Recaps

Lu Qing'an bluffed that he could guarantee Li Wensong’s breakthrough to the Eternal Realm, making Li Wensong increasingly suspect he was a Peak Eternal Realm expert. Li Wensong decided to probe Lu Qing'an by asking him about secrets of the Eternal Realm.

• Lu Qing'an asked Li Wensong whether a Peak Eternal Realm expert could help him break through, and Li Wensong admitted it might be possible.
• Lu Qing'an scanned Li Wensong with his Devil Cultivation Method and claimed that a Peak Eternal Realm expert could guarantee his breakthrough.
• Li Wensong grew eager for Lu Qing'an’s help and hinted that he would pledge his loyalty to whoever helped him reach the Eternal Realm.
• Lu Qing'an changed the subject to tea, while Dan Yun and Li Wensong exchanged voice transmissions about the pressure they felt around him.
• Li Wensong resolved to test Lu Qing'an by asking questions about secrets of the Eternal Realm.

Li Wensong tried to determine whether Lu Qing'an was an Eternal Realm expert by questioning him about the law of causality, but Lu Qing'an recognized the test and gave evasive answers. After Dan Yun urged Li Wensong to stop, he apologized, and Lu Qing'an revealed that he had planned to help Li break through that day but had changed his mind.

• Li Wensong asked Lu Qing'an what to call him, and Lu Qing'an invited him to use the name Brother Lu.
• Li Wensong questioned Lu Qing'an about Eternal Realm experts who had brought forth the law of causality, while Lu Qing'an answered only with quiet acknowledgments.
• Li Wensong pressed Lu Qing'an to say whether he knew any of those experts, and Lu Qing'an challenged him to say whether he wanted him to know them or not.
• Dan Yun urged Li Wensong through a voice transmission to stop testing Lu Qing'an, and Li agreed to let the matter go.
• Li Wensong apologized to Lu Qing'an, who said he had planned to help Li break through that day but had changed his mind.

Lu Qing'an made Li Wensong agree to complete three tasks in exchange for help advancing to the Eternal Realm, beginning with summoning Heavenly Daos from several continents. Their discussion revealed that Li Wensong came from the Heavenly Fall Continent, where a powerful Xu Household included a junior named Xu Yi.

• Li Wensong apologized to Lu Qing'an and agreed to stay after Lu promised to consider helping him advance, provided he performed well.
• Dan Yun pleaded with Lu Qing'an to forgive Li Wensong, and Lu agreed to let the offense go for her sake.
• Lu Qing'an set Li Wensong three tasks as a test and told him first to invite the Heavenly Daos of every Fifth Heaven Continent in the star region and of the Divine Continent.
• Li Wensong asked to hear all three tasks before starting, so Lu Qing'an asked which Seven Heavens Continent he came from.
• Li Wensong said he came from the Heavenly Fall Continent and confirmed that its Xu Household was powerful and included a junior named Xu Yi.

Lu Qing'an learned more about the Xu Household and asked Li Wensong to investigate it for his next tasks. After Lu Qing'an left, a hostile Late Undying Realm presence approached Dan Yun and Li Wensong, leaving them unsure who it was targeting.

• Li Wensong told Lu Qing'an about the Xu Household, including Xu Man's estrangement from the family and its possible connection to his wife.
• Lu Qing'an asked Li Wensong to investigate Xu Man and the Xu Household, saying his upcoming tasks would involve them.
• Lu Qing'an returned to the Eternal Night Continent, while Li Wensong admitted he still could not tell whether Lu Qing'an was truly in the Eternal Realm.
• Dan Yun told Li Wensong that Lu Qing'an had transferred cultivation to her, raising her to the level of the Fourth Heaven Continent while she continued refining it.
• A hostile Late Undying Realm presence crossed the void toward Dan Yun and Li Wensong, and Dan Yun said she could not have offended someone of that cultivation level.

Xu Xuanyu sensed that the soul he had killed was coming after him, so Lu Qing'an went beyond the Eternal Night Continent to meet the approaching Late Undying Realm cultivator. The newcomer revealed himself as a Forbidden Living Being, and he looked down on Lu Qing'an and Li Wensong, whom he took to be Early Undying Realm cultivators.

