Chapter Summaries

Li Xiao introduced Snow Jade Mountain Saint’s corpse, which contained a small amount of Original Emperor Qi and could be used for soul fusion or refined into a powerful puppet. Xiao Yan considered bidding for it to provide his teacher with a body, but his limited Spirit Crystals left him doubtful, and the auction continued without a bid being made.

• Li Xiao revealed that the dried corpse belonged to Snow Jade Mountain Saint, a Half-Step Dou Di who had erased his name and origins from history.
• Niu Meng cut away the cloth wrapping the corpse, and Li Xiao used an invisible force to seat it upright and dispel its foul odor.
• Li Xiao explained that the corpse contained Original Emperor Qi that could be released once a year and could also be used for soul fusion or puppet crafting.
• A Dou Zun objected to turning the corpse into a puppet, but a Half Saint threatened him after discovering he had planned to secretly take the body for himself.
• Xiao Yan thought the corpse could give his teacher a body, then worried that he had too few Spirit Crystals to afford it.
• Li Xiao told the auction attendees that refining the corpse into a puppet would grant them the aid of a Half-Step Dou Di expert.

Xiao Yan competed to buy Snow Jade Mountain Saint’s corpse so he could restore his teacher’s physical body, but richer bidders kept driving up the price. The auction ended with Lei Ying challenging the Fourth Floor bidders as the contest for the corpse escalated.

• Bidders competed for Snow Jade Mountain Saint’s corpse, which contained Original Emperor Qi and might help them advance in strength.
• Xiao Yan offered thirty million Spirit Crystals, hoping to obtain the corpse and move closer to restoring his teacher’s body.
• After a woman on the Third Floor raised the bid to eighty million Spirit Crystals, Xiao Yan offered two Eight Grade Six-Colored Pill Lightning Pills and thirty million Spirit Crystals.
• The woman countered with three Eight Grade Nine-Colored Pill Lightning Pills, forcing Xiao Yan to give up on winning the auction.
• A Fourth Floor expert bid one hundred and fifty million Spirit Crystals and three Eight Grade Nine-Colored Pill Lightning Pills, then another bidder offered two hundred million Spirit Crystals and a Ninth Grade Treasure Pill.
• Lei Ying challenged the bidders and ordered Lei Yunhe to raise the bid, while Lei Yunhe warned that the rival might belong to an Ancient Eight Great Clan.

After Snow Jade Mountain Saint was sold, Li Xiao introduced the Imperial Water Feather Spirit, a crystal that absorbed Dou Qi and unleashed tremendous power, and bidding began. As the auction continued, Li Muchen stayed with Yun Yun and Bailing, who warned him to apologize to his father and avoid causing trouble.

• Lei Ying abandoned plans to bid for Snow Jade Mountain Saint, suspecting the other clans wanted to drain the Thunder Clan's resources before later auctions.
• An unknown Fourth Floor bidder won Snow Jade Mountain Saint for two Ninth Grade Treasure Pills and One Hundred Million Spirit Crystals, while Xiao Yan resolved to pursue the winner after the auction.
• Li Xiao demonstrated the Imperial Water Feather Spirit's power by destroying a testing model that could withstand a Five Star Dou Sheng's full-force strike.
• Li Xiao announced that the Imperial Water Feather Spirit could absorb and convert Dou Qi, act as a Dou Technique, and transform into a magical beast, then opened bidding at One Hundred Million Spirit Crystals.
• Yun Yun comforted Li Muchen, who worried that his father would hit him and said he disliked being watched so closely.
• Bailing reminded Li Muchen that he was confined to the room until the auction ended and told him to prepare to apologize to the Pavilion Master.

As the bidding war for the Imperial Water Feather Spirit intensified, Gu Yuan judged its value and focused on the upcoming Embryonic Emperor Pill. He sent Xun'er away from the Gu Clan's plans, but she reminded him that Li Xiao had promised to give him a true Emperor Pill.

