Arc 18The Karn Chamber of Commerce

Karn defeated the Soul Clan, gathered allies, and led the Karn Chamber of Commerce from the Douqi Continent into the Great Thousand World. There, he took over the Western Heaven Temple, built a trading network, and held an auction that drew major factions into his plans.

  • Karn and his allies entered Ancient Emperor Tuo She's Cave Dwelling, defeated the Soul Clan's invasion, and claimed its treasures and Source Qi.
  • The Little Fairy Doctor became a Dou Sheng, gave birth to Feixian, and agreed to join Karn's expedition to the Great Thousand World.
  • Karn, Hermione, Gu Xun'er, and their forces crossed the Void Turbulence and arrived on the Western Heaven Continent.
  • Gu Xun'er defeated Winter Old Man, and Karn defeated the Western Heaven War Emperor before taking over the Western Heaven Temple.
  • Karn and Hermione reorganized the temple's forces, while Tsunade helped the Ancient Bodhi Tree survive its tribulation and emerge as Bodhi.
  • Karn established the Chamber of Commerce's trading plans, recruited Spiritual Array Masters, and secured support for conquering the Sky Python Continent.
  • Karn's first auction sold powerful artifacts and Zerg, and the Luo Shen Clan won the Bodhi Tree Heart for nineteen million drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid.
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Ch. 437The Little Fairy Doctor returned to the Northwestern Continent

Xiao Yan learned that Ancient Emperor Tuo She's Cave Dwelling lay beneath Jia Nan Academy, while Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran returned to Black Mark City and sought treatment for Yun Yun's poisoning. The Little Fairy Doctor confronted Gu Xun'er about her changed feelings for Xiao Yan, then Gu Xun'er went to Karn's courtyard and found him with other women.

  • Ancestor Xuan Dan told Xiao Yan that the Karn Chamber of Commerce and Gu Yuan planned to send only a small group to the Black-Corner Region for the cave dwelling, and Xiao Yan agreed to join the Pill Tower's group.
  • Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran handed over Essence Poison Water, and Nalan Yanran spent most of her contribution points to have the Karn Chamber of Commerce cure Yun Yun's life-threatening poisoning.
  • Nalan Yanran spotted Xiao Mei walking intimately with an unidentified man in Black Mark City.
  • The Little Fairy Doctor met Gu Xun'er and realized that Gu Xun'er's feelings for Xiao Yan had changed, but Gu Xun'er refused to explain why.
  • Gu Xun'er went to Karn's courtyard and, after hearing him with other women, entered the room and joined them.

Ch. 438The Soul Clan Arrived

Little Fairy Doctor advanced to eight-star Dou Zun by refining Poison Water Essence, while Karn and the leaders of several factions gathered in Black Mark City to discuss Ancient Emperor Tuo She's cave dwelling. After the Soul Clan found its location, Hun Tiandi brought the Soul Clan Army toward the Black-Corner Region, and Karn led the others out to meet them.

  • Qinglin woke after failing Ichikishimahime's wager, and her collar continued to suppress her strength as she cried about wanting to return to Xiao Yan.
  • Little Fairy Doctor refined Poison Water Essence and advanced from five-star to eight-star Dou Zun, then considered seeking more poisons in the Ancient Netherworld Poison Marsh.
  • Little Fairy Doctor met Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran in Black Mark City and later joined Xiao Yan and the others at the Karn Chamber of Commerce.
  • Three Hall of Souls Dou Zun found the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling location and alerted the Soul Clan, prompting Hun Tiandi to lead the Soul Clan Army toward the Black-Corner Region.
  • Karn told Gu Yuan and the other leaders that the cave dwelling held source qi and promised them portions within ten years, then warned that the Soul Clan had arrived.

