Chapter Summaries

Lu Qing'an interrogated a Holy Spirit Organization soul and learned that the group sought Divine Crystals and powerful bodies to return to the Divine Continent. He discovered Little Blackie had become the organization’s second-in-command, and suspected its Holy Lord planned to possess Zhou Xiachen.

• Lu Qing'an learned that the Holy Spirit Organization had targeted him for possession and that Xiao Qingyi’s two disciples had joined its plot.
• The soul explained how the organization searched for and activated Divine Crystals, and revealed that its left protector had once used a special Emperor Position to locate them.
• The soul revealed that Little Blackie ate the left protector, gained the ability to sense Divine Crystals, and became the organization’s second-in-command.
• Lu Qing'an learned that nearly a hundred souls could possess Late Great Emperor Realm bodies and that the Holy Lord was seeking a powerful body.
• Lu Qing'an suspected Zhou Xiachen was the Holy Lord’s intended target and considered watching him to draw the Holy Lord out.

Lu Qing'an learned that the organization from beyond the domain had about two hundred and fifty members and decided to hunt them down while using the Dao of Alchemy Master as bait. After Lu Miaomiao received a pink war hammer, Lu Qing'an learned that the academy head had returned and set off for the academy with the children.

• Lu Qing'an learned that the organization had around two hundred and fifty members, though finding them all would require destroying the Cangyun Continent.
• Lu Qing'an put the soul away and secretly used a Devil Cultivation Method on the Dao of Alchemy Master, hoping to draw out the Holy Lord's people.
• Lu Miaomiao showed off her new hairstyle, then received a pink Heavenfall Divine Metal war hammer forged by Wang Duanshan and He Hong.
• Lu Miaomiao easily swung the hammer, which held nine layers of weight-multiplying arrays, and said she loved it.
• Lu Qing'an received word from Lu Qingxu that the academy head had returned, then decided to accompany the children to the academy.

Lu Qing'an visited Liu Xiyue to investigate the iron ball that had greatly increased Liu Xiyue's strength. After Liu Xiyue revealed that the Divine Crystal came from the Blood Phoenix Sect, he offered to share the location of another one.

• Lu Qing'an, Xue Tianfei, and Xiao Qingyi met Liu Xiyue at his residence, where Xiao Qingyi remarked on Liu Xiyue's increased strength.
• Lu Qing'an asked Liu Xiyue to show him the iron ball, and Liu Xiyue revealed that he had absorbed the Divine Crystal inside it.
• Liu Xiyue explained how he discovered Divine Crystals, studied their effects, and learned that bringing them near the Heavenfall Demon Cavern could activate them.
• Lu Qing'an asked where Liu Xiyue had obtained the iron ball, and Liu Xiyue named the Blood Phoenix Sect.
• Lu Qing'an asked Liu Xiyue to tell him if he found another Divine Crystal, and Liu Xiyue said he already knew where one was but could not obtain it himself.

Liu Xiyue led Lu Qing'an and his companions to a remote valley in the Demon Domain where three Divine Crystals were guarded by dangerous creatures. Lu Qing'an entered the cavern and found the huge crystal and a mass of Divergent Flame.

• Liu Xiyue told Lu Qing'an about three Divine Crystals, including one the size of a head, and asked for a share if Lu Qing'an obtained them.
• Lu Qing'an agreed to take Liu Xiyue and the others to the crystals, promising to decide Liu Xiyue's share based on how difficult they were to obtain.
• Lu Qing'an brought Liu Xiyue, Xue Tianfei, and Xiao Qingyi to a hidden valley guarded by dozens of Great Emperor Realm experts.
• Liu Xiyue explained that an ominous Earth Soul Flame and a fast, unidentified creature had prevented the group from reaching the crystals.
• Lu Qing'an entered the cavern alone and saw the Divergent Flame and the enormous Divine Crystal.

