Chapter Summaries

The leaders of the five great sects argued over Abbot Xuan Nan’s secret plan to defend Shaolin Temple, while Li Changfeng met secretly with Princess Minmin, who questioned whether peace was possible. The next morning, Princess Minmin led Imperial Court forces to Shaolin’s gates, where she stopped a eunuch from attacking the gatekeepers and faced the Free and Unfettered Sect’s leader, who secretly vowed revenge.

• The sect leaders questioned Abbot Xuan Nan about his defense plan and learned that the Kunlun Sect could not come to help.
• Princess Minmin visited Li Changfeng at night, asked whether Shaolin could reconcile with the Imperial Court, and concluded that it could not.
• Princess Minmin led Imperial Court experts to Shaolin Temple and ordered the gatekeeping disciples to report their arrival.
• Princess Minmin restrained a eunuch who charged at the gatekeeping disciples, then secretly promised to have him promoted.
• The Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect apologized to Princess Minmin for Li Wuyai’s actions, then privately vowed revenge against her and Jue Kong.

Princess Minmin and Abbot Xuan Nan agreed to let their subordinates decide the battle while the Southern Emperor stayed out of it. The Shaolin and Imperial Court forces began fighting, and Yuhuatian clashed with the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon without either gaining a decisive advantage.

• A mysterious voice invited the visitors into Shaolin Temple, where Princess Minmin and Abbot Xuan Nan agreed that their subordinates would fight instead of the Southern Emperor and Abbot Xuan Nan.
• Commander Lu ordered the Grandmaster-level fighters to attack, and the Shaolin Temple’s four Hall Masters charged at the Imperial Court forces.
• The Hall Master of Subduing Dragon opened with the Bodhidharma Divine Sword, but Yuhuatian countered with Plum Blossom Swordplay and blocked the golden sword aura.
• Yuhuatian used an afterimage to evade the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon’s attack and struck from behind with Winter’s Lone Red.
• The Hall Master of Subduing Dragon countered with Golden Summit Buddha Sword, and the two fighters’ attacks collided in a violent burst of sword energy.

Hall Master of Subduing Tiger fought Commander Lu, Grand Supervisor Cao, and Old Mo, using his Burning Wood Saber Technique against their coordinated attacks. The fight continued with Hall Master of Subduing Tiger's Golden Bell Shield badly damaged and Old Mo attacking him again from behind.

• Hall Master of Subduing Tiger unleashed a hundred-zhang flaming saber at Commander Lu and Grand Supervisor Cao, whose combined attacks broke it but failed to stop its remnant from forcing them to evade.
• Old Mo struck Hall Master of Subduing Tiger from behind with the Dominating Leg Technique, driving him into a crater and nearly shattering his Golden Bell Shield.
• Hall Master of Subduing Tiger recognized Old Mo as the Fireworker Monk and attacked him with two blazing sabers, vowing to avenge his disciple.
• Commander Lu and Grand Supervisor Cao coordinated their attacks against Hall Master of Subduing Tiger's twin sabers, but the sabers broke through their strikes and burned them as they narrowly dodged.
• Old Mo appeared behind Hall Master of Subduing Tiger again and launched another series of fierce kicks.

Hall Master of Subduing Tiger battled Old Mo, Commander Lu, and Grand Supervisor Cao, injuring his opponents while they pressed their attack. Old Mo finally broke through Hall Master of Subduing Tiger’s defenses and wounded him, but his own feet were badly burned and he collapsed in pain.

• Hall Master of Subduing Tiger seized Old Mo with Shaolin Dragon Grasp and attacked him with Great Vehicle Vajra Palm, but Commander Lu intervened and was injured by the clash.
• Grand Supervisor Cao attacked Hall Master of Subduing Tiger with Celestial Child Skill, but his palms were numbed and he crashed to the ground.
• Old Mo exploited Hall Master of Subduing Tiger’s opening and battered his Golden Bell Shield with the Dominating Leg Technique.
• Hall Master of Subduing Tiger countered with the Burning Wood Saber Technique, burning Old Mo’s feet as their attacks collided.
• Old Mo broke through the flames and kicked Hall Master of Subduing Tiger into the ground, injuring him before collapsing with severe burns to his feet.

