Recaps

Xiao Hua and Fu Zhiwen watched Star Picking Tower auction Buddhist sarira, as Buddhist monks insisted they must reclaim every one. The monks won the sarira after a token bidding exchange that Xiao Hua recognized as a show of mutual courtesy between Buddhism and Star Picking Tower.

• Fu Zhiwen explained that Buddhist artifacts were commonly made from objects monks had carried and nourished with their mental power.
• Yu Linfeng opened bidding on dozens of sarira, and Confucian cultivators raised the prices as the monks watched.
• Fu Zhiwen told Xiao Hua that the monks relied on devotees’ offerings and were obligated to buy every sarira; a monk then warned bidders about karmic consequences and offered three top-grade Qi Stones for each one.
• Xiao Hua predicted Star Picking Tower would test the monks, and a bidder offered three high-grade Qi Stones per sarira before falling silent.
• The monk matched the opening offer of one high-grade Qi Stone per sarira, and Yu Linfeng sent the jade boxes to him.

After the Buddhist monks paid their ransom and left, Star Picking Tower presented its final treasures from the Sacred Realm of a Thousand Demons. Xiao Hua learned about the legendary Soft Water Tender Love Sword, then recognized a jade slip containing a Five Elements Evasion Technique; Yu Linfeng cut its reserve price in half, angering Fu Zhiwen.

• Yu Linfeng accepted a Small Qiankun Bag of ransom from the Buddhist monks, who then departed.
• Yu Linfeng introduced the final auction items, and a golden-crowned bird appeared to represent the Sacred Realm of a Thousand Demons.
• Fu Zhiwen explained that the Soft Water Tender Love Sword ranked first among the Ten Great Artifact Controls and recounted the Pear Blossom Fairy's tragic battle at the Immortal Palace.
• Xiao Hua noticed a jade slip that Yu Linfeng identified as containing a Five Elements Evasion Technique from the Ancient Daoist Sect.
• Yu Linfeng lowered the jade slip's reserve price from one top-grade Qi Stone to fifty high-grade Qi Stones, prompting Fu Zhiwen to protest that Star Picking Tower had refused to lower the price of his Lightning Derivation Wood.

Xiao Hua outbid Young Master Duanmu and another cultivator for an intermediate Water Evasion cultivation technique, then learned from Fu Zhiwen that magical power could be used as Yuan Force. As the auction moved on to demon beast eggs, Xiao Hua realized he could eventually use the complete Five Elements Evasion Techniques.

• Xiao Hua deliberately bid early on the jade slip, and Young Master Duanmu bid once before stopping.
• Another cultivator raised the price, but Xiao Hua bid again and prevented him from continuing, securing the jade slip for fifty-six high-grade Qi Stones.
• Xiao Hua examined the Water Evasion technique and learned it let cultivators fly through water-aspected spiritual energy without needing actual water.
• Fu Zhiwen explained that Confucian cultivators used Yuan Force as a general term that could include magical power and mind power.
• Xiao Hua realized his restored magical power would let him use the Water Evasion technique, then watched as Yu Linfeng began auctioning demon beast eggs.

Xiao Hua helped Fu Zhiwen win a Wood-attribute Cloud Crane egg before the auction revealed a blazing golden object reserved for third-floor guests. A commanding bidder stopped Yu Linfeng from uncovering it, and Star Picking Tower’s Zhu Qing arrived and took over.

• Fu Zhiwen explained that he wanted a green crane to take his wife roaming once she escaped her predicament, and Xiao Hua told him to bid freely.
• Young Master Duanmu drove up the price of the Wood-attribute Cloud Crane egg, but Xiao Hua bid twenty-six high-grade Qi Stones and secured it for Fu Zhiwen.
• Yu Linfeng announced that the golden object was reserved for third-floor guests and warned that bidders would need the strength to keep it.
• A powerful voice from Xiao Hua’s left ordered Yu Linfeng not to uncover the golden object, and Yu Linfeng obeyed.
• Zhu Qing descended in azure robes, dismissed Yu Linfeng, and left the blazing object concealed.

At Ming Yue Palace’s auction, Zhu Qing resisted pressure to conceal an item and revealed a set of dragon bones whose aura overwhelmed the crowd. Xiao Hua recognized their dragon might, and the chapter ended with the bones being concealed again as the bidding was about to begin.

