Chapter Summaries

Lu Qing'an contracted the Heavenly Daos and ordered their continents to move closer while they prepared to form a new star region. Huang Qi remained unconvinced that he was an Eternal Realm expert, leaving her allegiance uncertain.

• Li Wensong suspected Lu Qing'an had arranged his encounters as part of a long-term plan, then decided being Lu Qing'an's pawn might still help him reach the Eternal Realm.
• Lu Qing'an pretended to calculate before agreeing to contract the Heavenly Daos, and they eagerly pledged their loyalty.
• Lu Qing'an contracted the Heavenly Daos and announced plans to create a Nine Heavens Continent and a powerful new star region.
• Lu Qing'an ordered the continents to move closer and noted that the continents sharing the Eternal Night Continent's origin would take about a month to arrive.
• Cang Ru and Dan Yun questioned Huang Qi, who said she sensed something was wrong and could only see Lu Qing'an's Early Undying Realm cultivation.

Lu Qing'an let Huang Qi leave after Li Wensong revealed that he was supposedly a Peak Eternal Realm expert. He planned to win her over later, while Li Wensong mistook his calm response for a far-reaching scheme.

• Li Wensong claimed Lu Qing'an was a Peak Eternal Realm expert, shocking Huang Qi, Qiao Yuqin, and the other Heavenly Daos.
• Lu Qing'an told Huang Qi they had no fate together and calmly sent her away despite her attempt to explain herself.
• Cang Ru and the other Heavenly Daos urged Huang Qi to leave, and she flew back the way she had come.
• Li Wensong privately offered to deal with Huang Qi, but Lu Qing'an told him everything was under control.
• Li Wensong interpreted Lu Qing'an's words and faint smile as proof that Huang Qi was a crucial piece in his elaborate plans.

Lu Qing'an learned from Li Wensong that the Fallen God Sea would open in a year and that Li Wensong had long hoped to enter it. Li Wensong misinterpreted Lu Qing'an's map as part of a plan to help him reach the Eternal Realm and became even more devoted to him.

• Lu Qing'an assigned Cang Ru and Dan Yun to guide the Heavenly Daos and gather Soul-Nourishing Wood and Heavenly Mandate Soul Stones.
• Lu Qing'an brought Li Wensong and Qiao Yuqin to the courtyard and showed Li Wensong a map marking the Fallen God Sea.
• Li Wensong explained that the Fallen God Sea opened every thousand years and would open again in one year, though he had never visited it.
• Li Wensong concluded that Lu Qing'an had arranged the map to help him break through to the Eternal Realm and thanked him, offering to handle two more matters involving the Xu Household.
• Lu Qing'an and the others were stunned by Li Wensong's sudden admiration, while Qiao Yuqin wondered what had prompted it.

Lu Qing'an let Li Wensong believe that the map of the Fallen God Sea could help him reach the Eternal Realm, then directed him to work with Qiao Yuqin on the Xu Household. After they agreed to return to the Xu Household together once Xu Man came back, Lu Qing'an sent Qiao Yuqin home and prepared to ask Li Wensong about the Divine Continent.

• Li Wensong mistook Lu Qing'an's map of the Fallen God Sea for help toward breaking through to the Eternal Realm and vowed to serve him as a younger brother.
• Lu Qing'an told Li Wensong to discuss the Xu Household with Qiao Yuqin and told Qiao to handle the matter as she saw fit.
• Li Wensong began ingratiating himself with Qiao Yuqin after hearing Lu Qing'an call her Aunt Qiao, and the two agreed to return to the Xu Household together after Xu Man came back in about half a month.
• Lu Qing'an sent Qiao Yuqin home and kept Li Wensong behind to discuss the Divine Continent and whether it shared an origin with the Eternal Night Continent.

Lu Qing'an learned that an Eternal Realm woman had likely helped the Divine Continent break through to the Sixth Heaven, and sent Lü Pu, Zhu Qingtian, and Black Dragon ahead to the Divine Continent. As the merged continents prepared to arrive, he continued cultivating his soul and waiting for the next developments.

