Chapter Summaries

Lu Qing'an defeated the three men with his strengthened Demon God Phantoms, killed the white-haired man's soul, and let its message reach Bao Huai so his master would come after him. Afterward, he seized the Black Dragon, who tried to regain his favor by offering to help capture Zhu Qingtian.

• Lu Qing'an upgraded and multiplied his Demon God Phantoms, then used them to overwhelm the three men and kill the bald and yellow-haired men.
• The white-haired man's soul escaped the phantoms, but Lu Qing'an caught it and burned it with the Immortal-Slaying Black Flame.
• Lu Qing'an let the white-haired man's soul message escape, expecting it to summon Bao Huai, then collected the three men's possessions.
• Lu Qing'an appeared behind the watchers, pulled the Black Dragon out of hiding, and dismissed Xu Qingying with a glance.
• The Black Dragon offered to help Lu Qing'an catch Zhu Qingtian, and Lu Qing'an expressed interest.

Lu Qing'an promised to spare the Black Dragon if he helped capture the Holy Lord, then entered the Cangyun Continent with Luo Danhong. He left everyone outside stunned after discarding his Divine Realm cultivation to return to the peak of the Chaos Emperor Realm.

• The Black Dragon begged Lu Qing'an for a chance to reform, and Lu Qing'an agreed to spare him if he helped catch the Holy Lord.
• The Black Dragon warned that no one outside could enter the Cangyun Continent, so Lu Qing'an sealed the onlookers beyond it and told Xiao Qingyi and the others to guard them.
• Lu Qing'an summoned Luo Danhong and asked her to help capture Zhu Qingtian's soul, then told the Black Dragon to lead them to the Holy Lord.
• Lu Qing'an dispersed his Divine Realm cultivation, returned to the peak of the Chaos Emperor Realm, and entered the Cangyun Continent with Luo Danhong and the Black Dragon.
• The onlookers, including Xu Qingying and the soul within her, were shocked that Lu Qing'an had discarded the cultivation she had spent her life pursuing.

Lu Qing'an and the Black Dragon prepared to capture Zhu Qingtian alive, with the Black Dragon pretending to remain loyal while Lu Qing'an and Luo Danhong closed in. Zhu Qingtian revealed that the Black Dragon's External Avatar Divine Ability had a fatal flaw and bargained to possess three of his avatars as the barrier and formation neared completion.

• The Black Dragon told Lu Qing'an that Zhu Qingtian was hiding near his main body and had begun planning to possess someone.
• Lu Qing'an told the Black Dragon to keep deceiving Zhu Qingtian while he and Luo Danhong set up a barrier and formation to trap him alive.
• The Black Dragon misled Zhu Qingtian by claiming that a Reincarnation Realm expert would soon arrive, prompting Zhu Qingtian to say he would possess a body that night.
• Zhu Qingtian revealed that he planned to possess three of the Black Dragon's External Avatars and threatened that the avatars would all die within a year because of a flaw in the Divine Ability.
• The Black Dragon agreed to let Zhu Qingtian possess three External Avatars while Lu Qing'an and Luo Danhong rapidly closed in.

Black Dragon gave Zhu Qingtian control of his three External Avatars, then betrayed him and summoned Lu Qing'an. Lu Qing'an captured Zhu Qingtian, who activated a powerful shield and threatened to destroy the cavern and Cangyun Continent if Lu Qing'an attacked.

• Black Dragon let Zhu Qingtian's soul take over his three External Avatars in exchange for learning how to fix their flaw, but Zhu Qingtian refused to explain until they reached the Divine Continent.
• Black Dragon called for his master, and Zhu Qingtian tried to flee through the void as layers of Lu Qing'an's barriers and Luo Danhong's formations surrounded him.
• Lu Qing'an used his Divine Realm-level Divine Sense to find Zhu Qingtian in the void and drag his soul out, then stopped Black Dragon from attacking him.
• Zhu Qingtian unleashed a blue shield Divine Ability linked to the surrounding void and threatened to bring down everyone and the Cangyun Continent if Lu Qing'an tried to kill him.

