Chapter Summaries

Ya Fei revealed that the Golden Phoenix Wings could revive its user, sparking a fierce auction that Li Xiao watched from his private room with Cai Lin. As the auction proceeded, Li Xiao strengthened the damaged weapon scheduled to be sold next and told Cai Lin he planned to enter seclusion because he sensed danger.

• Ya Fei explained that the Emperor-tier Golden Phoenix Wings could restore its user to peak condition upon death, and bidders drove its price sharply upward.
• Li Xiao told Cai Lin that he had created the technique’s nirvana rebirth ability and discussed the upcoming weapon, which had been damaged by his youngest son.
• Cai Lin suggested embedding a high-level magical beast’s magic core into the weapon, and Li Xiao used a Dou Di Realm magic core to greatly boost its power.
• Li Xiao transferred the upgraded weapon to Ya Fei’s Ring for the next auction and told Cai Lin he intended to enter seclusion to cultivate because he sensed danger.

Li Xiao prepared to enter seclusion to pursue the Sacred Grade Heavenly Supreme realm after settling the Ascending Heaven Pavilion’s affairs. At the auction, Ya Fei revealed the Dragon Spirit Sword and identified it as a legendary weapon of the Dragon-Slaying Immortal Emperor, while its history left the bidders stunned.

• Li Xiao told Cai Lin that he planned to enter seclusion and break through to the Sacred Grade Heavenly Supreme realm, and she went to check on their children.
• A Spirit Grade Heavenly Supreme bought the Flying Dou Technique for three billion Spirit Crystals.
• Ya Fei revealed the rust-covered Dragon Spirit Sword, awakened its golden form, and introduced it as a mid-rank Sacred Weapon made from dragon scales.
• Ya Fei said the Dragon Spirit Sword had belonged to an ancient Immortal Grade Heavenly Supreme who slew more than ten dragon spirit beasts.
• Ya Fei identified the former owner as Xiao Zhen, the Dragon-Slaying Immortal Emperor, and Winter Old Man recalled his history and failed attempt to reach the Sacred Grade Heavenly Supreme realm.

Ya Fei introduced the Dragon-Slaying Immortal Emperor and began the auction of his Dragon Spirit Sword, which provoked fierce bidding and a fearful reaction from Zhu Kun. Winter Old bid for the sword while secretly planning to use it to seize power from the Western Heaven Battle Emperor.

• Ya Fei described Xiao Zhen’s rise to become the Dragon-Slaying Immortal Emperor and projected his image for the audience.
• Ya Fei opened the Dragon Spirit Sword auction without a starting price, and bidders rapidly raised their offers.
• Zhu Kun trembled under the sword’s bloodline pressure, while Gu Yuan checked on him and Lei Ying and Yan Jin recognized the weapon’s power.
• Winter Old bid two hundred million Spirit Crystals and explained that the Ascending Heaven Pavilion had replenished the sword’s energy.
• Winter Old coveted the sword as a means to reach the Immortal Grade Heavenly Supreme Realm and secretly planned to overthrow the Western Heaven Battle Emperor.

Winter Old Man entered the bidding for the Dragon Spirit Sword, revealing that he cared more about obtaining it than saving resources for the Auction’s final treasure. He left Ling Zhanzi and the Western Heaven Battle Hall worried and confused after bidding ten billion Spirit Crystals.

• Azure Mountain Supreme bid for the Dragon Spirit Sword, claiming it rightfully belonged to his ancestors, but other bidders continued to raise the price.
• Winter Old Man waited as Azure Mountain Supreme and a mid-stage Spirit Grade Heavenly Supreme pushed the bid to eight billion Spirit Crystals.
• After Azure Mountain Supreme withdrew, Winter Old Man bid ten billion Spirit Crystals from the Fourth Floor.
• Ling Zhanzi questioned Winter Old Man for spending so much when the Western Heaven Battle Hall still needed to bid on the final treasure.
• Winter Old Man snapped at Ling Zhanzi and revealed that obtaining the sword mattered more to him than the Hall’s remaining plans.

