Recaps

Xiao Hua and Zhang Qingxiao debated whether Xiao Hua’s ability to use Shadow Concealment Art meant he came from the Demonic Realm, but Zhang Qingxiao left without resolving his origins. At Xihua Peak, they reunited with Xiao Xianrui and went to examine Jiang Liuer, who remained motionless inside the restriction.

• Xiao Hua told Zhang Qingxiao he had learned Shadow Concealment Art without cultivating Blood Drop Cave Heaven, prompting Zhang Qingxiao to suspect he might have come from the Demonic Realm.
• Zhang Qingxiao grew wary of Xiao Hua, then rejected the idea that he was from the Demonic Realm because Xiao Hua possessed Buddhist techniques and sense before leaving for Xihua Peak.
• Xiao Hua reflected that he might have entered the Xiaoyu Continent through Demon Subduing Valley and followed Zhang Qingxiao to Xihua Peak using Shadow Concealment Art.
• At the medicinal garden, Xiao Hua and Zhang Qingxiao saw the lively children tending the herbs, then approached the restriction around the place where Jiang Liuer had collapsed.
• Xiao Xianrui emerged and said Jiang Liuer’s condition had not changed for several months; Zhang Qingxiao asked Xiao Hua to examine him.
• Xiao Hua entered the restriction and found Jiang Liuer, now about ten years old, sitting motionless and pale.

Xiao Hua tried several Buddhist and soul techniques to awaken Jiang Liuer but failed, though his soul threads revealed how Green Seal characters could be spoken. He concluded that a Buddhist practitioner might be needed and hinted to Xiao Xianrui that he knew someone, leaving her asking whether that person led a Buddhist sect.

• Xiao Hua used the Buddha Sarira’s first two divine abilities on Jiang Liuer, but neither worked.
• The Sarira’s third ability, “Dou,” surrounded Jiang Liuer with golden light and entered his body without waking him.
• Xiao Hua examined Jiang Liuer’s soul, and his soul threads produced the syllable “Ji,” leading him to realize they could pronounce Green Seal characters.
• Xiao Hua found no other way to awaken Jiang Liuer and considered seeking help from Han Zhu, despite not wanting to become involved with the Buddhist Sect ruins.
• Xiao Hua told Xiao Xianrui that another Buddhist might be able to help, and she asked whether he was a high-ranking sect leader.

Xiao Xianrui explained how Jiang Liuer had been unable to cultivate with any Daoist technique and had entered prolonged meditation after studying the Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra. Xiao Hua blamed himself for Jiang Liuer’s dangerous condition and asked to examine the Heart Sutra and Zhang Qingxiao’s jade slip.

• Xiao Xianrui recounted how Jiang Liuer had understood Qi Cultivation techniques but could not produce true qi with any of the five elemental methods, despite years of effort.
• After Jiang Liuer accepted that he might never cultivate, Zhang Qingxiao sent him the Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra, which Xiao Xianrui copied out for him to study.
• Jiang Liuer read the Heart Sutra diligently, and Xiao Xianrui saw his gloom fade as he grew eager to pursue cultivation.
• When Jiang Liuer appeared to faint in the medicine garden, Xiao Xianrui recognized his meditative posture, protected him with an array, and watched over him as he remained in meditation for weeks and grew thinner.
• Xiao Hua apologized for giving Jiang Liuer the Heart Sutra and vowed to awaken him, while Xiao Xianrui shared the blame and Xiao Hua asked to see the text and Zhang Qingxiao’s jade slip.

Xiao Hua examined the Heart Sutra and Xiao Xianrui’s transcription but found no way to awaken Jiang Liuer, so he planned to take him to seek a Buddhist expert. Xiao Xianrui accepted that she had burdened her son with overprotective love and entrusted him to Xiao Hua, while Zhang Qingxiao began using Jiang Liuer’s blood essence for an unknown purpose.

