Recaps

Xiao Hua exchanged a rare Mother-Child Spirit Fruit for a complete cultivation technique, then traveled with Cai Zhuoxia to Yanlin Mountain Marsh, where she died after a disastrous encounter with the marsh’s hidden dangers. He carried her remains to the Cai Family and delivered her final messages, but accusations over her death and his past soon drove him to flee.

• Xiao Hua traded his Mother-Child Spirit Fruit for the Heaven and Earth Manifestation technique and traveled with Cai Zhuoxia to Xihuang Town.
• At Yanlin Mountain Marsh, the Pu and Ling families’ attempt to break a formation unleashed a Fire Ape that killed Mo Guang and covered the basin in magma.
• Xiao Hua rescued Cai Zhuoxia from the magma, but she died after entrusting him with messages for Fairy Hongxia, Li Zongbao, and the Cai Family.
• Ling Zhengyi released Xiao Hua and gave him an imitation magic artifact, while Xiao Hua learned that it was the Pu family’s missing Soul Restraining tool.
• Xiao Hua joined the Fu Family as a peripheral talisman maker, then traveled through Lin Yu Town to bring Cai Zhuoxia’s remains to her family.
• At the Cai Family, Xiao Hua delivered Cai Zhuoxia’s remains and belongings, attended her funeral, and gave Fairy Hongxia the messages and items entrusted to him.
• Cai Hongfeng accused Xiao Hua of killing Cai Yingxia, and Xiao Hua defended himself by describing the Huanhua Sect selection and revealing his Good Karma Token.
• After Cai Yuxia mocked him, Xiao Hua lunged at her, then activated a yellow talisman and sank into the ground.

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.

After Xiao Hua helped Fu He and the Fu sisters escape, he fled the sect pursuers by refining the Fire Marrow Blazing Crystal and reunited with Little Yellow. He disguised himself to enter Thunder Control Sect’s recruitment, while the sect’s leaders investigated changes to their Thunder Pool and Heavenly Lightning.

• Fu He gave Xiao Hua the Fu family’s Essence Nourishing Talisman, but Fu Yunbo accused Fu He of stealing the family inheritance and revealed that he was Fu He, the brother of Fu Zhu and Fu Chu.
• Qiu Mingwei clashed with Fu Yunbo over Fu Min, and Xiao Hua fled Jinhua Mountain as Qie Yu and other Foundation Establishment cultivators pursued him.
• Xiao Hua fused the Fire Marrow Blazing Crystal into his body, escaped through the earthfire passage, and advanced to the fifth layer of Qi Cultivation while fleeing his pursuers.
• The Empress rescued Xiao Hua after Little Yellow recognized him, removed the divine sense mark from him, and gave him a Spirit Communication Talisman.
• Zhang Qingxiao restored his body, established the Heavenly Demon Sect with Zhang Zhihao, and set out to make preparations in Jingbo City.
• Xiao Hua spent nearly two years in seclusion, disguised himself as Yun Ziqiong, and headed to Thunder Control Sect’s recruitment to evade the cultivators searching for him.
• Xiao Hua and Xue Xue reached Thunder Peak by Thunder Boat, where Xue Xue explained the selection’s physical and spell tests and described the Eight Great Thunder Palaces.
• Fairy Yingzhuo and Fairy Jieqiong discussed the deadly Fire Marrow Blazing Crystal trials, while Ganlei Zi’s elders reported that the Thunder Pool and Heavenly Lightning had changed.

Xiao Hua and Xue Xue survived the Thunder Control Sect’s deadly selection, and Xiao Hua became Wu Nai’s disciple after placing first in the trial. He reported Gan Qinghuo’s situation and returned the Lightning Devouring Bead to the sect, which granted him access to its cultivation methods while keeping him in Zhen Thunder Palace.

• Xiao Hua learned that the first selection round tested lightning affinity, and after the Spirit Seeker failed to respond, he made it burst with his spiritual power and won permission to continue.
• Xiao Hua and Xue Xue entered Thunder Seeking Valley, survived its illusion and lightning formations, and used the Lightning Devouring Bead to clear a path through a deadly net.
• The illusion trial scattered the contestants, and Xiao Hua collected number plates by defeating opponents before rescuing Xue Xue and helping her qualify.
• Xiao Hua revealed sixty-one number plates at registration, passed the bone-age examination, and learned that he had ranked first among the candidates.
• Xun Ming took Xue Xue as his disciple, while Wu Nai accepted Xiao Hua after learning about his Hidden Fire Physique and weak cultivation foundation.
• Xiao Hua and Wu Nai reported to Ganlei Zi, and Xiao Hua handed over the Lightning Devouring Bead after describing his encounter with Gan Qinghuo.
• Ganlei Zi let Xiao Hua remain Wu Nai’s disciple in Zhen Thunder Palace and gave him access to cultivation manuals, additional supplies, and a copy of the Lightning Escape Technique.