Recaps

Lu Qing'an sparred with the Dao of Alchemy Master, who used pills to boost his strength and challenge him. Lu Qing'an crushed him with a snap of his fingers, leaving everyone stunned by how much stronger he had become.

• The Dao of Alchemy Master swallowed five pills that temporarily raised his strength to match Lu Qing'an's former level.
• The Dao of Alchemy Master summoned his Emperor Position and challenged Lu Qing'an to a fight.
• Lu Qing'an snapped his fingers, collapsing the void and pinning the Dao of Alchemy Master beneath overwhelming pressure.
• Lu Qing'an controlled the pressure so it would hurt without killing the Dao of Alchemy Master, while the onlookers stared in shock.
• Lu Qing'an asked whether the Dao of Alchemy Master wanted more pain as he struggled unsuccessfully to break free.

Lu Qing'an defeated Dao of Alchemy Master and gathered the hidden observers above the Blood Phoenix Sect, where he captured three disguised agents. Two agents sacrificed their souls rather than reveal information, while the last admitted she did not want to die.

• Dao of Alchemy Master surrendered to Lu Qing'an, accepted his defeat, and agreed to heal someone at the Blood Phoenix Sect.
• Lu Qing'an used his power to pull more than ten thousand hidden observers from within ten thousand miles into the sky above the sect.
• Lu Qing'an identified three disguised middle Great Emperor Realm agents in the crowd and trapped them before they could flee.
• Lu Qing'an asked the three agents whether they wanted to live and challenged them to prove they feared no death.
• Two agents invoked the Holy Lord and burned their souls away, while the third, a woman, said she did not want to die.

Lu Qing'an saved an injured soul from the mysterious organization and traced the attempt to destroy it to a nearby Great Emperor, whom he killed. He returned to the Blood Phoenix Sect, where he ordered its leaders to explain why he should spare them and unsettled them with a question about sitting.

• Lu Qing'an severed the red thread controlling the soul, stabilized it with his cultivation, and took it away to recover.
• Lu Qing'an followed the red thread and killed the old man who had tried to destroy the soul remotely.
• Lu Qing'an returned to the Blood Phoenix Sect, checked the crowd for possessed souls, and sent everyone else away.
• Lu Qing'an told Du Hongxian and Shan Chuheng to give him a reason not to wipe out their sect, then followed them to the great hall.
• When Shan Chuheng invited everyone to sit, Lu Qing'an asked whether they would really sit if he told them to, leaving Shan Chuheng speechless.

Lu Qing'an intimidated the Blood Phoenix Sect while investigating whether it had plotted against him, and he arranged for Li Cangxuan and the sect’s Holy Maiden to accompany the Dao of Alchemy Master. After Zhao Linyuan woke and returned, he greeted Lu Qing'an with fear and excitement.

• Lu Qing'an joked about whether the Blood Phoenix Sect’s leaders should sit, then ordered them to take seats or die, leaving one man to sit on the floor.
• At Li Cangxuan’s request, Lu Qing'an spared the sect and sent him with the Dao of Alchemy Master to treat Zhao Linyuan, then told the Holy Maiden to go with them.
• Lu Qing'an questioned Shan Chuheng about the alleged plot, and Shan Chuheng denied involvement but could not prove the sect’s innocence.
• The Dao of Alchemy Master returned with the Holy Maiden supporting the recovered Zhao Linyuan.
• Zhao Linyuan greeted Lu Qing'an and secretly felt excited to meet his idol.

Lu Qing'an investigated Zhao Linyuan's attack and discovered that the Blood Phoenix Sect's tenth elder had likely been replaced by an enemy agent who engineered the conflict. As Lu Qing'an threatened the sect, Li Cangxuan followed his master's advice and pleaded for Zhao Wutong and her sect.

