Recaps

Lu Qing'an questioned the ice dragon and learned how a golden crystal had made the Cold Crystal Forbidden Land a taboo being—and how Little Blackie had stolen another crystal from her. He refined the forbidden land into a blue ice crystal, leaving its sentience mostly intact and its power sealed until he needed it.

• Lu Qing'an asked the ice dragon how she became a taboo being, and she explained that a golden crystal had landed in the forbidden land and awakened her six hundred years ago.
• Lu Qing'an learned that Little Blackie had befriended the newly sentient ice dragon, then stolen another golden crystal while she formed a body modeled after him.
• The ice dragon said she did not know where Little Blackie had gone, but vowed to find him if she survived.
• Lu Qing'an offered to refine the ice dragon while preserving most of her sentience, and she agreed to avoid being killed.
• Lu Qing'an used his Emperor's Throne and Demonic Qi to refine the ice dragon and the Cold Crystal Forbidden Land into a blue ice crystal.

Lu Qing'an refined the Cold Crystal Forbidden Land, freed the people trapped inside, and brought them back to his courtyard, where Li Cangxuan explained how it had become a powerful forbidden life-form. After warning the Demon Domain’s experts about possible changes connected to the outer realms, Lu Qing'an gave the refined forbidden land to Lu Zixuan for cultivation.

• Lu Qing'an released Xiao Qingyi, Xue Tianfei, Wang Duanshan, Luo Danhong, and over a thousand others from the vanished Cold Crystal Forbidden Land, then opened a void passage back to his courtyard.
• Xiao Qingyi and Wang Duanshan bickered about being trapped, while Long Ya revealed to Xiao Qingyi that there had been a reason he was caught in the forbidden land.
• Li Cangxuan explained that a fortuitous encounter had transformed the Cold Crystal Forbidden Land into a forbidden life-form that had even challenged him.
• Lu Qing'an warned Xiao Qingyi and the others that a mysterious organization might be connected to the outer realms and that the Demon Domain could grow stranger.
• Lu Qing'an gave the refined Cold Crystal Forbidden Land to Lu Zixuan so she could cultivate inside its frigid depths.

Lu Qing'an welcomed Xu Xuanyu into the family gathering and later heard how Long Ya and his senior brother had been caught up in trouble with the Blood Phoenix Sect. Suspecting the sect had used a fabricated gem to lure him into the Cold Crystal Forbidden Land, Lu Qing'an decided to visit the sect and find out why it had schemed against him.

• Lu Zixuan worried about cultivating with the Cold Crystal Forbidden Land, and Lu Qing'an told her to use it freely as both a cultivation aid and protection.
• Xiao Qingyi tried to scold Xu Xuanyu, but Wang Duanshan, Lu Zixuan, Lu Miaomiao, Xue Tianfei, and Li Cangxuan defended him, leaving Xiao Qingyi embarrassed.
• That night, Long Ya told Lu Qing'an that the Blood Phoenix Sect had imprisoned his senior brother after he severely injured its Holy Son and sent Long Ya into the Cold Crystal Forbidden Land to find a Majiaduo Gem.
• Lu Qing'an and Xiao Qingyi realized they had never heard of the gem and suspected the Blood Phoenix Sect had invented the errand to lure them into a trap.
• Lu Qing'an concluded the sect had targeted him because it had learned of the Cold Crystal Forbidden Land's change, and he said he would visit the Blood Phoenix Sect.

Lu Qing'an investigated a scheme involving the Blood Phoenix Sect and the mysterious organization, while Xiao Qingyi's missing eldest disciple returned. Lu Qing'an concluded that the organization was probably behind the plot and planned to thwart its goals without revealing his true strength.

