Arc 30Chapters 726–750

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Ch. 726Taking Stock of the Harvest

Zhang Xiaohua treated Zhang Xiaohu’s wounds, then returned to his room to inspect what he had gained from You Lan Mu Lian. He discovered strange changes in the Black and White Fruit and learned that Xiaohei and Xiaohuang were drawn to Qi Stones before examining the mysterious crack in his palm.

  • Zhang Xiaohua shaved the rotten flesh from Zhang Xiaohu, immersed him in herbal water, and helped him absorb the medicinal power before sending him to sleep.
  • Zhang Xiaohua inventoried the herbs and Blood Wolf tails he had collected in You Lan Grand Canyon.
  • Zhang Xiaohua found that the Black and White Fruit had begun rotating and radiating a cold aura, but he could not identify it in his books.
  • Zhang Xiaohua discovered that Xiaohei and Xiaohuang were attracted to Qi Stones and tucked them inside stones beneath his robes.
  • Zhang Xiaohua opened the crack in his left palm and saw himself from another angle, nearly jumping in shock.

Ch. 727Eye of Delusion Breaking

Zhang Xiaohua discovered that the silver eye fused into his hand was the Eye of Delusion Breaking, then continued cultivating while treating Zhang Xiaohu with medicinal baths and Heavenly Bell Stone Milk. After Changge and Chen Chen visited, Zhang Xiaohua said he had something to discuss with them, but the chapter ended before he explained what it was.

  • Zhang Xiaohua opened the silver eye and saw a crystalline skeleton, red threads, and a golden sphere before its use drained his divine sense and true qi.
  • Zhang Xiaohua identified the silver eye as the Eye of Delusion Breaking and resumed cultivating at the Incense-Passing Cult.
  • Zhang Xiaohua added a drop of Heavenly Bell Stone Milk to Zhang Xiaohu's medicinal bath, and Zhang Xiaohu's scars and rough skin healed into smooth, fair flesh.
  • Changge and Chen Chen visited, and Zhang Xiaohu blushed when Chen Chen praised his changed appearance and Zhang Xiaohua teased him.
  • Zhang Xiaohua gave Chen Chen a jade bottle of face treatment for her bumps, then gathered Zhang Xiaohu, Changge, and Chen Chen to discuss something important.

Ch. 728Why Hadn't His Martial Arts Been Crippled?

Zhang Xiaohua told Zhang Xiaohu, Changge, and Chen Chen what he had learned about the Incense-Passing Cult’s plans, then examined Changge’s healing arm and reassured Zhang Xiaohu about his own injury. Zhang Xiaohu revealed that Zhao Jian had tried to cripple his inner strength, but his dantian was intact, and Zhang Xiaohua found something surprising while examining it.

  • Zhang Xiaohua recounted Yang Ruying and Aunt Qin’s private conversation and agreed that Chen Chen could tell her master, while keeping Hall Master Yang unaware.
  • Changge praised the Bone Condensing Pill as her broken arm healed, and Zhang Xiaohua said it might also help Zhang Xiaohu’s more serious bone injury.
  • After Changge and Chen Chen left, Zhang Xiaohu privately told Zhang Xiaohua that Zhao Jian had struck his dantian in the dungeon to cripple his inner strength.
  • Zhang Xiaohu revealed that his dantian was unharmed and that he had regained some Misty Divine Art inner strength.
  • Zhang Xiaohua examined Zhang Xiaohu’s dantian and exclaimed in surprise at what he found.

Ch. 729Do Fools Have Fool's Luck?

Zhang Xiaohua discovered that residual Meridian Nourishing Pill power had repaired Zhang Xiaohu’s shattered dantian and gave him the remaining pills to consider helping Wen Wenhai. After discussing pills and Zhang Xiaohu’s plans to aid injured Misty Sect elders, Zhang Xiaohua asked about He Tianshu, and Zhang Xiaohu revealed that He Tianshu was in very bad condition.