• Zhu Qing refused to hide the auction item despite threats, and the guests urged him to reveal it.
• A calm voice and several powerful guests stopped the threats, allowing Zhu Qing to continue the auction.
• Zhu Qing used Yu Linfeng’s ink brush to unveil dragon bones, releasing overwhelming dragon might throughout Ming Yue Palace.
• Xiao Hua endured the dragon might, while Fu Zhiwen used verses formed from Vast Righteous Qi to resist it.
• Zhu Qing struggled to announce the starting price, and Young Master Duanmu told him to conceal the dragon bones again.
• Zhu Qing used the ink brush to cover the dragon bones in golden light.

At Ming Yue Palace, Zhu Qing resumed the dragon-bone auction after explaining Star Picking Tower’s predicament, and Xiao Hua decided to bid because Little White might need the bone. Inside the mysterious dark cloud, Soul Cultivator Xiao Hua began studying bone segments, while the unrefined Soul Bridge remained blocked outside by the cloud’s protections.

• Zhu Qing explained that Star Picking Tower had tried to contact the East Sea Dragon Palace before putting the dragon bone up for auction, then invited the gathered factions to bid.
• The East Sea Dragon Palace offered to outbid everyone by one top-grade Qi Stone, and another bidder answered by offering ten more than them.
• Xiao Hua decided to bid on the dragon bone for Little White and entered the mysterious dark cloud to consult Soul Cultivator Xiao Hua.
• Soul Cultivator Xiao Hua swallowed one bone segment and absorbed another to study its green seal character, while agreeing to examine soul treasures.
• Jade Slip Xiao Hua could not summon the bone sphere into Ying Shi Heaven, and he and Soul Cultivator Xiao Hua saw it spinning against the dark cloud as the Heavenly Pattern Earth Deed and lightning threads held it back.

Jade Slip Xiao Hua learned that Soul Cultivator Xiao Hua could not leave without an External Incarnation, while Little White explained the difference between living souls and essence souls and agreed to examine the seal within Xiao Hua’s soul. Returning to the auction, Xiao Hua realized bidders were secretly negotiating over the dragon bones, whose dragon might could also be converted into Imperial Qi by Confucian cultivators.

• Soul Cultivator Xiao Hua absorbed the bone sphere and told Jade Slip Xiao Hua that he could not leave Ying Shi Heaven without an independent physical vessel or an External Incarnation.
• Little White said the dragon bones lacked the essence blood needed for a complete shell, then explained that living souls were protected by their bodies and that he could only sense, not see, what lay beneath Xiao Hua’s soul seal.
• Jade Slip Xiao Hua asked Little White to slowly unravel the seal and then returned to the auction hall, where he found the crowd silent and realized the bidders were communicating privately.
• Fu Zhiwen explained that Confucian cultivators valued the dragon bones as a source of royal fortune because their dragon might, especially the horn, could be turned into Imperial Qi.
• Fu Zhiwen concluded that the third floor held royalty from another kingdom, not Tongzhu Kingdom, and that Star Picking Tower feared a royal-house conflict while Tongzhu Kingdom’s ruler was away.

Xiao Hua and Fu Zhiwen discussed Mohism’s history, mechanical arts, and constructs while a Mohist Mo Boat went up for auction. Xiao Hua suspected that God Demon Chess was an advanced form of construct, though Fu Zhiwen doubted the theory and urged him to bid on a flying artifact control.

• Xiao Hua and Fu Zhiwen reasoned that the dragon bone’s bidders were likely royalty from nearby regions, then watched the East Sea Dragon Palace claim it through Zhu Qing.
• Yu Linfeng resumed the auction and introduced a Mo Boat crafted by a Mohist disciple.
• Fu Zhiwen explained Mohist teachings, strict organization, and the school’s role in developing mechanical arts and artifact controls.
• Xiao Hua speculated that God Demon Chess and its Divine Generals might be constructs, but Fu Zhiwen said the idea was too simple and unproven.
• Fu Zhiwen pointed out that the Mo Boat had been auctioned and advised Xiao Hua to bid on a flying artifact control.

Xiao Hua and Fu Zhiwen discussed the rivalry between Confucianism and the Military School before the auction revealed the Crimson Flame War Chariot. Yu Linfeng identified it as an imitation of the Crimson Emperor’s chariot and described its powerful materials and requirements, leaving the final item’s bidding yet to come.

