Chapter Summaries

After the Alliance united against the Orcs, Xiao Hen set out with Khadgar, Lothar, and a thousand soldiers to kill the Giant Dragon in Boulder Breach for his Main Quest. The party entered the canyon with nets, Dragon Lances, and anesthetic prepared, and a huge dragon began to rise in response to their charge.

• Xiao Hen asked King Llane for permission to hunt the Giant Dragon at Boulder Breach and requested Khadgar's help; King Llane approved and offered soldiers.
• Half a month later, the Alliance Council formed a pact and joint defense against the invading Orcs.
• Xiao Hen, Khadgar, Lothar, and a thousand elite cavalrymen set out for Boulder Breach, where Khadgar and Lothar reassured Xiao Hen that they knew how to slay wild dragons.
• After traveling for two days, the party reached the canyon, and Lothar ordered the soldiers to prepare their nets, Dragon Lances, and anesthetic potions.
• Lothar, Khadgar, and Xiao Hen led the charge into Boulder Breach as a tremendous roar sounded and an enormous figure rose from the valley.

Xiao Hen joined Lothar, Khadgar, and their soldiers in subduing a Green Dragon with lightning, nets, dragon lances, and anesthetic-coated arrows. As the dragon fell unconscious, Lothar let Xiao Hen deliver the final blow to advance his Main Quest.

• The Green Dragon emerged from its canyon, and Lothar ordered the soldiers to attack while Khadgar struck it with lightning.
• Xiao Hen pierced the dragon’s wing with an arrow, and the dragon retaliated with corrosive breath against the soldiers.
• Lothar’s troops trapped the dragon in nets and stabbed it with anesthetic-coated dragon lances while Xiao Hen fired anesthetic-coated arrows.
• Khadgar shielded Lothar from the dragon’s breath as the anesthetic slowed the Green Dragon and Lothar ordered the soldiers to reinforce the nets.
• Xiao Hen shot the trapped dragon in the eye, then drove his Silver Light Sword into its skull after it fell still.

After Xiao Hen claimed the Green Dragon's Dragon Crystal, he explored its lair with Lothar and Khadgar and found a Holy Light Dagger. The group returned to the dismantled dragon, and the Shuttle spoke to Xiao Hen as he mounted his horse.

• Xiao Hen beheaded the unconscious Green Dragon, took its Dragon Crystal, and let Lothar and Khadgar divide the remaining corpse.
• Khadgar used magic to carry Xiao Hen and Lothar up to the Green Dragon's cave, where the three searched the lair's treasure hoard.
• Khadgar claimed a spellbook, Lothar took an enchanted bracer, and Xiao Hen found a Holy Light Dagger effective against the undead.
• The three left the lair and returned to the dragon's remains, which the soldiers had dismantled and packed.
• As Xiao Hen mounted his horse, the Shuttle's mechanical voice sounded in his mind.

Xiao Hen completed the Main Quest to obtain the Dragon Crystal of Crag Canyon but failed to destroy the Dark Portal, then claimed his reward while returning to Stormwind City. The reward was an unreadable sword manual, which the Shuttle converted into information in his mind.

• Xiao Hen learned that his Main Quest was complete, his Side Quest was incomplete, and he had ten days before he needed to return to the Real World.
• Xiao Hen asked the Shuttle about authority upgrades and learned that fully repairing it would grant him Intermediate Authority and access to more of the Shuttle Vault.
• Xiao Hen resolved to grow stronger after the failed Side Quest and asked to claim his Main Quest reward.
• Xiao Hen found a cyan book filled with unfamiliar writing and sword illustrations, then asked the Shuttle to help him understand it.
• Xiao Hen agreed to cultivate the manual, and the Shuttle transferred its contents into his mind.

The shuttle rewarded Xiao Hen with the Divine Wind Departing Fire Sword Art, and he studied its sword techniques and cultivation method after returning to Stormwind City. After reaching the art’s first layer, he found that his combat power had risen to 307, while the shuttle remained 35% repaired.

• The shuttle gave Xiao Hen the Divine Wind Departing Fire Sword Art as a mission reward and reported that the shuttle’s repair progress had reached 35%.
• Xiao Hen’s comprehension of the sword art advanced his Spring Rain Swordplay to the third level and raised his combat power to 107.
• After returning to Stormwind City, Xiao Hen practiced the new sword routines through the night in his courtyard.
• Xiao Hen meditated for three days and cultivated the first layer of the Divine Wind Departing Fire Sword Art, gaining sword origin energy.
• Xiao Hen checked his character panel and saw that his combat power had increased to 307.

