Recaps

Ning Qi secretly killed Flying Sky Eagle during the Three Ferocious Bandits of Tieling’s raid, then studied the Fierce Tiger True Intent Diagram and uncovered part of a Celestial Being Secret Skill. Ten days later, Luo Wentian returned from Purple River Sword Venerable’s birthday banquet and suspected the raid was connected to the Purple River Sword Sect.

• The True Martial Sect’s disciples speculated that a hidden expert had killed Flying Sky Eagle, while Ye Qinghe briefly suspected Ning Qi before dismissing the idea.
• Ning Qi studied the Overlord Tiger True Intent Diagram and discovered it contained one-third of a Celestial Being Secret Skill, advancing his Myriad Forms Chapter.
• The True Martial Sect increased its patrols, while Ning Qi hoped River-Mixing Dragon and Ground-Walking Tiger would come seeking revenge.
• Ten days after the raid, Luo Wentian returned with the other disciples and heard Jiang Baishan recount what had happened.
• Luo Wentian suspected the Purple River Sword Sect was connected to the raid, and Ning Qi recognized that Purple River Sword Venerable was a Core Formation Realm expert.

The True Martial Sect weathered months of threats while Ning Qi waited for the danger to pass before entering suspended animation. He woke with his inner strength at the Eighth Layer Realm and able to extend ten zhang, then offered to examine Tiansheng’s body.

• Luo Wentian ordered the True Martial Sect to recall its disciples and close the mountain while Dragon Mountain Daoist remained in seclusion.
• The sect repelled intruders over the following months, while Ning Qi secretly killed a White Mist Realm expert and intercepted Gang Yuan Realm experts twice.
• After the danger subsided, Ning Qi told Tiansheng to wake him if anything happened and began his seventh suspended animation.
• Tiansheng practiced the Ape King Stake while Ning Qi remained in seclusion, and Ning Qi woke half a month later at the Eighth Layer Realm with ten-zhang inner strength.
• Ning Qi offered to investigate Tiansheng’s body, and Tiansheng closed his eyes and agreed.

Ning Qi investigated Yuan Tiansheng’s body and bloodline, then created a secret art intended to strengthen the White Ape enough to awaken his Heavenly Beast Bloodline. He named it the Ape King True Body and prepared to teach it to Tiansheng.

• Ning Qi examined the White Ape with his Inner Strength and sensed the extraordinary power of Yuan Tiansheng’s bloodline.
• Ning Qi promised to devise a secret art that might help the White Ape awaken part of his bloodline, and the White Ape celebrated.
• Ning Qi continued guarding True Martial Mountain at night and secretly dealt with several groups of intruders while maintaining his cultivation and research.
• After studying the White Ape’s body and records about Exotic Beasts, Ning Qi reasoned that strengthening the body could force the bloodline to awaken.
• Ning Qi created a secret art called the Ape King True Body and called Tiansheng over to teach it to him.

Ning Qi taught White Ape the Ape King True Body, which awakened Yuan Tiansheng’s bloodline and rapidly increased his strength. After the True Martial Sect’s subdued year-end competition, Ning Qi and the others sensed a strange fluctuation from the Back Mountain as Dragon Mountain Daoist appeared to be on the verge of a breakthrough.

• Ning Qi taught White Ape the Ape King True Body and continued adapting the art for his own body.
• White Ape mastered the art in half a month, awakened his bloodline, and revealed a towering true form with immense strength and golden pupils.
• Ning Qi tested Yuan Tiansheng’s strength and told him his bloodline awakening would bring rapid growth and a greater appetite.
• Luo Wentian, Ye Qinghe, and the other true disciples learned of Yuan Tiansheng’s awakening and celebrated his newfound power.
• Yuan Tiansheng’s strength continued to rise as Ning Qi refined the Ape King True Body, and the True Martial Sect held a subdued year-end competition.
• After the competition, Ning Qi, Jiang Baishan, and the other True Disciples sensed a fluctuation from the Back Mountain, and Ning Qi suspected Dragon Mountain Daoist was about to break through.

Dragon Mountain Daoist broke through into the Heaven-Human Realm, and Ning Qi used the active Heaven and Earth Power surrounding him to enter enlightenment. Ning Qi created the secret art Heaven and Man United, which let him draw on traces of Heaven and Earth Power to strengthen his Inner Strength and advance his comprehension.

