Chapter Summaries

Ye Weiming upgraded his martial arts with the manuals and Cultivation Points he had gathered, then joined Dao Mei and their friends for a banquet and auction. The gathering ended with Dao Mei revealing the Blood Saber Sect leader’s training bonuses, prompting Yun Mian to remind everyone that the small sect offered limited martial arts to benefit from them.

• Ye Weiming learned Ascend Duckweed Crossing Water and used four internal skill manuals to raise the Divine Illumination Scripture to level 7.
• Ye Weiming spent insights manuals to improve several skills, raising the Ladder Cloud Ascending Technique to level 10 and advancing Ascend Duckweed Crossing Water to level 9.
• Ye Weiming chose to spend his remaining Cultivation Points on Ascend Duckweed Crossing Water, then discovered it required five million proficiency to reach level 10.
• Ye Weiming attended a banquet at Suzhen Wine House, where friends auctioned the remaining treasure-grade weapons and martial arts manuals.
• Dao Mei told Jiang Jin Jiu that leading the Blood Saber Sect increased cultivation speed for its martial arts by 200% and the effect of Cultivation Points by 100%.
• Yun Mian reassured the guests that the Blood Saber Sect’s small selection of sect martial arts limited the value of Dao Mei’s leader bonuses.

At the Blood Saber Sect’s banquet, Ye Weiming received Zhang Sanfeng’s invitation for Venerable Huang and was tasked with representing the Divine Constable Bureau at Wudang’s hundredth birthday banquet. He accepted the mission to help resolve Wudang Sect’s crisis, then began searching for an appropriate birthday gift.

• Dao Mei explained that she planned to master the Blood Saber Scripture, then abdicate as Blood Saber Sect leader so she could leave without the usual penalties.
• Yin Bukui gave Ye Weiming Zhang Sanfeng’s invitation for Venerable Huang, and Ye Weiming accepted a quest to deliver it.
• Yin Bukui told Ye Weiming that Zhang Cuishan and his wife had returned to Wudang, but Zhang Wuji had been abducted on the way back.
• Venerable Huang gave Ye Weiming a five-star quest to represent the Divine Constable Bureau at Zhang Sanfeng’s birthday banquet and help Wudang Sect resolve its crisis.
• Ye Weiming asked Yin Bukui what Zhang Sanfeng would like as a gift, and Yin Bukui suggested the Heavenly Sword.

Ye Weiming visited Shaolin Temple to obtain an original writing by Master Jueyuan as a meaningful gift for Zhang Sanfeng’s hundredth birthday. After Abbot Xuan Ci granted him access to the Scripture Repository, Ye Weiming encountered the legendary Sweeping Monk.

• Ye Weiming decided to seek a personal item connected to Zhang Sanfeng and traveled to Shaolin Temple.
• Ye Weiming told Xuan Ci he had brought back Master Xuanbei’s ashes and Sarira, then asked for any scripture or writing in Master Jueyuan’s original hand.
• Xuan Ci gave Ye Weiming permission to select a Buddhist text from the first floor of the Scripture Repository.
• Ye Weiming found the first floor empty and called out, whereupon the Sweeping Monk appeared behind him and spoke about emptiness and perception.

Ye Weiming received the Śūraṅgama Sūtra and the Rebirth Mantra from the Sweeping Monk after returning Xuan Bei’s ashes to Shaolin. By studying the mantra, he learned Rite of Passage, an auxiliary skill for Case Solving that could increase his merit and Chivalry Points.

• Ye Weiming presented Xuan Ci’s note, and the Sweeping Monk gave him two scriptures from the repository.
• The system completed the quest “Falling Leaves Return to Roots,” awarding Ye Weiming the Śūraṅgama Sūtra and the Rebirth Mantra.
• The Sweeping Monk explained that he had chosen the Rebirth Mantra as a reward and offered Ye Weiming guidance while he studied it.
• Ye Weiming read the mantra in the Scripture Repository and comprehended the Rite of Passage auxiliary skill.
• Ye Weiming checked the new skill’s description and learned it could help the deceased attain rebirth while increasing his merit and Chivalry Points.

