Chapter Summaries

Yaoyue and the Sun Moon Holy Cult fought at Blackwood Cliff until Lin Lang revealed that Hua Wuque and Jiang Xiaoyu were twin brothers, ruining Yaoyue’s plan to make them kill each other. After Lianxing was killed, Yaoyue fell into madness and reached the Heaven-Man Realm, while Lin Lang faced her with the Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill.

• Ren Woxing gained the upper hand against Yaoyue before the Sun Moon Holy Cult attacked Moving Flower Palace, and its followers surrendered.
• Yaoyue unleashed the full power of her Jade-Maiden Divine Skill and Shifting Flowers, Connecting Jade, injuring Ren Woxing and overwhelming the Peach Valley Six Immortals.
• Lin Lang arrived and held Yaoyue back while Jiang Xiaoyu fought Hua Wuque, then revealed that Hua Wuque and Jiang Xiaoyu were brothers and that Yaoyue and Lianxing had caused their parents’ deaths.
• Yaoyue confirmed the truth, and Hua Wuque collapsed; Jiang Xiaoyu carried him to Ping Yizhi for treatment.
• Lianxing traded blows with Ren Woxing and was killed by Yin Yeku, while Yaoyue erupted in grief and fury and entered the legendary Heaven-Man Realm.
• Lin Lang activated the Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill, endured Yaoyue’s strike, and drove her back, but Yaoyue vowed to break through his defense and kill him.

Yaoyue attacked Blackwood Cliff and killed Ren Woxing, but Lin Lang and Ren Woxing wounded her badly enough to force her to flee. Ren Yingying succeeded her father as Cult Leader of the Sun Moon Holy Cult, while Lin Lang prepared to pursue Yaoyue and asked Hua Wuque to teach him the Moving Flower Palace’s martial arts.

• Wanwan watched Lin Lang fight Yaoyue and considered helping him, while Ren Woxing ordered the others to stay back and saved his strength for a decisive strike.
• Lin Lang trapped Yaoyue with his Star-Sucking Great Skill, allowing Ren Woxing to strike her; Yaoyue retaliated, mortally wounding Ren Woxing, then fled after Lin Lang struck her.
• Ren Woxing transferred his remaining true qi to Ren Yingying before he died, and Lin Lang promised to avenge him.
• Wanwan tracked the wounded Yaoyue to a village and attacked the house where she was hiding with hidden weapons.
• Ren Yingying entered the Great Grandmaster realm and formally became Cult Leader of the Sun Moon Holy Cult, while Lin Lang declined the position and set out to hunt Yaoyue.
• Lin Lang reassured Jiang Xiaoyu and asked Hua Wuque to teach him Shifting Flowers, Connecting Jade and the Jade-Maiden Divine Skill so he could kill Yaoyue.

Hua Wuque revealed Moving Flower Palace’s martial arts and accepted Lin Lang’s offer to make the palace a vassal of the Sun Moon Holy Cult, while Lin Lang went to rescue the injured Wanwan. As Lin Lang and Wanwan searched for Yaoyue, Northern Shaolin and Jiang Biehe weighed the Sun Moon Demon Cult’s apparent weakness, with Jiang Biehe plotting to exploit it.

• Hua Wuque shared the secrets of Shifting Flowers, Connecting Jade and the Jade-Maiden Divine Skill, and Lin Lang revealed Jiang Biehe’s role in the deaths of Jiang Xiaoyu and Hua Wuque’s parents.
• Hua Wuque agreed to make Moving Flower Palace a vassal of the Sun Moon Holy Cult and promised to return to Blackwood Cliff after settling matters at the palace.
• Lin Lang studied Shifting Flowers, Connecting Jade, then rushed to rescue Wanwan after receiving her letter; he treated her injuries and helped her recover.
• Wanwan suggested Yaoyue might be hiding somewhere connected to one of her enemies, and Lin Lang considered where she could have gone.
• Master Xinmei urged Northern Shaolin to attack the Sun Moon Demon Cult, but Master Xinhu refused to act before the abbot returned from seclusion.
• Jiang Biehe and Jiang Yulang suspected the Sun Moon Demon Cult was weakened and plotted to destroy Moving Flower Palace, using Wei Wuya to target Yaoyue.

