The Sword Strider Saga

Episode 2: White Fox-face

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Xu Longxiang jerked his horse to a sudden stop, shouting his brother's name several times. Seeing no reaction from the latter, he thought his brother ...

Episode 1: Waiter, Wine Please

14 Dec 2023

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The Northern Liang Palace lay nestled in Qingliang Mountain, surrounded by lush vegetation and presiding over thousands of households. As the Lord o...

Episode 3: Two Dimples

14 Dec 2023

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By all accounts, Xu Fengnian was quite a handsome and striking casanova. Several popular courtesans in Ling Province had been fighting tooth and nai...

Episode 4: Go Pick Hawthorns on That Mountain

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Fengnian left the Tingchao Pavilion and came to the stable, where there was a lone russet-colored horse with a lame leg. Old Huang was grumbling ...

Episode 30: Driving All Scholars Mad

14 Dec 2023

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Just as Xu Fengnian was going to the Purple Bamboo Forest, he caught the sound of piercing screams coming from behind. With a smile, he turned around ...

Episode 31: Great Flavium

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Fengnian picked forty pebbles from the lake bottom and piled half of them inside the cave behind the waterfall. Then he headed to the bamboo forest...

Episode 16: Good and Best

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Fengnian snapped, "Cattle-riding boy! If you hide again, I'll lead my men to destroy Serenity Palace and throw you off Lesser Lotus Peak along with...

Episode 28: A Cursive Commitment to Kill

14 Dec 2023

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All of a sudden, a strange sight occurred—the waterfall exploded! Xu Fengnian and Hong Xixiang were met by waves that bedraggled them. Wang Xiao...

Episode 29: Can You Get It

14 Dec 2023

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After dawn, a sweeper boy saw the scribbles on the plaza ground. He dropped his broom to fetch his master, who told the master's master. In the end, t...

Episode 5: The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

14 Dec 2023

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News of a beauty with peerless elegance coming to Dragon Inn had been the hot topic of the capital city of Ling Province for the past two days, second...

Episode 6: Ready, Steady, Go

14 Dec 2023

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White fox-face entered the palace, one of the three great forbidden fortresses along with City of the Peerless, where the "World No. 2" resided, and W...

Episode 7: Empress, Gazing Upon the City Walls

14 Dec 2023

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The Zijin Mansion possessed a tremendous reputation, and Yu Youwei was its the Oiran. She once performed a sword dance which mesmerized and scared X...

Episode 8: First Fruits

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Fengnian flung the tightly bound Yu Youwei onto the grand bed in the inner chamber, then proceeded to feed her the Yuni Powder. The drug would re...

Episode 9: Blade in the Snow

14 Dec 2023

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Before long, wisps of snow had ushered in the onset of winter. White fox-face had now spent five days inside the first floor of the Tingchao Pavilio...

Episode 10: Mulled Wine, Bell-Ringing and Sightseeing

14 Dec 2023

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Once again, white fox-face had gone into seclusion. Xu Fengnian went to the center of the lake with Jiang Ni, Yu Youwei and Old Huang in tow, to mak...

Episode 11: Rouge cum Laude

14 Dec 2023

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All around the palace, there were lights and decorations, the place enveloped in a glorious celebratory mood. It was lunar January, and there seemed...

Episode 12: An Ogre Under the Lake

14 Dec 2023

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Spring came knocking, awakening insects in hibernation. It was noontime, and Xu Fengnian ventured alone to the lakeside, plunging into the tranquil ...

Episode 13: Blade-Wielding Ogre, Casket-Carrying Old Huang

14 Dec 2023

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Once they reached the center of the lake, Xu Fengnian threw down the purple-colored Tonitrusword with all his might. A long uneventful silence follo...

Episode 14: Errant Horse, Rice Wine and Two Thousand Miles

14 Dec 2023

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The great battle came to a swift end. Old Huang wielded three swords in the end, unleashing six moves in total. Surprisingly, the old ogre no longer p...

Episode 15: The Mountain's Cattle-riding Individual

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Fengnian led a group of cavalry back to the palace and came to the courtyard where the old ogre was in. On seeing Xu Fengnian, the old ogre asked...

Episode 17: None of He Who Lives Understands

14 Dec 2023

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The woman named Fan Xiaochai was the daughter of a lineage holding a grudge against Xu Xiao. Master Lin, meanwhile, was a doofus being used to bring t...

