Chapter Summaries

Ye Weiming chased Qiu Qianren through the Mountain Belly Cave and fought him alone in a stalactite cavern. When their duel remained undecided, Ye Weiming summoned the Six-Eared Monkey, turning the fight in his favor and leaving Qiu Qianren under heavy pressure.

• Ye Weiming pursued Qiu Qianren through the cave while his teammates fell behind, then confronted him in a cavern where Qiu Qianren revealed he had lured him there for a solo kill.
• Qiu Qianren told Ye Weiming that Qiu Qianzhang was already dead, then attacked him with the Iron Palm Technique and proved stronger in direct palm-force clashes.
• Ye Weiming used Lingbo Weibu, the Sky Shaking Nine Swords, and his Imperial Void Sword to pressure Qiu Qianren, but Qiu Qianren resisted and flung him away with his strength.
• Ye Weiming summoned the level 120 Six-Eared Monkey with his Golden Monkey Hair and coordinated its attacks with his own sword strikes.
• Ye Weiming and the Six-Eared Monkey overwhelmed Qiu Qianren with their combined assault, leaving him wondering if he would lose to Ye Weiming.

Ye Weiming defeated Qiu Qianren with a sequence of destructive techniques and killed him before he could escape, completing the True Dragon Qi Returning Art quest. The system recorded the fight as a one-on-one duel, unlocked the Glory Annals and early Huashan Sword Debate qualifiers, and Ye Weiming looted Qiu Qianren’s techniques, equipment, and money.

• Ye Weiming used Slay Dragon Seek the Way and the Six-Eared Monkey to pin Qiu Qianren down, then struck him with Heavenly Demon Disintegration.
• Ye Weiming unleashed Jade and Stone Burn Together when Qiu Qianren survived the first attack, leaving him badly wounded with crippled legs.
• Ye Weiming killed Qiu Qianren with a golden lotus seed and the Juque Divine Sword, earning experience and reaching level 87.
• The system announced that Ye Weiming had defeated Qiu Qianren in a one-on-one duel, activated the Glory Annals, and opened Huashan Sword Debate qualifiers early.
• Ye Weiming questioned how the system had counted the Six-Eared Monkey, then looted Qiu Qianren’s corpse for martial arts, Limitless Iron Hands, and 26,510 gold.

Ye Weiming completed the Iron Palm Gang quest by killing Qiu Qianren, installing Li Fei as the gang’s new chief, and handing over the gang’s manuals. He gave the Kongtong Seal to Venerable Huang in exchange for help securing the True Dragon Qi Returning Art, then improved his skills while waiting for his reward.

• Ye Weiming encoffined Qiu Qianren’s corpse, obtained additional quest manuals, and exchanged messages with Youyou, inviting her to the evening celebration feast.
• Ye Weiming reunited with his teammates and Li Fei, helped install Li Fei as Iron Palm Gang chief under the name Shangguan Fei, and gave him the four quest manuals.
• Ye Weiming warned the Iron Palm Gang to obey Li Fei and serve the country, then returned to the Divine Constable Bureau to report his accomplishments to Venerable Huang.
• Ye Weiming gave Venerable Huang the Kongtong Seal, and Venerable Huang left to seek greater rewards from His Majesty, including the promised True Dragon Qi Returning Art.
• Ye Weiming studied Qiu Qianren’s insight manuals, raised Lingbo Weibu and Heaven and Earth Great Shift by one level, and heard Venerable Huang announce that his quest reward had arrived.

Ye Weiming received the title of Two-Alley Count and hosted a feast for the teammates who helped him complete the quest. After the others left, Youyou gave him a stone that might upgrade one of his swords and hinted at another surprise.

• Ye Weiming received the True Dragon Qi Returning Art and an edict naming him First-Rank Count, Two-Alley Count, with a 15,000-gold monthly stipend.
• Ye Weiming prepared a feast, and Youyou arrived on Xiao Bai wearing the Crimson Lotus Battle Robe and showcasing Xiao Bai's Luban No. 3 War Beast Armor.
• Jiang Jin Jiu asked Youyou to add him as a friend, while Ye Weiming teased him about his intentions.
• After the banquet, Youyou traded Ye Weiming the Soul of the Divine Sword and promised him an even bigger surprise.

Ye Weiming fused the Soul of the Divine Sword with the Invisible Sword, creating the divine weapon Han Guang, and tested its abilities with Youyou. After learning Youyou had upgraded a coffin blueprint and made coffins for him, Ye Weiming offered her materials and payment, then proposed they travel together to the Twin Dragons Secret Realm.

