Arc 58The Fu Family Interlude

Xiao Hua escaped Cai Hongfeng, delivered Gan Qinghuo’s lightning pearl, and entered the Fu Family, where he secretly explored alchemy and developed his skills. After reconnecting with Xiao Mao and obtaining the Samadhi True Fire method, he returned to Jinhua Mountain and hid as Fu Zhu and Fu He discovered signs of someone in the forbidden pill room.

  • Xiao Hua escaped Cai Hongfeng with Gan Qinghuo’s help, then accepted Gan Qinghuo’s Minghua Pill and a mission to deliver a purple lightning pearl to the Thunder Control Sect.
  • Xiao Hua reached Jinhua Mountain, where Fu Feng and Fu Yunbo welcomed him and He Fu as talisman makers, assigned Xiao Hua to Fu Min, and gave He Fu access to the family’s resources.
  • Xiao Hua searched the Fu Family’s abandoned pill-refining site, found an underground earthfire chamber, and secretly began refining Wutuodan while continuing his talisman work.
  • Xiao Hua traveled with He Fu and other disciples on leave, then visited the Xunyan Sect, where Xiao Mao explained his dangerous trial and Zhuo Qingyuan exchanged Samadhi True Fire for Xiao Hua’s Fire Marrow Blazing Crystals.
  • Xiao Hua secretly taught Xiao Mao the Dragon Transformation Art and part of the Blood Shadow Art, then stayed in Yanyuan City as Xuan Lan sought Senior Qiu’s aid against the Fu Family.
  • Xiao Hua followed Uncle Xiang and learned that Fu He had been urged to infiltrate the Fu Family and kill him, but stopped his attack when Fu He sent a communication talisman for Chu'er.
  • Xiao Hua returned to Jinhua Mountain, refined Wutuodan, Gui Ji Pill, and Jinglian Pill, and cultivated a wisp of purple-tinged Samadhi True Fire.
  • Xiao Hua hid inside a bluestone when Fu Zhu and Fu He entered the forbidden pill room and noticed that someone had recently used it.
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Ch. 1426Escape into the Open

Xiao Hua escaped Cai Hongfeng’s pursuit by fleeing toward the Xudi Mountain Range, where a late Foundation Establishment cultivator intervened and drove Cai Hongfeng away. The cultivator then pressured Xiao Hua and demanded repayment for saving his life.

  • Xiao Hua broke through Cai Hongfeng’s restriction and fled underground, while Cai Hongfeng pursued him and Cai Haisong sent the Cai Family disciples after them.
  • Xiao Hua used Flight Talismans, a spirit stone, the Burning Heaven Art, and the Dragon Transformation Art to evade Cai Hongfeng, but Cai Hongfeng gradually closed in.
  • Xiao Hua tried using an Earth Evasion Talisman, but Cai Hongfeng gained on him, so Xiao Hua flew toward the foothills and called for help from a late Foundation Establishment cultivator.
  • The cultivator recognized Xiao Hua, threatened Cai Hongfeng, and forced him to flee.
  • Xiao Hua thanked the cultivator, who then crushed him with spiritual pressure and demanded that he repay the rescue.

Ch. 1427Reentering the Tiger's Den

Gan Qinghuo forced Xiao Hua to take a restricted Minghua Pill and entrusted him with delivering a lightning pearl to the Thunder Control Sect after a year. Xiao Hua hid the pearl and token in his space, escaped Gan Qinghuo’s pursuers, and continued toward Lu Town, pleased by his progress in cultivation but worried about the pearl.

  • Gan Qinghuo gave Xiao Hua a Minghua Pill whose power he restricted, warning that Xiao Hua’s meridians would burst if he tried to force it out.
  • Gan Qinghuo ordered Xiao Hua to deliver a purple lightning pearl to the Thunder Control Sect after a year and gave him a token before sending him away from his approaching enemies.
  • Xiao Hua used earth evasion to escape, then secretly moved the pearl and token from his storage pouch into his space.
  • Two Foundation Establishment cultivators passed Xiao Hua without recognizing him, and he asked them for directions to Lin Yu Town.
  • Xiao Hua traveled for nearly thirty days toward Lu Town, during which his Blood Shadow Art improved and his Fire Dragon Art began circulating on its own.

