Chapter Summaries

The Ascending Heaven Pavilion prepared for its auction as powerful factions gathered, including the Luoshen Clan and the three rival clans. Winter Old Man warned Luo Tianshen not to grow too close to the Pavilion, leaving the Luoshen Clan under pressure from the Western Heaven Battle Hall.

• Li Xiao ordered Niu Meng to have the spirit beasts guard the Ascending Heaven Pavilion, and the Blood God, Strength God, and Bone God Clans kept their distance for two months.
• Experts gathered for the auction after hearing that the Ascending Heaven Pavilion would sell a Saint Mist Weapon, while many congratulated Luo Tianshen over Luoshen Clan disciples joining the Pavilion.
• Li Kun, Xue Lingzi, and Gu Mie agreed that they needed to prevent the Luoshen Clan from rising and considered reporting the matter to the Western Heaven Battle Hall.
• Winter Old Man arrived with Ling Zhanzi and told the gathered experts that the Western Heaven Battle Hall had sent them to the auction.
• Winter Old Man warned Luo Tianshen that the Luoshen Clan must remember its ties to the Western Heaven Battle Hall and not become too close to the Ascending Heaven Pavilion.

Luo Tianshen clashed with Gu Mie, Xue Lingzi, and Li Kun as they warned him against relying on Ascending Heaven Pavilion to defy the Western Heaven Battle Hall. Meanwhile, Bailing prepared to conduct the auction in place of the pregnant Madam Ya Fei, insisting she could handle the job herself.

• Gu Mie and Xue Lingzi warned Luo Tianshen that the Luoshen Clan could be destroyed if he crossed the Western Heaven Battle Hall.
• Niu Meng arrived and ordered everyone to obey Ascending Heaven Pavilion's rules, warning that no one could enter the valley before the auction.
• Luo Tianshen reminded Xue Lingzi that the Blood God Clan's ancestor had once begged Luo Shen for mercy, enraging Xue Lingzi.
• Xue Lingzi threatened Luo Tianshen and left, while Gu Mie warned him that opposing Ascending Heaven Pavilion could bring disaster to the Luoshen Clan.
• Bailing prepared the auction items, and Li Xiao offered to conduct the auction if needed, but Bailing insisted on taking charge.

Li Xiao reunited with Han Yue, who had emerged from seclusion stronger, as the Ascending Heaven Pavilion prepared for its evening auction. While Bailing, Cai Lin, and Han Yue bathed in the lake, Li Xiao received a new system mission to earn one hundred billion Spirit Crystals within three years.

• Bailing and Li Xiao shared an affectionate moment, and Bailing whispered a secret request to Cai Lin, who agreed to make plans after the auction.
• Cai Lin told Li Xiao that experts had gathered outside the Ascending Heaven Pavilion and that Luo Tianshen seemed isolated.
• Han Yue emerged from seclusion at the Upper Earth Supreme realm and learned that the auction would begin that evening.
• Li Xiao told Han Yue, Cai Lin, and Bailing to bathe before the auction, then sat guard while they soaked in the lake.
• The system gave Li Xiao a three-year mission to earn one hundred billion Spirit Crystals, with a Heavenly Supreme gift package as the reward.
• Han Yue invited Li Xiao into the lake, and he eagerly accepted.

As the Ascending Heaven Pavilion Auction began, the visitors marveled at the valley’s dense spiritual energy, while Li Xiao identified a disguised Corpse Demon Clan elder among the guests. Li Xiao chose to let the elder attend as long as he obeyed the Auction’s rules, leaving the dangerous visitor concealed in the crowd.

• Niu Meng welcomed the arriving experts into the valley as the Auction began, and they admired the Ascending Heaven Pavilion’s scenery and abundant spiritual energy.
• Winter Old and Ling Zhanzi discussed the valley’s value as a cultivation ground, and Winter Old warned that Lord Li Xiao would not sell it.
• Niu Meng sensed a Great Perfection Earth Supreme among the guests, and Li Xiao used his Soul Power to identify the black-robed elder as a member of the Corpse Demon Clan.
• Bailing asked whether they should kill the elder, but Li Xiao said they would not act unless the visitor broke the Auction’s rules.
• The disguised elder surveyed the crowd and relaxed after believing that no one had discovered his identity.

