Chapter Summaries

Lu Qing'an boasted to Cang Ru and Dan Yun about the Eternal Realm and urged Cang Ru to follow him, then accelerated his group's plans to seize fortune across Pill Cloud Continent. Xu Xuanyu and his companions reached the Alchemist Guild headquarters to join and challenge its ranked alchemists.

• Lu Qing'an told Dan Yun that reaching the Eternal Realm had been as easy as drinking water and said a failed cultivator might still advance through a rare opportunity.
• Lu Qing'an promised Cang Ru she could become the Nine Heavens Continent by following him, making Dan Yun envious.
• Black Dragon relayed Lu Qing'an's order to move their deadline forward by half a month, and Li Cangxuan declared he would fight ten opponents at once.
• Xu Xuanyu, Xiao Qingyi, Dao of Alchemy Master, and Fang Qiuhe decided to act more boldly and headed for the Alchemist Guild headquarters.
• Xu Xuanyu explained that they would join the guild, receive rankings, and challenge ranked alchemists to plunder their fortune, while Xiao Qingyi offered to handle their high-profile behavior.

Xu Xuanyu and Xiao Qingyi brought three Pill Azure Sect disciples to the Alchemist Guild for their membership assessments, where they spotted Nangong Wan, a woman who looked remarkably like Nangong Yun. Xu Xuanyu let Nangong Wan go first so he could learn her name, while Xiao Qingyi teased him about being interested in her.

• Xiao Qingyi agreed to handle matters while Xu Xuanyu and the others focused on alchemy.
• Xu Xuanyu and the others arrived at the Alchemist Guild, and Deacon Liu led them to the assessment area.
• Xu Xuanyu and Xiao Qingyi noticed Nangong Wan, whose appearance closely resembled Nangong Yun.
• Deacon Liu led Xu Xuanyu and the others to the front of the line, but Xu Xuanyu offered Nangong Wan the chance to take her assessment first.
• Xiao Qingyi teased Xu Xuanyu about Nangong Wan liking him, and Xu Xuanyu denied being interested in her.

Nangong Wan passed the Alchemist Guild entrance assessment, and Xu Xuanyu stunned the crowd by using the Chaos Alchemy Method to refine two high-grade Divine Cultivation Pills. As Dao of Alchemy Master prepared to demonstrate his own method, Wang Hao arrived with Vast Pill Sect disciples and drew Nangong Wan’s excited greeting.

• Nangong Wan refined a one-mystery Divine Cultivation Pill and passed the Alchemist Guild assessment.
• Xu Xuanyu used the Chaos Alchemy Method to refine two one-mystery high-grade Divine Cultivation Pills, shocking Deacon Liu and the crowd.
• Deacon Liu praised Xu Xuanyu’s talent, and Xu Xuanyu looked toward Nangong Wan, who remained stunned.
• Dao of Alchemy Master stepped up to begin refining with his self-developed One-Pot Stewing Pill Refining Method.
• Wang Hao entered with Vast Pill Sect disciples and mocked the Pill Azure Sect; Nangong Wan hurried over to greet him, leaving Xu Xuanyu speechless.

Xu Xuanyu watched Nangong Wan turn away from him and favor Wang Hao, who then insulted the Pill Azure Sect and challenged the Dao of Alchemy Master to an alchemy contest. The two raised the wager to include stripping naked and walking through the Alchemist Guild, and Wang Hao hesitated when challenged in turn.

• Xiao Qingyi admitted he knew little about romance after Nangong Wan's behavior left Xu Xuanyu confused.
• Wang Hao arrived to join the Alchemist Guild, and Nangong Wan eagerly proposed that they challenge the rankings together.
• Wang Hao insulted the Pill Azure Sect and demanded that the Dao of Alchemy Master move aside so he could take the assessment first.
• The Dao of Alchemy Master challenged Wang Hao to compete, and Wang Hao wagered that the loser would kneel, bark three times, and call his sect trash.
• The Dao of Alchemy Master raised the stakes by adding that the loser must strip naked and walk through the Alchemist Guild, making Wang Hao hesitate.