• Xu Xuanyu returned to Lu Qing'an's courtyard in alarm after sensing that someone was pinpointing his location, and he and Lu Qing'an suspected the senior brother of the soul Xu Xuanyu had killed.
• Lu Qing'an sensed an Undying Realm presence outside the continent, told Xu Xuanyu to stay put, and went out to meet it.
• Dan Yun and Li Wensong joined Lu Qing'an as they waited for the approaching cultivator, who was unrelated to Dan Yun and connected to one of Lu Qing'an's juniors.
• A gaunt man arrived amid corrosive Star-Eroding Mist, and Dan Yun and Li Wensong recognized him as a powerful Forbidden Living Being.
• The newcomer saw Lu Qing'an and Li Wensong as Early Undying Realm cultivators and regarded them with contempt.

Xing Shi confronted Dan Yun while searching for the person who killed his junior sister, Xu Xuanyu, and Lu Qing'an claimed responsibility for protecting his junior. Xing Shi attacked, and Lu Qing'an revealed his Eternal Night Emperor Position as both prepared to fight.

• Xing Shi questioned Dan Yun about her cultivation and demanded she find the person who killed Xu Xuanyu.
• Lu Qing'an told Xing Shi that the person he sought was his junior and offered him a chance to leave safely.
• Xing Shi rejected Lu Qing'an's offer, threatened the others, and attacked before Lu Qing'an finished counting down.
• Li Wensong recognized Xing Shi's powerful Star-Eroding Mist true form and Devouring Emperor Position, then watched to see how Lu Qing'an would respond.
• Xing Shi manifested his nine-star Emperor Position and transformed into an armored giant.
• Lu Qing'an revealed his three-star Eternal Night Emperor Position and transformed amid dark-gold energy, stellar vortices, and scarlet lightning.

Lu Qing'an fought Xing Shi while suppressing his cultivation to the Undying Realm, unleashing a million Demon God Phantoms that overwhelmed Xing Shi. Li Wensong and Dan Yun watched in shock as Lu Qing'an captured Xing Shi and left Li Wensong convinced of his true strength.

• Li Wensong watched Lu Qing'an fight Xing Shi to assess his cultivation, while Dan Yun observed Lu Qing'an's Undying Divine Emperor state.
• Lu Qing'an summoned thirty enormous Demon God Phantoms, which multiplied into a million and surrounded Xing Shi.
• Xing Shi unleashed Myriad Laws Devouring, but the Demon God army crushed his attack and overwhelmed him with pinnacle Divine Abilities.
• The Demon God Phantoms battered Xing Shi into submission and bound his soul, then carried his motionless remains to Lu Qing'an.
• Li Wensong and Dan Yun stared in stunned silence, and Li Wensong vowed to fight anyone who claimed Lu Qing'an was not in the Eternal Realm.

Lu Qing'an defeated Xing Shi and killed him after Xing Shi refused to submit, using the battle to convince Li Wensong and Dan Yun that he was an Eternal Realm expert. He returned to the Eternal Night Continent, leaving Li Wensong and Dan Yun eager to carry out his orders and pursue their own breakthroughs.

• Lu Qing'an offered Xing Shi a chance to serve him, but Xing Shi refused and threatened him with his master and a Karma Dao Mark, so Lu Qing'an ordered the Demon God Phantoms to kill him.
• The Demon God Phantoms destroyed Xing Shi's body and soul, and Lu Qing'an collected the soul fragments and Xing Shi's storage treasures.
• Lu Qing'an confronted Li Wensong about testing him, and Li Wensong promised to become his loyal subordinate and complete the three tasks.
• Lu Qing'an told Dan Yun to work with Li Wensong to receive the Heavenly Daos from the other continents, then returned to the Eternal Night Continent with Cang Ru.
• After Lu Qing'an left, Dan Yun reaffirmed that her master was an Eternal Realm expert, while Li Wensong guessed he might be at the Peak Eternal Realm and looked forward to breaking through.

After Lu Qing'an killed Xing Shi, he shared the expert's spoils with his companions, who were stunned by the strength he had revealed. Lu Zixuan discovered a map formation in a Heavenly Mandate Soul Stone, and the group began investigating whether it led to treasure.

