Chapter Summaries

After escaping Wang Zhang and Wang Qing, Huang Hao flew toward Demon Descent City and found the Demon Domain filled with powerful experts and deadly battles. He witnessed Xu Yunyi capture a Peak Profound Heaven Emperor Realm sunward flower with a formation and continued onward, stunned by how much the world had changed during his seclusion.

• Wang Zhang gave Huang Hao a Divine Crystal as compensation, and Huang Hao agreed to pretend their encounter had never happened.
• Huang Hao left the Bone-Eroding Abyss and encountered numerous Great Emperor Realm cultivators, including a powerful Profound Heaven Emperor Realm expert.
• Huang Hao fled when a Peak Profound Heaven Emperor Realm sunward flower attacked Demon Domain experts and killed two Middle Profound Heaven Emperor Realm cultivators.
• Xu Yunyi trapped and refined the sunward flower with a powerful formation, then took the small flower and vanished.
• Huang Hao was shocked by Xu Yunyi's strength and formation mastery and questioned whether he had really been in seclusion for only five hundred years.

After emerging from seclusion, Huang Hao encountered the Dao of Alchemy Master defeating a powerful Forbidden Living Being and tried to hide from him. The Dao of Alchemy Master recognized Huang Hao and, despite his protests, abducted him through a void passage to the courtyard.

• Huang Hao checked his bone age, realized he had been in seclusion for only a little over five hundred years, and set off for Demon Descent City to find Lu Qing'an.
• Huang Hao was caught in the shockwaves of a battle between a giant stone Forbidden Living Being and the Dao of Alchemy Master, who defeated it and claimed its Divine Crystal.
• Huang Hao hid in a concealment formation after recognizing the Dao of Alchemy Master, but the Dao of Alchemy Master found him and shattered the formation.
• Huang Hao denied his identity and warned the Dao of Alchemy Master not to harm him because of his relationship with Lu Qing'an; the Dao of Alchemy Master said he held no grudge.
• The Dao of Alchemy Master seized Huang Hao and dragged him through a void passage toward the courtyard despite his attempts to escape.

Dao of Alchemy Master brought Huang Hao to a formidable courtyard, where he pretended it belonged to him and introduced him to Xu Yunyi. Huang Hao discovered that Xu Yunyi knew his sect, and Luo Danhong suddenly appeared and confronted him.

• Dao of Alchemy Master brought Huang Hao to the courtyard and left him stunned by its powerful inhabitants and treasures.
• Dao of Alchemy Master claimed the courtyard as his own and said he had copied Lu Qing'an's layout.
• Xu Yunyi came out of the house, and Dao of Alchemy Master introduced her as his disciple's older sister.
• Xu Yunyi recognized Huang Hao as Martial Uncle Huang Hao, prompting him to ask who her master was.
• Luo Danhong returned through a void passage, spotted Huang Hao, and grabbed his ear while demanding to know where he had been.

Huang Hao reunited with Luo Danhong and discovered that everyone had grown far stronger while he spent five hundred years in seclusion. After learning that Divine Crystals could help him catch up, he mistook Xiao Qingyi for Xu Yunyi’s brother-in-law when Xiao returned to Demon Descent City.

• Luo Danhong released Huang Hao and learned he had missed her transmissions because his Sound Transmission Jade Slip broke during his long seclusion.
• Huang Hao was shocked to find Luo Danhong and the others had become much stronger, while he remained at the Peak Great Emperor Realm.
• Huang Hao showed Luo Danhong and the Dao of Alchemy Master two Divine Crystals and learned that he could refine them into his Dantian to improve his cultivation.
• Huang Hao spotted the courtyard’s huge pile of Divine Crystals and learned they belonged to Xu Yunyi’s brother-in-law.
• Xiao Qingyi returned to Demon Descent City, reunited with Huang Hao, and joined the Dao of Alchemy Master in claiming to be Xu Yunyi’s brother-in-law.

Xiao Qingyi teased Huang Hao about the Divine Crystals and then tricked him into believing Zheng Miaoyin was his wife and Xu Yunyi’s older sister. Xu Xuanyu joined in the deception when he returned with Li Feiyu, and Huang Hao accepted the increasingly elaborate family story.

• Huang Hao asked Xiao Qingyi to share his Divine Crystals, and Xiao Qingyi refused before teasing him about their old friendship.
• Zheng Miaoyin returned, and Xiao Qingyi introduced her as his wife after asking her to play along with his prank.
• Huang Hao believed Zheng Miaoyin was Xu Yunyi’s older sister and greeted her as his sister-in-law.
• Xu Xuanyu and Li Feiyu returned, and Xu Xuanyu played along when Xiao Qingyi called him his brother-in-law.
• Huang Hao remarked that Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi looked alike, and Xu Xuanyu claimed he and his eldest sister were often mistaken for twins.