• Ye Weiming fused the Soul of the Divine Sword with the Invisible Sword at a 100% success rate, creating the divine weapon Han Guang.
• Ye Weiming tested Han Guang with Youyou and discovered its Sword Speed increased both sword techniques and sword-control speed.
• Youyou revealed she had used a Mechanism Advancement Guide to upgrade the Sandalwood Merit Coffin blueprint into the Azure Dragon Seven Mansions Coffin blueprint.
• Ye Weiming exchanged materials for an Azure Dragon Seven Mansions Coffin and two Sandalwood Merit Coffins, and offered Youyou 8,000 gold for her earlier work plus a monthly material allowance.
• Youyou said she planned to craft coffins and then improve her mechanisms for the Twin Dragons Secret Realm, so Ye Weiming proposed they go together using his key to the Former Dynasty Secret Realm.

Ye Weiming learned and raised True Dragon Qi Returning Art, buried Qiu Qianren, and then traveled with Youyou to enter the Twin Dragons Secret Realm. He arrived in Luoyang at Tianjin Bridge, where their exploration was about to begin.

• Ye Weiming comprehended True Dragon Qi Returning Art and spent Cultivation Points to raise it to Level 9, gaining attribute bonuses and the Thunder and Rain Dew effect.
• Ye Weiming practiced combining Lingbo Weibu with his sword techniques throughout the night, then buried Qiu Qianren and gained 2,500 Chivalry Points and 2,500 Merit Points.
• Ye Weiming met Youyou, gave her Four Joy Meatballs, and explained the four good things that had come his way; Youyou delivered nine coffins he had ordered.
• Ye Weiming and Youyou traveled to Yangzhou, where Ye Weiming used two Plot-Piercing Blades to enter the Twin Dragons Secret Realm despite his stay time being exhausted.
• Ye Weiming paid 1,000 gold to descend into Luoyang and appeared on a busy street near Tianjin Bridge.

Ye Weiming tracked down a Young Marshal's Army stronghold in Luoyang to learn how far the Twin Dragons Secret Realm's plot had progressed, then discovered the shopkeepers were impostors who had tried to poison him. After immobilizing them, he demanded to know who they were and where the Young Marshal's Army was.

• Ye Weiming followed the Twin Dragons' contact marks across Tianjin Bridge to a seasoning shop and used Kou Zhong's token to gain an audience with the shopkeepers.
• The middle-aged man reported that Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling had established the Young Marshal's Army in Xuzhou and recently assassinated Ren Shaoming, leading Ye Weiming to conclude that Lu Miaozi might still be alive.
• Youyou messaged Ye Weiming that she had joined Tian Ce Mansion and was mapping Luoyang, and he agreed they could team up for a large-scale mission later.
• Ye Weiming identified Bone Softening Powder in his tea, sealed the shopkeepers' acupoints, and revealed that he had sensed their killing intent.
• Ye Weiming demanded that the two impostors reveal their identities, explain when they took over the stronghold, and say where the Young Marshal's Army people were.

Ye Weiming rescued Bao Zhifu from the Luoyang Gang after confronting Shangguan Long and negotiating with Zhu Yuyan. He then met Youyou at an inn and learned they would both be going to Flying Horse Ranch, where she had a mission to negotiate for warhorses.

• Ye Weiming used the Soul Shifting Great Method to learn that the Luoyang Gang had captured a Young Marshal's Army salt transport officer and held him at its headquarters.
• Ye Weiming broke into the Luoyang Gang headquarters and demanded that Shangguan Long hand over the captive, but Zhu Yuyan intervened before he could attack.
• Ye Weiming threatened to kill Shangguan Long and destroy the gang if the captive was not released, so Zhu Yuyan ordered Shangguan Long to bring Bao Zhifu to him.
• Ye Weiming confirmed Bao Zhifu's identity, warned Zhu Yuyan that Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling could pursue the matter themselves, and left with the injured man on a flying stretcher.
• Ye Weiming healed Bao Zhifu at an inn, where Youyou arrived with a Tian Ce Mansion mission to negotiate a warhorse deal at Flying Horse Ranch.
• Ye Weiming agreed to accompany Youyou to Flying Horse Ranch because he also had business there, and he studied the mission's terms with interest.

