Chapter Summaries

Youyou and Ye Weiming recovered behind a pillar while discussing how to counter BOSS Chen Ming’s Zhuge Divine Crossbow. Once Youyou was fully healed, Ye Weiming took the lead and moved out to draw Chen Ming’s attention.

• Youyou turned off pain perception and began healing after the system announced that she and Ye Weiming had left combat.
• Ye Weiming realized Chen Ming’s crossbow aim was poor and that Youyou could not predict the bolts or use hand-thrown hidden weapons.
• Ye Weiming watched Chen Ming remain in the center of the hall while Youyou recovered behind the pillar.
• Youyou revealed that she was a professional special forces soldier and asked Ye Weiming to direct their next move.
• Ye Weiming ordered Youyou to look for an opening, then used Eight-Step Toad Leap to circle out and challenge Chen Ming.

Ye Weiming and Youyou defeated Chen Ming in the Leifeng Pagoda Dungeon and claimed the first kill. After Youyou explained why her crossbow attacks dealt so much damage, Ye Weiming asked to see the Zhuge Divine Crossbow’s stats.

• Ye Weiming drew Chen Ming’s attention while Youyou attacked with her hand crossbow, buying Ye Weiming time to close in.
• Ye Weiming disarmed Chen Ming by striking his wrist, then landed a series of vital-point attacks while Chen Ming was unarmed.
• Chen Ming drew his Ghost-head Great Saber and interrupted Ye Weiming’s combo, but Youyou picked up the Zhuge Divine Crossbow.
• Youyou fired a volley that killed Chen Ming, completing the bandit-clearing quest and earning Ye Weiming and Youyou the dungeon’s first kill.
• Youyou explained that her Jingyu Art amplified her crossbow damage, then sent Ye Weiming the Zhuge Divine Crossbow’s stats.

Ye Weiming and Youyou prepared to return the Zhuge Divine Crossbow to the Tang Clan before its three-shichen deadline, then divided Chen Ming’s loot. Ye Weiming found additional treasures in the hall, leaving them with a haul greater than the BOSS’s drops.

• Ye Weiming deduced that Youyou had a strict deadline to return the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, and she confirmed she would be hunted if she failed to do so within three shichen.
• Ye Weiming proposed dividing the spoils, and Youyou agreed to take only the quest item while he searched the hall.
• Ye Weiming looted Chen Ming’s corpse and offered Youyou the Cowhide Boots, while keeping the Realgar Wine Brewing Method and planning to split the remaining sale proceeds.
• Ye Weiming used Blade Technique Insights and learned to brew Realgar Wine, gaining proficiency in Tai Shan's Secret and cooking.
• Ye Weiming searched the hall’s furnishings and uncovered treasures that surpassed the rewards from killing Chen Ming.

Ye Weiming used the Sarira and Diamond Sutra, then spent most of his new Cultivation Points improving his skills as he and Youyou left the dungeon. An ambush trapped them inside, where Shuizhuroupian demanded Youyou’s Zhuge Divine Crossbow and threatened her with the consequences of failing her mission.

• Youyou refused to take the Sarira, so Ye Weiming used it and the Diamond Sutra himself, gaining 5,000 Cultivation Points and one point of Comprehension.
• Ye Weiming discovered that Tai Shan's Secret could not be upgraded with Cultivation Points, then raised Breathing Technique and Moon Maiden Swordplay by one level each.
• As Ye Weiming climbed out of the dungeon, attackers above fired crossbow bolts at him, forcing him to drop back inside with Youyou.
• Shuizhuroupian offered Youyou fifty gold for the Zhuge Divine Crossbow and warned that losing it or failing to return it would count as betraying her sect.
• Youyou told Ye Weiming that Shuizhuroupian had lured her into the five-star mission by revealing Chen Ming's location, and explained that the crossbow was guaranteed to drop during the mission.

Ye Weiming helped Youyou escape an ambush by Shuizhuroupian and her friends, allowing Youyou to kill the five Tang Clan players with the Zhuge Divine Crossbow. After the battle, Shuizhuroupian announced in the sect channel that Youyou had the crossbow and was returning to turn in the quest.

