Recaps

Ning Fa secured a medicine garden, built alliances in Black Marsh Immortal City, and established the Changfeng Merchant Guild while navigating conflicts with the Xia Family and uncertain prospects as a disciple. The stretch ended with Ning Fa acquiring a puppet and pill at an underground trading fair, as a rival demanded he hand them over.

• Ning Fa took control of Medicine Garden No. 1 after defeating the Zhao Family’s resistance and fending off challenges from Wu Tianxiang and Duanmu Pojun.
• After Duanmu Ling was badly injured, Ning Fa sought support in Black Marsh Immortal City and won Cheng Ziyi’s protection for a merchant guild with the Ning and Wei families.
• Ning Fa began a relationship with Wei Shiqin and planned the Changfeng Merchant Guild, then rescued Meng Ruoqi from Xia Mingyang and defeated him, taking his Thunderclap Seed.
• Ji Minxiong asked Ning Fa to retrieve an item from Illusory Thunder Cave, while Ji Qingqing and several sect elders offered him other paths to support and discipleship.
• Ning Fa rejected Duanmu Hong’s registered-disciple offer, became a retainer of Immortal Ganoderma Tower, and secured access to the Xuan Shen Ginseng auction.
• Ning Fa brought the Ning Clan, Wei Family, and Cheng Zhirou together to establish the Changfeng Merchant Guild, then revealed that Ning Shaohong was also his Dao Companion to Chu Bingyun.
• At the Underground Trading Fair, Ning Fa bought Dark Star Flying Shadow Needles despite Old Freak Jia’s threat, then traded Blue Sun Essence Sand for a Black Puppet and Su Ming Pill.
• A white-robed cultivator attacked Ning Fa after the trade and demanded that he hand over the puppet.

Ning Fa avenged the Changfeng Merchant Guild guards by destroying the Blood Flood Dragon Society, then survived a series of Golden Core pursuers and forged an alliance with the Cheng Family. After marrying Cheng Susu and joining the family, Ning Fa opened a sealed vessel and learned that True Person Cang Lei’s main body was trapped on Ancient Immortal Island.

• Ning Fa defeated Old Freak Jia, claimed his treasures, and identified the Black Puppet as a Heavenly Puppet Body that could replenish Origin Points.
• Ning Fa joined Liang Ruicheng’s expedition plan for Golden Thunder Bamboo, then attended the auction, where he bought Xuan Shen Ginseng before learning that Calamity Cultivators had killed the merchant caravan’s guards, including Ning Nanqing.
• Ning Fa traced the attackers to Blood Dragon Bay, discovered the Xia Family had ordered the ambush, and destroyed the Blood Flood Dragon Society before killing its hidden agent Xia Guang.
• Ning Fa escaped pursuit by Golden Core Cultivators with Cheng Susu and Cheng Ziyi’s help, then agreed to become Cheng Ziyi’s disciple and marry Cheng Susu as the Cheng Family negotiated a settlement with the Xia Family.
• Ning Fa joined the Cheng Family, completed his disciple ceremony, and married Cheng Susu, whose Exquisite Immortal Heart accelerated his cultivation.
• Cheng Zeyuan revealed that the Cheng Family had recruited Ning Fa to open True Person Cang Lei’s sealed box, and Ning Fa broke its lightning restriction with his silver mana.
• True Person Cang Lei emerged from the Soul Sealing Pot, recognized Ning Fa’s exceptional thunder cultivation, and revealed that his main body was trapped on Ancient Immortal Island, though entry required a special Guiding Spiritual Item.

Ning Fa prepared for the Ancient Immortal Island, rescued and contracted with a Blue Qilin hatchling, and joined the campaign against the Black Spirit Church. After advancing to Foundation Establishment Late Stage, he pursued old enemies and arrived to rescue Ling Yue, where a powerful battle continued.

• True Person Cang Lei urged Ning Fa to form a Golden Core and visit Ancient Immortal Island, giving him Thunder Source Crystals, a Divine Sense Condensing Bead, and a Guiding Spiritual Item.
• Cheng Ziyi and Cheng Zeyuan gave Ning Fa protective treasures and the Ancient Source Thunder Scripture, and Ning Fa began cultivating the Mysterious Thunder True Body.
• Ning Fa joined Ji Minxiong at Illusory Thunder Cave, defeated the remnant soul possessing Lan Yu, and agreed to save her Blue Qilin egg in exchange for Kuiyuan Thunder Liquid and a Thunderwood Palace token.
• Ning Fa formed a Master-Servant Contract with the Blue Qilin hatchling, advanced his Supreme Water Divine Thunder, and prepared for the Cheng Family’s campaign against the Black Spirit Church.
• Ning Fa helped the allied sects capture passes near Black Spirit City, brought intelligence about the Moke Sect to Qingfeng City, and discovered Mystic Yellow Qi in Molten Gold Crystals.
• After advancing to Foundation Establishment Late Stage at Shuangyu Peak, Ning Fa pursued Luo Xingjun and Xue Danping, killed them, and took their belongings, including a black ring that stirred the Source-Crossing Heavenly Book.
• Ning Fa killed a pursuing Moke Sect cultivator and hurried to aid Ling Yue and Fairy Bai Feng when powerful enemies chased them.
• Ning Fa broke the alluring man’s illusion and attacked the pursuers with silver lightning, while the blue-armored man fused with the Thunderwing Tiger and reached near-Golden Core Spiritual Pressure.

Ning Fa rose among the Huayu Sect’s Seven Prodigies, aided Zhu Lingyun in repairing and deriving lightning arrays, and became entangled in clan and Underground Palace affairs. He then joined Liang Ruicheng’s expedition into ancient ruins, where the group confronted two powerful Demon Spirits.

• Ning Fa escaped the demoness with Zheng Xuanyan’s intervention and brought Fairy Bai Feng and Ling Yue safely to Qingfeng City, while the demonic alliance advanced against the Seven Nations of Cloud Wasteland.
• Ning Fa examined the Demon Source Ring replica and Heaven-Stealing Hook projection, then evacuated with Ning Zhongjiu and Ning Hongye as enemy forces approached.
• The demonic alliance besieged Giant Deer City, but Zhu Lingyun defeated Moke Sect Elder Zhong and helped the defenders hold their position.
• Cheng Zeyuan died after asking Ning Fa to protect Cheng Ziyi and the Cheng Family, and Ning Fa reclaimed the top spot in the Earth Ranking before helping Zhu Lingyun repair the Blue Spirit Deer.
• Ning Fa trained with the Thunder-Attracting Essence-Forging Array and was selected to join the Huayu Sect’s Seven Prodigies, while Duanmu Ling used Illusionary Divine Dream to seek his help and he later destroyed a shadow in his divine soul.
• Ning Fa rejected the Main Family’s proposal and Ning Jingfu’s request that he father children, while the allied powers turned the war against the demonic forces and Ning Fa helped Zhu Lingyun derive a Second-Tier Stealth Thunder Derivation Talisman.
• Ning Fa named his newly hatched Blue Qilin Beast Blue Lightning and left with Liang Ruicheng to explore ancient ruins near Misty Lake, as rival groups entered the Underground Palace beneath Sunset Ancient City.
• Ning Fa and Liang Ruicheng joined Yun Ying, Qi Han, and Shen Hao in reaching the hidden ruins, where they faced two Demon Spirits, and Ning Fa wounded the Golden Dragon Bird with his Dragon-Breaking Spear.