Recaps

Xiao Hua returned to the Thunder Control Sect, deepened his ties with Xue Xue, and pursued an unconventional route beyond Qi Cultivation. The arc ended with Zhang Yuhe and Zhang Yutong in danger, while Fairy Hongxia refused a forced match and chose Cold Ice Valley.

• Xiao Hua left the Thunder Boat, evaded the search for him, and discovered a hidden space containing a scholar’s remains, a partial tortoise shell, and a heart-shaped object.
• Xiao Hua returned to the Thunder Control Sect, where Gen Qing and the elders examined his Prajna Heavy Sword before Wu Nai welcomed him back and gave him his rewards.
• Xiao Hua reconciled with Xue Xue, studied the sect libraries, advanced to the late twelfth layer, and survived a heart demon during cultivation.
• Xiao Hua tried to break through the Foundation Establishment barrier by following the Prairie Fire Cultivation Method, but his attempt failed and Helpless rebuked him.
• Xiao Hua tempered himself with a Fire Marrow Blazing Crystal for ninety-nine days, reached the middle stage of the thirteenth layer, and found an ancient command arrow hidden in his storage bag.
• Xiao Mao described his Cold Ice Cave experience to Yuan Zhiming, who began guiding his cultivation and promised to help him pursue Golden Core.
• Ouyang Mingxiu sent Duan Yuming and Wang Xuyyao to search for Zhang Yuhe and Zhang Yutong after learning they were likely trapped near the Mysterious Yin Illusion Realm.
• Fairy Hongxia refused the sect leader’s order to become Yun Zichong’s cultivation partner and chose to enter Cold Ice Valley for twenty years.

Xiao Hua prepared for Foundation Establishment, survived an ambush, and traveled with Xun Shu, Qian Diheng, and Kun Feiyan to Weeping Moon City. There he traded for the Lingmou Zhu Fire art, reunited with Xiao Xianrui, and drew Yue Cong’s hostility.

• Fairy Hongxia rejected Cai Qin’s advice and accepted the dangerous Ice Phoenix Cultivation Method, while Zhang Qingxiao explained how Zhang Yutong’s abduction could help provoke conflict between sword cultivators and Daoist sects.
• Zhang Qingxiao refused Zhang Yutong’s offer to join Xuanjian Sect, and Deming and Renzhu reviewed Xiao Hua’s past fights and agreed to keep his abilities secret.
• After five years studying in the Library Pavilion, Xiao Hua identified a command token as an incomplete Great Universe Shifting Token, advanced his cultivation, and awakened the Sword Pellet as Slaying Dreams.
• Xiao Hua killed Zhen Hao and defeated Zhen Mie, then returned to East Ridge and later set out with Xun Shu, Qian Diheng, and Kun Feiyan to seek Foundation Establishment opportunities.
• A violent storm buried the group beneath a torrent of mud, and a rift opened in the sky before a divine projection summoned the four cultivators.
• The group reached Weeping Moon City, where Xiao Hua forced a Spirit Camel carriage to the ground after its passengers refused to yield.
• Xiao Hua visited Luan’s Shop, traded his Samadhi True Fire art and a thousand-year-old Mother-Child Spirit Fruit for the Lingmou Zhu Fire art, and received a five-colored fire seed from Luan Qing.
• Xiao Hua slapped Jiang Li for insulting Xiao Xianrui, gave Xiao Xianrui a peacock toy, and left after Yue Cong secretly marked him and vowed revenge.

Xiao Hua rescued Xiao Xianrui, attended the Bidding Convention and its secret gathering, and obtained several rare items while pursuing materials and knowledge. He left Weeping Moon City with his companions, encountered a martial artist who stirred questions about his past, and lured a group of Green Pythons toward the others for their planned hunt.

• Xiao Hua stopped Xiao Xianrui from establishing her foundation, gave her an Essence Nourishing Talisman, and watched her return to Weeping Moon City.
• At the Bidding Convention, Xiao Hua bought spirit herbs, but the auction of Zhang Yutong's flying sword ended without a bidder after Duan Yuming and Wang Xuyyao tried to seize it.
• Chang Feiyan gave Xiao Hua a credential for the secret bidding gathering, where Xiao Hua traded Ling Yi Grass for Crushed Gold Stone and acquired a battered oil lamp.
• Xiao Hua studied the lamp's spirit fire, delayed his companions' departure, and then left Weeping Moon City with Qian Diheng, Kun Feiyan, and Xun Shu.
• Xiao Hua killed a Green Python and rescued Zhang Xuyang, whose account of the Martial World Five Immortals and the Luofeng Mountain Sword Debate made Xiao Hua wonder whether he had lost his memories.
• Xiao Hua found that Green Pythons could detect his divine sense and Buddhist consciousness, then lured nearly twenty snakes toward the agreed location as Qian Diheng prepared to attack.

Xiao Hua survived the Lingpei Mountain Villa massacre, escaped Zhang Qingxiao, and awakened a Buddhist ability while freeing the souls trapped in a demonic banner. He reached Luofeng Mountain, where he challenged martial artists and killed Bai Ming, then turned back to rescue Xun Shu, Qian Diheng, and Kun Feiyan from Huanling Sect cultivators.

• Xiao Hua and his companions entered Lingpei Mountain Villa’s private gathering, but the attempt to claim the Condensing Knowledge Treasure ended in a massacre as Manor Lord Hu, Fan Qingmu, Yin Meng, and Chang Huan fought over the hall.
• Xiao Hua killed Chang Huan and escaped the hall, then clashed with Zhang Qingxiao before fleeing when Yin Meng’s corpse disrupted the blood formation.
• Xiao Hua defeated two Heavenly Demon Sect disciples outside and reunited with Xun Shu, Qian Diheng, and Kun Feiyan, telling them the Condensing Knowledge Treasure had likely been destroyed.
• Xiao Hua freed more than three hundred wronged souls from Chang Huan’s banner and awakened his first Buddhist supernatural ability before heading to Luofeng Mountain.
• At Luori Mountain, Xiao Hua broke up Ma Ming and Shui Yutiao’s dangerous contest, defeated Xu Bingyi, Lei Hu Ming, and Wang Chong, then killed Daoist Youna and Bai Ming when they attacked the martial artists.
• Xiao Hua distributed pills to the martial artists and continued west, but hurried north after Xun Shu sent a desperate message.
• Xiao Hua joined Xun Shu, Qian Diheng, and Kun Feiyan in their fight against Huanling Sect cultivators, killing several enemies as the Divine Strength Centipede overwhelmed their spirit insects.