Chapter Summaries

Lu Miaomiao confronted the Nether Bone Dragon inside its barrier and discovered it was eager to appease her because it feared the Eternal Night Demon Emperor. The dragon agreed to apologize and let her ride it, and the chapter ended with Lu Miaomiao steering it in front of the stunned onlookers.

• Lu Miaomiao rode the Little Heaven-Swallowing Devil Beast toward the Nether Bone Dragon, which stopped its attack and trapped them together in a dark barrier.
• The Nether Bone Dragon recognized the Little Heaven-Swallowing Devil Beast's bloodline and saw that Lu Miaomiao resembled the Eternal Night Demon Emperor.
• The Nether Bone Dragon told Lu Miaomiao it had only been playing and agreed to apologize to Instructor Bai and the others and let them hit it.
• Lu Miaomiao asked to ride the Nether Bone Dragon's head, and it readily agreed.
• The Nether Bone Dragon emerged from the shattered barrier with Lu Miaomiao on its head as she called out directions and urged it to fly faster.

Lu Miaomiao rode the Nether Bone Dragon back to the group and made it apologize to Bai Shanshan, the instructors, and the hall master. She then insisted the hall master hit the dragon back, but his small fireball failed to make it bleed, so she demanded he strike harder.

• Lu Miaomiao rode the Nether Bone Dragon through the sky, then told it to apologize to Instructor Bai and the others.
• The Nether Bone Dragon apologized to Bai Shanshan, who accepted while still bewildered, and then apologized to the other instructors and the hall master.
• Lu Miaomiao reminded the Nether Bone Dragon that it had agreed to let the hall master hit it back.
• The Nether Bone Dragon urged the hall master to strike, and he threw a small fireball at it.
• Lu Miaomiao told the hall master to hit the dragon hard enough to make it bleed.

Lu Miaomiao befriended the Nether Bone Dragon and helped Bai Shanshan, the hall master, and the instructors escape the Devil Beast Forest. After hearing their report, Lu Qingxu recognized her name and said the strange encounter was normal.

• The Nether Bone Dragon let the hall master attack him, pretended to bleed, and stopped when Lu Miaomiao forgave him.
• Lu Miaomiao invited the Nether Bone Dragon to visit Demon Willow Academy, and he agreed to be her friend before flying away.
• Bai Shanshan hurried Lu Miaomiao and the others out of the Devil Beast Forest, then asked Lu Miaomiao what had happened inside the barrier.
• The group returned to Demon Willow Academy, where Bai Shanshan and the others reported the encounter to Lu Qingxu.
• Lu Qingxu heard that Lu Miaomiao had befriended the Nether Bone Dragon, recognized her name, and said the incident was normal.

Lu Qingxu warned Bai Shanshan and the others to conceal the Nether Bone Dragon incident, while Bai Shanshan realized Lu Miaomiao was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor’s daughter. Meanwhile, Lu Qing'an sought a faster way to restore a damaged soul and learned that a suitable human vessel could help it awaken within five days.

• Lu Qingxu ordered the witnesses to keep quiet about the Nether Bone Dragon and not investigate Lu Miaomiao.
• Bai Shanshan told Lu Qingxu that she suspected Lu Miaomiao's father was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, and Lu Qingxu confirmed her guess indirectly.
• Lu Qingxu told Bai Shanshan to treat Lu Miaomiao as a normal student and keep the secret to herself.
• Lu Qing'an brought a damaged soul to a courtyard, where a formation began slowly repairing it.
• The Dao of Alchemy Master said a human vessel and pills could help restore the soul in five days, and Lu Qing'an left the task to him in exchange for a fortuitous opportunity.

Lu Qing'an arranged for the Demon God Mother Tree to shelter a captured soul while Dao of Alchemy Master prepared medicine to restore it. He celebrated Li Cangxuan’s budding romance with Wutong, then learned Miaomiao had run into trouble in the Devil Beast Forest and turned his attention to the Nether Bone Dragon.

