Chapter Summaries

Ye Weiming tested Jiumozhi’s fear of water while rowing with A Bi toward Canhe Manor, then suddenly unleashed a powerful aura aboard her boat. He had just promised to compensate A Bi double the boat’s price, leaving his next move unclear.

• A Bi agreed to take Jiumozhi and Ye Weiming to Canhe Manor by boat.
• Ye Weiming provoked Jiumozhi and confirmed that the monk was frightened when the boat rocked.
• Jiumozhi released one of Ye Weiming’s acupoints, and Ye Weiming joined A Bi in rowing.
• Ye Weiming asked A Bi how much her boat cost and promised to pay her double its price.
• A powerful aura erupted from Ye Weiming as A Bi watched in surprise.

Ye Weiming escaped Jiumozhi by smashing A Bi’s boat and plunging into the water with her, leaving the monk struggling to drown. As Ye Weiming waited to kill Jiumozhi and exchanged messages with Jiang Jin Jiu, a Red-clothed Girl rowed toward them.

• Ye Weiming broke free of his acupoints, blasted A Bi’s boat apart with Shocking the Hundred Li, and stabbed himself to trigger a critical-hit method.
• Ye Weiming and A Bi fell into the water, resurfaced, and argued about the boat and his bizarre actions.
• Jiumozhi was left flailing in the water as his boat sank, and Ye Weiming waited for him to drown before attacking.
• Ye Weiming checked his messages, accepted Jiang Jin Jiu’s friend request, and asked what Jiang knew about Jiumozhi and the Zhongchong Sword.
• A Red-clothed Girl rowed toward Ye Weiming and A Bi while singing.

Ye Weiming was captured by Jiumozhi after surrendering to protect A Zhu, then the group reached Qingyun Small Abode. Jiumozhi agreed to stay overnight after A Zhu warned that the waters ahead were dangerous to navigate in the dark.

• A Zhu arrived by boat while Jiumozhi struggled in the water, and Ye Weiming warned her of the danger before nearly drowning himself.
• Jiumozhi threatened A Zhu, so Ye Weiming surrendered to protect her and was tied up and silenced after being hauled aboard.
• A Zhu and A Bi were moved by Ye Weiming's apparent sacrifice, while he privately hoped their local knowledge could help him escape.
• After two hours, the group reached Qingyun Small Abode, where A Zhu offered to take them to Canhe Manor in the morning.
• A Zhu warned Jiumozhi that traveling at night risked striking a reef, and he agreed to stay at the residence until morning.

Ye Weiming and Jiumozhi were held captive while A Zhu and A Bi served them a meal, but a swarm of venomous bees attacked and left Ye Weiming unconscious. He began to stir when a woman called to him, though sealed acupoints and lingering venom kept him from waking.

• Ye Weiming praised A Zhu and A Bi’s cooking and tried unsuccessfully to persuade Jiumozhi to untie him so he could cook for them.
• A Bi served Ye Weiming and Jiumozhi wine, and she and A Zhu left to attend to the main dish.
• A swarm of bees burst into the room, and Jiumozhi fought them off before escaping through a window without Ye Weiming.
• Jiumozhi’s palm strike accidentally sent Ye Weiming into the water, and the bees’ venom made him lose consciousness despite his poison immunity.
• A woman anxiously called and shook Ye Weiming, but his sealed acupoints and lingering venom prevented him from waking.

Ye Weiming woke aboard A Zhu’s boat, learned that A Zhu and A Bi were imprisoned at Mantuo Mountain Villa, and rescued them by killing Mama Yan. The group escaped by boat, where A Zhu approached Ye Weiming with an account book.

• Ye Weiming broke Jiumozhi’s acupoint seals, mistook Wang Yuyan for someone else, and learned that A Zhu and A Bi were held in the woodshed at Mantuo Mountain Villa.
• Wang Yuyan explained that her mother planned to kill A Zhu and A Bi, and Ye Weiming agreed to rescue them because they had saved his life.
• Ye Weiming entered the woodshed, killed Mama Yan, and cut A Zhu and A Bi free.
• Wang Yuyan warned Ye Weiming that Madam Wang would seek revenge, but he said he was not worried and led everyone to the boat.
• Wang Yuyan watched for news of Murong Fu while A Bi rowed and A Zhu quietly approached Ye Weiming with an account book.

A Zhu gave Ye Weiming a hidden ledger and explained how she and A Bi had rescued him from Jiumozhi, helping him understand the character test behind the Six Meridian Divine Sword quest. Ye Weiming confirmed that the Zhongchong Sword had become a permanent skill, then received Jiang Jin Jiu’s offer to trade a Lu Gong Secret Record for details about passing the trial.

