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.”
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Ch. 26Northwestern Shanxi Descended into Chaos

Jin Pang engineered a betting scheme that could leave Pei Xuan and his allies bankrupt, while Qin Chuan faced Pei Xuan in the martial competition. The duel and Jin Pang’s accusations against Gu Xiran sparked a brawl that spread across the venue.

  • Jin Pang told Qin Chuan he had persuaded disciples to bet heavily on Qin Chuan at ten-to-one odds, using Qin Chuan’s identity as the Glazed Glass Immortal Venerable’s disciple to attract them.
  • Qin Chuan and Pei Xuan were called to the arena, where Pei Xuan warned Qin Chuan before they began exchanging probing attacks.
  • Gu Xiran objected to Qin Chuan’s attack, and Jin Pang accused her of disrespecting Qin Chuan and betraying the sect while Gu Xiwan helped fuel the accusations.
  • Pei Xuan became distracted by the commotion, allowing Qin Chuan to stab at him, but then revealed his Late Golden Core Stage cultivation and forced Qin Chuan back in a sword clash.
  • Gu Xiwan staged a fall and blamed Gu Xiran, prompting Fang Xiang and Lu Xiu to attack Jiang Lin as Xie An defended Gu Xiran.
  • Jin Pang kicked Xie An, while Xuanyang and Yun Yao resumed fighting on the raised platform, plunging the venue into chaos.

Ch. 27A World Where Only Xie An Got Hurt

Fighting broke out across the Pure Void Sect arena, and Jin Pang used the chaos to get Xie An grievously injured and publicly humiliated. The elders finally stopped the brawl, leaving Xie An the only serious casualty as Yun Yao and the others withdrew.

  • Pei Xuan and Qin Chuan fought onstage while Fang Xiang, Lu Xiu, Jiang Lin, Yun Yao, and Xuanyang became embroiled in battles that damaged an arena stage and endangered nearby disciples.
  • He Zong and the grand elder separated the fighters, but Jin Pang shoved Foundation Establishment disciples toward Xie An and secretly kicked him, leaving him unable to function as a man.
  • Jin Pang exposed Xie An's injury to the crowd, and Wang Sang's dog swallowed the mangled flesh before Wang Sang taunted Xie An, who fainted in fury and shame.
  • Yun Yao tried to attack Jin Pang and Wang Sang, but the grand elder and Jin Feng stopped him while He Zong urged everyone to stand down.
  • He Zong sent Xie An and the other disciples away with their respective elders, and the fighting ended with Xie An as the only serious victim.

Ch. 28Master and Disciple, Shameless as Ever

Qin Chuan endured Pei Xuan’s escalating Golden Light Sword attacks while concealing his true condition, and the elders argued over Yun Yao’s interference. After Pei Xuan believed he had won, Qin Chuan emerged from the rubble and announced that he still had a formation to use.

  • Jiang Lin warned Pei Xuan that Qin Chuan was setting up a formation, and Yun Yao punished Jiang Lin after the Grand Elder objected to the warning.
  • Pei Xuan attacked Qin Chuan with the Golden Light Sword, and their clash split the arena as Qin Chuan was left kneeling.
  • Gu Xiwan needled Gu Xiran while Yun Yao and Xuanyang traded insults, then Pei Xuan launched three Golden Light Sword strikes that buried Qin Chuan beneath rubble.
  • Yun Yao warned Pei Xuan about danger, prompting the Grand Elder and Jin Pang to condemn his interference, while Pei Xuan defended himself against an unseen attack.
  • Qin Chuan emerged bloodied but still standing, revealed that he had been hiding behind his inner armor, and declared, “Formation, rise!”

Ch. 29I, Gu Hao, Will Back Him!

Qin Chuan used the Five Elements Reversal Grand Array to defeat Pei Xuan, then prevented him from surrendering and stabbed him thirty-three times while the elders argued over whether to intervene. Watching Qin Chuan’s strength and ruthlessness, Gu Hao decided to back him.