• Lu Qing'an placed the captured soul inside the Demon God Mother Tree, which sealed its own soul so the newcomer could take control, and Dao of Alchemy Master promised to prepare restorative medicine within five days.
• Li Cangxuan returned and told Lu Qing'an he was getting to know Wutong in hopes of becoming dao companions.
• Lu Qing'an and Xiao Qingyi teased Li Cangxuan about romance and marriage, then Lu Qing'an playfully tickled him when he asked about Lu Qing'an and Aunt Xue.
• Li Cangxuan told Lu Qing'an that Lu Qingxu had sent news about Miaomiao and described what had happened in the Devil Beast Forest.
• Lu Qing'an called the Nether Bone Dragon a loach, and the distant dragon suddenly sneezed and felt watched.

Lu Qing'an confronted the Nether Bone Dragon over its treatment of Lu Miaomiao and took one of its kidneys for the children’s dinner. At dinner, Lu Miaomiao happily told her family she had made a dragon friend, unaware that they were eating its kidney.

• The Nether Bone Dragon tried to flee the Devil Beast Forest, but Lu Qing'an appeared and challenged its claim that it would not fear him if it were stronger.
• Lu Qing'an questioned the Nether Bone Dragon about wanting to eat Lu Miaomiao, and the dragon insisted it had apologized and become her friend.
• Lu Qing'an demanded one of the Nether Bone Dragon’s kidneys for the children’s meal and warned it not to tell Lu Miaomiao about the kidney, heart, or lung he had taken.
• Lu Qing'an returned to dinner, where Lu Miaomiao praised the food and told him, Lu Zixuan, and Xiao Qingyi that she had made a friend.
• Lu Miaomiao said she would introduce her friend someday and wished it could come home to try the food, while Lu Qing'an and Xiao Qingyi realized she was eating its kidney.

Lu Qing'an fed Lu Miaomiao, Sun Minzi, and Lu Zixuan Nether Bone Dragon meat and soup, awakening their Dragon Blood Physiques. After Xue Tianfei returned from a fight, the story shifted to Su Ling asking her father for a Supreme Immortal Grade contract beast like Lu Miaomiao's.

• Lu Miaomiao, Sun Minzi, and Lu Zixuan ate Lu Qing'an's meal and awakened powerful Dragon Blood Physiques that enhanced their strength and defenses.
• Lu Qing'an guided the three girls as they learned to change the shape and color of their illusory dragon scales.
• Xue Tianfei returned, and Lu Qing'an questioned her about a fight; she said she had won and declined his offer to intervene.
• Su Ling asked Su Daqiang for a higher-grade contract beast and insisted she wanted a Supreme Immortal Grade one like Lu Miaomiao's.
• Su Daqiang froze when Su Ling told him Lu Miaomiao had contracted a peak Spirit Transformation Realm Supreme Immortal Grade beast.

Su Ling told Su Daqiang about meeting the Nether Bone Dragon and Lu Miaomiao’s remarkable friendship with it, prompting him to realize Lu Miaomiao might be connected to a powerful emperor. The chapter ended with Su Daqiang searching for an iron bar while Su Ling wondered what he wanted it for.

• Su Ling asked Su Daqiang to help her find the Nether Bone Dragon and become its friend, but he was horrified by the request.
• Su Ling explained that she and others had visited the Devil Beast Forest, where the Nether Bone Dragon injured the hall master before befriending Lu Miaomiao and apologizing.
• Su Daqiang demanded that Su Ling recount everything that had happened, especially the details about Lu Miaomiao.
• Su Ling recalled Bai Shanshan mentioning Lu Miaomiao’s father’s emperor title as “Gushing Fluid,” and Su Daqiang reacted with alarm.
• Su Daqiang asked whether Su Ling had offended Lu Miaomiao; after Su Ling said she had tried to make her a little sister, he sank to the ground.
• Su Daqiang searched the hall, discarded a stone, and picked up an iron bar as Su Ling asked what he was looking for.

