Recaps

Xiao Hua helped Kua Qiao'er and Kua Yueming survive the destruction of Da Qi Reef, then won access to Blood Radiance Island's secrets and helped Kua Heng claim Setting Sun Island. After leaving with Xue Xue, Xiao Hua fled True Person Jinglü across the Qiang He Sea and continued scattering Immortal Rice Seeds as the pursuit dragged on.

• Xiao Hua rescued Kua Qiao'er and Kua Yueming from the vortex that destroyed Da Qi Reef, then traveled with them to Blood Radiance Island.
• Xiao Hua competed in Kua Heng's Island Trial, traded Sleeve Universe for the Bone Tempering Art, and received Kua Yu's pig-head token.
• Setting Sun Island rose from the sea, and Xiao Hua helped Kua Heng open its defenses and restore its restrictions.
• Xiao Hua entered Setting Sun Island's forbidden chamber and learned the Celestial Body Infusion Technique before leaving with Xue Xue.
• True Person Jinglü pursued Xiao Hua across the Qiang He Sea, and Xiao Hua used his new technique and other abilities to evade him.
• Xiao Hua fought Jinglü's Nascent Soul, while Little Yellow drove it away and Xiao Hua collected the One Qi Deity Transformation Furnace.
• Xiao Hua continued fleeing Jinglü and scattered Immortal Rice Seeds over barren farmland, prompting Jinglü to seek a flying artifact.

Xiao Hua returned to Thunder Control Sect, reunited with his companions, and established a cave abode before using Myriad Thunder Valley’s lightning to refine his cultivation and weapons. He emerged to find that he and Cui Hongshen had been assigned to the Sword Tomb expedition, while Dui Qimeng was also selected and Cui Hongshen’s ceremony was canceled.

• Xiao Hua escaped True Person Jinglü, returned to Thunder Control Sect, and learned that Xue Xue had risked seeking help for him before entering seclusion.
• Xiang Zhili asked Xiao Hua to be his godfather, and Xiao Hua accepted, gave him a defensive treasure, and promised to teach him more as he grew older.
• Xiao Hua obtained a cave site and established his residence, then split off a thread of his Primordial Spirit to cultivate the Dragon Transformation Art independently.
• Little Silver led Xiao Hua through a breach in the formation at Myriad Thunder Valley, where lightning struck him and he began tempering his body and meridians.
• Xiao Hua used lightning to refine his cultivation and weapons, embedded the Thunder Beast Inner Cores in his Phoenix Dharma Body, and advanced to late Foundation Establishment during his long seclusion.
• Zhen Xichao investigated the unusual lightning at Accumulating Thunder Peak but found nothing, while Xue Xue visited Xiao Hua’s sealed cave and affirmed her trust in him.
• Xiao Hua left seclusion and learned that preparations for Cui Hongshen and Dui Qimeng’s ceremony were underway, but True Person Leixiao’s urgent summons halted them.
• Helpless informed Xiao Hua and Cui Hongshen that they had been selected for the Sword Tomb expedition, and Cui Hongshen later learned that Dui Qimeng had also been chosen, and Xiao Hua refused to involve himself in Cui Hongshen’s troubles.

Xiao Hua rescued Xiao Xianrui from the Hundred Herbs Sect and helped Zhang Qingxiao reclaim Huanghua Ridge and rebuild Shang Hua Ming. He left with new resources and allies, while the Nascent Soul cultivator behind Shang Hua Ming’s destruction remained a threat.

• Xiao Hua left the sect to prepare for the Bidding Convention, while Xie Yuan was trapped by Dongshan Yi, who sought Mossa’s Void Profound True Water and information about Minghua.
• Xiao Xianrui tried to rescue Jiang Liuer from Yue Cong, but Jiang Li and the Hundred Herbs Sect turned against her and crippled her cultivation.
• Xiao Hua attacked Huanghua Ridge, killed Huang Yue, and demanded Xiao Xianrui be handed over, then revealed his identity and rescued her.
• Xiao Hua fought Jiang Jiantong and Yue Cong, while Zhang Qingxiao appeared and killed the Hundred Herbs Sect leaders and disciples at Huanghua Ridge and Yaonong Peak.
• Zhang Qingxiao gave Xiao Xianrui a Sky Mending Pill and promised to restore Shang Hua Ming, with Xiao Xianrui as its leader and Jiang Liuer as its Young Sect Master.
• Xiao Hua shared Mother-Child Spirit Fruit, seedlings, and information with Zhang Qingxiao, while collecting pill formulas and learning about the Nascent Soul cultivators connected to Shang Hua Ming.
• The jade ruyi absorbed Shang Hua Ming’s missing statue, and Xiao Hua and Zhang Qingxiao discussed its possible ties to the Myriad Monster Realm.
• Xiao Hua swore to protect Shang Hua Ming and Xiao Xianrui, received cultivation techniques from Zhang Qingxiao, and departed Huanghua Ridge after Xiao Xianrui recovered, knowing the Nascent Soul threat remained.

Xiao Hua joined Cui Hongshen’s squad on a mission to Jiming Mountain, where they faced a massive sword cultivator assault and discovered the Seven Wonders Sect’s deception. After secretly taking the Innate Golden Mother, Xiao Hua emerged as the squad prepared for battle.

• Xiao Hua returned to the Thunder Control Sect, accepted his campaign reward, and boarded a thunder boat with Cui Hongshen’s squad bound for the front.
• Wang Ye’s council discussed the expanding war and warned that beast and bird cultivators had joined the sword cultivators, while Xiao Mao escaped an ambush after killing a pursuer.
• Cui Hongshen led the First Squad toward Jiming Mountain, where Xiao Hua gave Dui Ling a jade slip explaining how to extract Taiyi Azure Light from an Azure Crab.
• At Jiming Mountain, Cui Hongshen learned that the Seven Wonders Sect had already resolved the crisis, but more than a thousand sword cultivators soon surrounded and attacked the mountain.
• Xiao Hua secretly overheard Han Bing and Zhan Xin admit that Jiming Mountain belonged to the Seven Wonders Sect and that they planned to sacrifice the Thunder Control Sect disciples.
• Xiao Hua found the Innate Golden Mother in a hidden opening, collected it and two tempered flying swords, then returned to his quiet room unnoticed.
• The next day, Xiao Hua crushed Cui Hongshen’s communication talisman and went to face the assembled disciples as Cui Hongshen asked whether he would fight or stay behind.