The protagonists of these novels play significant roles in the rise and fall of the empires. In The Legend of the Condor Heroes, the protagonist Guo Jing is an ethnic Han Chinese of the Song Dynasty. He was raised in Mongolia as a child. He aided the Mongolians in their conquests of the western regions and their eventual conquest of the Jin Dynasty. Guo Jing returned to Song after the fall of Jin and dedicated the rest of his life to the defence of Song until his death.
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| c.1160 |
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| 1173 |
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| 1186 |
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| 1188 |
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| 1190 |
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| c.1192 |
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| c.1199 |
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| 1200 |
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- Mei Ruohua, then a servant of the Jiang family, is ill-treated by the Jiang couple.
- Mei Ruohua is saved from the Jiang family by Huang Yaoshi and becomes his disciple.
- Huang Yaoshi renames Mei Ruohua to Mei Chaofeng.
- First martial arts contest held on Mount Hua.
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| 1202 |
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| 1204 |
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| 1205 |
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- Massacre at the Niu Family Village.
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| 1206 |
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| 1207 |
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| 1208 |
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- Ouyang Feng attempts to seize the Nine Yin Manual but is caught off guard by Wang Chongyang.
- Wang Chongyang dies and passes on the manual to Zhou Botong.
- Huang Yaoshi marries Feng Heng.
- Huang Yaoshi tricks Zhou Botong into agreeing to allow his wife to read through the manual once.
- Feng Heng writes a copy of the manual from memory.
- Mei Chaofeng and Chen Xuanfeng escape from Peach Blossom Island with Feng Heng's handwritten copy of the manual.
- Feng Heng gives birth to Huang Rong and dies of illness in the same year.
- Huang Yaoshi breaks the legs of his remaining disciples and drive them away from the island.
- Huang Yaoshi imprisons Zhou Botong on Peach Blossom Island.
- Duan Zhixing's concubine Liu Ying has an extra-marital affair with Zhou Botong and gives birth to a son. [7]
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| c.1210 |
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- Liu Ying's son is severely wounded by Qiu Qianren. Liu Ying pleads with Duan Zhixing to save her son. Duan refuses and the child dies.
- Liu Ying leaves Dali in anger and swears vengeance on Duan Zhixing.
- Duan Zhixing feels remorseful for refusing to save the wounded child and abdicates to become a monk known as Reverend Yi Deng.
- Liu Ying studies mathematics and later becomes known as "Divine Mathematician" Ying Gu.
- Ke Bixie and Ke Zhen'e fight the "Twin Killers in the Dark Wind".
- The Killers slay Ke Bixie.
- Ke Zhen'e is blinded, but manages to escape.
- Qu Lingfeng is killed by imperial guards.
- Sha Gu becomes insane after witnessing the death of her father.
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| 1211 |
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- Zhang A'sheng
- Chen Xuanfeng
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| 1214 |
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| 1221 |
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- Yin Zhiping travels to Mongolia to remind Guo Jing of the scheduled match with Yang Kang.
- Guo Jing learns inner energy skills from Ma Yu of the "Seven Immortals of Quanzhen".
- Guo Jing shoots down a couple of black condors with a single arrow and adopts a pair of white condors as his pets.
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| 1223 |
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- Guo Jing gains possession of the Hanxue Baoma, a precious steed.
- Temujin defeats the Kerait tribe under Wang Khan and declares himself Genghis Khan.[9]
- Genghis Khan's daughter Hua Zheng is betrothed to Guo Jing.
- Guo Jing leaves Mongolia for the Central Plains.
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| April |
- Guo Jing meets Huang Rong for the first time.
- Wanyan Kang engages Mu Nianci in a fight during the contest for a spouse and they fall in love with each other.
- Yang Tiexin reunites with his wife Bao Xiruo.
- Wanyan Kang learns of his true ethnicity and parentage but refuses to acknowledge Yang Tiexin as his father.
- Yang Tiexin and Bao Xiruo commit suicide together.
- Guo Jing and Huang Rong meet Hong Qigong and learn martial arts from him during their brief stay with him.
