Chapter Summaries

Gu Fan transmigrated into the dying body of the Gu Lineage’s only main-branch heir, whose unawakened God-Devouring Physique consumed his life force. After learning that a powerful treasure could awaken it, he was banished to Guangyang City by elders seeking to secure the coming patriarch selection, and the chapter left him arriving at an auction house in search of a way to survive.

• Gu Fan awakened in a frail body and recovered memories identifying him as the Gu Lineage’s only main-branch scion.
• Gu Fan recalled that the God-Devouring Physique could not cultivate and was steadily consuming his essence, Qi, and spirit.
• Gu Fan discovered in an ancient book that a powerful spiritual treasure could awaken the physique and make him its master.
• The Gu Lineage elders banished Gu Fan to Guangyang City ahead of the tournament to choose a young patriarch, despite the patriarch’s efforts to stop them.
• Gu Fan realized that he needed at least a fourth-tier treasure to awaken his physique, then arrived at Guangyang City’s auction house.

Gu Fan arrived at the Profound Heaven Auction House in Guangyang City and activated the Auction Ten-Thousandfold Return System, which could reward him with multiplied treasures when auction items sold. Hoping to obtain a pill powerful enough to awaken his God-Devouring Physique, he ordered Steward Zhu to hold an auction that day rather than wait twenty-three days.

• Gu Fan arrived at the Profound Heaven Auction House with Uncle Fu and met its steward, Zhu Huai.
• The Auction Ten-Thousandfold Return System activated and explained that it could return multiplied treasures for designated auction items, with a ten-thousandfold return guaranteed on Gu Fan’s first item.
• Gu Fan realized the system’s first return might give him a pill capable of awakening his God-Devouring Physique, and he considered using the Four Symbols Pill as his first auction item.
• Zhu Huai told Gu Fan that the next auction was scheduled in twenty-three days, but Gu Fan insisted on holding one that day.
• Zhu Huai agreed and hurried to the storeroom to prepare the auction.

Gu Fan and Zhu Huai prepared a hastily assembled auction with only five items, then invited Guangyang City's prominent forces by presenting Gu Fan as a figure from the royal capital. The hall filled with important guests, leaving Zhu Huai worried that the unimpressive goods would ruin the Profound Heaven Auction House's reputation.

• Zhu Huai worried when he saw that one of the auction's four gathered items was a rusty hundred-refined saber, though Gu Fan added a first-tier high-grade pill to bring the total to five.
• Gu Fan had the auction house's maids invite Guangyang City's major and minor forces, describing him as a new master from the royal capital.
• Patriarch Miao accepted an invitation and decided to attend after hearing that Gu Fan had come from the royal capital.
• That night, the city lord, lineage patriarchs, rival auction houses, mercenary groups, and other guests arrived at the Profound Heaven Auction House.
• Gu Fan greeted the city lord coldly, and the guests interpreted his distant manner as the bearing of an important royal-capital figure.
• Zhu Huai watched the hall fill with prominent guests and feared their expectations would be disappointed by the auction's low-end items.

Gu Fan held an auction at the Profound Heaven Auction House, opening with a first-tier, upper-grade Four Symbols Pill that sparked fierce bidding. The Huang Lineage Head won it for thirteen thousand low-grade spirit stones, and Gu Fan received a ten-thousandfold return: a fifth-tier, supreme-grade Fortune Golden Pill.

• Gu Fan signaled Zhu Huai to begin the auction, and Xiang Yin welcomed the gathered leaders and guests.
• Xiang Yin announced that the first item was Gu Fan's first-tier, upper-grade Four Symbols Pill, stirring excitement and concern among the rival auction houses.
• The Liu Lineage Head, Miao Lineage Head, Mad Wolf Mercenary Group leader, and other bidders drove the price upward.
• The Huang Lineage Head won the Four Symbols Pill with a bid of thirteen thousand low-grade spirit stones.
• Gu Fan triggered a ten-thousandfold return and obtained a fifth-tier, supreme-grade Fortune Golden Pill.

Gu Fan obtained a top-grade fifth-tier Fortune Golden Pill and planned to awaken his God-Devouring Physique after the auction. Meanwhile, the auction’s ordinary second and third items embarrassed the bidders, while Gu Fan’s system returned upgraded treasures for both sales.