  • Qin Chuan reflected Pei Xuan’s Golden Light Sword attacks with the Five Elements Reversal Grand Array and rushed in to disarm him, taking his storage ring.
  • Qin Chuan stabbed Pei Xuan as he tried to surrender, while Jin Feng, the grand elder, and Xuanyang stopped Yun Yao from intervening.
  • Qin Chuan suppressed Pei Xuan’s spiritual energy and stabbed him thirty-three times, leaving him bloodied but alive.
  • Gu Hao judged Qin Chuan a powerful and calculating talent, then resolved to support him.

Ch. 30The Sect Master's Lineage Is Full of Freakish Eunuchs

Qin Chuan defeated Pei Xuan in the inner sect martial competition, crippling him after the Heavenly Dao prevented him from striking a more serious blow. Yun Yao tried to stop the result, but Qin Chuan was declared the winner, leaving the sect master’s lineage facing more humiliation.

  • Gu Hao decided to offer Qin Chuan the Wealth and Peace Merchant Guild token after Pei Xuan had rejected it.
  • Qin Chuan prepared to destroy Pei Xuan’s dantian, but heavenly lightning warned him against harming the supporting male character, and Shen Qingyuan confronted the Heavenly Dao.
  • Qin Chuan struck Pei Xuan below the abdomen, while Yun Yao tried to rush onto the arena and was blocked by Xuanyang, the great elder, and Jin Feng.
  • Qin Chuan stopped attacking Pei Xuan, kicked him off the arena, and was declared the winner of the competition.
  • Xuanyang and the elders mocked Yun Yao over Pei Xuan and Xie An, while Wang Sang’s black dog scored again and drew attention to Jiang Lin.

Ch. 31The Martial Competition Ends, Gu Hao Extends an Olive Branch

Qin Chuan won the inner sect martial competition and collected his reward despite Yun Yao's anger over Pei Xuan's defeat. After returning to Supreme Mystery Peak, Qin Chuan agreed to meet privately with Gu Hao after the formation competition.

  • Gu Xiran rushed to Pei Xuan, while Gu Xiwan mocked him and he fainted again in anger.
  • Qin Chuan demanded his first-place reward, and the grand elder and other elders pressured Yun Yao to hand it over.
  • Yun Yao gave Qin Chuan a Spirit Ascension Fruit, a magic treasure, and a token before Qin Chuan left the competition.
  • Qin Chuan warned Jin Pang to have his grandfather present when refining the alchemy furnace he might win.
  • Gu Hao approached Qin Chuan on Supreme Mystery Peak and arranged to meet him privately after the formation competition.

Ch. 32Shen Qingyuan: I Really Want to Lock Chuan'er Up on Supreme Mystery Peak

Qin Chuan recovered from his injuries while Shen Qingyuan secretly watched over him and nearly decided to keep him on Supreme Mystery Peak forever. At the Pure Void Sect’s pill competition, Jin Pang took first place, while Yun Yao left plotting revenge and coveting Shen Qingyuan’s physique.

  • Qin Chuan reviewed Gu Hao’s role in the plot, worried about Jin Pang and the pill furnace, then began healing for the array competition.
  • Shen Qingyuan watched Qin Chuan sleeping and nearly resolved to keep him on Supreme Mystery Peak, but reminded herself that she was only his master.
  • Pure Void Sect disciples spread stories about Pei Xuan and Xie An losing their manhood, while both men hid and Gu Xiran was driven back into seclusion.
  • At the pill competition, the Grand Elder and Jin Feng mocked Yun Yao over his injured disciples, and Jin Pang won first place.
  • Yun Yao left the competition angry at Jin Pang, Zhang Daoyuan, Jin Feng, and Qin Chuan, and planned to refine Shen Qingyuan for her Glazed Immaculate Physique.
  • The Grand Elder awarded Jin Pang the pill furnace, bringing the pill competition to a close.