Lin Qingxue discovered that Lu Qing'an was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor and resolved to wait until Xu Qingying grew stronger before carrying out her plan. At Demon Willow Academy, the children thanked Lu Miaomiao for saving them, and Su Ling came to her in tears to apologize.

• Lin Qingxue received a portrait of the Eternal Night Demon Emperor and was shocked to recognize Lu Qing'an in it.
• Lin Qingxue struggled to accept that Lu Qing'an had been the Emperor all along, then decided Xu Qingying should remain unaware until she broke through to the Peak Great Emperor Realm.
• Lin Qingxue vowed that Lu Qing'an might not remain the strongest forever and hinted that her plan would begin once everything was over.
• Lu Miaomiao arrived at Demon Willow Academy, where the children thanked her for helping them escape danger and offered her snacks.
• Su Ling approached Lu Miaomiao and sobbed that she had been wrong.

Su Ling begged Lu Miaomiao for forgiveness and secured it by promising to bring her tasty food every day. Lu Miaomiao invited Bai Shanshan to visit her home, leaving the teacher terrified but agreeing to go the next evening.

• Su Ling apologized to Lu Miaomiao after her family and elders beat her and warned her not to provoke Lu Miaomiao again.
• Lu Miaomiao agreed to forgive Su Ling if she brought tasty food every day, and Su Ling happily accepted.
• Lu Miaomiao told Bai Shanshan that Lu Qing'an had approved a home visit and invited her to come after school.
• Bai Shanshan tried to refuse, but agreed to visit the following evening when Lu Miaomiao looked disappointed.
• Bai Shanshan flew to Lu Qingxu and asked for advice; he told her to focus on Lu Miaomiao, stay humble, and apologize if the Eternal Night Demon Emperor seemed displeased.

Lu Qing'an decided to seek a Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotus in the Demon Nether Cultivation-Devouring Abyss to help Xu Yunyi after her breakthrough, and Xue Tianfei joined him. They arrived above the abyss, where Xue Tianfei moved close to Lu Qing'an and pretended to be frightened.

• Xue Tianfei told Lu Qing'an she had collected another demonic herb and raised rewards for information on the two rare herbs still missing.
• Lu Qing'an promised Xue Tianfei one wish if she found the remaining herbs, and she wondered if he would grant her romantic hopes.
• Lu Qing'an announced he would visit the Demon Nether Cultivation-Devouring Abyss to find Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotuses for Xu Yunyi and his daughters.
• Xiao Qingyi refused to go, while Xue Tianfei eagerly agreed to accompany Lu Qing'an.
• Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei arrived above the abyss, and Xue Tianfei feigned fear as she moved close to him.

Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei arrived at the Demon Nether Cultivation-Devouring Abyss, where the Yellow Springs Sect was searching for Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotuses for its holy son. Zhou Ningtian greeted Lu Qing'an and asked to buy any extra lotuses he found, and Lu Qing'an jokingly demanded the entire Yellow Springs Sect as payment.

• Xue Tianfei explained that the Yellow Springs Sect had gathered experts at the Abyss to find a Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotus for its exceptionally talented holy son.
• Lu Qing'an recognized Zhou Ningtian among the guards, and Xue Tianfei told him that Zhou Ningtian was henpecked despite his stern appearance.
• Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei descended to the entrance and asked for the modified teleportation array to be opened.
• An Early Great Emperor Realm expert mistook Lu Qing'an for Xue Tianfei's kept pretty boy, then panicked when his friend identified Lu Qing'an as the Eternal Night Demon Emperor and tore off his own left hand to beg forgiveness.
• Zhou Ningtian opened a gap in the array and asked Lu Qing'an to sell him an extra Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotus, and Lu Qing'an asked whether he could pay with the entire Yellow Springs Sect.

