Chapter Summaries

Yan Qing and his companions cleared the fifth wave and learned that later stages allowed little time to gather resources, while the monsters rapidly grew stronger. Outside the Wandering Star Forest, the watching families speculated about the rewards and the group’s prospects as the tenth wave began with a Fourth Rank Demon King.

• Yan Qing’s advanced Blade Warrior and Tear Crown Mermaid helped defeat the Roaring Tooth Beast, revealing the strength of Fourth Rank Foundation Establishment statues.
• Yan Qing checked the dungeon rules and discovered that waves after the fifth granted only five minutes of basic rest, so Jie Yuanshao, Shang Xin Lei, Qian Gongyu, and Jiang Shi hurried to gather resources.
• Zhou Ye, Chen Lincuan, Qun Yushu, Jie Zilong, and Shang Yue watched from outside and discussed the group’s scores, possible rewards, and the interests of their families.
• Jiang Shi and her companions cleared the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth waves as the demons grew stronger, including four Foundation Establishment Demons in the ninth.
• The tenth wave began with a Fourth Rank Demon King and three Foundation Establishment Demons, leaving the watchers eager to see how far the four young people could go.

Jiang Shi and the statues struggled against the Swift Claw Tribe Leader and its three Swift Claw Beasts during the tenth demon tide, while the group raced to turn the battle around. Qian Gongyu, Shang Xin Lei, and Jie Yuanshao joined Jiang Shi’s fight, leaving the battle unresolved as Qian Gongyu began to beastify.

• The Swift Claw Tribe Leader used its chains to overpower the Blade Warrior and Dragon Breaking Warrior, while Jie Yuanshao identified its weakness at close range.
• Jiang Shi and Tear Crown Mermaid engaged the Tribe Leader, but it held off three advanced statues as the others attacked a Swift Claw Beast.
• Jiang Shi drew two Swift Claw Beasts toward the group, then narrowly escaped their combined attack after Qian Gongyu knocked one away.
• Qian Gongyu transformed and told Jiang Shi she would help her break through the tenth level, but warned she could hold out for only one incense stick before losing her humanity.
• Shang Xin Lei and Jie Yuanshao joined Qian Gongyu, pledging to fight alongside her.

Jiang Shi and the others defeated the tribe chieftain, and Jiang Shi reached Level 20 with three Second Class Advancement options to choose from. After they returned to camp, Lu Wangji accused Jiang Shi of murdering the Second Young Master of the Luo Family and demanded to inspect his blades.

• Jiang Shi embraced Jie Yuanshao, Qian Gongyu, and Shang Xin Lei after the battle, while Shang Xin Lei asked whether he would rely on her.
• Yan Qing of Thieves' Den reviewed Jiang Shi’s Level 20 advancement options: Dual Blade Herald, Blade Herald, and Wandering Herald.
• Jie Yuanshao and Shang Xin Lei agreed to conceal the Blood Weapon Flying Ring and tell outsiders it was a First Rank Token.
• Jiang Shi and the others returned to camp, where crossbowmen aimed their weapons at them and Shang Yue and Jie Zilong urged them to hear Lu Wangji out.
• Lu Wangji revealed the mutilated corpse of the Second Young Master of the Luo Family, said a servant had seen Jiang Shi near the victim’s carriage, and asked to inspect Jiang Shi’s blades.

After Luo Weijin was found murdered, Lu Wangji suspected Jiang Shi and demanded to inspect her saber with a Blood Reflection Mirror. The blade showed no trace of Luo Weijin’s blood, but Lu Wangji then noticed the group’s newly acquired weapons and demanded that Jiang Shi surrender her Storage Token for inspection.

• Qian Gongyu recognized Luo Weijin’s corpse and defended Jiang Shi when Lu Wangji linked her saber to the murder.
• Jie Yuanshao explained the Blood Reflection Mirror as Lu Wangji ordered Jiang Shi to hand over her weapon.
• Lu Wangji threatened the camp with his soldiers and Divine Crossbows, and Jiang Shi gave him her White Iron Straight Blade.
• The Blood Reflection Mirror showed no trace of Luo Weijin’s blood on Jiang Shi’s blade, clearing her of suspicion over that weapon.
• Lu Wangji noticed that Qian Gongyu, Jie Yuanshao, and Shang Xin Lei each carried a new weapon, then demanded Jiang Shi’s Storage Token for inspection.

