Chapter Summaries

Ji Boying arranged for Ying Gu and Zhou Botong to reunite, then persuaded Zhou Botong to share the upper volume of the Nine Yin Manual. After reading it together, Ji Boying completed the manual and began practicing it with Zhou Botong.

• Ji Boying had Huang Rong prepare tonics for Zhou Botong, and Ying Gu persuaded Zhou Botong to stay after they consummated their relationship.
• Ji Boying offered to teach Zhou Botong the Iron Palm Technique in exchange for a martial art and asked for the upper volume of the Nine Yin Manual.
• Ji Boying convinced Zhou Botong that practicing the manual would help them resist the Jin Dynasty and fulfill Wang Chongyang's wish.
• Zhou Botong gave Ji Boying the upper volume, and they read through the complete Nine Yin Manual together.
• Ji Boying and Zhou Botong exchanged moves in the courtyard, and Zhou Botong found the manual's techniques unusually easy to learn.

Zhou Botong demonstrated his Nine Yin Manual techniques and Ambidexterity Technique while Ji Boying opened his Ren Meridian and greatly increased his internal energy. Ji Boying sparred with Zhou Botong, revealing his mastery of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms as they continued their exchange.

• Zhou Botong performed the Nine Yin Manual techniques he had unknowingly mastered, then used two different martial arts with his hands at once to astonish Huang Rong, Guo Jing, and the others.
• Ji Boying focused on cultivation and opened his Ren Meridian, leaving seven of his eight extraordinary meridians connected and raising his strength to rival Hong Qigong.
• Zhou Botong sensed Ji Boying's changed aura and leaped over to challenge him with the Empty Fist and Frost Treading Ice Breaking Palm.
• Ji Boying defended with Seeing Dragon in the Field, adapting its circular and direct forces to counter Zhou Botong's two-handed attacks.
• Zhou Botong praised Ji Boying's Seeing Dragon in the Field and said his Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms matched Hong Qigong's.

Ji Boying fought Zhou Botong, whose Ambidexterity Technique and Empty Fist let him withstand Ji Boying’s stronger palm attacks. After Ji Boying demonstrated a powerful Empty Palm Strike, he offered to help Zhou Botong learn other martial arts and create new techniques; the chapter ended with Zhou Botong agreeing to teach the Ambidexterity Technique to everyone.

• Ji Boying and Zhou Botong exchanged techniques until Zhou Botong abandoned offense and used the Empty Fist to defend against the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.
• Zhou Botong explained how the Empty Fist used emptiness and softness to overcome force, and Ji Boying showed him a powerful Empty Palm Strike.
• Zhou Botong was knocked down by Ji Boying’s palm force, then eagerly asked him to teach the Empty Palm Strike or Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.
• Ji Boying offered to help Zhou Botong trade the Nine Yin Manual for martial arts and suggested they create a new technique together.
• Ji Boying offered to teach Zhou Botong the Quanzhen Sect’s improved internal cultivation and sword art in exchange for learning the Ambidexterity Technique.
• Zhou Botong agreed to teach the Ambidexterity Technique to Ji Boying, Guo Jing, Huang Rong, and the others.

Huang Rong tried to learn the Ambidexterity Technique but struggled while Guo Jing mastered its basic exercise and Ji Boying demonstrated that he had already learned it. Ji Boying explained that the technique required Entering Tranquility, and Guo Jing continued practicing as Huang Rong gave up.

• Huang Rong persuaded Guo Jing to learn the Ambidexterity Technique and asked Zhou Botong to explain it.
• Zhou Botong taught the group to draw a circle with one hand and a square with the other, but Huang Rong and Ying Gu failed while Guo Jing succeeded.
• Ji Boying demonstrated the technique by using the Nine Yin Divine Claw and Great Demon Subduing Fist at the same time.
• Ji Boying explained that the technique depended on dividing the mind and entering tranquility, then teased Huang Rong that she might need decades of meditation to master it.
• Huang Rong gave up practicing, while Guo Jing continued learning from Zhou Botong and Ji Boying tested combinations of moves.