Lu Qing'an traded for the Yellow Springs Sect's Eye of the Yellow Springs and entered the Demon Nether Cultivation-Devouring Abyss with Xue Tianfei to search for the Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotus. As they descended into the dangerous waters, Xue Tianfei treasured the hand Lu Qing'an had offered and remained focused on their closeness.

• Lu Qing'an agreed to find Zhou Ningtian a Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotus in exchange for taking the Yellow Springs Sect's entire Eye of the Yellow Springs.
• Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei entered the Demon Nether Cultivation-Devouring Abyss and reached the Cultivation-Devouring Water at its bottom.
• Lu Qing'an offered Xue Tianfei his hand and promised his power would keep her cultivation safe, leaving her overwhelmed with happiness.
• Lu Qing'an held Xue Tianfei's hand and plunged with her into the Cultivation-Devouring Water, using his Demonic Qi and Emperor Ring to protect them.
• As they descended deeper, Lu Qing'an linked their meridians and transferred the water's devouring energy from Xue Tianfei to himself while she cherished their joined hands.

Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei searched the Cultivation-Devouring Water for Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotuses, growing closer as they worked together. After collecting fifteen, they continued downward to measure the depth of the Demon Nether Cultivation-Devouring Abyss.

• Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei searched the Cultivation-Devouring Water together while holding hands and watching opposite sides for Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotuses.
• Xue Tianfei spotted the first lotus, and Lu Qing'an preserved it by feeding it cultivation before keeping it beside him.
• Lu Qing'an pretended not to see later lotuses so Xue Tianfei could find them and share in the discovery.
• The pair collected fifteen Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotuses as they descended to a depth of ten li.
• Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei stopped focusing on finding lotuses and plunged downward at full speed to measure the abyss.

Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei reached the bottom of the Demon Nether Cultivation-Devouring Abyss and discovered a protected pagoda containing a powerful cultivator. After entering, Lu Qing'an questioned the masked man, Wu Ciren, about his identity.

• Lu Qing'an collected Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotuses as he and Xue Tianfei descended to the abyss’s deepest point.
• Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei found an ancient pagoda protected by an array and a golden orb.
• Wu Ciren sensed the visitors and feared that Lu Qing'an was the Eternal Night Demon Emperor who had unleashed a devastating sword strike.
• Lu Qing'an threatened to break the array, so Wu Ciren opened it and let Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei enter.
• Lu Qing'an examined Wu Ciren’s soul and cultivation, then challenged him to confirm whether Wu Ciren was his real name.

Lu Qing'an questioned Wu Ciren about his identity and confirmed that he was a million-year-old cultivator with the Immortal Emperor Position, not a member of the mysterious organization. Inside Wu Ciren’s pagoda, Xue Tianfei spotted a Nine Tribulations Nirvana Flower, and Wu Ciren offered it to them.

• Lu Qing'an pressed Wu Ciren for his Emperor title and age, and Wu Ciren revealed that he was the Immortal Great Emperor who had lived for one million years.
• Lu Qing'an asked Wu Ciren to display his Emperor Position and confirmed that its formation matched the Immortal Emperor Position described in an ancient book.
• Wu Ciren invited Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei into his pagoda, where Lu Qing'an saw its cultivation space, herb field, streams, and ponds.
• Xue Tianfei spotted a Nine Tribulations Nirvana Flower that they needed to restore Xu Xuanyu, and Lu Qing'an confirmed its identity.
• Wu Ciren offered Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei the flower, hoping the gift would keep the Eternal Night Demon Emperor from killing him.

Lu Qing'an accepted Wu Ciren's nine tribulations nirvana flower, discovered that Wu Ciren was a disguised woman who had been hiding in seclusion, and left the cultivation-devouring water with Xue Tianfei. He emerged carrying twenty dao-devouring mystic lotuses, astonishing the Great Emperor Realm cultivators waiting outside.

