Recaps

Xiao Hua left the Thunder Control Sect after Gen Qing searched him, and his Thunder Control Transformation revealed that he was the Nascent Soul cultivator Nameless. After hearing the account of Myriad Thunder Valley’s destruction and Xiao Hua’s expulsion, Ganlei Zi questioned why the sect had let him go.

• Gen Qing personally searched Xiao Hua, confirmed he carried nothing belonging to the sect, and bid him farewell as he left Qiong Lei Peak.
• Xiao Hua said goodbye to his fellow sect members and flew away, startling everyone with his Thunder Control Transformation.
• Gen Qing recognized Xiao Hua as Nameless and ordered the witnesses to keep his identity secret.
• Ganlei Zi emerged from seclusion as a late Nascent Soul cultivator, and Fairy Xuanhua prepared to explain Myriad Thunder Valley’s disappearance.
• After hearing the account, Ganlei Zi lamented the sect’s losses and asked True Person Leixiao why he had agreed to expel Xiao Hua.
• True Person Leixiao said he had let Xiao Hua leave to protect him from danger and hostility within the sect.

After Xiao Hua was expelled from the Thunder Control Sect, Gen Qing revealed that Xiao Hua was the renowned Nascent Soul Nameless One, shocking Ganlei Zi and the other leaders. Ganlei Zi ordered an urgent search and sent True Person Leixiao to find Xiao Hua and persuade him that the sect still considered it his home.

• Ganlei Zi defended the sect’s punishment of Xiao Hua, while True Person Leixiao and Fairy Xuanhua argued over the rules and the loss of a battle-honored disciple.
• Gen Qing and Zhuo entered Great Thunder Hall, where Gen Qing demanded to know who had expelled Xiao Hua and revealed that Xiao Hua was the Nameless One.
• Gen Qing explained that he and the mountain gate disciples had witnessed Xiao Hua use Thunder Control Transformation as he departed.
• Ganlei Zi ordered the mountain gate witnesses and Myriad Thunder Valley disciples summoned, then questioned Zhuo about Xiao Hua’s time in the sect.
• After hearing Zhuo’s account, Ganlei Zi sent True Person Leixiao to find Xiao Hua, clear his name, and tell him that the Thunder Control Sect was still his sect.

Ganlei Zi and the Thunder Control Sect elders investigated whether Xiao Hua was Nameless and concluded that he had entered the sect as a Qi Refining disciple before rapidly reaching extraordinary power. After hearing what Xiao Hua had done for Myriad Thunder Valley, they examined Xiang Zhili and asked who else had received Xiao Hua’s help.

• Ganlei Zi questioned Gen Qing and Zhuo about Xiao Hua’s cultivation when he joined the Thunder Control Sect, and they argued that he could not have been a disguised late Golden Core cultivator.
• Ganlei Zi proposed that Xiao Hua had formed a Golden Core in Sword Tomb with power that rivaled Nascent Soul, and warned that the sect could be in danger if Xiao Hua had planned against it.
• Xiangyang confirmed that Xiao Hua was Nameless and described how Xiao Hua shared Thunder Beast inner cores with Myriad Thunder Valley disciples, while Cui Hongshen credited him with saving the Thunder Control Sect First Squad.
• Ganlei Zi dismissed the third-generation disciples except Xiang Zhili, then questioned Cui Hongshen about Tu Hong’s death at Quanjin Mountain and heard that Xiao Hua had never discussed it.
• Ganlei Zi examined Xiang Zhili’s lower dantian and asked who else knew what Xiao Hua had done; Xiang Zhili, Wu Qing, and Dui Qimeng identified themselves.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ganlei Zi, the Sect Leader of Thunder Control Sect, emerges from seclusion and meets with the disciples of Myriad Thunder Valley.
• Xiang Zhili, Wu Qing, and Cui Yingying are to be personally guided by the Palace Lords of the three great Thunder Palaces.
• Ganlei Zi expresses his intention to revoke Xiao Hua's expulsion order and ensure Myriad Thunder Valley's satisfaction.
• True Person Mi You reports that he knows Nameless's identity and has astonishing news to share with Ganlei Zi.

