Chapter Summaries

Lei Dong and Lei Ya traveled to the Southern Continent to investigate a natural Thunder Zone in the Wind Spirit Mountain Range. They found that several unfamiliar, unintelligent Half Saint Magical Beasts guarded it, leaving Lei Dong to decide how to proceed.

• Lei Ya told Lei Dong that Huo Zhi was angry about his visit to the Flower Sect and had threatened to burn the women he had been seeing and bar him from home.
• Lei Dong refused to return, told Lei Ya to keep Yun Yun and her disciple secret from Huo Zhi, and set out with him.
• When Lei Ya asked whether he feared the Half Saint Magical Beasts in the Wind Spirit Mountain Range, Lei Dong said he could call for reinforcements if needed.
• Lei Dong and Lei Ya reached the Southern Continent after several days of travel and found it barren, with Magical Beasts but no people along their route.
• At the Wind Spirit Mountain Range, Lei Ya reported that several unfamiliar, unintelligent Half Saint Magical Beasts guarded the natural Thunder Zone and attacked anyone who approached.

Lei Dong discovered an intelligent Red Lightning guarded by a powerful tribe of Lightning Spirit Essence, then summoned three Lei Clan elders to help him deal with it. The elders recognized the tribe’s Magic Cores as valuable pill ingredients that could greatly increase the Lei Clan’s number of Dou Sheng.

• Lei Ya told Lei Dong that a tribe of Magical Beasts guarded the natural Thunder Zone and that its Red Lightning would soon emerge to absorb power.
• Lei Dong detected eight Half-Saint beasts and many others around the zone, but the Red Lightning shattered his Heaven Realm soul probe.
• Lei Dong summoned three Lei Clan elders and explained that he wanted their help to subdue the tribe and absorb the intelligent lightning.
• Lei Rao, Lei Miao, and Lei Yang arrived and recognized the beasts as Lightning Spirit Essence.
• Lei Miao explained that their Magic Cores could be used to refine Lightning Thunder Pills and help the Lei Clan produce up to ten more Dou Sheng.

Lei Dong and the elders exterminated a horde of Lightning Spirit Essences and then moved to capture the Red Lightning. With the elders holding it in place, Lei Dong began refining it.

• Lei Rao, Lei Yang, and Lei Miao sealed the area and attacked the Lightning Spirit Essences while Lei Dong watched over the Red Lightning.
• Lei Dong stopped the elders from killing the remaining Fifth Order Lightning Spirit Essences and suggested taking them back to raise, but Lei Miao and Lei Rao explained they could not be domesticated.
• The three elders resumed their attack and wiped out the Lightning Spirit Essence race while Lei Ya and Lei Ya collected their Magic Cores.
• Lei Dong led the elders to the Red Lightning, which blocked Lei Rao's initial attack.
• Lei Miao, Lei Yang, and Lei Rao restrained the Red Lightning as Lei Dong began to devour and refine it.

Lei Dong absorbed the Red Lightning while the Lei Clan elders protected him, and the lightning stirred a strange storm that drew a huge beast horde. Lei Rao went to hold the beasts back as Lei Dong continued refining the lightning.

• Lei Dong absorbed the Red Lightning, causing the Nine-Colored Lightning within him to take in its origin and his strength to rise amid intense pain.
• Lightning bolts began striking toward Lei Dong, so Lei Yang ordered Lei Ya and Lei Ya to guard the perimeter while he and Lei Miao protected the Young Clan Leader.
• Lei Ya reported that nearly a thousand Magical Beasts, including more than twenty Half Saint-level beasts, were approaching the barrier.
• Lei Rao took Lei Ya and Lei Ya outside the barrier to stop the horde, while Lei Yang and Lei Miao stayed with Lei Dong.
• Lei Rao released his Five Star Dou Sheng pressure, halting the charging beasts.

Lei Dong absorbed the Red Lightning, which merged the other thunderbolts in his body and greatly increased his strength. After Lei Rao drove off the Southern Continent’s Magical Beasts, the group left the Thunder Zone with Lei Dong’s new cultivation aid and Lightning Spirit Essence cores.