Lu Wangji used the Blood Reflection Mirror to reveal the victim’s blood on Jiang Shi’s clothes and moved to arrest her for murder. As Jiang Shi faced execution and the others struggled to protect her, someone offered the Shang Family’s guarantee.

• Shang Xin Lei challenged Lu Wangji’s demand to inspect Storage Tokens, but Qun Yushu, Chen Lincuan, and Zhou Ye agreed to be searched, while Jie Zilong and Shang Yue remained silent.
• Jiang Shi refused to surrender her Storage Token, and Lu Wangji used the Blood Reflection Mirror to reveal a bloody trace leading from her clothes to Luo Weijin’s corpse.
• Shang Xin Lei and Jie Yuanshao questioned the evidence and accused someone of framing Jiang Shi, but Jie Zilong said the Jie Family could not shield a murder suspect.
• Qian Gongyu realized that Jiang Shi had worn her clothes only that day and broke down, apologizing and blaming the Qian Family after noticing Uncle Lin was missing.
• Lu Wangji declared that Jiang Shi faced death under the Twelve Jade Laws and ordered Divine Crossbows aimed at her, until someone asked whether the Shang Family could vouch for her.

Jie and Shang families tried to protect Jiang Shi from arrest as the court and rival clans accused her of murdering a Scholar Clan member. With soldiers surrounding the camp and the Jade Law invoked against them, Shang Yue offered the Huainan Underground Palace Secret Realm as collateral for five years to secure time to prove her innocence.

• Jie Zilong and Shang Yue guaranteed Jiang Shi, but Lu Wangji and Chen Lincuan argued that her alleged murder and Calamity Force made protecting her a threat to the law and social order.
• Qun Yushu recounted how abuses by Scholar Clans led to the Rebellion of the Five Clans and the founding of the Nine Ranks system.
• Qian Gongyu suggested that finding Lin Yao could prove Jiang Shi had been framed, but Shang Xin Lei doubted they could find him or establish that he was alive.
• Jie Yuanshao told Qian Gongyu that the rival clans were using the murder case to stop Jiang Shi from joining the Jie or Shang Family and from claiming her Personal Treasure Chest.
• Elite soldiers with Divine Crossbows surrounded the camp as Jie Zilong challenged Lu Wangji for using the law to block the Jie and Shang Families from intervening.
• Shang Yue offered the Huainan Underground Palace Secret Realm to the court for five years, promising to prove Jiang Shi's innocence or forfeit it.

Shang Yue and Jie Zilong secured Jiang Shi a year at the Huainan Underground Palace, but the court imposed restrictions and confiscated part of her treasure. Jiang Shi rejected their plans, admitted to killing Luo Weijin, and challenged the authorities to punish her.

• Shang Yue offered the Huainan Underground Palace as collateral to protect Jiang Shi, and the court approved the deal for one year while ordering Jiang Shi to serve with the Silver Spear Guard.
• Lu Wangji declared Jiang Shi unregistered and ordered her gains confiscated, but Shang Yue and Jie Zilong negotiated to let her keep sixty percent of her treasure chest.
• Jiang Shi refused to let others divide her treasure or send her to the Huainan Underground Palace, despite their warnings that the arrangement would protect and strengthen her.
• Jiang Shi approached Luo Weijin's corpse, opened his eyelids with her blade, and stated that she had killed him.
• Jiang Shi raised two White Iron Straight Blades and asked what the others were waiting for after Lu Wangji called killing a superior unforgivable.

Jiang Shi rejected the settlement over the frame-up, but Shang Yue, Jie Zilong, Jie Yuanshao, and Shang Xin Lei urged her to lower her blade and trust them to seek justice. She lowered it, while Shang Xin Lei wondered whether their ties had restrained Jiang Shi’s resolve to stand alone.

