Chapter Summaries

Lei Dong met Gu Xun'er outside the Demonic Flame Space, where she tried to trade valuable treasures for Xiao Yan. After taking her offerings, Lei Dong refused to release Xiao Yan, leaving Gu Xun'er powerless and the exchange unresolved.

• Lei Dong found Gu Xun'er waiting outside the Demonic Flame Space and brought the dazed Xiao Yan to meet her.
• Gu Xun'er attacked Lei Dong in fury, but he repelled her and blocked her Golden Earth Burning Heaven Formation with a lightning barrier.
• Lei Dong threatened to kill Xiao Yan if Gu Xun'er attacked again, so she stopped fighting.
• Gu Xun'er handed Lei Dong pills, Cultivation Methods, and Dou Skills in exchange for Xiao Yan.
• Lei Dong inspected and kept the treasures, then told Gu Xun'er he had never agreed to trade them for Xiao Yan.

Lei Dong forced Gu Xun'er to trade the Golden Earth Burning Flame for Xiao Yan’s life, and she agreed despite the cost to her strength. After releasing Xiao Yan and returning her Storage Ring, Lei Dong began trying to erase the Gu Clan’s imprint from the flame.

• Lei Dong threatened to kill Xiao Yan unless Gu Xun'er gave him the Golden Earth Burning Flame, and he presented a contract to secure the exchange.
• Gu Xun'er agreed to surrender the flame on the condition that Lei Dong returned her Storage Ring.
• Gu Xun'er stripped the Golden Earth Burning Flame from herself, lost three cultivation realms, and demanded that Lei Dong release Xiao Yan.
• Lei Dong threw Xiao Yan to Gu Xun'er and seized the Golden Earth Burning Flame, but failed to erase the Gu Clan’s imprint in one attempt.
• Lei Dong tossed the Storage Ring back to Gu Xun'er and resolved to keep working to sever the flame’s ties to the Gu Clan.

Lei Dong left Gu Xun'er with Xiao Yan after taking her Exotic Flame and the contents of her Storage Ring, while threatening Xiao Yan's life to stop her from attacking. Gu Xun'er took Xiao Yan to seek help from the Yao Clan, as the continent's clans continued to avoid a war with the Soul Clan and Lei Dong sought time to grow stronger.

• Gu Xun'er discovered that Lei Dong had left her Storage Ring empty and demanded that he return its contents, but he refused, claiming she had only asked for the ring.
• Gu Xun'er charged at Lei Dong in desperation, but he sealed her Dou Qi and threatened Xiao Yan's life until she stopped fighting.
• Lei Dong left the Demonic Flame Plains, and Gu Xun'er vowed to cure Xiao Yan and kill Lei Dong before carrying Xiao Yan away to seek help from the Yao Clan.
• Yao Dan tolerated the Yao Clan's dependence on the Gu Clan to protect its younger generation from the Soul Clan and its bloodline-harvesting methods.
• The clans avoided attacking the Soul Clan because a desperate fight could bring heavy losses, while Lei Dong planned to use the peace to cultivate until he reached Dou Di.

The Middle Continent descended into chaos after Yun Yun’s alliance and the Soul Hall devastated each other, leaving new forces to claim territory. Gu Xun’er brought the severely injured Xiao Yan to Yao Tian, who said saving him required a Soul Nourishing Pill and ingredients she could not obtain.

• Yun Yun’s alliance and the Soul Hall suffered heavy losses in dozens of battles, and Azure Fairy and the Pill Tower’s other two giants died.
• Ancient forces rose to seize territory, the alliance collapsed, and Yun Yun retreated to the Flower Sect while Soul Extinguisher fled to his clan.
• Gu Xun’er took Xiao Yan to the Yao Clan instead of the Gu Clan because she feared he would not receive treatment there.
• Yao Tian examined Xiao Yan and discovered that someone had forcibly extracted his soul, which had been missing for so long that full recovery was uncertain.
• Yao Tian explained that Xiao Yan needed a seven-colored Eight Grade Soul Nourishing Pill, but Gu Xun’er could not produce any of its ingredients.