Ch. 439The Zerg Army

Hun Tiandi opened Ancient Emperor Tuo She's Cave Dwelling, but Karn defeated his attack and revealed a Zerg Army of tens of thousands of Dou Sheng insects. As Karn entered the cave dwelling to claim its Source Qi, Zi Yan discovered Zhu Kun was her father and rejected him, while the Zerg Army trapped the Soul Clan.

  • Hun Tiandi used the joined Ancient Jade to open the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling beneath the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, and Gu Yuan arrived with Karn and their companions.
  • Karn warned Hun Tiandi to give up the cave dwelling, but Hun Tiandi attacked with the Emperor-Destroying Soul Palm, and Karn destroyed the attack and took Hun Tiandi's right arm.
  • Hun Tiandi joined the Soul Clan's formation, but Karn opened a spatial rift and unleashed tens of thousands of Zerg Dou Sheng, who trapped the Soul Clan army.
  • Void Devouring Flame fled while the Zerg Army attacked the Soul Clan, and Karn called Zhu Kun out from beneath the magma.
  • Karn revealed Zi Yan's connection to Zhu Kun, but Zi Yan rejected him and clung to Tsunade, calling her the only person she would acknowledge as family.
  • Karn led his group into Ancient Emperor Tuo She's Cave Dwelling to obtain the Source Qi, with Zhu Kun following them.

Ch. 440Refining Source Qi

Karn’s group plundered Ancient Emperor Tuo She’s Cave Dwelling, defeated the Soul Clan, and began reshaping the continent’s political order. After Karn refined Source Qi, his bloodline power surged, awakening similar changes in Tsunade and Hermione, while he sensed a new Source Qi space and the Great Thousand Planes.

  • Karn collected the Heavenly Flames, hundreds of Heaven Tier techniques, the Embryonic Emperor Grade Pill, and Ancient Emperor Tuo She's stone statue before leaving the cave dwelling with the group.
  • The Zerg Army overwhelmed the Soul Clan, and Gu Yuan entered the barrier to confront the weakened Hun Tiandi while Karn ordered the surviving Soul Clan members spared for reform.
  • Yan Jin, Lei Ying, and the Pill Tower’s Ancestor Xuan Dan considered joining or cooperating with the alliance, while Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor parted to pursue their own plans.
  • The Yan Clan, Lei Clan, and Pill Tower sought to join the Gu Clan-Karn Chamber of Commerce Alliance, and the Soul Clan was sentenced to reform through labor under supervision.
  • Karn refined the Source Qi from Ancient Emperor Tuo She's statue, causing his bloodline genes to fuse and triggering a surge of power in Tsunade and Hermione.
  • After emerging from seclusion, Karn sensed a newly formed space that produced Source Qi and felt a faint pull toward the Great Thousand Planes.

Ch. 441Douqi Continent: The aftermath, part one

Tsunade became a Dou Di while the Karn Chamber of Commerce Alliance expanded across the Douqi Continent, and Karn offered Gu Xun'er Ancient Emperor Tuo She's inheritance. After leaving the Ancient Netherworld Poison Marsh with a newly formed Misfortune Poison Pill, the Little Fairy Doctor learned Xiao Yan was troubled and went to find him.

  • Tsunade's emergence as a Dou Di drew powerful factions and cultivators to Alliance Holy City, where Zi Yan accepted their gifts while Tsunade secluded herself to master her strength.
  • Hermione and Ya Fei organized the expanding alliance and Karn Chamber of Commerce as Karn visited Gu Xun'er, urged her to cultivate, and offered her Ancient Emperor Tuo She's inheritance.
  • The Little Fairy Doctor formed a Misfortune Poison Pill, inherited the knowledge of a former Woeful Poison Body cultivator, and left the Ancient Netherworld Poison Marsh after reaching the Dou Sheng realm.
  • In Wu Tan City, the Little Fairy Doctor learned from Xiao Zhan that Xiao Yan had seemed listless and had gone searching for cultivation opportunities.
  • The Little Fairy Doctor contacted Xiao Yan and traveled to the South Flame Mountain Range to meet him.

