Faces of the Jianghu: The Six Great Sects

Songshan Sect

Huiguang

The Ye siblings go up the mountain "Huiguang (Dharma name)"	Rolled "a poor, powerless little Songshan monk". Ordained in Qianzhou, his beloved master Chan Master Qinghai hails from the Songshan main house in Henan, yet he himself has never been to the Songshan main temple.
Nangong's Birthday Banquet	Suddenly rushes out to fight Zhao Huo for a seat. He finally gets a chance to come down the mountain, only to be sent to the cold lower seats. He queues forever for porridge and cakes, only to have a bird snatch them away. Very unlucky. Only after Zhao Huo gives up his seat does he realize the food is meat and he cannot eat it; he gives the Taizu Long Fist in thanks.
Kongtong study	In the second match of the Seasonal Trial, rolled "a monk who has learned underhanded tricks". Besides the Vajra Leg and Iron Cloth Shirt, he also uses Lime Powder.

Eighteen Bronze Men

Western Wulin

The Eighteen Bronze Men turn a narrow mountain path into a Wooden Man Alley, bringing the crushing advantage of eighteen men against a hundred and fifty. They chant Amituofo while beating people up.

Quanzhen Sect

Little Daoist of the Ruined Temple

Long Xiang's Ruined Temple event	A little Daoist hunting down Chen Xu and the others after his elder brother was poisoned by his sister-in-law. His martial arts are nothing special.
Wulin Assembly	Believes the Wulin Alliance Leader should be the most revered and respected of all, Immortal Changchun, Qiu Chuji of Quanzhen. Yet he is promptly questioned, since Quanzhen lies within the Jin Kingdom.

Others

Kongtong study

Studies at Kongtong at the same time as Zhao Huo, and shuns him.

Emei Sect

Mu Da / Huo Lang / Ye Chen A

Nangong's Birthday Banquet	Sits at the same table as Zhao Huo.
Kongtong study	A student who dresses a scarecrow in Zhao Huo's clothes, tries to ambush him, and practices Acupoint Strike on him.
Kongtong study	In the second match of the Seasonal Trial, rolled "The fighter who has cultivated the mind and nurtured the spirit". His Cultivation value is Gentleman.
Rushing to Jiangling "Mu Da"	One of the "A guy who doesn't know his limits" who appear when Wang Erzhuang calls for battle; defeated by Wang Erzhuang with the Emei Sect martial art "Monkey King's Crumbling Mountain Lean".
Down the Mountain to find people "Huo Lang"	He has lived with his Tang Clan Senior Sister Tang Xiuxiu for three years. The house is built, everything that should be done has been done, yet they are still not married—plainly stalling, unwilling to take responsibility. If the quarrel ends in reconciliation, he promises to ask the Sect Leader for her hand. If they break off, the Senior Sister leaves him and returns to the Tang Clan. If you choose to fight him to win her justice and lose, you are beaten to death; if you win, he says that without his beloved he does not want to live either. In truth his feelings for Tang Xiuxiu are genuine; he only thinks that once a woman is married she turns into a haggard housewife, while the one he never won is the one he can never forget. His skills are extraordinary. Together with Tang Xiuxiu he has created a new Mandarin Duck Fist and Sword Manual; though unpolished, the two of them alone can already perform the Fist and Sword Combined art, harder to handle than four men fighting together. Unfortunately, after Zhao Huo wins by sheer luck, he throws the manual away in a fit of pique.
Wulin Assembly "Ye Chen"	Because there can only be one Ye Chen in the world, he comes to blows with the other Ye Chens.

Small-Faced Man

Western Wulin

An Emei Disciple who stands with the Tang Clan when the ceasefire fireworks are set off.

Others

Kongtong study

Studies at Kongtong at the same time as Zhao Huo, and shuns him. When Wei Ju appears, she is a little jealous to see the male students all watching Wei Ju.

