Chapter Summaries

Li Xiao invited Zi Yan to leave Jia Nan Academy and join Ascending Heaven Pavilion, promising her access to as many pills as she wanted. Su Qian agreed after Li Xiao assured him he knew Zi Yan’s identity and that she would be safer away from the academy; the following morning, Li Xiao woke beside Yun Yun.

• Zi Yan met Li Xiao at Jia Nan Academy and eagerly ate the Rank 6 Mellow Pill he offered her.
• Zi Yan asked Li Xiao for more pills, and he invited her to Ascending Heaven Pavilion in the Beast Mountain Range.
• Su Qian hesitated to let Zi Yan leave because of her royal bloodline, while Zi Yan ate a piece of Diamond Bodhi and argued with Elder Hao.
• Li Xiao assured Su Qian that he knew Zi Yan’s identity and believed leaving the academy would keep her safer.
• Su Qian agreed to let Zi Yan go with Li Xiao, asking her to write to him often.
• The following morning, Li Xiao woke beside Yun Yun after they had spent the night together.

Li Xiao and his companions left Jia Nan Academy and returned to the Ascending Heaven Pavilion with Zi Yan. The Pavilion’s protectors welcomed them, while Yun Yun’s awkward condition drew their attention and Bailing shared the story behind it.

• Li Xiao and Yun Yun left their room, and their group visited Great Elder Su Qian to say farewell.
• Li Xiao promised to return in three to five years to replenish the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower’s Heavenly Flame energy, then departed with his companions after Zi Yan arrived.
• Elder Hao complained to Su Qian that Zi Yan had taken all his precious spiritual treasures.
• After several hours of travel, Li Xiao’s group reached the Beast Mountain Range, where the Pavilion’s Spiritual Power frightened Zi Yan until Li Xiao dispelled it.
• Li Xiao introduced Zi Yan to Linglong and the other protectors as a Dou Wang Strong whose true form was a magical beast, and Bailing shared the memories that revealed Li Xiao’s relationship with Yun Yun.

Li Xiao made Yun Yun the official Mistress of Ascending Heaven Pavilion, absorbed the Fallen Heart Flame into the building, and learned the contents of Han Feng’s sealed scroll. A new System quest demanded ten billion Gold Coins in five years, leaving Li Xiao considering how to raise the money without destabilizing the continent’s economy.

• Li Xiao publicly declared Yun Yun the Mistress of Ascending Heaven Pavilion and warned everyone not to bully her.
• Li Xiao absorbed the Fallen Heart Flame into Ascending Heaven Pavilion, increasing the density of its Dou Qi.
• Lian Xue opened Han Feng’s scroll and revealed the Fu Ning Saint Pill formula, which could raise Soul Power to the Heaven Realm Middle Stage but required rare ingredients and a Dou Zun Strong’s skull.
• Li Xiao considered the cost and difficulty of the Fu Ning Saint Pill’s ingredients and decided to wait for a System reward that might provide an alchemist.
• The System assigned Li Xiao a quest to earn ten billion Gold Coins within five years, and he rejected its offer to buy back his treasures at low prices.
• Li Xiao worried that continued auctions would drain the continent’s Gold Coins and trigger currency depreciation and an economic crisis.

Li Xiao created Spirit Crystals and opened Wind Riding Pavilion to expand Ascending Heaven Pavilion’s wealth and influence. He arranged for Queen Medusa’s people to relocate to the Beast Mountain Range, then privately reassured Yun Yun about his plans.

• Li Xiao created exclusive Spirit Crystal currency and purchased Wind Riding Pavilion to increase Ascending Heaven Pavilion’s earnings.
• Li Xiao instructed Lian Xue to exchange Spirit Crystals in the Jia Ma Empire and announced that Ascending Heaven Pavilion would accept cultivation methods and Dou Skills instead of Gold Coins.
• Teng Shan moved the Mittel Family’s auctions to Wind Riding Pavilion, where Hai Bodong’s strength and protection helped the business thrive.
• Queen Medusa prepared to lead the Snake-People Race from the Tagor Desert to their new territory in the Beast Mountain Range, with Niu Meng and the Shadow Guard escorting them.
• Yun Yun asked Li Xiao why he supported the Snake-People Race, and Li Xiao told her he had his own plans before taking her to their room.