Winter Old Man won the Dragon Spirit Sword for ten billion Spirit Crystals while secretly planning to kill Ling Zhanzi and seize power. After the Auction’s first half, Li Xiao reunited with his family, reassured them before his seclusion, and promised Xiao Xiao more protective artifacts.

• Winter Old Man outbid the Spirit Grade Heavenly Supreme and bought the Dragon Spirit Sword for ten billion Spirit Crystals.
• Winter Old Man planned to kill Ling Zhanzi and frame someone else, while Ling Zhanzi noticed his killing intent and grew wary.
• After the Auction’s first half ended, Li Xiao joined his family and held the sleeping Li Muxi and Li Qianning.
• Cai Lin told Li Xiyuan that Li Xiao loved his children deeply, and Xiao Xiao thanked her father tearfully.
• Li Xiao entrusted the remaining Auction to Ya Fei and Bailing as he prepared to enter seclusion.
• Xiao Xiao asked Li Xiao for more protective artifacts so she could travel through the Great Thousand World, and he directed her to Bailing.

Li Xiao and the others discussed Li Xiyuan’s protective artifacts before a powerful visitor arrived at Ascending Heaven Pavilion. Hei Yun Sheng, an elder of the Black Heaven Ancient Clan, entered peacefully and was directed to exchange Spirit Crystals and receive a private room.

• Bailing urged Li Xiyuan to rely less on protective artifacts, and Li Muchen and Li Xiyuan bickered in response.
• Li Xiao allowed Bailing to keep Li Xiyuan’s artifacts and brushed off Zi Yan’s invitation to spar.
• A storm and dense Supreme aura appeared above Ascending Heaven Pavilion, prompting Li Xiao to confront the newcomer.
• Hei Yun Sheng identified himself as an elder of the Black Heaven Ancient Clan and greeted Li Xiao.
• Li Xiao explained the pavilion’s rules, then welcomed Hei Yun Sheng inside and told him to exchange Spirit Crystals with Linglong while he arranged a private room.

At the Ascending Heaven Pavilion auction, Ya Fei presented the Cloud Mist Pill, an Emperor Pill that strengthened Soul Power and countered illusions. The crowd learned how dangerous illusions could be as the auction resumed, while Li Xiao and Yun Yun watched from their private room.

• Linglong led Black Cloud Elder Sheng to the Fourth Floor, where he absorbed its abundant spiritual energy while waiting for the auction.
• Yun Yun asked Li Xiao about Black Cloud Elder Sheng's strength, and Li Xiao explained the ranks and influence of Heavenly Supremes.
• Ya Fei returned to the Crystal Stage and opened a box containing the Cloud Mist Pill, whose fragrance caused some people to break through their realms.
• Ya Fei explained that the Cloud Mist Pill strengthened Soul Power and could free people from illusions, describing an illusion that had trapped a whole city for a hundred years.
• Ya Fei promised that the Ascending Heaven Pavilion would compensate buyers ten times the price if the pill proved defective.

At the Ascending Heaven Pavilion auction, Ya Fei presented a Cloud Mist Pill and assured bidders it was genuine and backed by the Pavilion’s refund guarantee. Hei Yun Sheng and several powerful guests drove the bidding into a fierce contest, with the price reaching six low-grade Sacred Weapons as Hei Yun Sheng questioned whether they had all gone mad.

• Ya Fei announced that the Cloud Mist Pill’s starting bid was one hundred million Spirit Crystals, and bidders rushed to compete for it.
• A Qing Faction disciple bid two hundred million Spirit Crystals, after which Hei Yun Sheng offered one billion and declared he would keep bidding until he won.
• A Spirit Grade Heavenly Supreme raised the price to two billion Spirit Crystals, and Hei Yun Sheng responded by offering two low-grade Sacred Weapons.
• Elder Qing Yun and other bidders joined Hei Yun Sheng, and the offer climbed to six low-grade Sacred Weapons in less than ten minutes.
• Hei Yun Sheng frowned at the escalating bids and asked whether everyone had gone mad to spend so much on the Cloud Mist Pill.