After rescuing Bao Zhifu, Ye Weiming disguised himself as Mo Yingming and traveled with Youyou to the Flying Horse Ranch to negotiate on behalf of the Li Clan. Once Shang Zhen welcomed them, they decided to search separately for Lu Miaozi while they awaited the evening banquet.

• Ye Weiming and Youyou completed the hidden quest to rescue Bao Zhifu, then overheard riders discussing Ye Weiming's support for Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling.
• Ye Weiming realized his public support for the Twin Dragons could complicate his mission for the Li Clan, so Youyou gave him a Human-Skin Mask to conceal his identity.
• Ye Weiming changed his appearance and name to Mo Yingming, and Youyou flew him toward the Flying Horse Ranch on Xiao Bai.
• Ye Weiming and Youyou reached the ranch, where Chief Steward Shang Zhen welcomed them and announced that the Ranch Master would host a banquet that evening.
• Ye Weiming and Youyou suspected other powerful buyers would compete for the warhorses, so they decided to split up and search for Lu Miaozi at Anlewo.

Ye Weiming and Youyou searched Flying Horse Castle for Lu Miaozi’s Anlewo, then attended a banquet where Ye Weiming clashed with Li Tianfan and impressed Shang Xiuxun with his cooking. Afterward, Ye Weiming concluded that Lu Miaozi could provide vital information for their warhorse negotiations, and Youyou found Anlewo marked on the system map.

• Ye Weiming and Youyou failed to find Anlewo in Flying Horse Castle and learned that Dugu Feng, Li Tianfan, Xu Shiji, and Shen Luoyan were their competitors for warhorses.
• At Shang Xiuxun’s banquet, Li Tianfan insulted Ye Weiming, who threatened him in return before Shang Xiuxun stopped their argument.
• Youyou agreed to Shang Xiuxun’s proposal to supply the warhorses in batches while Ye Weiming served his cooking to the guests, impressing Shang Xiuxun and Dugu Feng and snubbing the Wagang group.
• After returning to their lodgings, Ye Weiming explained that they needed more information about Flying Horse Ranch before continuing negotiations and proposed seeking Lu Miaozi’s insight.
• Youyou checked the system map and discovered that Anlewo had appeared as a marked location in the forest.

Ye Weiming and Youyou found Lu Miaozi at Anlewo, where he offered to upgrade Ye Weiming’s cloak if he collected four treasures from the Four Great Bandits. After receiving the quest, Ye Weiming planned to gather evidence against the bandits before approaching Shang Xiuxun.

• Ye Weiming and Youyou explored the hidden garden and met Lu Miaozi in Anlewo.
• Ye Weiming showed Lu Miaozi the Two Forms Profound Stone and Dan Chen Sha, and Lu Miaozi said they could upgrade his cloak.
• Lu Miaozi revealed that four more materials were needed and named the Four Great Bandits as their holders.
• Ye Weiming triggered the seven-star quest to obtain Cun Cao Xin, Ji Quan Yu, Jiao Tu Jing, and Gui Ku Shi, while his Bright Sacred Fire already fulfilled another requirement.
• Ye Weiming told Youyou they should gather evidence of the bandits’ threat to Flying Horse Ranch before asking Shang Xiuxun for help.
• Youyou reminded Ye Weiming that his room was next door to hers, not in her guest room.

Ye Weiming and Youyou agreed to stop the Four Great Bandits from taking Flying Horse Ranch by assassinating their leaders. Lu Miaozi gave Ye Weiming a mask modeled after his own face and entrusted him with a new mission to expose the spy within the ranch.

• Lu Miaozi explained that Cao Yinglong had united the Four Great Bandits, and Ye Weiming and Youyou captured two spies sent to Flying Horse Ranch.
• Shang Xiuxun ordered the spies executed, promised the Li Clan one thousand warhorses at market price, and learned from a note that Cao Yinglong planned to attack in three days.
• Ye Weiming accepted a mission to defeat the Four Great Bandits and announced that he and Youyou would bring back their heads; he hoped the spy would reveal their plan to the bandits so they would gather together.
• Shang Xiuxun and Shang Zhen discussed the suspected spy and arranged to investigate the bandits' camp and watch the routes around Flying Horse Castle.
• Ye Weiming and Youyou found Lu Miaozi's note and discovered that his gift was a human-skin mask modeled after Ye Weiming's real face.
• After seeing Ye Weiming's true identity, Lu Miaozi recognized him and gave him a hidden mission to expose the spy in Flying Horse Ranch.

