Chapter Summaries

Ding Ling defeated and killed the Divine General and Ice Emperor, absorbing their True Qi and advancing to the high-stage Great Grandmaster level. He searched their bodies and discovered a detailed map of Heaven's Gate, including Di Shitian's residence and suspected locations of powerful techniques.

• Ding Ling split the Divine General and Ice Emperor's combined frost-and-thunderfire attack with his strongest saber strike, severing both their hands.
• Ding Ling cut the two men in half, knocked them from the air, and drained their True Qi until they died.
• Ding Ling gained Achievement Medals for defeating the Divine General and Ice Emperor, then refined their True Qi into Longevity True Water and reached the high-stage Great Grandmaster level.
• Ding Ling searched the corpses and found a secret manual and weapon belonging to the Divine General, along with a map belonging to the Ice Emperor.
• Ding Ling examined the map and discovered it detailed the Human Realm and Earth Realm within Heaven's Gate, parts of the Heaven Realm, Di Shitian's residence, and suspected locations of the Saint Heart Manual and Snow Blood Claw.

Ding Ling discovered a map of Heaven's Gate and the Soaring to Immortality Steps among the Divine General's belongings. He mastered the movement art and found that it greatly enhanced his speed, though it consumed a great deal of true qi.

• Ding Ling decided to use Ice Emperor's map to find Heaven's Gate's realms and library, then store the map away.
• Ding Ling examined the Divine General's dagger and secret manual, identifying the manual as the Soaring to Immortality Steps.
• Ding Ling realized the movement art surpassed the Soaring Wind Control in speed and subtlety but normally required the Saintly Heart Manual to activate.
• Ding Ling learned the Soaring to Immortality Steps to Great Perfection and developed its special force.
• Ding Ling tested the art in the karst cave, moving so quickly that only Innate Realm experts could follow his phantom, and combined it with the Soaring Wind Control's ability to fly higher.
• Ding Ling concluded that Di Shitian had likely offered the technique to the Divine General as a reward and noted that using it required enormous amounts of true qi.

Ding Ling left his refuge in Lingyun Grotto without disturbing the formation sealing Chi You, then used his silent movement technique to search for Nie Feng. As players returned to the grotto after hearing the Fire Kirin was dead, Blade Emperor became determined to claim the title of the World's Finest.

• Ding Ling decided not to disturb the formation protecting the Qilin Eggs and Chi You, and departed using the Soaring to Immortality Steps.
• Pig Emperor and Second Dream spotted Ding Ling speeding past, while Blade Emperor grew anxious about the powerful experts in Lingyun Grotto and vowed to become the World's Finest.
• Ding Ling activated Tracking on the Fire Kirin scale he had given Nie Feng and searched through Lingyun Grotto.
• Ding Ling witnessed numerous battles, ambushes, and deaths as players returned to the grotto seeking opportunities after the Fire Kirin's death.

Ding Ling found Nie Feng in a hidden grotto containing the Ten Styles of Martial Arts and mastered all ten Shattering Realm techniques almost instantly. He also learned their combined ultimate move, Ten Directions Invincible Advance, gaining a technique that could be amplified thirtyfold.

• Ding Ling found Nie Feng inside a hidden grotto in Lingyun Grotto, where Nie Feng was studying the walls.
• Ding Ling recognized the Ten Styles of Martial Arts and mastered the Wu Er Saber Technique, startling Nie Feng with his saber intent.
• Ding Ling mastered the Wen Tian Spear Art and Heaven's Mandate Swordplay, then learned the remaining martial arts in the Ten Styles.
• Ding Ling mastered Ten Directions Invincible Advance, a killing move that fused the Ten Styles and could amplify their power tenfold.

Ding Ling mastered the Black Tortoise Divine Art in Lingyun Grotto and guided Nie Feng in learning the Ten Styles of Martial Arts. After Nie Feng entered the threshold of the techniques, Ding Ling destroyed the grotto’s stone wall to keep dangerous people from obtaining them.

• Ding Ling mastered the Black Tortoise Divine Art, formed Black Tortoise True Qi, and gained the Ten Directions Invincible Advance.
• Nie Feng watched Ding Ling’s achievement in shock, and Ding Ling offered to guide his cultivation while waiting for him to decide whether to leave.
• Ding Ling guided Nie Feng, who entered the threshold of the Ten Styles of Martial Arts, Ten Directions Invincible, and the Black Tortoise Divine Art within several hours.
• Ding Ling destroyed the stone wall to prevent vicious people, including members of Heaven’s Gate, from obtaining the techniques.

Ding Ling brought Nie Feng to reunite with his father, Nie Renwang, then ate the Blood Bodhi Nie Feng had promised him. The fruits pushed Ding Ling’s Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill to Perfection, causing his Dragon and Elephant Divine Forms to manifest as lifelike creatures.