Ch. 33A Rift Opens Between Xie An and the Master and Her Two Disciples

Qin Chuan learned that Jin Pang’s grandfather had destroyed a possessing remnant soul, granting him a powerful wisp of the Will of the Heavenly Dao, and then headed to the array competition. On the way, Jin Pang told him that a group of disciples had stripped and humiliated Yun Qian, Xie An, and Jiang Lin after Yun Qian refused to pay out their bets.

  • Qin Chuan fused the three wisps of the Will of the Heavenly Dao and resumed cultivating.
  • Seven days later, Qin Chuan set out for the array competition, accompanied by Shen Qingyuan, and asked Jin Pang about the remnant soul.
  • Jin Pang explained that Jin Feng had killed the remnant soul when it tried to possess him, and that nothing else unusual had happened.
  • Jin Pang gave Qin Chuan his winnings and recounted how the bettors had stormed Yun Qian’s cave to claim their payouts.
  • The group took Yun Qian’s spirit stones and treasures, then stripped Yun Qian, Xie An, and Jiang Lin and strung them up while trapping Gu Xiran.
  • Qin Chuan reached the array competition venue and went to register, telling Jin Pang they would talk afterward about the Land of the Fallen Phoenix.

Ch. 34The Formation Competition Begins, the Chu Mother and Daughter

Qin Chuan completed the qualifying test for the formation competition as resentment fractured the protagonist group and the Chu mother and daughter drew everyone’s attention. As the competition began, Chu Ling'er and Jiang Lin took the stage, and the crowd noticed an unexpected figure in the arena.

  • Xie An grew resentful of Yun Yao, Yun Qian, and their master-disciple group after losing his chance to reclaim spirit stones, deepening the rift among the protagonists.
  • Qin Chuan finished his qualifying test, and Gu Hao warned him that Jiang Lin was a peak fourth-rank formation master who might be able to set up a fifth-rank formation.
  • Chu Lanqiu and Chu Ling'er arrived, prompting Wang Sang to openly admire both mother and daughter and Qin Chuan to make an awkward remark about Chu Lanqiu.
  • Shen Qingyuan watched Chu Lanqiu with undisguised killing intent before Yun Yao and Zhang Daoyuan’s arrival drew her attention away.
  • The formation competition began, Chu Ling'er and Jiang Lin took the stage, and a surprised cry made the crowd look toward an unexpected person in the arena.

Ch. 35I, Qin Chuan, Have My Own Way of Lying Low

Qin Chuan entered the formation competition after winning the martial competition, drawing attention from the sect and provoking Jiang Lin and Chu Ling'er. He advanced through the first round while Jiang Lin planned to target him in the third round, and Qin Chuan deliberately angered Jiang Lin to make him easier to outmaneuver.

  • Qin Chuan appeared in the formation competition, prompting the crowd to speculate about his chances and his coming rivalry with Jiang Lin.
  • Chu Ling'er vowed to defeat Qin Chuan, while Yun Yao again tried to arrange a match between Jiang Lin and Chu Ling'er, and Chu Lanqiu rejected him.
  • The contestants began the first round by breaking a fourth-rank formation, and Qin Chuan waited before following Jiang Lin and Chu Ling'er out.
  • Chu Ling'er taunted Qin Chuan for being slow, and he ignored her while thinking about her grim fate in the story.
  • Jiang Lin threatened Qin Chuan, who slapped him for disrespecting his elder; Jiang Lin left after warning that he would act in the third round.
  • Yun Yao secretly told Jiang Lin to act without restraint, while Qin Chuan smiled because he had provoked Jiang Lin on purpose.

Ch. 36Jiang Lin Steals the Show

Jiang Lin defeated Chu Ling'er in the formation competition after she exhausted herself trying to break his formation, setting up a final showdown with Qin Chuan. Qin Chuan watched the match and prepared to face Jiang Lin for first place.