• A birdman Magical Beast explained that its kind gathered to cultivate from the Red Lightning, but Lei Rao killed it and drove the beast horde away when it challenged his claim.
• The barrier shattered, and its released Thunderbolt Power slightly strengthened Lei Rao while bringing Lei Ya and Lei Ya to the peak of One Star Dou Zun.
• The Red Lightning devoured the Black Demon Lightning and Nine Profound Golden Lightning within Lei Dong, raising him to the peak of Four Star Dou Zun and letting him produce Red Sub-Lightning that could speed Lightning Attribute cultivation.
• Lei Yang and Lei Miao praised Lei Dong for helping the Lei Clan obtain Lightning Spirit Essence Magic Cores, and Lei Dong promised to arrange rewards for Lei Ya and Lei Ya.
• Lei Rao opened a spatial rift, and the five of them returned.

Lei Dong returned to the Lei Realm and faced Huo Zhi after Qing Lin revealed his trip to the Flower Sect, while Medusa learned the same news and withdrew into seclusion. Over the following year, Lei Dong advanced his cultivation and the Lei Clan gained ten new Dou Sheng, though his search for unusual lightning yielded nothing.

• Lei Dong returned home, where Huo Zhi confronted him after Qing Lin disclosed his recent activities, and he took Huo Zhi inside while teasing Qing Lin.
• Medusa questioned Qing Lin about Lei Dong’s absence, learned that he had spent his days at the Flower Sect, and entered seclusion after becoming angry.
• Lei Dong spent the next year cultivating and studying ancient texts, reaching the late stage of the Four Star Dou Zun realm without finding the lightning knowledge he sought.
• The Lei Clan refined ten Lei Dian Pills from the Lightning Spirit Essence’s Magic Core, allowing ten High-level Dou Sheng to break through to Dou Sheng.
• The Lei Clan celebrated its ten new Dou Sheng at a grand ceremony, unaware that the elders guarding the Lei Clan Ancient Jade had become agents of the Soul Clan.

Soul Emperor learned that the Lei Clan had gained ten Dou Sheng and ordered his people to keep their plans on schedule while targeting Lei Dong. Meanwhile, Lei Dong celebrated with Huo Zhi and explained that he planned to visit Ancient Dragon Island before pursuing the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

• Void Swallowing Flame reported that the Lei Clan had gained ten Dou Sheng, and Soul Emperor ordered the clan's plans to proceed as before while treating the Lei Clan as a serious threat.
• Soul Emperor ordered his agents inside the Lei Clan to stay hidden and commanded that Lei Dong be eliminated if an opportunity arose.
• Soul Emperor told Void Swallowing Flame to have Soul Extinguisher retrieve the Xiao Clan's Ancient Jade as soon as possible.
• Lei Dong sneezed while celebrating, and Huo Zhi teased him about thinking of Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran.
• Lei Dong claimed he had been thinking about the Three Thousand Burning Flame and said he would visit Ancient Dragon Island before trying to subdue it.
• Huo Zhi asked Lei Dong why subduing a Strange Fire required a trip to Ancient Dragon Island.

Lei Dong, Huo Zhi, and Qing Lin hurried to Ancient Dragon Island so Lei Dong could seek a Dragon Mark to help subdue Three Thousand Burning Flame. They arrived as Zi Yan was emerging from seclusion and headed toward the Dragon Emperor Hall.

• Lei Dong explained to Huo Zhi that obtaining a Dragon Mark from Ancient Dragon Island would help him subdue Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Huo Zhi persuaded Huo Yu to let them leave the Lei Clan celebration, and Qing Lin joined Lei Dong and Huo Zhi on their trip.
• After three days, Lei Dong and the two women reached Ancient Dragon Island, where Hei Qing welcomed them and said Zi Yan was emerging from seclusion that day.
• Hei Qing led the group toward the Dragon Emperor Hall after Lei Dong asked to see Zi Yan.
• Lei Dong sensed more than ten Dou Sheng-level Strong Persons on Ancient Dragon Island and realized its strength had grown further.

