Chapter 54 opens with a description of the attack by the ji haiyue on the ji family. The peacock king is the first to be killed, followed by the taoist and finally the ji hui. The elder of the ji clan is the one who is responsible for the attack. He is an old man from the southern region. The ji family has issued an order to kill all the other clans and sects in the region who are believed to be associated with the ji gang. This is a big mistake on the part of the elder, because he thought that the clan wouldn't be able to find him. But now half of the clan's younger members have arrived in the area, and the elder has been killed, too.