Chapter Summaries

Ding Ling waited at the Summit of Mount Hua to fight Bai Wushuang for the title of World's Finest. When Ren Woxing challenged Bai Wushuang before their duel, she defeated him with a single palm strike.

• Ding Ling learned that Zhang He, Taishi Ci, and other warriors had climbed the Sky Ladder, while Qu Feiyan resolved to train so she could follow him.
• Ding Ling left Si Guo Cliff and reached Luoyan Peak to await Bai Wushuang.
• Qu Feiyan, Consort Yu, Zhang He, Ren Woxing, and other observers arrived for the battle that would determine the World's Finest and affect the Sun Moon Divine Church.
• Bai Wushuang arrived and told Ding Ling she would not hold back as she had in their previous encounter.
• Ren Woxing accused Bai Wushuang of not being Invincible East and attacked her, but she sent him flying with one palm strike.

Ding Ling faced Bai Wushuang after she effortlessly defeated Ren Woxing, and the two peerless experts fought a fierce barehanded duel. Ding Ling ultimately ended the contest with a fused-force palm strike, revealing the power of his True Qi while acknowledging Bai Wushuang’s extraordinary strength.

• Xiang Wentian pulled Ren Woxing away after Bai Wushuang struck him twice, leaving Ren Woxing shocked by her speed and power.
• Fan Kuai watched Bai Wushuang’s strength and resolved to seek a top-tier Inner Force cultivation manual so he could grow stronger.
• Ding Ling and Bai Wushuang began a barehanded duel, trading palm strikes and finger-sword attacks that shook the surrounding ground.
• After half an hour, Ding Ling fused his force with his True Qi and sent Bai Wushuang flying with a powerful palm clash.
• Bai Wushuang recognized that Ding Ling’s power had increased through the fusion, and Ding Ling acknowledged her rapid progress and talent.

After defeating Bai Wushuang, Ding Ling received her Tai Chi Classics manual and completed the quest to defeat the plane’s strongest person, leaving only the task of spreading his fame. Fan Kuai sought to become Ding Ling’s disciple, but Ding Ling withheld his answer as the onlookers considered whether to follow him.

• Bai Wushuang admitted Ding Ling surpassed her, gave him the Tai Chi Classics manual, and flew away after their agreement ended.
• Ding Ling received an E-Rank Achievement Medal for winning Bai Wushuang’s recognition and confirmed that she was not Invincible East.
• Ding Ling saw that quests one and two were complete, while the quest to make his name resound across the plane had stalled at 73 percent.
• Fan Kuai praised Ding Ling’s strength and asked to become his disciple, but Ding Ling hesitated because he did not know Fan Kuai and considered his ties to Liu Bang’s faction.
• Fan Kuai resolved to follow Ding Ling anyway, while the other Famous Generals wondered whether they should seek Ding Ling’s protection.
• An hour later, Ren Woxing walked toward Ding Ling.

Ding Ling agreed to accompany Ren Woxing to Blackwood Cliff and fight Invincible East, hoping to fulfill his promise to Ren Yingying and advance his mission. After several days of traveling, the group reached the Sun Moon Divine Church headquarters, where Elder Tong Baixiong blocked their way.

• Ren Woxing asked Ding Ling to help him confront Invincible East, and Ding Ling agreed to set out at once.
• Feng Qingyang watched the group leave Mount Hua and wondered where he had seen Bai Wushuang’s martial arts before.
• Ding Ling traveled to Blackwood Cliff with Ren Yingying, Ren Woxing, Xiang Wentian, Qu Feiyan, and the others, teaching his companions martial arts along the way.
• At Blackwood Cliff, Ren Woxing attacked Tong Baixiong, who broke free and summoned church members to surround the group.
• Ding Ling told Tong Baixiong he had come to fulfill a promise and would leave after fighting Invincible East, but Tong Baixiong refused to let them enter the main hall.
• Ren Woxing attacked Tong Baixiong again.

