Chapter Summaries

Lu Qing'an successfully converted Xu Yunyi’s cultivation to the Demon Domain system and reassured her that she still belonged with his family. Xu Yunyi told her younger brother Xu Xuanyu that Lu Qing'an was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, leaving both ends of their sound transmission silent.

• Lu Qing'an converted Xu Yunyi’s cultivation, and she confirmed that Demonic Qi flowed through her hands.
• Lu Qing'an reassured Xu Yunyi that she was still Lu Zixuan and Miaomiao’s aunt and could make herself at home.
• Xu Yunyi spoke with Xu Xuanyu through a sound transmission jade slip and confirmed that Lu Qing'an had successfully converted her cultivation.
• Xu Yunyi made Xu Xuanyu swear not to tell their elder sister before revealing that Lu Qing'an was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor.
• Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi fell silent after her revelation.

Xu Yunyi told Xu Xuanyu that Lu Qing'an was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, leaving her younger brother stunned as he struggled to reconcile his idol with the brother-in-law he had mocked. As Xu Yunyi described Lu Qing'an's power and his deeds in the Demon Domain, Xu Xuanyu grew eager to hear more.

• Xu Yunyi confirmed to Xu Xuanyu that Lu Qing'an was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor and explained why she had kept it from their eldest sister.
• Xu Xuanyu recalled that he had mocked Lu Qing'an for nearly a thousand years and worried that his idol despised him.
• Xu Yunyi told Xu Xuanyu that Lu Qing'an had given her, Zixuan, and Miaomiao powerful weapons and armor.
• Xu Yunyi described how four Demon Domain experts revered Lu Qing'an and how he helped her awaken her Innate Array Physique at the Heavenfall Demon Cavern.
• Xu Yunyi said Lu Qing'an had reached the bottom of the Heavenfall Demon Cavern and found a mysterious living energy body, astonishing Xu Xuanyu.

Xu Yunyi told Xu Xuanyu about Lu Qing'an's immense power and her successful cultivation conversion, while warning him about Lin Qingxue. Xu Xuanyu passed news of Xu Yunyi to Xu Qingying, who planned to accelerate Lu Zhengran's cultivation so he could visit his sister someday.

• Xu Yunyi described Lu Qing'an's extraordinary strength, and Xu Xuanyu regretted how he had treated his brother-in-law and asked her to plead for him.
• Xu Yunyi agreed to put in a good word for Xu Xuanyu, described He Hong's promising prospects, and warned Xu Xuanyu to beware of Lin Qingxue and protect Lu Zhengran.
• Xu Xuanyu promised to keep Lu Qing'an's identity secret from Xu Qingying but asked permission to tell her that Xu Yunyi was well and had converted her cultivation.
• Xu Xuanyu told Xu Qingying that Xu Yunyi had successfully converted her cultivation, and Xu Qingying expressed relief while fearing her daughter might not return.
• Xu Qingying said Lu Zhengran could visit Xu Yunyi in the future and promised him a time treasure to speed up his cultivation; Lu Zhengran resolved to surpass his sister.

Lu Qing'an chose ten artifact blueprints from Wang Duanshan and He Hong, then asked Xiao Qingyi to help arrange for his daughters to study at Demon Willow Academy. Xiao Qingyi contacted the academy's dean and planned to take Lu Qing'an to meet him after dark.

• Wang Duanshan and He Hong returned with blueprints for treasures made from heavenfall divine metal, and Lu Qing'an selected ten.
• Lu Qing'an asked Wang Duanshan about obtaining a time treasure for his child, but learned the academy's treasure could reach a time flow of one to three hundred when used with the Time-Reversing Demon Willow.
• Lu Qing'an told Xiao Qingyi he wanted Lu Zixuan and Sun Minzi to meet peers at Demon Willow Academy so they could grow socially as well as through combat.
• Xiao Qingyi offered to introduce Lu Qing'an to the academy's dean and contacted him about a meeting.
• Xiao Qingyi told Lu Qing'an the dean would return to the academy, then proposed they go meet him after dark.

Lu Qing'an went with Xiao Qingyi to Demon Willow Academy to arrange for the children to study there and use its time treasure. After meeting Xiao Qingyi’s disciple Song Xu, Lu Qing'an gave him a treasured sword and asked him to take them inside.