Qingcheng Sect

Good Man / Ye Chen B

Hao Nan Ren / Ye Chen B1 / 2

Nangong's Birthday Banquet	Sits at the same table as Zhao Huo. Though he cultivates the Dao at Qingcheng, he treats tales of heroes as mere stories. When Xie Wuchen fights Liu E, he is present because the Shangguan Family is hosting a banquet for the Imperial Court's envoy and the Wulin's fellows. He says Shangguan Ying smells wonderful, and it quite unsettles his Daoist heart.
Qingcheng study "Gao He"	Daoist Buping's prized disciple. At first sight he takes Zhao Huo for a ghost; after spending time together he decides he is a good man, wuhe. He understands Ye Yunshang's dirty jokes.
Wulin Assembly "Ye Guchen"	Because there can only be one Ye Chen in the world, he comes to blows with the other Ye Chens.

Qiuchanzi / Shuyun

Qiu Chan Zi / Shu Yun1 / 2

Training Ground brawl	Complains that the Tang Clan Training Ground is too small, calls the Tang Clan people Blue Devils, and gets into a quarrel with the Tang Clan Disciples. He had long heard of the Second Senior Brother's reputation, and only when called to account does he learn how truly terrifying he is.
Qingcheng study "Qiuchanzi"	Bought off by Duan Zhixiu to run his errands.
Qingcheng study "Shuyun"	Scolded by Daoist Buping for sloppy form in the Segment Exam.
Qingcheng study	Before Duan Zhixiu's turn in the Segment Exam, he offers to lend his sword, but Duan Zhixiu demands that he address him as Senior Brother, and says his sword is unworthy of him and refuses to use it.
Qingcheng study	Attacked by Ghost Soldiers of the Hell Path, and dragged up the mountain by Zhao Kui.
Kongtong study	Studies at Kongtong at the same time as Zhao Huo, and shuns him.
Kongtong study	Faces Nangong Qian in the Seasonal Trial. Depending on the Destiny wheel, he may concede, fearing that using his Ultimate would offend the Nangong Family. If he beats Nangong Qian, he becomes Zhao Huo's first opponent.
Rushing to Jiangling	One of the "A guy who doesn't know his limits" who appear when Wang Erzhuang calls for battle. He comes out after the Flying Heaven Disciples have fallen one by one, and is struck down before he can even give his name.
Medicine to save the Eldest Senior Brother	A Thousand Lantern Tower mole planted in Qingcheng. He seals the acupoints of the Tang Clan Disciples guarding the Alchemy Room and throws them alive into the valley while they are fully conscious. After Zhao Huo defeats the first Thousand Lantern Tower assassin, he enters the Alchemy Room together with the Thousand Lantern Tower killer planted in Kongtong, posing as a righteous man, and strikes from ambush while Zhao Huo is off guard.

Bibozi

Qingcheng study "Bibozi"

A Qingcheng Disciple who brings Zhao Huo his meals. At first sight he takes Zhao Huo for a monster and drops the whole tray. Afterwards he apologizes to Zhao Huo. If forgiven, he admires Zhao Huo's magnanimity and saves dinner for him when he comes back late; if you extort him over it, you get Jiangzhen Incense, but he resents it and will no longer save Zhao Huo any food. He enters the contest on behalf of Daoist Huaisu. His verbal tic is a little annoying—he keeps going "bibo bibo".

Qingxuzi

Qingcheng study "Qingxuzi"	Introduces himself to Zhao Huo together with Bibozi.
Qingcheng study "Guxi or Qingliu"	Before the contest, begs his fellow disciples to at least let him finish one full set of the Eight Immortals Sword Technique.
Qingcheng study	Attacked by Ghost Soldiers of the Hell Path; faints from fright at the Ox-Head and Horse-Face.

Pei Hongla / Tingfengzi

Qingcheng study "Pei Hongla"	Enters the contest on behalf of Daoist Buping. His master Peiyuan has passed away, and to this day he refuses to take a Daoist name. He loves Reading and has no wish to practice martial arts; he hides a Selection of Contemporary Ci Poetry under his bed, and when Daoist Buping confiscates it he runs off in tears.
Qingcheng study	He carries a message to Daoist Buping and Daoist Huaisu as they stroll together, and runs into Shentu Long and Zhao Huo. Shortly after, he is flipped over by the Wild Boar chasing Iron Crown Daoist and nearly dies. To Buping and Huaisu he uses the greeting for elders, "Immeasurable Life"; to Shentu Long he uses the greeting for peers, "Immeasurable Light". He is disrespectful when Iron Crown Daoist reprimands him.
Qingcheng study "Tingfengzi"	He agrees to his fellow disciples' request to go easy. If his relationship with Zhao Huo is good, he also suggests going easy so that Zhao Huo can take Qingcheng as his master; if it is bad, he quarrels with Zhao Huo. He is Daoist Huaisu's disciple. Bought off by Duan Zhixiu as a thug, he uses his body to hide a forbidden move during his bout with Zhao Huo, intending to gravely injure him.