• Lu Qing'an accepted Wu Ciren's nine tribulations nirvana flower and offered to help him if he ever came to Demon Descent City.
• Lu Qing'an found no special soul-strengthening treasure and concluded Wu Ciren was an expert who had spent ages cultivating in seclusion.
• Wu Ciren removed his mask at Lu Qing'an's request, and after Lu Qing'an left, she revealed her true appearance and worried that the changing Cangyun Continent would disrupt her cultivation.
• Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei emerged from the Demon Nether Cultivation-Devouring Abyss holding hands, prompting the watching cultivators to assume they were together.
• Zhou Ningtian and the other Great Emperor Realm cultivators saw twenty dao-devouring mystic lotuses behind Lu Qing'an and reacted in disbelief.

Lu Qing'an took Xue Tianfei's hand, gave Zhou Ningtian a Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotus, and went with him to claim the Eye of the Yellow Springs. After watching the Yellow Springs Sect's holy son break through to the Emperor Realm, Lu Qing'an returned to the courtyard with Xue Tianfei, where Xiao Qingyi and Xu Xuanyu noticed their new closeness.

• Lu Qing'an took Xue Tianfei's hand again, then gave Zhou Ningtian a Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotus and agreed to retrieve the Yellow Springs Sect's Eye of the Yellow Springs.
• Lu Qing'an brought Xue Tianfei and Zhou Ningtian to the Yellow Springs Sect, where he refined the Eye of the Yellow Springs and stored it away.
• The Yellow Springs Sect's holy son broke through to the Emperor Realm and revealed that he had the Eternal Night Emperor Position, before Lu Qing'an departed.
• Lu Qing'an returned to the courtyard holding Xue Tianfei's hand, and Xiao Qingyi and Xu Xuanyu noticed their closeness.
• Xue Tianfei told herself that she wanted to kiss Lu Qing'an next.

Lu Qing'an tended his Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotuses with an astonishing amount of cultivation and discussed the Immortal Great Emperor, Wu Ciren, with Xiao Qingyi. That evening, Lu Miaomiao returned with Lu Zixuan and Sun Minzi, announcing that Instructor Bai would visit the next evening.

• Xue Tianfei told Xu Xuanyu that they had found the Nine Tribulations Nirvana Flower and still needed the Chaos Returning Ruins Grass to help him cultivate again.
• Lu Qing'an arranged nineteen Dao-Devouring Mystic Lotuses in the pond and used a full measure of his cultivation to sustain them for a year, shocking Xiao Qingyi, Xue Tianfei, and Xu Xuanyu.
• Lu Qing'an asked Xiao Qingyi about the Immortal Great Emperor, Wu Ciren, and explained that he had encountered him in the Demon Nether Cultivation-Devouring Abyss.
• Lu Miaomiao returned with Lu Zixuan and Sun Minzi and told Lu Qing'an that Instructor Bai had agreed to visit the next evening.
• Lu Qing'an promised to prepare good food for his daughters, while Xiao Qingyi offered to prepare it himself.

Lu Qing'an built a spring pool that rapidly raised Lu Zixuan and Sun Minzi’s cultivation, while Lu Miaomiao discovered that eating energy-rich food made her stronger. He identified a strange red seed in her stomach and learned she could also see—and felt able to eat—red mist around people.

• Lu Qing'an made a pool with the Eye of the Yellow Springs and infused Lu Zixuan and Sun Minzi with cultivation essence, raising both of them by a major realm as the spring water repaired their foundations.
• Lu Miaomiao returned from the pool and told Lu Qing'an that eating watermelon made her stronger.
• Lu Qing'an observed a red seed in Lu Miaomiao’s stomach absorb energy from watermelon, a demonic herb fruit, and Devil Beast meat, converting it into strength for her body.
• Lu Qing'an concluded that Lu Miaomiao might attain the Dao through physical strength and promised to prepare for her to attend the academy within a month.
• Lu Miaomiao said she could see red mist swirling around the others and felt that she could eat it, leaving Lu Qing'an and the others confused.