• Li Muchen persuaded Bailing to speak to Li Xiao on his behalf, while Li Xiao overheard and resolved to train him more harshly after the Auction.
• Several experts bid hundreds of millions of Spirit Crystals for the Imperial Water Feather Spirit and threatened their rivals, while Li Xiao told Ye Chen to enforce the Pavilion's rules.
• Gu Yuan and Gu Xing discussed the Spirit's limited value to powerful Dou Shengs, and Xun'er explained its abilities as a Dou Technique and a magical beast companion.
• Gu Yuan declined to bid for the Imperial Water Feather Spirit, saving the Gu Clan's assets for the Embryonic Emperor Pill and his bid to reach the Dou Di Realm.
• Gu Yuan told Xun'er to go to Li Xiao, but she warned that Hun Tiandi obtaining the pill would endanger the Ancient Eight Great Clans and reminded Gu Yuan of Li Xiao's promise.

Xun'er worried about her marriage and desire for a child while the auction concluded with Liu Batian buying the Imperial Water Feather Spirit. Li Xiao then unveiled the final auction item, the origin flame of the extinct Five Clawed Mystic Golden Dragon.

• Xun'er left Gu Yuan after he dismissed her warning about the Gu Clan’s pursuit of the Embryonic Emperor Pill, then returned to the Fifth Floor and confided in Ya Fei about her first time.
• Liu Batian won the Imperial Water Feather Spirit with a bid of three hundred million Spirit Crystals.
• Li Xiao introduced a crimson-gold Beast Flame as the auction’s final item and explained its origin and fearsome power.
• Li Xiao revealed that the flame came from the extinct Five Clawed Mystic Golden Dragon, whose bloodline was linked to the three great magical beast races.

Li Xiao presented the Five Clawed Mystic Golden Dragon Beast Fire as a uniquely precious flame, and the auction erupted as alchemists and powerful clans bid rare treasures for it. The Pill Tower raised the price sharply, while Yao Xingji urged Yao Dan to pursue the flame despite the clan leader’s refusal.

• Li Xiao explained that he had processed the Five Clawed Golden Dragon’s Origin Beast Fire so it could be devoured without the dangers of absorbing a Heavenly Flame.
• The Pill Tower Old Ancestor and other alchemists recognized the extinct dragon’s Beast Fire as exceptionally valuable and decided to bid for it.
• Li Xiao opened bidding without a starting price, and bidders offered treasures ranging from Dou Techniques and pills to personal pledges.
• Xuan Kongzi bid fifteen Eight Grade Nine-Colored Pill Lightning Pills and a Ninth Grade Treasure Pill, driving the First Floor bidders to protest.
• Yao Xingji told Yao Dan he felt a resonance with the Beast Fire and wanted to bid, but Yao Dan refused because the clan was targeting the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and the Embryonic Emperor Pill.

Yao Xingji defied Yao Dan by bidding the Yao Clan's resources on the Five Clawed Mystic Golden Dragon's Beast Flame, following Hun Tiandi's orders. The Yao Clan won the flame, while Yao Dan stripped Yao Xingji of his Young Clan Leader position and the Auction continued.

• Yao Dan slapped Yao Xingji and warned him against betraying the Yao Clan, while Yao Xingji denied any disloyalty and secretly contacted Hun Tiandi.
• Yao Xingji ignored Yao Dan's objections and bid two Ninth Grade Treasure Pills and ten Eight Grade Nine-Colored Pill Lightning Pills for the Beast Flame.
• Yao Dan slammed Yao Xingji to the ground and removed him as Young Clan Leader, naming Yao Ling as his replacement.
• Hun Tiandi celebrated his plan to make the Yao Clan a source of energy for his breakthrough into the Dou Di Realm.
• The Pill Tower Old Ancestor withdrew, and the Yao Clan won the Five Clawed Mystic Golden Dragon's Beast Flame as the Auction continued.

Li Xiao confronted Li Muchen for recklessly traveling alone, then agreed to let him explore the continent with Jiang Xiong after he grew stronger. As the auction’s final round approached, Li Xiao warned his family that the Embryonic Emperor Pill could spark a world war and ordered them to stay within the Ascending Heaven Pavilion.

• Li Muchen tried to keep Li Xiao out of the room, but Li Xiao appeared inside and questioned him about ignoring Xiao Yi Xian’s call to return.
• Li Xiao scolded Li Muchen for nearly dying during his travels, while Yun Yun and Li Xiyuan defended him.
• Li Xiao prescribed eight hours of daily training, and Li Muchen chose cultivation over being forbidden to leave home.
• Li Xiao promised Li Muchen could travel with Jiang Xiong after the auction, once he reached Five Star Dou Sheng.
• Li Xiao warned his family that the Embryonic Emperor Pill could trigger a world war and told them to remain in the Ascending Heaven Pavilion and focus on cultivation.