Ch. 1428Sure Enough, There Was Some Danger

Xiao Hua hid the lightning pearl in the space within his mind, where it transformed the space and affected the willow branch, then approached Lin Yu Town’s Teleportation Array. Two late Foundation Establishment cultivators questioned and searched him, but he traded one spirit beast pouch for a used Invisibility Talisman and was allowed to leave.

  • Xiao Hua placed the lightning pearl in the space within his mind, causing a black-hole-like glow, storm clouds, and lightning around the willow branch.
  • As Xiao Hua neared the Teleportation Array, divine senses repeatedly swept over him before a male and female Foundation Establishment cultivator summoned and restrained him.
  • Xiao Hua said he was a Fu Family talisman maker traveling from Yanyuan City and explained that Gan Qinghuo had made him leave the array with him because he wore Mi Huan.
  • The cultivators inspected Xiao Hua’s Mi Huan and storage pouches, then asked about the spirit beast pouches he had found.
  • Xiao Hua traded one spirit beast pouch to the cultivators for a used Invisibility Talisman, then asked why they were seeking Gan Qinghuo.
  • The male cultivator warned Xiao Hua not to pry and told him to return to Jinhua Mountain, while the female cultivator dismissed him.

Ch. 1429Fu Family of Jinhua Mountain

Xiao Hua escaped scrutiny from Foundation Establishment cultivators and traveled to Jinhua Mountain to join the Fu Family as a talisman maker. He arrived at the mountain and met twin Fu Family cultivators who questioned his qualifications before two more cultivators approached.

  • The Foundation Establishment cultivators concluded Xiao Hua was unrelated to Gan Qinghuo and redirected their search toward Gan Qinghuo after a disciple spotted him.
  • Xiao Hua teleported to Jian Yu Mountain, learned that another cultivator had headed northwest, and continued east toward Jinhua Mountain.
  • During his ten-day journey, Xiao Hua advanced his cultivation, observed changes in the bead inside his space, and studied the appearance-altering portion of Stealing Heaven and Changing the Sun.
  • Xiao Hua reached Jinhua Mountain and told two identical female cultivators that Shopkeeper Fu had recommended him as a talisman maker.
  • The twin cultivators examined Xiao Hua's token from Elder Liu Yun, debated whether he could qualify as a talisman maker, and watched two more cultivators approach.

Ch. 1430Meeting He Fu Again

Xiao Hua reunited with He Fu at Jinhua Mountain, where both had been recruited as Fu Family talisman masters. After they reached Chaotian Pavilion, Elder Fu Feng recognized their exceptional talisman-making skills and revealed that the family head had specifically asked him to watch them.

  • Xiao Hua recognized He Fu and learned that he had joined the Fu Family as a talisman master.
  • He Fu charmed Fu Zhu and Fu Chu while Xiao Hua followed them and learned about their standing in the Fu Family.
  • At Chaotian Pavilion, Fu Shan resisted Fu Yan's order to summon Elder Fu Feng, but Fu Feng's voice called the group inside.
  • He Fu and Xiao Hua introduced themselves to Fu Feng, who praised their talisman-making abilities and said the family head had instructed him to pay close attention to them.

Ch. 1431Skill Beyond the Gods

Xiao Hua demonstrated that he could nearly refine a high-grade Confinement Talisman, while He Fu stunned the Fu family by refining all five Five Elements talismans in sequence through their mutual generation and overcoming. The Fu family head, Fu Yunbo, arrived to meet the two newly discovered talents.

  • Fu Feng supplied Xiao Hua with high-grade talisman materials, and Xiao Hua nearly completed a high-grade Confinement Talisman before the paper ignited because he lacked the inscription method.
  • Fu Chu praised He Fu’s ability to refine all five Five Elements yellow talismans to middle grade, and Fu Feng invited him to demonstrate.
  • He Fu used the Five Elements’ mutual overcoming and mutual generation to refine five talismans in sequence, astonishing Xiao Hua and the Fu family members.
  • A divine sense arrived and focused on Xiao Hua and He Fu, and Fu Feng welcomed the Fu family head who had come after hearing the news.
  • Fu Zhu, Fu Chu, and Fu Yun greeted Fu Yunbo as he entered the hall, while Xiao Hua considered his plans to cultivate with the Fu family and later visit the Thunder Control Sect.