Lu Qing'an seized the Earth Soul Flame’s Divine Crystal and subdued the flame with the Immortal-Slaying Black Flame, while the unseen being remained hidden. As he approached the cavern’s largest crystal, Liu Xiyue warned the others that the hidden being was likely about to attack.

• Lu Qing'an searched the cavern and reasoned that the unseen being was powerful enough to keep Little Blackie and the mysterious organization from taking the Divine Crystals.
• The Earth Soul Flame transformed into a beast and attacked Lu Qing'an, but he caught it in a hand of Demonic Qi.
• Lu Qing'an pulled the Divine Crystal from the Earth Soul Flame, stored it, and suppressed the flame with the Immortal-Slaying Black Flame.
• The Great Emperor Realm experts outside marveled that Lu Qing'an had subdued the Earth Soul Flame so easily, while the hidden being still did not appear.
• Liu Xiyue told the others to be quiet as Lu Qing'an approached the largest crystal, warning that the hidden being would likely attack.

Lu Qing'an captured a man-eating flower that had become an Ominous Living Being and took the Divine Crystal embedded in its chest. When he reached for the final, head-sized Divine Crystal, it vanished after revealing a soul fluctuation, and Lu Qing'an prepared to stop its escape.

• Lu Qing'an approached the head-sized Divine Crystal, drawing out a monstrous cry from the hidden creature as Liu Xiyue and the others watched from outside the cavern.
• Lu Qing'an seized the attacking monster with a giant hand of Demonic Qi and revealed it to be a man-eating flower transformed into an Ominous Living Being.
• The man-eating flower escaped his grasp by dissolving into mist and reforming more than ten zhang away, revealing an egg-sized Divine Crystal embedded in its chest.
• Lu Qing'an trapped the man-eating flower inside stacked barriers, took its Divine Crystal, and stored the creature and barriers in his spatial treasure.
• The final Divine Crystal vanished when Lu Qing'an reached for it, and he sensed a soul fluctuation inside it.

Lu Qing'an trapped the intelligent Divine Crystal inside a ten-layer barrier and used the energy body to track it through the void. The energy body seized the crystal, then gave Lu Qing'an a smug grin that made him suspect it was about to turn against him again.

• Liu Xiyue and the others watched Lu Qing'an defeat the man-eating flower, then saw the Divine Crystal vanish and a ten-layer barrier seal the area.
• Lu Qing'an explained that the crystal could not be detected with Divine Sense and rejected destroying the void because it might destroy the crystal or endanger his companions.
• Lu Qing'an sent out the energy body, which sensed the Divine Crystal and chased it as it repeatedly slipped into the void.
• The energy body forced the red Divine Crystal out of the void, cornered it against the barrier, and seized it.
• When Lu Qing'an ordered the energy body to bring the crystal over, it gave him a smug, crooked grin, and he suspected it was preparing to betray him again.

Lu Qing'an defeated the sentient energy body, kept it to help find more Divine Crystals, and gave Liu Xiyue a crystal as promised. After learning that a supreme-grade fire-attribute Divine Crystal could nurture powerful experts, he asked Xiao Qingyi to test refining a smaller one.

• Lu Qing'an snatched the red Divine Crystal from the energy body, kicked it through the barrier repeatedly, then kept it for future crystal hunting.
• Lu Qing'an gave Liu Xiyue the Divine Crystal he had taken from the man-eating flower and asked him to keep searching for more.
• Lu Qing'an returned to the courtyard with Xue Tianfei and Xiao Qingyi, then asked the soul about the two Divine Crystals.
• The soul explained that Divine Crystals came in five elemental types and grades, and identified the sentient red crystal as supreme-grade.
• Lu Qing'an asked how to refine a Divine Crystal, and Xiao Qingyi volunteered to test the smaller one.