Episode 18: Those bottles of rice wine

14 Dec 2023

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After Xu Fengnian woke up in the morning, Hong Shu, the eldest servant girl in Sycamore Garden, came in to help him dress. She softly reminded him ...

Episode 19: Blade Drills

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Fengnian wanted to practice blade skills from the old ogre. The old ogre asked, "Why should I teach you?" Xu Fengnian replied, "I'll ask Xu Xia...

Episode 20: Killing and Snow Appreciation

14 Dec 2023

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All too quickly, it was lunar January again. Today, the Grand Consul personally received two state governors, Yan Jiexi and Li Gongde. Li Hanlin was u...

Episode 21: Impressive Grand Master

14 Dec 2023

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In the Tingchao Pavilion, the Grand Consul witnessed the two riders leaving the palace. He asked gently, "Li Yishan, do you think he's fooling around ...

Episode 22: The Elderly Taoist on the Mountain

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Xiao asked, "Do you really intend to keep practicing?" Xu Fengnian wondered, "Or what?" Xu Xiao said, "Then go to Wudang Mountains. Someone's w...

Episode 23: Puppy and Muddy

14 Dec 2023

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Wang Chonglou was tall. Turning around, he saw his sullen junior fellow apprentice and joked, "Did Brother Chen take your private collection of banned...

Episode 24: Removing a Mountain

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Fengnian ignored Jiang Ni and opened the package, which contained a Luminous Pearl, several ink brushes, and secret guidebooks from dozens of sects...

Episode 25: Girls Down the Mountain are All Dragons

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Fengnian didn't superficially read the hundreds of books he had managed up the mountain. For parts he didn't fully understand, he would ask Hong Xi...

Episode 26: Why Must Princesses Make Things Hard for Each Other

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Fengnian opened his eyes and let out a whistle. He sneered, "A hundred Northern Liang cavalrymen are coming up the mountain with crossbows. Let's s...

Episode 27: The Most Fatal

14 Dec 2023

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Watching the tension outside the hut, Hong Xixiang couldn't help but get anxious for Xu Fengnian. Just then, the subtle stalemate was broken by Wang X...

Episode 32: Shouldering Responsibilities Alone

14 Dec 2023

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A master would emphasize conditions just like a dynasty had its trend, and a sect also had its days. There was a tripod complexion in the Taoism wor...

Episode 33: A Mountain Needn't Be High

14 Dec 2023

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Hong Xixiang sprinted to the Turtleback Stele and leaped onto it. Standing atop the stele, he counted on his fingers and rolled his eyes. As sweat bro...

Episode 34: Doctrine in Reaching Out and Head Bowing

14 Dec 2023

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When Xu Fengnian woke up, he felt the smooth and comfortable flow of forces in his body, and seemed to have endless strength. He muttered to himself, ...

Episode 35: Half a Pound of Blush

14 Dec 2023

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In Mount Lantuo, there was an elderly monk who had been restricting himself there for thirty-four years while nobody knew what he had been waiting for...

Episode 36: Xie in the North and Li in the South

14 Dec 2023

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Before going to the top floor of the pavilion to see his master, Li Yishan, Xu Fengnian went to the second floor to find white fox-face, who was stand...

Episode 37: May-December Romance

14 Dec 2023

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Two things in Mount Lantuo were most tempting—instant enlightenment and Yin-Yang tantric practices. Xu Fengnian went to the third floor of the Tin...

Episode 38: You're Doctrine

14 Dec 2023

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Not only was Xu Weixiong a mountain to Jiang Ni, but she could grate Hong Shu, the girl who would use fresh human blood as rouge. Xu Fengnian planne...

Episode 39: Sugar-coated Hawthorns and a Head

14 Dec 2023

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Many people in the court got promoted for impeaching Xu Xiao. At the last hall meeting of this year, Grand Secretary Wen Shouxin advised ridding the m...

Episode 40: Requiem of the Great Northern Liang

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Fengnian turned round sharply and saw the beef store's girl looking at him, glassy-eyed and carrying a bamboo twig. She then turned to run away. ...

Episode 41: Old Monster Suppressed Underneath Tingchao Pavilion

14 Dec 2023

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Finally, the little girl left with the young monk in a carriage Xu Fengnian had prepared for her. In the palace, Xu Xiao and Xu Fengnian sat in the ...