• Xiao Qingyi explained that he planned to waylay the academy head when he returned that night, and Lu Qing'an agreed to go with him.
• Lu Qing'an asked Luo Danhong and Xu Yunyi to set up a teleportation array between home and the academy for the children.
• Lu Qing'an and Xiao Qingyi arrived above Demon Willow Academy and saw its Time-Reversing Demon Willow guarding the grounds.
• Xiao Qingyi summoned his youngest disciple, Song Xu, who recognized Lu Qing'an as the Eternal Night Demon Emperor and greeted him excitedly.
• Lu Qing'an gave Song Xu a tenth-grade supreme-rank treasured sword, and Song Xu led them into the academy.

Lu Qing'an and Xiao Qingyi visited Demon Willow Academy to arrange for Lu Qing'an's daughters to cultivate there, and Song Xu showed them around while they waited for the academy head. At the Time-Reversing Demon Willow, Lu Qing'an sensed that a mysterious energy mass wanted to reach the tree, but instructor Lu Hong blocked him and provoked a confrontation with Song Xu.

• Song Xu told Xiao Qingyi that even a three-star instructor could not waive the academy's admission assessment, so they decided to wait for the academy head.
• Lu Qing'an told Song Xu he wanted his daughter to enter the academy, and Song Xu learned that Lu Qing'an had returned from the Immortal Ruins with a family.
• Song Xu guided Lu Qing'an and Xiao Qingyi around the academy, where Lu Qing'an admired its tranquil grounds and the students' cultivation.
• At the Time-Reversing Demon Willow, Lu Qing'an sensed that the energy mass in his treasure was drawn to the tree and prepared to approach it.
• Lu Hong stopped Lu Qing'an from approaching, citing academy rules, and Song Xu accused him of making trouble because they were competing for a three-star instructor position.

Lu Qing'an learned that his disciple had claimed the title of Demon Emperor and challenged his reputation, then entered Demon Willow Academy to inspect the Time-Reversing Demon Willow. After Lu Hong tried to stop him, Lu Qing'an forced him to his knees with a glance, leaving Xiao Qingyi and Song Xu wondering whether he would kill him and provoke the academy.

• Lu Hong refused to let Lu Qing'an and Xiao Qingyi enter, despite Xiao Qingyi revealing that Lu Hong's uncle was the academy's vice head.
• Lu Hong declared that not even the Eternal Night Demon Emperor could enter, and Xiao Qingyi told Lu Qing'an that his disciple had claimed to be stronger than him and taken the Demon Emperor's position.
• Lu Qing'an said he was not angry about his disciple's ambition, then vanished and appeared before the Time-Reversing Demon Willow.
• Lu Hong followed and threatened to attack Lu Qing'an when he ignored him.
• Lu Qing'an glanced at Lu Hong, forcing him down onto his knees and smashing two craters into the bluestone.

Lu Qing'an subdued Lu Hong and a Demon Willow Academy hall head while studying the Time-Reversing Demon Willow's energy body. When Vice Dean Lu Qingxu recognized him, he withdrew his domain and greeted him fearfully, leaving Lu Hong stunned.

• Xiao Qingyi and Song Xu ate watermelon as they watched Lu Qing'an sense the energy body, which seemed to express the idea of devouring.
• Lu Hong tried and failed to stand, then sent a demonic curse calling for help from the Demon Willow Academy.
• A middle-aged hall head arrived and attacked Lu Qing'an with a sonic technique, but Lu Qing'an's sound wave overwhelmed him and forced him to kneel in midair.
• Lu Qingxu arrived and spread his Azure Nether Domain, but he recoiled after meeting Lu Qing'an's gaze and quickly withdrew it.
• Lu Qingxu bowed to Lu Qing'an, who asked whether Lu Hong and the hall head were his juniors, while Lu Hong watched in disbelief.

Lu Qing'an left the Demon Willow Academy after confronting Lu Qingxu, who realized he was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor and warned his nephew about provoking him. Lu Qing'an discussed using his connections to bring his daughters to the academy, then said he would meet his disciple and get along with him.

