Chapter Summaries

Lu Qing'an learned from the Nether Bone Dragon that Little Blackie had stolen a green-patterned treasure ball, which might be connected to the beyond and to Little Blackie's hidden purpose. He returned with the Dao of Alchemy Master to treat Xu Xuanyu, but the master’s arrival led to a chaotic reunion with Fang Qiuhe and a shout about a precious cauldron.

• The Nether Bone Dragon told Lu Qing'an that Little Blackie had befriended it, then vanished with a treasure ball it had found in the Devil Beast Forest.
• Lu Qing'an showed the Nether Bone Dragon an image of Liu Xiyue's metal ball and learned that the stolen treasure had similar shape but green patterns, strengthening his suspicion that the objects were connected to the beyond.
• Lu Qing'an left the Nether Bone Dragon alive and traveled through the void with the Dao of Alchemy Master to meet Fang Qiuhe and the others.
• Fang Qiuhe greeted the Dao of Alchemy Master by tugging his hair and scolding him for leaving her to look after his home.
• The Dao of Alchemy Master agreed to treat Xu Xuanyu and led everyone inside, where someone suddenly shouted, "My precious cauldron!!!"

Lu Qing'an brought Xu Xuanyu to the Dao of Alchemy Master, who diagnosed a way to restore Xu Xuanyu's cultivation and discovered his unusual ability to sense pills. Xu Xuanyu agreed to learn alchemy from the Dao of Alchemy Master, while Xue Tianfei took charge of finding the rare medicines needed for his treatment.

• The Dao of Alchemy Master lamented that Fang Qiuhe had damaged his treasured cauldron, and Lu Qing'an offered to have Wang Duanshan repair it.
• The Dao of Alchemy Master examined Xu Xuanyu and proposed a risky treatment that required ten rare supreme-grade tenth-tier demonic medicines.
• Xue Tianfei took the medicine list and offered to gather the ingredients through her merchant association.
• After Fang Qiuhe told him about Xu Xuanyu's ability, the Dao of Alchemy Master tested him with a pill, and Xu Xuanyu revealed its secret properties.
• The Dao of Alchemy Master invited Xu Xuanyu to learn pill refining, and Xu Xuanyu accepted after Lu Qing'an nodded.

Lu Qing'an left the Dao of Alchemy Master after securing his promise to refine pills, while Lu Miaomiao stood up to Su Ling at school and boasted about her powerful friends and father. She returned home with Xu Yunyi and the others, leaving Guan Guan to promise he would bring her more rice crisps the next day.

• Lu Qing'an reminded the Dao of Alchemy Master to help Xu Xuanyu restore his cultivation, and the master promised to refine pills and visit him when he was done.
• After class at Demon Willow Academy, Lu Miaomiao told Guan Guan not to follow her home, but he insisted on seeing her to the teleportation array.
• Su Ling and two girls blocked Lu Miaomiao at the classroom door, and Su Ling showed off her Peak Golden Core Realm contract beast, Little Black, while demanding that Lu Miaomiao join her group.
• Lu Miaomiao refused Su Ling's offer, pushed past the girls, and told Guan Guan that her friends and father were extremely powerful.
• Lu Miaomiao met Xu Yunyi and the others by the Time-Reversing Demon Willow, said goodbye to Guan Guan, and teleported home with them.

Lu Qing'an returned to the courtyard with Xu Xuanyu and told Xiao Qingyi that the Dao of Alchemy Master had a way to restore Xu Xuanyu's cultivation. When Lu Miaomiao arrived, Lu Qing'an gave her a pink Heaven-Devouring Devil Beast as a contract pet and playmate.