Bailing opened the Ascending Heaven Pavilion auction in place of the unwell Ya Fei and introduced the Deep Sea Tempering Spirit Crystal, a soul treasure linked to the legendary Deep Sea Demon Spirit King. The chapter ended with the auction’s attendees stunned by the crystal’s origins and the beast’s fearsome history.

• Bailing directed the arriving guests to seats suited to their means and barred them from the Fourth Floor.
• Winter Old Man and Ling Zhanzi sensed the abundant spiritual energy on the Third Floor and considered the benefits of joining the Ascending Heaven Pavilion.
• Bailing announced that she would serve as auctioneer because Ya Fei was feeling unwell.
• Bailing presented the Deep Sea Tempering Spirit Crystal and explained that it came from the power of the Deep Sea Demon Spirit King.
• The attendees reacted with shock as they recalled that the super divine beast had killed Earth Supreme experts before its clan was destroyed.

The auction began with fierce bidding for the Deep Sea Tempering Spirit Crystal, a rare treasure made from a Deep Sea Demon Spirit King. Zi Jun, master of the Purple Mountain Sect, won it for four hundred million Spirit Crystals after the Blood God Clan drove up the price, while Xue Lingzi planned to stop bidding and consider robbing the winner later.

• Bailing opened bidding for the Deep Sea Tempering Spirit Crystal at thirty million Spirit Crystals.
• Zi Jun, the Purple Mountain Sect Master, insisted he would obtain the crystal and raised his bid to eighty million Spirit Crystals.
• Xue Lingzi instructed Xue Yi to bid two hundred million Spirit Crystals for the Blood God Clan.
• Zi Jun raised the price to four hundred million Spirit Crystals, shocking the auction venue.
• Xue Lingzi told Xue Yi to stop bidding, saying the clan had only intended to drain Zi Jun's Spirit Crystals.
• Xue Yi considered robbing the crystal's buyer after the auction if they could locate him.

The Ascending Heaven Pavilion auctioned the Soul Fusion Blood Pill, a mid-tier Emperor Pill capable of restoring severely injured powerhouses and even reviving Earth Supreme experts. Ling Zhanzi bid two hundred million Spirit Crystals on behalf of the Western Heaven Battle Hall, but another bidder challenged him.

• Zi Jun Zhenren won the Deep Sea Tempering Spirit Crystal for four hundred million Spirit Crystals.
• Li Xiao revealed the Soul Fusion Blood Pill, and its medicinal fragrance astonished the crowd and helped some attendees break through their realms.
• Bailing explained that the mid-tier Emperor Pill could restore powerful experts to their peak and help Earth Supreme powerhouses return from near death.
• A Ninth Grade Alchemist opened the bidding at thirty million Spirit Crystals, and the price climbed as many bidders dropped out.
• Winter Old told Ling Zhanzi to bid for the pill, and Ling Zhanzi raised the price to two hundred million Spirit Crystals.
• An unidentified bidder declared that Ling Zhanzi would not take the Soul Fusion Blood Pill so easily.

The Soul Fusion Blood Pill’s price climbed as Winter Old Man and the Corpse Demon Clan expert competed at the Ascending Heaven Pavilion auction. After the Pavilion’s Lord stopped Winter Old Man from using his status to intimidate his rival, Winter Old Man raised his bid using wealth alone.