Ch. 442Douqi Continent: The Aftermath II

Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor discussed their futures after the Soul Clan’s destruction, Qinglin’s restricted freedom, and their plans to cultivate and gather poisons. Xiao Mei returned to Jia Nan City as an eight-star Dou Wang and invited Xiao Yu to meet someone, while Xiao Yu agreed to hear her out.

  • Little Fairy Doctor reunited with Xiao Yan and explained that an inheritance and the Ten Thousand Poison Netherworld Flower had helped her become a Dou Sheng.
  • Xiao Yan described how the Karn Chamber of Commerce had changed the pill trade and admitted that he had lost motivation since the Soul Clan’s destruction.
  • Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor contacted Qinglin, who said she would be free after three years but had to speak carefully while serving her mistress.
  • Xiao Yan planned to cultivate in the South Flame Mountain Range, while Little Fairy Doctor set out for the Black-Corner Region to collect poisons and investigate Xun’er’s influence over Qinglin’s situation.
  • Xiao Mei returned to Jia Nan City as an eight-star Dou Wang and offered to introduce Xiao Yu to someone; Xiao Yu agreed to meet him.

Ch. 443Douqi Continent: The aftermath, part three

Xiao Yu spent two days with Karn in Black Mark City and gradually began considering a relationship with him, though she remained conflicted about her feelings for someone else. Meanwhile, Little Fairy Doctor exchanged rare legacies for supplies and began refining poisons in a remote cave; the chapter ended with Karn entering Xiao Yu’s room to talk privately.

  • Xiao Mei introduced Xiao Yu to Karn, and the three visited Black Mark City’s pet beast arena and other attractions.
  • Xiao Yu struggled with whether to let go of the person she loved and slowly grew more attracted to Karn during their outings.
  • Little Fairy Doctor exchanged rare Dou Sheng legacies for Contribution Points, bought more than thirty poisons, and applied to exchange for the Netherworld Poison Flame.
  • Little Fairy Doctor began refining the poisons in a remote cave, causing her Woeful Poison Pill to draw in natural energy from the surrounding area.
  • Karn drank with Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei, then used spatial magic to return them to their rooms and entered Xiao Yu’s room to speak with her privately.

Ch. 444Douqi Continent aftermath, part four

Xiao Yu accepted her place beside Karn after he offered her and Xiao Mei powerful cultivation resources. The Little Fairy Doctor learned Qinglin wanted to leave Karn’s household and, seeking a way to save her, traded her own body to Karn for the Netherworld Poison Flame.

  • Xiao Yu confronted Xiao Mei about joining her the previous night, then decided to remain with Karn and later accepted his gifts of techniques, pills, and cultivation resources.
  • The Little Fairy Doctor completed her Woeful Poison Pill cultivation, reached three-star Dou Sheng, and traveled to meet Qinglin in Black Mark City.
  • Qinglin confessed that she had become accustomed to Karn’s advances and feared she could no longer return to Xiao Yan; the Little Fairy Doctor promised to help and told her to act as though nothing had happened.
  • The Little Fairy Doctor resolved to use the Woeful Poison Pill against Karn and approached Ya Fei to obtain the Netherworld Poison Flame.
  • The Little Fairy Doctor signed Karn’s Soul Contract, offering her body in exchange for the Netherworld Poison Flame after she refined it, and said she would return in five days.

Ch. 445Yoko and Naruto

Little Fairy Doctor woke after losing her cultivation and vowed not to kill herself for Qinglin’s sake, while Karn and Tsunade made plans to visit Yoko. In the One-Punch Man World, Yoko, Naruto, and Sasuke attended a Hero Association meeting about Earth’s predicted crisis, where Yoko and Naruto suddenly erupted with overwhelming power.

