Chapter Summaries

Li Changfeng and Princess Minmin fought an intense sword duel, trading powerful techniques from their respective sword styles. Princess Minmin seized the initiative and launched a fierce attack, leaving the duel unresolved as Li Changfeng prepared to respond.

• Li Changfeng and Princess Minmin exchanged sword strikes, each suffering a minor cut, and Princess Minmin teased him for sparing her face.
• Princess Minmin attacked with Mount Song Swordplay’s Eternal Human Dragon, while Li Changfeng countered with Returning Dragon Eighteen Swords’ Eighteen Sword Dragon Slash, and their techniques clashed evenly.
• Princess Minmin switched to Azure City Swordplay’s White Crane in the Clouds and shattered Li Changfeng’s sword dragons, forcing him to use Eighteen Swords as One.
• Li Changfeng’s combined sword technique destroyed Princess Minmin’s white crane attack, but she exploited his lost initiative and struck with Soaring Crane on Ancient Pine.
• Princess Minmin merged with her sword radiance and charged at Li Changfeng, who vowed that she would not defeat him easily.

Li Changfeng and Princess Minmin fought fiercely, first comparing swordsmanship before escalating to a full contest of martial arts. Their battle remained undecided after they exchanged powerful attacks and were both knocked backward.

• Li Changfeng's Heavy Sword, No Edge attacks shattered Princess Minmin's azure sword radiance, and he won their swordsmanship match after she was sent flying.
• Li Changfeng unleashed Thunderbolts of Myriad Jun, but Princess Minmin used Nine Nether Chill Blades to break his lightning sword radiance and counterattack from behind.
• Li Changfeng forced Princess Minmin to retreat with a sweeping sword strike, then defended against her rapid Nine Yin Skeleton Claw attacks.
• Princess Minmin used Star Shift to redirect Li Changfeng's sword, but he braced it against the ground and launched Vajra Legs of Immense Power.
• Li Changfeng and Princess Minmin exchanged more than a dozen attacks in midair before both were sent flying backward.

Li Changfeng and Princess Minmin fought with powerful techniques until Zhou Zhiruo joined the battlefield. Li Changfeng’s Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms struck Princess Minmin, injuring her and leaving Zhou Zhiruo cheering him on.

• Li Changfeng unleashed Heavy Sword, No Edge against Princess Minmin’s White Bone Dragon Claw, and their attacks clashed fiercely.
• Princess Minmin’s skeletal dragon froze Li Changfeng, but he broke free and fought it back with blazing sword strikes.
• Li Changfeng used Mountain Shattering, Earth Rending to erupt magma sword qi, and the two attacks canceled each other out, sending both fighters staggering back.
• Zhou Zhiruo noticed Li Changfeng and Princess Minmin fighting and rushed toward them.
• Li Changfeng struck with Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms, and Princess Minmin countered with Nine Yin Heart Shattering Palm.
• Li Changfeng’s palm force sent Princess Minmin flying and injured her, while Zhou Zhiruo cheered for him.

Li Changfeng and Princess Minmin fought in a fierce martial arts match, with each overcoming the other's techniques. Li Changfeng shattered her whip and defeated her Star Shift, leaving Princess Minmin injured and the match decided.

• Li Changfeng struck at Princess Minmin with Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms, but she evaded the attack and countered with her Silver Serpent Whip Technique.
• Princess Minmin's whip broke through Li Changfeng's Indestructible Vajra Body, bruising him and sending him crashing to the ground.
• Li Changfeng recovered and used his greatsword to withstand Princess Minmin's continuing whip attacks while secretly gathering true qi.
• Li Changfeng unleashed a compressed Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms attack that shattered Princess Minmin's steel whip.
• Princess Minmin tried to redirect Li Changfeng's palm strike with Star Shift, but the qi barrier exploded and injured her, leaving her defeated.