The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger defeated Commander Lu, Grand Supervisor Cao, and Old Mo with the Thousand Hand Tathagata Palm, burying them in a crater and leaving their fates unknown. Meanwhile, Yuhuatian’s lightning sword strike clashed with the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon’s golden Buddhist sword attack, and their battle remained unresolved.

• The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger confronted Commander Lu, Grand Supervisor Cao, and Old Mo, who gathered to face him despite their exhaustion.
• The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger unleashed Thousand Leaf Tathagata, while Commander Lu, Grand Supervisor Cao, and Old Mo answered with their strongest techniques.
• The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger’s attack overwhelmed the three men, smashed them into a crater, and buried them beneath rubble.
• Yuhuatian attacked the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon with Man’s Wrath, a lightning-charged sword strike.
• The Hall Master of Subduing Dragon countered with Golden Summit Buddha Sword, and their lightning attacks collided in a violent blast.

Yuhuatian and the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon exchanged devastating lightning attacks, ending with Yuhuatian unconscious and the Hall Master victorious. Princess Minmin then sent the Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect into battle, where Abbot Hongchen stepped forward to face him.

• Yuhuatian injured the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon with Earth Wrath, but the Hall Master escaped the exploding Bodhidharma Divine Mirror with wounds.
• Yuhuatian unleashed Heaven's Wrath, and the Hall Master countered with Thunder God's Fury, creating a violent lightning clash.
• The clash knocked both men back; Yuhuatian lost consciousness, while the Hall Master recovered and declared that he had defeated his formidable enemy.
• Princess Minmin sent the Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect to confront the Shaolin formation, and his Hunyuan Postnatal pressure forced its members back.
• Abbot Hongchen stepped out of the Shaolin formation, dispelled the Sect Leader's pressure, and challenged him to a test of skill.

The Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect fought Abbot Hongchen and the head of the Emei Sect, revealing strength at the peak of the Postnatal Realm. Their combined attacks clashed with his Tianshan Six Yang Palm in a battle that left the surrounding void riddled with spatial cracks.

• Abbot Hongchen attacked the Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect with the first form of the Great Compassion Palm, and the Sect Leader met it with the first form of the Tianshan Six Yang Palm.
• The clash forced both men back, with Abbot Hongchen retreating farther while the Sect Leader dispersed the palm's compassionate influence with his Northern Darkness True Qi.
• The head of the Emei Sect joined the fight, but the Sect Leader shattered her sword attack with one palm, and Abbot Hongchen intercepted the remaining force.
• Abbot Hongchen warned the head of the Emei Sect that the Sect Leader had reached the peak of the Postnatal Realm, then asked her to support him from the side.
• Abbot Hongchen attacked with the second form of the Great Compassion Palm as the head of the Emei Sect used the third form of Emei Swordplay, and the Sect Leader countered with the second form of the Tianshan Six Yang Palm.
• Their attacks collided in a massive explosion that sent shockwaves outward and opened tiny spatial cracks in the void.

The Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect fought Abbot Hongchen and the Sect Leader of the Emei Sect with overwhelming palm and fire techniques, leaving all three injured and exhausted. As he prepared to press his attack, six Shaolin Grandmasters arrived and formed the Six Harmonies Subduing Demons Formation around him.

