Chapter Summaries

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Huaian breaks through a barrier using his powerful sword skills and blood fiend energy.
• He encounters and absorbs countless remnant souls, enhancing his cultivation to the middle Golden Core stage.
• He takes a blood-red cauldron from the altar, causing the ruin to collapse.
• Meanwhile, Fire Head and Water Head, two surviving members of the Five Elements Vajras, flee in terror after their brothers are killed by Monk Fayun.

Character Developments

• Zhao Huaian demonstrates his powerful sword skills and gains a significant boost in cultivation.
• Fire Head and Water Head show cowardice and regret their actions, fleeing for their lives.

Significant Themes

• The power of cultivation and the consequences of greed and overconfidence (shown by the Five Elements Vajras).
• The importance of vigilance and caution in critical moments (shown by Zhao Huaian).

Character Interactions

• Zhao Huaian faces no significant interactions in this chapter, focusing on his personal growth.
• Fire Head and Water Head interact, expressing their fear and regret, deciding to flee together.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Huaian encounters the injured Fire Head and Water Head of the Five Elements Vajras, who had previously attacked him.
• Zhao Huaian, now cultivating both body and spiritual energy, easily defeats Fire Head using Nian Hua Yi Zhi, a Buddhist technique infused with blood sha sword qi.
• Water Head attempts to fight back but is also swiftly defeated by Zhao Huaian's enhanced Nian Hua Yi Zhi.
• Monk Fayun appears after Zhao Huaian leaves, relieved to find the Five Elements Vajras dead and takes a pill to recover.

Character Developments

• Zhao Huaian's cultivation has advanced, allowing him to dual-cultivate body and spiritual energy, enhancing his power and techniques.
• Monk Fayun is revealed to have fought and defeated the remaining Five Elements Vajras, but at a significant cost.

Significant Themes

• Power and cultivation: Zhao Huaian's advancement in cultivation allows him to easily defeat his previous attackers.
• Retreat and vigilance: Zhao Huaian chooses to leave after defeating the Fire and Water Vajras, aware that stronger pursuers might follow.
• The cost of victory: Monk Fayun's victory over the Five Elements Vajras comes at a considerable personal cost.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Huaian and the Fire/Water Vajras: Zhao Huaian's superior power and technique allow him to swiftly defeat the injured Vajras, who are fearful and desperate.
• Zhao Huaian and Monk Fayun: Though not directly interacting, their actions in the chapter are connected, with Monk Fayun arriving after Zhao Huaian leaves, indicating they were pursuing the same enemies.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Monk Fayun, after recovering, senses a familiar aura at the ruins but can't pinpoint it.
• Zhao Huaian, over seven days, finds valuable spirit medicines and defeats a late Golden Core stage tree demon.
• A sudden storm and blood moon appearance cause the ruins to collapse, revealing an ancient tower. Zhao Huaian is pulled into the tower.
• Other cultivators, including Lin Daozhi and Wang Zhonglin, also appear inside the tower.

Character Developments

• Zhao Huaian's cultivation improves, and he gains confidence in his abilities.
• Monk Fayun's search for Zhao Huaian is temporarily halted due to the familiar aura at the ruins.

Significant Themes

• Opportunity and danger coexist: Zhao Huaian gains valuable resources but also faces unexpected challenges.
• Familiarity and recognition: Monk Fayun feels a sense of familiarity with the aura at the ruins, hinting at a possible connection.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Huaian and Lin Daozhi greet each other, acknowledging their respective progress and opportunities gained in the ruins.
• Monk Fayun's internal monologue reveals his confusion about the familiar aura, showing his determination to find Zhao Huaian.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Huaian and Lin Daozhi, after finding great opportunities in the ruins, meet at the ancient tower's entrance.
• A bell tolls, killing all Qi Refining cultivators, and the tower's gate opens, revealing an empty interior.
• Light beams inscribed with cultivation paths (Buddha, Dao, Mo, Immortal, Sword, etc.) appear, suggesting corresponding opportunities behind each.

Character Developments

• Lin Daozhi has broken through to Golden Core late-stage and expresses eagerness to claim a blade Dao inheritance.
• Zhao Huaian, though excited, remains cautious and decides to let others test the opportunities first.