Li Changfeng defeated Princess Minmin but suffered internal injuries, and Zhou Zhiruo’s jealous ambush left her wounded after he saved her. After Zhou Zhiruo gave him a healing pill and his condition improved, they set off together to check on the other disciples.

• Li Changfeng and Princess Minmin exchanged injuries, and Princess Minmin took a Supreme Healing Pill before sitting down to recover.
• Zhou Zhiruo grew jealous of Princess Minmin and tried to kill her while she was healing, but Li Changfeng pulled Zhou Zhiruo away with the Shaolin Dragon Grasp.
• Princess Minmin struck Zhou Zhiruo with her whip, then left after accusing Li Changfeng of stirring up romantic debts.
• Li Changfeng treated Zhou Zhiruo’s shoulder wound, and she gave him a Nine Blossom Dew Jade Pill to help heal his injuries.
• After recovering, Li Changfeng and Zhou Zhiruo left together to check on the other disciples.

Li Changfeng and Zhou Zhiruo discovered outsiders attacking Shaolin Temple and stealing martial arts scrolls. After Li Changfeng stopped the thieves and defeated their leader, Juehai killed the wounded Grandmaster, while Zhou Zhiruo remained troubled by her feelings for Li Changfeng.

• Li Changfeng told Zhou Zhiruo that he had no romantic feelings for Princess Minmin, leaving Zhou Zhiruo melancholy as they entered Shaolin Temple.
• Li Changfeng and Zhou Zhiruo found unfamiliar factions fighting Shaolin monks and Imperial Court forces while thieves escaped the Scripture Repository with Jade Scrolls.
• Li Changfeng restrained the thieves, took back the Jade Scrolls, and told Zhou Zhiruo to kill them; Zhou Zhiruo obeyed.
• A masked Grandmaster attacked Li Changfeng after recognizing one of the dead thieves as Qi'er, but Li Changfeng injured him with a palm strike.
• Juehai ambushed the wounded Grandmaster and killed him with a blow to the head.

After Li Changfeng defeated the masked grandmaster, he forced the outside grandmasters to surrender the Shaolin martial techniques and cultivation methods and cut off one arm each. He then confronted the Imperial Court group, demanding ransom before they could leave.

• Juehai, Golden Arhat, and Dong Tianbao reacted to Li Changfeng's overwhelming strength as the outside grandmasters tried to flee.
• Li Changfeng demanded that the outside grandmasters surrender their Shaolin techniques and cultivation methods and sever an arm, then defeated the gray-haired grandmaster and cut off his left arm.
• The outside grandmasters handed over the stolen materials, cut off their arms, and fled after Li Changfeng let them go.
• Li Changfeng stopped the Imperial Court group and demanded they leave something behind, while Shaolin elders and deacons surrounded them.
• After an elder suggested a ransom, Li Changfeng demanded one hundred thousand taels from each Imperial Court member in exchange for sparing their lives.

Li Changfeng and Zhou Zhiruo returned to the battlefield and watched Murong Longbo and Grandmaster Xuan Bei clash with overwhelming force. Their attacks unleashed spatial storms that threatened nearby fighters, and the two masters prepared to attack again.

• Li Changfeng left Elder Yuanqing to provide support elsewhere, and Zhou Zhiruo followed him.
• A violent rumble drew Li Changfeng and Zhou Zhiruo back to the battlefield, where Murong Longbo and Grandmaster Xuan Bei were fighting in the sky.
• Grandmaster Xuan Bei used the Formless Finger of Calamity while Murong Longbo countered with the Canhe Sword Fingers, and their attacks canceled each other out.
• Grandmaster Xuan Bei unleashed the Formless Great Compassion Hand as Murong Longbo answered with Star Constellation Four Symbols Palm, creating a spatial storm that killed nearby Imperial Court and Shaolin members.
• Abbot Xuan Nan rescued Shaolin members and pulled Li Changfeng and Zhou Zhiruo out of danger while the two combatants reeled back and prepared to attack again.

