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** '''Wang Cheng''' (王誠|王诚|áng Chéng) - he was fat and short. Ren Woxing force him to take the Divine Three Corpse Brain pill.
 
** '''Wang Cheng''' (王誠|王诚|áng Chéng) - he was fat and short. Ren Woxing force him to take the Divine Three Corpse Brain pill.
 
** '''Sang Sanniang''' (桑三娘|Sāng Sānniáng)- a middle-aged woman forced to take Divine Three Corpse Brain pill by Ren Woxong at Plum Manor.
 
** '''Sang Sanniang''' (桑三娘|Sāng Sānniáng)- a middle-aged woman forced to take Divine Three Corpse Brain pill by Ren Woxong at Plum Manor.
*'''Jia Bu''' (賈布|贾布|Jiǎ Bù), nicknamed "Honorable Yellow Face" (黃面尊者), is a minor leader in the cult. Dongfang Bubai orders him to lead his subordinates to (North) Mount Heng to capture Linghu Chong. He is killed by Fangzheng.
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*'''Jia Bu''' (賈布|贾布|Jiǎ Bù), nicknamed "Honorable Yellow Face" (黃面尊者), is a minor leader in the cult. He has a thin face resembling a candle, and his two ‘Taiyang’ acupoints were very pronounced as if each point has a piece of peach underneath. Dongfang Bubai orders him to lead his subordinates to (North) Mount Heng to capture Linghu Chong. He is killed by Fangzheng.
 
*'''Shangguan Yun''' (上官雲|上官云|Shàngguān Yún), nicknamed "Eagle Hero" (鵰俠), is another minor leader in the cult. He accompanies Jia Bu to (North) Mount Heng to capture Linghu Chong. He surrenders to Ren Woxing later.
 
*'''Shangguan Yun''' (上官雲|上官云|Shàngguān Yún), nicknamed "Eagle Hero" (鵰俠), is another minor leader in the cult. He accompanies Jia Bu to (North) Mount Heng to capture Linghu Chong. He surrenders to Ren Woxing later.
  

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The Smiling, Proud Wanderer
3rd Edition XAJH
3rd edition cover page
Book Information
Author Jin Yong (金庸)
Original Title Xiao Ao Jiang Hu (笑傲江湖)
Publication Date 1967
Media Type Hardcover
Country Hong Kong
Publisher Ming Pao
Chapters 40
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Chapters

There are 40 Chapters in the 2nd and 3rd editions of this work, each chapter has a two-character title:

  1. 灭门 Family Massacre
  2. 聆秘 Eavesdropping
  3. 救难 Rescue
  4. 坐斗 Seat-fighting
  5. 治伤 Healing
  6. 洗手 Hand-washing
  7. 授谱 Music Score
  8. 面壁 Meditation
  9. 邀客 Invitation
  10. 传剑 Sword Training
  11. 聚气 Energy Streams
  12. 围攻 Siege
  13. 学琴 Learning Music
  14. 论杯 Wine Cups
  15. 灌药 Medicine
  16. 注血 Gaining Blood
  17. 倾心 In Love
  18. 联手 Collaboration
  19. 打赌 The Wager
  20. 入狱 Imprisonment
  21. 囚居 Prisoner
  22. 脱困 Escape
  23. 伏击 Ambush
  24. 蒙冤 False Accusation
  25. 闻讯 Information
  26. 围寺 Besiege the Temple
  27. 三战 Three Fights
  28. 积雪 Snowmen
  29. 掌门 Headmaster
  30. 密议 Secret Meeting
  31. 绣花 Embroidering
  32. 并派 Merger
  33. 比剑 Sword Fight
  34. 夺帅 Champion
  35. 复仇 Revenge
  36. 伤逝 Mourning
  37. 迫娶 Forced Marriage
  38. 聚歼 Annihilation
  39. 拒盟 No Treaty
  40. 曲谐 Harmony

Story

Characters

Five Mountain Sword Sects Alliance

Mount Hua Sect

Qi faction
  • Ning Zhongze (寧中則|宁中则|Nìng Zhōngzé), nicknamed "Heroine Ning" (寧女俠) or Jade Maiden of Huashan (华山玉女). She is Yue Buqun's chivalrous and kindly wife. She regards Linghu Chong as a son and is also the only person who believes his innocence in the theft of the Evil Resisting Sword Art Manual. She loses her will to live after seeing her husband reveal his true colors and learning of her daughter's death, and eventually commits suicide out of guilt of her husband's actions.
Sword faction
  • Cong Buqi (叢不棄|丛不弃|Cóng Bùqì) is Feng Buping's junior. He is defeated by Linghu Chong during the siege at the Buddha of Herb Temple.