Zi Yan emerged from seclusion at One Star Dou Zun but remained in her childlike form, and Lei Dong promised to help solve the problem. He explained that he had come to Ancient Dragon Island so Huo Zhi could obtain a Dragon Mark for the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and the group prepared to leave for the Pill Tower.

• Zi Yan emerged from seclusion, and her bloodline pressure caused the Void Ancient Dragon clansmen to kneel before she withdrew it.
• Zi Yan complained that she still had not grown despite reaching One Star Dou Zun, and Lei Dong reassured her that he would help find a solution.
• Lei Dong explained that he had come to Ancient Dragon Island for the Three Thousand Burning Flame, easing Zhu Li's suspicion that the visit was timed around Zi Yan's emergence.
• Zi Yan agreed to draw a Dragon Mark for Huo Zhi after Lei Dong stopped her from refusing, despite her jealousy toward Huo Zhi.
• Lei Dong and Huo Zhi prepared to leave for the Pill Tower with the Dragon Mark.

Lei Dong brought Zi Yan, Huo Zhi, and Qing Lin to the Pill Tower region so Bai Yang could compete for the chance to subdue the Three Thousand Yan Yan Flame. While the women explored the city, Cao Dan accosted Huo Zhi and was sent flying; the confrontation was left unresolved.

• Zi Yan insisted on accompanying Lei Dong, and Zhu Li asked him to protect her as they left Ancient Dragon Island.
• Zhu Li secretly sent two Half Saints to follow the group, and Lei Dong led everyone to the Pill Tower region.
• Lei Dong summoned Bai Yang and ordered him to secure the qualification to subdue the Three Thousand Yan Yan Flame.
• Huo Zhi, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin went shopping in the city while Lei Dong accompanied them.
• Cao Dan approached Huo Zhi, and she struck him with scorching Dou Qi before he could finish introducing himself.

Huo Zhi wounded Cao Dan after he made advances toward her, and Lei Dong escalated the dispute when the Cao Clan tried to intervene. Cao Yan arrived to protect Cao Dan and ask for mercy, but Lei Dong rejected his appeal just as an unknown voice called for restraint.

• Cao Dan’s Dou Zun guard warned that Huo Zhi might be stronger than he was, and Cao Dan tried to save face by invoking the Cao Clan’s status.
• Huo Zhi refused to apologize, and Lei Dong arrived with Zi Yan and Qing Lin, demanding that Cao Dan be killed.
• Lei Dong struck down Cao Dan’s Dou Zun guard with lightning and threatened to destroy the Cao Clan.
• Cao Yan appeared, blocked Lei Dong’s casual attack, and offered compensation for Cao Dan’s behavior.
• Lei Dong rejected Cao Yan’s plea for forgiveness, and an unknown voice urged him to show mercy.

Lei Dong confronted Xuan Kongzi over the Cao Family, then revealed he belonged to the Lei Clan and offered to spare the family if Cao Ying became his maid. Huo Zhi objected to Lei Dong taking another woman, but his claim that Cao Ying might become a Ninth Grade Alchemist gave her pause.

• Xuan Kongzi appeared with Cao Ying and asked Lei Dong to spare the Cao Family, while Huo Zhi urged Lei Dong to avoid trouble before they obtained the Exotic Flame.
• Lei Dong revealed his Lei Clan identity, and Xuan Kongzi recognized that he could not easily oppose him.
• Cao Ying challenged Lei Dong’s threat against her entire family, and Lei Dong argued that powerful people acted without needing grounds.
• Lei Dong offered to spare the Cao Family if Cao Ying became his maid, angering Huo Zhi.
• Lei Dong explained that Cao Ying’s strong Soul Power could make her a Ninth Grade Alchemist, causing Huo Zhi to pause.

