Arc 3The Hidden Dawn Auction
Chen Beiwu changed cultivation methods, advanced to the eighth layer of Qi Refining, and earned first-tier talisman and formation certifications while confronting threats to his business. Disguised as Chen Zi'ang, he pursued opportunities in Hidden Dawn Market and entered an auction where Gu Chun won the Moonheaven Dew he could not afford.
- Chen Beiwu met Ming Xue in the mountains, exchanged Dragonhead Dendrobium for a Threefold Water-Locking Formation Disk, and later defeated Xu Ziqing in a spar with Golden Egg.
- Chen Beiwu sold Yellowtail Dendrobium and a Jade-Scaled Fish, bought supplies, and arranged for Wanwan to auction the Abyss-Hiding Art before learning that Zhang Yang had died by suicide.
- Chen Beiwu cultivated the Heavenly Book, formed Azure Wood and Clear Vast Spirit Seeds, and discovered that Feng Buxiu and Wanwan had used a forged contract to target him.
- The Purple Dendrobium Chamber of Commerce threatened Chen Beiwu's business, but Li Yucheng apologized for Chen Ziping's actions and revealed that Chen Ziping had been sentenced to death.
- Chen Beiwu reached the eighth layer of Qi Refining, became a Low-Grade First-Tier Talisman Master and First-Tier Formation Master, and set a goal of reaching Qi Refining Beyond the Limit within three years.
- Disguised as Chen Zi'ang, Chen Beiwu entered Hidden Dawn Market, learned of Shu You's visit and Mirror Moon Palace's recruitment, bought a Soul-Locking Stone, and set up a talisman stall.
- Chen Beiwu agreed to sell Wei Xuesong two thousand jin of Phoenix Yellow Dendrobium, then detected a Concealment Ant on a jade token and followed it to an auction at Blackrock Mountain.
- Chen Beiwu attended the Chihong River auction and stopped bidding on Moonheaven Dew when the price exceeded his means, while Gu Chun bought it for two thousand eight hundred Spirit Stones.