Recaps

After narrowly escaping a Foundation Establishment spirit beast, Xiao Hua worked to secure East Ridge Medicine Garden and studied the divine sense methods and formation records left by Zhen Xie. He began setting up the Dry Fire Formation, leaving the formation disk ignited and drawing in the surrounding Spiritual Qi.

• Xiao Hua escaped underground from a Foundation Establishment spirit beast and hurried back to East Ridge Medicine Garden.
• Xiao Hua secured his cave abode and studied Xiangyang's instructions for controlling divine sense and reading jade slips.
• Xiao Hua broke the pill chamber's earth fire restriction, planted spirit herbs, and learned to control his perception and write jade slips.
• Xiao Hua searched Zhen Xie's belongings and found a jade slip describing the Dry Fire Formation.
• Xiao Hua studied the formation and began activating its formation disk, which ignited and drew in the surrounding Spiritual Qi.

Xiao Hua completed the Dry Fire Formation, then refined Essence Gathering Pills and realized that his pill-making skill surpassed the Thunder Control Sect’s alchemists. His discovery of the gap between Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment led him to study the Thunderous Force technique, where he found its meridians did not connect to those used in Qi Cultivation.

• Xiao Hua spent several days setting up the Dry Fire Formation, corrected his mistakes, and finally activated it, though the formation flag drained all his spiritual power in a single use.
• Xiao Hua refined an Essence Gathering Pill and compared it with pills from Zhuo, Yan Qinglian, and his sect provisions, finding that their medicinal strength varied.
• Xiao Hua successfully refined four Essence Gathering Pills and discovered that his pills were several times stronger than those made by the Thunder Control Sect’s alchemists.
• Xiao Hua realized that Foundation Establishment cultivators used true essence rather than ordinary true qi, explaining why their spiritual power could operate the formation so easily.
• Xiao Hua read the Foundation Establishment technique Thunderous Force and found that its meridians did not connect to the meridians in Qi Cultivation techniques.

Xiao Hua spent nearly a year cultivating, refining pills, and mastering Lightning Evasion and two magical artifacts, reaching the peak of the eleventh layer of Qi Cultivation. After preparing Xiao Yan Grass for Zhen Ming, he welcomed him to the medicine garden, where Zhen Ming demanded to inspect the spiritual grasses Xiao Hua had planted.

• Xiao Hua wondered whether techniques beyond the recorded Heaven and Earth Manifestation existed, then decided to ask Xiangyang or Wunai after returning to Myriad Thunder Valley.
• Over ten months, Xiao Hua refined pills, practiced Lightning Evasion, and refined the Huanling Sect artifact and Yan Liwei's ring, naming them Dust Veil and Illumination Observation.
• Little Yellow recovered enough to fly slowly, and Xiao Hua let Little Silver forage among spiritual grasses in his space.
• Xiao Hua reached the peak of the eleventh layer of Qi Cultivation, harvested Xiao Yan Grass, and stayed at East Ridge awaiting Zhen Ming.
• Zhen Ming arrived, accepted the harvested Xiao Yan Grass, and ordered Xiao Hua to open the formation so he could inspect the planted spiritual grasses.

Xiao Hua finished his work at East Ridge Medicine Garden and traveled to Myriad Thunder Valley to visit his master’s cave abode. After giving Zhuo spirit herbs to help smooth things over, he asked Xiangyang why Foundation Establishment techniques opened new meridians instead of continuing through the old ones, leaving Xiangyang unable to answer.

• Xiao Hua gave Zhen Ming pills and spirit stones as compensation, and Zhen Ming warned him that the spare token for the East Ridge formation was still missing.
• Xiao Hua used Lightning Escape Technique to travel to Myriad Thunder Valley, where he bound the mountain ape guarding his master’s cave abode.
• Xiangyang and Yan Qinglian welcomed Xiao Hua, and Zhuo praised his cultivation before accepting spirit herbs from him to smooth things over.
• Xiao Hua truthfully answered Xiangyang’s questions about his cultivation, then asked why Foundation Establishment techniques used new meridians.
• Xiangyang could not answer Xiao Hua’s question, so Yan Qinglian suggested that Xiangyang explain how he had established his foundation.

