Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan and Xing'er attended a major auction held in an ancient tomb, where Lin Xuan hoped to find the Heart Inquiry Fruit and reunite with Yue'er. The auction began with a fierce bidding war over a Cold Yin Sword, while Lin Xuan waited for more valuable treasures to appear.

• Lin Xuan followed Xing'er to the ancient tomb auction and paid the entrance fee for both of them.
• Lin Xuan and Xing'er used a short-distance Teleportation Array to reach a private stone house protected from divine sense probes.
• The auction began, and Lin Xuan recognized that the refined-looking host's strength was comparable to that of a late-Spirit Division cultivator.
• The host introduced the Cold Yin Sword, and bidders drove its price from two million to three million seven hundred thousand Nether Stones.
• Lin Xuan judged that a Dongxuan-level cultivator had likely won the sword and waited for the later auction items.

At the Black Stone City auction, the Snow Luo Fruit drew fierce bidding after Xing'er revealed it could help her advance in cultivation. Lin Xuan offered to lend her the Nether Stones, and the price climbed to thirty million as only a few bidders remained.

• The auctioneer introduced the ten-thousand-year Snow Luo Fruit as the second item, exciting the crowd.
• Xing'er told Lin Xuan that Snow Luo Pills made from the fruit could greatly aid her cultivation, and Lin Xuan offered to lend her the money to bid.
• The auctioneer set the starting price at two million Nether Stones, and bidders quickly drove it several times higher.
• A high-level bidder offered ten million Nether Stones, and a new round of bidding pushed the price upward.
• The Snow Luo Fruit reached thirty million Nether Stones, leaving only a few bidders as the price became too steep for most of the crowd.

Xing'er won the Snow Luo Fruit for forty million Nether Stones, while Lin Xuan waited for the auction's Heart Inquiry Fruit. Its three-million starting price drew no bids, leaving the fruit unsold.

• A bidder offered thirty-five million Nether Stones for the Snow Luo Fruit, then competed with Xing'er as she raised the price to forty million.
• The other bidder yielded, and Xing'er won the Snow Luo Fruit, relieved that Lin Xuan would not need to lend her more Nether Stones.
• The auction sold a refining stone and two other items for modest prices, while Lin Xuan rested through the lull.
• Lin Xuan perked up when the host introduced the Heart Inquiry Fruit and explained that it could distinguish sincere words from lies.
• The host set the Heart Inquiry Fruit's starting price at three million Nether Stones, but the Cultivators refused to bid.

Lin Xuan bought the Heart Inquiry Fruit at its starting price and stayed to watch the auction’s grand finale. The Yulan Trade Alliance sealed the venue with a defensive restriction and revealed a jade box holding an unidentified plant-type treasure.

• Lin Xuan bid three million Nether Stones for the Heart Inquiry Fruit, and no one offered more.
• Lin Xuan and Xing'er watched the remaining auction items without bidding.
• The Yulan Trade Alliance activated a defensive restriction around the venue before the final auction item.
• A maidservant brought a silk-covered silver disc to the platform, and Lin Xuan found that the silk blocked his divine sense.
• The auction host opened a Ten Thousand Year Profound Jade box, releasing a refreshing fragrance from the hidden treasure.

Lin Xuan watched the auction’s final item turn out to be a mysterious Bronze Furnace called the Styx River Furnace, whose purpose the auction host could not explain. Tian Xiaojian learned from his foster father that it was a key to entering the Styx River Land, and that powerful cultivators from multiple realms might be competing for it.

• Lin Xuan was surprised when the final auction item appeared as a Bronze Furnace rather than a rare plant or fruit.
• The auction host announced that the Styx River Furnace was essential for entering the Styx River Land, but admitted he did not know how it worked.
• The cultivators in the hall stopped challenging the auction host after he said a Yulan Trade Alliance elder had ordered the brief introduction.
• Tian Xiaojian asked his foster father about the furnace, and the Demon World's Grand Commander explained that it was one of over a hundred scattered keys to the Styx River Land.
• The Demon World's Grand Commander warned Tian Xiaojian that several Tribulation Transcendence Stage cultivators from other realms were likely present to seek the Styx River Divine Fruit.

Tian Xiaojian and the Devil Race Grand Commander discussed the danger of competing for the Bronze Furnace, which could reveal the key to the Styx River Land and lead bidders to risk offending the Yulan Trade Alliance. The final auction began with fierce bidding, and the Grand Commander urged Tian Xiaojian to join before the price climbed further.