Ch. 1432The Senior Sister Debate

Fu Yunbo welcomed Xiao Hua and He Fu into the Fu Family, weighing their talisman-making skills and explaining the conditions for learning its secret techniques. After settling the two newcomers and naming three senior sisters to guide them, He Fu asked for Xiao Hua to share his pavilion.

  • Fu Yunbo praised Xiao Hua’s skill with Restraint Talismans and recognized He Fu’s mastery of the Five Stars Connecting method.
  • He Fu explained that he had found the incomplete technique in a booklet, and Fu Yunbo offered him access to the Fu Family’s resources without demanding that he change his surname.
  • Fu Yunbo told Xiao Hua that he could learn the Restraint Talisman inscription method only after joining the Inner Courtyard or making major contributions, and Xiao Hua agreed to refine Fireball Talismans first.
  • Fu Yan, Fu Zhu, and Fu Chu argued over who would be He Fu’s senior sister, so Fu Yunbo appointed all three to guide both He Fu and Xiao Hua.
  • Fu Zhu arranged a pavilion for He Fu and a small room for Xiao Hua, but He Fu asked that Xiao Hua be allowed to live with him, and Fu Chu approved.

Ch. 1433Advancement

Xiao Hua settled into the Fu Family on Jinhua Mountain and learned He Fu's Five Stars Connecting technique, which let him produce five-element yellow talismans of uniformly high quality. As Fu Chu grew closer to He Fu, Fu Shan confronted Xiao Hua for leaving the quiet room after finishing his assigned work.

  • Xiao Hua accepted He Fu's offer to share the loft, while Fu Zhu and the other Senior Sisters left to patrol the mountain.
  • Xiao Hua and He Fu discussed a Rogue Cultivator Xiao Hua claimed to have seen in Jingbo City, then He Fu offered to teach him talisman refinement.
  • Xiao Hua practiced at the Fu Family and used his perception to learn Five Stars Connecting, discovering that it raised all five elemental yellow talismans to high-grade quality.
  • He Fu grew closer to Fu Chu and improved his talisman skills, while Xiao Hua memorized much of the Flying Sword Talisman's pattern.
  • Fu Shan rebuked Xiao Hua for leaving the quiet room and called him a third-rate talisman refiner despite his having completed his assigned Fireball Talismans.

Ch. 1434Helping Senior Brothers

Xiao Hua argued with Fu Shan about his role in the Fu Family, then attended the gathering where new talisman masters were assigned helping senior brothers. He and Xuan Lan were paired with Fu Min, who immediately criticized Xiao Hua’s cultivation and talisman abilities.

  • Xiao Hua mocked Fu Shan by claiming he wanted to find a Fu Family woman as a dual cultivation partner, and Fu Shan left after warning him to attend Chaotian Pavilion before noon.
  • Fu Chu explained that senior brothers would be assigned according to each talisman master’s cultivation and skills, then led Xiao Hua and He Fu to Chaotian Pavilion on the ninth chime.
  • Elder Fu Feng told the eighty-four new talisman masters that Inner Courtyard disciples would guide them and report their progress to the Council of Elders.
  • Xiao Hua introduced He Fu to Ye Xuguang and Ming Ju, and He Fu warmly encouraged them to exchange talisman-refining knowledge.
  • Fu Shan read the assignments, and Xiao Hua and Xuan Lan were paired with Fu Min while Elder Fu Feng personally took He Fu as his student.
  • Fu Min criticized Xiao Hua’s low cultivation, and Xuan Lan agreed that weak cultivation would limit the yellow talismans he could refine.

Ch. 1435Some Secrets

Xiao Hua and Xuan Lan visited Fu Min’s former talisman-making cave, where Xiao Hua noticed signs of earthfire and learned about the Fu family’s failed attempt to pursue alchemy. Fu Min then revealed that the Gengshan Liao Family’s alchemy techniques, furnaces, and related items had come from the Fu family, leaving Xuan Lan shocked.