Li Xiao presented the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, the Heavenly Flame ranked third, as the auction’s final-stage treasure, and bidders drove its price toward one billion Spirit Crystals. The Nihility Devouring Flame recognized it as real but sensed something unfamiliar, while he and Hun Tiandi concealed their plans to claim it after the auction.

• Li Xiao revealed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and explained its deadly history and value to alchemists.
• Experts in the hall began bidding fiercely, pushing the price toward one billion Spirit Crystals.
• The Nihility Devouring Flame told Hun Tiandi that the flame was real but felt unfamiliar, and asked for help obtaining it.
• Hun Tiandi refused to let the Nihility Devouring Flame bid because they were saving their resources for the Embryonic Emperor Pill.
• The Nihility Devouring Flame and Hun Tiandi hid their mutual suspicions and agreed to seek the flame after the auction.

Yao Dan tried to force Yao Xingji to surrender his two Heavenly Flames for auction after the Medicine Clan lost its chance to bid for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. As the auction continued, Hun Tiandi welcomed the clan’s sacrifice, hoping they would spend their resources so he could claim the Embryonic Emperor Pill and pursue his plan to become a Dou Emperor.

• Yao Dan blamed Yao Xingji for ruining his chance to bid for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and seized him by the neck.
• Yao Dan ordered the Yao Clan to auction Yao Xingji’s two remaining Heavenly Flames, but Yao Xingji refused and tried to leave.
• Li Xiao warned Yao Dan that continued trouble could cost the Yao Clan its auction eligibility, so Yao Dan had Yao Xingji restrained.
• Yao Dan offered five hundred million Spirit Crystals and three Heavenly Flames of different attributes, prompting an uproar at the auction.
• Hun Tiandi laughed at the Yao Clan’s predicament and hoped they would exhaust their resources before the Embryonic Emperor Pill was auctioned.
• Hun Tiandi imagined becoming a Dou Emperor, destroying the races of the Central Continent, and reducing even Ascending Heaven Pavilion to ashes.

Yao Dan bid aggressively for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, while Yan Jin deliberately drove up the price to weaken the Yao Clan. Gu Yuan recognized that Yao Dan’s spending had left the clans less able to contest the Hun Clan for the Embryonic Emperor Pill and urged the Gu Clan to seek allies.

• Yan Jin offered 1.5 billion Spirit Crystals and two Ninth Grade Pills for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, intending to make Yao Dan pay more.
• Yao Dan raised his bid with two Ninth Grade Mysterious Pills, three Heavenly Flames, and another 300 million Spirit Crystals, stunning the auction’s attendees.
• Hun Tiandi decided not to bid against Yao Dan, reasoning that the Yao Clan would have little left to spend on the Embryonic Emperor Pill.
• The Gu Clan’s Three Immortals condemned Yao Dan for weakening the clans’ position against the Hun Clan.
• Gu Yuan told Gu Dao and Gu Xing to learn whether the Thunder Clan and Flame Clan could form an alliance, explaining that the Hun Clan held the wealth of four major powers.

The Embryonic Emperor Pill appeared as Ascending Heaven Pavilion’s grand finale, igniting a fierce auction among the continent’s strongest factions. Hun Tiandi entered the bidding with a massive offer, while Gu Yuan’s group moved to contact Lei Ying and Yan Jin about opposing the Hun Clan.

• Gu Yuan concluded that the isolated clans had to join forces to obtain the Embryonic Emperor Pill, so Gu Dao and another man went to alert Lei Ying and Yan Jin.
• Li Xiao announced that the guest in Box Number Five had won the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and unveiled the Embryonic Emperor Pill.
• A Two Star Dou Sheng rushed toward the Crystal Stage to seize the pill, but Niu Meng killed him and warned the crowd not to approach.
• Li Xiao explained that the Embryonic Emperor Pill contained a trace of Original Emperor Qi that could help a Nine Star Dou Sheng reach the Dou Di Realm, then opened bidding without a starting price.
• Hun Tiandi bid three Ninth Grade Mysterious Pills and five Ninth Grade Treasure Pills, startling the bidders below the Third Floor.

