Tie Dao Ku

On the road toward Bai Gu Mountain, fourth young master Tie Ao Tian counts him as a rank three peer in a depleted Tie pursuit team, and Tie Dao Ku reads fresh grass skirt monkey corpses as proof they are closing in. ^{ch. 214}

Appearance

Black eyepatch

Captive of Bai clan

After the pursuit team’s disaster, Bai clan brings him in as a captive. He refuses to kneel under humiliation, names himself Tie Dao Ku of Tie clan, and threatens Bai clan with Tie clan revenge if they frame him as a demonic Gu Master. Grief over Tie Ao Tian’s death and the ruined pursuit team drives him to keep chasing the Qing Mao Mountain demonic Gu Masters rather than return empty handed. ^{ch. 220}

Bai clan leader later releases him with an apology. He fixes on Fang Yuan and Bai Ning Bing in the colorful smoke, refuses to kill the innocent without confirmation, and urges Bai clan to arrest the pair while saving Bai clan’s young masters. ^{ch. 221}

Bai Gu inheritance chase

Accompanying Bai clan leader into the inheritance ground, he reads the site as an inheritance at a glance, presses Bai Lian and the others on whether they saw flaws in Fang and Bai, and analyzes that the pair borrowed Bai clan strength because they could not wander Bai Gu Mountain alone. He also stops a rushed tunnel clear to check the bone spike mechanism, then works out that the spiral spikes must be pulled rather than twisted. ^{ch. 223}

He stays interested in Grey Bone Scholar’s misleading multi-path design, raises spirits when a smashed skull marks the path Fang and Bai took, and joins the press into Flesh Sac Secret Chamber. ^{ch. 225} When the pair escape on a footless bird, he sighs that the team cannot catch up, then is stunned again when Fang Yuan’s later display leaves them unable to act. ^{ch. 227}

Shang Clan City pursuit

He reaches Shang Clan City with Bai clan elders and juniors, uncertain of the trail yet still arguing the direction from landing traces. At the gate he shows Tie clan authority when a city guard flares up. ^{ch. 293} In the street he roars that Fang Yuan’s pitfall killed Tie clan’s young master and clansmen, vows to take Fang Yuan’s head, and joins Bai Feng in pledging battle stage pressure. Narration places him among rank three Gu Masters with Bai Feng, Bai Zhan Lie, and Bai Lian. ^{ch. 294}

After Bai clan withdraws under Fang Yuan’s blackmail, he is left alone, vows not to give up, and is forced by the restaurant to guard the door because the bill is unpaid. ^{ch. 296}

Battle stage against Bai Ning Bing

He recognizes Bai Ning Bing on the battle stage though she does not know him. Rage over pursuit lag, Bai Gu distance, and restaurant humiliation drives the fight. He chains iron hand Gu and hand blade Gu as his core set, adds swift shadow Gu for speed, and shows strong black iron defense, but ice explosion Gu wrecks his defense. His left eye is blinded and his right heavily injured before stage measures pull them apart. ^{ch. 298}

Service under Tie Ruo Nan

When Tie Ruo Nan arrives, he wears a black eyepatch and admits Bai Ning Bing crippled his eye and took his hand blade Gu. He is still rank three, has survived in Shang Clan City by battle stage work and escort jobs while reporting to the clan, and shows her deep respect as a Tie young master. Tie Mu cannot heal the eye; she funds treatment under Doctor Su Shou, and he leads her toward Nan Qiu Garden. ^{ch. 302} When Tie Ruo Nan leaves, she takes Tie Dao Ku with her, and Fang Yuan treats that as recruitment under her command. ^{ch. 304}

Death

Tombstones and burial honor