued the wounded Guan Lie, then confronted He Kang when he refused to let her take the Tiger Might Martial Arts School group away.

• As Fang Mo lay helpless before the attackers, Yue Quan arrived and killed three Peak Hidden Strength Martial Artists, including Mei.
• Yue Quan reunited warmly with Fang Mo, then gave him medicine for Guan Lie.
• He Kang recognized Yue Quan as the Black-Clad Sword Maiden of the Donglai Sword Sect and questioned whether she was acting for herself or the sect.
• Yue Quan demanded to take everyone from the Tiger Might Martial Arts School, but He Kang refused, and she prepared to fight him.

Yue Quan and Luo Jiangyan tried to secure Guan Lie’s release from He Jiuying, but he demanded that Guan Lie’s martial arts be crippled. Refusing their help and ordering his disciples to leave, Guan Lie prepared to cripple himself as Fang Mo vowed to remember those responsible.

• Yue Quan refused He Kang’s demand to surrender Guan Lie, but He Jiuying arrived and ordered her to leave Guan Lie behind.
• Guan Lie urged Fang Mo, Feng Qingyuan, Tang Xiong, and the other disciples to escape while they pleaded to stay with him.
• Luo Jiangyan arrived and asked He Jiuying to release everyone, but he agreed only if Guan Lie’s martial arts were crippled.
• Guan Lie rejected Luo Jiangyan’s offer, accused her family of breaking its promise, and ordered his disciples to leave.
• Guan Lie raised his hand to cripple himself, while Fang Mo resolved to remember the families and sects responsible and seek revenge.

Master Xingkong of Danshi Mountain Buddhist Monastery arrived just as Guan Lie was about to kill himself and intervened after learning He Kang had injured him. He took Guan Lie and several allied Martial Halls away, while He Jiuying let them leave and the conflict in Yunyang remained unresolved.

• Master Xingkong arrived with three monks and stopped Guan Lie from striking his own head.
• Xingkong rebuked Guan Lie, then attacked He Kang after learning he had injured Guan Lie.
• He Jiuying tried to protect He Kang, but Xingkong’s Great Vajra Hand overwhelmed them both.
• Xingkong declared that he would not interfere in Yunyang’s affairs but would defend Guan Lie as a Danshi Mountain Buddhist Monastery disciple.
• Guan Lie, Xiong Jiang, Lin Xiangdong, and the allied Martial Halls left with Xingkong, while He Jiuying allowed them to go.
• Fang Mo called Yue Quan away, and Luo Jiangyan watched them leave, troubled by her broken promise.

After the Martial Arts Hall Alliance conference left Guan Lie and others badly injured, Xingkong healed Guan Lie and offered support for keeping the Martial Hall open in Yunyang. Meanwhile, Yue Quan told Fang Mo about a tournament to select young martial artists for an ancient ruin expedition, ending with Fang Mo calling her a beautiful demon.

• Xingkong treated Guan Lie's injuries and explained that Xie Changmin had summoned him to help guard against retaliation from the He Family.
• Guan Lie worried that the Luo Family and Crimson Flame Saber Sect might target Xie Changmin, while Xingkong said he had asked the branch academy on Zhiyuan Star to contact him.
• Guan Lie chose to keep the Martial Hall running in Yunyang, and Xingkong offered to seek an Outer Court license and leave Mingguo behind.
• Yue Quan explained that the Seven Star Alliance Martial Arts Tournament would select martial artists under twenty-five and above Transformation Force to explore an ancient ruin on Zhiyuan Star.
• Fang Mo teased Yue Quan by calling her a beautiful demon after she asked whether she was a monster.

Fang Mo learned that Gu Ming had been abducted and decided to rescue him in exchange for the Indestructible Diamond Body technique. Meanwhile, He Jiuying directed the Eagle Claw Sect’s allies to seize the Shen and Zhou Families’ forces and establish their Martial Arts Hall Alliance, while avoiding another clash with Tiger Might Martial Arts School.