Episode 42: Blade Exchange Underground and Rice Wine Drinking Aboveground

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Fengnian asked with a smile, "What other treasures are there in the palace? Stop hiding them. Tell me all about them?" Xu Xiao said, "These are a...

Episode 43: Manslayer

14 Dec 2023

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After white fox-face finished the rice wine, he smiled, "I heard the 'Requiem of the Great Northern Liang' the other night. Good lyrics. It's just the...

Episode 44: Reason for Focusing on Learning

14 Dec 2023

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"He who seeks human immortality should do ninety good deeds. He who seeks earthly immortality should do three hundred good deeds. He who seeks heavenl...

Episode 45: A Mountain of Hawthorns and a Lake of Lotuses (Part I)

14 Dec 2023

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Mount Longhu had been committed to Taoism for forty generations. Zhao Danxia, the current Grand Celestial Master, teaming with the Grand Libationer of...

Episode 46: A Mountain of Hawthorns and a Lake of Lotuses(Part II)

14 Dec 2023

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Seeing the bamboo hurtling back, Xu Longxiang reached out a hand yet failed to grasp it. It went through the gaps between his fingers and hit him in t...

Episode 47: A Mountain of Hawthorns and a Lake of Lotuses(Part III)

14 Dec 2023

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If Mount Longhu was the immortal capital of Taoism, then the Shangyin Academy was a city of saints. At the Shangyin Academy, there was a Rune Lake p...

Episode 48: Veteran and Mulberries

14 Dec 2023

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Blind Old Xu was a veteran of Northern Liang. After he went blind, he accidentally failed to avoid the hooves of a rich kid's steed in the downtown ...

Episode 49: Miss Tehee

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Fengnian asked casually, "Why doesn't Hong Shu like to leave the palace? Yet, you like to come out now and then?" Qing Niao replied, "She's lazy....

Episode 50: A Cross-Eyed Geezer

14 Dec 2023

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When Xu Fengnian returned to the palace, Hong Shu handed over a signed letter from Zhao Xituan, the elderly Taoist on Mount Longhu. After reading th...

Episode 51: Borrowing Nivisword

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Fengnian came to white fox-face. White fox-face used Nivisword to tap Xu Fengnian on the shoulder and said flatly, "Now that you're leaving North...

Episode 52: White Palfrey Leaving Liangzhou Province

14 Dec 2023

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Before leaving, Xu Fengnian went to see Li Hanlin. Li Hanlin said pitifully, "Fengnian, I'm getting sick from staying home all the time. Why can't y...

Episode 53: Xu Flag and Dragonfish Drums

14 Dec 2023

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As Blind Old Xu grew older, he grew into a habit of reminiscing. He thought of the last decisive battle at Xilei Cliff in the Spring and Autumn Period...

Episode 54: Seeing Off in White

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Fengnian left the city with two blades on a white palfrey, followed by a stalwart military general leading over a hundred light cavalrymen. At the ...

Episode 55: One Sword Fending off One Million

14 Dec 2023

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Ning Emei led the hundred light cavalrymen of the Feng Battalion to continue following Xu Fengnian. When he turned his head, he saw most of them looki...

Episode 56: Immortal on Earth

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Fengnian and Wei Shuyang rode forward side by side. Xu Fengnian asked gently, "Grandpa Wei, what exactly are the strengths of the Ten Masters? Ca...

Episode 57: Red Armor in the Rainstorm

14 Dec 2023

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They were met with a sudden torrential rainstorm as they entered Yongzhou Province. The group then had to take a shortcut instead of the main thorough...

Episode 58: Water Droplets for the Water Knight

14 Dec 2023

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The odd figure in that bright-red armor held no weapons, resolutely standing right in the middle of the narrow trail. The horse riders came to a sto...

Episode 59: Small Umbrella, Big Tornado

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Fengnian furrowed his brow and asked, "So this Water Knight's dead for good?" The geezer said mockingly, "Not so fast. Since the red armor's forg...

Episode 60: Slow-Motion Blade and Pattern Drawing

14 Dec 2023

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So that geezer in the sheepskin coat is Li Chungang, the previous God of Sword? Jiang Ni might be outspoken but a liar she was not, Xu Fengnian believ...

