Chapter Summaries

Xiao Hua fled Setting Sun Island with Xue Xue after sensing a deadly pursuer, then left her behind and raced into Qiang He Sea. True Person Jinglü pursued him but could not locate him, and began to suspect Xiao Hua knew he was being followed and was unusually fast.

• Kua Heng handed Xiao Hua another storage bag, and Xiao Hua hurriedly left Setting Sun Island with Xue Xue.
• Xiao Hua sensed a threat while flying with Xue Xue and used Bright Thunder Evasion to flee toward Qiang He Sea.
• Xiao Hua gave Xue Xue the Setting Sun Island token and told her to seek an escort back to Thunder Control Sect before flying north alone.
• Xue Xue secretly flew toward the pursuer's route, and True Person Jinglü passed her while chasing Xiao Hua.
• True Person Jinglü failed to find Xiao Hua deep in Qiang He Sea and realized Xiao Hua might know he was being pursued.

Xiao Hua fled True Person Jinglü across the Qiang He Sea, using his remaining true essence and the Celestial Body Infusion Technique to keep ahead. After outmaneuvering Jinglü for a time, Xiao Hua headed toward the Xiaoyu Continent again, only to sense a new wave of danger and fear another Nascent Soul cultivator was approaching.

• True Person Jinglü increased his speed and tried to intercept Xiao Hua, who was already struggling to sustain Bright Thunder Evasion.
• Xiao Hua sensed a powerful Nascent Soul divine sense, briefly plunged into the Qiang He Sea, then took a Minghua Pill and resumed fleeing through the air.
• As Jinglü closed in, Xiao Hua used the Dragon Transformation Art and Celestial Body Infusion Technique to draw earth-attributed spiritual energy into his meridians and gain speed.
• Xiao Hua changed direction and flew deeper into the Qiang He Sea, repeatedly confusing Jinglü and evading his divine sense.
• Jinglü withdrew his divine sense and used his secret technique to mislead Xiao Hua into thinking he had escaped, then moved to intercept him again.
• Xiao Hua set off toward the Xiaoyu Continent, but his fear returned as he sensed another possible Nascent Soul cultivator approaching.

Xiao Hua fled across the Qiang He Sea while True Person Jinglü pursued him, and the prolonged chase strengthened Xiao Hua’s cultivation, speed, and body. After True Person Jinglü finally locked onto him and attacked with a flying sword, Xiao Hua endured the strike and countered, widening the gap as the pursuit continued toward the Xiaoyu Continent.

• Xiao Hua evaded True Person Jinglü’s attempts to locate and catch him, keeping more than a hundred li between them across the Qiang He Sea.
• Over several dozen days, Xiao Hua maintained his speed and improved his cultivation while True Person Jinglü grew increasingly frustrated that his pills and magical power were not running out.
• True Person Jinglü’s divine sense finally locked onto Xiao Hua after Xiao Hua turned toward the Xiaoyu Continent, and Xiao Hua used pills and several cultivation techniques to accelerate.
• True Person Jinglü sent a jade-green sword-shaped magic treasure through the void and struck Xiao Hua’s shoulder, but Xiao Hua’s strengthened body suffered no injury.
• Xiao Hua struck the magic treasure with his Big Dipper Divine Fist, injuring True Person Jinglü and using the impact to increase the distance between them.

Xiao Hua faced True Person Jinglü’s Nascent Soul, using his Phoenix Dharma Body and unusual demonic weapons to resist its attacks. True Person Jinglü’s Nascent Soul escaped Xiao Hua’s spear tip, then used its pill furnace to draw both Xiao Hua and his Dharma Body toward it.

• Xiao Hua kept evading True Person Jinglü until Jinglü released his Nascent Soul to catch up with him.
• The Nascent Soul drained the surrounding spiritual energy and confined Xiao Hua, but Xiao Hua’s Phoenix Dharma Body broke free and attacked it.
• Xiao Hua fought the Nascent Soul’s restraint with Sleeve Universe and countered its pill furnace’s Samadhi True Fire with his own.
• Xiao Hua used a demonic hammer to break through the Nascent Soul’s restraint, then feinted with a Profound Iron needle before thrusting a demonic spear tip at it.
• The Nascent Soul teleported away from the spear tip and expanded its pill furnace, drawing Xiao Hua and his Phoenix Dharma Body toward it.