• The Devil Race Grand Commander warned Tian Xiaojian that powerful cultivators might risk provoking the Yulan Trade Alliance to obtain the Styx River Divine Fruit.
• Tian Xiaojian decided that the key to the Styx River Land would become his, whether he won it at auction or by force.
• The refined man announced the Bronze Furnace's starting price as eighty million Nether Stones, and the auction began in silence.
• A bidder offered one hundred million Nether Stones, another raised it to one hundred and thirty million, and an aged voice bid two hundred million.
• The Devil Race Grand Commander urged Tian Xiaojian to bid before the price rose even higher.

Tian Xiaojian bid five hundred million Nether Stones for the Bronze Furnace, but an unseen bidder raised the price to one billion. The auction ended with the mysterious bidder claiming the Furnace, while Tian Xiaojian and the Devil Race Grand Commander remained wary of his true intentions.

• Tian Xiaojian bid five hundred million Nether Stones for the Bronze Furnace.
• An unseen cultivator countered with a bid of one billion Nether Stones, silencing the great hall.
• The Devil Race Grand Commander warned Tian Xiaojian that the price was suspiciously high for a key that only granted entry to the Styx River Land.
• No one else bid, and the auction host declared the Bronze Furnace sold to the mysterious senior.
• The bidder destroyed his stone chamber and appeared as a mass of Yin Energy before taking the treasure.
• Tian Xiaojian questioned the bidder’s motives, and the Devil Race Grand Commander advised him to remain cautious.

At the Yulan Trade Alliance auction in Black Stone City, two Tribulation Transcendence Stage siblings attacked the refined auctioneer and tried to seize the Bronze Furnace. A Yulan Trade Alliance elder confronted them, while Lin Xuan suspected other powerful cultivators were hiding nearby.

• A Tribulation Transcendence Stage cultivator demanded to inspect the Bronze Furnace before paying one billion Nether Stones.
• After the refined man opened the Restriction around the platform, the attacker revealed two siblings in the Yin Energy and pierced him with a Bone Spear.
• The siblings transformed their Yin Energy into a Magic Snake and sent it toward the Bronze Furnace.
• A furious Yulan Trade Alliance elder appeared as an Ancient Demon Saint Ancestor and attacked them with a bronze Long Spear.
• The siblings' Bone Spear clashed with the elder's Long Spear, and the shockwaves shattered the nearby stone rooms.
• Lin Xuan found no other Tribulation Transcendence Stage cultivators with his divine sense and suspected more were concealed at the auction.

Lin Xuan watched the battle at the auction and learned from Xing'er about the fearsome Feng Siblings Demons. Their revealed identities and extraordinary origins left him impressed as the fight against the Ancient Demon continued.

• Lin Xuan suspected the Tribulation Transcendence cultivators at the auction were concealing their strength, possibly waiting for a chance to seize the Bronze Furnace.
• The Yin Energy around the two siblings broke apart, revealing a bald, sturdy man and a petite young woman whom many attendees recognized as the Feng Siblings Demons.
• Lin Xuan asked Xing'er about the siblings, and she explained that they had begun as ordinary mortals in the Underworld Realm.
• Xing'er said the elder brother's corpse had become a Zombie after his soul dispersed, while his younger sister became a wild ghost after her body vanished.
• Xing'er recounted that the siblings had once slaughtered sects and clans, then escaped an old monster at the Tribulation Transcendence Stage after being pursued for three days and nights.

Lin Xuan listened as Xing'er recounted the Feng Siblings Demons' rise to Tribulation Transcendence and their revenge on a powerful senior, then watched the siblings confront an Ancient Demon Saint Ancestor at the Yulan Trade Alliance. The chapter ended with the demon's Bronze Long Spear closing in on the ten-thousand-year Corpse King while their summoned beasts fought.

• Xing'er told Lin Xuan that the Feng siblings had returned as Tribulation Transcendence-level Cultivators and killed the senior who had once hunted them.
• Lin Xuan decided to watch the confrontation at the Yulan Trade Alliance before choosing how to act.
• The Ancient Demon Saint Ancestor transformed into a scaled Demon Monster and summoned his Bronze Long Spear to attack the Feng siblings.
• The Feng siblings' elder brother transformed into a ten-thousand-year Corpse King and formed a fierce tiger from claw arcs to fight the demon's electric Python.
• The Bronze Long Spear approached within three feet of the Corpse King as the two summoned beasts clashed.

The Feng Siblings Demons seized the Bronze Furnace and killed the Ancient Demon Saint Ancestor during the auction. They broke through the Gale Five Elements Array’s restriction and opened a passage out.