• Ye Weiming realized Shuizhuroupian had tricked Youyou into obtaining the Zhuge Divine Crossbow before ambushing her to take it.
• Ye Weiming threw Chen Ming's corpse out of the Underground Palace entrance as a decoy, then boosted Youyou up after it.
• Shuizhuroupian and four other Tang Clan players attacked the decoy, giving Youyou time to emerge and kill all five with the Zhuge Divine Crossbow.
• A system announcement revealed that the Underground Palace had opened as a new Hangzhou dungeon.
• Youyou told Ye Weiming that Shuizhuroupian had exposed her possession of the crossbow to the Tang Clan through the sect channel.

After Shuizhuroupian exposed Youyou’s possession of the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, Ye Weiming devised a disguise and escape plan to get her safely back to the Tang Clan. The chapter ended with Ye Weiming drawing a crowd of Tang Clan players away from Youyou as he fled toward the western gate.

• Shuizhuroupian spent ten gold to announce that Youyou had obtained the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, prompting Ye Weiming to plan an escape with her.
• Ye Weiming bought Youyou a new outfit and traded her the Ghost Head Saber for her Tang Sect Hand Crossbow, then told her to travel to Longjing Village and return to the Tang Clan by carriage.
• Ye Weiming disguised himself as a female Tang Clan disciple while Youyou changed into a martial heroine’s outfit, and Youyou set off for Longjing Village.
• Ye Weiming drew more than a hundred Tang Clan players out of Hangzhou City and fled, while the hunters mistook other female Tang Clan players for Youyou.
• Ye Weiming increased his speed to avoid being surrounded, and the pursuing players assumed Youyou had upgraded her lightness skill with the rewards from defeating Chen Ming.

Ye Weiming distracted the Tang Clan disciples while Youyou completed her mission and returned with the Zhuge Divine Crossbow out of their reach. After meeting Yin Bukui at Broken Bridge, Ye Weiming asked about their shared mission, and Yin Bukui began explaining its connection to the Dragon Slaying Saber.

• Ye Weiming outran the Tang Clan pursuers around Hangzhou City, then used the Zhuge Divine Crossbow to scare Tang Sancai away as his Eight-Step Toad Leap reached level four.
• Youyou messaged Ye Weiming that her mission was complete, and the Tang Clan players abandoned their pursuit after learning she had reached Tang Clan Station with the Zhuge Divine Crossbow.
• Ye Weiming changed into his Imperial Hound outfit and entered Hangzhou City through the east gate.
• Ye Weiming met Yin Bukui at Broken Bridge, and they left the crowded dating spot to discuss their shared mission.
• Yin Bukui said their mission began with the Dragon Slaying Saber, and Ye Weiming joked, "Dragon Slaying Saber, free with one click!"

Ye Weiming and Yin Bukui confirmed that the attackers who injured Yu Daiyan were connected to the massacre at the Dragon Gate Escort Agency, then sought Zhang Cuishan’s help investigating the case. Their attempt to bring the Shaolin Sect into a joint investigation ended when Shaolin players rushed them in an apparent ambush.

• Yin Bukui told Ye Weiming how Yu Daiyan had been ambushed and lost the Dragon Slaying Saber.
• Ye Weiming showed Yin Bukui the Mosquito Stinger Needles and Seven Star Nails recovered from Du Dajin and the Dragon Gate Escort Agency’s escorts.
• Ye Weiming and Yin Bukui met Zhang Cuishan, who examined the weapons and confirmed that the attackers were the same group.
• Ye Weiming proposed cooperating with the Shaolin Sect and sent Noodle Bun a message offering to work together.
• Noodle Bun replied that the Shaolin quest had changed, and Shaolin players charged at Ye Weiming and the others.

Shaolin confronted Zhang Cuishan and the Wudang disciples, with Master Kongxing proving strong enough to put Zhang in a difficult position. Ye Weiming chose to help Wudang and fought off Shaolin players while the Wudang group struggled to escape, until Yin Bukui urged them to hold on.