Gu Xun'er left Xiao Yan in Yao Tian’s care while she returned to the Gu Clan to find the Soul Nourishing Pill materials. On entering the Gu Realm, she was confronted by Gu Yuan, who demanded to know what had happened to her Golden Earth Burning Flame and why her strength had fallen to Half Saint.

• Gu Xun'er asked Yao Tian to keep Xiao Yan safe while she searched for the Soul Nourishing Pill materials, and he agreed.
• Yao Ling wondered whether Gu Xun'er loved Xiao Yan, and Yao Tian angrily rebuked her when she mentioned Huo Zhi and Lei Dong.
• Yao Tian explained that Xiao Yan was no longer a man, leaving Yao Ling shocked and disgusted.
• Gu Xun'er returned to the Gu Realm with her aura suppressed and planned to ask Gu Qingyang for help.
• Gu Yuan confronted Gu Xun'er and demanded to know where her Golden Earth Burning Flame had gone, why her strength had fallen to Half Saint, and where she had been.

Gu Xun'er revealed that Lei Dong had taken the Gu Clan’s Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame, prompting Gu Yuan to prepare for war against the Lei Clan. At Lei City, Lei Dong showed Gu Yuan a duplicate contract claiming Xun'er had willingly agreed to the exchange, while revealing that he held the signed original.

• Gu Xun'er told Gu Yuan that Lei Dong had taken her Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame, and Gu Yuan ordered Gu Lie to assemble the Black Annihilation Army and Gu Dao to seek Yao Clan support.
• Gu Xun'er secretly took medicinal materials from the Gu Clan’s storage room and left for the Yao Clan to help Xiao Yan before Gu Yuan returned.
• Lei Ying and the Lei Clan’s experts prepared for Gu Yuan’s arrival after Qing Lin explained the dispute, while Lei Dong kept the original contract bearing Gu Xun'er’s signature and handprint.
• Gu Yuan arrived at Lei City and found the Lei Clan assembled for battle, then read the duplicate contract Lei Dong threw to him and angrily rejected its claim that Xun'er had agreed willingly.
• Lei Dong told Gu Yuan the contract he had received was only a duplicate and that the signed original remained in his possession.

Gu Yuan confronted Lei Dong over the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame, which Gu Xun'er had traded for Xiao Yan, while Lei Ying and Yan Jin backed the Lei Clan. Facing the assembled forces and the threat of the Soul Clan, Gu Yuan realized the Gu Clan could not reclaim the flame by force.

• Gu Yuan destroyed the contract and insisted the Gu Clan had to recover its inherited Exotic Flame, but Lei Dong showed Gu Xun'er's handprint and demanded Xiao Yan be returned in exchange.
• Lei Ying warned Gu Yuan that the Lei Clan would fight back, and Gu Yuan accused Lei Dong of taking the flame from the Gu Clan.
• The Gu Clan's Black Annihilation Army arrived, then Yan Jin appeared and declared the Flame Clan's support for the Lei Clan.
• Yan Jin's arrival and the gathering of Flame Clan and Ancient Dragon Island forces left Gu Yuan wary of both defeat and a Soul Clan attack.
• Gu Xian told Gu Lie that the Gu Clan could no longer take back the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame by force.

After the clans withdrew from the brink of war, Gu Yuan confronted Gu Xun'er over trading away the Gu Clan's inherited strange fire and sharing its techniques with outsiders. He stopped himself from striking her again when Old Ancestor Gu Ying appeared to defend her as the clan’s hope.

• Gu Yuan ordered the Gu Clan army to return home, and the Flame Clan and Ancient Dragon Island armies withdrew afterward.
• Lei Dong refused to return the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame and said Gu Yuan would not risk Gu Xun'er, while Soul Emperor kept the Soul Clan in hiding and sent people to collect souls.
• Gu Yuan summoned Gu Xun'er and slapped her for trading the inherited strange fire to save Xiao Yan.
• Gu Xun'er admitted that she had also given Lei Dong Gu Clan Dou Skills and Cultivation Methods, and she refused to reveal Xiao Yan’s whereabouts.
• Gu Yuan raised his hand to strike Gu Xun'er again, but Old Ancestor Gu Ying appeared and stopped him, calling her the Gu Clan’s hope.