• Lu Qing'an suspected someone was using the Blood Phoenix Sect as part of a scheme, so he sent Li Cangxuan to investigate.
• Li Cangxuan reported that the Blood Phoenix Sect's holy son was gravely injured and that the sect seemed unaware of who had attacked him.
• Lu Qing'an and Xiao Qingyi reasoned that the mysterious organization was the likeliest culprit, aiming to kill Lu Qing'an, test his strength, or make him destroy the Blood Phoenix Sect.
• Xiao Qingyi received word that his eldest disciple had returned, and Lu Qing'an accompanied him to bring back the badly weakened, bald middle-aged man.
• Lu Qing'an told Xiao Qingyi to thwart the scheme's goals and admitted that even he did not know exactly how strong he was.

Lu Qing'an threatened the Blood Phoenix Sect to force it to prove its innocence while giving Li Cangxuan a chance to grow closer to its holy maiden. Xiao Qingyi then questioned Xu Xuanyu about his influence over powerful figures and acknowledged him after seeing his boldness.

• Lu Qing'an told Xiao Qingyi he would investigate the scheme and asked him to watch for Liu Xiyue's return to the academy.
• Lu Qing'an enveloped the Blood Phoenix Sect in a demonic barrier and demanded an answer within three days, while Li Cangxuan remained trapped inside.
• Xiao Qingyi realized Lu Qing'an was using the threat to draw Li Cangxuan and the Blood Phoenix Sect's holy maiden closer, and Lu Qing'an suspected the mysterious organization was responsible.
• The next morning, Xu Xuanyu worked as a gardener while Sun Minzi encouraged him to keep hoping his cultivation would recover.
• Xiao Qingyi questioned Xu Xuanyu about why powerful figures respected him, then declared that he acknowledged him after Xu Xuanyu spoke boldly despite his crippled cultivation.

Xu Xuanyu won Xiao Qingyi over by recounting how he had spoken from the heart to Xue Tianfei, Wang Duanshan, and Li Cangxuan, and Xiao Qingyi accepted him as a friend. After hearing Yu Zhi’s account of the Blood Phoenix Sect incident and finding that it differed from other information, Lu Qing'an questioned Xiao Qingyi’s trust in his disciples and asked whether he would kill them if ordered.

• Xu Xuanyu told Xiao Qingyi how he had earned the favor of Xue Tianfei, Wang Duanshan, and Li Cangxuan, imitating their voices and expressions as he explained.
• Xiao Qingyi bonded with Xu Xuanyu over their shared interests and declared him a friend.
• Lu Qing'an questioned Yu Zhi about the incident with the Blood Phoenix Sect’s holy son, then learned from his disciple that the holy son was known for keeping a low profile.
• Lu Qing'an told Yu Zhi and his fellow disciple to stay in Demon Descent City and recover by gathering leaves from the Demon God Mother Tree.
• Lu Qing'an asked Xiao Qingyi how much he trusted his disciples, then privately asked whether he would kill them with his own hands.

Xu Xuanyu spoke with his eldest sister Xu Qingying and nephew Lu Zhengran through a Sound Transmission Jade Slip, reassuring them about the family in the Demon Domain and discussing his chance to recover. Lu Qing'an arrived to take Xu Xuanyu to meet someone after receiving news about the Dao of Alchemy Master, and unexpectedly spoke to Lu Zhengran.

• Lu Qingyi reacted with alarm to Lu Qing'an's sound-transmitted question, but Lu Qing'an said he had been joking and confirmed that the Xue Household's souls were normal.
• Xu Xuanyu hesitated before answering Xu Qingying's call, then told her that he had reached the Demon Domain safely and that Xu Xuanyu's second sister was preparing to break through to the Great Emperor Realm.
• Xu Xuanyu told Xu Qingying that the children had adapted well and said he believed Lu Qing'an might help restore his cultivation; Xu Qingying planned to pursue a breakthrough and avenge him if needed.
• Lu Zhengran questioned Xu Xuanyu about leaving and whether his sister had exaggerated her life in the Demon Domain, but Xu Xuanyu told him to see for himself when he could visit.
• Lu Qing'an arrived to take Xu Xuanyu to meet someone after receiving news about the Dao of Alchemy Master, then acknowledged Lu Zhengran when he heard his son's voice through the jade slip.

