Recaps

Lu Qing'an took Xu Yunyi and the children deep into the Heavenfall Demon Cavern, created a protected area where they could temper their bodies, then continued toward its unexplored depths in search of artifact-refining materials. At ten li deep, he sped past two Peak Great Emperor Realm experts who could barely descend, leaving them stunned.

• Lu Qing'an brought Xu Yunyi, Sun Minzi, and the children to a protected area about three li deep, where he filtered the flames to provide safe body tempering.
• Xu Yunyi and the children tested the tempering zones, and Xu Yunyi found impurities leaving her body and gained insights into cultivation and formation problems.
• Lu Qing'an warned the group to stay inside the black shield, then left to explore the deeper cavern for materials to forge treasures for his children.
• Two Peak Great Emperor Realm men competed to descend one step at a time at ten li deep, then sensed someone approaching rapidly.
• Lu Qing'an flashed between the two men and continued deeper, while they were left stunned and had to fend off the flames.

Lu Qing'an descended into the Heavenfall Demon Cavern in search of Heavenfall Divine Metal, while cultivators who saw him wondered if he was the missing Eternal Night Demon Emperor. He passed a young formation master at a depth of twenty-five li and continued toward the cavern's deepest reaches.

• Two peak great emperor realm cultivators saw a figure plunge through the cavern and speculated that he might be the Eternal Night Demon Emperor.
• Lu Qing'an reached his old mark at a depth of twenty li and continued downward, hoping to find enough Heavenfall Divine Metal to forge treasures for his daughters.
• Lu Qing'an noticed a stranger using formations to withstand the cavern's flames and passed by without stopping.
• A red-haired young woman practicing formations at twenty-five li saw Lu Qing'an fly past and was shocked that he had so little protection.

Lu Qing'an descended to the bottom of the Heavenfall Demon Cavern, collecting large amounts of Heavenfall Divine Metal and discovering a living power sealed inside a colossal piece. The mysterious life-form attacked him, but he brushed aside its presence and moved closer to investigate.

• Lu Qing'an passed the depth he had reached as the Eternal Night Demon Emperor and began descending slowly through the cavern.
• He collected pieces of Heavenfall Divine Metal, including enough for several weapons and armor, while enduring the cavern's increasingly dangerous power.
• When the cavern narrowed and his strength proved insufficient, Lu Qing'an raised it to three times its original level and continued downward.
• At the cavern's bottom, Lu Qing'an found a carriage-sized piece of Heavenfall Divine Metal containing a pulsing, silver-gray power that seemed alive.
• The life-form released a terrifying presence at Lu Qing'an, but he dispersed it and pressed closer to investigate.

Lu Qing'an subdued a powerful energy life-form inside the heavenfall divine metal and stored it away before returning toward the children. At the same time, a red-haired woman discovered Xu Yunyi’s Innate Array Physique and hurried over, hoping to make her a disciple.

• Lu Qing'an quieted the energy being with the Immortal-Slaying Black Flame, removed it from the heavenfall divine metal, and forced it into a box despite its dislike of the container.
• Lu Qing'an stored the heavenfall divine metal and flew up after searching the cavern for anything else worth taking.
• The red-haired woman’s state of mind was unsettled, so she left her cultivation depth and spotted the black shield of light near three li below the surface.
• Lu Zixuan, Sun Minzi, Lu Miaomiao, and Xu Yunyi continued tempering themselves inside the shield, while Xu Yunyi practiced formations and revealed her Innate Array Physique.
• The red-haired woman recognized Xu Yunyi’s physique, decided she could inherit her legacy, and flew toward the group, making all four wary.

Luo Danhong discovered Xu Yunyi’s Innate Array Physique and offered to make her a disciple, but Xu Yunyi refused to decide until her brother-in-law returned. When Luo Danhong touched Lu Qing'an’s black shield, its pressure destroyed nine of her ten defensive arrays.