  • Zhang Xiaohua examined Zhang Xiaohu’s dantian and explained that residual Meridian Nourishing Pill power had repaired it after Zhao Jian shattered it.
  • Zhang Xiaohu asked for Meridian Nourishing Pills, and Zhang Xiaohua handed him the bottle, which contained fewer pills than expected.
  • Zhang Xiaohu considered using the pills to help Wen Wenhai, whose dantian had been shattered, and asked Zhang Xiaohua about Bone Condensing Pills for injured Misty Sect elders.
  • Zhang Xiaohua revealed that he had refined the pills himself and asked Zhang Xiaohu to find a pill room and obtain herbs from Misty Hall.
  • Zhang Xiaohu teased Zhang Xiaohua about Chen Chen, and Zhang Xiaohua changed the subject by asking where He Tianshu was.
  • Zhang Xiaohu told Zhang Xiaohua that He Tianshu’s condition was very bad.

Ch. 730A Sudden Idea

Zhang Xiaohua learned that Zhong Pei had crippled He Tianshu after the Incense-Passing Cult investigated the herbs that had sprouted at Huanxi Mountain Villa. He offered to heal He Tianshu and other injured Misty Sect elders, then proposed that Zhang Xiaohu use their gratitude to strengthen his standing in the sect.

  • Zhang Xiaohu told Zhang Xiaohua that Zhong Pei had tortured He Tianshu, leaving him crippled, after Chang Biao identified He Tianshu as the person responsible for the unusual medicinal fields.
  • Zhang Xiaohua realized the herbs had sprouted because of his own actions and felt guilty about He Tianshu’s suffering.
  • Zhang Xiaohua asked for a Meridian Nourishing Pill for He Tianshu, then learned that Xue Qing, Lu Mingyue, and other Misty Sect elders also needed their dantians healed.
  • Zhang Xiaohua told Zhang Xiaohu to bring the injured elders somewhere secluded so he could heal them without revealing his identity.
  • Zhang Xiaohua proposed that Zhang Xiaohu use the elders’ gratitude to gain influence in the Misty Sect, and Zhang Xiaohu said he would think it over.

Ch. 731Times Create Heroes

Zhang Xiaohua considered how the changing circumstances could help Zhang Xiaohu rise within the Incense-Passing Cult, then examined He Tianshu and discovered the severity of his old injuries. He returned to Zhang Xiaohu, intending to prepare medicine and let his brother take the lead in helping He Tianshu.

  • Zhang Xiaohua advised Zhang Xiaohu to study the Su Huan Cultivation Method before practicing it and promised to help resolve the conflict with his Misty Divine Art internal energy.
  • Zhang Xiaohua asked Zhang Xiaohu about Manor Lord Ou and Sister Qiutong, then went to visit He Tianshu.
  • Zhang Xiaohua found He Tianshu refusing food and unable to sit up because his body had been badly damaged.
  • Zhang Xiaohua examined He Tianshu and found severe injuries to his meridians, dantian, internal organs, and crushed joints.
  • Zhang Xiaohua decided to refine Jade Return Pills and returned to Zhang Xiaohu to discuss He Tianshu's condition.

Ch. 732Finding the Alchemy Room

Zhang Xiaohua prepared herbs to refine Jade Return Pills and searched Shixin Peak for an alchemy room, but learned that Ou Yan was gravely ill. He followed servants bringing her food to a bamboo-filled courtyard and froze as he emerged from the grove.

  • Zhang Xiaohua told Zhang Xiaohu he would try to treat their injured allies and needed an alchemy room, so Zhang Xiaohu directed him to secluded rooms on the cliff above Ou Yan's courtyard.
  • Zhang Xiaohua urged Zhang Xiaohu to take credit for the treatment and use the merit to strengthen his standing, then returned to his courtyard to select and pack herbs for Jade Return and Meridian Nourishing Pills.
  • After dark, Zhang Xiaohua rode to Shixin Peak's back mountain, avoided the guards with Earth Escape, and searched unsuccessfully for the alchemy rooms.
  • Zhang Xiaohua overheard Yi Xiang Peak disciples say Ou Yan had been bedridden with a strange illness for five or six days and might not live much longer.
  • Zhang Xiaohua tunneled into Ou Yan's courtyard, followed servants carrying food she had requested from Pingyang City, and emerged from a bamboo grove into the courtyard.