Lu Qing'an reassured his son Lu Zhengran that he could visit after reaching the Body Integration Realm, then set out with Xu Xuanyu and Xue Tianfei to find the Dao of Alchemy Master. They reached Fang Qiuhe’s mountain, where she offered a treasured Pill Cauldron as a tracking object, but Lu Qing'an warned that using it would destroy it.

• Lu Zhengran apologized for choosing to stay with Xu Qingying, and Lu Qing'an told him he had nothing to apologize for and promised to pick him up if he visited after breaking through to the Body Integration Realm.
• After ending the transmission, Lu Qing'an invited Xue Tianfei to join him and Xu Xuanyu on a trip to find the Dao of Alchemy Master.
• The three arrived at Fang Qiuhe’s mountain, where she reported that a martial uncle had seen her master and led them to his Pill Cauldron, which still carried his lingering presence.
• Lu Qing'an explained that his array would consume the object used to locate the Dao of Alchemy Master, so the treasured cauldron would be unusable afterward.
• Fang Qiuhe said her master’s presence had faded from many of his belongings because he stayed away for years at a time.

Lu Qing'an learned that Xu Xuanyu could communicate with demonic herbs and hoped to place him in the Dao of Alchemy Master's sect after his cultivation was restored. As Lu Qing'an prepared to take the Pill Cauldron away, Xu Xuanyu suddenly said it was speaking to him too.

• Fang Qiuhe agreed to let Lu Qing'an use the Pill Cauldron, and he told her he wanted the Dao of Alchemy Master to help restore Xu Xuanyu's ruined Dantian and severed meridians.
• Fang Qiuhe examined Xu Xuanyu and concluded that a Great Emperor Realm expert had crippled him with a special imperial imprint that only her master could address.
• Xu Xuanyu described a fire-patterned seven-leaf orchid's age, history, and anger in detail, including how Fang Qiuhe had crushed its seventh leaf when she slipped.
• Fang Qiuhe confirmed Xu Xuanyu's ability would be invaluable in pill refinement, and Lu Qing'an suggested he join her master's sect once he regained his cultivation.
• Lu Qing'an lifted the Pill Cauldron and prepared to store it in an array disk, but Xu Xuanyu stopped him and said the cauldron was talking to him.

Xu Xuanyu discovered that he could speak with the Pill Cauldron and pills, learning the cauldron’s alchemy knowledge and a pill’s full refining process. Lu Qing'an used a piece of the cauldron bearing the Dao of Alchemy Master’s presence to locate the master, then confronted an old acquaintance’s sect.

• Xu Xuanyu spoke with the Pill Cauldron and learned that it could teach him the techniques of many renowned Alchemists.
• At Xu Xuanyu’s suggestion, Lu Qing'an cut off a piece of the cauldron that the Dao of Alchemy Master had often touched and used it to activate the formation.
• Lu Qing'an asked Fang Qiuhe for a pill, and Xu Xuanyu confirmed that he could speak with it and learn how it had been refined.
• Lu Qing'an left Xu Xuanyu with Xue Tianfei and traveled to the sect where Fang Qiuhe said her master had appeared.
• A defensive formation detected Lu Qing'an and blocked his approach; he recognized it as Huang Hao’s work and used Luo Danhong’s formation to confirm a trace of the Dao of Alchemy Master’s presence inside.
• Lu Qing'an called for the sect patriarch, whom he nicknamed Old Mule, and warned him to come out within three breaths or have the formation broken.

Lu Qing'an arrived at the Mystic Demon Sect to find Old Mule and the Dao of Alchemy Master, while Li Qingchen and Xiong Zhong discussed the Eternal Night Demon Emperor’s attack on the Blood Phoenix Sect. When Lu Qing'an revealed his identity, Li Qingchen panicked and agreed to open the formation for him.

