Chapter Summaries

Ximen Chuixue and Lu Xiaofeng were overwhelmed by the Purple Qi Heavenly Gang Formation as Mad Thunder and Purple Lightning planned to capture them and use them against Jiang Dali. Lu Xiaofeng survived Purple Lightning’s assault, but Ximen Chuixue launched a deadly attack while the Nine Qi Ninjas’ Heavenly Gang Qi Net closed in behind him.

• The Nine Qi Ninjas strengthened their formation and injured Ximen Chuixue while Lu Xiaofeng struggled to fend off their attacks.
• Mad Thunder and Purple Lightning learned that Jiang Dali was approaching and decided to capture Ximen Chuixue and Lu Xiaofeng.
• Purple Lightning entered the formation and attacked Lu Xiaofeng, who evaded his strike and countered with his Spiritual Insight Finger before being badly injured.
• Ximen Chuixue’s sword intent suddenly intensified, and he rushed at Purple Lightning as the Nine Qi Ninjas sent their Heavenly Gang Qi Net toward his unguarded back.

Ximen Chuixue and Lu Xiaofeng fought Purple Lightning, Mad Thunder, and the Nine Qi Ninjas, but both were injured as the battle turned against them. Jiang Dali arrived in time to crush the ninjas’ formation and warned the survivors that disobeying him had severe consequences.

• Ximen Chuixue nearly killed Purple Lightning, while Lu Xiaofeng blocked the Nine Qi Ninjas’ blades with his fingers.
• Mad Thunder and Purple Lightning disrupted Ximen Chuixue’s attack, and Purple Lightning struck him hard enough to send him flying and spitting blood.
• The Nine Qi Ninjas pressed their attack on Lu Xiaofeng, and Mad Thunder’s punch sent him crashing down injured.
• Jiang Dali descended from the sky and unleashed a palm strike that shattered the Nine Qi Ninjas’ formation and blasted them away.
• Jiang Dali landed, crushed a fallen Qi Ninja beneath his boot, and warned Purple Lightning and Mad Thunder to obey him.

Jiang Dali arrived in time to save Lu Xiaofeng and Ximen Chuixue, then faced the eight qi ninjas and their Purple Qi Heavenly Gang Formation. After breaking their formation and killing two of them, he drew Purple Lightning and Mad Thunder into battle as they unleashed their Yin-Yang Combined Attack.

• Jiang Dali arrived as Lu Xiaofeng and Ximen Chuixue were under attack, and Lu Xiaofeng collapsed to rest while Jiang Dali confronted their enemies.
• The eight qi ninjas formed the Purple Qi Heavenly Gang Formation, but Jiang Dali used his seals and Nine Profound Great Law to build his strength while draining theirs.
• Xiao Feng sent Lu Xiaofeng and Ximen Chuixue back into the air, while Dongfang Bubai and Ye Gucheng descended to observe the fight.
• The eight qi ninjas attacked Jiang Dali from every direction, but he shattered their formation and killed two with Mighty Dragon Claw Hand.
• Purple Lightning and Mad Thunder joined the battle after Jiang Dali withstood the ninjas’ attacks, and they launched their Yin-Yang Combined Attack with Great Sun Purple Qi.

Jiang Dali overwhelmed Purple Lightning Mad Thunder’s fighters and endured Purple Lightning’s lightning-fast assault before striking him down. As Jiang Dali advanced on the brothers, hidden attackers moved in, but Dongfang Bubai and Murong Qingqing were ready to respond.

• Jiang Dali seized six Qi Ninjas by their blades and hurled them into Purple Lightning Mad Thunder’s combined fist attacks, breaking their bones and sending them flying.
• Mad Thunder struck Jiang Dali with Thunderous Roar Fist, but Jiang Dali’s punch sent him crashing into the forest.
• Purple Lightning battered Jiang Dali with a storm of rapid punches, but Jiang Dali’s Iron Cloth Divine Skill held while Purple Lightning gradually suffered recoil damage.
• Mad Thunder and Purple Lightning attempted a combined move, but Jiang Dali used a sudden suction force to strike Purple Lightning and leave him badly injured.
• Jiang Dali emerged from the dust with his strength recovering and advanced on the brothers as Wang Yuyan spotted two black shadows, Murong Qingqing warned him, and Dongfang Bubai prepared to attack.