• Lu Qing'an told Xiao Qingyi that he had found a way to treat Xu Xuanyu, and Xu Xuanyu protested when Xiao Qingyi called him silly.
• Xiao Qingyi confronted Lu Qing'an for frightening him with a joke about his disciples, then tried unsuccessfully to make Lu Qing'an talk to him.
• Lu Miaomiao returned to the courtyard, and Lu Qing'an welcomed her and gave her two kisses.
• Lu Qing'an presented Lu Miaomiao with a pink puppy, which she first mistook for dinner.
• Lu Qing'an had the puppy transform into an ox-sized Heaven-Devouring Devil Beast and helped Lu Miaomiao form a contract with it.
• Lu Miaomiao heard the beast call her master through their connection, and Lu Qing'an was delighted that she liked her new pet.

Xu Xuanyu learned that he could likely recover his cultivation and had become a disciple of the Dao of Alchemy Master, while Xue Tianfei arranged to find the herbs needed for his recovery pill. At dinner, Lu Qing'an teased Li Cangxuan about his feelings for a girl at the Blood Phoenix Sect, and Li Cangxuan fled the courtyard in embarrassment.

• Xu Xuanyu told Xu Yunyi that a Demon Domain Alchemist had confirmed he had a good chance of recovering his cultivation, and Lu Qing'an confirmed the news.
• Xue Tianfei said her merchant association had found six of the ten needed demonic herbs and offered a bounty for the rest.
• Xu Xuanyu revealed that he had become a disciple of the Dao of Alchemy Master, and Xu Yunyi celebrated his two pieces of good news.
• Sun Minzi cried with happiness for Xu Xuanyu, and he comforted her as she stayed by his side.
• Lu Qing'an invited everyone to dinner and assured Li Cangxuan he would not destroy the Blood Phoenix Sect if it was innocent.
• Lu Qing'an teased Li Cangxuan about marrying into the girl's family, and Li Cangxuan blushed and fled the courtyard.

As the family celebrated in the Demon Domain, Lu Zhengran and Xu Qingying struggled with their separation from their loved ones in the Immortal Ruins. Lu Qing'an joined Xue Tianfei on the roof to hear why she had grown comfortable watching the incomplete moon.

• Lu Qing'an teased the guests at the courtyard feast while Lu Miaomiao ate and Xue Tianfei selected food for Lu Zixuan.
• Xu Qingying and Lu Zhengran shared a quiet meal, and Lu Zhengran confessed that he missed his family and wanted to visit them.
• Xu Qingying told Lu Zhengran to wait until he reached the Mahayana Realm before visiting, then resolved to enter seclusion and asked Lin Qingxue to look after him.
• Lin Qingxue said she had not yet obtained a portrait of the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, but expected one by the time Xu Qingying emerged from seclusion.
• Lu Qing'an found Xue Tianfei watching the incomplete moon, and she invited him onto the roof to explain why it no longer made her uncomfortable.

Xue Tianfei told Lu Qing'an how watching him gaze at the moon led her to love him, while Lu Qing'an remembered his grandmother and the home he had lost. After Xue Tianfei explained how she learned to accept the incomplete moon while waiting for him to return, Lu Qing'an showed her that the moon had become full.

• Xue Tianfei recalled how she first noticed Lu Qing'an after he was badly injured and came to her home to heal.
• Xue Tianfei described falling in love with Lu Qing'an when she saw him watching a full moon, then pursuing him after he became an emperor despite his rejection.
• Lu Qing'an remembered his grandmother, her hardships raising him, and how she waited beneath the moon for him to return home.
• Xue Tianfei explained that she had forced herself to accept incomplete moons after Lu Qing'an disappeared, believing he would return if she learned to watch them with him.
• Lu Qing'an asked Xue Tianfei to close her eyes, and when she opened them, she saw that the moon had become full.

Lu Qing'an realized he had begun to like Xue Tianfei after she confessed that loving him brought her joy, and they shared a tender moment beneath the moon. The next morning, he quietly acknowledged his feelings as Xue Tianfei gave Lu Miaomiao a bracelet for her contracted beast.

