Chapter Summaries

Zheng Fugui paid the Iron Rod Gang to help recover his family, while Yue'e set out to aid Lin Feng's family. Lin Feng's group was intercepted by Heavenly Serpent Gang horse bandits, and Lin Feng stayed behind to cover the others' retreat.

• Zheng Fugui offered the bald little thug one hundred taels to help him retrieve his wife and children, and the Iron Rod Gang agreed.
• Mr. Hong allowed Yue'e to leave and help Lin Feng's family, telling her to hide her identity.
• Hammer Brother and more than thirty Heavenly Serpent Gang horse bandits spotted Lin Feng's group on the road and charged to seize them.
• Lin Feng ordered Zhang Xiaoyu, Zhou Haitao, and Lin Hu to escort the others into the woods while he faced the horse bandits.
• Lin Feng took an Iron Bead in each hand and aimed at Hammer Brother and the horse bandit who had mocked the old woman.

Lin Feng fought off a disciplined band of Horse Bandits while protecting the children and his family, killing many with his Precious Saber and Crimson Gold Glaze. Just as Mother Lin was in danger, an unexpected ally arrived and struck down the bandit threatening her.

• Lin Feng used Crimson Gold Glaze and his Precious Saber to kill Horse Bandits as they surrounded him in the woods.
• When the Horse Bandits sent men after the children, Lin Feng and Lin Hu helped drive them back, though Lin Hu was wounded.
• The Horse Bandits changed tactics and charged the children and Lin Feng’s family, forcing Lin Feng to spend his Crimson Gold Glaze shots on the attackers nearest them.
• A horse bandit tangled Mother Lin’s legs with a horse-hobbling rope and rode toward her, but a newcomer arrived and killed him with a sword strike.
• Lin Feng recognized the newcomer and felt delighted.

Zheng Fugui returned to Xiaohe Village with Baldy Lieutenant and Iron Rod Gang members, but villagers holding his family hostage learned the gang would not protect them from the Horse Bandits. The standoff turned bloody, and Zheng Fugui secretly drew a dagger after his wife and son were killed.

• Zheng Fugui brought Baldy Lieutenant and five Iron Rod Gang members back to Xiaohe Village, where two injured villagers held his wife and son hostage.
• The villagers demanded protection from the Horse Bandits, but an Iron Rod Gang member admitted the gang would not risk fighting them despite collecting protection fees.
• Baldy Lieutenant ordered the hostage-takers to surrender and sent two gang members to seize them.
• One hostage-taker cut Zheng Fugui's wife's throat and repeatedly stabbed an Iron Rod Gang member, while the other killed Zheng Fugui's son and attacked another gang member.
• A villager knocked one Iron Rod Gang member unconscious, and the hostage-taker killed him; Zheng Fugui wailed over his dead family and secretly drew a dagger.

Xiaohe Village’s villagers killed the Iron Rod Gang men, while Zheng Fugui died avenging his wife and child. Lin Feng and Yue'e routed the Horse Bandits, but Cloud-Piercing Arrows summoned reinforcements as Lin Feng pursued the survivors.

• The villagers attacked and killed the Iron Rod Gang members, and Zheng Fugui stabbed the Baldy Lieutenant to death.
• Zheng Fugui charged the two men who had killed his family, killed one, and died from his wounds; the other man also died.
• Yue'e protected Lin Feng’s family as Lin Feng cut down the Horse Bandits and drove the survivors into retreat.
• Lin Feng killed more fleeing Horse Bandits with Crimson Gold Glaze and took an iron rod that fitted his Precious Saber.
• A Horse Bandit fired a Cloud-Piercing Arrow, and arrows rose from all directions as Yue'e realized reinforcements were coming.

Lin Feng arranged for Yue'e to hire Yunda Escort Agency carriages while he lured the Horse Bandits away from his family and the children. He rode after the fleeing bandits, killed one before he could reveal what had happened, and charged at the group led by the Sixth Boss.

• Yue'e confirmed that Yunda Escort Agency carriages would be protected by the Sword Sect's banner, and Lin Feng gave her silver to hire two carriages in the county town.
• Yue'e rode off to arrange the carriages as Lin Feng told the others to take the children through the woods and entrusted their safety to Zhang Xiaoyu, Zhou Haitao, and Lin Hu.
• Lin Feng mounted a white horse and pursued the two Horse Bandits who knew the truth about the battle.
• When one fleeing Horse Bandit reached a larger group and called out to the Sixth Boss, Lin Feng killed him with an Iron Bead from five hundred meters away.
• Lin Feng combined his Precious Saber and iron rod into the Horse-Slaying Saber and charged into the Horse Bandits led by the Sixth Boss.