Ji Boying refined his sword arts and formed a foot-long violet Sword Light, demonstrating its power to Zhou Botong, Guo Jing, Huang Rong, Ying Gu, and the others. He remained dissatisfied because the Sword Light pulsed inconsistently and let Sword Qi spill outward.

• Ji Boying meditated with his sword and channeled Purple Mist True Qi through it, combining the Five Great Mountains Swordplay, Quanzhen Sword Technique, and Peach Blossom Island Swordplay.
• A streak of violet light cut a rose cleanly, and Ji Boying formed a foot-long Sword Light at his sword's tip.
• Ji Boying leapt into the air and demonstrated swift sword moves that filled the courtyard with violet light and cut through the bluestone paving.
• Zhou Botong, Guo Jing, Huang Rong, Ying Gu, and the others watched from the entrance, then praised Ji Boying's swordsmanship after he sheathed his sword.
• Ji Boying said his Sword Light was still unstable and spilled Sword Qi outward, while Guo Jing and Huang Rong wondered what remained lacking.

Ji Boying and Guo Jing reached Mount Zhongnan, where Han Baoju explained that Huang Yaoshi’s forces had taken towns around Chang'an and were besieging the city. Guo Jing learned his mother was safe on the mountain and prepared to reunite with her and Ke Zhen'e.

• Ji Boying and his companions were escorted through the army-held towns around Mount Zhongnan and learned that Huang Yaoshi had taken Lantian, Xingping, Mawei, Zhongnan, Ziwu, and Baqiao.
• Han Baoju greeted Guo Jing and stopped him from kneeling, saying that times had changed.
• Han Baoju told Guo Jing that Huang Yaoshi was surrounding Chang'an, while the Seven Freaks and other allies served in the campaign; Ke Zhen'e remained on Mount Zhongnan, troubled by his inability to contribute because of his blindness.
• Han Baoju told Guo Jing that his mother was living with Sun Buer on Mount Zhongnan.
• Guo Jing thanked Ji Boying for bringing his mother to safety, and Ji Boying urged him not to show Genghis Khan mercy.

Ji Boying and the others arrived at Mount Zhongnan, where Guo Jing reunited with Li Ping and Zhou Botong encountered Reverend Yideng. Sun Buer introduced the Ancient Tomb Sect and Little Dragon Girl, while explaining the sect’s clashes with the Quanzhen Sect over supplies and troop preparations.

• Guo Jing reunited with Li Ping and told her he had avenged his father by killing Duan Tiande.
• Zhou Botong awkwardly greeted Reverend Yideng, who thanked Ji Boying for his help.
• Sun Buer led the visitors into Chongyang Palace, where Li Ping soothed Little Dragon Girl and Silly Girl approached Zhou Botong.
• Sun Buer introduced Grandma Sun, Li Mochou, and the other women of the Ancient Tomb Sect.
• Sun Buer explained that the Ancient Tomb Sect had resisted the Quanzhen Sect’s efforts to remove stored supplies, leading to repeated martial contests.
• Huang Yaoshi arrived and hoped the Ancient Tomb Sect would open its doors so the supplies could be moved quickly.

Huang Yaoshi persuaded Sect Leader Lin and the Seven Immortals of Quanzhen to resolve Wang Chongyang and Lin Chaoying’s old grievances by burying them together. Sect Leader Lin opened the Ancient Tomb’s gates so the troops could remove supplies, and Wang Chongyang’s remains were placed in Lin Chaoying’s coffin.

• Huang Yaoshi met with Sect Leader Lin and urged her to release her resentment by remembering Lin Chaoying and Wang Chongyang’s love and regrets.
• Sect Leader Lin returned to the Ancient Tomb, found Lin Chaoying’s letters and belongings, and wept over the Phoenix Coronet and Rosy Robes.
• Huang Yaoshi proposed moving Wang Chongyang’s remains into Lin Chaoying’s tomb, and Sect Leader Lin agreed to open the gates for the troops and supplies.
• Huang Yaoshi persuaded the Seven Immortals of Quanzhen to accept the relocation, with Hong Qigong helping settle the dispute.
• Sect Leader Lin and the others placed Wang Chongyang’s remains and Lin Chaoying’s dowry in Lin Chaoying’s coffin.

