Chapter Summaries

Lin Lang reached Xia Ke Island and began deciphering the Taixuan Scripture, dismissing its annotations and studying the strokes and illustrations as records of martial arts. After mastering techniques from the stone chambers for ten days, his true qi surged, leaving Island Masters Long and Mu convinced he had comprehended the divine skill.

• Lin Lang overpowered the combined auras of Island Masters Long and Mu, and they led him and his companions to the chambers containing the Taixuan Scripture.
• Lin Lang told Jiang Xiaoyu, Hua Wuque, and Shi Potian to ignore the annotations and study the original writing and lines, then Shi Potian began learning from the pictures despite being unable to read.
• Lin Lang deciphered three sword techniques and their internal cultivation method, improving his swordsmanship before exploring more chambers.
• Island Masters Long and Mu noticed Shi Potian and Jiang Xiaoyu practicing techniques, then watched Lin Lang enter chambers and drive out their occupants as he continued studying.
• Lin Lang studied the martial arts in the first twenty-three chambers over seven days, then entered the final chamber; three days later, his true qi surged and Island Masters Long and Mu realized he might have comprehended the divine skill.

Lin Lang refused to teach the Taixuan Scripture to Island Masters Long and Mu unless they acknowledged him as their master, and he rejected the crowd’s demands to share it. When they all attacked him, he defeated them and declared them prisoners, ending the island masters’ ambitions to lead the martial arts world.

• Island Masters Long and Mu asked Lin Lang to explain the Taixuan Scripture, but he refused unless they knelt and acknowledged him as their master.
• The island masters blocked Lin Lang’s exit and accused him of breaking their agreement, drawing Wen Renhou, a monk, and the other guests into the dispute.
• Lin Lang challenged the gathered martial artists to attack him together, while Jiang Xiaoyu and Jiang Wuqüe urged Shi Potian to watch rather than intervene.
• Island Masters Long and Mu attacked Lin Lang, but his Taixuan Scripture techniques kept them from gaining the advantage.
• More than fifty martial artists joined the fight, but Lin Lang evaded their attacks and then sent them all flying, leaving only the two island masters standing.
• Lin Lang defeated Island Masters Long and Mu, declared everyone his prisoner, and dismissed their hopes of becoming Martial Arts Alliance Leaders.

Lin Lang defeated the two Xia Ke Island masters, and Shi Potian experienced an epiphany that made him a Martial Arts Myth. As Lin Lang sailed toward Great Ming, the towering waves offered him a chance to pursue a second transformation of his true qi, while Lu Xiaofeng was left adrift after his ship broke apart.

• Lin Lang killed Island Master Long and Island Master Mu, then took the surviving jianghu experts prisoner and ordered his people to prepare to leave Xia Ke Island.
• Shi Potian experienced an epiphany, reached the no-move realm, and broke through to become a Martial Arts Myth after Lin Lang tested him in combat.
• Lin Lang warned Shi Potian that his body and divine intent still needed to transform, then departed Xia Ke Island with the others aboard three ships.
• Lin Lang protected the ships from towering waves and realized that facing the sea might help his true qi transform a second time.
• Lu Xiaofeng's ship shattered in the storm, leaving him clinging to wreckage until he spotted three ships and a familiar figure approaching across the waves.

Lin Lang rescued Lu Xiaofeng from the sea and traced the shipwreck to Wu Ming’s island, where he confronted the mastermind of the Invisible People Organization. Wu Ming proposed joining forces, but Lin Lang rejected his ambitions and said he wanted to pursue the peak of martial arts; Wu Ming was left considering the possibility of shattering the void.

• Lin Lang rescued Lu Xiaofeng from the sea and told him about his return from Xia Ke Island, where he had defeated its island masters and freed captured sect leaders.
• Lin Lang suspected Lu Xiaofeng’s shipwreck had been arranged and sailed with him and Jiang Xiaoyu to an island, where they met Wu Ming and Yue Yang.
• Lin Lang recognized Wu Ming as the head of the Invisible People Organization and attended his feast, where Lu Xiaofeng spotted Niu Rou Tang and three famous captives arrived in chests.
• Lin Lang won a large wager by controlling the dice with his true qi, then challenged Wu Ming over his wealth and his people’s treatment of Lu Xiaofeng.
• Wu Ming proposed an alliance and accused Lin Lang of seeking power, but Lin Lang denied wanting the throne and said he pursued martial arts and the possibility of shattering the void.

Lin Lang confronted Wu Ming on his island, where they argued over who could shatter the void before launching into a fierce battle. Lin Lang gained the upper hand by amplifying his primordial spirit, then struck at Wu Ming’s spirit as their contest reached its climax.

