Chapter Summaries

A soul attempted to take over Xu Qingying’s body but was stopped by the World-Destroying Divine Lightning and a powerful Karma Dao Mark. After learning about her parents’ origins and the Divine Crystals in the soul’s memories, Xu Qingying regained control and resolved to become strong enough to surpass Xue Tianfei and Lu Qing'an; meanwhile, two experts from beyond the domain arrived near Cangyun Continent.

• The invading soul discovered the World-Destroying Divine Lightning and Karma Dao Mark in Xu Qingying’s soul and begged to stop the takeover.
• Xu Qingying demanded to see the soul’s memories, learning about her parents, the Divine Crystals, and how the soul’s ship had been damaged by a battle beyond the domain.
• Xu Qingying accepted the soul’s offer to help and regained control of her body, determined to reach the Divine Realm and surpass Xue Tianfei and Lu Qing'an.
• Two figures traveled through the turbulent currents beyond the domain toward Cangyun Continent, planning to capture a Chaos Emperor Realm cultivator and a Tribulation Heaven Emperor Realm cultivator.
• The senior brother told his junior sister to enter the planet alone and lure the targets out if she could not defeat them.

Black Dragon celebrated the rapid growth of his true body and two External Avatars, then sensed a terrifying presence arriving beyond the Cangyun Continent. Lu Qing'an and the others went to meet the newcomers, and Xiao Qingyi was stunned to see a woman who looked exactly like his late wife, Qiuya.

• Black Dragon discovered his External Avatar ability had let him create two Peak Tribulation Heaven Emperor Avatars that could cultivate alongside him, and he planned to create the remaining Avatars and challenge Lu Qing'an again.
• Black Dragon sensed a terrifying presence beyond the Demon Domain and sent an External Avatar to investigate.
• Lu Qing'an and the others left their banquet in Demon Descent City to confront the newcomers, while Black Dragon watched from hiding.
• A Divine Realm man and woman identified Li Cangxuan and Lu Qing'an as the people their master had ordered them to capture.
• Lu Qing'an and Xiao Qingyi recognized that the woman looked almost identical to Xiao Qingyi's late wife, Qiuya.

Lu Qing'an effortlessly defeated Han Mengyao with a single palm and captured her alive. Du Haitao then unleashed his early Divine Realm pressure and demanded that Lu Qing'an return his junior sister, leaving Lu Qing'an's allies worried about the fight ahead.

• Han Chuyao and Du Haitao arrived to capture Lu Qing'an alive, and Han Chuyao insisted on fighting him herself.
• Lu Qing'an mocked the pair and attacked Han Mengyao, shattering her blood-red palm attack and knocking her unconscious with one strike.
• Lu Qing'an captured the unconscious Han Chuyao and kept her body intact for Zheng Miaoyin.
• Xue Tianfei, the others, and the watching Black Dragon were stunned by how easily Lu Qing'an had beaten an opponent from a stronger world.
• Du Haitao unleashed his early Divine Realm pressure, demanded that Lu Qing'an hand over his junior sister, and left Lu Qing'an's allies fearing for him.

Lu Qing'an challenged Divine Realm expert Du Haitao without withdrawing his cultivation, determined to test the Divine Abilities he had mastered. After Du Haitao unleashed his ice transformation, Lu Qing'an countered with six Demon God Phantoms and multiplied them into thousands, leaving Du Haitao surrounded as their attacks began.

• Lu Qing'an decided to fight Du Haitao at Peak Chaos Emperor Realm cultivation and challenged him to rescue his junior sister.
• Du Haitao transformed into an ice-crystal warrior and froze the surrounding star region into a domain of extreme cold.
• Xue Tianfei and the others retreated toward the Cangyun Continent while Black Dragon watched the clash.
• Lu Qing'an summoned six Demon God Phantoms, dividing the void between their demonic domain and Du Haitao's ice domain.
• Du Haitao attacked with Ice Soul Heaven-Slashing, but Lu Qing'an used Thousand Illusion Shadow Escape Step to multiply the phantoms into six thousand.
• Lu Qing'an ordered the Demon God Phantoms to attack Du Haitao with their Divine Abilities.

Lu Qing'an tested his strength against Du Haitao, overwhelming the Divine Realm expert with Demon God Phantoms and their chained Divine Abilities. After a merged phantom struck Du Haitao with sixty thousand stacked attacks, Du Haitao survived but was flattened, leaving Lu Qing'an impressed that the blow had not killed him.