Jiang Dali faced Purple Lightning Mad Thunder in a deadly contest of intent and unleashed his strongest saber strike against their lightning technique. Their clash summoned heavenly thunder, and Jiang Dali swung the Dragon Slaying Saber to meet it with Heaven-Defying Divine Intent Saber—Three Springs Startling Thunder.

• Dongfang Bubai wounded Iron Ladder Divine Fiend with poisoned needles and used her force field and silver threads to hold him and Jiaoluo Fiend back.
• Jiang Dali taunted Purple Lightning Mad Thunder, then drew the Dragon Slaying Saber and suppressed them with his rising saber intent.
• Purple Lightning Mad Thunder gathered their strength and struck with Explosive Lightning Thunder as Jiang Dali unleashed Sweep Through a Thousand Armies.
• The two attacks collided and collapsed, knocking Jiang Dali into the ground and distorting the surrounding air and energy.
• A bolt of heavenly lightning descended toward Jiang Dali and Purple Lightning Mad Thunder, who withdrew their auras in alarm.
• Jiang Dali roared that he would face the heavenly thunder and swung the Dragon Slaying Saber with Heaven-Defying Divine Intent Saber—Three Springs Startling Thunder.

Jiang Dali defeated Purple Lightning Mad Thunder, learned the Purple Qi Heavenly Gang Formation from the last surviving qi ninjas, and promised to spare them. As he left, hostile players surrounded the two qi ninjas, leaving their fate uncertain.

• Jiang Dali killed Purple Lightning Mad Thunder with his saber, while Dongfang Bubai severed Jiaoluo Fiend's arm as Iron Ladder Divine Fiend escaped.
• Jiang Dali looted Purple Lightning Mad Thunder's bodies but found no manuals, then killed one mortally wounded qi ninja and frightened the last two into surrendering.
• The two qi ninjas explained the Purple Qi Heavenly Gang Formation, and Jiang Dali gained the Heavenly Tier formation and promised to spare them.
• Jiang Dali departed with Dongfang Bubai and the others, while the Demonic Eagle killed hostile players who had been watching nearby.
• Green Fork Luo and the other surviving qi ninja prepared to leave, but otherworlders surrounded them with weapons drawn.

The players killed the two crippled Qi Ninjas while the Emperor withdrew after deciding Jiang Dali was too dangerous to confront. Jiang Dali’s group flew south toward the Song Kingdom, having failed to lure the Emperor out.

• Guild players and independent players attacked the two wounded Qi Ninjas, who fought back before being overwhelmed by the crowd.
• The Emperor struck the Iron Ladder Divine Fiend to purge his poison, then explained that Jiang Dali had survived heavenly lightning and was too dangerous to attack.
• The Emperor left without revealing himself, recognizing that Jiang Dali had tried to use the Qi Ninjas as bait.
• Lu Xiaofeng and the others discussed Jiang Dali’s failed attempt to draw out the Emperor and the power of Explosive Lightning Thunder.
• Jiang Dali ordered the Demonic Eagle onward, and it and the Divine Luan carried the group south toward the Song Kingdom.

After the players killed two wounded Heavenly Human Realm experts at great cost, Jiang Dali returned to Wuliang Mountain and planned how to raise his standing across the Three Kingdoms. He chose to back Yue Fei’s cause in Song State and began considering how to gain Revered status in two more nations, before turning his attention to the Evil Emperor’s Sarira.

• Players in Ying State killed two crippled Qi Ninjas, losing more than eight hundred lives and gaining reputation, titles, and valuable weapons.
• Jiang Dali read Xiao Qiushui’s letter asking him to support Yue Fei and decided to intervene in Yue Fei’s fate when he returned to Song State.
• Jiang Dali told Wang Yuyan to train against Jianhu Palace’s Heart Shadows, then destroyed a Li Canghai Heart Shadow Avatar.
• Jiang Dali reviewed his Revered reputation in Song State and planned to pursue Revered standing in Dali, Tang State, or Ming State.
• Jiang Dali took out the Evil Emperor’s Sarira and prepared to study it.