Lu Qing'an distributed Divine Crystals to help Xiao Qingyi and Xue Tianfei rapidly raise their cultivation, while learning how the crystals affected their foundations. He then invited Wang Duanshan and the others to dinner so he could strengthen Li Cangxuan and protect his standing as Demon Emperor.

• Xiao Qingyi refined an earth-attribute Divine Crystal and rapidly raised his cultivation, nearing the Dao of Alchemy Master's level.
• Lu Qing'an learned from the soul that refining a Divine Crystal before reaching the Peak Great Emperor Realm could waste its power and destabilize one's foundation.
• Lu Qing'an gave Xue Tianfei a portion of a fire-attribute Divine Crystal, and she refined it until her cultivation surpassed the Dao of Alchemy Master's.
• The soul warned Xiao Qingyi not to refine a second attribute's Divine Crystal before finishing the first, so Xiao Qingyi kept the extra piece for later.
• Lu Qing'an sent Wang Duanshan and the others a message inviting them to dinner so he could improve Li Cangxuan's strength.

Lu Qing'an prepared the man-eating flower as a source of fear for Lu Miaomiao to consume, then weakened the Earth Soul Flame for Sun Minzi to refine. After Xu Yunyi returned, Lu Qing'an called her over for an undisclosed task.

• Lu Qing'an placed the sealed man-eating flower beside the Demon God Mother Tree and set up a formation that made it release fear-inducing black mist when he fed it Demonic Qi.
• Lu Miaomiao returned, consumed the mist, and learned to operate the formation without crushing the man-eating flower to death.
• Lu Qing'an gave Sun Minzi the sealed Earth Soul Flame and weakened it with a flick so she could form a contract with it.
• Lu Zixuan continued helping Sun Minzi with the contract, and the two children chased and teased each other.
• Xu Yunyi returned to the courtyard, and Lu Qing'an beckoned her over.

Lu Qing'an had Xu Yunyi feed Demonic Qi into a barrier to frighten a man-eating flower, helping Xu Yunyi improve while Lu Miaomiao absorbed its fear. At the evening gathering, Xiao Qingyi and Xue Tianfei surprised the arriving guests with their newfound strength, and Lu Qing'an offered to help Wang Duanshan and He Hong improve too.

• Lu Qing'an told Xu Yunyi to feed Demonic Qi into the barrier, and Lu Miaomiao absorbed the fear released by the man-eating flower.
• Lu Qing'an arranged for Xu Yunyi to keep frightening the flower so she and Lu Miaomiao could both improve.
• Xiao Qingyi prepared dinner as the guests arrived, and the Dao of Alchemy Master was shocked by Xiao Qingyi's cultivation.
• Xue Tianfei revealed that her cultivation was even stronger than the Dao of Alchemy Master's.
• Xiao Qingyi flew out to greet Wang Duanshan and showed off his strength, leaving Wang Duanshan and He Hong astonished.
• Lu Qing'an offered to help Wang Duanshan and He Hong improve their cultivation.

Lu Qing'an gave fire-attribute divine crystal to several Demon Domain experts, helping Wang Duanshan, He Hong, Dao of Alchemy Master, and Luo Danhong improve their strength. The group celebrated their breakthroughs while waiting for Huang Hao to emerge from seclusion.

• Lu Qing'an gave divine crystal to Dao of Alchemy Master, Wang Duanshan, and He Hong, and Xiao Qingyi explained how to refine it.
• He Hong chose to save his crystal until he reached the Peak Great Emperor Realm, while Wang Duanshan and Dao of Alchemy Master refined theirs and grew much stronger.
• Lu Qing'an promised Xu Yunyi a piece of divine crystal once she reached the Peak Great Emperor Realm.
• Luo Danhong arrived, mistook the experts' improved strength for an illusion, and received divine crystal from Lu Qing'an.
• Luo Danhong said Huang Hao would soon leave seclusion, and she and Xiao Qingyi looked forward to his surprise at their strength.