  • Xiao Hua followed Fu Min and Xuan Lan from Chaotian Pavilion to Fu Min’s cave, where Fu Min said they could use it to practice making talismans.
  • Xiao Hua noticed a sulfurous smell and asked about Jinhua Mountain’s earthfire, prompting Fu Min to explain how the Fu family’s earlier pursuit of alchemy had nearly ruined the family.
  • Xuan Lan asked Fu Min about the Gengshan Liao Family’s sudden decline, and Fu Min hinted that he knew a hidden secret.
  • Fu Min told Xiao Hua and Xuan Lan that the Liao family’s alchemy techniques, furnaces, and related items had come from the Fu family.
  • Xuan Lan questioned why the Liao family would have trusted the Fu family and why the Fu family would have given them such valuable resources.

Ch. 1436Looking Down on Others

Xiao Hua listened as Fu Min explained how the Fu Family’s abandoned pill-refining arts had helped lead the Liao Family to ruin, then endured Fu Min’s dismissive judgment of his talisman-making. After leaving, Xiao Hua searched the abandoned eastern side of Jinhua Mountain and found a hidden underground passage that might lead to the earthfire site.

  • Fu Min described how the Fu Family had deposited pill-refining arts and furnaces with the Liao Family, and Xuan Lan concluded that the Liao Family’s pursuit of pill refinement had led to its destruction.
  • Fu Min judged Xiao Hua’s Fireball Talisman without examining it, praised Xuan Lan’s Weak Water Talisman, and sent Xiao Hua away while teaching Xuan Lan another talisman method.
  • Xiao Hua used an Earth Evasion Talisman to travel to Jinhua Mountain’s eastern side and began searching for the Fu Family’s abandoned pill-refining site.
  • Xiao Hua noticed Fu Zhu flying over the area, then continued searching among the collapsed ruins and found a sulfurous sunken area.
  • Xiao Hua burrowed beneath the ruins, discovered an underground passage, and entered it carrying the Mysterious Iron Array and Demonic Spear Tip.

Ch. 1437Walking Two Boats

Xiao Hua discovered and collected alchemy supplies in an underground hall, then learned to control its earth fire with hand seals. As he left, he overheard Fu He and Fu Zhu discussing their secret relationship and plans to pair him with Fu Chu.

  • Xiao Hua searched the empty hall in Jinhua Mountain and gathered its alchemy tools and supplies.
  • Xiao Hua broke the restrictions around the earth fire and discovered hand seals that let him control its flames.
  • Xiao Hua decided to return the next day to prepare for pill refining and left the underground passage.
  • Xiao Hua hid when he heard Fu Zhu and Fu He meeting near the forbidden area.
  • Fu Zhu and Fu He discussed arranging for Xiao Hua to become an Inner Courtyard disciple and grow close to Fu Chu, while keeping their relationship secret.

Ch. 1438Beginning Alchemy

Xiao Hua organized his growing collection, prepared to refine Wutuodan, and began his first alchemy attempt at the earthfire chamber. His initial batch failed, but he adjusted his method and started again, carefully controlling the fire as the refinement continued.

  • Xiao Hua followed Fu He back to the small tower after discovering a secluded route to the earthfire chamber, then sorted the contents of his space into separate areas.
  • Fu He returned and asked which senior brother had been assigned to Xiao Hua; Xiao Hua complained about Fu Min, while Fu He did not mention Fu Chu.
  • Xiao Hua chose to refine Wutuodan, prepared the necessary supplies, and studied his alchemy technique before going to the earthfire chamber the next morning.
  • Xiao Hua set warning talismans around the alchemy room, heated the furnace, and began refining Wutuodan with Wuji Grass and Xuejue Grass.
  • Xiao Hua's first batch failed when the medicinal liquid splashed across the furnace, so he concluded that the pill-tempering talisman had been unnecessary and began a second attempt without it.

Ch. 1439Formulae and Yellow Talismans

Xiao Hua continued experimenting with alchemy and uncovered Fu Min’s deceptive Wood-Generating Talisman instruction. As Xiao Hua headed toward the alchemy rooms, a Fu Family disciple spotted him and called out from above.

