Chapter Summaries

A San and the Eight Divine Archers ambushed Ye Weiming and the poisoned martial artists, but Ye Weiming suddenly revealed that he could still fight. He used A Da as a human shield and drove A San backward onto an Invisible Sword.

• A Da, A Er, A San, and the Eight Divine Archers emerged from the woods and found Ye Weiming and the others incapacitated by Ten Fragrance Soft Tendon Powder.
• A San approached Ye Weiming to attack him, but A Da warned him and knocked away the Bojun Golden Sword that Ye Weiming had secretly launched.
• Ye Weiming crippled A Da's right arm with Muscle Severing, sprang up, and sealed A Da's acupoints.
• Ye Weiming used A Da's head to block A San's Great Strength Vajra Finger, then swung A Da's body into the Eight Divine Archers' arrows while striking A San with Dragon Wags Its Tail.
• A San staggered backward and struck a vital point on his lower rear against the Invisible Sword Ye Weiming had planted on the ground.

Ye Weiming used his hidden weapons and hostages to kill A San and A Da while demanding the antidote from Zhao Min’s forces. Jiang Jin Jiu held Zhao Min at needlepoint, but Ye Weiming ignored her offer to trade and left the standoff unresolved after killing A Da.

• Ye Weiming attacked A San with the Invisible Sword and Soaring Dragon in the Sky while A Er was blocked by arrows from the woods.
• Jiang Jin Jiu emerged with Zhao Min as a hostage, accompanied by Fei Yu, Pei Tuhou, and Wu Zhou, while Kutou Tuo followed them unharmed.
• Ye Weiming demanded the antidote to the Ten Fragrance Soft Tendon Powder and killed A San when Zhao Min ordered him to stop.
• Zhao Min offered the antidote in exchange for A Da, but Ye Weiming continued flicking A Da’s forehead until Tai Shan’s Secret killed him.
• Ye Weiming tossed A Da’s corpse aside and pretended not to have heard Zhao Min, leaving her hostage situation unresolved.

After killing A Da and A San, Ye Weiming negotiated with Zhao Min for the antidote to the Ten Fragrance Soft Tendon Powder. Zhao Min secured Song Yuanqiao’s promise that her group could leave safely, then ordered Kutou Tuo to hand over the antidote.

• Ye Weiming assessed A Er and Kutou Tuo and decided his group could not safely fight Kutou Tuo or kill A Er.
• Ye Weiming demanded that Zhao Min’s people surrender the antidote in exchange for her release.
• Zhao Min threatened to have Kutou Tuo’s group attack the poisoned Wudang heroes if Ye Weiming harmed her.
• Ye Weiming threatened to repeatedly wound and heal Zhao Min with the Bojun Golden Sword until she agreed to cooperate.
• Zhao Min demanded Song Yuanqiao promise her group safe passage after the poison was cured, and Song Yuanqiao gave his assurance.
• Zhao Min told Kutou Tuo to hand over the antidote.

After Ye Weiming cured the poisoned survivors, Yin Liting spared Yang Xiao and left with the Wudang Sect. The party collected their quest rewards and learned more about the Iron Flame Token, then Ye Weiming turned to the three defeated bosses’ corpses to see what they had dropped.

• Ye Weiming cured his teammates, Zhang Wuji, Yang Buhui, Yin Liting, and the other Wudang Sect members before finally curing Yang Xiao.
• Yin Liting considered killing Yang Xiao but spared him after Yang Buhui pleaded, then departed with the Wudang Sect members.
• Yang Xiao thanked the party, and Zhang Wuji refused his offered benefits while Ye Weiming and the others accepted their quest rewards, including Iron Flame Tokens.
• Pei Tuhou and Wu Zhou explained that the Iron Flame Token could unlock martial arts, summon Five Elements Banner fighters, or provide access to Ming Cult services and equipment repairs.
• Ye Weiming pointed out that Xianyu Tong, A San, and A Da had been defeated and invited his teammates to loot their corpses.