• Lu Qing'an questioned Zhao Linyuan, who recounted being ambushed and identified Xiao Qingyi's two disciples as his attackers.
• Lu Qing'an noticed Zhao Linyuan's account conflicted with the disciples' story and learned that the Blood Phoenix Sect's tenth elder had summoned Zhao Linyuan before the attack.
• Lu Qing'an led the group to the tenth elder's cave abode, found him missing, and concluded that the enemy organization had used him to provoke a war.
• Lu Qing'an warned the Blood Phoenix Sect's leaders that they owed him an explanation, while Zhao Wutong asked Li Cangxuan to help them.
• Lu Qing'an coached Li Cangxuan to plead for the sect, and Li Cangxuan knelt and asked his master to give the Blood Phoenix Sect a chance.

Li Cangxuan pleaded with Lu Qing'an to spare the Blood Phoenix Sect, and Lu helped him turn the plea into a confession to Zhao Wutong. After Lu and the others left, Zhao Wutong and Li Cangxuan admitted their mutual interest, leaving the two shyly considering a relationship.

• Li Cangxuan knelt before Lu Qing'an and begged him to give the Blood Phoenix Sect another chance.
• Lu Qing'an coached Li Cangxuan to confess his feelings for Zhao Wutong, then left with Xiao Qingyi and the others.
• Li Cangxuan told the Blood Phoenix Sect leaders to keep their members in check, and they bowed to thank him for sparing them.
• Shan Chuheng learned that Zhao Wutong admired Li Cangxuan and suggested they take their friendship further.
• Li Cangxuan asked Zhao Wutong how she felt, and she said she was not troubled by the idea as they shyly met each other's eyes.

At Demon Willow Academy, Lu Miaomiao revealed Xiao Tian, her contract beast, after Su Ling mocked her claim that he was divine grade. Instructor Bai identified him as a Supreme Immortal Grade Heaven-Devouring Devil Beast, and Lu Miaomiao nearly exposed her father’s emperor title, Eternal Night, leaving Bai Shanshan stunned.

• Bai Shanshan taught the class about devil beast bloodline grades, and Lu Miaomiao insisted her father had told her there was a divine grade.
• Su Ling mocked Lu Miaomiao’s claim and laughed at the tiny pink puppy she released from her bracelet.
• At Lu Miaomiao’s command, Xiao Tian grew to bull size, and Bai Shanshan sensed his Peak Spirit Transformation Realm cultivation.
• Bai Shanshan identified Xiao Tian as a Supreme Immortal Grade Heaven-Devouring Devil Beast, silencing Su Ling and astonishing the class.
• Bai Shanshan asked Lu Miaomiao for her father’s name, and Lu Miaomiao said Lu Qing'an before stopping herself from revealing his title, Eternal Night.
• Bai Shanshan recognized Eternal Night as the title of the Eternal Night Demon Emperor and stood dumbfounded.

Bai Shanshan questioned Lu Miaomiao about her mysterious father and her Heaven-Devouring Devil Beast before taking the children to watch a lesson on capturing Devil Beasts. At the forest’s outskirts, the frightened students saw Lu Miaomiao calmly eating popcorn and enjoying the experience.

• Bai Shanshan asked Lu Miaomiao about her father's emperor title and how she had contracted the Peak Spirit Transformation Realm Heaven-Devouring Devil Beast, and Lu Miaomiao said her father had helped by tapping the air.
• Bai Shanshan asked to visit Lu Miaomiao's home, then resumed the lesson while Su Ling returned to her seat, humiliated and determined to get a stronger contracted beast.
• After the lesson, Bai Shanshan led the children to watch intermediate students capture Devil Beasts near the forest, traveling by teleportation array and flying-boat Law Treasure.
• At the forest’s outskirts, Su Ling and Guan Guan grew frightened by the Devil Beasts’ roars, while Lu Miaomiao kept eating popcorn and said the outing was fun.

Lu Miaomiao watched an outdoor Devil Beast lesson without fear while the other children trembled, and she repeatedly asked to join the fights. The lesson ended in danger when the Nether Bone Dragon appeared and shattered the array, leaving the instructors facing the forest’s Peak Great Emperor Realm overlord.