  • Jin Pang and Wang Sang stirred up gossip about Jiang Lin's appearance and the incident in which he had been stripped, prompting Yun Yao and the grand elder to silence the crowd.
  • Chu Ling'er, Jiang Lin, and Qin Chuan passed the second round by setting up two fourth-grade formations, and Chu Lanqiu ordered them to draw lots for the final round.
  • Qin Chuan drew the bye, while Chu Ling'er was matched against Jiang Lin; Jin Pang left to borrow a dog, and Gu Hao invited Qin Chuan to his cave abode after the competition.
  • Chu Ling'er chose to attack while Jiang Lin defended, and he countered her Wind and Fire Two Instruments Formation with the Five Elements Mutual Generation Formation.
  • Chu Ling'er tried seven or eight formations without success, and Chu Lanqiu stopped her and declared Jiang Lin the winner after revealing that he could set up a fifth-grade formation.

Ch. 37Martial Nephew Jiang, Martial Nephew Bai

Jiang Lin and Qin Chuan began their formation contest, drawing attention to Jiang Lin’s fifth-grade attack formation and Qin Chuan’s unusual defensive formation. Qin Chuan mocked Jiang Lin as “Martial Nephew Bai” over the earlier bare-bottomed incident, setting the crowd laughing as their contest remained unresolved.

  • Yun Yao praised Jiang Lin’s formation talent and urged him to exchange insights with Chu Ling'er, but Chu Ling'er rejected the idea and Chu Lanqiu resumed the competition.
  • Jiang Lin and Qin Chuan argued over who would attack and defend before each laid out a formation.
  • Jiang Lin completed the fifth-grade Five Thunders Crown Formation, while Qin Chuan laid out a formation that onlookers mistook for the fourth-grade Five Elements Mutual Generation Formation.
  • Chu Lanqiu noticed that Qin Chuan’s formation differed subtly from the formation others thought he had used.
  • Jiang Lin urged Qin Chuan to concede, but Qin Chuan called him “Martial Nephew Bai,” prompting laughter from the disciples and elders over Jiang Lin’s exposed backside.

Ch. 38Chu Lanqiu: I Want Qin Chuan as My Son-in-Law

Qin Chuan used a Mind-Bewitching Formation to turn Jiang Lin’s attacks against himself during the formation competition, while the Heavenly Dao intervened to save Jiang Lin. Chu Lanqiu recognized Qin Chuan’s talent and his true fifth-grade formation, and began considering bringing him to Formation Peak as her son-in-law.

  • Qin Chuan provoked Jiang Lin and used a Mind-Bewitching Formation to make him attack himself, while Chu Lanqiu recognized Qin Chuan’s formation talent.
  • Yun Yao tried to intervene as Jiang Lin suffered injuries, but the Grand Elder warned that doing so would concede the competition for him.
  • Jiang Lin regained control after the Heavenly Dao intervened and redirected his lightning attack toward Qin Chuan.
  • Shen Qingyuan flew above the stage with the Tianxuan Sword, ready to stop the Heavenly Dao from interfering again.
  • Chu Lanqiu identified Qin Chuan’s formation as the fifth-grade Five Elements Life-Extinguishing Formation and considered bringing him to Formation Peak as her son-in-law.
  • Chu Ling'er watched Qin Chuan with growing admiration and resolved to surpass him.

Ch. 39Jiang Lin Shares His Good Fortune with His Senior Brothers

Qin Chuan defeated Jiang Lin with a genuine fifth-grade Five Elements Life-Extinguishing Formation, and Jin Pang’s vicious dog left Jiang Lin gravely injured in a humiliating incident. Yun Yao took Jiang Lin away after the Grand Elder mocked him, leaving Elder Chu to preside over the remaining contest.

  • Chu Ling'er asked Chu Lanqiu whether Qin Chuan or Jiang Lin would win, while the Grand Elder quietly praised Qin Chuan and urged Wang Sang to befriend him.
  • Jiang Lin unleashed his pseudo-fifth-grade lightning formation, but Qin Chuan shattered it with the Five Elements Life-Extinguishing Formation and sent Jiang Lin flying.
  • Jin Pang rushed in with the vicious dog, which bit Jiang Lin with Jin Pang’s secret help and left him known as the Pure Void Sect’s third damned eunuch.
  • Elder Meng declared Qin Chuan the winner, and the Grand Elder mocked Yun Yao, who smashed a table before taking Jiang Lin away.
  • Yun Yao left the contest and ordered Elder Chu by voice transmission to preside over the remaining matters.