• Lu Qing'an withdrew his demonic technique and left Lu Qingxu to discipline Lu Hong and the other man.
• Lu Qingxu identified Lu Qing'an as the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, scolded Lu Hong for provoking him, and ordered him into secluded cultivation instead of competing with Song Xu.
• Lu Qingxu explained Lu Qing'an's fearsome reputation to Lu Hong and the middle-aged man in white.
• Song Xu took Lu Qing'an around the Demon Willow Academy, and Xiao Qingyi remarked that Lu Qing'an had changed because he had not started killing.
• Lu Qing'an, Xiao Qingyi, and Song Xu discussed Lu Qingxu's use of connections and Lu Qing'an's plan to use his own influence for his daughters.
• Xiao Qingyi asked how Lu Qing'an would face his disciple, and Lu Qing'an said they would meet and hit it off.

Lu Qing'an and Xiao Qingyi visited Liu Xiyue to ask that Lu Qing'an's daughter be allowed to cultivate at Demon Willow Academy. Liu Xiyue first insisted she must pass the assessment in three years, but changed his mind when Lu Qing'an produced a dangerous energy mass that threatened the Time-Reversing Demon Willow.

• Lu Qingxu reported to the Dugu Demon Emperor that Lu Qing'an had returned and was at Demon Willow Academy, and the emperor vowed to surpass him.
• Lu Qing'an and Xiao Qingyi sensed Liu Xiyue's presence and went to his secluded courtyard to meet him.
• Lu Qing'an asked Liu Xiyue to let his daughter cultivate at the academy, but Liu Xiyue insisted she must pass the next assessment in three years.
• Lu Qing'an agreed to wait, then took out an energy mass that Xiao Qingyi said could be used to threaten the Time-Reversing Demon Willow.
• Liu Xiyue sensed the energy mass's danger to the willow and called the two men back, saying the rules could be bent.

Lu Qing'an took Liu Xiyue's strange iron ball into the Heavenfall Demon Cavern to temper it, while arranging for his daughters to use Demon Willow Academy's time treasure. He returned with the ball's patterns turned gold, though neither he nor the others knew what the treasure did.

• Liu Xiyue asked Lu Qing'an to take his iron ball deep into the Heavenfall Demon Cavern and keep it there until its patterns turned gold.
• Lu Qing'an agreed and promised his daughters could use the Time-Reversing Demon Willow, while saying he would cover the resources required.
• Lu Qing'an flew with Xiao Qingyi and Liu Xiyue to the Heavenfall Demon Cavern, then plunged alone to its deepest part.
• Lu Qing'an returned the mass of energy to its original place, where the baleful blaze grew stronger, and kept it from devouring the iron ball.
• The iron ball's patterns turned gold in less than ten breaths, and Lu Qing'an returned it to a stunned Liu Xiyue.

Lu Qing'an returned from the Heavenfall Demon Cavern after helping Liu Xiyue activate a treasure and secured a place for his daughters at Demon Willow Academy. Back home, he discovered that Lu Miaomiao cultivated faster while eating and learned that Xue Tianfei’s treats had helped her uncover the ability; Xue asked only for Lu Qing'an’s praise as thanks.

• Lu Qing'an told Liu Xiyue he had reached the deepest part of the Heavenfall Demon Cavern, and Liu honored his promise to let Lu Qing'an bring his daughters to the academy.
• Lu Qing'an returned home and told Lu Zixuan she could cultivate at Demon Willow Academy, then asked Xue Tianfei for one hundred million supreme-grade demonic crystals to cover the children’s resources.
• Xue Tianfei offered to take Lu Zixuan and Lu Miaomiao to the academy, and Lu Miaomiao demonstrated that she cultivated faster while eating.
• Lu Qing'an sensed that Lu Miaomiao’s Spirit Root grew when she ate and found that she had a mysterious hidden cultivation physique that was not yet developed.
• Lu Miaomiao defended Xue Tianfei for giving her treats, and Lu Qing'an offered to reward her; Xue asked him to praise her, and he did.

Lu Qing'an prepared to take his daughters to Demon Willow Academy, inviting Sun Minzi and Xu Yunyi to join them under the guise of his daughters so they could use the academy’s time treasure. As Xue Tianfei joined the group for the children’s first day, Lu Qing'an felt as though they were a husband and wife taking their children to school.

