Chapter Summaries

Lin Fei gave Jiang Tianling information to pursue the assassin Nightmare, then left for the martial gathering at Emerald Moon Lake, where Tao Qian prepared to confront Rongcheng’s ancient martial arts leaders. The chapter ended as Tao Qian stepped forward after Bai Zhan challenged Song Hao.

• Jiang Tianling searched Rongcheng’s household registration database for Nightmare, but Lin Fei warned that the assassin might have no record and told him not to startle him.
• Jiang Tianling promised to mobilize the Rongcheng police to track Nightmare while avoiding unnecessary casualties.
• Lin Fei left the police station and traveled to the martial gathering at Emerald Moon Lake in Dujiangyan.
• Tao Qian’s gathering brought Rongcheng’s prominent martial arts and business figures together, while Lin Fei had not yet arrived.
• Bai Zhan challenged Song Hao’s right to address the gathering, and Tao Qian ordered his disciple down so he could take the stage himself.

Tao Qian demanded that the ancient martial families submit to the Medicine Sect, then challenged anyone who disagreed to defeat him. Bai Poju accepted the challenge, but after Tao Qian overwhelmed him, Lin Fei predicted that Bai Poju would lose even after revealing his Protective Gang Qi.

• Tao Qian offered pills and medicines to those who submitted to the Medicine Sect, drawing many in the crowd to his side.
• Bai Pojun, Taoist Ye Qiu, and Qing Fen showed little interest in Tao Qian's offer.
• Tao Qian challenged anyone to defeat him, promising the Medicine Sect would leave the victor's family alone.
• Bai Poju challenged Tao Qian and was driven onto the defensive by his rapid palm strikes.
• Bai Poju released his Protective Gang Qi, and Lin Fei told Ji Yaoguang that Bai Poju would lose.

Tao Qian defeated Bai Poju after revealing the Medicine Sect’s Five Elements Gang Qi, then demanded that Lin Fei cripple his cultivation and kowtow. The chapter ended with Lin Fei facing Tao Qian’s challenge.

• Bai Poju gained the advantage with a fierce barrage of attacks and struck Tao Qian with a clinch knee strike.
• Tao Qian used Earth-element gang qi to withstand the knee and counterattack, then explained that he was using Five Elements Gang Qi.
• Tao Qian transformed his gang qi with Metal and shattered Bai Poju’s defenses, knocking him off the platform.
• Tao Qian challenged Ye Qiu and Bai Pojun, but Song Hao announced that Lin Fei had arrived.
• Tao Qian demanded that Lin Fei cripple his cultivation and kowtow three times in exchange for his life.

Tao Qian defeated Ye Qiu after overpowering him with Five Elements Gang Qi, then demanded that Master Lin reveal himself. Lin Fei identified himself, leaving Tao Qian to face the opponent he had been seeking.

• Lin Fei calmly challenged Tao Qian, while Ye Qiu stepped in to defend him.
• Ye Qiu attacked Tao Qian with the Breeze Sword Art, but Tao Qian used metal-element Gang Qi to withstand the blows.
• Tao Qian switched to fire-element Gang Qi, burned Ye Qiu's peachwood sword, and forced him into a palm clash.
• Tao Qian broke Ye Qiu's arm and burned away his protective Gang Qi, defeating him and shocking the crowd.
• Tao Qian mocked Rongcheng's martial artists and called for Master Lin to come forward, and Lin Fei said he was the one Tao Qian sought.

Lin Fei stepped forward to confront Tao Qian despite warnings from the Bai family and Qing Lixue, then revealed he was the Master Lin who taught Wu Moling the True Martial Ultimate Strike. He called Tao Qian too weak and offered to let him make three moves, leaving the crowd stunned and mocking him.

• Lin Fei ignored Bai Zhan and Bai Pojun's warnings and walked toward the arena as the crowd parted.
• Qing Lixue urged Lin Fei to find Master Lin, but Lin Fei called Tao Qian an ant and said he had come to crush him.
• Tao Qian threatened to kill Lin Fei, while Ye Qiu urged Lin Fei to apologize and step down.
• Lin Fei climbed onto the arena and told Tao Qian that he was the Master Lin who had taught Wu Moling the True Martial Ultimate Strike.
• Lin Fei called Tao Qian too weak and offered to give him three moves, provoking disbelief and ridicule from the crowd.

Lin Fei let Tao Qian attack him three times without suffering a scratch, revealing a strength that stunned everyone at the arena. After Tao Qian broke his promise and used a fourth move, Lin Fei effortlessly destroyed his water-element Gang Qi and prepared to kill him.

