Chapter Summaries

Ye Weiming studied the Black and White Twin Swords’ insights and fused Imperial Sword Technique into Sky Shaking Nine Swords as a new move, Parting Sword Style. He then flew to meet Mountains and Rivers Meet and Foodie Little Fairy for a sect quest, where a bound person suddenly crashed into their boat.

• Ye Weiming read the Black and White Twin Swords’ contrasting insights and discovered a connection between Imperial Sword Technique and Sky Shaking Nine Swords.
• Ye Weiming spent 1,000,000 Cultivation Points to fuse Imperial Sword Technique into Sky Shaking Nine Swords and named the new move Parting Sword Style.
• Ye Weiming summoned Ah Hong and flew to the river meeting point with Mountains and Rivers Meet.
• Mountains and Rivers Meet began explaining that two important NPCs had suffered a mishap and an enemy was pursuing them.
• A person bound like a giant rice dumpling flew through the cabin window and crashed into the boat.

Ye Weiming recognized the danger of a quest involving Shi Potian and A Xiu, then prepared to help Mountains and Rivers Meet and Foodie Little Fairy face Ding Busi. The chapter ended as Ye Weiming used a palm technique against Ding Busi, who was leaping toward their boat.

• Mountains and Rivers Meet revealed that Granny Shi was the Golden Crow Sect leader and A Xiu was Bai Zizai’s granddaughter, then shared the five-star quest with Ye Weiming.
• Shi Potian fell into the cabin, and Ye Weiming warned Foodie Little Fairy not to enter because Granny Shi might ask her to kill him.
• Ding Busi approached with three players, and Granny Shi asked Ye Weiming, Mountains and Rivers Meet, and Foodie Little Fairy to hold off the enemies.
• Mountains and Rivers Meet and Foodie Little Fairy prepared to fight as Ding Busi leaped toward their boat, and Ye Weiming pushed a palm toward him.

Ye Weiming knocked Ding Busi into the river with Soaring Dragon, Regret, then discovered an opposing player had rescued the unconscious man and brought him aboard their boat. He summoned Ah Hong and flew after them, intending to kill Ding Busi and the three players.

• Ye Weiming struck Ding Busi with Soaring Dragon, Regret and sent him plunging into the river.
• Ye Weiming feared Ding Busi might attack their boat underwater, but Mountains and Rivers Meet pointed out that an opposing player was hauling the unconscious man out of the water.
• The player threw Ding Busi onto the opposing boat and dived away, evading Ye Weiming's Steel Bullet as their boat pulled farther off.
• Ye Weiming told Landscape and Foodie Little Fairy to protect their boat, then flew after the enemy vessel with Ah Hong.
• Ye Weiming resolved to finish off Ding Busi and the three players aboard the opposing boat.

Ye Weiming recognized Youyou as a player on the opposing boat after she challenged him in the air, and learned that their quests had collided over Ding Busi. Youyou gave up her quest and left, while Ye Weiming remained above the river as Ding Busi was rescued.

• Ye Weiming prepared to kill the half-drowned Ding Busi, but Youyou flew up on a White Eagle and fired six shots at Ah Hong.
• Ye Weiming deflected the bullets, and he and Youyou recognized each other.
• Youyou explained that her five-star quest was to defeat Shi Xiaocui's player helpers and that she wanted to complete the Ding Family Catching Hand.
• Youyou warned Ye Weiming that one of her teammates was an expert swimmer who had rescued Ding Busi and could be dangerous in the river.
• Youyou gave up her quest and flew away, while her teammate performed CPR on Ding Busi.

Ye Weiming abandoned his plan to sink Ding Busi’s boat after learning that the Water Ghost could threaten their vessel underwater, and Granny Shi took the group toward Purple Smoke Island. Youyou withdrew from Ding Busi’s party and left, while the Water Ghost proposed a new way for Ding Busi to take Shi Xiaocui to Jade Snail Island without injuring her.