Ye Weiming infiltrated the Four Great Bandits’ camp to assassinate Cao Yinglong, but Cao Yinglong trapped him in an iron cage and summoned the other three bandit leaders. Ye Weiming broke free and fought them, ending the chapter as Mao Zao caught his arm with a whisk and Ye Weiming revealed a mocking smile.

• Ye Weiming disguised himself as a bandit and slipped into the camp, then used a food delivery to reach Cao Yinglong’s tent and poison the meal.
• Cao Yinglong splashed poisoned wine at Ye Weiming and dropped an iron cage around him, while Xiang Bantian, Fang Jianding, and Mao Zao entered the tent.
• Ye Weiming revealed his identity, broke the cage with the Moon Shading Sword, and cut apart the archers’ arrows with Sword Breaking Style.
• Cao Yinglong and the other bandits attacked together, but Ye Weiming redirected Cao Yinglong’s saber into Fang Jianding and kicked Xiang Bantian back, badly injuring him.
• Mao Zao wrapped Ye Weiming’s left arm with his whisk and pulled, while Ye Weiming smiled as if Mao Zao had fallen into a trap.

Ye Weiming and Youyou defeated Cao Yinglong’s three bandit leaders, then forced Cao Yinglong to pledge temporary loyalty and reveal his plan to attack Flying Horse Ranch. The chapter ended with Ye Weiming learning that the bandits were conspiring with the Vanguard Army to seize the ranch and abduct Dugu Feng.

• Youyou’s crossbow fire helped Ye Weiming kill Mao Zao, while Ye Weiming killed Xiang Bantian and Fang Jianding.
• Youyou showed Ye Weiming her Phoenix Dance Battle Robe and explained that Jiang Jin Jiu had traded it for her Crimson Lotus Battle Robe.
• Ye Weiming revealed his identity to Cao Yinglong and made him take Three-Day Soul Dissipation in exchange for a chance to receive the antidote.
• Cao Yinglong disclosed that the bandits and the Vanguard Army planned to capture Flying Horse Ranch, take its warhorses, and hand Dugu Feng over to Li Tianfan for a marriage alliance.

Ye Weiming and Youyou secretly foiled a conspiracy against Flying Horse Ranch, killing three of the Four Great Bandits and turning Cao Yinglong into Ye Weiming's ally. With the Vanguard Army's leaders dead and the ranch's traitor captured, Shang Xiuxun's crisis ended, and Ye Weiming received the mission rewards.

• Shang Zhen told Shang Xiuxun that Tao Shusheng had opened Flying Horse Mountain City's gates to Cao Yinglong's bandits, so she gathered the ranch's forces to meet them.
• Youyou confronted Cao Yinglong with a Zhuge Divine Crossbow while the ranch's defenders held his vanguard at bay.
• Li Tianfan betrayed Youyou and revealed the Vanguard Army's alliance with the Four Great Bandits, but Cao Yinglong killed him with a single strike.
• Ye Weiming attacked Xu Shiji and Shen Luoyan, and Youyou shot them with her crossbow; Ye Weiming also captured Tao Shusheng as he tried to flee.
• Ye Weiming explained that he and Youyou had killed Xiang Bantian, Fang Jianding, and Mao Zao, while Cao Yinglong had pledged allegiance to him and would withdraw his troops.
• Shang Xiuxun thanked Ye Weiming, who assured her that the ranch would not be blamed for the deaths; he then received the rewards for completing two missions.

Ye Weiming completed the Flying Horse Ranch quests, raised the True Dragon Qi Returning Art to its maximum level, and arranged for Cao Yinglong to spread word of his allegiance. He returned toward Flying Horse Mountain City, preparing to find Lu Miaozi and claim his next quest rewards.

• Ye Weiming and Youyou received rare warhorses and a doubled quest reward that brought Ye Weiming’s Cultivation Points above 74.13 million.
• Ye Weiming consumed his insight manuals and spent Cultivation Points to raise the True Dragon Qi Returning Art to Level 10, gaining a battlefield-wide faction buff and greatly increased attributes.
• Ye Weiming buried six fallen enemies outside Flying Horse Mountain City and gained 3,600 Chivalry Points and Cultivation Points each.
• Ye Weiming rode to Cao Yinglong’s camp, gave him the antidote, and told him to spread word that he had pledged allegiance to Ye Weiming.
• Ye Weiming told Cao Yinglong that someone would approach him in a month with a possible future opportunity, then rode back toward Flying Horse Mountain City to seek Lu Miaozi.

