Chapter Summaries

Li Changfeng followed Princess Minmin’s trail to a battlefield, learned that the others had entered a great hall, and disguised himself as a Brocade-Clad Guard to join the fight. He found Juehai and the others safe, but Li Wuyai was nowhere to be seen.

• Li Changfeng recovered, followed the footprints, and found a battlefield strewn with corpses.
• Li Changfeng treated a dying Brocade-Clad Guard captain, who told him the others had entered the great hall.
• Li Changfeng saw Li Wuyai sneak into the hall, then disguised himself in a dead guard’s clothes and entered after him.
• Li Changfeng blended into the crowd and saw the sect grandmasters surrounding the evil-path grandmasters in battle.
• A Brocade-Clad Guard told Li Changfeng that Juehai had beaten Li Wuyai, who had fled after framing Jue Kong.

The Hall Master of Subduing Dragon battled the Ghost King Sect leader, whose vengeful spirits and Ghost Refining Palm made him a formidable opponent. After transforming into a slaughtering demon, the Ghost King Sect leader attacked again, and their clash left the hall in ruins as the dust obscured the outcome.

• The Ghost King Sect leader unleashed vengeful souls against the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon, whose Buddhist Golden Body annihilated them before they re-formed.
• The Ghost King Sect leader used Ghostly Wail against the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon’s Hundred Leaf Hand, and their clash sent both men staggering back.
• The Ghost King Sect leader sacrificed the vengeful souls, transformed into a slaughtering demon, and wounded the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon with a claw attack.
• The Hall Master of Subduing Dragon used Thousand Leaf Tathagata against the demon’s giant claw, and their collision devastated the hall.
• The onlookers rose and watched the dust and smoke where the two combatants had clashed.

The Hall Master of Subduing Dragon repeatedly battered the demon with powerful techniques, but it recovered from every seemingly fatal blow and grew stronger. As the demon roared back to its feet once more, the exhausted Hall Master of Subduing Dragon decided he had to use his ultimate move.

• The demon survived the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon's attack, unleashed devastating sound waves, and slashed him from several directions.
• The Hall Master of Subduing Dragon used "Wrath of the Wind God" to tear into the demon and smash it into the ground, but it healed and transformed into a larger, stronger form.
• The transformed demon struck the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon with a powerful punch, and he resolved to test its defenses.
• The Hall Master of Subduing Dragon unleashed nine "Vajra Legs of Immense Power," driving the demon into the ground and crushing its skull.
• The demon restored its skull and shattered bones, leaped up again, and prompted the weary Hall Master of Subduing Dragon to say he had to use that move.

The Hall Master of Subduing Dragon used Heaven's Will Four Symbols Art to destroy the demon after it survived severe injuries and began healing. The hall was reduced to ashes, and Yuhuatian feared the power of the Hall Master's final attack.

• The demon charged at the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon, who used Wrath of the Wind God to wound it with wind blades.
• The Hall Master of Subduing Dragon bound the demon with Wrath of the Wood God, then burned it with Wrath of the Fire God.
• The Hall Master of Subduing Dragon combined the three forms into Wrath of the Gods and exploded the phantoms, burning the demon until nothing remained.
• The Hall Master of Subduing Dragon shielded the younger generation from the blast, though the hall was destroyed and many masters were burned.
• Yuhuatian said the Hall Master's attack could leave even him gravely wounded.

The leader of the Demon God Sect used a feint to bypass his opponents and ambush the injured Hall Master of Subduing Dragon. Li Changfeng interrupted the attack, and the leaders of the Demon God Sect and the imperial forces remained locked in battle.

• The leader of the Demon God Sect transformed and unleashed Savage Elephant Sky Blast against Commander Lu, Cao Zhengchun, and the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger.
• The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger used the eleventh level of the Golden Bell Shield to destroy the weakened fist imprint, but realized the Demon God Sect leader had used a feint.
• The Demon God Sect leader appeared beside the meditating Hall Master of Subduing Dragon and attacked him while he was unable to dodge.
• Li Changfeng threw his Wild Goose Saber to interrupt the ambush, and the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger arrived to protect the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon.
• The Demon God Sect leader blasted the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger into the ground, but the Hall Master emerged unharmed and confirmed the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon was safe.

Yuhuatian fought the leader of the Corpse Refining Sect, whose Corpse Transformation Art made him resistant to attacks. Yuhuatian’s Winter's Lone Red pierced his defenses and left him bleeding and motionless, though his death remained uncertain.

• A hidden figure believed the poison planted on the battlefield would weaken everyone below Grandmaster level.
• The leader of the Corpse Refining Sect transformed into a zombie-like form and attacked Yuhuatian with the Fiend Corpse Claw.
• Yuhuatian dodged the leader’s claws with Seven Cicada Shedding and countered with Plum Blossom Swordplay.
• Yuhuatian and the leader exchanged powerful attacks that shook the battlefield and blasted them apart.
• Yuhuatian struck with Winter's Lone Red, tearing open the leader’s arms and chest and leaving him motionless in a pool of blood.

