Recaps

Xiao Hua brought Dai Er and Yuan Ya to northern Xi Kingdom to search for the Empress, whom Dongshan Yi had imprisoned centuries earlier. They found no trace of the demon array, but Xiao Hua realized their search area might be too far from Xuntian City and continued toward it, leaving the Empress’s fate uncertain.

• Xiao Hua revealed his identity as Zhang Xiaohua, arranged for Ji Yu and Ye Yun to join the Creation Sect, and traveled to northern Xi Kingdom.
• Xiao Hua released Dai Er and Yuan Ya near the place where Dai Er and the Empress had once been ambushed, but his search found no trace of the demon array.
• Dai Er feared that the Empress had died and asked to pursue Dongshan Yi, while Xiao Hua agreed that she and Yuan Ya could investigate Xi Kingdom and the Creation Sect’s prospects there.
• Xiao Hua reconsidered the search location after learning Xuntian City was several hundred thousand li away and led Dai Er and Yuan Ya toward it to look for clues.
• After several days of careful searching, Xiao Hua, Dai Er, and Yuan Ya still found no demon array, and Dai Er grew increasingly worried.

Xiao Hua realized that the formation imprisoning Xie Yuan might be a Daoist and soul formation rather than a demon formation, and he uncovered it beneath the hills. Dai Er recognized the Cocoon of Light protecting Empress, but Xiao Hua warned that the corrupted formation had begun to penetrate it.

• Dai Er confirmed that the hills were where she and Empress had been ambushed, while Xiao Hua detected a distant buried soul formation but no demon formation.
• Xiao Hua questioned Dai Er about the Tianyu Sacred Realm and reasoned that Xie Yuan and Dongshan Yi might have learned Daoist cultivation arts and soul techniques.
• Dai Er recalled green light and shadows around the formation that had trapped Empress, so Xiao Hua returned with her and Yuan Ya to investigate the buried formation.
• Xiao Hua used a Hand of Thunder to draw out a soul formation containing a sealed space, and he concluded that Empress was likely inside.
• Xiao Hua warned that mutated green seal characters had eroded the sacred protection and begun seeping into the Cocoon of Light, though they had not yet reached Empress's soul.
• Dai Er explained that the Cocoon of Light was a treasure that could preserve its occupant but would eventually vanish and annihilate the person it protected.

Xiao Hua tried to free Xie Yuan from the Cocoon of Light but stopped when the formation’s disturbance threatened her life. Fairy Yingzhuo arrived possessed by Dongshan Yi and attacked Xiao Hua, who ordered Yuan Ya to subdue her; Dai Er then revealed her Swan Clan form and unleashed a powerful aura.

• Xiao Hua explained that disturbing the Cocoon of Light would endanger Xie Yuan and waited for Dongshan Yi, while warning Dai Er to strengthen her will.
• Xiao Hua’s attempt to pull the soul formation’s dark-green bands caused the sacred light to react, so he released them and stopped.
• Fairy Yingzhuo arrived, identified herself as a cultivator of the Xunyan Sect, and recognized Xiao Hua as the survivor of Shang Hua Ming.
• Fairy Yingzhuo attacked Xiao Hua with Jian Si Tian Lei, and Xiao Hua revealed that Dongshan Yi had possessed her before ordering Yuan Ya to strike.
• Yuan Ya pierced Jian Si Tian Lei with his demonic spear and pinned Dongshan Yi, while Dai Er revealed her true form and unleashed a vast sacred aura.

Dai Er and Xiao Hua confronted Dongshan Yi as she tried to release Xie Yuan from the soul formation, and Xiao Hua exposed her attempt to use a forbidden art. Dongshan Yi revealed her motives and the Heavenly Pure Feather’s significance, while Dai Er realized it could help her contact the Empress.

