Arc 2The Formation Contest and Cloud Auction
Qin Chuan won the martial and formation competitions, deepened his alliance with Gu Hao, and prepared for the Cloud Province auction while growing closer to Shen Qingyuan. The arc ended with Qin Chuan arriving at the auction and provoking Jiang Lin in front of the protagonist’s group.
- Qin Chuan defeated Pei Xuan in the martial competition, despite the Heavenly Dao’s warning, and claimed his rewards as the fighting around the arena left Xie An badly injured.
- Jin Pang won the pill competition, while Yun Yao grew resentful and plotted to refine Shen Qingyuan for her Glazed Immaculate Physique.
- Qin Chuan defeated Jiang Lin in the formation competition with the Five Elements Life-Extinguishing Formation, and Chu Lanqiu’s offer to bring him to Formation Peak failed.
- Gu Hao allied with Qin Chuan and revealed that heavenly lightning had left Gu Xiyue a living corpse, then gave Qin Chuan spirit stones and golden scale fruits.
- Qin Chuan asked Shen Qingyuan for a hug, trained under her care, and received spirit stones and a one-use jade token before leaving to attend the Cloud Province auction.
- Qin Chuan traveled to Cloud Province with Gu Hao, developed a way to assemble a prefabricated formation, bought a mysterious finger bone, and acquired the Taunting Sword Art.
- At the auction venue, Qin Chuan noticed friction among Xie An, Pei Xuan, and Jiang Lin, then greeted Jiang Lin as “Martial Nephew Bai.”