Chapter Summaries

The Hun and Gu Clans competed for the Dou Di Skeleton, but the Gu Clan won it with an offer of Spirit Crystals and two Earth Rank Advanced Dou Techniques. Li Xiao was pleased with the auction’s profit and left Bailing and Bing Shuang to watch while he went to meet Xun'er.

• Bing Shuang told Li Xiao that Xun'er was waiting on the third floor, and he said he would see her after the auction.
• The Hun Clan and Gu Clan bid against each other for the Dou Di Skeleton, while Nihility Devouring Flame stopped Hun Miexin and Hun Yuantian from proposing they seize it by force.
• Gu Lie won the skeleton for the Gu Clan by offering twenty-five million Spirit Crystals and two Earth Rank Advanced Dou Techniques.
• Li Xiao noted that the skeleton had earned him a fortyfold profit and told Bailing and Bing Shuang to watch while he went to meet Xun'er.

Xun'er reunited with Li Xiao and asked to stay at the Ascending Heaven Pavilion to cultivate with him. They went to watch the auction, where Han Feng and his allies organized a bid for a Ninth Order Magical Beast Magic Core.

• Xun'er reunited with Li Xiao at the Ascending Heaven Pavilion and told him she had reached the peak of Dou Zong.
• Xun'er recounted how Xiao Yan had become Xiao Family Leader but remained a Da Dou Shi, and said she had lost contact with him.
• Xun'er told Li Xiao she planned to stay at the Ascending Heaven Pavilion and cultivate with him, and he invited her to watch the auction.
• Han Feng and the other bidders argued over the price of a Ninth Order Magical Beast Magic Core.
• Tie Wu and Ban Lao persuaded Han Feng's allies to pool their wealth and continue bidding for the core.

Medicine Emperor Han Feng and the Medicine Clan competed with the Pill Tower Three Giants for a Ninth Order Magical Beast Magic Core at the auction. Xuan Kongzi’s forceful bid drove the others to withdraw, leaving his offer awaiting the final call.

• Han Feng bid thirty-five million Spirit Crystals for the Ninth Order Magical Beast Magic Core, and Yao Dan answered with forty million Spirit Crystals and three Eighth-Rank Pill formulas.
• Han Feng raised his offer to fifty million Spirit Crystals, three Tier 7 Pill formulas, and three Eighth-Rank Three-Colored Heavenly Lightning Pills, despite warnings from Bone Old Man Yin and others to save their resources.
• Yao Dan and the Pill Tower Three Giants considered whether to keep bidding as Yao Xingji privately hoped to succeed Yao Dan as Medicine Clan Leader.
• Xuan Kongzi offered sixty million Spirit Crystals, three Eighth-Rank Pill formulas, and three Eighth-Rank Three-Colored Heavenly Lightning Pills, declaring that he would not yield.
• Gold Silver Two Elders persuaded Han Feng to withdraw, and Yao Dan also gave up bidding.
• The auctioneer called Xuan Kongzi’s offer once and then twice.

Ya Fei auctioned a Thunder Tribulation Pill refined by Ye Chen from Nine Profound Golden Lightning, and the Ancient Eight Great Clans competed fiercely for the Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill. The bidding escalated to the Medicine Clan Leader offering another Ninth Grade Pill and several other treasures.

• Ya Fei sold the fire-attributed Ninth Order Magical Beast Magic Core to the guest in Box Number Four for sixty million Spirit Crystals, three Eighth-Rank Pill Formulas, and three Eighth-Rank Three-Colored Heavenly Lightning Pills.
• Ya Fei unveiled an azure Thunder Tribulation Pill, and Yao Dan recognized it as a Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill refined from Nine Profound Golden Lightning.
• Ya Fei explained that the pill could raise the strength of Dou Sheng experts above Five Star by one star and those below by two stars.
• Leaders and experts from the Ancient Eight Great Clans and the Hun Clan began bidding with Heaven Rank techniques, cultivation methods, Spirit Crystals, and other valuable treasures.
• Yao Dan offered a Ninth Grade Treasure Pill, fifty million Spirit Crystals, three Earth Rank Advanced Dou Techniques, and a Ninth Grade Pill Formula.

