Chapter 211, "High-Quality Immortal Artifact Fragment! (2nd Update)", is the clearest early answer because Xia Kingdom gets a payoff that changes the stakes. It opens with Last time we spoke, the entire Refinement Sect, from top to bottom,... and closes on At the eighth level of the Dao Palace realm, he was already....

Chapter 523, "Ten Thousand Years of Seclusion! (4K)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Kingdom's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Longevity, someone wishes to see you." Grandmaster Taixu brought a... and closes on As for the sword intent of Lu Changsheng and the Ancestral Master of....
Chapter 59, "Dilemma", is the clearest early answer because it turns Kingdom's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with It seems that the heavens have blessed your family, Billy..." said... and closes on The supervisors and the punishers, of course, are the Four Empires..
Chapter 535, "Goddess Showdown! (4K)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Ningxue's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Two streams of sword intent clashed, as volatile as fire against... and closes on Granting Yuexi an even higher realm made her all the more unstoppable.. The key payoff is that the chapter closes with "I've finally entered the gate..., which gives Xia Ningxue a stronger narrative position and pushes the relationship tension onward.
Chapter 531, "Martial Warriors Protect Peace!", is the clearest early answer because the buildup finally cashes out in a real clash. It opens with The frightening roar came from the depth of the sea and resounded in... and closes on Fresh blood stained the ground red.. The key payoff is that the danger stops being abstract and the conflict around Capital Xia becomes immediate, forcing the surrounding cast to react under pressure.
Chapter 471, "Capturing the Demoness Alive! My Dad Has Never Hit Me! (4K)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Ningxue's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with If he were an ordinary cultivator, he might indeed be willing to be a... and closes on Although Dantai Meng had only begun to master Eternal Illusion, it....
Chapter 270, "The Penglai Fairy's Recompense (4K)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Ningxue's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with After the crisis at Penglai Sword Sect was resolved, the Penglai... and closes on Now that the Penglai Fairy had openly expressed her willingness to....
Chapter 298, "Disciple Instruction before Ascension, Millionfold Return! (4K)", is the clearest early answer because a shaky connection becomes usable in the plot. It opens with Sect Leader can actually fell even the immortals from the heavens,... and closes on After this battle with the Earth Immortal Realm adversaries, I've had....
Chapter 534, "Top 8! (4K)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Ningxue's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with There are always people beyond us, and skies beyond our skies. and closes on Xia Ningxue's aura was rapidly ascending, unexpectedly making a.... The key payoff is that the chapter closes with Watching two future goddess-level characters fight was indeed a pleasure., which gives Xia Ningxue a stronger narrative position and pushes the power growth onward.
Chapter 12, "Black Tiger Daoist", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Ningxue's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with A great demon with a tiger's head and a human body appeared beside... and closes on Xia Ningxue attempted to evade using a flying sword..
Chapter 195, "Grinding Immortal Sword! (1st Update)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Ningxue's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Lu Changsheng obtained a Heaven Rank Sword Array cultivation... and closes on The two had not crossed swords since the Six Paths Conference.. The key payoff is that the chapter closes with Lu Changsheng almost forgot that, for the sake of his third disciple, Mo Huazhi, he had slain the young Sect Leader of the Joyous Union Sect.