  • Little Fairy Doctor woke to Qinglin’s care, mourned her lost cultivation, and promised not to take her own life after seeing Qinglin’s distress.
  • Karn and Tsunade agreed to visit Yoko after discussing their plans for the Douqi Continent and the Great Thousand World.
  • Karn’s alliance expanded its influence, equipped the police with advanced armor, and prepared to track Void Devouring Flame as Gu Xun’er refined Heavenly Flames.
  • Yoko accepted the Hero Association’s invitation to learn about Madame Shibabawa’s prediction, and she brought Naruto and Sasuke to its headquarters.
  • Yoko and Naruto were suddenly engulfed in surging magic and chakra, while Sasuke summoned Susanoo and the heroes reacted in alarm.

Ch. 446Arrangements

Yoko and Naruto learned that their sudden power increases came from their Dou Di bloodlines, while Karn warned them about Saitama and urged Yoko to investigate God. The story then shifted to the Shinobi World, where Karn explained his daughters’ surging strength and former prisoners were released from a labor camp, including a ninja determined to return to Kurenai.

  • Yoko and Naruto apologized to Sitch after their power surged, and Flashy Flash and Tatsumaki challenged them to spar.
  • Yoko rejected the Hero Association’s proposed cooperation, while Bang decided to retire from it and teach his martial art.
  • Karn explained that Naruto and Yoko’s Dou Di bloodlines had caused their strength to increase, and he identified Bald Cape as Earth’s strongest hero.
  • Karn told Yoko to investigate God and the Black Cubes after discussing the Chamber of Commerce’s findings about monster transformations.
  • In the Shinobi World, Karn explained his daughters’ explosive chakra growth to the people who had gathered at the Daimyo’s Mansion.
  • More than a hundred prisoners completed their labor terms and were released, including a bearded ninja who said he was returning to Kurenai.

Ch. 447Asuma: I don't believe it

After being released from the Labor Camp, Asuma Sarutobi returned to a transformed Federal Land of Fire and learned that his actions had damaged the Sarutobi Clan and changed Kurenai Yuhi’s life. He rushed toward the Daimyo’s Mansion to confront her and found her with a young daughter, leaving their reunion unresolved.

  • Asuma Sarutobi returned to the Federal Land of Fire Capital, where Konohamaru Sarutobi warned him that his past actions had cost many Sarutobi Clan members the chance to become ninja and gave him money and a communicator.
  • Karn told Uchiha Mikoto that Sasuke was away on a mission, then authorized Sakura Haruno to pursue Chakra Modification so she could apply for a mission with Sasuke.
  • Konohamaru told Asuma Sarutobi that Kurenai Yuhi had been seen entering the Daimyo's Mansion with a child, and Asuma refused to believe it.
  • Asuma Sarutobi used ninjutsu despite the law and evaded interception squads as he rushed toward the Daimyo's Mansion.
  • Asuma Sarutobi found Kurenai Yuhi holding a little blond girl and called out to her; Kurenai turned in surprise and asked what he was doing there.

Ch. 448Drawing on personnel

Kurenai Yuhi confronted Asuma Sarutobi after his release, stopped his attack with genjutsu, and had him exiled, then discussed the incident with Karn. Karn began planning to recruit and train personnel for the Karn Chamber of Commerce, while Gu Xun'er prepared to pursue the Pure Lotus Demon Flame.

  • Kurenai Yuhi told Asuma Sarutobi that Hotaru Yuhi was her daughter and ended their relationship, while the Security Force surrounded him for unauthorized chakra use.
  • Asuma Sarutobi tried to burn Kurenai Yuhi and Hotaru Yuhi with Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning, but Kurenai trapped him in a genjutsu and knocked him unconscious.
  • Kurenai Yuhi asked the Security Force to send Asuma Sarutobi away; they took him to Glacier Island after he had lost his chakra.
  • Kurenai Yuhi told Karn about Asuma, and Karn said he trusted her to decide what to do; the next day, Karn planned to train talented recruits for branches of his commerce group in other worlds.
  • Gu Yuan told Gu Xun'er that the Pure Lotus Demon Flame's seal had weakened, and she prepared to set out to refine it.