• Jiang Shi’s sudden actions stunned the camp after the others believed the dispute had been settled in her favor.
• Jie Zilong and Shang Yue tried to stop Jiang Shi, with Shang Yue urging her to endure the grievance and seek justice later with her friends’ help.
• Jie Yuanshao and Shang Xin Lei asked Jiang Shi to trust them, while Qian Gongyu watched with worry.
• Jiang Shi silently lowered her blade, and Shang Xin Lei wondered whether her family and friends had bound the independent fighter she had once said she was.

After settling the dispute over Luo Weijin’s death, the group opened their high-scoring treasure chests and chose valuable rewards. As Jiang Shi approached her own chest, Lu Wangji’s plans to evade her future revenge were interrupted when she attacked him.

• Lu Wangji confirmed that Jiang Shi had a year to search for evidence and ordered servants to handle Luo Weijin’s corpse.
• Qian Gongyu chose a pair of golden boots from her chest, while Jie Yuanshao took a Reward Good Punish Evil Token for Jie Zilong.
• Shang Xin Lei chose golden flying rings from her chest and left the secret method and Treasure Hunting Token behind.
• Lu Wangji and the Jie and Shang families urged Jiang Shi to share or trade for her chest’s rewards as she approached the rankings.
• Lu Wangji imagined escaping Jiang Shi’s future revenge, but Jiang Shi suddenly unleashed a moon ring toward his throat.

Jiang Shi fought Lu Wangji, overcame his defenses, and killed him despite the crowd’s attempts to intervene. Standing over his body, she gave Qun Yushu, Chen Lincuan, and Zhou Ye one chance to tell her who had killed Luo Weijin.

• Jiang Shi repeatedly struck Lu Wangji, evading his counterattacks and revealing strength that shocked him.
• Lu Wangji realized Jiang Shi’s Calamity Force was inflicting damage that bypassed his defenses and tried to arrange for the Divine Machine Camp to shoot her.
• Jie Zilong and others tried to stop Jiang Shi, while the Divine Machine Camp was ordered to fire.
• Jiang Shi cut through Lu Wangji’s Heart Protecting Mirror and beheaded him.
• Jiang Shi admitted killing Lu Wangji, then demanded that Qun Yushu, Chen Lincuan, and Zhou Ye identify Luo Weijin’s killer.

After Jiang Shi killed Lu Wangji, camp leaders declared her a criminal and vowed to capture and kill her. As Qian Gongyu tried to stand by Jiang Shi, the chapter ended with a sudden scream that stunned everyone.

• Zhou Ye, Shang Yue, Jie Zilong, Chen Lincuan, and Qun Yushu each vowed to capture and kill Jiang Shi and face judgment for their part in the affair.
• Shang Xin Lei told Qian Gongyu that Jiang Shi had become an enemy of the court and that no one in Liang could save her.
• Jie Yuanshao and Shang Xin Lei restrained Qian Gongyu to keep her from interfering, while Qian insisted she could not let Jiang Shi fight alone.
• Shang Xin Lei considered the one person who might be able to help Jiang Shi, then dismissed the possibility.
• A scream suddenly rang through the camp, and everyone turned in shock.

Yan Qing used Jiang Shi to fight off Zhou Ye, Jie Zilong, Chen Lincuan, and Shang Yue, relying on the Wandering Herald class and game-like access to supplies. When their coordinated attack seemed to corner her, she unleashed Emperor Zhou’s longsword and left the Divine Machine Camp soldiers badly wounded.

• Yan Qing chose the Wandering Herald class for Jiang Shi and dodged the nobles’ attacks while building up Moon Ring Slash damage against Zhou Ye.
• Zhou Ye and the others intensified their assault, while Yan Qing used True Damage to shatter Zhou Ye’s spiritual jade and prevent him from replenishing his defenses.
• Qun Yushu joined the attack, and thirty-six Divine Crossbows pinned Jiang Shi in place until the group believed she had been defeated.
• Jiang Shi released a shock wave that broke the encirclement and stopped the crossbow bolts, then transformed four broken blades into Emperor Zhou’s ornate longsword.
• Jiang Shi swung the longsword and sent a thirty-meter arc of sword light through the camp, heavily injuring the Divine Machine Camp soldiers.

