Chapter Summaries

Ye Weiming accepted a new quest to subdue Fire Worker Monk, joined Youyou’s newly founded League of Heroes, and heard the announcement of eight New Year events. After profiting from guild red packets with the luck bonus from his Audio-Visual Crown, he headed for a New Year Quest Administrator, hoping to strengthen himself and unseal the Nine Yang Divine Manual.

• Ye Weiming received the quest to heal Fire Worker Monk’s injuries and recruit him into the Divine Constable Bureau, then joined Youyou’s League of Heroes as its vice guild leader.
• Ye Weiming invited his friends into the guild, where they joked around and discussed keeping it as a small group for chatting, sharing quests, and seeking help.
• Ye Weiming asked whether anyone had a quest connected to the Western Regions Vajra Gate or Ruyang Prince’s Estate so he could obtain Black Jade Bone-Setting Paste, but no one answered.
• The system announced eight Spring Festival events and the upcoming opening of the Former Dynasty Secret Realm, prompting Ye Weiming to hope he could unseal the Nine Yang Divine Manual that day.
• Ye Weiming claimed the best luck in most of the guild’s New Year red packets and earned over 500 gold, then raced toward a New Year Quest Administrator.

Ye Weiming collected his New Year rewards and attempted the Four Arts Showdown, earning 60 points through clever workarounds in chess and calligraphy. After discussing the delayed Hero’s Island quest with Yun Mian, he set off to hunt the New Year Beast, open treasure chests, and visit Wudang Mountain to challenge its Seven Heroes.

• Ye Weiming collected three levels and a New Year Red Packet, then entered the Four Arts Showdown.
• Huang Xuemei expelled Ye Weiming from the zither assessment after he tried to pass off his sword scabbard’s automatic chant as his own performance.
• Ye Weiming tricked Fu Cailin into awarding him 30 points in the chess assessment by playing five stones in a row.
• Ye Weiming imitated the Heavenly Sword Dragon Slaying Skill to earn 30 calligraphy points, then scored zero in painting and received 600,000 experience, 60,000 cultivation points, and Spring Festival Cured Meat.
• Ye Weiming told Yun Mian that the Hero’s Island quest depended on its prerequisite, then announced he would hunt the New Year Beast, open treasure chests, and challenge the Seven Heroes of Wudang.

Ye Weiming hunted Nian Beasts and discovered that Firecrackers weakened their defenses, while players dealt different percentages of their normal damage to them. He suspected equipment determined the damage differences, leaving the group with a likely explanation to test.

• Ye Weiming found a level 50 Nian Beast and learned that his attacks dealt reduced damage without critical hits, even when he struck its apparent weak points.
• Ye Weiming used four Firecrackers to damage the Nian Beast, discovered they broke through its defense, and killed it with follow-up attacks.
• Ye Weiming looted Spring Festival items and found another Firecracker in a treasure chest near the Nian Beast's lair.
• Yun Mian reported that his attacks dealt only ten percent damage to Nian Beasts, prompting the guild members to compare their damage rates.
• Dao Mei said she dealt sixty percent damage normally and full damage after using Firecrackers, while Ye Weiming ruled out Chivalry Points and suggested equipment determined the difference.

Ye Weiming discovered how red equipment helped counter Nian Beasts and located a level 100 Great Nian Beast, whose defeat yielded powerful rewards. He organized guild teams to hunt the bosses, gathered ingredients for New Year dishes, and left for Wudang after arranging outside helpers.

• Ye Weiming explained that each piece of red equipment increased damage against Nian Beasts by 10%, and the guild confirmed the rule through comparisons.
• Fei Yu shared coordinates for ordinary Nian Beasts and Great Nian Beasts, prompting Ye Weiming to seek out a nearby boss.
• Ye Weiming defeated the level 100 Great Nian Beast and received substantial experience, crimson equipment, a large red envelope, and other loot.
• Ye Weiming divided guild members into teams to hunt Great Nian Beasts and arranged compensation for Fei Yu's coordinate reports.
• Xiao Qiao and Foodie Little Fairy sent Ye Weiming New Year Green Pepper and New Year Eggplant, while Ye Weiming arranged for outside experts to join another team.
• Ye Weiming summoned Ah Hong, returned to Bianjing City, and teleported to Wudang Sect.

