Chapter Summaries

Lu Qing'an refined the Heavenly Dao Puppets and considered whether strengthening the World-Stabilizing Divine Pillar could make the Cangyun Continent stronger. Meanwhile, Xue Tianfei and Hu Xinxin helped Wu Ciren settle in and discussed taking over her intelligence organization, ending with Xue Tianfei bluntly asking Wu Ciren what she thought of her man.

• Lu Qing'an examined and refined a Heavenly Dao Puppet, then ordered it to attack Xiao Qingyi while he studied another puppet.
• Lu Qing'an dismantled the second puppet, wondered how the Heavenly Dao had made them, and considered strengthening the World-Stabilizing Divine Pillar to strengthen the Cangyun Continent.
• Lu Qing'an refined all the remaining Heavenly Dao Puppets and sent several more to attack Xiao Qingyi for training.
• Xue Tianfei and Hu Xinxin helped Wu Ciren build a residence in the courtyard, while each privately suspected she was interested in Lu Qing'an.
• Xue Tianfei offered to take control of Wu Ciren's intelligence organization, and Wu Ciren readily agreed.
• Xue Tianfei asked Wu Ciren what she thought of her man, leaving Hu Xinxin stunned.

Xue Tianfei recruited Wu Ciren to help establish an intelligence organization, then Xu Xuanyu returned after reaching the Peak Great Emperor Realm and learned about Lu Zhengran’s choices. Lu Qing'an gave Xu Xuanyu an ancient Pill Cauldron, and Xu Xuanyu discovered it could bring them great wealth.

• Xue Tianfei asked Wu Ciren whether she liked the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, and Wu Ciren promised not to interfere with their relationship.
• Wu Ciren said the intelligence organization needed at least three billion Supreme-Grade Demon Crystals, and Xue Tianfei expected its startup costs to be at least ten billion.
• Xu Xuanyu returned to the courtyard after breaking through to the Peak Great Emperor Realm and celebrated with Xu Yunyi, Lu Qing'an, and the others.
• Xiao Qingyi told Xu Xuanyu that Lu Zhengran had gained a special ability and chosen to return, while Lu Qing'an said Zhengran could come back if he wished.
• Lu Qing'an presented Xu Xuanyu with an ancient Pill Cauldron, and Xu Xuanyu exclaimed that they had struck it rich.

Xu Xuanyu learned that the ancient Pill Cauldron came from the alchemy-focused Pill Cloud Continent and planned to use its techniques and rare herbs to help his companions grow stronger. After discussing revenge against Huangfu Qi with Xu Yunyi and Li Feiyu, Xu Xuanyu learned that Li Feiyu had the Male Phoenix Nirvana Emperor Position; meanwhile, Xu Qingying emerged from seclusion after reaching the Peak Great Emperor Realm and prepared to meet someone through her master's introduction.

• Xu Xuanyu explained the Pill Cauldron's origin and said its alchemy knowledge could help Lu Zixuan, Sun Minzi, and Lu Miaomiao advance, while Lu Qing'an offered to find rare herbs.
• Xu Xuanyu told Xu Yunyi that he had reached the Peak Great Emperor Realm and that they could begin their plan once he grew stronger.
• Xu Xuanyu contacted Li Feiyu, who revealed that he had acquired the Male Phoenix Nirvana Emperor Position, which was linked to Huangfu Qi's Phoenix Nirvana Emperor Position.
• Li Feiyu warned Xu Xuanyu that Huangfu Qi had reached the Peak Great Emperor Realm and might be the strongest person in the Immortal Ruins, so Xu Xuanyu agreed to train for several more days before returning.
• Xu Qingying emerged from seclusion after reaching the Peak Great Emperor Realm and decided to meet an existence introduced by her master.

After Xu Qingying emerged from seclusion at the Peak Great Emperor Realm, Lu Zhengran prepared to tell her that his father was involved in his own sudden rise in cultivation. He gave Xu Qingying Calming Pills and activated a Mind-Clearing Formation before beginning to explain that he had visited the Demon Domain.

