Chapter Summaries

Ding Ling mastered several Quanzhen techniques, including the Golden Goose Skill, while reading copied manuals near Zhongnan Mountain. A handsome young man approached him in admiration, and Ding Ling prepared to learn who he was.

• Ding Ling planned to search for the Nine Yin Manual Fragment after studying Quanzhen martial arts, then descended Zhongnan Mountain to read his manuals.
• Ding Ling mastered Mutual Destruction Swordplay and One Qi Transforms to Three Pure Ones at Great Perfection, gaining physical attributes and demonstrating both techniques.
• Ding Ling mastered the Golden Goose Skill at Great Perfection and used it to walk through the air.
• A handsome young man ran over, praised Ding Ling's movement art, and saluted him.
• Ding Ling asked the young man who he was.

Yang Guo invited Ding Ling to the Ancient Tomb Sect, and Ding Ling accepted to investigate its secret chamber. On the way, Ding Ling drove off Quanzhen Sect spies and offered to trade Yang Guo the Lion's Roar and Nine Heavens Thunder Hammer Technique for the Toad Stance Skill.

• Yang Guo introduced himself as a disciple of the Ancient Tomb Sect and earnestly invited Ding Ling to visit.
• Ding Ling accepted the invitation, planning to explore the Ancient Tomb's secret chamber and avoid searching the mountains alone.
• Ding Ling spotted Quanzhen Sect Taoists following them and used the Lion's Roar to frighten them away.
• Yang Guo asked about Ding Ling's roar, and Ding Ling identified it as the Lion's Roar.
• Ding Ling offered to teach Yang Guo the Lion's Roar and Nine Heavens Thunder Hammer Technique in exchange for the Toad Stance Skill.

Yang Guo traded the Toad Stance Skill to Ding Ling for the Nine Heavens Thunder Hammer Technique, and Ding Ling mastered the skill almost immediately. Yang Guo was left astonished by Ding Ling’s talent and his claim that he had learned it just by watching the demonstration.

• Yang Guo agreed to exchange the Toad Stance Skill for Ding Ling’s Nine Heavens Thunder Hammer Technique, accepting Ding Ling’s promise to trade back if he later found a superior martial art.
• Yang Guo took Ding Ling to an uninhabited place and recited the Toad Stance Skill’s formulas and mental cultivation method while demonstrating its moves.
• Ding Ling mastered the Toad Stance Skill’s inner and external techniques, gaining inner force, strength, agility, and physique.
• Yang Guo asked whether Ding Ling had learned the skill before, and Ding Ling said he had mastered it after watching Yang Guo demonstrate it.
• Yang Guo praised Ding Ling’s talent and asked what level he had reached; Ding Ling said he had perfected the skill into the Instinctive Realm.

Yang Guo brought Ding Ling to the Ancient Tomb Sect after receiving instruction in two difficult martial arts techniques. There, Ding Ling met Yang Guo’s Aunt, whose appearance and bearing revealed her to be Little Dragon Girl.

• Yang Guo admired Ding Ling’s talent, reflected on his own shortcomings, and listened to Ding Ling explain the Nine Heavens Thunder Hammer Technique and Lion's Roar.
• Yang Guo invited Ding Ling to the Ancient Tomb Sect, and Ding Ling agreed to follow him there.
• Yang Guo guided Ding Ling through the tomb’s winding passages to a hidden chamber and offered him a place to stay.
• Yang Guo’s Aunt called out to him, and he introduced Ding Ling as a heroic figure.
• Ding Ling saw the beautiful, aloof young woman arrive and recognized her as Little Dragon Girl.

Ding Ling met Little Dragon Girl in the Ancient Tomb after Yang Guo brought him there and then continued practicing martial arts while she left him alone. He mastered the Innate Skill, gaining a separate reserve of Innate True Qi, and considered how carefully he would need to choose future internal techniques.

• Yang Guo introduced Ding Ling to Little Dragon Girl and told her how he had defeated the Quanzhen Sect fighters and avenged Granny Sun.
• Little Dragon Girl said Ding Ling could not stay long in the Ancient Tomb, and Yang Guo left to buy food after realizing they had none.
• Little Dragon Girl struggled to entertain Ding Ling, then disappeared into the tomb's tunnels while he returned to practicing martial arts.
• Ding Ling mastered the Lushuang Pobing Palm Technique and gained increases to his strength, agility, and constitution.
• Ding Ling read the Innate Skill manual and mastered it, gaining 100 inner force and Innate True Qi that remained separate from his Pure Yang True Water.
• Ding Ling concluded that he would need to choose future internal cultivation techniques carefully to prevent incompatible energies from causing trouble.