Ye Weiming inspected the loot from Xianyu Tong, A San, and A Da, hoping for clues about the Golden Silkworm Gu Poison and recognizing the value of A Da’s Green Lotus Sword Immortal Painting. He let Pei Tuhou and his companions take the Mediocre Sword and Vajra Ring, while the remaining loot was left to be divided.

• Ye Weiming looted Xianyu Tong and found a heavy sword, a sword technique fragment, and armor, but no clue about the Golden Silkworm Gu Poison.
• Ye Weiming examined A San’s Black Jade Bone-Setting Paste recipe and Vajra Ring, noting that A San’s rewards matched his earlier drops despite his higher level.
• Ye Weiming inspected A Da’s first-kill rewards, including the Green Lotus Sword Immortal Painting, an advanced cultivation manual, and an Afterimage Sword Robe.
• Pei Tuhou asked for A Da’s Mediocre Sword and A San’s Vajra Ring on behalf of his group, and Ye Weiming agreed to let them divide the items.

Ye Weiming and his companions divided the spoils from the three bosses, with Jiang Jin Jiu learning the special internal skill Heaven and Earth Yin Yang Qi. Ye Weiming claimed the Green Lotus Sword Immortal Painting and saved Xianyu Tong’s dropped items for Mu Ran, who promised to trade for them after finishing her quest.

• Ye Weiming agreed to give Pei Tuhou and his companions the Mediocre Sword and Vajra Ring, explaining that his team valued goodwill and future cooperation over those items.
• Jiang Jin Jiu proposed that everyone try the Heaven and Earth Yin Yang Qi manual in turn, and Ye Weiming recognized that Jiang Jin Jiu was letting the others test it despite expecting to qualify himself.
• The companions failed to learn the manual one by one, while Jiang Jin Jiu successfully learned it; Pei Tuhou, Wu Zhou, and Qi Ye received treasures, and Fei Yu took A Da’s Afterimage Sword Robe.
• Ye Weiming distributed the remaining loot, claimed the Green Lotus Sword Immortal Painting, and stored the three boss corpses in White Jade Coffins to obtain their manuals and insights.
• Ye Weiming sent Mu Ran links to Xianyu Tong’s three dropped items, and she asked him to keep them until she could trade for them after completing her chain quest.

Ye Weiming sent Mu Ran’s equipment to Xiao Qiao to negotiate payment, then chased a green-clad figure who had abducted Zhang Wuji. The chase brought them to a cliff, where Ye Weiming saw the abductor slowing down and judged that his internal energy was weakening.

• Ye Weiming sent Mu Ran a reply and entrusted Xiao Qiao with the three equipment pieces, leaving her to negotiate their value.
• Zhang Wuji spotted a Purple Aura Ganoderma in an ancient tree, and Ye Weiming climbed up to retrieve it as a green venomous snake fled.
• A green-clad figure seized Zhang Wuji and raced into the forest, prompting Ye Weiming and his teammates to pursue them.
• Ye Weiming summoned Ah Hong and flew after the abductor, while the other teammates fell behind.
• The green-clad figure reached a cliff after about half an hour, and Ye Weiming noticed his speed had slowed.

Ye Weiming pursued Wei Yixiao to rescue Zhang Wuji, but Zhang Wuji fell off a cliff and vanished into the system-protected Kunlun Immortal Realm. Ye Weiming returned to the cliff top and found Wei Yixiao frozen by his Cold Poison, then sent Xiao Qiao a message.

• Ye Weiming realized Wei Yixiao had taken Zhang Wuji and pursued them on Ah Hong, intending to bring Zhang Wuji safely back to Butterfly Valley.
• Wei Yixiao asked Zhang Wuji about his identity before drinking his blood, then discovered he was Yin Tianzheng's grandson and learned Zhang Wuji also suffered from Cold Poison.
• Zhang Wuji bit Wei Yixiao's arm, and Wei Yixiao accidentally flung him over a cliff.
• Ye Weiming dove after Zhang Wuji but could not find the entrance to the Kunlun Immortal Realm.
• Ye Weiming returned to the cliff top, found Wei Yixiao frozen stiff by Cold Poison, and sent Xiao Qiao a message.