Character Developments

• Ganlei Zi: Shows kindness and favor towards Myriad Thunder Valley, aiming to please Xiao Hua and secure his return to Thunder Control Sect. He is also concerned about the news regarding Xiao Hua's identity and cultivation.
• Xiang Zhili, Wu Qing, Cui Yingying: These disciples of Myriad Thunder Valley are given significant opportunities for cultivation and growth.
• True Person Mi You: Discovers Xiao Hua's identity and reports it to Ganlei Zi, expressing concern about Xiao Hua's intentions.

Significant Themes

• Favor and Gratitude: Ganlei Zi's actions towards Myriad Thunder Valley are driven by his desire to show Xiao Hua the sect's sincerity and gain his favor.
• Power Dynamics: The sect leaders' decisions and actions are influenced by the power and potential of the cultivators involved, such as Xiao Hua and the disciples of Myriad Thunder Valley.
• Secrecy and Information Control: The news about Xiao Hua's identity and cultivation is treated as sensitive information, with Ganlei Zi instructing True Person Mi You not to ask or say anything further.

Character Interactions

• Ganlei Zi and Myriad Thunder Valley Disciples: Ganlei Zi shows favor and kindness towards the disciples of Myriad Thunder Valley, promising them resources and opportunities to secure Xiao Hua's return.
• Ganlei Zi and True Person Mi You: Ganlei Zi is concerned about the news True Person Mi You has about Xiao Hua's identity and cultivation, instructing him to gather more information on the way back.
• Ganlei Zi and Fairy Xuanhua, Fairy Yaofeng: The sect leaders discuss the situation and decisions regarding Myriad Thunder Valley and Xiao Hua, with Ganlei Zi expressing his agreement with Fairy Xuanhua's actions.

Ganlei Zi and the other Thunder Control Sect leaders debated whether Xiao Hua was Wuming and decided to deny the connection unless he returned to the sect. After leaving Thunder Control Sect, Xiao Hua headed toward Lian Kingdom, while Shanshengzi and True Person Du'e changed their plan to enter the sect and soon reunited in astonishment.

• Ganlei Zi dismissed the sword cultivators’ claim that Xiao Hua was Wuming as a scheme to sow discord and ordered the sect to prepare compensation and recall its disciples.
• Ganlei Zi left to inspect the Lightning Devouring Bead, and Xiao Hua reflected on his expulsion before deciding to establish Creation Sect and travel toward Lian Kingdom.
• Shanshengzi warned True Person Du'e that Xiao Hua might grow too powerful to confront if they waited for him to return to Thunder Control Sect.
• Shanshengzi and True Person Du'e agreed to seek a way inside Thunder Control Sect, then separated to investigate.
• Half an hour later, Shanshengzi and True Person Du'e met again, both astonished by what they had learned.

After being expelled from the Thunder Control Sect, Xiao Hua fled from Nascent Soul pursuers and traveled by teleportation arrays, planning to find Han Zhu and pursue his own cultivation plans. A communication talisman led him toward Qianhong Mountain, where he began to recover his calm while awaiting Ruo Taohong.

• Shanshengzi and True Person Du'e discussed Xiao Hua's expulsion and pursued him, while True Person Leixiao also set out after him.
• Xiao Hua flew away openly, then reconsidered his expulsion and resolved to find Han Zhu, awaken Jiang Liuer, and travel to Million Meng Mountain.
• Xiao Hua used teleportation arrays to travel, then recognized Qianhong Mountain on a map as the place associated with a female cultivator who had promised him demonic artifacts.
• Xiao Hua sent a communication talisman toward Ruo Taohong and followed it, inadvertently evading Shanshengzi and True Person Du'e as they pursued him toward another array.
• As Xiao Hua admired the peaceful scenery near Qianhong Mountain, his grief eased and he reflected on the many places and paths still ahead of him.