• Lu Qing'an gave Xing Shi's remnant souls to Zhu Qingtian and admitted to Xu Xuanyu that he had killed Xing Shi despite the threat of his eternal realm master.
• Lu Qing'an displayed Xing Shi's vast collection of treasures, and his companions chose items suited to their needs.
• Lu Qing'an found materials to improve the Time Cultivation Tower, while Lu Zixuan took the Heavenly Mandate Soul Stones she needed for her Spirit Soldier Retinue ability.
• Lu Zixuan showed Lu Qing'an a formation pattern hidden in one of the stones, and Luo Danhong identified it as a small map formation.
• Black Dragon sensed that the map led to a treasure hoard, so Lu Qing'an asked Xu Yunyi and the others to decipher it.

Lu Qing'an asked how a Peak Sovereign Realm expert could break through to the Eternal Realm, then prepared to use Xu Yi's arrival to learn about the Heavenly Fall Continent. Xu Yi contacted Xu Qingying after discovering that the Cangyun Continent had disappeared.

• Lu Qing'an asked Zhu Qingtian and Zheng Miaoyin how a powerful Eternal Realm expert could help someone reach the Eternal Realm, but neither knew.
• Lu Qing'an cultivated while He Hong and Wang Duanshan upgraded the Time Cultivation Tower, improving its time-flow effects.
• Xu Xuanyu told Lu Qing'an that the special bloodline connection had appeared again, and Lu Qing'an urged him and Xu Yunyi to meet their eldest sister and lead Xu Yi to him.
• Xu Sheng and Xu Yi searched for the missing Cangyun Continent with help from a yellow-robed Early Undying Realm expert from the Divine Continent.
• Xu Yi contacted Xu Qingying and asked what had happened to the Cangyun Continent.

Xu Yi used a bloodline technique to contact Xu Qingying and learned that the Cangyun Continent had been devoured and transformed into the Eternal Night Continent. Xu Qingying agreed to wait for Xu Yi and his father's clone, while her siblings returned to Lu Qing'an and reported their arrival.

• Xu Yi contacted Xu Qingying and learned that the Cangyun Continent had become the Eternal Night Continent, a Fourth Heaven Continent.
• Xu Yi told Xu Qingying that he and his father's clone would reach her within a day, and Xu Qingying was disappointed that her parents were not coming.
• Xu Qingying urged Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi not to return to the Xu Household, but she chose to pursue her own wish to see their parents.
• Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi returned to Lu Qing'an and reported that Xu Yi and his father's clone were on their way.
• Lu Qing'an agreed to wait for the visitors, then said he would kill Xu Yi because Xu Yi had offended him at Little Xuanzi's wedding.

Xu Qingying met Xu Yi and Xu Sheng outside the Eternal Night Continent, where they demanded that she and her family return to the Xu Household. Lu Qing'an arrived with allies to confront them, while Xu Sheng grew wary of the two Heavenly Daos’ unexpectedly weak cultivation.

• Xu Sheng, Xu Yi, and a man in yellow robes reached the Eternal Night Continent, and Xu Sheng recognized Xu Qingying as the daughter of a woman he once loved.
• Xu Qingying told Xu Sheng she had no news of her parents, and he invited her to return to the Xu Household with Xu Yi.
• Xu Qingying tried to leave her siblings and children behind, but Xu Yi and Xu Sheng insisted that the whole family had to come with them.
• Lu Qing'an, Dan Yun, Cang Ru, Xu Xuanyu, and Xu Yunyi arrived to face Xu Yi and his companions.
• Xu Yi celebrated seeing Lu Qing'an and Cang Ru, while Xu Sheng wondered why both Heavenly Daos had only Creation Realm strength.

Lu Qing'an prepared to fight Xu Sheng’s group while Dan Yun and Cang Ru fused into a powerful new form. Before the battle began, Zheng Miaoyin recognized Lü Pu among their opponents, giving Lu Qing'an a possible connection to the Divine Continent.

