Recaps

Xiao Hua helped Huang Yi enter reincarnation, repaired Tianmen Mountain’s defenses, and left after Huang Mengxiang used them to defeat an attack. He then set out to help Xue Xue establish her foundation and sought Sky Yin Grass at Burial Flower Villa, where he met its beautiful master.

• Xiao Hua helped Huang Yi face her lightning tribulation and enter reincarnation, then used his Buddha Sarira to summon and transcend the cultivators who had died in Vermilion Bird Hall.
• Xiao Hua agreed to repair Tianmen Mountain’s defenses, studied the Huang Family’s formation records, and continued his work after Huang Tianle died.
• Xiao Hua and Huang Mengxiang completed the Three Star Zhuoting Grand Formation, which Huang Mengxiang used to kill the cultivators who attacked Tianmen Mountain.
• Xiao Hua left Tianmen Mountain with Xue Xue and learned that her Thunder Beast bloodline made Foundation Establishment dangerous without the rare ingredients for a Ling Lei Pill.
• Xiao Hua defeated three Heavenly Demon Sect cultivators and rescued Huo Furong, then sent her and Xue Xue to Haoming City while he prepared for his own journey.
• Xiao Hua planned to help Xue Xue establish her foundation and traveled to Burial Flower Villa seeking Sky Yin Grass, where Haitang and Meihua guided him to Linlang Pavilion.
• Xiao Hua entered Linlang Pavilion and saw the Villa Master playing a nine-stringed zither, then stared in stunned silence when she raised her face.

Xiao Hua sought Sky Yin Grass at Burial Flower Villa, where Chen Yi enlisted him for an expedition into Mo Ran Black Forest. After the group encountered Ink Sand Pythons and an Ink Storm separated him from the others, Xiao Hua sheltered underground, gained a Witch Puppet, and continued studying the Ghost Cultivator's legacy.

• Xiao Hua sought Sky Yin Grass for Xue Xue, cured Burial Flower Villa’s poisoned Youth-Preserving Grass, and traded Chen Yi his poison-cleansing method for a promise to share news of the herb.
• Xunyunzi warned Fairy Yingzhuo and True Person Liukong that changes in Spiritual Qi threatened their sects, and the three agreed to divide Xi Kingdom’s spirit stone veins.
• Chen Yi and her companions recruited Xiao Hua for their search for Sky Yin Grass after testing his Zhe Lei Evasion, then left Burial Flower Villa aboard Zhu Chenghe’s flying boat.
• The group entered Mo Ran Black Forest through Chen Yi’s hidden passage, and Zhu Chenghe explained that they sought the remains and flying swords of True Person Mingjian and Li Xiubai.
• Two Ink Sand Pythons attacked the group after a fleeing cultivator drew them near, and the cultivators fought together before the pythons escaped underground.
• As an Ink Storm approached, Xiao Hua separated from the others, defeated a Golden Core cultivator who tried to rob him, and fled toward the forest’s center.
• Xiao Hua sheltered underground from the Ink Storm, recovered the attacker’s Witch Puppet and storage bags, and found bones bearing Green Seal characters that entered his mind.
• Xiao Hua refined the Witch Puppet and began studying the Ghost Cultivator’s Soul Thorn while the Ink Storm continued overhead.

Xiao Hua survived the Ink Storm and entered a hidden realm with Zhu Chenghe’s group, where a trap led to a clash with Nascent Soul cultivators. Separated from the others, Xiao Hua discovered Li Xiubai and True Person Mingjian’s sword inheritance, then escaped the realm only to be swept into a deep pool.

• Xiao Hua used the Ink Storm and Earth Crystal Yao Ru to refine his cultivation, endured the Ink Sand with the Azure Blood Alchemy Heart, and advanced to the mid Foundation Establishment stage.
• Xiao Hua reunited with Zhu Chenghe, Chen Yi, Qiang Yuefeng, and Xie Zhiqian, then joined their search for the hidden duel site and Sky Yin Grass.
• Zhu Chenghe led the group through the hidden levels, where Xiao Hua gathered herbs and followed the others toward the Sword Pellets of Li Xiubai and True Person Mingjian.
• Xiao Hua approached the sword case to use Lightning Evasion, but the crimson flying sword struck him into the light below as Duan Yuming and Wang Xuyyao ambushed the others.
• Nascent Soul cultivators attacked Duan Yuming and Wang Xuyyao, while the Rainbow Sword escaped the cave and Xiao Hua woke alone in a secluded realm.
• Xiao Hua found that his Sword Pellets and Meng opened the nine-star formation, then discovered Li Xiubai and True Person Mingjian’s remains, swords, and hidden jade slips.
• Xiao Hua learned that Li Xiubai and True Person Mingjian had become friends and developed the Sword Heart Seed Origin method before fighting a genuine duel to the death, and he resolved to preserve their inheritance for worthy successors.
• Xiao Hua found a flaw in the realm’s restriction and passed through it, but the force froze his true essence and swept him into a deep pool.

Xiao Hua reunited with Xue Xue in Haoming City and began refining a Ling Lei Pill while preparing for the Bidding Convention. The Three Elders of Fire Fierce Mountain tried to arrange new cultivation pairings, but Xiao Hua and Xue Xue refused, and the arc ended as they entered the hidden path to the convention.

• Xiao Hua escaped the fourth level, cultivated sword control, and later helped Bai Fengliang obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill in exchange for information about the Heavenly Demon Sect.
• Xiao Hua reunited with Xue Xue in Haoming City, chose a cave residence, and began refining a Ling Lei Pill for her while she studied the Dragon Transformation Art.
• Huo Furong invited Xiao Hua and Xue Xue to meet the Three Elders of Fire Fierce Mountain, where Xiao Hua demonstrated his Samadhi True Fire and gained their favor.
• Huo Zheshhan proposed pairing Xiao Hua with Huo Furong and Xue Xue with Huo Qilin, but Xiao Hua and Xue Xue insisted they would only cultivate together.
• Huo Qilin pleaded with the Three Elders until they released Xiao Hua and Xue Xue, who returned to their cave and resumed their plans for the Bidding Convention.
• Yan Yu learned that the Three Elders protected Xiao Hua and considered recruiting Xie Ming and Qian Han to help attack him.
• Xiao Hua joined Huo Furong and Huo Qilin on the journey to the Bidding Convention while Xue Xue stayed behind to cultivate.
• Huo Zheshhan led his party through a hidden gate and onto a transparent suspended bridge above an abyss.