The Gu Clan, Thunder Clan, and Flame Clan joined forces to keep the Embryonic Emperor Pill from Hun Tiandi, driving the auction into a costly bidding war as other bidders fled. Yao Dan withdrew with his clan, leaving the alliance strained as it faced Hun Tiandi alone.

• Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin allied their clans and bid two billion Spirit Crystals plus Emperor-grade armor for the Embryonic Emperor Pill.
• Hun Tiandi ordered Hun Shengtian to raise the bid to three billion Spirit Crystals and three Ninth Grade Mysterious Pills.
• Liu Batian, Liu Qingning, and other guests left the Ascending Heaven Pavilion as they feared fighting would erupt after the auction.
• Yao Dan led the Yao Clan out of the pavilion and ordered Yao Wan Huo to take the injured Yao Xingji with them.
• Huo Xuan told the alliance that the Yao Clan had fled, and Yan Jin angrily accused Yao Dan of abandoning them.

As the Auction for the Embryonic Emperor Pill neared its end, Gu Yuan gave up his claim to it and persuaded Lei Ying and Yan Jin to bid with all their strength against the Hun Clan. The bidding continued at four billion Spirit Crystals, while Jia Xingtian, Yun Shan, Hai Bodong, and Fa Ma watched and reflected on how powerful the major factions had become.

• Gu Yuan learned that the Yao Clan would not help and heard Lei Ying vow to confront Yao Dan after the Auction.
• Gu Yuan promised Lei Ying and Yan Jin that he would yield the Embryonic Emperor Pill to them if they joined forces to outbid the Hun Clan.
• Yan Jin and Lei Ying agreed to compete against the Hun Clan with all their resources, relying on their own abilities to decide who would claim the pill.
• Fire Spirit Fairy announced Yan Jin's bid of four billion Spirit Crystals, shocking the Auction's audience.
• Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, and Fa Ma remarked on the vast difference between their strength and the great factions, while Yun Shan joined them and praised the benefits his sect had gained through Yun Yun.

As Hun Tiandi drove the Embryonic Emperor Pill's price higher, Gu Yuan sought Zhu Kun's help to prevent the Hun Clan from claiming it. Zhu Kun hesitated over joining the humans, and Zi Yan urged him to decide for himself while reminding him of Li Xiao's promise.

• Hun Tiandi ordered Hun Shengtian to raise the bid to four billion five hundred million Spirit Crystals, while Li Xiao confirmed that the Ascending Heaven Pavilion was prepared to kill anyone who caused trouble.
• Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin realized they needed outside help to keep the Embryonic Emperor Pill from Hun Tiandi.
• Gu Yuan invited Zhu Kun to join their side, warning that Hun Tiandi would threaten both the humans and the Ancient Void Dragon Clan if he became a Dou Di.
• Zhu Kun questioned Gu Yuan about humans mistreating the magical beast race while he was sealed, then weighed the risks of joining forces against the Hun Clan.
• Zi Yan told Zhu Kun to make his own choice, said she disliked the Hun Clan, and reminded him that Li Xiao had promised him an Emperor Pill if an opportunity arose.

Hun Tiandi recruited auction attendees by promising to help them reach the Dou Sheng Realm, prompting Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun's allies to organize a rival bidding camp. The two factions began driving up the Embryonic Emperor Pill's price, with the contest still underway.

• Zhu Kun agreed to help Gu Yuan oppose Hun Tiandi and voiced hope that humans and magical beasts could coexist peacefully.
• After Gu Yuan and the others bid five billion Spirit Crystals, Hun Tiandi complained that their alliance was unfair, and Li Xiao told him that recruiting allies was permitted.
• Hun Tiandi promised to reward supporters and help them break through to the Dou Sheng Realm, leading many experts to join his camp.
• Huang Tian and Yao Ming pledged the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and Nine Serene Earth Python Clan to Zhu Kun's side, forming two rival bidding factions.
• Hun Tiandi and the opposing camp escalated their bids, raising the price from six billion to seven billion Spirit Crystals.