• Wu Ming claimed that only Lin Lang and he had the talent to shatter the void, but Lin Lang challenged his judgment and accused him of hiding while pursuing power through Gong Jiu.
• Wu Ming attacked Lin Lang, who sent Lu Xiaofeng and Jiang Xiaoyu clear of the fight before trading blows with him.
• Lin Lang countered Wu Ming’s rare martial arts with his own techniques, while Jiang Xiaoyu and Lu Xiaofeng fought Wu Ming’s subordinates.
• Wu Ming used Primordial Spirit Slash, but Lin Lang amplified his own primordial spirit and resisted the attack.
• As both men secretly boosted their primordial spirits, Lin Lang layered its power like ocean waves, condensed it into a spike, and stabbed at Wu Ming’s primordial spirit.

Lin Lang and his allies returned to the valley and killed Wu Ming after Lin Lang pierced his eye with a flying needle. As the group recovered, Niu Rou Tang brought Gong Jiu to confront them, but Lin Lang exploited Gong Jiu’s weakness and stabbed him through the heart with a whip.

• Lin Lang recovered enough to return to the valley, where he and Shi Potian fought Wu Ming while Jiang Xiaoyu, Hua Wuque, and Lu Xiaofeng tried to hold him back.
• Lin Lang pierced Wu Ming’s eye with a flying needle, and Shi Potian drove it into Wu Ming’s head, killing him.
• Niu Rou Tang escaped, activated the island’s mechanisms, and met Gong Jiu when he arrived by ship.
• Lin Lang identified Gong Jiu as the Prince of Peace’s son and exposed his role in the Invisible People Organization’s plan to seize the throne.
• Lin Lang used a whip to exploit Gong Jiu’s masochism and pierced his heart before Gong Jiu could defend himself.
• Niu Rou Tang, left facing Lin Lang and his allies, considered using her beauty to save herself.

Lin Lang captured the Xia Ke Island treasure and prisoners, then discovered a way to practice Muteness Zen without remaining silent. After docking, Jiang Xiaoyu and Hua Wuque failed to return, and Lin Lang found a strong smell of blood at the Giant Whale Gang’s base.

• Lin Lang killed Niu Rou Tang, took control of the island’s ships, and uncovered the treasure and officials hidden inside Buddha statues.
• The Azure Dragon Society’s seven Dragon Heads blamed Lin Lang for ruining their plans and agreed to target the Sun Moon Holy Cult before luring him out to kill him.
• Lin Lang reversed Muteness Zen Skill so speaking helped refine true qi, then practiced it while Jiang Xiaoyu’s chatter repeatedly interrupted him.
• After the fleet docked, Lu Xiaofeng departed, Shi Potian left to find his parents with Xie Yanke, and Jiang Xiaoyu went to contact the Giant Whale Gang.
• When Jiang Xiaoyu and Hua Wuque did not return, Lin Lang went to the Giant Whale Gang’s base and smelled blood at its entrance.

Lin Lang traced the attacks on Sun Moon Holy Cult subordinate gangs to the Azure Dragon Society and launched a campaign against its Branch Altars. The conflict escalated as both organizations suffered further losses, while Ren Yingying turned her attention to cultivation.

• Lin Lang found the Giant Whale Gang slaughtered by a white-robed swordsman and ordered Jiang Xiaoyu and Hua Wuque to investigate and protect the cult's forces.
• After more subordinate gangs were wiped out by a swordsman impersonating Ximen Chuixue, Lin Lang suspected multiple attackers and learned from Shangguan Haitang that the Azure Dragon Society might be behind the killings.
• Lin Lang offered rewards for information about the Azure Dragon Society, prompting A'Fei to recognize the organization and consider how the bounty might affect it.
• The Great Dragon Head learned that the Sun Moon Holy Cult was investigating the Azure Dragon Society and had uprooted one of its Branch Altars, so he ordered Di Qinglin and the others to accelerate their plan.
• Lin Lang continued his campaign against the Azure Dragon Society while Ren Yingying left to cultivate, confident she could transform her true qi.
• Three days later, the Sun Moon Holy Cult had destroyed nine more Branch Altars while the Azure Dragon Society had wiped out two more subordinate gangs, and both sides prepared for further escalation.

Xiong Ba used the Azure Dragon Society’s clash with the Sun Moon Holy Cult to expand the World Association, while Lin Lang prepared to answer a deadly challenge from the Azure Dragon Society. He left Blackwood Cliff as Shi Potian, Yan Nantian, and Wanwan set out to join him.