Ye Weiming treated Wei Yixiao’s Cold Poison, gaining Ming Cult favorability while warning him that he might still seek revenge for Zhang Wuji. He then arranged for Xiao Qiao to kill the helpless Wei Yixiao for a first-kill reward, and Wei Yixiao thanked him from inside the manor.

• Ye Weiming suppressed Wei Yixiao’s Cold Poison and received experience, cultivation points, and favorability from Wei Yixiao and the Ming Cult.
• Ye Weiming told Wei Yixiao he might kill him in revenge for Zhang Wuji, then warned him not to use inner strength while recovering.
• Xiao Qiao arrived after Ye Weiming summoned her, and Ye Weiming confirmed that her Jade Maiden Heart Sutra had reached Level 10.
• Ye Weiming explained that Wei Yixiao was unable to fight and told Xiao Qiao to claim the boss’s first kill without joining his party.
• Xiao Qiao questioned Ye Weiming’s scheme, and Wei Yixiao called out his thanks from inside the manor.

After Xiao Qiao defeated Wei Yixiao, she shared his drops with Ye Weiming and exchanged the Swift Boots for an offer to upgrade one of her outfits. Ye Weiming’s group then reached Bright Summit, where Wu Jincao repaired their damaged equipment, and Ye Weiming asked whether he could forge divine weapons.

• Xiao Qiao returned with Wei Yixiao’s corpse, and Ye Weiming joined her party to inspect the drops.
• Xiao Qiao traded Ye Weiming the Swift Boots in exchange for his offer to upgrade a gold-tier outfit into a treasure.
• Ye Weiming collected insights from Wei Yixiao’s corpse, then reunited with his teammates and suggested auctioning the remaining drops.
• Pei Tuhou guided Ye Weiming’s group through Bright Summit while Ye Weiming told his fellow disciples to record its layout and NPCs for mission contribution.
• Wu Jincao repaired the group’s damaged treasure-tier equipment after they showed him their Iron Flame Tokens.
• Ye Weiming asked Wu Jincao whether he could forge divine weapons if given enough materials.

Ye Weiming learned that Wu Jincao could forge him a divine sword if he brought Thousand-Year Cold Iron from Lingxiao City. He then went to an inn on Bright Summit and studied the Green Lotus Sword Immortal Painting, whose sword intent pointed toward the Heavenly Sword and slaying a great whale.

• Ye Weiming showed Wu Jincao the Mysterious Ore and the Hundred Refinements Golden Staff, but Wu Jincao explained that the staff’s Deep Sea Coral Gold was unsuitable for forging a sword.
• Wu Jincao told Ye Weiming to find Thousand-Year Cold Iron in Lingxiao City and bring it back with the ore and Iron Flame Token so he could forge the sword.
• Ye Weiming told Sanyue he wanted a divine weapon as a temporary substitute for the Heavenly Sword, while Pei Tuhou said he lacked materials for one.
• Ye Weiming rented a private room at the Bright Summit inn and hung up the Green Lotus Sword Immortal Painting.
• Ye Weiming sensed powerful sword intent in the painting and read its verses about finding the Heavenly Sword and crossing the sea to slay a great whale.

Ye Weiming gained new insight into Sky Shaking Nine Swords from the Green Lotus Sword Immortal Painting and returned to Bianjing with his companions. There, Venerable Huang rewarded Sanyue and Fei Yu and prepared another reward for Ye Weiming.

• Ye Weiming used the Strange Carp Fragrant Wood Heavenly Sword while studying the painting, which triggered insight that deepened Sky Shaking Nine Swords and merged Dragon-Phoenix Dance into it.
• Ye Weiming and his companions stayed at Bright Summit for three days, then returned to Bianjing after Liuyun and Jiang Jin Jiu exchanged their Iron Flame Tokens for rewards.
• Sanyue and Fei Yu presented Venerable Huang with their Bright Summit reports, and he rewarded Sanyue with a poison arts manual and Fei Yu with an internal skill manual.
• Venerable Huang praised Ye Weiming for driving a wedge between the Ming Cult and the Yuan Mongol court, then sent him a manual as a reward for improving another ability.