Significant Themes

• Luck and its role in cultivation and opportunity finding.
• Caution and wisdom in pursuing opportunities to avoid danger.
• The importance of understanding one's strengths and choosing suitable cultivation paths.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Huaian and Lin Daozhi discuss their plans and strategies, with Zhao Huaian showing wisdom and caution, while Lin Daozhi displays eagerness and confidence in his blade Dao prowess.
• A Foundation Establishment cultivator is killed for speaking carelessly, highlighting the tense and dangerous atmosphere among the cultivators.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Huaian and Lin Daozhi discuss their chosen inheritances. Zhao Huaian chooses the Sword Dao despite having powerful blood fiend energy suitable for the Demonic Dao.
• They enter their respective inheritance light screens, with Zhao Huaian entering the Sword Dao inheritance.
• Inside the Sword Dao inheritance, Zhao Huaian finds himself in a sea of blood and corpses with swords inserted, resonating with his blood sha sword qi.
• A blood-red longsword at the peak of a sword mountain attracts Zhao Huaian, but he's repelled by a powerful sword qi.
• The corpses merge with the swords, forming a colossal blood-red giant that attacks Zhao Huaian.

Character Developments

• Zhao Huaian demonstrates his resolve to pursue the Sword Dao, valuing the inheritance over his powerful blood fiend energy.
• Zhao Huaian shows his combat prowess and determination by successfully blocking the giant's attack and pushing it back.

Significant Themes

• Choice and Consequence: Zhao Huaian chooses the Sword Dao over the Demonic Dao, showing that one's path isn't determined solely by their abilities but also by their personal inclinations.
• Resonance and Adaptation: The inheritance environment adapts to the cultivator's inner heart and cultivation, resonating with their energy and providing a personalized trial.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Huaian and Lin Daozhi have a brief interaction, with Lin Daozhi hinting at Zhao Huaian's potential in the Demonic Dao, which Zhao Huaian dismisses.
• Zhao Huaian interacts with the environment, resonating with the blood and corpses, and later engages in combat with the blood-red giant.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Huaian faces a giant composed of countless swords, emitting oppressive pressure.
• He uses his Blood Soul Sword and blood sha sword qi to shatter the giant's swords and destroy it.
• He reaches the Sword Mountain and takes a small blood-red sword from its peak.
• The sword transforms into blood, merging with Zhao Huaian's meridians, causing intense pain.
• Zhao Huaian endures the pain, circulates the Blood Fiend Demonic Sword Art, and evolves his blood sha sword qi into Sword Intent.

Character Developments

• Zhao Huaian demonstrates exceptional physical strength, willpower, and resilience, enduring severe pain to evolve his sword qi into Sword Intent.
• His Blood Fiend Demonic Sword Art advances, and he gains the 'Sword Intent' ability, with a proficiency level that can be increased.

Significant Themes

• Perseverance and determination: Zhao Huaian's unyielding willpower allows him to endure immense pain and evolve his abilities.
• Evolution and growth: Zhao Huaian's blood sha sword qi evolves into Sword Intent, indicating his continuous growth and improvement.

Character Interactions

• None in this chapter; Zhao Huaian faces challenges alone, showcasing his individual strength and resolve.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Huaian obtains the Sword Dao inheritance and gains beginner Sword Intent, significantly enhancing his strength.
• He is teleported out of the ruins and finds himself in a lush, green environment near Qiufeng City.
• He is pursued by Hundred Poisons Child, who seeks the inheritance and opportunities Zhao Huaian obtained from the ruins.

Character Developments

• Zhao Huaian: Becomes much stronger after obtaining the Sword Dao inheritance, but remains humble and aware of the existence of stronger cultivators.
• Hundred Poisons Child: Reveals his greed and malice, seeking to take Zhao Huaian's inheritance and opportunities.