• Luo Danhong sensed that Xu Yunyi’s cultivation carried the Spiritual Qi of the Immortal Ruins and confronted her outside the black shield.
• Luo Danhong offered to pass her array inheritance to Xu Yunyi if she crippled her cultivation and started over with Demon Domain techniques.
• Lu Zixuan urged Xu Yunyi to wait for her father, and Xu Yunyi told Luo Danhong she would decide after her brother-in-law returned.
• Luo Danhong learned that Lu Qing'an had made the black shield and reached out to examine it.
• The shield unleashed destructive pressure that shattered nine of Luo Danhong’s ten defensive arrays.

Luo Danhong tested Lu Qing'an's black shield and learned that its defensive power could shatter her formations. When Lu Qing'an returned, he questioned her about the shield and asked Xu Yunyi what Luo Danhong had said.

• Luo Danhong watched as the shield's energy destroyed nine of her defensive formations, leaving her and Xu Yunyi stunned.
• Xu Yunyi urged Luo Danhong to wait for Lu Qing'an, and Lu Miaomiao spotted him appearing silently behind the formation master.
• Lu Qing'an startled Luo Danhong when he spoke from behind her, and she spun around with her formations raised.
• Lu Qing'an questioned Luo Danhong about touching his Demonic Qi Shield, and she said she had only been curious.
• Lu Qing'an checked with Lu Zixuan, then asked Xu Yunyi what Luo Danhong had said to them.

Xu Yunyi considered becoming Luo Danhong's disciple to learn the array path, while Lu Qing'an agreed to help and warned Luo Danhong against harming her. Luo Danhong revealed she was Huang Hao's senior sister and recognized Lu Qing'an as the Eternal Night Demon Emperor before he brought everyone back to Demon Descent City.

• Xu Yunyi told Lu Qing'an that Luo Danhong wanted to take her as a disciple, and Lu Qing'an asked whether she wanted to stay in the Demon Domain to study arrays.
• Xu Yunyi said she would think about staying, and Lu Qing'an warned Luo Danhong that she would face his wrath if she harbored ill intentions toward her.
• Luo Danhong explained that Huang Hao was her junior brother and that she had surpassed him as an array master after spending thirty thousand years in seclusion.
• Lu Qing'an asked Luo Danhong to summon Huang Hao to Demon Descent City, and she realized Lu Qing'an was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor.
• Luo Danhong said Huang Hao was in seclusion recovering from an array battle injury, so Lu Qing'an brought her and the others back to Demon Descent City through a void passage.

Wang Duanshan arrived at the courtyard after Xue Tianfei confirmed that Lu Qing'an had returned, but he resisted helping He Hong build an artifact-refining room. As Wang Duanshan answered He Hong's artifact-refining questions, Lu Qing'an's presence appeared in the sky, confirming his return.

• Wang Duanshan arrived and demanded proof that the Eternal Night Demon Emperor had returned; Xue Tianfei confirmed it and told him Lu Qing'an wanted help building He Hong an artifact-refining room.
• Wang Duanshan refused to start work, and he and Xue Tianfei nearly fought before Xiao Qingyi and He Hong mediated.
• He Hong asked Wang Duanshan about artifact refining, and Wang Duanshan answered several questions, becoming impressed by He Hong's unusual problems.
• He Hong's final question left Wang Duanshan unable to answer until Xiao Qingyi announced that Lu Qing'an had returned.
• Wang Duanshan sensed Lu Qing'an's powerful presence and realized the others had told him the truth.

Lu Qing'an returned with his companions and reunited with Wang Duanshan, who doted on Lu Qing'an's daughters and agreed to help refine treasures. When Lu Qing'an revealed a huge mass of heavenfall divine metal, Wang Duanshan was so shocked he fell to the ground.

• Lu Qing'an returned to the courtyard with Lu Miaomiao, Lu Zixuan, Luo Danhong, Sun Minzi, and He Hong, and greeted Wang Duanshan.
• Lu Miaomiao and Lu Zixuan called Wang Duanshan Grandpa Wang, and he offered them tenth-grade supreme-quality weapons as gifts.
• At Lu Qing'an's suggestion, the girls each took an extra weapon and gave one to Xu Yunyi and Sun Minzi.
• Lu Qing'an introduced He Hong as his good friend and asked Wang Duanshan to refine treasures and teach He Hong artifact-refining techniques.
• Lu Qing'an brought out a huge mass of heavenfall divine metal, and Wang Duanshan exclaimed in shock and fell to the ground.

