Chapter Summaries

Ding Ling tested whether skills and martial arts could increase his strength in the real world and concluded that scarce Lingji limited his growth. He remained cautious about being hunted and realized that even his cheat could not overcome the real world's lack of Lingji.

• Ding Ling returned to the real world and confirmed that Sleeve Arrow and Shadowy Hiding Archery remained at max level, but their attribute gains had not carried over.
• Ding Ling reasoned that ordinary skills and low-level martial arts stopped increasing his attributes as he grew stronger.
• Ding Ling practiced the breathing techniques and sensed that Shadowy Hiding Archery required Lingji to cultivate.
• Ding Ling concluded that the real world contained too little Lingji to support high-level martial arts, leaving his growth constrained.

Ding Ling confirmed that gaining power in the Three Kingdoms World strengthened him in reality by drawing on Lingji, and he returned to the game determined to grow stronger. Near Langling City, Diao Chan went to buy supplies, overheard a plan to ambush Ding Ling and Zhao Yun, and attacked the men discussing it.

• Ding Ling exchanged Achievement Medals for power in the game and found that his real-world body grew stronger by absorbing Lingji.
• Ding Ling rejoined the group, traveled into Runan, and agreed to let Diao Chan enter Langling City alone to buy supplies.
• Diao Chan overheard men say their Commanders planned to surround and kill Ding Ling and Zhao Yun with elite troops.
• Diao Chan followed the men into an alley and used the Yu Chang Sword and Soft Cloud Saber Technique to cut through their five-man squad.

Diao Chan killed Gong Du and his men in Langling City after they tried to ambush her, then warned Liu Pi not to threaten Ding Ling. The surviving underling fled to report what happened, and news of Diao Chan’s strength spread through Runan.

• Diao Chan forced a surviving bandit to lead her to his commander after cutting off his ear.
• Diao Chan killed Gong Du in a brief sword fight and cut down the men who tried to escape.
• Diao Chan learned the commander’s name and ordered the survivor to warn Liu Pi that she would protect Ding Ling.
• Diao Chan introduced herself by name and left the tavern, while the survivor hurried to report to Liu Pi.
• Yellow Turban soldiers, natives, and players were shocked to hear that Diao Chan had killed Gong Du.

After confirming reports of Ding Ling’s victory at Wancheng, Liu Pi and the Yellow Turban commanders planned to wait for Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and He Man before attacking. They intended to seize Yuan Yao and Yuan Yin amid the fighting, then overwhelm Ding Ling and his companions with arrows.

• Players speculated that the woman who killed Gong Du might be Diao Chan, while Liu Pi vowed revenge.
• Liu Pi, He Yi, and Huang Shao debated whether their forces could defeat Ding Ling and decided to wait for scouts’ reports.
• A messenger pigeon brought confirmation that Ding Ling had killed generals including Ji Ling and defeated tens of thousands of troops at Wancheng.
• He Yi proposed waiting for Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and He Man, then using the chaos to rescue Yuan Yao and Yuan Yin before launching a barrage of arrows.
• Liu Pi and the others agreed that Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and He Man would lead the attack against Ding Ling and Zhao Yun.

After learning that the Yellow Turban bandits planned to attack them, Ding Ling split the group so Hua Tuo could escort Du Qingcheng and Diao Chan to safety while he investigated the bandits’ camp. Ding Ling, Zhao Yun, and Diao Chan reached Queshan City, where Liu Pi and the other leaders were staying, and prepared to enter and investigate.

• Diao Chan reported that Liu Pi and the Yellow Turban leaders intended to attack Ding Ling and his companions.
• Ding Ling decided that Hua Tuo should take Du Qingcheng and Diao Chan ahead while he, Zhao Yun, Yuan Yao, and Yuan Yin investigated the bandits.
• Diao Chan insisted on staying with Ding Ling, citing her skill at concealment and assassination, and Ding Ling agreed.
• Hua Tuo left with Du Qingcheng and medicinal supplies, while Ding Ling’s group rode toward Queshan, the Yellow Turbans’ temporary stronghold.
• Ding Ling learned from Diao Chan that Liu Pi and the others were in Queshan City, then ordered Yuan Yao and Yuan Yin to tie up their horses before entering to investigate.

Ding Ling and Diao Chan infiltrated the Yellow Turban camp outside Queshan City to learn the enemy’s plans, while Zhao Yun waited nearby to provide support. Disguised as soldiers, they reached the commander’s tent, where Ding Ling overheard Liu Pi and the others discussing how to deal with him.