Ye Weiming used Venerable Huang’s reward to raise the Divine Illumination Scripture to level 10, gaining a resurrection ability, but Venerable Huang offered no further internal-skill quest. After handling several errands, Ye Weiming went to meet Shen Wansan to borrow the Treasure Gathering Basin.

• Ye Weiming raised the Divine Illumination Scripture to level 10 and gained the ability to revive on the spot after fatal damage.
• Venerable Huang told Ye Weiming to focus on his own affairs and build strength and connections instead of pursuing another Nine Yin Manual skill.
• Ye Weiming buried Xianyu Tong, A Da, A San, and Wei Yixiao, earning Chivalry Points and merit, then raised his Sanskrit to Level 8.
• Ye Weiming ordered five White Jade Coffins in Gusu City and traveled to Hangzhou to borrow Shen Wansan’s Treasure Gathering Basin.
• Ye Weiming planned to upgrade Xiao Qiao’s clothes, visit Wudang Mountain about Zhang Wuji and Yu Daiyan, and seek Thousand-Year Cold Iron in Lingxiao City.
• Ye Weiming met Shen Wansan at the Wansan Auction House.

Ye Weiming learned from Shen Wansan that Former Dynasty Secret Realms would soon open, offering rare martial arts and treasures, and agreed to consider Shen’s request to buy any lifespan-extending treasure he found. After leaving the auction house, Ye Weiming weighed the coming changes and sent a message to the Ancient Tomb Sect to return the Jade Maiden Cloud Sleeve.

• Ye Weiming put away the Jade Maiden Cloud Sleeve and enjoyed Shen Wansan’s Golden Melon Tribute Tea.
• Shen Wansan told Ye Weiming that Former Dynasty Secret Realms would soon open and contain opportunities such as rare weapon techniques.
• Shen Wansan asked Ye Weiming to consider selling him any treasure that could extend his lifespan, offering martial arts manuals and weapons in return.
• Ye Weiming accepted the tea and reflected on how the Secret Realms might change the balance of power among players.
• Ye Weiming sent a white pigeon to the Ancient Tomb Sect to return the Jade Maiden Cloud Sleeve to its rightful owner.

Ye Weiming delivered the Jade Maiden Cloud Sleeve to Xiao Qiao, who tried it on and danced for him in a forest near Mount Zhongnan. Their quiet meeting was interrupted by a mysterious erhu player whose sudden disappearance made Ye Weiming suspect a connection to the Former Dynasty Secret Realm; he then invited Xiao Qiao on his next journey, but she declined because she had promised Mu Ran help with a quest.

• Ye Weiming gave Xiao Qiao the Jade Maiden Cloud Sleeve, and she excitedly put it on and admired how it looked.
• Xiao Qiao offered to perform a dance, and an unseen musician accompanied her on an erhu.
• Ye Weiming and Xiao Qiao met the sorrowful middle-aged erhu player, who said he had no name and vanished as he walked away.
• Ye Weiming suspected the mysterious player was connected to the Former Dynasty Secret Realm.
• Ye Weiming invited Xiao Qiao to join him on a trip to Wudang Sect and Lingxiao City for Thousand-Year Cold Iron, but she declined because she had promised Mu Ran help with a quest.

Ye Weiming apologized to Zhang Sanfeng for losing track of Zhang Wuji and delivered the promised Six Yang Snow Melting Pill, earning a clue about the Nine Yang Divine Skill. Zhang Sanfeng revealed a different Fire Worker Monk had jumped from a Wudang cliff after losing a fight, then took Ye Weiming to the spot where the monk fell.

• Ye Weiming visited Zhang Sanfeng and admitted he had failed to protect Zhang Wuji, while promising to keep searching for him.
• Ye Weiming gave Zhang Sanfeng the Six Yang Snow Melting Pill for Yu Daiyan, and Zhang Sanfeng shared a clue about the Nine Yang Divine Skill.
• Zhang Sanfeng explained that a Shaolin Fire Worker Monk had found another copy of the Nine Yang Divine Manual and developed powerful martial arts.
• Zhang Sanfeng told Ye Weiming that the monk had challenged him twenty years earlier, lost, and jumped from a cliff.
• Zhang Sanfeng brought Ye Weiming to the peak where the Fire Worker Monk had jumped.