Ye Weiming learned how the Sutra of Rebirth converted hostility into merit and Chivalry Points, then spent ten days fighting bosses on Jianshan Penglai Island and improving his strength. He arrived at Wudang Mountain for Zhang Sanfeng’s birthday banquet, ready to show what he could do.

• The Sweeping Monk explained the Sutra of Rebirth’s burial conditions, purification process, and factors that affected its efficiency, while refusing to discuss merit and karmic burden values.
• Ye Weiming returned to Kaifeng City, prepared for Zhang Sanfeng’s birthday banquet, and spent ten days raising his level to 53 by fighting on Jianshan Penglai Island.
• Ye Weiming tested the Divine Illumination Scripture’s recovery and status resistance against Wan Si Yu Xiu, who reached level 100 after Ye Weiming killed his two junior brothers.
• Ye Weiming defeated Wan Si Yu Xiu and obtained the Invisible Sword, then used the Sutra of Rebirth to gain merit and raise his Chivalry Points to 6,300.
• Ye Weiming returned to Wudang Mountain by carriage and saw groups from various sects ascending for the birthday banquet.

Ye Weiming arrived at Wudang Mountain for Zhang Sanfeng’s birthday and warned him that Wudang faced a threat from within as well as pressure from the Six Great Sects. He summoned the Wudang Seven Heroes to explain, then warned Yin Bukui and Cang Xingyu that hiding the past between Yin Susu and Yu Lianzhou could leave Wudang vulnerable to the system’s corrections and other players.

• Ye Weiming presented Zhang Sanfeng with a copy of the Śūraṅgama Sūtra transcribed by Master Jueyuan as his birthday gift.
• Ye Weiming told Zhang Sanfeng that Wudang faced internal and external crises and asked him to summon the Wudang Seven Heroes, including Zhang Cuishan, Yin Susu, and Yu Lianzhou.
• Yin Bukui worried that Ye Weiming would expose Yin Susu’s ambush on Yu Lianzhou, which could drive Zhang Cuishan to suicide.
• Ye Weiming criticized Yin Bukui and Cang Xingyu for keeping Yin Susu and Yu Lianzhou apart, warning that the system could undermine their attempt to change the story and that other players might exploit the secret.
• Song Yuanqiao returned with the people Ye Weiming had asked to meet.

Ye Weiming exposed Yin Susu's role in Yu Daiyan's injuries, then offered a plan to help Yu recover and reconciled the Wudang disciples. With the internal conflict settled, the group turned to the threat outside Wudang.

• Ye Weiming asked Zhang Sanfeng to keep everyone under control while he revealed the truth about Yu Daiyan's past.
• Yin Susu admitted that she had commissioned Yu Daiyan's escort and later wounded him, while her brother Yin Yewang had also injured him and taken the Dragon Slaying Saber.
• Zhang Cuishan struggled to face Yin Susu's actions, but Ye Weiming proposed that he and Yin Susu seek a miraculous medicine while he advanced his Divine Illumination Scripture to heal Yu Daiyan.
• Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu knelt to thank Ye Weiming, and the Wudang Seven Heroes and Zhang Sanfeng accepted him as an ally and brother.
• Ye Weiming declared the internal conflict resolved and shifted the group's attention to dealing with Wudang's external enemy.

Ye Weiming asked Yin Susu to tell him where Xie Xun and the Dragon Slaying Saber were, and she agreed to keep her promise by revealing that she had already told someone. Their announcement intensified the confrontation between Wudang and the gathered martial sects, leaving Abbess Miejue demanding to know whom Yin Susu had told.

• Ye Weiming asked Zhang Sanfeng to take charge of resolving the external dispute and requested a private conversation with Yin Susu.
• Ye Weiming asked Yin Susu to pay the price of telling a small lie by revealing Xie Xun's and the Dragon Slaying Saber's whereabouts, and she agreed.
• The major martial sects confronted Zhang Sanfeng and demanded that Zhang Cuishan disclose Xie Xun's whereabouts, fearing Wudang might gain control of the Dragon Slaying Saber.
• Yin Susu and Ye Weiming joined the gathering, and Yin Susu announced that she had already revealed Xie Xun's and the saber's whereabouts to someone and had promised not to tell anyone else.
• Abbess Miejue demanded to know whom Yin Susu had told.