• Dai Er demanded that Dongshan Yi release Xie Yuan and agreed that she and the others would not harm her, but Dongshan Yi began activating a forbidden technique on the soul formation.
• Xiao Hua severed Dongshan Yi’s connection to the formation with a green seal character, exposing her Spirit Swapping Technique and injuring her.
• Dongshan Yi admitted she had trapped Xie Yuan to seize her Wind Clan body, hoping to prolong her life, and revealed that she sought the Demon King’s Void Profound True Water and the Heavenly Pure Feather.
• Dongshan Yi recognized Dai Er as the little duck she had nearly killed centuries earlier and mocked her ties to Xie Yuan and Mossa the Demon King.
• Dai Er realized the Heavenly Pure Feather hidden in her body could help notify Xie Yuan, and explained that Mossa had treated the Empress with respect.

Xiao Hua used Dai Er’s Heavenly Pure Feather and his own techniques to free Xie Yuan from Dongshan Yi’s Spirit Exchange Formation and cleanse her curse. After Xie Yuan reunited with Dai Er, she met Xiao Hua and Yuan Ya, whose awkward introduction left tension between them.

• Dai Er revealed the Heavenly Pure Feather, and Xiao Hua used Three Corpse Yin Thunder to clear the filth around the soul formation.
• The Heavenly Pure Feather activated beneath the moonlight, allowing Xiao Hua to extract the green light and destroy Dongshan Yi’s Spirit Exchange Formation.
• Xiao Hua used the Heaven Cleansing Earth Purifying Art to remove the curse from Xie Yuan, who returned to human form after the collapsing space settled.
• Dai Er tearfully embraced Xie Yuan, then told her that Xiao Hua had rescued her; Xie Yuan thanked Xiao Hua and asked about Little Yellow.
• Xiao Hua introduced Yuan Ya to Xie Yuan, but she tried to stop his bow and shifted aside when he ignored her power, leaving Yuan Ya displeased.

Xie Yuan appointed Dai Er as Tianfu Palace’s Holy Maiden after the Heavenly Pure Feather recognized her, and Dai Er chose to keep the name Yuan Dai. Xiao Hua encouraged Yuan Ya to pursue her, then questioned Dongshan Yi about the destruction of Shang Hua Ming; Dongshan Yi revealed the ambush and how she had lured Fairy Yingzhuo into a trap.

• Xie Yuan told Dai Er that she would become the Wind Clan’s Holy Maiden, and the Heavenly Pure Feather settled on Dai Er to confirm its choice.
• Dai Er rejected Xie Yuan’s suggested name of Xie Dai and insisted on being called Yuan Dai before leaving with Xie Yuan for the Myriad Monster Realm.
• Xiao Hua defended Xie Yuan against Dongshan Yi’s insults, then encouraged Yuan Ya to pursue Dai Er and promised Creation Sect’s support.
• Xiao Hua asked Dongshan Yi which Nascent Soul cultivators had destroyed Shang Hua Ming, and Dongshan Yi recounted how three cultivators ambushed Little White Dragon and killed Xiao Yuehong, Gong Mingwei, and Zhang Qingxiao.
• Dongshan Yi explained that she had given Fairy Yingzhuo a cultivation technique with hidden tricks, drawing her into a trap while she sought a breakthrough.

Xiao Hua imprisoned Dongshan Yi and set out with Yuan Ya for the place where the Creation Sect began. Meanwhile, Ye Xixiang welcomed Fairy Hongxia to Xuntian City to discuss an alliance between the Ye and Cai families.

• Xiao Hua revealed that Dongshan Yi had possessed Fairy Yingzhuo and that True Person Liukong had died in the lightning tribulation, while Xunyunzi had survived and become a Grand Elder.
• Xiao Hua sealed Dongshan Yi and sent Huang Tong to imprison her with the little snow wolf.
• Yuan Ya chose to remain with Xiao Hua, and the two headed for the place where the Creation Sect had taken root.
• Ye Xixiang and Xiao Mao welcomed Fairy Hongxia at Xuntian City, and Ye Xixiang praised her before she asked why the Ye family wanted an alliance with the Cai family.

Fairy Hongxia and Ye Xixiang entered Xuntian City to discuss an alliance between the Cai and Ye families, while Xiao Hua descended with Yuan Ya to meet old acquaintances. Xiao Hua reunited with Gen Qing and Xun Shu, ending the chapter among Thunder Control Sect disciples.