Episode 61: The Junior Celestial Master of Maesters' Mansion (Part I)

14 Dec 2023

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Yu Youwei held Empress in her hands and whispered, "Empress, he promised to let me go to the Shangyin Academy and pay my respects to Mom and Dad. I wo...

Episode 62: The Junior Celestial Master of Maesters' Mansion(Part II)

14 Dec 2023

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By the lakeside, Xu Fengnian was squandering precious firewood to cook poultry. Li Chungang, the former God of Sword came soon after, picking up a ske...

Episode 63: The Junior Celestial Master of Maesters' Mansion(Part III)

14 Dec 2023

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Zhao Ningyun bellowed, "How dare you call yourself a monk of Duopondus Monastery? You're asking for it!" As he spoke, his hand struck out without warn...

Episode 64: To Be King's Personal Attendant

14 Dec 2023

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After Xu Fengnian reconvened with Ning Emei, they left the Yingchuan County seat together. Jin Lanting sent them to the city gate with a long face.

Episode 65: Three Cups, Encore

14 Dec 2023

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After meeting the Red-Armored Runic Knight on the small trail, Xu Fengnian used his snow-white gyrfalcon to send a secret message to Chubby Chu. He th...

Episode 66: To Reward or Not to Reward

14 Dec 2023

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Warmed up and full from meat and wine, Xu Fengnian was in want of amusement. He was in luck: two young swordsmen had now appeared on the main thorough...

Episode 67: Cracked Me Up

14 Dec 2023

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The group departed after finishing their teas, and according to the itinerary they were supposed to rest in a city around dusk. But Xu Fengnian decide...

Episode 68: Robbers

14 Dec 2023

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Lyu Qiantang entered the courtyard and interrupted their mealtime, saying softly, "Your Highness, we have company. Thirty over people, but they're all...

Episode 69: Transcendent Mirage

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Fengnian looked at Shu Xiu, who was making all the effort to suppress her murderous rage while acting all flustered and skittish. Still hugging Yu ...

Episode 70: More Robbers

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Fengnian left the Fane musing to himself, "Lord of Qingcheng... sounds pretty mighty, huh. Wanna go take a look?" Wei Shuyang merely smiled. Af...

Episode 71: Visiting Immortals at Qingyang Temple

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Fengnian walked away holding hands with Shanzha and Que'er. Old memories started rushing back to the underachieving bandit of Old Meng. Years ago...

Episode 72: Killing Immortals at the Qingyang Temple (Part I)

14 Dec 2023

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The Crane Pavilion was said to be inhabited by cranes, but Xu Fengnian's party didn't even find a pheasant there when resting the horses. However, t...

Episode 73: Killing Immortals at the Qingyang Temple (Part II)

14 Dec 2023

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Swarms of Taoists pouring out of the Qingyang Temple boosted Wu Shizhen's confidence. He scuttled away from Xu Fengnian, pointed to a stone tablet in ...

Episode 74: Killing Immortals at the Qingyang Temple (Part III)

14 Dec 2023

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Lyu Qiantang dismounted and drew his Durandal before heading towards the Empyrean Array. Wu Shizhen frowned in disbelief. Xu Fengnian knew this co...

Episode 75: The Lord of Qingcheng Yielded

14 Dec 2023

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A hundred cavalry stayed poised and quiet, their Fresverds exuding a cold bloodthirst in the dusk. The general Ning Emei in dark armor holding a hun...

Episode 76: The Masked Maid

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Fengnian picked the biggest room and signaled Jiang Ni to start reading for him. In the study, Qing Niao had all the stationery ready. Xu Fengnia...

Episode 77: The Upper Hand Moves

14 Dec 2023

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Ungrateful ones belittle revenge, apathetic ones loyalty, and heartless ones filial love. The masked maid Zhao Yutai was a swordguard for Xu Fengnia...

Episode 78 Avis Nonpareil, War Drum of the Fair

14 Dec 2023

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The masked maid of the late Lady of Northern Liang had removed her mask and was a female Taoist now. Zhao Yutai started singing, "Behold, who beats th...

Episode 79: Blaze and Fury

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Fengnian handed the red lacquer sword case to Qing Niao, which was then placed in the carriage together with the three secret books from the Qingya...

Episode 80: The Truth

14 Dec 2023

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When Xu Fengnian reached the spot with speed, this female tigerex of Mount Qingcheng was already nearing its miserable end. Yet it was puzzling that i...