• Xiao Hua confirmed Zhang Qingxiao’s Heart Sutra transcription and examined the Silk Brocade Xiao Xianrui had copied from Jiang Liuer, finding no errors or clues.
• Xiao Hua explained that Jiang Liuer was in an unusual meditative state and proposed taking him away to seek help from a Buddhist expert.
• Xiao Xianrui offered to leave with Jiang Liuer, but Xiao Hua and Zhang Qingxiao urged her to remain at Huanghua Ridge and let her son follow his own path.
• Xiao Xianrui acknowledged that her anxious devotion had placed too much pressure on Jiang Liuer and entrusted him to Xiao Hua before leaving in tears.
• Zhang Qingxiao collected a drop of Jiang Liuer’s blood essence and began striking hand seals into it.

Xiao Hua and Zhang Qingxiao left Huanghua Ridge with Jiang Liuer, while Xiao Xianrui stayed behind with her son’s Life Spirit Tablet and grieved their separation. On the way to the Lian Kingdom, Xiao Hua diverted to Qiong Lei Peak and arranged to meet Cui Hongshen, who arrived with Dui Qimeng.

• Zhang Qingxiao gave Xiao Xianrui a Life Spirit Tablet made from Jiang Liuer’s life essence, and Xiao Xianrui left the medicinal garden in tears.
• Xiao Hua and Zhang Qingxiao departed with Jiang Liuer aboard the Ink Jade Arrow Boat and discussed using a spirit storage pouch to carry him through teleportation arrays.
• Xiao Hua asked Zhang Qingxiao to take him to Qiong Lei Peak so he could contact Cui Hongshen, and Zhang Qingxiao arranged a meeting place.
• Xiao Hua waited at the mountain foot until Cui Hongshen and Dui Qimeng arrived, then greeted them.

Xiao Hua secretly met Cui Hongshen and Dui Qimeng, learned how Myriad Thunder Valley had grown during his absence, and heard updates about his master’s family and Xue Xue. He remained unable to return to Thunder Control Sect while the war continued, and warned that Xue Xue’s rapid cultivation might leave her Dao Foundation unstable.

• Cui Hongshen and Dui Qimeng explained that Myriad Thunder Valley had gained nearly twenty disciples and risen in standing within Zhen Thunder Palace.
• Cui Hongshen told Xiao Hua that Helpless had spent several years in death-seclusion attempting to form a Golden Core, while Xiangyang and Li'er had advanced in cultivation.
• Cui Hongshen revealed that Wu Qing and Yingying were the children of Cui Hongshen and Dui Qimeng, and invited Xiao Hua to return to Myriad Thunder Valley.
• Xiao Hua explained that he could not return to Thunder Control Sect because the Daoist cultivator war was still ongoing.
• Dui Qimeng reported that Xue Xue had reached the peak of mid Foundation Establishment, and Xiao Hua urged her to caution Xue Xue about advancing too quickly.

Xiao Hua reunited with Cui Hongshen and Dui Qimeng, gave them spoils and gifts for their family, and left after discussing the sect’s campaign and their disciple Li’er. As Cui Hongshen and Dui Qimeng examined the abundant treasures, Zhenming Luan, Palace Master of Shuo Lei Hall, arrived.

• Cui Hongshen asked Xiao Hua about his return, and Xiao Hua learned that True Person Miyou and True Person Kuangtian had led reinforcements to Xuntian City while the Sect Leader cultivated in seclusion.
• Xiao Hua gave Cui Hongshen storage pouches of battle spoils for Myriad Thunder Valley and gave Dui Qimeng separate pouches with gifts for Wu Qing and Cui Yingying.
• Xiao Hua departed, and Cui Hongshen and Dui Qimeng discussed his mysterious cultivation and how he had helped Li’er advance.
• Cui Hongshen and Dui Qimeng discovered that Xiao Hua’s storage pouches held large quantities of spirit herbs, flying swords, jade slips, and magical artifacts.
• A Golden Core divine sense swept over the couple, and Zhenming Luan arrived; Cui Hongshen respectfully greeted the Palace Master of Shuo Lei Hall.