• Shaolin surrounded Zhang Cuishan and demanded that he accompany Yuan Yin to Shaolin, but Zhang refused.
• Master Kongxing arrived, and Yin Bukui explained his formidable inner strength and Dragon Claw Hand.
• Noodle Bun revealed that Shaolin had followed the conspicuous Wudang group, then the negotiations between the sects turned into a fight.
• The system assigned opposing objectives to the Shaolin and Wudang players, while Ye Weiming chose to help Wudang.
• Ye Weiming held off Noodle Bun and three other Shaolin disciples as the Wudang players tried to break through the encirclement.
• Yin Bukui shouted that the Wudang disciples should hold on because they could win.

A mysterious black-clad woman disrupted the fight at Fengbo Pavilion, letting Zhang Cuishan and the Wudang disciples escape while poisoning and injuring both sides. Ye Weiming reunited with Zhang Cuishan, learned the Skyhawk Sect planned a Saber-Appreciation Assembly on Wangpan Mountain, and agreed to investigate with him.

• As the battle at Fengbo Pavilion worsened, a black-clad woman attacked the Shaolin spectators with poisoned hidden weapons and then struck the players, killing three Wudang disciples and poisoning many Shaolin fighters.
• Kongxing chased the woman but turned back to treat the poisoned Shaolin disciples, while Zhang Cuishan led Ye Weiming and the surviving Wudang disciples away.
• Ye Weiming received the reward for completing the temporary quest and picked up hidden weapons Kongxing had knocked aside before following Zhang Cuishan.
• At the ferry by Qiantang, Ye Weiming showed Zhang Cuishan a Mosquito Stinger Needle and a Seven Star Nail, which Zhang recognized.
• Zhang Cuishan told Ye Weiming that Yin Bukui had learned the Skyhawk Sect would hold a Saber-Appreciation Assembly on Wangpan Mountain, and Ye Weiming agreed to accompany them.

Ye Weiming met Wudang disciples Yin Bukui and Xuan Xiaobi aboard the boat and discussed the Shaolin ambush and their mission. Yin Bukui shared background information with Ye Weiming, believing cooperation would help the Wudang players earn greater rewards.

• Ye Weiming learned that Xuan Xiaobi was the player known as the Weak Chicken Hero, who had been killed by roosters after fighting a player who harassed a woman.
• Ye Weiming told Yin Bukui that Shaolin had reason to suspect Wudang knew the Dragon Slaying Saber’s whereabouts, and guessed that the system had made the ambush a difficult mission stage.
• Xuan Xiaobi questioned the motives of the man in black, and Ye Weiming speculated that he had attacked both sides to help Zhang Cuishan escape.
• Yin Bukui told Ye Weiming about the shared Wudang mission and martial-world figures, including Yin Tianzheng and Xie Xun.
• After Ye Weiming left, Yin Bukui explained to Xuan Xiaobi that sharing information with him could increase their rewards, even if Ye Weiming benefited more.

Zhang Cuishan, Ye Weiming, Yin Bukui, and Xuan Xiaobi arrived at Wangpan Mountain for the Saber Appreciation Assembly and discovered that the Dragon Slaying Saber was guarded by a confident Skyhawk Sect force. As Bai Guishou led them to meet Yin Susu, players who tried to seize the saber were swiftly killed, leaving Ye Weiming doubtful that the quest would go smoothly.

• Ye Weiming told Yin Bukui and Xuan Xiaobi that reaching Wangpan Mountain might offer a chance to trigger a hidden quest.
• Zhang Cuishan explained that the Sea Sand Gang, Giant Whale Gang, Divine Fist Sect, and Kunlun Sect disciples had gathered around the Dragon Slaying Saber.
• Ye Weiming and the others saw players passing the wait by playing games and selling goods, and Xuan Xiaobi complained that reaching the island had been unfairly difficult.
• A Mount Hua Sect player named Jiao Tailang offered to sell games and supplies, but Yin Bukui declined and led the group onward.
• Bai Guishou greeted Zhang Cuishan and escorted the four to meet Yin Susu, while players attempting to seize the Dragon Slaying Saber were beaten into white light.
• Ye Weiming saw the Skyhawk Sect's confident response and doubted that the quest would end smoothly.