• Fu Zhiwen explained that the Military School, with its martial learning and emphasis on force, posed a challenge to Confucianism, while Xiao Hua connected its influence to Tongzhu Kingdom.
• Xiao Hua watched as Yu Linfeng announced that the auction’s last two rare treasures were restricted to honored guests on the towers.
• Yu Linfeng revealed a blazing war chariot that spectators initially mistook for the Crimson Emperor’s legendary chariot.
• Xiao Hua assessed the chariot’s fire-dispersing material and battle-born Baleful Intent, noting how it could strengthen its driver and intimidate opponents.
• Yu Linfeng identified the item as the Crimson Flame War Chariot, an imitation forged from a complete Fire Spirit Stone and sealed with three Fire Spirit Beast essences, which required fourth-grade Yuan force to drive.

Xiao Hua bid for the Crimson Flame War Chariot at the auction, but Princess Baihua revealed that she needed it to strengthen her claim to the throne of Nüwa Country. Xiao Hua yielded the chariot to her and accepted her token and promise of future repayment.

• Xiao Hua joined the bidding for the Crimson Flame War Chariot as its price rose above one hundred thousand top-grade Qi Stones.
• Princess Baihua of Nüwa Country introduced herself to Xiao Hua and invited him to serve as State Teacher, then explained that she needed the chariot for her struggle to inherit the throne.
• Princess Baihua said the chariot would increase her chances of winning the succession contest, and the Murong Family woman complained about being drawn into her appeal.
• Xiao Hua agreed to yield the Crimson Flame War Chariot to Princess Baihua, who gave him a flower token and promised to repay his favor with treasures or cultivation techniques.

Xiao Hua withdrew from bidding on the Crimson Flame War Chariot after Princess Baihua offered him a flower, then listened as the auction presented its final item: a mysterious white horse from the Sacred Realm of a Thousand Demons. The chapter ended with Fu Zhiwen explaining that the horse’s unusual bloodline made it far rarer than an ordinary demon beast, while its true nature remained unknown.

• Princess Baihua won the Crimson Flame War Chariot, and Xiao Hua withdrew after receiving her flower.
• Fu Zhiwen told Xiao Hua that Nüwa Country was populated entirely by women and described its annual Tilian Festival.
• A Murong family woman warned Xiao Hua that the flower and Princess Baihua were both dangerous, but ignored his request to explain.
• Yu Linfeng revealed that the auction’s final item was a demon beast from the Sacred Realm of a Thousand Demons, and only distinguished guests could bid.
• The auction hall saw a white horse preserved in a giant crystal, whose forehead bore a horn-like protrusion.
• Fu Zhiwen explained that the horse’s unusual bloodline distinguished it from ordinary demon beasts, though he and Xiao Hua did not know exactly what it was.

Star Picking Tower revealed that the white horse was a Heavenly Horse with an unknown maternal bloodline, and bidding for it escalated as powerful guests competed. When a bidder’s attack disrupted the auction hall’s formation, Zhu Qing withdrew the third-floor concealment, leaving Ao Shuai to confront the bidder face-to-face.

• Yu Linfeng explained that the Heavenly Horse was not an Immortal Palace mount, but had a rare bloodline tied to the Sacred Realm of a Thousand Demons and possibly lands beyond the Three Great Continents.
• Fu Zhiwen suggested that bidders wanted the Heavenly Horse for its prestige and possible clues about the world beyond the heavens, while Xiao Hua joked that he would rather ride a phoenix.
• Duanmu Qing, a Murong family woman, and an unidentified bidder competed for the horse, with the bids reaching 250,000 top-grade Qi Stones.
• The unidentified bidder challenged Ao Shuai and unleashed a fierce yellow gale, prompting Zhu Qing to counter with a shooting star and withdraw the third-floor formation.
• Ao Shuai appeared in Golden Armor and demanded that the bidder reveal his identity.

Old Demon Zhi Feng negotiated Ao Shuai’s withdrawal from bidding on the Heavenly Horse, then clashed with Duanmu Qing and Zhu Qing as he competed against the Duanmu and Murong families. He proposed that the Heavenly Horse should go to whoever could subdue it, leaving the auction’s rules uncertain.