Ch. 449The seventh child

Gu Xun'er refined the Pure Lotus Demon Flame and reached the late-stage seven-star Dou Sheng level, then hurried toward the Northwestern Continent after reading Karn’s message. In Black Mark City, the Little Fairy Doctor faced Qinglin’s pleas to reconsider her decision about the pregnancy.

  • Gu Xun'er met Yan Jin, Gu Yuan, and the Pill Tower’s Ancestor Xuan Dan near the Demon Fire Space, where Xiao Yan saw how far her cultivation surpassed his.
  • Gu Xun'er entered the Demon Fire Space with Gu Yuan and the others, while Karn remained on the Douqi Continent as several of his companions cultivated in seclusion.
  • Gu Xun'er emerged two months later after refining the Pure Lotus Demon Flame, reaching late-stage seven-star Dou Sheng and Heavenly Realm Great Perfection in soul strength.
  • Gu Xun'er read Karn’s message, grew upset that he had not sent another, and hurried toward the Northwestern Continent.
  • Qinglin urged the Little Fairy Doctor to reconsider ending her pregnancy, but the Little Fairy Doctor closed her eyes and refused to be persuaded.

Ch. 450The final preparations

Little Fairy Doctor agreed to give birth to Karn’s child in exchange for her Woeful Poison Pill and freedom, while Karn’s allies hunted Void Devouring Flame and prepared to break through to Dou Di using Source Qi. The chapter ended as Little Fairy Doctor went into labor.

  • Karn offered Little Fairy Doctor her Woeful Poison Pill and freedom if she gave birth, and she agreed on condition that she could take the child with her.
  • Karn returned Little Fairy Doctor’s Woeful Poison Pill and Contribution Crystal Card, then Gu Xun’er arrived at the Karn Chamber of Commerce and found her there.
  • A month later, Gu Xun’er tracked down Void Devouring Flame, sealed him with Emperor Flame, and later emerged from seclusion as a nine-star Dou Sheng.
  • Medusa and Ichikishimahime returned from the Nine Netherworld Yellow Spring stronger, and Karn opened five spatial passages to bring Source Qi to the Douqi Continent.
  • Little Fairy Doctor restored her cultivation, refined her Woeful Poison Body with Source Qi, and hid her condition from Xiao Yan when he contacted her.
  • Little Fairy Doctor’s labor pains suddenly intensified, and she grabbed Karn to tell him that the child was coming.

Ch. 451Departure

Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran traveled to Poison Dragon Pool on a training mission, where they encountered Little Fairy Doctor and learned that she had a daughter with Karn. After keeping the secret and leaving with the Scorpion Poison Dragon Beast’s core, they left Little Fairy Doctor to consider joining Karn’s expedition to the Great Thousand World in six months.

  • Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran approached the Scorpion Poison Dragon Beast’s lair and were injured when Little Fairy Doctor mistook them for intruders.
  • Little Fairy Doctor healed the two women, revealed she had killed the late eighth-tier Scorpion Poison Dragon Beast, and gave them its core for their mission.
  • Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran learned that Little Fairy Doctor’s daughter, Feixian, was not Xiao Yan’s child, and promised to keep the encounter secret.
  • Karn arrived, prompting Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran to leave; Nalan Yanran later guessed that Karn was Feixian’s father.
  • Karn told Little Fairy Doctor that the chamber would depart for the Great Thousand World in six months and asked her to join him.

Ch. 452The Great Thousand Planes

Karn and Hermione led a vast expedition from the Douqi Continent toward the Great Thousand World aboard three immense Spatial Airships. The airships emerged over the Western Heaven Continent, where local Sovereigns gathered to investigate the dangerous spatial storm and stared in shock at the newcomers.