• Du Haitao summoned a frost giant with a Four-Mystery Divine Ability, but a Demon God Phantom shattered it with its hundredth stacked strike.
• Du Haitao used Eternal Freeze Time Sequence to slow the phantoms and tried to attack Lu Qing'an, but one phantom countered with Time Condensation and trapped him again.
• Lu Qing'an decided he had learned enough and ordered the phantoms to end the battle.
• The six Demon God Phantoms used Time Condensation, merged their attacks into sixty thousand stacked strikes, and brought a bone coffin down on Du Haitao.
• The strike shook the Cangyun Continent and sent Xue Tianfei and the others flying, but Du Haitao survived, flattened and barely alive.

Lu Qing'an defeated and killed Du Haitao, then revealed that he had noticed Black Dragon hiding nearby. Black Dragon's second External Avatar was pulled before Lu Qing'an, leaving him to face his former master.

• Lu Qing'an refused Du Haitao's offer to betray his master and burned him and his soul to ashes with the Immortal-Slaying Black Flame.
• Lu Qing'an collected Du Haitao's possessions while Xiao Qingyi, Zheng Miaoyin, and the others watched in shock at his victory over a Divine Realm expert.
• Lu Qing'an spotted Black Dragon's External Avatar hiding in the void and teased him about coming out for dinner.
• Black Dragon sent his second External Avatar out of hiding, and Lu Qing'an immediately pulled it in front of him.

Black Dragon decided to return to being Lu Qing'an's contract beast and plotted to capture Zhu Qingtian by warning him that the Cangyun Continent was in danger. Meanwhile, Xu Qingying recovered inside the Immortal Ruins and learned that Divine Realm experts had fought beyond the continent.

• Lu Qing'an offered to spare Black Dragon's External Avatar if Black Dragon brought him the Holy Lord as a wedding gift in nine days.
• Black Dragon severed his connection to the External Avatar, weighed fleeing to the Divine Continent, then decided to return to Lu Qing'an and capture the Holy Lord.
• Zhu Qingtian arrived and asked Black Dragon what had happened beyond the continent, and Black Dragon falsely claimed Divine Realm experts threatened the Cangyun Continent and urged him to leave within nine days.
• After Zhu Qingtian departed, Black Dragon hoped his warning would make it easier to capture him, whether he possessed someone or fled in his soul state.
• Xu Qingying regained control of her body in the Immortal Ruins and learned from the soul that Divine Realm experts had fought beyond the continent.

Xu Qingying let the soul test Lin Qingxue’s loyalty and learned that her master was willing to serve the possessor and wanted Xu Yunyi’s body. Xu Qingying gave the soul control and ordered Lin Qingxue’s death, leaving Lin Qingxue facing her approaching execution.

• The soul persuaded Xu Qingying to pretend she had been possessed and test Lin Qingxue.
• Lin Qingxue welcomed the supposed possessor and offered to help deal with Xu Qingying’s family in exchange for a new body.
• Lin Qingxue revealed she wanted Xu Yunyi’s body and asked the possessor to kill her younger sister.
• Xu Qingying revealed that the possession had failed and told the soul to deal with Lin Qingxue.
• The soul declared Lin Qingxue would die and advanced on her as Lin Qingxue begged for her life.

Bao Huai discovered that Du Haitao had died and sent three Late Divine Realm cultivators to investigate. In the Demon Domain, Lu Qing'an brought Han Chuyao back to the courtyard, where Xiao Qingyi questioned her about his late wife and asked to inspect her leg.

• Bao Huai saw Du Haitao's soul jade tablet crack and go dark, then summoned three Late Divine Realm cultivators because he could not reach his disciples.
• Lu Qing'an returned to the courtyard with Han Chuyao imprisoned and Du Haitao's belongings.
• Lu Qing'an told Han Chuyao that he had killed her senior brother, and she struggled to believe that someone at the Peak Chaos Emperor Realm could defeat a Divine Realm cultivator.
• Xiao Qingyi asked Han Chuyao her name and whether she had heard of Zeng Qiuya, but she had not.
• Xiao Qingyi asked if he could look at Han Chuyao's leg, leaving her and everyone present stunned.

Lu Qing'an killed Han Chuyao by searching her soul and gave her body to Zheng Miaoyin, who planned to cleanse it with a special Cultivation Method. Afterward, he handed out treasured swords as wedding gifts and prepared to give Xue Tianfei something in secret.

• Lu Qing'an confirmed Han Chuyao was not Xiao Qingyi's late wife, then decided to kill her and use her body for Zheng Miaoyin.
• Lu Qing'an searched Han Chuyao's soul, uncovered her memories, and destroyed her soul; Zheng Miaoyin accepted the body.
• Lu Qing'an told the group that more enemies would likely come, and Li Cangxuan asked about his master's strength.
• Lu Qing'an gave Du Haitao's treasured sword to Li Cangxuan as a wedding gift and gave Han Chuyao's treasured sword to Zhao Wutong.
• Wang Duanshan and He Hong borrowed Li Cangxuan's sword to study its forging, while Lu Qing'an secretly summoned Xue Tianfei to give her something.