Li Cangxuan and Zhao Wutong arrived together, and Lu Qing'an teased them until Zhao Wutong agreed to marry Li Cangxuan. Lu Qing'an gave them divine crystals to refine, greatly increasing their cultivation, and the gathering waited for Hu Xinxin as Xue Tianfei hinted at her plans for Lu Qing'an.

• Li Cangxuan and Zhao Wutong arrived hand in hand, and Lu Qing'an and the others teased them about their romance.
• Zhao Wutong said she would marry Li Cangxuan whenever he wished, and Lu Qing'an declared that they would hold an engagement that night.
• Lu Qing'an gave Zhao Wutong and Li Cangxuan divine crystals and warned Li Cangxuan to treat her well.
• Zhao Wutong and Li Cangxuan refined the crystals, raising their cultivation levels substantially.
• Hu Xinxin flew toward the gathering, and Xue Tianfei winked at Lu Qing'an as if asking whether he was ready.

During a lively gathering, Lu Qing'an surprised everyone by kissing Xue Tianfei, then gave her permission to kiss him too. Xue Tianfei returned the kiss, and Lu Miaomiao promptly demanded one for herself as the celebration resumed.

• Hu Xinxin toasted Lu Qing'an after his Divine Crystal helped her catch up in cultivation, while Xue Tianfei proposed linking arms to drink with him.
• Lu Qing'an linked arms with Xue Tianfei and drank as their friends and family cheered them on.
• Lu Qing'an kissed Xue Tianfei on the cheek, stunning everyone and leaving Hu Xinxin jealous and heartbroken.
• Xue Tianfei told Lu Qing'an she still wanted to kiss him, and he told her to go ahead.
• Xue Tianfei quickly kissed Lu Qing'an's cheek, and Lu Miaomiao ran over demanding a kiss too.

Xu Xuanyu returned after breaking through to the Emperor Realm and revealed two rare Emperor Positions, the Heavenly Hearing Emperor Position and the Pill Nirvana Emperor Position. Lu Qing'an agreed to raise him to the Late Great Emperor Realm, but warned him not to cling to him or shower him with thanks afterward.

• Hu Xinxin told Xue Tianfei that sleeping together would count as winning, prompting Xue Tianfei to agree to pursue it.
• Xu Xuanyu returned from the academy and revealed that he had reached the Emperor Realm.
• Xu Xuanyu manifested the Heavenly Hearing Emperor Position, which let its bearer grow stronger by hearing or seeing things they found interesting.
• Xu Xuanyu revealed a second Emperor Position, the Pill Nirvana Emperor Position, astonishing the gathered group with his dual Emperor Positions.
• Lu Qing'an agreed to raise Xu Xuanyu to the Late Great Emperor Realm, then forbade him from thanking him or being affectionate afterward.

After Xu Xuanyu reached the late Great Emperor Realm, he and Xu Yunyi discussed returning to the Immortal Ruins to kill Lin Qingxue and Huangfu Qi. Xu Yunyi went into seclusion to pursue another breakthrough, while Xu Xuanyu prepared to visit Li Feiyu with a signed portrait of the Eternal Night Demon Emperor.

• Lu Qing'an helped Xu Xuanyu advance to the late Great Emperor Realm, and Xu Xuanyu joined the feast.
• Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi agreed to grow stronger before returning to the Immortal Ruins to kill Lin Qingxue and Huangfu Qi.
• Xu Yunyi worried that she and Xu Xuanyu might intrude on Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei, but Xu Xuanyu reassured her.
• Xu Yunyi went to the academy to enter seclusion and pursue a breakthrough to the peak Great Emperor Realm.
• Xu Xuanyu arranged to meet Li Feiyu at the boundary wall and prepared a signed portrait of the Eternal Night Demon Emperor for him.
• After tidying the courtyard, Xu Xuanyu asked Lu Qing'an whether he wanted to come along or send a message to Li Feiyu.