Lin Lang and Wanwan entered the Valley of Villains, where he forced Zhang Xun to guide them and killed the villains they encountered. They found that Yaoyue had already slaughtered everyone in the valley, and Lin Lang began burning the houses as Wanwan drew her blades.

• Lin Lang knocked Zhang Xun aside, crippled him when he threatened them, and forced him to lead the way into the valley.
• Zhang Xun tried to escape, but Lin Lang struck his leg with a pebble and made him continue guiding them.
• Lin Lang killed Feng Lei and seven other villains, while Zhang Xun searched their bodies for valuables.
• Lin Lang killed Zhang Xun after they reached the valley, then he and Wanwan found the bodies of Liu Ming, Ha Ha'er, Du Sha, and the other villains, all killed by Yaoyue.
• Lin Lang concluded that Yaoyue had killed everyone and taken the medicine and healing pills, then began setting the valley's houses on fire as Wanwan drew her Heavenly Demon Twin Blades.

Lin Lang and Wanwan confronted the wounded Yaoyue in the Valley of Villains and fought her as she grew stronger by mastering her demonic power. Lin Lang and Wanwan killed Yaoyue, though both were badly injured.

• Yaoyue hid in the Valley of Villains to recover, killed its inhabitants, and planned revenge on Lin Lang, Wanwan, Hua Wuque, and Jiang Xiaoyu.
• Lin Lang and Wanwan set fire to the valley, drawing Yaoyue out of her hiding place and beginning their fight against her.
• Wanwan tried to distract Yaoyue with Heavenly Demon Sound while Lin Lang attacked, but Yaoyue broke through the sound and gained the upper hand.
• Lin Lang wounded Yaoyue with three poisonous flying needles, and he and Wanwan continued attacking as her injuries worsened.
• Yaoyue seized Wanwan, but Lin Lang shielded her from a fatal strike; Wanwan severed Yaoyue's right hand before Yaoyue struck her down.
• Lin Lang landed a powerful punch that shattered Yaoyue's breastbone and damaged her organs, then cut her throat to make sure she was dead.

After killing Yaoyue and escaping the burning Valley of Villains, Lin Lang returned to Great Ming while rumors blamed him and Wanwan for the valley’s destruction. The news reached Yan Nantian, Jiang Biehe, and Jiang Xiaoyu, who went to meet Lin Lang when he returned to Blackwood Cliff.

• Lin Lang helped Wanwan stabilize her injuries, refused her invitation to Great Sui, and parted from her after the Yin Kui Sect elders arrived to collect her.
• Zhenshanzi found the Valley of Villains destroyed and sent the Kunlun Sect’s elders to spread the story that a young man and woman had wiped it out.
• Lin Lang returned to Great Ming, heard the rumors about the valley, and traveled by carriage toward Blackwood Cliff.
• Yan Nantian learned that the Valley of Villains had been destroyed and resolved to recover his strength before seeking Jiang Xiaoyu and confronting his old enemies.
• Jiang Biehe suspected the Sun Moon Demon Cult’s Right Envoy had destroyed the valley, then agreed to lead an attack on the Moving Flower Palace in three days.
• Jiang Xiaoyu heard that Lin Lang had returned to Blackwood Cliff and hurried to meet him, wondering whether his master had destroyed the Valley of Villains.

Lin Lang returned to Blackwood Cliff after killing Yaoyue, perfected the Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill, and learned that Jiang Biehe was leading an assault on Moving Flower Palace. Jiang Xiaoyu and Hua Wuque confronted Jiang Biehe as his forces broke into the palace, and an unknown speaker stepped forward to corroborate their accusations.

