Chapter Summaries

Hao Shuai tested Li Mochou and her three disciples, then created a lightning-enhanced Golden Cudgel and tried it on Selena in Paradise Space. He later let Li Mochou and the others leave the mountain on the condition that they preserve the Ancient Tomb Sect’s legacy.

• Hao Shuai challenged Li Mochou and her three disciples, then overwhelmed all four with his Lightning Strike Fist.
• After the four recovered, Hao Shuai carved talismans into his As-You-Will Golden Cudgel to give it a weak electrical current.
• Hao Shuai took the Golden Cudgel to Paradise Space and tested it on Selena, finding that it quickly subdued her.
• Hao Shuai told Li Mochou and her disciples they could go wherever they wished as long as they carried on the Ancient Tomb Sect’s legacy.
• Li Mochou and her disciples celebrated their freedom while Hao Shuai returned to the Ancient Tomb to be with Little Dragon Girl.

Hao Shuai poisoned Shaolin Temple’s monks and drained them of their internal energy, then spent the night converting the absorbed power. After learning about Guo Jing’s upcoming Hero Gathering, he decided to attend with Little Dragon Girl.

• Hao Shuai slipped into Shaolin Temple’s kitchen and poisoned the monks’ food while Little Dragon Girl waited nearby.
• After the poison weakened the monks, Hao Shuai drained their internal energy and hurried to Dengfeng City to recover and convert the power.
• Hao Shuai woke the next morning to find Little Dragon Girl had stayed up watching over him, and the two rested together before eating.
• At the inn, Hao Shuai overheard Bear Hero Who Suppresses Three Mountains discussing Guo Jing’s Hero Gathering and examined the man’s invitation.
• Hao Shuai decided to attend the Hero Gathering with Little Dragon Girl, expecting her senior sister and the others to be there.

Hao Shuai and Little Dragon Girl arrived at Dashang Pass for Guo Jing and Huang Rong’s Hero Gathering, where the assembled heroes discussed organizing resistance against the Mongols. The gathering was interrupted by a warning that a formidable enemy was coming, but Qiu Chuji had not yet revealed who it was.

• Hao Shuai and Little Dragon Girl traveled to Dashang Pass as Hao Shuai used the journey to lure attackers and absorb their internal energy.
• Hao Shuai saw martial artists gather in Dashang Pass, where Beggar’s Clan members patrolled to stop duels.
• Hao Shuai and Little Dragon Girl attended the feast at Lu Family Manor, where he spotted Li Mochou and her companions among the guests.
• Guo Jing called on the assembled heroes to unite against the Mongols, and they nominated Hong Qigong as Martial Arts Alliance Leader.
• Qiu Chuji and the Quanzhen priests arrived, and Qiu Chuji warned Guo Jing that a formidable enemy was coming before beginning to identify the person.

The Golden Cymbal Dharma King arrived at Guo Jing’s Hero Gathering and challenged the Central Plains martial world. He overwhelmed Guo Jing in their exchange, leaving the gathering facing a serious threat.

• The Golden Cymbal Dharma King led a group of Western Regions martial artists into the hall and dismissed the Hero Gathering as disappointing.
• The monk introduced himself as the leader of the Vajra Sect, then used a thunderous shout to knock weaker martial artists down.
• Guo Jing confronted the Golden Cymbal Dharma King and fought him with the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.
• The Golden Cymbal Dharma King matched Guo Jing’s attack and forced him backward through a series of powerful strikes.
• Guo Jing realized his opponent was a Half-step Grandmaster and thought of the true Grandmaster he had met at Zhongnan Mountain four years earlier.

Hao Shuai arrived at the field and saved Guo Jing from Golden Cymbal Dharma King, then offered the Mongol group a chance to leave if they could defeat him. Golden Cymbal Dharma King chose a palm-strength contest, but Hao Shuai gained the advantage in their first clash.

• Golden Cymbal Dharma King pressed his attack on Guo Jing, but Hao Shuai’s Formless Sword Qi forced him to retreat and saved Guo Jing.
• Guo Jing and Qiu Chuji identified Hao Shuai as the Ancient Tomb Sect expert who had slaughtered a hundred people, while Golden Cymbal Dharma King realized he faced a Grandmaster.
• Hao Shuai urged the gathered martial artists to abandon formal rules and offered Golden Cymbal Dharma King’s group a chance to leave if they could beat him.
• Golden Cymbal Dharma King chose to compete in palm strength after Hao Shuai asked about his supposed golden cymbals and revealed that he had killed Golden Wheel Dharma King.
• Golden Cymbal Dharma King attacked Hao Shuai with both palms, but their clash sent him stumbling back two or three steps.