• Tao Qian struck Lin Fei with the Vanishing Shadow Palm Technique, but Lin Fei stood unharmed and the rebounding force sent Tao Qian staggering back.
• Lin Fei endured Tao Qian's Five Elements Gang Qi attack and fire-element strike without injury, leaving one of the promised three moves remaining.
• The spectators realized Lin Fei was Master Lin, while Tao Yingwu and Song Hao regretted provoking him.
• Tao Qian used a fourth move to trap Lin Fei in water-element Gang Qi, but Lin Fei popped it with a finger and said he would send Tao Qian to the afterlife.

Lin Fei defeated Tao Qian with a single palm strike and crippled his cultivation, then warned the Medicine Sect not to seek revenge. Tao Qian died, leaving the gathering to anticipate a major conflict between Lin Fei and the sect.

• Lin Fei struck Tao Qian from several meters away, crushing his chest and sending him flying.
• Tao Qian tried to heal himself with Wood-Element Gang Qi, but Lin Fei revealed that he had crippled Tao Qian's cultivation.
• Tao Yingwu threatened Lin Fei with the Medicine Sect, while Bai Pojun urged him not to provoke it further.
• Lin Fei spared Tao Yingwu and Song Hao to carry a warning to the Medicine Sect, threatening to wipe out the sect if it came after him.
• Tao Qian died after reacting to Lin Fei's threat, and the gathering fell silent as Bai Pojun sensed an approaching battle.

Lin Fei killed Tao Qian, spared Tao Yingwu and Song Hao, and left without claiming authority over Rongcheng’s ancient martial arts world. He reassured Ji Yaoguang that Wu Moling would be cleared, then asked which member of the Bai family might be plotting against her.

• Tao Yingwu begged Lin Fei for mercy, and Lin Fei ordered him to leave; Tao Yingwu took Song Hao with him.
• Bai Yan questioned why Lin Fei spared them, and Lin Fei said their lives did not matter to him.
• Lin Fei left the gathering, while the assembled martial artists recognized his overwhelming strength and wondered whether to side with him or the Medicine Sect.
• Qing Fen asked Qing Lixue whether she still thought Lin Fei was a charlatan, but she insisted he was only a martial arts expert as she gripped her amber necklace.
• Ji Yaoguang asked about Wu Moling, and Lin Fei said police had identified someone else as the culprit and Wu Moling would be fine.
• Lin Fei asked Ji Yaoguang which of the three Bai family members might want to harm her, leaving her unsure whether Bai Poju, Bai Pojun, or Bai Zhan was responsible.

Lin Fei learned that Nightmare, the Dark Night Organization killer who had caused Old Liu’s death, was hiding in Qinghe Township and went to confront him. He crushed Nightmare’s attack and stopped him in midair, leaving the terrified killer to realize he was facing a Great Grandmaster.

• Jiang Tianling told Lin Fei that the police had tracked Nightmare to a rural house in Qinghe Township.
• Jiang Tianling recalled Old Liu, and Lin Fei remembered the former chief and the small details of their past.
• Jiang Tianling revealed that Old Liu had died consumed by grief and anger after Nightmare murdered his granddaughter and escaped justice.
• Lin Fei vowed to make Nightmare pay and left immediately for the killer’s hideout.
• Nightmare’s blade shattered against Lin Fei’s invisible defense, and Lin Fei sent him crashing through a wall.
• Lin Fei halted Nightmare and falling debris in midair, and Nightmare recognized him as a Great Grandmaster.

Lin Fei explained to Nightmare that powerful martial artists were kept in check by national organizations, while Nightmare questioned him about the Dark Night Organization and the Shadow Sect. Nightmare then revealed his idea of art, triggering an explosion that engulfed the building.

• Lin Fei defeated Nightmare effortlessly and agreed to answer his questions in exchange for information.
• Nightmare asked why a Great Grandmaster like Lin Fei hid his cultivation beside Ji Yaoguang, and Lin Fei said he had already had his fill of stirring things up in the world.
• Lin Fei explained that organizations such as Huaxia's Dragon Hidden and Eagle Nation's Knights of the Round Table acted against martial artists who defied the law.
• Nightmare challenged Lin Fei's explanation by pointing out that the Dark Night Organization had not been destroyed, and Lin Fei said its connection to the Shadow Sect might explain its survival.
• Nightmare declared that art was life's most beautiful blossoming at the moment of death, and a thunderous explosion erupted throughout the building.

