Chapter Summaries

Jiang Dali discovered that a trace of the Fire Qilin’s Primordial Spirit was changing his body, forcing him to remain in Absolute Ruthlessness as he searched Lingyun Cave. After finding Blood Bodhi, he killed Leng Bu Fang and drove Xue An Tian away when the Heavenly Alliance hall masters tried to claim the fruit.

• Jiang Dali learned that the Fire Qilin’s Primordial Spirit was altering his body and used Absolute Ruthlessness to suppress its effects.
• Jiang Dali followed the pull of the Qilin Blood to a rock platform and found four Blood Bodhi embedded in the wall.
• Jiang Dali dug out three Blood Bodhi as Xue An Tian and Leng Bu Fang arrived and demanded a share, invoking Xiong Ba’s reputation.
• Jiang Dali attacked the two hall masters, drove Xue An Tian into a tunnel, and crushed Leng Bu Fang’s skull.
• Nearby martial artists abandoned any thought of challenging Jiang Dali and decided to leave him alone.

Jiang Dali gathered the last Blood Bodhi and fled as the Fire Qilin returned, only to encounter the retreating Tang Sect elders and Luck Overflows. He wounded the elders, used the Qilin Blood to draw the beast toward them, and entered the Extreme State to strike as it charged.

• Jiang Dali let the Tang Sect elders and Luck Overflows flee after killing Leng Bu Fang, then collected the last Blood Bodhi and Xue An Tian's longsword.
• Jiang Dali withdrew from the extreme state and raced toward Lingyun Cave's exit when he heard the Fire Qilin returning.
• Jiang Dali ran into Tang Feng, Tang Xue, Tang La, and Luck Overflows, then attacked when Tang Xue warned him that the Fire Qilin was behind them.
• Jiang Dali deflected the elders' hidden weapons and severely wounded all three Tang Sect elders, while his aura weakened Luck Overflows.
• Jiang Dali threw the Fire Qilin Blood over the group, causing Luck Overflows to die and drawing the charging Fire Qilin toward the wounded elders.
• Jiang Dali entered the Extreme State and slashed through the passage as the Fire Qilin lunged forward.

Jiang Dali fought and fled the Fire Qilin through Lingyun Cave, discovering an old wound on its forehead that he reopened with a powerful saber strike. He escaped its enraged pursuit by reaching the river, while the Fire Qilin stopped at the water’s edge and surviving players watched from across the bank.

• Jiang Dali wounded the Fire Qilin with a saber strike, then blocked its attacks and fled through the cave as it pursued him.
• Jiang Dali ambushed the Fire Qilin at a passage corner and struck an old wound in the center of its forehead, dealing its greatest damage yet.
• The wounded Fire Qilin flew into a rage, entered its Savage Charge state, and chased Jiang Dali while ignoring his attacks.
• The Fire Qilin struck Jiang Dali and unleashed a torrent of flames, but Jiang Dali used the Undying Seal Method and Sun Wheel Seal to survive and escape into the river.
• The Fire Qilin stopped at the river’s edge, unwilling to enter the water, while surviving players identified Jiang Dali and discussed the dropped equipment inside the cave and in the river.

Jiang Dali survived the Fire Qilin’s attack and escaped the river with Wang Yuyan, while players turned on one another over the abandoned treasure. Sad Little Knife arrived and cut through Heavenly Fortune Guild fighters before rejoining Jiang Dali at the riverbank.

• Wang Yuyan spotted Jiang Dali falling from Lingyun Cave and sent the Demonic Eagle to rescue him from the river.
• Players blamed Heavenly Fortune Guild for the failed quest, and fighting broke out between guild members and scattered players.
• Hongyun Qitian led trusted guild members toward the treasure chests, hoping to recover their losses by stealing the silver and jewelry.
• Sad Little Knife rode into the battlefield, killed several Heavenly Fortune Guild elites, and continued toward the Demonic Eagle.
• Jiang Dali launched himself from the river onto the Demonic Eagle, put on clothes Wang Yuyan gave him, and greeted Sad Little Knife on the shore.

Jiang Dali exchanged information with Sad Little Knife about Lingyun Cave, then punished the Heavenly Fortune Guild by turning its attack on his treasure into a public bounty mission. As the Yun Family and Wang Family prepared to raid Lingyun Cave, an enigmatic poem about qilins, black winds, Xuanwu, and phoenixes stirred speculation about future events.