Ding Ling reviewed the secret manuals he had taken from the Quanzhen Sect, improving his attributes and control over his fused force. When Yang Guo returned to the Ancient Tomb and challenged Ding Ling's cooking, Ding Ling prepared a dish to prove his skill.

• Ding Ling finished reading the manuals, gained modest attribute increases, and improved his control over his fused force.
• Ding Ling stored the manuals and hammer, then waited for Yang Guo to return with supplies and firewood.
• Yang Guo explained that his aunt had left and prepared a dish, boasting that his cooking was excellent.
• Ding Ling accepted Yang Guo's challenge and swiftly made stir-fried pork with green peppers for him to taste.

Yang Guo praised Ding Ling’s cooking and asked him to make food for Little Dragon Girl, hoping to win her approval. Little Dragon Girl enjoyed the meal and was impressed by Ding Ling, though she remained bewildered by his extraordinary abilities.

• Yang Guo tasted Ding Ling’s cooking and declared it astonishingly delicious.
• Yang Guo asked Ding Ling to prepare two dishes for Little Dragon Girl, and Ding Ling agreed.
• Ding Ling cooked a meal quickly with the aid of his Inner Force and breathing techniques.
• Yang Guo brought Little Dragon Girl to eat with Ding Ling, and she was surprised by the food’s aroma.
• Yang Guo devoured his meal while Little Dragon Girl ate two bowls of rice and regarded Ding Ling with shock and admiration.

Ding Ling persuaded Yang Guo and Little Dragon Girl to consider exchanging Ancient Tomb Sect martial arts, then led them to a hidden chamber containing the Nine Yin Manual. He mastered its Muscle Tendon Strengthening and Bone Forging Chapter, which strengthened his body as the group continued exploring the tomb.

• Ding Ling offered to teach Yang Guo cooking and proposed exchanging martial arts with the Ancient Tomb Sect, while Yang Guo and Little Dragon Girl said they needed to consider their founder’s instructions.
• Yang Guo and Little Dragon Girl guided Ding Ling through the Ancient Tomb, and he led them to a coffin bearing Wang Chongyang’s message about the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra.
• Little Dragon Girl discovered a mechanism in the coffin that opened a secret passage to another chamber.
• Ding Ling, Yang Guo, and Little Dragon Girl entered the chamber and found the Nine Yin Manual written across its ceiling.
• Ding Ling read the Muscle Tendon Strengthening and Bone Forging Chapter, mastered it instantly, and gained improved bone structure, physique, and defense.

Ding Ling mastered several techniques from the Nine Yin Manual, improving his physical abilities and healing power while astonishing Yang Guo and Little Dragon Girl. Little Dragon Girl held him in the highest esteem, and Ding Ling continued reading the manual.

• Ding Ling completed the Muscle Tendon Strengthening and Bone Forging Chapter, strengthening his physique and resolving to keep circulating the technique.
• Yang Guo and Little Dragon Girl watched Ding Ling cultivate, and Little Dragon Girl gained high esteem for him after seeing his extraordinary progress.
• Ding Ling mastered the Healing Chapter, gaining inner force, physique, and a powerful healing ability.
• Ding Ling mastered the Great Demon Subduing Fist and demonstrated its strength by leaving a deep fist print in the secret chamber wall.
• Yang Guo recognized the technique as the Great Demon Subduing Fist, while Little Dragon Girl watched Ding Ling in growing astonishment.

Ding Ling mastered the remaining techniques in the Nine Yin Manual and impressed Yang Guo and Little Dragon Girl with his extraordinary talent. After guiding them through the manual, he tried the Cold Jade Bed and decided to teach Yang Guo the basics of two more skills before leaving.

• Ding Ling mastered Serpentine Agility, Soul Transfer Technique, White Python Whip Technique, Heart Shattering Palm Technique, Nine Yin White Bone Claw, and the remaining Nine Yin Manual techniques.
• Yang Guo and Little Dragon Girl failed to memorize the manual, and Yang Guo praised Ding Ling as a peerless genius.
• Ding Ling answered Yang Guo and Little Dragon Girl's questions about the manual for several hours.
• Yang Guo told Little Dragon Girl about the Cold Jade Bed, and she agreed to let Ding Ling try it.
• Ding Ling sat and lay on the Cold Jade Bed, whose cold stimulated his martial arts to circulate automatically.
• Ding Ling decided to teach Yang Guo the basics of Nine Heavens Thunder Hammer Technique and Lion's Roar before leaving.

