Chapter Summaries

Huangfu Qi captured Li Feiyu and planned to use his Male Phoenix Nirvana Emperor Position to boost their cultivation, while Li Feiyu's friends grew alarmed when he stopped responding. The chapter ended with Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi deciding to return to the Immortal Ruins to find him.

• Huangfu Qi immobilized Li Feiyu, threatened to drain his cultivation, and knocked him unconscious when he refused to dual cultivate.
• Huangfu Qi stored Li Feiyu in a treasure and discussed using him to reach the Tribulation Heaven Emperor Realm within half a month.
• Xu Xuanyu tried repeatedly to contact Li Feiyu and, after getting no answer, asked Xu Yunyi to contact him too.
• Xu Yunyi reached Nangong Yun, who denied that Li Feiyu was with her and abruptly ended the transmission.
• Xu Yunyi could not reach Nangong Yun again, so she and Xu Xuanyu decided to return to the Immortal Ruins.

Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi returned to the Immortal Ruins with several companions after learning that something might have happened to Li Feiyu, while Lu Qing'an stayed behind. They arrived at the Zhao Household to look for Li Feiyu, where Zhao Hanfeng and Li Yunshuang were stunned by how powerful Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi had become.

• Xu Xuanyu told Lu Qing'an he was returning to the Immortal Ruins to check on Li Feiyu and get revenge on Huangfu Qi, and Lu Qing'an agreed to let him go.
• Xiao Qingyi, Luo Danhong, Xue Tianfei, and Hu Xinxin joined Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi, while Wang Duanshan gave Xu Xuanyu a storage ring before they departed.
• At the Zhao Household, Zhen Shuang and others waited for Li Feiyu, who had left after emerging from seclusion.
• Xu Xuanyu led the group through a void passage to the Zhao Household, where Zhao Hanfeng and Li Yunshuang greeted him and were shocked by his and Xu Yunyi's strength.

Xu Xuanyu learned that Li Feiyu had disappeared and rushed to question Nangong Yun, who revealed Huangfu Qi’s involvement. Xu Xuanyu then arrived at the Huangfu Household and demanded that Huangfu Qi come out.

• Xu Xuanyu and his companions astonished Zhao Hanfeng, Li Yunshuang, and the others with their overwhelming power, then learned that Li Feiyu was not home.
• Xu Xuanyu went to the Nangong Household and asked Nangong Yun where Li Feiyu was.
• Nangong Yun named Huangfu Qi, and Xu Xuanyu left with his companions for the Huangfu Household.
• Xu Xuanyu’s departure left the Nangong family head coughing blood, while Nangong Yun looked at her belly and wept.
• Xu Xuanyu arrived above the Huangfu Household and roared for Huangfu Qi to come out.

Xu Xuanyu and his allies found Li Feiyu unconscious in the Huangfu Household, revived him, and learned that his cultivation had fallen to the Early Great Emperor Realm. As they prepared to draw Huangfu Qi out, Xu Qingying remained in seclusion to complete a soul-defending formation, while Luo Danhong concealed the group’s true strength.

• Xu Xuanyu’s group used Luo Danhong’s formation to locate Li Feiyu in a hidden underground palace and revived him with a pill.
• Li Feiyu recalled what had happened, discovered that his cultivation had fallen from the Late Great Emperor Realm to the Early Great Emperor Realm, and vowed to kill Huangfu Qi.
• A black-clad figure reported the attack to Lin Qingxue and Xu Qingying, who stayed to finish the formation protecting Xu Qingying’s soul while Lin Qingxue ordered the figure to monitor Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi.
• Xu Xuanyu and Li Feiyu returned to the sky above the Huangfu Household and challenged Huangfu Qi, as Great Emperor Realm experts from the Immortal Ruins gathered nearby.
• Xiao Qingyi proposed making Huangfu Qi believe the group was weaker, and Luo Danhong’s formation made their displayed cultivation appear to be at the Early Profound Heaven Emperor Realm.