• Youyou warned Ye Weiming and Ding Busi’s party that the Water Ghost could endanger their boats underwater, and Ye Weiming decided against attacking them.
• Ye Weiming returned to Shi Xiaocui’s boat, where A Zhong had rescued Granny Shi and a young girl; Granny Shi ordered the boatman to head for Purple Smoke Island.
• Youyou told Ding Busi’s party that Ye Weiming was too strong to fight and warned them not to sink his boat, then left the quest on Xiao Bai.
• The Water Ghost urged Ding Busi to change his plan, suggesting the Four-Blade Style Tactic to defeat Shi Xiaocui without hurting her.

Ye Weiming and his teammates reached Purple Smoke Island and faced Ding Busi, while A Zhong prepared to fight Ding Busi’s helpers. After Youyou withdrew from the quest, Ding Busi proposed a contest that paired the players against A Zhong and himself against Ye Weiming’s group.

• The boatman left Purple Smoke Island after the NPCs paid him, and Granny Shi told A Zhong to learn from the coming fight and hold Ding Busi off.
• Ye Weiming arranged for Mountains and Rivers Meet and Foodie Little Fairy to restrain Youyou while he dealt with the other opponents, not knowing Youyou had already abandoned the quest.
• Ding Busi arrived with Xiao Chen and Dugu Qiupiao, while Granny Shi suffered a sudden loss of breath and Ye Weiming blocked Ding Busi from reaching her.
• Xiao Chen and Dugu Qiupiao learned Ye Weiming’s identity and recognized his reputation from the Six Meridian Divine Sword quest.
• Ding Busi proposed that Ye Weiming’s group fight him while A Zhong fought his two helpers, and Granny Shi accepted after Ye Weiming agreed.
• Ye Weiming faced Ding Busi with his teammates and said he wanted the Ding Family Catching Hand manual after they killed him.

Ye Weiming fought Ding Busi with the Golden Dragon Whip, using his sword and Parting Sword Style to overwhelm the older warrior. Meanwhile, A Zhong struggled against Xiao Chen and Dugu Qiupiao, but his immense inner energy kept him from being defeated.

• Ding Busi attacked Ye Weiming with his Golden Dragon Whip after Tai Shan's Secret enraged him.
• Ye Weiming released his sword while retreating, letting it cut Ding Busi's throat and then return to wound his shoulder.
• Ye Weiming controlled the flying Blood-Draining Sunset Sword with Parting Sword Style and drove Ding Busi into a frantic defense.
• Xiao Chen and Dugu Qiupiao pressured A Zhong with their martial arts, but A Zhong repeatedly broke free and used his inner energy to fend them off.
• Xiao Chen and Dugu Qiupiao realized A Zhong's combat power far exceeded their own.

Ye Weiming and his teammates battered Ding Busi while A Zhong overwhelmed Xiao Chen and Dugu Qiupiao. Ding Busi escaped the group’s assault, but a smoking pipe blocked Ye Weiming’s next sword strike.

• Ye Weiming used the Parting Sword Style to drag Ding Busi down and set him up for attacks from Mountains and Rivers Meet and Foodie Little Fairy.
• Ye Weiming, Mountains and Rivers Meet, Foodie Little Fairy, and her Lightning Ferret repeatedly struck Ding Busi as he struggled to break free.
• A Zhong copied Xiao Chen’s Dragon Claw Hand, seized him, and flung him into Dugu Qiupiao.
• Ding Busi abandoned his Golden Dragon Whip and used a clash with Ye Weiming to escape the encirclement.
• Ye Weiming drew Dragon Scar and swung at Ding Busi’s landing spot, but a smoking pipe blocked the strike.

Ye Weiming was forced to fight both Ding Bu San and Ding Busi after Ding Dang blocked his companions, and he struggled to find a way to break their coordinated assault. Just as he prepared to turn the fight around, an eagle cried overhead and boulders began falling on the two brothers.