Hao Shuai defeated Golden Cymbal Dharma King at Lu Family Manor, then killed him and his Mongol followers after leaving with Little Dragon Girl. After collecting Bodhisattva Snakes in Sword Valley, Hao Shuai searched unsuccessfully for Huang Yaoshi and considered visiting the Condor Shooting World instead.

• Hao Shuai struck Golden Cymbal Dharma King at Lu Family Manor, secretly crippling him, then left with Little Dragon Girl without accepting Guo Jing's invitation.
• Hao Shuai intercepted Golden Cymbal Dharma King and the Mongols in a wooded area, drained the monk's internal energy, and ordered Little Dragon Girl to kill the others.
• Hao Shuai used Corpse Dissolving Powder on the bodies after Little Dragon Girl killed the Mongols.
• Hao Shuai took Little Dragon Girl to Sword Valley and had the Condor gather the Bodhisattva Snakes.
• Hao Shuai searched Jiangnan for Huang Yaoshi but failed to find him, so he considered visiting the Condor Shooting World.

Hao Shuai arrived in the 1986 world of Ghost Blows Out the Light to find the Ancient City of Jingjue, but after failing to locate it, he settled in Panjiayuan and befriended Wang Kaixuan. He learned that Hu Bayi had not yet arrived and waited for the story to begin.

• Hao Shuai searched the Taklamakan Desert for the Ancient City of Jingjue, failed to find it, and returned to the Capital City.
• Hao Shuai found Wang Kaixuan selling cassette tapes in Panjiayuan and deduced that Hu Bayi had not yet come looking for him.
• Hao Shuai obtained an identity card, bought a courtyard house beside Wang Kaixuan's rental, and opened a fortune-telling and feng shui stall.
• Hao Shuai attracted customers with his accurate readings and used meals to grow close to Wang Kaixuan.
• Hao Shuai became friends with Wang Kaixuan and waited for Hu Bayi to arrive.

Hao Shuai met Hu Bayi and reunited him with Wang Pangzi, then helped Wang Pangzi recover his jade pendant from Big Gold Tooth. The next morning, Hao Shuai defeated Big Gold Tooth’s men, and Big Gold Tooth offered the three friends lunch as an apology.

• Hao Shuai went with Wang Pangzi to the train station and met Hu Bayi when his train arrived.
• Hao Shuai, Wang Pangzi, and Hu Bayi ate hotpot mutton, and Hao Shuai and Hu Bayi toasted their new friendship.
• Wang Pangzi confronted Big Gold Tooth over the jade pendant, and with Hao Shuai and Hu Bayi backing him up, he bought it back for three hundred yuan.
• The next morning, Big Gold Tooth came with men to confront Wang Pangzi and Hu Bayi, and Hao Shuai incapacitated the men in under a minute.
• Big Gold Tooth offered to treat Hao Shuai, Wang Pangzi, and Hu Bayi to lunch, and Hu Bayi accepted.

After Big Gold Tooth apologized over hot pot, Hao Shuai explained the four great tomb-robbing sects, and Hu Bayi revealed that his grandfather had been a Mojin School Lieutenant. Big Gold Tooth proposed that the three men rob tombs for him, but Hu Bayi refused, leaving the group with three Mojin Talismans and Hao Shuai hinting that he already had something better.

• Hao Shuai, Hu Bayi, and Wang Pangzi accepted Big Gold Tooth's invitation to hot pot after he had been beaten.
• Big Gold Tooth told the group about his father's past, prompting Hu Bayi to ask about zongzi, which Hao Shuai explained were zombies.
• Hao Shuai described the Mojin School Lieutenant, Fa Qiu Heavenly Official, Banshan Daoist, and Xieling Warrior, while Hu Bayi revealed his grandfather's Mojin School Lieutenant lineage.
• Big Gold Tooth proposed that the three men rob tombs while he found buyers, but Hu Bayi refused because he believed tomb robbing damaged karma.
• Big Gold Tooth gave the three men Mojin Talismans; Wang Pangzi took one, while Hao Shuai returned his and said he had something better.

Hao Shuai joined Hu Bayi and Wang Pangzi on a trip to Ganggang Camp, where they learned that archaeologists had already excavated the Liao Dynasty Great Tomb. After the news dashed their hopes of making money, Hu Bayi proposed searching for the Kwantung Army Fortress in Wildman Gully.

• Hu Bayi refused Big Gold Tooth’s offer, but Wang Pangzi followed him and took the Mojin Talisman.
• Hao Shuai agreed to fund Hu Bayi and Wang Pangzi’s trip to Inner Mongolia and joined them as an investor.
• The three traveled to Ganggang Camp with supplies and were welcomed by the villagers.
• Yanzi’s father told them that the National Archaeological Team had already excavated the Liao Dynasty Great Tomb on Niuxin Mountain.
• Hao Shuai and Wang Pangzi found Hu Bayi by a stream, where Hu Bayi proposed searching for the Kwantung Army Fortress.
• Wang Pangzi agreed to pack for the search after Hu Bayi said he wanted to improve the villagers’ lives.