The Hun Clan and the allied ancient clans exhausted their Spirit Crystals bidding for the Embryonic Emperor Pill, which the allies won for eighty-two billion. After the auction, Li Xiao received the system’s reward and saw that he had already surpassed the ten-billion-Spirit-Crystal quest target.

• Hun Tiandi raised the Hun Clan’s bid to eight billion Spirit Crystals after Nihility Devouring Flame warned that they had almost run out.
• Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, and Lei Ying pooled the allied clans’ remaining Spirit Crystals, but they could not outbid the Hun Clan.
• Hun Tiandi offered the lives of everyone in the Hun Clan as a bid, but Li Xiao rejected the offer and ended the auction.
• Li Xiao announced that Gu Yuan and the allied clan leaders had won the Embryonic Emperor Pill for eighty-two billion Spirit Crystals.
• Gu Yuan and the others entrusted the pill to Lei Yunhe for safekeeping, while Zhu Kun accepted their decision.
• Li Xiao returned to his room and learned that the auction had earned fifteen billion Spirit Crystals, exceeding his quest target.

Li Xiao received powerful rewards from the System, including a pill that would let him reach the Dou Di Realm and Emperor Pills for his family and allies. While he stayed out of the battle over the Embryonic Emperor Pill, Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame fought Gu Yuan and the others for it.

• Li Xiao completed the Spirit Crystal mission, rose to the Half-Step Dou Di Realm, and opened a Gift Pack containing Emperor Pills, techniques, Heavenly Flames, and an Emperor Realm Peak soul.
• The System raised the Ascending Heaven Pavilion Protectors to the Pseudo Dou Di Realm, and Li Xiao distributed Emperor Pills while declining Bailing's offer to intervene in the clan battle.
• Nihility Devouring Flame identified Lei Yunhe as the holder of the Embryonic Emperor Pill, and Hun Tiandi charged at him before Zhu Kun struck Hun Tiandi and sent him flying.
• Hun Tiandi ordered Nihility Devouring Flame to kill Lei Yunhe while he held off Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, Lei Ying, and Zhu Kun.
• Hun Tiandi unleashed Myriad Phenomena: Soul Burial against the four Nine Star Dou Sheng experts, and Zhu Kun roared at him.

Hun Tiandi trapped Gu Yuan, Zhu Kun, and Lei Ying while Nihility Devouring Flame fought Lei Yunhe for the Embryonic Emperor Pill. Lei Yunhe unleashed a devastating thunder technique to destroy the pill, but Hun Tiandi reached the battle and severed Lei Yunhe’s right arm.

• Hun Tiandi used Blood Demon Heart Erosion Thunder against Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun, trading injuries with Zhu Kun as they fought.
• Lei Ying realized that Nihility Devouring Flame was targeting the Embryonic Emperor Pill, but Hun Tiandi sealed Gu Yuan and the others behind a black-mist barrier.
• Nihility Devouring Flame overwhelmed Lei Yunhe, who summoned Bronze Sky Thunder with his Nine Heavens technique and engulfed them both in lightning.
• Lei Yunhe revealed he intended to destroy the Embryonic Emperor Pill inside the Ring, and Nihility Devouring Flame called for Hun Tiandi to stop him.
• Hun Tiandi arrived through the lightning and severed Lei Yunhe’s right arm with sword qi.

Hun Tiandi severed Lei Yunhe’s arm and swallowed the Embryonic Emperor Pill, triggering a surge in power that let him repel Gu Yuan and the others. He escaped through the shattered void while they were left furious and unable to stop him from refining the pill.

• Hun Tiandi severed Lei Yunhe’s right arm, took it, and kicked him into the swamp as Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, Yan Jin, and Zhu Kun arrived.
• Hun Tiandi broke Lei Yunhe’s Soul Imprint and swallowed the Embryonic Emperor Pill, revealing that Nihility Devouring Flame had sensed its location.
• The pill healed Hun Tiandi’s injuries and rapidly increased his strength, so Gu Yuan and the others attacked to stop him from refining it.
• Hun Tiandi tore open the void and repelled the four with overwhelming force, but the pill’s energy battered his body as they struck his barrier.
• Hun Tiandi grabbed Nihility Devouring Flame and escaped through the shattered void before Gu Yuan could follow.
• Gu Yuan shattered the sky in anger, while Yan Jin and Lei Ying argued over how the Embryonic Emperor Pill had been lost.