Recaps

Xiao Hua refined his Spirit Crow Fire Net, then reunited with Helplessness, Zhuo, Xiangyang, and Yan Qinglian as they prepared him for the Feathered Immortal Convention. He learned Xiangyang needed a several-hundred-year-old Mother-Child Spirit Fruit to make a lost Foundation Establishment breakthrough pill, and realized the fruit in his space might be what his senior brother needed.

• Xiao Hua tested his Spirit Crow Fire Net and found that refining it with Samadhi True Fire had boosted its power while increasing its spirit-stone consumption.
• Helplessness visited Xiao Hua’s cultivation site with Zhuo, Xiangyang, and Yan Qinglian, praised his progress, and summoned him to the Feathered Immortal Convention.
• Xiangyang gave Xiao Hua spirit stones, pills, and yellow talismans he had prepared for the convention, while Helplessness took one of Xiao Hua’s Fetal Breath Pills.
• Zhuo and Yan Qinglian explained that Xiangyang needed a several-hundred-year-old Mother-Child Spirit Fruit to make a Fetal Reflection Pill, whose refining method had been lost.
• Xiao Hua realized the Mother-Child Spirit Fruit growing in his space might be old enough to help Xiangyang, but he kept his discovery to himself.

Xiao Hua gave Xiangyang a several-thousand-year-old Mother-Child Spirit Fruit, allowing him to prepare for Foundation Establishment, then accompanied Wu Nai and Zhuo to Gen Lei Palace for the Feathered Immortal Convention. There, Xiao Hua met Zhen Yue, Wang Yunxiao, and Zhen Yuqian, as the two rival elders exchanged pointed remarks.

• Xiao Hua gave Xiangyang a Mother-Child Spirit Fruit, and Wu Nai recognized its age and told Xiangyang to keep it secret while entering seclusion.
• Xiangyang and Yan Qinglian returned to Myriad Thunder Valley, while Xiao Hua left Eastern Ridge with Wu Nai and Zhuo for Gen Lei Palace.
• Xiao Hua arrived at Spring Thunder Hall and saw the other Qi Cultivation disciples and their Foundation Establishment elders gathered for the convention.
• Zhen Yue entered with Wang Yunxiao and Zhen Yuqian, greeted Wu Nai, and reminded him that he had once wanted to take Wang Yunxiao as a disciple.
• Zhen Yue introduced Zhen Yuqian to Wu Nai, and Xiao Hua and Zhen Yuqian greeted each other.

Xiao Hua and Helpless met Zhen Yue’s disciples and the candidates gathering for the Feathered Immortal Convention. Xun Shu arrived with Xue Xue, whose changed appearance and progress surprised Helpless, and the chapter ended with Xue Xue chatting with Zhuo while Xiao Hua stood nearby.

• Zhen Yuqian insulted Xiao Hua and boasted about Wang Yunxiao, prompting Zhen Yue to reprimand him and send him to the Hall of Reflection.
• Disciples from Dry Thunder Palace and Kun Thunder Palace arrived in Spring Thunder Hall and formally greeted the other palaces.
• Wang Yunxiao and Zhen Yue went to greet Yuan Bo and Min Ge, while Xiao Hua stayed with Helpless and Zhuo.
• Xun Shu arrived with Xue Xue, who greeted Helpless and Zhuo and explained that Xun Ruo could not see them off.
• Helpless recognized Xue Xue and was surprised by her early ninth-layer cultivation and changed appearance; Xue Xue teased Xiao Hua about his congratulations, then joined Zhuo in conversation.

Xiao Hua departed for the Feathered Immortal Convention aboard a thunder boat with the other disciples and cultivated throughout the journey. After Gen Qing’s flute stirred memories of Fairy Hongxia in him, a spirit beast burst from the clouds and struck the boat, throwing everyone into chaos.

• Gen Yue announced the departure, and Xue Xue gave Xiao Hua a storage pouch filled with spirit stones, pills, and talismans before he boarded the thunder boat with Xun Shu.
• Wunai and Zhuo warned Xiao Hua to be careful, and the boat departed under Gen Qing’s command.
• Xiao Hua cultivated for more than ten days while Wang Yunxiao and other disciples socialized, and Gen Qing watched Xiao Hua’s diligence.
• Gen Qing played a mournful flute in the rain, and Xiao Hua saw a woman resembling Fairy Hongxia in a vision before returning to cultivation with a tear on his face.
• The thunder boat began shaking, and Gen Qing ordered Gen Yue to continue onward while he went to investigate.
• A leopard-like spirit beast flew out of the clouds and slammed into the thunder boat, sending the passengers sprawling.