Lu Qing'an learned that Zhu Qingtian's defenses could only be broken with Divine Realm power, then dragged him and a torn swath of void beyond the Cangyun Continent and shattered his shield. As Lu Qing'an prepared to kill Zhu Qingtian, Black Dragon intervened to bargain for the External Avatar technique, and Zhu Qingtian offered his knowledge and more than six hundred Divine Abilities to save himself.

• Lu Qing'an confirmed Zhu Qingtian's shield required Divine Realm strength to break, and Zhu Qingtian warned that damaging the continent's void would anger its Heavenly Dao.
• Black Dragon showed Zhu Qingtian proof that Lu Qing'an had killed three Late Divine Realm experts, but Lu Qing'an still dragged Zhu Qingtian and a huge expanse of torn void beyond the continent.
• Lu Qing'an trapped Zhu Qingtian behind a thousand layers of barriers and shattered his blue turtle shell with the Demon God Phantom Divine Ability.
• Zhu Qingtian knelt and begged for his life, but Lu Qing'an ignited the Immortal-Slaying Black Flame and refused to spare him.
• Black Dragon pleaded for Lu Qing'an to preserve Zhu Qingtian because of the External Avatar technique, and Zhu Qingtian claimed he was from the Six Heavens Continent and knew more than six hundred Divine Abilities.

Lu Qing'an spared Zhu Qingtian after the Black Dragon begged for his life, but placed a lethal restriction on Zhu Qingtian's soul and warned the Black Dragon that it still had to prove its loyalty. After releasing the captives and inviting them to his disciple's wedding, Lu Qing'an returned to the Demon Domain, where the Black Dragon knelt before him for what came next.

• Lu Qing'an pretended Zhu Qingtian had no value and moved to kill him, prompting the Black Dragon to beg and weep for his master's mercy.
• Lu Qing'an agreed to spare Zhu Qingtian, placed a self-destruct restriction on his soul, and warned the Black Dragon that disobedience would still mean death.
• Lu Qing'an sealed Zhu Qingtian's soul, freed the people from the Cangyun Continent, and invited them to his disciple's wedding above Demon Descent City.
• Lu Qing'an and his group left for the Cangyun Continent; Xu Qingying remained dazed before following them, troubled about her future.
• Lu Qing'an returned to a courtyard in the Demon Domain, where the Black Dragon knelt before him as Xiao Qingyi and the others stayed back.

Lu Qing'an bound Black Dragon with a soul contract and assigned him duties in the Holy Spirit Organization and beyond. He then distributed seized weapons and materials, and revealed plans for the Time Ore Crystal and a powerful soul-locking Divine Ability.

• Lu Qing'an placed a soul contract on Black Dragon, ordered him to return Xiao Qingyi's two disciples, and sent him to the Nether Bone Dragon for courtyard duties.
• Lu Qing'an tasked Black Dragon with taking control of the Holy Spirit Organization and preparing to send people to the Cinnabar and Azure Continent, then told him to meet Zixuan.
• Lu Qing'an told Xiao Qingyi and the others to keep punishing Black Dragon, and Xiao Qingyi vowed to deal with his two disciples.
• Lu Qing'an gave the four children weapons taken from their enemies, and Wang Duanshan agreed to modify Lu Miaomiao's hammer.
• Zheng Miaoyin identified a Time Ore Crystal, and Wang Duanshan and He Hong agreed to use it to strengthen the Time Cultivation Tower.
• Lu Qing'an revealed fifteen Divine Ability manuals, including the Nine Nether Soul-Locking Incantation, and considered using the Holy Spirit Organization's possession method to infiltrate enemy factions.

Lu Qing'an examined the pills and treasures looted from the three middle-aged men, learning about Divine Cultivation Pills, an ancient teleportation matrix disk, and a soul defense treasure. He planned to study the matrix for travel between continents and learned that Zhu Qingtian considered himself Lu Qing'an's soul slave.