• A Zhu gave Ye Weiming the ledger she had found in a hidden compartment and recounted how she and A Bi used Intoxicating Bees to rescue him from Jiumozhi.
• Ye Weiming concluded that learning the sword manual personally tested a player's character, and that A Zhu and A Bi would rescue players who had earned their favor.
• Ye Weiming gained 500 Deduction proficiency from inspecting the ledger, then heard that Niu Zhichun had obtained the Shaoshang Sword manual and sent him warnings that he could not receive while in a special state.
• Jiang Jin Jiu told Ye Weiming what had happened to the Shangyang and Shaochong Sword manuals, and Ye Weiming showed him proof that the Zhongchong Sword was now a permanent skill.
• Jiang Jin Jiu offered a Lu Gong Secret Record in exchange for detailed information about how Ye Weiming passed the sword manual trial.

Ye Weiming traded Jiang Jin Jiu a time-sensitive sword quest walkthrough for the Lu Gong Secret Record, then studied Buddhist Dharma and learned the combat-focused Colorless Zen. After using his available internal-skill insights to raise Colorless Zen to Level 9, he considered whether the remaining manuals could strengthen him further.

• Jiang Jin Jiu sent Ye Weiming the Lu Gong Secret Record, and he exchanged it for his detailed walkthrough of the Sword Manual Quest.
• After receiving the walkthrough, Jiang Jin Jiu killed a foreign monk and obtained the Guan Chong Sword manual.
• Ye Weiming studied the Buddhist Dharma Insights, learned Buddhist Dharma, and raised it to Level 7.
• Ye Weiming learned Colorless Zen and equipped it as his internal skill.
• Ye Weiming used the two Internal Skill Insights to raise Colorless Zen to Level 9, then turned to his remaining insight manuals.

Ye Weiming used the insight manuals to improve his martial arts, then sold the Lu Gong Secret Record to Youyou in exchange for making coffins. He accompanied A Zhu, A Bi, and Wang Yuyan to Tingxiang Water Pavilion, where he accepted a quest to drive away intruders and confronted them as a Divine Constable Bureau officer.

• Ye Weiming raised Soaring Dragon in the Sky and Dragon Seen in the Field to max level and improved Colorless Zen and Tai Shan's Secret with the remaining insight manuals.
• Ye Weiming agreed that Youyou would make fifty coffins for him after improving her crafting skill, with him providing the materials.
• Ye Weiming tried to discuss martial arts with Wang Yuyan, but ended their awkward conversation when she focused on Murong Fu.
• A Zhu invited Ye Weiming and Wang Yuyan to stay at Tingxiang Water Pavilion, where they discovered intruders had taken over the residence and consumed A Zhu's floral dews.
• Ye Weiming accepted the quest to drive away the intruders and carried A Zhu into the hall, identifying himself as a fifth-rank constable and accusing the gathered martial artists of crimes.

Ye Weiming drove Yao Bodang and Sima Lin’s men away from Fragrant Waterside Pavilion after warning them not to treat suspicion as proof against Murong Fu. Just as Wang Yuyan prepared to reward Ye Weiming with martial arts guidance, Bao Butong arrived and accused him of hypocrisy and lust.

• Yao Bodang challenged Ye Weiming, who disarmed him and knocked him down before stopping the Qin Family Village men with an internal-energy barrier.
• Sima Lin explained that his relatives had died from their own signature techniques, and Ye Weiming urged him and Yao Bodang to seek evidence and question Murong Fu rather than harass A Zhu.
• Ye Weiming warned the men not to disturb A Zhu again and made them compensate her for the floral essences they had ruined before they left.
• Wang Yuyan offered to guide Ye Weiming in one of his non-ultimate martial arts, but Bao Butong interrupted and accused Ye Weiming of hypocrisy and lusting after her.
• Ye Weiming ignored Bao Butong’s taunts until the man persisted, then told him that his mouth was despicable.

Ye Weiming killed Bao Butong after Bao accused him of scheming in the Murong Family’s investigation into the murders. He warned Wang Yuyan, A Zhu, and A Bi that Bao would revive and urged them to tell him to curb his foul mouth.

• Bao Butong accused Ye Weiming of using Yao Bodang and Sima Lin as expendable investigators to benefit the Divine Constable Bureau.
• Ye Weiming abruptly struck Bao Butong with two palm attacks and killed the Level 75 BOSS, earning the first-kill announcement.
• Wang Yuyan, A Zhu, and A Bi rushed to Bao Butong’s body and looked at Ye Weiming with complicated expressions.
• Ye Weiming said Bao Butong had been only an avatar in mission mode and asked the three women to warn him to watch his mouth after reviving.

