Chapter Summaries

Lu Qing'an discovered that Lu Miaomiao could eat emotions as colored mist, gaining strength from them, and began investigating the ability. Lu Zixuan and Sun Minzi reported that their unstable foundations had recovered, while Miaomiao played with her sister before the family settled in for the night.

• Lu Miaomiao ate the red mist around Lu Qing'an, absorbing his happiness and gaining a significant boost in strength.
• Lu Qing'an realized Miaomiao could consume emotions, and she ate the red mist around him and the white mist around Xiao Qingyi, Xue Tianfei, and the others.
• Lu Qing'an told Miaomiao to report the colors of mist she saw and allowed her to eat white mist, but asked her to leave his red mist alone for the time being.
• Lu Zixuan and Sun Minzi told Lu Qing'an that their unstable foundations had fully recovered, and Lu Zixuan had reached the Mahayana Realm Eighth Layer.
• Lu Miaomiao ate the shock around Lu Zixuan and raced away as the sisters laughed and played; later, she fell asleep in Xue Tianfei's arms.

Lu Qing'an learned that Zhou Ningtian and his wife wanted him to take their son, newly awakened to the Eternal Night Emperor Position, as a disciple, but he suggested letting Li Cangxuan decide. As the household prepared a feast for the evening, Xue Tianfei nearly kissed Lu Qing'an before He Hong and Wang Duanshan interrupted them.

• Xu Xuanyu asked when his second sister might break through to the Emperor Realm, and Lu Qing'an predicted she would succeed before nightfall.
• Xue Tianfei reported that Zhou Ningtian and his wife wanted to contact Lu Qing'an because their son had gained the Eternal Night Emperor Position.
• Lu Qing'an declined to take the boy as his disciple and suggested that Li Cangxuan could decide whether to do so.
• Lu Qing'an invited Li Cangxuan, his companion, and Zhou Ningtian's family to dinner, while Xiao Qingyi and Xu Xuanyu went to prepare the feast.
• Xue Tianfei asked Lu Qing'an whether news of their relationship reaching the Immortal Ruins mattered to him, and he said he no longer cared what happened there.
• Xue Tianfei asked to kiss Lu Qing'an, but He Hong and Wang Duanshan arrived and interrupted them.

Lu Miaomiao returned home with her instructor, Bai Shanshan, to find Lu Qing'an hosting a lively gathering of powerful guests. Bai Shanshan was overwhelmed by the experts and treasures in the courtyard and could not manage to greet them.

• He Hong tried to take Wang Duanshan away when he realized Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei wanted time together, but Lu Qing'an invited them to stay for tea.
• Xiao Qingyi and Xu Xuanyu returned, and the group bickered about who would cook before the Dao of Alchemy Master arrived with Fang Qiuhe.
• Lu Miaomiao came home and cheerfully hugged several guests, then went to fetch Bai Shanshan from the courtyard gate.
• Bai Shanshan was stunned by the Demon God Mother Tree, the Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotuses, and the Great Emperors gathered in the pavilion.
• Lu Miaomiao introduced Bai Shanshan to Lu Qing'an, but Bai Shanshan was too intimidated to speak.

Lu Qing'an welcomed Lu Miaomiao's instructor, Bai Shanshan, and discovered that Lu Miaomiao could eat the fear and nervousness coming off her. After discussing Miaomiao's behavior and unusual eating-based physique, Lu Qing'an began evaluating Bai Shanshan as a teacher, while a sip of rare tea greatly improved her talent.

• Bai Shanshan struggled to speak before Lu Qing'an, Xiao Qingyi, and the other powerful experts until Lu Miaomiao ate the black fog of her fear.
• Lu Qing'an invited Bai Shanshan to sit and asked how Lu Miaomiao behaved at the academy, while Lu Miaomiao kept eating her emotions.
• Bai Shanshan said Miaomiao was well-behaved and learned quickly, even though she ate during class.
• Lu Qing'an explained that Miaomiao grew stronger by eating and planned to train her to prove her Dao through strength.
• Lu Qing'an offered Bai Shanshan tea made from the Demon God Mother Tree, and she found that it had greatly improved her talent and removed her bottleneck.