• Xu Qingying emerged from seclusion after breaking through to the Peak Great Emperor Realm, and Lu Zhengran greeted her with news of his own Peak Mahayana Realm cultivation.
• Lu Zhengran encouraged Xu Qingying about her future and reassured her that he would always stay by her side.
• Lu Zhengran gave Xu Qingying Calming Pills and activated a Mind-Clearing Formation before preparing to reveal the truth about her husband.
• Xu Qingying guessed that Lu Zhengran's breakthrough was connected to his father, and Lu Zhengran began explaining that he had visited the Demon Domain.

Lu Zhengran told Xu Qingying that his father was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, and she accepted the revelation without losing her composure. When Zhengran exposed Lin Qingxue and Liang Juntian’s scheme to send him away, Xu Qingying said she could understand her master’s motives, leaving him alarmed by her reaction.

• Lu Zhengran asked Xu Qingying whether she had considered that his father might be the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, and she admitted she had suspected it.
• Lu Zhengran confirmed that his father was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, and Xu Qingying briefly reeled before regaining her composure and accepting the news.
• Xu Qingying reassured Lu Zhengran that she was not fragile and praised him for growing up.
• Lu Zhengran told Xu Qingying that Lin Qingxue and Liang Juntian had knowingly sent him to the Demon Domain, believing his absence would benefit her cultivation.
• Xu Qingying said she had not known about the scheme but could understand her master’s intentions, and Lu Zhengran was stunned that she excused it.

Lu Zhengran confronted Xu Qingying about her lonely life and Lin Qingxue’s priorities, but Xu Qingying stood by her own path. After Lin Qingxue and Xu Qingying celebrated their breakthroughs and discussed the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, Xu Qingying asked to meet a powerful existence, and Lin Qingxue agreed to take her there at once.

• Lu Zhengran urged Xu Qingying to question whether Lin Qingxue truly cared about her well-being, but Xu Qingying said she understood her own desires and was glad he had returned.
• Lin Qingxue arrived and celebrated Xu Qingying’s breakthrough to the Peak Great Emperor Realm, while Xu Qingying discovered that Lin Qingxue had also advanced beyond that level.
• Lin Qingxue told Xu Qingying that resources from beyond the domain had strengthened her and promised that Xu Qingying could gain many more resources and become the strongest on the Cangyun Continent.
• Lin Qingxue discussed the Eternal Night Demon Emperor’s growing strength and the crystals sought by the Demon Domain, while Xu Qingying said she would focus on improving herself.
• Lu Zhengran warned Xu Qingying that surpassing his father would not be simple, then angrily left after Xu Qingying demanded he apologize to Lin Qingxue.
• Xu Qingying asked Lin Qingxue to take her to meet the existence now that she had reached the Peak Great Emperor Realm, and Lin Qingxue agreed to go at once.

Lu Zhengran told Xu Yunyi that Lin Qingxue might be plotting to use his mother, and agreed to help his aunt kill her. Meanwhile, Xu Qingying met the mysterious venerable one, who offered her Divine Crystals and revealed that she needed Xu Qingying’s life.

• Lu Zhengran contacted Xu Yunyi, told her about Lin Qingxue’s behavior, and learned that Xu Yunyi intended to kill Lin Qingxue over an old grudge.
• Lu Zhengran agreed to help Xu Yunyi and warned her that Lin Qingxue’s cultivation had improved; Xu Yunyi told him to watch Lin Qingxue and report any changes.
• Lin Qingxue brought Xu Qingying to the cave abode, where they summoned the venerable one through a golden gate and vertical pupil.
• Xu Qingying asked why the venerable one was helping her grow stronger, and the venerable one said, "I need your life."

Xu Qingying learned that the vertical pupil wanted her to carry it from the Cangyun Continent to the Divine Continent and gave her three days to decide whether to accept a soul-bound life-and-death contract. Meanwhile, Lu Qing'an placed a woman's soul in a Heavenly Dao Puppet and considered using his remaining cultivation resources to reach the Eternal Realm.