• Old Demon Zhi Feng introduced himself to Ao Shuai and Duanmu Qing, who raised the bid by another two hundred and fifty-one thousand top-grade Qi Stones.
• Old Demon Zhi Feng persuaded Ao Shuai to stop competing by promising him a better path to cultivation and assistance; Ao Shuai withdrew from the auction.
• After Zhu Qing warned him against interfering with the auction, Old Demon Zhi Feng resumed bidding, and Duanmu Qing and the eldest young lady of the Murong Family continued raising the price.
• Old Demon Zhi Feng bid five hundred thousand top-grade Qi Stones and warned that nobody else should expect to keep the Heavenly Horse if he could not win it.
• Old Demon Zhi Feng questioned whether the winner could subdue the Heavenly Horse, and the eldest young lady of the Murong Family suggested awarding it to whoever had the means to do so.

Xiao Hua joined the attempt to claim the sealed Heavenly Horse, challenging Young Master Duanmu’s assumption that the mount was already his. The bidding dispute remained unresolved as the Murong Family’s eldest miss noticed Old Demon Zhi Feng reacting strangely to Xiao Hua.

• Old Demon Zhi Feng arranged for himself to cover the risks of releasing the Heavenly Horse, and the Murong Family’s eldest miss agreed to help subdue it.
• Xiao Hua stepped forward and announced that he would bid for the Heavenly Horse, prompting Old Demon Zhi Feng and Young Master Duanmu to challenge him.
• Xiao Hua argued that he was qualified to bid and proposed that he and Young Master Duanmu compare their Qi Stones, with the poorer bidder withdrawing.
• Young Master Duanmu threatened Xiao Hua, then backed down after Xiao Hua pointed out that other bidders were present.
• The Murong Family’s eldest miss observed Old Demon Zhi Feng staring at Xiao Hua before abruptly turning his attention back to the Heavenly Horse.
• The Murong Family’s eldest miss asked Young Master Duanmu to consult Old Demon Zhi Feng, who had proposed the plan.

Xiao Hua joined Duanmu Qing and Old Demon Zhi Feng in trying to subdue the heavenly horse, while Zhi Feng secretly sensed that Xiao Hua had an unknown powerful backing. Murong Congyun withdrew from the contest, and the crystal prison began to open, leaving the three men poised to capture the escaping horse.

• Old Demon Zhi Feng allowed Xiao Hua to join the attempt to subdue the heavenly horse, though he privately grew wary after sensing a fleeting fear around him.
• Murong Congyun withdrew from the bidding after Xiao Hua joined, leaving Xiao Hua, Duanmu Qing, and Old Demon Zhi Feng to compete.
• Zhu Qing warned the three men about the horse’s speed and violent temperament, then used a diamond crystal and his blood to unlock its prison.
• Duanmu Qing revealed his family’s Dragon Subduing Lock, and Zhi Feng proposed that all three strike as soon as the horse awoke.
• Xiao Hua said he needed no magical artifact to subdue the heavenly horse as the crystal shrank and exposed it.

Duanmu Qing, Xiao Hua, and Old Demon Zhi Feng failed to capture the Heavenly Horse as it revealed its radiant wings and powerful abilities. After the horse broke through Zhu Qing and three Confucian elders’ crystal-and-righteous-qi trap, Xiao Hua recognized something in its sacred light and released Xiaohei to pursue it.

• Duanmu Qing tried to bind the emerging Heavenly Horse with the Dragon Subduing Lock, but it escaped and charged toward Xiao Hua.
• Xiao Hua used Wind Escape and tried to land on the horse, but it unfolded a radiant wing and shot away before he could touch it.
• Old Demon Zhi Feng attacked in his Wind Rat form, but the Heavenly Horse blocked him with white light and blasted him away with a beam from its broken horn.
• The Heavenly Horse fled toward Ming Yue Palace’s array, where Zhu Qing and three Confucian elders trapped it in a crystal net that its sacred radiance shattered.
• As the weakened Heavenly Horse tried to escape beyond Ming Yue Palace, Xiao Hua released Xiaohei and asked whether it could subdue the horse; Xiaohei eagerly fixed its gaze on it.

Xiao Hua used Xiaohei to subdue the Heavenly Horse after it resisted Ao Shuai’s dragon’s might and Murong Congyun’s lily-flower attack. He caught the falling horse and returned to his room, while Old Monster Zhi Feng asked him to wait for a private visit.

• Xiao Hua sent Xiaohei after the Heavenly Horse as Ao Shuai and Murong Congyun tried to capture it.
• Xiaohei ignored the dragon’s might, swallowed the Heavenly Horse’s beam of light, and confronted it in midair.
• Xiaohei struck the Heavenly Horse’s broken horn with silver light, subduing it, and Xiao Hua caught it as it fell.
• Old Monster Zhi Feng approached Xiao Hua and asked him to wait in his room for a visit.
• Xiao Hua handed Zhu Qing the Small Qiankun Bag for settlement, then returned to his room.