Xu Xuanyu lured Huangfu Qi out and challenged him to settle their humiliating past. After Huangfu Qi revealed his Late Profound Heaven Emperor Realm cultivation, Xu Xuanyu removed his disguise and showed that he had reached the same realm.

• Xu Xuanyu taunted Huangfu Qi and displayed a cultivation presence disguised as Early Profound Heaven Emperor Realm, while Xiao Qingyi and the others revealed the same level.
• A black-clad woman reported Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi’s strength to Lin Qingxue, who concluded they were no stronger than she was.
• Huangfu Qi emerged from a void passage, and Li Feiyu raged at him before Xu Xuanyu promised to kill him.
• Huangfu Qi mocked Xu Xuanyu for his past defeat and revealed his Late Profound Heaven Emperor Realm cultivation.
• Xu Xuanyu removed the formation’s cover and revealed his own Late Profound Heaven Emperor Realm cultivation, shocking Huangfu Qi.

Xu Xuanyu lured Huangfu Qi into a confrontation, then revealed that his allies were powerful enough to block every escape route. Xu Xuanyu and Huangfu Qi began their fight, each displaying a rare second Emperor Position, and Xu Xuanyu charged in wearing new armor and wielding a divine weapon.

• Xu Xuanyu taunted Huangfu Qi and asked Xiao Qingyi and the others to prevent him from escaping while leaving the fight to him.
• Xue Tianfei, Xiao Qingyi, Luo Danhong, Hu Xinxin, and Xu Yunyi revealed their true cultivation, and Luo Danhong sealed the surrounding area with a formation.
• Huangfu Qi realized he had been trapped, but Xu Xuanyu refused to let the others help unless he could not win alone.
• Huangfu Qi revealed his Phoenix Nirvana Emperor Ring, and Xu Xuanyu revealed his Vermilion Nirvana Emperor Ring.
• Xu Xuanyu equipped the armor and divine weapon forged by Wang Duanshan and charged at Huangfu Qi.

Xu Xuanyu fought Huangfu Qi, whose hidden abilities turned the battle against him. Xu Xuanyu then burned thousands of pills to unleash the Pill Burning Technique, surged into the Early Heaven Tribulation Emperor Realm, and challenged Huangfu Qi to face him.

• Xu Xuanyu and Huangfu Qi traded blows, with Xu Xuanyu's armor protecting him as the Realm Wall kept them evenly matched.
• Huangfu Qi unleashed Phoenix Fire Envelops the Heavens, but Xu Xuanyu dodged it with the Thousand Illusion Shadow Escape Step and drove Huangfu Qi onto the defensive.
• Huangfu Qi called on another presence, and the female version of Huangfu Qi revealed powerful Three-Mystery Divine Abilities that struck Xu Xuanyu and cracked his armor.
• Xu Xuanyu crushed a storage ring full of pills and used the Pill Burning Technique to channel their power into his Vermilion Nirvana Emperor Ring.
• Xu Xuanyu rose from the Late Profound Heaven Emperor Realm to the Early Heaven Tribulation Emperor Realm and roared at Huangfu Qi to meet his death.

Xu Xuanyu killed Huangfu Qi by destroying his Emperor Rings and burning both of his souls, then set out with Xu Yunyi to confront Lin Qingxue. At the Xu Household, they learned Lin Qingxue was missing, just as Xu Qingying arrived.

• Xu Xuanyu overwhelmed Huangfu Qi, crushed his Emperor Rings, and burned his body and both souls to nothing.
• Xu Xuanyu dismissed Huangfu Qi’s threat of a Karma Dao Mark and declared his vengeance fulfilled before turning his attention to Lin Qingxue.
• Xu Xuanyu told Xu Yunyi that his technique would prevent him from using the Pill Nirvana Emperor Position for ten years, then the two headed to the Xu Household.
• Xu Xuanyu, Xu Yunyi, Xue Tianfei, and the others arrived at the Xu Household and asked Lu Zhengran where Lin Qingxue was, but he did not know.
• Xu Qingying flew toward the group, and Xue Tianfei and Hu Xinxin recognized her as Lu Qing'an’s former wife.