Dui Qimeng helped Cui Hongshen curry favor with Zhenming Luan by presenting her with a valuable flying sword, easing Cui’s difficulties in Shuo Lei Hall. After leaving Qiong Lei Peak, Xiao Hua worried about Xue Xue’s reckless cultivation, unaware that Xiang Zhili’s matter had also fallen to him.

• Zhenming Luan told Cui Hongshen that his spirit stone allocation plan needed further adjustment and asked him to discuss it at Shuo Lei Hall the next afternoon.
• Dui Qimeng presented Zhenming Luan with a Bright Sword Swordsman’s lightning-infused flying sword, which Zhenming accepted for Zhen Ling’s disciple.
• Zhenming Luan praised Cui Hongshen’s leadership and prospects before leaving with the flying sword.
• Dui Qimeng told Cui Hongshen that Senior Brother had supplied the gift and other resources to help them manage relationships in Zhen Thunder Palace.
• Xiao Hua left Qiong Lei Peak reassured that Myriad Thunder Valley was safe, then worried about Xue Xue’s risky cultivation and failed to notice Xiang Zhili’s matter had been placed on his shoulders.

Xiao Hua and Zhang Qingxiao traveled toward a Teleportation Array while secretly bringing Jiang Liuer along, and Xiao Hua continued studying the Spirit Severing Primordial Light. The chapter left Zhang Qingxiao vanished on an unexplained errand as Xiao Hua sensed a faint new disturbance from the Primordial Spirit in his space.

• Xiao Hua guessed that Xue Xue was trying to improve her cultivation because she compared herself with Fairy Hongxia, and he planned to arrange for the two women to meet.
• Zhang Qingxiao warned Xiao Hua to stabilize his newly formed Golden Core with Clear Li Pills and questioned how they would transport Jiang Liuer safely.
• Xiao Hua pretended to put Jiang Liuer in a spirit beast bag but secretly moved him into his space, where Jiang Liuer remained unconscious and his eyes faintly shifted.
• Xiao Hua and Zhang Qingxiao traveled through Teleportation Arrays for more than a dozen days, with Zhang Qingxiao insisting on checking Jiang Liuer after each passage.
• Zhang Qingxiao examined strange black qi and runes, then vanished after telling Xiao Hua to wait while Xiao Hua studied the Spirit Severing Primordial Light and sensed a faint message from his Primordial Spirit.

Xiao Hua discovered that the lightning tribulation had transformed his Primordial Spirits and helped Little White Dragon advance into Spirit Cleansing Heaven. Zhang Qingxiao then reported that nearly half the sect leaders had stayed behind, disrupting his plan to establish the Heavenly Demon Sect.

• Xiao Hua found that one Primordial Spirit had solidified into a faint human shape and begun comprehending the Nascent Soul Sword Control Technique while cultivating a medicinal field.
• Xiao Hua realized that Little White Dragon and another Primordial Spirit had advanced from Qi Heaven into Spirit Cleansing Heaven, where soul threads produced sounds he recognized as Green Seal Script.
• Xiao Hua found Little White Dragon dancing beside the emerald core of the Primordial Spirit and sent Morning Evening Moons into Spirit Cleansing Heaven to illuminate it.
• Zhang Qingxiao asked whether Ganlei Zi had gone to Xuntian City, and Xiao Hua said he only knew that Ganlei Zi was reportedly in seclusion.
• Zhang Qingxiao told Xiao Hua that nearly half the sect leaders had stayed behind, ruining his plan to raise the Heavenly Demon Sect's banner while they were away.

Xiao Hua learned that a Demon General’s split spirit had come to Xiaoyu Continent and was threatening Zhang Qingxiao, then chose to help him confront it. As the two prepared to deal with the threat, the Heavenly Demon Sect was established across Xi Kingdom, Meng Kingdom, and Lian Kingdom, catching the continent’s cultivators off guard.