Lu Qing'an distributed a rare ice-attribute treasure and Divine Ability manuals among his companions, then examined the spoils he had taken from Du Haitao and Han Chuyao. When the Demon God Mother Tree offered to devour a Soul-Nourishing Wood that could strengthen souls, Lu Qing'an realized it might benefit everyone in the courtyard.

• Lu Qing'an secretly gave Xue Tianfei an Ice Emperor Jade Marrow and explained that it would help her refine Divine Crystals.
• Lu Qing'an showed the group several Divine Ability manuals, and everyone chose one for him to teach them.
• Lu Qing'an considered the group's limited Divine Crystals and hoped Bao Huai or another enemy would bring more resources when they came after him.
• Lu Qing'an revealed a rare Soul-Nourishing Wood that could strengthen its bearer’s soul more than a hundred times as effectively as Soul-Nourishing Crystal.
• The Demon God Mother Tree asked to devour the Soul-Nourishing Wood, claiming it could gain the wood’s soul-strengthening effect, and Lu Qing'an asked whether it was certain.

Lu Qing'an had the Demon God Mother Tree devour the Soul-Nourishing Wood, greatly strengthening the tree and spreading soul-nourishing effects across the courtyard. After teasing Xue Tianfei about marriage and divorce, he offered to help her cultivate a new Divine Ability, and she pulled him far away from the courtyard.

• Lu Qing'an let the Demon God Mother Tree devour the Soul-Nourishing Wood, boosting its strength to the Tribulation Heaven Emperor Realm and extending its soul-enhancing effect across the courtyard.
• Lu Qing'an brewed tea from the tree's transformed leaves and found that drinking it strengthened his soul.
• Xiao Qingyi, Wang Duanshan, and Lu Qing'an joked about welcoming more enemies from beyond the domain, while Xue Tianfei admired Lu Qing'an's confidence.
• Lu Qing'an teased Xue Tianfei about marrying and immediately divorcing her, but she refused to risk their relationship unless divorce would not affect their feelings.
• Lu Qing'an offered to help Xue Tianfei cultivate a new Divine Ability, and she eagerly dragged him far from the courtyard while Xiao Qingyi and Xu Xuanyu lamented losing their chance to watch.

After surviving Lin Qingxue’s attempted body seizure and killing her, Xu Qingying called Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi to apologize and explain what had happened. She revealed that their parents had gone beyond the domain, and she left her siblings with the burden of understanding that she would devote herself to finding them.

• Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi agreed they had done all they could for Xu Qingying and should focus on cultivation.
• Xu Qingying called Xu Xuanyu, apologized to him and Xu Yunyi, and told them that a soul had tried to seize her body.
• Xu Qingying said she had suppressed and killed the soul and confirmed that Lin Qingxue was dead.
• Xu Qingying recounted what had happened and revealed that their parents had flown beyond the domain.
• Xu Qingying explained that she had chosen to seek their parents and would concentrate on cultivation, while Xu Yunyi and Xu Xuanyu fell silent.

Xu Yunyi and Xu Xuanyu told Xu Qingying that Lu Qing'an had killed a Divine Realm expert, overturning her belief that he was too weak to help her find their parents. The chapter ended with Xu Qingying stunned as Xu Xuanyu claimed Lu could even face an Undying Realm expert.

• Xu Qingying reflected that Lu Qing'an could not help her find their parents and defended her decision to leave him.
• Xu Yunyi revealed that Lu Qing'an had fought beyond the continent, and Xu Qingying feared he had died.
• Xu Xuanyu clarified that Lu Qing'an had killed a peak Chaos Emperor Realm expert and a Divine Realm expert.
• Xu Qingying accepted her siblings' account despite the soul in her mind insisting it was nearly impossible.
• Xu Xuanyu added that Lu Qing'an could contend with an Undying Realm expert, leaving Xu Qingying dumbfounded.

Xu Qingying reunited with Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi before entering seclusion, and they later told Lu Qing'an about the soul and her extraordinary ancestry. Lu Qing'an learned that his children likely carried the same protections and wondered whether his former parents-in-law were connected to a battle near the Cangyun Continent.

• Xu Qingying told Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi that the soul could no longer threaten her and invited them to visit before she entered seclusion.
• Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi returned to the Immortal Ruins, spent time with Xu Qingying, and then went back to the Demon Domain.
• Xu Yunyi and Xu Xuanyu found Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei and told them what had happened to Xu Qingying and the soul.
• Lu Qing'an summoned Zheng Miaoyin and asked whether his three children also had Karma Dao Marks and World-Destroying Divine Lightning in their souls.
• Zheng Miaoyin said anyone carrying the Sovereign Realm ancestor's bloodline would have those protections, and Lu Qing'an wondered whether his former parents-in-law had fought the Ominous Living Being near the Cangyun Continent.