Jiang Dali refused to absorb the Evil Emperor's Sarira's accumulated essence, wary of the dangers it could pose to his cultivation, and advanced to the Heavenly Human 5th Realm. With his Yin and Yang Deities strengthened, he began probing the sarira's secrets, hoping to learn more about his rebirth.

• Jiang Dali examined the Evil Emperor's Sarira and judged that absorbing the generations of Demonic Sect essence within it could create hidden dangers in his future cultivation.
• Jiang Dali decided to reserve the sarira's essence for training subordinates and prepared to investigate the sarira itself.
• Jiang Dali spent half his Potential Points and Cultivation Points to break through to the Heavenly Human 5th Realm.
• Jiang Dali tested his strengthened Yin and Yang Deities and learned how their powers differed and complemented one another.
• Jiang Dali sent a thread of Yin Deity power into the Evil Emperor's Sarira, seeking clues about its secrets and his rebirth.

Jiang Dali investigated the Evil Emperor's Sarira with his yin spirit, but a powerful presence devoured part of it and raised the possibility that Xie Bo had used the sarira to seek rebirth. He switched to probing it with his yang spirit as a conspiracy to impeach him and Yue Fei took shape in the Song Empire.

• Jiang Dali sent a trace of his yin spirit into the Evil Emperor's Sarira and endured the chaotic Spiritual Remnants while searching for clues about rebirth.
• A distinct, powerful spiritual force struck Jiang Dali and devoured part of his yin spirit, leaving him badly shaken and in pain.
• Jiang Dali received a warning that he had entered combat status and suspected the attacker might be Xie Bo rather than the sarira itself.
• Jiang Dali theorized that Xie Bo had created the sarira as a means to achieve rebirth or immortality, though he found contradictions in the idea.
• Jiang Dali began investigating the sarira with his yang spirit, while treacherous ministers in the Song Empire plotted to impeach him and Yue Fei.

Qin Hui plotted to control or eliminate the Black Wind Stronghold Master, while Jiang Dali discovered that Xiang Yutian’s damaged primordial spirit had been hiding in the Evil Emperor’s Sarira. The spirit submitted to Jiang Dali, leaving him with an unexpected, weakened mentor.

• Qin Hui ordered Wang Ciweng to send the Black Wind Stronghold Master a jade pendant and treasured saber before he entered the capital, hoping to influence him.
• Qin Hui asked Huang Shang to capture the Black Wind Stronghold Master if necessary, but Huang Shang refused to harm Yue Fei and demonstrated his power before leaving.
• Jiang Dali resisted Xiang Yutian’s mental intrusion by using Absolute Ruthlessness, the Golden Bell Indestructible Body, and Yang Deity power against the Evil Emperor’s Sarira.
• Jiang Dali realized the sarira contained Xiang Yutian’s damaged primordial spirit rather than the remnant he had expected.
• The weakened spirit expressed reverence and submission to Jiang Dali, and his panel confirmed their relationship had reached Deep Reverence.

Jiang Dali learned from Xiang Yutian’s damaged primordial spirit that the Evil Emperor’s Sarira could refine the three origins, then returned to confront Li Canghai’s statue in Langhuan Blessed Land. After overpowering its Heart Shadow avatars, he struck the statue with a powerful saber attack, leaving Wang Yuyan and Xiang Yutian crying out for him to stop.

• Jiang Dali intimidated Xiang Yutian’s primordial spirit and learned that it had fought with Xie Bo’s spirit inside the Evil Emperor’s Sarira, leaving both damaged and Xie Bo dead.
• Jiang Dali learned that the sarira could help merge essence, Qi, and spirit, and decided to use its contaminated power to strengthen his subordinates before restoring it for his companions.
• Jiang Dali left the stone chamber, crushed Li Canghai’s Heart Shadow avatars, and reached Wang Yuyan as she fought the statue’s projections.
• Jiang Dali resisted the statue’s probing power and heard Xiang Yutian’s primordial spirit detect a pure primordial spirit within it.
• Jiang Dali cut through more than thirty Heart Shadows, then leapt above the statue and brought down his Dragon Slaying Saber as Wang Yuyan and Xiang Yutian cried out for him to stop.