Lei Dong secured Cao Ying’s agreement to leave with him after the Alchemist Convention and arranged for her to pursue the Exotic Flame. Mu Gu Old Man recognized Lei Dong as a threat to the Soul Hall’s plan to seize the flame and gathered the other Soul Hall Elders.

• Cao Yan urged Cao Ying to protect the Cao Family by accepting Lei Dong’s demand, while Xuan Kongzi tried to keep her at the Pill Tower.
• Cao Ying agreed to become Lei Dong’s maid but asked to compete in the Alchemist Convention before leaving.
• Lei Dong agreed to wait until after the convention and asked Xuan Kongzi to let Cao Ying claim the Exotic Flame if she subdued it.
• Lei Dong left with Huo Zhi and the other two women, while Xuan Kongzi departed with Cao Ying.
• Mu Gu Old Man judged Lei Dong a threat to the Soul Hall’s plan and went with three Elders to join the Soul Hall Strong Persons waiting near the Dan Domain’s edge.

Lei Dong defended his interest in Cao Ying to Huo Zhi, then admitted he desired her and promised not to pursue another woman after this time. Meanwhile, the Soul Hall prepared to stop the Lei Clan from interfering with its plan to seize the Three Thousand Burning Flame before the Pill Gathering.

• Huo Zhi challenged Lei Dong's claim that he wanted Cao Ying for her talent, and Lei Dong explained her exceptional alchemy skills and his plan to make Xuan Kongzi less likely to object when they took the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Huo Zhi teased Lei Dong about pursuing other clan prodigies, and after he spanked her, she made him admit he desired Cao Ying and promise not to provoke another woman after this time.
• Mu Gu Old Man told a black-robed Soul Hall elder that Lei Dong had entered the Dan Domain and was interested in the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• The black-robed elder ordered Mu Gu Old Man to await the Pill Gathering while the Soul Hall held back the Pill Tower's three giants, and he requested reinforcements from Soul Extinguisher to deal with the Lei Clan.
• Lei Dong and his companions stayed inside their residence, while the Cao Family kept its doors closed as the Pill Gathering approached.

As the Pill Gathering finals began in Saint Pill City, Lei Dong and Huo Zhi planned to enter the Star Region and wait for a chance to seize the Three Thousand Burning Flame. Lei Dong avoided explaining how he knew the Soul Hall would act, leaving Huo Zhi suspicious that he was hiding things from her.

• Fear of Lei Dong’s power kept the visiting factions’ young alchemists inside their inns, and Saint Pill City stayed free of major disputes.
• Lei Dong watched the preliminary round pass and learned that Cao Ying, Yao Tian, and other alchemy geniuses had advanced.
• Xuan Kongzi announced that the finalists would refine their strongest pills on the stone platforms, and the contestants took their places.
• Lei Dong told Huo Zhi they would enter the Star Region with Zi Yan’s help and wait to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Lei Dong said he expected the Soul Hall to make a move, but when Huo Zhi pressed him for an explanation, he claimed Qing Lin’s Serpent Net could help him gather information.

Lei Dong and his companions waited near the Three Thousand Burning Flame while the Soul Hall and Pill Tower arrived to claim it. Mu Gu the Elder broke the seal and proposed that the awakened flame honor its agreement to go with the Soul Hall for a year.

• Qing Lin accepted responsibility for telling Lei Dong about the matter, and Lei Dong led his companions into the star region with Zi Yan.
• Huo Zhi sensed the Three Thousand Burning Flame, while Lei Dong discovered three Soul Hall Dou Zuns nearby and concealed his group behind a Soul Barrier.
• Three days later, Mu Gu the Elder arrived with the Pill Tower group after winning the Pill Gathering, but no one could subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Mu Gu the Elder attacked the flame's seal, escaped Qiu Ling's attempt to stop him, and freed the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Qiu Ling tried to call the Pill Tower for help, but Mu Gu the Elder said its experts could not reach them and asked the flame to honor their agreement by going to the Soul Hall for one year.