Gen Qing’s Mi You sound attack briefly restrained the Flying Leopard Beast, but the beast broke free, wounded him, and attacked the Thunder Boat. As the beast cornered Xun Shu, Xiao Hua rushed in and pulled her away, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Gen Qing used Mi You to bind the Flying Leopard Beast with sound waves, but the beast grew stronger, shattered the attack, and injured him.
• The Flying Leopard Beast pursued Gen Yue’s Thunder Boat, broke its defenses with its tail, and scattered the disciples into the air.
• The beast targeted Xun Shu, shattered her crimson shield, and drove her to the brink while Gen Qing rushed to help.
• Xiao Hua activated Zhe Lei Evasion and flew toward Xun Shu as the beast prepared to strike her.
• Xiao Hua wrapped an arm around Xun Shu, told her not to use her magical power, and carried her past the Flying Leopard Beast’s attack.

Xiao Hua rescued Xun Shu from the Flying Leopard Beast and helped her escape its attack. A Seven Wonders Sect elder and his Screaming Egret drove the beast away, and the Thunder Control Sect traveled with them toward the Taiqing Sect; Gen Qing later thanked Xiao Hua for saving Xun Shu.

• Xiao Hua used Zhe Lei Evasion and his demonic spear tip to rescue Xun Shu and reach Gen Qing.
• The Flying Leopard Beast charged Gen Qing, but Wei Chongxi's Screaming Egret cried out and frightened it away.
• Wei Chongxi invited Gen Qing's group to travel with the Seven Wonders Sect to the Taiqing Sect, and Gen Qing accepted.
• Xun Shu thanked Xiao Hua and cultivated beside him while other disciples whispered about their closeness, upsetting Yuan Bo.
• After several days of travel, Gen Qing asked Xiao Hua about Zhe Lei Evasion, thanked him for his help, and Xiao Hua asked him to play another tune.

Xiao Hua and the Thunder Control Sect reached the Taiqing Sect, where a python dragon’s roar sent the Seven Wonders Sect’s disciples and Screaming Egret plummeting from the sky. The dragon then confronted the Thunder Control Sect’s boat, and the chapter ended with Dao Qing using a jade ruyi to make it withdraw.

• Gen Qing’s flute helped Xiao Hua cultivate, while Xun Shu remained troubled by what she had witnessed on the journey.
• Gen Qing explained the Taiqing Sect’s three peaks and warned Xiao Hua about the dangers high in the sky.
• A dragon roar from the Taiqing Sect paralyzed Xiao Hua and knocked the Screaming Egret and several Seven Wonders Sect disciples from the air.
• Gen Qing sent the thunder boat to catch falling disciples as Wei Chongxi and Cheng Xiang struggled to rescue their companions.
• Dao Qing arrived atop a fiery red python dragon, which pressed its head against the Thunder Control Sect’s boat and swept its tongue over the disciples.
• Dao Qing commanded the reluctant python dragon to withdraw with a jade ruyi.

Xiao Hua and the Thunder Control Sect arrived at the Taiqing Sect’s floating Vast Realm for the Feathered Immortal Convention. There, he saw Fairy Hongxia again, but Yun Zichong’s closeness and her departure left him believing his hopes had been wishful thinking.

• Dao Qing apologized for the python-dragon’s attack, promised compensation, and sent Dao Jing to escort the Thunder Control Sect and Seven Wonders Sect to the Vast Realm.
• The disciples admired the Taiqing Sect’s immense floating mountain, where Dao Jing said the Feathered Immortal Convention had a special connection to the Vast Realm.
• The Huanhua Sect arrived on a lavish Phoenix Boat, and Xiao Hua recognized Fairy Hongxia among its disciples.
• Fairy Hongxia first looked past Xiao Hua, then recognized him with surprise and delight before Yun Zichong interrupted them.
• Fairy Hongxia left with Yun Zichong without looking back, and Xiao Hua concluded that his hopes for her had been wishful thinking.

Xiao Hua and the other sect disciples entered the Vast Realm, where Dao Jing revealed that the enormous realm itself was a magical artifact that gathered spiritual qi. Dao Jing led the group to the cultivation grounds where the Feathered Immortal Convention would be held the day after tomorrow.