Ch. 733Meeting an Old Friend Again

Zhang Xiaohua secretly watched Qiutong and Old Yu discuss Ou Yan’s worsening illness at Shixin Peak. Their suspicions about Yi Xiang Peak remained unproven, and Qiutong hinted that Ou Yan’s value might not have diminished after all.

  • Zhang Xiaohua found that the courtyard at Shixin Peak exactly resembled Ou Yan’s courtyard at Huanxi Mountain Villa.
  • Zhang Xiaohua recognized Old Yu and Qiutong in the hall and listened as Qiutong reported that Ou Yan had become confused again and was growing weaker.
  • Old Yu accused Yi Xiang Peak of causing Ou Yan’s illness, but Qiutong said they had no evidence and doubted the peak needed such a scheme.
  • Old Yu recalled how the Incense-Passing Cult’s Inner Sect disciples surpassed his martial arts and described how he had learned the Nameless Sword Technique.
  • Qiutong questioned whether Ou Yan’s value had truly diminished, leaving her meaning unexplained.

Ch. 734Speculation

Qiutong and Old Yu suspected that Ou Yan’s imprisonment was tied to a mysterious map and hidden dissent within the Incense-Passing Cult, while Ou Yan’s health continued to worsen. Zhang Xiaohua revealed himself to Qiutong, who mistook him for an agent sent by Yi Xiang Peak.

  • Qiutong told Old Yu that the Incense-Passing Cult’s interest in Ou Yan might concern a map rather than martial arts manuals, and they feared someone within the Cult was secretly defying its leader.
  • Qiutong warned that Ou Yan had grown dangerously frail, then left Old Yu and went outside to pray for her.
  • Zhang Xiaohua followed Qiutong unseen, was moved by her devotion, and decided to reveal himself.
  • Qiutong was startled when Zhang Xiaohua called to her and initially mistook him for a servant.
  • Zhang Xiaohua identified himself, but Qiutong questioned whether the Cult Master of Yi Xiang Peak had sent him and accused him of playing a trick while Ou Yan suffered.

Ch. 735Zhang Xiaohua's Embarrassing Incident

Zhang Xiaohua convinced Qiutong that he was not an impostor and learned that Ou Yan remained unconscious with a grave illness. Qiutong brought him to examine her, leaving Zhang Xiaohua facing the sight of how much Ou Yan had wasted away.

  • Qiutong suspected Zhang Xiaohua was an Incense-Passing Cult impostor, but he proved his identity by recalling the five-tael banknotes and showing her Dream-Chaser.
  • Zhang Xiaohua told Qiutong he had come to find Zhang Xiaohu and offered to examine Ou Yan, saying he had studied medicine at Hui Chun Valley.
  • Qiutong led Zhang Xiaohua to the courtyard where Ou Yan was being watched, and he followed her there without being seen.
  • Qiutong let Zhang Xiaohua into Ou Yan's room, where he saw her unconscious and painfully thin.

Ch. 736Spirit-Awakening Pill

Zhang Xiaohua examined Ou Yan but found no physical cause for her unconsciousness, though his divine sense revealed that her life force was fading. After learning that a Spirit-Awakening Pill had briefly roused her, he studied its formula and prepared ingredients to make one, then returned to watch Qiutong give Ou Yan another pill.