Lin Feng fought through successive groups of Heavenly Serpent Gang horse bandits, killing their chiefs and drawing more pursuers while showing off his powerful weapons and horsemanship. He charged into a force of more than a hundred archers as their arrows descended on him.

• Lin Feng killed the Sixth Chief with Crimson Gold Glaze, then rode away instead of turning back to fight the remaining horse bandits.
• Lin Feng killed the Fourth Chief and cut down his men, while other bandits fired Cloud-Piercing Arrows and rode off to summon reinforcements.
• Lin Feng switched to the Fourth Chief's armored warhorse and subdued the fierce animal after it tried to throw and bite him.
• Lin Feng broke the horse bandits' trip ropes with his Horse-Slaying Saber and carved through their ranks, then skewered three pursuers with Crimson Gold Glaze.
• Lin Feng charged at a group of more than a hundred horse bandits, who fired a volley of arrows at him.

Mr. Hong urged the villagers to flee and sent a message to the Sword Sect while Lin Feng fought off the horse bandits. After Lin Feng routed their archers, the white-browed leader learned that Lin Feng had family and ordered men to capture them.

• Mr. Hong told the villagers to hide from the Iron Rod Gang, then sent a carrier pigeon asking for a new administrator for Qinghe County.
• Lin Feng endured a volley of arrows with his perfected Golden Bell Shield and charged the horse bandits’ archers.
• Lin Feng killed dozens of archers and shot their hidden leader through a Wheel Axe with a Crimson Gold Glaze.
• Lin Feng headed along the mountain road toward the children and gathered stones after running out of Iron Beads.
• The white-browed old man sent Second Brother to attack Lin Feng, then ordered another group to capture Lin Feng’s relatives.

Lin Feng fought off the horse bandits until their Second Boss and ballistae brought him down from his horse, while Yue'e rushed to secure carriages to rescue his family. The bandits surrounded Lin Feng as Yue'e set off toward the countryside, worried she would not reach him in time.

• Lin Feng rode through the horse bandits and turned back to protect his family when more than a dozen bandits charged them.
• The bearded Second Boss blocked Lin Feng's Crimson Gold Glaze with his hammer, and Lin Feng cut down several bandits while riding toward his family.
• Horse bandits fired ballista bolts at Lin Feng, pierced his horse, and struck him with a Meteor Hammer, but his perfected Golden Bell Shield prevented internal injuries.
• Yue'e reached the county town, presented forged identity documents, and paid a merchant four hundred taels for his two carriages.
• Yue'e hurried the carriages toward the countryside but feared the old drivers were moving too slowly to save Lin Feng in time.

Yue'e took over the carriage and hurried toward the people in danger while Lin Feng fought the Horse Bandits and tried to protect his family. The bandits shifted their attack toward Lin Feng’s family, and Lin Hu faced a saber strike as he defended them.

• Yue'e threw Old Man Shen into the carriage, took the reins, and paid him extra silver to speed up.
• Lin Feng broke the charging Horse Bandits’ assault, lost his wounded warhorse, and continued fighting on foot with his Precious Saber.
• Lin Feng clashed with the Second Boss of the Horse Bandits and seized Iron Beads, using them to drive the Second Boss back.
• Lin Hu shot at the Horse Bandits’ warhorses while Zhang Xiaoyu and Zhou Haitao fought on despite their wounds.
• The Horse Bandits turned toward Lin Feng’s family, and one swung a large saber at Lin Hu as he drew his bow.

Lin Feng protected his family from the horse bandits until Yue'e brought Yunda Escort Agency carriages to take them to safety. After Third Boss threatened his family, Lin Feng turned back to fight, activated Heart of the Beast, and began the battle by killing Second Boss with a long-range shot.

• Lin Feng saved Lin Hu from an ambush and fought through the horse bandits to protect his family.
• Third Boss led archers against Lin Feng, who charged their formation and blocked Third Boss's spear strike.
• Yue'e arrived with Yunda Escort Agency carriages and helped Lin Feng's family escape, while Lin Feng ran to join them.
• Third Boss threatened Lin Feng's family, so Lin Feng turned back and agreed to settle the feud with the horse bandits.
• Lin Feng told Yue'e to take his family into the city, then activated Heart of the Beast and killed Second Boss with a shot that pierced three people.
• Lin Feng faced the hundreds of horse bandits and vowed to slaughter them all.

Lin Feng fought off the Heavenly Serpent Gang’s horse bandits, enduring their weapons and deadly poison as he killed hundreds of them. The gang withdrew, but Lin Feng pursued the fleeing bandits toward a river and prepared to deal with them in the water.

