Chapter Summaries

Lei Dong left Yun Yun to cultivate in the Life and Death Gate, where its wind-attribute energy benefited her but drained his Dou Qi. After leaving the gate, he advanced to the middle stage of Nine Revolutions, failed to reopen it, and returned toward his clan; meanwhile, Jia Xingtian and Yao Ye received news that the Chu Yun Empire had launched an invasion.

• Lei Dong discovered that the Life and Death Gate drained his Dou Qi while Yun Yun's cultivation and wind-attribute energy increased.
• Lei Dong gave Yun Yun a Jade Slip, told her to cultivate safely, and flew back toward the gate's exit.
• Lei Dong emerged from the Life and Death Gate with his Dou Qi restored and advanced to the middle stage of Nine Revolutions.
• Lei Dong tried and failed to reopen the closed gate, then left Yun Lan Mountain to prepare for the Space Auction.
• Jia Xingtian and Yao Ye heard a report that the Heavenly Poison Venerable of the Chu Yun Empire had led an attack across the border.

Lei Dong returned to the Lei Clan, recruited Cao Ying to help refine pills, and agreed to take her along wherever he went. The pair reached the Space Trading Fair’s desert entrance, where Cao Ying saw a huge wormhole and the powerful figures entering it.

• Lei Dong returned to the Lei Clan and ordered its alchemists to refine Eight Grade Pills.
• Lei Dong asked Cao Ying to help refine pills, and she persuaded him to take her to the auction and promise to bring her along on future trips.
• Cao Ying helped Lei Dong obtain several dozen Eight Grade Pills, and he discovered her alchemy had reached Peak Eighth Rank.
• Lei Dong took Cao Ying to the Desolate Desert, where her soul perception detected more than a hundred powerful auras.
• Lei Dong and Cao Ying reached a sand mountain and saw powerful figures entering the Space Wormhole that served as the fair’s entrance.

Lei Dong and Cao Ying entered Space Town to attend the Space Trading Fair, where he bought resources to strengthen Cao Ying and acquired a Nine-Colored Origin Stone for Cai Lin. After presenting their invitation at an ancient pavilion, they followed an old man deeper inside.

• Lei Dong carried Cao Ying through the spatial black hole into Space Town, where she admired the bustling streets and rare wares.
• Lei Dong exchanged for items to improve Cao Ying's soul strength and bought her Spiritual Medicines.
• Lei Dong acquired a Nine-Colored Origin Stone that could help Cai Lin become a Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and reach High Level Dou Sheng.
• Lei Dong and Cao Ying reached an ancient pavilion guarded by two Six Star Dou Zun elders and presented their red jade invitation.
• The elders gave Lei Dong and Cao Ying black robes, and an old man appeared inside the pavilion and led them into its depths.

Lei Dong and Cao Ying attended a Space Trading Fair to bid for the final Fragment Map of the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame. The auction began with Elder Baoshan welcoming the cloaked attendees.

• An old man led Lei Dong and Cao Ying to a Bronze Gate, then left them to enter the Ancient Hall alone.
• Lei Dong explained that they had come to bid for the Fragment Map of the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame, and Cao Ying asked him to give her the flame when they found it.
• Lei Dong told Cao Ying that she needed the strength of a Dou Sheng to subdue the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame and promised to find her another Strange Fire for alchemy.
• After an hour, a bell signaled the auction’s start, and Elder Baoshan appeared before the attendees.
• Elder Baoshan used spatial power to enclose himself, then announced that the Space Trading Fair had begun.

At the Space Trading Fair, Lei Dong exchanged the Gu Clan’s Great Nirvana Finger for the Vajra Glazed Body and purchased several other items. When Elder Baoshan brought out the second-to-last item, Lei Dong recognized it as the object he had come to obtain and focused on the auction.

• Elder Baoshan auctioned the Demon Phoenix Wings, which a participant exchanged for an Eight Grade Pill with Four-Colored Pill Lightning.
• Elder Baoshan offered the Vajra Glazed Body, and Lei Dong’s Great Nirvana Finger was selected in exchange for it.
• Lei Dong bought Soul Power-increasing Spiritual Medicines and soft armor capable of withstanding a Half Saint’s attacks.
• Elder Baoshan presented the second-to-last item, and Lei Dong stopped distracting Cao Ying and watched attentively.

At the Space Trading Fair, Lei Dong exchanged a Nine-Colored Pill Lightning Eight Grade Pill and a Six-Colored Pill Lightning Eight Grade Pill for a remnant map linked to the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame. Elder Baoshan ended the fair by announcing that the Bodhi Ancient Tree had appeared again after ten thousand years.