Lin Fei stopped Nightmare from killing himself and forced him to surrender, learning that Black Rose had assigned his missions and that he had arranged Bai Zhan’s challenge against Wu Moling. At the police station, Nightmare gave his name and code name, prompting Jiang Tianling to react sharply.

• Lin Fei protected Nightmare from the building’s explosion, and Nightmare admitted he had intended to die in a final act of art.
• Nightmare recognized Old Liu’s granddaughter as one of his victims and revealed that Black Rose personally gave him missions for Dark Night.
• Nightmare told Lin Fei that Black Rose had concealed her relationship with Datura, had an affair with Bai Zhan, and arranged Bai Zhan’s challenge against Wu Moling through him.
• Lin Fei agreed to let Nightmare turn himself in, and Nightmare followed him to the police station.
• Jiang Tianling questioned Nightmare, who gave his name as Zhang Wei and his code name as Nightmare, causing Jiang Tianling to slam the table and stand up.

Nightmare confessed to killing Song Lantian and demonstrated how he had disguised himself as Wu Moling, then shared a lead that could help Lin Fei find Black Rose. As Nightmare died by his own hand, he remembered meeting Lin Xinyu and asking her to become his greatest work of art.

• Jiang Tianling questioned Nightmare, who confessed to killing Song Lantian, framing Wu Moling, and planning the crime in detail.
• At Lin Fei's suggestion, Nightmare used cosmetics to reproduce his disguise as Wu Moling, and Jiang Tianling photographed the result for the case file.
• Nightmare gave Lin Fei the account information for files that could help Bai Zhan work with him and lead them to Black Rose.
• Nightmare picked gardenias in the police station garden, arranged them into a skull, and cut his wrist as he reflected on his death as an artistic act.
• Nightmare remembered meeting Lin Xinyu, who praised his artistic air and hands, and he asked her to become his most outstanding work of art.

As Nightmare died, he remembered Lin Xinyu and the revenge that had driven him to murder, while Lin Fei turned his attention to Black Rose and the Bai family. News that Nightmare was the real culprit devastated Tao Yingwu, Song Hao, and Song Qingyun at the Medicine Sect.

• As Nightmare lost consciousness, he recalled how Lin Xinyu had chosen the code name Gardenia and how he had treasured her before she vanished on a mission.
• Nightmare died among bloodstained gardenias, and Jiang Tianling asked Lin Fei what to do next.
• Lin Fei told Jiang Tianling to follow procedure and investigate anyone who claimed Nightmare's body, then went to Black Rose's villa and found that she had left.
• Lin Fei returned to the Ji Family's villa and decided to visit the Bai family the next day.
• At the Medicine Sect, Tao Yingwu, Song Hao, and Song Qingyun learned from the police that the Ji Family and Lin Fei had not been responsible for the murder.
• Song Hao collapsed to his knees, Song Qingyun fainted after vomiting blood, and Tao Yingwu cried out in disbelief over their mistaken accusations.

Lin Fei questioned Bai Zhan about his secret relationship with Black Rose and learned that Bai Zhan refused to betray the woman who had saved his life. Lin Fei warned that Black Rose was married to Datura and gave Bai Zhan evidence, leaving him shaken by an audio recording that revealed Black Rose wanted to use him.

• Lin Fei visited the Bai family villa and asked Bai Zhan about Black Rose of the Dark Night Organization.
• Bai Zhan admitted that Black Rose had saved him and that they were secretly in love, but he refused to help Lin Fei lure her out.
• Lin Fei admired Bai Zhan’s loyalty and told him that Black Rose was married to Datura.
• Lin Fei gave Bai Zhan a note with cloud-drive login details, and Bai Zhan opened an audio file that began by calling him a genius to be used.

Lin Fei showed Bai Zhan evidence that Black Rose had manipulated him by staging a rescue and pretending to care for him. After watching a video of Black Rose with Datura, Bai Zhan resolved to settle the matter himself.

• Bai Zhan listened as a recording revealed Black Rose had planned to make him owe her a debt of gratitude so she could control him.
• Bai Zhan smashed the stone table in rage, while Lin Fei urged him to watch the accompanying video.
• Bai Zhan watched footage of Black Rose welcoming Datura into her villa and kissing him before they went to bed together.
• Bai Zhan broke the phone, cursed Black Rose, and broke down in grief and fury.
• Bai Zhan told Lin Fei that he wanted to settle the matter with his own hands.