Ding Ling planned to leave the Ancient Tomb and seek the Nine Yang Divine Art, but Yang Guo and Little Dragon Girl arrived poisoned and warned him that Li Mochou was pursuing them. Li Mochou demanded the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra and attacked Ding Ling, who intercepted her Ice Soul Silver Needles and faced her next strike.

• Ding Ling planned to teach Yang Guo the Nine Heavens Thunder Hammer Technique and Lion's Roar before setting out for Shaolin Temple to seek the Nine Yang Divine Art.
• Yang Guo and Little Dragon Girl rushed to Ding Ling for help, both severely poisoned by Li Mochou.
• Little Dragon Girl warned Ding Ling about Li Mochou's Five Venom Palm and Ice Soul Silver Needles as Li Mochou arrived and demanded the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra.
• Li Mochou accused Little Dragon Girl of violating the Ancient Tomb Sect's teachings and insisted that she return the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra.
• Li Mochou fired two volleys of poisoned Ice Soul Silver Needles at Ding Ling, but he blocked them with the Arrow Breaking Stance of the Nine Swords of Dugu.
• Li Mochou charged at Ding Ling with her horsetail whisk, and he faced her attack.

Ding Ling killed Li Mochou and learned the Five Poison Manual before Yang Guo offered him access to the Ancient Tomb Sect’s secret martial arts. The chapter left Ding Ling with a map to the sect’s hidden core area, where its techniques were carved into the stone walls.

• Ding Ling overwhelmed Li Mochou with his sword techniques and killed her, while Little Dragon Girl and Yang Guo watched in shock.
• Ding Ling received the Shocking Li Mochou achievement, found her blood-soaked Five Poison Manual, and mastered its internal and external skills.
• Little Dragon Girl and Yang Guo prepared Li Mochou’s body for burial, and Yang Guo asked Ding Ling to stay so he could repay his kindness by teaching him Ancient Tomb Sect martial arts.
• Ding Ling cultivated on the Cold Jade Bed for half a day, then Yang Guo gave him a map to the Ancient Tomb Sect’s secret core area and urged him to study its carved techniques.

Ding Ling followed a map through the Ancient Tomb’s hidden passages and reached its secret chamber, where he learned the Ancient Tomb Sect’s martial arts. After mastering its techniques and gaining more inner force, he continued studying the manuals in the chamber.

• Yang Guo left to buy incense, candles, and other items to honor Uncle Li, while Ding Ling used the map to find the secret chamber.
• Ding Ling reached the chamber and found stone carvings of the Quanzhen Sect and Ancient Tomb Sect’s martial arts.
• Ding Ling mastered the Catching Sparrow Skill and Heavenly Net Formation, then learned the Beauty Fist and Silver Rope Golden Bell Technique.
• Ding Ling mastered the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, gained 100 Inner Force Value, and raised his True Force Value to seven points.
• Ding Ling mastered the Ice Soul Silver Needles, Jade Bee Needles, Jade Maiden Heart Sutra Swordplay, and the remaining techniques, increasing his attributes.

Ding Ling left the Ancient Tomb after writing down martial arts formulas for Yang Guo and Little Dragon Girl, but found Little Dragon Girl gravely wounded outside. He carried her back toward the tomb as mysterious figures gathered nearby.

• Ding Ling finished his training, resolved to learn the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill from Golden Wheel Monk, and searched the Ancient Tomb for Yang Guo and Little Dragon Girl.
• Ding Ling found no one in the coffin chamber or kitchen, so he wrote down the essential formulas of the Nine Heavens Thunder Hammer Technique and Lion's Roar for them.
• Ding Ling left the Ancient Tomb and spotted Little Dragon Girl lying injured in the grass near its entrance.
• Little Dragon Girl briefly awoke when Ding Ling lifted her, then collapsed when he set her down because she was too weak to stand.
• Ding Ling pointed out the approaching figures around the Ancient Tomb, and Little Dragon Girl stopped resisting as he picked her up again.

Ding Ling carried the gravely injured Little Dragon Girl into the Ancient Tomb and suppressed the poison from the Ice Soul Silver Needles. Little Dragon Girl explained that a powerful old man had taken Yang Guo and injured her, leaving Ding Ling to seek medicinal herbs to cure her fully.

• Ding Ling carried the unconscious Little Dragon Girl to Granny Sun's chamber instead of laying her on the Cold Jade Bed.
• Little Dragon Girl fainted again after trying to explain why she had gone outside while poisoned and injured.
• Ding Ling used the Healing Chapter of the Nine Yin Manual to suppress the poison in Little Dragon Girl's dantian.
• Little Dragon Girl woke, thanked Ding Ling, and said Yang Guo had been seized by a crazy old man.
• Little Dragon Girl told Ding Ling the old man had knocked Yang Guo unconscious, fought her, and severely injured her before Ding Ling arrived.