Yan Qing discovered how to transfer certain items through the public warehouse, then used Bingzi Jiaolin to empower Jiang Shi with Overturning the Heavens. Jiang Shi overwhelmed the four Heralds and killed Zhou Ye, while the battle in the Wandering Star Forest continued.

• Yan Qing learned that he could place items in the public warehouse only if he knew their complete descriptions, and he used the function to transfer Bingzi Jiaolin to his alternate characters.
• Jiang Shi activated Overturning the Heavens, which destroyed nearby conferred weapons, healed her injuries, and strengthened her attacks.
• Jiang Shi charged the group and rapidly wore down Zhou Ye and the others despite their Heart Protecting Mirror defenses.
• Qun Yushu linked the four Heralds to share damage, but Jiang Shi extended her blade light to strike all of them and worsen their losses.
• Jiang Shi shattered Zhou Ye's Defense Barrier and killed him with a sweeping strike.
• Jiang Shi continued her assault as the glow of Overturning the Heavens faded, leaving enough time for her to kill another opponent.

Jiang Shi defeated Chen Lincuan after awakening a saber secret skill, then severed Qun Yushu’s right hand. With his Legendary Relic’s power fading, he asked the camp who still wanted to oppose him, but no one answered.

• Chen Lincuan fought Jiang Shi aggressively, believing he could outlast the Legendary Relic, while Jie Zilong offered to create an opening.
• Jiang Shi’s swordsmanship transformed, and he used the Shadow Splitter Blade secret skill to shatter Chen Lincuan’s Heart Protecting Mirror barrier.
• Chen Lincuan comprehended the Mutual Destruction Slash and tried to counter Jiang Shi, but Jiang Shi dodged, stepped onto his greatsword, and killed him.
• Jiang Shi approached Qun Yushu and cut off his right hand after Qun Yushu asked to reconcile.
• Jiang Shi asked whether anyone else wanted to be his enemy, but no one in the camp dared answer.

After defeating the Great Noble Families’ champions, Jiang Shi claimed the highest score in the Wandering Star Forest and selected a Secret Skill Book as her reward. As the camp’s survivors reacted to her victory and Jie Yuanshao struggled with her feelings, the Foundation Establishment expert Chen Liexia arrived and attacked Jiang Shi.

• Jie Yuanshao struggled with her conflicted feelings toward Jiang Shi, while Qian Gongyu comforted her and Shang Xin Lei explained that Jiang Shi had stayed largely for Qian Gongyu’s sake.
• Jiang Shi looted Zhou Ye and Chen Lincuan’s Relics, then passed Shang Xin Lei, Qian Gongyu, and Jie Yuanshao without acknowledging them.
• Jiang Shi received a crystal chest for earning 11,200 points and chose the Secret Skill Book from its three rewards.
• Chen Liexia appeared and launched a devastating thunder blade at Jiang Shi, but she escaped the strike.
• Jie Zilong and the other survivors knelt to greet Chen Liexia, whom Shang Xin Lei identified as a Fourth Rank Herald and Foundation Establishment expert.

Jiang Shi used a Return Token to escape Chen Liexia’s attack and leave the Wandering Star Forest. At a military camp near Ping City, Night Four rode out to meet her and brought her back, insisting she practice riding herself.

• Jiang Shi mocked Chen Liexia’s title, and he announced he would cripple her for her defiance and the deaths of Zhou Ye and Chen Lincuan.
• Jiang Shi activated her Return Token, which shielded her from Chen Liexia’s thunder attacks and transported her away despite his warning not to return to Liang.
• Chen Liexia ordered the camp to treat the wounded and clear the bodies, while Jie Zilong and Shang Yue saw that he remained troubled.
• Night Four left Ping City with his soldiers and found the badly injured Jiang Shi in an abandoned village near the city.
• Night Four covered Jiang Shi with his coat and helped her onto a horse, then rode beside her so she could practice riding.