• Ding Bu San interrupted Ye Weiming's attack on Ding Busi, while Ding Dang blocked Mountains and Rivers Meet and Foodie Little Fairy.
• Ye Weiming fought Ding Bu San with sword techniques as Ding Busi joined in, and the brothers insisted they were each fighting him separately.
• Ye Weiming used Sweeping Sword Stance to create space, then switched to defensive swordwork while checking the other battles.
• Ye Weiming considered killing Ding Busi first, but an eagle's cry sounded and six or seven huge boulders fell toward Ding Bu San and Ding Busi.

Youyou aided Ye Weiming from the sky, helping him turn the fight against Ding Bu San and Ding Busi in their favor. As Xiao Chen and Dugu Qiupiao planned to seize A Xiu as leverage, Xiao Chen was suddenly killed by an unseen attacker.

• Youyou dropped boulders, logs, and poison jars from Xiao Bai, forcing Ding Bu San and Ding Busi to retreat and disrupting the other battles.
• Youyou explained that her mission deal with Ding Bu San and Ding Busi had ended and that she was helping Ye Weiming because he was her close friend.
• Ye Weiming baited Ding Busi into charging, then struck Ding Bu San with Dragon Scar and Shocking the Hundred Li, poisoning and badly injuring him.
• Ye Weiming followed with the Falling Sword Stance and drained much of Ding Busi's health.
• Xiao Chen and Dugu Qiupiao planned for Dugu Qiupiao to hold Shi Potian off while Xiao Chen captured A Xiu, but a red blur struck Xiao Chen and killed him.

Dao Mei joined Ye Weiming’s party on Purple Smoke Island, and the group arranged to keep A Zhong away from the coming fight. With Granny Shi, A Xiu, and A Zhong escorted to safety, Ye Weiming and his allies defeated the poisoned Ding family elders and claimed their rewards.

• Dao Mei killed Xiao Chen and Dugu Qiupiao after catching them watching Granny Shi and A Xiu suspiciously.
• Ye Weiming added Dao Mei and Youyou to the team, then told Mountains and Rivers Meet and Foodie Little Fairy to escort Granny Shi, A Xiu, and A Zhong away while keeping A Zhong occupied.
• Mountains and Rivers Meet and Foodie Little Fairy led Granny Shi and A Xiu into the forest, while A Zhong carried A Xiu and followed them.
• Ye Weiming recovered his apparent exhaustion with an internal-energy pill and prepared to fight the poisoned Ding Bu San and Ding Busi with Dao Mei and Youyou.
• Ye Weiming’s team killed Ding Dang and Ding Busi, earning rewards and triggering system announcements.

Ye Weiming and his companions defeated Ding Bu San’s group, looted Ding Dang and Ding Busi, and hid the barely alive Ding Bu San. After learning that Ding Dang had been permanently eliminated, Ye Weiming prepared to kill Ding Bu San.

• Ding Bu San begged for mercy, but Ye Weiming and the others crippled him and sealed his acupoints.
• Ye Weiming looted Ding Dang’s corpse, and Youyou looted Ding Busi’s, revealing their equipment, martial arts, and money.
• Dao Mei proposed delaying the spoils distribution until they had dealt with Ding Bu San, and the group hid him in a concealed thicket.
• A system announcement reported that Transparent Sky Bridge and Mu Ran had permanently killed Ding Dang.
• After a carrier pigeon confirmed the news, Ye Weiming told Ding Bu San he would end his suffering and raised his palm to strike.

Ye Weiming’s team defeated Ding Bu San after keeping him alive while Xiao Qiao and Mu Ran killed Ding Dang’s true body at the Liuhe Ding Clan residence. After checking the loot and revealing that he had Ding Busi’s Golden Dragon Whip, Ye Weiming gathered the team to divide the spoils.

