Recaps

Xu Taiping joined Zhai Mo and Gongshu Nanxing’s plan to lure a Black Bear Spirit into an ambush, hoping to use the opportunity to challenge a powerful Demon Cultivator. As the Black Bear Spirit turned its blade toward Xu Taiping, the chapter left the outcome of the ambush unresolved.

• Zhai Mo explained that a Demon Cultivator was slaughtering Human Race cultivators and recovering his strength inside the tower.
• Xu Taiping agreed to help Zhai Mo and Gongshu Nanxing, and Gongshu Nanxing placed runes on him that would activate after seven steps and stop working within five steps of an opponent.
• Zhai Mo lured the Black Bear Spirit out of the valley and struck it with his bamboo staff.
• The Black Bear Spirit retaliated with its Mo Dao and a blast of gang wind, wounding Zhai Mo and knocking him down.
• Xu Taiping appeared five steps behind the Black Bear Spirit, which sensed him and swept its blade toward him.

Xu Taiping killed the black bear spirit with a single punch that combined his Wild Lion Physique and Thousandfold Force, then collapsed from exhaustion. Zhai Mo found Great Emperor Mysterious Wasteland's reward—a Storage Ring—and handed it to Xu Taiping to open.

• Xu Taiping used Mountain-Shaking to strike the black bear spirit with enough force to drive it into the ground.
• The black bear spirit rose and attacked, but Xu Taiping's Thousandfold Force made it spew blood and collapse.
• Xu Taiping exhausted his Qi and Blood, noticed his lightning-flash power returning, and nearly fell before Gongshu Nanxing caught him.
• Zhai Mo cut open the black bear spirit's belly and found a jade box containing an obsidian Storage Ring.
• Zhai Mo gave the Storage Ring to Xu Taiping, explaining that only Xu Taiping could take out its contents.

Xu Taiping recovered with pills from Gongshu Nanxing and shared supplies with her and Zhai Mo before heading to the Heavenly Book Pavilion. He waited at the valley entrance for the Demon Cultivators, then killed their first attacker with a single saber strike.

• Gongshu Nanxing identified Xu Taiping’s pills and gave him a Strength-Boosting Pill to restore his Qi and Blood.
• Xu Taiping shared Strength-Boosting Pills with Zhai Mo and Qi-Enhancing Pills with Nanxing, then hurried toward the Heavenly Book Pavilion as his Poison Curse began emitting black vapor.
• Nanxing and Zhai Mo hid in the pavilion and worried that Xu Taiping was taking too much of a risk while he waited at the valley entrance with his saber.
• Fourteen or fifteen mounted Demon Cultivators arrived, and their leader asked whether Xu Taiping had killed Devil Master Wang You.
• A red-haired Demon Cultivator charged Xu Taiping, who cut him and his Spirit Horse in two with one saber strike before challenging the others.

Xu Taiping defeated a squad of Demon Cultivators at the entrance to Heavenly Books Valley, then used a pill and the Black Rock Armor to overcome their leader’s attempt to kill him. He questioned the surviving Demon Cultivator about the limits of his enemies’ powers.

• Xu Taiping used lightning-fast blade strikes to dismount and kill nearly all the Demon Cultivators at the valley entrance.
• The Demon Cultivator leader attacked Xu Taiping when he appeared exhausted, but the Black Rock Armor blocked the blow and Xu Taiping kicked him away.
• Xu Taiping restored his blood qi with a Strength-Boosting Pill, and the leader agreed to answer his questions in exchange for being allowed to leave.
• The Demon Cultivator told Xu Taiping that only Devil Masters could grow stronger by killing their own kind or cast the vampire curse.

Xu Taiping killed the fleeing Demon Cultivator, regained his blood qi, and had Gongshu Nanxing remove Wang You’s Poison Curse. After learning that Rhinoceros Horn had claimed the Vermilion Bird Fruit, Xu Taiping transformed into his python-dragon physique and asked whether he could fight him.