Ye Weiming visited Wudang Mountain to offer New Year greetings, heal Yu Daiyan, and arrange a match that satisfied both Zhang Sanfeng and Huang Shang. Meanwhile, the League of Heroes hunted Great Nian Beasts and gathered New Year ingredients before turning to the Spring Festival Gala, where Xiao Qiao and Mu Ran were set to perform.

• Ye Weiming told Zhang Sanfeng he could fully heal Yu Daiyan, then privately proposed a solution that delighted Zhang Sanfeng and led them to arrange a match.
• Yun Mian and his teammates killed a Great Nian Beast, but Niu Zhichun's poor luck left them with only a few drops.
• Yin Bukui and Yun Mian discovered they had different Wudang quests to collect New Year ingredients, and Tang Sancai proposed coordinating materials through guild chat.
• Xiao Qiao and Mu Ran revealed they would perform at the Spring Festival Gala, prompting the guild members to stop hunting and gather in nearby cities to watch.
• Ye Weiming treated Yu Daiyan while watching the gala livestream, and Huang Rong introduced a dance featuring Shi Jian, Transparent Sky Bridge, and Mu Ran.

Ye Weiming watched the Spring Festival Gala with Yu Daiyan while treating his injuries, then returned with him to Zhang Sanfeng’s residence to issue the Wudang Seven Heroes a challenge on Fire Worker Monk’s behalf. He revealed that the challenge would involve cooking, leaving the Wudang heroes surprised.

• Ye Weiming watched Xiao Qiao, Mu Ran, and Shi Jian perform, then shared the gala with Yu Daiyan.
• Wuming performed an erhu solo, and Yin Bukui explained his immense strength and the possibility that a future secret realm would feature The Storm.
• Ye Weiming watched more gala performances with Yu Daiyan, whose laughter nearly disrupted his qi circulation several times.
• After Guo Jing and Huang Rong began singing, Ye Weiming ended the shared viewing and confirmed that Yu Daiyan’s injuries had healed.
• Ye Weiming and Yu Daiyan returned to Zhang Sanfeng, who announced Ye Weiming’s challenge to the Wudang Seven Heroes on Fire Worker Monk’s behalf.
• Ye Weiming said he would challenge the Wudang Seven Heroes through cooking, a skill he had learned from Fire Worker Monk.

Ye Weiming challenged the Wudang Seven Heroes to a New Year’s Eve cooking contest to unseal the Nine Yang Divine Manual. He won by serving Zhang Sanfeng a Shaolin-style Earthly Three Delicacies that recalled his childhood, and the manual was fully unsealed.

• Ye Weiming proposed a cooking contest, and Zhang Sanfeng and the Wudang Seven Heroes agreed to judge it through New Year’s Eve dishes.
• Zhang Sanfeng explained that the Heavenly Dao temporarily gave every contestant Cooking Level 10 and required him to judge fairly.
• Ye Weiming prepared Shaolin-style New Year Earthly Three Delicacies using techniques taught by Fire Worker Monk.
• The Wudang Seven Heroes served their signature meat dishes, which delighted Zhang Sanfeng before Ye Weiming presented his dish.
• Zhang Sanfeng tasted the Earthly Three Delicacies, remembered the flavor from his youth at Shaolin, and declared Ye Weiming the winner.
• Ye Weiming completed the hidden quest, and the Nine Yang Divine Manual was completely unsealed.

Ye Weiming unsealed the Nine Yang Divine Manual, learned Nine Yang Divine Skill, and strengthened it to Level 8 before replacing Colorless Zen. After planning how to heal Fire Worker Monk and pursue the Nine Yin Manual quest, he entered the Green Bamboo Secret Realm to challenge the Six-Eared Monkey, easily killing the opening enemies with his flying sword.