• Elder Baoshan revealed that a remnant map was connected to the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame and opened bidding for medicinal pills.
• Bidders raised the price until a black-robed figure offered five Seven-Colored Pill Lightning Eight Grade Pills.
• Lei Dong bid a Nine-Colored Pill Lightning Eight Grade Pill and a Six-Colored Pill Lightning Eight Grade Pill, and Elder Baoshan accepted the exchange.
• Lei Dong received the remnant map, while the other attendees reconsidered challenging him.
• Elder Baoshan announced that the Bodhi Ancient Tree, said to allow one to become a saint on the spot, had appeared again after ten thousand years.

Lei Dong left the auction after hearing about the Bodhi Ancient Tree and returned to the Lei Clan, where he gave Cai Lin a Nine-Colored Origin Stone. Their reunion ended with Lei Dong discovering that Cai Lin was pregnant with their child.

• Lei Dong and Cao Ying left Elder Baoshan's discussion of the Bodhi Ancient Tree and returned to the Lei Clan.
• Lei Dong gave Cao Lin the Nine-Colored Origin Stone and promised to send her somewhere to cultivate so she could evolve into a Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.
• Cai Lin recalled how Lei Dong had bullied her in the past, grew angry, and kicked him out of their warm nest.
• Cai Lin told her unborn baby that Lei Dong was its heartless father, and Lei Dong sensed the powerful life-form in her womb.
• Lei Dong asked Cai Lin when she had become pregnant and tried to soothe her despite her telling him to leave.

Lei Dong soothed Cai Lin after learning she was pregnant, then visited Huo Zhi, who was upset about the pregnancy and his attention. He promised to help Huo Zhi subdue the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame and proposed seeking an opportunity at the Bodhi Ancient Tree to reach Dou Sheng before it appeared.

• Cai Lin told Lei Dong that the clan had discovered her pregnancy and prepared pills to regulate it.
• Lei Dong warned Cai Lin not to use the Nine-Colored Origin Stone until it had regained enough energy, then left for Huo Zhi's residence despite Cai Lin's complaints.
• Huo Zhi complained that Cai Lin was pregnant and feared Lei Dong would favor her, so Lei Dong reassured Huo Zhi and shifted the conversation to the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame.
• Lei Dong explained that the remnant maps could help subdue the sealed flame when it appeared again in a few years, and Huo Zhi worried that they were not strong enough to refine it.
• Lei Dong told Huo Zhi they could seek the Bodhi Ancient Tree's opportunity in the Wild Ancient Region and reach Dou Sheng before the flame appeared.

Lei Dong told Huo Zhi that the Bodhi Ancient Tree had appeared in the Wild Ancient Region and prepared to pursue its chance for the Lei Clan. After checking on Qing Lin and Zi Yan, he secluded himself to cultivate the Vajra Glazed Body.

• Lei Dong told Huo Zhi that Lei Ya and others had gone to scout the Bodhi Ancient Tree, whose opportunity he hoped would help him reach Dou Sheng and strengthen the Lei Clan.
• Huo Zhi reported that Zi Yan was still refining the Dragon Emperor Origin Fruit, and Lei Dong reassured her while privately expecting Zi Yan to reach High Level Dou Sheng.
• Huo Zhi teased Lei Dong about his attraction to women connected to dragons and snakes, and Lei Dong playfully spanked her and defended his tastes.
• Lei Dong visited Qing Lin and Zi Yan, then entered a secluded room to cultivate the Vajra Glazed Body, which he decided was unsuitable for his women.

Lei Dong perfected the Vajra Glazed Body during seclusion as the Bodhi Ancient Tree appeared and stirred the continent. He prepared to lead the Lei Clan’s younger generation to compete for the tree’s three treasures, with Lei Jie assigned to protect the group.

• Lei Dong used Soul Power to learn the Vajra Glazed Body and began cultivating the Heaven Rank technique.
• After Lei Dong spent more than ten days in seclusion, the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s appearance was revealed across Middle Continent, prompting factions and Ancient Races to move toward the Wild Ancient Region.
• Lei Ya and his companion returned with the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s general coordinates, and Lei Dong emerged after perfecting the Vajra Glazed Body.
• Lei Ying told Lei Dong that the clans had agreed to send only people below Half-Saint and restrict the contest to the younger generation.
• Lei Dong promised to lead the Lei Clan’s team, and Lei Ying arranged for Lei Jie to protect them while the Great Elder and others guarded the area secretly.