• Zhang Qingxiao warned Xiao Hua that a Demon General’s split spirit might be hunting him and that even the two of them had less than a forty percent chance of defeating it.
• Zhang Qingxiao revealed that a demonic slip had ordered him to establish the Heavenly Demon Sect and go to Heaven Pillar Peak, and suspected Yin Meng had helped the intruder learn his plans.
• Xiao Hua stored Jiang Liuer in his space and agreed to help Zhang Qingxiao, who first headed to settle Jiang Liuer’s affairs before going to Heaven Pillar Peak.
• Zhang Qingxiao ordered the Heavenly Demon Sect established, and its branches took control of linked territories in Xi Kingdom, Meng Kingdom, and Lian Kingdom.
• The Heavenly Demon Sect defeated nearby sects that tried to interfere, while avoiding the mass slaughter many cultivators had feared.

Zhang Qingxiao and Xiao Hua traveled through snowy Heaven Pillar Peak, where Xiao Hua rescued people who fell from the mountain. The chapter ended with Xiao Hua questioning a group of reckless youths about what they had done wrong.

• Twenty days after founding the Heavenly Demon Sect, Zhang Qingxiao set out with Xiao Hua for southwestern Lian Kingdom.
• As the pair climbed snowy Heaven Pillar Peak, a man fell from above, and Xiao Hua flew off to save him.
• Xiao Hua returned and explained that he had waited until the falling man had lost hope so the experience would teach him a lasting lesson.
• Zhang Qingxiao and Xiao Hua found a group of freezing youths on the mountain path, and one boy slipped toward the cliff.
• Xiao Hua caught the boy, scolded the youths for climbing the snow-covered peak on a wager, and asked them to explain their mistake.

Xiao Hua and Zhang Qingxiao climbed Heaven Pillar Peak, where Zhang Qingxiao feared a powerful figure awaiting them. Yin Meng arrived and began revealing his purpose, leaving the confrontation poised as he addressed Zhang Qingxiao as Lord Ji Peng.

• Xiao Hua questioned the stranded youths about their recklessness, then flew them down to their worried parents at the foot of Heaven Pillar Peak.
• One youth told Xiao Hua he had come to seek an immortal elder because he bore a blood feud, but Xiao Hua left him behind and continued upward with Zhang Qingxiao.
• Zhang Qingxiao admitted he feared facing someone on the peak, while Xiao Hua encouraged him to press on; the two flew toward the summit.
• At the summit, Zhang Qingxiao and Xiao Hua spotted Yin Meng approaching, and Zhang Qingxiao angrily accused him of leaking information.
• Yin Meng greeted Zhang Qingxiao, questioned why he had come, then produced a demonic jade-like object and began addressing him as Lord Ji Peng.

Yin Meng confronted Zhang Qingxiao with evidence tying him to Shang Hua Ming and Xiao Hua, while accusing him of neglecting Lord Ji Peng’s orders and the Great Universe Shifting Token. After Xiao Hua revealed himself, he and Zhang Qingxiao moved to kill Yin Meng, who declared he would leave and take control of the Heavenly Demon Sect; Zhang Qingxiao realized the message from Lord Ji Peng had been a deception.

• Yin Meng questioned Zhang Qingxiao about his purpose in the Three Cultivation Kingdoms and his connection to Huanghua Ridge.
• Yin Meng revealed that he had learned about Shang Hua Ming, Zhang Qingxiao’s past, and Xiao Hua’s identity by investigating Bai Tianfeng and other clues.
• Yin Meng accused Zhang Qingxiao of hiding his connection to Xiao Hua and ignoring Lord Ji Peng’s interest in the Great Universe Shifting Token.
• Xiao Hua removed his disguise and threatened Yin Meng, while Zhang Qingxiao and Xiao Hua formed a pincer around him.
• Zhang Qingxiao said Yin Meng would not leave Heaven Pillar Peak, but Yin Meng declared he would take over the Heavenly Demon Sect.
• Zhang Qingxiao realized that the demonic jade slip and Lord Ji Peng’s supposed orders had been part of a plot, and that Lord Ji Peng had never come to the Three Cultivation Kingdoms.

