Vol. 4Ding Ling's Ascension

Ding Ling gathered martial arts, defeated his challengers, and completed his missions before ascending to the Return of the Condor Heroes world. He left the Quanzhen Sect with its secret manuals after defeating its attackers.

  • Ding Ling defeated Songshan Sect leaders, received Qu Yang’s secret manuals, and helped Qu Feiyan recover her grandfather’s legacy.
  • Ding Ling mastered the Four Village Heads’ martial arts at West Lake Plum Villa, reached two points of True Force, and set his sights on Bai Wushuang’s Tai Chi Classics.
  • Ding Ling rescued Ren Woxing, defeated his attempt to recruit him, and continued north with his companions.
  • Ding Ling killed Zuo Lengchan and Li Yuanba in Luoyang, mastered the Nine Heavens Thunder Hammer Technique, and took Li Yuanba’s hammer.
  • Ding Ling defeated the Songshan Sect and Shaolin’s resistance as he traveled toward Mount Hua.
  • Ding Ling passed Feng Qingyang’s trials, mastered the Nine Swords of Dugu and the Five Mountains Sword Sects’ sword arts, and impressed Feng Qingyang.
  • Ding Ling defeated Bai Wushuang, arranged the Sun Moon Divine Church’s succession, completed his missions, and ascended to the Return of the Condor Heroes world.
  • Ding Ling defeated the Quanzhen Sect’s attackers, killed Yin Zhiping and Qiu Chuji, and left with the sect’s secret manuals.
Chapters 302–401 Read from ch. 302

Arc 13The West Lake Challenge

Ding Ling defeated Songshan Sect leaders while helping Qu Feiyan recover her grandfather’s legacy, then gathered powerful martial arts at West Lake Plum Villa. After advancing to two points of True Force, he set his sights on Bai Wushuang’s Tai Chi Classics at the Summit of Mount Hua.

  • Ding Ling refined Great Medicine and Songshan manuals, raised his Inner Force, and defeated Fei Bin after refusing to join the Songshan Sect.
  • Qu Feiyan told Ding Ling that Songshan Sect members had slaughtered Liu Zhengfeng’s family, so Ding Ling rode with her to help Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang.
  • Ding Ling killed Ding Mian, Zhong Zhen, Le Hou, and Gao Kexin, then received Qu Yang’s secret manuals and The Smiling, Proud Wanderer before Qu Yang died.
  • Ding Ling took Qu Feiyan to the Fuwei Escort Agency, taught Lin Pingzhi, and mastered the manuals left by Qu Yang and the Songshan leaders.
  • Xiang Wentian challenged Ding Ling in the arts, gave him the Pure Yang Skill and Ground Absorption Skill, and asked him to help rescue Ren Woxing.
  • At West Lake Plum Villa, Ding Ling impressed the Four Village Heads with his arts, then mastered their martial arts and advanced into the First-Rate realm.
  • Huang Zhonggong, Dan Qingsheng, Tu Biweng, and Black White Child taught Ding Ling their techniques, and Ding Ling rapidly mastered them and reached two points of True Force.
  • Ding Ling stayed at West Lake Plum Villa for three days, taught the Village Heads his artistic skills, and resolved to claim Bai Wushuang’s Tai Chi Classics at the Summit of Mount Hua.
Chapters 302–326 Summaries Read

Arc 14Ren Woxing and Li Yuanba

Ding Ling freed Ren Woxing, defeated his attempt to test and recruit him, and continued north while accepting gifts and guiding his companions. After Zuo Lengchan ambushed him in Luoyang, Ding Ling killed Zuo Lengchan and Li Yuanba, mastered the Nine Heavens Thunder Hammer Technique, and carried Li Yuanba’s hammer away.