• Ding Ling sent Zhao Yun to wait in a forest while he and Diao Chan climbed over Queshan City’s wall and scouted the area.
• Ding Ling knocked out a Yellow Turban soldier, took his armor, and disguised himself and Diao Chan with ash.
• Ding Ling bribed a camp guard, who arranged for them to replace two soldiers near the commander's tent.
• Ding Ling and Diao Chan approached the commander's tent, where Ding Ling overheard Liu Pi and the others discussing how to deal with him.

Ding Ling and Diao Chan stormed Liu Pi’s command tent and killed the Yellow Turban commanders who had plotted to ambush Ding Ling. After driving back the soldiers outside, they took the commanders’ spoils and left the survivors terrified.

• Diao Chan killed three guards while Ding Ling entered the tent and shot three commanders with his Six Stone Bow.
• Ding Ling cut down the Yellow Turban generals as Diao Chan fought Liu Pi, then she wounded and killed him.
• Ding Ling killed Huang Shao and He Yi with a Shadow Arrow while the remaining soldiers crowded around the tent.
• Ding Ling climbed onto a boulder and used his bow to kill or wound more than a hundred Yellow Turban soldiers, forcing the rest to retreat.
• Diao Chan gathered two secret manuals, two Great Medicines, two pieces of gold, and other spoils from the tent.

Ding Ling and Diao Chan escaped the Yellow Turban camp after killing its commanders, and Ding Ling’s legend spread further. His God of War Title progress reached 10%, leaving him considering whether he could eventually avoid joining a warlord.

• Diao Chan found valuable items among the fallen Yellow Turban commanders, and Ding Ling gathered the spoils before leading the group out of camp.
• Ding Ling cut down a Yellow Turban general who tried to stop them, then intimidated the remaining soldiers and warned the Yuan Clan against continuing to target him.
• Ding Ling carried Diao Chan over the city wall and escaped as players and Yellow Turban soldiers watched in awe.
• Ding Ling received the Awe-inspiring Yellow Turbans achievement, and his God of War Title progress rose from 9% to 10%.
• Zhao Yun rode up to ask how the mission went, and Diao Chan replied that it had gone smoothly.

Ding Ling and his companions treated the plague in Shenyang City, then he decided to travel to Yangzhou to learn the Inner Refining Breathing Method. Hua Tuo warned that Yu Ji might refuse him and advised him to seek Zhang Zhongjing as an intermediary.

• Zhao Yun admitted he wanted to grow stronger and promised to practice his lightness skills after watching Ding Ling's battle prowess.
• Ding Ling's group reunited with Hua Tuo and Du Qingcheng in Shenyang City, where Diao Chan recounted Ding Ling's victory over the Yellow Turban Army.
• Ding Ling and the others spent six or seven days treating the plague, and Hua Tuo stayed behind to monitor whether it returned.
• Ding Ling received a carrier pigeon message confirming Pan Feng's safety and that Zhao Feng was protected, but he remained concerned about the Yuan Clan and hurried to resolve matters in Yecheng.
• Ding Ling told Hua Tuo he would go to Yangzhou to learn the Inner Refining Breathing Method, and Hua Tuo advised him to ask Zhang Zhongjing to introduce him to Yu Ji.

Hua Tuo told Ding Ling how Zhang Zhongjing learned about Yu Ji’s Talisman Water treatment and advised him to seek Zhang Zhongjing’s help in meeting Yu Ji. After finding out through gaming forums that Zhang Zhongjing and Huang Zhong were in Changsha City, Ding Ling searched for more information about the Three Kingdoms world.

• Hua Tuo explained that Zhang Zhongjing had befriended Yu Ji, studied Talisman Water, and continued traveling to treat epidemics and improve his medical knowledge.
• Hua Tuo gave Ding Ling a letter for Zhang Zhongjing and advised him to look for Zhang at the Zhang Family Residence in Changsha City.
• Ding Ling returned to the real world and anonymously posted on gaming forums asking where Zhang Zhongjing was.
• Ding Ling learned that Zhang Zhongjing and Huang Zhong were in Changsha City and that another player had cured Huang Zhong’s son and become his direct disciple.
• Ding Ling searched the forums for information about the Yuan Clan, Pan Feng, Zhao Yun, and himself.

After leaving Shenyang City with Zhao Yun, Diao Chan, Du Qingcheng, Yuan Yao, and Yuan Yin, Ding Ling was ambushed by Yuan Clan forces led by Wen Chou and Yan Liang. The confrontation began with Ding Ling blocking Wen Chou’s powerful arrows, and the two sides faced off.