Mount Song Sect

  • Zuo Lengchan's juniors:
    • Ding Mian (丁勉|Dīng Miǎn), nicknamed "Pagoda-Bearing Palm" (托塔手).
    • Deng Bagong (鄧八公|邓八公|Dèng Bāgōng), nicknamed "Divine Whip" (神鞭).
    • Fei Bin (費彬|费彬|Fèi Bīn), nicknamed "Great Songyang Palm" (大嵩陽手). He was characterized as rather rude, bossy, and arrogant. He was killed by Mo Da outside the wall of Hengshan.
    • Gao Kexin (高克新|Gāo Kèxīn), nicknamed "Bright Hair Lion" (錦毛獅).
    • Zhong Zhen (鍾鎮|钟镇|Zhōng Zhèn), nicknamed "Nine Sections Sword" (九曲劍).
  • Yue Hou (樂厚|乐厚|Yuè Hòu), nicknamed "Great Yin-Yang Palm" (大陰陽手). He is about fifty years old, short and chubby with yellowish fat face. He was one of the martial artists who attack Xiang Wentian at Mount Song's roadside pavilion. Linghu Chong comes to Xiang Wentian's aid and injures Yue Hou.
  • Bu Chen (卜沉|Bǔ Chén), nicknamed "White Haired Old Immortal" (白頭仙翁). He is about fifty years old. He and Sha Tianjiang were sent by Zuo Lengchan to acquire Evil Resisting Sword Art Manual from Lin Family's old house in Fuzhou. He is killed by Linghu Chong.
  • Sha Tianjiang (沙天江|Shā Tiānjiāng), nicknamed "Bald Eagle" (禿鷹). He is about fifty years old. He is killed by Linghu Chong in Fuzhou.
  • Three Hebei Masters
    • Surnamed Zhao (姓趙|xing Zhào) - old short person. He along with Zhang and Sima led Mount Song Sect men to trap Dingxian and Dingyi of (North) Mount Heng Sect at Dragon Spring Sword-forging Valley.
    • Surnamed Zhang (姓张|xing Zhāng) - fat looking with short beard. He along with Zhao and Sima were defeated by Linghu Chong. They were sent by Zuo Lengchan to ambush Dingxian and Dingyi entourage.
    • Surnamed Sima (姓司马|xing Sī mǎ) - thin and tall old man with dark complexion and bright-looking eyes. He along with Zhang and Zhao ran amok in Hebei province prior to join Mount Song Sect.

(North) Mount Heng Sect

  • The "Three Elder Nuns" are the leaders of the Mount Heng Sect (恆山派). They are:
    • Dingjing (定靜|定静|Dìngjìng) is the most senior of the trio, but she willingly gives up the position of leadership to her junior, Dingxian. Zuo Lengshan sends his henchmen to ambush her and force her to let the (North) Mount Heng Sect be absorbed into the Mount Song Sect. She refuses to capitulate and dies from her wounds before Linghu Chong can save her.
    • Dingxian (定閒|定闲|Dìngxián) is the benevolent and wise leader of the sect. She is mortally wounded by a masked attacker (later revealed to be Yue Buqun) in Shaolin Monastery. Before dying, she passes on her leadership position to Linghu Chong.
    • Dingyi (定逸|Dìngyì) is the most junior of the trio and the most hot-tempered one. She and Dingxian are murdered by a masked Yue Buqun in Shaolin.
  • Qin Juan (秦絹秦绢|Qín Juàn) is a secular apprentice of Dingjing. She is between 15 to 16 years old making her the youngest apprentice of Mount Heng Sect. She is clever and bright and loved by her master.
  • Yiguang (仪光) is tasked to look for Yiwen and Yu Sao to Mount Hua Sect.
  • Yihe (儀和|仪和|Yíhé) is the most senior of the sect's members of the Yi generation. Linghu Chong thought her temper does not match with her Buddhist name (peaceful).
  • Yikong (仪空)along with Yiguang went to Mount Hua Sect to look for Yiwen and Yu Sao.
  • Yiqing (儀清|仪清|Yíqīng) is Yihe's junior and Linghu Chong's chosen successor in leadership.
  • Yizhi (儀質|仪质|Yízhì) is Dingjing's apprentice.
  • Yizhen (儀真|仪真|Yízhēn) is Dingjing's apprentice. She delivers medicine to Yue Lingshan in Fuzhou.
  • Yiling (儀靈|仪灵|Yílíng) accompanies Yizhen to deliver medicine to Yue Lingshan.
  • Yiwen (儀文|仪文|Yíwén) is Dingxian's 2nd apprentice. She's a middle-aged nun. She and Yu Sao were held captive by Yue Buqun.
  • Yu Sao (于嫂|Yú sǎo) is a forty years old middle-aged woman. She was originally Dingxian's servant from Mount Heng's Baiyun Temple. Later, Dingxian saw that she was capable and accepted her as a disciple. She was held captive by Yue Buqun when she went to Mount Hua to deliver epistle.
  • Zheng E (鄭萼|郑萼|Zhèng È) is a secular member of the Mount Heng Sect. She had a round face and was always carrying a smile. She was good at talking and very likeable. Whenever the nuns had to deal with people on the road, Zheng E was always the one to do it. She is about twenty-one or twenty-two years old.