• Xiong Ba postponed choosing the World Association’s fourth Hall Master and ordered the candidates to conquer Shu’s sects while the Azure Dragon Society and Sun Moon Holy Cult fought.
• Xie Xiaofeng returned to Divine Sword Manor, and Lin Lang learned of his return as well as the World Association’s expansion and the deaths of three elders and five Altar Masters.
• Lin Lang decided to confront the Azure Dragon Society’s challenge himself, then sent for Shi Potian and invited Xie Xiaofeng to exchange insights into the Sword Dao.
• Shi Potian left for Blackwood Cliff after receiving Lin Lang’s letter, and Hua Wuque delivered another letter that prompted Yan Nantian to prepare to depart.
• Wanwan left the Great Sui Holy Sect to help Lin Lang, and Lin Lang set out from Blackwood Cliff.

Lin Lang confronted Azure Dragon Society Dragon Heads Bai Xiaosheng and Di Qinglin at the Black River Gang, where Di Qinglin challenged him with his Seven Slaughter Sword. Lin Lang broke the killing technique and resisted Bai Xiaosheng’s attacks, then counterattacked as Bai launched a nine-strike assault at his back.

• Bai Xiaosheng revealed himself as the Azure Dragon Society’s Fourth Dragon Head and waited at the Black River Gang for Right Envoy Lin.
• Lin Lang arrived and identified Bai Xiaosheng and Di Qinglin, then faced Di Qinglin’s sword challenge.
• Di Qinglin used his Seven Slaughter Sword, but Lin Lang disrupted its final strike by unleashing the surrounding Heaven and Earth Essence.
• Bai Xiaosheng joined Di Qinglin in attacking Lin Lang, but Lin Lang resisted Bai’s acupoint-sealing brush and injured his shoulder.
• Bai Xiaosheng struck Lin Lang’s back nine times with his Judge’s Brush, and Lin Lang countered with Divine Dragon Swings Its Tail.

Lin Lang killed Di Qinglin and Bai Xiaosheng, while Ren Yingying’s allies defeated the Azure Dragon Society’s attack on Blackwood Cliff. As the Society’s Great Dragon Head learned of the losses, the World Association began seizing sects, prompting Lin Lang to confront its advance on the Five Immortals Sect and suspect an alliance with the Azure Dragon Society.

• Lin Lang killed Di Qinglin with a sonic attack and killed Bai Xiaosheng with a flying needle after Bai Xiaosheng tried to bargain for his life.
• Ren Yingying, Yan Nantian, and Shi Potian confronted the Azure Dragon Society’s Fifth and Sixth Dragon Heads at Blackwood Cliff, and both Dragon Heads were killed; Wanwan killed the Fifth Dragon Head as he tried to escape.
• Gong Ziyu learned that the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Dragon Heads had died, and the Second Dragon Head proposed using assassins against Lin Lang.
• Fengling Shitai ordered Zhang Yingfeng and Emei to stop opposing the Sun Moon Holy Cult, but Duan Lang arrived for the World Association, killed Zhang Yingfeng, and moved to absorb the Emei Sect.
• Lin Lang learned that Duan Lang had led the World Association’s takeover of Emei and told Lan Fenghuang to monitor the Association rather than strike first.
• When World Association forces demanded the Five Immortals Sect’s surrender, Lin Lang prepared to confront them and wondered whether Xiong Ba had allied with the Azure Dragon Society.

Lu Qing died after Lan Fenghuang poisoned him, while Lin Lang’s letter drew Unrivaled City and the Sword Saint toward the World Association. As the Azure Dragon Society withdrew its branch altars and Lin Lang strengthened his forces, he challenged Gong Ziyu to a duel, leaving the Jianghu awaiting the Great Dragon Head’s response.

• Lu Qing attacked the Five Poisons Sect, but Lan Fenghuang poisoned him and his subordinates, then Lin Lang sent a letter to Unrivaled City.
• Dugu Yifang used Lin Lang’s information to urge the Sword Saint to act against Xiong Ba, and the Sword Saint demanded to learn where Wuming was hiding.
• Gong Ziyu learned about Lin Lang’s formidable abilities but refused to fight him yet, hoping Lin Lang would grow into a worthy whetstone.
• Lin Lang returned to Blackwood Cliff, accepted Shi Potian as his nominal disciple, and helped him begin refining his martial arts path.
• The Azure Dragon Society’s branch altars disappeared from the Holy Cult’s reach, and Lin Lang ordered continued searches for its main altar and Dragon Heads.
• Lin Lang challenged Gong Ziyu to a duel, and the news spread throughout the Jianghu three days later.

