Vol. 4Ghosts and Swordsmanship

Ye Weiming pursued Dugu Qiubai’s swordsmanship, completed missions across Prince Zhao’s Estate, and learned techniques for fighting demons and ghosts. After resolving several grievances of the dead, he and his companions continued their ghost hunt toward Zhongnan Mountain with a precious demonic sword in hand.

  • Ye Weiming killed Tian Boguang after confronting Feng Qingyang, then entered Dugu Qiubai’s burial ground with Dao Mei to train their sword and saber skills.
  • Ye Weiming and Dao Mei fought through Shennongjia and studied Dugu’s carvings, though Dao Mei nearly collapsed from hunger.
  • Ye Weiming and his companions secured the Cold Pond White Fish and raided Prince Zhao’s Estate for the Crimson Scale Viper.
  • After Ouyang Ke escaped from a dry well alongside Mei Chaofeng, Ye Weiming called on Yin Bukui to attack.
  • Ye Weiming’s team defeated Mei Chaofeng and Ouyang Ke, and Ye Weiming later learned two Dragon Subduing Palm techniques from Hong Qigong.
  • While pursuing Song Bingyi and confronting Feng Tiannan’s demonized ghost, Ye Weiming discovered that the demon had a separate damage-reduction ability.
  • Ye Weiming and his companions defeated demons, rescued Ding Dian, and helped resolve Li Mochou’s grievance with Lu Zhanyuan.
  • Ye Weiming chose to fight Ling Tuisi’s demonized ghost, and his party defeated it and claimed its precious-tier demonic sword.
Chapters 309–410 Read from ch. 309

Arc 13Dugu Qiubai’s Burial Ground

Ye Weiming tracked down and killed Tian Boguang, then pursued a series of preparations and quests that led him and Dao Mei into Dugu Qiubai’s burial ground. There, Ye Weiming improved his sword skills while Dao Mei focused her training on the Blood Saber Technique.

  • Ping Yizhi required Ye Weiming and Yin Bukui to kill Tian Boguang before he would help them, so they used Fei Yu’s tracking skills and a World Channel appeal to find Tian Boguang’s trail.
  • Ye Weiming, Fei Yu, and Yin Bukui followed Tian Boguang to Siguo Cliff, where they fought him until Feng Qingyang intervened and asked them to spare him for three days.
  • Ye Weiming confronted Feng Qingyang with the bodies of Tian Boguang’s victims, prompting Feng to admit he was wrong and offer a map to Dugu Qiubai’s burial ground instead of Dugu Nine Swords.
  • Ye Weiming killed Tian Boguang after Feng Qingyang withdrew, then looted his corpse and shared the drops with his party.
  • Ye Weiming received the Ladder Cloud Ascending Technique from Zhang Sanfeng, raised his skill, and learned from Yun Mian that a Huashan Sword Debate was approaching.
  • Ye Weiming and Dao Mei attended Wansan Auction House’s auction, bought Life Creation Pills and a Yellow River Golden Carp, and arranged to seek the remaining items for Ye Weiming’s Ultimate Skill Quest.
  • Ye Weiming and Dao Mei traveled through Shennongjia, fought their way past beasts and Blood Crows, and entered Dugu Qiubai’s burial ground after reaching its wind-swept platform.
  • Ye Weiming studied Dugu’s Engraving and raised his sword skills, while Dao Mei absorbed its insights into the Blood Saber Technique and nearly collapsed from hunger.
Chapters 309–333 Summaries Read

Arc 14The Prince Zhao Estate Raid

Ye Weiming and his companions pursued the Cold Pond White Fish, gained new insight into Dugu Qiubai’s swordsmanship, and entered Prince Zhao’s Estate to seize the Crimson Scale Viper and complete their mission. The arc ended with Mei Chaofeng emerging beside Ouyang Ke as Ye Weiming called on Yin Bukui to attack.

