Chapter Summaries

Xiao Hua used an Earth Evasion Talisman to hide inside a boulder, where the evasion and familiar hand seals led him to suspect that he had once cultivated as a member of the Celestial Clan. Outside, Ahe reunited with Uncle Xiang and revealed his plan to infiltrate the enemy who destroyed the Fu Family; Xiao Hua emerged nearby and overheard them.

• Xiao Hua entered a boulder with an Earth Evasion Talisman and felt strangely at home, then performed unfamiliar hand seals with ease.
• Xiao Hua wondered whether hidden, previously cultivated meridians meant he belonged to the Celestial Clan.
• Uncle Xiang waited on the boulder for Ahe, who arrived and greeted him with deep affection.
• Ahe told Uncle Xiang that he had tried to approach the Fu Family's enemy and now planned to infiltrate them for revenge and to recover the family's ancestral spirit talismans.
• As the talisman's effect waned, Xiao Hua moved through the boulder and emerged through the mist, where he overheard Ahe's conversation.

Xiao Hua overheard Fu He and Uncle Xiang discussing Fu He’s plans for revenge, then followed the treasure hunt’s next signal to a swamp where he found what might be the Rainbow Bloom. When he approached it, its disguised guardian revealed itself as a dangerous Water Pattern Butterfly and attacked him.

• Xiao Hua recognized Fu He speaking with Uncle Xiang, who urged him to consider the Fu family’s descendants and mentioned a female cultivator in Qingyishan.
• Fu He spotted Xiao Hua’s hiding place, then fled with Uncle Xiang in pursuit before Uncle Xiang could finish explaining about the female cultivator.
• Xiao Hua received Qing Fengmin’s message directing the group to Fire Melting Valley and decided to look for Li Xiaowen and Xun Feiyan.
• Xiao Hua spotted a glowing object in the swamp and approached a possible Rainbow Bloom, which was guarded by a creature disguised as a black leaf.
• Xiao Hua’s Restraining Talisman exposed the Water Pattern Butterfly, which attacked him with a spinning rod of spiritual qi.
• Xiao Hua dodged the attack as it drilled a deep groove into a boulder, but the Water Pattern Butterfly pursued him at high speed.

Xiao Hua harvested the Rainbow Bloom, escaped the Water Pattern Butterfly, and reunited with Li Xiaowen and Xun Feiyan to continue Qing Fengmin’s treasure hunt. After opening their silk pouches in Fire Melting Valley and Hurricane Gorge, the three learned the final test would take place at Thunderclap Cave, but Li Xiaowen and Xun Feiyan looked troubled once they reached safety.

• Xiao Hua lured the Water Pattern Butterfly away from the Rainbow Bloom, harvested the flower, and later discovered two tiny eggs attached to its stem in his space.
• Xiao Hua followed the Sound-Linking Talisman and reunited with Li Xiaowen and Xun Feiyan, who agreed to continue the search together and rest before leaving for Fire Melting Valley.
• Xiao Hua privately assessed the uneasy balance between himself and the other two cultivators, then refined a Marrow Cleansing Pill and studied in his space.
• In Fire Melting Valley, Xun Feiyan’s silk pouch revealed Hurricane Gorge, and the three traveled there and opened Li Xiaowen’s pouch after enduring the gales.
• Qing Fengmin announced that Thunderclap Cave held the final test, and the three hurried out of Hurricane Gorge before Li Xiaowen and Xun Feiyan grew troubled at a safe place.

Xiao Hua, Li Xiaowen, and Xun Feiyan approached Thunder Accumulation Cave, learning how the site attracted powerful cultivators and discovering that its volatile spiritual energy affected Xiao Hua’s meridians and body. They reached Accumulating Thunder Peak and spotted the cave, while Li Xiaowen and Xun Feiyan remained wary of Xiao Hua’s rapid progress and hidden secrets.

• Xiao Hua asked why Qing had sent them to Thunder Accumulation Cave despite its lethal danger, and Li Xiaowen and Xun Feiyan realized it was the final destination of their journey.
• Xun Feiyan and Li Xiaowen explained that lightning-aspected cultivators used Thunder Accumulation Cave to cultivate and learn lightning spells, while more powerful cultivators visited to overcome bottlenecks.
• As the group flew toward the cave, Xiao Hua heard drumlike thunder that also caused his meridians to tremble, though Li Xiaowen and Xun Feiyan initially noticed nothing unusual.
• Li Xiaowen and Xun Feiyan reflected on Xiao Hua’s rapid cultivation and worried that his hidden abilities might eventually make him a threat.
• Near Accumulating Thunder Peak, Xiao Hua found that the turbulent spiritual energy was difficult to absorb but caused a faint reaction in his flesh and blood.
• Li Xiaowen pointed out Thunder Accumulation Cave as a black speck halfway up Accumulating Thunder Peak.