After winning the Heavenly Horse, Xiao Hua met with Old Monster Zhi Feng, who invited him to a private bidding fair where Daoist cultivation techniques might be available. Xiao Hua learned Zhi Feng wanted to use his demon pet to help obtain another exotic beast and was left weighing whether to accept.

• Fu Zhiwen congratulated Xiao Hua on winning the Heavenly Horse, and they shared fruit while discussing Xiao Hua’s original plans for the fair.
• Old Monster Zhi Feng visited Xiao Hua and invited him to a bidding fair at Mingyue Workshop, but Xiao Hua initially declined because he had spent his Qi Stones and wanted to return.
• Zhi Feng promised the private fair would offer Daoist cultivation techniques and useful information unavailable at Star Picking Tower’s fair.
• Xiao Hua asked why Zhi Feng had invited him, and Zhi Feng sent Fu Zhiwen outside before explaining that he wanted Xiao Hua’s demon pet to help secure another exotic beast for himself and Ao Shuai.
• Zhi Feng admitted Xiao Hua might provide no help and offered no other benefit beyond access to the fair, leaving Xiao Hua to consider the invitation.

Xiao Hua accepted Star Picking Tower’s distinguished guest token and, despite Zhu Qing’s warnings about the dangers of a secret auction, decided to go with Old Demon Zhi Feng. He left Star Picking Tower alone, intending to learn what the Duanmu Family was planning.

• Zhu Qing told Xiao Hua that his auctioned goods were worth at least five hundred thousand top-grade Qi Stones and gave him a distinguished guest token to collect the payment anywhere.
• Zhu Qing warned Xiao Hua that Young Master Duanmu had gathered cultivators outside and explained that the secret auction offered no guarantees of safety or authenticity, though it might have the Daoist pills Xiao Hua sought.
• Xiao Hua decided to attend the secret auction with Old Demon Zhi Feng, while Zhu Qing cautioned him against risking the wealth he had already gained.
• Xiao Hua left Ming Yue Palace through Star Picking Tower’s moon gates, briefly thinking of Eldest Miss Hao and regretting that he had not given her a Qi Stone.
• Xiao Hua asked the Star Picking Tower attendant to summon Three Zero Seven and inquire about the Hundred Schools of Thought Classics, then walked out carrying the As-You-Wish Staff.

Xiao Hua faced Duanmu Qiu and a group of Duanmu family warriors outside Star Picking Tower, then defeated Duanmu Qiu and shattered his Golden Armor. The chapter ended with Duanmu Qing accusing Xiao Hua of going too far as the other warriors closed in.

• Xiao Jian and Yuan Ya welcomed Xiao Hua outside Star Picking Tower, while Fu Zhiwen told him that Zhi Feng had left instructions to meet at a Dragon Boat near Liuyan River.
• Xiao Hua sent Fu Zhiwen to Qiyang Temple with the others, then confronted Duanmu Qiu and learned that the challenge involved the Duanmu Family.
• Duanmu Qiu and more than a dozen Golden Armored Warriors attacked Xiao Hua with a combined strike of Vast Righteous Qi.
• Xiao Hua broke Duanmu Qiu's bronze mace, disabled his arms, and destroyed his Golden Armor, while fire talismans scattered the warriors' combined attack.
• Duanmu Qing arrived and accused Xiao Hua of shattering Duanmu Qiu's arms, as the Golden Armored Warriors gathered around them.

Xiao Hua confronted Duanmu Qing over Duanmu Qiu’s attack and refused to back down, while Duanmu Qing withdrew and promised that her family would hold him accountable. After collecting the items he had requested, Xiao Hua went to board the Dragon Boat, where Princess Baihua greeted him and he bantered with her.

• Xiao Hua challenged Duanmu Qing and the Golden Armored Warriors, but Duanmu Qing decided to leave and said the Duanmu Family would deal with him later.
• Duanmu Qiu departed with the Golden Armored Warriors, and Xiao Hua descended to Star Picking Tower to collect a Small Qiankun Bag from the blue-clad youth.
• Xiao Hua thanked the youth, gave him Qi Stones, and asked him to give two to Xiao E of Ming Yue Palace; Zhu Qing watched Xiao Hua leave and worried about the demons and evils still in the world.
• Fu Zhiwen led Xiao Hua to the Dragon Boat, and Xiao Hua told Fu Zhiwen, Xiao Jian, and the others to return to Qiyang Temple without him.
• Princess Baihua appeared aboard the Dragon Boat, and Xiao Hua greeted her with flattery before Old Monster Zhi Feng urged him to board.