• Xue Tianfei asked Lu Qing'an whether he liked her, and he reflected on his family and the place she had come to hold in his heart.
• Xue Tianfei rested her head on Lu Qing'an's shoulder and told him that loving him without expecting anything in return was a precious act of courage.
• Lu Qing'an's heart began to beat as Xue Tianfei listened against his shoulder, and the two shared a quiet moment beneath the moon.
• The next morning, Xue Tianfei gave Lu Miaomiao a Devil Beast bracelet so she could carry Xiao Tian inside it.
• Xiao Qingyi teased Lu Qing'an about his feelings for Xue Tianfei, and Lu Qing'an admitted to himself that he had begun to like her.

Xu Yunyi prepared to cultivate in seclusion and break through to the Emperor Realm while Lu Qing'an was drawn into a visit to the Blood Phoenix Sect. Before he could leave, Dao of Alchemy Master arrived and challenged him to a spar.

• Xu Yunyi told Lu Qing'an she would cultivate in the spatial treasure by the Time-Reversing Demon Willow until she broke through to the Emperor Realm, then left to find Luo Danhong before heading to the academy.
• Xue Tianfei received word that someone had found a needed demonic medicine and returned to the merchant association to negotiate with the seller.
• Lu Qing'an learned that the Blood Phoenix Sect's grand elder had emerged from seclusion and agreed to go question him, while Xiao Qingyi and Xu Xuanyu joined him.
• Dao of Alchemy Master arrived with tremendous strength and asked Lu Qing'an to spar.

The Dao of Alchemy Master arrived with a greatly increased cultivation and asked Lu Qing'an for a serious fight. Lu Qing'an agreed, and they prepared to spar above the sealed Blood Phoenix Sect, where the Dao of Alchemy Master was surprised to see Lu Qing'an draw a saber.

• The Dao of Alchemy Master revealed his transformed World Cauldron Emperor Position and asked Lu Qing'an to give him a good fight.
• Lu Qing'an agreed to spar and brought the Dao of Alchemy Master, Xiao Qingyi, and Xu Xuanyu through a void passage to the Blood Phoenix Sect.
• Li Cangxuan, the Blood Phoenix Sect's holy maiden, Du Hongxian, and Shan Chuheng watched the newcomers arrive and wondered how the Dao of Alchemy Master had become so powerful.
• The Dao of Alchemy Master drew an azure treasured sword and asked Lu Qing'an to use his full strength.
• Lu Qing'an took out a dark red treasured saber, leaving the Dao of Alchemy Master questioning whether Lu Qing'an was a sword cultivator.

Lu Qing'an sparred with the Dao of Alchemy Master, who used pills to boost his strength and challenge him. Lu Qing'an crushed him with a snap of his fingers, leaving everyone stunned by how much stronger he had become.

• The Dao of Alchemy Master swallowed five pills that temporarily raised his strength to match Lu Qing'an's former level.
• The Dao of Alchemy Master summoned his Emperor Position and challenged Lu Qing'an to a fight.
• Lu Qing'an snapped his fingers, collapsing the void and pinning the Dao of Alchemy Master beneath overwhelming pressure.
• Lu Qing'an controlled the pressure so it would hurt without killing the Dao of Alchemy Master, while the onlookers stared in shock.
• Lu Qing'an asked whether the Dao of Alchemy Master wanted more pain as he struggled unsuccessfully to break free.

Lu Qing'an defeated Dao of Alchemy Master and gathered the hidden observers above the Blood Phoenix Sect, where he captured three disguised agents. Two agents sacrificed their souls rather than reveal information, while the last admitted she did not want to die.

• Dao of Alchemy Master surrendered to Lu Qing'an, accepted his defeat, and agreed to heal someone at the Blood Phoenix Sect.
• Lu Qing'an used his power to pull more than ten thousand hidden observers from within ten thousand miles into the sky above the sect.
• Lu Qing'an identified three disguised middle Great Emperor Realm agents in the crowd and trapped them before they could flee.
• Lu Qing'an asked the three agents whether they wanted to live and challenged them to prove they feared no death.
• Two agents invoked the Holy Lord and burned their souls away, while the third, a woman, said she did not want to die.

Lu Qing'an saved an injured soul from the mysterious organization and traced the attempt to destroy it to a nearby Great Emperor, whom he killed. He returned to the Blood Phoenix Sect, where he ordered its leaders to explain why he should spare them and unsettled them with a question about sitting.