Yuhuatian survived the Corpse Refining Sect leader’s suicide attack with a substitution technique, but the battle left most of the grandmasters dead or gravely wounded. Only three sect grandmasters survived, and they were unable to move.

• The Corpse Refining Sect leader revealed his disguise and struck Yuhuatian with the Absolute Fiend Corpse Claw, poisoning him with corpse poison.
• Yuhuatian countered with Heaven’s Wrath and shattered the leader’s attack, cleaving him nearly in two.
• The dying Corpse Refining Sect leader ignited his true energy, while two Corpse Kings trapped Yuhuatian and prepared to self-destruct.
• The Corpse Refining Sect leader and the grandmasters detonated themselves, killing more than half of the sect grandmasters and leaving three survivors grievously wounded.
• Yuhuatian survived beneath a distant tree after using his last substitution technique to escape the explosion.

After the Demon God Sect leader died, his blood helped awaken a demon sealed beneath the battlefield, and Li Wuyai used poison and Yuhuatian’s betrayal to target Princess Minmin. The chapter ended with Princess Minmin revealing she could still fight and clawing Li Wuyai’s face, blinding his left eye.

• The Demon God Sect leader began to self-destruct, but an eerie voice stopped him, and Hall Master of Subduing Dragon killed him with the Bodhidharma Divine Sword.
• Li Changfeng noticed the Demon God Sect leader’s blood vanished, and the Buddhist Great Demon Subduing Vajra Formation began to fail as a demon tried to escape.
• Hall Master of Subduing Dragon, Fu Hu, and three other Grandmasters stabilized the formation while Li Changfeng detected Li Wuyai’s poisonous fragrance and pretended to collapse.
• Li Wuyai revealed his plot to take Princess Minmin hostage, while Yuhuatian admitted his betrayal and Cao Zhengchun and Commander Lu were left unable to intervene.
• Princess Minmin sprang up and struck Li Wuyai with the Nine Yin Skeleton Claw, carving his face and blinding his left eye.

Li Changfeng ambushed Li Wuyai, shattered his True Qi Seed, and brutally mutilated him after claiming he had been ordered to protect Princess Minmin. When a wounded Free and Unfettered Sect grandmaster attacked to defend Li Wuyai, Li Changfeng met his fiery palm technique with the Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms, and both fighters were driven back by the collision.

• Li Wuyai knocked Princess Minmin unconscious, and Li Changfeng ambushed him with a palm that shattered his True Qi Seed.
• Li Changfeng claimed he had been secretly ordered by His Majesty to protect the princess, then broke Li Wuyai's hand and legs and severed his manhood with his saber.
• Li Changfeng sealed Li Wuyai's mute acupoint and prepared to kill him, but a wounded Free and Unfettered Sect grandmaster attacked with hidden weapons.
• The grandmaster challenged Li Changfeng and unleashed Yang Flame Skyfall, while Li Changfeng countered with Hidden Dragon, Do Not Use.
• The two palm techniques collided and blasted a crater into the ground, forcing Li Changfeng and the grandmaster to retreat several steps with their palms injured or numb.

Yuhuatian attacked Li Changfeng, prompting Commander Lu and Cao Zhengchun to fight him while others struggled to keep the Great Demon Subduing Vajra Formation intact. Li Changfeng and the Free and Unfettered Sect master unleashed their strongest palm techniques against each other, and both were badly injured.

• Yuhuatian charged toward Li Changfeng, but Commander Lu intercepted him and Cao Zhengchun attacked from behind; Yuhuatian knocked Cao Zhengchun back.
• The Hall Master of Subduing Dragon and the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger struggled to maintain the formation after three Grandmasters left, while two masters from Emei Sect and Flower Shifting Palace reinforced its nodes.
• The Free and Unfettered Sect master unleashed Yang Flame Triple Strike against Li Changfeng, who countered with Flying Dragon in the Sky.
• The two palm techniques collided in a violent explosion that blasted both fighters away and left them bleeding and struggling to dispel each other's true qi.

The Tusked Demon escaped its underground seal by possessing the Free and Unfettered Sect grandmaster, overwhelming the forces gathered at the battlefield. A pearl empowered Li Changfeng with Xiao Yuanfeng’s Innate power, and he confronted the demon in a fierce battle that left both fighters suspended in the air.

