Chapter Summaries

Cai Lin endured a dangerous three-day ritual to absorb Li Xiao’s blood essence and prepare to create a new Queen Medusa. Back at the Ascending Heaven Pavilion, Li Xiao received a desperate Han Feng, who offered the Three Thousand Burning Flame in exchange for a pill to restore his strength.

• Cai Lin swallowed Sino’s Seventh-Rank Heaven Soul Blood Fusion Pill and began absorbing Li Xiao’s blood essence as the Snake-People Race Elders prepared their secret ritual.
• Sino told Li Xiao that Cai Lin would need to remain in the ritual for three days, and Li Xiao reluctantly returned to the Ascending Heaven Pavilion.
• Ya Fei and Yun Yun reunited with Li Xiao, while Han Yue and Han Xue greeted him at the pavilion.
• Niu Meng reported that Han Feng had come to trade the Three Thousand Burning Flame for a pill that could restore his former strength.
• Li Xiao agreed to meet Han Feng, who arrived in rags and tearfully described his hardships before devouring the food Yao Ye brought him.

Han Feng traded treasured pill formulas for an Eighth-Rank Pill from Li Xiao, restored his cultivation to five-star Dou Huang, and left to seek revenge in the Black-Corner Region. Li Xiao then broke through to Dou Zun, greatly strengthening Ascending Heaven Pavilion, and received a new system quest to earn ten billion Spirit Crystal Stones within ten years.

• Han Feng offered Li Xiao his pill formulas in exchange for a pill that would restore his strength, and Li Xiao gave him an Eighth-Rank Pill that raised him to five-star Dou Huang.
• Han Feng thanked Li Xiao, summoned his Qi Transformation Wings, and flew back toward the Black-Corner Region to take revenge on his enemies.
• Li Xiao told Niu Meng that he had helped Han Feng for profit, not out of compassion.
• A strange thundercloud gathered over the Beast Mountain Range as Li Xiao broke through to Dou Zun, alarming the magical beasts and drawing Bailing and the others to witness his breakthrough.
• Li Xiao demonstrated his new ability to cross space, and his breakthrough caused Ascending Heaven Pavilion's power to surge.
• The system activated a main quest requiring Li Xiao to earn ten billion Spirit Crystal Stones within ten years, with progress at 2.75/100.

Li Xiao prepared for Ascending Heaven Pavilion’s upcoming Auction while awaiting powerful guests from across the continent. The leaders and experts of the Ancient Eight Great Clans arrived after a seven-day battle, and Hun Yuantian’s threats against the Xiao Clan sparked a tense exchange.

• Li Xiao learned that his quest required earning ten billion Spirit Crystal Stones within ten years and began planning to auction precious items.
• Li Xiao and Cai Lin discussed her pregnancy as powerful figures gathered outside Ascending Heaven Pavilion ahead of the Auction.
• Li Xiao sent Bailing to search for familiar faces, and the next day the Ancient Eight Great Clans arrived after fighting for seven days and seven nights.
• Hun Yuantian threatened to kill any surviving Xiao Clan members, and Lei Ying mocked him for targeting defenseless juniors.
• Yao Dan warned the clan leaders not to fight at Ascending Heaven Pavilion, and Hun Yuantian challenged him before Yao Dan replied that his own condition was still better than Hun Yuantian’s.

As tensions between the Hun Clan and the other ancient clans escalated before the auction, Niu Meng enforced the Ascending Heaven Pavilion’s rules. Li Xiao received Xiao Yi Xian’s letter explaining that she had gone to the Chu Yun Empire to seek a cure for her Woeful Poison Body, and he chose to let her follow her own path.

• Hun Yuantian suppressed his anger toward Yao Dan, while Yao Tian secretly signaled Hun Sha that their betrayal was proceeding as planned.
• Huo Jin and Gu Lie warned that the Hun Clan would face retaliation after the auction for its attacks and insults.
• Niu Meng rode through the forest on the Amethyst Winged Lion King, warning bidders that anyone who broke the Pavilion’s rules would be killed.
• Li Xiao learned that Xiao Yi Xian had not returned and read her letter asking him not to come to the Chu Yun Empire while she pursued a possible cure for her Woeful Poison Body.
• Li Xiao accepted Xiao Yi Xian’s decision and ordered Linglong to recall Bing Shuang.