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- Ouyang Ke
- Tan Chuduan
- Mei Chaofeng
- Qiu Qianzhang
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- The six survivors of the "Seven Freaks of Jiangnan" (except Ke Zhen'e) are murdered on Peach Blossom Island by Ouyang Feng and Yang Kang.
- Guo Jing and Huang Rong return to Peach Blossom Island and find the dead bodies of the Freaks.
- Guo Jing accuses Huang Yaoshi of being the murderer and breaks up with Huang Rong after an argument.
- Guo Jing and Ke Zhen'e fight Huang Yaoshi at Yanyu Tower.
- Mu Nianci leaves Yang Kang for good. She is already pregnant with Yang's child.
- Wanyan Honglie attempts to ambush the heroes and capture them but fails.
- Ke Zhen'e learns the truth behind the deaths of his fellow Freaks in the Temple of the Iron Spear from Huang Rong.
- Yang Kang attempts to kill Huang Rong but poisons himself instead and dies.[10]
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- Five Freaks of Jiangnan
- Zhu Cong
- Han Baoju
- Nan Xiren
- Quan Jinfa
- Han Xiaoying
- Yang Kang
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- The Mongolian army returns from Khwarezmia to Mongolia.
- Li Ping commits suicide to remind Guo Jing of his heritage.
- Guo Jing refuses to aid Genghis Khan in his conquest of China and flees from Mongolia.
- Second martial arts contest on Mount Hua.
- Ouyang Feng becomes insane.
- The Mongolian army retreats from Xiangyang.
- Genghis Khan pardons Guo Jing and allows him to return to Mongolia.
- Guo Jing and the Khan have a discussion of the meaning of "hero".
- Genghis Khan dies.[13][14]
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- Wang Chongyang wins the Nine Yin Manual after emerging champion in the first martial arts contest on Mount Hua.
- Wang Chongyang carves the manual's contents on the walls of the Ancient Tomb.[15]
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| 1220 |
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| 1224 |
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- Qiu Qianren is saved from death by Reverend Yi Deng and becomes his disciple. Qiu is given the Buddhist name "Ci'en".
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| 1226 |
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| 1228 |
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| 1234 |
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- Mu Nianci dies of natural causes and Yang Guo becomes an orphan.
- Yang Guo buries his mother outside the Temple of the Iron Spear.
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| 1237 |
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| 1238 |
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- Guo Jing sends Yang Guo to the Quanzhen Sect. Yang Guo becomes Zhao Zhijing's disciple. [17]
- Yang Guo escapes from Chongyang Palace and is taken into the care of Xiaolongnü and Granny Sun.
- Hao Datong kills Granny Sun unintentionally.
- Xiaolongnü promises Granny Sun to take care of Yang Guo for the rest of her life.
- Yang Guo acknowledges Xiaolongnü as his teacher and becomes the first male member of the Ancient Tomb Sect.
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- Yang Guo masters all the fundamental skills of the Ancient Tomb Sect. [18]
- Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü practice the Quanzhen Sect's martial arts together.
- Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü commence the practice of the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra.
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| c.1241 |
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- Zhao Zhijing and Zhen Zhibing interrupt Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü's meditation.
- Xiaolongnü is severely injured when her energy flow is disrupted.
- Li Mochou comes to the Ancient Tomb with her disciple Hong Lingbo and demands that Xiaolongnü hand over the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra to her.
- Yang Guo releases the Dragon-Severing Rock at the entrance to the tomb and traps himself together with Xiaolongnü, Li Mochou and Hong Lingbo inside.
- Yang Guo finds an alternative exit out of the tomb by coincidence and discovers the Nine Yin Manual's carvings by Wang Chongyang.
- Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü practise the Nine Yin Manual in a valley outside the Ancient Tomb.
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| 1242 |
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- Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü finish mastering the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra.
- Ouyang Feng finds Yang Guo on Mount Zhongnan and teaches him martial arts.
- Xiaolongnü is immobilised by Ouyang Feng and Zhen Zhibing takes the opportunity to blindfold and rape her.
- Xiaolongnü wrongly accuses Yang Guo of raping her and leaves him in anguish after he refuses to acknowledge her as his wife.
- Lu Wushuang escapes with Li Mochou's Five Poisons Manual.