Ye Weiming and the others learned that Yin Susu had caused the Dragon Gate Escort Agency massacre, completing their quests, but Xie Xun’s sudden arrival with the Dragon Slaying Saber triggered a deadly challenge. The group faced an unknown-level opponent whose defeat could cost them their quest rewards and their lives.

• Bai Guishou led Zhang Cuishan and the three players to Yin Susu’s tent, where Ye Weiming showed her the concealed weapons and she admitted responsibility for the Dragon Gate Escort Agency massacre.
• Ye Weiming completed his Dragon Gate Escort Agency quest, while Yin Susu insisted that she would discuss Yu Daiyan’s injuries with Zhang Cuishan alone and sent the players outside.
• Yin Bukui showed Ye Weiming that their Wudang quest was complete because Zhang Cuishan had learned the truth about Yu Daiyan’s injuries.
• Xie Xun leapt onto the platform, defeated the Skyhawk Sect altar masters, seized the Dragon Slaying Saber, and challenged everyone to defeat him or die.
• Ye Weiming saw that Xie Xun’s level and statistics were unknown, while Yin Bukui clarified that this was not the toe-picking big guy he had meant.

Ye Weiming, Xuan Xiaobi, and Yin Bukui entered an instance to challenge Xie Xun, who offered rewards for winning martial-arts contests. Xuan Xiaobi was killed after choosing an irrelevant calligraphy contest, while Yin Bukui won by using a self-sacrificial move; Ye Weiming then proposed settling their contest in one move.

• Xuan Xiaobi entered the instance with Ye Weiming and Yin Bukui, and Xie Xun explained the challenge rules and rewards.
• Xuan Xiaobi challenged Xie Xun to judge his calligraphy, but Xie Xun rejected the contest as unrelated to martial arts and killed him.
• Yin Bukui challenged Xie Xun and deliberately stabbed himself, tearing Xie Xun's clothing and winning under the agreed terms.
• Yin Bukui asked to claim his reward together with Ye Weiming after Ye's challenge.
• Ye Weiming proposed that he and Xie Xun settle victory and defeat in a single move.

Ye Weiming used Tai Shan's Secret to prepare a nearly perfect sword strike against Xie Xun, but Xie Xun broke the rules to defend himself and declared Ye Weiming the winner. Xie Xun offered him an intermediate martial art and told Yin Bukui his reward was limited to beginner martial arts.

• Ye Weiming challenged Xie Xun to a one-strike contest, with victory depending on whether Xie Xun could endure the attack without dodging or retreating.
• Ye Weiming activated Tai Shan's Secret and spent twelve minutes solving forty-nine math problems while Xie Xun and Yin Bukui waited.
• Ye Weiming thrust with Xi Shi Holding Heart, and Xie Xun found he could neither block nor dodge the strike.
• Xie Xun unleashed his full power to punch the Dragon Spring Sword apart and blasted Ye Weiming off the platform, leaving him critically wounded.
• Xie Xun admitted that he had removed restrictions on his attributes to defend himself, declared Ye Weiming the winner, and offered him an intermediate martial art while limiting Yin Bukui to a beginner one.

Ye Weiming and Yin Bukui passed Xie Xun’s trial and received martial arts manuals before being sent back to Wangpan Mountain Island. As the island’s survivors faced a new threat after Xie Xun departed, the chapter ended with a frenzied Giant Whale Gang member attacking a player.

• Ye Weiming advised Xie Xun to choose rewards that would best serve his own interests, prompting Xie Xun to grant Ye Weiming Primal Chaos Skill and Yin Bukui Lion's Roar Skill.
• Xie Xun warned them their quests would remain incomplete until they returned to their sects, then sent them out of the instance.
• Ye Weiming watched Xie Xun battle the crowd and gained experience as Zhang Cuishan arrived and defeated Xie Xun with his calligraphy.
• Xie Xun used Lion's Roar Skill to kill many players and NPCs, but Ye Weiming and Yin Bukui were immune because they had passed his trial.
• Xie Xun abducted Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu and left Wangpan Mountain Island, while a regional announcement warned players to protect themselves until the dock reopened.
• A frenzied Giant Whale Gang member stabbed a scoffing player from behind.