  • Zhang Xiaohua examined Ou Yan and found her body and meridians mostly normal, but sensed her life force steadily slipping away.
  • Qiutong explained that a physician had blamed Ou Yan’s condition on emotional knots and exhaustion, and that a Spirit-Awakening Pill had briefly awakened her.
  • Zhang Xiaohua inspected the pill and suspected that a properly refined version might help Ou Yan.
  • Zhang Xiaohua stayed overnight in an empty courtyard and, the next morning, studied the Spirit-Awakening Pill formula.
  • Zhang Xiaohua gathered the ingredients needed to refine the pill and returned to Ou Yan’s room, startling Qiutong.

Ch. 737Qiutong's Admirer

Zhang Xiaohua used a Spirit-Awakening Pill to rouse Ou Yan and questioned her about the illness that was draining her life force. He also delivered Qiutong a dead Misty Sect disciple’s letter and birthday gift, and Qiutong’s shocked reaction to the letter left its contents unknown.

  • Zhang Xiaohua gave Ou Yan a Spirit-Awakening Pill, briefly waking her and slowing the loss of her life force.
  • Ou Yan mistook the room for Huanxi Mountain Villa and Zhang Xiaohua for the younger version she remembered before realizing where she was.
  • Zhang Xiaohua asked Ou Yan about her illness, and she described becoming exhausted and sleepy after a cold mountain wind struck her about twenty days earlier.
  • Ou Yan and Qiutong discussed the Misty Sect and Qiutong’s future before Zhang Xiaohua gave Qiutong a letter and birthday gift from a deceased disciple who had admired her.
  • Qiutong opened the letter and reacted with shock.

Ch. 738Ou Peng's Arrangements

Qiutong and Ou Yan discovered that the mysterious gift Zhang Xiaohua delivered contained a Longevity Pill, while Qiutong’s supposed confession letter was a fragment of a map. After Ou Yan fell asleep, she entrusted the items to Zhang Xiaohua, and Qiutong began explaining their importance.

  • Qiutong opened the letter and found a map fragment instead of a confession, prompting her and Ou Yan to inspect the Brocade Box.
  • Zhang Xiaohua opened the Brocade Box, revealing a jade bottle labeled Longevity Pill, and Ou Yan recognized it as the reason the Misty Sect had been destroyed.
  • Ou Yan realized Ou Peng had arranged for the items to be passed off as gifts, then fell asleep after telling Zhang Xiaohua to keep them.
  • Qiutong gave Zhang Xiaohua the Brocade Box and map fragment, and he recognized the parchment as a piece of the same map he had seen before.
  • Qiutong urged Zhang Xiaohua to protect the two items, then began explaining their importance to him.

Ch. 739Questions Aplenty

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Zhang Xiaohua overhears a conversation revealing the Misty Sect's destruction and the Incense-Passing Cult's alliance with others to plot against them.
  • He realizes the cult's interest in a Longevity Pill and a map, speculating they seek Immortal Path cultivation techniques and alchemy.
  • Zhang Xiaohua remembers there are at least two more sheepskin scrolls, implying four sects obtained them, and wonders about the other sects and a red-clothed person.
  • Qiutong explains the burden on Zhang Xiaohua's shoulders regarding the Misty Sect's revival.
  • Zhang Xiaohua realizes he should examine Ou Yan's head to diagnose her condition.

Character Developments

  • Zhang Xiaohua demonstrates his intelligence and understanding of Immortal Path cultivation and alchemy.
  • Qiutong shows concern for Ou Yan's condition and the Misty Sect's revival.
  • Zhang Xiaohua shows empathy and understanding towards Ou Yan's condition.

Significant Themes

  • The struggle for power and resources among sects.
  • The importance of knowledge and understanding in solving problems.
  • The burden of responsibility and expectations.

Character Interactions

  • Zhang Xiaohua and Qiutong discuss Ou Yan's condition and the Misty Sect's revival.
  • Zhang Xiaohua observes Ou Yan's condition, leading to his realization about examining her head.
  • Qiutong expresses her concern for Ou Yan and the Misty Sect's future.