• Xu Taiping let a Demon Cultivator run, then shot him through the skull with a Breakwind Rune arrow.
• Gongshu Nanxing and Zhai Mo watched Xu Taiping’s victory and hoped he could reach the top of the tower and meet Great Emperor Mysterious Wasteland’s divine sense.
• The blood qi from the defeated Demon Cultivators restored Xu Taiping to the Martial Arts Grandmaster Realm, and he channeled it into his left arm to force out the Poison Curse.
• Gongshu Nanxing burned away the Poison Curse and the Primordial Spirit Devil Master Wang You within it, while Wang You warned that Rhinoceros Horn would kill them all.
• Gongshu Nanxing recognized that Rhinoceros Horn had picked the Vermilion Bird Fruit, and Zhai Mo warned Xu Taiping against fighting him.
• Xu Taiping raised his physique to the python-dragon state and asked Gongshu Nanxing and Zhai Mo whether he could fight Rhinoceros Horn.

Xu Taiping discovered that his physique had reached Martial Venerable strength and agreed to help Zhai Mo and Nanxing seize the Vermilion Bird Fruit from the Rhino Horn Devil Master. Two days later, Zhai Mo and Nanxing watched as a large force of demon cultivators rode into the hidden valley where the last Human Race cultivators were sheltering.

• Zhai Mo and Gongshu Nanxing explained that Xu Taiping’s Martial Venerable physique surpassed the first-floor limit and gave him a chance against Rhino Horn.
• Nanxing confirmed the Vermilion Bird Fruit needed three days to ripen, while Zhai Mo said the remaining fruits needed for Xu Taiping to advance would take at least seven days.
• Xu Taiping suggested drawing out demon cultivators so he and his allies could strengthen their Blood Qi, and Zhai Mo and Nanxing set their plan in motion.
• Two days later, Zhai Mo and Nanxing hid near a secret valley where eight Human Race cultivators were tending spirit fruit plants.
• A large group of demon cultivators rode into the valley as Nanxing counted them.

Xu Taiping and Elder Zhang confronted the Demon Cultivators surrounding the courtyard, while Gongshu Nanxing and Zhai Mo waited to trap the fleeing enemies as part of their plan. Xu Taiping began cutting down the attackers and gave Elder Zhang the chance to kill them with his bow.

• Gongshu Nanxing and Zhai Mo watched the Demon Cultivators scatter through the valley and prepared to intercept those who fled.
• Elder Zhang decided to face the Demon Cultivators outside the courtyard, but Xu Taiping stopped him and handed him a bow and arrows.
• Xu Taiping and Elder Zhang emerged from the courtyard and challenged the Demon Cultivator leader.
• Xu Taiping maimed one charging Demon Cultivator and cut down another, while Elder Zhang killed both with arrows.

Xu Taiping and Elder Zhang fought off the Demon Cultivators in the valley, but a wounded Demon Venerable escaped to warn Lord Rhinoceros Horn. Zhai Mo and a young woman waiting outside killed the fleeing enemies, then challenged each other to see who could claim more.

• Xu Taiping used the Desolate Lion Body and the Seven-Kill Blade's Life-Seizing move to grievously wound the leading Demon Venerable, while Elder Zhang shot him in the eye.
• The wounded Demon Venerable escaped the valley and vowed to warn Lord Rhinoceros Horn that Xu Taiping's blood qi could threaten him.
• Zhai Mo ambushed and killed the Demon Venerable outside the valley, restoring his qi and blood to the martial general level.
• A young woman leaped from the cliff and beheaded another wounded Demon Cultivator before Zhai Mo could reach him.
• The young woman and Zhai Mo agreed to compete over who could kill more Demon Cultivators.

Xu Taiping restored Gongshu Nanxing, Zhai Mo, and Zhang Yi to grandmaster strength and enlisted them to help him seize the Vermilion Bird Fruit from Rhino Horn. Rhino Horn anticipated their arrival in Vermilion Bird Valley, confident that his tempered physique could withstand them unless they regained martial venerable strength.

• Xu Taiping fought through the valley while Zhai Mo and Nanxing considered supporting him in reaching the top of the Mysterious Wasteland Tower if he defeated Rhino Horn.
• Xu Taiping restored Nanxing, Zhai Mo, and Zhang Yi to martial arts grandmaster strength, and Zhang Yi agreed to help lure away the Demon Cultivators guarding Rhino Horn.
• Zhai Mo told Xu Taiping that Zhang Yi was a renowned formation master and that his archery had once been even more famous.
• In Vermilion Bird Valley, Rhino Horn learned that Feilian and the search party for Wang You had not returned and concluded that a Human Race expert had defeated them.
• Rhino Horn waited for Xu Taiping's group to arrive, confident in his fire rhino physique unless they restored their blood qi to martial venerable strength.