Blood Demon Old Ghost tested the Ascending Heaven Pavilion’s rules and suffered a devastating punishment, while Yun Shan met with Li Xiao and received a pill to stabilize his Dou Zong realm. The auction was about to proceed with the Pavilion’s power demonstrated to the visiting experts.

• Blood Demon Old Ghost ordered a disciple to chop down a tree near the Ascending Heaven Pavilion, and the Pavilion’s Bronze Heavenly Thunder killed the disciple and nearby Dou Wang experts while reducing Blood Demon Old Ghost to a Five-Star Dou Zong.
• A Six-Star Dou Zong helped Blood Demon Old Ghost up and reacted with killing intent after sensing his weakened strength.
• Li Xiao reassured Yun Shan that he could meet with him because he was Yun Yun’s teacher, and Yun Shan flattered Li Xiao and praised Yun Yun’s relationship with him.
• Li Xiao gave Yun Shan a medicinal pill to stabilize the Dou Zong realm that the Soul Hall had helped him attain, and Yun Shan eagerly accepted it.
• Linglong whispered a report to Li Xiao, who snorted coldly at the people she mentioned.

Li Xiao ordered strict punishment for anyone who violated Ascending Heaven Pavilion’s rules, and Bailing warned the gathered experts before the Auction began. Xun'er arrived with Ling Ying, masked and guarded against attempts to discover her identity.

• Li Xiao ordered Ascending Heaven Pavilion to slaughter anyone who broke its rules and leave no one alive.
• Bailing arrived at the valley, demonstrated her Nine Star Dou Zun strength, and warned the assembled experts against breaking the rules.
• Bailing invited the experts into Ascending Heaven Pavilion, where they admired the grounds and exchanged their goods for Spirit Crystals.
• Xun'er and Ling Ying arrived in a golden carriage, both wearing masks to conceal their identities.
• Ling Ying sensed experts probing Xun'er's appearance, warned her to be careful, and Xun'er walked toward Ascending Heaven Pavilion.

Xun'er exchanged valuable cultivation methods and pills for Spirit Crystals while Li Xiao and Yun Yun waited for the Ascending Heaven Pavilion auction to begin. The auction opened with a partial Rank 8 Magical Beast skeleton, and the Black-Corner Region experts hesitated to bid heavily because more items were still to come.

• Xun'er exchanged ten Earth Rank Dou Skills Cultivation Methods and fifteen Tier 6 and Tier 7 Pills for Spirit Crystals.
• Yun Yun asked to join the auction, but Li Xiao told her that Yun Shan would represent her as Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Li Xiao and Yun Yun watched as the Ascending Heaven Pavilion opened and attendees took seats according to their means.
• Ya Fei introduced herself as the chief auctioneer and began the auction with a partial skeleton from a Rank 8 Magical Beast.
• Bidders raised the skeleton's price to two hundred thousand Spirit Crystals, while Han Feng advised the Black-Corner Region experts to save their funds for later items.

Jia Nan Academy won the Rank 8 Magical Beast bones for 300,000 Spirit Crystal Stones, and the next lot stunned the auction crowd: a Tier 7 Yin Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill. Ya Fei began explaining its effects, leaving everyone curious about how it could let someone rise anew after destruction.

• Hu Qian bid on the Rank 8 Magical Beast bones for Jia Nan Academy, and the price climbed to 300,000 Spirit Crystal Stones.
• Ya Fei sold the bones to the guest in Box Number Four after no one raised the bid further.
• Ya Fei presented a golden Yin Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill, whose dragon-shaped energies filled the hall with a faint roar.
• Han Feng recognized the pill and recalled that his teacher, Venerable Yao, had once refined one.
• Ya Fei announced that the Tier 7 pill did not directly increase strength but allowed its user to rise anew after destruction.