After Lin Chaoying’s final wish was fulfilled, Sect Leader Lin and the Ancient Tomb Sect moved out of the tomb and settled near Sun Buer as Quanzhen ceded them the rear mountain. Huang Yaoshi and Hong Qigong committed to helping Guo Jing become emperor and took their forces to war, leaving Sun Buer as the only Quanzhen Immortal at the monastery with Sect Leader Lin.

• Sect Leader Lin and the Ancient Tomb Sect moved their supplies out of the Ancient Tomb after its rules were relaxed, and the disciples gained permission to live outside it.
• Huang Yaoshi persuaded the Seven Immortals of Quanzhen to grant the Ancient Tomb Sect the rear mountain and arrange for houses to be built there.
• Hong Qigong accepted the plan to help Guo Jing become emperor, and he and Huang Yaoshi began leading troops to seize cities and territory.
• Sect Leader Lin continued to unsettle and challenge the Quanzhen Taoists, while Qiu Chuji and Wang Chuyi sometimes sparred with her.
• The Quanzhen Taoists left for the front lines, leaving Sun Buer behind among the women and restoring peace at the monastery.

Ji Boying spent the morning playing with Little Dragon Girl until Li Mochou took her back early because Reverend Yideng was expected to visit. Yideng arrived at Ji Boying’s courtyard and asked whether he knew that Wang Chongyang had possessed the Prenatal Skill.

• Ji Boying fed and played with Little Dragon Girl, who had grown fond of spending time in his courtyard.
• Li Mochou came to collect Little Dragon Girl early, explaining that her master expected Reverend Yideng to visit Ji Boying on important business.
• Ji Boying welcomed Yideng, who asked whether he had heard that Wang Chongyang possessed the Prenatal Skill.

Reverend Yideng returned the Prenatal Skill to Ji Boying after explaining why he had kept it and admitting he had spent two months judging Ji Boying’s character. Ji Boying then asked to learn the One Yang Finger, leaving Reverend Yideng awkwardly weighing whether he could teach it.

• Reverend Yideng returned the Prenatal Skill to Ji Boying and explained that Wang Chongyang had entrusted it to him to help restrain Ouyang Feng.
• Reverend Yideng admitted that he had delayed passing on the skill because he feared Ji Boying might become a menace, but said their two months together had reassured him.
• Ji Boying accepted Reverend Yideng’s judgment and brushed off his praise, while Reverend Yideng said he felt indebted to him for helping Ying Gu.
• Ji Boying asked Reverend Yideng to teach him martial arts, then named the Six Meridian Divine Sword and the One Yang Finger.
• Reverend Yideng hesitated over teaching the One Yang Finger, which he could not casually pass on to someone else.

Ji Boying persuaded Reverend Yideng to teach him One Yang Finger, assuring him he would keep the Duan family art secret and use it only for his own cultivation. Yideng finally handed over the manual, repaying Ji Boying’s kindness despite his earlier reluctance.

• Yideng tried to dissuade Ji Boying by arguing that One Yang Finger offered him little beyond skills he already possessed.
• Ji Boying praised Yideng’s generosity and reminded him that he had taught One Yang Finger to Wang Chongyang.
• Yideng explained that Duan family rules prevented him from teaching the art to outsiders without permission.
• Ji Boying promised not to pass on One Yang Finger and offered the Nine Yin Manual in exchange, but Yideng refused the manual.
• Ji Boying assured Yideng that he sought the art for personal cultivation, not ambition, and would take it into seclusion.
• Yideng was persuaded and gave Ji Boying the One Yang Finger manual.