Xu Taiping confronted Rhino Horn Devil Master in Vermilion Bird Valley and killed him by unleashing his python flood dragon physique and Cicada Cry. After the Vermilion Bird Fruit ripened, Gongshu Nanxing gave it to Xu Taiping, explaining that it would advance his Dao cultivation to the Gate Opening Realm and qualify him to challenge the Tower Spirit.

• Rhino Horn Devil Master ordered the red-haired Demon Cultivator to watch for the Human Race cultivators, then learned three Martial Dao Grandmasters were forcing their way into Vermilion Bird Valley.
• Xu Taiping entered the courtyard, declared that he had come to kill Rhino Horn Devil Master, and fought him with his saber.
• Xu Taiping activated his python flood dragon physique and used Cicada Cry to kill Rhino Horn Devil Master.
• The fire tree cried out as the Vermilion Bird Fruit ripened, and Gongshu Nanxing warned Xu Taiping that the surrounding area would become a sea of fire.
• An hour later, Gongshu Nanxing handed Xu Taiping the Vermilion Bird Fruit and told him it would bring him to the Gate Opening Realm and qualify him to challenge the Tower Spirit.

Xu Taiping learned that defeating half the ruin-guarding Demonic Beasts on each floor could earn Great Emperor Mysterious Wasteland’s hidden legacy, and agreed to help Mysterious Wasteland Heaven by reaching the tower’s summit. After clearing the first floor, he learned that powerful beings outside could watch Tower Spirit challenges, while Fairy Lingyue was surprised to hear the same news.

• Zhang Yi told Xu Taiping that challenging half the Demonic Beasts guarding each floor could earn him a treasure map and a token leading to Great Emperor Mysterious Wasteland’s legacy, including Soul Arts and Soul Treasures usable outside the tower.
• Gongshu Nanxing, Zhai Mo, and Zhang Yi explained that Mysterious Wasteland Heaven had fallen into ruin and urged Xu Taiping to reach the tower’s summit, where the Great Emperor had promised to answer their plea.
• Xu Taiping agreed to try to reach the top, and Zhang Yi reassured him that the tower climbers’ success was not his burden alone.
• Six days later, Xu Taiping defeated the last Demonic Beast guarding the first-floor ruins, and the four companions had gained strength, equipment, and other rewards.
• Zhang Yi warned Xu Taiping that powerful beings outside could watch Tower Spirit challenges, and Fairy Lingyue reacted with surprise when the First Seat told her about it.

At the Abyssal Pavilion, Fairy Lingyue’s confidence in Xu Taiping was challenged when Ye Chensha and others warned that the Nine Abysses could interfere with the Mysterious Wasteland Tower. The Spirit Mirror then showed that someone had qualified to challenge the Tower Spirit unusually quickly, but the projection did not yet reveal who it was.

• Fairy Lingyue silenced Zhu Sha and defended Xu Taiping’s ability to pass the first layer of the Mysterious Wasteland Tower.
• Ye Chensha warned that the Nine Abysses had sent Devil Masters Wang You and Rhinoceros Horn into the tower and planned to destroy the Ask-Heaven Stone.
• Yunhua and Wuji Immortal Elder explained that the Nine Abysses could interfere with the tower’s laws, making Fairy Lingyue worry about Xu Taiping and the Black Rock Armor.
• Cangzhu urged everyone to wait for the Spirit Mirror to show whether Xu Taiping could challenge the Tower Spirit.
• The Spirit Mirror rang after only ten days, and a voice from the misty projection asked, “Who comes below?”

Xu Taiping, calling himself Rusty Lion, challenged and defeated the Qingyang Tiger Lord on the First Layer of the Mysterious Wasteland Tower. The Tower Spirit declared him the first throughout all time and offered him a treasure left by the Great Emperor Mysterious Wasteland, leaving the Abyssal Pavilion stunned.