Xiao Hua learned how Foundation Establishment, Great Perfection, and the Essence Nourishing Talisman worked as Xiangyang and Wu Nai answered his questions. Wu Nai gave Xiao Hua a Jade Kylin Spirit and began explaining the risks of using an Essence Nourishing Talisman.

• Xiangyang described his failed first Foundation Establishment attempt, his fifty years of further cultivation, and his eventual breakthrough after taking ten Foundation Establishment Pills.
• Yan Qinglian and Xiangyang explained how the Essence Nourishing Talisman helped cultivators reach Great Perfection and could strengthen their spiritual power and divine sense.
• Zhuo gave Xiao Hua Qi Gathering Pills and spirit stones obtained by exchanging his herbs, and Wu Nai returned and criticized Xiao Hua for only reaching the peak of the eleventh Qi Cultivation layer.
• Wu Nai gave Xiao Hua a Jade Kylin Spirit after complaining that Zhen Yue had taken a Rainbow Bloom and recruited Wang Yunxiao, whom Wu Nai had wanted as a disciple.
• Wu Nai explained that meridians limited how much true qi cultivators could refine and that the Essence Nourishing Talisman extended Foundation Establishment to temper the meridians further, then warned that using it carried enormous risks.

Xiao Hua learned about the risks of using an Essence Nourishing Talisman and asked Xiangyang to guard him during his future Foundation Establishment. He visited Yan Lei Hall, where the lightning pillar showed him an apparent vision of Ancestor Qianyun establishing the Thunder Control Sect, and a familiar voice called his name as disciples emerged from a lecture.

• Helplessly warned Xiao Hua that losing control while using an Essence Nourishing Talisman could ruin his Foundation Establishment attempt or destroy his meridians, and postponed the decision until Xiao Hua reached the twelfth layer of Qi Cultivation.
• Helplessly answered Xiao Hua's questions about divine sense and the Niwan Palace, then sent him away after speaking through the night.
• Xiangyang agreed to stand guard when Xiao Hua established his foundation, and Xiao Hua returned to East Ridge before changing course for Yan Lei Hall.
• An early Foundation Establishment cultivator directed Xiao Hua to the side halls, and Xiao Hua entered the pillar's apparent vision of Ancestor Qianyun using lightning to establish the Thunder Control Sect.
• Xiao Hua returned to his senses before the pillar as the eastern lecture ended, and a familiar voice called out to him.

Xiao Hua reunited with Xue Xue at Yan Lei Hall, where she and Xun Shu noticed his rapid cultivation progress and wondered about his mysterious background. He attended a lecture on the Lesser Confinement Technique, then asked the Foundation Establishment cultivator to show him the Scripture Transmission Pavilion.

• Xue Xue greeted Xiao Hua at Yan Lei Hall, and he exchanged greetings with her and Xun Shu as nearby disciples reacted to their closeness.
• Wang Yunxiao, Min Ge, and Yuan Bo spoke with Xiao Hua about his cultivation before leaving, while Xue Xue asked him to send her a communication talisman.
• Xun Shu told Xue Xue that Xiao Hua's rapid progress and unfamiliarity with the palace lectures made him seem mysterious, then guessed that she knew who his senior brother was.
• Xiao Hua entered a lecture on the Lesser Confinement Technique, deliberately failed to cast it, then performed it successfully after the Foundation Establishment cultivator corrected his hand seals.
• Xiao Hua asked the cultivator where Yan Lei Hall's Scripture Transmission Pavilion was, and the cultivator agreed to take him there.