Xiao Hua flew to Thunder Accumulation Cave to open the final silk pouch after Li Xiaowen and Xun Feiyan could not withstand the cave’s thunder. A powerful young cultivator arrived, took the pouch into the cave, and returned with the place name it revealed, leaving Xiao Hua stunned.

• Li Xiaowen and Xun Feiyan’s spiritual power faltered near Thunder Accumulation Cave, so Xiao Hua continued toward it alone.
• Xiao Hua reached the cave entrance, but the silk pouch did not open outside the cave, forcing him to consider entering.
• A young cultivator arrived on a lightning-wreathed flying sword and briefly overwhelmed Xiao Hua with his divine sense and pressure.
• The young cultivator learned that Xiao Hua was a Rogue Cultivator affiliated with Taiyi and encouraged him about his potential.
• Xiao Hua explained his need to open the silk pouch, and the young cultivator carried it into Thunder Accumulation Cave and returned with the place name.
• Xiao Hua heard the place name and stared in shock.

Xiao Hua and his companions traveled to Hundred Zhang Peak, where they hoped to find Hundred Zhang Old Man’s legacy. As they neared the peak, Li Xiaowen sensed they were being followed, and the three hid to watch the pursuer.

• A young cultivator gave Xiao Hua a message directing him to Hundred Zhang Peak, and Xiao Hua told Li Xiaowen and Xun Feiyan their destination.
• Li Xiaowen and Xun Feiyan celebrated the prospect of finding Hundred Zhang Old Man’s inheritance and flew with Xiao Hua toward Hundred Zhang Peak.
• During the journey, Xiao Hua reached the Qi Cultivation third layer and considered how the Rainbow Bloom, Cai Zhuoxia, and Li Zongbao might be connected to Hundred Zhang Peak.
• Xun Feiyan revealed that the Rainbow Bloom could be refined into Radiant Illumination Pills that strengthened divine sense, while Xiao Hua secretly checked on the growing Rainbow Bloom in his space.
• Near Hundred Zhang Peak, Li Xiaowen sensed someone following them, so the three hid and waited; a figure soon appeared behind them.

Xiao Hua, Li Xiaowen, and Xun Feiyan reached Hundred Zhang Peak seeking the Hundred Zhang Old Man’s legacy, only to find sect cultivators gathering there as well. After Zheng Chaoyang and Meng Xian arrived and offered to join them, the two betrayed the group and bound them with talismans.

• Xiao Hua recognized Jiang Huanchi flying toward Hundred Zhang Peak, and Li Xiaowen and Xun Feiyan wondered why a Shanghua Sect disciple had come.
• The group found numerous sect cultivators near the peak and discussed the Hundred Zhang Old Man’s green token and the unknown location of his cave abode.
• Li Xiaowen, Xun Feiyan, and Xiao Hua met Zheng Chaoyang and Meng Xian, who agreed to advance together and look for Qing Fengmin.
• Zheng Chaoyang and Meng Xian suddenly struck the three with Binding Talismans, stopping their spiritual power and sending them falling from the air.
• Zheng Chaoyang said he wanted fewer rivals for the legacy and reached for Li Xiaowen’s neck.

Xiao Hua killed Zheng Chaoyang and Meng Xian after they ambushed Li Xiaowen and Xun Feiyan, then looted their belongings and burned the four bodies. He reached Hundred Zhang Peak, where he reunited with Cai Zhuoxia and Li Zongbao, and Li Zongbao revealed that he had once saved Xiao Hua.

• Zheng Chaoyang and Meng Xian ambushed and killed Li Xiaowen and Xun Feiyan, but Xiao Hua broke the Binding Talismans and killed them in turn.
• Xiao Hua burned the four corpses and took their storage pouches, finding the Burning Heaven Art among Li Xiaowen's belongings.
• Xiao Hua flew to Hundred Zhang Peak and watched Qi Cultivation cultivators enter its caves using pale green objects.
• Xiao Hua saw Cai Zhuoxia and Li Zongbao waiting outside the mountain and realized they were waiting for him.
• Cai Zhuoxia noticed Xiao Hua's cultivation had reached the Qi Cultivation third layer, and Li Zongbao said he had met Xiao Hua before and had once been saved by him.