- Yang Guo wanders around the Jianghu in search of Xiaolongnü and meets Lu Wushuang.
- Yang Guo helps Lu Wushuang evade capture from Li Mochou by using a variety of tactics.[19].
- Yang Guo fights Li Mochou together with Yelü Qi, Wanyan Ping, Cheng Ying, Guo Fu and the Wu brothers, attempting to free Lu Wushuang.
- Yang Guo meets Hong Qigong and Ouyang Feng on Mount Hua.
- Hong Qigong and Ouyang Feng engage in a fierce battle and they injure themselves critically after pitting all their energy against each other for days.
- Yang Guo learns the "Dog Beating Staff Technique" from Hong Qigong and a more advanced version of the "Toad Skill" from Ouyang Feng.
- Hong Qigong and Ouyang Feng die amidst laughter after finally resolving their past feuds and are buried on Mount Hua by Yang Guo.
- Huang Rong passes the position of chief of the Beggars' Sect to Lu Youjiao owing to pregnancy.
- Lu Guanying and Cheng Yaojia host the Heroes' Feast at Dasheng Pass.
- Yang Guo leaves Mount Hua to attend the Heroes' Feast, hoping to find Xiaolongnü there.
- Yang Guo meets the Guo family again and reunites with Xiaolongnü.
- Jinlun Guoshi and his disciples challenge the Song pugilists for the position of chief of the Wulin.
- Yang Guo defeats Jinlun Guoshi with the help of Xiaolongnü, Guo Jing and Huang Rong.
- Guo Jing and the Song pugilists strongly disapprove of Yang Guo's marriage to Xiaolongnü and they have a heated argument. Yang Guo leaves with Xiaolongnü.
- Yang Guo learns that Guo Jing and Huang Rong are linked to his father's death and suspects that they murdered his father.
- Yang Guo meets Feng Mofeng while defending himself, Lu Wushuang, Cheng Ying and Sha Gu from Li Mochou.
- Feng Mofeng helps them drive away Li Mochou and joins the Mongolian army as a spy.
- Yang Guo allies himself with Jinlun Guoshi, Kublai Khan and the Mongolian mercenaries to kill Guo Jing and Huang Rong.
- Xiaolongnü leaves Yang Guo again and ventures into the Passionless Valley. She meets Gongsun Zhi there.
- Yang Guo reaches the Passionless Valley and reunites with Xiaolongnü.
- Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü defeat Gongsun Zhi with help from Qiu Qianchi.
- Qiu Qianchi drives Gongsun Zhi away and takes over as mistress of the Passionless Valley.
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October [20] |
- Battle of Xiangyang:
- Guo Jing and his family move to Xiangyang to join in the defence of the city from the Mongolian invaders.
- Wu Xiuwen and Wu Dunru infiltrate the Mongolian camp and attempt to assassinate Kublai Khan. They fail and are captured.
- Guo Jing travels to the Mongolian camp with Yang Guo to negotiate with Kublai Khan for the Wu brothers' release.
- Huang Rong gives birth to the twins Guo Xiang and Guo Polu in Xiangyang during the battle.
- Guo Jing and Yang Guo fight their way out of the Mongolian camp.
- Feng Mofeng sacrifices himself to buy time for them to escape.
- The baby Guo Xiang is taken away by Li Mochou and later by Yang Guo.
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- Yang Guo meets the Condor for the first time.
- Yang Guo's right arm is sliced off by Guo Fu in a heated argument.
- Yang Guo is rescued by the Condor and lives with the Condor temporarily.
- Xiaolongnü learns that Zhen Zhibing is the one who raped her the previous year and follows him to Mount Zhongnan.
- Xiaolongnü meets Zhou Botong and learn the "Technique of Ambidexterity" from him.
- Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü are reunited during the battle of Chongyang Palace and they defeat Jinlun Guoshi once more.
- Huo Du refuses to aid Jinlun Guoshi in the fight and flees.
- Zhen Zhibing commits suicide in front of his teachers to pay for his misdeed.
- Zhao Zhijing is killed by jade bees directed by Zhou Botong.
- Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü are married in Chongyang Palace and return to the Ancient Tomb to heal their injuries.