Ding Ling subdued Tong Baixiong’s archers and entered the main hall, where the group found Yang Lianting and tried to learn how to reach Invincible East. Just as Xiang Wentian moved to kill Yang Lianting, Bai Wushuang appeared and told Ding Ling he had come too late.

• Ding Ling knocked down a hundred archers and forced Tong Baixiong to let the group pass.
• Ren Woxing and Xiang Wentian seized and bound Tong Baixiong, then entered the main hall with Ding Ling and the others.
• Ren Yingying confronted Yang Lianting, but he welcomed death and refused to be intimidated.
• Ding Ling suggested searching Blackwood Cliff for secret passages, and Ren Woxing agreed to disguise the group as church followers.
• Xiang Wentian swung at Yang Lianting, but Bai Wushuang appeared and deflected the saber with a needle.
• Bai Wushuang questioned Ding Ling and said he had come too late.

Bai Wushuang revealed that she and Yang Lianting had killed Invincible East, then declared that she would take his name and lead the Sun Moon Divine Church. When Ren Woxing challenged her claim, she struck him down and severely injured him.

• Bai Wushuang announced that Invincible East was dead, stunning Ding Ling, Ren Woxing, and the others.
• Bai Wushuang admitted that she and Yang Lianting had killed Invincible East after he tried to kill her.
• Bai Wushuang declared that she was now Invincible East and the leader of the Sun Moon Divine Church.
• Ren Woxing objected to a woman and outsider leading the church, so Bai Wushuang attacked him.
• Bai Wushuang sent Ren Woxing flying with one slap, and Ren Yingying caught her injured father.

Ding Ling defeated Bai Wushuang, who had declared herself Invincible East, using perfected Tai Chi. After earning her recognition, he asked her to acknowledge that Invincible East had lost to him and that he was the World's Finest.

• Bai Wushuang spared Ren Woxing for Ding Ling's sake and warned him not to challenge her authority as church master again.
• Ding Ling said he had promised Ren Yingying to defeat Invincible East, so Bai Wushuang declared that she was now Invincible East and challenged him.
• Bai Wushuang attacked with a palm strike, but Ding Ling used perfected Tai Chi to redirect her force and send her flying backward.
• Bai Wushuang admitted defeat and recognized Ding Ling's exceptional skill, earning him an achievement for her profound recognition.
• Ding Ling asked Bai Wushuang to cooperate by saying Invincible East had lost to him and acknowledging him as the World's Finest.

Ding Ling secured Invincible East’s promise to leave the Sun Moon Divine Church to Ren Yingying when she ascended, then returned to Mount Hua to guide his companions and learn new techniques. After mastering Zixia Divine Skill and other manuals, he continued preparing to leave the world.

• Ding Ling asked Invincible East to hand the Sun Moon Divine Church over to Ren Yingying after she broke through to another world, and Invincible East agreed.
• Ren Woxing and Tong Baixiong left Blackwood Cliff, while Ren Yingying suggested that her father retire to Mount Hua; Ren Woxing refused to abandon his life's work.
• Ding Ling guided Zhang He, Taishi Ci, Qu Feiyan, Consort Yu, and the others on the journey back to Mount Hua, while Fan Kuai followed them and watched enviously as they cultivated.
• Ding Ling returned the Evil-Exorcising Swordplay Manual to Lin Pingzhi, who destroyed it after learning that it required castration.
• Ding Ling exchanged techniques with Yue Buqun and his wife, mastered Zixia Divine Skill and Jade Maiden Swordplay at max level, and absorbed Zixia Divine Skill's force into Pure Yang Skill.

Ding Ling strengthened his martial arts by studying and exchanging techniques, destroyed the Qingcheng Sect and helped Lin Pingzhi avenge his family, then visited the Mount Heng Sect. The chapter ended with Ding Ling and Yilin meeting again but parting without speaking.