• Li Qingchen and Xiong Zhong discussed the Eternal Night Demon Emperor’s barrier around the Blood Phoenix Sect and wondered what had provoked him.
• A peak Great Emperor Realm visitor arrived, and Lu Qing'an demanded that Old Mule come out or the formation would be broken.
• Li Qingchen refused to disturb his master and told Lu Qing'an that he did not know whether the Dao of Alchemy Master was in the sect.
• Lu Qing'an identified himself as the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, startling Li Qingchen and Xiong Zhong.
• Li Qingchen knelt before Lu Qing'an, then promised to open the formation so he could enter.

Lu Qing'an broke into the Mystic Demon Sect's secret realm to find Old Mule, while Li Qingchen and Xiong Zhong mistook him for the Eternal Night Demon Emperor. He reached Old Mule, who attacked before learning Lu Qing'an's identity, and the chapter ended as Li Qingchen and the Heaven-Devouring Devil Beast tried to stop him.

• Xiong Zhong knelt before Lu Qing'an, then explained that he regarded him as an idol.
• Li Qingchen failed to open the Mystic Demon Sect's formation, so Lu Qing'an shattered it with a breath.
• Li Qingchen led Lu Qing'an and Xiong Zhong to the secret realm, where the Heaven-Devouring Devil Beast let them pass after hearing Lu Qing'an was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor.
• Lu Qing'an called for Old Mule, interrupting his cultivation and making him spit blood.
• Old Mule attacked Lu Qing'an, and Li Qingchen and the Heaven-Devouring Devil Beast shouted for him to stop because Lu Qing'an was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor.

Lu Qing'an found Luo Zhi in the secret realm and learned that Dao of Alchemy Master had likely gone to the Devil Beast Forest to gather ingredients for a pill. Before leaving, Lu Qing'an crushed Luo Zhi with immense pressure, then departed with a newborn Heaven-Devouring Devil Beast pup intended as a companion for his youngest daughter; Luo Zhi's injuries healed as he successfully completed his Heavenly Devil Physique.

• Luo Zhi recognized Lu Qing'an, abandoned his attack, and greeted him obsequiously.
• Lu Qing'an asked about Dao of Alchemy Master, and Luo Zhi said he had likely gone to the Devil Beast Forest after refining a pill.
• Lu Qing'an crushed Luo Zhi into a crater after hearing his private wish never to meet again, then called the assault a reward.
• The Heaven-Devouring Devil Beast offered Lu Qing'an its newborn pup, and Lu Qing'an accepted it as a companion for his youngest daughter.
• Lu Qing'an left for Demon Descent City, and Luo Zhi recovered from his injuries as the Heavenly Devil Physique awakened.

Luo Zhi realized Lu Qing'an had helped him cultivate the Heavenly Devil Physique, while Lu Qing'an searched the Devil Beast Forest for the Dao of Alchemy Master and fed the man's puppy Devil Beast bloodlines. Lu Qing'an found the Dao of Alchemy Master in the Nether Bone Dragon's cave, where the dragon offered him what he wanted in exchange for power equal to the Eternal Night Demon Emperor.

• Luo Zhi thanked Lu Qing'an for helping him cultivate the Heavenly Devil Physique and celebrated his new power with his disciple and Da Huang.
• Lu Qing'an found the Dao of Alchemy Master's lingering presence in the Devil Beast Forest and killed ten attacking black wolves.
• Lu Qing'an fed the black wolves' blood spheres to the puppy, which advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm and gained a bloodline talent for extreme speed.
• Lu Qing'an swept through the forest, killing Devil Beasts and feeding their blood to the puppy as he headed toward the forest's deepest region.
• Lu Qing'an entered a cave at the foot of a deathly mountain and found the Dao of Alchemy Master facing the Nether Bone Dragon, which offered to give him what he wanted if he made it as powerful as the Eternal Night Demon Emperor.