• Li Wensong told Lu Qing'an that an Eternal Realm cultivator had likely aided the Divine Continent's breakthrough, and showed him a drawing of the woman's face.
• Li Wensong said Huang Qi's continent was the only nearby Fifth Heaven continent, and Lu Qing'an considered contracting its Heavenly Dao to help him deal with the Divine Continent.
• Lu Qing'an sent Little Blackie, Zhu Qingtian, and Lü Pu to the Divine Continent to wait for the others.
• Cang Ru reported that the continents held a hundred pieces of Soul-Nourishing Wood and ten thousand Heavenly Mandate Soul Stones, and that they could reach the Eternal Night Continent in twenty days.
• Lu Qing'an left management of the continents and their fusion to Cang Ru and Dan Yun, while Lü Pu, Zhu Qingtian, and Black Dragon departed for the Divine Continent and Li Wensong waited for Qiao Yuqin's husband.
• Lu Qing'an spent the following days with Xue Tianfei and the others, cultivating his soul and helping them cultivate.

Lu Qing'an sent the newly advanced Reincarnation Realm cultivators out to train while accompanying Xue Tianfei himself. Xu Man and Qian Lingxu arrived at the Eternal Night Continent, where Qiao Yuqin explained that Li Wensong was their ally because of their former son-in-law, leaving Xu Man baffled.

• Li Cangxuan, Xue Tianfei, and Zheng Miaoyin broke through to the Reincarnation Realm, and the Five Elements Continent merged with the Eternal Night Continent, advancing it to mid Fourth Heaven.
• Lu Qing'an arranged training journeys for the Reincarnation Realm cultivators and accompanied Xue Tianfei on hers.
• Xu Man and Qian Lingxu reached the Eternal Night Continent and were bewildered by its proximity to other Fourth Heaven continents and Li Wensong's presence.
• Qiao Yuqin greeted Xu Man and told him through voice transmission that Li Wensong was their ally who would help them fight the Xu Household.
• Qiao Yuqin said Li Wensong was helping because of their former son-in-law, leaving Xu Man confused about having had a son-in-law at all.

Xu Man and Qian Lingxu entered the Eternal Night Continent with Qiao Yuqin and discovered how highly Li Wensong regarded Qiao Yuqin’s former son-in-law, Lu Qing'an. Xu Man learned that his children were thriving and that two had reached the Reincarnation Realm, but he was left eager to learn more about Lu Qing'an and the continent.

• After Qiao Yuqin reassured Xu Man, Li Wensong greeted him with exaggerated respect because he was Lu Qing'an’s former father-in-law.
• Li Wensong called Lu Qing'an “Brother Lu” and treated himself as Xu Man’s junior, stunning Xu Man and Qian Lingxu.
• Qiao Yuqin led Xu Man, Qian Lingxu, and Li Wensong into the Eternal Night Continent and brought them to the Lu residence.
• Qiao Yuqin told Xu Man that their daughter Qingying would soon emerge from seclusion, while Xuanyu and Yunyi were away training on other continents.
• Qiao Yuqin revealed that Xuanyu and Yunyi had both reached the Reincarnation Realm, and Li Wensong credited Lu Qing'an.
• Xu Man privately asked Qiao Yuqin about Lu Qing'an’s identity and strength, Li Wensong’s deference, and the Eternal Night Continent.

Xu Man and Qian Lingxu learned that Lu Qing'an was likely a peak Eternal Realm expert who was creating a Nine Heavens Continent, and that he and Xu Qingying had three children despite their divorce. Xu Man discovered Qingying had ended the marriage to seek her parents, and he reacted with anger at her foolish decision rather than blaming himself.

• Qiao Yuqin told Xu Man and Qian Lingxu that Lu Qing'an was at least at the Eternal Realm, and Li Wensong said he might be at its peak.
• Qiao Yuqin explained that Li Wensong had helped them at Lu Qing'an's request and that Lu Qing'an planned to create a Nine Heavens Continent.
• Li Wensong said the continent would reach the Sixth Heaven after merging with another continent of shared origin, and Qian Lingxu realized how extraordinary Lu Qing'an's plans were.
• Xu Man asked why Xu Qingying had divorced Lu Qing'an, and Qiao Yuqin revealed that Qingying had left to become stronger and find her parents.
• Qiao Yuqin warned Xu Man not to interfere in the former couple's relationship, but Xu Man said he blamed Qingying for throwing away the affection of an Eternal Realm expert.