• Ding Ling mastered Jade Maiden Swordplay and exchanged cultivation arts with Yue Buqun, who agreed to learn Ding Ling's Breathing Method.
• Ding Ling and his companions destroyed the Qingcheng Sect, and Lin Pingzhi killed Yu Canghai after Ding Ling grievously wounded him.
• Ding Ling looted the Qingcheng Sect's techniques and mastered them, then traded advanced sword arts to gather more martial arts manuals from the Five Mountains Sword Sects.
• Ding Ling exchanged techniques and sparred with Master Dinyi, Master Dingxian, and Master Dingjing at Mount Heng, gaining their praise and advancing Mission 1.
• The Three Dings escorted Ding Ling away, where he and Yilin exchanged a glance but left without speaking.

Ding Ling completed the Laughing Proud World’s Path of the War God missions and ascended through the Sky Ladder, leaving his companions behind. At the Gate of Glory, he received first-clear rewards and the right to choose the second-layer Martial Arts World.

• Yilin realized she had missed her chance to thank Ding Ling and watched him depart without repaying her debt of gratitude.
• After months of traveling and teaching Zhang He, Qu Feiyan, Lin Pingzhi, and the others, Ding Ling completed all the Path of the War God missions.
• Ding Ling redeemed five Glory Medals and opened the Path of Glory at the pavilion outside Chang'an.
• Qu Feiyan, Lin Pingzhi, Ren Yingying, and the others gathered to see Ding Ling off, and Qu Feiyan vowed to follow him if he did not return.
• Ding Ling ascended the Sky Ladder and reached the Gate of Glory, where he received first-clear rewards, including a chance to return to the Laughing Proud World and the freedom to choose the second-layer Martial Arts World.

Ding Ling chose the Return of the Condor Heroes world as his next destination, bringing a few weapons, clothes, horses, and his Storage Bag. After opening the Gate of Glory and declining to buy any treasures, he entered the new world, while Qu Feiyan, Ren Yingying, and Xiang Wentian watched him depart.

• Ding Ling selected the Yitian Sword, Ju Que Sword, Leigong Wengjin Hammer, clothes, Heavenly Silk Armor, and two Ferghana Horses to bring along.
• Ding Ling discovered that his cultivation manuals had disappeared from the Storage Bag, but the bag itself and its remaining contents had ascended with him.
• Ding Ling chose Return of the Condor Heroes from the three available worlds because he sought its martial arts and the treasures at Lingjiu Palace Ruins.
• Ding Ling spent 10 Achievement Medals and 1 Glory Medal to open the Gate of Glory, then found that he could not afford any of the available treasures.
• Ding Ling entered the Return of the Condor Heroes world, while Qu Feiyan, Ren Yingying, and Xiang Wentian watched the Sky Ladder and lamented his departure.

Zhang He and his companions learned that first-rate fighters could ascend the Sky Ladder, then left for Mount Hua. On the road, Cheng Yaojin ambushed Qu Feiyan, and Zhang He launched himself after him in anger.

• Ren Woxing and others discovered that first-rate martial artists could climb the Sky Ladder, while Zhang He and his companions considered but postponed ascending to honor their promise to Ding Ling.
• Zhang He, Taishi Ci, Qu Feiyan, and their companions rode toward Mount Hua to seek Feng Qingyang's guidance and protection.
• Consort Yu remained distracted by thoughts of Xiang Yu, while Qu Feiyan rode in sorrow.
• Cheng Yaojin shot an arrow at Qu Feiyan, but Taishi Ci intercepted it with his spear.
• Zhang He recognized Cheng Yaojin and fought his Three-Move Axe, nearly losing his ear before Taishi Ci forced Cheng Yaojin to retreat.
• Zhang He pursued Cheng Yaojin, enraged that he had attacked Qu Feiyan and ashamed that he had nearly been caught off guard.