Xiao Hua used the Sect Master Token to gain permission to consult records at the Transmission Technique Pavilion, where he learned how its magical light orbs stored and accessed materials. He entered the orb available to his cultivation level and emerged with a jade slip, leaving the pavilion’s records system still mysterious.

• Xiao Hua presented his identity token and Sect Master Token, and the pavilion guards confirmed he could consult records one level above his cultivation but could not take them out.
• A lightning net tested Xiao Hua as he entered the pavilion, then vanished when his token repelled it.
• A cultivator emerged from a wall scroll and explained that Xiao Hua had to throw his identity token into a light orb to access its records.
• Xiao Hua’s token was rejected by an orange-red orb, but an emerald-green orb formed stairs that carried him inside.
• Xiao Hua returned from the orb with a jade slip, and a mid Foundation Establishment cultivator entered a wall scroll that became a mountain painting.

Xiao Hua searched the Scripture Transmission Pavilion, then broke through to the twelfth layer of Qi Cultivation and accidentally forged a Buddha Sarira while trying to awaken divine sense. The chapter left him with powerful Buddhist consciousness but no divine sense, unsure how he would explain the result or cultivate further.

• Xiao Hua searched the Scripture Transmission Pavilion for cultivation techniques, found many incomplete or unsuitable, and shifted his attention to spells.
• Xiao Hua returned to East Ridge Medicine Garden and, after more secluded cultivation, broke through the bottleneck of the eleventh layer of Qi Cultivation.
• Xiao Hua's breakthrough ignited heartfire, so he used an ancient Rainbow Bloom in the Thunder Control Sect's secret technique to try to give birth to divine sense.
• The oversized seven-colored sphere resisted the secret technique, and Xiao Hua instead tempered it according to the Baye Linglong Scripture.
• Xiao Hua formed a rough Buddha Sarira and gained Buddhist consciousness that reached several dozen zhang, but he worried that he had not gained divine sense.

Xiao Hua used the Jade Qilin Fruit and heartfire to awaken a weak divine sense and learn the Spirit Guiding Technique, then discovered that a year had passed during his secluded cultivation. After he delivered the Xiao Yan Grass, the story shifted to Fairy Jieqiong ending a cultivation session in an icy cave and taking Xiao Mao and four other disciples to Golden Goose Ridge, while Li Zongbao arrived at a distant palace.

• Xiao Hua refined the Jade Qilin Fruit with his heartfire, forming a tiny point at the Buddha Sarira’s brow and gaining a weak divine sense along with the Azure Blood Alchemy Heart and Spirit Guiding Technique.
• Xiao Hua compared divine sense with Buddhist consciousness, considered the abnormality of his Niwan Palace, and chose not to probe it further.
• Zhen Ming arrived to collect the Xiao Yan Grass, and Xiao Hua realized his secluded cultivation had lasted a year before handing over the grass and flying toward Myriad Thunder Valley.
• Fairy Jieqiong opened a hidden passage beneath an icy peak and ended the cultivation of five Qi Cultivation disciples, including Xiao Mao.
• Fairy Jieqiong ordered Foundation Establishment cultivators to escort the five disciples to Golden Goose Ridge, while Li Zongbao hurried into a distant palace.

Li Zongbao learned that he would serve as deputy leader of the Joyful Sect delegation to the Feather Immortal Gathering, while his Mirror of Parting Emotions remained blocked by an unknown attachment. Xiao Hua celebrated reaching the twelfth layer of Qi Cultivation with his masters, but the spirit wine they served him had an unexpectedly fiery effect.

• Heng Ming discussed Li Zongbao’s cultivation and claimed credit for the blood-shadow demon’s defeat on behalf of the Joyful Sect.
• Heng Ming told Li Zongbao that Zhuo Hui had chosen him as deputy leader for the Joyful Sect’s delegation to the Feather Immortal Gathering in Meng Kingdom.
• Li Zongbao admitted that he was close to a breakthrough in the Mirror of Parting Emotions but could not pass its final barrier, and Heng Ming warned him about mortal ties and attachments.
• Xiao Hua flew to Wu Nai’s cave residence, where Wu Nai and Xiangyang congratulated him on reaching the twelfth layer of Qi Cultivation.
• Wu Nai and the others toasted Xiao Hua with spirit wine, and Xiao Hua cried out when its fiery sensation rushed through him.