The Soul Hall captured the Three Thousand Burning Flame and trapped the Pill Tower group, but Lei Dong’s party arrived, killed the Soul Hall fighters, and took control of the flame. Lei Dong prepared to leave with Cao Ying, who agreed to go with him and asked him to kill Song Qing.

• The Three Thousand Burning Flame refused to trust Mu Gu Old Man and delayed going to the Soul Hall, while Qiu Ling sought Bai Yang’s help to rescue the Pill Tower juniors.
• Song Qing betrayed the Pill Tower and joined Mu Gu Old Man as the Soul Hall subdued the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Mu Gu Old Man discovered that the Star Region’s space had been sealed, and Lei Dong appeared with Huo Zhi and Zi Yan.
• Huo Zhi and Zi Yan killed the Soul Hall Venerables, and Huo Zhi claimed the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Lei Dong told Bai Yang to bring Cao Ying along, rejected Song Qing’s plea to join him, and heard Cao Ying ask him to kill Song Qing.

Lei Dong took Cao Ying and the Three Thousand Burning Flame from the Star Region, while Qing Lin killed Song Qing and the Soul Hall withdrew from Pill Saint City. As Lei Dong’s group headed home, three Soul Hall Half-Saints intercepted them, and Qing Lin summoned powerful snake Magical Beasts to confront them.

• Cao Ying offered to accompany Lei Dong if he killed Song Qing, and Lei Dong took her into the void with him.
• Qing Lin killed Song Qing, then left with Bai Yang as Qiu Ling escaped the Star Region and reported that Lei Dong had taken Cao Ying and the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xuan Kongzi joined the battle outside the Star Region, but the Soul Hall forces withdrew after learning the flame was gone; Xuan Kongzi ordered Soul Hall members killed if they entered the Dan Domain.
• Lei Dong’s group was caught by three Soul Hall Half-Saints, led by Yue Ya, who accused Lei Dong of killing a Soul Hall Elder and demanded an explanation.
• Lei Dong judged that the Half-Saints could not stop them, and Qing Lin summoned an Advanced Half-Saint snake Magical Beast and several peak Nine Revolutions snake Magical Beasts.

Lei Dong and his companions tried to escape with the Three Thousand Burning Flame while Qing Lin’s Magical Beasts held off the Soul Hall Elders. Yue Ya caught up with them and battled Lei Dong, Zi Yan, and Huo Zhi, leaving the fight unresolved after their combined attack forced him back.

• Qing Lin sent her Magical Beasts to engage the three Soul Hall Elders while Lei Dong led his group away.
• Yue Ya left his two companions to fight the Magical Beasts and pursued Lei Dong’s group, demanding the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Lei Dong told Qing Lin and the others to return to the Lei Realm, then joined Zi Yan in confronting Yue Ya while Huo Zhi gathered the Exotic Flame.
• Yue Ya easily knocked Lei Dong and Zi Yan down, but Lei Dong’s Nine-Colored Lightning made him take their strength seriously.
• Lei Dong and Huo Zhi combined Thunderous Might and Destruction Fire Lotus against Yue Ya, who shattered the attacks but was forced back by the explosion.

Lei Dong and Huo Zhi survived Yue Ya’s attack, and two Void Ancient Dragon elders arrived to protect them and kill the Soul Hall Elder. Lei Dong and Zi Yan returned toward the Lei Realm while the elders held off the Soul Hall pursuers.

• Lei Dong recovered himself and Huo Zhi with Eighth Grade Recovery Pills, then prepared to call for help before the Void Ancient Dragon elders appeared.
• Yue Ya threatened to kill everyone, but the two elders from Ancient Dragon Island arrived and refused to let him harm Lei Dong.
• Zi Yan ordered the elders to attack Yue Ya, and they overwhelmed him and killed him with Ancient Dragon Claw.
• Lei Dong sensed Soul Hall reinforcements approaching and asked the elders to hold them off while he and Zi Yan returned to the Lei Realm with Huo Zhi.
• The Soul Hall pursuers found Yue Ya’s corpse and fought the two Void Ancient Dragon elders, but they failed to catch Lei Dong and eventually withdrew.