Lu Qing'an showed the Demon Domain experts a massive piece of heavenfall divine metal and an unknown being from the deepest part of the Heavenfall Demon Cavern, then arranged for an artifact-refining chamber to be built. Xu Yunyi considered staying long-term, and her sister Xu Qingying was stunned when Xu Yunyi told her.

• Wang Duanshan and He Hong eagerly accepted Lu Qing'an's heavenfall divine metal to design and forge weapons and armor.
• Lu Qing'an revealed a mysterious mass of energy, and Luo Danhong suggested it might be an unhatched living creature or demonic beast.
• Lu Qing'an told the group he had found the metal and the mysterious being in the deepest part of the Heavenfall Demon Cavern, but several experts doubted he could have reached it.
• Lu Qing'an assigned everyone to help build an artifact-refining chamber and offered to help Xu Yunyi convert her cultivation if she chose to stay.
• Xue Tianfei questioned Luo Danhong about her background while Xu Yunyi contacted her sister Xu Qingying to discuss staying long-term.
• Xu Qingying froze in surprise when Xu Yunyi told her she was thinking of staying instead of returning.

Xu Yunyi told Xu Qingying she wanted to remain in the Demon Domain after awakening the Innate Array Physique and receiving a chance to study under a powerful array master. Xu Qingying remained concerned that Lu Qing'an had misled her, so she asked Xu Yunyi to reconsider and agreed they would speak again the next day.

• Xu Yunyi told Xu Qingying she wanted to stay in the Demon Domain because she had awakened the Innate Array Physique and could study the Array Dao under a powerful master.
• Xu Qingying and Xu Xuanyu questioned whether Xu Yunyi had been tricked, but Xu Yunyi defended Lu Qing'an and said he could convert her cultivation to the Demon Domain system.
• Xu Yunyi withheld Lu Qing'an's identity as the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, not wanting to shake Xu Qingying's Dao heart.
• Xu Qingying urged Xu Yunyi to think carefully before deciding and postponed their discussion until the next day.

Xu Yunyi agreed to return to the Immortal Ruins so her sister could verify that her decision to stay with Lu Qing'an was freely made. After Xu Yunyi came back that night, Xu Qingying and Xu Xuanyu prepared to investigate whether she had been manipulated.

• Xu Yunyi told Lu Qing'an that she would keep the Eternal Night Demon Emperor identity secret from Xu Qingying for now, and she warned He Hong that Xu Qingying might contact him.
• He Hong learned that Lu Qing'an was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, while Xu Qingying contacted He Hong and confirmed that Lu Qing'an could help Xu Yunyi convert her cultivation.
• Xu Qingying said Xu Yunyi would have to return if she wanted her to believe the decision was genuine, so Lu Qing'an took Xu Yunyi to the realm barrier and she crossed back into the Immortal Ruins.
• Xu Yunyi returned to Xu Qingying's hall that night and found Xu Qingying, Xu Xuanyu, Lin Qingxue, and two Peak Great Emperor Realm experts waiting for her.

Xu Yunyi returned to say goodbye to Xu Qingying and Xu Xuanyu, insisting that she trusted Lu Qing'an and wanted to return to the Demon Domain to study arrays. After her divine soul examination found nothing wrong, Lin Qingxue secretly instructed Fellow Daoist Jia to fabricate a result and claim Xu Yunyi had been affected by a secret art, leaving her family poised to stop her from returning.

• Xu Yunyi revealed her Innate Array Physique and said she had decided to return to the Demon Domain, despite Xu Qingying and Xu Xuanyu urging her to stay.
• Xu Xuanyu questioned Lu Qing'an's ability to convert cultivation, and Xu Yunyi defended him, then argued with Lin Qingxue about her choice.
• Lin Qingxue introduced Zhang Huairen as a potential array master, but Xu Yunyi said Luo Danhong was more skilled, and Zhang demonstrated his strongest array without changing her mind.
• Lin Qingxue asked Fellow Daoist Jia to examine Xu Yunyi's divine soul; he privately reported that it was normal.
• Lin Qingxue instructed Fellow Daoist Jia to lie, and he told Xu Qingying that someone had used a secret art on Xu Yunyi's divine soul.
• Xu Yunyi protested the false accusation as Lin Qingxue urged Xu Qingying not to let her return to the Demon Domain.