• Ding Ling used Soaring to Immortality Steps to carry Nie Feng to the place marked on the map.
• Nie Feng reunited with Nie Renwang, who thanked Ding Ling for bringing his son to him.
• Nie Feng gave Ding Ling a bag of Blood Bodhi as promised, and Ding Ling began eating them.
• The Blood Bodhi raised Ding Ling’s attributes until his Dragon and Elephant Divine Forms became tangible and lifelike.
• Ding Ling’s Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill reached Perfection as the Divine Forms absorbed Lingji essence energy.

Ding Ling perfected and strengthened his Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill by consuming the remaining Blood Bodhi, then agreed to let Nie Feng follow him and purged the Mad Blood in Nie Feng’s body. Ding Ling and Nie Feng set out for Unrivaled City so Ding Ling could seek Sword Saint and learn Sword Twenty-Three, drawing the attention of players gathered at Lingyun Grotto.

• Nie Renwang urged Nie Feng to follow Ding Ling, while Duan Shuai asked him to find Duan Lang and help him follow Ding Ling too.
• Ding Ling ate the remaining twenty-three Blood Bodhi, raising his Defense to 118.2 and further strengthening his Divine Forms.
• Ding Ling agreed to take Nie Feng as a follower and said he would consider accepting Duan Lang if they met.
• Ding Ling purged the evil and demonic nature from Nie Feng’s Mad Blood, and Nie Feng began addressing Ding Ling as Lord.
• Ding Ling and Nie Feng headed for Unrivaled City so Ding Ling could seek Sword Saint and learn Sword Twenty-Three.
• Players at Lingyun Grotto saw Ding Ling with Nie Feng and speculated that the two had obtained Ten Directions Unrivaled.

Ding Ling left Lingyun Grotto with Nie Feng, drawing awe and envy from players and wariness from local Natives. On the way, Xu Fu’s disciples Wu De and Tai Yi intercepted them, and Wu De challenged Ding Ling to a fight.

• Ding Ling carried Nie Feng away from Lingyun Grotto with Soaring Wind Control, astonishing the players and local Natives with his speed and strength.
• Players speculated about Ding Ling’s fame and youthful appearance, while many female players sought ways to get close to him.
• Wu De and Tai Yi stopped Ding Ling and Nie Feng in midair and invited them to Phoenix Island on Xu Fu’s orders.
• Wu De revealed he was Xu Fu’s first disciple and attacked Ding Ling with Iron Tendon Claw.
• Ding Ling countered with Fleeting Glance of Astonishment, then prepared to respond in earnest as Wu De unleashed more powerful attacks.

Ding Ling defeated and killed Wu De and Tai Yi with the Six Secrets of Aohan, then drained their True Qi. He learned that Wu De was Xu Fu (Di Shitian)'s eldest disciple and received two D-Rank Achievement Medals.

• Ding Ling infused the Snow Drinking Saber with Divine Form Power and cut through Wu De's attacks, severing his left arm.
• Ding Ling recognized Wu De as Xu Fu (Di Shitian)'s eldest disciple and continued fighting despite Wu De's plea to surrender.
• Ding Ling unleashed six saber strikes that overwhelmed Wu De's Iron Tendon Claw and Tai Yi's Qian Ice Palm, cleaving both men in two.
• Ding Ling seized Wu De and Tai Yi's bodies and drained their True Qi with the Heavenly Longevity Everlasting Youth Skill.
• Ding Ling received D-Rank Achievement Medals for intimidating Wu De and Tai Yi.

Ding Ling killed Wu De and Tai Yi, then took their manuals and weapons, quickly mastering an incomplete Saintly Heart Manual and the Qian Ice Palm. After absorbing their True Qi, he reached Great Grandmaster Perfection, leaving Nie Feng awestruck by his strength and talent.

• Ding Ling easily killed Wu De and Tai Yi, earning Nie Feng's profound admiration.
• Ding Ling found Wu De's Purple Blood Thorns and two incomplete Saintly Heart Manual scrolls, then mastered the manual and formed Saint Heart True Qi.
• Ding Ling read and maxed out the Qian Ice Palm, deepening his mastery of extreme cold.
• Ding Ling absorbed Wu De and Tai Yi's True Qi, gathering six drops of Longevity True Water and reaching Great Grandmaster Perfection.
• Nie Feng watched Ding Ling's feats and concluded that his lord's talent was inhuman.

After defeating Wu De and Tai Yi, Ding Ling frightened the onlookers into fleeing, then continued toward Unrivaled City with Nie Feng and mastered the Wind God Leg from Nie Feng’s instruction. The pair planned to seek the art’s final move from Xiong Ba and arrived at an inn, where a gray-robed man approached them.