Xu Man reunited with Xu Qingying and agreed to return to the Xu Household with Li Wensong, while awaiting a meeting with Lu Qing'an. Their conversation was interrupted by the arrival of Linghua Continent, and Xu Man and Qian Lingxu watched as it merged with three Fourth Heaven Continents.

• Xu Qingying reunited with Xu Man, who softened despite his earlier resolve to lecture her, and she greeted Qian Lingxu as Senior Uncle.
• Xu Man agreed with Li Wensong to set out for the Heavenly Fall Continent within the next few days to settle matters with the Xu Household.
• Qiao Yuqin reminded Xu Man that Lu Qing'an wanted to meet him, and Li Wensong said Lu Qing'an would return soon from another continent.
• A Fifth Heaven Continent approached the Eternal Night Continent, and Li Wensong identified it as Linghua Continent, whose arrival could raise Eternal Night to the Sixth Heaven level.
• Linghua Continent merged with the Eternal Night Continent and two other Fourth Heaven Continents, while Li Wensong sensed that witnessing the merger might help him break through to the Eternal Realm.

The Eternal Night Continent merged with three others and rose from the Fourth Heaven to the Mid Sixth Heaven, astonishing the Heavenly Daos and visitors. Lu Qing'an returned with Xue Tianfei and welcomed Xu Man and Qian Lingxu, then revealed his cultivation had risen from Early Undying to Early Sovereign as he approached the continent.

• The four continents merged completely, transforming the Eternal Night Continent into a vast Mid Sixth Heaven world.
• Cang Ru, Dan Yun, and the other Heavenly Daos marveled at their continent's leap, while Xu Man, Qian Lingxu, and Li Wensong discussed how much further it might rise.
• Lu Qing'an returned with Xue Tianfei, and Li Wensong and the Heavenly Daos greeted him as their master; Xu Qingying watched him with sadness.
• Qiao Yuqin introduced her husband, Xu Man, and his senior brother, Qian Lingxu, to Lu Qing'an, who invited them back to the continent to talk.
• Lu Qing'an sent Li Wensong to gather those training outside, then led the others toward the continent, where his cultivation suddenly rose to Early Sovereign.

Lu Qing'an asked Xu Man and Qian Lingxu to explain their inherited method for breaking through to the Eternal Realm. Xu Man revealed that refining an Eternal Realm expert’s remains could enhance a Sovereign’s talent and ease the breakthrough, leaving Lu Qing'an with new insight into the method and its origins.

• Lu Qing'an brought Xu Man and the others to his courtyard, where Xu Man asked about seeing his grandchildren.
• Lu Qing'an asked Xu Man and Qian Lingxu to tell him about their special breakthrough method, hoping to help Li Wensong reach the Eternal Realm.
• Xu Man and Qian Lingxu debated whether telling Lu Qing'an would violate their master's instruction not to spread the method, then agreed to share it if he kept it secret.
• Xu Man explained that Eternal Realm cultivators formed a star region in their sea of consciousness that generated the Power of the Dao Source and evolved laws.
• Xu Man revealed that refining the remains of an Eternal Realm expert could enhance a Sovereign's talent and help them comprehend a matching law during their breakthrough.
• Xu Man explained that Qian Lingxu had refined their master's remains, while he had refined the remains of the Eternal Realm enemy who died alongside their master.

Lu Qing'an learned that an Eternal Realm corpse could help Li Wensong break through, and considered searching the Fallen God Sea for one. After collecting Soul-Nourishing Wood and Heavenly Mandate Soul Stones, he decided to seek out the sea's Soul Stone vein to establish a steady supply for cultivation and trade.

• Lu Qing'an learned Xu Man's method for helping Li Wensong reach the Eternal Realm and suspected an Eternal Realm corpse might remain in the Fallen God Sea.
• Lu Qing'an told Xu Man that Li Wensong would help with the Xu Household's affairs, then saw Xu Man and the others off.
• Lu Qing'an joked with Xue Tianfei about his former and current in-laws.
• Cang Ru delivered Soul-Nourishing Wood and over a million Heavenly Mandate Soul Stones, and Lu Qing'an gave the wood to the Demon God Mother Tree.
• Yinghua explained that cultivating the stones into a vein would take millions of years, while an existing vein could produce stones continuously.
• Lu Qing'an stored the stones and planned to enter the Fallen God Sea in a year to retrieve its Heavenly Mandate Soul Stone vein.