Ya Fei revealed that the Tier 7 Yin Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill could help someone rebuild after destruction and potentially reach Dou Zun, drawing fierce bidding. Xun'er ultimately gave up the pill to save her resources for the Emperor Seal Skill.

• Ya Fei explained how the Yin Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill had helped Wind Venerable Gu Ling recover from grievous wounds and reach Dou Zun.
• Fan Lao considered bidding for the pill, but Han Feng warned that he might be killed before its effects could help him.
• As the bid reached five hundred thousand Spirit Crystals, Feng Qing'er and Xun'er showed interest in the pill.
• Ling Ying bid one million two hundred thousand Spirit Crystals for Xun'er, then continued raising the offer against Wu Protector.
• Xun'er ordered Ling Ying to stop bidding because the price exceeded their expectations and they needed to save money for the Emperor Seal Skill.
• Ling Ying returned to his seat and glared toward Soul Hall after Xun'er gave up the pill.

Burning Flame Valley Master Tang Zhen outbid Star Plucking Old Ghost for the Yin Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill at the Ascending Heaven Pavilion auction. Star Plucking Old Ghost stopped bidding but planned to seize the pill after the auction.

• Star Plucking Old Ghost celebrated his bid for the Yin Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill and imagined rising to greater status in Soul Hall.
• Tang Zhen bid 1.35 million Spirit Crystal Stones, restarting the contest for the pill.
• Star Plucking Old Ghost ordered Wu Protector to contact the Beast Mountain Range, then continued bidding after Wu Protector warned him against breaking Ascending Heaven Pavilion's rules.
• Xun'er learned from Ling Ying that the two bidders were likely powerful factions from the Central Continent.
• Star Plucking Old Ghost raised the bid to 1.5 million Spirit Crystal Stones, then stopped when Tang Zhen did not bid higher.
• Ya Fei sold the Yin Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill to Tang Zhen for 1.5 million Spirit Crystal Stones, while Star Plucking Old Ghost considered taking it by force after the auction.

Ya Fei auctioned the Mysterious Heavy Ruler with the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler technique, prompting Xun'er to wonder how Xiao Yan's weapon and techniques had reached the Ascending Heaven Pavilion. Shi Heng won the ruler, and the auction continued with Ya Fei revealing a Top Grade Fire Spirit Pearl.

• Ya Fei introduced the Mysterious Heavy Ruler and demonstrated its power, while Xun'er recognized it as Xiao Yan's weapon and Ling Ying confirmed it had belonged to him.
• Ya Fei explained that the ruler came from a thousand years ago and included the low-grade Earth Rank Dou Technique Flame Splitting Wave Ruler.
• Shi Heng bid for the ruler, and a Dou Wang who tried lifting it found it too heavy to use and abandoned the auction.
• Shi Heng won the Mysterious Heavy Ruler after other bidders hesitated to challenge him.
• Ya Fei revealed a Top Grade Fire Spirit Pearl, and the crowd recognized its immense rarity and value.

At the Ascending Heaven Pavilion Auction, Xun'er watched a buyer claim a Fire Spirit Pearl before Ya Fei presented the Gu Clan’s secret Emperor Seal Skill. Xun’er accepted a warning from a terrifying Pavilion voice not to challenge the pavilion, leaving Ling Ying shaken by its power.

• A woman bought the Fire Spirit Pearl for three Earth Rank Middle Grade cultivation techniques and Dou Techniques, while Xun'er regretted not bringing enough to bid.
• Ya Fei announced the Earth Rank Advanced Emperor Seal Skill, and Ling Ying recognized it as a closely guarded Gu Clan secret art.
• Xun'er and experts from other factions reacted to the skill’s appearance, while Ling Ying prepared to summon Gu Clan experts and attack the pavilion.
• An ancient voice warned Xun'er not to provoke the Ascending Heaven Pavilion and threatened to erase her clan if she strayed onto the wrong path.
• Xun'er thanked the speaker and endured its oppressive power, while Ling Ying said the speaker’s pressure rivaled the Gu Clan Clan Leader’s.