Huang Hao reunited with Lu Qing'an after emerging from seclusion and discovered that Lu Qing'an had returned with Xue Tianfei. Lu Qing'an revealed that the courtyard and divine crystals belonged to him, then offered Huang Hao the crystals to help him grow stronger.

• Huang Hao questioned Xiao Qingyi and the Dao of Alchemy Master about living together and who owned the courtyard's divine crystals.
• Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei descended from the sky holding hands, surprising Huang Hao and the others.
• Huang Hao greeted Lu Qing'an with a punch and complained that he had spent hundreds of years searching for him while Lu Qing'an had waited for him to leave seclusion.
• Lu Qing'an told Huang Hao that the courtyard and divine crystals were his, exposing Xiao Qingyi and the Dao of Alchemy Master's deception.
• Huang Hao lamented that he was now the weakest among them, and Lu Qing'an told him to use the divine crystals to improve his strength.

Lu Qing'an reunited with Huang Hao, who was delighted to learn that Li Cangxuan was marrying Zhao Wutong. Huang Hao teased Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei about marriage and becoming parents just as Miaomiao returned, calling Lu Qing'an “Daddy.”

• Lu Qing'an noticed Huang Hao was injured, and Huang Hao avoided naming Wang Zhang as the one who had hurt him.
• Lu Qing'an told Huang Hao that Li Cangxuan was getting married, and Huang Hao was astonished.
• Li Cangxuan arrived with Zhao Wutong, introduced her to Huang Hao, and shared their wedding plans.
• Huang Hao praised Zhao Wutong and asked Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei how they had gotten together.
• Huang Hao urged Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei to marry and have a child, then Miaomiao rushed into the courtyard calling Lu Qing'an “Daddy.”

Lu Qing'an introduced his daughter Lu Miaomiao to Huang Hao, who was astonished to learn about Lu Qing'an’s family and past marriage. After meeting the assembled experts in Lu Qing'an’s courtyard, Huang Hao learned that Lu Qing'an was stronger than all of them combined.

• Lu Miaomiao met Huang Hao and accepted him as her godfather in exchange for a piece of popcorn.
• Huang Hao mistook Xue Tianfei for Lu Miaomiao’s mother, and Lu Qing'an privately explained his failed relationship with his ex-wife.
• Huang Hao realized Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi had misled him about who their brother-in-law was, and Xiao Qingyi tried to change the subject.
• Lu Zixuan and the other children returned with the group, and Lu Qing'an introduced them and the assembled experts to Huang Hao.
• Huang Hao asked how strong Lu Qing'an was, and Xiao Qingyi clarified that Lu Qing'an surpassed everyone in the courtyard combined.

Huang Hao learned how powerful Lu Qing'an and the others had become just as a terrifying presence approached from beyond the Cangyun Continent. Black Dragon tried to preserve his deception of Zhu Qingtian while deciding whether the new arrival might give him a chance to capture him.

• Lu Qing'an explained the cultivation realms and recent changes to Huang Hao, then revealed that he had reached the Chaos Emperor Realm and offered to protect him.
• Xiao Qingyi and Xu Xuanyu told Huang Hao that Lu Qing'an had killed a Divine Realm expert, while Xue Tianfei said he was nearing the Late Tribulation Heaven Emperor Realm.
• A powerful presence beyond the heavens alarmed everyone, and Lu Qing'an told Huang Hao that treasures might soon help him grow stronger.
• Black Dragon sensed the approaching expert and worried that Zhu Qingtian would learn his earlier deception was false, but he decided to wait and see whether Lu Qing'an could defeat the newcomer.
• Black Dragon summoned Zhu Qingtian and claimed he would send an External Avatar to investigate, persuading Zhu Qingtian to come to him and agree to compensate him with Divine Crystals if he lost the avatar.

After reaching the Late Profound Heaven Emperor Realm with Divine Crystals, Xu Qingying sensed a Late Divine Realm presence approaching the Cangyun Continent and went beyond it to witness what would happen. Three Late Divine Realm men arrived to capture someone, and they spotted Lu Qing'an and Zheng Miaoyin among the people who came out to meet them.

• Xu Qingying ended her secluded cultivation, unsealed her emotions, and found that Divine Crystals had brought her to the Late Profound Heaven Emperor Realm in only a few days.
• Xu Qingying and the soul in her consciousness sensed a terrifying presence approaching from beyond the continent, and Xu Qingying decided to go watch despite the danger.
• People across the Cangyun Continent felt the approaching presence, while Profound Heaven Emperor experts from the Demon Domain headed beyond the continent to observe.
• Three sinister men at the Late Divine Realm appeared in the void and searched the group that had flown out from the Cangyun Continent for the person they had been sent to capture.
• The white-haired man found Lu Qing'an at the front of the group, and the yellow-haired man recognized Zheng Miaoyin as their junior sister.