• Bai Shanshan reassured the children as the flying boat followed the intermediate students into an array-enclosed area of the Devil Beast Forest.
• The intermediate students fought a Phantom Wolf while Lu Miaomiao watched eagerly, and Su Ling insisted to herself that Lu Miaomiao was only pretending not to be afraid.
• Lu Miaomiao asked Bai Shanshan to let her and Xiao Tian help fight the Phantom Wolf, but Bai Shanshan refused.
• The intermediate students subdued the Phantom Wolf and later killed five Devil Beasts, including an Early Mahayana Realm beast with an instructor’s help.
• A voice called out from the sky, and the Nether Bone Dragon shattered the array, frightening Bai Shanshan and the Great Emperor Realm instructors.

The Nether Bone Dragon trapped the Demon Willow Academy party and overpowered its four Great Emperor Realm cultivators, even after the hall master broke through to the Peak Great Emperor Realm. As it began drawing them into its mouth, Lu Miaomiao summoned Xiao Tian, whose appearance made the dragon recognize a connection to the powerful figure it had encountered the day before.

• The Nether Bone Dragon found the Demon Willow Academy party and vowed to kill them after learning they served Liu Xiyue.
• The hall master and two instructors attacked while Bai Shanshan tried to evacuate the students, but the Nether Bone Dragon's Emperor Ring pinned the cultivators and blocked their escape.
• The hall master broke through to the Peak Great Emperor Realm and charged the Nether Bone Dragon, but its flame easily shattered his strongest attack.
• The Nether Bone Dragon used suction to pull the four cultivators toward its mouth as Bai Shanshan urged the children to run.
• Lu Miaomiao summoned Xiao Tian and flew to rescue Bai Shanshan, and the Nether Bone Dragon recognized the Little Heaven-Swallowing Devil Beast from its encounter with a god of slaughter the previous day.

Lu Miaomiao confronted the Nether Bone Dragon inside its barrier and discovered it was eager to appease her because it feared the Eternal Night Demon Emperor. The dragon agreed to apologize and let her ride it, and the chapter ended with Lu Miaomiao steering it in front of the stunned onlookers.

• Lu Miaomiao rode the Little Heaven-Swallowing Devil Beast toward the Nether Bone Dragon, which stopped its attack and trapped them together in a dark barrier.
• The Nether Bone Dragon recognized the Little Heaven-Swallowing Devil Beast's bloodline and saw that Lu Miaomiao resembled the Eternal Night Demon Emperor.
• The Nether Bone Dragon told Lu Miaomiao it had only been playing and agreed to apologize to Instructor Bai and the others and let them hit it.
• Lu Miaomiao asked to ride the Nether Bone Dragon's head, and it readily agreed.
• The Nether Bone Dragon emerged from the shattered barrier with Lu Miaomiao on its head as she called out directions and urged it to fly faster.

Lu Miaomiao rode the Nether Bone Dragon back to the group and made it apologize to Bai Shanshan, the instructors, and the hall master. She then insisted the hall master hit the dragon back, but his small fireball failed to make it bleed, so she demanded he strike harder.

• Lu Miaomiao rode the Nether Bone Dragon through the sky, then told it to apologize to Instructor Bai and the others.
• The Nether Bone Dragon apologized to Bai Shanshan, who accepted while still bewildered, and then apologized to the other instructors and the hall master.
• Lu Miaomiao reminded the Nether Bone Dragon that it had agreed to let the hall master hit it back.
• The Nether Bone Dragon urged the hall master to strike, and he threw a small fireball at it.
• Lu Miaomiao told the hall master to hit the dragon hard enough to make it bleed.

Lu Miaomiao befriended the Nether Bone Dragon and helped Bai Shanshan, the hall master, and the instructors escape the Devil Beast Forest. After hearing their report, Lu Qingxu recognized her name and said the strange encounter was normal.