Xingyun

Qingcheng study "Xingyun"

Takes part in the Segment Exam and trades blows with Tingfeng.

The Demon King's Underling

Qingcheng study

Scolded by Daoist Buping for not forming the sword seal in the Segment Exam. One of the hands Yunshang arranged for the Segment Exam; when Duan Zhixiu takes the stage, he pretends to bring news to unsettle him. He calls himself a boy in the service of the Demon King of Chaos.

Daoist Huaisu

Huai Su Dao Ren1 / 3

Qingcheng study "Daoist Huaisu"

Presides over the fasting and ritual rites, second only to Zou Bo among the tenth-generation Elders. When Zhao Huo went down the mountain to solicit donations, he once tried to solicit Zhao Huo instead, saying he had the makings of a cultivator; the moment they meet at Qingcheng he invites Zhao Huo to cultivate the Dao. In truth, seeing that Zhao Huo's birth and looks doom him to a life of no prospects, he thinks he may as well give up hope and cultivate. He instructs his disciple Qingxuzi to put Zhao Huo in charge of all the arrangements. He has a rivalry with Buping, but their feelings for each other are not bad—they go on strolls together.

Daoist Buping

Bu Ping Dao Ren1 / 3

Qingcheng study "Daoist Buping"

Fiercely competitive and eager to take disciples. After teaching Zhao Huo a few moves he sees the poor foundation of his Internal Skill and lets the matter drop. He thinks Reading has no future, so he confiscates Pei Hongla's Selection of Contemporary Ci Poetry and casually gives it to Zhao Huo. He has a rivalry with Huaisu, but their feelings for each other are not bad—they go on strolls together. Hot-tempered by nature; what you see now is already the version after self-cultivation.

Diancang Sect

White Rainbow / Morning Sun Swordsman

The Ye siblings go up the mountain

"White Rainbow Swordsman" Xu Guanghui or "Morning Sun Swordsman" Sheng Hongnian. Ordered to pursue the traitors, he appears only to block them for fear the Ye siblings will seek refuge with the Tang Clan. He learned from the Diancang Twin Venerables and uses Twin Swords Combined. He made his name earlier than Ye Yunzhou and is among the foremost Diancang Disciples of his generation; Ye Yunzhou calls him Senior Brother. When Yunshang interferes, he loses for fear of hurting her. His titles correspond to the moves White Rainbow Piercing the Sun and Phoenix Cry at Dawn.

Ruined Temple route

A fake Diancang Disciple who exchanges passwords with Zhao Huo at the Ruined Temple, and attacks the moment Zhao Huo cannot answer. Though he wears the Diancang uniform, what he uses does not look like Diancang Sect swordsmanship. The moves are right, but the intent behind them is off. "Listen well: 'In mountain woods, ink and ancient books smell of learning; in flower streets, brocade robes stink of copper.'"

The Ye Siblings Go Up the Mountain

"White Rainbow Swordsman" Xu Guanghui or "Morning Sun Swordsman" Sheng Hongnian. Sent to hunt down the traitors; they only show themselves to block the Ye siblings for fear they will defect to the Tang Clan. Students of the Diancang Twin Venerables, they wield Twin Swords Combined. They made their names earlier than Ye Yunzhou and are among the finest of the current Diancang Disciples; Ye Yunzhou calls them Senior Brother. When Yunshang interferes, they lose for fear of hurting her. Their titles match the moves White Rainbow Piercing the Sun and Phoenix Cry at Dawn.

Brawl at the Training Ground

An exchange student who quarrels with the Tang Clan, and who takes the Tang Clan's side when the Second Senior Brother questions them. When Zhao Huo steps in to defend them, they chime in to back up his story, and afterward treat him to drinks to calm his nerves. If Tang Buyi smooths things over, they apologize on behalf of the exchange students.