Xiao Hua escaped True Person Jinglü’s One Qi Deity Transformation Furnace and continued evading his pursuit with Little Yellow and Wood Evasion. After nearly two months of failing to catch him, True Person Jinglü sent a Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Talisman to obtain a flying artifact before Xiao Hua left the Meng Kingdom.

• Little Yellow frightened True Person Jinglü’s Nascent Soul away from Xiao Hua, allowing Xiao Hua to collect the One Qi Deity Transformation Furnace into his space.
• True Person Jinglü recovered his Nascent Soul and chased Xiao Hua, but Xiao Hua widened the gap as they fled.
• When True Person Jinglü closed in, Xiao Hua used Wood Evasion to disappear and change direction, forcing Jinglü to rely on a secret technique to find him.
• Xiao Hua scattered Immortal Rice Seeds over barren farmland, and True Person Jinglü recognized them and grew furious at what he thought was a pointless provocation.
• After pursuing Xiao Hua for nearly two months, True Person Jinglü decided to obtain a flying artifact and sent a Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Talisman.

Xiao Hua fled across Meng Kingdom while True Person Jinglü tracked him down with the help of a flying magical artifact. As Jinglü pursued him toward Xi Kingdom, Xiao Hua used Earth Crystal Yao Ru and another mysterious substance to increase his speed, leaving Jinglü determined to exhaust him until his body collapsed.

• Xiao Hua continued fleeing through remote parts of Meng Kingdom as he feared True Person Jinglü would gather help to capture him.
• True Person Jinglü located Xiao Hua and approached with a flying magical artifact, prompting Xiao Hua to turn toward Xi Kingdom.
• Hu Guanqiu delivered Flying Swallow and medicinal pills to True Person Jinglü, then left for Changbai Sect as Jinglü used the artifact to boost his speed and divine sense.
• Xiao Hua applied another drop of Earth Crystal Yao Ru and later swallowed an ink-like substance, causing his speed to rise beyond True Person Jinglü's expectations.
• True Person Jinglü took a medicinal pill and resolved to keep pursuing Xiao Hua until the strain of flight destroyed his body.

Xiao Hua reached Thunder Control Sect territory after evading True Person Jinglü’s two-year pursuit, though the Spiritual Qi surging through him had left his body and meridians strained. He confirmed that Xue Xue had returned safely and encountered qi refining disciples setting out on their Foundation Establishment trial.

• Xiao Hua taunted True Person Jinglü at the border of Thunder Control Sect, offered her a low-grade spirit stone, and flew away.
• True Person Jinglü stopped her pursuit, failed to sense her One Qi Deity Transformation Furnace, and vowed that Xiao Hua’s unstable cultivation would limit his progress.
• Xiao Hua slowed down after escaping, reflected on his exhaustion and his growing attachment to Thunder Control Sect, and wondered whether the sect could protect him from his unknown enemy.
• Xiao Hua sent a Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Talisman to Xue Xue and saw it fly into Thunder Control Sect, confirming she had returned.
• Xiao Hua flew toward Qiong Lei Peak and met qi refining disciples heading out for their Foundation Establishment trial.

After returning to the Thunder Control Sect, Xiao Hua encountered Zhen Weisheng and learned that the Feathered Immortal Convention was underway. Near Myriad Thunder Valley, the soundless thunder stirred the spiritual energy congested in his body and seemed to begin refining it.