• Xue Tianfei surprised Lu Qing'an by giving Lu Miaomiao and Lu Zixuan gifts and treating them warmly, and the sisters later agreed to get along with her because she made them feel less lonely without their mother.
• Lu Qing'an promised to accompany Lu Miaomiao to her first day at Demon Willow Academy and invited Sun Minzi to enroll alongside the sisters.
• Xu Yunyi reported that she and her master had made the teleportation formation, and Lu Qing'an invited her to pose as his daughter so she could cultivate using the academy’s time treasure.
• Xu Yunyi accepted Lu Qing'an’s offer despite feeling embarrassed, while Luo Danhong declined because people at the academy might recognize her.
• Xue Tianfei joined the group after dressing up for the occasion, and Lu Qing'an thought they looked like a husband and wife taking a group of children to school.

Lu Qing'an brought his daughters to Demon Willow Academy and persuaded Liu Xiyue and Lu Qingxu to admit them. Xue Tianfei paid generously for the daughters to use the academy's time treasure, leaving Lu Zixuan and Lu Miaomiao amazed by her wealth.

• Lu Qing'an arrived at Demon Willow Academy with Xue Tianfei, his daughters, and their companions, and Song Xu led them to Liu Xiyue.
• Liu Xiyue initially objected to admitting all four daughters, but Xiao Qingyi persuaded him to shift the blame to Lu Qingxu.
• Liu Xiyue sent Lu Qing'an and the others to Lu Qingxu, who registered Xu Yunyi and the other three daughters and gave them identity tokens.
• Lu Qingxu upgraded the daughters' tokens so they could freely access the time treasure, but continuous use required Demon Willow Points.
• Xue Tianfei gave Lu Qingxu a billion supreme-grade demon crystals to cover the daughters' use and contribute to new classrooms, astonishing Lu Zixuan and Lu Miaomiao.

Xue Tianfei paid a billion Supreme-Grade Demon Crystals to secure Lu Qing'an's daughters' places at Demon Willow Academy, and her wealth and kindness impressed Lu Qing'an and his family. After the girls enrolled, Lu Qing'an began inspecting the academy's classes and chose to observe Lu Hong teaching.

• Xue Tianfei gave Lu Qingxu a billion Supreme-Grade Demon Crystals to maximize the Demon Willow Points on the four girls' tokens.
• Xiao Qingyi told Lu Qing'an that Xue Tianfei's family chamber of commerce had become the strongest in the Demon Domain, while Lu Zixuan and Xu Yunyi compared her favorably with their mother.
• Lu Qingxu returned the upgraded tokens and explained that the girls could cultivate at the academy and attend its classes.
• Lu Qing'an took the girls to inspect lessons, concealed his presence, and found that many instructors knew their subjects.
• Lu Qing'an discovered Lu Hong teaching and decided to listen to his lesson.

Lu Qing'an and Xiao Qingyi watched Lu Hong teach and saw that he intimidated students when they answered questions. Lu Qing'an revealed himself and had Lu Zixuan and Lu Miaomiao question Lu Hong, leaving the instructor sweating and praising both girls.

• Lu Qing'an and Xiao Qingyi overheard students say Lu Hong scolded them harshly, and Lu Qing'an removed the concealment hiding their group.
• Lu Hong spotted Lu Qing'an as he called on a student, but Lu Zixuan stood up at her father's insistence and answered his question about the Devil Cultivation Method.
• Lu Hong praised Lu Zixuan and dismissed the class, but Lu Qing'an asked him to answer a question from Lu Miaomiao.
• Lu Miaomiao asked whether practicing the demonic Cultivation Method while hungry had drawbacks, and Lu Hong praised her question before explaining the risk of Qi Deviation.

Lu Qing'an took Lu Zixuan, Xu Yunyi, Sun Minzi, and Lu Miaomiao to explore the Time-Reversing Demon Willow's cultivation space, where time flowed up to three hundred times faster than outside. Lu Zixuan, Xu Yunyi, and Sun Minzi later cultivated there and made breakthroughs, but Xu Yunyi received a voice transmission from her younger brother just as they were about to return home.