Wang Hao agreed to compete against the Dao of Alchemy Master, unaware until Nangong Wan warned him that his opponent might know the Chaos Alchemy Method. As the timed pill-refining contest was about to begin, Xiao Qingyi opened betting and taunted Wang Hao to reveal his confidence.

• Wang Hao and the Dao of Alchemy Master wagered on who could produce more and better One-Mystery Divine Cultivation Pills in the time it took one incense stick to burn.
• Nangong Wan told Wang Hao that the Dao of Alchemy Master was Xu Xuanyu's senior brother and might know the Chaos Alchemy Method.
• The Dao of Alchemy Master requested fifteen portions of ingredients, increasing Wang Hao's unease as the judges prepared the two Pill Furnaces.
• Xiao Qingyi opened bets, with the crowd largely wagering on the Dao of Alchemy Master to win.
• Wang Hao urged everyone to bet on him instead.

Wang Hao revealed his fast, high-grade pill refining and drew most of the crowd’s bets to himself, while Xiao Qingyi and Dao of Alchemy Master acted as if the contest favored Wang Hao. The contest began, and Dao of Alchemy Master unveiled his One-Pot Stewing Pill Refining Method, producing twenty high-grade Divine Cultivation Pills in half an incense stick.

• Wang Hao displayed a first-mystery, supreme-grade Divine Cultivation Pill he had refined quickly and bet his savings on himself.
• The crowd changed their bets to Wang Hao, while Xiao Qingyi protested that the bets could not be changed.
• Deacon Huang wagered a huge Divine Crystal against Xiao Qingyi, and Zhang Hongchun promised to cover Dao of Alchemy Master’s losses.
• Wang Hao sent a disciple to summon his master after Zhang Hongchun appeared to back Dao of Alchemy Master.
• Dao of Alchemy Master dropped his pretended hesitation and began refining with his One-Pot Stewing Pill Refining Method.
• After half an incense stick, Dao of Alchemy Master produced twenty first-mystery, high-grade Divine Cultivation Pills.

The Dao of Alchemy Master overwhelmed Wang Hao in an alchemy wager, refining twenty-one high-grade Divine Cultivation Pills and a supreme-grade pill before time ran out. Wang Hao lost, leaving the onlookers furious over their lost wagers and eager to see him fulfill the penalties.

• The Dao of Alchemy Master shocked the examination room by refining twenty first-profound, high-grade Divine Cultivation Pills at once.
• Xiao Qingyi realized Deacon Huang and the other bettors had wagered nearly everything, while Wang Hao stared in disbelief at the Dao of Alchemy Master's feat.
• Nangong Wan urged Wang Hao to keep refining, and Wang Hao resumed after convincing himself he still had a chance.
• The Dao of Alchemy Master refined a twenty-first high-grade Divine Cultivation Pill, then began another pill to demonstrate his skill.
• At the final breath of the examination, Wang Hao and the Dao of Alchemy Master each produced a supreme-grade Divine Cultivation Pill, but the Dao of Alchemy Master won by a clear margin.
• The Dao of Alchemy Master asked what they had wagered, and the onlookers turned on Wang Hao and demanded that he fulfill the penalties.

After Wang Hao lost the alchemy contest and bet, Hao Meiqi arrived and refused to honor the wager, prompting Zhang Hongchun to stop them from leaving. The two Peak Reincarnation Realm experts prepared to fight as Xu Xuanyu and Xiao Qingyi watched.

• Wang Hao was pressured to honor his bet until Zhang Hongchun's presence drove him to his knees.
• Hao Meiqi arrived, learned how Wang Hao had lost, and declared that she would not accept the contest's result or honor the wager.
• Hao Meiqi ordered Wang Hao to leave with her, but Zhang Hongchun destroyed the void passage she opened.
• Hao Meiqi and Zhang Hongchun traded threats, and Xu Xuanyu and Xiao Qingyi settled in to watch their confrontation.