Xiao Hua joined Li Zongbao and Cai Zhuoxia in entering Hundred Zhang Peak, openly explaining his ties to Tianqi and his hopes for Hundred Zhang Old Man’s inheritance. As Tianqi’s rogue cultivators gathered outside at sunset, Qing Fengmin began organizing them to enter the peak.

• Xiao Hua told Cai Zhuoxia and Li Zongbao that he had joined Tianqi and explained that the other Tianqi cultivators who had accompanied him had perished.
• Xiao Hua said he would accept spare cultivation techniques or medicinal pills, and Cai Zhuoxia agreed to enter Hundred Zhang Peak with him.
• Li Zongbao advised Xiao Hua that revealing everything could cost him the initiative, then asked him to explain Shang Hua Ming and Tianqi.
• Cai Zhuoxia used a beast-shaped jade artifact to guide Xiao Hua, Li Zongbao, and the others into a cave near the summit of Hundred Zhang Peak.
• Tianqi rogue cultivators arrived in large numbers, and Qing Fengmin discussed the dangers of the journey and the limits he had set on participation.
• Qing Fengmin ordered Ma Dengsheng to gather the cultivators who had opened the final silk pouch and divide the others into twenty groups.

Xiao Hua, Li Zongbao, and Cai Zhuoxia entered a cave in Hundred Zhang Peak to seek Hundred Zhang Old Man’s legacy, while Xiao Hua began recounting his recent experiences. Outside the peak, Qing Fengmin gathered Heaven Abandoned cultivators and organized them to enter using the jade-beast tokens Luo Jiaxin had found.

• Cai Zhuoxia explained that the jade beast only guided them to a cave, and Li Zongbao and Xiao Hua discussed how they would share any treasure they found.
• As the three explored the cave, Li Zongbao and Cai Zhuoxia asked Xiao Hua about Shang Hua Ming and his sudden cultivation advancement, and Xiao Hua began telling them what had happened.
• Jiang Huanchi found a jade beast in another cave and celebrated his chance to obtain Hundred Zhang Old Man’s legacy and a Golden Core cultivation technique.
• Qing Fengmin introduced Luo Jiaxin to the gathered Heaven Abandoned cultivators and revealed that Luo had brought ten jade-beast tokens.
• Qing Fengmin ordered Luo Jiaxin and Ma Dengsheng to distribute the remaining tokens and send every two teams into one cave.

Xiao Hua, Li Zongbao, and Cai Zhuoxia reached three stone doors while searching for Hundred Zhang Old Man’s legacy. Xiao Hua sensed danger beyond the middle door, but the group remained undecided about which passage to enter.

• Xiao Hua told Li Zongbao and Cai Zhuoxia how Shang Hua Ming had been destroyed, and Li Zongbao suspected the Hundred Herbs Sect was responsible.
• Li Zongbao realized Qing Fengmin might have possessed multiple jade beasts, explaining how he gathered Tianqi rogue cultivators to search for the legacy.
• The group reached a chamber with three identical stone doors, and Cai Zhuoxia’s jade beast attached itself to the middle door.
• Li Zongbao failed to raise the middle stone door with his magical power, but Xiao Hua lifted it with his strength.
• Xiao Hua felt an ominous chill beyond the middle door and opened the other two, leaving the group to choose among the three dark passages.

Xiao Hua split from Li Zongbao and Cai Zhuoxia and discovered a blood-red, humanoid pattern hidden in a cave at Hundred Zhang Peak. The pattern devoured Jiang Huanchi and other cultivators, while Li Zongbao shielded himself and Cai Zhuoxia from its attack and tried to lead her out.

• Xiao Hua parted ways with Li Zongbao and Cai Zhuoxia, then entered a separate cave at Hundred Zhang Peak.
• Xiao Hua encountered eerie sounds and identical passages before spotting a blood-red pattern on a cave ceiling and fleeing.
• Jiang Huanchi’s jade beast flew into a matching pattern, which engulfed and consumed him despite his attempt to escape.
• Blood mist appeared in caves throughout Hundred Zhang Peak, swallowing cultivators as their screams echoed through the passages.
• Li Zongbao and Cai Zhuoxia entered a space where Cai Zhuoxia’s jade beast flew toward a blood-red pattern, and Li Zongbao used a jade bottle to shield them from the descending mist.
• Li Zongbao grabbed Cai Zhuoxia and led her toward the exit, but the pattern’s eyes flashed crimson.