Li Xiao reviewed the rare materials needed to refine Xiao Yi Xian’s poison pill, then prepared for the Ascending Heaven Pavilion Auction as powerful guests gathered. The experts entered the pavilion’s valley, where Hun Yuantian began considering how the Hun Clan might claim its resources.

• The Poison Pill Method required three Heavenly Flames, a seventh-tier Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast’s magic core, and Bodhi Transformation Saliva, and Li Xiao had not yet refined the pill for Xiao Yi Xian.
• Linglong agreed to summon Bing Shuang, and Li Xiao reassured Qing Lin that Xiao Yi Xian would return before announcing that preparations for the Auction should begin.
• Gu Lie ordered the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan to help him kill the Four Demon Saints of the Hun Clan and Hun Yuantian after the Auction, while he also resolved to investigate Ling Quan’s death.
• Mang Tianchi arrived with Qian Bai and Su Qian, and Niu Meng ordered the guests to enter the valley in an orderly fashion without damaging anything.
• After admiring the valley’s scenery and powerful dou qi, Hun Yuantian considered claiming it for the Hun Clan and told Hun Yan to arrange a meeting with Li Xiao.

Hun Yuantian’s attempt to claim Ascending Heaven Pavilion’s territory ended with him gravely injured and forced to apologize. As preparations for the Auction began, the Mittel Family received special entry privileges, while the Gu Clan considered using Xun’er’s connection to Li Xiao to benefit their clan.

• Hun Yuantian praised the pavilion’s abundant Dou Qi and suggested the Hun Clan could seize it, but the pavilion’s aura struck him down and he apologized to Niu Meng.
• Niu Meng explained Ascending Heaven Pavilion’s rules to the gathered experts and said they would enter when the time came.
• Bailing opened the pavilion and gave the guests an hour to exchange for Spirit Crystals, which Gu Xian showed to Gu Lie.
• Niu Meng told Hai Bodong that the Mittel Family could enter the third floor without Spirit Crystals, and Pavilion Master Li Xiao permitted Mittel Tengshan and Hai Bodong to go inside.
• Niu Meng defended the Mittel Family’s privileges by explaining its contributions and Ya Fei’s relationship with Li Xiao.
• Gu Lie remarked on Li Xiao’s affection for Ya Fei, and a Gu Clan member suggested that Xun’er might marry Li Xiao to benefit their clan.

Ya Fei reunited with Mittel Tengshan and welcomed him and Ice Emperor Hai Bodong to the Ascending Heaven Pavilion, where the Mittel Family handed over its auction earnings. As Ya Fei worried about not becoming pregnant, Li Xiao comforted her and joined her upstairs while the pavilion’s grand auction began.

• Gu Lie considered a possible marriage alliance between the Gu Clan and the Ascending Heaven Pavilion, though he noted the pavilion’s prospective son-in-law would need to be tested.
• Ya Fei reunited with Mittel Tengshan, who explained that he and Ice Emperor Hai Bodong had come for the auction and to see her.
• Li Xiao welcomed the two visitors as Ya Fei’s family, and Mittel Tengshan handed him a Purple Gold Card containing One Hundred Million Gold Coins.
• Teng Shan asked Ya Fei whether she had felt any signs of pregnancy, and Li Xiao reassured her that there was no need to rush.
• Li Xiao left Teng Shan and Ice Emperor Hai Bodong to conduct their auction, then went with Ya Fei to the Fourth Floor as the auction began.
• Ya Fei appeared on the auction stage and officially opened the Ascending Heaven Pavilion’s grand auction.

Ya Fei introduced the Golden Dragon Azure Gold Grass, a rare herb prized as the key ingredient in a Ninth Grade Dragon Mysterious Pill and as a way to strengthen the body and bloodline. The bidding climbed to 8.54 million Spirit Crystals and three Earth Rank Middle Grade cultivation methods as the Pill Tower Three Giants debated whether to keep competing.