• Jiang Dali reviewed the Yun Family’s intelligence on Lingyun Cave, shared his maps and account of its dangers with Sad Little Knife, and refused to trade away his Blood Bodhi.
• Sad Little Knife told Jiang Dali that Ding Peng had met a powerful man claiming to be Xiao Qiushui, who intended to seek him out.
• Jiang Dali flew over the battlefield and killed Heavenly Fortune Guild players who had seized his treasure, while sparing the independent players.
• Jiang Dali offered the stolen wealth as a reward pool and issued a mission calling players to attack the Heavenly Fortune Guild headquarters, leaving its president Luck Overflows terrified.
• The Yun Family and Wang Family mobilized to storm Lingyun Cave, while a cryptic poem by the Jianghu Hundred Affairs Expert sparked debate about a possible future calamity.

Jiang Dali uncovered signs that Zhu Xiawu and Yan Kuangtu might be working together to ambush him, despite his earlier belief that they were acting separately. After strengthening his Adamantine Body Cultivation and refining a Blood Bodhi, he arrived at the Twelve Linked Docks, ready to confront Zhu Xiawu.

• Players failed to overcome the Fire Qilin at Lingyun Cave, while Jiang Dali’s followers established a Black Wind Stronghold branch in Mount Emei City.
• Jiang Dali reasoned that Yan Kuangtu’s behavior did not fit his usual arrogance, and Wang Yuyan’s suggestion about Yan’s dead son led him to suspect Zhu Xiawu had arranged a deadly ambush.
• Jiang Dali rejected the idea of returning to Black Wind Stronghold for help and decided to rely on a different helper.
• Jiang Dali spent Cultivation Points and Potential Points to raise his Adamantine Body Cultivation, then consumed and refined a Blood Bodhi.
• Jiang Dali and Wang Yuyan reached the Twelve Linked Docks, where Jiang Dali declared that he would take Zhu Xiawu’s territory.

Jiang Dali arrived alone at Zhu Xiawu’s water stronghold and confronted him in his central tent. Zhu Xiawu revealed his Heavenly Human Realm strength, but Yan Kuangtu emerged from behind the screen and attacked, leaving Jiang Dali facing a peak Heavenly Human Realm opponent.

• Jiang Dali descended from the Demonic Eagle and approached Zhu Xiawu’s tent while Wang Yuyan warned him about the danger.
• Zhan Qili, Xue Jinying, and Fu Yongxiang attacked Jiang Dali, but he defeated them and burst into the tent.
• Jiang Dali challenged Zhu Xiawu over the Golden Armor Iron Clothes and fought off his hidden blade-table attack.
• Zhu Xiawu used Iron Net and revealed that he had entered the Heavenly Human Realm, countering Jiang Dali’s force.
• Jiang Dali slashed through the tent, prompting Zhu Xiawu to call for help, and Yan Kuangtu burst from behind the screen to strike at Jiang Dali’s vital points.

Jiang Dali fought Yan Kuangtu and Zhu Xiawu through an ambush at the Water Stronghold of Linked Villages, revealing the strength of his Adamantine Body and overwhelming their attackers. As Xiao Feng and Poison Hand Qianluo arrived and Zhu Xiawu tried to escape, Jiang Dali unleashed a powerful technique against Yan Kuangtu, leaving the battle at a dangerous turning point.

• Yan Kuangtu and Zhu Xiawu attacked Jiang Dali inside the tent, but Jiang Dali resisted their combined assault with his Adamantine Body.
• Jiang Dali charged through a barrage of crossbow bolts and swept the surrounding Water Stronghold fighters aside with his saber.
• Zhu Xiawu weighed fighting on against fleeing, then tried to escape as Yan Kuangtu continued battling Jiang Dali.
• Xiao Feng and Poison Hand Qianluo fought their way into the stronghold, while Gentle Water Divine Lord Yong Xiyu and Blazing Fire Divine Lord Cai Qishen intercepted them.
• Yan Kuangtu held Jiang Dali back, but Jiang Dali invoked the Duguo Seal and gathered corpses and stones into a giant dragon of dust and debris.