• Ding Ling noticed that the Yuan Clan had renewed its bounty, then returned to the game world and earned an achievement medal for helping Hua Tuo treat and prevent a plague.
• Ding Ling and his companions left Shenyang City after Hua Tuo saw them off, with Diao Chan sensing an ambush ahead.
• Ding Ling stopped the group and blocked more than a dozen arrows, including three powerful Mountain-Piercing Arrows, with his sword.
• Zhao Yun recognized the attackers as Yuan Clan forces, and Wen Chou emerged with armored cavalry and challenged Ding Ling.
• Ding Ling recognized Wen Chou and identified Yan Liang among the two other imposing commanders.

Ding Ling faced Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and He Man while negotiating for Yuan Yao and Yuan Yin’s release. Zhao Yun killed He Man, and Ding Ling’s archery contest with Wen Chou ended when Yan Liang threatened to shoot Diao Chan, Zhao Yun, and the others, leaving both sides tense.

• Yan Liang demanded that Ding Ling release Yuan Yao and Yuan Yin, while He Man challenged Ding Ling to a duel.
• Zhao Yun intercepted He Man and killed him with a spear thrust to the forehead.
• Wen Chou shot three arrows at Zhao Yun, but Ding Ling blocked them with Shadow Arrows and returned fire at Yan Liang and Wen Chou.
• Ding Ling and Wen Chou exchanged more than a hundred arrows, with Ding Ling showing no sign of fatigue as Wen Chou grew exhausted.
• Yan Liang ordered several hundred cavalrymen to aim at Diao Chan, Zhao Yun, and the others, forcing Ding Ling and Wen Chou to stop shooting.

Ding Ling and his companions faced Yan Liang and Wen Chou’s forces after the Yuan Clan ordered the generals to kill Yuan Yao and Yuan Yin if necessary. The chapter left the battle underway, with Ding Ling overpowering both Wen Chou and Yan Liang in direct clashes.

• Yan Liang told Ding Ling that the Yuan Clan patriarch had authorized Yuan Yao and Yuan Yin’s deaths if the battle turned against them.
• Wen Chou ordered the archers to fire, and the volley killed Yuan Yao and Yuan Yin.
• Ding Ling used multiple sword arts to deflect the arrows as he charged toward Wen Chou on his Ferghana Horse.
• Wen Chou tried to stop Ding Ling with the Gale Lightning Spear Art, but Ding Ling overpowered him and forced him to call for Yan Liang’s help.
• Yan Liang attacked with the Shattering Star Saber Technique, but Ding Ling blocked him with the Fangtian Halberd and nearly knocked him from his saddle.

Ding Ling defeated Yan Liang and Wen Chou in battle and offered to spare them if they surrendered their techniques. When they refused, he killed both generals, then turned toward the fleeing cavalry and players.

• Ding Ling fought Yan Liang and Wen Chou with his halberd while Zhao Yun, Diao Chan, and Du Qingcheng routed the cavalry formation.
• Ding Ling struck Wen Chou from his horse, then shattered Yan Liang's wrist and knocked him from his horse.
• Ding Ling offered to spare Yan Liang and Wen Chou if they handed over their ultimate techniques, but they refused.
• Ding Ling beheaded Yan Liang and Wen Chou, earning E-Rank Achievement Medals for frightening each of them.
• The players among the cavalry fled toward the forest as Ding Ling turned to face them.

After defeating Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Ding Ling learned three secret techniques found by Diao Chan, including the powerful Netherworld Spear Art and Breeze Swordplay. He remained determined to kill the Yuan Clan patriarch, while his companions marveled at his extraordinary talent.

• The fleeing players and cavalry escaped, and Ding Ling chose not to pursue them, resolving to destroy the Yuan Clan.
• Diao Chan found three secret manuals on Yan Liang and Wen Chou and gave them to Ding Ling.
• Ding Ling learned the Confucian Breathing Technique and wondered whether it had been part of the Yuan Clan's reward to the two generals.
• Ding Ling mastered the Netherworld Spear Art, gaining agility and constitution as he demonstrated its strength to Zhao Yun, Diao Chan, and Du Qingcheng.
• Ding Ling mastered Breeze Swordplay, further strengthening his body and displaying its swift, elusive sword strikes.