• Lu Qing'an told Dan Yun and Cang Ru to fuse so he could assess their strength, and they became a mature beauty in the early Undying Realm.
• Lu Qing'an assigned Dan Yun and Cang Ru to fight Xu Yi and Lü Pu while he took on Xu Sheng.
• Xu Yi and Xu Sheng discussed Lu Qing'an’s strength, and Xu Yi persuaded the reluctant Lü Pu to help hold off Dan Yun and Cang Ru.
• Zheng Miaoyin flew up from the Eternal Night Continent and told Lu Qing'an that Lü Pu was an acquaintance from the Divine Continent who had once helped her.
• Lu Qing'an asked Zheng Miaoyin to persuade Lü Pu to change sides, and Lü Pu froze when she called out to him.

Zheng Miaoyin warned Lü Pu that Lu Qing'an was an Eternal Realm expert, persuading him to abandon Xu Yi and Xu Sheng. As the two sides prepared to fight, Xu Qingying heard her mother threaten Xu Sheng from far away.

• Zheng Miaoyin told Lü Pu that Lu Qing'an was an Eternal Realm expert who had killed a Peak Undying Realm expert and made Zhu Qingtian his soul slave.
• Lü Pu decided to stay out of the conflict and moved far away, leaving Xu Yi and Xu Sheng without his help.
• Xu Yi and Xu Sheng prepared to fight Lu Qing'an's side, while Xu Qingying fled to avoid being caught in their battle.
• A distant voice threatened to destroy Xu Sheng if he harmed the speaker's family, and Xu Qingying recognized it as her mother's voice.

Qiao Yuqin returned and reunited with Xu Qingying, then confronted Xu Sheng over the Xu Household’s pursuit of her family. She revealed that her husband had gained a powerful inheritance and a Late Sovereign Realm senior brother, while Lu Qing'an urged the opponents to stop arguing and fight.

• Qiao Yuqin arrived on the Eternal Night Continent, and Xu Qingying recognized her mother and ran into her arms in tears.
• Qiao Yuqin comforted Xu Qingying and promised she would not leave again, but said she first had to handle important business and explain why she and her husband had left.
• Qiao Yuqin accused Xu Sheng of refusing to let her family go, while Xu Sheng demanded that she return to the Xu Household and asked where her husband was.
• Qiao Yuqin told Xu Sheng that her husband had obtained a heaven-defying inheritance and had a senior brother at the Late Sovereign Realm.
• Xu Sheng questioned whether Qiao Yuqin was telling the truth and invoked his father’s strength and a Peak Sovereign Realm ally, but Lu Qing'an interrupted and told them to fight.

Qiao Yuqin and Lu Qing'an joined forces against Xu Sheng and his son, while Dan Yun and Cang Ru confronted Xu Yi. Lu Qing'an shattered Xu Yi's protective treasure, leaving him exposed and prompting Xu Sheng to unleash his full strength.

• Qiao Yuqin asked Lu Qing'an to help her fight Xu Sheng, and he agreed.
• Qiao Yuqin and Xu Sheng transformed into Undying Divine Emperors and clashed as Dan Yun and Cang Ru attacked Xu Yi.
• Xu Yi used a golden treasure to block Dan Yun and Cang Ru, but Lu Qing'an shattered it with a single Divine Ability.
• Dan Yun and Cang Ru prepared to capture the frightened Xu Yi, and Qiao Yuqin urged them on while holding Xu Sheng back.
• Xu Sheng reacted to Xu Yi's peril by revealing his full strength and bringing out a powerful treasure.

Xu Sheng used an ancient bell to hinder Qiao Yuqin, but Lu Qing'an blocked his attack, defeated him, and killed Xu Yi after searching his memories. As Xu Sheng returned enraged, Lu Qing'an warned him that he was next.

• Xu Sheng used the bronze bell to immobilize Qiao Yuqin and struck her into the distant void.
• Xu Sheng attacked Dan Yun and Cang Ru's fused form, but Lu Qing'an appeared and stopped his punch with a barrier.
• Lu Qing'an sent Xu Sheng flying with the barrier and pulled Xu Yi to him.
• Lu Qing'an crippled Xu Yi, searched his memories, and burned him to nothing with the Immortal-Slaying Black Flame.
• Qiao Yuqin returned injured as Xu Sheng rushed back, and Lu Qing'an told him he was next.