  • Karn prepared three Spatial Airships and assembled Gu Xun'er, Little Fairy Doctor, Hermione, and thousands of experts and merchants for the journey.
  • Karn and Hermione led the expedition away from the Douqi Continent, leaving Xiao Yan, Yao Chen, and a small number of guardians behind.
  • The Spatial Airships traveled through recorded nodes in the Void Turbulence and approached the Great Thousand World.
  • Violent spatial fluctuations appeared above the southeastern Western Heaven Continent, drawing Xue Lingzi, Luo Kami, Winter Old Man, and other local leaders to investigate.
  • Winter Old Man and the assembled Sovereigns prepared to stabilize the growing spatial storm, but a vast passage opened in the Great Thousand barrier.
  • Three shielded Spatial Airships emerged from the passage, and Winter Old Man exclaimed in shock at their arrival.

Ch. 453Gu Xun'er's first battle

Three enormous airships from the Douqi Continent arrived on the Western Heaven Continent, and Karn’s group faced the local Sovereigns. Gu Xun’er defeated Winter Old Man in her first battle, but the fight’s destruction forced Karn’s group to look for another place to build their city.

  • Three Spatial Airships emerged from the spatial turbulence, and Winter Old Man, Xue Lingzi, and the other Sovereigns discovered that people from a lower plane had arrived.
  • Karn introduced his group as visitors from the Douqi Continent, and Luo Kami explained that they were near the southeastern corner of the Western Heaven Continent.
  • Xue Lingzi insulted the Luo Shen Clan, so Karn slapped him away and asked Luo Kami about nearby factions and the surrounding area.
  • Karn chose to settle there with Hermione and Gu Xun’er, but Winter Old Man threatened them and challenged Gu Xun’er to fight.
  • Gu Xun’er used Emperor Flame Fire and a twentyfold increase in combat strength to strike Winter Old Man down with her Emperor Flame Spear.
  • Karn shielded his group from the blast and said Gu Xun’er’s attack had destroyed so much of the area that they would need to find another site for their city.

Ch. 454The Western Heaven War Emperor's Crushing Defeat

Karn and Gu Xun'er faced the Western Heaven War Emperor after Gu Xun'er defeated Winter Old Man, and Karn revealed overwhelming power in the ensuing battle. Karn defeated the War Emperor and proposed taking over the Western Heaven War Temple as a place to settle down.

  • Gu Xun'er emerged from the firestorm carrying the defeated Winter Old Man, and Karn sealed her spiritual energy assimilation before calling out the hidden observer.
  • The Western Heaven War Emperor appeared and demanded that Karn release Winter Old Man, surrender to the Western Heaven War Temple, and let Gu Xun'er become its holy maiden.
  • Karn sent Red Queen and the others away, then used his S-Cells to transform into Super Saiyan 2 and confront the War Emperor.
  • The War Emperor summoned his Ancient War Emperor Dharma Body and attacked Karn with the War Emperor Glazed Heaven-Shattering Finger, while Karn's red barrier contained the destructive shock waves.
  • After nearly an hour of battle, Karn emerged almost unscathed beside the apparently lifeless War Emperor and suggested taking over the Western Heaven War Temple.

Ch. 455Taking over another's nest

Karn defeated the Western Heaven War Emperor and took control of the Western Heaven Temple, establishing the Karn Chamber of Commerce in the Great Thousand World. As the new organization began consolidating its holdings, Gu Xun'er took over reviewing the temple’s records from Ling Feizi.