Li Zongbao, Cai Zhuoxia, Qing Fengmin, and Xiao Hua were teleported from the caves of Hundred Zhang Peak after encountering the bloody patterns and their blood mist. Li Zongbao and Cai Zhuoxia arrived in a vast red-lit chamber and discovered a gigantic statue of a demon.

• The blood pattern teleported Li Zongbao and Cai Zhuoxia away, and Qing Fengmin and dozens of Rogue Cultivators were likewise transported from their cave.
• Xiao Hua wandered through the changing passages as a blood shadow pursued him, drained his spiritual power, and failed to enter his sealed Niwan Palace before teleporting him away.
• Li Zongbao and Cai Zhuoxia endured the teleportation pressure and dizziness without being attacked.
• Li Zongbao and Cai Zhuoxia saw a towering, wing-membraned figure atop a beast-shaped statue in a red-lit space, and Li Zongbao identified it as a demon.

Li Zongbao and Cai Zhuoxia discovered that Hundred Zhang Peak’s sealed chamber was a trap, and Qing Fengmin revealed his blood-shadow identity and began draining the gathered Rogue Cultivators. As Li Zongbao fought to stop him, his bell slowed Qing Fengmin’s blood shadow but awakened someone else.

• Li Zongbao concluded that he and Cai Zhuoxia were trapped beneath Hundred Zhang Peak, and blood-lit runes transported groups of Heaven Forsaken Rogue Cultivators into the chamber.
• Qing Fengmin claimed that Hundred Zhang Old Man’s legacy was only a stone niche and confessed that he had drained the old man’s essence blood; he then struck Luo Jiaxin, releasing a blood shadow from his body.
• A blood shadow emerged from Xiao Hua, entered Qing Fengmin, and left Xiao Hua unconscious; Qing Fengmin and Luo Jiaxin’s blood shadows began draining the Rogue Cultivators and burning their remains.
• Li Zongbao told Cai Zhuoxia to protect herself and attacked Qing Fengmin’s blood shadow with a sword talisman, but it was too fast to hit.
• Li Zongbao used a bell to slow Qing Fengmin’s blood shadow, and its ringing awakened another person.

Xiao Hua woke in the blood-red space and discovered that his demonic spear tip could harm the blood shadows. After driving off Luo Jiaxin’s blood shadow to protect Cai Zhuoxia, he remained beside her as Li Zongbao pursued Qing Fengmin.

• Xiao Hua awoke before the stone niche, instinctively stored the pill furnace in his space, and saw blood shadows draining the lives of Rogue Cultivators.
• Cai Zhuoxia was forced to abandon the jade bottle’s protective light when Rogue Cultivators attacked her, and she flew toward Xiao Hua.
• Cai Zhuoxia explained that Qing Fengmin was a demonic being who had used Heaven Forsaken to lure cultivators to Hundred Zhang Peak as food.
• A blood shadow approached Cai Zhuoxia while she watched Li Zongbao, so Xiao Hua thrust his demonic spear tip into it and wounded Luo Jiaxin.
• Xiao Hua stayed beside Cai Zhuoxia and reassured her, while Li Zongbao continued chasing Qing Fengmin’s blood shadow.

Li Zongbao used a flying sword to weaken one of Qing Fengmin’s blood shadows, but the other shadows devoured the Rogue Cultivators and merged into a powerful blood man. Qing Fengmin revealed that he intended to take over Li Zongbao’s body and use it to pursue Foundation Establishment.

• Li Zongbao struggled to catch Qing Fengmin’s blood shadow as it grew stronger by devouring the essence blood of Rogue Cultivators.
• After the shadow split into two, Li Zongbao controlled a flying sword to pursue and weaken one of them, while Xiao Hua watched his sword incantation with fascination.
• The two other blood shadows devoured the Rogue Cultivators outside the jade bottle’s blue radiance, shattered the barrier, and killed the cultivators sheltering within it.
• Xiao Hua realized the blood shadows had used the battle to distract them, as the weakened shadow joined the other two and all three merged into a blood ball.
• The blood ball bit apart Li Zongbao’s flying sword, then formed a human figure that spoke in Qing Fengmin’s voice and announced its plan to take Li Zongbao’s body.