• The Tusked Demon broke through the formation, fled as black qi, and possessed the Free and Unfettered Sect grandmaster, knocking Li Changfeng unconscious with its demonic aura.
• Yuhuatian and the other forces fled, while the Tusked Demon threatened the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon and the others who remained behind.
• A pearl entered Li Changfeng’s dantian and filled him with Innate power, allowing him to reveal himself as Xiao Yuanfeng and order the others to escape.
• Li Changfeng struck the Tusked Demon with a golden palm, and the two began fighting in the sky as their clashes shook the surrounding area.
• Li Changfeng unleashed Flying Dragon in the Sky against the Tusked Demon’s Black Flame Sky, and their techniques collided with enough force to flatten everything within a hundred li.

Li Changfeng defeated Tusked Demon with Xiao Yuanfeng’s help and learned that the demon remained sealed beneath the formation. After recovering, he left Despair Valley with his master’s warning to keep his secret, while a hidden figure in the imperial palace sensed a powerful expert and continued preparing to unify the Southern Territory.

• Li Changfeng and Tusked Demon unleashed powerful palm strikes that collided, leaving both badly injured.
• Tusked Demon tried to flee, but the suppressed soul of the Free and Unfettered Sect grandmaster immobilized it, allowing Li Changfeng to destroy its body and disperse its escaping black qi.
• Li Changfeng used the formation’s pure energy to heal while a bead absorbed the energy and suppressed Tusked Demon, who protested that Xiao Yuanfeng was using its power to cultivate.
• Xiao Yuanfeng appeared to Li Changfeng and explained what had happened, then told him to leave Despair Valley and return after reaching the Acquired Realm.
• Xiao Yuanfeng warned Li Changfeng not to reveal his secret, and Li Changfeng left Despair Valley.
• A hidden figure in the imperial palace sensed a Ninth Level of the Outer Celestial Realm expert in the Southern Territory and resumed perfecting a cultivation technique before emerging to unify the region.

The Wind and Rain Pavilion Master recognized the dragon-roaring palm technique as the former Northern Hero’s and ranked Wu Tiande sixth on the Human Rankings. Meanwhile, Li Wuyai tricked Yu Yingfan and escaped into a raging river, determined to survive and take revenge on Li Changfeng.

• The Wind and Rain Pavilion Master heard about an innate expert using dragon-roaring palm strikes and suspected the former Northern Hero had returned.
• The Pavilion Master concluded that Wu Tiande was the Northern Hero’s successor and ranked him sixth on the Human Rankings.
• Yu Yingfan threatened the injured, martial-arts-less Li Wuyai for the Northern Darkness Divine Art and set his broken bones in exchange for it.
• Li Wuyai secretly poisoned Yu Yingfan’s waterskin while drinking from it, then waited for the poison to take effect.
• After Yu Yingfan was poisoned, Li Wuyai escaped by leaping into the river and vowed to repay Li Changfeng for his torment.

Princess Minmin learned that the fake Wu Tiande was Jue Kong, while Li Changfeng returned from Despair Valley and resumed his journey to Shaolin Temple. After the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger vowed to avenge Jue Kong, Li Changfeng defeated a black-clad attacker on the road and recognized him.

• Princess Minmin told the Emperor that Jue Kong had impersonated Wu Tiande, and the Emperor warned her to stay away from the fiend beneath Despair Valley.
• Commander Lu asked Princess Minmin whether the Emperor had sent Wu Tiande, and she told him to figure out the impostor's identity himself.
• The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger learned that Jue Kong had died and vowed to seek justice from the Free and Unfettered Sect, but Subduing Dragon Hall persuaded him to wait.
• Li Changfeng returned to Golden Spring Town, mourned at the ruined Dragon Gate Escort Agency, and poured wine for Chief Escort Du.
• A black-clad man attacked Li Changfeng with Vajra Prajna Palm, but Li Changfeng overpowered him and unmasked him, recognizing him as someone he had encountered before.

Li Changfeng forced Elder Yuankong to reveal that Jietan, the Discipline Hall’s second elder, had ordered his assassination, then carried Yuankong toward Shaolin Temple as evidence. At a roadside tea stall, he killed a Qingyun Daoist Temple disciple who attacked him and flew on toward Shaolin.

• Li Changfeng used the Life and Death Talisman to make Elder Yuankong confess that Jietan had sent him to kill Li Changfeng.
• Li Changfeng stuffed Yuankong into a sack and set off for Shaolin Temple, stopping at a tea stall to drink and pour tea into the sack.
• Two Qingyun Daoist Temple disciples confronted Li Changfeng, and the brocade-clad youth attacked him with a sword.
• Li Changfeng snapped the youth’s sword and shattered his arm, then let the others leave after the blue-robed senior disciple apologized.
• When the injured youth demanded revenge, Li Changfeng killed him with a jet of tea and flew toward Shaolin Temple with Yuankong.

Li Changfeng returned to Shaolin alive, reunited with his master, and brought back Elder Yuankong, who identified Jietan as the spy behind the attempt on Jue Kong. The senior Shaolin leaders set out to capture Jietan before their investigation could be exposed.