• The Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect unleashed Blazing Fire Melts Gold, while Abbot Hongchen and the Sect Leader of the Emei Sect countered with their strongest techniques.
• The three attacks collided, devastating the battlefield and injuring Abbot Hongchen and the Sect Leader of the Emei Sect as the Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect was forced back.
• Abbot Xuan Nan dispelled the lingering destructive force before it could reach the other Grandmasters, and he assured the Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect that he would not kill him.
• The Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect challenged his opponents again, but Abbot Hongchen and the Sect Leader of the Emei Sect refused to yield.
• Six Discipline Hall Grandmasters arrived to aid Abbot Hongchen, surrounded the Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect, and formed the Six Harmonies Subduing Demons Formation.

The Arhat Hall Leader and Prajna Hall Chief fought the Azure City Sect leader, Meteor Sect leader, and Gale Valley Lord while other sect leaders battled Imperial Court fighters. The Arhat Hall Leader protected the Prajna Hall Chief from a combined assault, and the two sides remained locked in battle.

• The Arhat Hall Leader struck the Meteor Sect leader with an eleventh-level Golden Bell Shield fist, but the Azure City Sect leader intervened and helped the Meteor Sect leader escape.
• The Prajna Hall Chief attacked the Azure City Sect leader and Meteor Sect leader with the Hundred Leaf Hand, and the Gale Valley Lord joined their counterattack.
• The three sect leaders shattered the Prajna Hall Chief's palm seals and sent their remaining attack toward him.
• The Arhat Hall Leader blocked the combined assault with his Golden Bell Shield, and the force drove all five fighters apart.
• The Prajna Hall Chief helped the Arhat Hall Leader suppress his surging blood and qi, and the Arhat Hall Leader said he was unharmed.

The Arhat Hall Leader and the Prajna Hall Chief battled the three sect leaders, but the Azure City Sect Leader was badly injured by the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger. As the two Buddhist leaders fell unconscious, the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon arrived in time to catch and treat them.

• The Arhat Hall Leader and the Prajna Hall Chief unleashed Thousand Leaf Tathagata against the Meteor Sect Leader, the Gale Valley Lord, and the Azure City Sect Leader.
• The three sect leaders combined their attacks, and the Azure City Sect Leader’s sword radiance broke through the Buddhist leaders’ defense and wounded them.
• The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger blocked the Azure City Sect Leader’s sword radiance with two fire sabers, shattering it and leaving the Azure City Sect Leader severely injured.
• The Meteor Sect Leader caught the falling Azure City Sect Leader and laid him on the ground.
• The Hall Master of Subduing Dragon caught the unconscious Arhat Hall Leader and Prajna Hall Chief before they hit the ground, then treated their injuries.

The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger defeated the masters of Gale Valley and the Meteor Sect, while the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon restored the injured Shaolin leaders. Abbot Hongchen then intervened as the Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect overwhelmed the Discipline Hall formation, and the chapter ended with their attacks colliding.

• The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger struck down the masters of Gale Valley and the Meteor Sect, then let them leave with the wounded leader of the Azure City Sect.
• The Hall Master of Subduing Dragon expelled the sword qi from the Arhat Hall Leader and the Prajna Hall Chief, who awoke and urged him and the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger to support the others.
• The six Discipline Hall Grandmasters used the Six Harmonies Subduing Demons Formation to bind the Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect, but he evaded their chains with the Lingbo Microstep.
• The Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect used the Northern Darkness Divine Art to block the chains and pull the six Discipline Hall Grandmasters into the air.
• Abbot Hongchen attacked with two golden swastika palms to save the six men, and the Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect met his strike with the Northern Darkness Divine Art.

The Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect repelled the Emei Sect Leader and Abbot Hongchen, then turned back attacks from the Hall Masters of Subduing Dragon and Subduing Tiger. The six Grandmasters of the Discipline Hall formed the Six Harmonies Subduing Demons Formation around him again, leaving the fight ongoing.

• The Emei Sect Leader intercepted the Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect's palm attack to protect Abbot Hongchen, but the clash injured her and scattered the Discipline Hall's formation.
• Abbot Hongchen helped the Emei Sect Leader recover as the Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect prepared to leave the formation.
• The Hall Masters of Subduing Dragon and Subduing Tiger attacked the Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect, but he caught their staffs and smashed them into their chests, severely injuring them.
• Jie Chen rallied the other five Grandmasters of the Discipline Hall, and they surrounded the Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect again in the Six Harmonies Subduing Demons Formation.

Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect fought Abbot Hongchen at Shaolin Temple, but their powerful techniques left both badly wounded. Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect conceded and fled, while Abbot Hongchen collapsed at death’s door and received treatment from the Sect Leader of the Emei Sect.

• Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect broke the Discipline Hall Grandmasters’ golden chains and defeated all six, but Abbot Hongchen attacked him with the Mahākāla Finger’s One Finger to the Yellow Springs.
• Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect countered with Fierce Flame Engulfs the Body, and the two fighters’ attacks collided in a violent blast.
• Abbot Hongchen unleashed Two Fingers to Purgatory, and Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect answered with Yang Fire Sky Scorcher.
• Abbot Xuan Nan suppressed the spreading shockwave as Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect and Abbot Hongchen fell wounded; Sect Leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect conceded and left Shaolin Temple.
• Abbot Hongchen passed out, and the Sect Leader of the Emei Sect gave him a Nine Blossom Dew Jade Pill and began treating his injuries.

Princess Minmin revealed that she had anticipated Murong Longzhan’s hidden support, and he joined the battle above Shaolin Temple. He fought Shaolin’s three Xuan-generation elders, whose coordinated attacks forced him to use Star Shift to turn their power back on them.

• Princess Minmin called on Murong Longzhan, who emerged and confirmed that he had been hiding nearby to support her.
• Murong Longzhan appeared above Shaolin Temple and challenged Xuan Nan, but Xuan Yuan, Xuan Zhen, and Xuan Ku surrounded him with the Vajra Subdues Demons Formation.
• The three elders attacked with long whips, pressing Murong Longzhan into a defensive struggle until he countered with Canhe Sword Fingers.
• The elders unleashed Compassionate Palm, and Murong Longzhan used Star Shift to absorb their three golden palm strikes and send their force back at them.

Murong Longzhan battled the three gray-robed elder monks, overpowering their combined Great Compassion Palm attacks with his Heaven's Wrath Art. The monks faced a perilous thunderbolt sword strike after their kasayas failed to stop it.

• Xuan Zhen, Xuan Ku, and Xuan Yuan formed a triangular arhat formation and met Murong Longzhan's Man's Wrath with their combined Compassionate Palm, and the clash ended in a draw.
• Murong Longzhan used Earth Wrath to unleash nine thunderbolt force dragons, blasting the three monks backward despite their Great Sorrow Palm.
• Murong Longzhan briefly hesitated under the Great Sorrow Palm's compassionate aura, then shook it off and attacked again.
• Xuan Zhen and Xuan Ku used the Kasaya Subduing Demon Skill to wrap Murong Longzhan's thunderbolt sword aura, but it shattered their kasayas and continued toward them.

Murong Longzhan fought Xuan Yuan, Xuan Zhen, and Xuan Ku, overpowering their attacks before the three monks unleashed the Mahākāla Finger’s Three Fingers to Hell. Murong Longzhan failed to turn the hell realm against them, and it broke free to crash toward him.

• Xuan Yuan trapped the remaining thunder sword qi in a Buddhist mirror and hurled it at Murong Longzhan, but Xuan Zhen and Xuan Ku pulled him away with their whips.
• Murong Longzhan emerged unharmed from the lightning and repelled the three monks’ My Buddha’s Compassion with Heaven’s Wrath, wounding them.
• The three gray-robed elder monks unleashed Three Fingers to Hell, enveloping Murong Longzhan in a realm of suffering and deliverance.
• Murong Longzhan tried to overturn the hell realm with Shifting Stars, but the attack shattered his technique.
• Murong Longzhan used Changing Stars to shift the hell realm and hurl it toward the monks, but they strengthened it until it broke free and rushed back at him.