Significant Themes

• Strength and Power: Zhao Huaian's newfound strength and the threat posed by Hundred Poisons Child highlight the importance of power in the cultivation world.
• Greed and Ambition: Hundred Poisons Child's actions underscore the corrupting influence of greed and ambition.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Huaian and Hundred Poisons Child: Their interaction sets up a potential conflict, with Hundred Poisons Child seeking to take Zhao Huaian's inheritance by force.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Huaian faces Hundred Poisons Child, who attempts to seize his opportunities.
• Zhao Huaian reveals his powerful Sword Intent, surprising Hundred Poisons Child.
• Zhao Huaian defeats Hundred Poisons Child, absorbing his flesh and blood to strengthen his Sword Intent.
• Zhao Huaian takes Hundred Poisons Child's storage ring, finding a vast number of items, including hundreds of thousands of low-grade spirit stones and over three hundred mid-grade spirit stones.

Character Developments

• Zhao Huaian demonstrates his formidable strength and cunning, defeating a powerful opponent.
• Hundred Poisons Child underestimates Zhao Huaian, leading to his demise.

Significant Themes

• Greed and its consequences (Hundred Poisons Child's pursuit of Zhao Huaian's opportunities leads to his death).
• The power of cultivation (Zhao Huaian's Sword Intent allows him to defeat a stronger opponent).

Character Interactions

• Zhao Huaian and Hundred Poisons Child: Zhao Huaian outsmarts and defeats Hundred Poisons Child, absorbing his power.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Huaian obtains over three hundred mid-grade spirit stones and a technique-transmitting jade slip from the Hundred Poisons Child, valued at over three million low-grade spirit stones.
• He leaves the ruins' vicinity and enters a secluded city for seclusion and cultivation.
• Over a month, he absorbs soul-enhancing spiritual herbs, strengthening his soul power significantly.
• He spends another half-year digesting other fortuitous encounters, including a Buddhist Sarira that contains the Dragon Elephant Golden Body divine ability.

Character Developments

• Zhao Huaian's soul power increases dramatically, allowing him to easily control nine flying swords and potentially defeat peak Golden Core realm opponents.
• His cultivation proficiency in Nian Hua Yi Zhi improves significantly due to absorbing the Buddhist Sarira.

Significant Themes

• Fortuitous encounters and their importance in cultivation progress.
• The value of soul power in cultivation and combat.
• The power of Buddhist divine abilities and their integration with one's cultivation.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Huaian interacts with no other characters in this chapter, focusing solely on his cultivation and absorption of fortuitous encounters.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Huaian obtains a Buddhist Divine Ability, the Sarira, which enhances physical strength and is more powerful than ordinary body-refining techniques.
• He also absorbs the Myriad Poisons Primordial Unity Art, a high-level poison cultivation technique, from the Hundred Poisons Child's inheritance.
• After six months, Zhao Huaian's cultivation and physique have both advanced to the Golden Core late stage.
• He releases Bai Hong's remnant soul, which attempts to escape but is captured by Zhao Huaian's powerful soul force.

Character Developments

• Zhao Huaian's cultivation and soul force have significantly improved, reaching the Golden Core late stage and surpassing his cultivation level in soul power.
• Bai Hong, despite elevating his remnant soul to the Foundation Establishment peak stage, is no match for Zhao Huaian's power and is filled with fear and despair.

Significant Themes

• Power and Cultivation: The chapter emphasizes the importance of cultivation and power, with Zhao Huaian's rapid advancement making him nearly invincible.
• Trust and Betrayal: Zhao Huaian's lack of trust in others is highlighted, as he only believes in his own methods, even when faced with Bai Hong's pleas.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Huaian and Bai Hong's interaction is one of power dynamics, with Zhao Huaian's strength overwhelming Bai Hong's attempts at escape and defiance.
• Zhao Huaian's past with Bai Hong is hinted at, with Bai Hong addressing him as 'Senior Zhao,' suggesting a previous relationship.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Huaian uses the Soul Searching Technique on Bai Hong to extract his memories, learning his spells and Spiritual Powers.
• Bai Hong's life story is revealed through his memories: orphaned, bullied, and later seeking revenge after his mother's murder.
• Zhao Huaian absorbs over ten new spells and Spiritual Powers from Bai Hong's memories.
• Lin Daozhi, back in Leiyang City, faces setbacks and punishment due to his rivals in the Thunderclap Gang.