• Ya Fei revealed the Golden Dragon Azure Gold Grass and explained its rarity, its use in the Dragon Mysterious Pill, and its benefits when consumed as powder.
• The crowd questioned the herb’s value because refining the pill required three different Heavenly Flames and three dragon-type Rank 8 or higher cores, but Ya Fei announced a starting price of three million Spirit Crystals.
• The Pill Tower Three Giants and Yao Dan joined the bidding, and the offers rose rapidly as other buyers competed for the herb.
• Li Xiao told Cai Lin that he had another Golden Dragon Azure Gold Grass, and Cai Lin said she wanted to save it to strengthen their future child.
• As the bidding reached 8.54 million Spirit Crystals and three Earth Rank Middle Grade cultivation methods, Xuan Yi urged the Pill Tower Three Giants to consider saving their resources for later items, while Xuan Kongzi remained reluctant to give up the herb.

Yao Dan bought the Golden Dragon Azure Gold Grass to help Yao Tian grow stronger, only to learn that Yao Tian had conspired with the Hun Clan to kill him. Though Yao Tian confessed and changed his mind, Yao Dan expelled him from the Yao Clan and ordered him to leave.

• Xuan Yi withdrew from bidding, leaving Yao Dan and Hun Yuantian to compete for the Golden Dragon Azure Gold Grass.
• Yao Dan outbid Hun Yuantian with ten million Spirit Crystal Stones and three eighth-grade Six-Colored Sky Thunders to buy the grass for Yao Tian.
• Yao Dan praised Yao Tian and explained that he had bought the treasure to help him advance, prompting Yao Tian to confess that he had joined the Hun Clan's plot to kill him.
• Yao Dan attacked Yao Tian, then stopped when Li Xiao warned him to behave in the Ascending Heaven Pavilion.
• Yao Dan expelled Yao Tian from the Yao Clan and sent him away, refusing to trust him despite his remorse.

At the auction, Ya Fei unveiled the Soul Controlling Pearl, an ancient treasure said to contain a Dou Emperor’s cultivation knowledge. Its projection revealed the name Yang Di, and the Eight Ancient Clans began to suspect the pearl belonged to one of their ancestors, with the Hun Clan convinced it was theirs.

• Cai Lin condemned Yao Tian for conspiring with Soul Hall to kill Yao Dan, while Li Xiao and Medusa compared his betrayal to Han Feng’s.
• Ya Fei introduced the Soul Controlling Pearl as the auction’s second item, and its power startled the experts watching from the First Floor.
• At Li Xiao’s signal, Ya Fei activated the pearl and projected a black-robed figure who identified himself as the ancient Dou Emperor Yang Di and promised to share his cultivation insights.
• Ya Fei stopped the projection before the crowd could hear more, then said the pearl was believed to have come from an Old Ancestor of one of the Eight Ancient Clans.
• Hun Yuantian and Hun Sha declared that the pearl belonged to the Hun Clan’s Old Ancestor and urged the Four Demon Saints to secure it.

The Hun Clan and Ancient Clan competed fiercely for the Soul Controlling Pearl, which might have been left by the Hun Clan’s Old Ancestor. Hun Yuantian refused to yield, while the Ancient Clan planned to keep the Hun Clan from claiming it; the auction continued with both sides wary of the danger of open conflict.

• Hun Yuantian bid ten million Spirit Crystals, cultivation methods, and a Dou Technique for the Soul Controlling Pearl.
• Gu Dao and Gu Lie concluded that the Ancient Clan should prevent the Hun Clan from obtaining the pearl, and Gu Lie proposed killing them after the auction.
• The Ancient Clan raised the bid to fifteen million Spirit Crystals, cultivation methods, and a Dou Technique, stunning the auction hall.
• Star Plucking Old Ghost suggested letting another clan win the pearl, but Hun Yuantian and Hun Sha rebuked and threatened him.
• Hun Yuantian admitted that the Hun Clan could not defeat the Ancient Clan’s many Eight Star Dou Sheng experts, and Star Plucking Old Ghost vowed never to attend the auction again.

Hun Yuantian won the Soul Controlling Pearl for the Hun Clan by doubling the opposing bid, then sent Hun Yan to return it to the clan before the Auction ended. As the Auction continued, Ya Fei introduced the Ancient Insect Emperor Armor and explained its formidable defensive power.