• The Seventh Boss led five hundred horse bandits down the mountain to capture Lin Feng alive, while Lin Feng broke a boulder into stones and used them as Crimson Gold Glaze shots.
• The Third Boss signaled a charge, and Lin Feng fought through the horse bandits with his saber and hidden weapons, killing them while their attacks failed to hurt him.
• The Great Boss ordered Lin Feng killed, and the Third Boss and Seventh Boss sent a troop to spray him with deadly poison.
• Lin Feng dodged most of the poison and found that his Iron Skin realm and perfected Golden Bell Shield resisted what touched him.
• After the Great Boss ordered a retreat, Lin Feng pursued the fleeing bandits and watched them jump into a river to escape him.

Lin Feng slaughtered the Horse Bandits fleeing through Longyuan River, then fled when he sensed danger and witnessed the Clear River Demon Dragon devour the survivors. The Demon Dragon invited Lin Feng to submit, but he refused, and afterward he planned to recover the bandit bosses’ corpses and hunt for food.

• Lin Feng ran across Longyuan River and killed more than two hundred Horse Bandits, including the Third Boss and Seventh Boss.
• Sensing a great danger beneath the river, Lin Feng abandoned his pursuit and ran far onto the bank.
• The Clear River Demon Dragon emerged and devoured the Horse Bandits still in the water.
• The Clear River Demon Dragon watched Lin Feng and offered him protection if he submitted and supplied it with living humans.
• Lin Feng refused to submit, and the Clear River Demon Dragon withdrew into Longyuan River.
• Lin Feng planned to retrieve the bosses’ bodies for their bounty and silver, then hunt prey to eat and ease Heart of the Beast’s side effects.

After defeating the Heavenly Serpent Gang's horse bandits, Lin Feng returned to Qinghe County wealthy and unharmed. He collected his reward, learned Yue'e and Master would move to Qingshi Village, and hurried home to settle his family and his brothers' families.

• Lin Feng recovered from the end of Heart of the Beast by eating two roasted horses, then gathered thirty-one ownerless warhorses and looted forty-two thousand taels and weapons from the corpses.
• Lin Feng met Yue'e outside the county town, tore down Wanted Posters for the bandit leaders, and entered the city with her.
• Lin Feng presented four bandit leaders' corpses at the county yamen and received the reward silver; Qian Wenshun returned his Golden Bell Shield manual, and people called him the Mad Blade Man.
• Lin Feng offered Yue'e banknotes and proposed that she and Master move to the county town, but she refused and said they would settle in Qingshi Village.
• Lin Feng gave Yue'e two horses, kept horses for himself and his family, and headed home planning to sell the rest and buy houses for his brothers.

Lin Feng returned to find Zhang Xiaoyu gravely wounded by an arrow and spent lavishly to bring a doctor to treat him. The old doctor removed the arrow, stopped the bleeding, and stitched Zhang Xiaoyu’s wound, but his recovery remained uncertain.

• Lin Feng returned to the courtyard with twenty-nine horses and learned that Zhang Xiaoyu had collapsed after hiding an arrow wound.
• Lin Feng urged Zhang Xiaoyu to hold on by promising him three thousand taels, then sent Lin Hu to buy food for everyone.
• Lin Feng paid a doctor and carried the elderly physician on his back to reach Zhang Xiaoyu quickly.
• The old doctor gave Zhang Xiaoyu ginseng and medicine, removed the arrow, and confirmed it was not poisoned.
• The old doctor stopped Zhang Xiaoyu’s bleeding, stitched his wound, and gave him a restorative pill.

Lin Feng learned that Zhang Xiaoyu had survived but was crippled, with no treatment available before his lung wound scarred over. He rewarded Lin Hu and Zhou Haitao, bought nearby courtyards to house his brothers and their families, and returned home to find Zhang Xiaoyu awake.

• The old doctor told Lin Feng that Zhang Xiaoyu had been saved but could not do strenuous work, and that only an expert's Internal Energy or a Great Demon Inner Core could heal his lungs before the wound scarred in three months.
• Lin Feng gave Lin Hu and Zhou Haitao silver and ordered them to bring their families to the county town, where he would buy them homes to protect them from the Horse Bandits.
• Steward Li proposed that Lin Feng buy the neighboring courtyards, and Lin Feng agreed to create space for his brothers, a stable, and a practice yard.
• With Steward Li's Butler's help, Lin Feng bought four courtyards for a little over ten thousand taels and sold the horses and weapons for more than three thousand taels.
• Lin Feng returned home and learned from Zhou Chunlan that Zhang Xiaoyu had awakened, leaving him unsure how to tell his brother he was crippled.

Lin Feng comforted Zhang Xiaoyu over his severe injury and offered him the dangerous Bloodthirsty Demonic Art as a way to gain Internal Energy. After settling his friends and family in nearby homes, Lin Feng planned to visit his master in Xiaohe Village and explain his sudden martial arts progress.