Lu Qing'an found the Dao of Alchemy Master and recruited him to treat a young man whose Dantian and meridians had been destroyed. After taking a dragon heart and Netherworld Essence Blood from the Nether Bone Dragon, Lu Qing'an prepared to leave, then asked whether it had seen a black dragon.

• The Dao of Alchemy Master and the Nether Bone Dragon discussed trading one of the dragon's hearts for help becoming as strong as the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, and Lu Qing'an arrived in time to hear them.
• The Nether Bone Dragon panicked when it realized Lu Qing'an was there, while the Dao of Alchemy Master feared Lu Qing'an might kill him for speaking of catching up in strength.
• Lu Qing'an explained that he wanted the Dao of Alchemy Master to examine a young man whose Dantian and meridians an early Great Emperor Realm expert had destroyed.
• The Nether Bone Dragon dug out one of its hearts and gave it to the Dao of Alchemy Master after Lu Qing'an pressured it to do so.
• Lu Qing'an demanded Netherworld Essence Blood from the Nether Bone Dragon, and Xiao Tianzi swallowed it and gained the Netherworld Bloodline.
• As Lu Qing'an and the Dao of Alchemy Master prepared to leave, Lu Qing'an asked the Nether Bone Dragon whether it had seen a black dragon.

Lu Qing'an learned from the Nether Bone Dragon that Little Blackie had stolen a green-patterned treasure ball, which might be connected to the beyond and to Little Blackie's hidden purpose. He returned with the Dao of Alchemy Master to treat Xu Xuanyu, but the master’s arrival led to a chaotic reunion with Fang Qiuhe and a shout about a precious cauldron.

• The Nether Bone Dragon told Lu Qing'an that Little Blackie had befriended it, then vanished with a treasure ball it had found in the Devil Beast Forest.
• Lu Qing'an showed the Nether Bone Dragon an image of Liu Xiyue's metal ball and learned that the stolen treasure had similar shape but green patterns, strengthening his suspicion that the objects were connected to the beyond.
• Lu Qing'an left the Nether Bone Dragon alive and traveled through the void with the Dao of Alchemy Master to meet Fang Qiuhe and the others.
• Fang Qiuhe greeted the Dao of Alchemy Master by tugging his hair and scolding him for leaving her to look after his home.
• The Dao of Alchemy Master agreed to treat Xu Xuanyu and led everyone inside, where someone suddenly shouted, "My precious cauldron!!!"

Lu Qing'an brought Xu Xuanyu to the Dao of Alchemy Master, who diagnosed a way to restore Xu Xuanyu's cultivation and discovered his unusual ability to sense pills. Xu Xuanyu agreed to learn alchemy from the Dao of Alchemy Master, while Xue Tianfei took charge of finding the rare medicines needed for his treatment.

• The Dao of Alchemy Master lamented that Fang Qiuhe had damaged his treasured cauldron, and Lu Qing'an offered to have Wang Duanshan repair it.
• The Dao of Alchemy Master examined Xu Xuanyu and proposed a risky treatment that required ten rare supreme-grade tenth-tier demonic medicines.
• Xue Tianfei took the medicine list and offered to gather the ingredients through her merchant association.
• After Fang Qiuhe told him about Xu Xuanyu's ability, the Dao of Alchemy Master tested him with a pill, and Xu Xuanyu revealed its secret properties.
• The Dao of Alchemy Master invited Xu Xuanyu to learn pill refining, and Xu Xuanyu accepted after Lu Qing'an nodded.

Lu Qing'an left the Dao of Alchemy Master after securing his promise to refine pills, while Lu Miaomiao stood up to Su Ling at school and boasted about her powerful friends and father. She returned home with Xu Yunyi and the others, leaving Guan Guan to promise he would bring her more rice crisps the next day.