• Lin Lang told Jiang Xiaoyu that Yaoyue had killed everyone in the Valley of Villains, while Yan Nantian had been rescued, and gave him the martial arts recovered from the valley.
• Jiang Xiaoyu paid his respects to the dead, while Lin Lang delivered Yaoyue's head to Ren Woxing's grave and reassured Ren Yingying.
• Lin Lang perfected the Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill, considered how to combine essence, qi, and spirit, then learned that Jiang Biehe had gathered nearly a thousand fighters against Moving Flower Palace.
• Jiang Xiaoyu brought Sun Moon Holy Cult elders to Moving Flower Palace, told Hua Wuque that Lin Lang had killed Yaoyue, and joined him in preparing to avenge their parents.
• Tie Pinggu led Jiang Biehe and his followers into Moving Flower Palace, where Jiang Xiaoyu and Hua Wuque rescued the maids and accused Jiang Biehe of causing their parents' deaths.
• An unseen person told Jiang Biehe that they could corroborate the brothers' accusations, then kicked him.

Lin Lang helped Jiang Xiaoyu and Hua Wuque defeat Jiang Biehe and the Jianghu forces attacking Moving Flower Palace, then arranged support for the Sun Moon Holy Cult and sent the brothers to pursue the Twelve Zodiac Signs assassins. Meanwhile, Pang Wen of the King of Hell Hall targeted Hua Wuque and ordered a King of Hell Invitation delivered to Moving Flower Palace.

• Lin Lang exposed Jiang Biehe as Jiang Qin, the traitor who had betrayed Jiang Feng, but Jiang Yulang incited the attackers to fight.
• Jiang Xiaoyu, Hua Wuque, and the Sun Moon Holy Cult fought the invaders while Lin Lang let their attacks rebound from his protective qi.
• Jiang Xiaoyu used his Indestructible Vajra Body to defeat Jiang Biehe, and Hua Wuque killed Jiang Yulang as the remaining attackers were routed or killed.
• Lin Lang arranged compensation for the Holy Cult's casualties, ordered Jiang Biehe's crimes publicized, and approved Jiang Xiaoyu and Hua Wuque's plan to avenge their parents.
• Pang Wen ordered a King of Hell Invitation sent to Moving Flower Palace and vowed to kill Hua Wuque within three months.

Liu Xi planned to expand the Western Depot’s influence while Lin Lang dismissed the threat, and the Emperor of Great Ming decided to draw the Sun Moon Demon Cult into imperial service by offering its leader the title of Martial Arts Alliance Leader. Consort Yan secretly revealed her revenge plot against Jiang Xiaoyu, Hua Wuque, and the Right Envoy, and the chapter ended as the Five Poisons Child told Lin Lang about the court’s offer.

• Liu Xi killed the Third Chief for advising him to let the Eastern Depot and Jinyiwei fight, then planned to extend the Western Depot’s influence into the Jianghu.
• Master Xinhu urged Master Xinmei to focus on martial cultivation and chose to wait for Wudang’s new leader to act against the Sun Moon Demon Cult.
• Lin Lang sent Wang Wu and Cheng Shifei to confiscate the property of the Jianghu groups that had attacked the Moving Flower Palace, while Jia Liu prepared to reconnect with former Jinyiwei members in the depots.
• The Emperor of Great Ming considered using the Sun Moon Demon Cult for the court and accepted Consort Yan’s proposal to appoint its leader Martial Arts Alliance Leader of All Under Heaven.
• Consort Yan revealed that Jiang Biehe was her father and vowed revenge on Jiang Xiaoyu, Hua Wuque, and the Right Envoy.
• The Five Poisons Child arrived at the Fragrant Pavilion and told Lin Lang that the imperial court wanted to appoint the Holy Cult’s Cult Leader as Martial Arts Alliance Leader.

Lin Lang advised the Sun Moon Holy Cult to stall the court’s attempt to appoint Ren Yingying as Martial Arts Alliance Leader and demand terms the court could not easily meet. After the court considered other ways to recruit the cult, Lin Lang offered suggestions to the Emperor of Great Ming, then was summoned to Jingyang Palace for a sparring match.

• Lin Lang told Five Poisons Child to have Blackwood Cliff delay responding to the court’s offer, then sent Ren Yingying a letter demanding that the court persuade Northern Shaolin and Wudang to support her as Martial Arts Alliance Leader.
• Wei Ziyun pressed Xiang Wentian to accept the court’s appointment, but Xiang demanded proof of the court’s sincerity and sent Wei back to reconsider.
• The Emperor of Great Ming rejected the Sun Moon Holy Cult’s demand but sought another way to recruit it, while Lin Lang suggested offering martial arts, weapons, pills, or official recognition.
• The Emperor asked Lin Lang how to bring the Sun Moon Holy Cult into the court’s service, and Lin Lang warned that the Martial Arts Alliance Leader title would be meaningless without Jianghu support.
• A young eunuch summoned Lin Lang to Jingyang Palace for Yunluo’s martial arts sparring, where a sword thrust at him as he entered.