Murong Longzhan and three gray-robed monks survived a battle that tore open a spatial rift, while a hidden plot sparked fighting between the Imperial Court and Shaolin Temple. Grandmaster Xuan Bei revealed himself, and Murong Longbo arrived to confront him as Abbot Xuan Nan accused him of past wrongdoing.

• Murong Longzhan shattered the three monks’ Hell of Suffering with his Azure Dragon palm, and all four fighters escaped the spatial rift’s suction badly wounded.
• The Huashan Sect leader attacked Princess Minmin after receiving a hidden voice transmission, but the Mount Song Sect leader blocked him and Abbot Xuan Nan killed him.
• Imperial Court fighters accused Shaolin Temple of breaking the agreement and attacked, while Abbot Xuan Nan blamed Xuan Bei for arranging the betrayal and inciting the battle.
• Grandmaster Xuan Bei appeared and told Abbot Xuan Nan to leave Southern Shaolin’s fate to him, and the two exchanged accusations about their past.
• Murong Longbo appeared between Xuan Bei and Xuan Nan and challenged Xuan Bei for coming to the Southern Territory without visiting him.

Murong Longbo weighed competing offers from Grandmaster Xuan Bei and Abbot Xuan Nan over a mysterious object that could let Xuan Bei dominate the continent. He agreed to stop Xuan Bei in exchange for Xuan Nan using his Innate Core to suppress the grand formation, while the battle around them continued.

• Grandmaster Xuan Bei offered to let Murong Longbo control Southern Shaolin and repay him with a favor if Murong stayed out of his search for a private object.
• Abbot Xuan Nan revealed that Xuan Bei had ambushed him while he cultivated and asked Murong to prevent Xuan Bei from obtaining the other half of the object.
• Xuan Nan offered his centuries-old Innate Core to suppress the grand formation for decades, and Murong accepted the condition and promised to stop Xuan Bei.
• Grandmaster Xuan Bei demanded to know what Murong meant as the Southern Emperor sided with Xuan Nan.
• Li Changfeng used Savage Elephant Tramples the Heavens to hurl the attackers away without killing them, while Dong Tianbao and Golden Arhat finished off the severely injured.
• Juehai unleashed Thousand Leaf Tathagata, crushing nearby enemies and driving the survivors into retreat.

Li Changfeng faced Princess Minmin after defeating the Imperial Court forces who attacked him, while Juehai and the others moved to aid the fighting monks. He stayed behind to confront Princess Minmin and settle their old defeat, leaving the outcome of their battle unresolved.

• Princess Minmin challenged Li Changfeng, and a young eunuch urged the crowd to attack him together.
• Li Changfeng used the Shaolin Dragon Grasp to redirect the attackers' moves back at them, leaving them badly wounded.
• Juehai, Golden Arhat, and Dong Tianbao killed the fallen enemies, and Dong Tianbao killed the young eunuch when he begged Princess Minmin for help.
• Li Changfeng sent Juehai and the others to assist the junior monks and chose to face Princess Minmin alone.
• Princess Minmin admitted the eunuch had exposed Li Changfeng's inability to kill, and the two spoke like longtime rivals before their fight began.

Li Changfeng and Princess Minmin tested each other in a duel, first clashing with their claw techniques and then matching Mount Song Swordplay. They continued trading sword strikes using different techniques, with neither gaining the upper hand.

• Princess Minmin attacked Li Changfeng with the Nine Yin Skeleton Claw, and their clash left both fighters forced to retreat.
• Li Changfeng drew the Azure Rainbow Sword and fought Princess Minmin with Mount Song Swordplay, ending their exchange evenly matched.
• Princess Minmin attacked with the first move of Mount Song Swordplay, and Li Changfeng countered with Returning Dragon Three Swords.
• Princess Minmin and Li Changfeng traded another pair of powerful sword strikes as their duel continued.