of the lamas escorting the śarīras. He is installed as the Dalai Lama by Yunti when Qing forces occupied Tibet. He agrees to help Han Zhibang save Ling Weifeng from prison and is so impressed with Han's sacrifice that he called Han a tulku. Heaven Dragon School Tianlong Shangren () is the leader and founder of the Heaven Dragon School (). Tianmeng Shangren () is Tianlong Shangren's junior. Tianxiong Shangren () is another of Tianlong Shangren's juniors. He and Qi Zhenjun appear at the tribal chiefs' meeting to help Menglu intimidate the chiefs into submitting to the Qing government. He is defeated by Xin Longzi in a fight. Tribes of Xinjiang Maigaiti () is a close friend of Yang Yuncong in Saiwai Qixia Zhuan. Manlingna () is Maigaiti's wife. Yishida () is a close friend of Yang Yuncong in Saiwai Qixia Zhuan. He attempts to stop Menglu from persuading the Uyghur tribes to surrender to the Qing government. Menglu attacks him and he dies from his injuries later. He passes the guardian sword of the Heaven Dragon School (previously obtained by Yang Yuncong) to Ling Weifeng, who passes it to Xin Longzi later. Menglu () is the chief of the Kadaer tribe. In Saiwai Qixia Zhuan, he once accused Yang Yuncong of being a spy when Yang started a romance with Nalan Minghui. He allies with the Qing government and attempts to persuade the tribes to submit to the Qing government. His plan is disrupted by his daughter and Hukeji. Mengmanlisi () is Menglu's daughter. She is aware that her father is betraying their people's trust by helping the Qing government. She disrupts his plan with the help of Hukeji, who is in love with her. Hukeji () is the young chief of the Kazakh tribe. With help from Ling Weifeng and Xin Longzi, he succeeds in stopping Menglu from persuading the people to submit to the Qing government. Mengshan () is Menglu's son. Five Dragons Gang Ge Zhonglong () was a deceased martial artist from Yunnan who taught each of his five apprentices one of his five martial arts specialties. The five apprentices later founded the Five Dragons Gang (). Zhang Yihu () specialises in the "Iron Gravel Palm" (). He is captured by Fu Qingzhu and commits suicide. Li Erbao () specialises in using the three-section staff. He is killed by Gui Zhongming. Zhao Sanqi () specialises in