Ye Weiming searched for a replacement sword while players fought the frenzied NPCs, then became the target of Zang Yue, who wanted the reward from Xie Xun's trial. After Yin Bukui stepped in and was badly outmatched, Ye Weiming carried him off to escape.

• Yin Bukui fought the frenzied NPCs and described them as manageable level-20 opponents, while Ye Weiming called out to buy a sword.
• Jiao Tailang offered Ye Weiming a Fine Steel Sword for 1 gold, and Zang Yue showed him a gold-grade Green Bamboo Sword priced at 50 gold.
• Unable to afford the Green Bamboo Sword, Ye Weiming searched his belongings for something to trade.
• Zang Yue grabbed Ye Weiming and attacked, demanding the reward from Xie Xun's trial, but Ye Weiming escaped his hold and retreated.
• Yin Bukui charged Zang Yue to defend Ye Weiming, but Zang Yue quickly wounded and overwhelmed him.
• Ye Weiming grabbed Yin Bukui and carried him away, fleeing without a sword to fight with.

Ye Weiming tried to protect Yin Bukui and their manuals from Zang Yue, who pursued them across Wangpan Mountain. After they lost him and waited for the dock to become safe, Ye Weiming was ambushed again and spotted a Mount Hua Sect player setting up a suspicious stall.

• Ye Weiming escaped Zang Yue's pursuit by using the chaos among the island's NPCs and players, then explained to Yin Bukui that Zang Yue wanted their manuals because they would drop if they died.
• Ye Weiming identified Zang Yue as the Skyhawk Sect player he had encountered before, but Yin Bukui refused to lend him his Pine Pattern Sword.
• Zang Yue used a carrier pigeon to reveal his location, forcing Ye Weiming to carry Yin Bukui away and evade him for nearly half an hour.
• After the ferry resumed service and the players had left, Ye Weiming went to check the dock while Yin Bukui waited in hiding.
• Someone ambushed Ye Weiming at the dock, and as he fled, he saw a Mount Hua Sect disciple setting up a stall advertising a Fine Steel Sword.

Ye Weiming and Yin Bukui joined forces to defeat Zang Yue after Yin Bukui killed Jiao Tailang, who had sold Ye Weiming a sword. They divided Zang Yue’s dropped equipment, and Yin Bukui left to turn in his quest while Ye Weiming surveyed the battlefield for loot.

• Ye Weiming bought a Fine Steel Sword from Jiao Tailang and resumed fighting Zang Yue.
• Jiao Tailang fled toward the docks after advertising his equipment shop, but Yin Bukui ambushed and killed him.
• Yin Bukui joined Ye Weiming in attacking Zang Yue, and together they defeated him.
• Ye Weiming and Yin Bukui divided Zang Yue’s Green Bamboo Sword, Hetian Jade Pendant, and basket of buns, with Ye Weiming paying Yin Bukui fifteen gold for the pendant.
• Yin Bukui accepted the loot and buns, then returned to Wudang Mountain to turn in his quest while Ye Weiming surveyed the battlefield for drops.

After completing the Dragon Gate Escort Agency mission, Ye Weiming learned that the Green Bamboo Sword could cost him Chivalry Points when used. He checked the intermediate sword technique he had earned and asked You Jin if he could exchange it for another.

• Ye Weiming collected insights from the corpses on Wangpan Mountain, improved his skills, and buried everyone, including Chen Ming.
• Ye Weiming returned to Tokyo Bianliang City and submitted the mission to You Jin, earning experience, cultivation, gold, and the Dragon-Phoenix Dance swordplay manual.
• You Jin explained that players killed by Divine Constable Bureau agents during missions revived in its prison to serve sentences.
• You Jin warned Ye Weiming that using the Green Bamboo Sword’s poison attribute could reduce his Chivalry Points.
• Ye Weiming inspected the Dragon-Phoenix Dance manual and asked You Jin whether he could exchange it for another sword technique.