Black Heaven Ancient Clan Elder Hei Yun Sheng won the Cloud Mist Pill with a mid-rank Sacred Weapon, and the Ascending Heaven Pavilion began auctioning the Three-Leaf Qing Ling Grass. Ya Fei continued hosting despite having recently given birth and feeling weak.

• Winter Old bid eight low-grade Sacred Weapons for the Cloud Mist Pill, then struck Ling Zhanzi when he objected.
• Ling Zhanzi threatened to report Winter Old to his teacher, and Winter Old secretly resolved to kill him and the others after the auction.
• Black Heaven Ancient Clan Elder Hei Yun Sheng offered a mid-rank Sacred Weapon and won the Cloud Mist Pill.
• Ya Fei introduced the Three-Leaf Qing Ling Grass and set its starting bid at sixty million Spirit Crystals.
• Bing Shuang urged Ya Fei to stop if her body could not manage, but Ya Fei said she could continue until the auction ended.

Ya Fei oversaw the auction as bidders competed fiercely for a rare Three-Leaf Qing Ling Grass and then a Map Fragment leading to an Immortal Grade Heavenly Supreme’s cave dwelling. The fragment’s price climbed rapidly, while Elder Qing Yun and the Futu Ancient Clan chose to wait rather than bid before learning where the other pieces were.

• Bing Shuang secretly used her spiritual power to restore Ya Fei’s strength, and Ya Fei thanked her.
• Two alchemists fought over the Three-Leaf Qing Ling Grass, but Niu Meng enforced the auction rules and the grass sold for three hundred million Spirit Crystals.
• Ya Fei introduced a Map Fragment that was one of four pieces leading to an Immortal Grade Heavenly Supreme’s cave dwelling.
• Bidders rapidly raised the price of the Map Fragment, hoping to claim the cave dwelling’s treasures.
• Elder Qing Yun and a Futu Ancient Clan disciple discussed the missing map pieces, and Elder Qing Yun decided to wait before bidding.

Li Xiao reflected on the vast Chess Game he had built while the auction sold a second Map Fragment and introduced seven rare crystals with different abilities. The bidding for the crystals began, drawing the interest of powerful clans and speculation about Ascending Heaven Pavilion’s mysterious master.

• Li Xiao told Bailing that two Map Fragments were being auctioned and the other two had been hidden throughout the Great Thousand World.
• Li Xiao considered the Map Fragments part of his Chess Game, which included Xiao Yan, Martial Ancestor Lin Dong, and the Evil Clan.
• A Supreme realm cultivator bought the second Map Fragment for a high-rank god-level weapon, attracting the attention of people who planned to target him after the auction.
• Ya Fei presented seven colored crystals that held abilities such as strength, agility, Water Control, Fire Control, Indestructible Body, and invisibility.
• Gu Mie and other experts discussed the crystals and wondered whether the Lord of Ascending Heaven Pavilion came from a greater world.
• Ya Fei set the crystals’ starting price at fifty million Spirit Crystals, and the crowd began bidding.

The Seven-Colored Primal Stone’s price soared as Winter Old pursued it, revealing his ambition to grow powerful enough to challenge the Western Heaven Battle Emperor. The auction continued with major powers bidding against one another, until a Spirit Grade Heavenly Supreme threatened to suppress anyone who contested the crystal.

• Winter Old recalled the Western Heaven Battle Emperor’s power and resolved to use Ascending Heaven Pavilion’s treasures to rise to the top.
• Winter Old bid one billion Spirit Crystals despite having promised Ling Zhanzi he would stop participating, and Ling Zhanzi suspected he intended to rebel.
• Li Xiao noticed Winter Old’s wolfish ambition but decided that the Western Heaven Battle Hall’s affairs did not concern him.
• Major families and elders Hei Yun Sheng and Qing Yun drove the Seven-Colored Primal Stone’s price past one point seven billion Spirit Crystals.
• A Spirit Grade Heavenly Supreme declared that the Seven-Colored Crystal was his and threatened to suppress anyone who challenged him.

During the Auction, Winter Old Man forced the other bidders to surrender a crystal stone, then revealed his hostile intentions when Ling Zhanzi tried to leave. Winter Old Man seized Ling Zhanzi and prepared to kill him and the Western Heaven Battle Hall experts, while Ling Zhanzi called to Lord Li Xiao for help.

• Winter Old Man raised his bid to three billion Spirit Crystals and eventually outlasted the other bidders, who gave up the crystal stone.
• Ling Zhanzi announced that he was leaving because he had no Spirit Crystals left for the later treasures.
• Winter Old Man accused Ling Zhanzi of undermining his dignity, grabbed him by the neck, and declared that no one there would leave alive.
• Winter Old Man said he would seal the Western Heaven Battle Hall group and take them beyond the Ascending Heaven Pavilion's boundaries, then confiscated their communication devices.
• Ling Zhanzi begged Lord Li Xiao to save him and promised to repay him.

Winter Old Man poisoned Ling Zhanzi and the Western Heaven Battle Hall experts, then sealed their spiritual energy to prevent them from resisting. He took them away to kill after the Auction, while Bailing and Li Xiao watched without intervening.

• Ling Zhanzi begged Lord Li Xiao for help, then accused Winter Old Man of betraying someone he had treated as a grandfather.
• Winter Old Man admitted that he had poisoned the tea, sealing the experts' spiritual energy so they could not use their strength.
• Ling Zhanzi warned that killing him would not let Winter Old Man rule the Western Heaven Continent, and vowed to expose his crimes.
• Winter Old Man struck Ling Zhanzi, sealed his strength, and stored everyone present in his embroidered robe until the Auction ended.
• Bailing remarked on Winter Old Man's ruthlessness, while Li Xiao said that the Great Thousand World worked that way and did not intervene.

Ya Fei presented an Ice Crystal Stone Jade Pendant from the Northernmost Land, explaining its powers and the dangers of the forbidden region where it formed. The auction drew fierce bidding from experts hoping to use it to explore the land and uncover the remains of three fallen Transcendent Sacred Grade experts.

• Ya Fei revealed that the pendant could withstand powerful attacks, strengthen its bearer’s Soul Power and Ice Attribute Energy, and protect against extreme cold.
• The crowd learned that Ice Crystal Stone came from the deadly Northernmost Land, where even powerful experts risked death and no one had ever returned.
• Linglong removed the frost from Ya Fei’s fingers with spiritual energy, then returned to her place after Li Xiao permitted her onto the Crystal Stage.
• Ya Fei set the pendant’s starting bid at One Hundred Million Spirit Crystals, and experts began competing intensely for it.
• Luo Tianshen and Qing Yun discussed the fallen Transcendent Sacred Grade experts and the treasures that might still lie in the Northernmost Land.

Xue Lingzi fought Hei Yun Sheng for the Ice Crystal Stone Jade Pendant, believing its Ice Attribute Energy would help him break through to the Great Perfection Realm of Earth Supreme. He won the auction and celebrated, planning to combine its energy with the cold energy he had kept hidden for a hundred years.

• Experts bid fiercely on the Ice Crystal Stone Jade Pendant, hoping to gain access to the treasures in the Northernmost Land.
• Xue Lingzi revealed that he had secretly cultivated a strand of cold energy for a hundred years and believed the pendant could help him advance.
• Xue Lingzi ordered Blood Robe Elder and Blood Eye to keep raising their bids as Hei Yun Sheng entered the contest.
• Hei Yun Sheng raised the bid to five billion Spirit Crystals, but Xue Lingzi countered with eight billion, then twelve billion plus several weapons.
• Hei Yun Sheng withdrew when Xue Lingzi's offer exceeded his budget, and Xue Lingzi won the pendant.
• Xue Lingzi laughed manically and planned to absorb the pendant's Ice Attribute Energy with his hidden cold energy to break through his bottleneck.