Yin Meng revealed that he had long known Zhang Qingxiao’s origins and had lured him and Xiao Hua to Heaven Pillar Peak for the Great Universe Shifting Token. When Yin Meng’s demon command overwhelmed Zhang Qingxiao, Xiao Hua attacked, and the chapter ended with his Buddha Sarira dispelling Yin Meng’s demonic qi.

• Yin Meng confessed that Lord Ji Peng’s demon command had let him know Zhang Qingxiao’s origin and that he had arranged for Xiao Hua to bring the Great Universe Shifting Token to Heaven Pillar Peak.
• Xiao Hua tried to break the token and learned that it was far harder than an ordinary teleportation token, while Yin Meng refused to reveal its secret.
• Zhang Qingxiao attacked Yin Meng, but the demon command unleashed piercing cries and black threads that restrained and tortured him.
• Xiao Hua summoned his Buddha Sarira to block the demonic cries, then charged Yin Meng with the Five Elements As-You-Wish Staff.
• Xiao Hua’s Buddha Sarira used the Buddhist true word Lin to dissolve Yin Meng’s demonic qi and black threads.

Xiao Hua battled Yin Meng after Yin Meng transformed into a towering demonic body, while Xiao Hua continued trying to free Zhang Qingxiao from the demonic restriction. The fight escalated as Xiao Hua revealed his sword intent and Illusion Sword cultivation, and he ended the chapter striking Yin Meng with his As-You-Wish Staff.

• Xiao Hua used Buddhist true words to break the black threads restraining Zhang Qingxiao, while Yin Meng released demonic pressure and transformed into a giant demonic body.
• Xiao Hua struck Yin Meng with the As-You-Wish Staff, injuring his fist and forcing him to draw a massive spiked club.
• Xiao Hua and Yin Meng clashed weapons, and Xiao Hua was knocked backward as Yin Meng staggered.
• Xiao Hua sent Dream Slayer and Mountain Splitting after Yin Meng, then revealed sword intent that formed a heart sword and surprised Yin Meng with his Illusion Sword cultivation.
• Xiao Hua charged again with the As-You-Wish Staff, using thunderous momentum to strike at Yin Meng's demonic armor.

Xiao Hua fought Yin Meng, who revealed himself as Qingxuan, a deputy general of the Beijian Demon Domain, and unleashed powerful Demonic Flame. The chapter left Xiao Hua attacking Qingxuan with a giant sword while Qingxuan faced the sword’s formidable pressure.

• Xiao Hua struck Yin Meng with the As-You-Wish Staff while the Heart Sword wounded him from behind.
• Xiao Hua blasted Yin Meng’s lower body with fire talismans, but Yin Meng regenerated and covered himself in pitch-black Demonic Flame.
• Xiao Hua’s Buddhist true words caused Zhang Qingxiao’s demonic thorns to grow worse, leaving Xiao Hua unsure how to help him.
• Yin Meng revealed that his name was Qingxuan and that he served as a deputy general under Lord Ji Peng in the Beijian Demon Domain.
• Qingxuan trapped Xiao Hua’s flying swords in Demonic Flame and surrounded him with flames, but Xiao Hua transformed his sword qi into a giant sword and attacked.

Xiao Hua battled Qingxuan, using his flying swords, Samadhi True Fire, a talisman, and the Lightning Drawing Technique to break through Qingxuan’s black flames. Qingxuan recognized Xiao Hua as Thunderclap True Person’s disciple and, eager for revenge, prepared to resist his lightning.

• Xiao Hua smashed Qingxuan down with his giant sword, reclaimed Zhùmèng and Mountain Splitting, and used the Yin Yang Sword Gourds to attack him.
• Xiao Hua’s Lingmou Zhu Fire vanished in Qingxuan’s black flames, but his Samadhi True Fire held them back and opened a narrow gap.
• Qingxuan trapped Xiao Hua’s sword form in his Blood Marsh, while Xiao Hua discovered that the black flames blocked his Lightning Drawing Technique.
• Xiao Hua used an old talisman to tear open the flames and summoned heavenly lightning, forcing Qingxuan’s black flames to shrink.
• Qingxuan recognized Xiao Hua’s Thunder Control Technique, guessed he was Thunderclap True Person’s disciple, and vowed to kill him in revenge.