Xiao Hua arrived at Qianhong Mountain to collect demonic artifacts promised in an earlier exchange and was attacked by Xi Wuming, an old acquaintance. Ruo Taohong intervened, and after the misunderstanding over her relationship with Xi Wuming came to light, she offered Xiao Hua more artifacts and a demonic jade slip.

• Xiao Hua reflected on his severed ties with the Thunder Control Sect and reached Qianhong Mountain, where Xi Wuming flew out to meet him.
• Xi Wuming mistook Xiao Hua for a rival courting Ruo Taohong and attacked him with a large black seal.
• Xiao Hua stopped the seal, smashed it aside with his wolf-tooth club, and trapped Xi Wuming with the Sleeve Universe as he tried to flee.
• Ruo Taohong arrived and recognized Xiao Hua, while Xi Wuming realized that the powerful cultivator before him was the Qi Cultivation disciple he had once known.
• Xiao Hua explained that he had come to collect the demonic artifacts promised for the Rejuvenation Pill, not to compete with Xi Wuming over Ruo Taohong.
• Ruo Taohong urged Xiao Hua to stay and offered artifacts from her cave, Xi Wuming, and Old Ghost Mo, including a demonic jade slip.

Xiao Hua met Ruo Taohong and Xi Wuming at Qianhong Mountain, where Xi Wuming explained why he had attacked Xiao Hua and apologized. Ruo Taohong described her position as a retainer and offered Xiao Hua the demonic artifacts she owed him.

• Xi Wuming revealed that he and Mo Shan had once competed to trade away demonic artifacts for Ruo Taohong’s favor, and admitted he had rushed out to kill Xiao Hua after misunderstanding her preparations.
• Xiao Hua accepted Xi Wuming’s apology and declared their grievances settled, while Ruo Taohong declined to resolve the old Jingbo City matter further.
• Ruo Taohong led Xiao Hua to her flower-filled secondary residence and explained that she had been expelled from the Shanghua Sect and served Qianhong Mountain as a retainer whose Life Spirit Tablet remained with the sect.
• Ruo Taohong explained that she would fight for Qianhong Mountain when needed, then discussed the Dao Sword Great Battle with Xiao Hua and Xi Wuming.
• Ruo Taohong offered Xiao Hua a storage bag of demonic artifacts, explaining that she had prepared them after receiving his message talisman.

Xiao Hua traded for the demonic artifacts held by Xi Wuming and learned that Mo Shan also had artifacts and a demonic jade slip to offer. After Mo Shan brought out three storage bags of artifacts, the chapter left Xiao Hua inspecting them.

• Ruo Taohong welcomed Mo Shan, who arrived and mocked Xi Wuming about his relationship with her.
• Ruo Taohong introduced Xiao Hua as a Thunder Control Sect cultivator who had fought in the Dao Sword Great Battle, and Mo Shan dismissed his achievements.
• Xiao Hua bought all of Xi Wuming’s demonic artifacts after refusing to trade Rejuvenation Pills and privately negotiating with him.
• Xiao Hua asked Mo Shan to trade his demonic artifacts and demonic jade slip, and Mo Shan handed him three storage bags to inspect.

Xiao Hua traded with Xi Wuming and Mo Shan, then agreed to remain at Qianhong Mountain while Ruo Taohong discussed a mysterious place they had found. In seclusion, he studied Mo Shan’s jade slips, discovering the Violet Jade Eyes art and a Five Elements Rod method that could complement his Pingtian Rod; he left the demonic cultivation technique untried for now.

• Xiao Hua refused to reveal what he had exchanged with Xi Wuming, but offered Mo Shan an equivalent item, and Mo Shan traded him a demonic jade slip and a damaged jade slip.
• Ruo Taohong invited Xiao Hua to stay while she and the other two discussed a mysterious place with spiritual objects that might aid Core Condensation, Nascent Soul formation, and body tempering.
• Xiao Hua agreed to stay one night and entered a quiet chamber, where he set up the Duotian Star Array.
• Xiao Hua read the demonic jade slip and found the Violet Jade Eyes method, which gathered demonic consciousness in the eyes and could see through illusions.
• Xiao Hua considered cultivating demonic techniques with the resources Zhang Qingxiao had given him, but decided to wait rather than add another cultivation path.
• Xiao Hua studied the Five Elements Rod refining method and found that it could complement the Pingtian Rod method at critical moments.