• Lu Qing'an reminded the Dao of Alchemy Master to help Xu Xuanyu restore his cultivation, and the master promised to refine pills and visit him when he was done.
• After class at Demon Willow Academy, Lu Miaomiao told Guan Guan not to follow her home, but he insisted on seeing her to the teleportation array.
• Su Ling and two girls blocked Lu Miaomiao at the classroom door, and Su Ling showed off her Peak Golden Core Realm contract beast, Little Black, while demanding that Lu Miaomiao join her group.
• Lu Miaomiao refused Su Ling's offer, pushed past the girls, and told Guan Guan that her friends and father were extremely powerful.
• Lu Miaomiao met Xu Yunyi and the others by the Time-Reversing Demon Willow, said goodbye to Guan Guan, and teleported home with them.

Lu Qing'an returned to the courtyard with Xu Xuanyu and told Xiao Qingyi that the Dao of Alchemy Master had a way to restore Xu Xuanyu's cultivation. When Lu Miaomiao arrived, Lu Qing'an gave her a pink Heaven-Devouring Devil Beast as a contract pet and playmate.

• Lu Qing'an told Xiao Qingyi that he had found a way to treat Xu Xuanyu, and Xu Xuanyu protested when Xiao Qingyi called him silly.
• Xiao Qingyi confronted Lu Qing'an for frightening him with a joke about his disciples, then tried unsuccessfully to make Lu Qing'an talk to him.
• Lu Miaomiao returned to the courtyard, and Lu Qing'an welcomed her and gave her two kisses.
• Lu Qing'an presented Lu Miaomiao with a pink puppy, which she first mistook for dinner.
• Lu Qing'an had the puppy transform into an ox-sized Heaven-Devouring Devil Beast and helped Lu Miaomiao form a contract with it.
• Lu Miaomiao heard the beast call her master through their connection, and Lu Qing'an was delighted that she liked her new pet.

Xu Xuanyu learned that he could likely recover his cultivation and had become a disciple of the Dao of Alchemy Master, while Xue Tianfei arranged to find the herbs needed for his recovery pill. At dinner, Lu Qing'an teased Li Cangxuan about his feelings for a girl at the Blood Phoenix Sect, and Li Cangxuan fled the courtyard in embarrassment.

• Xu Xuanyu told Xu Yunyi that a Demon Domain Alchemist had confirmed he had a good chance of recovering his cultivation, and Lu Qing'an confirmed the news.
• Xue Tianfei said her merchant association had found six of the ten needed demonic herbs and offered a bounty for the rest.
• Xu Xuanyu revealed that he had become a disciple of the Dao of Alchemy Master, and Xu Yunyi celebrated his two pieces of good news.
• Sun Minzi cried with happiness for Xu Xuanyu, and he comforted her as she stayed by his side.
• Lu Qing'an invited everyone to dinner and assured Li Cangxuan he would not destroy the Blood Phoenix Sect if it was innocent.
• Lu Qing'an teased Li Cangxuan about marrying into the girl's family, and Li Cangxuan blushed and fled the courtyard.

As the family celebrated in the Demon Domain, Lu Zhengran and Xu Qingying struggled with their separation from their loved ones in the Immortal Ruins. Lu Qing'an joined Xue Tianfei on the roof to hear why she had grown comfortable watching the incomplete moon.

• Lu Qing'an teased the guests at the courtyard feast while Lu Miaomiao ate and Xue Tianfei selected food for Lu Zixuan.
• Xu Qingying and Lu Zhengran shared a quiet meal, and Lu Zhengran confessed that he missed his family and wanted to visit them.
• Xu Qingying told Lu Zhengran to wait until he reached the Mahayana Realm before visiting, then resolved to enter seclusion and asked Lin Qingxue to look after him.
• Lin Qingxue said she had not yet obtained a portrait of the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, but expected one by the time Xu Qingying emerged from seclusion.
• Lu Qing'an found Xue Tianfei watching the incomplete moon, and she invited him onto the roof to explain why it no longer made her uncomfortable.