• Dao Jing and a Huanhua Sect cultivator activated talismans that formed light bridges, carrying the gathered cultivators into the Vast Realm.
• Xiao Hua brooded over Fairy Hongxia and Yun Zichong, while Xun Shu wondered about Xiao Hua’s rapid cultivation and unusual Thunder Evasion Technique.
• Xiong Fei, Wei Chongxi, and Gen Qing investigated the Vast Realm’s unusually dense spiritual qi but could not identify its source.
• Dao Jing revealed that the Vast Realm itself was a magical artifact left by the Taiqing Sect’s patriarch to gather spiritual qi.
• Dao Jing led the cultivators to the vast central plaza, where the Feathered Immortal Convention would take place and sect disciples’ quarters had been arranged.

Xiao Hua arrived at the Feathered Immortal Convention and learned that Li Zongbao was representing Joyful Sect. He went to meet Li Zongbao to discuss an urgent matter, while Wang Yunxiao followed him with suspicions about his ties to Joyful Sect.

• Dao Jing explained the convention’s participating sects, mentioned a mysterious additional sect, and described the restricted grounds and next day’s exchange gathering.
• Xiao Hua learned that Li Zongbao was Joyful Sect’s deputy envoy and decided to visit him about Cai Zhuoxia’s belongings and final words.
• After reaching his pavilion, Xiao Hua declined Wang Yunxiao’s invitation to discuss cultivation and left for Joyful Sect’s quarters.
• Wang Yunxiao questioned a guard about Xiao Hua’s destination, suspected he had a secret connection to Joyful Sect, and followed him.
• Xiao Hua asked the guard at Joyful Sect’s pavilion to summon Li Zongbao, who emerged and stared at Xiao Hua in disbelief.

Xiao Hua visited Li Zongbao and told him that Cai Zhuoxia had died, recounting her final words and delivering the pouch she had left behind. After grieving through the night, Li Zongbao gained new insight into the Mirror of Parting Emotions and emerged with white hair and a colder demeanor as the Feathered Immortal Convention’s Gathering of Exchange began.

• Xiao Hua met Li Zongbao, explained his cultivation history, and said Cai Zhuoxia had entrusted him with a silk pouch for Li Zongbao.
• Li Zongbao pressured Xiao Hua to explain Cai Zhuoxia’s fate, then listened as Xiao Hua recounted her death in Yanlin Mountain Marsh and her final request.
• Li Zongbao examined Cai Zhuoxia’s lock of hair, wept, and eventually told Xiao Hua he believed his account before Xiao Hua departed.
• Li Zongbao remained alone with the pouch as his hair turned snow-white and his grief shifted into determination and indifference.
• Li Zongbao drew in Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, coughed blood onto the pouch, burned it, and told Zhuo Hui that he had gained further insight into the Mirror of Parting Emotions.
• Zhuo Hui and the Joyful Sect disciples congratulated Li Zongbao, then left him to meditate as the Gathering of Exchange began.

Xiao Hua met with Xun Shu, who explained the hidden grades and severe limits of the Thunder Control Sect’s Lightning Evasion Technique. She proposed a cooperation that could give him a chance to advance beyond its lower grade, leaving him to consider her offer.

• Xiao Hua returned to his chamber, found Xun Shu’s communication talisman, and went to meet her.
• Xun Shu tried to thank Xiao Hua for saving her, but he stopped her and said he had acted because he could.
• Xun Shu confirmed that Xiao Hua knew Lightning Evasion and asked whether he wanted to cultivate it further.
• Xun Shu revealed that Lightning Evasion had three grades—Lightning Stillness, Lightning Movement, and Lightning Soaring—and that even the sect’s masters had rarely advanced beyond the lower grade.
• Xun Shu said Xiao Hua’s talent gave him a thirty percent chance to advance if he followed her advice, and explained that she wanted to cooperate with him.

Xiao Hua learned from Xun Shu that the Feathered Immortal Convention was a dangerous trial tied to Foundation Establishment, and he agreed to join her on a future trial when the time was right. At the next day's Gathering of Exchange, he noticed a rusty necklace, but an early Foundation Establishment Taiqing Sect disciple reached it first.