Ji Boying read a war dispatch describing Guo Jing's sweeping victories and the Song Court's failure to resist the loss of Bashu. Back on Mount Zhongnan, he cared for Little Dragon Girl and planned a health-preserving martial arts regimen for her.

• Guo Jing's allied army seized Chang'an, twelve northern prefectures, and Bashu with Huang Yaoshi and Huang Rong directing its campaigns.
• Huang Yaoshi, Huang Rong, Hong Qigong, and other martial artists used strategy, battlefield skills, and surprise attacks to overwhelm the enemy and take cities with few casualties.
• Guo Jing turned his army north to continue fighting the Jin Kingdom after conquering Bashu.
• The Song Court sent gifts and pleaded for peace, discouraging resistance among its soldiers and loyal subjects in Bashu.
• Ji Boying warmed Little Dragon Girl with his internal energy and considered combining health-preserving techniques into exercises suited to her age.

Ji Boying enjoyed a peaceful life at the Quanzhen Sect, playing with the young Little Dragon Girl, until two White Condors arrived with an urgent message. The brief note warned that Pu County was in danger, leaving Ji Boying and the others uncertain about what had happened.

• Ji Boying spent his days cultivating and playing with Little Dragon Girl, content to leave the fighting below the mountain to Guo Jing and the others.
• Two White Condors circled over Chongyang Palace, and Ji Boying whistled to summon them while holding Little Dragon Girl.
• Little Dragon Girl excitedly reached for the condor despite Sect Leader Lin's warnings, easing the gathered women's concern.
• Ji Boying used his inner strength to open the message tube and read a note saying, "Pu County urgent! Danger! Come quickly!"
• Li Ping and the others worried over the message, while Ji Boying admitted that its lack of details left him unsure what it meant.

After the White Condor delivered a plea for help from Guo Jing’s army in Pu County, Ji Boying set out to aid them. He rode the condor into the sky, astonishing everyone on Mount Zhongnan, and left the mountain far behind.

• Li Ping and Ji Boying worried over the White Condor’s message asking for help, while Ji Boying decided to go to Pu County himself.
• Sect Leader Lin, Li Mochou, Sun Buer, Li Ping, and Ying Gu urged Ji Boying to take a horse and conserve his strength, but he refused.
• Ji Boying summoned his iron sword with Dragon Capturing Skill, rose into the air, and stood on the White Condor’s back.
• The people around Chongyang Palace watched Ji Boying soar above them and knelt in worship, while Sun Buer celebrated the Quanzhen Sect’s rising reputation.
• Ji Boying rode the White Condor high above the mountains, enjoying the wind as Mount Zhongnan receded behind him.

Ji Boying flew to Pu County on the White Condors and arrived to find Guo Jing's army stalled by Ouyang Feng, whose desperate methods had made him powerful enough to overwhelm Huang Yaoshi and Hong Qigong. After learning that Ouyang Feng had traded his remaining lifespan for strength, Ji Boying heard how the enemy had disrupted the army and prepared to face the threat.

• Ji Boying rode the White Condors more than a thousand li to Pu County, where his arrival from the sky startled the army and lifted its morale.
• Ji Boying challenged Huang Yaoshi for summoning him without explaining the danger, and Huang Yaoshi admitted he had withheld the truth.
• Huang Yaoshi and Hong Qigong told Ji Boying that Ouyang Feng had forced out his potential and sacrificed decades of life to gain immense strength.
• Huang Yaoshi and Hong Qigong explained that Ouyang Feng had transformed his Toad Style and Spirit Snake Fist into reckless, aggressive techniques that damaged his body.
• Huang Yaoshi recounted how Ouyang Feng had infiltrated the camp and fought them, resisting their attacks and threatening the army with his martial arts and poison.

Ouyang Feng repeatedly attacked Huang Yaoshi’s army, forcing the exhausted defenders to summon Ji Boying for help. Ji Boying arrived and healed Guo Jing and Huang Rong with the One Yang Finger, leaving the others alarmed that he had spent inner power before facing Ouyang Feng.