Lu Qing'an strengthened Xue Tianfei with the Eternal Night Continent's Power of the Dao Source while Xu Man and the others speculated that Lu Qing'an was a Peak Eternal Realm expert with a grand plan to nurture many Eternal Realm cultivators. The chapter ended with Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi returning with two same-origin continents for the Eternal Night Continent to merge.

• Lu Qing'an had Cang Ru and Dan Yun infuse Xue Tianfei with the Power of the Dao Source, and Xue Tianfei felt her bond with the Eternal Night Continent strengthen.
• Xu Man, Qian Lingxu, Qiao Yuqin, and the others discussed Lu Qing'an's cultivation and suspected he was building a large force of Eternal Realm experts.
• The two Heavenly Daos returned with Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi, bringing a Two Heavens Continent and a Three Heavens Continent of the Eternal Night Continent's origin.
• Cang Ru and the other Heavenly Daos welcomed the newcomers and explained that merging the two continents would bring the Eternal Night Continent closer to the late Sixth Heaven stage.
• Cang Ru declared herself the big boss to the two astonished low-level continent Heavenly Daos.

Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi returned with the Two Heavens and Three Heavens continents, which fused into the Eternal Night Continent, then reunited with their father, Xu Man. Xu Man met his gifted children and granddaughter Lu Miaomiao, whose adorable greeting left him grinning in astonishment.

• Cang Ru oversaw the fusion of the Two Heavens and Three Heavens continents into the Eternal Night Continent, bringing it close to the late Sixth Heaven.
• Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi received Power of the Dao Source, visited Lu Qing'an, and then went to reunite with Xu Man.
• Xu Man greeted Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi and discovered their exceptional talent in formations and alchemy.
• Xu Man and Qian Lingxu discussed the family’s connection to Lu Qing'an and how Lu Qing'an had raised the children.
• Lu Miaomiao arrived and asked Xu Man whether he had brought her tasty fruits, leaving him delighted by his adorable granddaughter.

Xu Man and the others watched the Eternal Night Continent grow from the Fourth Heaven to the threshold of the Peak Sixth Heaven as more same-origin continents merged with it. Huang Qi secretly observed the rapid growth, then saw Lu Qing'an pour his cultivation into World-Stabilizing Divine Pillars and emerge at the Middle Sovereign Realm.

• Xu Man brought out the fruit tree for Lu Miaomiao, and she delighted in eating its fruit while the others gathered around her.
• Li Cangxuan and others returned with low-level continents that shared the Eternal Night Continent’s origin, helping it rise to the Late Sixth Heaven.
• Huang Qi secretly watched the continent’s growth and dismissed her doubts, believing the Eternal Realm expert behind the Divine Continent would help her more than Lu Qing'an would.
• Over the next two days, more low-level continents merged with the Eternal Night Continent, bringing it close to the Peak Sixth Heaven threshold.
• After Huang Qi believed no more matching continents would appear, Lu Qing'an placed World-Stabilizing Divine Pillars in the outer regions and poured nearly all his Early Sovereign Realm cultivation into them.
• Lu Qing'an’s cultivation fell to the Divine Realm, then surged to the Middle Sovereign Realm, leaving Huang Qi stunned.

Lu Qing'an decided to wait for more origin-linked continents before helping the Eternal Night Continent reach the Seventh Heaven. After realizing he was an Eternal Realm expert and seeing the continent reach Peak Sixth Heaven, Huang Qi regretted refusing to merge with it and went to ask about joining.

• Lu Qing'an returned to the Eternal Night Continent and decided to save further cultivation transmissions for threshold breakthroughs or the Power of the Dao Source.
• Huang Qi emerged from hiding and concluded that Lu Qing'an was in the Eternal Realm after witnessing his immense cultivation transmission and rapid recovery.
• Huang Qi regretted refusing to merge with the Eternal Night Continent, since becoming its Heavenly Dao could bring her greater strength and status.
• Huang Qi set aside her pride and flew toward the Eternal Night Continent to change her mind.
• Cang Ru and the other Heavenly Daos met Huang Qi, teasing her about arriving just after the continent reached Peak Sixth Heaven.