Ye Weiming stepped in to protect Yin Susu and keep the Six Great Sects from learning Xie Xun’s whereabouts. He challenged five sect players to fight him, promising to reveal Xie Xun’s location if any of them won.

• Ye Weiming presented the Imperial Sword as Yin Susu introduced him and confirmed that she had entrusted him with Xie Xun’s whereabouts.
• He Taichong questioned Yin Susu, but Ye Weiming reminded him of the help he had given He Zudao and the Kunlun Sect, leaving He Taichong unable to press the matter.
• Kongwen of Shaolin demanded Xie Xun’s whereabouts, and Ye Weiming warned that seeking to command all under heaven could be treated as plotting rebellion.
• You Want My Life Three Thousand claimed the sects sought justice for Xie Xun’s victims, including Yu Daiyan, and Ye Weiming proposed five duels against players from the five sects.

Ye Weiming faced the five sects over the whereabouts of Xie Xun, and Xianyu Tong proposed that five player representatives fight him together. A hidden quest then gave Ye Weiming an extra reward for defeating them, and the chapter ended as he prepared to face the five players.

• Ye Weiming challenged the five sects to let him fight their representatives, but the players hesitated because they feared his strength.
• Dai Qiu Shang Lan advised Xianyu Tong, who argued that Ye Weiming should face all five sect representatives at once; Song Yuanqiao offered the Wudang Seven Heroes if the sect leaders joined in.
• Xianyu Tong threatened to reveal Xie Xun’s whereabouts through Zhang Cuishan unless Ye Weiming accepted his terms.
• Ye Weiming received the hidden quest “Spray Him Autumn,” which tasked him with defeating the five player representatives alone for a Daoist Arts Level increase.
• Ye Weiming accepted the challenge, recognized Dai Qiu Shang Lan, You Want My Life Three Thousand, Jianghu Xiaoyao, and Xiao Chen among his opponents, and asked the Kunlun player’s name.

Ye Weiming fought five opponents after Dai Qiu Shang Lan proposed that they coordinate their tactics, and quickly overwhelmed Dai Qiu Shang Lan with the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. He escaped You Want My Life Three Thousand's sword barrage, only to find two more opponents intercepting him.

• Xu Linyuan introduced himself as a Kunlun disciple and asked Ye Weiming to fight at full strength.
• Dai Qiu Shang Lan tried to discuss tactics, but Ye Weiming attacked him before the group could plan.
• Ye Weiming used Soaring Dragon, Regret to deal heavy damage to Dai Qiu Shang Lan and blast him away.
• You Want My Life Three Thousand attacked Ye Weiming with seven powerful sword strikes, forcing him to abandon his pursuit of Dai Qiu Shang Lan.
• Ye Weiming used Sweeping Sword Stance to evade the sword barrage, then saw two opponents move to intercept him.

Ye Weiming fought five opponents in midair, killing Jianghu Xiaoyao and Xu Linyuan while using Xu’s sword to reposition his remaining pursuers. Xiao Chen then seized Ye Weiming’s vital acupoints, leaving him exposed to Dai Qiu Shang Lan and You Want My Life Three Thousand’s attacks.

• Xu Linyuan and Jianghu Xiaoyao launched life-risking attacks against Ye Weiming as he fell through the air.
• Ye Weiming killed Jianghu Xiaoyao with one sword strike before Jianghu Xiaoyao could land his Seven Injuries Fist.
• Xu Linyuan stabbed Ye Weiming, but Ye Weiming used Man-Ghost Path to trap Xu’s sword, reposition his pursuers, and knock them back with Shocking the Hundred Li.
• Ye Weiming struck the airborne Xu Linyuan between the brows with a Steel Egg, killing him instantly.
• Xiao Chen seized Ye Weiming’s vital acupoints from behind, and Dai Qiu Shang Lan and You Want My Life Three Thousand attacked him with their swords.