Lu Miaozi upgraded Ye Weiming’s Eagle Feather Cloak into the Dragon Wings of Heaven, and Ye Weiming tested its gliding and flying-dagger abilities. After completing the hidden mission to expose the spy, Ye Weiming and Youyou received secret manuals from Lu Miaozi, including the Book of Calendar Calculation for Ye Weiming.

• Lu Miaozi fused five materials with the Eagle Feather Cloak and Two Forms Profound Stone, creating the Dragon Wings of Heaven.
• Ye Weiming equipped the divine artifact, saw his attributes rise, and tested its metal wings by gliding and using flying daggers to stabilize himself.
• Ye Weiming tested the cloak’s Heavenly Dragon Slash, sent its daggers flying out of sight, and confirmed they returned automatically.
• Lu Miaozi cautioned Ye Weiming not to rely too heavily on equipment, then shared Six-Fruit Brew with him and Youyou.
• Lu Miaozi gave Ye Weiming the Book of Calendar Calculation and Youyou the Mechanics manual as rewards for helping expose the spy at Flying Horse Ranch.

Ye Weiming and Youyou learned from Lu Miaozi about the Escaping One and his failing health, then delivered his final gift to Shang Xiuxun before setting out for Luoyang. A system announcement launched the Contest for the He Clan Jade, drawing players into the realm’s advancing storyline.

• Lu Miaozi suffered a painful relapse, and Ye Weiming treated him but could only give him three more months to live.
• Lu Miaozi explained his theories on the Escaping One, then asked Ye Weiming and Youyou to deliver his perfect-quality Six-Fruit Brew to Shang Xiuxun.
• Ye Weiming studied Lu Miaozi’s Book of Calendar Calculation, raising Deduction to Level 10 and learning the Calendar Calculation skill.
• Ye Weiming and Youyou delivered the wine to Shang Xiuxun, who confronted Lu Miaozi at Anlewo while he silently endured her anger.
• Ye Weiming and Youyou flew toward Luoyang, where a system announcement declared Shi Feixuan’s arrival and opened the Contest for the He Clan Jade.

Ye Weiming and Youyou reached Luoyang for the Contest for the He Clan Jade, where they reunited with Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling, and Ba Fenghan before entering the challenge instance. Ye Weiming chose to represent himself and Youyou chose the Li Clan, and Shi Feixuan appeared as their quest began.

• Ye Weiming explained to Youyou that players could improve their chances of finding good quests by entering the Former Dynasty Secret Realm at the right story juncture.
• At Tianjin Bridge, Ye Weiming and Youyou saw players enter the Contest for the He Clan Jade instance and reunited with Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling, and Ba Fenghan.
• Kou Zhong asked Ye Weiming to represent the Young Marshal's Army, but Ye Weiming declined and promised to discuss a better plan after the quest.
• Ye Weiming offered Ba Fenghan a five-move spar to help him assess the gap between himself and Bi Xuan.
• Ye Weiming chose to enter the instance representing himself, while Youyou chose the Li Clan faction.
• Shi Feixuan descended onto the deserted street in the instance in front of an inn.

Ye Weiming and Youyou received a map tied to a grim choice between saving Su Dingfang’s troops and protecting fleeing civilians, but Ye Weiming sought a way to save everyone. He offered the map to Jie Li with conditions and faced the Turkic ruler and Bi Xuan as the chapter ended.

• Shi Feixuan explained that Jie Li’s Golden Wolf Army would soon enter the city, while Su Dingfang’s three thousand troops and the fleeing civilians were both in danger, then gave Ye Weiming and Youyou a map of Su Dingfang’s retreat route.
• Ye Weiming challenged Shi Feixuan over the staged dilemma and stabbed her before she vanished, then discussed possible ways to protect the soldiers and civilians with Youyou.
• Youyou noticed an inland lake on the map and wondered what the next day’s weather would be like as she and Ye Weiming considered a plan.
• When Jie Li’s army entered the city, Ye Weiming presented the map to Ke Dazhi and asked to meet Jie Li to discuss his conditions.
• Ke Dazhi escorted Ye Weiming toward Jie Li, where Ye Weiming saw Bi Xuan and mocked Jie Li for keeping him at a distance despite Bi Xuan’s protection.