• Ye Weiming inspected the unsealed Nine Yang Divine Manual during Zhang Sanfeng’s New Year’s Eve storytelling and stayed overnight on Wudang Mountain to study it.
• Ye Weiming comprehended Nine Yang Divine Skill, used four Internal Skill Insights and several pills to raise it to Level 8, then equipped it in place of Colorless Zen.
• Ye Weiming concluded that he needed NPC-effective Black Jade Bone-Setting Paste from A San to heal Fire Worker Monk and planned to join future quests involving A San or Ruyang Prince’s Estate.
• Ye Weiming entered the Green Bamboo Secret Realm with the Green Bamboo Staff to challenge the Six-Eared Monkey, killing the first two little monkeys instantly with his flying sword.

Ye Weiming defeated the Six-Eared Monkey in the Green Bamboo Secret Realm and upgraded Moon Maiden Swordplay, then completed the Four Arts Showdown with a perfect preliminary score. The chapter ended as Dao Mei announced that an ultimate treasure artifact had dropped.

• Ye Weiming defeated the level 120 Six-Eared Monkey and cleared the third trial, earning 400 Agility and an upgrade to Moon Maiden Swordplay.
• Ye Weiming found that his Cultivation Points were insufficient to raise Moon Maiden Swordplay to Level 10, so he rested for the night.
• Ye Weiming ate New Year Dumplings, returned to Bianjing, and challenged the Four Arts Showdown's new chess guardian, who beat him at Ludo despite his lucky rolls.
• Ye Weiming completed the chess and calligraphy stages for a perfect preliminary score of 100 and received event rewards and a New Year Red Envelope.
• Dao Mei announced in guild chat that an ultimate treasure artifact had dropped.

Dao Mei found a rare treasure ring, while Ye Weiming spent the New Year event farming Nian Beasts and improving his martial arts as he searched for the elusive Diligence Fortune. After another guild team found a second Lucky Three Treasures ring, Ye Weiming’s hunt was interrupted by the Nian Beast Commander appearing to avenge its kin.

• Dao Mei found the treasure ring Rolling in Wealth, and its discovery spurred the guild to organize more Great Nian Beast hunts.
• Ye Weiming raised Moon Maiden Swordplay and several Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms moves to Max Level, then advanced Nine Yang Divine Skill to level 9.
• Ye Weiming collected eleven of the twelve Fortune Cards but still could not find the rare Diligence Fortune.
• The all-female guild team found Lucky Star, and Ye Weiming arranged a 4,000-gold sale with the purchase decided by dice; Xiao Qiao won the ring.
• Ye Weiming killed another Nian Beast, triggering a system warning that the Nian Beast Commander would appear in ten seconds.

Ye Weiming faced a Level 150 Nian Beast Commander and discovered its powerful blue flames, high defenses, and resistance to most status effects. After using Skyrocket Firecrackers to break its defenses and deal heavy damage, he noticed a group of players approaching with plans to kill him and steal the boss.

• Ye Weiming warned the sect chat that killing enough Nian Beasts summoned a Nian Beast Commander, then prepared to fight one nearby.
• The Nian Beast Commander appeared and attacked Ye Weiming with blue flames, but he dodged and disrupted its attack with a Skyrocket Firecracker.
• Ye Weiming struck the Commander with the Sword of Swords and tested its weaknesses, finding that firecrackers broke its defenses while most other attacks failed to inflict negative effects.
• Ye Weiming continued attacking with Skyrocket Firecrackers and judged that his remaining supply could help him defeat the Commander.
• A group of more than ten players approached, and their leader planned to kill Ye Weiming and use their firecrackers to claim the boss.

Ye Weiming used the Nian Beast Commander’s attacks to kill a team trying to steal his monster, then fought the beast while facing another ambush. After Kui Si’er tried to lure and stab him, Ye Weiming turned her attack against her and sent her flying into the Nian Beast Commander’s jaws.

• Ye Weiming drew the Nian Beast Commander’s charged attack toward a team of players, and its blue flames killed them all.
• Ye Weiming interrupted the beast with a Skyrocket Firecracker, collected two dropped pieces of equipment, and resumed his assault until the Nian Beast Commander had lost about half its health.
• Kui Si’er of Lingjiu Palace invited Ye Weiming to join her team and offered to help hold off another group, but he declined.
• Kui Si’er flirted with Ye Weiming, who briefly faltered and was struck by the Nian Beast Commander, then evaded her hidden sword attack.
• Ye Weiming struck Kui Si’er with a palm technique and sent her flying into the Nian Beast Commander’s mouth, where it bit down.