• Ye Xixiang welcomed Fairy Hongxia to Xuntian City and praised her sincerity in pursuing an alliance between the Ye and Cai families.
• Fairy Hongxia reunited with Xiao Mao and reminded Ye Xixiang that the Ye family should reward him if the alliance succeeded.
• Xiao Hua decided to approach a group of cultivators while concealing his cultivation, and he lowered Yuan Ya's realm to early Golden Core.
• Xiao Hua recognized Gen Qing and Xun Shu aboard a flying boat, and Xun Shu realized who he was and wept with joy.
• Gen Qing rushed to Xiao Hua, and the two tearfully reunited after years apart as Xun Shu and Gen Yu greeted him.

Xiao Hua reunited with Gen Qing, Xun Shu, and Gen Yu and agreed to accompany them to Fire Fierce Mountain, where the Thunder Control Sect had sent them to mediate a conflict. As they traveled, a powerful cultivator’s pressure struck their flying boat, leaving Gen Yu collapsed and the boat tumbling.

• Gen Yu recognized Xiao Hua as the benefactor who had once saved Qiong Yun Ling from starvation and excitedly paid his respects.
• Gen Qing explained that he was escorting disciples to Fire Fierce Mountain at Hall Master Gen Sheng’s request, while Xun Shu described the mountain’s decline and its internal factions.
• Xun Shu told Xiao Hua that Ganlei Zi had died and Fairy Xuanhua had become sect leader, and that Ganlei Zi had once tried to pardon and reinstate him.
• Xiao Hua agreed to accompany Gen Qing and the others to Fire Fierce Mountain, and Gen Yu resumed flying the boat toward their destination.
• An early Nascent Soul cultivator’s pressure swept over the flying boat, causing its radiance to fade and the boat to tumble as Gen Yu collapsed.

Xiao Hua, Gen Qing, and Sun Qian were ambushed by Chen Yi and Tongmu City cultivators, who planned to kill them and seize control of the Creation Sect. When Chen Yi ordered the attack, Xiao Hua revealed Yuan Ya’s overwhelming power, leaving Chen Yi trapped and begging for mercy.

• Chen Yi confronted Gen Qing and Xiao Hua, declaring she intended to settle old grudges and capture Xiao Hua.
• Sun Qian arrived to protect Gen Qing and revealed that Chen Yi planned to kill him, Zheng Chong, and her to silence them.
• Chen Yi admitted her scheme and ordered True Person Yiqing to help capture Xiao Hua while her disciples killed everyone else.
• Xiao Hua activated Yuan Ya’s power, and Yuan Ya’s immense pressure sealed the area and immobilized Chen Yi.
• Chen Yi failed to escape and pleaded with Xiao Hua to spare her.

Yuan Ya killed Chen Yi and the Tongmu City cultivators, while Xiao Hua reunited with Gen Qing, Sun Qian, Xun Shu, and Gen Yu. Xiao Hua gave them gifts, including Immortal Peaches that restored some of Gen Qing’s lifespan, and the group remained together as Gen Qing began to recover from his grief.

• Xiao Hua refused to forgive Chen Yi, and Yuan Ya killed her and the other Tongmu City cultivators with a single strike of his demonic spear.
• Gen Yu revealed that he revered Xiao Hua and considered himself a disciple of the Creation Sect, prompting Xiao Hua to realize how widely his influence had spread.
• Xiao Hua gave Xun Shu a storage bag and offered Gen Qing spiritual items to restore his lifespan before helping him pursue Nascent Soul.
• Xiao Hua gave Immortal Peaches to Gen Qing, Sun Qian, Xun Shu, and Gen Yu, then told Gen Yu to gather the fallen cultivators’ belongings.
• Gen Qing ate an Immortal Peach, and his white hair darkened and some of his wrinkles faded as his lifespan was restored.

Xiao Hua traveled with Gen Qing and the others toward Fire Fierce Mountain, sharing what had happened to Xue Xue and Naihe and explaining that he was hiding his cultivation to draw out the mastermind behind his past pursuit. He taught the group about forming a Nascent Soul as they arrived near the mountain, leaving them eager to hear more.

