Chapter Summaries

Ye Weiming used the Imperial Sword to make the system guards kneel and force Wang Yan to face him, but Wang Yan escaped by killing himself and reviving elsewhere. The Red-clothed Girl revealed she had come to challenge Ye Weiming, leaving their confrontation about to begin.

• Wang Yan expected the system guards to kill Ye Weiming, but the guards knelt and hailed Ye Weiming as His Majesty.
• Ye Weiming ordered the guards to stand down and demanded that Wang Yan return the Golden Haze Sword and pay compensation.
• Wang Yan killed himself with the Golden Haze Sword and vanished, avoiding Ye Weiming at the resurrection point.
• The Red-clothed Girl explained that Wang Yan could choose a distant resurrection point after repeated deaths and said she had come to meet him.
• The Red-clothed Girl revealed that she had come specifically to challenge Ye Weiming.

The Red-clothed Girl challenged Ye Weiming to a rematch after learning the Blood Saber Technique to counter his Self-Sacrifice Strike. As they headed to Fengbo Pavilion, they discussed her martial arts background and how the game could narrow her real-world advantage, and she grew suspicious when she saw Ye Weiming’s teammates waiting there.

• The Red-clothed Girl challenged Ye Weiming, explaining that she had learned the Blood Saber Technique to counter his Self-Sacrifice Strike.
• Ye Weiming accepted, but the Red-clothed Girl refused to fight at their current location because she feared the system guards would kill her if she attacked first.
• Ye Weiming and the Red-clothed Girl chose Fengbo Pavilion for their duel and discussed how repeated player deaths could allow a player to select a resurrection point.
• The Red-clothed Girl told Ye Weiming about her father’s wuxia stories and her years of saber practice, then explained that mastering intermediate martial arts could erase her operational advantage.
• The Red-clothed Girl spotted four figures waiting at Fengbo Pavilion and asked Ye Weiming whether he planned to gang up on her; she concluded that he seemed exactly like someone who would.

Ye Weiming defeated One Saber Chop Chop Chop in a duel by using a hidden internal-energy technique to stall her saber, then learned that Fei Yu could still track Wang Yan despite his resurrection. The group prepared to pursue Wang Yan, though Fei Yu said tracking him would come at a price.

• Ye Weiming challenged One Saber Chop Chop Chop alone and attacked as she accepted his friend request.
• Ye Weiming and One Saber Chop Chop Chop exchanged rapid blows until Ye Weiming used his body to trap her saber with viscous internal energy and struck a fatal counterattack.
• One Saber Chop Chop Chop was defeated and sent to the respawn point, then messaged Ye Weiming that she would seek him out again.
• Ye Weiming told his teammates that he had killed Wang Yan out of existence and explained the rule for choosing a respawn point after three deaths within an hour.
• Fei Yu said he could track Wang Yan with Myriad Miles Tracking, but doing so would require paying a certain price.

Fei Yu explained that his full-power tracking technique cost Merit Points, so Ye Weiming proposed sharing the expense of recovering the Golden Haze Sword. Fei Yu instead asked the group to help with his solo mission, and Ye Weiming devised a quick solution that left the team waiting to see whether a Qingcheng Sect player would take the bait.

• Fei Yu explained that using the full-power Myriad Miles Tracking Technique consumed 10 Merit Points, and Ye Weiming proposed compensating him with money split among the group.
• Fei Yu said his mission to capture a Qingcheng Sect disciple had become much harder after Miao Renfeng’s unexpected involvement and Feng Renyuan’s escape.
• Ye Weiming asked Fei Yu to share the mission details, then proposed spending 120 gold to complete it quickly, with the cost deducted from the Golden Haze Sword dividends.
• After the group agreed, Ye Weiming spent 20 gold to announce a 100-gold reward on the World Channel for a Qingcheng Sect disciple involved in the Fuwei Escort Agency murders to turn themselves in.
• Ye Weiming explained that the mission did not specify an NPC target, so a Qingcheng Sect player could fulfill it.

Ye Weiming explained how the players could profit from turning themselves in and devised a plan to trap Wang Yan in the Divine Constable Bureau's prison. After completing Fei Yu's mission, Ye Weiming returned to prepare for learning the Primal Chaos Skill.

• Ye Weiming persuaded his teammates that Yu Canghai was finished and that players could earn 100 gold by turning themselves in.
• Ye Weiming proposed waiting for Wang Yan to lower his guard, then using a pursuit mission to trap him in the Divine Constable Bureau's prison.
• Tang Sancai and Xiao Qiao left to pursue their own plans, while Ye Weiming, Sanyue, and Fei Yu returned to Bianjing City.
• Nian Xiaonian turned himself in at the Divine Constable Bureau, completing Fei Yu's mission, and Sanyue received an interrogation mission.
• You Jin warned Ye Weiming, Sanyue, and Fei Yu that the bureau might soon make a major move, then kept Fei Yu behind to criticize his clothes.
• Ye Weiming realized that his Breathing Technique had reached Level 10 perfection, fulfilling the final prerequisite for learning the Primal Chaos Skill.

Ye Weiming upgraded his Breathing Technique to its maximum level, then converted it into the advanced Primal Chaos Skill while preserving its Breathing effect. He used Yan Ji’s insight manuals and raised Finger Flicking Divine Power, then left his updated attributes for a later post.

• Ye Weiming raised Breathing Technique to Level 10 and gained its powerful Breathing effect.
• Ye Weiming studied the Primal Chaos Skill manual and converted his Breathing Technique into the advanced skill, transferring its Breathing effect.
• Ye Weiming read Yan Ji’s insight manuals, gaining proficiency in Dragon-Phoenix Dance, medical arts, and poison arts.
• Ye Weiming spent his remaining Cultivation Points to raise Finger Flicking Divine Power to Level 5.

Ye Weiming received Yin Bukui’s plea for help after Yin Bukui’s quest to escort Ji Xiaofu failed, and traveled to Wudang to assist him. Yin Bukui explained that his master and Grand Master had given him two mandatory quests, one of which involved finding a missing treasure.

• Ye Weiming received a message from Yin Bukui describing how Yang Xiao killed him after Ji Xiaofu was injured during their escape from the Ming Cult, causing Yin Bukui’s quest to fail.
• Yin Bukui asked Ye Weiming to come to Wudang and help with a life-saving quest, and Ye Weiming agreed and traveled there.
• Yin Bukui told Ye Weiming that his master had ordered him to copy the Tao Te Ching one hundred times, while his Grand Master wanted him to find a missing treasure.
• Ye Weiming asked whether Yin Bukui’s Grand Master practiced Bixie Swordplay.

Yin Bukui brought Ye Weiming to Zhang Sanfeng, who asked them to recover a pair of missing Iron Arhats and offered generous rewards. Ye Weiming accepted the quest and revealed that he already knew where the stolen items were, though he still lacked evidence against the thief.

• Yin Bukui told Ye Weiming that Zhang Sanfeng's missing treasure was a pair of Iron Arhats that could perform Arhat Fist when wound up.
• Yin Bukui asked Ye Weiming to help recover the Iron Arhats, explaining that Zhang Sanfeng had arranged to offer him a quest.
• Yin Bukui led Ye Weiming into True Martial Hall, where Ye Weiming met Zhang Sanfeng and was struck by his presence.
• Zhang Sanfeng offered Ye Weiming and Yin Bukui experience, cultivation points, a Daoist Scripture, and a chance to hear him explain the scriptures for recovering the Iron Arhats.
• Ye Weiming told Yin Bukui he already knew where the Iron Arhats were and asked him to come down the mountain first, though he had no evidence to accuse the thief.

Ye Weiming brought Yin Bukui to Duke Lu Ding's Manor to ask Wei Xiaobao for an Iron Arhat, after hearing Yin’s account of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer and preparing for a possible Divine Constable Bureau mission against the Qingcheng Sect. Wei Xiaobao offered them a quest to challenge one of four stronger opponents, leaving Ye Weiming and Yin to choose their target.

• Yin Bukui proposed stealing the Iron Arhat, but Ye Weiming said he knew Wei Xiaobao and suggested asking him directly after the morning court session.
• Ye Weiming asked Yin Bukui to tell him the rest of the Fuwei Escort Agency story, and Yin recounted The Smiling, Proud Wanderer through Linghu Chong and Ren Yingying’s retreat from the martial world.
• Ye Weiming bought two sets of hidden weapons and took Yin Bukui to Duke Lu Ding's Manor, where the steward welcomed them and led them to the reception room.
• Wei Xiaobao explained that he could not simply give them the Iron Arhat and led them to a courtyard containing four iron doors.
• Wei Xiaobao offered a quest to challenge any one of four stronger opponents, and Yin Bukui identified them as Hai Dafu, Aobai, Feng Xifan, and Hong Antong.

Ye Weiming and Yin Bukui entered the Baturu trial to face Aobai, after learning that the trial version of the warrior was stronger than expected. Ye Weiming said he knew Aobai’s weak point, and the chapter ended as Aobai attacked them in the Imperial Study.

• Yin Bukui described the four possible opponents, and Ye Weiming warned that Aobai was invulnerable to blades and spears in this trial.
• Yin Bukui realized the trial drew on adaptations that changed characters’ abilities, so the earlier information could not be trusted completely.
• Ye Weiming chose the Baturu door, saying he had defeated Aobai before and knew his weak point, and Yin Bukui followed him inside.
• Ye Weiming and Yin Bukui entered the Imperial Study instance, where the system assigned them the task of killing Aobai without interference from others.
• Ye Weiming told Yin Bukui to attack Aobai’s Xiayin, and Aobai declared them rebels before launching his first attack.

Ye Weiming and Yin Bukui fought Aobai, whose shifting Weak Point and exceptional resistance to external attacks made him difficult to damage. After repeatedly trading off to buy time, Ye Weiming used Tai Shan's Secret to land an instant-kill strike, then showed Yin Bukui the skill's attributes.

• Ye Weiming and Yin Bukui attacked Aobai, but Aobai trapped Yin Bukui's sword with Retracting Genitals into Abdomen.
• Ye Weiming struck Aobai's Tailbone Acupoint with a Steel Bullet, but Aobai's Weak Point had shifted and he kicked Yin Bukui into a wall.
• Ye Weiming found that his sword attacks barely harmed Aobai, while Finger Flicking Divine Power could penetrate Aobai's defense and deal limited damage.
• Yin Bukui recovered while Ye Weiming tried to activate Tai Shan's Secret, but Aobai's attacks repeatedly forced them to trade off holding him back.
• After five exchanges, Ye Weiming pierced Aobai's throat and killed him instantly, then sent Yin Bukui Tai Shan's Secret's skill attributes.

Ye Weiming and Yin Bukui defeated Aobai in the instance and collected a large haul before Wei Xiaobao explained the challenge rules for his four instances. Ye Weiming passed Wei Xiaobao’s test and was taken to claim the Iron Arhats.

• Ye Weiming collected Aobai’s loot, stored his corpse, and was teleported out of the instance with Yin Bukui.
• Wei Xiaobao praised Ye Weiming and Yin Bukui, then admitted that he had known Aobai’s Weak Point would shift.
• Ye Weiming asked about the instance rules, and Wei Xiaobao explained the limits for simple, normal, and ultimate difficulty challenges.
• Wei Xiaobao told Ye Weiming that he had passed the test and offered to take him to claim the pair of Iron Arhats.

After leaving Duke Lu Ding's Manor, Ye Weiming and Yin Bukui divided Aobai's spoils before Ye Weiming hurried back to the Divine Constable Bureau. Venerable Huang gathered the players and key officials, including Lin Pingzhi, leaving Ye Weiming to suspect that a move against the Qingcheng Sect was imminent.