Ding Ling left the injured Little Dragon Girl in the Ancient Tomb while he went to buy herbs, and she learned that Outsiders were searching the tomb for a Nine Yin Manual Fragment. Unable to defend the tomb or set her own broken bones, she summoned her Jade Bees, but the music revealed her location to the approaching players.

• Ding Ling warned Little Dragon Girl about the Outsiders, then left the Ancient Tomb to buy herbs for her injuries.
• Little Dragon Girl overheard Outsiders discussing the Nine Yin Manual Fragment and realized they knew about a hidden waterway into the tomb.
• Little Dragon Girl worried that the Outsiders would desecrate her Master's coffin, but her injuries left her unable to confront them.
• Little Dragon Girl played her jade zither and sent her Jade Bees to sting the tomb raiders without killing them.
• The tomb raiders followed the music to Little Dragon Girl's chamber and found her lying weakly on the bed.

Ding Ling rescued the injured Little Dragon Girl from players who attacked her, then carried her to the Cold Jade Bed and set her bones. Little Dragon Girl asked whether he liked her and, after he said he did, asked him to marry her.

• The players eyed the wounded Little Dragon Girl, and she summoned Jade Bees to sting them after hearing their threatening talk.
• One player revived after dying and lunged at Little Dragon Girl, but Ding Ling killed the attackers with stones and rescued her.
• Ding Ling carried Little Dragon Girl to the Cold Jade Bed, warmed her with Pure Yang Inner Force, and set her bones.
• Little Dragon Girl asked whether Ding Ling liked her, and he said that he did.
• Little Dragon Girl asked Ding Ling whether he would marry her and make her his wife.

Ding Ling and Little Dragon Girl became a couple, and he sealed the passage into the Ancient Tomb before investigating how to move the Cold Jade Bed. Using Lin Chaoying's Jade Seal, Ding Ling activated the bed's formation and revealed its glowing jade core.

• Little Dragon Girl asked Ding Ling to marry her, and he accepted after considering her feelings and abilities.
• Little Dragon Girl introduced Ding Ling to her master, and they paid their respects together.
• Ding Ling blocked the passage to the Ancient Tomb with a boulder and collapsed it to keep players out.
• Little Dragon Girl brought Lin Chaoying's personal Jade Seal to Ding Ling so he could move the Cold Jade Bed.
• Ding Ling studied the Jade Seal, used it on the formation's focal point, and split open the Cold Jade Bed to reveal its glowing core.

Ding Ling took the Cold Jade and other treasures from the Ancient Tomb and persuaded Little Dragon Girl to leave with him. They sealed the tomb entrance and rode out together, drawing jealous reactions from players along the way.

• Ding Ling discovered that the Cold Jade absorbed primordial energy, stored it in his Storage Bag, and decided they no longer needed to remain in the Ancient Tomb.
• Little Dragon Girl overcame her anxiety about leaving and chose to follow Ding Ling, who reminded her that Yang Guo was missing and he could not stay in the tomb forever.
• Ding Ling summoned the two Ferghana Horses, blocked the Ancient Tomb entrance with massive boulders, and helped Little Dragon Girl learn to ride.
• Ding Ling and Little Dragon Girl traveled through the mountains and encountered players who gossiped about their relationship and complained that Ding Ling had taken Little Dragon Girl from them.
• Little Dragon Girl asked Ding Ling why the players seemed jealous of him rather than her, and he explained that many men regarded her as their goddess.

Ding Ling and Little Dragon Girl left Zhongnan Mountain, and he arranged for Yang Guo to find them in Xiangyang while helping Little Dragon Girl recover from poison. Near Mount Song, Ding Ling learned that Shaolin had found and concealed the Nine Yang Divine Art, leaving players to debate whether he could obtain it.

• Ding Ling and Little Dragon Girl encountered Quanzhen Sect Taoists, who recoiled from him, while players speculated about what had happened at the sect.
• Ding Ling paid townspeople to tell Yang Guo to wait for them in Xiangyang, and Little Dragon Girl said she still meant to care for her disciple.
• Ding Ling treated Little Dragon Girl's injuries and poison and guided her in cultivating the Nine Yin Manual's Healing Chapter as they traveled.
• At an inn near Mount Song, Ding Ling heard players say Shaolin monks had discovered the Nine Yang Divine Art in the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra and were keeping it hidden.
• Players debated online whether Ding Ling could overcome Shaolin Temple and obtain the Nine Yang Divine Art.