Ch. 40Shen Qingyuan's Special Trait Begins to Slowly Awaken

After Qin Chuan won the formation competition, Chu Lanqiu tried to recruit him to Formation Peak and match him with Chu Ling'er, but he firmly refused. Shen Qingyuan was relieved by his answer, then returned to Supreme Mystery Peak troubled by her jealousy and fear of losing him, where she began considering what to do.

  • Chu Lanqiu summoned Qin Chuan to the platform and offered him a place at Formation Peak, promising that she and her father would teach him formations and suggesting he exchange insights with Chu Ling'er.
  • Qin Chuan repeatedly refused, declaring his loyalty to his master and calling Chu Ling'er his martial niece.
  • Chu Ling'er interrupted Chu Lanqiu, who withdrew her offer and left with her daughter; Qin Chuan then departed with Gu Hao.
  • Shen Qingyuan, satisfied with Qin Chuan's refusal, returned to Supreme Mystery Peak and struggled with the thought that he might fall for another cultivator.
  • After two hours of worrying that Qin Chuan might be intimate with someone else, Shen Qingyuan came up with an idea.

Ch. 41I Once Saw the Heavenly Lightning That Wanted to Strike You

Qin Chuan accepted Gu Hao’s offer to ally with him in exchange for supporting Gu Hao’s bid to lead the Wealth and Peace Merchant Guild. After asking Gu Hao to help him obtain a future auction list, Qin Chuan was stunned when Gu Hao revealed that he had once seen heavenly lightning targeting him.

  • Gu Hao treated Qin Chuan to Dao comprehension tea, which helped Qin Chuan resolve his questions about formations.
  • Gu Hao offered Qin Chuan a succession token and proposed an alliance, asking for Qin Chuan’s future support in taking over the Wealth and Peace Merchant Guild.
  • Qin Chuan accepted the alliance and learned that Gu Hao was the guild’s ninth succession candidate, with limited authority through his token.
  • Qin Chuan asked Gu Hao to get him the detailed list of items planned for the Cloud Province Auction House over the coming year.
  • As Qin Chuan prepared to leave, Gu Hao said he had once seen the heavenly lightning that wanted to strike Qin Chuan.

Ch. 42Using a Supporting Character to Kill a Supporting Character

Qin Chuan learned from Gu Hao that heavenly lightning had once crippled Gu Xiyue when she tried to ambush Zhuge Tiansheng, and he suspected the Heavenly Dao was constrained from harming characters in the plot. He left Gu Hao’s cave abode with a new ally and a plan to test whether one supporting character could kill another without provoking the Heavenly Dao.

  • Qin Chuan questioned Gu Hao about the heavenly lightning, and Gu Hao said it had also struck Gu Xiyue when she targeted Zhuge Tiansheng.
  • Gu Hao recounted how the lightning had left Gu Xiyue a living corpse and killed her companions, prompting him to seek revenge and ally with Qin Chuan.
  • Qin Chuan suspected the Heavenly Dao could not harm characters in the plot without paying a great cost, and considered testing this by having one supporting character kill another.
  • Gu Hao gave Qin Chuan five hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones and agreed to share any new information about the lightning.
  • Qin Chuan accepted the gift and the two golden scale fruits, then left Gu Hao’s cave abode.

Ch. 43Embrace

After taking first place in both the formation and martial competitions, Qin Chuan visited Shen Qingyuan and asked her to fulfill a promise by hugging him. Shen Qingyuan embraced him before pushing him away, leaving their feelings unresolved as Qin Chuan returned to cultivate.