  • Xiao Hua refined Wutuodan for several days, using recalled hand formulae and yellow talismans before leaving the alchemy room.
  • Xiao Hua told He Senior Brother and Fu Chu that he had been practicing talisman-making formulae with his senior brother, and He Senior Brother said he had covered Xiao Hua’s quota work.
  • Xiao Hua overheard Xuan Lan ask Fu Min whether he planned to establish his own branch, then used the Art of Earth Evasion to hide briefly in a restricted stone wall.
  • Fu Min dismissed Xiao Hua’s Fireball Talisman progress and demonstrated Wood-Generating Talisman techniques that Xiao Hua recognized as flawed.
  • Xiao Hua left Fu Min’s chamber and headed toward the alchemy rooms, but a Fu Family disciple above him called his name.

Ch. 1440Fu Yun's Strange Behavior

Xiao Hua used Fu Min’s absence to focus on alchemy, advancing his Wutuodan to the final stage before failing to draw it out. After more than ten days away, he returned to Chaotian Pavilion and caught up with Ming Sui and Ye Xuguang.

  • Fu Yuan warned Xiao Hua that he had entered the Fu Family’s forbidden area, then asked whether Fu Chu visited Chaotian Pavilion every day.
  • Xiao Hua returned to Chaotian Pavilion, crafted Fireball Talismans, and cultivated through the night before heading back to the pill room.
  • Xiao Hua found the Wutuodan ruined, restarted the refinement, and reflected that Fu Yunbo might profit by turning alchemical hand seals into talismans.
  • Over the next dozen days, Xiao Hua refined pills by day and cultivated by night, bringing the Wutuodan to its final pill-drawing stage but failing to extract it.
  • Xiao Hua returned to Chaotian Pavilion and learned that Ming Sui’s Fireball Talisman was nearing top grade and Ye Xuguang’s Ice Thorn Talisman had reached top grade.

Ch. 1441Leave Request

Xiao Hua learned that the Fu family’s talisman makers could request leave and arranged to travel, hoping to visit Xunyan Sect for the Fetal Breath Pill and Fire Marrow Blazing Crystal. After Chaotian Pavilion initially refused his group’s late registration, He Fu secured approval, and Xiao Hua left with a communication talisman while beginning to suspect He Fu might have ulterior motives.

  • Ming Sui and Ye Xuguang explained the Fu family’s leave rules and invited Xiao Hua to request leave with them.
  • Xiao Hua asked Fu Min for leave, and Fu Min approved it and granted him extra days without asking about his plans.
  • He Fu told Xiao Hua he had learned the Fire Dragon Talisman and agreed to request leave with him and the others.
  • Chaotian Pavilion had stopped leave registrations, but He Fu obtained a token that let the group register.
  • He Fu arranged to meet Xiao Hua in Siyue Town and gave him a communication talisman, prompting Xiao Hua to wonder whether He Fu had an ulterior motive.

Ch. 1442Xuan Lan's Strange Behavior

Xiao Hua traveled from Jinhua Mountain to Shallow Language City to arrange passage to Yanyuan City, where he planned to continue toward the Xunyan Sect. He unexpectedly encountered Xuan Lan twice and became curious about her unexplained trip to Moon Bright Shrine, while his reserved teleportation group remained incomplete.

  • Xiao Hua joked with Ming Sui and Ye Xuguang about Fu He, then traveled with them toward Siyue Town.
  • Xiao Hua encountered Xuan Lan near Siyue Town, where she said she had no particular destination before heading to the Teleportation Array.
  • Xiao Hua disguised himself with Mihuan and teleported to Shallow Language City, where he reserved a trip to Yanyuan City for the following noon.
  • Xiao Hua heard Xuan Lan ask an inn waiter for directions to Moon Bright Shrine and watched her hurry away after she noticed him.
  • Xiao Hua presented his token at the Shallow Language City Teleportation Array and learned that only three of the other scheduled travelers had arrived.

Ch. 1443Seeing Xiao Mao Again

Xiao Hua traveled from Shallow Language City through Yanyuan City to the Xunyan Sect, where he learned Zhuo Qingyuan had reached the peak of Qi Cultivation. He was surprised when Xiao Mao appeared and addressed him as Eldest Brother Xiao.