Character Developments

• Zhao Huaian: Becomes more ruthless and pragmatic, using the Soul Searching Technique without remorse. He admires Bai Hong's resilience but shows no sympathy for his fate.
• Bai Hong: His tragic past and desire for revenge are revealed. Despite his strength, he ultimately falls victim to Zhao Huaian's power.
• Lin Daozhi: Initially successful, he faces setbacks and punishment due to internal politics within the Thunderclap Gang.

Significant Themes

• Power and Ruthlessness: Zhao Huaian's disregard for Bai Hong's life emphasizes the brutal nature of their world.
• Revenge and Tragedy: Bai Hong's life story illustrates the destructive cycle of revenge and the tragic consequences of unchecked ambition.
• Political Intrigue: Lin Daozhi's struggles highlight the treacherous nature of power dynamics within organizations.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Huaian and Bai Hong: Their interaction is one-sided, with Zhao Huaian using and ultimately destroying Bai Hong.
• Lin Daozhi and Thunderclap Gang Elders: Their conflict illustrates the cutthroat nature of gang politics, with Lin Daozhi facing opposition and punishment from his rivals.

Lin Daozhi discovers that the Thunderclap Gang's elders have secretly taken over most of his businesses, leading to his anger and frustration. Wang Zhonglin suggests seeking help from an outsider, and they decide to collaborate with Zhao Huaian, whom Lin Daozhi has previously exchanged communication spirit talismans with. Lin Daozhi also plans to target Tang Jianfeng, the Sixth Elder, who is responsible for taking over the Golden Mountain Mine. Meanwhile, Zhao Huaian, in Cangzhou, has been cultivating the Blood Soul Phantom Technique to the Great Accomplishment level, preparing to apply it in actual combat to further improve his techniques.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Huaian responds to Lin Daozhi's message, agreeing to meet on the Thunderclap Gang's territory a month later.
• Zhao Huaian infiltrates the Thunderclap Gang's territory to gather information and assess the situation.
• In Leiyang City, Zhao Huaian visits Youjian Tavern to eavesdrop on conversations and gathers information about the Thunderclap Gang's internal conflict.
• He learns that Tang Jianfeng, the Sixth Elder, is the main beneficiary and has a deep conflict with Lin Daozhi, the young leader of the Thunderclap Gang.

Character Developments

• Zhao Huaian demonstrates his strategic thinking and caution, planning carefully and gathering information before making decisions.
• Lin Daozhi is revealed to be seeking Zhao Huaian's help to deal with Tang Jianfeng, likely due to the latter's recent gains and conflict with Lin Daozhi.

Significant Themes

• Power struggles and internal conflicts within a powerful organization (Thunderclap Gang).
• The importance of information and intelligence gathering in making strategic decisions.
• Trust and loyalty, as seen in Zhao Huaian's relationship with the Zhu Family.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Huaian interacts with the waiter at Youjian Tavern, using a barrier array to ensure privacy and gain information.
• Zhao Huaian's relationship with the Zhu Family is further established, showing his trust in them and their reliance on him for protection.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Huaian, disguised, gathers information about Tang Jianfeng and the Thunderclap Gang in Leiyang City.
• Three Golden Core realm cultivators, subordinates of Tang Jianfeng, pursue Zhao Huaian after discovering his inquiries.
• Zhao Huaian kills the three pursuers and assumes a new identity.
• After five days, Zhao Huaian meets with Zhu Xuyou, who brings over twenty Foundation Establishment stage death warriors secretly cultivated by the Zhu Family.

Character Developments

• Zhao Huaian demonstrates his cunning and ruthlessness in gathering information and eliminating threats.
• The death warriors show loyalty and obedience to Zhao Huaian, indicating their brainwashing and commitment to his cause.

Significant Themes

• Disguise and deception in information gathering and combat.
• The use of expendable pawns (death warriors) in cultivation and warfare.
• The ruthlessness and power dynamics within criminal organizations.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Huaian interacts with the waiter at the Youjian Tavern to gather information.
• He encounters and eliminates the three pursuing cultivators from the Thunderclap Gang.
• Zhao Huaian meets with Zhu Xuyou and the death warriors, demonstrating his authority and command over them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Huaian gathers a group of death warriors, brainwashes them, and gives them a poison pill that promotes cultivation but detonates upon a soul search, ensuring loyalty and preventing information leakage.
• Zhao Huaian reveals his plan to interfere in the Thunderclap Gang's internal affairs, specifically the conflict between the Sixth Elder Tang Jianfeng and the Young Master Lin Daozhi.
• Zhao Huaian meets with Lin Daozhi, expressing his desire to help him reclaim his lost power and take revenge.