Xu Yunyi fought her sister and Lin Qingxue when they tried to keep her in the Immortal Ruins, convinced they were plotting against her. She escaped with a teleportation array and sent Lu Qing'an a message asking him to meet her at the realm barrier, while Lin Qingxue ordered Zhang Huairen to pursue her.

• Xu Qingying and Lin Qingxue insisted that Xu Yunyi remain in the Immortal Ruins because they believed a demonic secret technique had affected her.
• Xu Yunyi insulted Lin Qingxue and drew her tenth-grade supreme sword when Xu Qingying threatened to restrain her.
• Xu Yunyi pressed the sword to her neck and threatened to die, forcing Xu Qingying and Xu Xuanyu to hold back.
• Xu Yunyi set up a teleportation array, warned her siblings not to trust Lin Qingxue, and activated it to escape.
• Xu Yunyi sent Lu Qing'an a message asking him to meet her at the realm barrier, and Lin Qingxue told Zhang Huairen to break the array and chase her.

Xu Qingying confronted Lin Qingxue over her attempt to manipulate Xu Yunyi, who crossed into the Demon Domain and chose to stay with Lu Qing'an. Xu Yunyi began her path as Luo Danhong’s disciple, while Lu Qing'an warned Luo Danhong to teach her only array techniques.

• Xu Qingying stopped Lin Qingxue and Zhang Huairen from pursuing Xu Yunyi, then accused Lin Qingxue of treating her sister like a tool and demanded she consult her before meddling with her family again.
• Lin Qingxue admitted she had been wrong but warned Xu Qingying that Lu Qing'an might fail to convert Xu Yunyi’s cultivation.
• Xu Yunyi reached the Demon Domain boundary, reunited with Lu Qing'an, and confirmed she would stay there and have him convert her cultivation.
• Lu Qing'an brought Xu Yunyi to his courtyard, where Lu Miaomiao welcomed her and Lu Zixuan asked whether she was staying for good.
• Xu Yunyi knelt to become Luo Danhong’s disciple and vowed to become the strongest array master.
• Lu Qing'an warned Luo Danhong to teach Xu Yunyi only arrays and used his overwhelming presence to ensure Luo Danhong understood his concern.

Lu Qing'an successfully converted Xu Yunyi’s cultivation to the Demon Domain system and reassured her that she still belonged with his family. Xu Yunyi told her younger brother Xu Xuanyu that Lu Qing'an was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, leaving both ends of their sound transmission silent.

• Lu Qing'an converted Xu Yunyi’s cultivation, and she confirmed that Demonic Qi flowed through her hands.
• Lu Qing'an reassured Xu Yunyi that she was still Lu Zixuan and Miaomiao’s aunt and could make herself at home.
• Xu Yunyi spoke with Xu Xuanyu through a sound transmission jade slip and confirmed that Lu Qing'an had successfully converted her cultivation.
• Xu Yunyi made Xu Xuanyu swear not to tell their elder sister before revealing that Lu Qing'an was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor.
• Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi fell silent after her revelation.

Xu Yunyi told Xu Xuanyu that Lu Qing'an was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, leaving her younger brother stunned as he struggled to reconcile his idol with the brother-in-law he had mocked. As Xu Yunyi described Lu Qing'an's power and his deeds in the Demon Domain, Xu Xuanyu grew eager to hear more.

• Xu Yunyi confirmed to Xu Xuanyu that Lu Qing'an was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor and explained why she had kept it from their eldest sister.
• Xu Xuanyu recalled that he had mocked Lu Qing'an for nearly a thousand years and worried that his idol despised him.
• Xu Yunyi told Xu Xuanyu that Lu Qing'an had given her, Zixuan, and Miaomiao powerful weapons and armor.
• Xu Yunyi described how four Demon Domain experts revered Lu Qing'an and how he helped her awaken her Innate Array Physique at the Heavenfall Demon Cavern.
• Xu Yunyi said Lu Qing'an had reached the bottom of the Heavenfall Demon Cavern and found a mysterious living energy body, astonishing Xu Xuanyu.