Ye Chen C

Ye Chen C1 / 2

Nangong's Birthday Banquet	Shares a table with Zhao Huo. He does not believe in Immortal Cultivation and quarrels with the Flying Heaven Disciple at his table. When Xie Wuchen duels Liu E, his sword is snatched away and used by Liu E. When it is returned, he cheerfully gives a fish as thanks, but Liu E's Internal Force shakes the sword into three pieces.
Kongtong study	On the second round of the Seasonal Trial, the dice roll "The swordsman who has mastered the fire‑breathing technique". Besides Breakthrough of Cloud Pass and Diancang Quick Sword, he also uses Fiery Zen.
Ye Yunzhou's Recollection	Hearing of Yunshang's plan, he volunteers to join the Diancang fellow disciples abducting the Lady, but Duan Zhixiu buys him off and he fails to rendezvous with Ye Yunzhou.
The Junior Martial Sister's Wedding	One of the suitors; he declares that if he marries the Junior Martial Sister, the grudge between Diancang and the Tang Clan will be wiped clean. Yunshang tricks him into mistaking a sock for a hand warmer and wearing it on his hand. Though he sees through that Ye Yunjiu is not Ye Yunzhou, Yunshang blackmails him by threatening to reveal what is hidden in the compartment under his bed.
Wulin Assembly "Ye Chen"	Because there can only be one Ye Chen in the world, he comes to blows with the other Ye Chens.

Lu Di

Lu Di1 / 2

Rushing to Jiangling's Aid "Lu Di"	One of the "A guy who doesn't know his limits" who appears when Wang Erzhuang issues his challenge. His swordsmanship is decent, but Wang Erzhuang promptly breaks his long sword with the Greenwood's Five Tigers' Broken Gate Blade, wielded with a fishing rod.
Ye Yunzhou's Recollection	Hearing of Yunshang's plan, he volunteers to join the Diancang fellow disciples abducting the Lady, but Duan Zhixiu buys him off and he fails to rendezvous with Ye Yunzhou.

Kongtong Sect

Click a named disciple to go to their individual page; the deeds of unnamed disciples are recorded below in this section. The Four Guardians, Kong Que, and other major figures are listed under Character List.

Named Disciples

Xu Sheng/Hu Lihuo/Autumn Tiger/Xia LanHu YiqianA'JinHuang Mou / Old Brother LiangOld Man ZhaiGuo MouGeng ZhengchongWang Laowu

Unnamed Disciples

Kongtong Battle Team CaptainErnanIron Fist Disciple of Soul-Quelling PrisonDeath Arena CoupleSoul-Stealing Disciple with the Criminal TokenMystic Skill Gate Senior Sister