Character Developments

• Zhao Huaian: Shows his cunning and manipulative side, using brainwashing and poison to control his subordinates. He's calm and confident in his plans, even when dealing with powerful opponents like Tang Jianfeng.
• Zhu Xuyou: Initially worried about being a disposable tool, he finds hope in the poison pill, seeing it as a chance to gain Zhao Huaian's trust.
• Lin Daozhi: Excited to see Zhao Huaian after over a year, he's eager to use his strength to reclaim his power and take revenge.

Significant Themes

• Manipulation and control: Zhao Huaian's use of brainwashing and poison to control his subordinates.
• Power dynamics: The struggle for power within the Thunderclap Gang and the potential shift in power dynamics with Zhao Huaian's involvement.
• Trust and loyalty: Zhu Xuyou's concern about being disposable and his hope for gaining Zhao Huaian's trust through the poison pill.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Huaian and Zhu Xuyou: Zhao Huaian gives orders to Zhu Xuyou, who hesitates briefly before complying, showing his internal struggle and eventual submission.
• Zhao Huaian and Lin Daozhi: They reunite after over a year, with Lin Daozhi expressing his excitement and eagerness to work with Zhao Huaian again. Zhao Huaian maintains a polite and cooperative demeanor.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Daozhi invites Zhao Huaian and other cultivators to his mountain pavilion.
• Lin Daozhi reveals his need for a marriage alliance with the Du Family of Shangfeng City, requiring three renowned young talents to challenge a Three Talents Formation.
• Lin Daozhi asks Zhao Huaian to join them as the rear guard, with Han Haonan, Fan Sinsi, and Sun Yanfeng as the main challengers.
• They set the date for after the eighth day of next month.

Character Developments

• Lin Daozhi: Shows strategic thinking, seeking a marriage alliance to improve his standing in the Thunderclap Gang.
• Zhao Huaian: Keeps his true strength hidden, understanding Lin Daozhi's intentions and agreeing to help.
• Han Haonan, Fan Sinsi, and Sun Yanfeng: Display confidence in their abilities and willingness to help Lin Daozhi.

Significant Themes

• Alliances and friendships: Lin Daozhi seeks to strengthen his ties with other powerful families and sects.
• Hidden strength: Zhao Huaian conceals his true power, while Sun Yanfeng senses Zhao Huaian's formidable aura.
• Ambition: Lin Daozhi's desire to take over his father's position in the Thunderclap Gang.

Character Interactions

• Lin Daozhi and Zhao Huaian: Lin Daozhi invites Zhao Huaian to join his plan, and Zhao Huaian understands Lin Daozhi's intentions without needing further explanation.
• Lin Daozhi and Han Haonan, Fan Sinsi, Sun Yanfeng: Lin Daozhi introduces them to Zhao Huaian, and they agree to help him without hesitation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Daozhi, the young master of the Thunderclap Gang, meets with Zhao Huaian to discuss a plan against Tang Jianfeng, the sixth elder of the Nascent Soul Realm.
• The plan involves using Tang Jianfeng's grandson, Tang Zhaohui, to drive Tang Jianfeng mad and attack Lin Daozhi.
• Zhao Huaian agrees to the plan, with the condition that Lin Daozhi must provide benefits in return.

Character Developments

• Lin Daozhi: Shows strategic thinking and cunning, willing to take risks and involve himself in the plan.
• Zhao Huaian: Demonstrates exceptional intelligence and insight, understanding Lin Daozhi's entire plan and adding his own strategies.

Significant Themes

• Ambition and power struggles within the Thunderclap Gang.
• The use of pawns and manipulation in political intrigue.
• The importance of reciprocity and benefits in alliances.

Character Interactions

• Lin Daozhi and Zhao Huaian: They form an alliance based on mutual benefit, with Lin Daozhi providing the plan and Zhao Huaian executing it. Their interaction showcases their cunning and strategic minds.