Xu Yunyi told Xu Xuanyu about Lu Qing'an's immense power and her successful cultivation conversion, while warning him about Lin Qingxue. Xu Xuanyu passed news of Xu Yunyi to Xu Qingying, who planned to accelerate Lu Zhengran's cultivation so he could visit his sister someday.

• Xu Yunyi described Lu Qing'an's extraordinary strength, and Xu Xuanyu regretted how he had treated his brother-in-law and asked her to plead for him.
• Xu Yunyi agreed to put in a good word for Xu Xuanyu, described He Hong's promising prospects, and warned Xu Xuanyu to beware of Lin Qingxue and protect Lu Zhengran.
• Xu Xuanyu promised to keep Lu Qing'an's identity secret from Xu Qingying but asked permission to tell her that Xu Yunyi was well and had converted her cultivation.
• Xu Xuanyu told Xu Qingying that Xu Yunyi had successfully converted her cultivation, and Xu Qingying expressed relief while fearing her daughter might not return.
• Xu Qingying said Lu Zhengran could visit Xu Yunyi in the future and promised him a time treasure to speed up his cultivation; Lu Zhengran resolved to surpass his sister.

Lu Qing'an chose ten artifact blueprints from Wang Duanshan and He Hong, then asked Xiao Qingyi to help arrange for his daughters to study at Demon Willow Academy. Xiao Qingyi contacted the academy's dean and planned to take Lu Qing'an to meet him after dark.

• Wang Duanshan and He Hong returned with blueprints for treasures made from heavenfall divine metal, and Lu Qing'an selected ten.
• Lu Qing'an asked Wang Duanshan about obtaining a time treasure for his child, but learned the academy's treasure could reach a time flow of one to three hundred when used with the Time-Reversing Demon Willow.
• Lu Qing'an told Xiao Qingyi he wanted Lu Zixuan and Sun Minzi to meet peers at Demon Willow Academy so they could grow socially as well as through combat.
• Xiao Qingyi offered to introduce Lu Qing'an to the academy's dean and contacted him about a meeting.
• Xiao Qingyi told Lu Qing'an the dean would return to the academy, then proposed they go meet him after dark.

Lu Qing'an went with Xiao Qingyi to Demon Willow Academy to arrange for the children to study there and use its time treasure. After meeting Xiao Qingyi’s disciple Song Xu, Lu Qing'an gave him a treasured sword and asked him to take them inside.

• Xiao Qingyi explained that he planned to waylay the academy head when he returned that night, and Lu Qing'an agreed to go with him.
• Lu Qing'an asked Luo Danhong and Xu Yunyi to set up a teleportation array between home and the academy for the children.
• Lu Qing'an and Xiao Qingyi arrived above Demon Willow Academy and saw its Time-Reversing Demon Willow guarding the grounds.
• Xiao Qingyi summoned his youngest disciple, Song Xu, who recognized Lu Qing'an as the Eternal Night Demon Emperor and greeted him excitedly.
• Lu Qing'an gave Song Xu a tenth-grade supreme-rank treasured sword, and Song Xu led them into the academy.

Lu Qing'an and Xiao Qingyi visited Demon Willow Academy to arrange for Lu Qing'an's daughters to cultivate there, and Song Xu showed them around while they waited for the academy head. At the Time-Reversing Demon Willow, Lu Qing'an sensed that a mysterious energy mass wanted to reach the tree, but instructor Lu Hong blocked him and provoked a confrontation with Song Xu.

• Song Xu told Xiao Qingyi that even a three-star instructor could not waive the academy's admission assessment, so they decided to wait for the academy head.
• Lu Qing'an told Song Xu he wanted his daughter to enter the academy, and Song Xu learned that Lu Qing'an had returned from the Immortal Ruins with a family.
• Song Xu guided Lu Qing'an and Xiao Qingyi around the academy, where Lu Qing'an admired its tranquil grounds and the students' cultivation.
• At the Time-Reversing Demon Willow, Lu Qing'an sensed that the energy mass in his treasure was drawn to the tree and prepared to approach it.
• Lu Hong stopped Lu Qing'an from approaching, citing academy rules, and Song Xu accused him of making trouble because they were competing for a three-star instructor position.