Kongtong Battle Team Captain

Nangong's Birthday Banquet	Shares a table with Zhao Huo. His Master is the Fire Dragon Immortal Monarch, yet he cannot grasp a single bit of immortal magic. He believes in Immortal Cultivation and immortal swords, and so quarrels with the Diancang Disciple at his table. He indulges in a battle of words for the sheer fun of it and gets dragged out to a Duel. "You think being called a Flying Heaven Gate man means you can fly? Then what does Diancang mean? Pointing at hemorrhoids?"
Kongtong study	After Zhao Huo has met Yu Zhu, he comes running over gleefully to tell Zhao Huo about Yu Zhu's deeds as the Bone-Cracking Demon.
Flying Heaven Gate Bullying	A Junior Brother of Yan Jiang and Golden Crow. He stands at the side flattering Senior Brother Golden Crow, and when Yan Jiang's needling of Nangong Qian stirs his temper, he urges Yan Jiang to calm down. He mocks Zhao Huo's looks: "His mother must have been fooling around with some pig or dog." If Zhao Huo strikes, he answers "Then I'll grant you what you asked for" and hits back.
Held in Soul-Quelling Prison	He chases Zhao Huo into the Soul-Stealing Forest and ends up locked in Soul-Quelling Prison himself. When bailed out, he says: "Finally, no more squeezing in with these sweaty, stinking louts!"
Kongtong study	Captain of the Kongtong Battle Team. He shows up to make trouble for Zhao Huo after Zhao Huo tours Kongtong with Xiaomei. He forms the Head; with someone giving orders, he gets smarter.
Seasonal Trial News	He comes to call the exchange students together at first light. Speaking of the Seasonal Trial's rewards, he says the Flying Heaven Gate might get immortal magic taught by an Immortal, while the Iron Fist Gate will "probably get to pick a pot and take it home!"
Rushing to Nangong's Aid	Early in the morning he calls Zhao Huo to gather at Banyu Terrace. Annoyed that Zhao Huo is standing behind him, he tells Xiaomei to move up front. On the Fire Dragon Immortal Monarch's orders, he goes to summon the Nangong Family's Second Young Lord.
Rushing to Jiangling's Aid	As the sects leave Jiangling, Wei Ju asks him to find Zhao Huo and tell him she has already gone. Zhao Huo's face made such an impression on him that he remembers Zhao Huo's name. Besides delivering the message, he warns Zhao Huo to stay away from Wei Ju.
Saving the Eldest Senior Brother with Medicine	A Thousand Lantern Tower mole planted in Kongtong, ranked Two Incense Sticks, who incites Qingcheng and Kongtong to fight each other. He sends Xiaomei the signal to make her move but is ignored, and is forced to act himself. He kills the two Tang Clan Disciples guarding the Alchemy Room, destroys the bodies, and breaks in intending to disrupt Zhao Huo's treatment of the Eldest Senior Brother—to throw off his mind and make him lose his breath mid-technique and die, so that no trace of an assassination is left. Xiaomei stops him, and while his guard is down he is struck down by a sneak attack. If Xiaomei is not at the Tang Clan, then once he finds words cannot shake Zhao Huo he attacks. If Zhao Huo insists on pushing through without stopping to fight, he runs his blade through both Zhao Huo and the Eldest Senior Brother, deliberately avoiding Zhao Huo's vital points to leave him a breath of life with which to feel despair.
Golden Crow Makes Trouble Duel with Golden Crow	He urges Senior Brother Golden Crow to calm down. When they are losing, he still shouts: "The outcome hasn't been decided yet; keep fighting!"
Kongtong Succession Struggle	He calls Danxiazi Eldest Senior Brother and curses Golden Crow for a despicable sneak attack. When the Divine Thunder Sword manifests, he tells everyone to kneel at once; when Golden Crow declares himself the winner, he snaps: "The fight wasn't even over! What makes you think you won!"
Wulin Assembly	When Kongtong sides with the Tang Clan, he shouts: "Damn right, I've been holding it in long enough—way to go, Sect Leader!" He snaps at the Shaolin monks: "I'm from Kongtong! At least I'm allowed to curse!"

Ernan

Kongtong study	When Gate Leader Lei says the Iron Fist Gate is the worst gate in Kongtong, he advises him, "Senior Martial Uncle Sect Leader, that's not a good thing to say." Gate Leader Lei calls him "Ernan" and has him take Zhao Huo to the newly renovated guest house. On the way he explains that the Iron Fist Gate's Gate Leaders through the ages have been glad to take in people no other gate wanted; as their numbers grew they took on the cooking and the chores, and if other gates make snide remarks, just tell them, "We haven't even sprayed our asses straight onto the dishes—that's us honoring the bonds of fellow sect members."
Kongtong study	When he first meets Zhao Huo in Iron Fist Alley, he takes Zhao Huo for a monster and thinks the Evil-Warding Jade he bought from the Flying Heaven Gate is useless. He discusses with Zhao Huo which iron pot and farm tool jobs to take, and says if Zhao Huo wants a haircut he can come to him for a discount.
Held in Soul-Quelling Prison	He chases Zhao Huo all the way to the Soul-Stealing Forest and gets locked in Soul-Quelling Prison along with him, shouting that "Boss Lei will bail us out."
Kongtong Succession Struggle	He goes to fetch a doctor for the family of a fellow disciple who died in battle. When Danxiazi returns to the mountain, he curses the Flying Heaven Disciples who switched sides as "weathervanes" and tells Danxiazi: "If you don't take the Sect Leader's seat, who will?" When Golden Crow declares himself the successor, he snaps: "I didn't witness a single thing—except you lying through your teeth."
Tang Clan Choice	"Bring all of Jinxiang Palace's people to Iron Fist Lane! Kongtong still has plenty of bachelors!"

Iron Fist Disciple of Soul-Quelling Prison

Shares the same portrait as Huang Mou / Old Brother Liang.