Xiao Hua discovered that his space could support lightning-based artifact refinement and noticed signs that Jiang Liuer might be awakening. While meeting Ruo Taohong and Xi Wuming to discuss an expedition, he suddenly remembered an urgent matter and said he could not stay.

• Xiao Hua realized he could combine the Five Elements Rod and Pingtian Rod methods, then use the Lightning Refining Technique in his space to forge artifacts.
• Xiao Hua saw his Primordial Spirit controlling lightning and noticed Jiang Liuer's eyes moving inside the space, though they stopped when Jiang Liuer was removed.
• Xiao Hua left his quiet room and learned that Ruo Taohong and Xi Wuming had agreed to let him join their expedition, while Mo Shan had gone to recruit another helper.
• Ruo Taohong revealed that the mysterious place was near Fulin Ridge in Luanxi, and Xiao Hua suddenly remembered an urgent matter.
• Xiao Hua apologized for leaving and urged Ruo Taohong and Xi Wuming not to go to the mysterious place until he could return and help ensure their safety.

Xiao Hua declined to join Ruo Taohong and the others in exploring the ancient ruin at Fulin Ridge, then learned from Bai Fei that the Dao Sect had lost the Dao Sword Great Battle and that Xuntian City had fallen. He left for a Teleportation Array, intending to prioritize awakening Jiang Liuer, while keeping the ruin in mind for later.

• Xiao Hua refused Ruo Taohong’s invitation to explore the treasure site and warned her that they should wait until they had absolute confidence.
• Mo Shan arrived at Qianhong Mountain with Bai Fei, who greeted Xiao Hua as Senior Brother and said he would gladly call him Martial Uncle because he had witnessed Xiao Hua slay Qin Jian in Flowing Ice Valley.
• Xiao Hua told Bai Fei he could not join the expedition and asked about the Dao Sword Great Battle; Bai Fei reported that Xuntian City had fallen and that Thunder Control Sect and Mosang Mountain disciples there had become captives.
• Bai Fei told Xiao Hua that Taiqing Sect had invited several sects’ Golden Core disciples to a meeting, though he did not know its purpose.
• Xiao Hua flew toward a Teleportation Array and recalled that Yue Chan had told him about Fulin Ridge, whose ancient ruin held treasures but posed dangers he was unwilling to face before awakening Jiang Liuer.

Xiao Hua traveled through the Mo Ran Black Forest on a secret route toward the Taiqing Sect, unaware that three Nascent Soul cultivators were pursuing him. Near the route’s exit, two Mihuan-clad cultivators moved toward a Qi Cultivation woman who tried to flee past the group ahead.

• Xiao Hua changed course for Meng Kingdom and used a secret route through the Mo Ran Black Forest to reach the Taiqing Sect.
• True Person Du'e, Shanshengzi, and True Person Leixiao pursued Xiao Hua, but his disguises and teleportation repeatedly caused them to lose his trail.
• Xiao Hua joined a group crossing the forest’s shortest and most dangerous route, while worrying about Jiang Liuer and sensing an approaching threat.
• Two Mihuan-clad cultivators passed Xiao Hua and headed toward a Qi Cultivation woman traveling with the group.
• The woman tried to hurry past three cultivators blocking most of the route, just as they turned to look back.

A Fire Fierce Mountain maidservant sought protection from Liu Yue and Fu Jie while fleeing Huo Chong and Huo Ming through Mo Ran Black Forest’s narrow passage. Liu Yue blocked Huo Chong from seizing her, disturbing the Ink Sand around the passage.