• Gu Fan inspected the Fortune Golden Pill, sensed his body’s hunger for it, and decided to wait until after the auction to awaken his God-Devouring Physique.
• The head of the Huang Lineage won the Four Symbols Pill for thirteen thousand low-grade spirit stones, and other bidders expected the later items to be even more valuable.
• Lineage Head Miao bid three thousand low-grade spirit stones on an ordinary Yellow Tiger core and realized he had vastly overpaid when it was revealed.
• Gu Fan’s system rewarded the Yellow Tiger core sale with a low-grade second-tier Violent Strange Tiger core.
• A guest won a low-grade first-tier Clear Feather Flower for ten low-grade spirit stones, and Gu Fan’s system returned a low-grade second-tier Clear Feather Strange Flower.

Gu Fan continued the auction despite Zhu Huai’s warnings, and the poor offerings drove the crowd to ridicule the Profound Heaven Auction House. After an ordinary hundred-forged saber sold to Auction House Master Shi for two low-grade spirit stones, Zhu Huai rushed forward with a long box and interrupted the closing remarks.

• Zhu Huai warned Gu Fan that the auction was damaging the Profound Heaven Auction House’s reputation, but Gu Fan refused to stop and planned to offer a lesser return reward to appease the guests.
• Xiang Yin auctioned a tier-one lower-grade Spirit Pattern Fruit to Lineage Head Liu for five hundred low-grade spirit stones, triggering Gu Fan’s reward of a tier-two lower-grade Spirit Pattern Jade Fruit.
• The crowd grew bored and criticized Gu Fan and the auction house as the fifth item, a rusty ordinary hundred-forged saber, received no bids.
• Auction House Master Shi sarcastically bid two low-grade spirit stones for the saber and won it.
• As Xiang Yin began to close the auction, Zhu Huai hurried over carrying a long box and interrupted her.

Gu Fan obtained a tier-two low-grade Scarlet Flame Saber as the return from the final auction and gave it to Zhu Huai to restore the Profound Heaven Auction House’s reputation. Xiang Yin announced it as a sixth, crowning auction item, leaving the hall stunned and eager for the bidding.

• Gu Fan received the Scarlet Flame Saber after the ordinary hundred-forged saber sold, adding it to his other returned tier-two treasures and Fortune Golden Pill.
• Gu Fan gave Zhu Huai the saber and told him to bring it onstage before Xiang Yin ended the auction.
• Zhu Huai interrupted Xiang Yin and announced that the master had provided a sixth auction item.
• Xiang Yin revealed that the Scarlet Flame Saber was a tier-two low-grade magical treasure, silencing the complaining crowd.
• The auction hall erupted in disbelief as attendees and prominent figures stood to get a better look at the saber.

The Profound Heaven Auction House auctioned the second-tier low-grade Scarlet Flame Saber, sparking a fierce bidding war among Guangyang City’s leading factions. The city lord raised the price to thirty thousand spirit stones while Gu Fan remained calm, leaving Zhu Huai in awe of him.

• Xiang Yin revealed the Scarlet Flame Saber and announced a starting bid of ten thousand low-grade spirit stones.
• The heads of the Miao, Huang, and Liu Lineages and the commander of the Mad Wolf Mercenary Group competed for the saber.
• Patriarch Miao raised his bid to twenty-four thousand spirit stones, driving the price near his limit.
• The city lord of Guangyang City bid thirty thousand spirit stones, stunning the crowd and silencing the other bidders.
• Zhu Huai watched Gu Fan remain unruffled and regretted having considered blaming him earlier.

Gu Fan closed the Profound Heaven Auction House’s successful auction and announced a 1% commission and daily auctions to attract more sellers and buyers. The rival auction-house masters objected, but Gu Fan insisted the new schedule would offer worthwhile items.

• The City Lord won the Scarlet Flame Saber for thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones, while the Miao and Liu Lineage heads regretted losing it.
• Gu Fan thanked the attendees, apologized for the rushed preparations, and confirmed that the auction had ended.
• Gu Fan announced that the auction house would cut its commission from 5% to 1%, delighting mercenary leaders and angering the rival auction-house masters.
• Gu Fan told the rival masters to compete or follow suit when they challenged his lower commission.
• Gu Fan announced that the Profound Heaven Auction House would hold auctions daily and promised that its items would not disappoint.

After Gu Fan announced radical new auction rules, Zhu Huai warned him that the Profound Heaven Auction House would lose money, but Gu Fan trusted his plan and went to awaken his God-Devouring Physique. The awakening nearly caused the secluded chamber to collapse until Gu Fan fed the devouring force a demonic beast core, and he discovered the God-Devouring Scripture in his mind.