Held in Soul-Quelling Prison	Locked in Soul-Quelling Prison along with the other Kongtong Disciples who chased Zhao Huo. Hearing that Xiao Zhu has come to bail them out, he shouts: "It's Xiao Zhu! Great, we can get out!"
Tang Clan Defense	On the Ruined Temple route, some of the thieves' underlings who disguise themselves as Iron Fist Disciples for a night raid on the Tang Clan look like this too.

Death Arena Couple

Kongtong study	He receives Zhao Huo when Zhao Huo studies at Soul-Stealing, and on behalf of the Sect Leader in seclusion bestows the Soul-Stealing Secret Manual Shadowless Claw on Zhao Huo.
Kongtong study	He introduces the Death Arena. "Someone like you, a spineless duelist, doesn't qualify to participate in the Death Arena Tournament hosted by my Kongtong sect!!" He boasts that he "married himself a pretty Wife".
Held in Soul-Quelling Prison	He comes to the cells to take away the Kongtong Disciples who have someone to bail them out.
Kongtong Seasonal Trial	He serves as referee. After Zhao Huo wins three in a row, he calls a halt: "The outcome is decided. Fight any more and someone dies."
Rushing to Nangong's Aid	He is the one who notifies the disciples registered under Soul-Stealing Gate to gather at Banyu Terrace.
Kongtong Succession Struggle	He is the one who beat Xiao Zhu's father: "What kind of man gambles away the money left behind for his daughter... and then uses another daughter to pay his debts?" When Danxiazi returns to the mountain, he reports the news to Gate Leader Lei, and afterward reports the state of the battle to Sect Leader Wei.
Tang Clan Choice	"Right then, if worse comes to worst, we won't be part of the Six Great Sects anymore. Pish!"

Kongtong study	At the Death Arena registration desk, the wife of a Soul-Stealing Disciple. She tells her husband not to stick his nose into other people's business, and on her own authority drives away would-be contestants.
Rushing to Nangong's Aid	On Sect Leader Wei's orders, she wakes Zhao Huo, who is registered under Mystic Skill Gate, and tells him to wait in the Mystic Skill Gate ranks after reaching Banyu Terrace.

Soul-Stealing Disciple with the Arrest Token

Theft at the Great Ironworks	Appears if you choose to chase left and catch the Boy who stole the Whirl Drum. He flashes an arrest token and claims that by the former Sect Leader's order he is to cut off the Boy's hands. Xiao Zhu blocks him as a Direct Disciple, and he sneers, "So Senior Sister Zhu puts on the Direct Disciple airs too." After hearing the whole story he says, "I had a good mother too," and lets the Boy go.
The Kongtong Contest	Mingled in with Venerable Golden Crow's men, shouting "We can't win! Quick, quick, fall back!"

Mystic Skill Gate Senior Sister

Studying at Kongtong	Wei Ju's Senior Sister, who calls her "Sect Leader Junior Sister." Displeased that Wei Ju personally waits on a chore-boy disciple from another sect, she snatches the tea set away. She takes Zhao Huo to the guest house and warns him that though Sect Leader Wei calls herself his little sister, he must not take it seriously.
Studying at Kongtong	She explains Kongtong's rules to Zhao Huo: the Mystic Skill Gate prizes Internal Skill; a new Sect Leader may take the Direct Disciples of the four gates as wives, "Mei, Lan, Zhu and Ju are all the future Sect Leader's brides-to-be."
Studying at Kongtong	The Teacher who instructs the Emei exchange students in Acupoint Strike. Seeing that Zhao Huo has no one to back him and is easy to bully, she has the students practice on him while she coaches from the side. For some reason she carries an Emei Sect Secret Manual on her.
The Battle of Jiangling	She takes Zhao Huo's pulse and sees that he has trained in the Iron Pipa Skill. When Sect Leader Wei wants to take Zhao Huo into the Mystic Skill Gate, she objects: "You still want him as Sect Leader? Just look at that face of his."
The Tang Clan Choice	"No way — every last one of them has to join our Mystic Skill Gate!"
Wulin Assembly	After Wei Ju yields the position of Sect Leader, she still says, "In our hearts, you will always be the Mystic Skill Gate Leader," and then goes to reinforce her fellow disciples at Kongtong.