• Xun Shu explained that the Feathered Immortal Convention tested late Qi Cultivation disciples through dangerous trials and offered rewards to those who achieved high rankings.
• Xun Shu told Xiao Hua that Foundation Establishment depended on thorough cultivation and opportunity, and Xiao Hua agreed to accompany her on a future trial if he was going.
• Xiao Hua and Xun Shu clapped hands and swore an oath, then Xiao Hua left after asking about the Gathering of Exchange.
• Xiao Hua arrived at the plaza the next morning and saw cultivators displaying mostly ordinary or mysterious items for trade.
• Xiao Hua noticed a rusty iron-gray necklace, but an early Foundation Establishment Taiqing Sect disciple picked it up before he could reach it.

At the Feathered Immortal Convention’s exchange gathering, Xiao Hua traded six-hundred-year-old Linglong Grass to Zhong Xiaohan for a damaged Soul Collecting Bell and learned it came from a branch of the Xiaonan Cheng Family. As Xiao Hua searched the plaza for Buddhist gold foil, another Buddhist consciousness met his own, leaving him facing an unexpected presence.

• Xiao Hua watched cultivators use voice transmission and storage bags to negotiate exchanges, then saw the Changbai Sect, Ascension Gate, and Immortal Music Sect arrive.
• Xiao Hua examined Zhong Xiaohan’s damaged Soul Collecting Bell and learned she wanted a thousand-year Linglong Grass or other valuable items for it.
• Xiao Hua offered Zhong Xiaohan six-hundred-year Linglong Grass, and she exchanged the bell and a booklet describing its connection to a branch of the Xiaonan Cheng Family in the Xi Kingdom.
• Xiao Hua considered trading more Linglong Grass or Foundation Establishment Pills but decided that doing so could draw unwanted attention from Thunder Control Sect disciples.
• After the Shanghua Sect, Kunlun Sect, and Southern Nether Sect arrived, Xiao Hua searched for Buddhist gold foil, released his Buddhist consciousness, and sensed another Buddhist consciousness sweep over him.

At the Feathered Immortal Convention, Xiao Hua was discovered by Han Zhu of the Kunlun Sect, who recognized his Buddhist consciousness and warned him about the deadly conflict between Buddhism and Daoism. Han Zhu then gave Xiao Hua a method for controlling Buddhist consciousness, leaving Xiao Hua to examine it.

• A late Foundation Establishment cultivator with powerful Buddhist consciousness confronted Xiao Hua and summoned him to meet beside a stream.
• Xiao Hua unexpectedly met Zhuo Qingyuan, who said Xiao Mao had recovered and advanced to the ninth layer of Qi Cultivation.
• Xiao Hua went to the stream and learned that the cultivator was Han Zhu of the Kunlun Sect.
• Han Zhu told Xiao Hua that he had cultivated Buddhist consciousness incorrectly and that cultivation sects would kill him if they discovered his Buddhist practice.
• Han Zhu explained that he had searched for nearly a hundred years to find someone who had cultivated Buddhist consciousness and gave Xiao Hua a method to control it.

Xiao Hua received Han Zhu’s Golden Lü and began studying its Buddhist cultivation methods while remaining wary of Han Zhu’s motives. At the Gathering of Exchange, Fairy Hongxia examined a damaged jade ruyi that Yun Zichong bought for her, then met Xu Fu of the Ascension Gate.

• Han Zhu gave Xiao Hua the Golden Lü, warned him to put it away when sect disciples approached, and vanished.
• Xiao Hua returned to the pavilion, rejected Yuan Bo’s offer to buy him items, and went into his quiet room.
• Yuan Bo, Min Ge, and Wang Yunxiao met privately, then emerged with smug expressions as Xiao Hua studied the Golden Lü’s upper volume.
• Xiao Hua decided to learn the method for concealing Buddhist sense and began cultivating it in his quiet room.
• Yun Zichong bought a damaged jade ruyi after Fairy Hongxia paused at the stall, but she returned it without comment.
• Xu Fu of the Ascension Gate approached Fairy Hongxia and introduced himself.

Fairy Hongxia was harassed by Ascension Gate disciples until Li Zongbao intervened, and the Feathered Immortal Convention began under Taiqing Sect’s hosts. The opening was interrupted by the arrival of sword cultivators from Huan Kingdom’s Xuanjian Sect.