(South) Mount Heng Sect

  • Mo Da (莫大|Mò Dà) is the mysterious leader of the Mount Heng Sect (衡山派). His nicknamed "Night Rain of Xiaoxiang" (潇湘夜雨) because he is known for playing melancholic tunes on a huqin, where his sword is concealed. His swordplay techniques, which correspond with music themes, are very fast and unpredictable. He is the sole surviving person from his sect at the end of the novel.
  • Lu Lianrong (魯連榮|鲁连荣|Lǔ Liánróng)His nicknamed "Golden-eyed Eagle" (金眼雕). He is the first generation of South Hengshan Sect.

Mount Tai Sect

  • Tianyi (天乙|Tiānyì) is among the group of martial artists who attacked Xiang Wentian at Mount Song's roadside pavilion. Linghu Chong comes to Xiang Wentian's aid and knocks Tianyi unconscious.

Divine Sun Moon Sect

  • Xiang Wentian (向問天|向问天|Xiàng Wèntiān), nicknamed "Old Heavenly King" (天王老子). He is an elder of the cult. He is the Left Protector (向左使) of the Sect. After Dongfang Bubai overthrows Ren Woxing, he refuses to renounce his loyalty to Ren and hence becomes an outcast of the cult. Linghu Chong chances upon him while he is under attack by a group of "orthodox" martial artists, and helps him fend off the attackers. He feels grateful to Linghu Chong and decides to become sworn brothers with him after realizing that both of them share some common personality traits. He later becomes Ren Yingying's successor in leadership after she improves the cult's relations with other sects.
  • The following elders of the cult defected to Dongfang Bubai when Ren Woxing was overthrown. Ren Woxing returns to confront them after he escapes from captivity in Hangzhou's Plum Manor.
    • Bao Dachu (鮑大楚|鲍大楚|Bào Dàchǔ)- at Plum Manor, he was fed with Divine Three Corpse Brain pill by Ren Woxing.
    • Qin Weibang (秦偉邦|秦伟邦|Qín Wěibāng)- he was the sect's master of Jiangxi headquarter. Under Dongfang Bubai, he is the current sect's Ten Elders.
    • Wang Cheng (王誠|王诚|áng Chéng) - he was fat and short. Ren Woxing force him to take the Divine Three Corpse Brain pill.
    • Sang Sanniang (桑三娘|Sāng Sānniáng)- a middle-aged woman forced to take Divine Three Corpse Brain pill by Ren Woxong at Plum Manor.
  • Jia Bu (賈布|贾布|Jiǎ Bù), nicknamed "Honorable Yellow Face" (黃面尊者), is a minor leader in the cult. He has a thin face resembling a candle, and his two ‘Taiyang’ acupoints were very pronounced as if each point has a piece of peach underneath. Dongfang Bubai orders him to lead his subordinates to (North) Mount Heng to capture Linghu Chong. He is killed by Fangzheng.
  • Shangguan Yun (上官雲|上官云|Shàngguān Yún), nicknamed "Eagle Hero" (鵰俠), is another minor leader in the cult. He accompanies Jia Bu to (North) Mount Heng to capture Linghu Chong. He surrenders to Ren Woxing later.