Hao Shuai, Hu Bayi, Wang Pangzi, and Yingzi reached Wildman Gully after a long journey through the primeval forest. When a wild boar chased Wang Pangzi, Hao Shuai saved him with a single punch, and the group prepared to camp.

• The old village secretary gave the travelers three mastiffs, and Yingzi joined them as their guide.
• After traveling for days through the primeval forest, Hao Shuai and the others reached Wildman Gully and entered on foot.
• Yingzi chose a clearing for camp while Wang Pangzi slipped away to relieve himself.
• A wild boar chased Wang Pangzi, and Hao Shuai raced to meet him.
• Hao Shuai smashed the charging boar with one punch and checked that Wang Pangzi was unharmed.
• Hao Shuai teased Wang Pangzi about his unfastened pants and whether he had wiped, leaving Hu Bayi and Yingzi speechless.

Hao Shuai, Hu Bayi, Wang Pangzi, and Yingzi searched Wildman Gully for the Japanese fortress and discovered a cluster of shacks filled with corpses. Hu Bayi read a notebook that identified the dead as wild men and confirmed that a great tomb lay in the gully.

• Hao Shuai agreed to teach Hu Bayi and Wang Pangzi some kung fu after killing a wild boar with his bare hands.
• Yingzi explained the history behind Wildman Gully's name and went to gather firewood while Wang Pangzi stayed to tend the roast.
• Hu Bayi studied the moonlit peaks and recognized the gully's feng shui as a sign that a great tomb was there.
• After Yingzi fired a shot at corpses in some shacks, Hao Shuai and the others hurried to investigate.
• Wang Pangzi found a Japanese military saber, and Hu Bayi read a notebook that revealed the dead were wild men and affirmed the presence of a great tomb.

Hao Shuai, Hu Bayi, Wang Pangzi, and Yingzi entered a tomb through a side passage and found that earlier grave robbers had already opened it. As they searched for the tomb owner's coffin, Hu Bayi discovered a mechanism in the main chamber, and Hao Shuai located a second one.

• Wang Pangzi struck a Heavenly Treasure Dragon Fire Glazed Top while digging, and Hao Shuai and Hu Bayi covered it back up to avoid triggering the Western Regions Fire Dragon Oil beneath it.
• Yingzi fell into a concealed side passage, and Hao Shuai, Hu Bayi, and Wang Pangzi followed her underground.
• Hao Shuai led the group to a half-open tomb door, where Wang Pangzi realized the grave robbers had arrived first, but entered the tomb anyway.
• Wang Pangzi found pottery jars and iron weapons in a side chamber, and Hao Shuai told him to search for the coffin instead.
• Hu Bayi spotted a raised stone brick that served as a mechanism, Wang Pangzi pressed it, and Hao Shuai found a second mechanism nearby.

Hao Shuai, Hu Bayi, Wang Pangzi, and Yingzi explored a tomb chamber, survived a trap, and opened a coffin containing a preserved corpse. After Wang Pangzi took two pieces of jade, the candle went out, leaving the group facing the tomb-robbing rule’s warning.

• Hao Shuai triggered a mechanism that filled the chamber with arrows after Hu Bayi, Yingzi, and Wang Pangzi had stepped outside.
• A coffin rose from the chamber floor, and Hu Bayi lit a candle in the southeast corner before they opened it.
• Hao Shuai removed the corpse’s mask and recognized that it had been prepared to transform into a corpse fiend when disturbed.
• Wang Pangzi rummaged through the coffin and took two jade pieces, which Hao Shuai said were worth only a few thousand yuan.
• The candle flickered and went out after Wang Pangzi put the jade away.

Hao Shuai fought and subdued the red-haired zombie after Hu Bayi, Wang Pangzi, and Yingzi fled the tomb. He discovered that National Destiny was weakening his summoned subordinates, then drained the zombie’s corpse aura and opened a passage to the Kwantung Army Fortress.

• After the candle went out, Wang Pangzi refused to return the ancient jade, and a red-haired zombie rose from the coffin.
• Hao Shuai sent Hu Bayi, Wang Pangzi, and Yingzi toward the tomb entrance and punched the charging zombie into its coffin.
• Once the others left, Hao Shuai restrained the zombie with broken arms and a corpse-suppressing talisman, then summoned the Heng Ha Two Generals.
• Hao Shuai learned that an unknown force was suppressing the Heng Ha Two Generals’ strength and ordered them to absorb the zombie’s corpse aura.
• The Heng Ha Two Generals drained the zombie until it crumbled to dust, and Hao Shuai punched through a wall into the Kwantung Army Fortress.