• Ye Weiming and Yin Bukui discussed Wei Xiaobao's flattery, and Yin Bukui explained how it pleased Ye Weiming without truly offending him.
• After receiving an urgent summons, Ye Weiming gave Yin Bukui the Iron Arhat to turn in and proposed dividing Aobai's five items and 300 gold on the spot.
• Yin Bukui chose the Thirteen Protectors Hardening Technique manual and the Amber Azure Dragon Pendant, while Ye Weiming took the Copper Wire Soft Armor, musket, boots, and his share of the gold.
• Ye Weiming rushed to the Divine Constable Bureau and joined Sanyue and Fei Yu, who had already returned.
• Zhan Zhao led the players to meet Venerable Huang, You Jin, and Lin Pingzhi, whose red robes and powdery fragrance gave him an androgynous appearance.
• Seeing the gathering, Ye Weiming suspected Venerable Huang planned to move against the Qingcheng Sect ahead of schedule.

Venerable Huang confirmed that Yu Canghai had murdered Lin Zhennan and his wife, then assigned Ye Weiming, Fei Yu, and Sanyue to draft a plan to eliminate him and his loyalists. Lin Pingzhi insisted on joining the effort, though Fei Yu and Sanyue doubted he could help.

• Venerable Huang announced that Lin Zhennan and his wife had been found dead, their hearts shattered by Qingcheng Sect's Heart Shattering Palm.
• Ye Weiming invited Fei Yu and Sanyue into his team, and Sanyue revealed that her interrogation of Nian Xiaonian had earned her rewards for two missions.
• Venerable Huang identified Yu Canghai as the murderer and ordered the three players to draft an action plan for eliminating him and his loyal followers.
• Ye Weiming asked whether the goal was to kill Yu Canghai alone or destroy the Qingcheng Sect, and Venerable Huang said the innocent disciples would not be punished.
• Ye Weiming asked what resources they could mobilize, and Lin Pingzhi declared that he would join the effort to avenge his parents.

After Lin Pingzhi proved his resolve to surrender the Bixie Sword Manual for revenge, Ye Weiming and the others were tasked with preparing plans for an upcoming mission. Ye Weiming improved his skills, arranged to sell a musket to Youyou, and began drafting a strategy titled “Drive the Tiger to Devour the Wolf!”

• Venerable Huang vouched that Lin Pingzhi could defeat Yu Canghai at full strength, and Lin Pingzhi agreed to surrender the Bixie Sword Manual if revenge required it.
• Venerable Huang instructed Ye Weiming, Fei Yu, and Sanyue to submit their mission plans the next morning.
• Ye Weiming explained that the plan’s quality could influence who led the official mission and its eventual rewards.
• Ye Weiming equipped Aobai’s armor and boots, used his manuals to improve Primal Chaos Skill and Finger Flicking Divine Power, and raised Eight-Step Toad Leap by one level.
• Ye Weiming offered to sell Aobai’s musket to Youyou for 500 gold and arranged to meet her at the Divine Constable Bureau before dawn.
• Ye Weiming began his mission plan by writing “Drive the Tiger to Devour the Wolf!” at the top of the page.

Youyou bought Ye Weiming’s pistol, then Ye Weiming presented his strategy for dealing with Yu Canghai to Venerable Huang. Huang pointed out a flaw in the plan and gave Ye Weiming a token that could summon Huang Yaoshi for one favor.

• Youyou bought Ye Weiming’s pistol for 500 gold and confirmed that the system treated it as a hand crossbow compatible with her skills.
• Ye Weiming, Fei Yu, and Sanyue presented their action plans to Venerable Huang the next morning.
• Ye Weiming criticized Fei Yu’s plan to ambush Yu Canghai and his followers as unsuitable for the Divine Constable Bureau, while Sanyue’s proposal simply said she would follow Ye Weiming.
• Venerable Huang told Ye Weiming that placing the bait in the Divine Constable Bureau would damage its reputation, even though Ye Weiming’s overall strategy was sound.
• Venerable Huang gave Ye Weiming a Flying Flower Sword Token that could summon Huang Yaoshi and ask him for one favor.

Ye Weiming accepted command of a Divine Constable Bureau mission to punish Yu Canghai and the Qingcheng Sect, with Venerable Huang granting him a Flying Flower Sword Token and a month to complete the operation. After learning how Yu Canghai used Wang Yuanba to help kill Lin Zhennan and his wife, Ye Weiming set out with Lin Pingzhi for Wudang Mountain and prepared to reclaim the Golden Haze Sword.