Xue Tianfei told Lu Qing'an how watching him gaze at the moon led her to love him, while Lu Qing'an remembered his grandmother and the home he had lost. After Xue Tianfei explained how she learned to accept the incomplete moon while waiting for him to return, Lu Qing'an showed her that the moon had become full.

• Xue Tianfei recalled how she first noticed Lu Qing'an after he was badly injured and came to her home to heal.
• Xue Tianfei described falling in love with Lu Qing'an when she saw him watching a full moon, then pursuing him after he became an emperor despite his rejection.
• Lu Qing'an remembered his grandmother, her hardships raising him, and how she waited beneath the moon for him to return home.
• Xue Tianfei explained that she had forced herself to accept incomplete moons after Lu Qing'an disappeared, believing he would return if she learned to watch them with him.
• Lu Qing'an asked Xue Tianfei to close her eyes, and when she opened them, she saw that the moon had become full.

Lu Qing'an realized he had begun to like Xue Tianfei after she confessed that loving him brought her joy, and they shared a tender moment beneath the moon. The next morning, he quietly acknowledged his feelings as Xue Tianfei gave Lu Miaomiao a bracelet for her contracted beast.

• Xue Tianfei asked Lu Qing'an whether he liked her, and he reflected on his family and the place she had come to hold in his heart.
• Xue Tianfei rested her head on Lu Qing'an's shoulder and told him that loving him without expecting anything in return was a precious act of courage.
• Lu Qing'an's heart began to beat as Xue Tianfei listened against his shoulder, and the two shared a quiet moment beneath the moon.
• The next morning, Xue Tianfei gave Lu Miaomiao a Devil Beast bracelet so she could carry Xiao Tian inside it.
• Xiao Qingyi teased Lu Qing'an about his feelings for Xue Tianfei, and Lu Qing'an admitted to himself that he had begun to like her.

Xu Yunyi prepared to cultivate in seclusion and break through to the Emperor Realm while Lu Qing'an was drawn into a visit to the Blood Phoenix Sect. Before he could leave, Dao of Alchemy Master arrived and challenged him to a spar.

• Xu Yunyi told Lu Qing'an she would cultivate in the spatial treasure by the Time-Reversing Demon Willow until she broke through to the Emperor Realm, then left to find Luo Danhong before heading to the academy.
• Xue Tianfei received word that someone had found a needed demonic medicine and returned to the merchant association to negotiate with the seller.
• Lu Qing'an learned that the Blood Phoenix Sect's grand elder had emerged from seclusion and agreed to go question him, while Xiao Qingyi and Xu Xuanyu joined him.
• Dao of Alchemy Master arrived with tremendous strength and asked Lu Qing'an to spar.

The Dao of Alchemy Master arrived with a greatly increased cultivation and asked Lu Qing'an for a serious fight. Lu Qing'an agreed, and they prepared to spar above the sealed Blood Phoenix Sect, where the Dao of Alchemy Master was surprised to see Lu Qing'an draw a saber.

• The Dao of Alchemy Master revealed his transformed World Cauldron Emperor Position and asked Lu Qing'an to give him a good fight.
• Lu Qing'an agreed to spar and brought the Dao of Alchemy Master, Xiao Qingyi, and Xu Xuanyu through a void passage to the Blood Phoenix Sect.
• Li Cangxuan, the Blood Phoenix Sect's holy maiden, Du Hongxian, and Shan Chuheng watched the newcomers arrive and wondered how the Dao of Alchemy Master had become so powerful.
• The Dao of Alchemy Master drew an azure treasured sword and asked Lu Qing'an to use his full strength.
• Lu Qing'an took out a dark red treasured saber, leaving the Dao of Alchemy Master questioning whether Lu Qing'an was a sword cultivator.