• Lin Feng paid the old doctor, then promised Xiaoyueyue he would find a way for her to study medicine after she learned to read.
• Zhang Xiaoyu despaired over his injury, and Lin Feng offered him the first level of the Bloodthirsty Demonic Art, warning that it could drive him mad.
• Zhang Xiaoyu chose to cultivate the art once his external injuries healed, and Lin Feng gave him a banknote and arranged nearby residences for him, Lin Hu, and Zhou Haitao.
• Lin Feng and Zhou Chunlan spent the night together, and Lin Feng hired bricklayers the next day to connect and renovate the courtyards.
• On the third morning, Lin Feng planned to visit his master in Xiaohe Village and explain his martial arts progress without revealing the system.

Lin Feng visited Mr. Hong and Yue'e, received new martial arts, and was warned to conceal his strength and seek entry into a Sect. Back home, he trained the children in the Five Elements Sword Array and took Zhang Xiaoyu into the mountains to test the Bloodthirsty Demonic Art.

• Lin Feng found Xiaohe Village abandoned and learned that the Heavenly Serpent Gang's Horse Bandits had forced a child from nearby Qingshi Village away.
• Lin Feng visited Mr. Hong and Yue'e, showed Mr. Hong his Crimson Gold Glaze, and was urged to conceal his brilliance and avoid acting rashly.
• Mr. Hong taught Lin Feng Flying Sword Cloud-Piercing Steps and the Five Elements Sword Array, then told him to leave and work toward joining a Sect.
• Lin Feng returned home, gave each child a sword art from the Five Elements Sword Array, and helped Zhang Xiaoyu master the Bloodthirsty Demonic Art.
• Lin Feng led Zhang Xiaoyu into the mountains, caught a wild deer, and offered it as the first test of the Bloodthirsty Demonic Art.

Zhang Xiaoyu learned the Bloodthirsty Demonic Art, discovering that it gave him great strength but left him needing to drink blood regularly. After returning home, Lin Feng learned of Steward Li’s grief for his late wife and resolved to ease his mother and wife’s housework so they could train and stay healthy.

• Lin Feng gave Zhang Xiaoyu deer blood, allowing him to activate the Bloodthirsty Demonic Art and drain the deer and a wild boar.
• Zhang Xiaoyu retained his reason, felt his strength surge, and said he had mastered the art, though he needed to drink blood at least once every three days.
• Lin Feng and Zhang Xiaoyu cleaned and cooked the animals before carrying the wild boar home.
• Zhou Chunlan asked Lin Feng about an erotic painting, and he explained that Steward Li had left it with him.
• Steward Li’s butler told Lin Feng that Li’s wife had died years earlier, and Li later shared his grief while drinking with Lin Feng.
• Lin Feng took the painting back and decided to hire maidservants so his mother and Zhou Chunlan could spend more time learning martial arts.

Lin Feng strengthened his martial arts, comforted Sanbao after his siblings teased him, and set out to bring shrimp to his master. Near Qingshi Village, he saw two figures fighting above a mountain, one apparently in a wheelchair, and rushed to investigate in fear for his master.

• Lin Feng bought three maidservants for his family and taught them the Purple Moon Heart Sutra and Basic Swordplay.
• Over two months, Lin Feng advanced several martial arts and raised his Life attribute to 123, while Zhang Xiaoyu recovered and grew stronger.
• Sanbao cried after his siblings called him stupid, and Lin Feng comforted him before making Erbabao apologize for insulting him.
• Lin Feng promised to catch river critters for his children, gathered shrimp by a stream, and decided to visit his master's home in Qingshi Village.
• As Lin Feng approached Qingshi Village, he heard an explosion, saw two figures fighting above a mountain, and rushed toward them, worried his master was in danger.

Lin Feng and Yue'e watched as the injured and poisoned Mr. Hong fought Ying Wuchang, a Super-Class Master who had come to kill him. When Ying Wuchang’s ultimate technique locked against Mr. Hong’s sword, Lin Feng attacked to help his master.

• Yue'e stopped Lin Feng from approaching and explained that Ying Wuchang was hunting her and Mr. Hong.
• Mr. Hong fought Ying Wuchang while Cold Poison and his unhealed injuries weakened him.
• Mr. Hong sent a signal for Lin Feng and Yue'e to flee, but Lin Feng stayed near the battle to look for a chance to help.
• Ying Wuchang used Wuchang Demonic Shadow, and Mr. Hong countered with A Sword Sunny Day.
• As their techniques locked and blood ran from Mr. Hong’s mouth, Lin Feng fired two Crimson Gold Glaze projectiles at Ying Wuchang’s groin.