Recaps

Zhang Xiaohua discovered that his cultivation had caused the herb fields to wither, then helped revive them during a thunderstorm and drew the Misty Sect’s attention through his Big Dipper Divine Fist. He left Misty Manor with Zhang Xiaohu, rescued two women on the road, and returned to Guo Village, where his family welcomed him home and he sensed Primordial Qi in their tea.

• Zhang Xiaohua realized his cultivation had drained the Primordial Qi that the herb fields needed, then cultivated through a thunderstorm and awoke to find the herbs restored.
• Ou Peng explained to Zhang Chengyue that the forbidden grounds were tied to the lost path of immortal cultivation, and Zhang Chengyue recorded Zhang Xiaohua’s Big Dipper Divine Fist.
• Zhang Chengyue completed the fist manual with Zhang Xiaohua, and Ou Peng arranged for Shui Tiantian to learn the technique.
• Zhang Xiaohua received rewards from Ou Yan and left Huanxi Mountain Villa with Zhang Xiaohu to visit their family in Guo Village.
• Zhang Xiaohua and Zhang Xiaohu avoided a suspicious roadside shack, then rescued two women from West Cui Mountain bandits and took the bandits’ money.
• As the brothers neared Guo Village, Zhang Xiaohua suffered qi deviation until seeing his mother, Guo Sufi, calmed his true qi.
• Guo Sufi and Zhang Cai welcomed Zhang Xiaohua and Zhang Xiaohu home, where Zhang Xiaohua sensed Primordial Qi in the tea his father served.

Zhang Xiaohua returned home, advanced his cultivation, and uncovered the secrets of his pouch and yuanstone. He and Zhang Xiaohu rescued Li Yinfeng and her parents from West Cui Mountain, where Zhang Xiaohua killed Chieftain Liu and fled from Envoy Ying.

• Zhang Xiaohua reunited with his family, and Zhang Xiaohu explained how Zhang Xiaohua had helped him enter the Misty Sect.
• Zhang Xiaohua cultivated atop the yuanstone in his field, broke through to the second level of the Carefree Heart Sutra, and gained divine sense after meditating for nine days.
• Zhang Xiaohua discovered a hidden space in his money pouch, stored the yuanstone inside it, and found that small yuanstones had enriched the family’s well water.
• Zhang Xiaohua gave Liu Qian a piece of yuanstone for her unborn child and gave Zhang Xiaolong the Big Dipper Divine Fist manual.
• In Lu Town, Zhang Xiaohua rescued Qu Zhigao from Fatty Zhao, then learned from Shopkeeper Yu that West Cui Mountain bandits had abducted Li Yinfeng and attacked the Li family.
• Zhang Xiaohua and Zhang Xiaohu sneaked into the bandit stronghold, freed Li Yinfeng and her parents, and escaped with them, though Zhang Xiaohua ran out of true qi before reaching the horses.
• After Zhang Xiaohu took the Li family to Lu Town, Zhang Xiaohua returned to the stronghold, killed several bandits, and found a secret chamber beneath Chieftain Liu’s bed.
• Zhang Xiaohua took the chamber’s valuables, killed Chieftain Liu, and fled as Envoy Ying pursued him toward a cliff.

Zhang Xiaohua was taken captive by Qin Shiyue and Ying Fei, then witnessed the Divine Cult’s clash with the Righteous Path Alliance at Ma Manor and learned about the Immortal Path and Primordial Qi. The group traveled to Jingyue City, where Qin Shiyue’s contest over Xu Jiaotong’s betrothal left him poisoned and Zhang Xiaohua intervened.

• Lord Qin captured Zhang Xiaohua and used the Soul Searching Hand to question him about the missing cauldron, but Zhang Xiaohua insisted he had never seen it.
• Lord Qin and Ying Fei brought Zhang Xiaohua to Ma Manor, where Qiu Xidao challenged them and the Auspicious Three Treasures trapped the guests in the Three Talents Flag Gate Formation.
• Qin Shiyue broke through the formation, killed the Three Treasures and Qiu Xidao, then pursued Ma Rulong through the manor’s secret passage.
• Ma Rulong told Qin Shiyue about the divine stone, the Immortal Path, and the Ma family’s forbidden ground before retreating into the white mist.
• Qin Shiyue, Ying Fei, and Zhang Xiaohua left Ma Manor and traveled toward Jingyue City, where Xu Jiaotong and the Three Seas Dragon Kings and Seven Waters leaders welcomed them.
• Murong Jian demanded Xu Jiaotong’s hand in marriage, but Dragon King Xu refused and Qin Shiyue declared that Xu Jiaotong would follow him.
• Qin Shiyue accepted Murong Jian’s contest, but Murong Jian’s guard poisoned him and gained the upper hand.
• As the guard raised his saber to strike the fallen Qin Shiyue, Zhang Xiaohua rushed in and was flung upward by the guard’s counterattack.

Separated from Qin Shiyue at sea, Zhang Xiaohua survived alone on a deserted island and advanced his cultivation while uncovering Fire Dragon True Person’s cave. He mastered Earth and Fire Evasion, crossed the magma, and found a strange, heavy sword-like object after sensing a vast presence beneath the flames.

• Qin Shiyue killed Situ Yueming, but Murong Jian then attacked Qin with a concealed mechanism before a silver-haired figure killed him and Dragon King Xu led everyone out of Jingyue City.
• Dragon King Xu took Qin Shiyue and the others to sea, where Zhang Xiaohua cultivated aboard the ship and broke through to the third layer of the Carefree Heart Sutra.
• Zhang Xiaohua sensed six pursuing warships, but during the battle between the ships he fell into the sea and drifted to a deserted island.
• Zhang Xiaohua wounded a Giant Jellyfish with his flying sword, found food and fresh water, and cultivated through repeated storms until he mastered Earth Evasion and advanced his other techniques.
• Zhang Xiaohua discovered a sealed cave, broke its barrier, and found Fire Dragon True Person’s remains, a metal token, and jade slips that taught him about cultivation, restrictions, and formations.
• Zhang Xiaohua practiced the Azure Blood Alchemy Heart for two years, greatly expanded his divine sense, and learned Fire Evasion from one of Fire Dragon True Person’s jade slips.
• Zhang Xiaohua trained in the cave’s fire and magma until he could travel through the flames using Fire Evasion and Earth Evasion.
• Zhang Xiaohua sensed a huge presence beneath the magma, found a distant cave, and retrieved an icy, thousands-of-jin sword-like object from a small formation.