Plum Manor

  • "Four Playfellows of Jiangnan" (江南四友) are a group of four eccentric martial artists hired by Dongfang Bubai to watch over Ren Woxing in the underground dungeon at Plum Manor (梅莊) in Hangzhou. They are:
    • Huangzhonggong (黃鍾公|黄钟公|Huángzhōnggōng) is a music fanatic who challenges Linghu Chong to a duel to obtain the score of Xiaoao Jianghu. His name was taken out of the first temperament of the “Twelve Temperaments” used in ancient music. Huangzhonggong is the lowest out of the twelve and all other temperaments are derived from it. He is proficient with "Seven String Invisible Sword" (七弦无形剑) martial art. He is forced to commit suicide by Ren Woxing.
    • Heibaizi (黑白子|Hēibáizǐ) is a weiqi fanatic with a pale face and dark hair. He is an expert in "Profound Heavenly Finger" (玄天指) martial art. He becomes a handicap after Linghu Chong uses the "Divine Art of Essence Absorbing" on him. He was killed by Ren Woxing.
    • Tubiweng (禿筆翁|秃笔翁|Tūbǐwēng) is a calligraphy fanatic who challenged Linghu Chong to a duel but lost. Proficient in "Stone-Drum Acupoint-Hitting-Brush" martial art (招石鼓打穴笔法); he is a bald, short and stout looking man. He is forced by Ren Woxing to surrender and consume a poison pill.
    • Danqingsheng (丹青生|Dānqīngshēng) nicknamed "Lord of the Three Arts" (称三绝). He is an alcohol addict and swordplay expert who befriends Linghu Chong over their common interest in alcoholic drinks. His name means "born to paint". He duels with Linghu but lost and is forced to surrender to Ren Woxing in the same manner as Tubiweng.
  • Ding Jian (丁堅|丁坚|Dīng Jiān), nicknamed "Straight Line Lightning Sword" (一字電劍), is a subordinate of the Four Playfellows. He specializes in using the sword with his "Straight Line Lightning Sword Art" (一字电剑)
  • Shi Lingwei (施令威|Shī Lìngwēi), nicknamed "Five Paths God" (五路神), is a subordinate of the Four Playfellows. He specializes in using the Eight Diagram Golden Saber (紫金八卦刀). He once defeated thirteen ring leaders of the Green Dragon Clan (青龙帮) of Han River in Hubei Province.

Shaolin Monastery

  • Huang Guobai (黃國柏|黄国柏|Huáng Guóbǎi) is killed by Ren Yingying.
  • Jueyue (覺月|觉月|Juéyuè) is killed by Ren Yingying.
  • Xin Guoliang (辛國樑|辛国樑|Xīn Guóliáng) is killed by Ren Yingying.
  • Yi Guozi (易國梓|易国梓|Yì Guózǐ) is killed by Ren Yingying.

Wudang Sect

  • Chongxu (沖虚|冲虚|Chōngxū) is the leader of Wudang Sect. Like Fangzheng, he is highly respected in the wulin for his prowess in martial arts and morally upright character. While traveling in disguise as a farmer, he meets Linghu Chong and engages him in a friendly duel. He is impressed when Linghu Chong uses the 'Nine Swords of Dugu' to defeat his 'Taiji Swordplay'. He befriends Linghu Chong.
  • Qingxu (清虛|Qīngxū) is Chongxu's junior. He follows Chongxu around in disguise as a woodcutter.
  • Chenggao (成高|Chénggāo) is an apprentice of Chongxu's junior. He follows Chongxu around in disguise as a vegetable seller.

Kunlun Sect

  • Zhenshanzi (震山子|Zhènshānzǐ), nicknamed "One Sword of Heaven and Earth" (乾坤一劍) is the leader of Kunlun Sect. He attended the aftermath of Shaolin Monastery siege. Ren Woxing threatened to kill his grandson as a repercussion if the orthodox school leaders kill Ren Yingying.
  • Tan Diren (譚迪人|谭迪人|Tán Dírén) is accidentally killed from Linghu Chong's poisoned blood at Wuba Ridge (五霸岡).