• The Nether Bone Dragon let the hall master attack him, pretended to bleed, and stopped when Lu Miaomiao forgave him.
• Lu Miaomiao invited the Nether Bone Dragon to visit Demon Willow Academy, and he agreed to be her friend before flying away.
• Bai Shanshan hurried Lu Miaomiao and the others out of the Devil Beast Forest, then asked Lu Miaomiao what had happened inside the barrier.
• The group returned to Demon Willow Academy, where Bai Shanshan and the others reported the encounter to Lu Qingxu.
• Lu Qingxu heard that Lu Miaomiao had befriended the Nether Bone Dragon, recognized her name, and said the incident was normal.

Lu Qingxu warned Bai Shanshan and the others to conceal the Nether Bone Dragon incident, while Bai Shanshan realized Lu Miaomiao was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor’s daughter. Meanwhile, Lu Qing'an sought a faster way to restore a damaged soul and learned that a suitable human vessel could help it awaken within five days.

• Lu Qingxu ordered the witnesses to keep quiet about the Nether Bone Dragon and not investigate Lu Miaomiao.
• Bai Shanshan told Lu Qingxu that she suspected Lu Miaomiao's father was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, and Lu Qingxu confirmed her guess indirectly.
• Lu Qingxu told Bai Shanshan to treat Lu Miaomiao as a normal student and keep the secret to herself.
• Lu Qing'an brought a damaged soul to a courtyard, where a formation began slowly repairing it.
• The Dao of Alchemy Master said a human vessel and pills could help restore the soul in five days, and Lu Qing'an left the task to him in exchange for a fortuitous opportunity.

Lu Qing'an arranged for the Demon God Mother Tree to shelter a captured soul while Dao of Alchemy Master prepared medicine to restore it. He celebrated Li Cangxuan’s budding romance with Wutong, then learned Miaomiao had run into trouble in the Devil Beast Forest and turned his attention to the Nether Bone Dragon.

• Lu Qing'an placed the captured soul inside the Demon God Mother Tree, which sealed its own soul so the newcomer could take control, and Dao of Alchemy Master promised to prepare restorative medicine within five days.
• Li Cangxuan returned and told Lu Qing'an he was getting to know Wutong in hopes of becoming dao companions.
• Lu Qing'an and Xiao Qingyi teased Li Cangxuan about romance and marriage, then Lu Qing'an playfully tickled him when he asked about Lu Qing'an and Aunt Xue.
• Li Cangxuan told Lu Qing'an that Lu Qingxu had sent news about Miaomiao and described what had happened in the Devil Beast Forest.
• Lu Qing'an called the Nether Bone Dragon a loach, and the distant dragon suddenly sneezed and felt watched.

Lu Qing'an confronted the Nether Bone Dragon over its treatment of Lu Miaomiao and took one of its kidneys for the children’s dinner. At dinner, Lu Miaomiao happily told her family she had made a dragon friend, unaware that they were eating its kidney.

• The Nether Bone Dragon tried to flee the Devil Beast Forest, but Lu Qing'an appeared and challenged its claim that it would not fear him if it were stronger.
• Lu Qing'an questioned the Nether Bone Dragon about wanting to eat Lu Miaomiao, and the dragon insisted it had apologized and become her friend.
• Lu Qing'an demanded one of the Nether Bone Dragon’s kidneys for the children’s meal and warned it not to tell Lu Miaomiao about the kidney, heart, or lung he had taken.
• Lu Qing'an returned to dinner, where Lu Miaomiao praised the food and told him, Lu Zixuan, and Xiao Qingyi that she had made a friend.
• Lu Miaomiao said she would introduce her friend someday and wished it could come home to try the food, while Lu Qing'an and Xiao Qingyi realized she was eating its kidney.

Lu Qing'an fed Lu Miaomiao, Sun Minzi, and Lu Zixuan Nether Bone Dragon meat and soup, awakening their Dragon Blood Physiques. After Xue Tianfei returned from a fight, the story shifted to Su Ling asking her father for a Supreme Immortal Grade contract beast like Lu Miaomiao's.