Zhang He and Taishi Ci fought Cheng Yaojin, Linghu Chong, and their allies after Linghu Chong ambushed Zhang He. Taishi Ci killed the Peach Valley Six Immortals and the Black and White Heroes, leaving Cheng Yaojin and Linghu Chong struggling as Cheng Yaojin ordered Linghu Chong to retreat.

• Zhang He knocked Cheng Yaojin from his horse, but Linghu Chong threw a sword at Zhang He and saved Cheng Yaojin from being finished off.
• Linghu Chong summoned the Peach Valley Six Immortals, the Black and White Heroes, and others, and both sides charged into battle.
• Linghu Chong and Cheng Yaojin teamed up against Zhang He, while Taishi Ci fought the Peach Valley Six Immortals.
• Taishi Ci killed all six Peach Valley Immortals, then shot down the fleeing Black and White Heroes with arrows.
• Cheng Yaojin told Linghu Chong to retreat while he held Zhang He back.

Zhang He killed Cheng Yaojin and defeated Linghu Chong, who was spared because he was Feng Qingyang’s disciple. After Linghu Chong was brought to Mount Hua, Feng Qingyang rebuked him for siding with Cheng Yaojin and ordered him to leave.

• Zhang He defeated and killed Cheng Yaojin, who regretted never receiving guidance from an expert like Ding Ling.
• Linghu Chong charged Zhang He to avenge Cheng Yaojin, but Zhang He disarmed him and pierced his arm with a spear.
• Qu Feiyan urged Zhang He to spare Linghu Chong because he was Feng Qingyang’s disciple, so Zhang He had him bound and knocked him unconscious.
• Zhang He, Taishi Ci, and the others killed the remaining attackers and returned safely to Mount Hua with Linghu Chong.
• Feng Qingyang condemned Linghu Chong for joining Cheng Yaojin’s group and trying to kill Ding Ling’s friends, then told him to leave.

Feng Qingyang rejected Linghu Chong and defended Ding Ling, while Yue Buqun disowned Linghu Chong for repeatedly endangering the Mount Hua Sect. Ding Ling ascended into a Quanzhen Sect temple in the world of Return of the Condor Heroes and faced Taoists attacking him with the Tiangang Beidou Formation.

• Feng Qingyang told Linghu Chong that Ding Ling was his friend and that he was not qualified to be Ding Ling's Master.
• Fan Kuai knocked Linghu Chong aside and warned him to leave, while Yue Buqun declared that Linghu Chong was no longer his disciple or a member of the Mount Hua Sect.
• Ning Zhongze and Yue Lingshan watched Linghu Chong depart, and Yue Lingshan wondered whether Ding Ling could have resolved the situation.
• Ding Ling ascended into the main hall of a taoist temple in the world of Return of the Condor Heroes, where Quanzhen Sect Taoists confronted him.
• The leading Taoist ordered the Quanzhen Sect to attack with the Tiangang Beidou Formation, and Ding Ling raised his Leigong Wengjin Hammer against the incoming sword qi.

Ding Ling fought Zhao Zhijing and the Quanzhen Taoists after they attacked him, crushing their formation with the Nine Heavens Thunder Hammer Technique. He killed Zhao Zhijing, learned Quanzhen Swordplay from a fallen Taoist’s manual, and left the survivors terrified.

• Ding Ling recognized the Taoists as members of the Quanzhen Sect and realized their leader meant to kill him.
• Ding Ling shattered the Tiangang Beidou Formation and cut down most of the Taoists with his Leigong Wengjin Hammer.
• Zhao Zhijing identified himself and threatened Ding Ling with the consequences of killing a future Quanzhen Sect leader, but Ding Ling killed him anyway.
• Ding Ling found a Quanzhen Swordplay manual on a corpse and mastered the advanced swordplay.
• The surviving Taoists pretended to be helpless and blamed Zhao Zhijing for provoking Ding Ling.