Gu Xun'er pleaded with Gu Yuan to spare Xiao Yan, and Gu Yuan warned her to cut ties with him. When Yao Dan confronted Gu Yuan about Gu Lie attacking the Medicine World, Gu Lie revealed that he had driven Xiao Yan away and offered to take Gu Xun'er to him.

• Gu Ying told Gu Yuan that Gu Xun'er’s feelings for Xiao Yan had grown from their childhood together, and Gu Yuan admitted that sending her to the Xiao Clan had helped cause the situation.
• Gu Xun'er apologized to Gu Yuan and promised to obey him if he spared Xiao Yan; Gu Yuan took the blame but warned her not to contact Xiao Yan again.
• Yao Dan arrived to complain that Gu Lie had invaded the Medicine World and injured Yao Tian, and Gu Lie entered before Gu Yuan could summon him.
• Gu Lie explained that he had attacked because Xiao Yan was in the Medicine World and Yao Tian had refused to hand him over.
• Gu Lie said he had not killed Xiao Yan, but had driven him from Gu Clan territory, and offered to take Gu Xun'er to see him one last time.
• Gu Xun'er promised to end contact with Xiao Yan if she could confirm he was safe.

Xiao Yan returned toward the Northwest Continent after Gu Lie spared him, but Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran killed him before he could reach safety. In Pill Domain, Cao Ying arrived just as the Dan Sect pressured the Cao Clan to surrender.

• Xiao Yan abandoned thoughts of revenge and headed for the Northwest Continent, while Gu Lie told Gu Xun'er he had taken back what was left on Xiao Yan and that Xiao Yan's life no longer concerned her.
• Gu Xun'er learned that Lei Dong had left Xiao Yan unable to perform in bed and vowed to fight Lei Dong to the death.
• Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran stopped Xiao Yan as he tried to flee, and Nalan Yanran pierced his heart with a sword.
• Dan Yan demanded that Cao Yan surrender the Cao Clan to the Dan Sect, and Cao Ying appeared to defend her family.

Cao Ying returned to protect the Cao Family from the Dan Sect, and Lei Dong killed Dan Yan and several elders with lightning. When Cao Ying attacked the remaining Dan Sect forces, a Dou Sheng appeared and blocked her strike, setting up a confrontation.

• Cao Ying arrived as the Cao Family was about to submit to Dan Yan and warned the Dan Sect to leave or die.
• Dan Yan refused to back down and ordered his three Nine Star Dou Zun to reveal their strength.
• Cao Ying called for her husband, and Lei Dong’s lightning killed Dan Yan and several Dan Sect elders.
• Cao Ying attacked the remaining Dan Sect disciples with the Great Creation Palm.
• A Dou Sheng appeared and shattered Cao Ying’s palm, and Cao Ying declared that she would destroy the Dan Sect.

Cao Ying confronted the Pill Sect after its elder discovered that Lei Dong had killed Dan Yan, and Lei Dong emerged from hiding to annihilate the Sect Master and his party. He spared the Great Elder so she could help the Cao Clan establish itself in the Pill Domain, though Cao Ying remained displeased.

• Dan Neng crushed a Jade Slip to summon the Pill Sect's Sect Master and other reinforcements after realizing Cao Ying had a powerful ally.
• Dan Neng told the arrivals that an unseen helper had killed Dan Yan and the others, while Cao Ying complained to Lei Dong that they were looking down on her.
• Lei Dong appeared beside Cao Ying and attacked the Pill Sect group, killing everyone except the Great Elder.
• Cao Ying questioned why Lei Dong spared the Great Elder, and Lei Dong explained that the Cao Clan needed her strength to gain a foothold in the Pill Domain.
• The Great Elder offered to serve Lei Dong, while Cao Ying reluctantly accepted that the Cao Clan needed a Dou Sheng ally.