• Sun Qian and Gen Qing resolved the knots in their hearts and Xiao Hua predicted that both would form Nascent Souls within ten years.
• Xiao Hua agreed to accompany Gen Qing to Fire Fierce Mountain and recounted his connection to the mountain through his training with Xue Xue.
• Xiao Hua told the group that Xue Xue and Naihe had sacrificed themselves to help him escape two Nascent Soul pursuers, and that he was concealing his cultivation to uncover their mastermind.
• Xun Shu asked to become a disciple of one of Xiao Hua's powerful disciples, but Xiao Hua affectionately offered to teach her himself.
• Xiao Hua taught Gen Qing, Sun Qian, Xun Shu, and Gen Yu about forming a Nascent Soul during the journey, then promised to preach again if he established a sect.

Xiao Hua accompanied Gen Qing and the Thunder Control Sect group to Fire Fierce Mountain, where they learned that True Person Jinglü had also arrived. Disguised as Zhang Xiaohua, Xiao Hua met Huo Qilin and prepared to assess the situation and settle his old grudge.

• Gen Qing sent a communication talisman to Fire Fierce Mountain after Xiao Hua urged him not to delay.
• Huo Feng received the group and warned that Fire Fierce Mountain's situation might require a Nascent Soul Grandmaster to handle safely.
• Xiao Hua told Gen Qing and Xun Shu that True Person Jinglü was his enemy and revealed that Jinglü had once pursued him from the Qiang He Sea to the Thunder Control Sect.
• Xiao Hua acknowledged that he was preparing for ascension, astonishing Xun Shu and the others.
• Xiao Hua changed his appearance and introduced himself as Zhang Xiaohua when Huo Qilin arrived to greet the group.

Xiao Hua, posing as Zhang Xiaohua, learned that Huo Qilin had invited him to help secure the Fire Fierce Mountain Sect Leader position, but the negotiations with True Person Lan Yu grew tense. The chapter ended with Xiao Hua overhearing Lan Yu privately question Huo Pengfei about his identity and whether Huo Qilin had committed to their plans.

• Huo Qilin asked whether Shengyunzi would attend and warned that True Person Jinglü might oppose them, while Xiao Hua demanded to know what the gathering was about.
• Huo Qilin left to welcome True Person Lan Yu, and an elder explained that Qilin hoped to unite Fire Fierce Mountain as its Sect Leader.
• True Person Lan Yu arrived, and Xiao Hua introduced himself as Zhang Xiaohua; the two exchanged sharp words over his identity and manners.
• Huo Qilin revealed that he had invited Lan Yu and Shengyunzi to help him take control of Fire Fierce Mountain, and Xiao Hua asked what reward he would receive.
• Huo Pengfei apologized for the poor explanation, and Xiao Hua overheard Lan Yu privately ask whether Qilin had decided to proceed and which Xi Kingdom sect Xiao Hua belonged to.

Xiao Hua and True Person Lan Yu joined Huo Qilin’s faction in Fire Fierce Mountain’s struggle to choose a Sect Leader, while learning that the faction’s support was tied to a sealed supreme treasure. The duel was moved to Dove Fire Peak, and True Person Lan Yu warned that rival Nascent Soul cultivators might also enter the conflict.

• Huo Pengfei told True Person Lan Yu that Huo Furong and Huo Luan had offered Fire Fierce Mountain’s supreme treasure to secure his help, while Xiao Hua agreed to hear Huo Qilin’s case.
• Huo Qilin received a Flowing Fire message postponing the duel for ten days, but Huo Pengfei argued that the opposing faction was waiting for its allies, so Huo Qilin refused the delay and headed to Dove Fire Peak.
• Huo Qilin explained that Fire Fierce Mountain’s three factions had planned a duel to choose a Sect Leader, with outside Nascent Soul cultivators invited to assist in exchange for the sealed treasure and a hundred years of service.
• Xiao Hua questioned the risks of helping Huo Qilin and dividing the unknown treasure, while True Person Lan Yu said they first had to secure the Sect Leader position and judge each other’s contributions.
• True Person Lan Yu warned Xiao Hua that awakened clan bloodlines had strengthened rival powers in Meng Kingdom, so Huo Furong and Huo Luan might have recruited other Nascent Soul cultivators.

