Unveiling the Heavenly Dao: The Chi Family Tragedy and the Post-Tan Hua Grand Strategy (Heavenly Dao Xiao Hua)

[Content Summary] The Immortal Cultivation Immortal Realm has uploaded 68 chapters. The main storyline follows Xiao Hua's various experiences during his escape, the intricate karma between people and events encountered, and how these karmic ties intertwine to form future hidden or branching storylines that logically converge. Hidden storylines include the refinement of the Purple Gold Ship, Mount Moban, and the Slaughter Immortal Artifact Spirit. Branching storylines converge into logical necessities, such as Xiao Hua being repeatedly mistaken for a spy from Primordial Spirit Mountain, and others mentioning Seven Spirits Mountain. In other words, Xiao Hua is inevitably pushed towards Seven Spirits Mountain and Primordial Spirit Mountain by various karmic forces and opportunities. These are digressions and will not be elaborated further. This article will discuss the truth behind the Chi Family Tragedy, which many readers in the comment section did not understand, and then meticulously unravel the foreshadowing and layout of Tan Hua.

The truth behind the Chi Family Tragedy is: Chi Xiaoxia's father, Chi Zhongping, was killed long ago and replaced. The motive for the murder: the secret of the Golden Wood Thunder Eye. The reasons are as follows:

I. The Murder Scene

1. There were no signs of struggle at the murder scene. Chi Zhongping and Chi Zhicheng died peacefully, while Chi Yuxing died suspiciously with his eyes wide open in surprise, indicating that the Chi Family Tragedy was not committed by multiple perpetrators, but by someone they knew.

2. Considering the strength of the people in the Immortal County Prefecture, it's unlikely that someone known to them killed the entire Chi family of three with almost no reaction. Furthermore, referencing Xiao Hua's battle with Wang Lang, a Guiding Emissary with the cultivation of a Leaky Immortal, and knowing that Chi Xiaoxia's two elder brothers were Leaky Immortals, it can be inferred that the perpetrator was not someone familiar from the Immortal County Prefecture. The so-called Death Spirit Cavalry was merely a fabricated setup by Tan Hua.

Conclusion: Based solely on the clues at the murder scene, it can be inferred that the murderer was among the three deceased victims, not Chi Zhongping or Chi Zhicheng. The subsequent deaths of Chi Zhongping and Chi Zhicheng suggest something suspicious about them. Considering that Chi Zhicheng had just arrived at the Immortal County Prefecture for his mother's death anniversary, Chi Zhongping is the most suspicious. If Chi Zhongping killed himself, then it can be inferred that Chi Zhongping was killed long ago, and the Chi Zhongping who discussed matters with Chi Xiaoxia late at night was not Chi Zhongping himself, but a replacement!

II. Who Exactly Killed Chi Zhongping and Replaced Him?

I believe it was an Immortal Puppet that killed Chi Zhongping and replaced him. The reasons are as follows:

1. Zhang Xiao Hua's bracelet is called Guangsu, which can trace light. From "The Floating Man in the Void" in "Exiled Immortal Side Story," we learn that Zhang Xiao Hua's memories were sealed by Guangsu and can only be unsealed as his cultivation increases.

2. The memory fragments Xiao Hua experienced during Wang Lang's Immortal Puppet's self-destruction were actually the tracing of Guangsu. The clarity with which Xiao Hua's memory fragments depicted the Immortal Puppet and Chi Zhongping's appearance indicates an intrinsic similarity: a rigid or expressionless face.

3. In "Chapter Sixty-Six: Xiang Qiong," Xiang Qiong immediately attempted to kill Chi Xiaoxia. Chi Xiaoxia has lived in seclusion at Hidden Lake for a long time, and can be said to have had no interaction with Xiang Qiong. Xiang Qiong, as a close associate of Shuobing's uncle, did not attack Xiao Hua but Chi Xiaoxia. Connecting this to Wang Lang's Immortal Puppet's self-destruction, it suggests that Xiang Qiong was also an Immortal Puppet, and his master's directive was to kill the entire Chi family. A point to add:

Immortal Artifacts with artifact spirits are very powerful, especially those with five elemental properties. For example, the earthy yellow Qilin Yuan Ling during Xiao Hua's tribulation was of the earth element; the White Tiger phantom Xiang Qiong casually summoned was of the metal element, both extremely powerful.

4. Referring to the self-talk of the Slaughter Immortal Artifact Spirit's refiner, it can be inferred that even without Xiao Hua refining the Spirit Execution Yuan Guang and stealing the Slaughter Immortal Artifact Spirit, the Chi family would have been annihilated sooner or later due to the Golden Wood Thunder Eye.