• Hun Yuantian bid thirty million Spirit Crystals, twenty Earth Rank Middle Grade cultivation methods, and two Earth Rank Advanced Dou Techniques for the Soul Controlling Pearl, overruling Hun Sha’s objections.
• Hun Yuantian gave Hun Yan a Spirit Crystal card and ordered him to exchange for the pearl and return to the clan.
• Gu Lie ordered Gu Xing and Gu Xian to watch for anyone from the Hun Clan leaving early.
• Ya Fei declared Hun Yuantian the winner, and Li Xiao approved giving Hun Yan the Soul Controlling Pearl before the Auction ended.
• Hun Yan left the Beast Mountain Range with the pearl, unaware that two people were following him.
• Ya Fei presented the Ancient Insect Emperor Armor and explained that it could withstand attacks from a Half Saint.

Li Xiao auctioned off the Ancient Insect Emperor Armor, which looked like a dudou, and the Gu Clan won it after competing with the Hun Clan. During the break, Ya Fei recovered from the strain of auctioning while Linglong helped replenish her Dou Qi.

• The crowd mistook the Ancient Insect Emperor Armor for a dudou until Niu Meng ordered them to settle down and explained that it could block a full-force Half Saint attack.
• Gu Lie recognized the armor, and Yun Yun teased Li Xiao about how much it resembled her dudou.
• Ya Fei set the starting bid at two million Spirit Crystals, and Jia Xingtian and Hun Yuantian began bidding.
• The Gu Clan raised the bid to three million five hundred thousand Spirit Crystals, and Hun Tu persuaded Hun Yuantian to stop competing so the Gu Clan won the armor.
• Ya Fei returned to the Fourth Floor during a half-hour break, and Linglong helped her recover her spent Dou Qi.

Li Xiao reunited with Ya Fei and Linglong before the Ascending Heaven Pavilion auction resumed with a Heaven Rank Low-Level Cultivation Method, the Gathering Spirit Skill. Bidding began with a high offer from the Qingyun Sect, and Li Xiao considered the sect’s formidable strength.

• Li Xiao kissed Linglong’s forehead and reassured her that he remembered their bond from his early days on the Dou Qi Continent.
• Ya Fei returned to the stage and introduced the Gathering Spirit Skill, explaining that it could compress Soul Power and eventually rival a Heaven Rank Mid-Level Cultivation Method.
• Mang Tianchi planned to bid for the skill, but Ya Fei announced a starting price of ten million Spirit Crystal Stones with minimum increases of five million.
• A Qingyun Sect bidder offered twenty million Spirit Crystals and three Eighth-Rank Three-Colored Heavenly Lightning Pills.
• Li Xiao recognized the Qingyun Sect as a recently emerged Eastern Continent power with three Dou Sheng experts and a Six Star Dou Sheng sect master.

The auction for a Heaven Rank Low-Level cultivation method narrowed to Yao Dan and Shi Hao before the Azure Cloud Sect Master entered the bidding and challenged Shi Hao. Li Xiao intervened to enforce the Ascending Heaven Pavilion’s rules, leaving the dispute unresolved.

• Yao Dan bid twenty-five million Spirit Crystals and four Eighth-Rank Six-Colored Sky Thunder Pills for the cultivation method, while the Hun Clan and Gu Clan withdrew.
• Shi Hao threatened anyone who outbid the Stone Clan, and Huo Jin and Lei Ying stopped bidding rather than provoke him.
• Yao Dan also withdrew, but the Azure Cloud Sect Master bid forty million Spirit Crystals and refused to yield to Shi Hao.
• Shi Hao and a Stone Clan elder berated the Azure Cloud Sect Master, and Shi Hao threatened the bidder.
• Li Xiao appeared on the Crystal Stage, warned both sides to obey the pavilion’s rules, and the Azure Cloud Sect Master defended her conduct.

Li Xiao restored order at Ascending Heaven Pavilion and presided over the auction, where Shi Hao paid an exorbitant price for a cultivation technique. After leaving the pavilion, Li Xiao met the Pill Tower Old Ancestor, who had come to greet him.