After defeating the Red Fur Zombie, Hao Shuai led Hu Bayi, Wang Pangzi, and Yingzi into a hidden passage and discovered the Kwantung Army Underground Fortress. They explored its powered-up warehouse and found two fading child ghosts watching them.

• Hao Shuai told Hu Bayi and the others he had burned the Red Fur Zombie to ashes, then showed them a passage behind a broken wall.
• Hao Shuai led the group through the passage, where Hu Bayi identified a massive iron door as part of the Kwantung Army Underground Fortress.
• Yingzi spotted a fortress map, and Hu Bayi used it to guide the group to the generator room.
• Hu Bayi and Wang Pangzi started the generator, lighting the fortress, and led the others to a warehouse filled with military supplies and weapons.
• Hu Bayi, Wang Pangzi, and Yingzi took Type 100 Submachine Guns, while Hao Shuai declined one.
• Yingzi saw a child run past, and Hao Shuai confirmed that two faint child ghosts were hiding behind the shelves.

Hao Shuai followed two little ghosts to a hidden chamber where their preserved bodies lay in an ancient coffin. After explaining that they had been sacrificial children, he and the others prepared to carry them out for a proper burial.

• Hao Shuai reassured two frightened little ghosts and agreed to help bury their remains.
• The ghosts guided Hao Shuai, Hu Bayi, Wang Pangzi, and Yingzi to a sealed chamber marked “No Entry.”
• Hu Bayi and Wang Pangzi opened the rusted airtight door, revealing a room filled with ancient coffins.
• Hao Shuai uncovered a lavish Golden Silk Nanmu coffin and found the ghosts’ preserved bodies inside.
• Hao Shuai explained that the boy and girl had been sacrificed and preserved with mercury, then the group wrapped their bodies for burial.
• Hu Bayi and Wang Pangzi carried one body each as the group prepared to take the children out.

Hao Shuai and his companions returned from the Kwantung Army Underground Fortress, buried the two children, and traveled back to the Capital City. At Big Gold Tooth’s shop, they learned the value of their jade pieces and Wang Pangzi worried they had left valuable porcelain behind.

• Hao Shuai, Hu Bayi, and Wang Pangzi buried the two children in Wildman Gully, then ate dinner and began martial arts training with Yingzi.
• The next morning, Hao Shuai and the others practiced before parting from Yingzi near her village, where Hao Shuai told her to recover the fortress supplies and report them to the government.
• Hao Shuai, Hu Bayi, and Wang Pangzi returned to the Capital City by train and visited Big Gold Tooth the following morning.
• Big Gold Tooth examined the pair of jade pieces and estimated they were worth twenty or thirty thousand.
• Big Gold Tooth explained that porcelain was especially valuable, prompting Wang Pangzi to lament leaving jars and bottles in the tomb, while Hao Shuai clarified they had been pottery.

Hao Shuai sold two jade pieces through Big Gold Tooth and agreed to join an archaeological expedition to the Western Regions. On the way home, Hu Bayi and Wang Pangzi discussed how to share their money and help the people who had aided them.

• Big Gold Tooth valued the gold mask at at least 300,000 yuan and offered to sell it for a commission, while he bought the two jade pieces for 30,000 yuan.
• Hao Shuai accepted Big Gold Tooth's invitation to join Professor Chen's expedition to the Western Regions, and Big Gold Tooth gave them an address for the next morning.
• Wang Pangzi recounted Hao Shuai's feats during their tomb adventure, and Hu Bayi and Wang Pangzi toasted him for saving their lives.
• Hu Bayi proposed giving Hao Shuai the largest share, sending money to Yingzi and the village, and donating his own portion to the families of his fallen comrades.
• Wang Pangzi agreed to keep only enough for living expenses and send the rest to Hu Bayi's comrades' families.

Hao Shuai, Hu Bayi, and Wang Pangzi prepared to join an archaeological expedition to the Taklamakan Desert after sending most of their money to a fallen comrade’s family. At the team’s base, Hao Shuai silenced Professor Hao Aiguo’s objections, and Professor Chen Jiuren began discussing the group’s qualifications.

• Hao Shuai persuaded Hu Bayi and Wang Pangzi to send 30,000 yuan to their fallen comrade’s family, keeping 500 yuan for themselves.
• Hao Shuai reassured Hu Bayi about the desert expedition, and Hu Bayi agreed to go with him and Wang Pangzi.
• Hao Shuai warned Wang Pangzi not to mention tomb-robbing when they visited the archaeological team’s base.
• Hao Aiguo tried to dismiss the three visitors, but Hao Shuai’s Lion’s Roar stunned him into silence.
• Chen Jiuren welcomed Hu Bayi, Wang Pangzi, and Hao Shuai, praised Hu Bayi’s experience, and asked Hao Shuai about his Tian Xing Feng Shui skills.