Recaps

Ning Fa survived an assassination attempt, advanced his alchemy and thunder techniques, and secured recognition for his branch. After entering the Heir Competition, he reached the top eight and gained Ning Zhongyuan’s permission to confront Ning Zhen'an.

• Wei Shiqin’s auction introduced Ning Fa to the Moon Gazing Art, which he bought before a masked Foundation Establishment cultivator attacked the Ning Clan party on their way home.
• An unseen cultivator killed the attacker, and the Ning elders concluded the Xue Family had hired Mei Kaixiong to target Ning Fa, so they sent Ning Fa to Small Bamboo Island under guard.
• Ning Fa studied the Moon God Art, refined the Jade Dragon Pill, and defeated Ning Zonglie in a duel while Liu Qinghui struggled with her Yin Cold Qi.
• Liu Qinghui’s Yin Cold Qi drove her to seek Ning Fa, and their secret encounter awakened his Dark Water Yin Thunder.
• Ning Zhongjiu promoted Ning Fa to Quasi-Second-grade Pill Master and Deputy Hall Master, gave him the Obsidian Gauntlets, and confirmed his place in the Heir Competition.
• Ning Fa defeated Ning Jiantao and Ning Changyong, advancing to the top eight and restoring direct lineage status to the Pingchang Island branch.
• Ning Fa allocated the branch’s new resources, chose the Blue Spirit Flying Carriage, and asked Ning Zhongyuan for permission to deal with Ning Zhen'an, which Ning Zhongyuan granted with a warning.

Ning Fa advanced to Late Qi Condensation, took command of the Blazing Wind Hall, and forced the Huang Family to submit after defeating Shi Shaoyang. As opposition to the Ning Clan grew, he uncovered the Liu Family’s smuggling operation and seized its leaders.

• Ning Fa reached Late Qi Condensation, became deputy hall master of the Blazing Wind Hall, and secured Ning Yuwen’s support by offering to heal his damaged foundation.
• Ning Fa took control of the Blazing Wind Hall and led its members into Huang Family territory, using Huang Cunshan’s secret family to gain access to Bright Yellow Island.
• Ning Fa broke through the island’s formation and defeated Shi Shaoyang in a duel, then compelled the Huang Family to accept strict terms and spirit contracts.
• Ning Fa arranged a pill-for-rice exchange with the Huang Family, while the Chang Kong Alliance and its allies moved to isolate the Ning Clan.
• Ning Zhongjiu defeated two Chang Kong Alliance cultivators despite serious injuries, and the Feng Family restored and increased its green rubber supply to the Ning Clan.
• Ning Fa’s forces destroyed the Liu Family’s spirit boat carrying smuggled Fire Sun Stones and Shihua Wood, captured seven survivors, and seized Liu Liangji’s Storage Ring.
• Ning Fa rejected Liu Zhili’s offer of the cargo as a bribe and ordered him seized.

Ning Fa investigated clan smuggling, uncovered a hidden cave estate, and helped Duanmu Ling advance her spirit beast. After obtaining Moonstones and meeting Yun Ying and Yun Jian, he confronted a lurking Chongyuan Society cultivator.

• Ning Fa rejected Liu Qinghui’s plea to spare her family, then agreed to let them retain thirty percent of their mine and forest profits in exchange for information.
• Ning Fa ambushed Ning Jiantao and Qian Shouzhong, killed Qian Shouzhong, and forced Ning Jiantao to reveal the branch’s search for a Golden Core cultivator’s cave mansion.
• Ning Zhongyuan confirmed the Ning and Qian families’ secret alliance, and Ning Fa became Blazing Wind Hall Master and the Ning Clan’s Eleventh Elder.
• Ning Fa and Liu Qinghui defeated the Blood Poison Bees on Nan Hua Island, where Duanmu Ling and Feng Jue discovered the hidden cave estate and marked Ning Fa and Liu Qinghui.
• Duanmu Ling summoned Ning Fa to Cloud Crystal Island, where he helped Little Thunder advance to the second grade but declined her offer to join the Huayu Sect.
• Liu Qinghui left for the Huayu Sect, while Ning Fa obtained Moonstones from Ling Yue in exchange for pills and led a group to search Black Rock Island for Dark Flame Grass.
• Ning Fa rescued Yun Ying and her poisoned brother Yun Jian from Chongyuan Society cultivators, then persuaded Yun Ying to sign a Spirit Contract by promising to treat her brother.
• Ning Fa detected Liao Wuyin hiding nearby, blocked his escape, and summoned Thunder Yuan Overlord Spears as Liao Wuyin pleaded for mercy.

Ning Fa gathered Wood Origin Fruits, sheltered the fleeing Meng Family, and deepened his cultivation while preparing for the Ning Clan’s growing conflicts. At Spirit Deer Island, he watched Ning Daozhen slaughter Ning Jiannan’s group and joined him against a powerful puppet, whose remnant soul begged for a contract.

• Ning Fa took the Wood Origin Fruits from the Golden-Haired Strange Beast, then refused Zhao Yanhua’s request to send Xiao Yu back to the Zhao Family, and she left with him for the north.
• Ning Fa gave Yun Ying a Clear Gloom Pill and later used her agreement to awaken his Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder, while his trade with Meng Ruoqi led to her joining the Ning Clan and becoming his Dao Companion.
• Ning Fa helped the Meng Family escape the Anti-Meng Alliance, and Meng Ruoqi settled with her clansmen on an island under a contract with the Ning Clan.
• Ning Shaohong secretly reached Foundation Establishment, while Ning Fa cultivated with Ning Huarong and later broke through to the Eighth Level of Qi Condensation.
• Ning Fa studied the Thunder Derivation Profound Scroll, traced its talismans, and began preparing Thunder Calamity Beads as threats from the Calamity Cultivators and Xue Family grew.
• Ning Fa refined two Thunder Calamity Beads and went to Spirit Deer Island, where Ning Daozhen killed Ning Jiannan and his companions while seeking to open a sealed cave.
• Ning Fa and Ning Daozhen fought the awakened Black Puppet, and Ning Daozhen captured its Blood-colored Remnant Soul after Ning Fa pierced its torso with the Cloud-Breaking Spear.