  • Qin Chuan recalled Gu Hao's storyline and decided to help him at the Cloud Province auction, where he planned to target Zhuge Bulu.
  • Qin Chuan returned to Supreme Mystery Peak and found Shen Qingyuan sitting in her cave abode.
  • Shen Qingyuan congratulated Qin Chuan on winning the formation and martial competitions, and he reminded her of her promise to grant him a request.
  • Qin Chuan asked Shen Qingyuan for a hug, and she crossed the distance to embrace him.
  • Shen Qingyuan pushed Qin Chuan away, told him to bring up another request later, and warned him not to let distractions interfere with cultivation.
  • Qin Chuan agreed and hurried out of the cave abode in embarrassment.

Ch. 44Shen Qingyuan Emerges from a Bath in the Peach Grove

Qin Chuan tempered his body, advanced to the middle golden core stage, and delivered information to Jin Feng while accepting his request to watch over Jin Pang. He went looking for Shen Qingyuan in the peach grove and froze at what he saw.

  • Qin Chuan absorbed two Golden Scale Fruits, then endured a night of painful body tempering with a Body-Tempering Pill as Shen Qingyuan helped draw in starlight.
  • After Qin Chuan collapsed from exhaustion, Shen Qingyuan healed his meridians and overstrained body while he slept.
  • Qin Chuan used the Spirit Ascension Fruit to reach the middle golden core stage, but failed three times to break through to the late stage and decided to attend the Cloud Province auction.
  • Qin Chuan gave Jin Feng the information he had compiled about the Land of the Fallen Phoenix, accepted Heavenly Origin Rejuvenation Pills, and promised to advise Jin Pang about Xie An.
  • Qin Chuan found Shen Qingyuan absent from her cave abode, hurried to the peach grove, and froze when he saw her.

Ch. 45Qin Chuan: My Wife Is Too Good to Me

After Qin Chuan accidentally saw Shen Qingyuan emerging from her bath, she reassured him and prepared him for his journey to the Cloud Province auction and Gale Valley. She gave him spirit stones and a jade token containing a portion of her power, while he learned that making it had left her weakened.

  • Qin Chuan stumbled into Shen Qingyuan's bathing place, and she blocked his senses until he left the peach grove.
  • Shen Qingyuan comforted Qin Chuan after he apologized, then invited him to her cave abode.
  • Qin Chuan told Shen Qingyuan he planned to attend the Cloud Province auction and travel to Gale Valley for experience.
  • Shen Qingyuan gave Qin Chuan ten thousand top-grade spirit stones, and he returned half to her.
  • Shen Qingyuan gave Qin Chuan a one-use jade token holding a tenth of her power and a wisp of her soul, explaining that she had to recuperate after making it.
  • Qin Chuan held Shen Qingyuan's hand and resolved to grow stronger and protect her, and she began to tell him something else.

Ch. 46No Getting Entangled with Other Female Cultivators When You Go Out

Shen Qingyuan warned Qin Chuan against other female cultivators and urged him to focus on cultivation while she entered seclusion to break through. Qin Chuan stayed close to her and agreed to avoid romance and postpone confronting Yun Yao until she could protect him.

  • Shen Qingyuan asked Qin Chuan whether he would join Formation Peak and marry Chu Ling'er, and he declared that he wanted to stay with her.
  • Shen Qingyuan warned Qin Chuan that Chu Lanqiu was ruthless and told him to avoid other female cultivators, romance, and losing his primal yang before Soul Transformation.
  • Qin Chuan grabbed Shen Qingyuan's hand, but she mistook his reaction for resistance and accidentally sent him flying with a burst of pressure.
  • Shen Qingyuan caught Qin Chuan, checked him for injuries, and held him while healing him; Qin Chuan concealed his attraction and said he would focus on cultivation.
  • Shen Qingyuan told Qin Chuan not to provoke Yun Yao and his fellow disciples until she had broken through, and he agreed.

Ch. 47Parting Ways, Setting Out for the Cloud Province Auction House

Qin Chuan said farewell to Shen Qingyuan and left the Pure Void Sect with Gu Hao and Gu Jun for the Cloud Province auction. On the way, Gu Hao warned him that Pei Xuan and the other two might attend the auction to obtain a spirit herb that could regrow severed limbs.