• Xiao Hua told several disciples that sincere cultivation and compassion mattered more than comparing karmic fortune, then flew toward Qiong Lei Peak.
• Xiao Hua saw the thunder boat prepared for the Feathered Immortal Convention and thought longingly of Fairy Hongxia.
• Zhen Weisheng mocked Xiao Hua for taking decades to establish his foundation, while Xiao Hua taunted him about Yan Xuefeng and warned himself not to kill more Thunder Control Sect disciples.
• Zhen Weisheng left for the thunder boat with Xiu Qing, and a Golden Core cultivator watched Xiao Hua depart, worrying that he still owed him a favor.
• Xiao Hua approached Myriad Thunder Valley, where the soundless thunder stirred his congested spiritual energy and appeared to start refining it.

Xiao Hua returned safely to Myriad Thunder Valley, where Zhuo welcomed him and Wunai scolded him for his slow cultivation. He then met the young Xiang Zhili, whose remarkable talent surprised him.

• Cui Hongshen told Xiao Hua that Xue Xue had returned two years earlier seeking help after learning he was pursued by True Person Jinglü, but the sect had been reluctant to confront the Nascent Soul cultivator.
• Xiao Hua went to Wunai's cave residence, where Zhuo warmly welcomed him and explained that Wunai had worried about his fate.
• Wunai criticized Xiao Hua for remaining at early Foundation Establishment, while Zhuo defended him and reminded Wunai of the help Xiao Hua had given the sect.
• Xiao Hua waited for Xiang Zhili, then watched the child greet Wunai and demonstrate a high-grade Fireball Talisman despite being only about ten years old.

Xiao Hua returned to Myriad Thunder Valley, where Xiang Zhili recognized him as the man who had saved his family and asked him to become his godfather. Xiao Hua accepted, and the chapter ended with him promising to find Xiang Zhili a suitable gift.

• Wunai and Zhuo praised Xiang Zhili, and Cui Hongshen spoke with him about his improving cultivation.
• Xiang Zhili recognized Xiao Hua, kowtowed nine times, and explained that Xiangyang had told him Xiao Hua saved his family.
• Xiang Zhili asked Xiao Hua to be his godfather, and Xiao Hua hesitated as Xiangyang and Yan Qinglian arrived.
• Xiangyang warmly embraced Xiao Hua, and Xiao Hua agreed to become Xiang Zhili's godfather.
• Xiao Hua helped Xiang Zhili up and said he would think of a suitable gift for him.

Xiao Hua reunited with Myriad Thunder Valley, became Xiang Zhili’s godfather, and explained his delayed return by inventing a story about True Person Jinglü. The chapter left Xiao Hua preparing to register his Life Spirit Tablet and establish a residence near Myriad Thunder Valley.

• Xiao Hua gave Xiang Zhili a defensive magic treasure after Xiang Zhili called him Godfather, and Helpless arranged a ceremony to celebrate their relationship.
• Xiangyang gave Xiao Hua a jade slip that Xue Xue had left for him before entering secluded cultivation.
• Xiao Hua told Helpless and the others a fabricated account of being captured and lightly punished by True Person Jinglü.
• Helpless ordered Xiangyang to accompany Xiao Hua to leave a Life Spirit Tablet and obtain a Spirit Seeking Rat so Xiao Hua could establish a residence.
• Xiao Hua learned that Xiang Zhili had no formal master and that True Person Leixiao might guide him after he established his foundation.

Xiao Hua gave Xiang Zhili a Rainbow Bloom and asked Xiangyang and Yan Qinglian to help retrieve the Thunder Beast's Inner Core he needed. After they left, Xiao Hua showed Xiang Zhili Dreamslayer and agreed to teach him the Flying Sword Technique once he had built a solid foundation.

• Xiao Hua gave Xiang Zhili a Rainbow Bloom to prepare for his future foundation establishment.
• Xiao Hua asked Xiangyang about the Thunder Beast's Inner Cores and sent him and Yan Qinglian to recover the portions held by their Master and Cui Hongshen.
• Xiang Zhili returned with spiritual wine and asked whether Xiao Hua was truly as powerful as his parents claimed.
• Xiao Hua explained that cultivation-sensing techniques could be countered and showed Xiang Zhili his Flying Sword, Dreamslayer.
• Xiao Hua agreed to teach Xiang Zhili the Flying Sword Technique after he mastered his basic cultivation methods and told him to keep their discussion of great divine abilities secret.