Grandmaster Xuan Bei and Murong Longbo traded devastating techniques, with each fighter countering the other's attacks. The battle continued as Murong Longzhan invoked the Black Tortoise to defend against Xuan Bei's next palm strike.

• Grandmaster Xuan Bei attacked with One Finger to the Yellow Springs, but Murong Longbo used Shifting Stars to turn the Yellow Springs phantom back on him.
• Grandmaster Xuan Bei exploded the phantom, and its deadly power killed spectators before Abbot Xuan Nan and three old monks strengthened their qi barrier to protect the others.
• Grandmaster Xuan Bei trapped Murong Longbo in Purgatory, but Murong Longbo used Changing Stars to send the phantom crashing back at him.
• Grandmaster Xuan Bei activated Black Sky Floating Pagoda and shattered the Purgatory phantom, then declared that Murong Longbo would lose if that was all his strength amounted to.
• Grandmaster Xuan Bei launched a powerful Black Sky Floating Pagoda palm, and Murong Longzhan summoned the Black Tortoise constellation to meet it with his defensive Four Symbols Palm.

Murong Longbo fought Grandmaster Xuan Bei and ultimately defeated him with the Big Dipper Grand Art and Star Shift. Grandmaster Xuan Bei fled, leaving Murong Longbo victorious.

• Grandmaster Xuan Bei shattered Murong Longbo's Black Tortoise phantom and injured him, but Murong Longbo used Flying Star Force to redirect Xuan Bei's palm strike and counterattacked.
• Murong Longbo summoned the Big Dipper Dharma manifestation and struck Grandmaster Xuan Bei, sending him crashing into a crater.
• Murong Longbo gained the advantage with a rapid series of attacks, grievously injuring Grandmaster Xuan Bei and offering him a chance to leave.
• Grandmaster Xuan Bei refused to surrender and unleashed the third form of the Formless Great Compassion Hand, Without Desire, Without Seeking.
• Murong Longbo used the fourth form of Star Shift, Seven Stars Converge, to shatter Grandmaster Xuan Bei's Buddhist palm and force him to flee.

Abbot Xuan Nan expelled Li Changfeng from Shaolin and sent him out with precious gifts so he could grow on his own, while the Shaolin faction submitted to Murong Longbo and the Southern Territory was unified. Xuan Nan revealed that his Innate Core would reinforce the Vajra Subdues Demons Grand Formation and gave Murong Longbo the first four cycles of the Muscle Change Sutra.

• Abbot Xuan Nan erased Li Changfeng’s ordination scars and expelled him from Shaolin, then gave him Buddhist Beads and the Great Subduing Demon Fist manual as he left.
• Fu Hu, the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon, Golden Arhat, Dong Tianbao, and Juehai bade Li Changfeng farewell, while several grandmasters secretly followed him and the two Hall Masters set out to protect him.
• Abbot Xuan Nan explained that Li Changfeng needed to grow alone and told Abbot Hongchen he had long awaited this day, then declared that Shaolin and its allies would submit to the Imperial Court.
• Murong Longbo appeared and announced that the Southern Territory would become Southern Emperor Province after the factions submitted.
• Abbot Xuan Nan showed Murong Longbo the formation eye where his Innate Core would reinforce the Vajra Subdues Demons Grand Formation, then gave him a fragment containing the first four cycles of the Muscle Change Sutra.

Abbot Xuan Nan sacrificed himself to burn the Muscle Change Sutra, while Murong Longbo drove off Northern Buddha and examined the scripture. After leaving Shaolin Temple, Li Changfeng was surrounded by Grandmasters demanding what Xuan Nan had given him, and he launched a powerful attack.