Li Zongbao removed a secret Spirit Talisman and advanced to Foundation Establishment, then trapped Qing Fengmin’s blood shadow. After learning that the demon had killed Li Mingyang, he let Xiao Hua destroy it, though Qing Fengmin had begun to reveal that it knew how to remove something affecting Xiao Hua.

• Li Zongbao used Spirit Talismans to expose the cavern and unleash the power he had suppressed, entering Foundation Establishment.
• Li Zongbao sealed the cave and used a ring to absorb most of Qing Fengmin’s blood shadow, while Xiao Hua protected Cai Zhuoxia from its attack.
• Li Zongbao asked whether Qing Fengmin had encountered Li Mingyang, and the demon admitted it had swallowed the young Joyful Sect disciple’s essence and blood.
• Li Zongbao refused to let Qing Fengmin go, and Xiao Hua stabbed the blood sphere with his demonic spear, making it vanish.
• As it disappeared, Qing Fengmin began telling Xiao Hua that it knew how to remove something, but Xiao Hua did not let it finish.

Xiao Hua used the demon spearhead to destroy Blood Shadow, and he, Li Zongbao, and Cai Zhuoxia escaped Hundred Zhang Peak. After they divided the recovered storage-pouch contents, Cai Zhuoxia left, while Li Zongbao stayed to stabilize his Foundation Establishment realm and Xiao Hua planned to travel; a remnant of Blood Shadow had already fled toward Huanghua Ridge.

• Xiao Hua pierced the blood sphere with the demon spearhead and destroyed Blood Shadow, while Li Zongbao praised him and examined the weapon.
• Li Zongbao admitted he had come to Hundred Zhang Peak to search for Li Mingyang, and Cai Zhuoxia confronted him about his motives and the missing legacy.
• Xiao Hua toppled the stone statue to uncover an exit, recovered the storage pouches from Qing Fengmin and Luo Jiaxin, and left the cave with Li Zongbao and Cai Zhuoxia.
• A remnant of Blood Shadow emerged from the cave wall and flew toward Huanghua Ridge.
• Xiao Hua divided the recovered items between two storage pouches and gave Cai Zhuoxia her choice; he planned to travel, while Li Zongbao intended to cultivate in seclusion.
• Cai Zhuoxia departed by flying talisman, and Li Zongbao called after her but did not pursue.

Xiao Hua secluded himself to test the fire-element Burning Heaven Art and discovered it accelerated his cultivation, then found the Blood Shadow Art hidden in the pill furnace. He used its blood-control techniques to take control of his meridians and begin cultivating the Dragon Transformation Art, only to be interrupted by a familiar voice.

• Xiao Hua accepted Li Zongbao’s communication talismans, then found a concealed cave where he studied the Burning Heaven Art.
• Xiao Hua began cultivating with the Burning Heaven Art and found that it suited his fire-element constitution and worked faster than Shang Hua Ming’s method.
• Xiao Hua examined the pill furnace from Hundred Zhang Peak and discovered the Blood Shadow Art hidden inside it.
• Xiao Hua realized he could use the Blood Shadow Art’s techniques to control his meridians and cultivate the Dragon Transformation Art.
• Xiao Hua successfully controlled his meridians, emerged from the cave in high spirits, and heard a familiar voice address him.

Xiao Hua met Cai Zhuoxia near Hundred Zhang Peak, where she destroyed Li Zongbao’s communication talisman after learning he had given one to Xiao Hua as well. After reviewing Qing Fengmin’s possessions and finding over thirty Foundation Establishment Pills, Xiao Hua prepared to leave, but Cai Zhuoxia intercepted him and asked whether he would join her on another opportunity to make amends.

• Cai Zhuoxia returned after Xiao Hua told her Li Zongbao had left her a communication talisman, then burned it when she learned Xiao Hua had received one too.
• Xiao Hua considered whether to reveal Qing Fengmin’s role in Tianqi’s founding, but decided the alliance had likely already disbanded and moved on.
• Xiao Hua searched Qing Fengmin’s storage pouch and found four matching gold foils, a tiger-headed waist token, and over thirty Foundation Establishment Pills.
• Xiao Hua flew away from Hundred Zhang Peak, but Cai Zhuoxia intercepted him and asked if he would join her on another chance to make amends.