  • Karn explained the Great Thousand World’s cultivation ranks, then summoned the assembled factions and announced the Karn Chamber of Commerce’s trading plans.
  • Luo Kami and Ling Feizi volunteered to guide Karn to the Western Heaven Temple, while Karn demanded fifty billion drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid from Xue Lingzi to settle their dispute.
  • News spread that the Western Heaven War Emperor had been defeated, and the Karn Chamber of Commerce took over the Western Heaven Temple as some of its former leaders departed and others joined.
  • Hermione compiled the temple’s reserves as the Karn Chamber of Commerce began reorganizing its forces across the Western Heaven Continent.
  • Ling Feizi offered Karn the temple’s records, but Gu Xun’er arrived and took the register from her.

Ch. 456Tsunade's arrival

Mohe Tian took interest in the Karn Chamber of Commerce after learning that its leader had nearly killed the Western Heaven War Emperor, while Hermione organized the former emperor’s harem into law-enforcement squads as the chamber consolidated its new territory. The chapter ended with Tsunade arriving in the Great Thousand World and asking Karn to help the Ancient Bodhi Tree gather spiritual energy and take form.

  • Mohe Tian ordered Mohe Liang to represent the Ancient Mohe Clan at the Karn Chamber of Commerce’s public establishment and investigate it.
  • News of the Western Heaven War Emperor’s defeat spread, and Hermione ordered the former temple’s subordinate forces to bring their jurisdictional records to the Chamber of Commerce Holy City within six months.
  • Hermione and Gu Xun’er organized the Western Heaven War Emperor’s three thousand harem beauties into twenty roving law-enforcement squads, monitored by Karn-made bracelets.
  • Karn assigned Red Queen to analyze the Western Heaven War Temple’s spirit arts, cultivation methods, divine arts, and spiritual arrays, and expanded her computing equipment.
  • Tsunade arrived in the Great Thousand World, challenged Karn about the former harem beauties, and asked him to help the Ancient Bodhi Tree gather spiritual energy and take form.

Ch. 457The Ancient Bodhi Tree Gathered Spirit and Took Human Form

The Ancient Bodhi Tree survived a Heavenly Sovereign Tribulation, gathered spirit, and took human form as Bodhi, whose gifts and original body strengthened the Karn Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber decided to hold an auction a year later to build its reputation, with a Bodhi Heart as the finale, while Karn assigned Ling Feizi to recruit Spiritual Array Grandmasters.

  • Karn reinforced the city’s defenses as the Ancient Bodhi Tree began gathering spirit, and Gu Yuan, Zhu Kun, Tsunade, and Ling Feizi watched its tribulation.
  • When black water and flames threatened the tree, Karn fed it over ten thousand Senzu Beans, allowing it to regenerate until the tribulation ended and life-giving rain fell over the city.
  • Bodhi emerged in human form, explained his new strength and the value of his Bodhi Heart, and agreed to leave his original body in the lake of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid.
  • At a council meeting, Hermione proposed an event to establish the Chamber of Commerce’s reputation, and Karn revealed that its new Pills-Making Machine could produce pills useful to Sovereigns.
  • The Chamber scheduled an auction for one year later, chose a Bodhi Heart as its finale, and Karn tasked Ling Feizi with finding Spiritual Array experts.

Ch. 458Qing Yanjing

Ling Feizi recruited master-level Spiritual Array Masters for Karn, including Qing Yanjing, who agreed to help create a cultivation sanctuary in Karn Holy City. Qing Yanjing revealed she had reached Spiritual Array Grandmaster and negotiated with Karn for a future favor, while the array project remained to be built.

  • Ling Feizi visited Qing Yanjing in the Buddha Realm, and Qing Yanjing accepted the commission after hearing how Karn had defeated the Western Heaven War Emperor.
  • Qing Yanjing recommended other master-level Spiritual Array Masters to Ling Feizi and planned to leave the Buddha Gu Clan to seek a breakthrough in cultivation.
  • After more than half a year, Ling Feizi brought Wang Yan Hua and the other recruited array masters to Karn Holy City, which the Red Queen robots had renovated.
  • Karn described his plans to strengthen spiritual energy around the city, the Ancient Bodhi Tree, and the Sovereign Spiritual Liquid Lake, and Qing Yanjing proposed combining the Great Thousand Transference Array with the Four Spirits Devouring Array.
  • Karn expanded the assembly hall's space with runes, and Qing Yanjing asked to exchange her array work for a favor from him.
  • Karn agreed to grant Qing Yanjing a favor if she helped him set up spiritual arrays once more in the future, and she accepted.