Ye Weiming delayed entering the Nine Yang Secret Realm after learning a previous Wudang disciple had betrayed his sect there, and traveled to the Snow Mountain Sect to investigate. He found Lingxiao City in the midst of an internal battle and spotted Mountains and Rivers Meet and Foodie Little Fairy fighting alongside a White Wolf.

• Zhang Sanfeng told Ye Weiming that a former Wudang Sect disciple had entered the Nine Yang Secret Realm, failed to gain the Nine Yang Divine Manual, and betrayed his sect beneath the cliff.
• Ye Weiming decided to investigate why the former disciple had betrayed Wudang before attempting the secret realm.
• Ye Weiming traveled from Wudang Mountain to North Snow Village and climbed to Lingxiao City.
• Ye Weiming entered the city by leaping over its moat and scaling its wall, then saw Snow Mountain Sect members fighting a factional battle inside a hall.
• Ye Weiming recognized Mountains and Rivers Meet and Foodie Little Fairy holding their ground with help from a White Wolf, and sent a message asking Dao Mei to lend him her Cold Moon Silver Frost Saber.

Ye Weiming watched the battle at the Snow Mountain Sect until Dugu Xingyun used Toad Stance to kill Foodie Little Fairy’s White Wolf and attack her and Landscape. He intervened, drove off the attackers, and lent the pair weapons as they prepared to continue the fight.

• Dao Mei sent Ye Weiming the Cold Moon Silver Frost Saber he had requested.
• Dugu Xingyun and I'm Looking For Something ambushed Landscape and Foodie Little Fairy, and Dugu Xingyun killed her White Wolf with a Toad Stance attack.
• Ye Weiming shattered roof tiles with Hidden Dragon, Do Not Act to force the two attackers to retreat, then descended into the hall.
• Ye Weiming killed a Tang Clan disciple who aimed a hand crossbow at him during his descent.
• Foodie Little Fairy explained why Ye Weiming's help seemed unexpected, and Ye Weiming said his goal was unrelated to the rebellion.
• Ye Weiming gave Foodie Little Fairy the Cold Moon Silver Frost Saber and Landscape the Blood-Draining Sunset Sword to borrow.

Ye Weiming lent Landscape and Foodie his treasured weapons so they could fight Dugu Xingyun and I'm Looking For Something while he observed and waited for a chance to meet Immortal Yunhua. When a white-cloaked player attacked with twin black blades, Ye Weiming intervened and countered with his invisible sword.

• Ye Weiming lent his saber and sword to Landscape and Foodie, asking them to arrange a meeting with Immortal Yunhua after the battle.
• Landscape and Foodie used the weapons to gain a slight advantage against Dugu Xingyun and I'm Looking For Something, while Ye Weiming watched their fight.
• Two powerful black blades flew toward Landscape and Foodie, and Ye Weiming blocked them with Dragon Seen in the Field.
• A white-cloaked player caught the blades and charged Ye Weiming with an unusual stumbling technique.
• Ye Weiming drew his invisible sword and struck one of the twin blades with Flick Sword Stance.

Ye Weiming battled a white-cloaked player whose force-redirecting energy and bizarre saber style made him a formidable opponent. After the player empowered himself with the Song of the Sacred Fire, Ye Weiming countered with Buddhist music and pressed him with a series of attacks, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Ye Weiming recognized Heaven and Earth Great Shift in the white-cloaked player's blade and fought off his strange, rapid saber strikes.
• Ye Weiming adapted with the Blunting Sword Stance and struck the player with a forceful Intercepting Sword Stance, knocking him back and damaging his health.
• The white-cloaked player refused to identify his saber technique and recited the Song of the Sacred Fire, sharpening his attacks.
• Ye Weiming played the Sutra of Rebirth to weaken the player's offense, then used a feint and Antelope Leaping Over the Fence to drive him backward.
• The player faked a fall to prepare a counterattack, but Ye Weiming anticipated the movement and sealed his escape routes with a dragon-shaped palm force.