Ch. 740Acupoints of the Head

Zhang Xiaohua tried sealing Ou Yan’s head acupoints to slow her loss of vitality and gave her a Grain Abstinence Pill. Old Yu arrived, recognized Zhang Xiaohua, and rushed to examine Ou Yan after learning that Zhang had struck her head acupoints.

  • Qiutong scolded Zhang Xiaohua, but he said he had found a possible way to treat Ou Yan.
  • Zhang Xiaohua used Immortal Path True Qi to seal several of Ou Yan’s head acupoints, slowing her loss of vitality while leaving her in a deeper sleep.
  • Zhang Xiaohua gave Qiutong a Grain Abstinence Pill from Hui Chun Valley, and she fed it to Ou Yan.
  • Old Yu entered the chambers, recognized Zhang Xiaohua after seeing his sword and sword technique, and asked about Ou Yan.
  • Old Yu grew alarmed when Qiutong said Zhang Xiaohua had struck Ou Yan’s head acupoints and hurried into the inner room to examine her.

Ch. 741Repaying a Peach with a Plum

Zhang Xiaohua tried to convince Old Yu that sealing Ou Yan’s acupoints would temporarily control her worsening condition, while concealing the details of his treatment. After demonstrating the Dream Weaving Sword Technique and promising to bring Old Yu its manual, Zhang Xiaohua left and vanished, leaving Old Yu and Qiutong with unanswered questions.

  • Old Yu failed to undo the acupoints Zhang Xiaohua had struck on Ou Yan and demanded that he release her.
  • Zhang Xiaohua demonstrated the Dream Weaving Sword Technique, convincing Old Yu that his sword technique and acupoint method were genuine.
  • Old Yu asked Zhang Xiaohua to share the sword technique, and Zhang Xiaohua promised to bring him the manual and teach him later.
  • Old Yu accepted Zhang Xiaohua’s claim that sealing Ou Yan’s acupoints could control her condition, and Zhang Xiaohua said he would search for more medicinal pills.
  • Zhang Xiaohua left the room and vanished, while Old Yu realized he still had not learned why Zhang Xiaohua struck Ou Yan’s acupoints.

Ch. 742Two Male and Female Furnaces

Zhang Xiaohua searched Shixin Peak for a pill room and discovered a hidden chamber containing a furnace identical to the Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Furnace he already owned. After refining the new furnace, he wondered whether the two identical furnaces were a male-and-female pair.

  • Zhang Xiaohua searched the abandoned caves on Shixin Peak but found only empty rooms and herb-storage caves.
  • Zhang Xiaohua reconsidered the direction of Tianmu Peak’s pill room and searched Shixin Peak’s western back mountain.
  • Zhang Xiaohua discovered a hidden pill room and found a large furnace inside that resembled his own.
  • Zhang Xiaohua found the same furnace-refining incantation and refined the new Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Furnace.
  • Zhang Xiaohua compared the two identical furnaces and wondered whether they could be a male-and-female pair that might reproduce.

Ch. 743The Realm of the Heavenly Dao

Zhang Xiaohua returned to the Pill-Refining Hall courtyard, cultivated by contemplating the Heavenly Dao, and named his current stage Contemplating Heaven. His meditation was interrupted by Misty Hall disciples challenging the Pill-Refining Hall, and the chapter ended as he faced their leader, Xiao Gonghe.

  • Zhang Xiaohua placed his own furnace over the earth fire in Shixin Peak’s pill room and returned to the Pill-Refining Hall courtyard.
  • Zhang Xiaohua contemplated the Heavenly Dao, identified his current stage as Contemplating Heaven, and failed to record his insights on a jade tablet.
  • Misty Hall disciples gathered outside the courtyard and shouted for the Pill-Refining Hall disciple to come out and accept their challenge.
  • Zhang Xiaohua opened the gate and greeted the disciples, who surrounded him and introduced their leader, Xiao Gonghe.
  • Zhang Xiaohua challenged Xiao Gonghe’s claim to be his senior brother by pointing out that he was older, but Xiao Gonghe insisted martial skill determined seniority.