Xu Xuanyu reunited with Li Feiyu and revealed that he had regained his cultivation, reached the Late Great Emperor Realm, and obtained two rare Emperor Positions, all thanks to Lu Qing'an. After Xu Xuanyu gave him a Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotus, he prepared to show Li Feiyu the portrait and signature of his idol.

• Lu Qing'an gave Xu Xuanyu a Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotus for Li Feiyu and sent Xu Xuanyu through a void passage to the realm wall.
• Xu Xuanyu and Li Feiyu found each other at the realm wall, and Li Feiyu was shocked to learn Xu Xuanyu could cultivate again and had reached the Late Great Emperor Realm.
• Xu Xuanyu revealed his two Emperor Positions and explained their abilities, leaving Li Feiyu stunned and delighted for his friend.
• Xu Xuanyu said he planned to settle the score with Huangfu Qi once he reached the Peak Great Emperor Realm.
• Xu Xuanyu hinted that he had brought the portrait and signature of Li Feiyu's idol, and Li Feiyu eagerly asked to see them.

Xu Xuanyu gave Li Feiyu more than ten Demon God Mother Tree leaves and a dao-devouring mystic lotus on behalf of his brother-in-law, the Eternal Night Demon Emperor. When an old devil tried to seize the lotus, Xu Xuanyu warned him who had given it to him, leaving the old devil frozen.

• Xu Xuanyu handed Li Feiyu more than ten Demon God Mother Tree leaves, but Li Feiyu tried to return them because they were too precious.
• Xu Xuanyu gave Li Feiyu a dao-devouring mystic lotus and said it was even more valuable than the leaves.
• An old devil appeared, recognized the lotus, and demanded that Xu Xuanyu hand it over in exchange for Demon Crystals.
• Xu Xuanyu revealed that the Eternal Night Demon Emperor had given him the lotus, and the old devil froze before attacking.

Xu Xuanyu bluffed an old devil into fleeing by claiming the Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotus came from the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, then revealed to Li Feiyu that the Demon Emperor was Big Brother Qing'an. Li Feiyu accepted the lotus and portrait, then chased Xu Xuanyu in a playful rage.

• Xu Xuanyu threatened to contact the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, frightening the old devil into surrendering his possessions and fleeing.
• Li Feiyu asked whether Xu Xuanyu had lied about the lotus, and Xu Xuanyu revealed the Eternal Night Demon Emperor had given it to Big Brother Qing'an.
• Xu Xuanyu showed Li Feiyu a portrait that confirmed Big Brother Qing'an was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, leaving Li Feiyu stunned and regretful that he had not cherished their earlier meeting.
• Xu Xuanyu explained the Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotus's power and warned Li Feiyu to keep it secret, and Li Feiyu stored it and the portrait safely.
• Li Feiyu realized Xu Xuanyu had withheld the truth to enjoy his reaction and chased him.

Xu Xuanyu reunited with Li Feiyu, shared his recent experiences, and resolved to grow stronger before seeking revenge on Huangfu Qi. After Li Feiyu left to cultivate, Xu Xuanyu returned to Lu Qing'an's courtyard, where Xiao Qingyi decided to confront the old devil who had threatened him.

• Xu Xuanyu and Li Feiyu caught up over tea, and Xu Xuanyu told him about discovering Lu Qing'an's identity and his own new abilities.
• Xu Xuanyu said he wanted to reach the Peak Great Emperor Realm, improve his alchemy, and take revenge on Huangfu Qi; Li Feiyu encouraged him.
• Li Feiyu declined Xu Xuanyu's offer to visit the courtyard and left to cultivate until he reached the Emperor Realm.
• Xu Xuanyu returned to the courtyard and told Lu Qing'an and Xiao Qingyi how he had invoked Lu Qing'an's reputation to scare off an old devil.
• After Xu Xuanyu went to cultivate, Xiao Qingyi set out to confront the old devil, while Lu Qing'an stayed with Xue Tianfei.