• Fang Mo received a letter saying Gu Ming had been taken and that he must bring a leather scroll to exchange for him.
• Fang Mo discovered that Gu Ming and his caregiver had disappeared, then realized Gu Ming had likely used the leather scroll as a pretext to make him come to the rescue.
• Fang Mo decided to rescue Gu Ming for the sake of learning the Indestructible Diamond Body and asked Yue Quan for help.
• At Xiongying Martial Arts School, Qin Linshan and Chen Yingzhong pressed Fang Xiaolian to provide another fifty million for medical herbs, and he agreed despite his anger.
• He Jiuying told the gathered allies to take over the Shen and Zhou Families’ territory and establish the Martial Arts Hall Alliance quickly, but to avoid another clash with Tiger Might Martial Arts School.

Fang Mo came to meet Gu Ming and Song Hongyi, but a sudden attack by the black-clad woman led to a fight that revealed his Eight Sounds of Manifesting Strength. Yue Quan arrived with Xiao Wu and gave Fang Mo control over what happened next, leaving Song Hongyi and her companions trapped and afraid.

• Fang Mo entered the unfinished building intending to take Gu Ming away, while Gu Ming and Song Hongyi waited for him over tea.
• The black-clad woman attacked Fang Mo, who fought back and nearly struck her with a tiger claw before Gu Ming and Song Hongyi stopped him.
• Fang Mo's eight explosive fist sounds shocked Song Hongyi and Gu Ming, while the black-clad woman retreated in fear.
• Yue Quan arrived carrying the immobilized Xiao Wu and told Fang Mo to decide how to deal with everyone there.
• Song Hongyi explained that she had invited Fang Mo at Gu Ming's request, but Fang Mo challenged her about the ambush and the hidden guard.
• Yue Quan said Silver Light City could not threaten them, and the black-clad woman shielded Song Hongyi as Song Hongyi panicked.

Fang Mo mediated an exchange of the Indestructible Diamond Body manual between Gu Ming and Song Hongyi, copying both halves and learning that the final two levels were missing. The chapter left him with the first seven levels and the warning that the brutal cultivation had driven its creator mad.

• Gu Ming explained his agreement with Song Hongyi and asked Fang Mo to copy the manual, promising him a complete copy in exchange for treatment.
• Fang Mo cut into Gu Ming's leg and removed the metal tube containing Gu Ming's hide scroll, then treated the wound with Yue Quan's medicine.
• Song Hongyi handed over her hide scroll, and Fang Mo copied both scrolls, which contained the first seven levels and their medicinal formulas.
• Fang Mo learned that the manual's final two levels had been lost because the Mad Daoist recorded only the first seven.
• Gu Ming said no one in his clan had reached the fourth level and explained that the painful, slow cultivation had driven many practitioners mad.
• Song Hongyi refused to tell Fang Mo why she had gone to such lengths to obtain the manual.

Song Hongyi resolved to risk cultivating the Indestructible Diamond Body so she could enter a secret realm, while Fang Mo decided to cultivate the same method despite warnings about its dangers. After returning to the Martial Hall, Fang Mo learned that Master Mingxin and Master Xingkong were waiting for him with good news.

• Song Hongyi learned that Yue Quan was a Grandmaster and vowed to obtain the Indestructible Diamond Body method, ordering her companions to keep her possession of it secret.
• Yue Quan warned Fang Mo that the incomplete Indestructible Diamond Body method had driven its few successful cultivators mad, but Fang Mo chose to cultivate it anyway.
• Gu Ming explained that Fang Mo must preserve his virginity until he reached the fifth level, and Fang Mo remained confident he could advance despite the long odds.
• Yue Quan kicked Gu Ming's wheelchair down the steps, leaving him buried headfirst in sand before the group returned to the Martial Hall.
• Feng Qingyuan led Fang Mo to meet Master Mingxin and Master Xingkong, telling him they had good news.