Lin Lang agreed to hunt Lu Xiaofeng so he could enter Ghost Manor, using the secrets of Yaoyue’s death and the Sun Moon Demon Cult’s possible alliance with the Great Ming court as a pretext. Lu Xiaofeng fled to Ghost Manor, where the Soul-Reaping Envoy offered him refuge and proposed joining forces against Lin Lang.

• Lin Lang confiscated Yunluo’s sword manual, guided her through combining its techniques with his lessons, and warned her to keep practicing.
• Yunluo broke into the Imperial Armory but was driven out by the old eunuch guarding it after he discovered she had become a Grandmaster.
• Lu Xiaofeng asked Lin Lang to hunt him so he could enter Ghost Manor, and Lin Lang revealed that Yaoyue’s head was at Ren Woxing’s grave and that the court planned to recruit the Sun Moon Demon Cult.
• Lu Xiaofeng agreed to spread those secrets and meet Lin Lang at Blackwood Cliff in three days, while the emperor considered replacing Lin Lang if he opposed the court’s plans.
• Lin Lang chased Lu Xiaofeng through a forest, and Lu Xiaofeng told the Soul-Reaping Envoy about the secrets before accepting an offer to hide at Ghost Manor.

Li Xunhuan learned that rumors blamed Lin Lang for killing Yaoyue and driving Lu Xiaofeng into hiding, while Fang Zheng emerged from seclusion and planned an alliance against the Sun Moon Holy Cult. At Wudang Mountain, Ghost Manor prepared a deadly operation for Shi Yan’s succession ceremony, and Lin Lang arrived with Jinyiwei forces, intending to turn the ceremony into a funeral feast.

• A'Fei left the tavern to seek sword challenges after hearing claims about the Sun Moon Holy Cult’s Right Envoy, while Li Xunhuan doubted the rumors about Lin Lang and Lu Xiaofeng.
• Fang Zheng learned that the Sun Moon Holy Cult had destroyed major Jianghu powers and considered an alliance with the Wudang Sect to eliminate its leaders and experts.
• Old Swordsman gathered Ghost Manor’s hidden experts, named seven targets for the Heavenly Thunder Operation, and ordered them to reach Wudang Mountain for Shi Yan’s succession ceremony.
• Lu Xiaofeng realized that Ghost Manor’s operation would target the ceremony and wondered whether Lin Lang would appear.
• Lin Lang assembled his Jinyiwei subordinates and rode to Wudang Mountain, where he said they had come for a feast that would actually be a funeral feast.

At Daoist Shi Yan’s succession ceremony, Lin Lang and his Jinyiwei men clashed with Quanzhen’s Qiu Chuji before assassins attacked Wudang’s guests. Lin Lang captured the attackers and exposed Lu Xiaofeng, then challenged Wooden Daoist to explain his connection to Ghost Villa.

• Lin Lang arrived at the ceremony and sat in a reserved seat, prompting Qiu Chuji to challenge his manners.
• Wang Wu prompted Cheng Shifei to fight Qiu Chuji, and Cheng Shifei defeated him with the Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill.
• During Daoist Shi Yan’s succession ceremony, masked attackers extinguished the lamps, stole his crown and sword, and killed many prominent guests.
• Wooden Daoist killed Old Swordsman, while Lin Lang stayed out of the fighting until he asserted the Jinyiwei’s authority and captured the disguised assassins.
• Lin Lang identified Lu Xiaofeng, who returned Daoist Shi Yan’s crown, then demanded that Wooden Daoist explain his connection to Ghost Villa.

Lin Lang exposed Wooden Daoist as Ghost Manor’s lord, Old Saber Hilt, and thwarted his plot to seize leadership of the Wudang Sect. Wooden Daoist confessed and attacked Lin Lang, but Lin Lang’s swordsmanship reached divine mastery and killed him.