Xiao Hen returned from Azeroth to the Real World with new weapons and a renewed understanding of Gul'dan's strength. The next day, he learned that the Li Family was targeting Chen's Group, forcing Chen Xinyu to close the martial arts school and void his employment contract.

• Xiao Hen confirmed his return, left Azeroth, and arrived at his residence in Mingyue Residential Area.
• Xiao Hen reviewed his gains, kept the Holy Light Dagger, and recalled being defeated by Gul'dan while trying to destroy the Orcs' Portal.
• After resting, Xiao Hen checked his phone and found missed calls from Chen Xinyu and Li Wenjuan.
• Xiao Hen arrived at Chen's Martial Arts School and found movers clearing it out.
• Chen Xinyu told Xiao Hen that the Li Family had attacked Chen's Group, forcing it to sell assets and void his contract, though the Chen family would still pay his compensation.

After losing his gym job, Xiao Hen used his wealth to replenish supplies for his trips to Azeroth and other worlds. He then cultivated the Divine Wind Departing Fire Sword Art at home, estimating that reaching its second layer would take over a year.

• Xiao Hen drove to a supermarket and ordered staff to gather large quantities of food, cooked dishes, and other supplies.
• Xiao Hen's uncontrolled sword origin energy frightened the manager, so he gave the manager his bank card and ordered him to settle the purchases and continue shopping.
• Xiao Hen spent nearly a million yuan on supplies, had three trucks deliver them, and stored everything in his storage space.
• Xiao Hen ate at a small eatery, returned home, and practiced the Divine Wind Departing Fire Sword Art for eight hours.
• Xiao Hen concluded that his current cultivation pace would take a little over a year to reach the second layer, then began studying sword techniques.

Xiao Hen trained with the Divine Wind Departing Fire Sword Art and other weapons before Yu Li called to tell him Chen Xinyu had been kidnapped amid the Li Family’s attack on Chen’s Group. He agreed to go help, leaving Yu Li to tell him where to meet her.

• Xiao Hen practiced the first level of the Divine Wind Departing Fire Sword Art and found he could not yet grasp the second level.
• Xiao Hen continued training in swordsmanship, archery, and other fighting techniques in the wilderness.
• Yu Li called Xiao Hen and said Chen Xinyu had disappeared after Instructor Xu went missing, and the kidnappers demanded fifty-one percent of Chen’s Group’s shares.
• Yu Li pleaded with Xiao Hen to rescue Chen Xinyu and promised to agree to any request he made.
• Xiao Hen agreed to help and asked Yu Li where she was.

Xiao Hen rescued Chen Xinyu from armed kidnappers and escaped the explosives that destroyed their hideout. He drove away with Chen Xinyu and Yu Li unconscious, vowing to pursue the Blackhand behind the attack.

• Xiao Hen drove Yu Li to an unfinished villa complex after she identified it as Chen Xinyu's location.
• Xiao Hen found Chen Xinyu bound inside, surrounded by armed kidnappers demanding 51 percent of the Chen company's shares.
• Xiao Hen refused the kidnappers' demands and used silver weapons to incapacitate them and free Chen Xinyu.
• Chen Xinyu warned Xiao Hen that explosives were underneath the building, so he grabbed her and Yu Li and escaped at top speed.
• An explosion destroyed the unfinished building, and Xiao Hen carried the unconscious women to his car and drove away, angry that the Blackhand had escaped consequences.

Li Tianming learned that the mercenaries he hired had been wiped out, while Xiao Hen rescued Chen Xinyu and Yu Li from an attack linked to the Li Family. After Chen Xinyu revealed that her family had abandoned her, Xiao Hen stopped when several vehicles surrounded his car and confronted a burly man.

• Li Tianming argued with Roer over the failed mission and then canceled his meeting so he could go home for his brother's return.
• Yu Li woke in Xiao Hen's car and helped Chen Xinyu regain consciousness after Xiao Hen rescued them.
• Chen Xinyu thanked Xiao Hen and explained that the Li Family had tried to seize Chen's Group shares, while Xiao Hen sensed that her gratitude was sincere.
• Xiao Hen told Chen Xinyu he did not want to be involved further, and she asked him to take her and Yu Li in because the Chen Family had abandoned her.
• Several vehicles stopped around Xiao Hen's car, and he ordered Chen Xinyu and Yu Li to stay inside before stepping out to face a burly man.