Yao Dan’s bid for the Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill was overtaken when the Hun Clan offered another Ninth Grade Treasure Pill, Spirit Crystals, and valuable techniques. Yao Dan then pressured Yao Xingji to auction the Nine Nether Wind Flame, leaving Xingji afraid that extracting it could kill him.

• Yao Dan believed his offer of over one hundred million Spirit Crystals had secured the pill, while the Hun Clan debated whether it could afford to compete.
• Hun Yuantian urged Nihility Devouring Flame to bid, and Nihility Devouring Flame offered a Ninth Grade Treasure Pill, eighty million Spirit Crystals, a Heaven Rank Low Grade Dou Technique, and three Earth Rank High Grade cultivation methods.
• Li Xiao warned Yao Dan that the Hun Clan’s offer could win and considered the danger of the clan growing stronger.
• Yao Dan told Yao Xingji that the Yao Clan needed to offer a Heavenly Flame, then named the Nine Nether Wind Flame inside Xingji.
• Yao Xingji protested that losing the flame might kill him, but Yao Dan and another Yao Clan member assured him the Ascending Heaven Pavilion could extract it safely.

Yao Dan forced Yao Xingji to surrender the Nine Nether Wind Flame to win a Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill at the Ascending Heaven Pavilion auction. After the deal was completed, Li Xiao dismissed concerns that Yao Dan might turn against the Pavilion, and prepared to handle the next auction item himself.

• Yao Dan seized Yao Xingji and persuaded him to surrender the Nine Nether Wind Flame for the sake of the Yao Clan’s future.
• Ya Fei announced the final bid, and the Hun Clan experts declined to compete for the Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill.
• Niu Meng extracted the Nine Nether Wind Flame from Yao Xingji, leaving him a trace that would last about a year before he disappeared into the Beast Mountain Range.
• Ya Fei announced a half-hour break before the final two auction items and returned to Li Xiao’s private room.
• Niu Meng warned Li Xiao that Yao Dan might challenge the Ascending Heaven Pavilion after reaching Nine Star Dou Sheng, but Li Xiao said Yao Dan would not dare provoke the Pavilion.
• Li Xiao confirmed that he would personally present the next auction item, which concerned the magical beast clans.

Li Xiao put the corpse of a long-missing Heavenly Demon Phoenix expert up for auction, shocking clan leader Huang Tian and the assembled clans. After Huang Tian threatened the bidders, Li Xiao struck him down and left Gu Lie suspecting that the pavilion master was warning the Ancient Eight Great Clans.

• Bailing stopped Niu Meng from challenging Li Xiao's decision, and Li Xiao reflected on the need to deter the clans that might threaten Ascending Heaven Pavilion.
• Li Xiao presented an ancient magical beast corpse whose glowing, jade-like wings revealed its connection to the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Huang Tian recognized the corpse as a missing clan expert, while Han Feng and other Black-Corner Region experts realized Li Xiao had been behind the killings at the Black Emperor Sect auction.
• Li Xiao told Huang Tian the corpse would go to the highest bidder, and Huang Tian swallowed his anger rather than challenge the pavilion master.
• When Huang Tian threatened anyone who coveted the corpse, Li Xiao slapped him to the floor and warned him not to throw his weight around in Ascending Heaven Pavilion.
• Gu Lie said Li Xiao's attack seemed like a warning to the Ancient Eight Great Clans, which Gu Dao did not understand.

Li Xiao auctioned Huang Tian’s corpse and unveiled the Golden Emperor Burning Flame, ranked fourth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, as the auction’s final item. Yao Dan realized he could not bid for the flame, while Han Feng took an interest in it.