Xiao Qingyi reopened betting on the fight between Zhang Hongchun and Hao Meiqi, pushing them into a duel. Zhang Hongchun defeated Hao Meiqi in one move, shocking Wang Hao and Dan Yun.

• Xiao Qingyi offered new odds, and Deacon Huang, Deacon Liu, and other spectators placed bets on the duel.
• Zhang Hongchun agreed to fight Hao Meiqi, who demanded that the matter concerning her disciple be void if she lost.
• Hao Meiqi told Wang Hao to watch as she avenged him, while Wang Hao mocked Zhang Hongchun and boasted that his master would win quickly.
• Zhang Hongchun defeated Hao Meiqi with a single move, freezing Wang Hao's triumphant smile.
• Dan Yun sensed the fight from elsewhere on the Pill Cloud Continent and was stunned by Zhang Hongchun's victory.

Zhang Hongchun defeated Hao Meiqi in one move, shocking the Alchemist Guild crowd and ruining the gamblers who had bet against him. As Zhang demanded that Hao Meiqi and Wang Hao fulfill their wager, Xiao Qingyi intervened and asked to spare Hao Meiqi from kneeling and barking.

• Dan Yun noticed Zhang Hongchun had taken Hao Meiqi's fortune and decided to keep an eye on him, while Lu Qing'an asked her to tell him how she met Li Wensong.
• Zhang Hongchun defeated Hao Meiqi with a powerful Divine Ability, leaving the Alchemist Guild crowd and Hao Meiqi herself stunned.
• Deacon Huang, Deacon Liu, and other gamblers realized they had lost their Divine Crystals and valuables, while Xiao Qingyi smugly enjoyed his winnings.
• Zhang Hongchun tossed Hao Meiqi aside and ordered her and Wang Hao to begin their performance, while Wang Hao asked his master what they should do.
• Zhang Hongchun released a terrifying pressure when they hesitated, but Xiao Qingyi asked him to spare Hao Meiqi from kneeling and barking, and Zhang asked how he wanted to handle them.

After Hao Meiqi and Wang Hao lost their wager, Xiao Qingyi used Hao Meiqi’s surrendered fortune to draw alchemists into challenging Xu Xuanyu and the Dao of Alchemy Master. As the contests continued, Nangong Wan began to reconsider her view of Xu Xuanyu after seeing him freely advise the defeated contestants.

• Xiao Qingyi let Hao Meiqi avoid kneeling and barking in exchange for all her valuables, but insisted that Wang Hao fulfill his wager.
• Wang Hao knelt and barked like a dog, then Hao Meiqi took him away without Zhang Hongchun stopping them.
• Xiao Qingyi announced a reward for One-Mystery Alchemists to challenge Xu Xuanyu and the Dao of Alchemy Master, displaying Hao Meiqi’s fortune as the prize.
• Alchemists flocked to compete, and Xu Xuanyu began analyzing the defeated contestants’ pills and advising them without charge.
• Nangong Wan watched Xu Xuanyu gain the contestants’ respect and began questioning whether she had misunderstood him.

Lu Qing'an prepared to take his children away from Pill Cloud Continent and arrived at Yin Realm Academy, where he found its leaders discussing a merger with Yang Realm Academy. The four children reunited with him, leaving the Reincarnation Realm experts staring in surprise at their father.

• Array masters from the Pill Azure Sect impressed the Array Master Guild, while dragons from the sect recruited Demon Beasts and a Divine Realm elder searched the continent for his wife.
• Lu Qing'an decided it was time to take his children home before Li Wensong arrived, and Dan Yun agreed to go with him.
• After Lu Qing'an and Dan Yun left, Cang Ru concealed Black Dragon, Xue Tianfei, and the others inside her spatial treasure.
• At Yin Realm Academy, the leaders of the Yin and Yang Realm Academies agreed to merge their schools after debating which one should claim Lu Zixuan and the other children.
• Lu Miaomiao, Lu Zixuan, and the other two children rushed to greet Lu Qing'an, while the Reincarnation Realm experts realized he was their father.