• A bidder raised the Soul Fusion Blood Pill’s price to one billion Spirit Crystals, and Ling Zhanzi countered with two billion.
• A Supreme expert bid three High-Rank God-level Weapons, two God-level Spiritual Skills, and fifteen hundred million Spirit Crystals.
• Luo Tianshen chose not to challenge Winter Old Man of the Western Heaven Battle Hall, preferring to wait and see who won the pill.
• A black robed elder bid ten High-Rank God-level Weapons, three High-Rank God-level Cultivation Method Spiritual Skills, and fifteen hundred million Spirit Crystals on behalf of the Corpse Demon Clan.
• The Lord of Ascending Heaven Pavilion suppressed Winter Old Man when he tried to invoke his identity, and Winter Old Man agreed to stop using his status to pressure bidders.
• The Corpse Demon Clan expert taunted Winter Old Man, who answered with a bid of thirteen High-Rank God-level Weapons, five High-Rank God-level Cultivation Method Spiritual Skills, and two billion Spirit Crystals.

Winter Old Man lost the bidding war for the Soul Fusion Blood Pill to a wealthy Corpse Demon Clan expert and threatened him after the auction. Bailing then revealed blood red bone wings as the third auction item, drawing intense interest from the crowd.

• Winter Old Man tried to secure the Soul Fusion Blood Pill, but the Corpse Demon Clan expert raised his bid to thirteen High-Rank God-level Weapons, five High-Rank God-level Cultivation Method Spiritual Skills, and four billion Spirit Crystals.
• Ling Zhanzi advised Winter Old Man to stop bidding, and Winter Old Man reluctantly withdrew from the contest.
• Winter Old Man threatened the Corpse Demon Clan expert and promised to discuss matters after the Auction, while the expert challenged the threat.
• The Corpse Demon Clan expert won the Soul Fusion Blood Pill after no one else matched his price.
• Bailing presented a pair of blood red bone wings as the third auction item, and the crowd speculated that they came from an ancient super divine beast and could benefit blood-based cultivators.

Bailing auctioned the Blood Dragon Heavenly Phoenix Clan’s bone wings, a treasure that could greatly increase its owner’s strength but risked provoking the clan’s fearsome leader. Xue Lingzi overcame his hesitation and bid four hundred million Spirit Crystals, but other bidders quickly joined the contest.

• Xue Lingzi and the Blood God Clan experts felt the bone wings draw on their bloodline and coveted their power.
• Bailing revealed that the wings belonged to the Blood Dragon Heavenly Phoenix Clan and opened the bidding at one hundred million Spirit Crystals.
• The auction hall hesitated because the Blood Dragon Heavenly Phoenix Clan relentlessly pursued anyone who took its clansmen’s remains.
• Xue Lingzi bid four hundred million Spirit Crystals after deciding the wings could help him grow stronger and protect the Blood God Clan.
• Other bidders raised the price, while Xue Yi and Blood Eye urged Xue Lingzi to secure the wings.

Xue Lingzi tried to secure the Blood Dragon Heavenly Phoenix Clan’s bone wings for the Blood God Clan, but the Corpse Demon Clan Elder drove up the price and threatened to report Xue Lingzi to the Blood Dragon Heavenly Phoenix Clan. The other bidders withdrew, leaving the auction tense as the threat of the ancient clan’s retaliation loomed.

• Xue Yi bid one billion Spirit Crystals for the bone wings on Xue Lingzi’s orders, while Luo Tianshen decided the Luoshen Clan would not compete.
• The Corpse Demon Clan Elder bid three billion Spirit Crystals, shocking Xue Lingzi and mocking him when he demanded to know who was bidding.
• Xue Lingzi raised the bid to three billion five hundred million Spirit Crystals, and Winter Old Man threatened to join in punishing the Corpse Demon Clan Elder after the Auction.
• The Corpse Demon Clan Elder stopped bidding and threatened to report Xue Lingzi’s earlier insult to the Blood Dragon Heavenly Phoenix Clan.
• The other bidders withdrew as the arena fell silent at the prospect of the Blood Dragon Heavenly Phoenix Clan retaliating.

After the Blood God Clan won the bone wings auction, Li Xiao explained that he had used the item to teach Xue Lingzi a lesson and bring the Corpse Demon Clan Elder matter to an end. Cai Lin recalled her lonely life in the desert before meeting Li Xiao, and the chapter ended with him embracing her and promising to protect her and the others.