  • Xiao Hua waited among four late Foundation Establishment cultivators before teleporting to Yanyuan City and flying toward the Xunyan Sect.
  • Xiao Hua met Ming Feng and Ming Cheng at the Xunyan Sect’s Reception Pavilion and asked to see Zhuo Qingyuan.
  • Ming Feng told Xiao Hua that Zhuo Qingyuan had left seclusion after reaching the peak of Qi Cultivation.
  • Xiao Mao entered the reception room, bowed to Xiao Hua, and called him Eldest Brother Xiao.
  • Xiao Mao explained that Xiao Hua had stopped him from making a reckless mistake, while Xiao Hua questioned whether Xiao Mao should address him that way.

Ch. 1444Eldest Brother Xiao

Xiao Mao told Xiao Hua about Xunyan Sect’s dangerous ancient cultivation trial and asked him to be his elder brother, fearing they might never meet again. Zhuo Qingyuan arrived, learned of Cai’s death, and gave Xiao Hua fourteen Fetal Breath Pills while confirming that no Fire Marrow Blazing Crystal had been found yet.

  • Xiao Mao discovered Xiao Hua had reached the mid-stage of the fourth layer of Qi Cultivation and explained that he had regarded Xiao Hua as family since receiving his mother’s jade pendant.
  • Xiao Mao revealed that he had joined a trial involving an ancient technique intended for ninety-nine disciples whose cultivation had stalled, and described its method of fusing a magic artifact into the body.
  • Xiao Hua encouraged Xiao Mao to believe he could succeed, and Xiao Mao explained that Senior Brother Zhuo had urged him to visit because this might be their last meeting.
  • Zhuo Qingyuan entered, and Xiao Hua told him that Cai had died while seeking the Fire Marrow Blazing Crystal.
  • Zhuo Qingyuan apologized for telling Xiao Hua about the crystal, said no one had found one, and gave him fourteen Fetal Breath Pills.

Ch. 1445Samadhi True Fire

Xiao Hua traded the Fire Marrow Blazing Crystals to Zhuo Qingyuan and chose the Samadhi True Fire method instead of a Qi Cultivation technique. Before Zhuo Qingyuan returned, Xiao Hua taught Xiao Mao secret arts to strengthen his meridians, leaving Xiao Hua with the Samadhi True Fire booklet and Xiao Mao beginning to memorize the techniques.

  • Xiao Hua gave Xiao Mao two Fetal Breath Pills, and Zhuo Qingyuan urged Xiao Mao to strengthen his meridians before the trial.
  • Xiao Hua showed Zhuo Qingyuan his Fire Marrow Blazing Crystals and learned he could exchange them for a cultivation technique, magic artifact, or Samadhi True Fire method.
  • Xiao Hua chose the Samadhi True Fire method, which could be used to refine artifacts, concoct pills, make talismans, and attack.
  • After Zhuo Qingyuan left, Xiao Hua apologized to Xiao Mao for trading crystals needed by the sect and secretly taught him the Dragon Transformation Art and part of the Blood Shadow Art under a blood oath.
  • Zhuo Qingyuan returned with the Samadhi True Fire booklet and offered Xiao Hua another Qi Cultivation technique, but Xiao Hua reaffirmed his choice and accepted the booklet.

Ch. 1446Senior Qiu

Xiao Hua discovered he could cultivate Samadhi True Fire and began investigating whether he could absorb the Fire Marrow Blazing Crystal’s spiritual qi to rapidly advance his cultivation. Meanwhile, Xuan Lan waited at Moon Bright Shrine for Senior Qiu, who arrived and revealed he had been delayed while pursuing a rare thunder pearl.

  • Xiao Mao and Zhuo Qingyuan departed, and Xiao Hua found that he could cultivate the Foundation Establishment technique Samadhi True Fire.
  • Xiao Hua realized the Xunyan Sect’s method for absorbing fire-natured spiritual qi might help him cultivate quickly, but he could not draw spiritual qi from either a Fire Marrow Blazing Crystal or a spirit stone with the method he knew.
  • Xiao Hua stayed in Yanyuan City rather than paying extra spirit stones to teleport to Shallow Language City, leaving a communication talisman at the array.
  • Xuan Lan waited at Moon Bright Shrine for Senior Qiu and worried that he might not come to help the Liao family avenge its hatred against the Fu family.
  • Senior Qiu arrived and told Xuan Lan that a rare thunder pearl near Xihuang Town had delayed him.