• The elder Feng sibling blocked a Bronze Long Spear strike with his body while the younger sibling took the Bronze Furnace.
• The younger sibling feinted at the light screen, then attacked the Ancient Demon Saint Ancestor from the side.
• The Ancient Demon Saint Ancestor blocked the first strike with his Origin Qi Gale Shield, but the siblings’ coordinated attacks decapitated him and destroyed his Nascent Soul.
• The younger sibling struck the restriction again, and the elder sibling’s Bone Spear widened a crack into a passage about ten feet across.

The Feng Siblings Demons broke the Gale Five Elements Array and seemed ready to escape with the Bronze Furnace, but several Spirit Division Stage Yin Souls ambushed them by blowing up their Nascent Souls. A hidden Tribulation Transcendence Stage cultivator tried to exploit the blast, but the Corpse Demon survived and struck him down, while Lin Xuan suspected the demons had underestimated their enemy.

• The Feng Siblings Demons broke the Gale Five Elements Array, killed the Merchant Alliance elder, and set off toward the passage with the Bronze Furnace.
• Several Spirit Division Stage Yin Souls attacked the Feng siblings and blew up their Nascent Souls, engulfing the demons in the explosion.
• A short, thin old man disguised as a Dongxuan Realm cultivator rushed toward the Feng siblings to seize the advantage.
• The ten-thousand-year Corpse Demon survived the blast, destroyed the remaining array, and pierced the Thin Old Man with a huge Ghost Claw.
• Lin Xuan watched calmly and doubted that the Corpse Demon could have defeated a same-rank opponent so easily without underestimating him.

Thousand-Face Rogue tricked the Feng Siblings Demons and seized the Bronze Furnace, then escaped using the legendary Void Evasion Technique. Lin Xuan chose not to intervene, leaving the gathered cultivators stunned by Thousand-Face Rogue’s mastery of spatial arts.

• The old man revealed that he had deceived the Feng Siblings Demons and rushed toward the white-clothed girl, using Flying Needles to make her raise the Bronze Furnace.
• The old man used a claw-shaped Dharma Treasure to snatch the Bronze Furnace and was recognized by the cultivators as Thousand-Face Rogue.
• Lin Xuan considered intervening but decided against risking trouble because finding Yue'er mattered more to him and he had already obtained the Heart Inquiry Fruit.
• Thousand-Face Rogue fled before the Feng Siblings Demons could recover, summoning Ghost Fire wings and opening a spatial rift with the Void Evasion Technique.
• The cultivators were left dumbstruck that Thousand-Face Rogue, an early Tribulation-stage cultivator, could use a legendary art tied to the Space Laws.

Tian Xiaojian killed Thousand-Face Rogue with a surprise attack and claimed the Bronze Furnace, then fought the Feng Siblings Demons as he tried to escape. The ground collapsed and powerful Primordial Demon Qi erupted, suggesting a True Spirit had appeared.

• A mysterious shadow stopped Thousand-Face Rogue’s escape, and Tian Xiaojian used his Dharma Image as a decoy to stab him from behind.
• Tian Xiaojian burned Thousand-Face Rogue and his Nascent Soul with purple Demon Fire, taking the Bronze Furnace.
• The Feng Siblings Demons attacked Tian Xiaojian, forcing him to fight them while seeking a way to leave quickly.
• The ground collapsed amid violent explosions, and Primordial Demon Qi surged from below.
• Lin Xuan recognized the Primordial Demon Qi as far stronger than that of an ordinary True Spirit and wondered what had emerged.

Lin Xuan watched as the Black Tortoise emerged and disrupted the fight over the Bronze Furnace. Tian Xiaojian unleashed the True Demon Void-Shattering Blade against the Feng Siblings Demons, leaving the Ten-Thousand-Year Corpse Demon injured and the battle ongoing.

• Lin Xuan recognized the enormous True Spirit that burst from beneath the ground as the Black Tortoise and decided to observe before acting.
• Tian Xiaojian, who had obtained the Bronze Furnace, refused to retreat despite the Black Tortoise’s arrival.
• The Feng Siblings Demons continued their fierce assault on Tian Xiaojian, who had so far fought without sacrificing a treasure.
• Tian Xiaojian shouted that he would use the True Demon Void-Shattering Blade and unleashed crystalline blades at the Feng Siblings Demons.
• The white-clad young woman vanished to evade the attack, while the Ten-Thousand-Year Corpse Demon used his Corpse Bead to shield himself.
• The blade attack shattered the Corpse Demon’s shield and injured him, but his younger sister blocked the following blades with blood-red radiance.