Yan Qing wondered whether using a Return Token to save Jiang Shi had been worth sacrificing a Legendary Relic, then turned to inspect the spoils from Zhou Ye and Chen Lincuan. He found several useful relics, especially a Golden Ring Saber that could strengthen an alternate character.

• Yan Qing reflected that Jiang Shi's weak class potential made her worth less than a Legendary Relic, but he had defended her dignity because he could not accept losing.
• Yan Qing set aside his doubts and began counting the relics taken from Zhou Ye and Chen Lincuan.
• Yan Qing examined the Fire Control Bracelet and saw it as a useful introduction to the Fire Path and a boost to dungeon combat.
• Yan Qing recognized the Golden Ring Saber as a powerful Vitality-boosting weapon that would be ideal for a First Rank Herald.
• Yan Qing dismissed the Evil-warding Heroic Sword as too cumbersome and considered wearing the Steel Belt before passing it to Night Four or Jiang Shi.
• Yan Qing suspected the two elders had kept their best relics in a shared set for dungeon use.

Yan Qing examined Jiang Shi’s loot, claimed the Wandering Star Forest event reward, and discovered how the Treasure Hunting Token worked. He ended the chapter realizing he was its only holder after his listed Roasted Lamb Leg sold and paid him a Spirit Jade reduced by the 30% fee.

• Yan Qing inspected the Heart Protecting Mirror and Secret Skill Book, but lacked the requirements to activate or learn them.
• Yan Qing stored Jiang Shi’s Return Token and claimed the Wandering Star Forest reward through the game’s Bulletin Board.
• Yan Qing tested the Treasure Hunting Token and opened the otherwise empty Treasure Gathering Pavilion.
• Yan Qing listed his Roasted Lamb Leg for one Spirit Jade, and the item disappeared as a partially depleted Spirit Jade landed in his palm.

At the Ping City military camp, Jiang Shi accepted Bu Liugu Zhen’s saber Autumn Ink and made clear her devotion to Night Four. After Night Four defeated Bu Liugu Zhen in a chest-punching duel, Gai Louxian decided to report the pair to the Le City County Princess and seek a higher-ranking posting for them.

• Bu Liugu Zhen offered Jiang Shi the saber Autumn Ink, and she accepted it while warning him she had no feelings for him and would give the saber to Night Four.
• Jiang Shi told Bu Liugu Zhen that her body, soul, and life belonged to Night Four, prompting him to challenge Night Four to a duel.
• Bu Liugu Zhen chose a chest-punching contest, but Night Four endured his blows and knocked him down with the thirty-seventh punch.
• Jiang Shi gave the injured Bu Liugu Zhen a roasted chicken leg and took Autumn Ink as the duel’s prize.
• Gai Louxian decided to write to the Le City County Princess about Jiang Shi and Night Four, hoping to move the two beyond the Ping City camp.

Yan Qing tested the Treasure Gathering Pavilion by auctioning ten Basic Saber Technique Mastery Manuals, hoping to discover whether someone else held a Treasure Hunting Token. In Chang'an, Yaoshi Yuan returned determined to seize control of the Thieves' Den and joined a bidding war over the manuals.

• Yan Qing listed ten Basic Saber Technique Mastery Manuals in four-hour auctions, setting each starting bid at 100 spirit jades and arranging to relist unsold manuals at 1,000.
• Yaoshi Yuan returned to Chang'an County, revealed that the Comprehension Pill had helped her break through a bottleneck, and declared that she would take the Thieves' Den and its rewards back.
• Yaoshi Yuan found a crowd gathered around a city-gate blackboard displaying the manuals' auction listings and rising bids.
• A veiled bidder raised one manual's bid to 1,300 spirit jades, and Yaoshi Yuan responded by raising the highest bids on all ten manuals to 1,500.