Ch. 459Continent War

The Karn Chamber of Commerce prepared an auction to replenish its funds while Karn expanded the Alliance Holy City’s defenses and influence. He persuaded Western Heaven Continent factions to launch a war against the Sky Python Continent, leaving them preparing to conquer it within twenty years.

  • The Karn Chamber of Commerce invited factions across several continents to an auction featuring Sovereign-level Puppet Zerg and a Bodhi Tree Heart, while Qing Yanjing completed the holy city’s spiritual arrays.
  • Qing Yanjing told Karn she planned to travel after the auction and seek a chance to become a Heavenly Sovereign; Karn declined to recruit her.
  • Factions and independent experts from the Western Heaven Continent arrived and asked Karn how he would arrange the coming Continent Baptism.
  • Karn proposed combining the Western Heaven and Sky Python Continents’ power by conquering the latter, offering half-price War Zerg and promising to shield the campaign from Heavenly Sovereigns.
  • Liu Xingchen backed Karn’s proposal, and the gathered factions agreed to conquer the Sky Python Continent within twenty years with discounted supplies from the Karn Chamber of Commerce.

Ch. 460The auction

Mohe Tian negotiated with Karn to buy the imprisoned Western Heaven War Emperor and Winter Old Man, then attended the Karn Chamber of Commerce’s first auction. The auction opened with valuable Bodhi Seeds and sacred artifacts, and the Star Annihilation Cannon drew attention as a weapon ordinary people could operate.

  • Mohe Tian visited Karn and agreed to pay one hundred billion drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid, including one billion in Heavenly Sovereign Spiritual Liquid, along with divine abilities and arts, to take the Western Heaven War Emperor and Winter Old Man.
  • Karn released the two prisoners, and Winter Old Man went behind Mohe Tian after agreeing to leave with him.
  • The Karn Chamber of Commerce began its first auction, where Mo Yuner presented ten Bodhi Seeds that sold for eleven thousand five hundred drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid.
  • A mid-tier sacred artifact, the Ten-Thousand-Mountain Spirit Stele, sold for seventy-three thousand drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid.
  • Mo Yuner demonstrated the Star Annihilation Cannon’s destructive power and revealed that fifty ordinary people could operate it after learning the procedure.

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At the Karn Chamber of Commerce auction, Mohe Tian bought the Star Annihilation Cannon and the Dragon-Phoenix Void Zerg, while Qing Yanjing considered founding a faction to resist her clan’s marriage plans. The auction’s final item, the Bodhi Tree Heart, sold for nineteen million Sovereign Spiritual Liquid to the Luo Shen Clan, leaving Karn puzzled about who would use it.

  • Mohe Tian won the Star Annihilation Cannon and ordered Moheliang to investigate the Karn Chamber of Commerce’s origins.
  • Mo Yun'er auctioned the Dragon-Phoenix Void Zerg, and Mohe Tian bought it for two million four hundred thousand Sovereign Spiritual Liquid.
  • Karn offered Qing Yanjing help and an interest-free loan to establish a faction, and she considered the plan as a way to resist the Buddha Gu Clan.
  • The Karn Chamber of Commerce’s auction and later war-supply business generated substantial sales across the Western Heaven Continent.
  • Mo Yun'er presented the Bodhi Tree Heart and explained that its buyer would also receive an opportunity for Hundred Lifetimes of Reincarnation.
  • The Luo Shen Clan won the Bodhi Tree Heart for nineteen million Sovereign Spiritual Liquid, surprising Karn.
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