- Xiaolongnü is accidentally injured by Guo Fu in the Ancient Tomb during her recovery process.
- Guo Xiang is returned to her parents.
- Chongyang Palace is destroyed by the Mongolians.
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- Zhao Zhijing
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January [21] |
- The battle of Passionless Valley:
- Qiu Qianchi is reunited with her brother Qiu Qianren, who is now a monk called Ci'en.
- Qiu Qianchi burns down the Passionless Valley.
- Gongsun Lü'e sacrifices herself to save Yang Guo.
- Li Mochou commits suicide by throwing herself into the blaze.
- Gongsun Zhi and Qiu Qianchi die after falling into an underground chasm.
- Xiaolongnü leaves Yang Guo and leapts off the cliff.
- Huang Rong comforts Yang Guo by lying to him about the "Divine Nun of the Southern Sea", who has apparently taken Xiaolongnü away to be her disciple.
- Cheng Ying and Lu Wushuang become Yang Guo's sworn sisters.
- Yang Guo leaves Cheng Ying and Lu Wushuang to join the Condor and practise his martial skills.
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- Gongsun Lü'e
- Hong Lingbo
- Li Mochou
- Gongsun Zhi
- Qiu Qianchi
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| 1245 |
Winter [22] |
- The Condor takes Yang Guo to the South Sea.
- Yang Guo trains in martial arts with the Condor for six years.
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| 1246 |
May [23] |
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- Yang Guo departs the South Sea for the Central Plains.
- Yang Guo roams the Central Plains as a Youxia who performs several acts of chivalry and heroism by helping the weak and upholding justice.
- Yang Guo is hailed by the people as the "Condor Hero".
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| 1259 |
April [24] |
- Guo Xiang meets the "Condor Hero" Yang Guo and follows him on adventure.
- Yang Guo challenges the Ghosts of the Western Mountain Cave and the Five Shi Brothers.
- Yang Guo persuades Zhou Botong to meet Ying Gu and Reverend Yi Deng in exchange for the Nine-tailed Divine Foxes.
- Qiu Qianren is forgiven for his past misdoings and dies in peace.
- The Ghosts of the Western Mountain Cave and the Five Shi Brothers pledge allegiance to the "Condor Hero".
- Yang Guo gives Guo Xiang three golden needles and promises to attend her 16th birthday party before his departure.
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- Yang Guo saves Guo Xiang from Ni Mo Xing.
- Huo Du murders Lu Youjiao and takes away the Dog Beating Staff. Huo Du disguises himself as a beggar called He Shiwo and attempts to use the staff to seize control over the Beggars' Sect.[25]
- The pugilists in Xiangyang hold a Heroes' Meeting to elect a new chief for the Beggars' Sect.
- Guo Xiang holds a smaller Heroes' Meeting with her friends and receives many gifts.
- Yelü Qi defeats all contestants in a martial arts contest and becomes the new chief of the Beggars' Sect.
- Yang Guo appears at Guo Xiang's 16th birthday party with three gifts.
- First gift: Defeating the Mongolian army's vanguard and halting their advance.
- Second gift: Destroying the Mongolian army's supplies.
- The Ghosts of the Western Mountain Cave present Guo Xiang with fireworks.
- Third gift: Exposing Huo Du's evil plans and recovering the lost Dog-beating Staff.
- Huo Du is killed by Da'erba, who is furious with him for abandoning their teacher during the battle at Chongyang Palace.
- Yang Guo learns from Huang Yaoshi that the "Divine Nun of the Southern Sea" does not exist and leaves in despair.
- Guo Xiang is taken hostage by Jinlun Guoshi.
- Jinlun Guoshi likes Guo Xiang and makes her his disciple.
- Jinlun Guoshi kills two of the Ghosts of the Western Mountain Cave (Big-Headed Ghost and Long-Bearded Ghost).
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- Ni Mo Xing
- Lu Youjiao
- Huo Du
- Big-Headed Ghost
- Long-Bearded Ghost
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| 1260 |
January [26] |
- Yang Guo is reunited with Xiaolongnü at the bottom of the cliff in the Passionless Valley.
- Battle of Xiangyang:
- Guo Xiang is held captive by Jinlun Guoshi.
- Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü return to Xiangyang to join the battle.
- Jinlun Guoshi sacrifices himself to save Guo Xiang when she is almost hit by a pillar on fire.
- Yang Guo slays Möngke Khan and forces the Mongolian army to retreat.
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- Jinlun Guoshi
- Möngke Khan
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| 1260 |
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| c.1263 |
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- Guo Xiang visits Shaolin Monastery to look for Yang Guo.
- Jue Yuan is severely injured during the fight with Shaolin pugilists.
- Jue Yuan recites the Nine Yang Manual to Guo Xiang, Zhang Junbao and Wu Se before his death.
- Zhang Junbao is renamed to "Zhang Sanfeng".
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- Origins of the Heaven-Reliant Sword and Dragon-Slaying Saber:
- Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü's Gentleman and Lady Swords are melted and reforged into the Heaven-Reliant Sword.
- Yang Guo's Heavy Iron Sword is melted and reforged into the Dragon-Slaying Saber.
- Guo Jing conceals Yue Fei's military textbook Wumu Yishu inside the Saber's blade.
- Guo Xiang inherits the Heaven-Reliant Sword while Guo Polu inherits the Dragon-Slaying Saber.
- Zhang Sanfeng founds the Wudang Sect.
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| 1273 |
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- Guo Jing
- Huang Rong
- Guo Polu
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| 1295 |
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- Daiqisi is sent from Persia to the Ming Cult in China.
- Han Qianye travels to Bright Peak to challenge the Ming Cult.
- Daiqisi represents the Ming Cult to fight Han Qianye and defeats him in the Icy Pool.
- Daiqisi is given the title of "Purple Dress Dragon King".
- Daiqisi falls in love with Han Qianye and the Ming Cult's members despise her for that.
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| c.1320 |
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- Daiqisi attempts to retrieve the secret "Heaven and Earth Great Shift" (乾坤大挪移) manual but fails.
- Daiqisi and Han Qianye depart Bright Peak for Mystic Snake Island.
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| c.1321 |
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| 1323 |
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- Cheng Kun murders Xie Xun's entire family and spares only Xie Xun's life.
- Xie Xun swears vengeance on Cheng Kun.
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| c.1326 |
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- Xie Xun commits several atrocities in Cheng Kun's name to force Cheng to face him.
- Xie Xun meets the Shaolin head abbot Kong Jian.
- Xie Xun kills Kong Jian with the "Seven Injuries Fist".[29]
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| c.1329 |
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- Yu Daiyan is paralysed by Cheng Kun.
- Zhang Cuishan seeks to avenge Yu Daiyan and blames Du Dajin for Yu's plight.
- Yin Susu kills all the members of the Dragon Gate Escort Agency with the excuse of them failing to protect Yu Daiyan from danger.[33]
- Yin Susu kills Hui Tong and Hui Guang of Shaolin.
- Zhang Cuishan learns the Sangluantie skill (喪亂帖) from Zhang Sanfeng.
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- Du Dajin
- Hui Tong
- Hui Guang
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- Zhang Cuishan meets Yin Susu for the first time.
- Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu attend a meeting organised by the Heavenly Eagle Cult.
- Xie Xun disrupts the meeting.
- Xie Xun uses his deafening "Lion Roar" to injure everyone present at the meeting and drive them insane (except for Zhang Cuishan, Yin Susu and Bai Guishou).
- Xie Xun takes Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu with him on a journey far out at sea.
- The strong South Wind forces Xie Xun to travel north instead.
- Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu fall in love with each other.
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- Yuan Guangbo
- Mai Jing
- Guo Sanquan
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| c. October |
- Xie Xun goes into his berserk rage and tries to kill Yin Susu.
- Yin Susu blinds Xie Xun's eyes with her needles in self-protection.
- Zhang Cuishan, Yin Susu and Xie Xun arrive at Ice Fire Island.
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- Yin Susu gives birth to Zhang Wuji.
- Xie Xun is soothed by Zhang Wuji's cries and recovers from his berserk rage.
- Xie Xun transfers his love to Zhang Wuji and names him after his own deceased son Xie Wuji.
- Xie Xun becomes sworn brothers with Zhang Cuishan.