Key Plot Points

• Lin Daozhi plans to provoke Tang Jianfeng into madness to eliminate his influence in the Thunderclap Gang.
• Zhao Huaian, disguised and accompanied by death warriors, attacks the Golden Mountain Mine Vein on the eighth night.
• Tang Zhaohui, Tang Jianfeng's grandson, is present and defends the mine, leading to a confrontation with Zhao Huaian.

Character Developments

• Lin Daozhi shows ambition and cunning in his plans to gain power within the Thunderclap Gang.
• Zhao Huaian demonstrates his strength and ruthlessness in leading the attack on the mine.
• Tang Zhaohui reveals his ruthlessness and desperation in defending the mine and his grandfather's wealth.

Significant Themes

• Ambition and power struggles within the Thunderclap Gang.
• The ruthlessness and consequences of cultivators' actions.
• The importance of strategic planning and deception in gaining an advantage.

Character Interactions

• Lin Daozhi and Wang Zhonglin discuss their plans and anticipate the rise of the Lin Family.
• Zhao Huaian commands his death warriors and faces off against Tang Zhaohui and his guards.
• Tang Zhaohui orders his subordinates to fight against Zhao Huaian while trying to protect himself.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Huaian, a late Golden Core realm cultivator, effortlessly defeats and kills three Golden Core realm cultivators, including a peak realm expert, using his powerful Sword Intent and blood fiend energy.
• He then captures and kills Tang Zhaohui, the grandson of a Nascent Soul realm expert, Tang Jianfeng, after refusing Tang Zhaohui's pleas for mercy and offers of treasures.
• Zhao Huaian intentionally leaves clues to implicate Lin Daozhi, a member of the Thunderclap Gang, as the mastermind behind Tang Zhaohui's death.

Character Developments

• Zhao Huaian: Demonstrates immense power and ruthlessness, showing no mercy to his enemies. He also displays strategic thinking, manipulating events to create chaos within the Thunderclap Gang.
• Tang Zhaohui: Reveals his cowardice and desperation when faced with death, offering treasures and servitude to Zhao Huaian in exchange for his life.

Significant Themes

• Power and its corrupting influence, as seen in Tang Zhaohui's behavior.
• The consequences of one's actions, with Tang Jianfeng's past actions leading to his grandson's death and potential retaliation.
• Manipulation and deception, as Zhao Huaian orchestrates events to serve his client's interests.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Huaian vs. Golden Core realm cultivators: Zhao Huaian demonstrates his overwhelming power, easily defeating and killing his opponents.
• Zhao Huaian vs. Tang Zhaohui: Zhao Huaian shows no mercy, killing Tang Zhaohui despite his pleas and offers of treasures.
• Zhao Huaian's actions are driven by his desire to serve his client, Lin Daozhi, and create chaos within the Thunderclap Gang.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Huaian, the Alliance Leader, leads a massacre at the Golden Mountain Mine Vein, leaving no survivors.
• The Thunderclap Gang's young master, Tang Zhaohui, is among the casualties.
• Tang Jianfeng, the Sixth Elder of the Thunderclap Gang and Tang Zhaohui's grandfather, discovers his grandson's death and goes into a rage.

Character Developments

• Zhao Huaian: Displayed overwhelming power and ruthlessness, acting without mercy.
• Tang Jianfeng: Initially benevolent and doting towards his grandson, he turns violent and vengeful upon learning of Tang Zhaohui's death.
• Tang Zhaohui: Despite being a young master, he showed no remorse for his actions, only thinking of his own survival when captured.

Significant Themes

• Ruthlessness and power in the cultivation world.
• The consequences of one's actions and the loss of innocence.
• Grief and revenge.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Huaian and Zhu Xuyou: The Alliance Leader and his subordinate have a respectful, hierarchical relationship.
• Tang Jianfeng and Tang Zhaohui: The grandfather-grandson relationship is strained by Tang Zhaohui's death and Tang Jianfeng's subsequent grief and desire for revenge.
• Tang Jianfeng and the subordinate: The subordinate's urgent report of Tang Zhaohui's death triggers Tang Jianfeng's violent reaction.