• The projection revealed the Qingyang Tiger Lord, and Ye Chensha speculated that the challenger had drawn him out by displaying strength beyond the Gate Opening Realm.
• Xu Taiping identified himself as Rusty Lion, a Human Race cultivator, and Fairy Lingyue confirmed his identity to the onlookers.
• The Qingyang Tiger Lord attacked Xu Taiping, who initially met his strike with a fist and was driven backward.
• Xu Taiping's physical strength surged to the Martial Venerable realm, and his punch shattered the Qingyang Tiger Lord's claw and killed him.
• Fairy Lingyue recognized Xu Taiping's technique as Yuezhu's Thousandfold Force, while the Qingyang Tiger Lord named him the first throughout all time and offered him a treasure left by the Great Emperor Mysterious Wasteland.

Xu Taiping and three other Human Race cultivators reached the Second Layer of the Mysterious Wasteland Tower with a map and token pointing to Famous Sword Mountain Manor. After entering the layer together, they rushed to help a young woman surrounded by demon cultivators, who mocked them as four more victims.

• Xu Taiping appeared safe in the illusory image, and the Abyssal Palace learned that Zhai Mo, Gongshu Nanxing, and Zhang Yi had also defeated the Tower Spirit.
• Xu Taiping examined his rewards and confirmed to Gongshu Nanxing, Zhai Mo, and Elder Zhang that he had received a map and token for Famous Sword Mountain Manor.
• Gongshu Nanxing explained that entrants to the Second Layer would wait until a hundred and eighty primordial spirits gathered before entering together.
• Xu Taiping, Gongshu Nanxing, Zhai Mo, and Zhang Yi pushed open the gate and entered the Second Layer, agreeing to head for Famous Sword Mountain Manor.
• The four arrived in a peach grove, heard a young woman crying for help, and charged toward her.
• Zhai Mo confronted the demon cultivators surrounding the young woman, and they laughed at the four Human Race cultivators.

Xu Taiping and his companions defeated a group of Demon Cultivators and recruited Yuzhu, then decided to head for Clear Serenity Pool to find immortal lotuses. Yuzhu warned them that dozens of Demon Cultivators had gathered there, leaving their plan in doubt.

• Zhai Mo, Elder Zhang, and Gongshu Nanxing killed nearly twenty Demon Cultivators and left their leader for Xu Taiping to finish off.
• Xu Taiping shot the wounded leader with a rune-engraved arrow, gaining blood qi and reflecting on how strange it felt to hunt Demon Cultivators instead of being hunted by them.
• Elder Zhang suggested seeking spirit fruits along the way, and Zhai Mo returned with loot from the defeated Demon Cultivators.
• Nanxing introduced Yuzhu, a cultivator skilled in support techniques and formations, and Xu Taiping welcomed her into their group.
• Zhai Mo proposed visiting Clear Serenity Pool for its immortal lotuses, but Yuzhu warned that seventy or eighty Demon Cultivators had gathered there and begged them not to go.

Xu Taiping’s group protected Yuzhu while she gathered lotus seeds to raise her cultivation, then Elder Zhang proposed using the Famous Sword Mountain Manor’s formations to trap and kill the Demon Cultivators on the second floor. The group accepted his plan and headed for the manor to prepare the ambush.

• Xu Taiping gave Yuzhu high-grade treasure armament armor and assured her that the group would handle the Demon Cultivators.
• At Clear Serenity Pool, Yuzhu watched Xu Taiping, Zhai Mo, Nanxing, and Elder Zhang defeat Demon Cultivators and bring her lotus seedpods.
• Yuzhu resolved to help Young Master Rusty Lion reach the top of the Mysterious Wasteland Tower.
• Elder Zhang proposed repairing the Famous Sword Mountain Manor’s two formations and luring the floor’s Demon Cultivators into a killing formation.
• Yuzhu offered to help Elder Zhang with the Geng Metal Chaotic Sword Great Killing Formation, and Xu Taiping agreed to the plan.
• The group gathered their spoils and headed to Famous Sword Mountain Manor, leaving clues to lure the Demon Cultivators.

Xu Taiping retrieved a soul cultivation art and the Azure Dragon Token from the treasure chest in Famous Sword Mountain Manor while demon cultivators attacked outside. Elder Zhang identified the token as a powerful Iron Armor Token that could help Xu Taiping gather allies and face the tower’s higher-floor trials.