Three Late Divine Realm experts arrived beyond the domain to capture Lu Qing'an and Li Cangxuan, while Lu Qing'an calmly faced them. Black Dragon hid his identity and misled Zhu Qingtian about who was confronting the newcomers, and Xu Qingying feared for her family as she watched the standoff.

• The white-haired man and the bald man identified Lu Qing'an and Li Cangxuan as the two people they had come to capture.
• Cangyun Continent cultivators gathered beyond the domain and sensed that the three newcomers were Late Divine Realm experts with hostile intentions.
• Black Dragon watched the confrontation and doubted Lu Qing'an could defeat three opponents, but he hid the truth from Zhu Qingtian by claiming another Divine Realm expert had appeared.
• Zhu Qingtian asked Black Dragon to show him the scene, but Black Dragon refused and urged him to prepare to flee or possess someone.
• Xu Qingying arrived, saw the three Late Divine Realm experts, and worried that Lu Qing'an could not protect her child and younger siblings.

Xu Qingying worried that Lu Qing'an could not withstand three Late Divine Realm experts, while the attackers waited to see if the Cangyun Continent's Heavenly Dao would appear. Lu Qing'an resisted the white-haired expert's soul attack and struck back, leaving the man badly wounded.

• Xu Qingying listened as the soul doubted Lu Qing'an could survive a fight against the three experts, then decided to wait and see what happened.
• The three Late Divine Realm experts confirmed that Lu Qing'an was at the Peak Chaos Emperor Realm and debated whether to attack before the Cangyun Continent's Heavenly Dao appeared.
• The white-haired middle-aged man launched a hidden soul attack at Lu Qing'an after deciding to test him.
• Lu Qing'an felt little discomfort from the attack, cut it off, and sent a soul attack back along its path.
• The white-haired middle-aged man was struck in his sea of consciousness and nearly lost consciousness.

Lu Qing'an stunned three Late Divine Realm experts by overpowering the white-haired man's soul in their first clash. As the three grew wary and the onlookers realized what had happened, Xu Qingying and the soul in her sea of consciousness were left shocked by the strength of Lu Qing'an's soul.

• The white-haired man staggered after Lu Qing'an's soul attack, and his treasure protected him from worse damage.
• The white-haired man warned the bald and yellow-haired men that Lu Qing'an's soul was at least as strong as his, then shielded them with his power.
• The three men suspected Lu Qing'an had killed their junior brother and junior sister, and they treated him as a formidable enemy.
• The Cangyun Continent crowd and Lu Qing'an's companions recognized that he had struck the white-haired man with a soul attack, while Huang Hao regained his composure.
• Black Dragon realized Lu Qing'an had won a clash of souls, and Xu Qingying and the soul in her sea of consciousness were stunned by his strength.

Xu Qingying and the onlookers watched as Lu Qing'an challenged three Late Divine Realm experts while revealing his Peak Chaos Emperor Realm cultivation. The three remained too wary to attack, and Lu Qing'an finally decided to make the first move.

• Xu Qingying wondered whether Lu Qing'an could truly exchange blows with an Undying Realm expert, but the soul dismissed the possibility.
• Lu Qing'an urged the three Late Divine Realm experts to attack together so he could judge their strength.
• The three experts demanded that Lu Qing'an attack first and questioned whether his displayed cultivation was genuine.
• Lu Qing'an revealed his Eternal Night Emperor Ring and confirmed that he was at the Peak Chaos Emperor Realm.
• The observers grew confused as the three experts continued hesitating, and Lu Qing'an lost patience and said he would attack first.

Lu Qing'an summoned ten Demon God Phantoms, then used Thousand Illusion Shadow Escape Step to multiply them into ten thousand and send them against three Late Divine Realm experts. His allies and onlookers were stunned by the display, and Xu Qingying began to suspect that Lu Qing'an was a Creation Realm expert.

• Lu Qing'an unleashed his Demon God Phantom Divine Ability and summoned ten phantoms, four more than before.
• Li Cangxuan and Zheng Miaoyin recognized that Lu Qing'an's Divine Ability had grown stronger, while the three Late Divine Realm experts exchanged wary remarks.
• Lu Qing'an ordered the phantoms to attack the white-haired middle-aged man and his two companions using other Divine Abilities.
• The ten phantoms used Thousand Illusion Shadow Escape Step and filled the star field with ten thousand apparent copies.
• Huang Hao, Xu Qingying, and the onlookers were stunned by the sight, while Xu Qingying realized Lu Qing'an could layer Divine Abilities.