Xiao Hua killed Qingxuan with the Spirit Severing Primordial Light, only for Ji Peng to emerge from the collapsing black qi and trap him in Blood Drop Cave Heaven. Realizing Ji Peng had also been hiding within Yin Meng, Xiao Hua launched the sword light at him.

• Qingxuan used blood threads and demonic beast souls to counter Xiao Hua’s heavenly lightning, while Xiao Hua prepared a concealed strike with the Yin Yang Sword Gourds.
• Xiao Hua’s azure and crimson sword lights slipped past Qingxuan’s blood-light defense and severed his head, killing Qingxuan and Yin Meng.
• An unfamiliar voice emerged from the black qi and revealed knowledge of Xiao Hua’s Spirit Severing Primordial Light and demonic techniques.
• Xiao Hua recognized the voice as Ji Peng’s and realized Ji Peng had been sharing Yin Meng’s body with Qingxuan.
• Ji Peng surrounded Xiao Hua with Blood Drop Cave Heaven, and Xiao Hua sent the sword light into the black qi to attack him.

Xiao Hua fought Ji Peng in the Blood Drop Cave Heaven, but Ji Peng overpowered his treasures and revealed his plan to possess Xiao Hua’s body. Ji Peng captured Zhang Qingxiao and began transforming him, while Xiao Hua considered luring the Demon General into his Niwan Palace.

• Xiao Hua’s Spirit Severing Primordial Light and Yin Yang Sword Gourds failed to overcome Ji Peng’s defenses, and the bloody filth stained his flying swords.
• Xiao Hua attacked with the Sea-Overturning Seal, but Ji Peng used black flames to stop it and drew it into his own hand.
• Ji Peng revealed his huge blood-red demonic body, and Xiao Hua recognized it as the statue he had seen beneath Hundred Zhang Peak.
• Ji Peng explained that he wanted Xiao Hua’s powerful body for possession, while Xiao Hua pretended to fear him and considered using his Niwan Palace against him.
• Ji Peng pulled Zhang Qingxiao from the black qi and rebuked him for trying to kill him before sending blood light into his body.
• Zhang Qingxiao roared as the blood light struck him, then looked toward Xiao Hua with a resolute expression.

Xiao Hua fought Ji Peng as the Demon General tried to reclaim Emperor Luo’s Primordial Spirit and destroy Xiao Hua’s Buddha Sarira. Zhang Qingxiao resisted the takeover, while Ji Peng recognized the As-You-Wish Staff, and Qingxuan emerged from Ji Peng’s abdomen.

• Ji Peng immobilized Zhang Qingxiao and reached for his brow, but Xiao Hua struck Ji Peng’s arm with the Kunlun Mirror; Zhang Qingxiao then transformed into the giant Emperor Luo.
• Ji Peng realized Zhang Qingxiao had devoured Emperor Luo’s Primordial Spirit and tried to awaken Emperor Luo within him.
• Xiao Hua charged Ji Peng with the As-You-Wish Staff, smashed apart his bloody attacks, and tried to stop him from consuming the Buddha Sarira.
• Ji Peng recognized the As-You-Wish Staff as the Five Elements As-You-Wish Heaven-Piercing Staff, while Zhang Qingxiao roared that he would become a demon and resisted the takeover.
• Qingxuan suddenly emerged from a fissure in Ji Peng’s abdomen, clutching a wolf-toothed club.

Xiao Hua trapped Ji Peng and Qingxuan with Crimson Flame True Fire, Innate True Water, and Little Yellow, while Zhang Qingxiao devoured Ji Peng’s divided spirit to break free of his restraints and evolve. After Little Yellow swallowed Qingxuan, Xiao Hua withdrew his water barrier and found Zhang Qingxiao enclosed in a pulsing blood cocoon.