Beggars Clan

  • Xie Feng (解風|解风|Xiè Fēng) is the chief of the Beggars Clan. He was present at Shaolin Monastery siege aftermath.
  • Zhang Jin'ao (張金鰲|张金鳌|Zhāng Jīn'áo) is the deputy chief of the Beggars' Sect. He is among the guests at Liu Zhengfeng's retirement ceremony.
  • Green Lotus Emissary (青莲使者)- One of Xie Feng's illegitimate sons.
  • White Lotus Emissary (白莲使者)- The other Xie Feng's illegitimate son. He and his brother were on the list to be killed by Ren Woxing if any of the orthodox leaders killed Ren Yingying at the Shaolin Monastery.

Qingcheng Sect

  • Changqingzi (長青子|长青子|Chángqīngzǐ) was Yu Canghai's martial arts master. His name means "Evergreen"
  • The "Four Gentlemen of Qingcheng" (青城四秀) are four of Yu Canghai's most senior apprentices. Linghu Chong once called them the "Four Beasts of Qingcheng" (青城四獸) because of the wicked deeds they committed. The four are:
    • Hou Renying (侯人英|Hóu Rényīng) is killed by Lin Pingzhi.
    • Hong Renxiong (洪人雄|Hóng Rénxióng) his right hand was chopped off by Linghu Chong during the seize at the Mount Song's roadside pavilion. He is killed by Lin Pingzhi.
    • Yu Renhao (于人豪|p=Yú Rénháo) is killed by Lin Pingzhi.
    • Luo Renjie (羅人傑|罗人杰|Luó Rénjié) is killed by Linghu Chong in an early chapter at the Huiyan Wine House.

Others

  • Huang Boliu (黃伯流|黄伯流; Huáng Bólíu), nicknamed "Silver Bearded Dragon" (銀髯蛟), is the chief of the Heavenly River Sect (天河幫).
  • Ji Wushi (計無施|计无施|Jì Wúshī), nicknamed "Night Owl" (夜貓子) and "There is Nothing You Can Do" (無計可施).
  • Old Ancestor of the Yellow River (黃河老祖|huáng hé lǎo zǔ)- their nicknamed was taken from each of the surnames as well as the area they live.
    • Lao Touzi (老頭子|老头子Lǎo Tóuzǐ) creates eight medical pills to cure his daughter of a rare illness. However, the pills are accidentally consumed by Linghu Chong. Linghu Chong willingly uses his blood (which contains traces of the pills) to save Laotouzi's daughter. Laotouzi feels very grateful to him.
    • Zu Qianqiu (祖千秋|Zǔ Qiānqiū) is a Jianghu lowlife who tricks Linghu Chong into consuming Lao Ttouzi's tablets laced on the exotic wine.
  • Lao Busi (老不死|Lǎo Bùsǐ) is Lao Touzi's daughter, Her name means "old but not-dead".
  • Ping Yizhi (平一指|Píng Yīzhǐ) is a physician nicknamed "Famous Killer Physician" (殺人名醫). He believes that life and death are predestined, so saving a life is equivalent to violating the law of nature. As such, he makes a rule that for every life he saves, another must die. He fails to cure Linghu Chong of his internal injuries and commits suicide in shame at the Wuba Ridge gathering.
  • Sima Da (司馬大|司马大; Sīmǎ Dà) is the lord of Long Whale Island (長鯨島).
  • Six Immortals of the Peach Valley (桃谷六仙|Táo Gǔ Liù Xiān) are six brothers, each named after a different part of the peach tree. They are very close to each other even though they always quarrel and bicker among themselves. They try to cure Linghu Chong of his internal injuries by injecting six streams of inner energy into his body but end up worsening Linghu's condition instead. They become Linghu Chong's allies and eventually join the (North) Mount Heng Sect after Linghu becomes its leader.
    • Peachtree Root Fairy (桃根仙) he is the oldest of the six brothers.
    • Peachtree Trunk Fairy (桃干仙), 2nd brother.
    • Peachtree Branch Fairy (桃枝仙), he isn't sure whether he is the 3rd or the 4th brother.
    • Peachtree Leaf Fairy (桃葉仙), 4th brother of the six.
    • Peachtree Flower Fairy (桃花仙), 5th brother of the six.
    • Peachtree Fruit Fairy (桃實仙) the youngest of the six immortals. He was almost killed by Madam Yue.
  • Songwen (松紋|松纹|Sōngwén|) is a Taoist from the Emei Sect. He is scared away by Xiang Wentian's 'Minor Art of Essence Absorbing to the Ground' (吸功入地小法).
  • Twin Bears of the Northern Desert (漠北雙熊) are a pair of cannibalistic martial artists from northern China.
    • Baixiong (白熊|Báixióng) his name means "White Bear" has a fair complexion. Both he and Heixiong kidnapped Yue Lingshan and Lin Pingzhi.
    • Heixiong (黑熊|Hēixióng) his name means "Black Bear" has a dark complexion.
  • Twin Swords of Diancang (點蒼雙劍点苍双剑Diǎncāng Shuāngjiàn) are a pair of swordsmen from the Diancang Sect (點蒼派). They are killed by Xiang Wentian.
  • Twin Flying Fish of the Yangtze River (長江雙飛魚|长江双飞鱼|Chángjiāng Shuāng Fēiyú) are from the White Flood Dragon Clan (白蛟幫) in Jiujiang (九江市). They are the Hall Leaders of the clan.
    • Hall Leader Yi (易堂主) - with a face full of beard. He plans to bore holes on the (North) Mount Heng Sect boats.
    • Hall Leader Qi (齊堂主) - with a long pointed face that looks like an open sunflower seed. Their plan was uncovered by Linghu Chong.
  • Wu Tiande (吳天德|吴天德|Wú Tiāndé) is a military officer from Quanzhou. Linghu Chong steals his uniform and horse and disguises himself as him to rescue (North) Mount Heng Sect apprentices.
  • Yan Sanxing (嚴三星|严三星|Yán Sānxīng) is nicknamed "Twin Serpents Ruthless Beggar" (雙蛇惡丐). He sports green serpent tattoos on his shoulders. He is killed by Zhou Gutong and Wu Baiying.
  • You Xun (游迅|Yóu Xùn) looked like a merchant prince with a nickname "Slippery and Hard to Grip" (滑不留手). He is killed by Ren Yingying.