Ch. 744Into the Urn

Zhang Xiaohua was drawn into a challenge with the Misty Hall disciples and faced Mu Tangchun, his opponent from the Martial Arts Tournament five years earlier. As the match began, Zhang Xiaohua realized Mu Tangchun might recognize his old fist technique and changed his approach.

  • Zhang Xiaohua questioned Xiao Gonghe about Misty Hall’s senior-brother rules and learned that the disciples respected Zhang Xiaohu for his courage and sacrifice.
  • Xiao Gonghe tried to persuade Zhang Xiaohua to compete, and Zhang Xiaohua chose the youngest disciple, Mu Tangchun.
  • Mu Tangchun challenged Zhang Xiaohua and introduced himself, prompting Zhang Xiaohua to remember their tournament match from five years before.
  • Mu Tangchun used the Tandian Fist, and Zhang Xiaohua realized Mu Tangchun might recognize the Big Dipper Divine Fist if he used it again.
  • Zhang Xiaohua began his attack with a different idea in mind, surprising Mu Tangchun.

Ch. 745My Senior Sister Told Me to Go Home for Dinner

Zhang Xiaohua defeated Mu Tangchun in a contest of martial techniques and internal strength, then stopped Xiao Gonghe from fleeing. He confronted Xiao Gonghe and the other disciples over their wager, leaving Xiao Gonghe protesting that Zhang Xiaohua had ambushed him.

  • Zhang Xiaohua matched Mu Tangchun's fist techniques move for move, then met his punch and held against his full internal energy.
  • Xiao Gonghe noticed Mu Tangchun was losing and tried to intervene, but Zhang Xiaohua warned him not to interfere with the match.
  • When Mu Tangchun's internal energy ran out, Zhang Xiaohua quickly withdrew his true qi, and Mu Tangchun admitted defeat and called him Senior Brother.
  • Xiao Gonghe claimed his senior sister had told him to go home for dinner and tried to flee, but Zhang Xiaohua caught him and brought him back to the field.
  • Xiao Gonghe accused Zhang Xiaohua of ambushing him after Zhang Xiaohua criticized the disciples for running from their loss.

Ch. 746We're Not Ducks

Zhang Xiaohua defeated the disciples challenging him on Shixin Peak and won their acceptance as Senior Brother Ren. After learning the disputes came from unfair herb-for-pill exchanges, he promised to give them fair prices and urged them to cultivate their fields.

  • Zhang Xiaohua challenged the disciples to fight him one by one, and Xiao Gonghe accepted the challenge with his sword.
  • Zhang Xiaohua repeatedly caught Xiao Gonghe by the throat until Xiao Gonghe yielded, then used the same tactic to defeat the other disciples.
  • The remaining disciples surrendered and called Zhang Xiaohua Senior Brother Ren, while Xiao Gonghe warned that they would not obey orders harmful to Misty Hall.
  • Xiao Gonghe explained that the disciples had rebelled because the Pill-Refining Hall undervalued their herbs, and Zhang Xiaohua promised fair exchanges.
  • Zhang Xiaohua urged the disciples to plant their barren fields again and sent them back, asking them to bring pretty junior sisters next time.

Ch. 747Calculations

Zhang Xiaohua reflected on his dealings with Misty Hall and visited Zhang Xiaohu, where he discussed Manor Lord Ou’s critical illness and the need to help the Misty Sect’s injured elders. Changge agreed with Zhang Xiaohua’s proposal but wondered why he would not join the Misty Sect, and his questions left everyone understanding that Zhang Xiaohu was better placed to benefit.