• Lin Lang accused Wooden Daoist of orchestrating Ghost Manor’s attack on Wudang Mountain and explained how the attack served Wooden Daoist’s ambition to become sect leader.
• Lu Xiaofeng realized Wooden Daoist had sought the Seven-Star True Martial Sword, while Ghost Manor’s assassins began dying from poison before they could reveal evidence.
• Lin Lang revealed Wooden Daoist’s hidden family, prompting Wooden Daoist to admit his resentment over being passed over for Wudang Sect leadership.
• Wooden Daoist attacked Lin Lang, who held him off while his swordsmanship rapidly improved under the pressure.
• Lin Lang defeated Wooden Daoist with a decisive strike, and Wooden Daoist died after recognizing that Lin Lang’s swordsmanship had reached divine mastery.

Lin Lang killed Wooden Daoist during the Wudang succession ceremony, and Zhang Sanfeng emerged from seclusion to settle the confrontation and announce Wudang would close its gates. Back in the Capital City, Lin Lang reversed the Primordial Chaos Child Skill’s flaw and fused it into his own technique before heading to the Jinyiwei Office, where he heard of another major event.

• Lin Lang blamed Wudang’s weapon-surrendering rule for the deaths at the ceremony and argued with Daoist Shi Yan, until Zhang Sanfeng appeared and arranged for Wudang disciples to carry the corpses down the mountain.
• Zhang Sanfeng announced that Wudang would close the mountain, gave Lin Lang the Primordial Chaos Child Skill, and later revealed that Daoist Shi Yan had suffered a fatal injury.
• A’Fei arrived too late to challenge Wooden Daoist, learned Lin Lang had killed him, and set off to find other martial experts to challenge.
• Lin Lang ordered his men to search for captured Ghost Villa assassins and identify the corpses, then returned to the Capital City and reversed the Primordial Chaos Child Skill’s flaw.
• Lin Lang fused the Primordial Chaos Child Skill into his Reverse Golden Dipper Child Skill, felt his true qi grow purer, and spent the night with Xiao He.
• The next morning, Lin Lang went to the Commander of the Jinyiwei Office and heard of another major event.

The Emperor of Great Ming tried to recruit Wudang and Northern Shaolin to counterbalance the Sun Moon Holy Cult, while also pressing Yunluo to marry. Lin Lang learned that Northern Shaolin had refused the court and turned his attention to its movements and Green Robe Tower.

• The Emperor of Great Ming ordered Liu Xi to offer Northern Shaolin the title of Number One Under Heaven Temple after the court’s recruitment effort at Wudang Mountain.
• The Emperor of Great Ming presented Yunluo with marriage portraits, but she rejected them and insisted that only a famous, powerful martial artist would suit her.
• Fang Zheng ordered Xinmei to persuade Reverend Zhang to join Northern Shaolin against the Sun Moon Demon Cult, then rejected Liu Xi’s offer and delayed the court’s proposal for forty-nine days.
• Shangguan Haitang reported that Wudang had refused the court’s rewards, Daoist Shi Yan had died, and Fang Zheng had likely reached the Great Grandmaster realm.
• Lin Lang told Shangguan Haitang to watch Northern Shaolin and asked for updates on Green Robe Tower after hearing that King of Hell Hall had targeted Hua Wuque.

Yu'er sought Lin Lang’s help to improve her swordsmanship, and he gave her new techniques and the Fish Intestine Sword while learning about the Green Robe Tower and King of Hell Hall. Hua Wuque and Jiang Xiaoyu destroyed King of Hell Hall and set out after the remaining Twelve Zodiac Signs, while Wei Wuya prepared to lure them to Beyond Heaven.