Lei Dong helped Cao Ying secure the Pill Domain for the Cao Clan, then Yun Yun reported that Xiao Yan was dead. Back in the Lei Realm, Qing Lin confirmed the Cao Clan had consolidated its hold on the Dan Domain and that the Dan Clan had submitted.

• Lei Dong forced Dan Yan to swallow a Thunderbolt Pill and made her serve him, after which Cao Ying appointed her the Cao Clan's Guest Elder.
• Cao Ying arranged the Cao Clan's affairs and left Cao Yan high-grade pills and Jade Slips before returning with Lei Dong.
• Yun Yun told Lei Dong that her greatest enemy was dead and worried that Gu Xun'er might retaliate over Xiao Yan's death.
• Yun Yun left to take Nalan Yanran back to the Northwest Continent.
• Cao Ying asked Qing Lin about the Dan Domain, and Qing Lin reported that Dan Yan had helped the Cao Clan gain a firm foothold and that the Dan Clan had submitted.

After two years of uneasy peace, Lei Dong learned that the Soul Clan was mobilizing and suspected it wanted the Lei Clan’s Ancient Jade. He gathered the Lei Clan’s elders to discuss the threat, while Cai Lin remained in seclusion.

• Lei Dong asked Qing Lin about the Middle Continent, where the Hundred Herbs Sect and the Wind Lightning Pavilion had expanded under the backing of powerful clans.
• Two years passed as the Middle Continent’s forces settled into new rankings, Lei Dong reached early Eight Star Dou Sheng, and Huo Zhi reached early Seven Star Dou Sheng.
• Lei Dong remained concerned that Cai Lin had not emerged from seclusion, while the Lei Clan grew strong enough to rival the Gu Clan.
• Qing Lin reported that powerful people were emerging from the Soul Realm, and Lei Dong suspected the Soul Clan was targeting the Lei Clan’s Ancient Jade.
• Lei Dong had Lei Ying summon the Lei Clan’s senior elders, then entered the main hall with four women as Lei Ying took the main seat.

Lei Dong persuaded the Lei Clan elders to support his plan to give their piece of ancient jade to the Gu Clan. He argued that the move would draw the Gu and Soul clans into conflict while concealing the Lei Clan’s growing strength.

• Lei Dong introduced Huo Zhi, Zi Yan, Yun Yun, and a Ninth Grade Alchemist, then asked the elders to trust his next decision.
• Lei Teng, Lei Nong, Lei Xing, and Lei Fa voiced their support for Lei Dong, while Lei Ying backed him as well.
• Lei Dong announced that the Lei Clan should send its Xiao Clan Ancient Jade to the Gu Clan, provoking an uproar among the elders.
• Lei Dong explained that Soul Emperor controlled seven pieces of ancient jade and would keep targeting the Lei Clan as long as it held one.
• Lei Dong said the Gu Clan would accept the jade despite recognizing the trap, allowing the Lei Clan to appear weaker and potentially draw the Gu and Soul clans into a damaging conflict.

Lei Dong explained that he planned to give the Ancient Jade to the Gu Clan to buy the Lei Clan time to grow stronger and avoid an early clash with the Soul Clan. Lei Miao delivered the offer to Gu Yuan, who was stunned by Lei Dong’s unexpected willingness to hand over the jade.

• Lei Dong told the Lei Clan elders that he still wanted to become a Dou Di, but needed time to cultivate and believed the jade could be recovered later.
• Lei Dong instructed Lei Miao to publicly deliver the Ancient Jade to the Gu Clan and ask Gu Yuan to let him enter the Heavenly Tomb again.
• Lei Miao met Gu Yuan in the Gu Realm’s Council Great Hall, where Gu Yuan confronted him over Lei Dong’s treatment of Gu Xun'er.
• Lei Miao announced that Lei Dong wanted to give the Xiao Clan's Ancient Jade to the Gu Clan as a gesture of friendship, leaving Gu Yuan and the elders stunned.