• The vertical pupil asked Xu Qingying to risk her life and take it to the sixth-tier Divine Continent, and Xu Qingying asked for three days to consider its soul-bound contract.
• The vertical pupil explained the cultivation realms above the Peak Great Emperor Realm and said that crossing the void safely required strength near the Chaos Emperor Realm.
• Xu Qingying asked about the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, and the vertical pupil estimated that he had reached the Early Tribulation Heaven Emperor Realm; Lin Qingxue then hoped to grow strong enough to surpass him.
• The vertical pupil promised Lin Qingxue that it could help her reach the Tribulation Heaven Emperor Realm and told Xu Qingying to return with her answer in three days.
• Lu Qing'an placed a woman's soul in a Heavenly Dao Puppet, which had Middle Profound Heaven Emperor Realm strength, and considered using his remaining Divine Crystals to reach the Eternal Realm.

Lu Qing'an had Zheng Miaoyin assess the cultivation levels of his group and urged them to keep training as the Holy Spirit Organization grew stronger. Meanwhile, a black dragon captured a Divine Crystal in the Demon Domain and planned to use it to master a Divine Ability and eventually challenge his former master, Lu Qing'an.

• Lu Qing'an learned Zheng Miaoyin's name and allowed her to stay, while she told Xiao Qingyi, Li Cangxuan, Xu Yunyi, and the others how strong they were.
• Lu Qing'an warned the group that powerful experts might emerge as more Divine Crystals appeared and sent Xiao Qingyi back to cultivate.
• In the Demon Domain's far north, a black dragon defeated a pack of Profound Heaven Emperor Realm Devil Beasts beneath a glacier.
• The black dragon transformed into a man and sealed a Divine Crystal, intending to use it to reach the late stage of the Tribulation Heaven Emperor Realm.
• The black dragon planned to give the Holy Lord ten percent of the Divine Crystal in exchange for the final part of a Divine Ability's cultivation formula, then travel to challenge his master, Lu Qing'an.

Xu Qingying considered whether to accept Her Excellency’s soul contract, and Lin Qingxue urged her to agree after preparing against possession. In the Demon Domain, Xu Xuanyu took over Dao of Alchemy Master’s pill refining and successfully produced a tribulation-attracting pill with his new technique.

• Xu Qingying asked Lin Qingxue to assess the risks of letting Her Excellency place a contract in her soul.
• Lin Qingxue argued that possession was unlikely and persuaded Xu Qingying to prepare for three days before agreeing.
• Xu Xuanyu told Dao of Alchemy Master that a technique learned from the Pill Cauldron could enhance pills through his Pill Nirvana Emperor Position.
• Dao of Alchemy Master let Xu Xuanyu take over the nearly finished pill, and Xu Xuanyu used Demonic Qi and his Emperor Position to refine it.
• Xu Xuanyu successfully condensed the pill, summoned tribulation clouds, and felt divine crystals inside him being refined.

After Xu Xuanyu refined a pill that restored the Saber God’s mind, the Saber God revealed that the “Jingjing” he had been calling for was his deceased wife, Li Jingjing. His story linked the Saber Alliance’s Pill Cloud Azure Coffin to a treasure said to have descended into the Demon Domain pulled by nine dragons, leaving everyone to wonder whether the Nether Bone Dragons were connected to it.

• Lu Qing'an asked the Dao of Alchemy Master to assess the pill, and the master estimated it had an eighty percent chance of curing the Saber God.
• Luo Danhong gave the pill to the Saber God, whose confusion cleared and who regained his speech and memories.
• The Saber God apologized for hiding the truth and explained that Jingjing was his wife, Li Jingjing, whose body he had preserved after her soul was destroyed.
• The Saber God revealed that he had sealed Li Jingjing in the Saber Alliance ancestral treasure called the Pill Cloud Azure Coffin, which might have come from beyond the domain.
• The Saber God said an ancient record described the Pill Cloud Azure Coffin descending into the Demon Domain pulled by nine dragons, prompting the group to look at the Nether Bone Dragons.

Lu Qing'an learned that the Saber Alliance's Pill Cloud Azure Coffin was a ten-stage trial treasure that might recruit talent for the Pill Cloud Continent and transport people there. The Saber God revealed that chains now sealed the coffin after a large Divine Crystal entered it, and Lu Qing'an prepared to seek the treasure.