Xiao Hua celebrated reaching the twelfth layer of Qi Cultivation with Wunai, Zhuo, Xiangyang, and Yan Qinglian, while discussing the pressure and risks of his eventual Foundation Establishment. Zhuo gave Xiao Hua a Spirit Crow Fire Net and a jade slip on artifact refinement, and the chapter ended as Xiao Hua began asking Wunai a question.

• Xiao Hua tasted Wunai’s Nine Transformations of Spirit Wine and offered his remaining cups to Xiangyang and Yan Qinglian in gratitude for their support.
• Wunai poured wine for Xiangyang and Yan Qinglian and praised their work for Myriad Thunder Valley.
• Xiangyang warned Wunai that Xiao Hua had practiced three cultivation methods as a Rogue Cultivator, and Zhuo urged Wunai not to place too much pressure on Xiao Hua about Foundation Establishment.
• Xiao Hua said he would do his best to establish his foundation, and Wunai insisted that his Hidden Fire Physique would help him overcome the bottleneck.
• Zhuo gave Xiao Hua the Spirit Crow Fire Net, explained its reliance on top-grade fire-aspected spirit stones, and handed him a jade slip containing artifact-refinement methods.
• Xiao Hua accepted the gifts and began asking Wunai a question.

Xiao Hua studied Dry Thunder Palace’s Lightning Evasion Technique before being instructed to lose a selection match in an illusion realm. Once the contest began, he faced Qian Ye and secretly prepared to test his abilities instead.

• Xiao Hua learned that Dry Thunder Palace’s nine-layer Lightning Evasion Technique could greatly increase his speed, though he had only reached its first layer.
• A Foundation Establishment cultivator told Xiao Hua to lose to a particular disciple in the upcoming illusion-realm contest so they would settle their debt.
• Xiao Hua entered the selection, where the rules required 320 disciples to battle for points and the top twenty to advance.
• Xiao Hua’s opponent, Qian Ye of Dry Thunder Palace, appeared and revealed his twelfth-layer Qi Cultivation; Xiao Hua chose to flee while sending a Profound Iron needle through the sand.
• Qian Ye pursued Xiao Hua with a lightning-wreathed spear, but Xiao Hua dodged it with ease.

Xiao Hua eliminated Qian Ye with a coordinated attack, then lost his next bout because he failed to use his divine sense in a dark illusion. Back in Qin Lei Hall, he reflected on his mistakes and was recognized by a female disciple.

• Xiao Hua dodged Qian Ye's short spear, used Fireball Talismans to weaken his defense, and killed him with the Profound Iron needle while concealing Puchen's role.
• Qian Ye was eliminated and concluded that Xiao Hua had secretly controlled two magic artifacts, unaware that Xiao Hua had also controlled the talismans with Buddhist consciousness.
• Xiao Hua considered how to improve his tactics before the first round ended and the contestants were sent to their next illusion battles.
• Xiao Hua entered a pitch-black illusion, waited for light instead of using divine sense, and was pinned by a seal while a female cultivator attacked him with a flying sword.
• Xiao Hua returned to Qin Lei Hall, realized he should use divine sense sooner, and began planning for future opponents.
• A female disciple recognized Xiao Hua and exclaimed that he had reached the twelfth layer of Qi Cultivation.

Xiao Hua fought Li Xiaoxiao in the third round of the selection, using an unexpected formation-like tactic before surrendering when her water spells trapped him. After hundreds of varied battles, he encountered Xun Shu and several other late-stage opponents, but never found the disciple he had been seeking.