Soul Emperor delayed pursuing the Bodhi Ancient Tree while the Soul Clan completed a new Space Wormhole and prepared to attack three clans. Lei Dong’s group reached the Wild Ancient Region, where crowds had gathered to seek the tree’s treasures.

• Soul Emperor ordered Soul Tu to continue building the Space Wormhole and sent Soul Extinguisher to dispatch Soul Hall members to the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
• Soul Emperor told the Soul Clan to follow its original plan and privately anticipated that Gu Yuan would not attack the hidden Soul Clan.
• Lei Dong traveled toward the Wild Ancient Region with Huo Zhi and four Lei Yun while Lei Jie and Lei Teng went ahead in secret.
• Lei Dong’s group met Lei Ya at Wild Town and learned that everyone who had entered the forest had died and members of other clans were already inside.
• Lei Dong led his group into the primeval forest, where their strength and flames let them pass the poisonous fog and venomous insects with ease.

Lei Dong’s group reached the Ancient Domain Platform, where he used his Nine Revolutions Dou Zun aura to intimidate the gathered factions. As they waited for the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s barrier to fall, Huo Xuan pledged the Flame Clan’s support to Lei Dong in exchange for a share of the spoils.

• After crossing the Poison Mist Forest, Lei Dong’s group traveled for three days and reached the Ancient Domain Platform.
• Lei Dong released his full aura on the central stone platform, forcing many cultivators to the ground before withdrawing it and settling with his companions.
• Gu Qingyang warned Gu Xun'er to be careful around Lei Dong, while Gu Xun'er said he was trying to intimidate the factions and would not attack them.
• Huo Xuan and Huo Xian'er visited Lei Dong, and Huo Xuan asked who would obtain the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s opportunity.
• Lei Dong said the opportunity would ultimately be his and that it could be taken by force, so Huo Xuan offered the Flame Clan’s support in return for a share of the benefits.

Huo Xuan explained to Huo Xian'er why the Flame Clan had agreed to assist the powerful Lei Clan, while Lei Dong reassured Huo Zhi that he would not target their allies. After the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s seal broke, Gu Qingyang united the gathered factions to charge the Beast Tide.

• Huo Xuan told Huo Xian'er that the Lei Clan had grown powerful enough to rival the Gu Clan, so the Flame Clan had agreed to show goodwill rather than risk opposing Lei Dong.
• Huo Zhi questioned whether Lei Dong would help the Flame Clan, and he assured her that he would not attack their allies while the Soul Clan remained their enemy.
• Lei Dong explained that he intended to share the Bodhi Tree’s opportunity with the Flame Clan because the Lei Clan could not claim it all alone.
• After nearly ten days, the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s seal broke, and about a thousand mostly Dou Zun-level cultivators had gathered near the Ancient Domain Platform.
• Gu Qingyang rallied the factions to break through the Beast Tide, and the Gu Clan party led the assembled groups north.

Lei Dong, Huo Zhi, and the allied clans charged into the Wild Ancient Region’s Beast Tide, where the beasts grew stronger and the advancing teams dwindled. As Lei Dong and Huo Zhi took the lead, Huo Xian’er realized she had fallen behind Huo Zhi and narrowly avoided being bitten.

• Gu Qingyang led the assembled alliance toward the Beast Tide, with his group taking the dangerous front position.
• Lei Dong warned his companions to stay close, then joined forces with Huo Xuan and the Flame Clan as they entered the Beast Tide.
• The allied teams fought their way forward as Dou Zun-level beasts became more numerous and their ranks suffered casualties.
• Lei Dong and Huo Zhi unleashed their full strength to clear the path, easing the strain on Huo Xuan and the others.
• Huo Xian’er lost focus while watching Lei Dong and Huo Zhi fight, but Huo Xuan saved her from a beast’s bite.

Lei Dong and the other clans fought through the fierce beasts to reach the Bodhi Ancient Tree, then waited while more forces gathered. When Lei Dong finally led the Lei and Flame Clans toward the tree, the Gu Clan and the remaining groups followed, arriving before its immense, mysterious presence.

• Lei Dong and the Flame Clan survivors escaped the fierce beasts’ attack and saw that the beasts would not cross the boundary around the clearing.
• The Gu Clan fought its way out, and Gu Xun’er urged Gu Qingyang to rest while she focused on the Bodhi Tree’s chance to exchange Xiao Yan back.
• Lei Dong waited for other groups to arrive, knowing Half Saint-level Puppets guarded the way and expecting the newcomers to bear the danger first.
• Over nearly a day, fewer than a hundred of the original thousand people reached the clearing, and Lei Dong then ordered the Lei and Flame Clans to advance.
• Gu Xun’er led the Gu Clan after Lei Dong, and the other forces followed until they stood before the enormous Bodhi Ancient Tree.