Xu Yunyi demanded that Xu Qingying reveal where Lin Qingxue was so she could eliminate the woman she blamed for their family’s suffering, but Xu Qingying refused to betray her master. The sisters’ dispute ended with Xu Yunyi severing their bond and leaving their relationship in ruins.

• Xu Qingying reunited with Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi, learned Xu Xuanyu had killed Huangfu Qi, and saw that he had reached the Tribulation Heaven Emperor Realm.
• Xu Yunyi demanded to know where Lin Qingxue was, but Xu Qingying said Lin Qingxue was her master and refused to help harm her.
• Xu Qingying told Xu Yunyi that protecting Lin Qingxue was necessary for her own future and pleaded with her to let Lin Qingxue go.
• Xu Yunyi asked Xu Qingying to choose between her sister and Lin Qingxue, but Xu Qingying remained silent.
• Xu Yunyi tore a strip from her dress and declared that their bond as sisters was severed.

Xu Qingying sent Lu Zhengran back to the Demon Domain with Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi, then left to pursue her cultivation and meet her master, Lin Qingxue. Lin Qingxue hid in a cave abode after fleeing Xu Yunyi, but Xu Yunyi appeared outside and terrified her.

• Xu Qingying told Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi to return to the Demon Domain and sent Lu Zhengran with them, despite his distress.
• Xue Tianfei and Xiao Qingyi offered to care for Lu Zhengran and invited him to attend Li Cangxuan's wedding, provoking Xu Qingying.
• Xu Qingying flew away, resolved to become stronger, then told Lin Qingxue to stay hidden until tomorrow.
• Lin Qingxue revealed that she had fled and hidden in a cave abode because Xu Yunyi had reached the Tribulation Heaven Emperor Realm.
• Xu Yunyi appeared outside Lin Qingxue's cave abode, leaving Lin Qingxue scared stiff.

Xu Yunyi tracked down Lin Qingxue and crippled her instead of killing her after Lin Qingxue claimed Xu Qingying would die if she did. Xu Yunyi let Xu Qingying take her master away, then secretly followed them to learn what danger threatened her sister.

• Lu Zhengran used a strand of Lin Qingxue's hair to help Xu Yunyi locate her near the Xu Household.
• Xu Yunyi confronted Lin Qingxue, who claimed that her death would cause Xu Qingying's death as well.
• When Xu Qingying arrived and pleaded with Xu Yunyi to stop, Xu Yunyi crippled Lin Qingxue's limbs and destroyed her Dantian and meridians.
• Xu Yunyi spared Lin Qingxue and warned Xu Qingying to stay away from her, then left with Xu Xuanyu and Lu Zhengran.
• Xu Qingying gave Lin Qingxue a healing pill and carried her off to seek help, while Xu Yunyi secretly followed to investigate the threat to her sister.

Xu Yunyi discovered that Xu Qingying was secretly meeting a golden-pupil entity controlling the Flame of the Golden Palace, and confronted them alone. After the entity trapped the area and ordered the flame to kill her, Xu Yunyi was left facing a stronger attack as time suddenly slowed.

• Xu Yunyi followed Xu Qingying to a cave abode and found her speaking to a vertical golden pupil through a light gate.
• Xu Yunyi attacked the light gate, and the golden pupil summoned the Flame of the Golden Palace, which shattered her defenses and trapped the area in golden light.
• Xu Yunyi recognized the flame as a powerful metal-attribute Divergent Flame and tried to send a message to Lu Qing'an, but the golden barrier blocked it.
• The golden pupil ordered the flame to kill Xu Yunyi, and its next attack injured her despite her armor and defensive formations.
• Xu Qingying tried to stop the flame, but it attacked Xu Yunyi again, and time suddenly slowed just before the blow landed.