Lu Qing'an welcomed Bai Shanshan, praised her care for Lu Miaomiao, and arranged gifts for her. When Lu Xuan arrived with a woman, Lu Qing'an told his daughters to call her their sister-in-law.

• Bai Shanshan told Lu Qing'an that Lu Miaomiao had made friends at the academy after her brave actions against the Nether Bone Dragon, and he entrusted Miaomiao's care to her.
• Wang Duanshan offered Bai Shanshan weapons, Xiao Qingyi offered her Demon Descent City, and Xue Tianfei gave her Demon Crystals; Bai Shanshan asked Xue Tianfei to engrave her name on a weapon.
• Lu Zixuan and Sun Minzi returned with Murong Hua, whom Lu Miaomiao led to the pavilion while devouring the mist around her.
• Lu Qing'an asked his daughters what they would call the woman arriving with Lu Xuan, and Lu Zixuan answered that she was their sister-in-law.
• Lu Xuan and a bashful woman appeared in the sky, and Lu Qing'an told his daughters it was their turn to perform.

Lu Cangxuan brought Zhao Wutong to Lu Qing'an's family banquet, where everyone welcomed her as his future sister-in-law. Lu Qing'an approved of their relationship and encouraged them to grow closer, then sent them to prepare dinner together.

• Lu Miaomiao spotted pink mist around Li Cangxuan and Zhao Wutong, and the pair blushed when she and the others called Zhao Wutong their sister-in-law.
• Lu Qing'an welcomed Zhao Wutong, explained that he had learned the Blood Phoenix Sect was framed, and assured her she was part of the family.
• Lu Qing'an urged Li Cangxuan to take more initiative, and Zhao Wutong took his hand as the gathered seniors laughed.
• Lu Qing'an asked Xiao Qingyi to prepare dinner, then arranged for Zhao Wutong and Li Cangxuan to help him cook together.

Lu Qing'an invited Zhou Ningtian and his family to a feast, then proposed that his disciple Li Cangxuan take Zhou Xiachen as his disciple. Li Cangxuan agreed, but Zhou Xiachen objected, leaving the gathering in sudden silence.

• Zhao Wutong and Xiao Qingyi cooked a feast, and the guests gathered around the courtyard table.
• Zhou Ningtian arrived with his wife Jiang Pingxia and son Zhou Xiachen, who greeted the gathered seniors without showing fear.
• After the meal, Lu Qing'an asked Li Cangxuan to consider taking Zhou Xiachen as his disciple, praising the youth's talent and ambition.
• Li Cangxuan agreed to try teaching Zhou Xiachen.
• Zhou Xiachen stood up and said he did not think the arrangement was appropriate, silencing the gathering.

Zhou Xiachen challenged Li Cangxuan before agreeing to become his disciple, while Lu Qing'an watched. Xu Yunyi returned after breaking through to the Great Emperor Realm with the Heavenly Regret Emperor Position.

• Zhou Xiachen refused to become Li Cangxuan's disciple because he believed he could learn more from Lu Qing'an, so Li Cangxuan challenged him to a spar.
• Li Cangxuan defeated Zhou Xiachen in one breath, and Zhou Xiachen apologized and agreed to become his disciple.
• Li Cangxuan initially rejected Zhou Xiachen, who left but returned after overhearing Lu Qing'an and Li Cangxuan talking, then knelt and begged to become his disciple.
• Xu Yunyi and Luo Danhong returned, and Xu Yunyi revealed that she had reached the Great Emperor Realm and gained the Heavenly Regret Emperor Position.