Locations

  • Huiyan Wine House (回雁楼喝酒) - a famous wine house located in Hengyang (衡阳). Linghu Chong and Tian Boguang had their "seat-fighting" contest to rescue Yilin witnessed by Qu Yang and Qu Feiyan. In here Tian Boguang killed Chi Baicheng and injured Priest Tainsong. Luo Renjie was also killed by Linghu Chong at this location.
  • Hengshan Jade House
  • Cliff of Contemplation
  • Buddha of Herb Monastery
  • Bamboo Green Alley
  • Nianbapu (廿八铺) - an important town for transportation between Zhejiang and Fujian province for people traveling through the Xianxia mountain range. Mount Song Sect's men set trap by kidnapping Dingjing's apprentices to force (North) Mount Heng Sect to merge five mountains sword schools alliance into one.
  • Wuba Ridge (五霸岡) - literally translated as Five Tyrant Ridge. It's a small hill located where the Shandong Province and the Henan Province bordered each other, west to Heze and Dingtao in the Shandong Province, and east to Dongming of the Henan Province. Heterodox factions and schools' members gathered at Wuba Ridge trying to heal Linghu Chong from his internal injuries.
  • Twine Dragon Island (蟠龙岛) - a desolated island located in the East Sea about 200 miles off Quanzhou City in Fujian. Yingying banished dozens of heterodox men on their way from Wuba Ridge to this island. Three of them had blinded themselves upon seeing Yingying.
  • Plum Manor (梅庄) - situated at Lone Hill (孤山) surrounded with plum forest by the outer West Lake (西湖) in Hangzhou (杭州市). Ren Woxing was imprisoned in a dungeon underneath the West Lake thru a hidden tunnel from Plum Manor.
  • Black Woods Cliff (黑木崖) - the headquarter of Divine Sun Moon Sect.
  • Water Moon Nunnery (水月庵)- a small temple located in the city of Longguan (Dragon Spring). Mount Song Sect men disguised as Divine Sun Moon Sect attacked the temple and forced Dingxian and Dingyi to flee. The abbess of the temple, Qingxia, was killed during the attack.
  • Dragon Spring Sword-forging Valley (龙泉铸剑谷) - located near the city of Longquan (龙泉) in the Zhejiang (浙江) province. This valley that has creeks running through it that was known to forge legendary swords. Dingxian and Dingyi of the (North) Mount Heng Sect along with dozens of their apprentices were trapped by Mount Song Sect men disguising as Divine Sun Moon Sect. 37 of their disciples were killed during the fight. Linghu Chong was able to rescue them.
  • Yellow Keep Plain (黃保坪) - located west of Xiang Yang (襄陽) in the middle of Mount Jing (荊山). It's where the unorthodox sects had gathered to go besiege Shaolin Monastery.
  • Shaolin Monastery (少林寺) - located at forests of Shaoshi (少室) mountain, one of the seven peaks of Mount Song. Linghu Chong led over 5000 unorthodox men to an empty Shaolin Monastery in an attempt to free Ren Yingying. But Zuo Lengchan and Five Mountain Sword Sects Alliance schools trapped them instead. Linghu Chong and the unorthodox men subsequently were able to escape the siege through a hidden cave tunnel guarded with 108 mechanical iron monks inside Da Mo Hall.
  • Wuse Convent (无色庵) - the main convent of (North) Mount Heng Sect. It's small convent consisted of two rooms; one at the front and the other in the back. Inside the room, there is a statue of the Goddess of Mercy Guanyin.