• Dao Mei stole Ye Weiming’s final blow on Ding Bu San, and the team received the BOSS rewards.
• Ye Weiming explained to Youyou that he had kept Ding Bu San alive until Xiao Qiao and Mu Ran had safely killed Ding Dang’s true body and left the family residence.
• Dao Mei looted Ding Bu San’s corpse, finding martial arts, equipment, Mysterious Ice Jade Fire Wine and its recipe, and 1,140 gold.
• Ye Weiming placed Ding Bu San’s corpse in a nanmu coffin and announced that the team would divide the spoils.
• Ye Weiming showed Dao Mei the Golden Dragon Whip he had taken from Ding Busi and shared its attributes with the team.
• Ye Weiming sent coordinates to the team members so they could gather and distribute the loot.

Ye Weiming and the others divided the spoils from the three Dings, with Youyou, Landscape, and Foodie Little Fairy receiving items suited to their needs. After the group reunited with A Zhong, Dao Mei gave him the promised wine, and he handed her the manual he had promised in return.

• Ye Weiming took a copy of the "Ding Family Catching Hand" manual and the recipe for "Mysterious Ice Jade Fire Wine," then gave the manual to Youyou.
• Youyou chose the "Silver Bell Green Vine Robe" and a bottle of Mysterious Ice Jade Fire Wine, while Landscape and Foodie Little Fairy each took a "Six Harmonies Garment" and paid for additional items.
• Landscape and Foodie Little Fairy withdrew from the remaining distribution, while Dao Mei took no items and expected her share from the sale proceeds.
• Ye Weiming organized a Sky Burial ritual for the three Dings, and the group followed Landscape and Foodie Little Fairy to the cave where A Zhong was hiding.
• Dao Mei gave A Zhong the promised wine, and A Zhong gave her the manual he had promised.

Ye Weiming and his companions collected quest rewards from A Zhong, and Ye Weiming gave Youyou his last bottle of Mysterious Ice Jade Fire Wine to help her safely cultivate the Blazing Sun Skill. After discovering that Ah Huang’s attributes had changed dramatically, Ye Weiming invited Dao Mei to reveal her reward.

• Granny Shi took Mountains and Rivers Meet, Foodie Little Fairy, and A Xiu away from A Zhong’s cave, leaving the other players to turn in their quests.
• A Zhong refused to give Youyou the same high-tier manual as Dao Mei but exchanged her wine for a lower-tier secret manual.
• A Zhong gave Ye Weiming Ah Huang as a quest reward in exchange for the wine, and Ye Weiming noticed the dog’s attributes seemed extraordinary.
• Mountains and Rivers Meet told Ye Weiming that Granny Shi had left Purple Smoke Island with the others and taken the last boat.
• Youyou revealed that her reward was the Blazing Sun Skill, whose rapid cultivation could lead to Qi Deviation unless its yin-yang imbalance was resolved.
• Ye Weiming gave Youyou his last bottle of Mysterious Ice Jade Fire Wine, and Dao Mei prepared to show the team her own reward.

Ye Weiming learned why Dao Mei could cultivate Arhat Demon Subduing Skill while he could not, then revealed that Ah Huang had already learned the Ultimate Internal Skill. The chapter left Dao Mei reacting to the dog’s impressive attributes.

• Ye Weiming compared Arhat Demon Subduing Skill with Tai Shan's Secret and concluded that the two Ultimate skills had different strengths.
• Dao Mei explained that Arhat Demon Subduing Skill required Buddhism at level 7 and prohibited other cultivation-type skills.
• Ye Weiming listed his other cultivation skills and realized they made him ineligible for Arhat Demon Subduing Skill.
• Dao Mei teased Ye Weiming that her quest reward surpassed Ah Huang's, so he shared Ah Huang's attributes in the Team Channel.
• Ye Weiming showed that Ah Huang had Arhat Demon Subduing Skill at level 6 and powerful exclusive skills.

Ye Weiming relaxed on Purple Smoke Island with Dao Mei and Youyou, improved Sky Shaking Nine Swords, and heard Dao Mei propose a difficult Major Story Quest. Their plans were interrupted by messages summoning Ye Weiming and Youyou to the Misty Rain Tower Tournament in Jiaxing in three days.