- Xie Xun becomes Zhang Wuji's godfather.
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| c.1338 |
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| c.1340 |
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| c.1342 |
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| 1346 |
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- Zhang Cuishan is reunited with the Wudang Sect.
- Zhang Sanfeng celebrates his 100th birthday.[36]
- Wulin pugilists visit Mount Wudang to force Zhang Cuishan to reveal the whereabouts of Xie Xun under the pretext of offering their birthday wishes to Zhang Sanfeng.
- Zhang Cuishan commits suicide after being cornered by pugilists.
- Yin Susu confesses her misdeeds in front of everyone and commits suicide.
- Zhang Wuji is injured by the Xuan Ming Elders.
- Zhang Sanfeng and the Wudang Sect's members attempt to cure Zhang Wuji of his injuries.
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| c.1349 |
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| 1351 |
May |
- Han Qianye dies.
- Golden Flower Granny injures 15 Wulin pugilists and forces them to seek medical aid from Hu Qingniu. [37]
- Zhang Wuji heals all 15 pugilists.
- Golden Flower Granny kills Hu Qingniu and Wang Nangu.
- Zhang Wuji refuses to follow Golden Flower Granny and the little girl with her to Mystic Snake Island.
- Abbess Mie Jue finds Ji Xiaofu in Butterfly Valley and kills her after she defies her orders to kill Yang Xiao.
- Zhang Wuji flees from Butterfly Valley with Yang Buhui.
- Zhang Wuji finds Wang Nangu's Poison Manual and takes it along with him.
- Zhang Wuji and Yang Buhui are cornered by a group of pugilists who attempt to kill them for food.[38]
- Zhang Wuji kills the pugilists by adding poisonous mushrooms into the soup and luring them to drink it.
- Xu Da introduces Zhang Wuji to the Ming Cult's members.
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- Han Qianye
- Ji Xiaofu
- Hu Qingniu
- Wang Nangu
- Jian Jie
- Xue Gongyuan
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- Zhang Wuji heals Zhan Chun and Su Xizhi and follows them to Mount Kunlun.
- Zhang Wuji heals He Taichong's concubine Wu Gu.
- He Taichong's wife Ban Shuxian instigates him to kill Zhang Wuji and Yang Buhui.
- Zhang Wuji and Yang Buhui are saved by Yang Xiao. Zhang Wuji narrates Yang Buhui's story and returns her to her grateful father.
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| 1352 |
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- Zhang Wuji meets Zhu Jiuzhen near Mount Kunlun and is taken in by her family.
- Zhu Changling collaborates with Wu Lie to trick Zhang Wuji to reveal the whereabouts of Xie Xun.
- Zhang Wuji discovers Zhu Changling's plot and attempts to commit suicide by jumping down a cliff.
- Zhu Changling tries to stop Zhang Wuji and falls off the cliff as well.
- Zhang Wuji and Zhu Changling fall on a landing below the cliff.
- Zhang Wuji discovers a tunnel. He burrows through it and reaches a valley. [39]
- Zhang Wuji discovers the Nine Yang Manual in the abdomen of a white ape.
- Zhang Wuji spends the next five years in the valley studying the manual and helping other animals.
- Zhu Changling is unable to enter the valley and relies on Zhang Wuji for providing him with food for the five years.
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| 1357 |
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- Zhang Wuji leaves the valley and is tricked by Zhu Changling into falling off the cliff.
- Zhang Wuji and Yin Li are taken hostage by the Emei Sect.
- Yin Li learns from Yin Liting that Zhang Wuji has been presumed to be dead after having gone missing for years.
- The Ming Cult and Heavenly Eagle Cult are besieged by the six major orthodox sects of the Wulin at Bright Peak.
- Zhang Wuji defeats Abbess Mie Jue while trying to protect the Ming Cult members under the alias Zeng A'niu.
- Yin Li is taken hostage by Wei Yixiao.
- Zhang Wuji encounters Shuo Bu De while chasing Wei Yixiao and is taken to Bright Peak in his sack.
- Zhang Wuji meets the leaders of the Ming Cult and learns the truth behind Yang Dingtian's mysterious disappearance from Cheng Kun.
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