Xiao Hua read Xue Xue’s jade slip and learned how she had searched for news of him and returned to the Thunder Control Sect before entering seclusion. After reflecting on her devotion, he asked Xiangyang to speak with Cui Hongshen, who welcomed him into his cave residence.

• Xiao Hua scolded Xiang Zhili for dwelling on secret techniques, advised him to cultivate sincerely, and promised to teach him more when he was older.
• Xiao Hua examined Xue Xue’s pink jade slip but found its restriction still intact, then read the other slip she had left for him.
• Xiao Hua learned that Xue Xue had gone to see True Person Jinglü, traveled through Haoming City, and returned to the Thunder Control Sect to report Xiao Hua’s danger.
• Xiao Hua read Xue Xue’s message explaining her anxiety for him and her plans to enter seclusion, and he worried about the risk she had taken.
• Xiangyang went to Cui Hongshen’s cave residence at Xiao Hua’s request, hesitated to explain his purpose, and accepted Cui Hongshen’s invitation inside.

Xiangyang tried to persuade Cui Hongshen to give Xiao Hua most of his Thunder Beast Inner Core, but Cui Hongshen refused because he planned to use it as bride price. Xiangyang returned to Xiao Hua with no agreement, and Xiao Hua hinted that he would take matters into his own hands.

• Xiangyang asked Cui Hongshen for his Thunder Beast Inner Core on Xiao Hua's behalf.
• Cui Hongshen accused Xiao Hua of using Xiangyang to get the core and insisted that Master would have to ask for it directly.
• Xiangyang explained that Xiao Hua wanted three-tenths of Cui Hongshen's four-tenths, leaving him one-tenth, and promised Xiao Hua would repay the favor.
• Cui Hongshen said the inner core was part of his bride price for Qi Meng and refused to decide immediately, so Xiangyang left after urging him to reconsider.
• Xiangyang told Xiao Hua that Cui Hongshen was hesitant, and Xiao Hua said Cui Hongshen could not blame him if he refused to hand it over.

Xiao Hua collected the Thunder Beast Inner Core and went with Xiangyang to the Jade Slip Hall to register his Life Spirit Tablet and obtain permission to establish a cave dwelling. There, Xiangyang’s respectful conduct made Xiao Hua recognize that he had been mocking Gen Liang much as others had once looked down on him, leaving him to confront his own pettiness.

• Yan Qinglian gave Xiao Hua the twenty percent share of the Thunder Beast Inner Core that Helpless had surrendered, and Xiang Zhili returned another jade box Xiao Hua had secretly arranged to leave for him.
• Xiao Hua gave jade boxes to Xiangyang and Yan Qinglian, including one as a betrothal gift, and admitted he had wanted to see how Cui Hongshen would respond.
• Xiao Hua decided to establish a cave dwelling and learned from Xiangyang that he had to leave a Life Spirit Tablet at Gen Lei Palace before receiving a Spirit Seeking Rat.
• At the Jade Slip Hall, Xiao Hua accepted pills from fellow disciples and encountered Gen Liang, whom he teased about their past dealings and Gen Ming’s transfer.
• Xiangyang politely asked Gen Liang to summon Gen Gen, prompting Xiao Hua to realize that his mockery of Gen Liang resembled the contempt others had shown him before he established his foundation.

Xiao Hua and Xiangyang visited Jade Slip Hall to refine their Life Spirit Tablets, and Xiao Hua completed his with extraordinary ease. When Genliang examined it, golden light appeared but no human figure formed, leaving the tablet’s unusual nature unexplained.

• Genliang guided Xiao Hua and Xiangyang into Jade Slip Hall and gave Xiao Hua the instructions for refining a Life Spirit Tablet.
• Xiao Hua refined his tablet almost instantly, then concealed his speed by pretending the process took nearly half a day.
• Genliang tested Xiao Hua’s tablet in a jade sphere, where golden light appeared instead of the expected blurry human figure.
• Genliang explained that Primordial Spirit traces could produce unusual forms, but he had never seen a tablet in which nothing appeared.