• Gu Lie told the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan that Li Xiao was punishing the clans for establishing strongholds in the Northwest Continent and for Yao Dan’s cruel treatment of his clansmen.
• Yao Dan pleaded with Li Xiao, who ignored him and set the starting price for Huang Tian’s corpse at ten million Spirit Crystals.
• Huang Tian apologized to Li Xiao and won the corpse with a bid of thirty million Spirit Crystals.
• Li Xiao presented the Golden Emperor Burning Flame, and the crowd recognized it as the Heavenly Flame ranked fourth.
• Yao Dan regretted buying the Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill because he could not bid for the flame, while Han Feng considered acquiring it for a future breakthrough.

Li Xiao auctioned the Golden Emperor Burning Flame as factions across the continent weighed their chances and raised their bids. Gu Lie offered a Half Emperor Armor Set, drawing Li Xiao’s interest in armor from his system shop as the auction continued.

• Li Xiao opened bidding for the Golden Emperor Burning Flame, and the crowd offered rare techniques, pills, and other treasures.
• Han Feng persuaded the Black-Corner Region factions to support his bid after agreeing to triple his promised rewards.
• Han Feng offered eighty million Spirit Crystals, ten Tier 7 Pills, and three Eighth-Rank Pill formulas.
• Mang Tianchi, Su Qian, and Yao Dan recognized that their factions lacked the resources to win the Heavenly Flame.
• Gu Lie bid eighty million Spirit Crystals, a Heaven Rank Low Grade Dou Technique, three Eighth-Rank Pills, and a set of armor capable of withstanding Dou Sheng attacks.
• Li Xiao searched his system shop and found a Half Emperor Armor that could endure a hundred strongest strikes from a Nine Star Dou Sheng Peak, but its price was one hundred million gold coins.

Han Feng and the Gu Clan competed fiercely for the Golden Emperor Burning Flame as both sides pushed their allies to offer everything they had. The bidding continued after Gu Lie raised the price to three hundred million Spirit Crystals, leaving Han Feng determined to answer.

• Han Feng persuaded his allies to make one final effort by promising each of them a Tier 7 Pill, and they agreed to continue bidding.
• Han Feng offered two hundred million Spirit Crystals, an Earth Rank Advanced Dou Technique, and three Eight-Grade Nine-Colored Sky Lightning Pills.
• Gu Lie tried to persuade Han Feng to surrender the Golden Emperor Burning Flame, but Han Feng refused and the two exchanged threats.
• Li Xiao halted their argument and reminded everyone to know when to stop, after which Gu Lie bid three hundred million Spirit Crystals with the same technique and pills.
• Han Feng urged his allies to give everything they had, and Gold Silver Two Elders agreed while demanding that he honor his promise.

Gu Lie outbid Han Feng for the Golden Emperor Burning Flame, and Li Xiao announced the auction’s end before warning the assembled factions not to threaten the Ascending Heaven Pavilion or harm his disciples. He left the gathered experts under a stern warning, and Shi Hao ordered the Stone Clan to stop its abuses.

• Gu Lie countered Han Feng’s bid with a Heaven Rank Low Grade Dou Technique, while Ban Lao and the Gold Silver Two Elders withdrew from the contest.
• Han Feng gave up bidding, and Li Xiao declared Gu Lie’s party the winner of the Golden Emperor Burning Flame auction.
• As the crowd prepared to leave, Li Xiao closed the hall doors and warned the experts against attacking the Ascending Heaven Pavilion or harming his disciples.
• The Hun Clan Dou Sheng told Star Plucking Old Ghost to withdraw the Soul Hall experts from the Chu Yun Empire.
• Gu Dao condemned the factions for attacking children and civilians, and Shi Hao ordered the Stone Clan to execute anyone who committed abuses.

Li Xiao used the auction’s proceeds and system rewards to strengthen Ascending Heaven Pavilion, while keeping the Embryonic Emperor Pill for himself. Outside, Han Feng and Yao Chen confronted each other over their betrayal and past grievances, and Li Xiao left them with a stern warning to obey the Pavilion’s rules.