At the Ascending Heaven Pavilion Auction, Ya Fei presented the Head Skeleton of a Half-Step Transcendent Sacred Grade expert, prompting a fierce bidding war among the assembled powers. The bidding continued as Elder Qing Yun offered two mid-rank Sacred Weapons, hoping to uncover the skeleton’s secrets.

• Ya Fei concluded the bidding for the Ice Crystal Stone Jade Pendant, and the Auction continued with more rare treasures.
• Ya Fei revealed that the fifth item was the Head Skeleton of a Half-Step Transcendent Sacred Grade expert whose surname had once been inscribed on the Cangqiong List.
• Ya Fei announced that the Head Skeleton had no starting price, and bidders began offering rare treasures instead of Spirit Crystals.
• Black Cloud Elder Sheng, Elder Qing Yun, and other experts took interest in the Head Skeleton as the bids rose.
• Elder Qing Yun bid two mid-rank Sacred Weapons and told a Lower Earth Supreme cultivator that the skeleton belonged to an immensely powerful expert.

The auction for the Half-Step Transcendent Sacred Grade expert’s skull rose to five mid-rank Sacred Weapons as Elder Qing Yun and Elder Hei Yun Sheng competed for it. Hei Yun Sheng yielded, leaving Qing Yun poised to win the skull and the two elders agreeing to meet after the auction.

• Elder Hei Yun Sheng bid four mid-rank Sacred Weapons for the skull, hoping its power might help him reach Sacred Grade Heavenly Supreme.
• Elder Qing Yun rejected his faction’s suggestion to ambush Hei Yun Sheng, warning that provoking the Black Heaven Ancient Clan could be disastrous.
• Elder Qing Yun ordered his faction to raise the bid to five mid-rank Sacred Weapons.
• Hei Yun Sheng yielded the skull to Elder Qing Yun, and the two elders agreed to meet for a drink after the auction.

The auction introduced the Water Avoiding Pearl, a treasure formed from the essence of the fearsome Eight-Armed Octopus King that could transform its user into a spirit beast and help them thrive in the ocean. Ya Fei demonstrated its power, and the bidding began with Li Kun offering One Hundred Million Spirit Crystals.

• Elder Qing Yun won the skeletal remains with five mid-rank Sacred Weapons as the auction continued.
• Ya Fei explained that the Water Avoiding Pearl came from the Eight-Armed Octopus King, whose history included the deaths of three Immortal Grade Heavenly Supremes.
• Luo Tianshen recounted the beast's terrifying power and concluded that the pearl's existence meant it had died, likely along with the three experts who hunted it.
• Ya Fei transformed into a mermaid to demonstrate the pearl, while Li Xiao told her to stop and she returned to her original form.
• Ya Fei announced the pearl's ability to adapt its user to seawater and imitate a spirit beast's aura, then opened bidding without a starting price.
• Li Kun bid One Hundred Million Spirit Crystals and told a Strength God Clan Supreme that the Water Avoiding Pearl was a priceless treasure.

At the auction, Winter Old Man outbid Gu Mie for the Water Avoiding Pearl, hoping to secure a means of escape if his bid to replace the Western Heaven Battle Emperor failed. Li Xiao reassured Bailing that Winter Old Man could not easily defeat the Battle Emperor, while Bailing made plans for a night with Li Xiao and the other women; the auction was left stunned by a two-billion-crystal bid.

• Gu Mie bid two hundred million Spirit Crystals for the Water Avoiding Pearl, but Winter Old Man raised the price to one billion, driving many bidders out.
• Bailing complained to Li Xiao that Winter Old Man was cruel and undeserving of the pearl, and Li Xiao told her that fairness was a joke in a world ruled by strength.
• Bailing asked whether Winter Old Man could become the Western Heaven Battle Emperor, and Li Xiao said the Immortal Grade Heavenly Supreme could not be replaced so easily.
• Bailing told Li Xiao that she and the other women planned to spend the night with him after the auction, then left to inform them and Madam.
• A bidder in a private room on the Third Floor offered two billion Spirit Crystals, stunning everyone at the auction.