• Lu Qing'an asked Zheng Miaoyin and Xu Xuanyu to identify the pills, and they learned the pills could double Divine Crystal refinement speed for a month.
• Lu Qing'an gave Huang Hao five Divine Cultivation Pills, while Xiao Qingyi was offered five only if he reduced his cultivation to Huang Hao's level.
• Xu Xuanyu said he knew how to refine the pills, and Lu Qing'an discussed visiting the Pill Cloud Continent to obtain ingredients.
• Zheng Miaoyin identified the cracked jade disk as an ancient teleportation matrix, and Lu Qing'an asked Luo Danhong, Huang Hao, and Xu Yunyi to study whether they could set it up.
• Zhu Qingtian identified the blue sphere as a soul treasure for defense and cultivation, then explained that he called Lu Qing'an master because he considered himself Lu Qing'an's soul slave.

Lu Qing'an obtained Zhu Qingtian’s soul cultivation method and made him transcribe the External Avatar Divine Ability. After mastering it instantly and creating nine avatars, Lu Qing'an dismissed them when he sensed the ability hindered his soul cultivation.

• Lu Qing'an demanded Zhu Qingtian’s soul cultivation method, then discovered that cultivating it with his soul treasure increased his soul cultivation speed two hundredfold.
• Lu Qing'an gave Zhu Qingtian Supreme-Grade Divine Crystal and ordered him to transcribe three hundred advanced Divine Abilities, starting with the External Avatar Divine Ability.
• Zhu Qingtian completed the original copy, and Lu Qing'an mastered the External Avatar Divine Ability at its supreme realm after one glance.
• Lu Qing'an created nine External Avatars, but sensed they could not use stacked Divine Abilities and that splitting his soul slowed his soul cultivation.
• Zhu Qingtian explained that the drawbacks were limitations of the Divine Ability, and Lu Qing'an recalled all nine avatars into his body.

The Nether Bone Dragon forced the Black Dragon to join the Kidney-Nourishing Dragon Group and supply kidneys for Lu Miaomiao, then the courtyard held a banquet to welcome Huang Hao. The chapter ended with Huang Hao and the Saber God drinking Lu Qing'an's powerful wine and shouting deliriously.

• The Nether Bone Dragon recruited the Black Dragon into his group and ordered him to release all ten of his bodies' kidneys for cooking.
• The Black Dragon learned the group's kidney-nourishing routine and secretly resented having to provide its future supply of kidneys.
• Lu Qing'an welcomed Huang Hao to the courtyard family at a banquet, where Huang Hao praised the wine and the guests toasted him.
• The Saber God asked Lu Qing'an for more wine because he missed his wife, and Huang Hao challenged the warning that the stronger wine could get him drunk.
• After drinking it, the Saber God cried out for Jingjing while Huang Hao declared he would never enter seclusion again.

Xu Qingying struggled with memories of Lu Qing'an and considered whether to return to him, while Bao Huai learned of Lu Qing'an's strength and prepared to pursue him after advancing. Deep in Cangyun Continent, its Heavenly Dao discovered a vast new wound and vowed revenge on whoever caused it.

• Xu Qingying recalled a night with Lu Qing'an and asked the soul in her sea of consciousness to assess his strength, which it believed might reach the Creation, Undying, Sovereign, or even Eternal Realm.
• The soul urged Xu Qingying to seek Lu Qing'an's forgiveness and attend his disciple's wedding, but she hesitated over returning if he was only at the Creation Realm.
• Bao Huai absorbed soul information left by Mubai and learned that Lu Qing'an had concealed his cultivation and could stack Divine Abilities, though Bao Huai doubted the account and feared an ambush.
• Bao Huai ate a Human Saint Pill to advance from the Early to the Mid Reincarnation Realm before heading to Cangyun Continent to find Lu Qing'an.
• The Heavenly Dao of Cangyun Continent discovered a huge new wound stretching from underground to the sky and vowed to punish whoever caused it.

Lu Qing'an supported Li Cangxuan’s cultivation and future marriage, then agreed with Xue Tianfei to consider their own wedding after Li Cangxuan’s. Li Cangxuan asked Xu Xuanyu to help raise Lu Zhengran to the Great Emperor Realm so he could hand over the Demon Emperor’s position at his wedding.