Ye Weiming defeated the Nian Beast Commander after using its aggro to wipe out a group trying to steal the boss. He claimed its rare rewards, equipped a powerful recovery ring, fused his Fortune Cards, and began planning how to use the remaining drops.

• Ye Weiming killed Kui Si'er and knocked her six teammates into the Nian Beast Commander, while a sixteen-player group attacked the boss from behind to steal its final blow.
• Ye Weiming let the Nian Beast Commander kill him, causing it to turn on and wipe out the sixteen-player group; after reviving, he resumed the fight and killed the boss.
• Ye Weiming shared the boss's drops with his guild, including the Year Fish Elixir, Nian Beast Horn, Eternal Life with Heaven, Fortune Within Fortune, and Buddha Light Sarira.
• Ye Weiming equipped Eternal Life with Heaven, fused his Fortune Cards into Peace and Prosperity Fortune, and consumed the Year Fish Elixir, which added proficiency to Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.
• Ye Weiming decided to save the Nian Beast Horn until the New Year event ended and sent the Buddha Light Sarira to Yin Bukui.

Ye Weiming and the League of Heroes reviewed their New Year event rewards before discussing the newly opened Former Dynasty Secret Realms and choosing where to enter. Ye Weiming chose the Wind and Cloud Secret Realm, and Mu Ran offered him a quest reward as compensation for items and a killing move she had received from him.

• Ye Weiming explained the Buddhist Dharma requirement for the Nine Yang Divine Skill and gave Yin Bukui a Buddha Light Sarira to compensate for his earlier loss.
• The League of Heroes teammates reported winning five Nian Beast Commander battles, and Ye Weiming learned that party size affected the bosses' drops.
• After the New Year event ended, the League of Heroes gathered at Suzhen Wine House to discuss the three Former Dynasty Secret Realms.
• Yin Bukui described the Wind and Cloud and Twin Dragons Secret Realms, while Ye Weiming shared Venerable Huang's advice about the martial arts and skills each realm offered.
• Ye Weiming chose the Wind and Cloud Secret Realm, and Mu Ran presented him with a quest reward to compensate for equipment and a killing move she had received from him.

Ye Weiming used the Peace and Prosperity Fortune and Eastern Han Jade Tablet to enter The Storm Secret Realm with an upgraded special identity. He discovered that the system had made him Busheng, and Bushi challenged him to a battle.

• Mu Ran gave Ye Weiming the Eastern Han Jade Tablet, and he forgave her previous debt.
• Yin Bukui prepared and shared two secret realm guides before entering the Twin Dragons Secret Realm.
• Ye Weiming studied the guides, prepared for possible identities, and entered The Storm Secret Realm with his Fortune Card and jade tablet.
• Venerable Huang explained to You Jin why The Storm Secret Realm suited Ye Weiming better than the Heroic Wind Secret Realm.
• The system placed Ye Weiming in a palace training ground and revealed that he was Busheng, renowned alongside the Sword Master.
• Bushi saw that Ye Weiming seemed unwell and suggested postponing their battle.

Ye Weiming fought Bushi in the martial arts round of the Number One Constable quest and won after a hidden Invisible Sword forced Bushi to concede. The quest progress rose to 1/2, and Bushi left to prepare for their upcoming investigation contest.

• Ye Weiming rejected Bushi's suggestion to postpone their duel and began fighting the level 145 BOSS.
• Bushi attacked with his iron rings, while Ye Weiming countered with his sword techniques and flying swords.
• Bushi trapped Ye Weiming's arm and halted his Soaring Dragon, Regret, putting him at a disadvantage in an internal-strength contest.
• Ye Weiming's concealed Invisible Sword struck Bushi's iron mask and forced him to retreat, freeing Ye Weiming.
• Ye Weiming shattered Bushi's mask with his flying swords, and Bushi conceded the match.
• Ye Weiming received experience and cultivation points as the quest advanced to 1/2, and Bushi left, insisting he would win the investigation round.