Ding Ling killed Zhao Zhijing and several Quanzhen disciples, activated the Path of Glory, and maxed out the Medical Sage Breathing Technique before leaving the hall. Yin Zhiping confronted him outside, and Ding Ling admitted the killings and challenged him to stop his departure.

• Ding Ling considered the sturdier world and activated the Return of the Condor Heroes Path of Glory, which required him to defeat experts and become known as World's Finest.
• Ding Ling collected several swords, maxed out the Medical Sage Breathing Technique, and strengthened his poison resistance, healing, recovery, and other abilities.
• Ding Ling left the hall while the surviving Quanzhen disciples rejoiced that they had lived through the encounter.
• Lu Qingdu accused Ding Ling of killing his master Zhao Zhijing and alerted Yin Zhiping, who stopped Ding Ling and demanded an explanation.
• Ding Ling admitted that he had killed Zhao Zhijing and his group, then asked Yin Zhiping whether he intended to stop him.

Ding Ling refused to surrender to Yin Zhiping and fought the Quanzhen Sect’s Tiangang Beidou Sword Formation, overwhelming its priests with his hammer. A young man from the Ancient Tomb watched the battle and recognized Lu Qingdu among the people Ding Ling struck down.

• Yin Zhiping confronted Ding Ling over Zhao Zhijing’s death and demanded that he surrender or fight.
• Ding Ling refused to surrender, and Yin Zhiping ordered the Tiangang Beidou Sword Formation to attack.
• Ding Ling’s strengthened techniques let him charge into the formation and crush the priests with his Leigong Wengjin Hammer.
• A young man leaving the Ancient Tomb to buy rice heard the battle and climbed a tree to watch.
• The young man saw Ding Ling defeat the Quanzhen priests, including Lu Qingdu, and felt delighted as he recalled the sect’s mistreatment of him and Granny Sun’s death.

Ding Ling slaughtered Quanzhen Sect fighters after they attacked him, killing Qiu Chuji, Senior Brother Hao, and Junior Sister Sun with overwhelming force. The remaining old Taoist tried to negotiate, but Ding Ling demanded every Quanzhen Sect martial arts manual and threatened to kill them all if they refused.

• The young man watching from a tree admired Ding Ling’s hammer technique and resolved to invite him to the Ancient Tomb Sect.
• Ding Ling killed Yin Zhiping with a hammer strike, and Qiu Chuji attacked him in grief and anger.
• Ding Ling blocked Qiu Chuji’s sword and crushed him with a hammer strike, killing him.
• Quanzhen Sect disciples charged Ding Ling to avenge Qiu Chuji, and he struck them down before killing Senior Brother Hao and Junior Sister Sun.
• The white-whiskered old Taoist asked Ding Ling to stop and offered compensation, but Ding Ling demanded all of the Quanzhen Sect’s martial arts manuals and threatened to search for them after killing everyone.

After killing several Quanzhen Sect members, Ding Ling accepted Ma Yu’s offer of the sect’s secret manuals and left. Ma Yu investigated the massacre, blamed Zhao Zhijing’s misconduct and the elders’ failure to discipline him, and ordered stricter standards for the sect.

• Ma Yu gave Ding Ling copies of the Quanzhen Sect’s secret manuals after Ding Ling promised not to kill anyone who did not attack him.
• Ding Ling stored the manuals and left the Quanzhen Sect with his two Ferghana Horses.
• Ma Yu gathered the dead and learned that Zhao Zhijing had struck first, while Wang Chuyi blamed himself for the deaths.
• Ma Yu and the other priests agreed that their failure to deal with Zhao Zhijing had led to the disaster, and Ma Yu ordered the expulsion of disciples with serious stains on their conduct.
• Wang Chuyi disowned Zhao Zhijing and ordered his name erased from the Quanzhen Sect’s register.
• Ding Ling received thirteen Achievement Medals from members of the Quanzhen Sect and another for winning Yang Guo’s admiration.