• Venerable Huang appointed Ye Weiming temporary captain, gave him the Flying Flower Sword Token, and assigned him the six-star mission to overthrow Qingcheng within a month.
• Ye Weiming received a reward package that included experience, cultivation, guidance from Venerable Huang, and the option to raise one martial art by a level.
• Sanyue and Fei Yu joined Ye Weiming, and Fei Yu promised to follow his orders during the operation.
• Sanyue explained that Nian Xiaonian had turned himself in after Yu Canghai favored Qi Qi, and revealed that Qi Qi had advised Yu Canghai to threaten Wang Yuanba into sending Lin Zhennan and his wife out of the city to be killed.
• Ye Weiming identified Qi Qi as an obstacle, told Sanyue and Fei Yu to await his Carrier Pigeon Message, and took Lin Pingzhi toward Wudang Mountain while preparing to reclaim the Golden Haze Sword.

Ye Weiming brought Lin Pingzhi to Wudang to ask Zhang Sanfeng to witness and safeguard the Bixie Sword Manual as a reward for avenging Lin Pingzhi’s family. Zhang Sanfeng agreed to consider the request, and Ye Weiming later said the arrangement was settled before staying for the Grand Master's lecture.

• Ye Weiming arrived at Wudang with Lin Pingzhi and met Yin Bukui, who joined their party.
• Ye Weiming brought Lin Pingzhi to the True Martial Hall, where Lin pleaded with Zhang Sanfeng to uphold justice for the Fuwei Escort Agency.
• After Zhang Sanfeng said Wudang could not interfere with Qingcheng Sect, Lin offered the Bixie Sword Manual as a reward for anyone who avenged his family and asked Zhang to safeguard it.
• Zhang Sanfeng sent Lin Pingzhi and Yin Bukui outside, then accused Ye Weiming of devising the plan; Ye explained that Venerable Huang approved it and described the scheme.
• Ye Weiming told Lin Pingzhi the matter was settled, took the sword manual to present to Zhang Sanfeng, and invited Yin Bukui to the lecture.

Ye Weiming gained major martial arts improvements after listening attentively to Zhang Sanfeng expound on the Dao, while Yin Bukui gained little after falling asleep. Following Ye Weiming’s plan, Fei Yu confronted Yue Buqun about the Bixie Sword Manual and Wang Yan’s theft of a Golden Radiance Sword, leaving Wang Yan with a timed quest to return it or be expelled.

• Zhang Sanfeng finished expounding on the Dao, and Ye Weiming discovered that his skills had gained substantial levels and proficiency while Yin Bukui had slept.
• Yin Bukui compared his modest gains with Ye Weiming’s and left, frustrated by the difference.
• Fei Yu arrived at Huashan Sect and asked Yue Buqun for a private discussion about the Bixie Sword Manual.
• Fei Yu told Yue Buqun that Wang Yan had stolen a Golden Radiance Sword from a Divine Constable Bureau disciple.
• Wang Yan received a fifteen-minute quest to return the sword to Yue Buqun or face expulsion from Huashan Sect.

Wang Yan returned the Golden Haze Sword to Fei Yu, who shared news of the Bixie Sword Manual with Yue Buqun and later killed Wang Yan. Meanwhile, Sanyue gave Zuo Lengchan the same information and received a martial arts book as a reward, prompting Ye Weiming to tell her not to mention it to Fei Yu.

• Wang Yan returned the Golden Haze Sword to Fei Yu at Huashan, then left the Hall of Righteous Qi in frustration.
• Fei Yu told Yue Buqun that Lin Pingzhi had entrusted the Bixie Sword Manual to True Master Zhang and was offering it as a reward for revenge.
• Yue Buqun verified Fei Yu's information with Wudang and thanked him before Fei Yu continued discussing the manual.
• Fei Yu found Wang Yan training on a hill and killed him with several moves from the Hu Family Saber Technique.
• Sanyue told Zuo Lengchan about the Bixie Sword Manual, and he verified the information with Wudang before rewarding her with a Treatise on Fists and Palms.
• Sanyue messaged Ye Weiming about the reward, and he told her not to tell Fei Yu because Huashan was relatively poor.