Xun'er and the auction crowd learned that Ascending Heaven Pavilion was auctioning the Gu Clan’s Emperor Seal Skill, drawing fierce bids and raising fears of conflict with the Gu Clan. Xun'er bid three million Spirit Crystal and warned the other bidders that the Gu Clan would hunt them down.

• Xun'er ordered Ling Ying to continue the auction and gather funds to obtain the Emperor Seal Skill.
• Li Xiao said he was unconcerned about the Gu Clan acting against Ascending Heaven Pavilion, where he was invincible.
• Ya Fei opened the auction for the Emperor Seal Skill at one million Spirit Crystal, and bidders rapidly drove up the price.
• Su Qian explained to Hu Qian that the Emperor Seal Skill had five forms and was a treasured Gu Clan technique approaching Heaven Rank power.
• Xun'er bid three million Spirit Crystal and warned the other bidders that the Gu Clan would hunt them down.

Xun'er struggled to secure the Emperor Seal Skill at auction, so Ling Ying summoned Gu Yang, a Great Captain of the Black Annihilation Army. Gu Yang reached the Ascending Heaven Pavilion but was stopped by Niu Meng and threatened to attack when Niu Meng refused to let him pass.

• Xun'er raised her bid to three and a half million Spirit Crystals and three Earth Tier Low Grade Dou Skills Cultivation Methods, while Ling Ying sent a message requesting help from Gu Clan experts.
• Ling Ying learned that Gu Yang was nearby and headed toward the Beast Mountain Range, then rejoiced that the powerful Great Captain was coming to assist Xun'er.
• Gu Yang crossed over ten thousand miles and entered a valley surrounded by peach trees whose power absorbed his aura.
• Niu Meng and the Amethyst Winged Lion King blocked Gu Yang's path, and Gu Yang discovered that the intelligent trees neutralized his power.
• Gu Yang demanded that Niu Meng move aside, but Niu Meng refused without the Pavilion Master's permission, prompting Gu Yang to threaten a massacre.

Gu Yang attacked Niu Meng at the Ascending Heaven Pavilion, but the Pavilion’s defenses overwhelmed him and damaged his cultivation. After paying compensation, he pleaded for permission to enter the Auction to reclaim the Gu Clan’s Emperor Seal Skill.

• Gu Yang attacked Niu Meng, but a barrier blocked his strike and Bailing warned him that he had broken the Pavilion’s rules.
• The Ascending Heaven Pavilion fired a God Slaying Spear at Gu Yang, leaving him badly injured and reducing his cultivation by one star before Li Xiao stopped the attack.
• Linglong calculated Gu Yang’s damages at one hundred and ten million Gold Coins, then accepted his Purple Gold Card after rounding the bill down to one hundred million.
• Gu Yang asked to enter the Auction, arguing that the Emperor Seal Skill must not fall into outsiders’ hands.

Gu Yang supplied Xun'er with cultivation methods and Dou Techniques, allowing her to outbid the Soul Hall for the Emperor Seal Skill. Star Plucking Old Ghost lost the auction and ordered the Soul Hall Protectors to gather outside the valley so he could target the winners after the auction.

• Gu Yang entered Xun'er’s private room with cultivation methods and Dou Techniques, giving her the resources to continue bidding.
• Star Plucking Old Ghost celebrated the Soul Hall’s four-million-Spirit-Crystal bid and discussed using the Emperor Seal Skill against the Gu Clan.
• Xun'er raised the bid to five million Spirit Crystals, and Gu Yang rebuked Star Plucking Old Ghost when he threatened them.
• Xun'er noticed that Gu Yang’s cultivation had fallen from Two Star Dou Sheng to One Star Dou Sheng and asked what had happened.
• Ya Fei declared Xun'er the winner of the Emperor Seal Skill, while Star Plucking Old Ghost called Wu Protector back and ordered the Soul Hall Protectors to gather outside the valley.