• Xun Shu questioned Xiao Hua about his Rogue Cultivator origins, then left after he asked her to speak more quietly.
• Li Xiaoxiao attacked Xiao Hua with water streams, while Xiao Hua used his Dust Brush and Fireball Talismans to counter her spells.
• Li Xiaoxiao neutralized Xiao Hua’s fire attack with water and trapped him in an ice sphere, so Xiao Hua surrendered and used his token to leave.
• Xiao Hua fought several hundred opponents in varied illusionary realms, gaining combat experience and improving his control of magical artifacts.
• As the selection neared its end, Xiao Hua encountered Xun Shu, Wang Yunxiao, Yuan Bo, and Min Ge, but immediately left when he saw Xun Shu.
• Xiao Hua never encountered the disciple he had been seeking, while Xun Shu watched him disappear with an unreadable expression.

Xiao Hua returned from the selection and brought Xiangyang the complete Lightning Evasion Technique, then accompanied him toward Myriad Thunder Valley to find Wunai. The valley’s thunder overwhelmed Xiao Hua, but the Buddha Sarira protected his mind and grew stronger, revealing that the thunder could aid his Buddhist cultivation.

• Xiao Hua withdrew from the disciple selection and left Thunder Immortal Peak after learning the results would be announced later.
• Xiao Hua showed Xiangyang the complete Lightning Evasion Technique, and they decided to bring it to Wunai in person.
• Xiangyang warned Xiao Hua that Myriad Thunder Valley’s thunder could damage his Dao heart and foundation, but Xiao Hua insisted on going with him.
• As the thunder grew stronger, Xiao Hua’s Lightning Evasion Technique faltered, so he tried to retreat while Xiangyang sent a transmission talisman.
• The overlapping thunder sounds overwhelmed Xiao Hua, but the Buddha Sarira’s Brahma sounds restored his mind and its imprint grew darker, strengthening his Baye Linglong Scripture cultivation.

Xiao Hua delivered the Lightning Escape Technique to Wunai, while Xiangyang struggled with jealousy over his junior brother’s abilities and accepted Yan Qinglian’s advice. Back at East Ridge, Xiao Hua resumed preparing for cultivation, but Xue Xue’s message interrupted him with a question about the Feathered Immortal Convention selection.

• Xiangyang rescued Xiao Hua from Myriad Thunder Valley, and Wunai rebuked them for the danger before accepting the Lightning Escape Technique Xiao Hua had brought.
• Wunai sent Xiao Hua back to East Ridge and told Xiangyang to explain the twelfth layer of Qi Cultivation to him.
• Xiangyang felt jealous that Xiao Hua could use Zhe Lei Evasion, then confessed his feelings to Yan Qinglian, who urged him to be proud of Xiao Hua rather than resent him.
• Xiao Hua returned to East Ridge, prepared Qi Gathering Pills, and resolved to cultivate toward Foundation Establishment so he could take revenge on Jiang Jiantong.
• Three days later, Xiao Hua received a transmission talisman from Xue Xue asking about his Feathered Immortal Convention selection results and whether he had qualified to gain experience outside.

Xiao Hua learned that he had qualified for the Feathered Immortal Convention, though he had entered the selection only to repay a favor and wanted to keep cultivating in East Ridge. After Wu Nai and Zhuo explained the convention and Wu Nai began describing Xiaoyu Continent, Xiao Hua listened with growing fascination.

• Xiao Hua received Wu Nai's summons and found Wu Nai, Zhuo, and Xiangyang waiting for him in Myriad Thunder Valley.
• Wu Nai told Xiao Hua that he had placed twentieth in the Qin Lei Hall duels and qualified to attend the Feathered Immortal Convention ten months later.
• Xiao Hua protested that he did not want to go, then explained that he had entered the duels to repay a favor and had intended to lose.
• Wu Nai insisted that Xiao Hua attend, while Zhuo calmed Wu Nai and Xiangyang encouraged Xiao Hua to take the opportunity.
• Xiangyang explained that the convention brought together disciples from Xi Kingdom, Lian Kingdom, and Meng Kingdom, and that it offered experience and rewards.
• Xiao Hua asked about the wider Xiaoyu Continent, and Wu Nai began explaining its cultivation world.