Xu Yunyi returned after breaking through to the Great Emperor Realm and revealed that she possessed the rare Heavenly Regret Emperor Position, which perfectly complemented her Sacred Physique of Apology. Lu Qing'an gave her a Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotus and demonstrated how quickly it could be empowered, leaving Zhou Ningtian stunned by how casually Lu Qing'an spent his cultivation.

• Xiao Qingyi and Lu Qing'an recognized the Heavenly Regret Emperor Position as a rare Emperor Position that suited Xu Yunyi's apologetic nature.
• Lu Qing'an welcomed Xu Yunyi and Luo Danhong, then noticed that Xu Yunyi's cultivation had grown stronger when she apologized for keeping everyone waiting.
• Xu Yunyi revealed her tear-like Emperor Ring, and she told Lu Qing'an that it made her feel guilty toward everyone and even heaven and earth.
• Lu Qing'an offered Xu Yunyi a Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotus, promising it could help her quickly reach the Late Great Emperor Realm, and she accepted it.
• Lu Qing'an quickly supplied the lotus with enough cultivation, while Zhou Ningtian and his family watched in disbelief at how easily he did so.

Lu Qing'an used the Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotus to help Xu Yunyi break through to the Late Great Emperor Realm, then made her feel guilty by revealing how much cultivation he had invested in it. Xu Yunyi's Heavenly Regret Emperor Position kept strengthening her as she worried about repaying him, while the group discussed Xu Xuanyu's recovery and path to the Emperor Realm.

• Lu Qing'an fed his cultivation to the Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotus and gave it to Xu Yunyi to refine.
• Xu Yunyi absorbed the lotus's energy and broke through to the Late Great Emperor Realm as her Heavenly Regret Emperor Position manifested.
• Xu Yunyi mistook Lu Qing'an's help for a sacrifice made out of love for her divorced sister and felt guilty on her sister's behalf.
• Lu Qing'an told Xu Yunyi that he had spent a great deal of cultivation to help her advance, and her cultivation began rising again as she worried about his loss.
• Xu Yunyi sat with Xu Xuanyu, who said Xue Tianfei had found another demonic medicine and only one remained before he could break through to the Emperor Realm.

Xu Yunyi wanted to tell her eldest sister, Xu Qingying, that she had reached the Emperor Realm, but she and Xu Xuanyu learned that Qingying was in seclusion and spoke instead with Lin Qingxue. Lin urged them to cut off contact so Qingying could grow stronger, leaving the siblings furious and Xu Yunyi determined to confront Lin someday.

• Lu Qing'an learned from the Dao of Alchemy Master that the potion would be ready within three days.
• Xu Yunyi asked Xu Xuanyu whether she should tell Xu Qingying about her breakthrough, and he contacted her with a Sound Transmission Jade Slip.
• Lin Qingxue answered that Xu Qingying was in seclusion and explained that she was holding Qingying's jade slip for her.
• Lin Qingxue claimed Xu Qingying's cultivation accelerated after Xu Xuanyu left and urged the siblings to stop contacting her so she could become stronger.
• Lin Qingxue said she also planned to bring Lu Zhengran to the Demon Domain, and Xu Yunyi vowed to make her pay.

Xu Yunyi confronted Lin Qingxue over their feud and revealed her rapid rise to the Late Great Emperor Realm, while Lin Qingxue cut off contact with Xu Yunyi’s elder sister. Lin Qingxue then arranged to send Lu Zhengran secretly to the Demon Domain, hoping to advance her plan and strengthen her disciple.

• Xu Yunyi told Lin Qingxue she had reached the Late Great Emperor Realm and vowed to kill her after completing her Heavenly Regret Emperor Position and reaching the Peak Great Emperor Realm.
• Lin Qingxue ended the call by putting away the Sound Transmission Jade Slip, then smashed furniture in anger over Xu Yunyi’s Heavenly Regret Emperor Position.
• Xu Yunyi and Xu Xuanyu agreed that Xu Yunyi would kill Lin Qingxue, and Xu Xuanyu promised to help after recovering his cultivation.
• Lin Qingxue visited the dean of Green Mountain Academy and ordered him to send Lu Zhengran secretly to the Demon Domain once he left seclusion.
• Lin Qingxue told the dean to make Lu Zhengran believe his mother was still in seclusion and to arrange for people at the realm barrier to receive him.