Xiao Hua and True Person Lan Yu followed Huo Qilin into Zhurong Hall, where they discovered a ruined ancient complex built around a vast, flame-filled abyss and its powerful seal. As the group prepared for the sect battle the next day, Xiao Hua overheard True Person Lan Yu and Huo Pengfei plotting to make Huo Qilin Sect Leader and later replace him with Huo Pengfei.

• Xiao Hua agreed to follow True Person Lan Yu’s arrangements as they traveled with Huo Qilin to Dove Fire Peak.
• Huo Qilin opened the final restriction, revealing Zhurong Hall and an aura that made Xiao Hua suspect an eighth-grade fire-element spirit essence was sealed below.
• Huo Qilin led Xiao Hua and True Person Lan Yu through the ruined halls to a vast abyss above the fiery pool and described the damaged restriction beneath it.
• Huo Pengfei told True Person Lan Yu that he had failed to break the seal, and True Person Lan Yu promised to help him eventually become Sect Leader.
• Xiao Hua secretly heard True Person Lan Yu and Huo Pengfei plotting against Huo Qilin while Huo Qilin arranged for Huo Furong and Huo Luan to enter Zhurong Hall for the battle the following morning.

Xiao Hua questioned Huo Qilin about his cultivation and his reluctant bid to become Fire Fierce Mountain’s sect master. At dawn, Huo Luan and Huo Furong arrived with their Nascent Soul allies, and the rival parties gathered over the abyss.

• Xiao Hua asked Huo Qilin why he had not advanced to Nascent Soul and whether he truly wanted to become sect master; Huo Qilin explained Fire Fierce Mountain’s decline and his wish to protect its disciples.
• Huo Qilin said he would withdraw if a suitable sect master could unite the sect, though he doubted Huo Luan and Huo Furong could win the disciples’ support.
• After a day and night, Huo Luan arrived with True Person Jinglü, who recognized True Person Lan Yu and questioned his presence.
• True Person Lan Yu challenged True Person Jinglü’s claim to question Xiao Hua and asserted that each had been invited by a different candidate.
• Huo Furong arrived with more than ten followers and an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator as the three parties gathered above the abyss.

Xiao Hua revealed his identity at Fire Fierce Mountain and explained that Chen Yi and True Person Yiqing would not arrive to support Huo Luan. His return stunned the cultivators gathered for the sect leader contest, and Gu Yunzi began describing the hidden schemes behind the Great Sword Dao Battle.

• Gu Yunzi of the Kunlun Sect arrived, and True Person Lan Yu agreed to delay the contest until afternoon after Huo Luan asked for more time.
• Huo Luan and Huo Furong waited for the Nascent Soul cultivators they had invited, but no one arrived by dusk.
• Xiao Hua said Chen Yi and True Person Yiqing would not come because he had already removed an opponent for Huo Qilin.
• Xiao Hua restored his appearance and revealed himself, shocking True Person Jinglü, True Person Lan Yu, Gu Yunzi, and the Huo siblings with his Nascent Soul-level pressure.
• Gu Yunzi recognized Xiao Hua as the Terrifying Phoenix from the Great Sword Dao Battle and began explaining how sword cultivators had secretly planned that conflict.

Xiao Hua listened as Gu Yunzi explained how his divination had pointed to Xiao Hua as the Dao Cultivators’ hope in the Great Sword Dao Battle, then agreed to hear the details of Xuntian City later. At Fire Fierce Mountain, the rival claimants set aside their dispute long enough to unlock the sect’s sealed supreme treasure, and each learned the incantation needed to activate it.