• Yu'er reached the grandmaster peak, hit a cultivation bottleneck, and went to Lin Lang for guidance.
• Lin Lang captured Yu'er, taught her the Gale Sword Techniques, shared intelligence on the Green Robe Tower, and gave her the Fish Intestine Sword.
• Yu'er told Lin Lang that King of Hell Hall was led by Pang Wen and revealed its headquarters, prompting Lin Lang to send intelligence to the Moving Flower Palace.
• Hua Wuque and Jiang Xiaoyu led allies in attacking King of Hell Hall, and Jiang Xiaoyu killed Pang Wen after Pang Wen used Demon Lord Baihu as a shield.
• Hua Wuque and Jiang Xiaoyu divided their forces to hunt the remaining Twelve Zodiac Signs while Yin Ku and Blue Scorpion returned with the recovered valuables.
• Wei Wuya learned that King of Hell Hall had fallen and ordered his disciples to lure Hua Wuque and Jiang Xiaoyu to Beyond Heaven.

Lin Lang rushed to the No-Tooth Sect after learning Wei Wuya had trapped his disciple Jiang Xiaoyu and Hua Wuque, and defeated Wei Wuya in the sect’s halls. The chapter ended with Wei Wuya swallowing poison rather than revealing where the two young men were held.

• Five Poisons Child told Lin Lang that Jiang Xiaoyu and Hua Wuque had been trapped by Wei Wuya, and Lin Lang set out for the No-Tooth Sect.
• Lu Zhongyuan informed Yan Nantian of the capture, and Yan Nantian rode with him toward the No-Tooth Sect to rescue his nephews.
• Lin Lang entered the sect’s concealed passage, overcame its traps, and forced Wei Baiyi to guide him to Wei Wuya.
• Lin Lang confronted Wei Wuya, resisted his hidden weapons and claws, and broke his teeth and arms before draining his true qi.
• Wei Wuya refused to disclose where Jiang Xiaoyu and Hua Wuque were trapped and swallowed a concealed poison pill.

Lin Lang rescued Jiang Xiaoyu and Hua Wuque from the No-Tooth Sect, took Wei Wuya’s treasures and martial arts manuals, and returned to Blackwood Cliff before setting out for Chessboard Mountain after hearing about a mysterious Go invitation. Murong Fu and Duan Yu also headed toward Chessboard Mountain, where the invitation promised a chance at powerful martial arts and influence.

• Lin Lang rescued Jiang Xiaoyu and Hua Wuque, forced Wei Mayi to reveal Netherworld Ghost Claws, Eighteen Hell Kills, and took the No-Tooth Sect’s treasures.
• Su Ying killed Wei Mayi and died from his counterattack, while Yan Nantian arrived later, learned Jiang Xiaoyu and Hua Wuque had been rescued, and crippled Wei Shiba’s dantian.
• Lin Lang returned to Blackwood Cliff, distributed martial arts manuals, promised Yin Ku and Blue Scorpion he would address their Gu worms, and left for Chessboard Mountain seeking a flawed claw technique.
• Murong Fu accepted an invitation to Chessboard Mountain, hoping to gain martial arts and support for restoring Great Yan, and brought his Four Great Retainers.
• Duan Yu sneaked away for Chessboard Mountain, believing Lin Lang had saved him from an incestuous relationship after learning that Wang Yuyan was his half sister, while Duan Zhengchun secretly had him followed.

Lin Lang reached Chessboard Mountain for the Exquisite Chess Puzzle and killed Zhaixingzi’s men after they tried to stop him. At Deaf-Mute Valley, Wanwan fought Ma Yiyun while Lin Lang killed Bai Kaixin, leaving the assembled martial artists intimidated and wary of him.

• Ding Chunqiu entered Chessboard Mountain with A'Zi, leaving Zhaixingzi to guard the path, while Murong Fu and Master Xuannan led other groups past the Xingxiu Sect.
• Lin Lang killed Zhaixingzi with a returned poison needle and sent the other Xingxiu Sect disciples’ hidden weapons back at them before entering Deaf-Mute Valley.
• Lin Lang met Wanwan, Murong Fu, Duan Yu, Ding Chunqiu, and the other guests as Mr. Congbian prepared to begin the Exquisite Chess Puzzle.
• Bai Kaixin tried to turn the crowd against Lin Lang, and Wanwan attacked Ma Yiyun after Ma Yiyun challenged her.
• Lin Lang drained Bai Kaixin’s true qi and killed him, while Wanwan killed Ma Yiyun; Lin Lang then warned the silent crowd that they could leave or face his persuasion.