Lu Qing'an took his four children away from Pill Cloud Continent, leaving the academy leaders stunned to learn that Dan Yun was its Heavenly Dao and treated him with great respect. He transferred his excess cultivation to Dan Yun, then returned to Cangyun Continent with the children and Cang Ru, while Dan Yun celebrated her windfall.

• The academy leaders recognized Dan Yun as the Heavenly Dao of Pill Cloud Continent and were shocked by her respectful manner toward Lu Qing'an.
• Lu Qing'an told the academy leaders he was taking his children home and promised Dan Yun would compensate them for their care.
• Lu Qing'an transferred his excess cultivation to Dan Yun, who gratefully accepted it.
• Lu Miaomiao, Lu Zixuan, and the other children waved goodbye to the academy leaders before Dan Yun took them away.
• The academy leaders decided to keep the two academies merged in case the children returned and to avoid missing out on future benefits.
• Lu Qing'an invited Dan Yun to visit his home, then took the children and Cang Ru through the teleportation matrix back to Cangyun Continent; Dan Yun celebrated her gain.

After returning from the Pill Cloud Continent, Lu Qing'an reunited with his companions and learned how much they had grown and how much fate they had plundered. Cang Ru explained that she and the Pill Cloud Continent might share an origin, leaving Lu Qing'an hopeful that their Heavenly Daos could merge and separate as needed.

• Lu Qing'an and Cang Ru returned with the group, and everyone gathered for a meal while they waited for Dan Yun to notice the disturbance in fate.
• Lu Qing'an heard how Li Cangxuan, Black Dragon, Xu Xuanyu, and the others had trained and advanced on the Pill Cloud Continent, then received Cang Ru's ranking of their plundered fate.
• Xiao Qingyi asked why people on the Pill Cloud Continent resembled people from their own continent, and Lu Qing'an mentioned that both continents had a Demon God Male Tree.
• Cang Ru and Zheng Miaoyin explained that the continents might share an origin, meaning they could eventually merge after having once been fragments of a greater continent.
• Xiao Qingyi asked whether their Heavenly Daos could merge when needed and separate afterward, and Cang Ru confirmed that it was possible.
• Lu Qing'an said he hoped Cang Ru and the Pill Cloud Continent shared an origin.

Lu Qing'an discussed whether Cang Ru and Dan Yun shared the same source, then spent a romantic night with Xue Tianfei. Back in the courtyard, he told Cang Ru to hide as Dan Yun sensed that something had happened to her.

• Cang Ru explained that she and Dan Yun could reveal the soil at their cores to test whether they shared the same source, and Lu Qing'an agreed to try it after contracting Dan Yun.
• Xiao Qingyi proposed that the singles in the courtyard pair up, sparking teasing banter among the group.
• Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei went to a mountain, shared their longing, and spent more than two hours together beneath the moon.
• Back in the courtyard, Xiao Qingyi lost a contest with Wang Duanshan to see who seemed more attractive to women, and he asked the Saber God to drink with him so he could see his late wife.
• Lu Qing'an told Cang Ru to hide in her treasure because Dan Yun would soon notice the continent's change.
• While refining the Power of the Dao Source, Dan Yun suddenly felt immobilized and then found herself exhausted.

Dan Yun’s cultivation and the Cangyun Continent’s level began rapidly declining, so she went to Lu Qing'an for help. Lu Qing'an offered to halt the decline by forming a contract with her, and Dan Yun agreed despite her plans to wait for Li Wensong.

• Dan Yun discovered that her cultivation was rapidly falling after she refined the cultivation Lu Qing'an had transmitted to her.
• Fearing the decline was connected to Lu Qing'an’s children, Dan Yun went to the Cangyun Continent to ask Lu Qing'an for help.
• Lu Qing'an said he could stop the decline if Dan Yun formed a contract with him.
• Dan Yun weighed the offer against waiting for Li Wensong, then agreed to form a contract with Lu Qing'an.