• Li Xiao warned Shi Hao and the other guests that anyone who broke the pavilion’s rules would be punished, then allowed the auction to continue.
• Shi Hao bid fifty million Spirit Crystals for the Gathering Spirit Skill after the Azure Cloud Sect Master stopped competing, and Ya Fei declared him the winner.
• Li Xiao provided watermelons for the guests to buy, then left the pavilion after telling Ya Fei to rest.
• Li Xiao met a child outside the pavilion and recognized him as the Pill Tower Old Ancestor, a Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill who had taken human form.

Pill Tower Old Ancestor arrived at Ascending Heaven Pavilion’s Auction and concealed his identity before joining the guests. Li Xiao then unveiled the Life Spirit Flame, the fifth-ranked Heavenly Flame, leaving the gathered clan leaders and alchemists eager to obtain it.

• Li Xiao greeted Pill Tower Old Ancestor, agreed to auction him separately, and gave him a mask to wear.
• Pill Tower Old Ancestor entered the Auction and was escorted to a secluded room on the third floor.
• Li Xiao activated a barrier around the Crystal Stage and revealed the Life Spirit Flame, fifth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking.
• The crowd reacted to the flame’s ability to grow medicinal herbs and extend its bearer’s lifespan.
• Hun Yuantian declared that the Hun Clan could not miss the treasure, while Yao Dan hoped the Life Spirit Flame would help restore the Yao Clan’s strength.

At the auction, wealthy clans fought fiercely for the Life Spirit Flame, driving its price to an astonishing height. Hun Yuantian offered a Heaven Rank Dou Technique, leaving Hun Sha worried about the Clan Leader’s reaction.

• Ye Chen watched Zi Yan eat his high-grade pills while Niu Meng rested in the Fourth Floor room.
• Li Xiao opened bidding on the Life Spirit Flame, and bidders quickly offered millions of Spirit Crystal and valuable pills and techniques.
• Yao Dan bid twenty million Spirit Crystal and a Ninth Grade Treasure Pill, stunning the crowd.
• Gu Lie ordered Gu Dao to secure the Life Spirit Flame, and Gu Dao raised the offer to thirty million Spirit Crystal, a Ninth Grade Treasure Pill, and three Earth Rank Advanced cultivation methods.
• The bidding climbed to fifty million Spirit Crystal Stones and two Ninth Grade Treasure Pills before Hun Yuantian offered sixty million Spirit Crystal and a Heaven Rank Low Grade Dou Technique.
• Hun Sha questioned whether Hun Yuantian had made a mistake and warned that the Clan Leader might object.

Yao Dan won the Life Spirit Flame at auction by offering a Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill alongside Spirit Crystals and Ninth Grade Treasure Pills. After the auction, Hun Yuantian learned that Gu Xing and Gu Xian had ambushed Hun Yan and taken the Soul Controlling Pearl.

• Hun Yuantian explained why the Hun Clan intended to bid for the Life Spirit Flame, while the Pill Tower Three Giants decided not to compete.
• Yao Dan bid eighty million Spirit Crystals, three Ninth Grade Treasure Pills, and one Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill for the Life Spirit Flame.
• The other bidders withdrew, and Li Xiao declared Yao Dan the winner of the Life Spirit Flame.
• Hun Yan reported that Gu Xing and Gu Xian had ambushed him and taken the Soul Controlling Pearl.
• Hun Yuantian rose in fury after hearing that Hun Yan had surrendered the pearl to survive.

The Hun Clan fumed over the Gu Clan’s attack but held back under Li Xiao’s warning. Li Xiao unveiled a tenth-grade God-level bloodline as the final auction item, and Gu Lie and Gu Dao considered bidding for it to strengthen the Gu Clan.

• Hun Yuantian collapsed after the Gu Clan’s attack, and Hun Sha, Hun Tu, and Hun Jing saved him with their Dou Qi.
• Hun Sha tried to attack the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan, but Hun Jing stopped him and told him to wait until the Auction ended.
• Hun Sha struck Star Plucking Old Ghost, while the Hun Clan vowed to make the Gu Clan pay after the Auction.
• Li Xiao warned the Hun Clan not to cause trouble in Ascending Heaven Pavilion and announced that the final auction item was a bloodline power.
• Li Xiao revealed a tenth-grade God-level bloodline, and the crowd reacted with shock and greed at its potential to improve cultivation.
• Gu Lie and Gu Dao agreed that the Gu Clan should consider bidding if the bloodline could help strengthen their clan.