• Xu Taiping opened the treasure chest after Zhai Mo and Gongshu Nanxing urged him to claim his reward, as demon cultivators began attacking the manor.
• Xu Taiping obtained the Lion Roar Dragon Roar Shattering Gold Art and learned that he could not use it inside the Mysterious Wasteland Tower.
• Elder Zhang arrived and warned Xu Taiping that more than a hundred demon cultivators had gathered outside and the barrier would soon fail.
• Xu Taiping showed Elder Zhang the black iron token, which he identified as the Azure Dragon Token, one of four Iron Armor Tokens.
• Elder Zhang explained that the token could let nine cultivators travel together to the next floor and that the four tokens would be important after the ninth floor.

Xu Taiping refined the Azure Dragon Token and swore a blood oath with Zhai Mo and three others, gaining followers and armor. As demon cultivators stormed Famous Sword Mountain Manor, Elder Zhang activated the Geng Metal Chaotic Sword Great Killing Formation.

• Elder Zhang explained that the Azure Dragon Token belonged to one of four legendary tokens and could help its bearer bring cultivators to the next floor.
• Xu Taiping refined the Azure Dragon Token, learned it required nine blood-oath followers before he could ascend to the fourth floor, and swore an oath with Zhai Mo and three others.
• The oath summoned phantasmal Azure Dragon Armor and tokens for the four followers, while Zhai Mo was overcome by memories of his lost homeland.
• Demon cultivators smashed through Famous Sword Mountain Manor's barrier and flooded into its rear courtyard as Xu Taiping and his companions took their formation positions.
• A hovering woman hurled a huge rock at Yuzhu, and Elder Zhang activated the Geng Metal Chaotic Sword Great Killing Formation.

Xu Taiping and his companions used Zhang Yi’s restored sword formation to slaughter Demon Cultivators and sweep the second and third floors of the Mysterious Wasteland Tower. As the Abyssal Palace watched the footage, they anticipated Xu Taiping’s third-floor Tower Spirit challenge and warned that the fourth floor would bring far stronger enemies.

• Xu Taiping and his companions activated the Geng Metal Chaotic Sword Great Killing Formation, killing over a hundred Demon Cultivators and looting their belongings.
• Two months later, Ye Chensha showed the Abyssal Palace footage of the battle and explained that Zhang Yi was a renowned Grand Formation Master.
• Ye Chensha revealed that Xu Taiping and his companions had killed every Demon Cultivator and taken every Spirit Fruit and treasure from the second and third floors.
• Fairy Lingyue wondered whether the Golden Scale Ranking’s Martial Fortune was protecting Xu Taiping as the others anticipated his third-floor Tower Spirit challenge.
• Zhu Sha warned that the fourth floor restricted groups to five cultivators and that powerful Demon Cultivators would likely target Xu Taiping.

Xu Taiping and his companions passed the Mysterious Wasteland Tower’s third-floor trial and obtained the Iron Armor Token, but Elder Zhang warned that the Nine Abysses would ambush them on the fourth floor. Ye Chensha offered Fairy Lingyue a concealment artifact in exchange for Xu Taiping rescuing his sister, who was trapped on the fifth floor.

• Xu Taiping and eight companions challenged Heavenly Lord Jin Sheng together, revealing that they had obtained the Iron Armor Token on the third floor.
• The group passed the Great Emperor’s test, received their rewards, and learned that the token would let them gather together on the fourth floor.
• Xu Taiping found a map and a secret-cache token among the rewards, while Elder Zhang warned that demon cultivators would likely attack them in force on the fourth floor.
• Ye Chensha told Fairy Lingyue that the Nine Abysses planned to ambush Xu Taiping’s group with thousands of demon cultivators.
• Ye Chensha offered Fairy Lingyue a Soul Artifact that could conceal cultivators briefly, asking Xu Taiping to rescue his sister from the fifth floor.

Xu Taiping told Fairy Lingyue about the dangers of the fourth through sixth floors of Mysterious Wasteland Tower and considered Ye Chensha’s offer to help rescue his imprisoned younger sister. The chapter ended with Fairy Lingyue questioning why the tower’s wilderness had become a mortal kingdom called Ningyuan Kingdom.