• Lu Qing'an gave Li Cangxuan thirteen Divine Cultivation Pills and urged him to grow more confident before his wedding.
• Lu Qing'an gave Xue Tianfei two Divine Cultivation Pills, and they agreed to choose a wedding date after Li Cangxuan’s wedding.
• Li Cangxuan asked Xu Xuanyu to refine a pill that could help Lu Zhengran reach the Great Emperor Realm.
• Xu Xuanyu agreed to make a list of the herbs needed, and Li Cangxuan planned to search for them in the sealed ruins of the Immortal-Demon War.

As Li Cangxuan prepared to marry Zhao Wutong, Lu Qing'an and their companions gathered supplies and organized a grand wedding open to the Cangyun Continent. On the wedding day, Li Cangxuan struggled with nerves as the festivities were prepared, while Lu Qing'an encouraged him to focus on making the moment special for his bride.

• Li Cangxuan and Xu Xuanyu gathered enough medicinal herbs to help the children reach the Great Emperor Realm, and Li Cangxuan returned to cultivation ahead of his wedding.
• Luo Danhong, Huang Hao, and Xu Yunyi worked out how to build a short-range teleportation matrix and told Lu Qing'an they needed a Three Mysteries-grade formation stone.
• Lu Qing'an announced that Li Cangxuan would marry Zhao Wutong at dusk and invited experts across the Cangyun Continent to attend.
• Xiao Qingyi, Huang Hao, and the others prepared a lavish wedding venue on a massive island above Demon Descent City, while Lu Qing'an kept Li Cangxuan company.
• Li Cangxuan admitted he was nervous about the crowd, and Lu Qing'an reassured him to show Zhao Wutong his best self; Li Cangxuan then decided to cultivate because walking made him more nervous.

Lu Qing'an and his guests gathered on the island above Demon Descent City to celebrate Li Cangxuan and Zhao Wutong’s wedding. After the couple exchanged vows, Lu Qing'an shared a tender moment with Xue Tianfei as fireworks lit the sky.

• Xiao Qingyi invited the guests up to the island, where Xu Yunyi and the others seated them for the lavish banquet.
• Lu Qing'an arrived with Xue Tianfei, Li Cangxuan, and Huang Hao, then exchanged a knowing smile with a little girl in the crowd.
• Zhao Linyuan escorted Zhao Wutong to Li Cangxuan, who asked her to marry him, and she happily accepted.
• Li Cangxuan embraced Zhao Wutong as the guests watched fireworks display a wedding verse across the sky.
• Lu Qing'an held out his hand to Xue Tianfei, and she smiled and took it.

At the wedding banquet, Li Cangxuan announced that Lu Zhengran would become the Demon Domain's next Demon Emperor. Wang Dong objected and challenged Lu Zhengran, who revealed his Heavenly Grief Emperor Position as their fight began.

• After the wedding rites, Li Cangxuan announced he would step away from the Demon Domain's affairs and named Lu Zhengran as his successor.
• Wang Dong of the Wang Household objected and demanded a fight with Lu Zhengran, proposing that he become Demon Emperor if he won.
• Lu Zhengran accepted the challenge and flew into the sky to face Wang Dong.
• Wang Dong revealed his Yin Clarity Emperor Position, and Lu Zhengran summoned the Heavenly Grief Emperor Position, whose ring made heaven and earth mourn.

Lu Zhengran battled Wang Dong, first overwhelming him with close-range saber attacks before Wang Dong turned the fight around by wielding the power of heaven and earth. Lu Zhengran then summoned rainwater sabers that broke through Wang Dong’s defenses and swallowed him, ending the battle.

• Lu Zhengran charged Wang Dong and relentlessly attacked him with his greatsaber, forcing him onto the defensive.
• Lu Qing'an recognized that Wang Dong had stirred the power of heaven and earth, and Wang Dong used it to block Lu Zhengran and counterattack.
• Wang Dong pressed Lu Zhengran with sword techniques empowered by the surrounding power of heaven and earth.
• Lu Zhengran wept, gathered rain into countless giant greatsabers, and sent them crashing through Wang Dong’s defenses.
• The rainwater greatsabers swallowed Wang Dong, ending the battle, while the girl in the white dress opened her eyes with an ugly expression.