Helpless explained the wider Xiaoyu Continent and the differences between its cultivation paths to Xiao Hua, who asked about Buddhist, soul, and sword cultivation. After learning that the Feathered Immortal Convention offered a chance to select a magic tool, Xiao Hua agreed to attend and represent Myriad Thunder Valley.

• Helpless described the Four Cultivation Nations, Million Meng Mountain, and the distant Shali Alliance, while Xiao Hua listened eagerly.
• Xiao Hua asked about talismans, spells, and soul cultivation, then carefully concealed that he cultivated the Buddha Sarira when Helpless warned him not to ask about the Buddhist Sect.
• Helpless explained how sword cultivators nurtured life-bound flying swords, and Yan Qinglian described Beast Spirit Talismans that borrowed the power of spirit beasts.
• Helpless revealed that only Xiao Hua and Wang Yunxiao had qualified from the Thunder Control Sect for the Feathered Immortal Convention, but said Xiao Hua need not attend if he had decided against it.
• Zhuo mentioned that qualified disciples could choose a magic tool from their Thunder Palace's Treasure Pavilion, and Xiangyang urged Xiao Hua to take the opportunity.
• Xiao Hua declared that he would attend the Feathered Immortal Convention and win honor for his master, senior brother, and martial grandmaster.

Xiao Hua and Xiangyang fought a sparring duel at Wunai’s order, with Xiao Hua relying on talismans, magic artifacts, and speed against his senior brother’s stronger Foundation Establishment cultivation. The fight ended with Xiangyang’s Great Restraint Technique striking Xiao Hua as he closed in.

• Wunai ordered Xiangyang to test Xiao Hua’s abilities despite Xiangyang’s concern about their difference in cultivation.
• Xiao Hua opened the duel by bombarding Xiangyang with repeated volleys of Fireball Talismans, then threatened him with a concealed Profound Iron needle.
• Xiangyang broke through the talismans and counterattacked with his lightning hammer, forcing Xiao Hua to withdraw his Dust Brush and evade the lightning.
• Xiangyang used a complex spell seal to pursue Xiao Hua, but Xiao Hua suddenly closed the distance and sent another volley of Fireball Talismans.
• Xiangyang shattered most of the talismans with his hammer, but Xiao Hua rushed in close; when Xiao Hua hesitated to draw something, Xiangyang struck him with a Great Restraint Technique.

Xiao Hua sparred with Xiangyang, revealing both his weak spell foundation and the formidable force of his Demon Spear Tip. Wu Nai arranged further spell training and took Xiao Hua’s magic tools to be reforged, while Xiao Hua left with his master impressed by the spear’s power.

• Xiangyang subdued Xiao Hua with the Great Restraint Technique during their spar, and Xiao Hua admitted that he could not defeat his eldest senior brother.
• Wu Nai praised Xiao Hua’s speed but pointed out his poor foundation in basic spells, then told Xiangyang to teach him those spells again.
• Xiao Hua explained how he had obtained his Earth attribute magic tool from Huanling Sect disciples, and Wu Nai took it and Illumination Observation to have them reforged.
• Wu Nai and Zhuo discussed whether Xiao Hua should focus on defense or attack, and Xiao Hua chose to show them his Demon Spear Tip.
• Xiao Hua rapidly struck Xiangyang with the Demon Spear Tip and shattered his protective radiance, impressing Wu Nai with its force.

Wu Nai brought Xiao Hua to Shuo Lei Hall to choose a magical artifact before the Feathered Immortal Convention, and Zhen Ping led him into the restricted storage hall. Xiao Hua found the standard artifacts unappealing, then noticed a broken Small Pouch among the discarded magical treasure fragments.