Lu Miaomiao discovered that eating emotions had greatly increased her strength, while Xu Xuanyu learned Huangfu Qi had reached the Peak Great Emperor Realm. Xu Xuanyu then agreed to help Li Feiyu obtain a portrait of the Eternal Night Demon Emperor and offered to get his signature.

• Lu Miaomiao told Lu Qing'an she had grown stronger, and he found she now had three thousand jin of strength.
• Lu Miaomiao asked for a heavy weapon, so Lu Qing'an had Wang Duanshan forge her a giant hammer using half of his treasured saber.
• Xu Yunyi accompanied Lu Miaomiao and the others to the academy, while Wang Duanshan and He Hong went to forge the hammer.
• Li Feiyu told Xu Xuanyu that Huangfu Qi had broken through to the Peak Great Emperor Realm.
• Li Feiyu asked Xu Xuanyu for a genuine portrait of the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, and Xu Xuanyu offered to get him a signature too.

Xu Xuanyu promised Li Feiyu an autograph from the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, then asked Lu Qing'an to provide one. Lu Qing'an made a portrait, signed it, and offered Li Feiyu an invitation to visit along with a generous gift of leaves.

• Xu Xuanyu told Li Feiyu that Lu Qing'an could ask the Eternal Night Demon Emperor for an autograph, and Li Feiyu praised Lu Qing'an and promised to call Xu Xuanyu Dad if he got one.
• After ending the voice transmission, Xu Xuanyu resolved to cultivate and defeat Huangfu Qi, then went to speak with Lu Qing'an.
• Xu Xuanyu explained that Li Feiyu admired Lu Qing'an and wanted his portrait and autograph.
• Lu Qing'an created a vivid portrait, signed it as the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, and invited Li Feiyu to visit.
• Lu Qing'an gave Xu Xuanyu more than ten leaves to take as a gift and advised him to bring his second sister when visiting Li Feiyu.

Luo Zhi brought news that a participant in the Demon Race Purgatory may have found the Chaos Returning Ruins Grass Lu Qing'an needed, prompting plans to visit the Demon Race. Luo Zhi then challenged Xiao Qingyi to a rematch, and the two began fighting in the sky.

• Xu Xuanyu decided to wait until his cultivation was restored before meeting his brother-in-law, while Xue Tianfei said only one demonic herb remained to be found.
• Lu Qing'an summoned Luo Zhi, Li Qingchen, and the Heaven-Devouring Devil Beast to his courtyard, where Luo Zhi congratulated Xue Tianfei and the Eternal Night Demon Emperor.
• The Heaven-Devouring Devil Beast reported that a trial participant may have found Chaos Returning Ruins Grass in the Demon Race Purgatory, and Lu Qing'an said he was the one seeking it.
• Lu Qing'an recalled his past connection to the Fox Clan, while Xiao Qingyi urged the group to visit the Demon Race.
• Luo Zhi challenged Xiao Qingyi to a rematch, revealed his Heavenly Devil Physique, and faced Xiao Qingyi's Myriad Thunder Physique as they began to fight.

Xiao Qingyi defeated Luo Zhi in a hard-fought match, and Lu Qing'an set off with Xue Tianfei, Xiao Qingyi, Luo Zhi, and the Heaven-Devouring Devil Beast to visit the Demon Race. At the secret realm’s gates, Lu Qing'an announced that the Eternal Night Demon Emperor had business with the five great clans, leaving the Demon Race guards stunned.