Lin Lang and Gong Ziyu prepared to duel at Mount Hua after Peerless City attacked the Azure Dragon Society and the Sun Moon Holy Cult intensified its campaign against it. As swordsmen across the land set out to watch, Xiong Ba planned to exploit their absence to force more than a hundred sects to submit to the World Association.

• Xie Xiaofeng refused to attend the gathering, while Yan Shisan learned of his return and resolved to challenge him after retrieving his sword; Yan Shisan also met A'Fei, who vowed to surpass him.
• Xiong Ba ordered Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng to act against the Five Poisons Sect, while Lin Lang suspected Xiong Ba had manipulated the Sword Saint into redirecting Peerless City's attacks toward the Azure Dragon Society.
• Gong Ziyu agreed to Lin Lang's challenge and announced that they would meet at Mount Hua on the first day of next month.
• The Emperor of Great Ming prepared to publicize Lin Lang's victory, while A'Fei, Ximen Chuixue, Song Que, and others made plans connected to the duel.
• Lin Lang refused Ren Yingying's offer of the Heavenly Sword and set out for Mount Hua with Jiang Xiaoyu, Hua Wuque, and Shi Potian.
• Xiong Ba ordered Qin Shuang, Nie Feng, Bu Jingyun, and others to force more than a hundred sects to submit to the World Association while their leaders traveled to Mount Hua.

Lin Lang faced Gong Ziyu, the Azure Dragon Society’s Great Dragon Head, in a duel on Mount Hua and overcame his twice-transformed Primordial Spirit with his own superior physical strength and techniques. Gong Ziyu died, leaving the Azure Dragon Society’s future uncertain.

• A'Fei met the swordsman Bai Yujing at a tavern, where Bai Yujing and Ximen Chuixue clashed through their sword intents until the owner offered them wine.
• Wanwan ordered An Long to seal off Mount Hua and kill anyone below peak great grandmaster who approached, then learned that Gong Ziyu had arrived with another peerless expert.
• Lin Lang reunited with Ximen Chuixue, Lu Xiaofeng, A'Fei, and Bai Yujing before Gong Ziyu reached Mount Hua for their duel.
• Gong Ziyu used his Canglang Sword Techniques and transformed Primordial Spirit to suppress Lin Lang, while Lin Lang shifted to fierce attacks and activated the Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill.
• Lin Lang used Divine Sword Finger to disrupt Gong Ziyu’s swordsmanship, broke both their swords, and struck Gong Ziyu between the brows, killing him.

Lin Lang killed Gongzi Yu, then refined the Great Sui Imperial Jade Seal’s true dragon qi to transform his essence blood and condense the three flowers of essence, qi, and spirit. As the Azure Dragon Society was attacked across several regions, Lin Lang began developing a new lethal technique and predicted that Peerless City and the World Association would fail to ally.

• Lin Lang explained how he had exploited Gongzi Yu’s weaknesses, while Ximen Chuixue killed the fleeing Second Dragon Head and transformed his divine intent into a primordial spirit.
• Jiang Xiaoyu, Hua Wuque, and Shi Potian investigated the Azure Dragon Society, while Wanwan and Ren Yingying ordered attacks on its branches and the Sword Saint learned that Gongzi Yu had died.
• Lin Lang used the Great Sui Imperial Jade Seal’s remaining true dragon qi to transform his essence blood and condense the three flowers of essence, qi, and spirit.
• Lin Lang assessed his increased strength and experimented with combining hidden-weapon insights into a powerful new strike.
• Wanwan reported that the Azure Dragon Society was being crushed across Great Sui, Great Ming, and Great Song, and Lin Lang predicted that Peerless City and the World Association would not form an alliance.

Dugu Yifang negotiated an alliance with Xiong Ba, then recruited Duan Lang into Peerless City, while Xiong Ba planned to use the alliance to buy time and investigate his rivals. Lin Lang intercepted Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun as they sought Mud Bodhisattva, refined Mud Bodhisattva’s heavenly retribution poison, and offered to cure him in exchange for a divination locating the Azure Dragon Society’s headquarters and Third Dragon Head.

• Dugu Yifang met Xiong Ba at the World Association and agreed to cooperate against the Sun Moon Holy Cult, while Xiong Ba revealed Duan Lang was only a servant.
• Dugu Yifang recruited Duan Lang, who left the World Association hoping to advance his cultivation and restore the Duan Family’s reputation.
• Xiong Ba told Wen Chouchou he had spared Dugu Yifang to let Peerless City absorb pressure from the Sun Moon Holy Cult and give the World Association’s young fighters time to grow.
• Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun found Mud Bodhisattva in the mountains, but Lin Lang appeared and prevented them from taking him to Xiong Ba.
• Lin Lang asked Mud Bodhisattva to divine the locations of the Azure Dragon Society’s main altar and Third Dragon Head, offering to cure his poison as payment.
• Lin Lang absorbed and refined Mud Bodhisattva’s heavenly retribution poison with the Reverse Five Poisons True Scripture, then told Mud Bodhisattva he could cure him.