• Xiao Hua caught Ji Peng with Crimson Flame True Fire, but Ji Peng escaped the fiery net as a blood shadow and charged toward Zhang Qingxiao.
• Xiao Hua used Innate True Water to shield Zhang Qingxiao, then ensnared Ji Peng with soul threads and summoned Little Yellow to confront Ji Peng and Qingxuan.
• Xiao Hua stopped Little Yellow from eating Ji Peng and let Zhang Qingxiao devour Ji Peng’s divided spirit after Ji Peng tried to sow distrust between them.
• Little Yellow swallowed Qingxuan, and Xiao Hua sent him back into his space.
• Xiao Hua withdrew the Innate True Water and saw Zhang Qingxiao inside a pulsing blood cocoon in the sealed Blood Drop Cave Heaven.

Xiao Hua waited for Zhang Qingxiao to emerge from the blood cocoon and learned that he had been possessed by a Dilo, a demonic beast with the rare ability to gain other beasts’ powers. The two reaffirmed their bond, and Zhang Qingxiao revealed that a Demon Venerable had once come from Dilo.

• Xiao Hua stopped burning the remaining black qi and flames and waited as Zhang Qingxiao’s blood cocoon shrank over three days.
• Zhang Qingxiao emerged from the cocoon and admitted that he was a shell possessed by a Dilo, the lowest demonic beast in the Demon Realm.
• Xiao Hua congratulated Zhang Qingxiao, embraced him, and swore not to reveal his secret.
• Zhang Qingxiao explained that rare Dilo could gain the abilities of beasts they devoured, though doing so was difficult and dangerous.
• Zhang Qingxiao revealed that one of the Demon Venerables had come from Dilo, and Xiao Hua asked what cultivation level a Demon Venerable had.

Xiao Hua discussed his shortcomings in the battle with Ji Peng, identifying inadequate magic treasures, unsuitable spells, and Ji Peng’s control over the Blood Drop Cave Heaven. Zhang Qingxiao explained the limits of Xiao Hua’s cultivation and introduced the idea of rules, leaving Xiao Hua with more to learn about the cave heaven.

• Zhang Qingxiao explained the Demon Realm’s ranks and said Ji Peng had been a Demon General who outmatched Xiao Hua through experience and the Blood Drop Cave Heaven’s suppression.
• Xiao Hua named his weak magic treasures and lack of suitable spells as two shortcomings, and Zhang Qingxiao linked them to his unusually abundant magical power and physique.
• Xiao Hua proposed creating his own cultivation arts, but Zhang Qingxiao warned that he lacked the realm and comprehension to do so.
• Xiao Hua identified the Blood Drop Cave Heaven as his third shortcoming because Ji Peng could control its environment and gain the upper hand.
• Zhang Qingxiao explained that the cave heaven’s phenomena were rules shaped by Ji Peng’s Demonic Cultivation Techniques.

Xiao Hua learned that Zhang Qingxiao had absorbed Ji Peng’s memories and received Ji Peng’s Demonic Cultivation Techniques, including the Blood Drop Cave Heaven secret. They discussed Xiao Hua’s missing Phoenix Dharma Body and the possibility it could become an External Incarnation, while Zhang Qingxiao warned that Ji Peng might still threaten them.

• Zhang Qingxiao warned Xiao Hua that the Blood Drop Cave Heaven was powerful and that cultivating it might turn Xiao Hua into a demonic being, then gave him Ji Peng’s demon jade slips and memories.
• Xiao Hua told Zhang Qingxiao that he had lost his Phoenix Dharma Body in the void, and Zhang Qingxiao explained that finding it again would be extraordinarily difficult.
• Zhang Qingxiao reasoned that the Phoenix Dharma Body, with Xiao Hua’s Primordial Spirit inside it, might become an External Incarnation if it encountered an opportunity in the void.
• Zhang Qingxiao asked whether Xiao Hua could use Heaven and Earth Manifestation to cultivate another demon body, then gave him the jade slips he had collected.
• Zhang Qingxiao demanded the Great Shifting Heaven and Earth Token so he could destroy it, but after failing to find a way to do so, he told Xiao Hua to keep it.