Xiao Hen defeated Roer and the Black Bear Mercenary Group, then forced Roer to take him to Li Tianming, who had hired the mercenaries to target Chen Xinyu. Xiao Hen confronted Li Tianming at his family’s villa and demanded a reason not to kill him, leaving Li Tianming’s father to question whether he had used improper means against the Chen Family.

• Roer threatened Xiao Hen, but Xiao Hen swiftly killed or incapacitated the mercenaries and proved he could survive a bullet wound.
• Xiao Hen forced Roer to lead him to the person behind the attack, while Chen Xinyu and Yu Li watched in fear.
• Roer brought Xiao Hen and the two women to Li Tianming’s villa and revealed that Li Tianming had hired the Black Bear Mercenary Group to deal with Chen Xinyu.
• Xiao Hen let Roer leave and confronted Li Tianming, demanding a reason not to kill him.
• Li Xiaofan recognized Xiao Hen as the expert who had rescued him, and Li Tianming’s father asked whether his son had used improper means against the Chen Family.

Xiao Hen resolved the conflict with the Li Family, secured compensation for Chen Xinyu, and helped her establish a new trading company. After days of preparation, he returned to sword training and asked Shuttle about his next Plot Quest, which was five days away.

• Xiao Hen made the Li Family promise to handle the mercenaries, leave Chen Xinyu alone, and pay ten million, which Chen Xinyu would use as startup capital.
• The middle-aged man reprimanded Li Tianming and removed him from the President position after learning how he had hired mercenaries to kidnap Chen Xinyu.
• Xiao Hen, Chen Xinyu, and Yu Li agreed that Chen Xinyu and Yu Li would leave Chen's Group and that Chen Xinyu would work with Xiao Hen.
• Xiao Hen and Chen Xinyu invested twenty million to establish Star Mark Trading Group, which quietly began operating as a trading and antiques business.
• Xiao Hen resumed sword training and asked Shuttle when his next Plot Quest would begin; Shuttle said five days remained.

Xiao Hen prepared for the Nine-story Demon Pagoda quest by reviewing the film’s plot and assessing its monsters against his current strength. After cultivating through the night, he received the Shuttle’s transmission notice and prepared to enter the world.

• Xiao Hen learned that the Shuttle required repair materials in the new world but would generate his Main Quest only after he arrived.
• Xiao Hen watched the film and reviewed how the 1979 expedition triggered the awakening of ancient monsters, leaving Hu Bayi as the sole escapee.
• Xiao Hen learned that the later expedition faced Red Ghouls and judged them dangerous but manageable given his current strength.
• Xiao Hen cultivated the Divine Wind Leaving Fire Sword Art through the night and woke refreshed.
• The Shuttle announced that transmission to Ghost Blows Out the Light: Nine-story Demon Pagoda was commencing, and Xiao Hen readied himself.

Xiao Hen arrived in 1985 and learned that his quest required him to open the Nine-story Demon Pagoda and get close to the Ghost Queen. He set off to stop Hu Bayi from killing Shirley Yang, whose death would destroy the pagoda and make the quest impossible.

• Xiao Hen arrived at a stone temple in an unfamiliar northern county town, where his modern clothes drew curious looks from locals.
• Xiao Hen used a gold and silver stash but could not exchange it for cash, so he produced his mountain bike and rode to a newspaper kiosk.
• Xiao Hen read a newspaper dated February 25, 1985, and inferred that the events involving Hu Bayi, Yang Ping, and the Ghost Clan had already begun.
• Xiao Hen asked the Shuttle for his quests and learned that he had to open the Nine-story Demon Pagoda, release the Ghost Queen, and prevent Hu Bayi from killing Shirley Yang.
• Xiao Hen learned that the Ghost Queen could only be devoured after the pagoda was opened, then raced toward Kachikuk Town on his bicycle.

Xiao Hen needed money and identification to travel from the Imperial Capital, so he let station crooks lead him to their hideout. After revealing his gold and gemstones, he learned they could arrange identity documents, but Brother Da Long and his men surrounded him and tried to force him to surrender his valuables.