Jiang Dali damaged Li Canghai’s statue, discovered its primordial spirit power sustained the Heart Shadows, and left it intact to recover. After overseeing the players training in Langhuan Blessed Land, he went to meet the imprisoned Tianshan Child Elder as Xu Ziling arrived with an unwelcome companion.

• Jiang Dali’s saber shattered Li Canghai’s statue’s protective barrier and cracked its forehead, while the fight advanced his Great Strength Divine Skill and Heaven-Defying Divine Intent Saber.
• Jiang Dali learned from Xiang Yutian that the statue held pure primordial spirit power, then withdrew the Evil Emperor’s Sarira and left the statue to recover so it could keep producing Heart Shadows.
• Jiang Dali and Wang Yuyan watched A Lifetime of Arrogance defeat Li Qiushui’s Mind Shadow, and Jiang Dali criticized his dagger technique before promising to teach him if he defeated Wu Yazi’s Heart Shadow with one strike.
• Jiang Dali left Wang Yuyan to instruct the players and went to the imitation Jianhu Palace to meet the imprisoned Tianshan Child Elder and a visitor from the Yun Family.
• Xu Ziling also arrived seeking an audience, bringing someone Jiang Dali would find unwelcome.

Jiang Dali drained Tianshan Child Elder’s cultivation in exchange for ancient texts, then learned about hidden ancient monsters and Di Shitian’s role in Xiong Ba’s defeat. As he prepared to travel to Song State to save Yue Fei, Xu Ziling and Shi Feixuan arrived to request his help.

• Feng Ying, Ting Shui, and Sad Little Knife came to take Tianshan Child Elder home, but Ting Shui stopped her Life and Death Talisman from striking Feng Ying.
• Jiang Dali absorbed Tianshan Child Elder’s cultivation, transferred the true qi to the Evil Emperor’s Sarira, and removed the worms from Ting Shui.
• Ting Shui and Sad Little Knife discussed Jiang Dali’s growing strength, while Sad Little Knife resolved to watch his saber technique at the coming duel between Ding Peng and Xie Xiaofeng.
• Jiang Dali studied the Yun Family’s ancient texts and learned that Di Shitian had poisoned Xiong Ba, prompting him to fear the other old monsters hidden in the martial world.
• Jiang Dali planned to go to Song State’s capital to accept the emperor’s reward and save Yue Fei, but Xu Ziling and Shi Feixuan arrived to ask him a favor.

Shi Feixuan tried to recruit Jiang Dali to help Cihang Jingzhai oppose Zhu Wushi, offering the He Clan Jade in exchange for the Evil Emperor's Sarira and his aid. Jiang Dali challenged Shi Feixuan and Ning Daoqi to take the Sarira from him, and Ning Daoqi attacked with the Eight Pounces of the Loose Hand.

• Shi Feixuan asked Jiang Dali to help stabilize Ming State and oppose Zhu Wushi, but Jiang refused to interfere in Cihang Jingzhai's plans.
• Jiang Dali demanded the He Clan Jade and jokingly asked Shi Feixuan to marry Xu Ziling as his price for helping.
• Ning Daoqi arrived with Xu Ziling and declined to continue negotiating on Ming State's behalf.
• Shi Feixuan offered to lend Jiang Dali the He Clan Jade if he gave her the Evil Emperor's Sarira and helped defeat Zhu Wushi.
• Jiang Dali produced the Sarira, tossed it onto a rooftop, and challenged Shi Feixuan and Ning Daoqi to take it from him.
• Ning Daoqi rushed Jiang Dali with the Eight Pounces of the Loose Hand as Shi Feixuan moved in.

Jiang Dali fought Ning Daoqi while Shi Feixuan tried to seize the Evil Emperor's Sarira. Jiang Dali defeated both opponents, leaving Ning Daoqi badly injured and Shi Feixuan unconscious or incapacitated after he struck her through a building window.

• Ning Daoqi exchanged techniques with Jiang Dali as Shi Feixuan moved toward the Evil Emperor's Sarira.
• Jiang Dali used his cloak and powerful suction to pull Shi Feixuan back, but Ning Daoqi broke through and intervened.
• Jiang Dali struck Ning Daoqi with his saber techniques, and Ning Daoqi's attacks failed to overcome Jiang Dali's defenses.
• Jiang Dali unleashed Great Sun Heavenly Thunder, blasted Ning Daoqi's hands apart, and hurled him to the ground.
• Shi Feixuan neared the Evil Emperor's Sarira, but Jiang Dali knocked away her Color-Void Sword and struck her through a building window.