• Li Xiao converted the auction’s 1.33 billion Spirit Crystal earnings into system points and received rewards including an Embryonic Emperor Pill and Original Emperor Qi.
• Li Xiao infused the Original Emperor Qi into Ascending Heaven Pavilion, and its protectors rose to Five Star Dou Sheng.
• Han Feng and Yao Chen confronted each other, trading accusations over Han Feng’s betrayal and his attempt to kill Yao Chen’s junior disciple.
• Yao Chen slapped Han Feng and threatened to kill him, while Han Feng vowed he would bury his former teacher if they were not at Ascending Heaven Pavilion.
• Li Xiao stopped Han Feng and warned both men that he would cripple or destroy them if they violated the Pavilion’s rules.

Han Feng confronted Yao Chen over the Flame Mantra before leaving Ascending Heaven Pavilion, and Li Xiao agreed to help Mang Tianchi investigate strange sounds beneath Jia Nan Academy's Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower. The chapter ended with Zi Yan asking when Su Qian would return to the academy so she could go with him.

• Han Feng accused Yao Chen of favoring Xiao Yan with the Flame Mantra, threatened him, and left Ascending Heaven Pavilion.
• Li Xiao told Yao Chen to rest and remain in Ascending Heaven Pavilion for the seven years still required.
• Mang Tianchi told Li Xiao that eerie sounds beneath the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower were disorienting academy students, and Li Xiao agreed to investigate after a few days.
• Zi Yan greeted Su Qian, showed off her progress to the Dou Huang realm, and asked when he would return to Jia Nan Academy so she could accompany him.

Zi Yan prepared to return to Jia Nan Academy with Mang Tianchi, while Li Xiao planned a trip there with Bing Shuang and left Ascending Heaven Pavilion in Bailing’s care. The pavilion held a New Year’s Eve feast, where Xun'er tried wine for the first time.

• Zi Yan told Mang Tianchi she wanted to return to Jia Nan Academy, and he agreed to take her and Great Elder Su Qian there.
• Li Xiao asked Bing Shuang to accompany him to Jia Nan Academy and entrusted Ascending Heaven Pavilion to Bailing while he was away.
• Li Xiao invited everyone at Ascending Heaven Pavilion to share a New Year’s Eve feast.
• Yao Ye served Li Xiao’s treasured wine, and Xun'er tried drinking it for the first time.

Li Xiao learned that Yun Yun was pregnant and reassured Ya Fei about her hopes of having a child, then prepared to travel to Jia Nan Academy in the Black-Corner Region. He departed through a spatial passage with Bing Shuang, while Ascending Heaven Pavilion’s growing influence drew concern across the continent.

• Cai Lin told Li Xiao that her child would likely take another two years to be born.
• Yun Yun revealed that she was one month pregnant, and Bailing confirmed the faint life force within her belly.
• Li Xiao comforted Ya Fei and instructed Ye Chen to provide whatever medicinal ingredients might help her conceive.
• Li Xiao told Xun'er to cultivate alongside Bailing, then spent several days with Yun Yun and the others.
• Bing Shuang opened a spatial passage, and Li Xiao left Ascending Heaven Pavilion for Jia Nan Academy in the Black-Corner Region.

Li Xiao arrived at Jia Nan Academy to investigate the disturbances in the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower and accepted payment from Mang Tianchi for Ascending Heaven Pavilion’s help. Their meeting was interrupted by Xin Lan, who was caught sneaking in and then escorted away after meeting Li Xiao.

• Mang Tianchi welcomed Li Xiao and Bing Shuang to Jia Nan Academy and explained that strange sounds continued inside the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower despite his investigation.
• Mang Tianchi offered Dou Techniques, cultivation methods, Magical Beast cores, and pills in exchange for Ascending Heaven Pavilion’s help, and Bing Shuang accepted the payment.
• Bing Shuang caught Xin Lan sneaking into the room and restrained her until Li Xiao nodded for her release.
• Su Qian introduced Xin Lan to Li Xiao, who praised her skill as a Fifth-Rank Alchemist.
• Su Qian carried Xin Lan out and warned her not to offend Li Xiao or risk bringing disaster upon her family and Saint Pill City.