• Luo Wentian ordered the disciples to secure True Martial Mountain after a powerful fluctuation came from the Back Mountain, where Dragon Mountain Daoist was in seclusion.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist appeared in the sky, confirming his breakthrough into the Heaven-Human Realm as the disciples watched in awe.
• Ning Qi sensed that the Heaven and Earth Power around Dragon Mountain Daoist resembled what he had felt when his bone structure formed.
• Ye Qinghe noticed Ning Qi had entered enlightenment while the other disciples struggled to comprehend the active Heaven and Earth Power.
• Ning Qi connected bone structure with Heaven and Earth Power and created the secret art Heaven and Man United.

After Dragon Mountain Daoist broke through to the Heaven-Human Realm, his disciples told him how the True Martial Sect had been attacked during his seclusion. Enraged, he vowed to seek justice and immediately set out for the Purple River Sword Sect.

• Ning Qi told his fellow disciples that he had gained insight from the opportunity created by Dragon Mountain Daoist's breakthrough.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist emerged from seclusion, and his disciples congratulated him on entering the Heaven-Human Realm.
• Luo Wentian recounted the attacks by Black Sand Poison Master and the Three Ferocious Bandits of Tieling, including Flying Sky Eagle's death at the hands of the sect's hidden expert.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist realized Ning Qi was likely the expert who had killed Flying Sky Eagle and concealed his discovery from the others.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist vowed to confront the Three Ferocious Bandits of Tieling, Black Sand Poison Master, Purple River Sword Venerable, and their backers, then flew toward the Purple River Sword Sect.

Dragon Mountain Daoist confronted the Purple River Sword Sect over its plot against the True Martial Sect, defeated Purple River Sword Venerable, and forced him to name those involved. After Purple River Sword Venerable killed himself and ordered the sect to disband, Dragon Mountain Daoist set his sights on Wang Qingfeng and the Qing Province Wang Family.

• Dragon Mountain Daoist arrived at the Purple River Sword Sect and accused Purple River Sword Venerable of plotting against the True Martial Sect.
• Purple River Sword Venerable challenged Dragon Mountain Daoist but was swiftly crushed by his Great Handprint.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist demanded the names of everyone involved and threatened to wipe out the sect if Purple River Sword Venerable refused.
• Purple River Sword Venerable revealed what he knew, ordered the Purple River Sword Sect to disband, and took his own life.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist left to settle accounts with Wang Qingfeng and the Qing Province Wang Family.
• News of Purple River Sword Venerable’s defeat and death spread through Qing Province, stirring widespread uproar.

Dragon Mountain Daoist hunted down those responsible for attacking the True Martial Sect and confronted the Wang Family with evidence of its involvement. Wang Old Ancestor challenged him to prove his strength, and the Heavenly Human duel began.

• Dragon Mountain Daoist punished the forces and rogue cultivators in Qing Province who had taken part in the attacks on the True Martial Sect.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist found Tie Long and Tie Hu in Cangzhou, confirmed that Wang Qingfeng had ordered them to seize the True Martial Inheritance, and killed them.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist brought Tie Long and Tie Hu's corpses and his evidence to the Wang Family's Great Gate, demanding an explanation from Wang Qingfeng.
• Wang Old Ancestor appeared and questioned Dragon Mountain Daoist about his cultivation of the Three Flowers before challenging him to a fight.
• Wang Old Ancestor restored his body to a powerful middle-aged form, and Dragon Mountain Daoist rose to meet him.

Dragon Mountain Daoist fought Wang Old Ancestor to force the Wang Clan to answer for Wang Qingfeng’s attack on the True Martial Sect. Wang Old Ancestor killed Wang Qingfeng and offered compensation, leaving Dragon Mountain Daoist poised to depart.