• Lu Qing'an severed the red thread controlling the soul, stabilized it with his cultivation, and took it away to recover.
• Lu Qing'an followed the red thread and killed the old man who had tried to destroy the soul remotely.
• Lu Qing'an returned to the Blood Phoenix Sect, checked the crowd for possessed souls, and sent everyone else away.
• Lu Qing'an told Du Hongxian and Shan Chuheng to give him a reason not to wipe out their sect, then followed them to the great hall.
• When Shan Chuheng invited everyone to sit, Lu Qing'an asked whether they would really sit if he told them to, leaving Shan Chuheng speechless.

Lu Qing'an intimidated the Blood Phoenix Sect while investigating whether it had plotted against him, and he arranged for Li Cangxuan and the sect’s Holy Maiden to accompany the Dao of Alchemy Master. After Zhao Linyuan woke and returned, he greeted Lu Qing'an with fear and excitement.

• Lu Qing'an joked about whether the Blood Phoenix Sect’s leaders should sit, then ordered them to take seats or die, leaving one man to sit on the floor.
• At Li Cangxuan’s request, Lu Qing'an spared the sect and sent him with the Dao of Alchemy Master to treat Zhao Linyuan, then told the Holy Maiden to go with them.
• Lu Qing'an questioned Shan Chuheng about the alleged plot, and Shan Chuheng denied involvement but could not prove the sect’s innocence.
• The Dao of Alchemy Master returned with the Holy Maiden supporting the recovered Zhao Linyuan.
• Zhao Linyuan greeted Lu Qing'an and secretly felt excited to meet his idol.

Lu Qing'an investigated Zhao Linyuan's attack and discovered that the Blood Phoenix Sect's tenth elder had likely been replaced by an enemy agent who engineered the conflict. As Lu Qing'an threatened the sect, Li Cangxuan followed his master's advice and pleaded for Zhao Wutong and her sect.

• Lu Qing'an questioned Zhao Linyuan, who recounted being ambushed and identified Xiao Qingyi's two disciples as his attackers.
• Lu Qing'an noticed Zhao Linyuan's account conflicted with the disciples' story and learned that the Blood Phoenix Sect's tenth elder had summoned Zhao Linyuan before the attack.
• Lu Qing'an led the group to the tenth elder's cave abode, found him missing, and concluded that the enemy organization had used him to provoke a war.
• Lu Qing'an warned the Blood Phoenix Sect's leaders that they owed him an explanation, while Zhao Wutong asked Li Cangxuan to help them.
• Lu Qing'an coached Li Cangxuan to plead for the sect, and Li Cangxuan knelt and asked his master to give the Blood Phoenix Sect a chance.

Li Cangxuan pleaded with Lu Qing'an to spare the Blood Phoenix Sect, and Lu helped him turn the plea into a confession to Zhao Wutong. After Lu and the others left, Zhao Wutong and Li Cangxuan admitted their mutual interest, leaving the two shyly considering a relationship.

• Li Cangxuan knelt before Lu Qing'an and begged him to give the Blood Phoenix Sect another chance.
• Lu Qing'an coached Li Cangxuan to confess his feelings for Zhao Wutong, then left with Xiao Qingyi and the others.
• Li Cangxuan told the Blood Phoenix Sect leaders to keep their members in check, and they bowed to thank him for sparing them.
• Shan Chuheng learned that Zhao Wutong admired Li Cangxuan and suggested they take their friendship further.
• Li Cangxuan asked Zhao Wutong how she felt, and she said she was not troubled by the idea as they shyly met each other's eyes.

At Demon Willow Academy, Lu Miaomiao revealed Xiao Tian, her contract beast, after Su Ling mocked her claim that he was divine grade. Instructor Bai identified him as a Supreme Immortal Grade Heaven-Devouring Devil Beast, and Lu Miaomiao nearly exposed her father’s emperor title, Eternal Night, leaving Bai Shanshan stunned.