Xiao Hua obtained his completed Life Spirit Tablet and a Spirit Seeking Rat, then found a site for his cave dwelling in Myriad Thunder Valley. As he waited there, he studied Demon Realm artifact-refining methods and considered using their blood-fusion technique on his weapons.

• Gen Liang gave Xiao Hua his completed Life Spirit Tablet, and Xiao Hua gave Gen Liang Foundation Establishment Pills.
• A Golden Core cultivator’s Life Spirit Tablet shattered in Jade Slip Hall, prompting Gen Liang to summon help while Xiao Hua and Xiangyang returned to Myriad Thunder Valley.
• Xiao Hua released Little Silver, whose presence terrified the Spirit Seeking Rat, then sent the rat away to find a cave-dwelling site.
• The Spirit Seeking Rat found a secluded location for Xiao Hua, who recorded it on a jade slip and waited there.
• Xiao Hua examined Zhu Meng and considered splitting his Primordial Spirit, then studied Qiao’er’s Demon Realm refining methods and contemplated using blood fusion to combine materials for his weapons.

Xiao Hua prepared for his cave residence to be established and welcomed Xun Shu and Qian Diheng after Zhuo urged him to send them invitations. He gave Xun Shu a Youth-Preserving Grass, which she quickly recognized and pocketed while Qian Diheng remained confused.

• Zhuo visited Xiao Hua, praised his gifts, and warned him to keep the Thunder Beast Inner Core secret.
• Yan Qinglian and Xiangyang went to Zhen Thunder Palace to check on the cave residence, while Xiao Hua sent communication talismans to Xun Shu and Qian Diheng.
• Xun Shu and Qian Diheng arrived, and Qian Diheng teased Xiao Hua about his foundation establishment and asked to see his treasures.
• Xiao Hua gave Xun Shu a jade box containing Youth-Preserving Grass, and she quickly put it away after realizing what it was.
• Xun Shu asked Qian Diheng what female cultivators cared about most as he tried to learn the gift's identity.

Xiao Hua reunited with Xun Shu and Qian Diheng, shared gifts, and agreed to let Qian Diheng arrange Youth-Preserving Pills in exchange for thirty percent of the proceeds. After Zhen Thunder Palace delayed his cave abode, Qian Diheng intervened, and Xiao Hua’s cave was finally opened.

• Xiao Hua gave Qian Diheng and Xun Shu gifts, and he agreed to take thirty percent of the proceeds if Qian Diheng found the Youth-Preserving Pill formula and handled the pills.
• Xiangyang and Yan Qinglian returned and told Xiao Hua that Zhen Thunder Palace lacked puppets, delaying the opening of his cave abode.
• Qian Diheng flew off to press Zhen Thunder Palace, then returned with Zhen Minghai and more than a dozen disciples.
• Zhen Minghai apologized to Xiangyang and Yan Qinglian, and Xiao Hua chose the cave location.
• Zhen Thunder Palace’s disciples opened Xiao Hua a cave abode twice the size of Cui Hongshen’s, and Qian Diheng paid the spirit stones.

Xiao Hua’s companions gathered at his newly completed cave abode, but his body trembled from a problem with his meridians. He entered seclusion immediately and sealed the cave, leaving Xiangyang and Yan Qinglian worried about what had happened to him.

• Qian Diheng joked with Xiao Hua, asked about his opening ceremony, and left to look for an item Xiao Hua wanted before seclusion.
• When Xiao Hua trembled, he told his companions that something was wrong with his meridians and refused to let them summon Wunai or Qian Diheng’s great-grandfather.
• Xiao Hua told Xiangyang to say that he had gained an insight, postponed the opening ceremony, and accepted a formation array and jade slip from him.
• Xiangyang and Yan Qinglian set up the formation around Xiao Hua’s cave abode, then left after he sealed it.
• Xiangyang and Yan Qinglian worried that Xiao Hua’s urgent seclusion meant his condition was serious or that True Person Jinglü had done something to him.