Recaps

Zhang Xiaohua arrived at Yi Xiang Peak, where rivalries and Mei Suhua’s hostility led him into a dangerous herb-gathering task. As Peacock faced her heart demons in the Heart Refining Cave, Zhang Xiaohua killed Yue Zhuoqun, reaffirmed his moral resolve, and followed Little Yellow into a hidden cave where a mysterious creature attacked him.

• Zhang Xiaohua found several unusual objects in the Human Pavilion, then traveled to Fuqiu Peak and refined an Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Furnace before continuing toward Yi Xiang Peak.
• Yue Zhuoqun tried to buy Huanhuan and later plotted to block Zhang Xiaohua’s advancement, while Zhang Xiaohua sensed trouble but reached Yi Xiang Peak, where Zhang Ping’er welcomed him.
• Zhang Ping’er brought Zhang Xiaohua to Lihuo Hall, where he faced Senior Brother Wei’s accusations, Third Senior Sister Mei Suhua’s hostility, and a confrontation with Yan Jianhan that he ended using the Soul-Bewitching Finger.
• Abbess Jingfan explained that the Direct Selection at Heart Refining Cave would test the candidates’ hearts, while Mei Suhua sent Zhang Xiaohua into Licu Valley to find a thousand-year-old Ghost-Faced Mushroom.
• Peacock confronted illusions in Heart Refining Cave, including a false family life and visions of Ren Xiaoyao, while Zhang Xiaohua discovered Yue Zhuoqun had followed him into Ghost Valley to kill him.
• Zhang Xiaohua defeated and killed Yue Zhuoqun, took his golden phoenix hairpin, and resolved not to betray his original heart or morality.
• Little Yellow awakened and absorbed the ghost mist as Zhang Xiaohua gathered herbs, then led him through a hidden passage into a cave where a white, mist-like creature attacked them.

Zhang Xiaohua survived Licu Valley, reunited with Meng, and fought his way toward Yi Xiang Peak after hearing that Zixia had ended their relationship. Meanwhile, Peacock, Chen Chen, and Yuyan overcame the inheritance chamber’s cultivation barrier, while Xi Mujun pressed Meng to accept his courtship.

• Zhang Xiaohua weakened the white creature until Little Yellow swallowed it, then followed it into a cave and found a black bead and a line of black qi.
• Xiaohei absorbed the black qi while Zhang Xiaohua harvested the cavern’s strange plants, then Zhang Xiaohua entered a jade hall and broke through illusions centered on Meng, Peacock, and Chen Chen.
• Peacock and Chen Chen emerged from Heart Refining Cave with major advances in the Fantian Cultivation Method, and Abbess Jingfan told them they might receive the Incense-Passing Cult’s inheritance.
• Zhang Xiaohua survived Licu Valley and became an official pill-refining disciple, then reunited with Meng and swore to find Master Jingxuan’s murderer.
• Abbess Jingyi sent Peacock, Chen Chen, and Yuyan into the inheritance Secret Chamber, while Zhang Xiaohua learned that Zixia had ended their relationship and that Xi Mujun had proposed to her.
• Zhang Xiaohua fought past Han Zhuoqi and the guards on the way to Yi Xiang Peak, then Martial Uncle Ming offered him passage through Qingmu Hall if he fought three hall restrictions.
• Kong Que identified how the chamber’s Origin Stones affected cultivation and repositioned Chen Chen and Yu Yan, while Xi Mujun declared his feelings to Meng and offered her the Purple Phoenix Hairpin.
• Peacock drew Primordial Qi into herself by connecting the Fantian Cultivation Method to Zhang Xiaohua’s manifested Heavenly Dao, enabling Chen Chen and Yuyan to cultivate and succeed.

Zhang Xiaohua reunited with Meng, passed the Three Trials of Affection, and set out for Huanxu, where Xi Mujun tried to kill him and died by his reflected lightning. After learning of the cult’s plans and reaching the Ruined Basin, Zhang Xiaohua entered alone and faced charging Sabertooth Tigers.

• Abbess Jingyi confronted Meng over her feelings for Xi Mujun, but Meng learned that Ren Xiaoyao had fought his way up Yi Xiang Peak and begged the Abbess to stop the fighting.
• Zhang Xiaohua defeated Huben, then learned that Meng had leapt from the Cliff of Mutual Devotion to save him, and the two reunited and explained their love to Abbess Jingyi.
• Zhang Xiaohua killed one hundred Blood Wolves to pass the final trial, and Abbess Jingyi permitted him and Meng to be together while making him share Hui Chun Valley’s punishment.
• After Zhang Xiaohua left for Huanxu, Xi Mujun secretly followed and attacked him, but Zhang Xiaohua killed him when a mirror reflected the Purple Phoenix Hairpin’s lightning.
• Zhang Xiaohua overheard Heavenly Dragon Sect disciples discussing a hidden passage and the cult’s operations, then found Huanhuan and searched Dragon Head Peak for the Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Furnace.
• Zhang Xiaohua learned that Xia Qing and four others had entered Huanxu to investigate a mysterious phenomenon, then entered the Ruined Basin after seeing a five-colored glow.
• Inside the formation, Zhang Xiaohua found that he could neither fly nor use Earth Escape, fought off Primordial Qi attacks, and faced charging Sabertooth Tigers.

Zhang Xiaohua crossed the Huan Ruins, gathered the Five Elements Pearls, and learned from Huan Wuxin how the major sects came to the world and why the founders damaged the array. He reached the chamber containing the Earth's Core, only to find it was a projection, while news at Hui Chun Valley left Nie Qianyu concerned about the Cult withdrawing its protection.

• Zhang Xiaohua escaped the sword illusion, entered Ruijin Hall, and took its golden pearl after repelling the formation’s saber.
• Zhang Xiaohua defeated the creatures guarding the Wood, Water, and Fire regions, retrieved their pearls, and found Mo Qingshan’s letter asking that the Grass Returning Pill be returned to Abbess Jingyi.
• The Mountain-Shaking Bears led Zhang Xiaohua to a hidden passage, where he met Huan Wuxin, learned the origins of the five sects, and heard how the founders damaged the Heavenly Evolution Five Elements Array while pursuing the Earth's Core.
• Huan Wuxin marked Zhang Xiaohua’s forehead with his final instructions, and Zhang Xiaohua followed Xiaohei to a cave where it absorbed white radiance and he recovered the white pearl.
• Zhang Xiaohua entered Houtu Hall, retrieved the Earth Element Pearl, and refined its statue before absorbing it into the Eye of Delusion Breaking.
• Zhang Xiaohua rescued Xia Qing from a lightning shockwave, then seized the Thunder Pearl and watched the Eye of Delusion Breaking absorb it and the statue.
• Zhang Xiaohua broke through the seven-colored restriction and reached the Earth's Core, but discovered that it was only a projection he could not touch or collect.
• At Hui Chun Valley, Nie Qianyu worried after Xiao Juzi told her the Incense-Passing Cult had ended its protection, while Valley Master Nie said the Jade Standing Alliance could defend the valley.