Jiang Dali defeated Yan Kuangtu and helped Xiao Feng bring down Zhu Xiawu, but chose to keep Zhu Xiawu alive and seal his acupoints. Yan Kuangtu escaped, while Zhu Xiawu accepted his capture and the Great Song underworld fell under Jiang Dali’s control.

• Xiao Feng and Jiang Dali attacked Zhu Xiawu and Yan Kuangtu, respectively, as the battle erupted across the battlefield.
• Yan Kuangtu unleashed Xuantian Wujin Palm, but Jiang Dali endured the strike and drove him back; Yan Kuangtu then fled after warning that he would return once he learned the Adamantine Zen Art.
• Xiao Feng struck Zhu Xiawu with Arrogant Dragon Regrets, shattering his bones and bringing him down, while Wang Yuyan watched from the Demonic Eagle.
• The Water King and Fire King tried to flee, but Poison Hand Qianluo and Duan Yu held them off as Zhu Xiawu claimed Jiang Dali could not kill him without drawing the Great Song court and Huang Shang against him.
• Jiang Dali said Zhu Xiawu still had use to him and sealed more than a dozen of his major acupoints, leaving Zhu Xiawu unable to resist as his forces collapsed.

After defeating Zhu Xiawu, Jiang Dali began taking control of the Twelve Linked Docks and reassured Xiao Feng and Duan Yu that he had no intention of seizing the throne. He learned that Xiao Feng had reached the Heavenly Human Realm and agreed to accompany him to Shaolin, where he revealed that a mysterious sweeping monk was among its strongest figures.

• Jiang Dali captured Zhu Xiawu's water stronghold after Yan Kuangtu's defeat and Zhu Xiawu's escape plan failed.
• Duan Yu questioned Jiang Dali about his ambitions, and Jiang Dali denied intending to overthrow the Song State or challenge the Sacred Dynasty.
• Wang Yuyan defended Jiang Dali's rule in Huizhou, and Xiao Feng expressed his desire to follow Jiang Dali and accomplish great deeds.
• During a feast, Xiao Feng told Jiang Dali that he had broken through to the Heavenly Human Realm while investigating Leader Brother.
• Jiang Dali said he would accompany Xiao Feng to Shaolin to settle his grievances and named the old monk who swept the floor as Shaolin's most formidable and mysterious figure.

Black Wind Stronghold expanded across several states and advanced to a sixth-tier faction, drawing the attention of the Song State and the Sacred Dynasty. Jiang Dali received visiting allies, then took Wang Yuyan to a secret chamber to force her to inherit Zhu Xiawu’s inner strength, leaving her resisting his plans to make her stronger.

• Xiao Feng and Jiang Dali discussed the mysterious Sweeping Monk at Shaolin before drinking together, and Xiao Feng later departed with A Zhu aboard the Divine Luan.
• Black Wind Stronghold annexed the Twelve Linked Docks and absorbed territories across several states, but Jiang Dali recognized that its fortune and cohesion remained weak and that new threats had emerged.
• Jiang Dali received notice that Black Wind Stronghold had become a sixth-tier faction, gaining 10,000 reputation and attracting the vigilance of the Song State and the Sacred Dynasty.
• Yong Xiyu brought Qu Hanshan’s head and reported that Qianluo and the Four Great Evils had arrived; Jiang Dali ordered Qu Hanshan buried and welcomed his visitors.
• Poison Hand Qianluo and Duan Yanqing left after meeting Jiang Dali, with Duan Yanqing departing to carry out an assignment.
• Jiang Dali took Wang Yuyan into a sealed chamber and insisted she inherit Zhu Xiawu’s inner strength, while she protested that she did not want the power.

Jiang Dali drained Zhu Xiawu’s cultivation and transferred it to Wang Yuyan, then tested her newly strengthened martial arts in a fight. After arranging Zhu Xiawu’s burial, Jiang Dali issued a faction mission sending Black Wind Stronghold players to Shaolin, leaving the stronghold’s players poised for a large-scale visit.