• Dragon Mountain Daoist and Wang Old Ancestor clashed in the sky, stunning the gathered spectators with their Heaven-Human Realm strength.
• After the fight, Wang Old Ancestor acknowledged Dragon Mountain Daoist’s potential, while Dragon Mountain Daoist said he was not yet his equal.
• Wang Old Ancestor grabbed Wang Qingfeng and twisted off his head to give Dragon Mountain Daoist an explanation.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist accepted the apology, thanked Wang Old Ancestor, and prepared to leave with Tie Long and Tie Hu’s corpses.
• Wang Old Ancestor stopped Dragon Mountain Daoist and ordered Wang Qinghe to bring the Condensing Aura Pill as compensation.

Dragon Mountain Daoist settled his conflict with the Wang clan by accepting a Condensing Aura Pill, then returned to a jubilant True Martial Sect after his victory made him famous across Qing Province. Old Ancestor Wang brooded over his clan’s weakness and began considering a new plan, while Dragon Mountain Daoist prepared to share treasures with his disciples.

• Old Ancestor Wang gave Dragon Mountain Daoist a Condensing Aura Pill to settle the Wang clan’s enmity, and Dragon Mountain Daoist accepted and invited him to the True Martial Sect’s Celestial Being Ceremony.
• Old Ancestor Wang scolded Wang Qinghe and the other elders for failing to produce a Heaven-Human successor, then considered trying an old method and thought of another possibility.
• News of Dragon Mountain Daoist’s victory spread across Qing Province, raising his prestige and bringing increased attention to the True Martial Sect.
• Ning Qi and the other disciples welcomed Dragon Mountain Daoist back to True Martial Mountain, where Luo Wentian said visitors had begun coming to curry favor.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist told his disciples that he had obtained several fine treasures during his journey.

Dragon Mountain Daoist distributed treasures from his journey, and Ning Qi asked to study the Condensing Aura Pill so he could reverse-engineer its formula for the True Martial Sect. The chapter ended with Dragon Mountain Daoist presenting more treasures, including the Sky Eagle True Intent Diagram and the Raging Dragon True Intent Diagram, which caught Ning Qi’s attention.

• Dragon Mountain Daoist gave Luo Wentian the Condensing Aura Pill after his disciples agreed that the hardworking eldest senior brother deserved it.
• Ning Qi asked to use the pill to reverse-engineer its formula, and Dragon Mountain Daoist agreed, hoping the discovery would strengthen the True Martial Sect.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist revealed that Ning Qi had made the sect’s Improved Body Tempering Powder, surprising the other disciples.
• Luo Wentian handed the Condensing Aura Pill to Ning Qi and offered the other disciples’ help with his experiments.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist distributed more treasures, and Ning Qi focused on the Sky Eagle True Intent Diagram and the Raging Dragon True Intent Diagram.

Ning Qi received the two remaining True Intent Diagrams and began studying them to uncover the Celestial Being Secret Skill, while also working to reverse derive the Condensing Aura Pill formula. The chapter left him ready to begin comprehending the diagrams after his first pill-making attempt failed but gave him a promising lead.

• Dragon Mountain Daoist gave Ning Qi permission to study the two True Intent Diagrams and warned his disciples to prepare for the Celestial Being Ceremony.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist announced that he would enter seclusion again, while the disciples resolved to train harder before the ceremony.
• Ning Qi planned to create cultivation Secret Methods for his Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters and to reverse derive the Condensing Aura Pill formula.
• Ning Qi examined a Condensing Aura Pill, identified most of its ingredients, and began experimenting with the recipe.
• Ning Qi's first attempt failed, but he refined his approach and judged that he could reverse derive the formula within a month.
• Ning Qi turned to the Three True Intent Diagrams to begin comprehending the Celestial Being Secret Skill.

Ning Qi comprehended the Dragon, Tiger, and Eagle True Intent Diagrams, uncovering three Celestial Being cultivation records that could be united into an inheritance pointing toward the Martial Saint Realm. He recorded his insights for the True Martial Sect and later created the Sleepdream Art, its pill formula, and the Condensing Qi Pill Formula.

