Chapter Summaries

Xu Qi'an fought Desolation and the Gu God at Gods and Devils Island, reaching the peak of Jade Shatters before dying from exhaustion. As his allies battled the Buddha in Leizhou, the Heavenly Venerable dissolved into the Dao, and the Peace Saber opened the Heavenly Gate, allowing the Superintendent to descend toward Xu Qi'an.

• Luo Yuheng, the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox, Shadow, and the others broke through the Bodhisattvas’ defenses, while Yang Gong’s spell delayed Guangxian and the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox tore him apart.
• Daoist Jinlian sacrificed himself to draw down Heavenly Tribulation, weakening the Buddha and giving Shenshu the chance to break free.
• The Gu God and Desolation attacked Xu Qi'an, but his desperation awakened the full power of Jade Shatters, letting him injure both Transcendent Ranks and grow stronger as he fought.
• Xu Qi'an exhausted his strength and died after leaning on the Nation-Guarding Sword, while the Gu God and Desolation prepared to finish him.
• The Heavenly Venerable abolished Supreme Forgetfulness of Emotion, appointed Primordial Lady Bingyi as his successor, and dissolved into the Dao.
• The Peace Saber struck open the Heavenly Gate, and the Superintendent descended in a pillar of light toward Xu Qi'an.

The Superintendent revealed that he was the Heavenly Dao’s awakened will and explained how he had shaped history to cultivate a Gatekeeper. He gave his Spiritual Essence to Xu Qi'an so he could become a Martial God, then disappeared, leaving Xu Qi'an to protect the mortal world.

• Desolation and the Gu God attacked the pillar of light, but neither could break it, and the Gu God failed to enter the Heavenly Gate.
• The Superintendent awakened Xu Qi'an and explained that generations of Heavenly Venerables had merged with the Heavenly Dao, eventually giving it a will.
• The Superintendent recounted how he selected the Confucian Sage to delay the calamity and fostered the First to create the Warlock System.
• The Superintendent told Xu Qi'an that devouring his Spiritual Essence would earn the Heavenly Dao’s acknowledgment and make him a peerless Martial God.
• The Superintendent dissolved into clear light and entered Xu Qi'an, asking him to protect the mortal world and revealing why he had chosen him.

Xu Qi'an became a Martial God, defeated Desolation, the Gu God, and the Buddha, and ended the great calamity; the Shaman God then chose to die. After Great Feng began rebuilding the Nine Provinces, Xu Qi'an reunited with Mu Nanzhi and invited her to travel the jianghu with him.

• The Superintendent revived Xu Qi'an and helped him fuse his Indestructible Runes, completing his transformation into a Martial God.
• Xu Qi'an ignored the Heavenly Tribulation, and Desolation and the Gu God retreated while the Buddha withdrew to the Western Regions; the Transcendents realized Xu Qi'an had become a Martial God.
• Xu Qi'an reached the Western Regions, where the Buddha, Shaman God, Gu God, and Desolation gathered against him.
• Xu Qi'an slew Desolation, destroyed the Gu God, and forced the Buddha out of his domain before killing him; the Shaman God then ended his own life after Xu Qi'an promised to preserve the Shaman System.
• Huaiqing's court declared the great calamity over, honored Zhao Shou and Yang Gong, and ordered the devastated territories rebuilt.
• Mu Nanzhi moved out of the Xu Residence, but Xu Qi'an later found her and invited her to travel with him; he explained his past month by reciting a diary full of visits to the pleasure house.

The author reflected on completing Great Feng and Xu Qi'an’s story, discussed the novel’s strengths and weaknesses, and outlined plans for future writing and bonus chapters. The author left the next book undecided and invited readers to suggest possible subjects.

• The author said Great Feng was complete and described the relief and wistfulness of ending Xu Qi'an’s story.
• The author discussed health problems, deadline pressure, inconsistent updates, and plans to build a backlog for the next book.
• The author described Nightwatchers as a wish-fulfillment novel and acknowledged that its fight scenes needed improvement.
• The author invited readers to suggest subjects for the next book and said they probably would not write xianxia again.
• The author mentioned upcoming Nightwatchers comic, animation, and live-action adaptations, and recommended Zhouzi’s Nomenclature of the Night.