• Xiao Hen pretended to be a stranded traveler when Bald Zhang approached him outside the train station.
• Bald Zhang lured Xiao Hen to a hidden courtyard, where his accomplices trapped him in a room.
• Xiao Hen discovered that Brother Da Long's gang claimed they could help him obtain identity documents.
• Xiao Hen opened his bundle and revealed gold bars and gemstones, making the gang greedy.
• Brother Da Long ordered his men to surround Xiao Hen, and Bald Zhang kicked at the back of his knee as Xiao Hen's killing intent rose.

Xiao Hen fought off Brother Long and his bandits after they tried to rob him, catching their bullets bare-handed and revealing his own pistol. He gunned down the fleeing attackers, leaving their fate settled in a slaughter.

• Bald Old Zhang hurt his foot kicking Xiao Hen, and Brother Long ordered his men to attack him for his valuables.
• Xiao Hen seized a wooden club and beat the attackers, crippling several men and smashing a table with one of them.
• Brother Long threatened Xiao Hen with a gun, but Xiao Hen caught the first bullet bare-handed and stopped the rest of the shots as well.
• The bandits fled in terror, and Xiao Hen drew Roer's Browning pistol and shot at them as they ran.

Xiao Hen forced the middle-aged gang leader to help him exchange valuables for cash and arrange identification and travel documents. After selling gold and gemstones for eighty thousand yuan, Xiao Hen left with the leader to handle his remaining needs.

• Xiao Hen killed nearly all the thugs and spared the middle-aged leader, the hat-wearing man, and the bald man surnamed Zhang to help with his affairs.
• Xiao Hen demanded that the middle-aged man arrange identification and exchange his gold, silver, and gemstones for cash.
• Xiao Hen shot the bald man and the hat-wearing man when they seemed too dazed to help, then warned the middle-aged man to act naturally and obey.
• The middle-aged man led Xiao Hen to a shop, where an old man appraised Xiao Hen's gemstones and gold ingots at eighty thousand yuan.
• Xiao Hen took the cash and had the middle-aged man lead him onward to obtain identification and arrange a train ticket.

Xiao Hen traveled by train and bicycle from the Imperial Capital to Oil Town, cultivating Sword Origin Energy along the way and assessing his strength. He arrived at the deserted town hoping the events he had come to find had not yet reached their final moment.

• Xiao Hen refused a middle-aged woman's offer of warm clothes on the train and continued cultivating during the journey.
• Xiao Hen checked his Character Panel and saw that his Combat Power had risen to 321 and his Shuttle Repair Progress was thirty-five percent.
• Xiao Hen told an old man that he was headed to Kachikuk Town, then said goodbye when the train reached the nearest county station.
• Xiao Hen rode his mountain bike through Kachikuk Town and across the Gobi Desert toward Oil Town.
• Xiao Hen reached the Oil Town sign without encountering monsters or Red Ghouls and rode into the dilapidated town.

Xiao Hen fought his way into Oil Town, killing Red Ghouls and rescuing Cao Weiwei as the town’s defenders came under attack. He joined the battle against the advancing monsters while Hu Bayi and Yang Ping remained missing.

• Xiao Hen sensed a Red Ghoul in Oil Town and killed it with the Silver Light Sword.
• Xiao Hen heard gunfire and found several people fighting off Red Ghouls in the town center.
• Xiao Hen rescued Cao Weiwei from a Red Ghoul and killed the monster after severing its arm.
• Chen Dong watched Xiao Hen fight and grew suspicious of his identity.
• Xiao Hen noticed Hu Bayi and Yang Ping were missing, then rushed to confront another advancing Red Ghoul.

Xiao Hen killed Red Ghouls while searching for Hu Bayi and Shirley Yang, then entered the Prince's Tomb. He found Shirley Yang beside a golden coffin, but Hu Bayi's whereabouts remained unclear.

• Xiao Hen killed a Red Ghoul that had attacked Wang Kaixuan, then ignored another Red Ghoul chasing a fleeing young man.
• Xiao Hen agreed to help Chen Dong after Cao Weiwei asked him, and he killed the Red Ghoul threatening Chen on a rooftop.
• Xiao Hen learned that Hu Bayi had gone after Shirley Yang and hurried in the direction Cao Weiwei pointed out.
• Xiao Hen followed gunfire into the Petroleum Auditorium and found a passage leading underground.
• Xiao Hen entered the Prince's Tomb and saw Shirley Yang standing beside a huge golden coffin.