  • Shen Qingyuan told Qin Chuan to prioritize his cultivation and revealed that she expected to reach peak Tribulation Transcendence while he was away.
  • Qin Chuan hugged Shen Qingyuan goodbye, cultivated through the night, and left Supreme Mystery Peak the next morning as she watched him go and sealed off the peak.
  • Qin Chuan met Gu Hao and Gu Jun at the Pure Void Sect's gate, then boarded Gu Jun's flying boat for the three-day trip to Cloud Province.
  • Gu Hao explained that he had arranged lodging for Qin Chuan before the auction, which would begin in a month.
  • Gu Hao told Qin Chuan that Pei Xuan and his two fellow disciples had been killing black dogs and might attend the auction for a spirit herb that could regrow severed limbs.

Ch. 48The Cloud Province Auction House Was Here

Qin Chuan arranged with Gu Hao to limit the auction’s vitality grass to one and tried to secure the Gale Sword Art before the auction. On the way to the Cloud Province Auction House, Qin Chuan deciphered the Heavenly Dipper Nine Revolutions Formation and devised a way to assemble it from prepared parts.

  • Qin Chuan asked Gu Hao to ensure that only one vitality grass would be offered at auction, and Gu Hao agreed to destroy the other herb.
  • Qin Chuan asked Gu Hao to help him buy the Gale Sword Art privately, and Gu Hao planned to approach its consignor with his uncle.
  • Qin Chuan studied the incomplete formation for three days and learned that the Heavenly Dipper Nine Revolutions Formation could greatly increase its user’s strength.
  • Qin Chuan pondered how to make a prefabricated formation during the trip to the Cloud Province Auction House.
  • Qin Chuan realized he could assemble the formation from prepared sections, then joined Gu Hao at the courtyard after the flying boat landed.

Ch. 49Half a Finger Bone, the Will of the Heavenly Dao Stirs

Qin Chuan settled into the courtyard Gu Hao arranged and agreed to help him defeat his Bai Clan cousin at the four families' centennial competition. After advancing his formation skills and shopping for materials, Qin Chuan followed the Will of the Heavenly Dao to a stall and bought a mysterious finger bone.

  • Gu Hao offered Qin Chuan a courtyard in exchange for his help defeating Gu Hao's Bai Clan cousin in the centennial competition, and Qin Chuan agreed.
  • Qin Chuan spent half a month researching formations and successfully created a fourth-grade formation.
  • Qin Chuan shopped at the cultivators' stalls, buying healing pills, formation materials, and materials for the Heavenly Dipper Nine Revolutions Formation.
  • The Will of the Heavenly Dao stirred and led Qin Chuan to a stall where a middle-aged man tried to sell him counterfeit and misrepresented goods.
  • Qin Chuan identified the finger bone as the item he wanted and bought it for 249 low-grade spirit stones.

Ch. 50Martial Nephew Bai, You're Here Too?

Qin Chuan learned little about the finger bone after killing the men who followed him, then watched the Gu family’s quarrel at the auction house and decided to provoke Jiang Lin. The chapter ended as Qin Chuan greeted the protagonist’s group by addressing someone as Martial Nephew Bai.

  • Qin Chuan killed the five men who had followed him and learned that they had robbed the finger bone from a minor cultivator in the Land of the Fallen Phoenix.
  • Qin Chuan discovered that the finger bone absorbed his Will of the Heavenly Dao without showing any other reaction, then returned to making formations.
  • Gu Hao delivered the Taunting Sword Art and accepted fifty thousand low-grade spirit stones from Qin Chuan before they headed to the auction.
  • Qin Chuan noticed that Xie An and Jiang Lin looked more effeminate, and Gu Hao agreed that their features seemed changed.
  • After the Gu Xiran and Gu Xiwan quarrel was stopped, Qin Chuan noticed friction among Xie An, Pei Xuan, and Jiang Lin and decided to provoke Jiang Lin.
  • Qin Chuan stepped forward and greeted the protagonist’s group by asking, “Martial Nephew Bai, you’re here too?”
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