• Ning Qi studied the three True Intent Diagrams and incorporated their insights into the Myriad Forms Chapter, bringing his Myriad Form True Aura close to completion.
• Ning Qi discovered that the Dragon, Tiger, and Eagle Secret Records each cultivated one of the Essence, Qi, and Spirit Three Flowers, and together formed an inheritance aimed at the Martial Saint Realm.
• Ning Qi wrote down his cultivation insights and placed them in the Scripture Pavilion, while planning to use the True Intent Diagrams to help other disciples.
• Ning Qi created the Sleepdream Art and its accompanying pill formula to help others cultivate Inner Strength faster while asleep.
• Ning Qi successfully derived the Condensing Qi Pill Formula after another half month of experimentation.

Ning Qi refined ten Condensing Qi Pills and planned to distribute them at the Zhenwu Peach Meet, where his fellow disciples gathered for their annual celebration. The gathering ended with the disciples discovering that Ning Qi’s peach fruit had gained a mild body-strengthening effect.

• Ning Qi refined ten Condensing Qi Pills and decided to give seven to his senior brothers and sisters and three to Master.
• Ning Qi’s disciples gathered at his courtyard for the Zhenwu Peach Meet, and Ye Qinghe served Peach Blossom Wine she had brewed herself.
• White Ape spoke through Ventriloquism, surprising the disciples, and Ning Qi explained how White Ape had learned to speak.
• The disciples shared food, art, stories, and observations from their travels at the gathering.
• Xiong Shi and the other disciples tasted Ning Qi’s peaches and discovered that they could strengthen the body.

At the Zhenwu Peach Meet, Ning Qi surprised his senior brothers and sisters by revealing that he had reverse-derived and refined Condensing Aura Pills, along with Sleepdream Pills and their accompanying cultivation art. After the disciples began preparing for the Celestial Being Ceremony and their next breakthroughs, Ning Qi entered his Eighth False Death, approaching the completion of the Inner Yuan Realm.

• Ning Qi named the spiritually enhanced peach the Zhenwu Spirit Peach, and the disciples enjoyed it while discussing the upcoming Celestial Being Ceremony.
• Ning Qi gave each True Disciple a Condensing Aura Pill, revealing that he had successfully derived the formula and used up the Treasure Vault's ingredients.
• Sun Chuanhai found Sleepdream Pills and the Sleepdream Art beneath the Condensing Aura Pills, and Ning Qi explained how they could speed up cultivation during sleepdreams.
• Luo Wentian and Xiong Shi prepared to use their pills to break through to the White Mist Realm, while the other disciples practiced with the Sleepdream Art.
• Ning Qi told Tiansheng to protect him and entered his Eighth False Death, aiming to reach the Inner Yuan Realm Ninth Layer.

After his eighth suspended-death episode, Ning Qi emerged with a vastly strengthened body and Inner Strength that could reach thirty Zhang, bringing him closer to the Gang Yuan Realm. As summer progressed, True Martial Sect celebrated new breakthroughs while Ning Qi continued cultivating and preparing for his final suspended death.

• Ning Qi awakened after twenty days and found that his body had grown nine times stronger than when he first reached Body Tempering Realm Completion.
• Ning Qi tested his thirty-Zhang Inner Strength, using it to cut down and retrieve a distant peach branch and to unleash Sword Qi and Blade Qi.
• Ning Qi resolved to prepare for his final suspended death, expecting Completion of the Great Dream Nine Deaths Technique to take him into Gang Yuan Realm.
• With Ning Qi’s Sleepdream Art and Sleepdream Pills, Ye Qinghe broke through to Inner Yuan Realm Completion, while Luo Wentian and Xiong Shi advanced to Gang Yuan Realm with Condensing Aura Pills.
• Jiang Baishan, Luo Wentian, and Xiong Shi sparred as True Martial Sect’s three Gang Yuan Realm cultivators, with Jiang Baishan proving strongest.
• Ning Qi continued reading scriptures, cultivating, creating techniques, planting trees, refining pills, and teaching White Ape while the sect prepared for the Celestial Being Ceremony.

As the True Martial Sect prepared for the Celestial Being Ceremony, Ning Qi continued cultivating while the White Ape, Yuan Tiansheng, broke through to the Inner Yuan Realm and awakened the Eye of Truth. Ning Qi taught him the newly created Ape King Strength and anticipated his own approaching Ninth False Death.