Tian Xiaojian and the Feng Siblings Demons were caught in the Black Tortoise’s attack, and the auction’s Bronze Furnace landed at Lin Xuan’s feet. Lin Xuan seized it and tried to leave, but the woman from the Feng Siblings Demons attacked him.

• Tian Xiaojian unleashed a barrage of blade-lights against the Feng Siblings Demons as the Ten Thousand Year Corpse Demon countered with a powerful secret art.
• The Black Tortoise struck the void, creating spreading spatial rifts that swallowed Tian Xiaojian and the Feng Siblings Demons in its immense power.
• The Bronze Furnace flew from the explosion and landed beside Lin Xuan, who recognized it as the genuine auction treasure.
• Lin Xuan told Xing'er to leave and pretend they did not know each other, then took the Bronze Furnace and prepared to escape.
• The woman from the Feng Siblings Demons rushed at Lin Xuan and slashed at him with a strand of bloody light.

Lin Xuan countered the woman in white’s Blood Blade with his bare hand and wounded her with a punch, then faced the Ten Thousand Year Corpse Demon’s attack with his life-bound Immortal Sword. He unleashed Sword Law in a compressed Sword into Silk strike, leaving the Corpse Demon unable to dodge.

• The woman in white sent more than a dozen Blood Blade rays at Lin Xuan, but he scattered them with a flick of his hand.
• Lin Xuan struck the woman in white with a punch empowered by the Law of Power, sending her flying and badly injuring her.
• The Ten Thousand Year Corpse Demon rushed to his sister’s aid and attacked Lin Xuan with a huge spectral fist.
• Lin Xuan summoned his life-bound Immortal Sword and compressed its Sword Law into a slender crystalline thread.
• The Ten Thousand Year Corpse Demon recognized the danger but had no time to dodge or change his move.

Lin Xuan used a perfectly timed move to severely wound the Ten Thousand Year Corpse Demon and drive off the Feng Siblings Demons. He then charged at Tian Xiaojian, seeking to break through before his enemies could join forces, but he struggled to choose an attack certain to overcome him.

• Lin Xuan's crystalline attack engulfed the Ten Thousand Year Corpse Demon, leaving him bloodied and missing an arm.
• The woman in white rushed to her brother, and the injured Feng Siblings Demons backed down rather than face Lin Xuan again.
• Lin Xuan's defeat of the siblings deterred the other cultivators from trying to seize the treasure, but Tian Xiaojian blocked his path.
• Lin Xuan charged at Tian Xiaojian and weighed his strongest treasures and secret arts, wary that Tian Xiaojian could withstand them.
• Tian Xiaojian sensed that Lin Xuan seemed familiar and prepared a powerful move of his own.

Lin Xuan used a rare Immortal World spirit talisman to repel Tian Xiaojian’s attack and escape the battle over the Bronze Furnace. Tian Xiaojian was badly injured, while the Black Tortoise held back, leaving the outcome between Lin Xuan and Tian Xiaojian unresolved.

• Lin Xuan and Tian Xiaojian unleashed their True Demon Void-Shattering Blade attacks at the same time.
• Lin Xuan ignited an Immortal World spirit talisman, which formed a golden vortex that released powerful golden thunderfire.
• The Devil Race Grand Commander recognized the talisman and warned Tian Xiaojian to dodge, but Tian Xiaojian attacked with Heavenly Demon Wild Dance instead.
• The talisman transformed its golden lightning into True Immortals, who cut down the summoned heavenly demons and damaged Tian Xiaojian’s Life-Bound Dharma Treasure.
• Lin Xuan seized the opening and flew away, while the Black Tortoise did not stop him.

Tian Xiaojian escaped after losing the Bronze Furnace and learned from the Devil Race Grand Commander that the talisman used against him was a powerful Immortal World relic. He suspected the disguised thief was Lin Xuan, while Lin Xuan escaped with the Bronze Furnace and Heart Inquiry Fruit.

• Tian Xiaojian fled the auction, fearing the Yulan Trade Alliance would retaliate over the chaos.
• The Devil Race Grand Commander explained that Lin Xuan’s talisman was a Residual Heavenly Immortal Spirit-Transforming Talisman and offered to find another way for Tian Xiaojian to enter the Styx River Land.
• Tian Xiaojian concealed his suspicion that the mysterious cultivator was Lin Xuan, despite feeling the man was familiar.
• Lin Xuan traveled hundreds of thousands of li away with the Bronze Furnace and Heart Inquiry Fruit after escaping the auction’s dangers.