Ye Weiming killed Bao Butong, defended the execution by citing his offenses, and received Wang Yuyan's promised guidance in Colorless Zen. As he hurried toward Suzhou, a system announcement revealed that One Saber Chop Chop Chop had obtained the Shaoze Sword manual.

• Ye Weiming placed Bao Butong's corpse in a Yellow Birch Coffin and offered it to Wang Yuyan, A Zhu, and A Bi.
• Wang Yuyan challenged Ye Weiming to justify killing Bao Butong, and he cited the man's insults, false rumors, and potential threat to the court.
• Ye Weiming spared the Murong Family from further investigation and received Wang Yuyan's guidance, gaining 100,000 proficiency in Colorless Zen.
• Ye Weiming left Tingxiang Water Pavilion and ran through the rain toward Suzhou while reviewing his gains and the end of the Finding Your Sister story arc.
• A system announcement reported that One Saber Chop Chop Chop had obtained the Shaoze Sword manual, a Six Meridian Divine Sword Fragment.

Ye Weiming learned that Dao Mei had obtained the Six Meridian Divine Sword manual and sent her guidance before arranging to meet her in Zhenjiang. After preparing a blueprint for Youyou and entering the Green Bamboo Secret Realm, he began a rematch against Tongbei Monkey with a new attack.

• Ye Weiming sent Dao Mei advice, and she told him she had traded the Six Meridian Divine Sword manual for something more suited to her style.
• Dao Mei arranged to collect Zuo Boyan’s Mysterious Ice Jade Fire Wine with Ye Weiming in Zhenjiang, and he postponed their trip until the day after tomorrow.
• Ye Weiming drew a blueprint for Youyou, who agreed to make it and meet him in Zhenjiang.
• Ye Weiming entered the Green Bamboo Secret Realm and quickly fought his way to Tongbei Monkey.
• Ye Weiming dealt heavy damage to Tongbei Monkey, then launched a diving palm strike from above.

Ye Weiming defeated Tongbei Monkey in the second Green Bamboo Secret Realm trial and advanced his Moon Maiden Swordplay to Intermediate rank. He returned to the Suzhou City inn, inspected his new swordplay attributes, and began reviewing the rewards from Bao Butong.

• Ye Weiming used Soaring Dragon in the Sky and Jade Shatters Kunlun Peak to overpower Tongbei Monkey, then followed up with vital-point strikes until he killed it.
• The Green Bamboo Secret Realm trial ended, and Ye Weiming received 200 Physique and advanced Moon Maiden Swordplay by one rank.
• Ye Weiming inspected his Level 9 Intermediate Moon Maiden Swordplay and saw that Shadow of the Sword God doubled his Reaction attribute's effect and increased sword-drawing speed by 10%.
• Ye Weiming noted that the secret realm carried little risk and that the backlash from Jade Shatters Kunlun Peak disappeared after he left it.
• Ye Weiming took out and began checking the item drops and insight manuals from Bao Butong.

Ye Weiming sorted through Bao Butong’s drops and considered testing new combat techniques before meeting Dao Mei in Zhenjiang. He then encountered Jiumozhi, who said that although the Six Meridian Divine Sword matter was over, Ye Weiming had acquired something that interested him.

• Ye Weiming examined Bao Butong’s gold-grade equipment, decided it was suited to a tank, and planned to sell it.
• Ye Weiming used Bao Butong’s insight manuals to improve Moon Maiden Swordplay, Colorless Zen, and Quanzhen Swordsmanship.
• Ye Weiming planned to spend the two days before meeting Dao Mei testing combat techniques against monsters.
• Jiumozhi appeared outside Ye Weiming’s guest room, and Ye Weiming invited the stronger monk inside.
• Jiumozhi said he had come because Ye Weiming had acquired something that greatly interested him.

Ye Weiming negotiated with Jiumozhi over a ledger and learned that it contained the seventh volume of the Minor Formless Skill. After realizing Jiumozhi intended to exploit him and that the other seven volumes were likely in Jiumozhi’s possession, Ye Weiming asked what he could receive in exchange, and Jiumozhi placed a manual on the table.

• Ye Weiming told Jiumozhi he could destroy the ledger, securing the right to negotiate rather than surrender it outright.
• Jiumozhi revealed that the ledger was the seventh volume of the Free and Unfettered Sect’s fragmentary Minor Formless Skill, earning Ye Weiming 1,000 cultivation points.
• Ye Weiming recognized that learning the incomplete manual would make it a guaranteed drop upon death and suspected Jiumozhi wanted to kill him for it.
• Ye Weiming inferred that Jiumozhi held the other seven volumes and asked what he would offer for the ledger.
• Jiumozhi placed a manual on the table as his proposed exchange.