Ye Weiming defeated Dai Qiu Shang Lan and You Want My Life Three Thousand after using a sword-display to restore his health and conceal the Invisible Sword. As he celebrated his victory and earned a Daoist Arts level, a child called out to his father from the crowd.

• Ye Weiming broke free of Xiao Chen's Dragon Claw Hand and killed him with Heaven and Earth Together.
• Ye Weiming sent four swords into the air and pretended to form an Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation while the Divine Illumination Scripture restored his health.
• You Want My Life Three Thousand attacked with the Forty-Nine Forms of Dual Blade and Sword Kill, and Ye Weiming countered with Dragon-Phoenix Dance and Quanzhen Swordsmanship.
• Dai Qiu Shang Lan struck Ye Weiming with a Sword Breaking Style, but Ye Weiming secretly killed him with the Invisible Sword's Parting Sword Style.
• Ye Weiming defeated You Want My Life Three Thousand, completed the Spray Him Autumn mission, and raised his Daoist Arts to Level 9.
• A young boy at the edge of the crowd shouted, "Father!"

Zhang Sanfeng rescued Zhang Wuji from a Mongolian soldier and struck the man down, stunning the sect experts who had come to Wudang. Ye Weiming identified the apparent casualty as a Xuanming Elder and recruited the other players to attack him, ending the chapter as his sword struck the man.

• Zhang Sanfeng snatched Zhang Wuji from the Mongolian soldier and knocked the man away with a single strike.
• Yin Susu reunited with Zhang Wuji, who assured her that he had not revealed his godfather's whereabouts.
• Ye Weiming invited the Wudang and visiting players to a team and explained that the soldier was likely a wounded Xuanming Elder.
• The players accepted Ye Weiming's offer to attack the boss, including Dai Qiu Shang Lan.
• Ye Weiming sent a transparent longsword at the soldier, dealing 111207 damage and making him scream.

Ye Weiming and Zhang Sanfeng attacked Lu Zhangke, leaving the injured Xuanming Elder to face a coordinated assault from the martial artists. Lu Zhangke was wounded and restrained, but the fight continued.

• Zhang Sanfeng's palm strike and Ye Weiming's Invisible Sword left Lu Zhangke severely injured, and his BOSS stats appeared.
• Ye Weiming attacked Lu Zhangke, blocked his Xuanming Divine Palm with Dragon Seen in the Field, and warned everyone about the BOSS's dangerous techniques.
• Cang Xingyu, You Want My Life Three Thousand, and Dai Qiu Shang Lan forced Lu Zhangke to defend against their attacks.
• Ye Weiming secretly maneuvered the Invisible Sword to slash Lu Zhangke's ankle, inflicting Muscle Severing.
• Xiao Chen restrained Lu Zhangke's acupoints, allowing Xu Linyuan and Yun Mian to attack him from both sides.

Ye Weiming’s nine-person team overwhelmed Lu Zhangke with coordinated attacks, exploiting openings to leave the powerful boss badly injured and vulnerable. The chapter ended with Ye Weiming’s final palm strike knocking Lu Zhangke onto his backside, while Ye Weiming landed frozen in an ice sculpture.

• Lu Zhangke blasted Xiao Chen away, froze Xu Linyuan with a palm strike, and forced Yun Mian to evade his Xuanming Divine Palm.
• Yun Mian used his swordplay to make Lu Zhangke abandon his staff, then Yin Bukui and Jianghu Xiaoyao attacked as Lu Zhangke’s true qi ran low.
• Yin Bukui locked Lu Zhangke from behind and used Lion’s Roar Skill to deafen him and disrupt his gathering energy.
• Jianghu Xiaoyao trapped Lu Zhangke’s leg and struck him with Seven Injuries Fist, then Yin Bukui grabbed and yanked his injured vital point before retreating.
• Ye Weiming’s Invisible Sword struck Lu Zhangke’s Tailbone Acupoint, and Ye Weiming followed with Soaring Dragon in the Sky.
• Lu Zhangke met Ye Weiming’s palm strike with both palms, freezing Ye Weiming on landing and falling onto his backside with his injured ankle.