  • Ye Weiming and Dao Mei studied Dugu Qiubai’s carvings, defeated the Blood Crow King, and kept it as a pet named Ah Hong.
  • Ye Weiming entered the Ancient Tomb Sect’s trials, obtained the Cold Pond White Fish, and survived Yang Guo’s palm strikes with help from a letter that summoned Qin Nanqin.
  • Venerable Huang interpreted Dugu Qiubai’s rubbing and offered Ye Weiming fragments of an ultimate sword technique, while Ye Weiming failed to defeat the Tongbei Monkey in the Green Bamboo Secret Realm.
  • Ye Weiming assembled a party with Dao Mei, Xiao Qiao, Xiao Yao Tan, and Yin Bukui to enter Prince Zhao’s Estate and steal medicine for Wang Chuyi.
  • Ye Weiming’s group killed Liang Zi Weng, and Ye Weiming claimed the Crimson Scale Viper as his share of the loot.
  • The group found Ouyang Ke attacking Guo Jing, and Ye Weiming crippled both of Ouyang Ke’s wrists before Ouyang Ke escaped into a dry well.
  • Ye Weiming freed Mu Nianci and urged the others to retreat, but Ouyang Ke emerged from the well with the level 85 hidden BOSS Mei Chaofeng as Dao Mei’s group arrived.
  • Mei Chaofeng and Ouyang Ke attacked Dao Mei together, and Ye Weiming called on Yin Bukui to unleash his finishing howl.
Chapters 334–359 Summaries Read

Arc 15Dragon Palms and Ghost Quests

Ye Weiming and his companions defeated Mei Chaofeng and Ouyang Ke, then Ye Weiming strengthened his skills and learned two Dragon Subduing Palm techniques. As the group pursued Song Bingyi and faced ghosts, they fought a demonized Feng Tiannan and began searching for the source of his damage reduction.

  • Ye Weiming’s team defeated Mei Chaofeng and killed Ouyang Ke, then set Prince Zhao’s Estate ablaze to cover Guo Jing and Huang Rong’s escape.
  • Ye Weiming claimed mission rewards, traded the Nine Yin White Bone Claw to Dao Mei, and studied the Sky Shaking Nine Swords and other techniques.
  • Ye Weiming challenged the Tongbei Monkey with his new sword techniques but was killed after failing to overcome its superior strength.
  • Ye Weiming hosted Hong Qigong with an All Snake Banquet and received Dragon’s Might and Shocking the Hundred Li, then used them to defeat Yun Zhonghe and rescue Xiao Qiao.
  • Hong Qigong raised Ye Weiming’s two palm techniques to level 10 and directed him toward Elder Peng, who could help locate retired Elder Song in Dali.
  • Ye Weiming and his companions completed ghost quests for Sanyue and Xiao Qiao, then learned that finding Song Bingyi required five thousand Chivalry Points.
  • The group encountered Feng Tiannan’s ghost and chose to oppose him, but he transformed into a level 85 demon and proved resistant to their attacks.
  • Ye Weiming noticed Cang Xingyu could still damage Feng Tiannan and asked him to compare his attacks’ expected and actual power, revealing that the demon had a separate damage-reduction ability.
Chapters 360–385 Summaries Read

Arc 16Ghosts and Old Grudges

Ye Weiming and his companions hunted demons and ghosts while completing missions tied to the dead, including rescuing Ding Dian and resolving Li Mochou’s grievance with Lu Zhanyuan. The group then continued its ghost hunt toward Zhongnan Mountain, where Ye Weiming chose to fight Ling Tuisi’s demonized ghost and claimed its sword.

  • Ye Weiming and his companions defeated Demonized Feng Tiannan, then learned that Daoist, Buddhist, elemental, and certain specialized attacks could harm demons effectively.
  • Miao Fu and Wang Sheng upgraded Ye Weiming’s Classic of Mountains and Seas, and the group later defeated Demonized Tian Guinong at the Ancient Tomb Sect.
  • Ye Weiming, Dao Mei, and Cang Xingyu exposed Ling Tuisi as the Dragon Sand Gang leader Liu Hong, killed him, and persuaded Ding Dian to abandon his plan to revive him and return to prison.
  • Ding Dian reunited with Mei Niansheng and left with Ling Shuanghua, while Ye Weiming promised to seek a retrial for the wrongly imprisoned Di Yun.
  • Ye Weiming and his companions negotiated with Li Mochou through Liuyun, arranged a meeting with Lu Zhanyuan’s ghost, and secured her promise to spare his family.
  • Li Mochou returned to secular life and accepted Sanyue’s offer to manage the Chief Equipment Shop, while Niu Zhichun bought the Asura Golden Cudgel from Ye Weiming’s group.
  • Ye Weiming chose to fight Ling Tuisi’s demonized ghost instead of helping him find a treasure, and the party defeated the Level 85 demon, earning rewards and a precious-tier demonic sword.
Chapters 386–410 Summaries Read
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