Conclusion: To protect the secret of the Golden Wood Thunder Eye, the Slaughter Immortal Artifact Spirit's refiner sent his clone, Xiang Kui, and numerous Immortal Puppets to the Chi family to guard this secret. However, because Chi Zhongping was a cavalry commander with many subordinates, and Chi Xiaoxia's elder brothers were absent, and the refiner of the Slaughter Immortal Artifact Spirit did not wish to offend the Qingyun Sect too much, they finally found an opportunity. They first killed Chi Zhongping, then used a trick of substitution to replace him, and then used the mother's death anniversary to lure Chi Xiaoxia's two elder brothers. An Immortal Puppet with a trace of Nascent Soul then killed the eldest and second eldest sons of the Chi family, and retrieved Chi Zhongping's corpse from his storage ring. This is also the reason for Chi Yuxing's surprised expression and his inability to rest in peace.

III. The Case Within the Case of the Chi Family Tragedy: The Death of the Death Spirit Cavalry and Xiang Qiong

1. The true culprit of the Chi family, Xiang Kui, not the Death Spirit Cavalry.

After the deaths of the Chi father and his two sons, the shattering of their Immortal Marks is understandable, as Immortal Marks are not destroyed in the Immortal Realm unless Immortals are immortal. Chi Zhongping's head was blown off halfway, and his abdomen was hollowed out. The hollowed-out abdomen contained the Nascent Soul, meaning the killer deliberately shifted the focus, diverting the Chi family bloodbath towards the Death Spirit Cavalry. The killer was the Immortal Puppet of the Slaughter Immortal Artifact Spirit's refiner—Xiang Kui, who possessed a trace of Nascent Soul.

In "Chapter Sixty-Seven: The Bizarre Truth," Xiang Qiong restrained Xiao Hua and Chi Xiaoxia, changing their expressions: "Xiang Qiong's face began to change again, first with Chi Zhongping's face, then with an old man's face, then with a middle-aged Immortal's face, one after another, as if changing masks." These people were all related to the victims. This suggests that these were former cavalry commanders, and their deaths were not at the hands of the so-called "Death Spirit Cavalry," but due to the great secret of the Hidden Lake dwelling, which possessed the "Golden Wood Thunder Eye." Consider that the Immortal who refined the Slaughter Immortal Artifact Spirit, upon encountering the envoy of Yue Zhen Heavenly Venerate, directly exposed Chi Xiaoxia's soul and stated the need to protect the secret of the Golden Wood Thunder Eye.

2. Xiang Qiong is already dead.

Tan Hua fabricated a misleading situation. Xiang Kui and Xiang Qiong both have the surname "Xiang," intending to mislead us into believing they are related. In reality, the true "Xiang Qiong" is dead. "When Xiang Qiong first arrived at Helan Que with Qiu Bochong, he still had a respectful and smiling expression." Now, his expressionless face can only mean that the real Xiang Qiong has been killed and replaced by an Immortal Puppet. The so-called Death Spirit Cavalry was merely a tragedy orchestrated by Xiang Kui alone!

IV. Tan Hua's Future Layout

1. Chi Xiaoxia's Revenge

Heavenly Dao is just, Heavenly Dao is constant. No matter how clever the calculations, they are like child's play before Heavenly Dao. The Slaughter Immortal Artifact Spirit's refiner had Xiang Kui kill Xiang Qiong to protect the secret of the "Golden Wood Thunder Eye" in "Hidden Lake Dwelling." Little did he know that Chi Xiaoxia had already revealed this secret to Xiao Hua. Shuobing gained a great opportunity in the Immortal Realm behind Xiao Hua's head in a short time; Chi Xiaoxia, whose soul had been exposed, has been in the space behind Xiao Hua's head for a long time. Moreover, the Immortal Realm behind Xiao Hua's head is far from complete. Chi Xiaoxia's future opportunities and destiny are bound to be limitless! When Chi Xiaoxia's cultivation reaches great success and she begins her revenge, the fate of the Slaughter Immortal Artifact Spirit's refiner and the meddling Xiang Kui is destined to be the same as the two old men who soul-searched and sealed Xiao Hua on Xiaoyu Continent.

2. The Slaughter Immortal Artifact Spirit Refiner's Great Gift of Thunder Eyes and Opportunities

From the self-talk of the Slaughter Immortal Artifact Spirit's refiner, it is known that there are multiple Thunder Eyes, distributed in different locations. We can therefore speculate whether there are other Thunder Eyes in the Tianwu Immortal Domain where Thunder True Person resides. These Thunder Eyes will inevitably become opportunities for Thunder True Person in the future. Furthermore, there are many fragments of Xiao Hua's damaged Immortal Slaying Platform in the Immortal Realm. It is my firm belief that some of these Thunder Eyes were formed by fragments of the Immortal Slaying Platform. Since the Slaughter Immortal Artifact Spirit's refiner could kill many cavalry commanders in Helan Que Immortal County Prefecture, he would also kill the possessors of other Thunder Eyes for this reason. The cause planted today will bear fruit tomorrow, and he may become another opportunity for Xiao Hua to improve his Dao of Karma in the Immortal Realm.