• The Blood God Clan bought the bone wings for 3.5 billion Spirit Crystals, leaving Xue Lingzi furious.
• Li Xiao told Queen Medusa that he had meant to teach Xue Lingzi a lesson and settle the matter of the Corpse Demon Clan Elder.
• Cai Lin reflected on her isolation as the Snake-People Race Queen and how she had once hoped the Green Lotus Core Flame would give her people a future.
• Cai Lin declared her lasting love for Li Xiao, and he embraced her and vowed to shield her and the others from any calamity.

Bailing presented the Spirit Beast Heart, which could make its consumer immune to all poison, and bidders competed for it. Li Kun bid one hundred million Spirit Crystals, provoking angry reactions from the auction hall.

• Bailing revealed that the icy-blue Spirit Beast Heart came from a rare Deep Sea Spirit Beast and could cure all poisons.
• Bailing explained that consuming the heart would grant lifelong immunity to poison, prompting previously uninterested experts to prepare bids.
• Li Kun consulted the Strength God Clan elders, who advised him to seize the chance to obtain the heart for their clan.
• Li Kun bid one hundred million Spirit Crystals, causing most other bidders to give up.
• Li Kun mocked the other bidders by blaming his high bid on the auction's tea, and several people shouted threats at him.

At the auction, Li Kun used his Earth Supreme status to intimidate bidders and raise the price of a heart, but the Corpse Demon Clan Elder defied him and drove the bid to six hundred million Spirit Crystals. Li Kun’s elders urged him to stop, and the Great Elder threatened to report him to the clan if he continued acting recklessly.

• Li Kun declared himself an Earth Supreme and threatened the bidders, prompting many of them to back down and flatter him.
• Li Kun raised his bid for the heart to two hundred million Spirit Crystals, while the Strength God Clan Great Elder warned him not to waste resources.
• The Corpse Demon Clan Elder bid three hundred million Spirit Crystals and mocked Li Kun, prompting Xue Lingzi and Winter Old Man to vow to kill him after the auction.
• Li Kun raised the bid to five hundred million Spirit Crystals, but the Corpse Demon Clan Elder countered with six hundred million.
• The Strength God Clan elders urged Li Kun to stop bidding, and the Great Elder warned he would report Li Kun to the clan if he continued acting on his own.

Li Kun yielded the Spirit Beast Heart to the Corpse Demon Clan Elder after confronting the Strength God Clan’s Great Elder, and the heart sold for six hundred million Spirit Crystals. Bailing then introduced the fifth auction item: the left arm bone of a Half-Step Transcendent Sacred Grade expert, whose faint spiritual power might offer a path to a higher realm.

• The Great Elder rebuked Li Kun and insisted that the clan elders did not have to obey his orders, and Li Kun warned him not to defy him again.
• Li Kun yielded the Spirit Beast Heart, which the Corpse Demon Clan Elder won for six hundred million Spirit Crystals.
• Li Xiao told Cai Lin that the Corpse Demon Clan Elder’s murderous aura and many treasures suggested he had killed people before arriving.
• Bailing presented a human left arm bone and revealed that it belonged to a Half-Step Transcendent Sacred Grade expert who had left a name on the Cangqiong List.
• Bailing explained that the skeleton held the expert’s bloodline and a trace of spiritual power that might help someone break through to Sacred Grade Heavenly Supreme or even Transcendent Sacred Grade.

Xue Lingzi explained the Half-Step Transcendent Sacred Grade skeleton and the realms above Sacred Grade as bidders offered rare treasures for it. Luo Tianshen and the Luoshen Clan elders decided to compete for the remains, hoping they would help the clan regain its former strength.

