Fellow cultivators, the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion is reopening. This version completely reworks the auction house and also adds several things everyone has been asking for.
New Auction House Features
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Set duration manually | When listing an item, set a duration from 4 to 72 hours; the default is 8 hours. Listings are no longer fixed at 24 hours. |
| Buyout price | Set a buyout price when listing an item (it must not be lower than the starting bid). Once someone pays it, the sale is completed immediately without waiting for the auction to end. |
| Withdraw listing | If there have been no bids, retrieve the item from “My Listings”. The fee is non-refundable. |
| Bid escrow | The rules remain unchanged: spirit stones are held in escrow when a bid is placed; after the auction ends, the winning bid is charged and losing bids are refunded in full. |
Other Changes
| Item | Change |
|---|---|
| Reincarnation | The reincarnation page now clearly lists what is retained and what is lost, with a second confirmation. Spirit stones and equipment cannot be taken through reincarnation, so spend your spirit stones, list valuable items, or pass them to your disciples before your lifespan ends. |
| Alchemical toxicity | The Grotto Abode’s Physique card now directly displays alchemical toxicity and its threshold; every pill in your inventory is marked with “Alchemical Toxicity +N”. |
| Alchemy and artifact forging | On failure, half the spirit stones are refunded and half the materials are returned (each individual material retains 50%). |
| Founding a sect | When the scripture archive is nearly full, the reason is now shown next to the button instead of only appearing after you click it. |
Reincarnation Retention Table
| Retained | Not retained |
|---|---|
| Dao lineage, the two highest-tier cultivation techniques, all supernatural abilities, achievements and titles, membership level | Spirit stones, inventory and magical treasures, spirit beasts, spirit fields, sect affiliation, comprehension, spiritual root (retested) |
The suggestion for PK Dao debates has been noted and will be considered for the next version.
【Repair Notice】
What Happened
The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion’s shared scripture archive had only 100 slots. Each person on the sect trial rankings occupied one, each bid occupied one, and the 20 active listings filled the rest, leaving no room. Whenever the Pavilion became overloaded, it skipped auction settlements, so the 20 active listings could never be cleared. As a result, items stayed listed for two days, new listings could not be posted, and sect founding applications were rejected.
Fixes
| Report | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Items remained “Awaiting Settlement” for two days | Settlements were skipped when the archive was overloaded, so active listing slots were never freed | Settlements no longer make way for anything else; they occur on schedule regardless of how busy the archive is |
| The market displayed “Documents Full” | The trial rankings and bids filled the archive | Trial rankings and bids no longer each occupy a separate slot, freeing 40% of the space |
| “Stalls Full” prevented listings | The 20 active listings did not settle, leaving all stalls permanently occupied | Same as above; stalls are automatically freed after settlement |
| Items with many bids never settled | Settlement and bid clearing were tied together and could not fit into a single cycle | They have been separated; settlement now occupies only one entry |
| Founding a sect was rejected | Founding a sect required a new slot, and applications were rejected when none were available | Once space is freed, sects can be founded normally; the reason will be shown next to the button |
| Items were “swallowed” | When the archive was overloaded, settlement records were deleted by age; if a seller did not log in for three days, both the item and payment disappeared | A backup copy is now kept in the seller’s private records; if a record is lost before the deadline, the original item is returned. The cleanup rules have also been changed to prevent accidental deletion |
| Choosing a path displayed “No such path” | For those who had reached the Core Formation stage but had not yet chosen a path, the page submitted a secondary profession as a path | Fixed; paths are now listed first |
| All material costs were lost when alchemy failed | Only half the materials were refunded on failure, while all spirit stones were lost | Half the spirit stones are refunded, and half the materials are returned |
What Will Happen to Existing Listings?
All of them will settle within the first one or two cycles after launch. Successful sales will pay out, and failed auctions will return the items. Just enter your Grotto Abode and the proceeds or returned items will be credited automatically.
What Guarantees Are Being Made This Time?
The changes underwent independent review and full-load simulation: 20 stalls were run continuously for more than ten days, while archive usage remained stable at 30 to 45 slots, well below the limit. No way to generate spirit stones or duplicate items out of thin air was found.
【Compensation Notice】Apologies for the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion’s Closure
The auction house was out of operation for several days. Your goods were stuck in the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, selling them at the market meant taking a loss, and even the spirit stones used for alchemy went to waste. With the Pavilion reopening, we are offering a generous compensation package.
Who Can Claim It
All fellow cultivators who created an account before this update went live. Enter your Grotto Abode after launch and the rewards will be credited automatically. One package per account; it will not be issued again after reincarnation.
Package Contents
| Category | Contents |
|---|---|
| Spirit stones | 100,000 + 30,000 × cultivation realm (Qi Refining: 100,000; Foundation Establishment: 130,000; Core Formation: 160,000; Nascent Soul: 190,000; and so on) |
| Comprehension | +8 |
| Tribulation supplies | Lightning Warding Talismans ×10, Heart-Calming Pills ×10 |
| Pills | Vitality Recovery Pills ×20, Spirit Recovery Pills ×20, Grain-Escaping Pills ×10, Detoxification Pills ×5 |
| Treasure Pavilion exclusives | Seclusion Talismans ×2, Spirit-Gathering Incense ×3, Legacy Jade Slip ×1 |
| Spirit field | Spirit Herb Seeds ×5 |
| Materials | Five types of materials for your current realm, 10 of each |
| Status | Vitality and spiritual power fully restored; alchemical toxicity, injuries, and qi deviation completely cleared |
Reminder
Your inventory can hold up to 60 item types. If it is already full, some items may not fit. Please clear some space before claiming the package.