Fang Mo was rejected by Master Xingkong, who said his poor Bone Structure made Peak Manifesting Strength his limit and barred him from the Yi Jin Jing. He then helped Mingxin refine medicine, learned Buddhist Monastery alchemy methods, and ended by asking whether Mingxin could make Black Gold Bone-Breaking Pills and Purple Jade Bone-Setting Paste.

• Fang Mo met Master Xingkong, who examined him and refused to accept him into the Buddhist Monastery because of his Mortal Bone.
• Fang Mo overheard Guan Lie asking Xingkong about the Yi Jin Jing, and Xingkong said it was reserved for core True Disciples.
• Fang Mo went to help Mingxin prepare medicine and discovered that Mingxin admired Xie Changmin and was a High-Grade Alchemist.
• Fang Mo and Mingxin refined Healing Paste together, exchanged alchemy knowledge, and became friends.
• Fang Mo asked Mingxin whether he could refine Black Gold Bone-Breaking Pills and Purple Jade Bone-Setting Paste.

Ming Xin examined Gu Ming and determined that although his broken bones and muscles could be treated, a Late Grandmaster would need to repair his meridians. Xingkong agreed to treat Gu Ming after Fang Mo appealed to his Buddhist principles, leaving Fang Mo to prepare the medicines before the five-day deadline.

• Ming Xin examined Gu Ming and said that medicine could heal his bone and muscle injuries, but a Late Grandmaster or higher would need to restore his meridians.
• Fang Mo persuaded Ming Xin to ask Martial Uncle Xingkong for help, and Ming Xin left to find him.
• Ming Xin returned with Xingkong, who examined Gu Ming and confirmed that the injuries could be repaired.
• Xingkong urged Fang Mo to pursue Zen Dharma, but Fang Mo said he still wanted to follow the martial path.
• Xingkong announced that he would stay for five more days and then treat Gu Ming, and Fang Mo thanked him.

Fang Mo searched for medicine to treat Gu Ming’s injuries, but he could not obtain the essential Hundred-Year Purple Ginseng. After Tang Xiong reported his promotion and the city’s changed attitude, Fang Mo left the Martial Hall after Miss Yue called for him.

• Fang Mo and Ming Xin searched for the prescriptions’ ingredients, and Manager Jia secured most of them but could not find Hundred-Year Purple Ginseng.
• Jia Shigui told Fang Mo that the Fang Family possessed purple ginseng, and Fang Mo recognized the family as a familiar target.
• Fang Mo resumed training while Ming Xin explained the Buddhist Monastery’s powerful young disciples, prompting Fang Mo to work harder.
• Tang Xiong returned to the Martial Hall and told Fang Mo that he had been promoted half a rank and that the city wanted to visit Xing Kong.
• Guan Lie and Xing Kong refused the city’s visit and dismissed the Shen Family’s request for help against the He, Chen, and Qin families.
• Tang Xiong learned from Miao Ping that Miss Yue had called Fang Mo away.

Fang Mo watched Yue Quan and Luo Jiangyan fight a devastating sword duel across Qinglong Lake, then plunged into the water to rescue them after their final clash. He brought Yue Quan ashore and found Luo Jiangyan beneath the lake, carrying her toward the surface.

• Yue Quan took Fang Mo to Qinglong Lake, where Luo Jiangyan arrived for a duel.
• Yue Quan and Luo Jiangyan clashed with their swords, unleashing Sword Qi that tore through the lake and destroyed the pavilion.
• After fighting to a standstill, Yue Quan and Luo Jiangyan agreed to settle the duel with one strike and launched their strongest techniques.
• The final collision sent both women into the lake, and Fang Mo searched underwater until he found Yue Quan and brought her ashore.
• Yue Quan told Fang Mo to save Luo Jiangyan, and he located her at the bottom of the lake and carried her toward the surface.