• Wu Nai tested Xiao Hua’s Flying Technique on the way to Shuo Lei Hall and proudly introduced him to Zhen Ping as the palace’s representative at the Feathered Immortal Convention.
• Zhen Ping opened the artifact vault with a beast-shaped restriction and told Xiao Hua he could choose only one artifact, then hinted that damaged treasure fragments in the eastern room might be worth examining.
• Xiao Hua inspected several magical artifacts in the first hall but found none that suited him.
• Xiao Hua entered the eastern room and saw that its magical treasure fragments had powerful but erratic fluctuations and no accompanying jade slips.
• As Xiao Hua turned to leave, he noticed a broken-corner Small Pouch containing little round beads.

Xiao Hua chose a set of Sword Pellets from the Treasure Pavilion, despite lacking the techniques to use them, and Wu Nai became furious with him. Back at the cave residence, Xiangyang and Yan Qinglian warned Xiao Hua to focus on cultivation, and he agreed to keep the pellets without practicing with them.

• Xiao Hua found nine linked Sword Pellets and took them from the Treasure Pavilion, ignoring the other artifacts.
• Wu Nai told Xiao Hua the pellets required sword cultivator techniques and urged him to exchange them, but Zhen Ping sealed the hall after Xiao Hua left.
• Zhen Ping let Xiao Hua keep the Sword Pellets and their Small Pouch, while Wu Nai flew away in anger.
• Xiangyang told Xiao Hua that Wu Nai had shut himself away and did not wish to see him, and Yan Qinglian and Xiangyang explained why he should focus on Foundation Establishment rather than sword techniques.
• Xiao Hua agreed to keep the Sword Pellets without cultivating them and spent the following several dozen days practicing basic spells with Xiangyang.

Xiao Hua finished learning the Thunder Control Sect’s basic spells and collected two magical artifacts with Xiangyang, then encountered Yan Lei Ridge disciples who challenged him over his victory in the Feathered Immortal Convention selection. Xiangyang defended Xiao Hua and stopped him from accepting a fight at the Thunder Competition Ground, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Xiangyang gave Xiao Hua a jade slip of Myriad Thunder Valley’s basic spells after a month of instruction and brought him to Shuo Lei Hall to collect Dust Concealment and Illumination Observation.
• A Shuo Lei Hall disciple gave Xiangyang new spell formulas for the artifacts after Xiangyang paid him spirit stones.
• A disciple who Xiao Hua had defeated during the Feathered Immortal Convention selection recognized him and accused him of taking his qualification.
• Zhen Weisheng pressured Xiao Hua and challenged him to settle their conflict at the Thunder Competition Ground, while Xiangyang countered that Xiao Hua had qualified for the convention.
• Xiangyang stopped Xiao Hua from speaking and rejected the challenge, and Zhen Weisheng left with his companions.

After learning about the Thunder Control Sect’s deadly rivalries, Xiao Hua returned to East Ridge and inspected his new treasures while worrying that Yan Lei Ridge might target him. He spent ten months cultivating and refining pills, and the chapter left him practicing the Spirit Crow Fire Net.

• Xiangyang told Xiao Hua about the sect’s rules for settling grudges on Thunder Competition Ground and warned him about Zhen Qikui and Yan Lei Ridge.
• Xiao Hua returned to East Ridge, activated the formation, and privately admitted that he feared Yan Lei Ridge might ambush him.
• Xiao Hua tested the heavy demonic hammer and examined the Sword Pellets and Small Pouch, but decided against trying to refine them.
• Xiao Hua realized that Sword Pellets might be refined through a method similar to pill refinement, but set the idea aside to focus on making pills.
• Xiao Hua spent ten months cultivating, refining pills and artifacts, and familiarizing himself with magical artifacts; his Qi Cultivation steadily improved.
• Xiao Hua practiced the Spirit Crow Fire Net and sent its fiery crows against a large boulder.