• Gu Yunzi told Xiao Hua that the Sword Cultivators’ schemes had nearly destroyed the Dao Cultivators and that his Kunlun Sect divination art had identified Xiao Hua as their hope.
• True Person Lan Yu redirected the discussion to choosing Fire Fierce Mountain’s Sect Leader, and Xiao Hua postponed hearing Gu Yunzi’s account of Xuntian City.
• Huo Furong knelt before Xiao Hua, while Huo Luan privately asked True Person Jinglü to help her oppose Xiao Hua and True Person Lan Yu.
• Huo Luan urged Huo Furong and Huo Qilin to open the Fire Pool seal, and all three brought out their jade pendant fragments.
• Huo Furong, Huo Qilin, and Huo Luan joined the fragments into a complete pendant and each confirmed that they could activate its incantation.

Huo Qilin, Huo Furong, and Huo Luan activated Fire Fierce Mountain’s treasure, revealing a chained and incomplete Yazi spirit essence in the abyss. As Xiao Hua moved to protect it from the cultivators seeking to seize it, True Person Lan Yu and True Person Jinglü attacked him, but Xiao Hua vanished just before Jinglü’s sword could strike.

• Huo Qilin, Huo Furong, and Huo Luan used their essence blood to summon a fire cauldron that opened three vortices in the abyss.
• The cauldron fell into the fire pool, triggering an eruption that revealed a huge, incomplete Yazi spirit essence bound by fire chains.
• True Person Lan Yu explained that Huo Zheshhan had taken part of the Yazi spirit essence, and Xiao Hua resolved to keep the rest from being refined into an artifact soul.
• Xiao Hua, Gu Yunzi, and True Person Jinglü raced toward the fire pool, with Xiao Hua descending after Gu Yunzi and Jinglü.
• True Person Lan Yu trapped Xiao Hua with his spiritual artifact while True Person Jinglü sent his Nascent Soul’s tiny sword at Xiao Hua from behind.
• After a strange sigh, Xiao Hua vanished from the spiritual artifact’s restraint just before Jinglü’s sword could hit him.

Xiao Hua watched the battle at the Abyss Fire Pool as Huo Luan’s sword cultivator reinforcements and True Person Tengjiao and Fallen Flower Fairy turned the fight against the Meng Kingdom cultivators. After True Person Lan Yu and True Person Jinglü were killed, Xiao Hua intervened to protect Gu Yunzi from Fallen Flower Fairy’s attack.

• Xiao Hua appeared before Huo Qilin and sent Yuan Ya to settle his karmic debt, prompting True Person Lan Yu and True Person Jinglü to attack Yuan Ya together.
• Sword cultivators summoned by Huo Luan ambushed the fighters, but Yuan Ya wounded one and True Person Lan Yu drove the other back before a streak of golden light descended.
• True Person Tengjiao appeared and killed True Person Jinglü’s Nascent Soul, while Fallen Flower Fairy’s attack annihilated True Person Lan Yu and his Nascent Soul.
• Yuan Ya blocked Fallen Flower Fairy’s golden light with his demonic flames, while True Person Jinglü’s body was destroyed and True Person Tengjiao pursued the fleeing Yazi spirit essence.
• Gu Yunzi begged for help, and Xiao Hua summoned a huge golden hand that shielded him from Fallen Flower Fairy’s attack.

Xiao Hua and Yuan Ya defeated the ancient artifact cultivators, recovered the Myriad Annihilation Heaven Dou and Soaring Flood Dragon Scissors, and avenged Fire Fierce Mountain. After Xiao Hua released the Yazi spirit essence, Huo Qilin and Huo Furong chose to leave the sect with him, while Huo Pengfei urged Huo Luan to keep Fire Fierce Mountain from disbanding.