Li Xiao and Bing Shuang descended beneath the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower, where Li Xiao found and collected a second Fallen Heart Flame. As the magma began to boil, they were confronted by red-scaled figures swimming through it.

• Mang Tianchi led Li Xiao and Bing Shuang to the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower while Jia Nan Academy's experts guarded the entrance.
• Li Xiao and Bing Shuang descended into the Magma World, protected from its heat by Bing Shuang's Dou Qi.
• Li Xiao explained that a special barrier concealed the life within the magma and weakened even powerful perception.
• Li Xiao spotted a young Fallen Heart Flame beside a skeleton, and Bing Shuang pulled it free and handed it to him.
• Bing Shuang sensed danger as the magma boiled and red-scaled figures appeared around them.

Li Xiao and Bing Shuang encountered Fire Lizardmen in the Magma World, where Bing Shuang killed their leader and Li Xiao took its Fire Pearl. When a powerful Fire Lizardman arrived with reinforcements, Bing Shuang revealed her Dou Sheng strength and split the magma with her Phantom Ice Sword.

• A Dou Zun-level Fire Lizardman attacked Li Xiao and Bing Shuang, and Bing Shuang killed it with ice pillars.
• Li Xiao collected the Fire Lizardman's Fire Pearl, while the surviving Fire Lizardmen gathered and called for reinforcements.
• Bing Shuang learned that the Fire Lizardmen were summoning help and said she would kill them for their magical beast cores.
• An Eight Star Dou Zun-level Fire Lizardman arrived as thousands of Fire Lizardmen gathered around Li Xiao and Bing Shuang.
• Bing Shuang drew her Phantom Ice Sword and split the magma with a single strike, terrifying the Fire Lizardmen.

Bing Shuang killed the Fire Lizardmen and uncovered Yao Tianhuo, the Heavenly Flame Honored One, whose soul was close to vanishing. Li Xiao agreed to save him in exchange for the Tiandu Fire Seal, a method for suppressing the Woeful Poison Body.

• Bing Shuang slaughtered the Fire Lizardmen and collected the beads they left behind.
• Yao Tianhuo emerged from the bones and introduced himself as the Heavenly Flame Honored One, a former Five Star Dou Zun.
• Yao Tianhuo asked Li Xiao to save his fading soul and offered the Five Round Lihuo Method in return.
• Li Xiao requested the Tiandu Fire Seal instead, revealing that he knew of Yao Tianhuo's method for suppressing a Woeful Poison Body.
• Yao Tianhuo gave Li Xiao the Tiandu Fire Seal and asked whether he knew someone with a Woeful Poison Body.

Li Xiao left the magma beneath Jia Nan Academy after dealing with a Fire Lizardman and concealed the truth about the Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion. He returned the immature Fallen Heart Flame to the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower, leaving the academy with the promise of a new source of cultivation energy.

• Li Xiao put Yao Tianhuo in his Ring to stabilize and cultivate his soul, then left the magma with Bing Shuang while keeping the Tou She Ancient God Jade Fragment for later.
• Mang Tianchi, Great Elder Su Qian, Qian Mu, and the others met Li Xiao and learned that a Fire Lizardman had caused the tremors beneath Jia Nan Academy.
• Li Xiao explained that Fire Lizardmen lived beneath the academy and warned Mang Tianchi and Su Qian not to reveal what had happened.
• Li Xiao gave a vague explanation when Mang Tianchi asked what else lay below, and the group agreed to keep the matter secret.
• Mang Tianchi stored the Fire Lizardman's corpse, and Li Xiao returned the immature Fallen Heart Flame to the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower.