Chapter Summaries

Ye Weiming and his teammates gave the Heavenly Sword to He Zudao, completing a hidden quest and earning powerful martial arts rewards. Ye Weiming learned Jade Shatters Kunlun Peak and discovered it was more practical than his other life-risking techniques.

• Ye Weiming concluded that He Zudao wanted the Heavenly Sword to impress Guo Xiang and persuaded his teammates to let He Zudao have it.
• Ye Weiming handed over the sword, completing the hidden quest and triggering a system announcement that ended the threat of unrestricted player attacks over it.
• He Zudao rewarded Tang Sancai with Zhen Shu Thousand Hand Technique, Xiao Qiao with the Correct Two Forms Swordplay, and Dao Mei with an advanced internal skill.
• He Zudao gave Cang Xingyu two spear manuals and explained how he could combine the Four Gates Divine Spear with an advanced technique to create a Martial World Ultimate Skill.
• He Zudao gave Ye Weiming Jade Shatters Kunlun Peak; Ye learned it and realized it was more useful than his other life-risking moves.

Ye Weiming merged three dangerous martial arts into Wolf Extinction Three Oaths, then failed to persuade He Zudao to let the group kill the Xuanming Elders. After the party split up to travel back to the Central Plains, Ye Weiming and Dao Mei headed toward Jade Gate Pass and followed a beautiful singing voice into the forest.

• Ye Weiming merged Jade Shatters Kunlun Peak, Man-Ghost Path, and Heaven and Earth Together into Wolf Extinction Three Oaths.
• Ye Weiming urged He Zudao and the Kunlun Sect experts to kill the Xuanming Elders, but He Zudao refused because the rules would not allow it.
• Ye Weiming placed A Er's corpse in a coffin and handed the dead over to the Xuanming Elders for burial.
• The group split up to return to the Central Plains, and Ye Weiming traveled with Dao Mei toward Jade Gate Pass.
• Ye Weiming and Dao Mei heard a woman singing in a mountain forest and hurried toward the voice.

Ye Weiming and Dao Mei discovered a veiled woman singing in a valley guarded by Western Xia Iron Hawks, then intervened when a tiger attacked her. After the Princess Consort dismissed her guards, she invited the two heroes to meet her.

• Ye Weiming and Dao Mei watched a veiled woman play the zither and sing in a valley guarded by about thirty Iron Hawks, whom Dao Mei identified as Western Xia's elite cavalry.
• A tiger charged the Princess Consort, and the Iron Hawks struggled to fight it off.
• Ye Weiming killed the tiger with a Steel Bullet, then prepared to leave with Dao Mei.
• The Princess Consort finished her song, recited two lines of poetry, and called for Ye Weiming and Dao Mei to come meet her.
• The Princess Consort ordered the Iron Hawks to withdraw, and Ye Weiming and Dao Mei leaped down from the cliff to approach her.

Ye Weiming and Dao Mei met the Western Xia Princess Consort, who offered them a quest with a choice of four ultimate martial arts skills. The chapter ended with the Princess Consort refusing Dao Mei after she offered to accept the quest in Ye Weiming’s place.

• Ye Weiming challenged the Princess Consort over whether she intended to repay their help with hostility, and she invited him and Dao Mei to sit with her.
• The Princess Consort revealed that she possessed martial arts and offered a quest that would reward one of four ultimate skills: internal cultivation, palm techniques, claw techniques, or movement skills.
• Ye Weiming asked about the quest’s difficulty, time limit, failure conditions, and why the Princess Consort had chosen them.
• Dao Mei offered to accept the quest if Ye Weiming would not, but the Princess Consort shook her head and refused.

Ye Weiming and Dao Mei accepted the Western Xia Consort’s nine-star mission to restore her friend’s ruined appearance, with supreme martial arts manuals promised as rewards. The Consort gave them a list of seven rare medicinal ingredients and a token, but they still needed to locate the elusive physician Li Guishou.

• The Western Xia Consort explained that Ye Weiming met the mission’s trigger conditions and allowed his teammates to join for contribution-based rewards.
• Ye Weiming accepted the hidden mission after learning he had only a quarter of an hour to decide.
• The Consort told Ye Weiming and Dao Mei that they had to gather seven medicinal ingredients and find Li Guishou to restore her friend’s appearance.
• The Consort gave Ye Weiming a token for returning to the Western Xia Imperial Palace and a box of one hundred Seven-Colored Glazed Beads as a reward for helping kill the tiger.
• The Western Xia Consort departed with her Iron Hawk escort, while Ye Weiming focused on the mission and its promised rewards.

Ye Weiming and Dao Mei camped in the wilderness on their way to Jade Gate Pass, where a conversation about their quests ended with Ye Weiming revealing that he had saved the only chicken for himself. They continued toward Jade Gate Pass with Dao Mei hungry and annoyed.

• Ye Weiming and Dao Mei camped by a bonfire, where Ye Weiming roasted wolf meat and shared it with her.
• Ye Weiming showed Dao Mei the Western Xia Consort’s medicinal ingredients list, and she realized that possessing one listed ingredient had triggered Li Qiushui’s quest.
• Dao Mei wondered whether the veiled Princess Consort was the disfigured friend she had mentioned, and Ye Weiming said she was making friends out of nothing.
• Dao Mei revealed that her quest required finding Zuo Boyan in Zhenjiang City to brew Mysterious Ice Jade Fire Wine after they picked something up at Jade Gate Pass.
• Ye Weiming pulled a Beggar’s Chicken from the fire and kept it for himself, leaving Dao Mei hungry after she had eaten the wolf meat.

Ye Weiming reviewed his manuals and used cultivation points to strengthen his martial arts while Dao Mei cultivated beside the campfire. After assessing his improved abilities, he began reading Yin Bukui’s detailed guide to The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber.

• Ye Weiming read eight Archery Insights and gained 36,000 proficiency, raising Cooking to Level 4 through cross-discipline comprehension.
• Ye Weiming saved his Internal Skill Insights manual and used cultivation points to raise Dragon-Phoenix Dance to Level 10, unlocking Energy Dissolution and strengthening its defensive effects.
• Ye Weiming spent more cultivation points raising Quanzhen Swordsmanship to Level 8 and Eight-Step Toad Leap to Level 9.
• Ye Weiming reviewed his improved martial arts while Dao Mei meditated, then began reading Yin Bukui’s plot guide to The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber.

Ye Weiming gathered information and secured Jade Bee Jelly for the Western Xia Consort’s healing quest, then traveled with Dao Mei to Jade Gate Pass. There, Dao Mei challenged Blood Saber Sect expert Shan Zhi, leaving Ye Weiming to watch their sect’s rules play out in a duel.

• Ye Weiming asked Yin Bukui about the seven healing items and gave him Black Jade Bone-Setting Paste in return for the information.
• Ye Weiming learned that Jade Bee Jelly was easy for Ancient Tomb Sect members to obtain, and Xiao Qiao sent him a half-pound bottle.
• Ye Weiming and Dao Mei traveled to Jade Gate Pass, where Dao Mei explained that their long journey had helped him find quests and improve his lightness skill.
• Dao Mei found Shan Zhi in a poplar grove and slapped him, triggering his BOSS state.
• Dao Mei explained that Blood Saber Sect members could defeat quest-giving NPCs to claim rewards, then fought Shan Zhi and struck him with a critical hit.

Ye Weiming killed Shan Zhi after Dao Mei obtained the recipe they needed, and the pair traveled to Zhenjiang to meet Zuo Boyan. At Wine God's Abode, they encountered Gang Leader Shi, whom Zuo Shi clearly despised.

• Dao Mei defeated Shan Zhi and took the Guangwai Baijiu recipe, then explained that Zuo Boyan needed it in exchange for his help.
• Ye Weiming kicked Dao Mei from the party and killed Shan Zhi with Finger Flicking Divine Power, then invited Dao Mei back so they could share the drops.
• Ye Weiming buried Shan Zhi and agreed to travel with Dao Mei to Prince Zhao's Estate, where they planned to catch Liang Zi Weng's giant viper alive.
• Dao Mei and Ye Weiming reached Wine God's Abode in Zhenjiang, where Zuo Shi recognized Dao Mei and offered to take them to her father, Zuo Boyan.
• Gang Leader Shi entered the shop, and Zuo Shi told him to leave while pretending she was not home.

Shi Zhongyu tried to force Zuo Shi to marry him, but Dao Mei and Ye Weiming intervened when he harassed them. Dao Mei held Shi Zhongyu helpless beneath her Nine Yin White Bone Claw as Ye Weiming crippled his enforcer, Chen Chongzhi.

• Shi Zhongyu demanded that Zuo Shi marry him and ordered Chen Chongzhi to seize her when she refused.
• Shi Zhongyu turned his attention to Dao Mei and flirted with her, so she slapped him hard enough to knock him down.
• Chen Chongzhi drew his saber to defend Shi Zhongyu, but Ye Weiming struck him with a palm attack that broke his arm and sent him flying outside.
• Shi Zhongyu got up and attacked Dao Mei, who quickly overpowered him and seized his skull with the Nine Yin White Bone Claw.

Ye Weiming and Dao Mei spared Shi Zhongyu so they could secure the Zuo family’s help brewing Mysterious Ice Jade Fire Wine, while Ye Weiming promised to stop the gang leader from troubling them. Zuo Boyan confirmed the wine could be brewed, and revealed he would not need to call on an old friend for help.

• Ye Weiming stopped Dao Mei from killing Shi Zhongyu and drove the gang leader and his men from the tavern with a Seven-Colored Glazed Bead attack.
• Dao Mei gave Zuo Boyan the brewing ingredients and recipe, and Ye Weiming supplied A Bag of Rice of Suffering.
• Zuo Boyan accepted the ingredients and explained that brewing Mysterious Ice Jade Fire Wine required forty-nine uninterrupted days.
• Ye Weiming and Dao Mei left to deal with Shi Zhongyu, while Zuo Boyan assured Zuo Shi that the gang leader would not trouble them again.
• Zuo Boyan examined the white jade wine cup and reflected that he would not need to call on his old friend for help.

Ye Weiming and Dao Mei planned to kill Shi Zhongyu while giving the Chang Le Gang a reason to ignore the Left family. Ye Weiming tracked Shi Zhongyu with Ah Huang, but an elderly man stopped his attack with a matching finger-flicking strike.

• Ye Weiming explained that the Chang Le Gang would likely avoid taking revenge on the Left family if Shi Zhongyu died, since the gang disliked him and wanted to choose a new leader.
• Ye Weiming and Dao Mei agreed to attack Shi Zhongyu from behind and from an ambush, with Dao Mei choosing a spot along the route to the gang.
• Ye Weiming used a sleeve torn from Shi Zhongyu and summoned Ah Huang to track him while Dao Mei went ahead to set up the ambush.
• Ah Huang found Shi Zhongyu disguised in ragged clothes after he had separated from his men and sent one of them away wearing his clothes.
• Ye Weiming hurled a Seven-Colored Glazed Bead at Shi Zhongyu, but an elderly man flicked a copper coin into it, shattering both projectiles.

Ye Weiming discovered that the young man he had mistaken for Shi Zhongyu was actually A Zhong, the innocent boy he had met years earlier, and returned Ah Huang to him. The reunion ended with A Zhong giving Ye Weiming a powerful flatbread.

• Xie Yanko appeared and threatened to kill Ye Weiming, but he stopped when A Zhong recognized Ah Huang and greeted the dog.
• A Zhong told Xie Yanko that Ye Weiming was a good person who had helped him find Ah Huang.
• Ye Weiming realized the young man was A Zhong rather than Shi Zhongyu after A Zhong's profound internal energy repelled his touch.
• Ye Weiming returned Ah Huang to A Zhong, who thanked him and gave him a special flatbread that increased Strength.

Ye Weiming joined Dao Mei to ambush Chen Chongzhi, Shi Zhongyu, and their Chang Le Gang followers after Ah Huang returned to A Zhong. He explained why their chosen hiding place was unsuitable for wiping out the group, then launched the attack as the gang arrived.

• Ah Huang left Ye Weiming and went with A Zhong, so Ye Weiming asked Dao Mei for her coordinates and headed to her ambush site.
• Ye Weiming criticized Dao Mei's choice of a narrow riverside path, explaining that they needed open terrain to prevent their enemies from escaping.
• Dao Mei heard Shi Zhongyu and the injured Chen Chongzhi approaching with more than ten Chang Le Gang members.
• Ye Weiming pretended to have anticipated that the NPCs' injuries would persist, then sprang from the tree and attacked Chen Chongzhi.

Ye Weiming and Dao Mei ambushed the Chang Le Gang, killed Shi Zhongyu and Chen Chongzhi, and wiped out the remaining gang members. Afterward, they negotiated how to divide the loot, but Dao Mei regretted agreeing to split it evenly when both bosses dropped exceptionally valuable items.

• Ye Weiming crippled Chen Chongzhi with a palm strike, while Dao Mei fought through the Chang Le Gang to kill Shi Zhongyu.
• Ye Weiming finished off Chen Chongzhi, and the surviving gang members fled in different directions.
• Ye Weiming chased down and killed the men who fled toward the river, while Dao Mei eliminated those who ran toward the forest.
• Ye Weiming and Dao Mei agreed to loot one boss each and split the spoils evenly.
• After seeing the valuable drops, Dao Mei suggested dividing loot by contribution, and Ye Weiming offered to let her choose one of the two items.

Ye Weiming and Dao Mei divided Shi Zhongyu’s loot, with Dao Mei taking the Cold Moon Silver Frost Saber and Ye Weiming claiming the first Guild Founding Token. Ye Weiming then offered to bring her along to obtain more tokens, hinting that he had discovered how to make them drop.

• Ye Weiming and Dao Mei inspected Shi Zhongyu’s drops: the Cold Moon Silver Frost Saber, a Guild Founding Token, and a Snow Mountain Swordplay manual.
• Dao Mei struggled to choose between the saber and the token, then took the saber while Ye Weiming pocketed the token.
• Dao Mei threatened to use the saber against Ye Weiming, but he reminded her that he had another trump card from He Zudao.
• Ye Weiming proposed that they cooperate to obtain more Guild Founding Tokens and said he was at least seventy percent certain how to make one drop.
• Dao Mei agreed to join Ye Weiming’s future attempts after he promised to share his method if she did not figure it out herself.

Ye Weiming learned why Dao Mei wanted the Mysterious Ice Jade Fire Wine and heard how she had repeatedly killed Wan Gui to delay a major story quest. After Qi Changfa’s death accelerated the story, Dao Mei rushed to intervene, while Ye Weiming received an invitation to a new major quest.

• Zuo Boyan told Ye Weiming and Dao Mei to return in forty-nine days to collect the Mysterious Ice Jade Fire Wine, and Dao Mei explained its benefits and her plans for a related quest.
• Ye Weiming revealed that he intended to use Guild Founding Tokens to rally players and gather medicinal ingredients, and Dao Mei explained she had repeatedly arranged for Wan Gui to be killed to delay a major story quest.
• A player escort quest helped Wan Gui reach his destination, triggering the next stage of the Liancheng Secret quest.
• The system announced that Jiang Jin Jiu had killed Qi Changfa, prompting Dao Mei to race off and stop the story from progressing further.
• Han Xiaoying invited Ye Weiming to meet at Yuelai Inn in Tianjin City in three days for the Seven Veins Martial Arts Gathering.

Ye Weiming learned that the Seven Veins Martial Arts Gathering was a player tournament created after Yang Kang’s death disrupted the original wager between the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan and Qiu Chuji. Han Xiaoying explained that the tournament would select seven disciples for a later faction match and offered to improve Ye Weiming’s Moon Maiden Swordplay if he won her competition.

• Ye Weiming confirmed with Yin Bukui that the Seven Veins Martial Arts Gathering had no connection to a xianxia story and decided to investigate it.
• Ye Weiming asked Sanyue to find an auction house for his Guild Founding Token, offering her ten percent of the proceeds.
• Ye Weiming trained near Pinggu and reached level 36 before Han Xiaoying’s deadline.
• Ye Weiming arrived at Yuelai Inn, entered Han Xiaoying’s instance, and asked her about the Major Story Quest.
• Han Xiaoying explained that Yang Kang’s death had led the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan and the Quanzhen Sect to replace their original contest with a seven-on-seven player match.
• Han Xiaoying invited Ye Weiming to compete for her faction’s seventh slot and promised to raise his Moon Maiden Swordplay by one level if he won.

Ye Weiming faced Han Xiaoying’s test to qualify for a quest that promised to raise his maxed-out Moon Maiden Swordplay. He effortlessly evaded her attacks and identified her swordplay level, then struck her blade as her attack ended.

• Ye Weiming questioned whether Han Xiaoying could truly guide his Moon Maiden Swordplay beyond Level 10, and she said she could help if his skill did not exceed hers.
• Han Xiaoying transformed the guest room into a martial arts arena and required Ye Weiming to survive her full-force attacks for three minutes before accepting the quest.
• Han Xiaoying revealed her reinforced, deathless trial form and attacked Ye Weiming with the opening move of Moon Maiden Swordplay.
• Ye Weiming calmly dodged Han Xiaoying’s attacks, using his greater skill and the Shadow of the Sword God state to anticipate her moves.
• Ye Weiming asked whether Han Xiaoying’s Moon Maiden Swordplay was at Level 8, startling her with his accuracy, then flicked her sword blade with his fingers.

Ye Weiming passed Han Xiaoying’s test and accepted the five-star Seven Veins Martial Arts Gathering mission, which offered a Green Bamboo Staff tied to the Moon Maiden Swordplay. He learned that the contest was a timed assault on Poison Sand Stronghold, where he would need to compete with the other branches for points and kill Li Biao.

• Ye Weiming disarmed Han Xiaoying with a finger flick, passed her test, and received experience and cultivation points.
• Han Xiaoying revealed that the mission’s special reward was the Green Bamboo Staff, a unique item said to conceal a secret of the Moon Maiden Swordplay.
• Ye Weiming inspected the staff and confirmed that he could activate its secret once his Moon Maiden Swordplay reached level 10 and he owned it.
• Ye Weiming checked the mission rules and learned that participants would earn points by attacking Poison Sand Stronghold in Hongzhou and killing Li Biao before noon the next day.
• Ye Weiming saw that he ranked first in the Moon Maiden Sword branch and sixth overall, with 2,000 points.