• Lu Qing'an asked the Nether Bone Dragon, Zheng Miaoyin, and Wu Ciren what they knew about the Pill Cloud Azure Coffin, and Wu Ciren recalled a legend of nine dragons pulling an ancient coffin from the sky.
• The Saber God explained that the coffin held ten trial areas, that he had passed only the first, and that he had placed his wife's body in a plaza that preserved vitality.
• Zheng Miaoyin guessed that the coffin selected talent for a faction on the Pill Cloud Continent and might transport people there, prompting Li Cangxuan to want to explore it.
• Lu Qing'an asked where the coffin was, and the Saber God said his formation plate could locate it.
• The Saber God revealed that chains of light and shadow had appeared around the coffin after a large Divine Crystal entered it, and that the chains reflected attacks at twice their strength.

Lu Qing'an and his companions traveled to the East Sea to investigate the Pill Cloud Azure Coffin and the Divine Crystal believed to be inside it. After Li Cangxuan's attack was reflected at triple strength, Lu Qing'an blocked it, but the coffin's chains vanished before he acted, leaving everyone puzzled.

• Lu Qing'an suspected the Divine Crystal inside the Pill Cloud Azure Coffin might have fused with it, and he agreed to investigate with his companions.
• Lu Qing'an opened a void passage to the East Sea, where the Saber God used his formation disk to lead the group to the coffin beneath the sea.
• Li Cangxuan struck the coffin with his Nine Nether Heavensplitting Slash, but it reflected the attack at three times its strength.
• Lu Qing'an shielded the group from the reflected strike, then stepped forward to take over.
• The chains of light and shadow writhed and vanished into the coffin before Lu Qing'an made a move, leaving him and the others bewildered.

Lu Qing'an subdued the Pill Cloud Azure Coffin and discovered it was a Divine Realm expert’s Law Treasure connected to a faction on the Pill Cloud Continent. He tried to erase its owner’s mark with his cultivation, which repeatedly drained and then partly restored his power, and the chapter ended before confirming whether he had refined the coffin.

• Lu Qing'an stopped the Pill Cloud Azure Coffin’s attacks and seized it with a hand of Demonic Qi, but Zheng Miaoyin explained that he could not conventionally refine a Divine Realm expert’s Law Treasure.
• The Pill Cloud Azure Coffin sent an azure pillar of light skyward to summon help from its faction, and Lu Qing'an sealed it before the signal could continue.
• Lu Qing'an found a red mark on the coffin and began scouring it with his cultivation, alarming Li Cangxuan, Zheng Miaoyin, Xue Tianfei, and the others.
• Lu Qing'an’s cultivation fell from the Peak Chaos Emperor Realm, suddenly returned to that level once, then dwindled again until he withdrew his hand just before falling to the Peak Tribulation Heaven Emperor Realm.

After refining the Pill Cloud Azure Coffin, Lu Qing'an led his companions inside to explore its trials and search for Divine Crystals. They entered the Azure Nether Soul-Locking Forest and split up, while Black Dragon arrived outside the coffin looking for Lu Qing'an.

• Lu Qing'an refined the Pill Cloud Azure Coffin, restored his cultivation to the peak of the Chaos Emperor Realm, and left his companions astonished by how freely his cultivation changed.
• Lu Qing'an and the others decided to enter the coffin together, and its lid opened to reveal a vast azure world.
• The Saber God explained that they were in the first trial area, the Azure Nether Soul-Locking Forest, where aggressive plants attacked travelers and the bronze pillar marked the route onward.
• Lu Qing'an destroyed a wave of thorny vines and told the group to split up, collect Divine Crystals if possible, and call for help if they faced danger.
• The Saber God, Li Cangxuan, and the others raced into the forest, while Wu Ciren, Xue Tianfei, and Hu Xinxin stayed with Lu Qing'an, who found he could fly only a hundred zhang high.
• Black Dragon arrived outside the Pill Cloud Azure Coffin, sensed Lu Qing'an's presence, and decided to catch up with him.

Lu Qing'an searched the first region, refining powerful plants that contained Divine Crystals, while Xue Tianfei and the others headed to the plaza. There, the Saber God discovered his wife Jingjing's corpse had vanished from its coffin, and Lu Qing'an suspected a Divine Crystal might have fused with it.