  • Ding Ling rescued Ren Woxing from the prison beneath West Lake, learned the Star Absorbing Skill, and rejected Ren Woxing’s offer to join the Sun Moon Divine Church.
  • Ding Ling defeated Ren Woxing when he attacked Qu Feiyan, then left Plum Villa with his companions while Ren Woxing killed Black White Child.
  • Ding Ling’s party pursued and defeated Songshan Sect fighters who had chased Consort Yu, and Yu Ji joined the group as she searched for Xiang Yu.
  • Ding Ling mastered martial arts Yu Ji and others shared, accepted gifts of medicine and wine, and guided his companions toward Luoyang as his strength increased.
  • At Yanfu Restaurant in Luoyang, Zuo Lengchan trapped Ding Ling’s companions with poison and ordered archers to attack them.
  • Ding Ling freed his companions, killed Zuo Lengchan, and lured Li Yuanba out of the restaurant for a prolonged battle.
  • Ding Ling killed Li Yuanba with the Overlord Saber Technique, mastered the Nine Heavens Thunder Hammer Technique, and took the Leigong Wengjin Hammer.
Chapters 327–351 Summaries Read

Arc 15The Nine Swords of Dugu

Ding Ling left Luoyang, crushed the Songshan Sect’s resistance, and faced down Shaolin before reaching Mount Hua. He passed Feng Qingyang’s trials, mastered the Nine Swords of Dugu and the Five Mountains Sword Sects’ sword arts, and left Feng Qingyang impressed by his skill.

  • Ding Ling escaped Luoyang with General Wang’s help and met Ren Yingying, then refused her offer to join the Sun Moon Divine Church while promising to defeat Invincible East within a year.
  • Ding Ling returned to Mount Song, killed Tang Yinge and the Songshan Sect’s leaders, and seized the sect’s manuals and treasures.
  • Ding Ling defeated Abbot Fang Zheng and the Eighteen Arhats, while Qu Feiyan secretly entered Shaolin and returned with manuals including the Muscle Change Classic.
  • Ding Ling mastered Shaolin’s manuals and Lion’s Roar, forced the monks to let him leave, and continued toward Mount Hua as his reputation spread.
  • Ding Ling arrived at Mount Hua and mastered the moves from Feng Qingyang’s Seven Trials, then demonstrated them and earned Feng Qingyang’s approval.
  • Feng Qingyang taught Ding Ling the Nine Swords of Dugu, but conceded their ensuing challenge after Ding Ling displayed the Instinctive Realm.
  • Ding Ling learned the Five Mountains Sword Sects’ sword arts hidden in the cavern and performed them for Feng Qingyang.
Chapters 352–376 Summaries Read

Arc 16The World's Finest Ascends

Ding Ling defeated Bai Wushuang, helped settle the Sun Moon Divine Church's leadership, and completed his missions before ascending to the Return of the Condor Heroes world. There, he destroyed the Quanzhen Sect's resistance and left with its secret manuals, while Yang Guo became interested in meeting him.

  • Ding Ling defeated Cheng Buyou, Cong Buqi, and Feng Buping, then prepared at Mount Hua for his duel with Bai Wushuang as heroes gathered around him.
  • Ding Ling defeated Bai Wushuang and earned her recognition, then accompanied Ren Woxing to Blackwood Cliff, where Bai Wushuang revealed that she had become Invincible East.
  • Ding Ling defeated Invincible East again and arranged for her to hand the Sun Moon Divine Church to Ren Yingying after her ascension, then returned to Mount Hua and trained his companions.
  • Ding Ling destroyed the Qingcheng Sect, exchanged techniques with the Five Mountains Sword Sects, and completed the Path of the War God missions before ascending through the Path of Glory.
  • Ding Ling chose the Return of the Condor Heroes world and arrived at the Quanzhen Sect, where he shattered its Tiangang Beidou Formation and killed Zhao Zhijing and the Taoists who attacked him.
  • Yin Zhiping ordered another attack on Ding Ling, who defeated the Quanzhen priests as Yang Guo watched from a tree and admired his hammer technique.
  • Ding Ling killed Yin Zhiping, Qiu Chuji, and other Quanzhen disciples before Ma Yu gave him the sect's secret manuals in exchange for sparing those who did not attack him.
  • Ding Ling left the Quanzhen Sect with the manuals, while Ma Yu and Wang Chuyi acknowledged the sect's failures and expelled disciples with serious misconduct.
Chapters 377–401 Summaries Read
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