Lu Qing'an, Qiao Yuqin, and Lü Pu joined forces against Xu Sheng after Lü Pu ambushed him, but Xu Sheng destroyed his clone in a self-detonation. Lu Qing'an contained the blast and recovered Xu Sheng's bronze bell from the void.

• Xu Sheng mourned Xu Yi and blamed Lu Qing'an for killing his son instead of taking him hostage.
• Lü Pu revealed his allegiance by attacking Xu Sheng, then joined Lu Qing'an, Qiao Yuqin, and Dan Yun and Cang Ru in the battle.
• The injured Xu Sheng failed to escape and threatened his attackers before using a secret technique to make his clone self-destruct.
• Lu Qing'an contained the explosion with a barrier, then recovered Xu Sheng's undamaged bronze bell from the void.

After the battle against Xu Sheng and Xu Yi, Qiao Yuqin reunited with her three children and learned that Xu Qingying had married Lu Qing'an. The chapter ended with Xu Qingying revealing that she and Lu Qing'an had divorced.

• Qiao Yuqin thanked Lu Qing'an and his allies for defeating Xu Yi and driving off Xu Sheng's avatar, while Lu Qing'an left for the Eternal Night Continent.
• Zheng Miaoyin took Lü Pu aside to speak with him, leaving Qiao Yuqin with Xu Qingying, Xu Xuanyu, and Xu Yunyi.
• Qiao Yuqin recognized Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi as her children and embraced them with Xu Qingying after they reunited.
• Xu Qingying told Qiao Yuqin that the Cangyun Continent had merged with a Three Heavens Continent, and Xu Xuanyu explained that Lu Qing'an controlled both Heavenly Daos.
• Qiao Yuqin discovered that Lu Qing'an was Xu Qingying's husband, and Xu Qingying revealed that they had divorced.

Xu Qingying told Qiao Yuqin that she had separated from Lu Qing'an to pursue cultivation and find her parents, and her mother comforted her and offered to speak with him. Xu Yunyi and Xu Xuanyu warned Qiao Yuqin not to interfere, while the family learned that Lu Qing'an and Xu Qingying had three children and discussed their reunion and the Xu Household.

• Qiao Yuqin learned that Xu Qingying and Lu Qing'an had separated and assumed Lu Qing'an had abandoned her for another woman.
• Xu Qingying confessed that she had ended the relationship after reaching the Great Emperor Realm and discovering her Immaculate Emperor Position, hoping to find her parents by pursuing a higher realm.
• Qiao Yuqin embraced Xu Qingying and offered to talk to Lu Qing'an, but Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi urged her not to expect a reconciliation.
• Qiao Yuqin discovered that Xu Qingying and Lu Qing'an had two daughters and a son, and said she would sound Lu Qing'an out when she met the children.
• Xu Qingying asked when her family could reunite, and Qiao Yuqin said Xu Sheng would arrive soon and they would no longer need to fear the Xu Household.
• Xu Yunyi asked Qiao Yuqin to explain the family's grievances with the Xu Household so she could tell Lu Qing'an.

Qiao Yuqin recounted how the Xu Household imprisoned her and Xu Man, leading them to flee after Xu Sheng tried to assault her and Xu Heng took his side. She explained how she and Xu Man settled near the Cangyun Continent and raised their daughters, then stopped just before revealing why they left.

• Qiao Yuqin said Xu Heng forced Xu Man to manage the Xu Household's businesses and imprisoned them when Xu Man tried to quit.
• Qiao Yuqin told Xu Man that Xu Sheng had tried to force himself on her, but Xu Heng sided with Xu Sheng and accused her of seducing him.
• Xu Man used his authority over the Lineage businesses to take treasures and escape the Xu Household with Qiao Yuqin.
• Qiao Yuqin said she and Xu Man lived in a remote star region, then sent portions of their consciousness into the Cangyun Continent to raise Xu Qingying, Xu Xuanyu, and Xu Yunyi.
• Qiao Yuqin began to explain what happened next, leaving her daughters waiting to learn why their parents had left.

Qiao Yuqin explained why she and Xu Man had vanished and learned that Xu Yunyi had accidentally eaten the protective jade pendant meant to keep the children safe. As Xu Qingying and Xu Xuanyu described Lu Qing'an, Qiao Yuqin was left stunned by the claim that he was likely an Eternal Realm expert.