Lu Qing'an learned that Xu Qingying's parents had vanished without explanation and let the children decide whether they wanted to meet them. Xue Tianfei turned her anxiety about Xu Qingying's progress into a plan to push herself to cultivate harder, using Hu Xinxin as motivation.

• Lu Qing'an asked Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi whether they wanted to seek out their parents, and they said they would only get to know them if they returned on their own.
• Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi offered their Divine Crystals for the courtyard, and Lu Qing'an agreed.
• Xue Tianfei said she was determined to cultivate harder so Xu Qingying would not surpass her.
• Xue Tianfei decided to use Hu Xinxin as a visible source of motivation and hurried back to the courtyard.
• Hu Xinxin greeted Xue Tianfei resentfully and wondered whether kissing her would count as indirectly kissing Lu Qing'an.

Xue Tianfei persuaded Hu Xinxin to set aside their rivalry and cultivate together after learning Xu Qingying might reach the Sovereign Realm, while Lu Qing'an’s group gathered Divine Crystals as the Demon Domain grew more dangerous. With four days remaining before Li Cangxuan’s wedding, Lu Qing'an learned that the Divine Crystal activation Mnemonic was spreading and asked Luo Danhong to search for Huang Hao, who remained in seclusion.

• Xue Tianfei told Hu Xinxin that Xu Qingying might reach the Sovereign Realm, and the two agreed to cultivate together and support each other.
• Xiao Qingyi and the others resolved to cultivate harder as experts and creatures empowered by Divine Crystals appeared across the Demon Domain.
• Xue Tianfei and Wu Ciren established an intelligence network, and Lu Qing'an sent Xiao Qingyi, Xu Xuanyu, and others to collect Divine Crystals and capture powerful creatures.
• Xue Tianfei reported that the Divine Crystal activation Mnemonic was spreading, and Lu Qing'an suspected the Holy Spirit Organization was behind it.
• Lu Qing'an asked Luo Danhong whether Huang Hao had emerged from seclusion, then told her to search for him and bring him to Li Cangxuan’s wedding.

After more than five hundred years in seclusion, Huang Hao emerged with greatly improved Array Dao mastery and learned from his senior sister’s messages that Lu Qing'an had returned and was living in Demon Descent City. On his way to find Lu Qing'an, Huang Hao discovered a glowing crystal and was confronted by five Great Emperor Realm cultivators who demanded it.

• Huang Hao completed his secluded training in the Bone-Eroding Abyss and declared that he had become the strongest array master on the Cangyun Continent.
• Huang Hao listened to the voice transmissions from his senior sister and learned that Lu Qing'an had returned from the Immortal Ruins and was living in Demon Descent City.
• Huang Hao left his cave abode and set out to find Lu Qing'an, wondering whether he could withstand a fight with his old friend.
• Huang Hao spotted a glowing, pigeon-egg-sized crystal in a tree and picked it up.
• Five Great Emperor Realm cultivators landed nearby and ordered Huang Hao to release the Divine Crystal.

After five hundred years in seclusion, Huang Hao discovered that the Demon Domain had changed and confronted Wang Qing, a young Profound Heaven Emperor. Their battle ended when another newcomer smashed Huang Hao’s array and sent him flying, leaving his fate uncertain.

• A group of five demanded that Huang Hao hand over his Divine Crystal, but he trapped them in the Bone-Eroding Soul-Locking Array after they failed to recognize him.
• Wang Qing arrived, freed the five, and challenged Huang Hao over the Divine Crystal on behalf of the Wang Household.
• Huang Hao and Wang Qing exchanged attacks, with Huang Hao’s arrays holding off Wang Qing’s powerful fists despite their difference in cultivation.
• A second figure descended and shattered Huang Hao’s array with a punch, injuring him and sending him crashing a thousand li away.

Huang Hao was attacked by Wang Zhang and Wang Qing, but saved himself by claiming to be the Eternal Night Demon Emperor’s closest friend. The Wang Household recognized him, begged for forgiveness, and left Huang Hao wary of their strength.

• Wang Zhang struck the injured Huang Hao and ordered Wang Qing to kill him so they could search for a Divine Crystal.
• Huang Hao claimed he was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor’s beloved friend and brother, making Wang Qing stop in fright.
• Wang Zhang recognized Huang Hao, apologized, and joined Wang Qing in slapping himself while Huang Hao realized Lu Qing'an’s name still commanded fear.
• Wang Zhang knelt and begged Huang Hao not to tell the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, then killed the man who had accused Huang Hao of stealing the crystal.
• Huang Hao forgave the Wang Household, and Wang Zhang tore off his own left arm to prove his sincerity.