• Dao Mei lamented that Ah Huang had learned a stronger Arhat Demon Subduing Skill, and Ye Weiming agreed to make her grilled fish for lunch.
• Ye Weiming, Dao Mei, and Youyou enjoyed a barbecue while A Zhong stayed in the cave, grieving A Xiu's departure.
• Ye Weiming read the insight manuals from the three Ding family bosses, used Cross-Discipline Comprehension, and raised Sky Shaking Nine Swords to Level 6.
• Dao Mei and Youyou returned in red and green outfits, and Dao Mei knocked Ye Weiming down after he joked that the colors looked like dog crap.
• Dao Mei invited Ye Weiming and Youyou to join a secret Major Story Quest to hunt a cunning target, explaining its three participation requirements.
• White pigeons delivered news that the Misty Rain Tower Tournament would take place in three days; Ye Weiming said he had to attend in Jiaxing, and Youyou revealed that she did too.

Ye Weiming and Youyou prepared for the Misty Rain Tower tournament by heading to Duke Lu Ding's Manor to challenge instance bosses and gain strength. They entered the Eunuch Expert instance, where they were tasked with killing Hai Dafu.

• Youyou told Ye Weiming that she had inherited Han Baoju's riding skills, won the Seven Veins Martial Arts Gathering, and obtained Xiao Bai, a White Eagle.
• Dao Mei urged Ye Weiming to prepare for a dangerous enemy with no moral limits, then stayed on Purple Smoke Island to pursue A Zhong's favor and a follow-up quest.
• Ye Weiming and Youyou flew to Zhanjiang City, traveled to Bianjing, and went to Duke Lu Ding's Manor to challenge its instances.
• Ye Weiming explained the four bosses and chose to start with the weakened and normal forms of the other three bosses, beginning with Eunuch Expert.
• Ye Weiming and Youyou entered the instance and received a quest to enter the Imperial Kitchen Department and kill Hai Dafu, an expert in poison.

Ye Weiming and Youyou entered the Imperial Kitchen Department dungeon and discovered they faced Hai Dafu at normal quest-mode BOSS difficulty. Ye Weiming killed him instantly, and the pair looted the body before Ye Weiming headed for the next stage, One Sword Bleeds.

• Ye Weiming realized that after one weakened beginner dungeon, the remaining dungeons began at normal BOSS difficulty, and Hai Dafu's stats confirmed it.
• Hai Dafu confronted Ye Weiming and Youyou, then tried to stop Ye Weiming's palm attack with his Yin Yang Grinding technique.
• Ye Weiming's Soaring Dragon, Regret shattered Hai Dafu's technique and killed him with one blow.
• Youyou looted Hai Dafu's corpse, finding two pieces of Gold-grade Equipment and the Yin Yang Grinding palm technique, while Ah Hong refused to eat the poisonous body.
• Ye Weiming performed Corpse Encoffining, collected three Insights, and left for the next stage, One Sword Bleeds.

After clearing the four bosses’ quest-mode forms, Ye Weiming and Youyou chose to challenge Aobai first, hoping his true form would yield useful equipment. They entered the Baturu stage expecting a powerful boss but found a hilltop guarded by ranks of Qing soldiers, leaving them facing what looked like a battlefield instead.

• Ye Weiming and Youyou easily defeated Feng Xifan and Hong Antong, but Hong Antong did not drop the pill or prescription Ye Weiming wanted.
• Ye Weiming suggested that the quest-mode bosses’ equipment hinted at the treasures their true forms might drop, and chose Aobai as their first challenge.
• Youyou reported that she had fifteen poison jars, supplies for about ten uses of logs and boulders, and plenty of medicine and bullets.
• Ye Weiming and Youyou opened the Baturu door and found a bare hillside with Qing soldiers arranged in a circular formation, but no sign of Aobai.