• Lu Qing'an left the classroom with his daughters and companions after teaching Lu Hong a lesson, then took them to the Time-Reversing Demon Willow.
• Lu Zixuan, Xu Yunyi, Sun Minzi, and Lu Miaomiao entered the time treasure and discovered its cultivation rooms, where the tenth floor had a one-to-three-hundred time ratio.
• The four explored the rooms, but Lu Miaomiao learned that each room allowed only one person and told Lu Qing'an she disliked cultivating alone.
• Lu Qing'an told Xu Yunyi to set up a teleportation array and advised the three older girls to attend classes in the morning and cultivate in the time treasure afterward.
• Lu Qing'an left with Lu Miaomiao, while Lu Zixuan, Xu Yunyi, and Sun Minzi cultivated until evening, each making breakthroughs or other gains.
• As Xu Yunyi prepared to teleport back to the courtyard, she noticed a voice transmission from her younger brother.

Lu Zhengran excitedly told Xu Xuanyu and Xu Yunyi that he had reached the Fifth Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm and joined Green Mountain Academy, then learned Lu Zixuan had broken through three minor realms. When he proudly shared his own progress with Lu Zixuan, she praised him, leaving him unaware of how much faster she had advanced.

• Lu Zhengran told Xu Xuanyu that he had broken through a minor realm and joined Green Mountain Academy, where a time treasure let him cultivate for four hours each day.
• Xu Xuanyu lamented that he had lost Lu Qing'an as his brother-in-law, then handed the voice transmission Jade Slip to Lu Zhengran when Xu Yunyi connected.
• Xu Yunyi told Lu Zhengran that Lu Zixuan had broken through three minor realms, but let him believe she was teasing him.
• Lu Zixuan entered Xu Yunyi's room to collect her identity token, then heard Lu Zhengran boast that he had reached the Fifth Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
• Lu Zixuan praised Lu Zhengran's progress, while Xu Yunyi and Lu Zixuan recognized that he was setting himself up to be outclassed.

Lu Zixuan argued with Lu Zhengran over their academies and cultivation advantages, while he dismissed her claims as lies. Xu Xuanyu believed her account of Demon Willow Academy’s extraordinary time treasure and regretted missing the chance to cultivate there.

• Lu Zhengran bragged to Lu Zixuan about joining Green Mountain Academy and using its one-to-thirty cultivation room.
• Lu Zixuan revealed she had joined Demon Willow Academy, but Lu Zhengran insisted Green Mountain Academy was superior.
• Lu Zixuan claimed Demon Willow Academy had a one-to-three-hundred time treasure and that she and Xu Yunyi had cultivated inside it.
• Xu Xuanyu believed Lu Zixuan and lamented that he had missed the chance to use the time treasure, while Lu Zhengran accused his sister of lying and challenged her to compare their cultivation in two months.
• Lu Zixuan ended the conversation and left, while Xu Yunyi tried to comfort Lu Zhengran and Xu Xuanyu continued regretting his missed opportunity.

Xu Yunyi told Xu Xuanyu about the Demon Willow Academy’s time treasure, while Lu Zhengran heard a conflicting account and was reassured that his mother might obtain a powerful time treasure of her own. Xu Qingying then discussed building ties with major households, and the chapter ended with Xu Yunyi approaching Lu Qing'an to talk.

• Xu Yunyi told Xu Xuanyu that she and three others could cultivate in the Demon Willow Academy’s treasure, where time passed at a rate of one to three hundred, and Xu Xuanyu begged her to put in a good word with Lu Qing'an.
• Lu Zhengran complained to Xu Qingying and Lin Qingxue that Xu Yunyi had lied about the time treasure, and Lin Qingxue told him such a treasure probably did not exist.
• Lin Qingxue promised Lu Zhengran that Xu Qingying might obtain a one-to-one-hundred-and-fifty time treasure after reaching the Peak Great Emperor Realm, and he left happily to cultivate.
• Lin Qingxue advised Xu Qingying to take promising disciples from the Nangong, Xia, and Long households to strengthen ties with them, and Xu Qingying agreed.
• Lu Qing'an wondered why his disciple had not come to see him, and Xu Yunyi approached him to talk.