• The injured maidservant escaped the Ink Sand with a fire pearl and asked Liu Yue and Fu Jie to protect her as Huo Qilin’s servant.
• Liu Yue and Fu Jie agreed to intervene after learning the maidservant was connected to Huo Qilin and the Three Elders of Fire Fierce Mountain, who had fallen.
• Huo Chong and Huo Ming revealed that they were Fire Fierce Mountain disciples and urged the cultivators to leave the family dispute alone.
• The maidservant accused Huo Chong and Huo Ming of betraying Fire Fierce Mountain after the Three Elders fell, then offered Water Yuan Ice Marrow to anyone who would escort her out.
• Huo Chong reached to seize the maidservant, but Liu Yue blocked him, and their clash caused the Ink Sand around the narrow passage to shake violently.

Xiao Hua watched Huo Chong bargain with cultivators over the Water Yuan Ice Marrow while the female cultivator sought help against him. When three late Foundation Establishment cultivators intervened, Huo Chong revealed two Fire Thunderbolts, leaving everyone alarmed.

• Huo Chong described Fire Fierce Mountain’s collapse after its three elders were killed and claimed the Water Yuan Ice Marrow might be recovered from the female cultivator.
• Xiao Hua questioned Huo Chong, while Huo Chong offered rewards to cultivators who stayed out of Fire Fierce Mountain’s internal conflict.
• Two mid Foundation Establishment cultivators accepted Huo Chong’s communication talismans and left, while Liu Yue hesitated to intervene.
• Three late Foundation Establishment cultivators demanded two drops of Water Yuan Ice Marrow in return for helping the female cultivator.
• Huo Chong produced two Fire Thunderbolts, and the female cultivator cried out in alarm as the surrounding cultivators recognized the danger.

Xiao Hua was caught in the destruction of the secret passage and the explosion of Huo Chong’s Fire Thunderbolts, but escaped the Mo Ran Black Forest with an unconscious Fire Fierce Mountain cultivator. After reviving her, he was recognized as Xiao Hua, and she reacted with alarm.

• Huo Ming gave transmission talismans to the cultivators who chose to leave, while Liu Yue, Fu Jie, and three late Foundation Establishment cultivators remained with Xiao Hua.
• A sudden force tore apart the secret passage, and Huo Chong threw his two Fire Thunderbolts at the late Foundation Establishment cultivators and Xiao Hua.
• The Fire Thunderbolts exploded as Ink Sand swallowed the passage, and Xiao Hua rescued the unconscious female cultivator before fleeing underground.
• After escaping the Mo Ran Black Forest, Xiao Hua revived the female cultivator, who recognized him and looked ready to flee.

Xiao Hua rescued a woman from the Mo Ran Black Forest passage and saw through her shifting claims that she was Miss Luan, who had come to Meng Kingdom on a secret mission. After discovering that the Water Origin Ice Marrow she needed was gone, she left for Fire Fierce Mountain while Xiao Hua continued on.

• The woman claimed to be Huo Furong’s maidservant, then said she served Huo Qilin, while Xiao Hua challenged her story and asked about Fire Fierce Mountain’s divisions.
• She told Xiao Hua that Huo Furong and Huo Qilin had become enemies under pressure from their elders and that she could not reveal her secret mission.
• Xiao Hua escorted her toward a group of searching Foundation Establishment cultivators, then left without meeting them because they were hostile to Huo Furong.
• The woman revealed to the cultivators that she was Miss Luan and said Xiao Hua had not learned her identity, but then discovered her storage pouch was empty.
• Miss Luan realized that Xiao Hua had taken the six drops of Water Origin Ice Marrow and flew toward Fire Fierce Mountain, while Xiao Hua reflected that he had recognized her deception.

Xiao Hua encountered Han Zhu emerging from the Mo Ran Black Forest and learned that Han Zhu had reached the Land of Nine Heavens during the Taiqing Sect’s Immortal Ascension Competition. Han Zhu agreed to take Xiao Hua to the Buddhist Sect ruins, where Xiao Hua hoped he could help the unconscious child.