Episode 81: One Stride To the Heaven Realm

14 Dec 2023

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Wang Chonglou, the High Priest of Wudang Mountains, passed away at the Lesser Lotus Crest. The news spread from Northern Liang to the rest of the wo...

Episode 82: River God and His Pole

14 Dec 2023

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Out of Mount Qingcheng, Xu Fengnian hired four big ships to sail down the Swallow River. On the ship, Yu Youwei was about to turn around from the ri...

Episode 83: The Rescue

14 Dec 2023

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Men and horses were overboard after the "river god's" pole stunt. Few of the Feng Battalion knew how to swim, and the rocks in the rivers made the sit...

Episode 84: Flying Sword

14 Dec 2023

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At the end of the Tongling Gorge were steep cliffs rising so neatly as if cut by one hack. The cliffs on the two sides of the river were less than thr...

Episode 85: Carp Leaping Through the Dragon Gate

14 Dec 2023

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It was true that this fierce swing would split the river and slay a water dragon. But it happened all too fast that it was in a twinkling. With this...

Episode 86: Learn Without Practicing

14 Dec 2023

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Curling up, the two baby tigerexes slept soundly at Xu Fengnian's feet, looking adorable. Xu Fengnian was about to get up when he saw the God of Swo...

Episode 87: Up the Mountain, Entering the City, Into the Palace (Part I)

14 Dec 2023

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Three large ships entered the vast Spring Goddess Lake from the river. In the misty twilight, the lake was filled with boats and ships, looking lively...

Episode 88: Up the Mountain, Entering the City, Into the Palace (Part II)

14 Dec 2023

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The old monk in black was Yang Taisui, a member of the famous Yang clan in Eastern Yue. Born with a craving for knowledge, he started studying all kin...

Episode 89: Breaking the Armor

14 Dec 2023

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Wang Linquan, the host on Mushan Island, used to be one of the Northern Liang Cavalry. He was never much of a great soldier but somehow became a succe...

Episode 90: A Ride on Onyxcrawl (Part I)

14 Dec 2023

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The large sword case in Xu Fengnian's hand was made of an uncut piece of thousand-year-old red sandalwood. Xu Fengnian carefully wiped the sword cas...

Episode 91: A Ride on Onyxcrawl (Part II)

14 Dec 2023

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Wang Chudong gently slapped herself on the cheeks and kept whistling. Her face had turned red but she still wouldn't give up. Xu Fengnian couldn't hel...

Episode 92: A Ride on Onyxcrawl (Part III)

14 Dec 2023

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Content with the night view over the lake, Xu Fengnian returned to Mushan Island with Wang Chudong, riding Onyxcrawl. Ning Emei and others were reliev...

Episode 93: Dare to Fight?

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Fengnian finished three pots of rice wine in a row and slept on the stone table. He woke up in the early morning and practiced his blade skills wit...

Episode 94: To Death, We Fight

14 Dec 2023

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The leading young gentleman on the Dragon Warship frowned. He didn't doubt for a second that he would win, but he was in a sensitive position to start...

Episode 95: Each Man for Himself

14 Dec 2023

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Who has seen ministers fighting during court meetings? It's more common to act friendly and stab each other in the back. These rich young men and youn...

Episode 96: Trample Over the Dragon Warship with One Step

14 Dec 2023

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Partners gathering for personal benefits might easily part for their own plans. Wei Wei was fantasizing about a grand victory without killing Prince X...

Episode 97: On and Off the Ship, Two Abominable Men

14 Dec 2023

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Wei Wei knew there was no turning back when he commanded the Warship General to crash the enemy ships. He only wanted a victory to boost his reputat...

Episode 98: To Xiangfan

14 Dec 2023

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Wei Wei and Zhao Jr. kept backing off as Xu Fengnian approached them step by step until they were cornered. From the window, Xu Fengnian saw the Princ...

Episode 99: The Grand Offering, A Surging Tide

14 Dec 2023

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Xu Fengnian went on to tease Jiang Ni. "Stay away from me once we enter Xiangfan. Women are more susceptible to ghosts and spirits than men. I don't e...

Episode 100: Behind Guanyin, Walks Ten Thousand Spirits

14 Dec 2023

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Arriving at Xiangfan, everyone saw the Anglerfort, the famous city tower on the city wall. On the plaque, it wrote, "Angler Fortress of Solitude". ...