Skills

Force

  • Divine Art of Essence Absorbing (吸星大法)- better known as Xi Xing Dafa. This martial art was derived from both Hua Gong Dafa (化功大法) and Northern Sea Divine Skill (北冥神功) created by the Carefree Sect (逍遥派). Left behind by the Duan Family of Dali Kingdom and Xingxiu Sect (星宿派) then over few centuries later the martial art was combined into Xi Xing Dafa. It's Ren Woxing's martial art, which later in the novel Linghu Chong accidentally studied it during his imprisonment in the Plum Manor's dungeon prison.
  • Divine Violet Twilight Art (紫霞神功) - it's an exquisite Mount Hua Sect's internal energy cultivation martial art. The art is exclusively passed down from master to disciple. The qi is started off like the twilight in the sky, then the strength will be released like a storm with devastating power. Once the qi is charged, the person's face complexion will turn slightly purplish. Yue Buqun has mastered this internal energy cultivation.
  • Polar Ice Energy (寒冰真氣) - turning inner energy cultivation into sub-freezing and increases its power tremendously. It's Zuo Lengchan's premiere martial art.
  • Tendon Altering Sutra (易筋經) - Shaolin Monastery's profound internal energy cultivation. It was said that the martial art was left by Bodhidharma (达摩), the monk from ancient India. It's contained breathing and meditation techniques that can turn a normal person into a top-notch Grandmaster of martial arts. By the end of the novel, Abbot Fangzheng imparted this inner energy cultivation method to Linghu Chong to cure his internal damage due the flaw from practicing Divine Art of Essence Absorbing.

Strike/Palm

  • Great Songyang Divine Palm (大嵩陽神掌) - one of the primal martial arts of Mount Song Sect. Fei Bin was the first class master of this martial art.
  • Thousand Hands Buddha Palm (千手如來掌) - one of Shaolin Monastery's famous palm strike martial art. A single palm strike creates into two palms, then turned into four palms which continues into eight palms and so on until it transforms into thirty-two palms. Abbot Fangzheng uses this palm strike against Ren Woxing on their match at Shaolin Monastery.

Sword

  • Chong Ling Sword Art (冲灵剑法) - it's a sword art created by Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshsan. The name of the sword art derived from their first names. Yue Buqun unexpectedly uses this sword art against Linghu Chong at Shaolin Monastery's three fights.
  • Double Ritual Sword Art (兩儀劍法) - is a Wudang Sect's sword art based on the Yin and Yang energy. It consist of soft and hard principle created fifty years prior to the story by two Wudang's priests. Qingxu and Chenggao used the sword art against Linghu Chong, in which Linghu was able to detect its flaws.
  • Taiji Sword Art (太極劍法)- the illustrious sword art of Wudang Sect based on circular motion. The stance creates sword moves by creating more and more flickering circles. It uses soft to overcome hard. Linghu Chong was able to detect its flaw while sparring with Priest Chongxu.
  • Ten-thousand Blossoms Sword Art (萬花劍法) - an exquisite swordplay art from (North) Mount Heng Sect.
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