Lu Qing'an learned that his disciple had claimed the title of Demon Emperor and challenged his reputation, then entered Demon Willow Academy to inspect the Time-Reversing Demon Willow. After Lu Hong tried to stop him, Lu Qing'an forced him to his knees with a glance, leaving Xiao Qingyi and Song Xu wondering whether he would kill him and provoke the academy.

• Lu Hong refused to let Lu Qing'an and Xiao Qingyi enter, despite Xiao Qingyi revealing that Lu Hong's uncle was the academy's vice head.
• Lu Hong declared that not even the Eternal Night Demon Emperor could enter, and Xiao Qingyi told Lu Qing'an that his disciple had claimed to be stronger than him and taken the Demon Emperor's position.
• Lu Qing'an said he was not angry about his disciple's ambition, then vanished and appeared before the Time-Reversing Demon Willow.
• Lu Hong followed and threatened to attack Lu Qing'an when he ignored him.
• Lu Qing'an glanced at Lu Hong, forcing him down onto his knees and smashing two craters into the bluestone.

Lu Qing'an subdued Lu Hong and a Demon Willow Academy hall head while studying the Time-Reversing Demon Willow's energy body. When Vice Dean Lu Qingxu recognized him, he withdrew his domain and greeted him fearfully, leaving Lu Hong stunned.

• Xiao Qingyi and Song Xu ate watermelon as they watched Lu Qing'an sense the energy body, which seemed to express the idea of devouring.
• Lu Hong tried and failed to stand, then sent a demonic curse calling for help from the Demon Willow Academy.
• A middle-aged hall head arrived and attacked Lu Qing'an with a sonic technique, but Lu Qing'an's sound wave overwhelmed him and forced him to kneel in midair.
• Lu Qingxu arrived and spread his Azure Nether Domain, but he recoiled after meeting Lu Qing'an's gaze and quickly withdrew it.
• Lu Qingxu bowed to Lu Qing'an, who asked whether Lu Hong and the hall head were his juniors, while Lu Hong watched in disbelief.

Lu Qing'an left the Demon Willow Academy after confronting Lu Qingxu, who realized he was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor and warned his nephew about provoking him. Lu Qing'an discussed using his connections to bring his daughters to the academy, then said he would meet his disciple and get along with him.

• Lu Qing'an withdrew his demonic technique and left Lu Qingxu to discipline Lu Hong and the other man.
• Lu Qingxu identified Lu Qing'an as the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, scolded Lu Hong for provoking him, and ordered him into secluded cultivation instead of competing with Song Xu.
• Lu Qingxu explained Lu Qing'an's fearsome reputation to Lu Hong and the middle-aged man in white.
• Song Xu took Lu Qing'an around the Demon Willow Academy, and Xiao Qingyi remarked that Lu Qing'an had changed because he had not started killing.
• Lu Qing'an, Xiao Qingyi, and Song Xu discussed Lu Qingxu's use of connections and Lu Qing'an's plan to use his own influence for his daughters.
• Xiao Qingyi asked how Lu Qing'an would face his disciple, and Lu Qing'an said they would meet and hit it off.

Lu Qing'an and Xiao Qingyi visited Liu Xiyue to ask that Lu Qing'an's daughter be allowed to cultivate at Demon Willow Academy. Liu Xiyue first insisted she must pass the assessment in three years, but changed his mind when Lu Qing'an produced a dangerous energy mass that threatened the Time-Reversing Demon Willow.

• Lu Qingxu reported to the Dugu Demon Emperor that Lu Qing'an had returned and was at Demon Willow Academy, and the emperor vowed to surpass him.
• Lu Qing'an and Xiao Qingyi sensed Liu Xiyue's presence and went to his secluded courtyard to meet him.
• Lu Qing'an asked Liu Xiyue to let his daughter cultivate at the academy, but Liu Xiyue insisted she must pass the next assessment in three years.
• Lu Qing'an agreed to wait, then took out an energy mass that Xiao Qingyi said could be used to threaten the Time-Reversing Demon Willow.
• Liu Xiyue sensed the energy mass's danger to the willow and called the two men back, saying the rules could be bent.