Lei Miao offered the Lei Clan’s Ancient Jade to the Gu Clan, hoping to redirect the Soul Clan’s attention, and Gu Yuan agreed to retrieve it personally after Lei Dong offered to serve as a hostage. Lei Dong’s price was entry to the Heavenly Tomb, a request the Gu Clan elders accepted because they believed it could not benefit someone of his strength.

• Lei Miao explained that the Lei Clan could not withstand the Soul Clan indefinitely and offered its Ancient Jade to the Gu Clan.
• Gu Xian urged Gu Yuan to accept the jade, and Gu Yuan agreed while wondering why Lei Dong wanted the clans to clash.
• Lei Miao insisted that Gu Yuan personally retrieve the Ancient Jade because Soul Emperor might try to seize it.
• Lei Miao offered to have Lei Dong go to the Gu Clan as a hostage so Gu Yuan could travel safely.
• Lei Miao demanded that Lei Dong be allowed to cultivate in the Heavenly Tomb, and Gu Yuan and the elders accepted, believing it would be of little use to him.

Gu Yuan and the Gu Clan elders debated Lei Dong’s motives for entering the Heavenly Tomb, while Gu Xun'er offered to accompany him. The elders considered the risks and a possible marriage alliance, but Gu Qingyang objected because Lei Dong had caused Xun'er's cultivation to fall.

• Gu Yuan accepted Lei Miao's proposal to prepare the ceremony for opening the Heavenly Tomb, then asked the elders why Lei Dong wanted to enter.
• Gu Xian, Gu Nanhai, and a young elder guessed that Lei Dong was offering the Ancient Jade because the Lei Clan feared the Soul Clan, while Gu Qingyang disparaged the Lei Clan.
• Gu Xun'er arrived and volunteered to enter the Heavenly Tomb with Lei Dong, prompting the elders and Gu Yuan to protest over the danger to her.
• Gu Xun'er argued that someone needed to watch Lei Dong, and Gu Dao proposed making Lei Dong marry her and join the Gu Clan if he harmed her.
• Gu Yuan began to consider Gu Dao's proposal, but Gu Qingyang objected, reminding them that Lei Dong had caused Gu Xun'er's cultivation to fall.

After learning that the Gu Clan would accept the Ancient Jade, Lei Dong prepared to visit them and traveled there with Gu Dao. Gu Yuan personally welcomed him with an unexpected attack, leaving the reason for the assault unclear.

• Gu Xun'er reassured Gu Qingyang that Lei Dong would not harm her, while Gu Yuan decided to proceed with the arrangement.
• Lei Dong told Qing Lin to spread word that the Lei Clan would give the Ancient Jade to the Gu Clan and informed Lei Ying of the plan.
• Lei Ying teased Lei Dong about his reputation and told him to prepare for the trip to the Gu Clan.
• Gu Dao visited Lei Ying to set the agreed conditions, then escorted Lei Dong to the Gu Clan in less than half an hour.
• Gu Yuan came out to welcome Lei Dong, then punched him and followed with a kick despite showing no intent to kill him.

Lei Dong endured Gu Yuan’s beating and entered the Gu Realm with Gu Dao to visit the Heavenly Tomb. After Gu Qingyang threatened him over Gu Xun’er, Lei Dong provoked him and struck back, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Gu Yuan beat Lei Dong, who held back from fighting and warned that the Lei Clan would retaliate if pushed too far.
• Gu Dao eased the standoff, and Lei Dong accepted the excuse that Gu Yuan had only been testing his strength.
• Lei Dong agreed to enter the Heavenly Tomb to seek Xiao Xuan’s remnant soul, and Gu Dao led him to its entrance.
• Gu Lie and Gu Dao opened the Heavenly Tomb entrance as Gu Xun’er prepared to enter with Lei Dong.
• Gu Qingyang threatened Lei Dong, who pulled Gu Xun’er into his arms and provoked him.
• Gu Qingyang charged, and Lei Dong struck him with a slap, a blow to the stomach, and a Palm Thunder attack.