• The experts who had planned to surround Ding Ling fled after witnessing him kill Wu De and Tai Yi, earning him achievement medals for intimidating them.
• Ding Ling ignored the fleeing experts, called Nie Feng onward, and guided him in cultivating the Black Tortoise Divine Art, the Ten Styles of Martial Arts, and the Six Secrets of Aohan.
• At Ding Ling’s request, Nie Feng revealed the Wind God Leg’s moves and internal art, and Ding Ling mastered them immediately.
• Ding Ling explained that the Wind God Leg was incomplete, and he and Nie Feng agreed to seek its final move from Xiong Ba at the Underworld Society.
• Ding Ling and Nie Feng reached an inn in a small city, where a scholarly-looking man in a gray robe approached them.

Di Shitian confronted Ding Ling and offered him power and immortality in exchange for help with his experiment and a plan to defeat Xiao Sanxiao. Ding Ling agreed to cooperate if Di Shitian taught him the Saintly Heart Manual, leaving Nie Feng wary and ready for a fight.

• Di Shitian blocked Ding Ling outside an inn and unleashed a storm of force, while Nie Feng used the Wind God Leg to rescue nearby civilians.
• Ding Ling recognized the newcomer as Xu Fu, also known as Di Shitian, and asked what he wanted on Phoenix Island.
• Di Shitian offered to make Ding Ling Heaven's Gate's Vice Sect Leader and teach him the Saintly Heart Manual so they could join forces against Xiao Sanxiao.
• Ding Ling agreed to cooperate if Di Shitian passed on the Saintly Heart Manual, while Nie Feng remained anxious and prepared for trouble.
• Nie Feng evacuated the remaining civilians, leaving Ding Ling, Nie Feng, and Di Shitian alone within several miles.

Ding Ling negotiated with Di Shitian for the Saintly Heart Manual, but rejected his offer to join Heaven's Gate and go to Phoenix Island. Di Shitian attacked him with the Astonishing Eye Calamity, and Ding Ling countered with his saber as their confrontation began.

• Di Shitian questioned Ding Ling about the deaths of Ice Emperor and Divine General, then offered to make him Heaven's Gate's Vice Sect Leader.
• Ding Ling asked for the Saintly Heart Manual, but the scroll Di Shitian handed him contained only the half he already had.
• Di Shitian refused to recite the other half and demanded that Ding Ling go to Phoenix Island and join Heaven's Gate.
• Ding Ling rejected Di Shitian's pressure and suspected he wanted to trap him on Phoenix Island.
• Di Shitian attacked with the Astonishing Eye Calamity, and Ding Ling countered with Wu Er Saber Technique's Clouds Severing the Blue Sky.

Ding Ling and Di Shitian fought a devastating battle in a small city, with Ding Ling’s saber techniques overwhelming Di Shitian’s defenses and forcing him to evade. The fight continued at full force, leaving the city nearly ruined while Nie Feng led civilians and fleeing players farther away.

• Ding Ling severed one of Di Shitian’s arms with a saber strike, and Di Shitian retreated and questioned whether Ding Ling was Wu Wudi’s successor.
• Nie Feng obeyed Ding Ling’s signal to withdraw, while players watched the duel and began betting on its outcome.
• Ding Ling’s Wrath of the Firmament shattered Di Shitian’s frost storms, forcing him to evade as the saber beam destroyed a pavilion and the structures behind it.
• Ding Ling followed with Mountain City Shower, and Di Shitian countered with Ten Thousand Blades Pierce the Clouds, driving the duel into an exchange of powerful attacks.
• Their battle devastated the small city, and Nie Feng moved the elderly and children farther away as players caught in the aftermath were obliterated and the others fled.

Ding Ling overwhelmed Di Shitian with an increasingly powerful assault using saber and sword techniques at once. As Di Shitian unleashed the Ji God Tribulation and expected Ding Ling to defend, Ding Ling kept attacking, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Ding Ling refined his thirtyfold battle-power increase during the fight and fused his energy into a single force.
• Ding Ling wielded a saber and the Xuanyuan Sword simultaneously, forcing Di Shitian onto the defensive and cutting his topknot and body.
• Di Shitian questioned whether Ding Ling’s strength would last and began considering retreat as his injuries mounted.
• Di Shitian unleashed the Saintly Heart Manual’s Ji God Tribulation, darkening the sky with a gigantic face and apocalyptic winds.
• Ding Ling withdrew his consciousness beside the Library but continued his relentless saber and sword attacks, and Di Shitian laughed that they would see who died first.