Huang Qi returned and asked Lu Qing'an to make a contract with her, hoping that sharing the Eternal Night Continent's origin would help it advance to the Seventh Heaven and beyond. Lu Qing'an summoned her to the stone pavilion, where she formally requested the contract.

• Huang Qi admitted she had reconsidered and wanted to contract with Lu Qing'an and test whether she shared the Eternal Night Continent's origin.
• Cang Ru and Dan Yun teased Huang Qi, and Cang Ru warned that Lu Qing'an might refuse because of Huang Qi's past behavior.
• Huang Qi begged Cang Ru for help until Cang Ru agreed to speak to Lu Qing'an and told Huang Qi to return to her usual self.
• Cang Ru brought Huang Qi to the stone pavilion, where Lu Qing'an told her to approach.
• Huang Qi bowed to Lu Qing'an and said she wanted to make a contract with him.

Lu Qing'an put Huang Qi through a test of her sincerity after she had once refused to believe he was an Eternal Realm expert. When Cang Ru vouched for Huang Qi and the test showed their core soil shared a common origin, Lu Qing'an finally agreed to let her continent fuse with theirs, leaving Huang Qi ready to begin the fusion.

• Lu Qing'an reminded Huang Qi that she had doubted him before, then claimed he would not form a contract with her even though he was only at the Middle Sovereign Realm.
• Huang Qi asked to test her core soil, and Lu Qing'an agreed after Cang Ru spoke on her behalf.
• Cang Ru and Huang Qi's core soil proved compatible, confirming they shared a common origin and could help raise their continent to the Seventh Heaven.
• Lu Qing'an refused Huang Qi's plea to form a contract, but Huang Qi asked Cang Ru for help and offered to become her loyal dog.
• Cang Ru proposed that Lu Qing'an form a contract with Huang Qi and judge her conduct afterward; Huang Qi accepted the risk, and Lu Qing'an agreed to begin the fusion.

After contracting with Huang Qi, Lu Qing'an learned about the Eternal Realm expert connected to the Divine Continent and became interested in meeting other experts. Li Wensong mistook Lu Qing'an's questions for part of a grand plan, and Lu Qing'an agreed to accompany him to meet the expert who had offered to help him break through.

• Lu Qing'an told Cang Ru to move the nearby continents toward the Divine Continent, then asked Huang Qi what she knew about the Eternal Realm expert who had helped it reach the Sixth Heaven.
• Huang Qi said the expert had helped the Divine Continent without asking for anything and was expected to return within one or two years; Lu Qing'an suspected the continent was hiding a secret.
• Lu Qing'an asked Li Wensong whether the expert who had offered to help him break through was the same person, and Li Wensong said the expert was a man who had asked him to do two things in return.
• Li Wensong concluded that Lu Qing'an's questions were clues in a vast scheme and offered to introduce him to the expert.
• Lu Qing'an accepted and said he would travel with Li Wensong to meet the expert when Li Wensong returned to the Heavenly Fall Continent.

Lu Qing'an sent Huang Qi to meet the Heavenly Dao of the Divine Continent and share news of her coming advancement, hoping to prepare the way for a future alliance. Huang Qi reached the Divine Continent and was stopped by its Heavenly Dao, Jin Lin.

• Lu Qing'an asked Li Wensong to arrange permission for him to enter the Heavenly Fall Continent and told Huang Qi to approach the Divine Continent's Heavenly Dao before the continents merged.
• Lu Qing'an instructed Huang Qi to tell the Divine Continent's Heavenly Dao about her experiences and impending rise to become the Heavenly Dao of a Seventh Heaven continent, and to learn about an Eternal Realm expert.
• Cang Ru familiarized Huang Qi with the other Heavenly Daos, and Huang Qi acknowledged Cang Ru and Dan Yun as her elder sisters before departing.
• Li Wensong found Xu Man, who chose to wait and witness the Eternal Night Continent's breakthrough to the Seventh Heaven before returning.
• Huang Qi flew to the Divine Continent, where Jin Lin appeared and blocked her path.
• Huang Qi greeted Jin Lin and asked whether she wanted to hear about something wonderful that had happened to her.