Lin Lang cured Mud Bodhisattva’s poison and guided Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng toward mastering the martial arts they needed to challenge Xiong Ba. Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng left to take Kong Ci away and train, while Mud Bodhisattva joined Lin Lang for Blackwood Cliff; Lin Lang suspected the pair would bring disaster to Xiong Ba, and Mud Bodhisattva feared they were in danger.

• Lin Lang cured Mud Bodhisattva’s poison with his blood, learned the Azure Dragon Society’s Main Altar was in Great Song’s Imperial City, and offered him refuge at Blackwood Cliff.
• Lin Lang freed Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng, revealed their family histories and Xiong Ba’s reasons for taking them as disciples, and explained that Xiong Ba had withheld the final moves of their martial arts.
• Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng knelt before Lin Lang, who demonstrated the missing forms of Cloud-Discharging Palm and Wind-God Leg and urged them to become stronger before seeking revenge.
• Lin Lang warned Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng that Xiong Ba was formidable and discussed their shared feelings for Kong Ci; Bu Jingyun decided to take her away and train with Nie Feng.
• Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng left for the World Association, while Lin Lang told Mud Bodhisattva he viewed them as calamity stars who might bring disaster upon Xiong Ba.

After learning that Kong Ci had reported Bu Jingyun’s plan to Xiong Ba, Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun fled the World Association. Lin Lang eliminated Tang Fang and the Azure Dragon Society, created the Thunder God Leg, and received word from the World Association.

• Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun returned to the World Association without the Mud Bodhisattva, and Xiong Ba ordered them to lead attacks on the Quanzhen Sect and the Changlong Escort Agency.
• Nie Feng discovered that Duan Lang had left for Peerless City, while Bu Jingyun invited Kong Ci to escape with him.
• Nie Feng showed Bu Jingyun that Kong Ci went to Xiong Ba, and the two fled before Xiong Ba could capture them.
• Tang Fang threatened Lin Lang with the Peacock Plume, but its poison failed to harm him and he killed her.
• Lin Lang searched the Azure Dragon Society’s secret chamber, created the Thunder God Leg, and ordered Jiang Xiaoyu to send its martial arts manuals to Blackwood Cliff and destroy its remaining Branch Altars.

Lin Lang gathered intelligence on the World Association and Peerless City, then went to Lingyun Grotto to retrieve the Snow-Drinking Mad Saber. After the Fire Qilin emerged, Lin Lang beat it back and chased it into the grotto.

• Lin Lang learned that Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun had defected from the World Association, and he ordered rumors spread to worsen tensions between Xiong Ba and Peerless City.
• Lin Lang allowed low-ranking Azure Dragon Society members to abandon the organization and declared that anyone acting in its name would be dealt with.
• Lin Lang traveled to the Three-River Confluence and used his primordial spirit to locate the Snow-Drinking Mad Saber beneath the river.
• Nie Feng retrieved the saber, but the Fire Qilin roared from Lingyun Grotto and overwhelmed him and Bu Jingyun with its oppressive presence.
• Lin Lang protected Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun, then fought the Fire Qilin with his fists and drove it back into Lingyun Grotto.

Lin Lang searched Lingyun Grotto for the Fire Qilin, discovered Nie Ying’s martial arts and the Blood Bodhi, and encountered Nie Renwang. After revealing that Nie Feng had left Xiong Ba’s World Association, Lin Lang claimed the Dragon Vein belonged to him and left it in Nie Renwang’s care for now.

• Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun waited outside Lingyun Grotto while Lin Lang chased the Fire Qilin inside, but the beast escaped through the winding passages.
• Nie Renwang and Duan Shuai sensed an intruder near the Dragon Vein, and Nie Renwang went to investigate while Duan Shuai stayed behind to guard it.
• Lin Lang found Nie Ying’s remains and memorized the Ice Heart Spell and the Six Cold Art of Ao, planning to pass the arts on to Nie Feng.
• Lin Lang found the Blood Bodhi, ate three fruits, and began gathering the ripe ones before Nie Renwang arrived and ordered him to stop.
• Lin Lang criticized Nie Renwang for failing his wife and son, then told him that Nie Feng had left the World Association and was training under Lin Lang’s guidance.
• Lin Lang claimed the Dragon Vein belonged to him, said he would collect it later, and left Nie Renwang to guard it in the meantime.