• The True Martial Sect began extensive renovations and preparations for the Celestial Being Ceremony, drawing attention and new residents to the town at the foot of True Martial Mountain.
• Ning Qi watched Yuan Tiansheng complete Body Tempering and break through to the Inner Yuan Realm, with his Ape King True Body growing larger and his bloodline awakening further.
• Yuan Tiansheng revealed that his newly awakened Golden Pupils granted him the Eye of Truth, which could slow ordinary creatures under his gaze and perceive hidden things.
• Ning Qi tested the Eye of Truth by disguising himself, but Yuan Tiansheng could not see through his concealment.
• Ning Qi advised Yuan Tiansheng to develop his bloodline alongside his Martial Dao, then taught him the Ape King Strength before resuming his own cultivation.

Ning Qi completed his final suspended animation and advanced from Inner Strength Ninefold into the Gang Qi Realm, discovering that his vast Gang Qi let him fly before his master had emerged from seclusion. He left the chapter soaring through the night, determined to make the most of his new life.

• Luo Wentian delivered medicinal herbs and Condensing Aura Pill ingredients, warned Ning Qi not to neglect martial cultivation, and learned that Ning Qi planned to enter seclusion.
• Ning Qi entered the Silent State and spent a month transforming his inner strength and physical body into vast White Mist Gang Qi.
• Ning Qi awakened in the Gang Qi Realm, assessed his power and lifespan, and realized his strength far exceeded that of his former self.
• Ning Qi learned from White Ape that Dragon Mountain Daoist remained in seclusion and planned to discuss the Heaven and Man United Secret Skill with him when he returned.
• Ning Qi secretly left True Martial Mountain, used his Gang Qi to rise into the sky, and flew steadily through the night.

Ning Qi refined his Gang Qi techniques and continued cultivating, while his sectmates advanced with his help. After emerging from seclusion, Dragon Mountain Daoist learned of Ning Qi’s contributions and announced a Celestial Being Ceremony for two months later.

• Ning Qi created the Sky Stepping Gait, using the forms of a True Dragon and Divine Eagle with the Wind Aspect to fly faster while consuming less Gang Qi.
• Ning Qi tested his Sword Gang Qi by slicing through a mountain peak, then decided to create killing techniques.
• Ning Qi continued cultivating in the Gang Yuan Realm, found that pills would do little to speed his progress, and chose not to deplete the sect’s resources.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist emerged from seclusion and learned from Luo Wentian that Ning Qi had created the Condensing Aura Pill formula and Sleepdream Art.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist praised Ning Qi and announced that the sect would hold a Celestial Being Ceremony on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, assigning Luo Wentian to oversee the arrangements.

As the True Martial Sect prepared to host the Celestial Being Ceremony, Dragon Mountain Daoist visited Ning Qi to discuss taking revenge on Blood Rain Pavilion. He promised to help destroy the organization, and Ning Qi was moved by his master's continued support.

• The Zhenwu Disciples spread news of the Celestial Being Ceremony, drawing congratulatory guests and hopeful martial artists toward True Martial Mountain and True Martial City.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist worried that Ning Qi's strength and desire for revenge might unsettle him, and considered how to deal with Blood Rain Pavilion without warning its four leaders.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist visited the Seeking Dao Institute and walked with Ning Qi, discussing recent events and the approaching ceremony.
• Ning Qi guessed that Dragon Mountain Daoist had come to talk about Blood Rain Pavilion, and Dragon Mountain Daoist promised to help him take revenge now that he had reached the Heaven-Human Realm.
• Ning Qi felt moved and reflected that he might now be strong enough to kill Lord Feng himself.

Ning Qi asked to personally take revenge on Wind, the Gold-Rank Assassin of Blood Rain Pavilion, and Dragon Mountain Daoist tested his ability to withstand Heaven and Earth Power. Impressed by Ning Qi’s strength, Dragon Mountain Daoist agreed to leave Wind to him.

• Ning Qi told Dragon Mountain Daoist that revenge was one of his goals but would not consume his life, and Dragon Mountain Daoist promised to investigate Blood Rain Pavilion after the Celestial Being Ceremony.
• Ning Qi asked to face Wind of Blood Rain Pavilion himself, and Dragon Mountain Daoist agreed to test his strength.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist suppressed Ning Qi with Heaven and Earth Power, but Ning Qi’s unusual Gang Qi shifted and absorbed much of the force.
• Ning Qi endured the pressure until he chose to say he could hardly hold on, then assessed that his full strength might let him fight a newly advanced Heaven-Human Realm expert.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist praised Ning Qi’s performance and agreed that Ning Qi could handle Wind.

