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Chongsheng Temple (Chong2 Sheng4 Si4 崇圣寺) - see Temple of the Celestial Dragon, The.

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Qin Family Stockade, The (Qin2 Jia1 Zhai4 秦家寨) - a bandit stockade located in Yunzhou (Yun2 Zhou1 云州); most well-known for the Door-Breaking Sabre Technique of the Five Tigers (Chapter 13).

Members included:

• Qin Gongwang 秦公望 - creator of the Door-Breaking Sabre Technique of the Five Tigers; had long passed away (Chapter 13).
• Yao Bodang 姚伯当 - tall and well-built old man who looked very impressive; had a streaky white beard that reached down to his chest. The leader of the Qin Family Stockade in Yunzhou; had a few decades' worth of cultivation in internal strength. Noted publicly as a man of integrity by Wang Yuyan after he apologised to Zhu Baokun for ridiculing the latter's pock-marked face (Chapter 13).

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School of the Crouching Ox, The (Fu2 Niu1 Pai4 伏牛派) - the pugilistic school to which Ke Baisui belonged (Chapter 9). Martial arts skills associated with the School of the Crouching Ox included the Soft/Flexible Whip Technique of A Thousand Victories (Chapter 12).

School of the Southern Seas, The (Nan2 Hai3 Pai4 南海派) - a pugilistic school that was currently headed by Yue the Third. Had always imparted its skills to only one disciple per generation. The candidate whom the school-leader had selected for discipleship, had to bow before the school-leader first and beg to be taken in, after which the candidate would immediately accepted -- albeit with faked reluctance -- as a disciple (Chapter 4). Allowed teachers to kill disciples but not vice-versa (Chapter 9).

School of Unfettered Freedom, The (Xiao1 Yao2 Pai4 逍遥派) - the pugilistic school to which the occupants of the Boundless Cavern belonged. Known for the following martial arts (in order of appearance):

• Mystical Skill of Northern Darkness (Chapter 2).
• Graceful Steps Upon the Waves (Chapter 2).

Society of Divine Farmers, The (Shen2 Nong2 Bang1 神农帮) - a group of people who collected and sold medicinal flora and fauna for a living. Became hostile towards The Boundless Sword after it was not allowed to collect medicinal flora from the mountains behind the Palace of the Lake of Swords. Skilled in the use of poison; always prepared with a comprehensive range of medicinal flora and fauna of the best quality. Attacked The Boundless Sword on the orders of Misty Peak's Palace of the Gifted Vulture (Chapter 1). A vassal entity of the Palace of the Gifted Vulture for 8 years (Chapter 5).

Its members, dressed in yellow (Chapter 1), included:

• Sikong Xuan 司空玄 - leader of the Society of Divine Farmers; a victim of the Talisman of Life and Death. Thin and small-built old man with a goatee; had roamed the realm of the rivers and lakes for forty years at the point of his appearance in the story. Did not like anyone to interfere with the affairs of his Society. Chopped his own right arm off after he was bitten by the Lightning Marten in a bid to stop the poison from spreading (Chapter 1). Jumped into the Lancang River in suicide after the antidote for the Talisman of Life and Death was withheld from him for that year (Chapter 5).
• A'Hong 阿洪 - a member ordered by Sikong Xuan to seize Zhong Ling and tie her up after A'Sheng seized Duan Yu. Eventually struck down by Zhong Ling (Chapter 1).
• A'Sheng 阿胜 - a big-sized fellow ordered by Sikong Xuan to seize Duan Yu and Zhong Ling; managed to capture Duan Yu only. Poorer in martial arts skills than the unnamed tall old man; started crying out in pain immediately after being bitten by the Lightning Marten (Chapter 1).
• Unnamed tall old man - sent by Sikong Xuan to deal with Zhong Ling after she managed to strike A'Hong down. Later bitten by the Lightning Marten (Chapter 1).

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Taoist Temple of the Hollow Jade, The (Yu4 Xu1 Guan4 玉虚观) - a building with yellow walls that was located in a glade of green willows beside a small lake; abode of the Sage of the Hollow Jade (Chapter 6).

Taoist Temple of the Three Reasons, The (San1 Yin1 Guan4 三因观) - an off-shoot of the Kunlun School of Pugilistic Studies (Kun1 Lun2 Pai4 昆仑派); the place where Zhu Danchen learnt martial arts. Had better techniques in the use of the judges' brush as a weapon than the fan (Chapter 12).

Temple of Bodily Discipline, The (Shen2 Jie4 Si4 身戒寺) - the place where Xuanbei and his four disciples lodged at on their way to Dali City; located in Luliang Province (Lu4 Liang2 Zhou1 陆凉州) within the administrative boundaries of Dali. Xuanbei was killed in the main hall of the temple (Chapter 9).

Temple of Flower Offerings, The (Nian1 Hua1 Si4 拈花寺) - a small ancient temple that was located on a remote mountain about twenty li (10 km) outside the City of Dali; accessed by walking around four cols (low-lying land between or amidst higher points in a mountain range). Abode of the Yellow-Browed Monk (Chapter 8). Other monks at the temple included:

• Poyi 破疑 - eldest disciple of the Yellow-Browed Monk; went with him to the Valley of Ten Thousand Calamities (Chapter 8). Considered by the Emperor Baoding as being "not weak" in martial arts. Struck down by Duan Yanqing (i.e. became immobilised through the sealing of acupoints) when he tried to assist the Yellow-Browed Monk. Had his acupoints unblocked by Duan Zhengchun (Chapter 9).
• Pochen 破嗔 - second disciple of the Yellow-Browed Monk; went with him to the Valley of Ten Thousand Calamities. Good at chess. Helped Duan Yu to convey a variety of moves to the Yellow-Browed Monk during the chess play-off between the monk and Duan Yanqing. Almost struck by Duan Yanqing because of it (Chapter 8). Considered by the Emperor Baoding as being "not weak" in martial arts. Struck down by Duan Yanqing (i.e. became immobilised through the sealing of acupoints) when he tried to assist the Yellow-Browed Monk. Had his acupoints unblocked by Duan Zhengchun (Chapter 9).

Note: There is a very old Temple of Flower Offerings in real life, but it is located in Beijing instead of Dali.

Temple of the Great Wheel, The (Da4 Lun2 Si4 大轮寺) - the place where Jiumozhi came from; located on the Great Snow Mountain (Chapter 10).

The Boundless Cave (Wu2 Liang4 Dong4 无量洞) - the new name of The Boundless Sword after it became a vassal entity of the Palace of the Gifted Vulture; not to be confused with the Boundless Cavern of the White Jade Statue. Xin Shuangqing was appointed as the new leader of The Boundless Cave by Holy Emissary Fu from the Palace of the Gifted Vulture. All its members took an oath under the instructions of the emissary not to reveal anything to anyone about the (Boundless) Jade Wall and the silhouettes of the Sword Deities that had been seen on it (Chapter 5).

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