Xiao Hua joined Princess Baihua, Ao Shuai, and Old Demon Zhi Feng aboard a painted boat, where their conversation turned to human and demon nature. As the boat sailed on, Ao Shuai disparaged human claims of superiority, and Xiao Hua challenged him to explain why he had assumed human form and traveled to Cangxian Continent.

• Princess Baihua blushed at Xiao Hua's words, invited him to share a drink, and told him her name was Xin Yi and her pet name was Yi'er.
• Ao Shuai condemned cultivators as untrustworthy and declared that humans were greedy locusts who had driven demons from their lands.
• Old Demon Zhi Feng offered Xiao Hua wine and tried to temper Ao Shuai's hostility toward humans.
• Xiao Hua praised humanity's intelligence and cultivation, while Ao Shuai laughed and argued that assuming human form was merely a way for demons to survive.
• Princess Baihua played her flute as the painted boat sailed into a wider waterway, and Ao Shuai admitted humans excelled at the arts but rejected their claim to superiority.
• Xiao Hua asked Ao Shuai why he had assumed human form and gone to Cangxian Continent to gain experience.

Xiao Hua debated Ao Shuai over whether humans or demons were the spirit of all creation, then entered a mysterious bridge that transported the pleasure boat. The unexpected Teleportation Array left Xiao Hua questioning what he had been told about Cangxian Continent.

• Ao Shuai argued that demons took human form to adapt to humanity's dominance and challenged the idea that humans were the spirit of all creation.
• Princess Baihua defended humanity's capacity to learn and create, but Ao Shuai's questions about demon influences in human techniques left Xiao Hua and Princess Baihua speechless.
• Princess Baihua played her flute and urged Xiao Hua to seek answers only after advancing his cultivation, helping him regain his composure.
• Old Monster Zhi Feng warned everyone as the pleasure boat approached the auction grounds.
• The boat entered a dark, distorted bridge opening and vanished in a flash of gray light; Xiao Hua recognized the effect as a Teleportation Array and wondered why one existed on Cangxian Continent.

Xiao Hua and Princess Baihua Xin Yi traveled with Ao Shuai and Old Demon Zhi Feng through a strange cave toward the auction venue. The Dragon Boat plunged into a vast waterfall-filled abyss, leaving them hurtling toward its depths.

• Xiao Hua discovered that the cave walls corroded divine sense, while Princess Baihua told him she had followed Ao Shuai to the auction and asked to stay with him.
• Xiao Hua reluctantly agreed to let Princess Baihua remain by his side after she reminded him of the favor she owed him and offered him tea.
• The Dragon Boat passed a cave entrance filled with bubbling water, and Old Demon Zhi Feng admitted he knew little about the route to the auction.
• A powerful suction pulled the Dragon Boat into an enormous abyss filled with roaring waterfalls, and it plunged toward the bottom as Princess Baihua cried out.
• Xiao Hua began circulating his magical power, but the boat's gauze rose like wings and graceful music sounded from within it.

Xiao Hua and his companions entered Nine Heavens Superior’s secluded auction, where Yansheng introduced a set of jade slips containing the construction method for the famed Thunderclap Warship. Princess Baihua was stunned by the revelation and learned that the warship was a legendary weapon coveted by kingdoms across Cangxian Continent.

• Two dragon-shaped figures sealed Xiao Hua and his companions’ barge inside a pavilion marked Nine, joining eight other numbered pavilions in the abyss.
• Nine Heavens Superior and Elder Qingyu finished their chess game, then Nine Heavens Superior introduced himself and summoned Yansheng to conduct the auction.
• Yansheng explained the auction rules, including that attendees could offer items for sale and bid on items offered by others.
• Yansheng displayed jade slips containing the method for constructing the Thunderclap Warship, startling Princess Baihua and several other cultivators.
• Old Monster Zhi Feng reminded Princess Baihua that he had arranged for Inspector Ao to bring her, while Xiao Hua asked about the warship’s reputation.
• Princess Baihua explained that the Thunderclap Warship had been the Great Accomplishment Kingdom’s state treasure and was a powerful weapon coveted across Cangxian Continent.