Ning Qi gained a new understanding of Heaven and Earth Power while Dragon Mountain Daoist explained the Heaven-Human Dao, and he created the Heavenly Sword Technique and gave his master the Heaven and Man United Secret Skill. Dragon Mountain Daoist studied the skill, then left to invite Heavenly Human experts as the Celestial Being Ceremony drew near.

• Dragon Mountain Daoist explained the Heaven-Human Dao to Ning Qi, who entered an enlightenment and resonated with Heaven and Earth Power.
• Ning Qi created the Heavenly Sword Technique, a secret move that gathered Gang Qi into a Heaven Sword using a trace of Heaven and Earth Power.
• Ning Qi gave Dragon Mountain Daoist the Heaven and Man United Secret Skill, which stunned him with its insights.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist studied the secret skill and found it improved his understanding of Heaven and Earth Power and his combat strength.
• With one month remaining before the Celestial Being Ceremony, Dragon Mountain Daoist set off to invite Heavenly Human experts while visitors gathered in True Martial City.

As True Martial Mountain prepared for Dragon Mountain Daoist’s Celestial Being Ceremony, Ning Qi pondered how to speed up his cultivation before the Divine Sword Sect arrived. He reunited with Zhuang Chen and discovered an Innate Sword Bone within him.

• Ning Qi considered using Heaven and Earth Power to temper his Gang Qi, but realized he lacked the precision to do so and decided to be patient.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist returned after delivering invitations, and True Martial Mountain prepared to welcome guests ahead of the Celestial Being Ceremony.
• The Divine Sword Sect arrived, and Divine Sword Elder exchanged greetings with Dragon Mountain Daoist before noticing Ning Qi had not grown.
• Zhuang Chen greeted Ning Qi and revealed that cultivating Dream Taotie had made him very fat and brought him close to the Inner Yuan Realm.
• Ning Qi sensed the Innate Sword Bone inside Zhuang Chen.

Ning Qi reunited with Zhuang Chen and studied his Innate Sword Bone in hopes of creating a powerful Sword Dao secret art. As the Celestial Being Ceremony approached, martial factions from across Qing Province gathered at True Martial Mountain and True Martial City.

• Dong He noticed Zhuang Chen had disappeared, but Luo Wentian reassured him that Ning Qi had taken his Junior Brother to play.
• Ning Qi brought Zhuang Chen to the Seeking Dao Institute and probed his body with Gang Qi, promising to teach him a new Sword Dao secret art.
• Ning Qi examined the peculiar fluctuations around Zhuang Chen’s bones and resolved to use them to create a secret art that could amplify Sword Dao ultimate arts.
• For three days, Ning Qi researched Zhuang Chen’s constitution for an hour each day, while Zhuang Chen endured the process for the promised secret art.
• Factions and martial artists gathered at True Martial Mountain and True Martial City as the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month arrived.

True Martial Mountain hosted Dragon Mountain Daoist’s Celestial Being Ceremony as famous sects and experts gathered to offer congratulations. The Carefree Lord Ren Xiaoyao arrived as the first Heaven-Human Realm guest, and Ning Qi assessed his strength while wondering whether his Heavenly Sword Technique could injure him.

• Luo Wentian welcomed Liu Mingyue and the Misty Rain Pavilion delegation, and Ning Qi praised Ye Qinghe in front of her.
• Renowned forces and rogue cultivators from Qing Province, Yun Province, Cang Zhou, and Chu Province arrived with congratulations and gifts.
• Ning Qi watched the gathering with Zhuang Chen and White Ape as the True Martial Dao Field grew quiet at a powerful presence approaching.
• Ren Xiaoyao arrived with his twin companions, and Dragon Mountain Daoist greeted him as the Carefree Lord and invited him to the central platform.
• Ning Qi judged Ren Xiaoyao slightly stronger than Dragon Mountain Daoist and wondered whether his Heavenly Sword Technique could injure him.