Lu Qing'an arrived in time to save Xu Yunyi, effortlessly subdued the Flame of the Golden Palace, and destroyed the golden gate after its hidden occupant escaped. He warned Xu Qingying that the fugitive was likely a soul that possessed powerful cultivators, then prepared to take Xu Yunyi back to the Demon Domain, but she stayed to deal with Lin Qingxue.

• Lu Qing'an appeared before Xu Yunyi and refined the Flame of the Golden Palace in moments.
• Lu Qing'an sealed the area, examined the golden gate, and discovered a Divine Crystal and a destroyed voice transmission formation, while its hidden occupant had escaped.
• Lu Qing'an destroyed the golden gate and warned Xu Qingying that the escaped soul was likely a criminal who possessed powerful cultivators.
• Lu Qing'an invited Xu Yunyi to return with him to the Demon Domain, but Xu Yunyi asked him to wait so she could deal with Lin Qingxue.

Xu Qingying and Lin Qingxue clung to the hope of finding another gate of light, while Xu Xuanyu brought Li Feiyu back to the Zhao Household and prepared to take him to the Demon Domain. Zhao Hanfeng confessed his past offense against Lu Qing'an and joined the group heading there, along with their families and children.

• Xu Qingying threatened to kill herself to stop Xu Yunyi, who left with Lu Qing'an for the Demon Domain; afterward, Lin Qingxue told Xu Qingying that another gate of light might offer them a chance.
• Xu Xuanyu returned to the Zhao Household and comforted Li Feiyu, then invited him to stay in the Demon Domain.
• Zhao Hanfeng admitted that he had offended Lu Qing'an in the past and asked Xu Xuanyu to apologize on his behalf.
• Xiao Qingyi invited Zhao Hanfeng and the others to visit the Demon Domain, and Xu Xuanyu confirmed that Lu Qing'an welcomed them.
• Zhen Shuang and the others returned with their children, and Lu Zhengran's little sister screamed when she saw her idol, Xue Tianfei.

Xu Xuanyu brought Li Feiyu and the others through a void passage to Lu Qing'an’s courtyard, where they were overwhelmed by its powerful guards, formation, and treasures. Lu Qing'an greeted Li Feiyu, and the reunion eased the pain Li Feiyu had been carrying.

• Xu Xuanyu led the group through a void passage to the courtyard, where Zhen Shuang reminded the children to stay quiet.
• Xiao Qingyi calmed the stone lion, whose pressure had frightened Li Feiyu and the others at the entrance.
• Luo Danhong explained that her Soul-Nourishing Crystal formation strengthened souls, while Li Yunshuang and the others spotted Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotuses and other astonishing sights in the courtyard.
• Lu Qing'an greeted the visitors from the stone pavilion, and Zhen Shuang and Zhen Pengda murmured about his handsomeness.
• Li Feiyu called out to Lu Qing'an, and his sorrow faded at the warmth of Lu Qing'an’s greeting.

Lu Qing'an restored Li Feiyu's cultivation and teased Zhao Hanfeng before forgiving him for his past offense. He then boosted Lu Zhengran's friends by a major realm and sent them to soak in the Eye of the Yellow Springs.

• Lu Qing'an transferred cultivation to Li Feiyu, restoring him to the Late Great Emperor Realm, and told him to stabilize it in the Time Cultivation Tower.
• Zhao Hanfeng apologized for having offended Lu Qing'an, who frightened him with a show of anger before revealing he was teasing and asking him to drink ten cups of wine as punishment.
• Lu Qing'an greeted Lu Zhengran's friends and praised Zhen Pengda for his enthusiastic greeting.
• Lu Qing'an raised each child by a major realm and told Lu Zhengran to take them to soak in the Eye of the Yellow Springs.