Li Xiao prepared to auction the tenth-ranked Heavenly Flame, the Nine Nether Wind Flame, at Ascending Heaven Pavilion. After he revealed the flame and explained its power, Medicine Emperor Han Feng offered to double his promised reward to anyone who helped him obtain it.

• Li Xiao decided to make the Nine Nether Wind Flame the final auction item and spoke with Ya Fei, Linglong, and Lian Xue before going onstage.
• Li Xiao appeared on the Crystal Stage in a mask and introduced himself as the Lord of Ascending Heaven Pavilion.
• Li Xiao activated a special barrier and warned the crowd that the final item was dangerous.
• The Nine Nether Wind Flame disturbed the audience's emotions, but Li Xiao struck it down onto the Crystal Stage.
• Li Xiao revealed the flame's identity and origin, and Medicine Emperor Han Feng urged the crowd to help him obtain it in exchange for double his promised reward.

The Ascending Heaven Pavilion began auctioning the tenth-ranked Nine Nether Wind Flame, and Medicine Emperor Han Feng, Huo Xuan, Feng Ling, and Tang Zhen competed for it. The bids rose to 6.95 million Spirit Crystals as Huo Xuan grew furious at his rivals.

• Medicine Emperor Han Feng promised Ban Lao, Blood Sect Leader Fan Lao, and Yuan Yi a Rank 6 Pill each if they helped him obtain the Nine Nether Wind Flame.
• Lord Li Xiao announced a starting bid of five million Spirit Crystals and defended the price by explaining how rare and valuable Heavenly Flames were.
• Han Feng opened the bidding at 5.1 million Spirit Crystals, and Huo Xuan raised it to six million.
• Feng Ling bid 6.5 million Spirit Crystals, and Huo Xuan and Feng Ling traded further bids.
• Tang Zhen bid 6.95 million Spirit Crystals, prompting Huo Xuan to angrily insult the rival bidders.

Medicine Emperor Han Feng and the Flame Clan competed with other bidders for the Nine Nether Wind Flame, but Xun'er ultimately secured it for eight million Spirit Crystal Stones. After the auction, Xun'er thanked Li Xiao, while the crowd left the Beast Mountain Range.

• Han Feng bid seven million Spirit Crystal Stones for the Nine Nether Wind Flame and vowed to keep bidding despite warnings from the Black-Corner Region experts.
• Huo Xuan raised the price to seven million one hundred thousand Spirit Crystal Stones, while Feng Ling'er and Han Feng could no longer afford to continue.
• Xun'er learned that Gu Yang could provide up to eight million Spirit Crystal Stones and chose to bid for the Heavenly Flame, hoping it would ease her father's hostility toward the Ascending Heaven Pavilion.
• Xun'er bid eight million Spirit Crystal Stones, and Li Xiao declared her the winner after no one offered more.
• The crowd left the Beast Mountain Range after the auction, and Xun'er thanked Li Xiao for his help.

Li Xiao reassured Xun'er that his Mysterious Heavy Ruler was not Xiao Yan's, gave her a powerful jade pendant, and revealed his handsome face, leaving her flustered. After Xun'er returned to her clan, Li Xiao converted the auction proceeds into system points and received a Dou Sheng Peak Experience Card and a Ninth Grade Alchemist among his rewards.

• Xun'er asked Li Xiao about the Mysterious Heavy Ruler, and he assured her it was not Xiao Yan's weapon.
• Li Xiao gave Xun'er a jade pendant that could withstand a fatal strike from a Dou Zun Strong, then removed his mask and showed her his face.
• Xun'er blushed at Li Xiao's appearance and later decided to return to her clan to explain what had happened.
• Li Xiao returned to his room and converted the auction's eighteen million Spirit Crystals into 180,000 system points.
• The system rewarded Li Xiao with a Dou Sheng Peak Experience Card and a Ninth Grade Alchemist, along with other items.