• Lu Miaomiao, Sun Minzi, and Lu Zixuan ate Lu Qing'an's meal and awakened powerful Dragon Blood Physiques that enhanced their strength and defenses.
• Lu Qing'an guided the three girls as they learned to change the shape and color of their illusory dragon scales.
• Xue Tianfei returned, and Lu Qing'an questioned her about a fight; she said she had won and declined his offer to intervene.
• Su Ling asked Su Daqiang for a higher-grade contract beast and insisted she wanted a Supreme Immortal Grade one like Lu Miaomiao's.
• Su Daqiang froze when Su Ling told him Lu Miaomiao had contracted a peak Spirit Transformation Realm Supreme Immortal Grade beast.

Su Ling told Su Daqiang about meeting the Nether Bone Dragon and Lu Miaomiao’s remarkable friendship with it, prompting him to realize Lu Miaomiao might be connected to a powerful emperor. The chapter ended with Su Daqiang searching for an iron bar while Su Ling wondered what he wanted it for.

• Su Ling asked Su Daqiang to help her find the Nether Bone Dragon and become its friend, but he was horrified by the request.
• Su Ling explained that she and others had visited the Devil Beast Forest, where the Nether Bone Dragon injured the hall master before befriending Lu Miaomiao and apologizing.
• Su Daqiang demanded that Su Ling recount everything that had happened, especially the details about Lu Miaomiao.
• Su Ling recalled Bai Shanshan mentioning Lu Miaomiao’s father’s emperor title as “Gushing Fluid,” and Su Daqiang reacted with alarm.
• Su Daqiang asked whether Su Ling had offended Lu Miaomiao; after Su Ling said she had tried to make her a little sister, he sank to the ground.
• Su Daqiang searched the hall, discarded a stone, and picked up an iron bar as Su Ling asked what he was looking for.

Lin Qingxue discovered that Lu Qing'an was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor and resolved to wait until Xu Qingying grew stronger before carrying out her plan. At Demon Willow Academy, the children thanked Lu Miaomiao for saving them, and Su Ling came to her in tears to apologize.

• Lin Qingxue received a portrait of the Eternal Night Demon Emperor and was shocked to recognize Lu Qing'an in it.
• Lin Qingxue struggled to accept that Lu Qing'an had been the Emperor all along, then decided Xu Qingying should remain unaware until she broke through to the Peak Great Emperor Realm.
• Lin Qingxue vowed that Lu Qing'an might not remain the strongest forever and hinted that her plan would begin once everything was over.
• Lu Miaomiao arrived at Demon Willow Academy, where the children thanked her for helping them escape danger and offered her snacks.
• Su Ling approached Lu Miaomiao and sobbed that she had been wrong.

Su Ling begged Lu Miaomiao for forgiveness and secured it by promising to bring her tasty food every day. Lu Miaomiao invited Bai Shanshan to visit her home, leaving the teacher terrified but agreeing to go the next evening.

• Su Ling apologized to Lu Miaomiao after her family and elders beat her and warned her not to provoke Lu Miaomiao again.
• Lu Miaomiao agreed to forgive Su Ling if she brought tasty food every day, and Su Ling happily accepted.
• Lu Miaomiao told Bai Shanshan that Lu Qing'an had approved a home visit and invited her to come after school.
• Bai Shanshan tried to refuse, but agreed to visit the following evening when Lu Miaomiao looked disappointed.
• Bai Shanshan flew to Lu Qingxu and asked for advice; he told her to focus on Lu Miaomiao, stay humble, and apologize if the Eternal Night Demon Emperor seemed displeased.

Lu Qing'an decided to seek a Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotus in the Demon Nether Cultivation-Devouring Abyss to help Xu Yunyi after her breakthrough, and Xue Tianfei joined him. They arrived above the abyss, where Xue Tianfei moved close to Lu Qing'an and pretended to be frightened.

• Xue Tianfei told Lu Qing'an she had collected another demonic herb and raised rewards for information on the two rare herbs still missing.
• Lu Qing'an promised Xue Tianfei one wish if she found the remaining herbs, and she wondered if he would grant her romantic hopes.
• Lu Qing'an announced he would visit the Demon Nether Cultivation-Devouring Abyss to find Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotuses for Xu Yunyi and his daughters.
• Xiao Qingyi refused to go, while Xue Tianfei eagerly agreed to accompany Lu Qing'an.
• Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei arrived above the abyss, and Xue Tianfei feigned fear as she moved close to him.

Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei arrived at the Demon Nether Cultivation-Devouring Abyss, where the Yellow Springs Sect was searching for Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotuses for its holy son. Zhou Ningtian greeted Lu Qing'an and asked to buy any extra lotuses he found, and Lu Qing'an jokingly demanded the entire Yellow Springs Sect as payment.

• Xue Tianfei explained that the Yellow Springs Sect had gathered experts at the Abyss to find a Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotus for its exceptionally talented holy son.
• Lu Qing'an recognized Zhou Ningtian among the guards, and Xue Tianfei told him that Zhou Ningtian was henpecked despite his stern appearance.
• Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei descended to the entrance and asked for the modified teleportation array to be opened.
• An Early Great Emperor Realm expert mistook Lu Qing'an for Xue Tianfei's kept pretty boy, then panicked when his friend identified Lu Qing'an as the Eternal Night Demon Emperor and tore off his own left hand to beg forgiveness.
• Zhou Ningtian opened a gap in the array and asked Lu Qing'an to sell him an extra Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotus, and Lu Qing'an asked whether he could pay with the entire Yellow Springs Sect.

Lu Qing'an traded for the Yellow Springs Sect's Eye of the Yellow Springs and entered the Demon Nether Cultivation-Devouring Abyss with Xue Tianfei to search for the Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotus. As they descended into the dangerous waters, Xue Tianfei treasured the hand Lu Qing'an had offered and remained focused on their closeness.

• Lu Qing'an agreed to find Zhou Ningtian a Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotus in exchange for taking the Yellow Springs Sect's entire Eye of the Yellow Springs.
• Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei entered the Demon Nether Cultivation-Devouring Abyss and reached the Cultivation-Devouring Water at its bottom.
• Lu Qing'an offered Xue Tianfei his hand and promised his power would keep her cultivation safe, leaving her overwhelmed with happiness.
• Lu Qing'an held Xue Tianfei's hand and plunged with her into the Cultivation-Devouring Water, using his Demonic Qi and Emperor Ring to protect them.
• As they descended deeper, Lu Qing'an linked their meridians and transferred the water's devouring energy from Xue Tianfei to himself while she cherished their joined hands.

Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei searched the Cultivation-Devouring Water for Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotuses, growing closer as they worked together. After collecting fifteen, they continued downward to measure the depth of the Demon Nether Cultivation-Devouring Abyss.

• Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei searched the Cultivation-Devouring Water together while holding hands and watching opposite sides for Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotuses.
• Xue Tianfei spotted the first lotus, and Lu Qing'an preserved it by feeding it cultivation before keeping it beside him.
• Lu Qing'an pretended not to see later lotuses so Xue Tianfei could find them and share in the discovery.
• The pair collected fifteen Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotuses as they descended to a depth of ten li.
• Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei stopped focusing on finding lotuses and plunged downward at full speed to measure the abyss.

Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei reached the bottom of the Demon Nether Cultivation-Devouring Abyss and discovered a protected pagoda containing a powerful cultivator. After entering, Lu Qing'an questioned the masked man, Wu Ciren, about his identity.

• Lu Qing'an collected Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotuses as he and Xue Tianfei descended to the abyss’s deepest point.
• Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei found an ancient pagoda protected by an array and a golden orb.
• Wu Ciren sensed the visitors and feared that Lu Qing'an was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor who had unleashed a devastating sword strike.
• Lu Qing'an threatened to break the array, so Wu Ciren opened it and let Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei enter.
• Lu Qing'an examined Wu Ciren’s soul and cultivation, then challenged him to confirm whether Wu Ciren was his real name.