• Abbot Xuan Nan revealed that Northern Buddha was hiding nearby, and Murong Longbo chased Grandmaster Xuan Bei away.
• Murong Longbo examined the Muscle Change Sutra, then stood guard as Abbot Xuan Nan cremated himself and the scripture.
• At Zhenwu Taoist Sect, an old Taoist read the stars and told Zhang Xuandao that a formidable new star had appeared in the Southern Territory.
• Li Changfeng confronted Grandmasters from several sects and clans who demanded the items Abbot Xuan Nan had given him.
• When the surrounding Grandmasters prepared to attack, Li Changfeng struck first with Vajra Possession and unleashed a golden palm at a Grandmaster from Gale Valley.

Li Changfeng killed the Gale Valley grandmaster, then faced a coordinated attack from the surrounding sect grandmasters. He narrowly stopped himself from suffering qi deviation and evaded their combined assault, but the battle remained dangerous.

• Li Changfeng shattered the Gale Valley grandmaster’s palm attack, then killed him with nine Vajra Legs of Immense Power.
• Zhang Zhenyue collapsed in terror as the other grandmasters regrouped and closed in on Li Changfeng.
• Li Changfeng’s Buddhist Beads, given to him by Abbot Xuan Nan, broke the aura of qi deviation before it could take hold.
• The Meteor Sect grandmaster attacked with Crimson Meteor Fist, and Li Changfeng used the Indestructible Divine Skill to withstand the flaming blows.
• The Azure City Sect grandmaster and several others attacked Li Changfeng together, and he countered with Savage Elephant Tramples the Heavens.
• The combined attacks shattered Li Changfeng’s counterstrike, but he leapt into the air and narrowly avoided the remaining force.

Li Changfeng fought off the grandmasters, killing the Divine Fist Gate grandmaster but suffering injuries himself. Seeing him weakened, Zhang Ziyue, Wu Yuanbai, and the Azure City Sect grandmaster attacked him together.

• Li Changfeng used Mount Song Swordplay to meet the grandmasters’ attacks, then approached the Divine Fist Gate grandmaster under cover of dust.
• Li Changfeng shattered the grandmaster’s Killing Fist with the Dominating Leg Technique, while the grandmaster struck Li Changfeng in the chest with a desperate punch.
• The Divine Fist Gate grandmaster was left barely alive, and Li Changfeng crashed into a boulder, spat blood, and suppressed the killing energy with his Buddhist Beads.
• Zhang Ziyue, Wu Yuanbai, and the Azure City Sect grandmaster each unleashed a sword technique at the injured Li Changfeng.

Li Changfeng fought three grandmasters at once and killed Wu Yuanbai after foiling his ambush, then crushed the Wu family's younger generation. The Azure City Sect grandmaster urged the watching fighters to join the battle as they realized Li Changfeng could defeat them one by one.

• Li Changfeng blocked the three grandmasters' combined sword attack with the Returning Dragon Eighteen Swords and held his own against them.
• Li Changfeng knocked back the Azure City Sect grandmaster with a powerful sword strike.
• Zhang Ziyue attacked Li Changfeng from behind, but Li Changfeng countered and sent him crashing into the ground.
• Li Changfeng sensed Wu Yuanbai's ambush and killed him with the Heavy Sword's Mountain-Splitting Strike.
• Li Changfeng killed the Wu family's younger generation after they threatened his clan.
• The Azure City Sect grandmaster called on the watching fighters to join the attack, and they grew wary of Li Changfeng's strength.

Li Changfeng battled Zhou Wenshan and the Free and Unfettered Sect grandmaster, turning Zhou Wenshan into a shield against a poison attack before retreating. Zhang Ziyue wounded Li Changfeng with a concealed sword strike, leaving Li Changfeng glaring at him as he backed away.

• Zhou Wenshan attacked Li Changfeng with the Dragon Riding Spear Technique, but Li Changfeng's Mountain-Splitting Strike shattered his attack and forced him back.
• Zhou Wenshan and Li Changfeng clashed with their sweeping techniques until Li Changfeng's strength drove Zhou Wenshan to his knees.
• The Free and Unfettered Sect grandmaster launched a poison palm at Li Changfeng, who pulled Zhou Wenshan in front of him; Zhou Wenshan took the strike and was poisoned.
• The Free and Unfettered Sect grandmaster gave Zhou Wenshan an antidote and dispelled the poison while Li Changfeng retreated.
• Zhang Ziyue threw his sword at Li Changfeng, who dodged a fatal strike but suffered a deep wound across his back.