  • Zhang Xiaohua sent the Misty Hall disciples away and decided to keep offering them fair deals without revealing his identity or allegiance.
  • Zhang Xiaohua told Zhang Xiaohu that Manor Lord Ou was gravely ill and said he would postpone refining pills for Great Hero Wen and Captain He to focus on saving her.
  • Zhang Xiaohu and Zhang Xiaohua discussed helping the Misty Sect’s injured elders and recalled that Martial Uncle Shi Niu had become a drunkard.
  • Zhang Xiaohua teased Zhang Xiaohu about Changge, then Changge and Chen Chen praised his medicinal liquid for improving their skin.
  • Changge approved Zhang Xiaohua’s proposal but asked him to join the Misty Sect, and Zhang Xiaohua’s questions showed why Zhang Xiaohu was the more suitable beneficiary.

Ch. 748Another Use for Sword Light

Zhang Xiaohua advised Zhang Xiaohu on hiding his cultivation while preparing to learn the Su Huan Cultivation Method. He borrowed the Azure Water Sword and used sword light to extract a hidden sword manual from its scabbard, leaving Zhang Xiaohu astonished.

  • Changge and Chen Chen supported Zhang Xiaohu taking credit for helping the Misty Sect, and Changge said she had not yet told Hall Master Qin about Zhang Xiaohua.
  • Zhang Xiaohu worried that cultivating the Su Huan Cultivation Method alongside the Misty Divine Art would expose him to Yi Xiang Peak, so Zhang Xiaohua taught him the Spirit Guiding Technique's cultivation-concealment incantation.
  • Zhang Xiaohua borrowed the Azure Water Sword after showing Zhang Xiaohu the short sword he had taken from Deputy Hall Master Xu.
  • Zhang Xiaohua explained that he had attacked Deputy Hall Master Xu, and Zhang Xiaohu warned him that the Cult Master might discover it.
  • Zhang Xiaohua used sword light like an embroidery needle to remove a hidden sword manual from the Azure Water Sword's scabbard, stunning Zhang Xiaohu.

Ch. 749Physician of Yi Xiang Peak

Zhang Xiaohua gave Old Yu the sword manual after securing his promise to return it to the Misty Sect, then went to Shixin Peak to refine a Spirit-Awakening Pill. At Ou Yan's manor, Qiutong reported that Ou Yan's condition had improved and that physicians from Yi Xiang Peak had noticed the change.

  • Zhang Xiaohua took the sword manual from Zhang Xiaohu, promised to let him have a copy, and urged him to study Wuming's cultivation method.
  • Zhang Xiaohua searched the Shixin Peak pill room for a jade slip, found nothing, and began refining the Spirit-Awakening Pill in the Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Furnace.
  • Zhang Xiaohua worried about the Eye of Delusion Breaking and the two sleeping creatures before continuing his overnight pill refinement.
  • Zhang Xiaohua gave Old Yu the sword manual after asking him to return it to the Misty Sect once he had learned the swordsmanship.
  • Qiutong told Zhang Xiaohua that Ou Yan's complexion had improved and that physicians from Yi Xiang Peak had also seen signs of recovery.

Ch. 750Junior Sister Xiao Tiantian

Zhang Xiaohua checked on Ou Yan, discovered a Misty Hall disciple secretly monitoring her, and encouraged Misty Hall disciples to restore their medicinal fields by promising to trade herbs for needed pills. As he descended Shixin Peak, several young female disciples watched him, and Xiao Tiantian approached and flirted with him.

  • Zhang Xiaohua told Qiutong that he needed more than ten days to find herbs and prepare the medicine for Ou Yan, whose condition remained stable but whose vitality was still fading.
  • Zhang Xiaohua caught an unfamiliar Misty Hall disciple spying on Ou Yan and leaving an unreadable message in a tree; he suspected another force might be behind her illness.
  • Zhang Xiaohua promised Misty Hall disciples he would trade their harvested herbs for pills they needed, and Senior Brother Hu agreed to replant the desolate fields because he trusted Zhang Xiaohu's standing.
  • Zhang Xiaohua noticed young Misty Hall women watching him, and Xiao Tiantian introduced herself and insisted he call her by her given name.
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