• Han Zhu emerged from the Mo Ran Black Forest and greeted Xiao Hua, who asked him to help the unconscious child.
• Han Zhu agreed to take Xiao Hua to the Buddhist Sect ruins and recounted how he had been invited to the Taiqing Sect’s Immortal Ascension Competition.
• Han Zhu explained that he had used a Buddhist secret technique to break through Heaven Peak’s barriers and enter the Land of Nine Heavens, which resembled the Mo Ran Black Forest.
• Xiao Hua realized that the strange bursts he had encountered in the forest might have been Han Zhu breaking through barriers above Heaven Peak.
• Han Zhu concluded that his Buddhist cultivation had allowed him to reach the Land of Nine Heavens, and Xiao Hua noted that even Spirit Severing cultivators had never reached the peaks.

Hanzhu explained Buddhist cosmology, the Western Pure Land, and hell to Xiao Hua as they traveled toward the Buddhist Sect ruins. He warned Xiao Hua that he and six people they would meet each had a different path, and that Xiao Hua would eventually have to choose his own.

• Hanzhu said he planned to lie low and observe the Taiqing Sect while deciding how to explain his emergence from Mo Ran Black Forest, and to visit the Buddhist Sect ruins to awaken Xiao Hua’s relative.
• Hanzhu described hell and the Western Pure Land, explaining that they were destinations for souls and that the Pure Land lay far beyond the Saha World.
• Hanzhu explained Buddhist measurements and the structure of the small, Small Thousand, Middle Thousand, and Great Thousand Worlds, leaving Xiao Hua disappointed that his own space did not fit those descriptions.
• Xiao Hua asked whether places such as Mount Sumeru and the Great Iron Enclosure Mountain had been destroyed, and Hanzhu told him to find the Pure Land to learn the truth.
• Hanzhu told Xiao Hua that he was different from Hanzhu and the six people they would meet, and that Xiao Hua would eventually have to choose his own path.
• Xiao Hua asked whether Hanzhu had made his choice during an earlier visit to the Buddhist Sect ruins.

Han Zhu explained to Xiao Hua how Buddhist teachings had survived in altered forms within Dao Sect lineages and brought him to a hidden cavern connected to the Buddhist Sect ruins. He revealed that seven other disciples who cultivated Buddhist techniques would join them to enter the ruins, and asked Xiao Hua about his Dharma Body and thought power.

• Han Zhu told Xiao Hua that Cheng Ye Sect had inherited Buddhist techniques and artifacts after the Buddhist Sect’s destruction.
• Han Zhu used Buddhist seals and a bead to open a hidden entrance in a remote mountain valley, leading Xiao Hua into a cavern.
• Han Zhu explained that the cavern was his secret refuge and that he planned to gather seven other Buddhist-technique cultivators before entering the Buddhist Sect ruins.
• Xiao Hua admitted he had made no progress with the Great Vajra Dharma Body, while Han Zhu said they might break through a trial together using their strength.
• Han Zhu asked Xiao Hua how his thought power cultivation had progressed, explaining that it would be needed for the eight-person Buddhist formation.

Xiao Hua studied Buddhist formations and learned to produce a faint trace of thought force while Han Zhu prepared a group of Buddhist cultivators to enter the Buddhist Sect ruins. Han Zhu explained why the ruins might still hold undiscovered techniques, and the group expressed their eagerness to go inside.

• Han Zhu gave Xiao Hua jade slips on cultivating thought force and basic Buddhist formations, and Xiao Hua quickly learned the formation methods.
• Xiao Hua struggled for days to produce thought force before finally creating a faint trace and receiving Han Zhu's summons.
• Han Zhu gathered Xiao Hua and six other disguised disciples, reminding them to conceal their Buddhist cultivation from Dao Sect cultivators.
• Han Zhu explained that Buddhist cultivation could offer advantages and that the ruins might still be undiscovered because their entrance required Buddhist cultivation.
• One disciple told Han Zhu he wanted to find Buddhist techniques and Golden Kun script in the ruins and urged him to lead them inside.