Ding Ling shattered Di Shitian’s Ji God Tribulation with the Library’s protection, forcing him to flee before Ding Ling ran low on true qi. The Martial Furnace refined the broken fragment into a mastery-level Ji God Tribulation, giving Ding Ling a defense for his Sea of Consciousness as he and Nie Feng continued toward Unrivaled City.

• The Library destroyed Di Shitian’s Primordial Spirit attack, and Ding Ling chased him for over a hundred miles before turning back as his true qi ran low.
• Nie Feng arrived, and he and Ding Ling set off for Unrivaled City using the Wind God Leg.
• Ding Ling received an achievement for frightening Di Shitian and noticed that the Library’s bookshelves and Martial Furnace had grown dimmer from protecting him.
• The Martial Furnace refined Di Shitian’s fragment into a mastery-level Ji God Tribulation, improving Ding Ling’s wisdom and memories.
• Ding Ling used the Ji God Tribulation to guard the entrances to his Sea of Consciousness and noted that his Martial Furnace had reached 64% progress.

After defeating Di Shitian, Ding Ling planned to unite the martial world and strengthen himself before confronting Heaven’s Gate. At Bamboo Grove Residence, Nie Feng confronted the Heroes Assembly after its members destroyed Mingyue’s home, and the Xuanming Elders began fighting him.

• Ding Ling concluded that defeating Di Shitian had raised his standing, but he needed more strength before he could face him again.
• Ding Ling told Nie Feng he planned to subdue Unrivaled City and the Underworld Society, gather resources, and prepare for a showdown with Heaven’s Gate.
• Ding Ling and Nie Feng reached Bamboo Grove Residence outside Unrivaled City, where the Heroes Assembly had destroyed Mingyue’s home.
• Lu Zhangke introduced the Heroes Assembly as a group of heroes from different worlds, and another member attacked Nie Feng.
• Nie Feng used the Wind God Leg to repel the attacker, but Lu Zhangke and his fellow Xuanming Elder joined forces against him.
• Ding Ling recognized that the Xuanming Elders had reached Innate Peak Great Perfection and could contend with Grandmasters under their amplification.

Nie Feng was overwhelmed by the Xuanming Elders and their allies until Ding Ling stepped in. Ding Ling revealed overwhelming power and crushed the attackers, including the Ten Great Villains and Jing Wuming.

• Nie Feng fought the Xuanming Elders but was driven back after they joined forces with a fast-sworded Heroes Assembly fighter.
• Lu Zhangke struck Nie Feng down, and the attackers demanded that he reveal where City-Toppling Love was hidden.
• Ding Ling healed Nie Feng with Longevity Supreme Qi, then sent Lu Zhangke flying with a single blow.
• He Biweng called on Jing Wuming, Du Sha, Li Dazui, Tu Jiaojiao, Xuanyuan Sanguang, Tie Zhan, and the others to attack Ding Ling together.
• Ding Ling unleashed Qian Ice Palm and crushed the attackers as they tried to retreat.

Ding Ling defeated and drained the martial artists, learned their techniques, and killed them after questioning them. As Nie Feng led him onward, they met Duan Lang, who asked who Ding Ling was.

• Ding Ling absorbed the Inner Force of He Biweng, Lu Zhangke, and fourteen others, increasing his power.
• Ding Ling tortured the surviving enemies with the Life and Death Talisman and questioned them about their martial arts; some died after refusing to cooperate.
• Ding Ling learned ten people's techniques, including fifteen external techniques and eight internal cultivation methods, and his attributes increased.
• Ding Ling granted the remaining enemies a quick death, then told Nie Feng to continue leading the way.
• Duan Lang appeared in the bamboo forest, greeted Nie Feng, and asked Ding Ling his name after Nie Feng introduced him as his lord.

Duan Lang survived Ding Ling’s defeat of the Ten Great Villains and Xuanming Elders, then pledged himself to Ding Ling and explained the Heroes Assembly’s strength and ambitions. Ding Ling and Nie Feng entered Unrivaled City to meet Shangguan Jin Hong and Cheng Kun, who greeted Ding Ling respectfully.

• Duan Lang learned that Ding Ling had defeated Di Shitian and knelt to pledge his loyalty to him.
• Ding Ling accepted Duan Lang provisionally, and Duan Lang described how Shangguan Jin Hong and Cheng Kun led the expanding Heroes Assembly from Unrivaled City.
• Duan Lang explained that the Heroes Assembly had sent the Ten Great Villains and Xuanming Elders to seek the secrets of City-Toppling Love.
• Ding Ling told Duan Lang not to betray him and set out with Duan Lang and Nie Feng to meet Shangguan Jin Hong.
• Duan Lang led Ding Ling and Nie Feng into Unrivaled City and the City Lord’s Mansion, where Shangguan Jin Hong and Cheng Kun arrived and bowed to Ding Ling.