Ch. 1447Strange Pair in the Myriad Monster Realm

Xuanlan told Senior Qiu she had found clues about the Fu family and asked him to act, while elsewhere an Empress and a little girl crossed Xiaoyu Continent carrying an injured Little Sable. The Little Sable called for its mother, stirring an inexplicable response in Xiao Hua before he left the inn.

  • Senior Qiu warned Xuanlan that powerful late Foundation Establishment cultivators had gathered in Xihuang Town and reminded her to honor their deal.
  • Xuanlan said she had discovered clues at the Fu family and persuaded Senior Qiu to intervene, then began recounting what she had learned.
  • In Xiaoyu Continent's storming sands, an Empress and a little girl protected an injured Little Sable inside the light of a flower basket.
  • The Empress explained that the Little Sable's injuries seemed connected to space or time and space, and that her natal soul beast method had failed because it longed for its mother.
  • The little girl noticed that the Little Sable kept facing south, while the Empress worried about the dangers hidden across Xiaoyu Continent.
  • In Yanyuan City, Xiao Hua heard the Little Sable call for its mother, thought of Little White, and left the inn after losing the urge to cultivate.

Ch. 1448Tracking

Xiao Hua learned that the Imperial Pill Sect had been driven out of Yanyuan City after taking the blame for the Bidding Convention’s pills and techniques. Recognizing a man connected to Fu He, Xiao Hua secretly followed him to Rice Garden Forest, where he overheard him meet Fu He.

  • Xiao Hua found the Imperial Pill Sect’s shop nearly empty and learned from a tea house clerk that the sect had been expelled from Yanyuan City after offending a prestigious sect.
  • A tea house clerk revealed that the Imperial Pill Sect was suspected of selling powerful pills and obtaining a complete set of Qi Cultivation techniques at the Bidding Convention.
  • Xiao Hua recognized the voice of the old man who had spoken with Fu He in Yunxi Marsh, then followed him out of the city using the Art of Earth Evasion.
  • At Rice Garden Forest, the old man met Fu He and called him Young Master, while Xiao Hua hid nearby and listened.

Ch. 1449Each Scheming in Their Own Way

Xiao Hua overheard Uncle Xiang urging Fu He to kill him and later followed Fu He back toward Jinhua Mountain. At Golden Phoenix Ridge, Xiao Hua attacked Fu He with a concealed needle just as Fu He launched a talisman, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

  • Fu He told Uncle Xiang about his time with the Fu family but concealed his connection to Fu Chu and Fu Zhu.
  • Uncle Xiang urged Fu He to infiltrate the Fu family's Inner Courtyard and kill Xiao Hua, and Fu He agreed to consider it.
  • Xiao Hua learned that Fu He was traveling back to Siyue Town and later met him there before they set out for Jinhua Mountain.
  • Fu He proposed visiting Golden Phoenix Ridge, and he and Xiao Hua stopped at a waterfall.
  • Xiao Hua launched his Profound Iron needle at Fu He's back as Fu He sent out a yellow talisman without turning around.

Ch. 1450Misunderstanding

Xiao Hua narrowly stopped his Profound Iron needle when he realized Fu He was sending a communication talisman to summon Chu'er, then learned to alter his appearance through Stealing Heaven and Changing the Sun. After returning to Chaotian Pavilion, he refined several pills and cultivated Samadhi True Fire, but Fu Zhu and Fu He discovered signs that someone had been using the forbidden pill room.

  • Xiao Hua halted his Profound Iron needle when Fu He sent a communication talisman for Chu'er, then stayed behind as Fu He and Chu'er left together.
  • Xiao Hua studied Stealing Heaven and Changing the Sun and discovered that changing his bones let him alter his face.
  • Xiao Hua and Fu He flew safely back to Jinhua Mountain, where Xiao Hua spent two months refining pills and studying talisman-making with Fu Min.
  • Xiao Hua successfully refined Wutuodan, Gui Ji Pill, and Jinglian Pill, then cultivated a wisp of purple-tinged Samadhi True Fire.
  • Xiao Hua stored his pill furnace and hid inside the bluestone when the warning talismans sounded.
  • Fu Zhu and Fu He entered the forbidden pill room and noticed the clean platform, realizing someone had recently been there.
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