• Lu Qing'an used his Divine Sense to locate powerful plants containing Divine Crystals and refined a grapevine and a peach tree for his courtyard.
• Xue Tianfei, Hu Xinxin, and Wu Ciren stopped following Lu Qing'an and went to the end of the first region, while he continued searching and noticed some plants held tiny crystals.
• Lu Qing'an refined the strongest plants in the region and then flew toward the plaza, where the others had gathered.
• The Saber God arrived first and found his coffin open and Jingjing's corpse missing.
• The Saber God asked the arriving group whether they had seen a woman matching the image he formed, and everyone said they had not.
• Lu Qing'an suggested that a sizable Divine Crystal might have fused with Jingjing's corpse, leaving the group stunned.

Lu Qing'an and the others entered the Azure Nether Soul-Devouring Lake, the second area of the ruins, to train and search for the Saber God's wife. Lu Qing'an found a colossal eel guarding a mountain-sized Soul-Nourishing Crystal and prepared to subdue it.

• Zheng Miaoyin suggested that a Divine Crystal might have merged with the Saber God's wife's corpse, but warned that she would not truly be his wife if it had.
• Lu Qing'an led the group through the bronze pillar into the lake and told everyone to split up, explore, and contact him if they encountered danger.
• The Saber God asked the others to send him a voice transmission if they found his wife, and they exchanged voice-transmission marks with him.
• The group divided into pairs and individuals to explore the lake while Lu Qing'an flew toward its center in search of Divine Crystals and creatures to subdue.
• Lu Qing'an found a thousand-zhang azure-scaled eel guarding a small-mountain-sized Soul-Nourishing Crystal and realized it might have eaten the lake's other powerful creatures with Divine Crystals.
• The Peak Profound Heaven Emperor Realm eel attacked Lu Qing'an, who welcomed it as a future addition to his courtyard pond.

Lu Qing'an subdued the powerful creatures in the second area and captured the Wood Luan Flame and its Divine Crystal in the third. As he prepared to store the crystal, a familiar man in black appeared and demanded a share.

• Lu Qing'an defeated and forcibly contracted the Azure-Scaled Giant Eel, then captured several other powerful aquatic creatures and collected the Soul-Nourishing Crystal.
• The group gathered at the end of the second area, confirmed that it held only small Divine Crystal fragments, and moved on without finding the Saber God's wife.
• In the third area, Lu Qing'an used Wu Ciren's vitality to resist the Wood Luan Flame's lifespan-draining domain and sealed the flame away from its Divine Crystal.
• As Lu Qing'an prepared to store the person-sized Divine Crystal, a handsome man in black appeared and asked for a share.

Black Dragon appeared before Lu Qing'an and admitted that he had planned the incident at the Cold Crystal Forbidden Land. He revealed that Xiao Qingyi's two disciples had helped lure Lu Qing'an there for promised benefits, leaving Xiao Qingyi stunned by their betrayal.

• Li Cangxuan recognized Black Dragon and realized that Black Dragon's strength exceeded his own.
• Black Dragon returned Xiao Qingyi's treasured sword, which he had stolen and kept in good condition.
• Black Dragon told Lu Qing'an he would no longer call him Master, and Lu Qing'an questioned him about the Cold Crystal Forbidden Land plot.
• Black Dragon admitted he had planned the incident and said Xiao Qingyi's disciples had helped lure Lu Qing'an without knowing how dangerous the plan was.
• Black Dragon explained that the disciples had agreed because they were promised benefits, and Xiao Qingyi realized his disciples had betrayed him.

The Black Dragon explained that he had betrayed Lu Qing'an because he hated being bound by their contract and had wanted Lu Qing'an dead. The Nether Bone Dragon and the other dragons rejected his invitation to join him and eagerly asked Lu Qing'an to form contracts with them instead.

• The Black Dragon revealed that he had recruited Xiao Qingyi's two disciples with Divine Crystals and helped them advance to the Profound Heaven Emperor Realm.
• Xiao Qingyi apologized to Lu Qing'an, who reassured him that he did not blame him for his disciples' actions.
• The Black Dragon claimed that being Lu Qing'an's contract beast had felt like enslavement and said he had sought Lu Qing'an's death after regaining half his freedom.
• The Black Dragon accused the Nether Bone Dragon and the other dragons of being forced to serve Lu Qing'an and invited them to join him.
• The Nether Bone Dragon and the other dragons rejected the Black Dragon and eagerly asked Lu Qing'an to form contracts with them, leaving the Black Dragon speechless.