• Crowds and prominent figures leaving the Profound Heaven Auction House doubted that Gu Fan could sustain daily auctions and lower commissions.
• Zhu Huai confronted Gu Fan over the risky auction rules, but Gu Fan reassured him and entered the secluded chamber.
• Gu Fan swallowed the Fortune Golden Pill, whose medicinal liquid began restoring his body and awakening his God-Devouring Physique.
• The awakening's devouring force cracked the chamber walls and threatened to consume everything around Gu Fan.
• Gu Fan offered the force a Violent Strange Tiger core, which it devoured and refined into spiritual power, calming its attack on the chamber.
• Gu Fan discovered an ancient scripture in his mind and recognized it as the God-Devouring Scripture.

Gu Fan cultivated the God-Devouring Scripture and used his God-Devouring Physique to reach body tempering ninth heaven perfection. He returned to the auction house just before its second auction, where Zhu Huai reported that the submitted lots were unimpressive, and Gu Fan accepted an ordinary iron sword for the auction.

• Gu Fan circulated the God-Devouring Scripture, broke through to body tempering first heaven, and devoured a Violent Strange Tiger inner core, a Clear Feather Strange Flower, and a Spirit Pattern Jade Fruit.
• Gu Fan reached body tempering ninth heaven perfection and adapted to his newfound strength in the secluded chamber.
• Gu Fan emerged on the second day and learned from Zhu Huai that the next auction would begin in four hours and that eight items had been submitted.
• A young man brought an ordinary, newly forged iron sword to auction, and Gu Fan ordered Zhu Huai to accept it for that night's auction.

Gu Fan prepared the Profound Heaven Auction House’s second auction after discovering that most of its new offerings were mundane goods, alongside a black snake and a valuable incomplete sword manual. The auction drew a larger crowd than the night before, and the city lord and Lineage heads returned, though they showed Gu Fan less respect.

• A young man brought a newly forged iron sword to the Profound Heaven Auction House, and Zhu Huai accepted it for the evening auction.
• Gu Fan inspected the auction items and learned that rumors about trading mundane goods for spirit stones had prompted people to bring ordinary objects.
• Gu Fan decided to open the auction with an incomplete sword manual appraised as a first-tier, middle-grade sword technique.
• The Profound Heaven Auction House’s second auction opened to a larger crowd than the first, and the city lord arrived with the heads of several great Lineages.
• Gu Fan noticed that the Lineage heads treated him with less respect than they had the previous night.

Xiang Yin opened the Profound Heaven Auction House’s auction with an incomplete sword manual that drew fierce bidding from Guangyang City’s factions. Commander Mad Wolf won it for twenty-five thousand low-grade spirit stones, while three disguised men waited for the auction house to reveal its remaining treasures.

• Xiang Yin introduced the incomplete sword manual and announced that its seventh move could reach peak-grade first-tier power.
• The Huang, Liu, and Miao Lineage heads and several mercenary groups joined the bidding as factions competed to claim the sword manual.
• Three black-clad men in bamboo hats decided to wait until the auction house displayed its remaining treasures before making their move.
• Commander Mad Wolf raised the bid to twenty-five thousand low-grade spirit stones, beyond what the three great lineages could afford.
• Xiang Yin struck the gavel for the third time and awarded the incomplete sword manual to Commander Mad Wolf.

Gu Fan obtained the supreme-grade tier-three Bright Moon Sword Record through a thousandfold critical return after Commander Mad Wolf won the incomplete sword manual at auction. The auction continued with the city lord buying a black snake, then Xiang Yin announced a mundane red milk fruit as the third item, provoking an uproar.

• The system awarded Gu Fan the Bright Moon Sword Record after Commander Mad Wolf's winning bid triggered a thousandfold critical return.
• Commander Mad Wolf accepted congratulations for winning the incomplete sword manual and decided to take his mercenary brothers to the Black Forest after the auction.
• Xiang Yin presented a low-grade tier-one black snake, and Guangyang City's city lord bought it for one hundred low-grade spirit stones to make snake soup.
• Xiang Yin announced a mundane red milk fruit with a starting bid of one spirit stone, and the guests protested that it was an everyday item sold for coins.

Gu Fan’s auction of mundane goods drew bids from guests hoping to win his attention, while the system rewarded him with valuable treasures for each successful sale. When the tenth lot was announced as another mundane item, angry guests began leaving the auction house.

• The Miao Lineage head bought a red milk fruit for one low-grade spirit stone and exchanged a greeting with Gu Fan.
• The Huang Lineage head and other guests bid on mundane lots, hoping to catch Gu Fan’s attention through greetings.
• The system rewarded Gu Fan with treasures, including the Azure Flame Fruit and the Heart-Questioning Sword, as the early lots sold.
• Guests grew frustrated when Xiang Yin announced that the tenth lot was also mundane, and many left the auction house in protest.