Jiang Dali defeated Ning Daoqi and Shi Feixuan, secured Shi Feixuan’s promise to lend him the He Clan Jade, and sent her away with Xu Ziling. The next day, he set off for Kaifeng with Wang Yuyan and Murong Qingqing, carrying the Evil Emperor’s Sarira and discussing ways to refine his martial arts.

• Jiang Dali defeated Ning Daoqi and Shi Feixuan, then reminded Shi Feixuan that she had to lend him the He Clan Jade within a month and later help him deal with Zhu Wushi.
• Jiang Dali criticized Ning Daoqi for abandoning his principles, and Ning Daoqi thanked him, bowed, and departed with newfound ease.
• Jiang Dali ordered Xu Ziling to escort Shi Feixuan down the mountain, then decided Xu Ziling was not worth cultivating and chose to focus on Kou Zhong instead.
• News of the visitors’ defeat spread through the Jianghu Forum, where players praised Jiang Dali and joked that beauties could not pass Black Wind Pass.
• Jiang Dali mounted the Evil Emperor’s Sarira as a pendant, then flew toward Kaifeng with Wang Yuyan and Murong Qingqing.
• Jiang Dali and Wang Yuyan discussed incorporating the Killing Fist into his Great Strength Divine Fist, while Murong Qingqing played the qin.

Jiang Dali arrived at the Song capital’s military encampment for his triumphal welcome, where Zhang Xian greeted him on General Yue’s behalf. When Qin Hui’s confidant Wang Ciweng tried to win him over with extravagant flattery, Jiang Dali challenged him to prove his admiration by bowing.

• Zhang Xian and Wang Ciweng waited at the military encampment as soldiers prepared to welcome Jiang Dali.
• Jiang Dali descended from the Demonic Eagle with Wang Yuyan and Murong Qingqing, then strode into the camp.
• Zhang Xian greeted Jiang Dali and told him that General Yue had long wanted to meet him.
• Wang Ciweng praised Jiang Dali excessively and claimed Prime Minister Qin had sent him to welcome him.
• Jiang Dali asked Wang Ciweng to bow in worship, leaving him frozen and embarrassed.

Jiang Dali rejected Prime Minister Qin Hui’s attempt to make him choose between friendship and enmity, taking both gifts and openly defying Qin. Qin plotted to frame Jiang for killing Jin and Liao envoys, but Fist God secretly overheard the plan and remained poised to report it.

• Jiang Dali forced Wang Ciweng to kneel and kowtow, then took both the Kunwu Treasure Saber and the Sheep Fat Jade Ruyi instead of choosing a side.
• Jiang Dali settled into the military camp, sent a letter to Fist God near the capital, and toured the camp with Wang Yuyan and Murong Qingqing.
• Wang Ciweng reported the encounter to Qin Hui, who decided to impeach Jiang alongside Yue Fei and ordered Wang to provoke Jin and Liao officials.
• Qin Hui planned to have Jin and Liao envoys killed and blame Jiang, hoping to turn the Song Emperor against him and advance peace negotiations.
• Fist God secretly listened from a rooftop as Qin Hui revealed his scheme, having been sent by Jiang Dali to gather intelligence.

Jiang Dali was lured to a gorge by a scheme devised by Wang Ciweng and Qin Hui to frame him for killing the Jin and Liao envoys and undermine his standing with the Emperor. After spotting the ambush, Jiang Dali decided to play along and wait for his enemies to reveal themselves.

• Fist God captured the Jin and Liao envoys and carried them toward the gorge while Jiang Dali rode the Demonic Eagle away from camp.
• Wang Ciweng brought Prince and General Zhang Jun to the gorge, intending to frame Jiang Dali for killing the envoys and use the resulting chaos to endanger the Emperor and block Yue Fei's cause.
• The Jin and Liao envoys arrived at the gorge with Fist God, and Zhang Jun and the Prince watched from hiding.
• Jiang Dali arrived on the Demonic Eagle, noticed signs of an ambush, and decided to pretend to fall for the scheme before striking back.