Xu Qi'an killed the Shaman God, ended the great calamity, and secured the Shaman System’s survival under Great Feng. News of the victory reached the Nine Provinces, where people celebrated, while Xu Qi'an and the Heaven and Earth Society mourned those who had fallen.

• Xu Qi'an learned that the Shaman God had ended his own life, then spared the shamans and placed the Shaman Cult under Great Feng’s jurisdiction, sentencing Salun Agu and three other Transcendents to five hundred years in the Directorate of Astronomy’s dungeon.
• The Peace Saber urged Xu Qi'an to return to the capital for pleasure-house songs and asked for a female saber, prompting Xu Qi'an to question who had led it astray.
• Huaiqing received news of the victory at Yuyang Pass, while refugees fleeing Jianzhou learned from Chu Yuanzhen that Xu Qi'an had killed every Transcendent Rank and quelled the great calamity.
• Li Miaozhen, Asuro, Hengyuan, and Du'e received the news at Leizhou’s border, and Asuro silently accepted that his hatred had ended.
• Nangong Qianrou told Wei Yuan of the victory, and a seal-bearing eunuch informed Wang Zhenwen and the grand secretaries that Huaiqing had returned with Xu Qi'an and the calamity had passed.
• Xu Qi'an learned from Li Miaozhen that Daoist Jinlian and Dean Zhao had died, then told the Heaven and Earth Society that the Superintendent and the Heavenly Venerable had fallen as well.

Xu Qi'an revealed that the Superintendent had been the Heavenly Dao’s incarnation, then returned home to reunite with Lin'an and Mu Nanzhi. The next day, Great Feng announced that it had unified the world.

• Xu Qi'an told the Heaven and Earth Society that Zhao Shou’s death had drained Great Feng’s Fate, the Superintendent had fallen, and the Heavenly Venerable had revived him by merging with the Heavenly Dao.
• Li Lingsu reported that Primordial Lady Bingyi had become Heavenly Venerable and that the Heaven Sect would abandon Supreme Forgetfulness of Emotion; he also revealed that he had been expelled for insulting the former Heavenly Venerable.
• Xu Qi'an left Huaiqing and returned to the Xu Residence, where Xu Lingyin complained about being made to eat green oranges.
• Xu Qi'an reunited with Lin'an and Mu Nanzhi, assured Mu Nanzhi that he was immortal, and told her about the calamity and the deaths of the Superintendent, Zhao Shou, and Daoist Jinlian.
• Great Feng posted notices announcing that Xu Qi'an had quelled the calamity and that the Western Regions, Southern Frontier, Northern Territory, and northeast had joined its territory.

At a victory banquet honoring Great Feng’s survival, Xu Qi'an reunited with Li Lingsu and Chu Yuanzhen, then attended the palace feast with Huaiqing and his many companions. The banquet ended with Xu Lingyin and Lina raiding the officials’ tables as Luan Yu approached the main table.

• Li Lingsu learned that Huaiqing had written Xu Ningyan a letter, read it, and grew jealous before Chu Yuanzhen decided to let Huaiqing choose what to do with it.
• Xu Qi'an invited Li Lingsu to work with him and establish a Daoist temple, and Li Lingsu accepted after hearing he could learn a secret dual cultivation method.
• Three days later, Huaiqing hosted a victory banquet in Xuande Hall, where Wei Yuan avoided the main table and Li Miaozhen and Luo Yuheng joined Xu Qi'an there.
• Xu Lingyin and Lina moved between tables eating the food, while the civil officials joked about Xu Lingyin’s education and then watched her clear their dishes.
• Luan Yu rose from her seat and walked toward the main table.

The author announced a limited digital collectible for Nightwatchers of Great Feng and shared updates on preparing a new book. After struggling with several unsatisfactory opening drafts, the author planned a month of practice before launching the book.

• The author announced that presales for a 2,000-edition Nightwatchers of Great Feng digital collectible would run from January 5 to January 8 through the Qidian Reading app.
• The author said they would livestream that night to discuss writing Great Feng and the new book.
• The author described spending two months developing the new book’s outline, setting, and characters before realizing that extensive preparation was hindering progress.
• The author began drafting the opening about a week earlier, found their writing skills rusty, and planned a month of recovery training before releasing the book.
• The author revised the opening several times, received mixed reactions from the editor and fellow authors, and resolved to keep working until it was ready.