Ding Ling demonstrated his swordsmanship, shared secret manuals with Diao Chan, and accepted the techniques she and Du Qingcheng offered him. After learning the Beguiler Fox Breathing Technique and mastering the Flying Swallow Skill instantly, he left Diao Chan, Du Qingcheng, and Zhao Yun amazed at his talent.

• Ding Ling cut a corpse into eight pieces with his newly mastered sword art, impressing Zhao Yun, Diao Chan, and Du Qingcheng.
• Ding Ling gave Diao Chan three secret manuals, and she memorized them before passing them to Zhao Yun.
• Diao Chan and Du Qingcheng decided to pass their sect's martial arts to Ding Ling, who accepted their offer.
• Du Qingcheng taught Ding Ling the Beguiler Fox Breathing Technique, and he saw its entry appear in the Library.
• Du Qingcheng and Diao Chan explained the Flying Swallow Skill, which Ding Ling mastered instantly and demonstrated by gliding dozens of meters.
• Diao Chan and Du Qingcheng marveled at Ding Ling's effortless mastery, while Zhao Yun proudly said his Master expected Ding Ling to become a Land Martial God.

Ding Ling mastered the Soft Cloud Saber Technique after hearing Du Qingcheng recite it, then examined medicines and secret manuals recovered from the Yellow Turban Army. He began studying the Chen Clan Breathing Method, which appeared to be a genuine top-tier manual.

• Ding Ling mastered the Soft Cloud Saber Technique at the Instinctive Realm and demonstrated its deadly use with a sword.
• Ding Ling offered to guide Diao Chan and Du Qingcheng after they were stunned by how quickly he learned the technique.
• Ding Ling found that the six precious herbs were useless to him and divided them among Diao Chan, Zhao Yun, and Du Qingcheng.
• Ding Ling examined the secret manuals and discovered the Prairie Fire Spear Technique and Chen Clan Breathing Method.
• Ding Ling began studying the Chen Clan Breathing Method, and its book appeared on the Library shelves.

Ding Ling mastered the Prairie Fire Spear Technique and continued south with Zhao Yun and Diao Chan, carrying weapons and horses recovered from the battlefield. After enduring repeated assassinations on the way, the group continued toward Jing Province to find Zhang Zhongjing and seek help locating Yu Ji.

• Ding Ling mastered the Prairie Fire Spear Technique, whose power Zhao Yun praised, and shared its manual with Diao Chan and Zhao Yun.
• Ding Ling and Diao Chan gathered weapons, equipment, and horses from the battlefield, while Ding Ling reflected on the Yuan Clan's decision to kill Yuan Yao and Yuan Yin rather than let them be taken hostage.
• Ding Ling checked his growing attributes, medals, and God of War Title progress, which had reached 19%.
• After Zhao Yun recovered, the group continued south toward Jing Province to find Zhang Zhongjing and ask for help locating Yu Ji.
• Diao Chan detected repeated ambushes by black-clad assassins, and Ding Ling and the others pursued and killed many of them, gaining more arrows and equipment.

Ding Ling continued teaching his companions while traveling by ship and discovered that his fame had spread across the real world. When the Brocade Sail Pirates appeared, he went to confront them and promised the boatmen he would keep them safe.

• Ding Ling and his companions reached Jiangxia Commandery and hired two ships to travel to Changsha County.
• During the voyage, Ding Ling trained Zhao Yun, Diao Chan, and Du Qingcheng, while earning money and checking online discussions about himself.
• Ding Ling found that people in the Eastern Ancient Kingdom and abroad were debating his strength and fame.
• Diao Chan warned Ding Ling that the Brocade Sail Pirates were approaching, and he armed himself and went to the bow.
• The boatmen described Gan Ning and his eight hundred pirates, then urged Ding Ling to surrender their supplies and valuables if necessary.

Ding Ling confronted Gan Ning and accepted his challenge to fight on the Yangtze River, with the winner claiming the other's horse. Their first clash sent them both plunging into the water, where Gan Ning wielded his halberds like water dragons.

• Ding Ling refused to surrender to the approaching Brocade Sail Pirates, while Zhao Yun and the boatmen watched.
• Gan Ning arrived with several dozen boats and challenged Ding Ling, proposing that he would take Ding Ling's horse if he won.
• Ding Ling accepted Gan Ning's challenge and leaped onto the bow of his ship to face him.
• Ding Ling attacked with Breeze Swordplay, and Gan Ning countered by striking his iron halberds against the bow.
• Ding Ling and Gan Ning fell into the Yangtze together as Gan Ning's halberds moved through the water like dragons.