Lu Qing'an confronted the Heavenly Dao of Cangyun Continent, who came to punish him and recruit him as her subordinate. Their argument ended when a Mid Reincarnation Realm presence appeared, and Lu Qing'an recognized it as the Bao Huai delivery he had been expecting.

• Lu Qing'an met the Heavenly Dao of Cangyun Continent in the courtyard and challenged her threats despite her Early Reincarnation Realm power.
• The Heavenly Dao accused Lu Qing'an of breaking her seal, taking her Heavenly Dao Puppets, and wounding her true body, then offered him a choice to earn her forgiveness.
• Lu Qing'an dismissed the Heavenly Dao's offer and dared her to fight, while she considered recruiting him to help strengthen Cangyun Continent.
• Lu Qing'an and the Heavenly Dao sensed a Mid Reincarnation Realm presence, and Lu Qing'an recognized it as the Bao Huai delivery.

Lu Qing'an faced Bao Huai, who had come to avenge his disciples, while the Heavenly Dao of Cangyun Continent refused to intervene. The chapter ended with Lu Qing'an revealing that he had reached the Mid Divine Realm, astonishing Bao Huai and the Heavenly Dao.

• Lu Qing'an left to meet the approaching Mid Reincarnation Realm expert, and the Heavenly Dao of Cangyun Continent reinforced the continent's defenses before following him.
• Bao Huai arrived in person and demanded that the Heavenly Dao stay out of his fight with Lu Qing'an.
• The Heavenly Dao of Cangyun Continent agreed not to interfere and promised to protect Lu Qing'an's family and friends if he died.
• Bao Huai threatened to kill Lu Qing'an and preserve his soul to uncover his secrets, while Lu Qing'an treated him as a delivery carrying resources he wanted.
• Lu Qing'an's cultivation changed from the Peak Chaos Emperor Realm to the Mid Divine Realm, shocking Bao Huai and the Heavenly Dao of Cangyun Continent.

Lu Qing'an faced Bao Huai, a Mid Reincarnation Realm expert, and used his powerful soul to immobilize him before unleashing a coordinated barrage of Divine Abilities. The chapter ended with Bao Huai trapped in a chain cocoon as Lu Qing'an detonated its accumulated power.

• Bao Huai revealed his Mid Reincarnation Realm cultivation and transformed through his Emperor Ring while Lu Qing'an observed calmly.
• Lu Qing'an struck Bao Huai with the Nine Nether Soul-Locking Incantation, immobilizing him despite his soul defense treasure.
• Bao Huai burned part of his soul to break free, but Lu Qing'an's fifteen Demon God Phantoms surrounded him and unleashed hundreds of Divine Abilities.
• Bao Huai destroyed the barrage, but Lu Qing'an and the phantoms immobilized and bound him with the Six Paths Heaven-Locking Bind.
• The phantoms gathered their stacked attacks inside the chain cocoon, and Lu Qing'an ordered it to explode.

Lu Qing'an killed Bao Huai, searched his soul, and learned that the Pill Azure Sect was rich in resources and steeped in wrongdoing. After destroying Bao Huai's soul and claiming his storage treasure, Lu Qing'an confronted the terrified Heavenly Dao of Cangyun Continent.

• Lu Qing'an's explosive attack destroyed Bao Huai's body, but Bao Huai's soul survived and fled toward the Cinnabar and Azure Continent.
• Lu Qing'an stopped Bao Huai with the Nine Nether Soul-Locking Incantation and searched his soul using a Five-Mystery Soul-Searching Divine Ability.
• Lu Qing'an learned of Bao Huai's crimes and the Pill Azure Sect's resources, then burned Bao Huai's soul to ashes with the Immortal-Slaying Black Flame.
• Lu Qing'an took Bao Huai's storage treasure and decided to wipe out the Pill Azure Sect for its resources.
• The Heavenly Dao of Cangyun Continent recoiled in shock after witnessing Lu Qing'an defeat Bao Huai, and Lu Qing'an told her she was next.