Lu Zhengran returned home with his younger siblings and reunited with Lu Zixuan, while Lu Qing'an's gathering learned that Xu Xuanyu had drawn the attention of a possible Undying Realm expert. The chapter left Xu Xuanyu alarmed and Lu Qing'an claiming he could barely withstand one move from such an opponent.

• Lu Zhengran told Lu Miaomiao he was staying home for good, then went with Lu Zixuan to take his younger siblings to the rear courtyard.
• Lu Zhengran told Lu Zixuan that their mother had said she could cultivate faster without him nearby.
• Xu Xuanyu told Lu Qing'an that the strange woman's soul inside Huangfu Qi had mentioned a karma Dao mark and a senior brother who could track him.
• Zheng Miaoyin explained that only an Undying Realm expert could place a karma Dao mark, and that such experts were usually found on at least a Six Heavens Continent.
• Lu Qing'an teased Xu Xuanyu about attracting a powerful expert, then said he could barely exchange one move with someone at the Undying Realm.

Lu Qing'an's friends learned that he could exchange blows with an Undying Realm expert, and he hosted a banquet where Li Cangxuan announced his upcoming marriage to Zhao Wutong. The gathering continued as guests enjoyed the special food, while Zhen Shuang wondered why ten people only drank.

• Lu Qing'an told Xu Xuanyu to cultivate hard and promised to help when he could, while Xu Xuanyu explained the higher cultivation realms to the others.
• Zhao Hanfeng learned through Xu Xuanyu that Lu Qing'an was the only person he knew of on the Cangyun Continent above the Tribulation Heaven Emperor Realm.
• Li Cangxuan told Lu Zhengran he would stay rather than return to the Immortal Ruins, and Li Cangxuan asked him about taking over as Demon Emperor.
• Lu Qing'an announced that Li Cangxuan and Zhao Wutong would marry in nine days, and the couple kissed as the guests cheered.
• The guests ate food that strengthened their bodies, while the Nether Bone Dragon and nine others only drank, prompting Zhen Shuang to ask why.

At the banquet, Zhao Hanfeng got drunk after one cup and revealed that he had pretended to be cold and aloof for twenty thousand years to win Li Yunshuang’s love. Meanwhile, Lin Qingxue and Xu Qingying traveled through a one-use teleportation formation to a cavern with a gate of light, where they called out to Her Excellency.

• Zhao Hanfeng drank Lu Qing'an’s wine and became drunk after a single cup.
• Zhao Hanfeng confessed that he had pretended to be cold and aloof for about twenty thousand years because he thought Li Yunshuang liked handsome, distant men.
• Li Yunshuang revealed that she had known about his act all along and had loved him since they met when she was young.
• Lu Qing'an accepted their story in place of Zhao Hanfeng’s remaining nine cups, and the Saber God asked to drink more wine.
• Xu Qingying completed a one-use teleportation formation in the Immortal Ruins, and she and Lin Qingxue traveled to a cavern containing a gate of light.

Xu Qingying agreed to make a contract with the golden-eyed exalted one, hoping to gain power and help Lin Qingxue recover her cultivation. The exalted one deceived her and invaded her sea of consciousness to possess her, leaving Xu Qingying's defenses shattered.

• The vertical golden pupil forgave Xu Qingying for her earlier refusal, and Xu Qingying asked whether it was in a soul state.
• Lin Qingxue urged Xu Qingying to accept the exalted one's offer and asked how she could regain her cultivation; the exalted one said Xu Qingying could help her after reaching the Divine Crossing Emperor Realm.
• Xu Qingying agreed to make a contract and entered the light gate, where she found a powerful plant guarding the entrance and a half-person-sized Divine Crystal.
• A blue-souled woman appeared and asked Xu Qingying to open her sea of consciousness, then secretly rushed to merge with Xu Qingying's soul.
• The woman revealed that she intended to possess Xu Qingying for her Immaculate Emperor Position, shattered Xu Qingying's defenses, and declared she was taking over her body.