• Xu Fu, Wu Qiming, and He Shouzheng blocked Fairy Hongxia and tried to force her to exchange cultivation insights with them.
• Yun Zichong confronted Xu Fu, but Li Zongbao arrived and froze Xu Fu and his companions with his icy pressure before passing by.
• Yun Zichong learned that the white-haired cultivator was Li Zongbao of the Joyful Sect, while Fairy Hongxia wondered whether he truly was the youngest Foundation Establishment cultivator.
• Deming welcomed the sect disciples to the Feathered Immortal Convention, and Renzhu explained the match rules, rewards, and time limits as Xiao Hua resolved to avoid unnecessary risks.
• Zhang Yuhe and Zhang Yutong of Huan Kingdom’s Xuanjian Sect sent a flying sword message announcing their arrival, and Renzhu welcomed them as sword lights appeared above the plaza.

At the Feathered Immortal Convention, twin Sword Cultivators Zhang Yuhe and Zhang Yutong asked Deming for help before the matches began. Xiao Hua entered his assigned illusion formation, where He Fangyuan challenged him, and the chapter ended as He Fangyuan launched a stronger attack.

• Zhang Yuhe and Zhang Yutong introduced themselves to Renzhu, and Zhang Yutong explained that they had come to Meng Kingdom on important business and wanted his help.
• Deming took the twins to the pavilions while Renzhu assigned the competitors to their illusion formations.
• Xiao Hua entered his formation, found its bright barriers blocked his escape, and discovered that He Fangyuan had tracked him down.
• He Fangyuan said that avoiding combat would disqualify them, and he and Xiao Hua exchanged names before attacking.
• Xiao Hua used Puchen to block He Fangyuan's first strike, and He Fangyuan sent a formation of azure phantoms toward him.

Xiao Hua turned the fight against He Fangyuan after recovering his Misty Steps, then stopped short of killing him when He Fangyuan showed signs of Foundation Establishment. He Fangyuan escaped the illusion array, while Xiao Hua searched for the Taiyi Azure Light Staff he had knocked away.

• He Fangyuan overwhelmed Xiao Hua with successive waves of phantoms from his Taiyi Azure Light Staff, and a beam of light stripped away the Dust Brush's protective radiance.
• Xiao Hua recovered his Misty Steps and dodged He Fangyuan's attacks without using spiritual power.
• Xiao Hua struck He Fangyuan's staff from his hand, caught up to him, and sent him flying with the Demon Spear Shaft.
• As He Fangyuan showed signs of Foundation Establishment, Xiao Hua halted his final blow and let him take a Foundation Establishment Pill and leave the illusion array.
• Xiao Hua searched the illusion realm for the discarded Taiyi Azure Light Staff, unaware that a particle of Buddhist light had appeared within his Buddha Sarira.

Zhang Yutong and Zhang Yuhe sought ancient Mysterious Yin Spirit Grass, and Deming offered to ask the visiting sects for help while keeping their request discreet. At the Feathered Immortal Convention, Xiao Hua faced Zhu Beibei of the Xuantian Sect, turned her sound attack against her, and captured her, leaving Zhu Beibei pleading for her life.

• Zhang Yutong told Deming that she and Zhang Yuhe needed Mysterious Yin Spirit Grass at least three thousand years old, but Taiqing Sect had only a two-thousand-year-old specimen.
• Zhang Yutong and Zhang Yuhe resolved to seek the grass, and Deming offered to consult the visiting sect leaders without revealing their request publicly.
• Zhang Yuhe asked to watch the Feathered Immortal Convention, and Deming escorted the sisters to the square after the first round of matches had ended.
• Xiao Hua faced Zhu Beibei in an illusion formation, where she attacked him with music from her silver pipa and sealed him with a Restriction Talisman.
• Xiao Hua revealed that he could still speak, seized Zhu Beibei, and sealed her true qi; Zhu Beibei dropped her pipa and begged him to spare her.

Xiao Hua defeated Zhu Beibei in the illusion array, took her spirit stones and a mysterious white bone, and let her escape. After he emerged, Xun Shu came out badly wounded, and a middle-aged cultivator tried to kill her before a tiny purple sword knocked his weapon aside.

• Xiao Hua spared Zhu Beibei after taking her pills, spirit stones, and a mysterious white bone, then let her activate her token and leave the illusion array.
• Zhu Beibei and Xiao Hua emerged, surprising the Taiqing Sect disciples, and Qian Diheng came over to speak with Xiao Hua.
• Qian Diheng revealed that he carried a blood-sacrificed magic treasure that protected him from attacks below Foundation Establishment.
• Xun Shu emerged from the illusion array covered in blood, and Xiao Hua gave her a healing pill.
• A middle-aged cultivator attacked Xun Shu after emerging, but a tiny purple sword knocked his flying sword away, leading Xiao Hua to suspect the attacker was a sword cultivator.