Lu Qing'an used his Divine Ability to unleash more than ten thousand Demon God Phantoms, each capable of using multiple Divine Abilities, astonishing Xu Qingying and the three visitors from the Pill Cloud Continent. The three men weathered the barrage and decided to risk everything to kill Lu Qing'an and seize his apparent fortuitous opportunity.

• Xu Qingying and the three Late Divine Realm men from the Pill Cloud Continent were shocked when Lu Qing'an's Divine Ability produced ten thousand Demon God Phantoms using the Thousand Illusion Shadow Escape Step.
• The white-haired man warned his two junior brothers to prepare for battle, and the three drew their weapons and charged at the Demon God Phantoms.
• Lu Qing'an commanded the phantoms to unleash more than ten Divine Abilities, including abilities belonging to Du Haitao and Han Mengyao, forcing the three men to defend while retreating.
• After enduring a round of attacks, the three men judged that they could withstand the phantoms and might still defeat Lu Qing'an.
• The white-haired man urged his junior brothers to fight on and seize Lu Qing'an's fortuitous opportunity, and all three chose to use their strongest methods.

Lu Qing'an fought three Late Divine Realm experts beyond the continent, whose full-power transformations and Four-Mystery Divine Abilities matched his attacks. The battle remained uncertain as his allies watched, and Xu Qingying was left stunned by his ability to combine so many Divine Abilities.

• The white-haired, bald, and yellow-haired men absorbed their soul phantoms and transformed before unleashing their strongest forms.
• The three men attacked Lu Qing'an with Four-Mystery Divine Abilities, and his Demon God Phantom countered them in an apparently even battle.
• Li Cangxuan and the other spectators watched from a distance, unable to intervene as the clash shattered asteroids and sent shockwaves across the void.
• Huang Hao worried that Lu Qing'an might lose, but Xiao Qingyi said he was likely testing something and warned that they would be killed if they approached.
• Black Dragon watched with concern as Xu Qingying and the souls from the Six Heavens Continent and Divine Continent struggled to comprehend Lu Qing'an's combined Divine Abilities.

Lu Qing'an tested his Peak Chaos Emperor Realm strength while fighting three Late Divine Realm experts and concluded he could not defeat them with his current abilities. He then told the stunned opponents to use any strongest techniques they had left, leaving the battle poised to escalate.

• Xu Qingying and the soul in her mind watched Lu Qing'an hold off three Late Divine Realm experts and wondered whether he had hidden strength or a powerful background.
• Lu Qing'an assessed his abilities as the three opponents gained the upper hand, deciding that more Divine Abilities and stronger soul attacks would be needed to kill them.
• Lu Qing'an resolved that his greater goal was to kill a Peak Divine Realm expert while still at the Peak Chaos Emperor Realm.
• Lu Qing'an announced that he was done playing and challenged the three men to use all their strongest techniques, leaving them frozen in shock.

Lu Qing'an told the three Late Divine Realm attackers to use their strongest moves, then revealed that his cultivation was at the Early Divine Realm. The revelation left the attackers wondering whether he was the Cangyun Continent's Heavenly Dao, but Lu Qing'an dismissed the idea.

• The bald, white-haired, and yellow-haired middle-aged men rejected Lu Qing'an's warning and kept attacking, convinced he was bluffing.
• Li Cangxuan and the Cangyun Continent spectators awaited Lu Qing'an's hidden power, while Black Dragon, Xu Qingying, and the soul wondered what he could do.
• Lu Qing'an sensed that the three attackers had no stronger moves and decided they were no longer useful to him.
• Lu Qing'an released an Early Divine Realm presence, freezing the three attackers in shock.
• The white-haired man guessed that Lu Qing'an was the Cangyun Continent's Heavenly Dao, but Lu Qing'an asked if he seemed that weak.

Lu Qing'an revealed his Early Divine Realm cultivation and transformed into a fearsome divine form, stunning everyone watching. As he prepared to test his new power against the three opponents, Xu Qingying regretted divorcing him and wondered if she could still turn back.

• Lu Qing'an's reveal of his Divine Realm cultivation astonished the crowd, while Black Dragon decided to seek Lu Qing'an's help capturing Zhu Qingtian.
• Xu Qingying and the soul in her sea of consciousness wondered whether Lu Qing'an was hiding even greater strength, and Xu Qingying regretted her past decision to divorce him.
• Lu Qing'an summoned an immense Eternal Night Emperor Ring and transformed into an armored, demonic divine form.
• Lu Qing'an assessed his transformed appearance and strength as the spectators marveled at how fearsome he looked.