Ye Weiming chose an eight-star mission to hunt down Xia Zuo and deduced that the vanished fiend had become Dugu Yifang’s double and taken his place as Lord of Wushuang City. He infiltrated Wushuang City to find evidence and a way to defeat the powerful target, while Nie Feng secretly followed him.

• After reviewing the imperial mission files, Ye Weiming selected the mission to bring Xia Zuo, a notorious fiend linked to Wushuang City, to justice.
• Ye Weiming connected Xia Zuo’s resemblance to Dugu Yifang with Nie Feng’s earlier killing of Dugu Yifang’s double and concluded that Xia Zuo had taken over as Lord of Wushuang City.
• Ye Weiming flew to Wushuang City on Ah Hong, arriving after a day of travel and entering the city at night.
• Nie Feng slipped past Wushuang City’s guards and saw Ye Weiming descend from the sky on a flying chair carried by a red bird.
• Ye Weiming changed into clothes he bought inside the city, and Nie Feng followed him to learn what he was investigating.

Ye Weiming encountered Xiao Qiao in Wushuang City and learned that their missions had collided: he had to expose Xia Zuo, while she had to protect the city to earn Sacred Spirit Swordplay. After gathering evidence and forming a plan, Ye Weiming warned Xiao Qiao that she might be watched and urged her to attack him at once.

• Ye Weiming and Nie Feng watched Xiao Qiao and Mingyue perform, and Xiao Qiao joined Ye Weiming's party under her secret identity, Ming Qiao.
• Xiao Qiao told Ye Weiming that her Ultimate Skill Quest required her to represent the Ming Family and protect Wushuang City for ten days, while he had to bring Xia Zuo, who posed as Dugu Yifang, to justice.
• Ye Weiming realized their missions conflicted, since exposing Xia Zuo could leave Wushuang City without its leader and vulnerable to the Tianxia Association.
• Ye Weiming spent the following days collecting evidence against Xia Zuo and planning how to satisfy both missions.
• Xiao Qiao visited Ye Weiming, explaining that the Ming Family Matriarch had sent her to kill him, so she could report that she had failed without fighting.
• Ye Weiming suspected Xiao Qiao was being watched and urgently told her to attack him immediately.

Ye Weiming and Xiao Qiao coordinated their conflicting missions and tracked Nie Feng to a battle outside Wushuang City. They discovered Nie Feng fighting Dugu Ming while Immortal Yunhua faced five players, and the chapter ended as Nie Feng told Wen Chou Chou to escape with the intelligence.

• Ye Weiming staged an injury so he and Xiao Qiao could leave Wushuang City without raising suspicion, then explained that their missions had collided.
• Ye Weiming asked Xiao Qiao to arrange a meeting with Duan Lang, whom he believed could persuade the Sword Master to defend Wushuang City.
• Xiao Qiao revealed that the young man who had rewarded Mingyue was Nie Feng and gave Ye Weiming the silver he had touched so Ah Huang could track him.
• Ye Weiming and Xiao Qiao followed the scent to a forest, where they found Nie Feng fighting Dugu Ming and Immortal Yunhua battling five players.
• Dugu Ming suffered an internal injury after clashing with Nie Feng, who told Wen Chou Chou to take the intelligence and flee while he covered the retreat.

Ye Weiming and Xiao Qiao intervened in Nie Feng and Dugu Ming’s fight, then split up to escort Dugu Ming and pursue Duan Lang. Ye Weiming offered Duan Lang a chance to cooperate against Dugu Yifang and showed him evidence that Dugu Yifang was an impostor.

• Xiao Qiao’s laugh distracted Dugu Ming, allowing Nie Feng to defeat him and prepare to finish him off.
• Ming Qiao stopped Nie Feng from killing Dugu Ming, while Duan Lang killed Wen Chou Chou and Nie Feng drove off Dugu Ming’s five player companions.
• Xiao Qiao took the injured Dugu Ming away as Duan Lang and Nie Feng reunited briefly before parting.
• Ye Weiming followed Duan Lang and introduced himself as Busheng Ye Weiming, then proposed that they cooperate and consider Duan Lang’s future in Wushuang City.
• Duan Lang demanded evidence and a plan, so Ye Weiming gave him documents from Dugu Yifang’s study that exposed Xia Zuo as an impostor.