After the team killed Lu Zhangke, Ye Weiming collected his rewards and recognized that the five major sects’ interest in Xie Xun and the Dragon Slaying Saber still threatened Zhang Cuishan’s family. He provoked the sect leaders by declaring that he would tell them what they wanted to know, leaving his intentions uncertain.

• Ye Weiming struck Lu Zhangke down, and the team killed the level 115 boss and received its rewards.
• Ye Weiming examined the Han Poison Gloves, collected Lu Zhangke’s corpse, and secretly gained additional proficiency, Chivalry Points, and Merit Points.
• Ye Weiming realized the five major sects remained a danger to Zhang Cuishan, Yin Susu, and Zhang Wuji because they still sought Xie Xun’s whereabouts and the Dragon Slaying Saber.
• Ye Weiming claimed Yin Susu had told him the secret and that Zhang Cuishan agreed, while Yin Susu privately told Zhang Wuji she had actually lied to Ye Weiming.
• Ye Weiming warned the sects that forcing him to disclose the secret would amount to rebellion, then unexpectedly said he would reveal it voluntarily.

Ye Weiming used a deliberately absurd account of finding Ice Fire Island to show the martial artists that they could not locate Xie Xun or the Dragon Slaying Saber by sailing from memory. His explanation ended Wudang Sect’s crisis, and Zhang Sanfeng rewarded him with a treasure.

• Ye Weiming recounted Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu’s journey to Ice Fire Island and claimed that following their eighty-one-day raft journey would lead to Xie Xun.
• Yin Susu explained to Zhang Wuji that Ye Weiming had seen through her lie and warned him not to trust men who seemed loyal and upright.
• Ye Weiming challenged the martial artists’ assumptions about navigation and mocked their hopes of finding Ice Fire Island without charts, compasses, or navigational knowledge.
• The martial artists abandoned their plans to search for Xie Xun and left Wudang Mountain, resolving Wudang Sect’s crisis over the Dragon Slaying Saber.
• Zhang Sanfeng thanked Ye Weiming and gave him a treasure as an extra reward for completing the story quest super-perfectly.

Zhang Sanfeng gave Ye Weiming the Buddhist Tablet, which helped him complete Lu Zhangke’s salvation and avoid karmic penalties for killing. After claiming two sword techniques as quest rewards, Ye Weiming joined Fei Yu and Sanyue to learn that they would compete for the Divine Constable Bureau’s chief disciple position.

• Zhang Sanfeng gave Ye Weiming the Buddhist Tablet, whose Rebirth and Karmic Severance effects suited his Buddhist Dharma and sword.
• Ye Weiming stored the Blood-Draining Sunset Sword in the scabbard, then left Wudang after Zhang Wuji began shivering in Yin Susu’s arms.
• Ye Weiming used the Buddhist Tablet to complete Lu Zhangke’s salvation, earning 233 Chivalry Points and 233 Merit Points.
• Venerable Huang rewarded Ye Weiming with the Blunting Sword Stance and Intercepting Sword Stance, then asked him to wait for Fei Yu and Sanyue.
• Venerable Huang told Ye Weiming, Fei Yu, and Sanyue that their new quest was to compete for chief disciple, and handed each of them a paper marked “Ghost.”

The Divine Constable Bureau’s disciples received a secret recruitment mission to find an unaffiliated candidate who could pass Huang Shang’s assessment. Ye Weiming tried to recruit Dao Mei, but learned that she and Xiao Qiao were trapped at Black Dragon Pool.

• Fei Yu, Sanyue, and Ye Weiming learned that they had one month to recruit a fourth disciple, with the best-performing recommender eligible to become Chief Disciple.
• Huang Shang clarified that candidates had to be unaffiliated, pass his assessment, and remain secret or lose about half their assessment score.
• The three disciples agreed to handle their missions separately and left the Divine Constable Bureau.
• Ye Weiming contacted Dao Mei and offered to help her develop her career in the Divine Constable Bureau after she left the Blood Saber Sect.
• Dao Mei said she was trapped at Black Dragon Pool with Xiao Qiao, and Ye Weiming immediately asked where she was.