• Jiang Dali drained Zhu Xiawu’s cultivation through the Life-Death Mother-Child Net and transferred it to Wang Yuyan, who was hurt when the new energy sent her crashing into the chamber ceiling.
• Wang Yuyan attacked Jiang Dali with Lingbo Microstep and the Hundred Flower Mistake Fist, but he knocked her down after she faltered from the pain of striking his hardened body.
• Jiang Dali left Wang Yuyan in the chamber, and she bowed to Zhu Xiawu’s corpse before hurrying out after him.
• Jiang Dali ordered the Gentle Water Divine Lord to bury Zhu Xiawu properly and issued Black Wind Stronghold players the faction mission “Journey to Shaolin to Boost Prestige.”

Jiang Dali launched the Black Wind Mountain Challenge Arena mission, drawing players from Black Wind Stronghold and other factions to Shaolin to challenge its disciples and build Black Wind Stronghold’s prestige. While the players prepared for the event, Jiang Dali tested his new Black Wind Mighty Divine Armor and named it.

• Jiang Dali announced the voluntary Journey to Shaolin to Boost Prestige mission, offering players rewards for attending and challenging Shaolin on the Black Wind Mountain Challenge Arena.
• Players across the Jianghu grew excited about the mission, and Ting Shui advised the Yun Family players to join and cooperate with Black Wind Stronghold.
• Jiang Dali reviewed the forum and accepted that some Shaolin players planned to take payment for deliberately losing arena matches.
• Jiang Dali calculated that the players would need about a week to gather at Shaolin, then prepared to bring them there when the event reached its peak.
• Blazing Fire Divine Lord Cai Qishen and the other craftsmen dressed Jiang Dali in the heavy armor, which he named the Black Wind Mighty Divine Armor.

As Black Wind Stronghold and martial artists from across the jianghu gathered at Shaolin, Jiang Dali watched events unfold from concealment with Lu Xiaofeng. Xiao Yuanshan confessed to killing Xiao Feng’s foster family and master, while Jiang Dali’s allies brought a mysterious old man to him; Jiang Dali then set out for Shaolin, expecting more unexpected figures to appear.

• Black Wind Stronghold mobilized toward Shaolin, prompting sects and martial artists, including Emei and Wudang, to respond to Shaolin’s call for aid.
• Li Xunhuan decided to go to Shaolin, and Lin Shiyin asked him to take her with him rather than leave her behind.
• At Shaolin, Xiao Feng confronted the past, and Xiao Yuanshan admitted he had killed Xiao Feng’s foster parents and martial instructor, Xuan Ku.
• Jiang Dali told Lu Xiaofeng that he had anticipated Xiao Yuanshan’s confession and explained that he had once been framed as Leader Brother.
• Kou Zhong and three former Power Gang kings brought a humiliated gray-clad old man to Jiang Dali, who said he had been waiting for that man and prepared to go to Shaolin.

At Shaolin, Xuan Ci confessed his role in the tragedy at Yanmen Pass and accused Murong Bo of fabricating the intelligence behind it. Jiang Dali arrived with his followers, brought Murong Bo to Xiao Feng, and left Abbess Miejue disarmed after she challenged him with the Heavenly Sword.

• Xuan Ci admitted his guilt to Xiao Yuanshan and called on Murong Bo to confess his part in the Yanmen Pass tragedy.
• Ghost King Yin Gong, Fire King Zu Jindian, and Medicine King Mo Feiyuan delivered Murong Bo to Xiao Feng on Jiang Dali’s orders.
• Jiang Dali arrived at Shaolin with a vast force of Black Wind Stronghold and Eight Desolations disciples and declared that he would seek justice for Xiao Feng and himself.
• Abbess Miejue drew the Heavenly Sword and attacked Jiang Dali, but he caught its tip between two fingers and bent the blade.
• Jiang Dali flicked the Heavenly Sword aside, shattering its sword qi and sending it flying from Abbess Miejue’s bleeding hand.

Jiang Dali seized the Heavenly Sword from Abbess Miejue and subdued her despite her attempt to reclaim it. When Shaolin's five eminent monks attacked him from all sides, he absorbed their blows and unleashed a burst of true qi, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Jiang Dali used a dragon-shaped force to pull the Heavenly Sword from the air, killing the players who rushed to catch it.
• Jiang Dali tested the Heavenly Sword's edge and tore apart the players' clothes with its sword light.
• Abbess Miejue attacked Jiang Dali to reclaim the sword, but he subdued her with a grappling technique.
• Master Baoxue, Master Baohua, Master Baocan, Master Baofeng, and Master Baoyue attacked Jiang Dali together with five ordinary moves refined into powerful techniques.
• Jiang Dali endured their strikes with the Hardening Technique and absorbed their force using the Nine Profound Great Law and the Undying Seal Method.
• Jiang Dali erupted with a pillar of true qi and shouted for the five monks to get lost.