Ye Weiming traded Jiumozhi the incomplete cultivation method for a random martial arts manual, which became Crane Control Skill. After fusing it with Unity of Heart and Sword to create Imperial Sword Technique, he tested it by riding three flying swords toward Crocodile Pool.

• Jiumozhi explained that the system’s rules limited what he could offer and gave Ye Weiming a random martial arts manual in exchange for the incomplete Minor Formless Skill cultivation method.
• Ye Weiming’s manual transformed into Crane Control Skill, which he learned immediately.
• The system offered to fuse Crane Control Skill with Ye Weiming’s Unity of Heart and Sword attribute, and he created Imperial Sword Technique.
• Ye Weiming infused Contending Edge, Bojun Golden Sword, and Dragon Scar with internal energy and controlled them into a flying sword formation.
• Ye Weiming rode the three swords toward Crocodile Pool, stepping from one blade to another as they flew.

Ye Weiming tested his techniques at Crocodile Pool, then met Youyou at Five-Li Pavilion and learned about her White Eagle mount. After they exchanged news, Ye Weiming left for Wine God's Abode while Youyou flew toward Purple Smoke Island to pursue her quest.

• Ye Weiming spent nearly two days testing his combat techniques against level 70 crocodiles, and his Imperial Sword Technique reached level 2.
• Ye Weiming collected five nanmu coffins and one white jade coffin in Suzhou, then traveled to Five-Li Pavilion to meet Youyou.
• Youyou arrived riding her White Eagle, Xiao Bai, and she and Ye Weiming sparred briefly before discussing their abilities.
• Youyou gave Ye Weiming the strange chair he had asked her to make, and explained that riding her eagle required Riding skill above level 7.
• After receiving a message from Dao Mei, Ye Weiming headed for Wine God's Abode, while Youyou flew to Purple Smoke Island for her quest.

Ye Weiming and Dao Mei took the Mysterious Ice Jade Fire Wine to Sky-Piercing Cliff, where Dao Mei hoped to treat Dog Bastard’s alternating chills and fever. After Ye Weiming used Ah Hong to bypass their lightness-skill contest, a familiar old man appeared, leaving Ye Weiming alarmed.

• Ye Weiming and Dao Mei discussed their newly acquired skills and the quests tied to Zhongchong Sword and Shaoze Sword as they traveled from Wine God's Abode.
• Dao Mei challenged Ye Weiming to race up a sheer cliff, but he rode Ah Hong in a rattan-and-bamboo recliner while she climbed on foot.
• At the summit, Dao Mei called out for Dog Bastard and announced that she had found a way to treat his illness.
• An old man answered Dao Mei, and Ye Weiming realized the boy was not named A Zhong before the gaunt old man appeared in front of them.

Ye Weiming and Dao Mei went to Sky-Piercing Cliff to find Dog Bastard, but Xie Yanko seized the chance to target Ye Weiming over his humiliating pet status. The chapter ended with Ye Weiming proposing that he and Xie Yanko exchange three palms instead of taking a one-sided test.

• Dao Mei asked Xie Yanko where Dog Bastard had gone, while Ye Weiming tried to leave Sky-Piercing Cliff.
• Xie Yanko blocked Ye Weiming and demanded that he survive three of his palms before he would answer a question.
• Ye Weiming tried to escape over the cliff, but Xie Yanko used Crane Control Skill to pull him back and grabbed him by the throat.
• Dao Mei said they had come to find Dog Bastard, and Xie Yanko demanded that Ye Weiming take three palms at seventy percent of his power.
• Ye Weiming recognized that Xie Yanko was deliberately targeting him and proposed that they exchange three palms without dodging or fleeing.

Ye Weiming altered his wager with Xie Yanko and set up a palm-strike trial at the summit of Sky-Piercing Cliff. He used Ah Hong to rise fifteen zhang into the air, then began a powered-up Soaring Dragon in the Sky, leaving his survival uncertain as he plunged toward Xie Yanko.

• Xie Yanko accepted Ye Weiming's proposed wager and led him and Dao Mei to an open area at the summit.
• Ye Weiming told Dao Mei to watch the Team Channel and prepare to help finish Xie Yanko if needed.
• Xie Yanko warned Ye Weiming that Tai Shan's Secret would count as his attack and that he must stay within the bounds of Sky-Piercing Cliff.
• Ye Weiming summoned Ah Hong, grabbed the bird's foot, and climbed to a height of fifteen zhang before diving toward Xie Yanko.
• Xie Yanko prepared to receive the palm strike as Ye Weiming unleashed Second Gear and committed to Soaring Dragon in the Sky.