• The young man in green and the pretty-faced woman argued over their responsibility for Li Wuyai's death and decided to report back to their master.
• Li Changfeng entered Shaolin and asked the gatekeeping disciples to keep his survival secret so he could surprise his master.
• Li Changfeng reunited with the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger and explained how he had acted as the Brocade-Clad Guard in Despair Valley.
• Li Changfeng revealed that Elder Yuankong knew the identity of the spy within Shaolin, and Yuankong named Jietan, the second elder of the Discipline Hall, as the one who ordered Jue Kong's assassination.
• Abbot Jiecun, Abbot Hongchen, and the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon heard Yuankong's accusation and joined the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger in heading to capture Jietan.

Abbot Hongchen intercepted Jietan as he tried to escape and defeated his Burning Wood Saber Technique with the Great Compassion Palm. Jietan briefly surrendered under Hongchen’s influence, then fell into demonic deviation and was burned by his own shattered flame sabers.

• Jietan triggered a lime-powder trap, broke through his bedroom’s rear wall, and fled before Abbot Hongchen blocked his path.
• Jietan attacked Hongchen with Kindling Flame, but Hongchen countered with Compassionate Palm and sent him flying inside a formation maintained by Fu Hu and the others.
• Jietan unleashed Blazing Fire, and Hongchen shattered his twin fire sabers with Great Sorrow Palm, forcing Jietan to kneel and admit his sin.
• Jietan rejected his remorse, erupted with black-tinged true qi, and attacked Hongchen with Flame Saber as he fell into demonic deviation.
• Hongchen used My Buddha’s Compassion to crush Jietan’s flame sabers, and the resulting flames burned Jietan’s clothes and skin.

Abbot Hongchen and the others captured Jietan and began converting him with Buddhist scriptures when he refused to reveal the other spy. The next morning, Li Changfeng reunited with his friends at Shaolin, explained his survival with a fabricated story, and helped the Three Idiots of Greenhill plan their next steps.

• Abbot Hongchen sealed Jietan's vital acupoints, took him to the dungeon, and questioned him about other spies, but Jietan stayed silent in hopes that his accomplice would rescue him.
• A hidden accomplice waited for Jietan in a secret chamber, then left after realizing he was not coming back.
• Abbot Hongchen and the others began chanting conversion scriptures to force Jietan to confess what he knew.
• Li Changfeng returned to Subduing Tiger Hall, where Golden Arhat, Dong Tianbao, Detective Peng, the Three Idiots of Greenhill, Du Jinxiu, and Wu Gui welcomed him.
• Li Changfeng told his friends he had survived being trapped in a cave, and he and Dong Tianbao joked about Li Wuyai's fate.
• Li Changfeng gave the Three Idiots of Greenhill a letter for the leader of the Black Tiger Gang, while Detective Peng departed for Eastern Zheng Province.

Li Changfeng helped Third Brother abandon his broken Shaolin Bronze Body Skill and gave him a powerful sword manual before returning to the Subduing Tiger Hall arena. After a provocation led him to challenge Jue Yan, Li Changfeng defeated him decisively and left the disciples stunned.

• Li Changfeng broke Third Brother's Shaolin Bronze Body Skill and gave him the Returning Dragon Eighteen Swords manual, prompting Third Brother to reopen the Dragon Gate Escort Agency.
• Li Changfeng encountered Meng Mingzhi and struck him down with a palm wind after Meng Mingzhi insulted him.
• A tall disciple provoked Li Changfeng by praising his strength, and Li Changfeng declared himself the strongest disciple and dragged the man, Jue Yan, onto the arena.
• Jue Yan attacked with the Vajra Palm of Immense Strength, but Li Changfeng's Shaolin Bronze Body Skill repelled the blow and blasted Jue Yan off the arena.
• The disciples watched in stunned silence as Jue Yan lost the fight.

Li Changfeng challenged the disciples of Subduing Tiger Hall and fought Jueyuan after he stepped forward to defend the hall’s reputation. Li Changfeng overwhelmed Jueyuan with his kicks and left him admitting defeat.

• After defeating his earlier opponents, Li Changfeng called for another challenger, and Jueyuan appeared to confront him.
• Jueyuan offered Li Changfeng three moves, but Li Changfeng’s Vajra Chain Kick forced him to endure three kicks before dodging the rest.
• Jueyuan counterattacked with Scorching Heat, and his finger force blasted Li Changfeng backward, though Li Changfeng landed unharmed.
• Juehai arrived to watch, and Jueyuan resolved to defeat Li Changfeng and impress him.
• Jueyuan unleashed Formless Calamity Force, but Li Changfeng answered with Vajra’s Wrath and struck Jueyuan’s shoulder with a crushing kick.
• Jueyuan fell to his knees, spat blood, and admitted that he had lost.