• The heavenly man extracted the Myriad Annihilation Heaven Dou from Fallen Flower Fairy, who thanked him before turning to ash, while Yuan Ya captured True Person Tengjiao.
• The heavenly man took the other half of the Soaring Flood Dragon Scissors from True Person Tengjiao, who thanked him before dying; Xiao Hua collected the restored scissors and sent the heavenly man to the Kunlun Immortal Realm.
• Xiao Hua spared the two Illusion Sword Second Rank sword cultivators at Yuan Ya's request and accepted the thanks of Fire Fierce Mountain's disciples for avenging their elders.
• Xiao Hua tore apart the chains binding the Yazi spirit essence in the Abyss Fire Pool and let it fly free, then warned Huo Qilin to lead Fire Fierce Mountain well.
• Huo Qilin stopped Huo Pengfei from taking his own life, and Huo Qilin and Huo Furong asked to leave Fire Fierce Mountain and join Xiao Hua's group.
• Xiao Hua took Huo Qilin, Huo Furong, Gen Qing, and others away; afterward, Huo Pengfei urged Huo Luan to remain and lead the weakened sect.

After helping Huo Luan take charge of Fire Fierce Mountain, Xiao Hua declined to return to the Thunder Control Sect and arranged for Huo Qilin and Huo Furong to join the Creation Sect. Gu Yunzi then asked Xiao Hua about the Kunlun Mirror and prepared to share several thoughts with him.

• Huo Luan became Fire Fierce Mountain's Sect Leader, while Xiao Hua led the cultivators away and told Gu Yunzi that the sect's future was its own concern.
• Xiao Hua sent Gen Qing, Sun Qian, and Xun Shu back to the Thunder Control Sect and said his ties to the sect had ended, though he still cared for his former acquaintances.
• After Yuan Ya declined to take Huo Qilin and Huo Furong as disciples, Xiao Hua released Xiong Yi and asked him to find them suitable masters in the Creation Sect.
• Xiao Hua told Huo Qilin and Huo Furong they were no longer Fire Fierce Mountain disciples and took them and Xiong Yi into the Kunlun Mirror.
• Gu Yunzi identified the Kunlun Mirror as his sect's ancient supreme treasure, explained its importance, and said he had several thoughts to discuss with Xiao Hua.

Xiao Hua invited Gu Yunzi to take his gifts and report his wish to enter the Kunlun Secret Realm, where the Kunlun Mirror’s true methods were preserved. Several days later, Xiao Hua and Yuan Ya reached Shang Hua Ming and found Myriad Flowers Valley forces attacking Huanghua Ridge, where Hundred Herbs Sect disciples were defending.

• Xiao Hua told Gu Yunzi that he had assembled the Kunlun Mirror from scattered fragments and admitted that he lacked its true refinement and activation methods.
• Gu Yunzi invited Xiao Hua to Kunlun Mountain and explained that the Kunlun Secret Realm preserved the sect’s lost inheritances, including the methods for the Kunlun Mirror.
• Xiao Hua gave Gu Yunzi jade slips containing cultivation methods and secret arts for the Kunlun Sect and other Daoist cultivators, and Gu Yunzi hurried back to report to Sect Leader Xuan Jing.
• Xiao Hua and Yuan Ya flew toward Shang Hua Ming, where they saw several thousand Myriad Flowers Valley cultivators attacking Huanghua Ridge as Hundred Herbs Sect disciples held their defensive formation.

After 682 years away, Xiao Hua reunited with Zhang Qingxiao at Huanghua Ridge and had Yuan Ya remove the demonic qi threatening his Second Martial Brother. Xiao Hua then brought in Creation Sect forces to make Huanghua Ridge their foundation and confront the disguised Shanghua Sect attackers.

• Xiao Hua and Yuan Ya watched the Hundred Herbs Sect and Myriad Flowers Valley disciples clash after Huanghua Ridge’s grand formation collapsed.
• Xiao Hua revealed himself to Zhang Qingxiao, and the two embraced after centuries apart.
• Xiao Hua recognized that demonic qi threatened Zhang Qingxiao’s consciousness, and Yuan Ya removed it by touching his arm.
• Xiao Hua warned Zhang Qingxiao to stop cultivating until they found a safe solution and offered guidance from a demonic dragon and a Demon Venerable.
• Zhang Qingxiao explained that the attackers were Shanghua Sect disciples in disguise and said he had protected his Junior Sister.
• Xiao Hua summoned Li Xiang, Xiong Yi, and Creation Outer Gate disciples, declared Huanghua Ridge the Creation Sect’s future foundation, and sent them to attack the enemy.