After guests began abandoning the Profound Heaven Auction House over its mundane lots, Gu Fan introduced a startling new attraction: a Black Baleful Intent Snake, a second-tier demonic beast comparable to a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator. Xiang Yin was left to auction it, while Gu Fan remained calm in the seat of honor.

• Guests grew fed up with the mundane auction lots, and many began leaving the Profound Heaven Auction House.
• A guest won the redwood for one spirit stone, and most of the remaining audience started heading out.
• Gu Fan summoned Zhu Huai, who then led a black snake onto the stage and told Xiang Yin to auction it.
• A guest recognized the snake as a Black Baleful Intent Snake, a second-tier demonic beast comparable to a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator.
• Xiang Yin realized what the snake was, recovered from her fright, and prepared to auction it while admiring Gu Fan's composure.

The Profound Heaven Auction House put the second-tier Black Baleful Intent Snake up for auction, driving the city’s factions into a fierce bidding war. As the bids reached ninety thousand spirit stones, three men in bamboo hats suddenly claimed they would take the beast for themselves.

• Xiang Yin revealed the Black Baleful Intent Snake, and the auction house filled with returning spectators eager to see the second-tier demonic beast.
• The Miao Lineage head considered selling the Lineage’s assets to raise enough spirit stones to win the snake.
• Guangyang City's city lord opened the bidding at thirty thousand spirit stones, and the Miao, Huang, and Liu Lineages rapidly raised the price.
• The city lord withdrew, while the Lineage heads continued bidding until the Liu Lineage head offered ninety thousand spirit stones.
• The heads of the two rival auction houses watched Gu Fan, then turned toward three men in bamboo hats as the men arrogantly declared they would take the Black Baleful Intent Snake.

Three Spirit Sea Realm robbers tried to steal the Black Baleful Intent Snake from the Profound Heaven Auction House, but the beast suddenly transformed and swallowed them. The guests stared in horror at the enormous snake head looming over the platform.

• Three black-clad men in bamboo hats announced they would take the Black Baleful Intent Snake and revealed that all three were Spirit Sea Realm cultivators.
• The robbers threatened the city lord, who held back from fighting them, and prepared to claim the auction item.
• Auction House Master Gu warned the three men that the Profound Heaven Auction House’s property could not be taken easily, but they ignored him.
• The Black Baleful Intent Snake erupted in dense Sha Qi, grew an enormous head, and swallowed all three robbers.

Gu Fan revealed that the Black Baleful Intent Snake had killed three Spirit Sea Realm cultivators and gave the beast to Lineage Head Miao. He announced that his auction house would hold daily auctions, while the rival auction masters feared Gu Fan’s retaliation for their plot.

• Gu Fan called the Black Baleful Intent Snake back, revealing its enormous form and its strength as a Spirit Sea Realm Third Heaven beast.
• Gu Fan gave the snake to Lineage Head Miao, who panicked when it landed on his shoulder, and reassured the crowd that it belonged to him.
• The faction leaders praised Gu Fan and asked when the next auction would take place.
• Gu Fan promised daily auctions with treasures like the Black Baleful Intent Snake and the Scarlet Flame Saber, prompting the crowd to celebrate.
• The two rival auction masters worried that Gu Fan would discover their role in the failed robbery, unaware that he had already guessed their involvement.

Gu Fan used the treasures returned by the system to enter the Spirit Sea Realm, then spent seven days mastering the Bright Moon Sword Record’s first move. As the Profound Heaven Auction House continued to thrive, he reached Spirit Sea second heaven perfection and hoped for stronger treasures to fuel his growth.

• After the auction, Gu Fan kept the Bright Moon Sword and Bright Moon Sword Record, then devoured seven other rewards to gather enough Spiritual Qi to break through into the Spirit Sea Realm.
• Gu Fan spent seven days mastering the Sword of the New Moon, the first move of the Bright Moon Sword Record.
• Gu Fan’s Spirit Sea reached a range of three hundred and sixty-five li, far surpassing the Gu Lineage patriarch’s initial eight-li Spirit Sea.
• The Profound Heaven Auction House held six more auctions, bringing Gu Fan ten system rewards each day and drawing prominent guests from Guangyang City and the Black Forest.
• After devouring treasures over six auctions, Gu Fan reached Spirit Sea second heaven perfection but found that second-tier low-grade treasures no longer increased his cultivation as quickly.
• Gu Fan left the cultivation chamber and hoped that the night’s auction would offer more powerful treasures.