Lu Qing'an tricked Dan Yun into contracting with him, then stopped her cultivation decline by returning to the Pill Cloud Continent. Cang Ru proposed merging their continents, and the chapter ended when Dan Yun and Cang Ru's core soil fused, confirming their shared origin.

• Dan Yun begged Lu Qing'an to form a contract with her, and he agreed while Cang Ru watched, amused by his deception.
• Lu Qing'an completed the contract and made Dan Yun his second little pet, and Dan Yun happily called him master.
• The three returned to the Pill Cloud Continent, where Lu Qing'an's presence stopped Dan Yun's cultivation decline.
• Lu Qing'an said the continent would weaken again once he left, and Cang Ru proposed merging it with the Cangyun Continent so he could remain in his courtyard.
• Dan Yun and Cang Ru tested whether they shared the same origin by bringing their core soil together, and the two clumps fused.

Lu Qing'an oversaw the merger of the Pill Cloud Continent and the Cangyun Continent, which shared the same origin, while Xu Qingying realized her ex-husband was involved. The merger left the new continent just short of the Fourth Heaven until Lu Qing'an’s breakthrough pushed it over the threshold.

• Cang Ru and Dan Yun confirmed that their continents shared the same origin and began merging them with a teleportation matrix.
• As the continents moved through the outer realms, Cang Ru and Dan Yun announced to their residents that the merger could transform them into a Fourth Heaven Continent.
• Xu Qingying heard the announcement, and the soul in her sea of consciousness suspected Lu Qing'an was behind the merger.
• After half a day, the continents collided, their Heavenly Dao wills intertwined, and their land, earth veins, and Spirit Veins joined together.
• The merged continent rose to the threshold of the Fourth Heaven, then Lu Qing'an broke through from the Peak Reincarnation Mirror to the Creation Realm, pushing it into the Fourth Heaven.

The merger of the Cangyun Continent and the Pill Cloud Continent elevated their shared land to a Fourth Heaven Continent, transforming its resources and cultivation conditions. Lu Qing'an then named the new continent the Cloud Cloud Continent, leaving Dan Yun and Cang Ru stunned.

• The merged continent became a Fourth Heaven Continent, gaining richer cultivation energy, new resources, and a loosening of cultivation bottlenecks.
• Yin Lihua and the academy leaders celebrated the change and speculated that Lu Qing'an, the father of Lu Zixuan and the other children, had caused it.
• Zhu Qingtian and the Holy Spirit Organization members marveled at Lu Qing'an's power, while people from the Cangyun Continent reacted with shock at their sudden advancement.
• Xu Qingying surveyed the continent's vast expansion as the soul wondered how Lu Qing'an had found two continents of the same origin and arranged their merger.
• Lu Qing'an asked Dan Yun and Cang Ru to name their newly merged continent, then chose Cloud Cloud Continent, leaving both women speechless.

Lu Qing'an named the merged continent the Eternal Night Continent and left its management to Cang Ru and Dan Yun. After he departed, Cang Ru persuaded Dan Yun to accept her as the elder sister and the two agreed to work together toward reaching the ninth heaven level.

• Cang Ru suggested naming the merged continent the Eternal Night Continent, and Lu Qing'an approved her choice.
• Lu Qing'an told Cang Ru and Dan Yun to get along, entrusted the continent's affairs to them, and left for the courtyard with the treasure containing Xue Tianfei and the others.
• Cang Ru and Dan Yun debated which of them should be the elder sister, with Dan Yun arguing that she had been stronger and had gained sentience first.
• Cang Ru argued that Lu Qing'an's approval and the order in which he contracted them made her the elder sister, then urged Dan Yun to focus on their chance to advance.
• Dan Yun accepted Cang Ru's proposal, and the two toasted to becoming a ninth heaven continent with Lu Qing'an's help.