• Bai Shanshan taught the class about devil beast bloodline grades, and Lu Miaomiao insisted her father had told her there was a divine grade.
• Su Ling mocked Lu Miaomiao’s claim and laughed at the tiny pink puppy she released from her bracelet.
• At Lu Miaomiao’s command, Xiao Tian grew to bull size, and Bai Shanshan sensed his Peak Spirit Transformation Realm cultivation.
• Bai Shanshan identified Xiao Tian as a Supreme Immortal Grade Heaven-Devouring Devil Beast, silencing Su Ling and astonishing the class.
• Bai Shanshan asked Lu Miaomiao for her father’s name, and Lu Miaomiao said Lu Qing'an before stopping herself from revealing his title, Eternal Night.
• Bai Shanshan recognized Eternal Night as the title of the Eternal Night Demon Emperor and stood dumbfounded.

Bai Shanshan questioned Lu Miaomiao about her mysterious father and her Heaven-Devouring Devil Beast before taking the children to watch a lesson on capturing Devil Beasts. At the forest’s outskirts, the frightened students saw Lu Miaomiao calmly eating popcorn and enjoying the experience.

• Bai Shanshan asked Lu Miaomiao about her father's emperor title and how she had contracted the Peak Spirit Transformation Realm Heaven-Devouring Devil Beast, and Lu Miaomiao said her father had helped by tapping the air.
• Bai Shanshan asked to visit Lu Miaomiao's home, then resumed the lesson while Su Ling returned to her seat, humiliated and determined to get a stronger contracted beast.
• After the lesson, Bai Shanshan led the children to watch intermediate students capture Devil Beasts near the forest, traveling by teleportation array and flying-boat Law Treasure.
• At the forest’s outskirts, Su Ling and Guan Guan grew frightened by the Devil Beasts’ roars, while Lu Miaomiao kept eating popcorn and said the outing was fun.

Lu Miaomiao watched an outdoor Devil Beast lesson without fear while the other children trembled, and she repeatedly asked to join the fights. The lesson ended in danger when the Nether Bone Dragon appeared and shattered the array, leaving the instructors facing the forest’s Peak Great Emperor Realm overlord.

• Bai Shanshan reassured the children as the flying boat followed the intermediate students into an array-enclosed area of the Devil Beast Forest.
• The intermediate students fought a Phantom Wolf while Lu Miaomiao watched eagerly, and Su Ling insisted to herself that Lu Miaomiao was only pretending not to be afraid.
• Lu Miaomiao asked Bai Shanshan to let her and Xiao Tian help fight the Phantom Wolf, but Bai Shanshan refused.
• The intermediate students subdued the Phantom Wolf and later killed five Devil Beasts, including an Early Mahayana Realm beast with an instructor’s help.
• A voice called out from the sky, and the Nether Bone Dragon shattered the array, frightening Bai Shanshan and the Great Emperor Realm instructors.

The Nether Bone Dragon trapped the Demon Willow Academy party and overpowered its four Great Emperor Realm cultivators, even after the hall master broke through to the Peak Great Emperor Realm. As it began drawing them into its mouth, Lu Miaomiao summoned Xiao Tian, whose appearance made the dragon recognize a connection to the powerful figure it had encountered the day before.

• The Nether Bone Dragon found the Demon Willow Academy party and vowed to kill them after learning they served Liu Xiyue.
• The hall master and two instructors attacked while Bai Shanshan tried to evacuate the students, but the Nether Bone Dragon's Emperor Ring pinned the cultivators and blocked their escape.
• The hall master broke through to the Peak Great Emperor Realm and charged the Nether Bone Dragon, but its flame easily shattered his strongest attack.
• The Nether Bone Dragon used suction to pull the four cultivators toward its mouth as Bai Shanshan urged the children to run.
• Lu Miaomiao summoned Xiao Tian and flew to rescue Bai Shanshan, and the Nether Bone Dragon recognized the Little Heaven-Swallowing Devil Beast from its encounter with a god of slaughter the previous day.