Lin Fei healed Bai Zhan and helped him arrange a meeting with Black Rose so he could confront her himself. As they fought, Black Rose’s killing slash shifted away from Bai Zhan’s head, revealing that her heart had softened.

• Bai Zhan asked Lin Fei to let him deal with Black Rose, and Lin Fei agreed but warned that Bai Zhan’s injuries made the fight dangerous.
• Lin Fei used Miraculous Hand to heal Bai Zhan and restore his strength, then lent him a phone to contact Black Rose.
• Black Rose arranged to meet Bai Zhan at an unfinished suburban building, while Lin Fei watched from the rooftop.
• Bai Zhan confronted Black Rose about her lies and her dealings with Red Spider Lily, and Black Rose realized Nightmare had revealed her secrets.
• Bai Zhan attacked Black Rose, and they exchanged blows until her slash veered from his head toward his brachial plexus.

Bai Zhan relentlessly attacked Black Rose after discovering her deception, while she tried to persuade him that her feelings had been real. The two unleashed their ultimate techniques against each other, and the chapter ended as Bai Zhan fearlessly struck at her silver blades.

• Bai Zhan knocked Black Rose's arm out of joint and pursued her through the unfinished building as she dodged his attacks.
• Black Rose reset her arm and pleaded with Bai Zhan to stop, but he accused her of manipulating him and challenged her to kill him or be killed.
• Black Rose admitted she had deceived Bai Zhan and said she had considered fleeing with him, but he refused to believe her.
• Bai Zhan prepared to use Hundred Fierce Fist Wind Fang, while Black Rose decided she would have to take him away.
• Bai Zhan launched Hundred Fierce Fist Wind Fang as Black Rose countered with Silver Light Sword Curtain, and he struck fearlessly into her blades in a hundred clashes.

Bai Zhan defeated Black Rose in a brutal fight and demanded to know who had hired her to kill Ji Yaoguang. Black Rose revealed that Red Spider Lily had given her the job, then used a desperate technique to seize Bai Zhan and hold Death God's Kiss to his neck as Lin Fei confronted her.

• Bai Zhan and Black Rose exchanged killing moves, crippling their arms and leaving both gravely wounded.
• Bai Zhan dodged Black Rose's blade and struck her in the back, winning the fight by half a move.
• Bai Zhan asked Black Rose who had hired her to kill Ji Yaoguang, and she said Red Spider Lily had assigned her the mission for a ten-million price.
• Black Rose suddenly revived herself with a dangerous technique, grabbed Bai Zhan, and pressed Death God's Kiss to his neck.
• Lin Fei warned Black Rose that her capillaries were rupturing, but she threatened to kill Bai Zhan unless he moved, and Lin Fei told her to try.

Lin Fei confronted Black Rose, who had tried to capture Bai Zhan, and killed her with a devastating attack. Bai Zhan learned that Black Rose had sacrificed herself to save him, and Lin Fei asked whether she deserved to die, leaving Bai Zhan’s answer unresolved.

• Lin Fei exposed Black Rose’s plan to knock Bai Zhan unconscious and take him away, and pointed out that she could not bring herself to kill him.
• Lin Fei unleashed a storm of concrete toward Black Rose and Bai Zhan, and Black Rose struck Bai Zhan out of its path before facing the attack herself.
• Lin Fei emerged from the debris, and Bai Zhan asked why Black Rose had saved him.
• Lin Fei explained that Black Rose’s affection for Bai Zhan had become genuine, though she had once intended to use him as a pawn.
• Lin Fei asked Bai Zhan whether Black Rose should have been killed, leaving him to consider an answer that would affect his life.

Bai Zhan accepted responsibility for his past silence and, after reflecting on his goals, reached the Half-Step Grandmaster realm. Lin Fei took him as a disciple, then waited while Bai Zhan decided whether to retrieve Black Rose’s body.

• Bai Zhan admitted that his affection for Black Rose had made him an accomplice to her crimes and said he would have tried to guide her or grant her release.
• Bai Zhan recalled his original ambitions, and his renewed clarity of purpose advanced him to the Half-Step Grandmaster realm.
• Lin Fei offered to take Bai Zhan as his disciple, and Bai Zhan knelt and kowtowed three times to accept.
• Lin Fei healed Bai Zhan’s injuries and explained that he did not judge disciples by their strength.
• Lin Fei sat down to wait while Bai Zhan considered retrieving Black Rose’s body and making a painful choice.