• Hong Qigong, Huang Yaoshi, and Guo Jing joined the Quanzhen Sect and Beggar Gang formations to trap Ouyang Feng, but he escaped and continued ambushing the army.
• Ouyang Feng killed soldiers and disciples while Huang Yaoshi protected the army with formations, and the sleepless defenders struggled to hold out.
• Huang Yaoshi asked Ji Boying to come quickly without explaining the full danger, and Ji Boying agreed to help despite the distrust between them.
• Ji Boying told Guo Jing and Huang Rong to sit and meditate, then used the One Yang Finger to heal both of their injuries.
• Hong Qigong and Huang Yaoshi recognized the One Yang Finger and worried that Ji Boying had spent inner power while Ouyang Feng remained a threat.

Ji Boying healed Guo Jing and Huang Rong, then led the others to intercept Ouyang Feng as he attacked Huang Yaoshi’s army. Ouyang Feng slaughtered soldiers until Ji Boying confronted him, and the chapter ended with Ouyang Feng realizing Ji Boying’s internal energy rivaled his own.

• Ji Boying explained that healing Guo Jing and Huang Rong had cost him little internal energy, and the group discussed Ouyang Feng’s extreme pursuit of revenge for his son.
• Ji Boying sensed Ouyang Feng approaching and moved toward the northwest, while Huang Yaoshi and Huang Rong’s warning signals and formations mobilized the army.
• Ji Boying tracked Ouyang Feng through the camp as Huang Yaoshi, Hong Qigong, Guo Jing, and the others followed his path.
• Ouyang Feng rampaged through the Mysterious Gates formation, killing soldiers and taunting them as he tried to draw Huang Yaoshi out.
• Ji Boying’s roar stunned soldiers across the battlefield and made Ouyang Feng realize his opponent possessed immense internal energy, forcing him to prepare for a fight to the death.

Ji Boying killed Ouyang Feng in a single clash, and Huang Yaoshi, Hong Qigong, Guo Jing, and the others found Ouyang Feng's headless body after the blood mist cleared. Ji Boying uncovered how Ouyang Feng had forced out his immense power and realized that his final frenzy was tied to the loss of his bloodline.

• Ouyang Feng used golden needles, shattered meridians, reversed Toad Style, and spent his remaining life to meet Ji Boying's attack head-on.
• Ji Boying broke Ouyang Feng's arms with a palm exchange and killed him with a flash of purple Sword Light.
• Huang Yaoshi, Hong Qigong, Guo Jing, and the others entered the blood mist and saw Ouyang Feng's headless corpse beside his bent Snake Staff.
• Ji Boying examined Ouyang Feng's body and found golden needles embedded beneath the skin, explaining how Ouyang Feng had driven his internal power into his flesh and bones.
• Ji Boying noticed Ouyang Feng's burn scars and injuries, then inferred that Ouyang Feng had lost his bloodline after the fire and explosions he caused while escaping across Taihu Lake.

After Ouyang Feng’s death, Ji Boying passed the Prenatal Purple Mist Technique to the Quanzhen disciples and spent his remaining months guiding Little Dragon Girl and Li Mochou. As Guo Jing’s forces approached unifying the realm, Ji Boying gave his final instructions and vanished again.

• Ouyang Feng’s corpse was trampled by the soldiers, and Huang Yaoshi’s army captured Pu County.
• Ji Boying told the Quanzhen disciples he had learned the Prenatal Skill from Master Yideng, then taught them his new Prenatal Purple Mist Technique.
• Ji Boying returned to Mount Zhongnan, spent time with Little Dragon Girl, left martial arts manuals in Sect Leader Lin’s care, and guided Li Mochou.
• Guo Jing’s forces annexed the Two Lakes and seized much of Great Jin’s territory before defeating the Mongols in three battles.
• Ji Boying gave Sect Leader Lin, Sun Buer, and the others his final instructions, entrusted Little Dragon Girl to Sect Leader Lin, and faded from view.