was trained in martial arts by Long Xiaoyun. He is captured by Wei Zhongxian's men during a skirmish, but his father releases him and his companions secretly and leaves with them. He succeeds in persuading his mother to reconcile with his father. After his marriage to He Ehua, he is accepted by Taoist Baishi as an apprentice and studies Wudang swordsmanship for some time before eventually returning to Emei. Mount Heaven School and associates Huo Tiandu () was Yue Mingke's master. He travelled around the jianghu to learn various forms of swordplay and develop new techniques to counter them. After years of study, he became a formidable swordsman and created his own set of sword movements, which later becomes known as the Mount Heaven Swordplay (). Ling Muhua () was Huo Tiandu's wife. She developed a rivalry with her husband to become the best swordsman/swordswoman in the jianghu and left him and settled in a cave on Mount Hua. She created a new set of sword techniques to counter her husband's. Once, she chanced upon the baby Lian Nichang, adopted her and trained her as her apprentice. She died when her inner energy flow was disrupted during a practice session. Yang Yuncong () is Yang Lian's young son. He is saved by Luo Tiebi when his father is imprisoned and murdered. On Lian Nichang's recommendation, Luo Tiebi brings the boy to Reverend Huiming, who accepts the child as his apprentice. Chu Zhaonan () is a boy from Hunan who travels to Xinjiang with his family to escape turmoil in his hometown. His parents commit suicide after their livestock is seized by Mengsasi's men. Reverend Huiming chances upon the boy, saves him and takes him in as his second apprentice. Heaven Dragon School Tianlong Shangren () is the leader of the Heaven Dragon School () in Tibet who possesses immense inner energy. At Fengsha Castle, he challenges Zhuo Yihang to a contest, in which Zhuo has to knock him down within three moves, while he will remain seated and not retaliate. Zhuo Yihang was unable to defeat him initially, but Lian Nichang appears and throws a projectile at him when Zhuo is about to deliver the third blow, causing him to lose his balance and fall off the chair. Tiande Shangren () is an elder of the school who serves the Kazakh tribe's chief as an adviser and abuses his authority