• Qiao Yuqin said she and Xu Man had fled to evade Xu Yi's bloodline search, but had become trapped in another star domain for more than a thousand years.
• Qiao Yuqin explained that they had left an array and jade pendant to protect the children, and Xu Qingying revealed that Xu Yunyi had eaten the pendant as a child.
• Xu Yunyi said Lu Qing'an had helped awaken her Innate Array Physique, prompting Qiao Yuqin to ask about him.
• Xu Xuanyu said Lu Qing'an had become the strongest person in the Demon Domain and that the barrier had not come from a treasure.
• Qiao Yuqin questioned how Lu Qing'an could have lived on the Cangyun Continent, and Xu Qingying reminded her that she had given birth to their children there.
• Xu Xuanyu declared that Lu Qing'an was likely an Eternal Realm expert, leaving Qiao Yuqin stunned.

Qiao Yuqin struggled to believe her children’s claims about Lu Qing'an’s immense power, then accepted that he was extraordinary and reunited with Xu Qingying. Elsewhere, Lü Pu asked Zheng Miaoyin to help him become Lu Qing'an’s subordinate, and she teased him despite knowing Lu Qing'an had already wanted to use him.

• Qiao Yuqin doubted that Lu Qing'an could be an Eternal Realm expert, but Xu Qingying and her siblings insisted his barrier was a Divine Ability and that he was at least in the Sovereign Realm.
• Xu Qingying told Qiao Yuqin that Lu Qing'an had helped merge two continents into the Fourth Heaven Continent and had killed a late Undying Realm expert, leaving Qiao Yuqin to regret that Xu Qingying had lost him.
• Qiao Yuqin asked when she could see her grandchildren, but Xu Yunyi and Xu Xuanyu suggested waiting, and Xu Qingying redirected the conversation to her father.
• Lü Pu told Zheng Miaoyin he wanted to become Lu Qing'an’s subordinate and promised unwavering loyalty and hard work.
• Zheng Miaoyin pretended to be reluctant to help Lü Pu, though she knew Lu Qing'an had already wanted to make use of him.

Lu Qing'an considered how to use a time-related treasure to enhance the Time Cultivation Tower while discussing the Xu Household and plans for the Divine Continent. Zheng Miaoyin brought Lü Pu to meet him after Lü Pu offered to pledge his loyalty.

• Lü Pu asked Zheng Miaoyin to introduce him to Lu Qing'an and promised to offer Lu Qing'an an extraordinary treasure.
• Lu Qing'an gave Xu Sheng's time-related treasure to Wang Duanshan and He Hong, who believed its core material could amplify the Time Cultivation Tower's effect more than a thousandfold.
• Lu Qing'an said he would visit the Xu Household on the Heavenly Fall Continent and discussed Xiao Qingyi's interest in Zheng Miaoyin and Lü Pu.
• Zhu Qingtian explained that Lü Pu belonged to the Star-Ascending Chamber of Commerce, and Lu Qing'an said Lü Pu could help him gain control of the Divine Continent.
• Zheng Miaoyin returned with Lü Pu waiting outside the courtyard, and Lu Qing'an allowed him to enter.

Lü Pu offered to work for Lu Qing'an while keeping his identity on the Divine Continent, and presented him with a mysterious treasure crystal. Lu Qing'an put Lü Pu to work nearby and considered asking Qiao Yuqin about reaching the Eternal Realm before Xu Xuanyu returned.

• Lü Pu bowed to Lu Qing'an and agreed to serve him while maintaining his identity on the Divine Continent.
• Lü Pu gave Lu Qing'an a durable, mysterious treasure crystal that neither of them could identify.
• Lu Qing'an told Lü Pu to settle near his courtyard and sent Zheng Miaoyin and Zhu Qingtian to help him build a house.
• Lu Qing'an and the others failed to discover the crystal's purpose, so he planned to ask Li Wensong when he returned.
• Lu Qing'an considered asking Qiao Yuqin about a path from the Peak Sovereign Realm to the Eternal Realm.
• Xu Xuanyu emerged from a spatial passage and greeted Lu Qing'an.