Xiao Hua helped save Xun Shu after Liu Weigang pursued her outside the illusion array, and the Changbai Sect disciple was expelled from the Vast Realm. Xun Shu awoke to learn Xiao Hua had protected her, while the Thunder Control Sect disciples praised his courage.

• Zhang Yuhe returned her flying sword as Gen Qing bound Liu Weigang for attacking Xun Shu after she had left the illusion array.
• Liao Zhouquan condemned Liu Weigang, and Renzhu expelled him from the Feathered Immortal Convention and awarded Xun Shu's sect all three points.
• Zhang Yuhe praised Xiao Hua's courage and tried to recruit him into the Huanjian Sect, but he refused to leave the Thunder Control Sect.
• Xun Shu awoke and learned Liu Weigang had been expelled and that Xiao Hua had helped save her.
• Xiao Hua explained what had happened, and the Thunder Control Sect disciples praised him for standing up to Liu Weigang.

Xiao Hua helped the wounded Xun Shu return to the pavilion, where their feelings grew complicated after they crossed paths with Fairy Hongxia and Yun Zichong. As the third round was delayed by two contestants dying together, Li Zongbao urged the cultivators to pursue Foundation Establishment without losing their resolve, and Renzhu announced the bouts would begin.

• Xiao Hua urged Xun Shu to withdraw if her injuries prevented her from continuing, but she explained that forfeiting meant leaving the convention entirely and chose to stay.
• Xiao Hua escorted Xun Shu to the pavilion, where they passed Fairy Hongxia and Yun Zichong without speaking; Xun Shu sensed hostility from Fairy Hongxia and a tremor from Xiao Hua.
• Xun Shu went into her quiet room to change and recover, while Xiao Hua struggled to stop thinking about Fairy Hongxia's dismissive glance.
• Xiao Hua discovered that a disciple from the Shanghua Sect and one from the Joyful Sect had died in the third-round bout after fighting beyond the time limit.
• Li Zongbao argued that cultivators had to risk their lives in pursuit of the Dao, lifting the disciples' spirits.
• Renzhu praised Li Zongbao and announced that the third round of bouts was about to begin.

Xiao Hua faced a Changbai Sect cultivator who tried to kill him with a Green Wood Formation and a binding rope during the third round. Xiao Hua broke free of the wood with his Spirit Crow Fire Net and revealed his Samadhi True Fire, but the cultivator released a strange spirit insect as the fight continued.

• Xiao Hua entered the illusion realm and found a middle-aged Changbai Sect cultivator waiting with an attack prepared.
• The cultivator trapped Xiao Hua in a Green Wood Formation, but Xiao Hua dodged the wooden attacks with Misty Steps.
• The cultivator strengthened the formation, and Xiao Hua used his Spirit Crow Fire Net and nine powerful Fire Crows to burn through the green wood.
• Xiao Hua rushed at the cultivator, who used a crimson rope to bind him while the Dust Whisk's protective radiance kept it from reaching his body.
• Xiao Hua used Samadhi True Fire against the rope, and the cultivator released a strange insect from a spirit beast pouch.

Xiao Hua sent Xiao Huang and Little Silver out to help him fight the middle-aged Changbai Sect cultivator after the cultivator’s strange insect began breaking through his Dust Shield. Xiao Huang wounded the insect and threatened the cultivator’s defenses, but the cultivator revived his pet and reached for another object, leaving the battle unresolved.

• The middle-aged cultivator’s strange insect repeatedly struck Xiao Hua’s Dust Shield, leaving dark spots that threatened to break through it.
• Xiao Hua summoned Xiao Huang and Little Silver from his space and told them to help while warning Xiao Huang to retreat if she was in danger.
• Xiao Huang dodged the insect and tore its shell with one claw, forcing it to retreat toward the middle-aged cultivator.
• Xiao Hua sent Little Silver to bite the cultivator’s long rope while Xiao Huang attacked his defensive talisman.
• The middle-aged cultivator fed blood to the wounded insect to revive it, then reached into his storage pouch for another object as the fight remained evenly matched.