• Fairy Lingyue explained that Ye Chensha offered Xu Taiping a Soul Artifact that could conceal his group and information about the tower in exchange for helping rescue his younger sister.
• Xu Taiping and Fairy Lingyue agreed to postpone deciding until the next Abyssal Palace council meeting, and Xu Taiping said he planned to ask Uncle White Rainbow about Buyu.
• Fairy Lingyue asked Xu Taiping to describe the fourth through sixth floors of Mysterious Wasteland Tower.
• Xu Taiping explained that the floors contained dangerous spiritual trials, long-term cultivators, powerful Demon Cultivators, and the mortal kingdom of Ningyuan, whose rules restricted spell use.
• Fairy Lingyue said the tower had been wilderness from the first floor to the thirteenth when she entered, and wondered where Ningyuan Kingdom had come from.

Xu Taiping emerged from seclusion with the Gold-Shattering Chapter and Azure Dragon Token, and Fairy Lingyue explained their importance to Great Emperor Mysterious Wasteland’s legacy. He learned that Zhu Xuejian of Yellow Maple Valley had come to challenge him, and she burst into his courtyard after blasting the gate apart.

• Xu Taiping showed Fairy Lingyue the Azure Dragon Token and Cultivation Transmission Jade Slip, and she recognized them as treasures tied to Great Emperor Mysterious Wasteland.
• Fairy Lingyue explained that the Gold-Shattering Chapter was the first part of a Soul Art whose later chapters could rival an Origin Law and reveal more of the Emperor’s legacy.
• Fairy Lingyue told Xu Taiping that Senior Sister Linglong had warned him about a madwoman from Yellow Maple Valley causing trouble.
• Xu Taiping left seclusion, reunited with Ping'an, and heard someone pounding on the courtyard gate.
• Zhu Xuejian announced her Sword Inquiry challenge to Xu Taiping, smashed the gate, sent Ping'an flying, and entered while threatening him.

Zhu Xuejian challenged Xu Taiping to a Sword Inquiry, but Ping'an fought her instead and drove her from Moon Perching Pavilion. When another cultivator intervened and attacked Ping'an, Xu Taiping blocked him and demanded to know why he had trespassed.

• Zhu Xuejian spotted Xu Taiping and challenged him, while Xu told Ping'an to see her out after she had smashed their gate and threatened him.
• Ping'an blocked Zhu Xuejian's flying swords with his Wu Earth Gang Qi, read her intentions, and knocked her out of the courtyard.
• Zhu Xuejian used a talisman to summon a giant fireball, but Ping'an dodged it and struck back with an Ape Demon Mountain-Crushing blow.
• A green-robed man struck Ping'an with a Sword Shadow, and Xu Taiping countered with a saber phantom to protect him.
• Xu Taiping confronted the green-robed man and asked why he had trespassed into Moon Perching Pavilion.

Xu Taiping confronted Du Ziyin and Zhu Xuejian after they trespassed at Moon Perching Pavilion and injured Ping'an. He defeated them with his blade domain and held his saber to Zhu Xuejian’s neck as she threatened him with her father’s power.

• Ping'an told Xu Taiping that Du Ziyin had ambushed him, while Zhu Xuejian denied responsibility for breaking the courtyard gate and insulted Ping'an.
• Du Ziyin introduced himself and challenged Xu Taiping to a few exchanges, but Xu warned that Qingxuan’s rules let a Dao Field’s owner deal with trespassers as he saw fit.
• Zhu Xuejian admitted destroying the gate and striking Ping'an, then taunted Xu Taiping.
• Xu Taiping unleashed his blade domain, wounded Du Ziyin with a slash, and broke Zhu Xuejian’s sword while shattering her protective treasures.
• Xu Taiping slapped Zhu Xuejian and put his saber against her neck when she threatened him with her father’s authority.

Xu Taiping forced Zhu Xuejian to apologize to Ping'an after she insulted and injured him, then kept her and Du Ziyin pinned in his blade domain. When Shen Li arrived with Jiang Zhi and Zhao Linglong, Xu Taiping demanded that Zhu explain what had happened, and she confessed to trespassing and damaging the courtyard.

• Xu Taiping threatened Zhu Xuejian and demanded that she apologize to Ping'an.
• Zhu Xuejian insulted Ping'an again, so Xu Taiping struck her and held her at blade point until she apologized to Ping'an.
• Jiang Zhi, Zhao Linglong, and Shen Li arrived, but Xu Taiping kept Zhu Xuejian and Du Ziyin pinned in his blade domain.
• Xu Taiping asked Zhu Xuejian to explain what had happened, and she admitted to trespassing into Moon Perching Pavilion, smashing its gate, and injuring Ping'an.