• Xue Lingzi explained that the skeleton's owner had left only a surname on the Cangqiong List before falling, and the auctioneer opened bidding at three hundred million Spirit Crystals.
• The crowd offered rare treasures, including a God-Slaying Array and super divine beast blood essence, for the Half-Step Transcendent Sacred Grade skeleton.
• The narration described Spirit Array Master cultivation, Mind's Eye states, and the battlefield role of Battle Array Masters.
• Luo Tianshen and the Luoshen Clan elders agreed that the skeleton could help their clan's leader advance and secure their standing on the Western Heaven Continent.
• Luo Tianshen ordered the Luoshen Clan to raise its bid, despite expecting the major clans to contest the skeleton.

Gu Yuan and the other clan leaders discussed the coveted skeletal remains but lacked the resources to bid for them. Gu Yuan went to visit his pregnant daughter Xun'er, and Bailing allowed them to go up to the Fourth Floor.

• Gu Yuan asked Lei Ying, Yan Jin, and Zhu Kun whether they should compete for the skeletal remains, but they agreed they could not afford them.
• Gu Yuan left the Third Floor to visit Xun'er, but Ye Chen stopped him from entering the higher floors without permission.
• Xun'er came down from the Fifth Floor and reassured Gu Yuan that she was well, though she sometimes had trouble breathing.
• Gu Yuan touched Xun'er's belly and expressed his joy at soon becoming a grandfather.
• Bailing authorized Gu Yuan and Xun'er to go up, and Ye Chen stepped aside while reminding them to speak with the Pavilion Master.

At Ascending Heaven Pavilion, Gu Yuan asked whether Xun'er’s unborn child could inherit the pavilion, prompting Li Xiao to reaffirm that Mu Chen was the intended heir and to say the decision might depend on Mu Chen. Meanwhile, Xue Lingzi’s enormous bid for the fifth auction item drove most bidders to withdraw.

• Gu Yuan visited Li Xiao with Xun'er and asked whether her child could inherit Ascending Heaven Pavilion if he was a boy.
• Xun'er objected that Li Xiao had already promised the pavilion to Mu Chen and said she wanted their child to live freely and cultivate.
• Li Xiao said he would consider the matter but that it depended on Mu Chen, while Yun Yun offered to speak with her son.
• Xue Lingzi bid fifteen High-Rank God-level Weapons, five Upper Grade God Rank Spiritual Skills, and 1.5 billion Spirit Crystals for the fifth auction item.
• The enormous bid stunned the crowd, and most bidders decided to give up rather than spend their resources.

Gu Mie won the Left Arm Skeleton after the other clans withdrew, and the first half of the auction concluded. During the break, Li Xiao discussed Li Muchen’s future with Bailing, while Li Muchen traveled with his teacher and was asked to become his daughter’s husband.

• Winter Old Man, the Corpse Demon Clan Elder, and Xue Lingzi withdrew from the bidding for the skeleton.
• Luo Tianshen withdrew under the elders’ persuasion, and Gu Mie won the Left Arm Skeleton.
• Bailing ended the first half of the auction and announced an hour-long rest.
• Bailing asked Li Xiao what would happen if Xun'er gave birth to a son, and Li Xiao said he was not ready to retire.
• Li Muchen told his teacher that his father had encouraged him to travel, and his teacher suggested he marry his daughter.
• Li Muchen said he liked the girl but would need to ask his mother.

Li Xiao and Bailing shared a quiet, affectionate moment on Ten Thousand Layer Mountain Peak as they discussed the upcoming auction and her duties as Deputy Pavilion Master. Their intimacy delayed the auction, and the chapter ended with the crowd waiting for it to resume.

• Li Xiao reflected on his years in this world while Bailing comforted him and promised that she and their family would always be by his side.
• Li Xiao offered to take the final two auction lots, but Bailing said she would handle the second half, and he promised to take her out after the auction.
• Bailing told Li Xiao she wanted to see the world with him, and they kissed beneath the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
• Cai Lin noticed the couple's delay, and after thirty minutes Bing Shuang announced that the auction would be postponed for another half-hour.
• Niu Meng joked with the Amethyst Winged Lion King about wanting a wife, and the lion king replied that he already had children.