• Xiao Qingyi defeated Luo Zhi after a prolonged fight, and Luo Zhi vowed to surpass him someday.
• Lu Qing'an teased Xiao Qingyi about training and then agreed to visit the Demon Race with Xue Tianfei and their companions.
• Lu Qing'an left Xu Xuanyu and Li Qingchen behind to watch the courtyard before leading the group to the Demon Race’s secret realm.
• The five Demon Race clan representatives challenged the visitors’ request to enter, though they recognized Xiao Qingyi and Xue Tianfei.
• Lu Qing'an told the guards to report that the Eternal Night Demon Emperor had business with the five clan heads, shocking them.

Lu Qing'an entered the Demon Race's territory with Xue Tianfei, Xiao Qingyi, and the Heaven-Devouring Devil Beast to search for Chaos Returning Ruins Grass, while the five clan leaders arrived to greet him. Hu Xinxin warmly embraced Lu Qing'an, and after learning he had come for a specific purpose, she asked what he was looking for.

• The five clans' experts recognized Lu Qing'an as the Eternal Night Demon Emperor and respectfully let him enter the secret realm with Xue Tianfei and their companions.
• Lu Qing'an met Lang Aoxing, confirmed rumors of Chaos Returning Ruins Grass in Demon Race Purgatory, and told Lang Aoxing he could use his name for protection.
• The five Peak Great Emperor clan leaders arrived, and Hu Xinxin rushed to hug Lu Qing'an while Xue Tianfei still held his hand.
• Lu Qing'an greeted Hu Xinxin as an old friend and younger sister, while Xue Tianfei reminded them that their hug had lasted long enough.
• The other four clan leaders greeted Lu Qing'an, and Hu Xinxin asked what he had come to find after realizing he had not visited merely to catch up.

Lu Qing'an learned that the Chaos Returning Ruins Grass was in Demon Race Purgatory and insisted on entering the sealed realm himself. He reached its gate without awakening any of the ancestors’ wills, leaving the five Demon Race patriarchs stunned and unsure why.

• Lu Qing'an questioned a Wolf Clan junior and confirmed that he had seen the Chaos Returning Ruins Grass in Demon Race Purgatory.
• Lu Qing'an ordered the five Demon Race patriarchs to reopen the realm and said he would enter despite its restriction against Saint King Realm cultivators and above.
• The five patriarchs gathered their inherited tokens and sacrificial offerings, then opened the gate to Demon Race Purgatory.
• Lu Qing'an reassured Xue Tianfei and the others before walking toward the gate alone.
• The ancestors’ wills did not awaken as Lu Qing'an approached, and he and the patriarchs wondered what had happened.

Lu Qing'an revealed his cultivation to the Demon Race wills guarding the black gate, but their overwhelming pressure could not move him. He crushed the five progenitors' wills and entered the gate, leaving the Demon Race clan leaders stunned.

• Lu Qing'an released his concealed cultivation, awakening more than a hundred Demon Race wills around the gate.
• The five Demon Race progenitors led the wills in an attack, but their pressure had no effect on Lu Qing'an.
• The progenitors absorbed the other wills and grew enormous before unleashing their strongest pressure on Lu Qing'an.
• Lu Qing'an summoned five pillars of pressure that forced the progenitors' wills to their knees and destroyed them.
• Lu Qing'an walked through the black gate as the five clan leaders watched in shock.

Lu Qing'an entered the Demon Race Purgatory to obtain the chaos returning ruins grass. He crushed the Wisdom Pagoda instead of taking its tests, collected the herb, and completed his set of ten demonic herbs.

• The Demon Race patriarchs watched Lu Qing'an enter the purgatory and discussed what the destruction of the wills meant for its future.
• Hu Xinxin asked whether Xue Tianfei was with Lu Qing'an, then learned from Xiao Qingyi that Lu Qing'an had two daughters and a goddaughter.
• Lu Qing'an reached the Wisdom Pagoda, where the chaos returning ruins grass could be won as a prize on the tenth floor.
• Lu Qing'an crushed the pagoda with a giant hand of Demonic Qi, scattering its rewards.
• Lu Qing'an took the chaos returning ruins grass and said he had gathered all ten demonic herbs.