Li Changfeng fought through severe injuries and defeated the Free and Unfettered Sect grandmaster, then turned his fury on the fleeing survivors. He killed Zhang Ziyue and the Azure City Sect grandmaster, leaving the battlefield cleared of his enemies.

• The Azure City Sect grandmaster attacked Li Changfeng, who used the Indestructible Divine Skill to block the sword qi before fleeing with grave injuries.
• Li Changfeng counterattacked the pursuing Free and Unfettered Sect grandmaster with Flying Dragon in the Sky, killing him with the golden dragon.
• Zhang Ziyue fled while the juniors begged for mercy, but Li Changfeng unleashed Mountain Shattering, Earth Rending and killed Zhang Ziyue and one junior with magma sword qi.
• The Azure City Sect grandmaster fled after seeing Li Changfeng's power, but Li Changfeng hurled his greatsword and then appeared behind him to smash his skull.

Li Changfeng killed Zhou Wenshan but was overcome by the Buddhist Beads as they purged the demonic energy corrupting him, leaving him gravely injured. He hid in a Shaolin cave to recover, where members of the Ghost King Sect tracked him down and prepared to attack.

• Li Changfeng discovered Zhou Wenshan playing dead and killed him, then struggled as the Buddhist Beads suppressed the demonic energy within him.
• Li Changfeng realized the demonic energy had damaged his meridians and left him badly injured, so he disguised himself as a monk and hid in Shaolin Temple’s rear mountain.
• Dragon Subduing and Tiger Taming released the sect leaders and Grandmasters they had detained, who found the aftermath of the battle and realized Jue Kong had killed those who pursued him for his treasures.
• Li Changfeng treated his injuries in a cave until Wu Zhuang and Feng Mo of the Ghost King Sect found him with several others waiting outside.
• Li Changfeng recognized that he was outnumbered and injured but vowed to fight back.

Li Changfeng fought off the Ghost King Sect disciples surrounding his cave despite his serious injuries, killing most of them with his powerful palm techniques. When Wu Zhuang and Feng Mo seized on his sudden weakness to attack, he activated the Indestructible Divine Skill and withstood both strikes unharmed.

• Li Changfeng attacked Wu Zhuang and Feng Mo, then hurled throwing knives that killed several Ghost King Sect disciples outside the cave.
• Smiling Tiger urged the disciples to attack Li Changfeng together, and Li Changfeng crushed them with the Vajra Palm of Immense Strength.
• Li Changfeng spat blood after forcing himself to fight, and Wu Zhuang and Feng Mo launched a coordinated surprise attack.
• Li Changfeng activated the first level of the Indestructible Divine Skill and blocked Wu Zhuang and Feng Mo's attacks with his Indestructible Vajra Body.

Li Changfeng killed Smiling Tiger after his demonic personality took control, then fought off a mysterious assassin. The assassin used a black plaque to unleash a powerful attack that shattered Li Changfeng’s defenses and sent him crashing to the bottom of Back Mountain Cliff.

• Li Changfeng killed two men with the Vajra Palm of Immense Strength, but Smiling Tiger attacked him from behind and pierced his shoulder with a cursed sword.
• Li Changfeng’s demonic personality emerged, crushed Smiling Tiger’s hand, and killed him by bursting his head.
• A mysterious assassin ambushed Li Changfeng, but Li Changfeng dodged the strike and pursued him when he fled using several afterimages.
• The assassin activated a mysterious black plaque and fired a terrifying beam at Li Changfeng.
• Li Changfeng’s Indestructible Vajra Body shattered under the beam’s force, and he was sent flying a hundred zhang before crashing to the bottom of Back Mountain Cliff.