Jiang Dali defeated the five Shaolin eminent monks, took the Heavenly Sword from Abbess Miejue, and spared her at Xiao Feng’s request. As Xiao Yuanshan confronted Murong Bo over the conspiracy that destroyed his family, Jiang Dali asked Xiao Feng whether he would kill his enemy himself.

• The five eminent monks joined forces to trap Jiang Dali with Embrace the World, but he unleashed his saber qi and defeated them.
• Jiang Dali mocked Abbess Miejue and invited his players to claim her, then returned her to the Emei disciples at Xiao Feng’s request while keeping the Heavenly Sword.
• Xiao Feng confronted Murong Bo about directing the attack on his family, and Murong Bo admitted he had fabricated the information that sparked the killings.
• Xiao Yuanshan broke Murong Bo’s legs and threatened to kill him, but Murong Bo laughed and taunted the assembled heroes.
• Jiang Dali asked Xiao Feng whether he would kill Murong Bo himself or leave the task to him.

After Xiao Yuanshan killed Murong Bo, Xuan Ci accepted Shaolin's punishment for breaking a precept. Jiang Dali then announced a challenge arena between Black Wind Stronghold players and Shaolin disciples, leaving the monks to respond to his proposal.

• Xiao Yuanshan struck Murong Bo dead before Xiao Feng could act, and Jiang Dali reflected that the Sweeping Monk had not appeared.
• Xuan Ci confessed his violation of the precept against lust and ordered two hundred heavy strokes as punishment.
• Jiang Dali decided to use a contest to distract Shaolin and create an opportunity to enter the temple.
• Jiang Dali addressed the gathered heroes and announced that Xiao Feng's vengeance had been avenged.
• Jiang Dali proposed a mountain challenge arena where his stronghold's young fighters could exchange blows with Shaolin disciples.

Jiang Dali orchestrated a formal tournament between Black Wind Stronghold and Shaolin, turning Shaolin’s humiliation into an opportunity for his players to grow. After Xuan Ci and Second Mother Ye died, Jiang Dali asked Xiao Yuanshan to help him sneak into Shaolin’s Scripture Depository while the temple’s experts were down the mountain.

• Jiang Dali challenged Shaolin to a competition, and Xuan Sheng agreed after recognizing the threat posed by the assembled crowd.
• Jiang Dali revealed twenty arenas at the foot of the mountain, where Black Wind Stronghold players and Shaolin disciples began fighting before representatives of the sects.
• Lu Xiaofeng questioned Jiang Dali’s motives, and Jiang Dali said the matches would help his men grow through combat.
• Lu Xiaofeng learned that Xuan Ci had died and Second Mother Ye had committed suicide, while Xiao Feng and Xiao Yuanshan came down the mountain with A Zhu.
• Jiang Dali asked Xiao Yuanshan to lead him into Shaolin’s Scripture Depository, and Xiao Yuanshan realized Jiang knew about his secret visits.

Jiang Dali arranged to visit Shaolin’s Scripture Depository to meet the mysterious Sweeping Monk while the Black Wind Stronghold and Shaolin disciples competed in an exchange event. As he departed in secret after improving his Adamantine Body Cultivation, a figure identical to him appeared on the viewing platform.

• Jiang Dali told Xiao Feng and Xiao Yuanshan that he sought the Sweeping Monk, and arranged to meet them near the southern mountain hollow before leaving for Shaolin’s Scripture Depository.
• Jiang Dali ordered the Ghost King, the Three Kings, and Kou Zhong to guard the viewing platform while he watched the matches from behind its curtains.
• Shaolin monks discussed their disciples’ losses, invited Xu Zhu to compete, and watched as Black Wind Stronghold players and hooded Eight Desolations disciples dominated the arenas.
• Jiang Dali gained prestige and faction rewards for organizing the exchange event, then raised his Adamantine Body Cultivation to the third realm, Initial Mastery.
• Jiang Dali slipped away through a concealed door, and a white beam brought an identical armored figure onto the platform beside his empty chair.