Han Zhu led Xiao Hua and six other cultivators to the ruins of the Buddhist Sect near Reclining Buddha Ridge, explaining the ridge’s origin and his hopes of discovering how Buddhist fruition was attained. At a hidden basin, he used a Nine-Ringed Vajra Staff to reveal the ruins beneath the earth, where hundreds of ruined temples and compassionate statues appeared in the rain.

• Han Zhu assigned Xiao Hua and the other six cultivators the Buddhist names Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, Wu, Ji, and Geng, then led them toward the ruins.
• Xiao Hua recognized Reclining Buddha Ridge from a jade slip and learned from Han Zhu how a Buddhist master’s body became the ridge while suppressing evil spirits.
• Han Zhu said he hoped to discover the Buddhist Sect’s true lineage and learn how Buddhist fruition was attained.
• Han Zhu found an isolated basin near the ridge and summoned his Nine-Ringed Vajra Staff to open a passage into the ruins.
• A giant swastika peeled back the earth and revealed hundreds of dilapidated temples and Buddhist statues as rain fell around the basin.

Xiao Hua entered the Buddhist Sect ruins with Han Zhu and the other disciples, where they began the trials of the Futuo Path. As Xiao Hua followed them onto the path, a powerful bell rang from the Buddha niche, leaving Han Zhu astonished.

• Xiao Hua entered the Buddhist light and arrived at the foot of the stairs leading to a Buddha niche, where he questioned Han Zhu about the Buddhist Sect’s destruction.
• Han Zhu explained that the Futuo Path began a trial of Buddhist cultivation and told the disciples to make their choices before stepping onto it.
• Yi stepped onto the path first, followed by Bing, and Buddhist lotuses bloomed beneath their feet with each step.
• Han Zhu agreed that Jiang Liuer should awaken and return to his parents before deciding whether to remain with the Buddhist Sect.
• Xiao Hua stepped onto the Futuo Path, and the Yellow Reed Great Bell rang loudly enough to make Han Zhu stare at him in astonishment.

Xiao Hua crossed the Futuo Path by resisting waves of heart demons and gained Han Zhu’s praise for his Buddhist comprehension. Inside the Buddha niche, he discovered a vast chamber and learned that its second trial required everyone to work together.

• Xiao Hua used his Buddha Sarira’s Fight ability to withstand the heart demons and illusions assailing him on the Futuo Path.
• A golden bell in Han Zhu’s hand rang out, dispelling the blood sea, and Xiao Hua, Yi, and the others reached the Buddha niche.
• Xiao Hua said that turning back from the boundless bitter sea was reaching the shore, and Han Zhu praised his insight as worthy of Buddhist fruition.
• The group entered the Buddha niche, where Xiao Hua noticed an apparently endless Futuo Path and realized the ruins contained a Sumeru Buddha Array.
• Xiao Hua faced the lifelike Buddha statue with sincere reverence, and Han Zhu explained that the second trial required everyone to work together.

Han Zhu and the seven disciples opened the gate to Jialan Temple by joining their Buddhist consciousness and power of faith, which the formation returned ninefold. Inside, the disciples rushed for the trial’s offerings, but the scriptures crumbled and Han Zhu urged them to keep looking for better rewards.

• Han Zhu told the disciples that the ruins likely held eighty-one trials and warned that opening the next gate might consume their Buddhist consciousness and power of faith.
• Han Zhu led the group in forming a Buddhist formation beneath the reclining Buddha, and the formation opened a doorway to Jialan Temple while returning their offerings ninefold.
• Han Zhu and the disciples entered Jialan Temple and found a ruined hall, an incense altar, several Golden Laws, and Buddhist scriptures.
• Yi and Bing rushed for the Golden Laws, while Ding and Wu tried to seize the scriptures, which shattered when touched.
• Han Zhu explained that Dao Sect abilities were restricted inside the temple and told Yi and Bing to keep the Golden Laws they had obtained.