Lei Dong and the other clans fought their way past the Half Saint puppets guarding the Bodhi Ancient Tree and hurried inside to claim its treasures. The surviving groups followed after them, though the loose cultivators paid a heavy price.

• The Bodhi Ancient Tree revealed five Half Saint puppets after the groups spotted the Bodhi Heart in its trunk.
• Lei Dong and the other leaders divided the puppets among their groups, and Lei Dong’s companions quickly destroyed one by smashing its head.
• Lei Dong refused to help the groups still fighting and led Huo Zhi, Lei Yun, and the others into the tree’s depths; Huo Xuan followed him.
• The remaining clans defeated their puppets, while the Heavenly Demon Phoenix clan lost three Dou Zun clansmen.
• The loose cultivator teams eventually defeated their puppet after dozens of Dou Zun fighters died, then pursued the others.

At the Bodhi Ancient Tree, Lei Dong broke through an illusion and learned that the tree wanted him to purge its evil intelligence. After refining eighteen Bodhi Seeds, he was placed on an ancient prayer mat as the tree poured pure energy into him.

• The Bodhi Ancient Tree enveloped Lei Dong and the others in light, drawing Lei Dong into an illusion of a prosperous Lei Realm where he had reached Dou Sheng Peak.
• Lei Dong recognized the illusion, used a Bodhi Seed to shatter it, and entered the tree’s inner space, where he watched a vision of the Battle of Two Emperors.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree confirmed that it wanted Lei Dong to disperse its evil intelligence, and he agreed in exchange for the opportunity to cultivate.
• Lei Dong refined eighteen pure Bodhi Seeds with the Fallen Heart Flame, sending their clear energy into the tree and helping it expel black traces of evil.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree placed Lei Dong on an emerald prayer mat, and a surge of pure energy began pouring into his body.

Lei Dong restored the Bodhi Ancient Tree by refining its Bodhi Seeds, then was drawn into the tree and fell asleep, apparently receiving its comprehension. The others escaped their illusions and found him; the clans chose not to interfere, leaving Huo Zhi and the others to guard him.

• Lei Dong recovered to his peak condition, broke through to the peak of the Nine Revolutions realm, and refined the remaining Bodhi Seeds.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree shed its black Qi, returned to its emerald appearance, and drew Lei Dong into its body, where he fell into a deep sleep.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree released Huo Zhi, Lei Yun, and the others from their illusions into its space.
• Lei Yu warned Huo Zhi that Lei Dong's stillness might be an opportunity, and the group recognized that he could be receiving the Bodhi Tree's comprehension.
• Gu Qingyang considered attacking Lei Dong, but Gu Xun'er refused because she feared for Xiao Yan and warned of the Soul Clan.
• Huo Zhi, Lei Yun, and their allies guarded Lei Dong while the Gu, Yao, and Stone Clans and the unaffiliated cultivators refrained from attacking.

After a month of waiting, Lei Dong awakened from the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s trial, having endured a hundred reincarnations in his soul. The tree released more than twenty Bodhi Seeds, and Lei Dong gathered them all before the others could seize them.

• While the group cultivated and waited inside the Bodhi Ancient Tree, Lei Dong remained motionless for a month as some trapped people grew restless.
• Lei Dong awakened with a transformed, world-weary air, then left the tree and embraced Huo Zhi, explaining that he felt as if they had been apart for centuries.
• Lei Dong thanked the Bodhi Ancient Tree, which rustled and then released more than twenty Bodhi Seeds.
• As the others rushed to grab the seeds, Lei Dong summoned them all into his palm.

After Lei Dong refused to share the Bodhi Seeds, he revealed his Dou Sheng strength and killed the cultivators who challenged him as the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s space collapsed. The survivors escaped into the Wild Ancient Region and fled from Lei Dong, while he and Huo Zhi emerged safely.

• Lei Dong gave Bodhi Seeds to Huo Zhi, Lei Yun, Lei Yu, Lei Dian, Lei Kong, and Huo Xuan, then kept the rest for himself.
• Gu Xun'er and the other factions hesitated to challenge Lei Dong until rogue cultivators and Middle Continent factions demanded he share the seeds.
• Lei Dong refused, revealed that he had reached mid One Star Dou Sheng, and killed several cultivators who had threatened him as the space began to collapse.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree’s space shattered, sending Lei Dong, Huo Zhi, and the others back to the grassland in the depths of the Wild Ancient Region.
• The Middle Continent factions fled after witnessing Lei Dong’s strength and the deaths of the challengers.