Chapter Summaries

Ling Yuan finished refining four powerful puppets and planned to strengthen them with the lightning in the Void Lightning Pool. In the Lei Realm, Mang Qianchi told Lei Ying about the pool and its possible Nine Profound Golden Lightning, and Lei Ying sent an elder with Mang Qianchi to investigate.

• Ling Yuan completed the three Dragon King Puppets and planned to use the Void Lightning Pool to strengthen all four of his puppets.
• Mang Qianchi returned to the Lei Realm after recovering from injuries sustained in a Void Lightning Pool and breaking through to the High-Tier Ban Sheng realm.
• Mang Qianchi told Lei Ying that the pool near the former Dragon Island held Black Demon Lightning and might contain even stronger lightning.
• Lei Ying considered the risks of claiming the pool near the Ancient Void Dragon Clan's former territory but was tempted by the possibility of Nine Profound Golden Lightning.
• Lei Ying ordered a Four-Star Dou Sheng elder to accompany Mang Qianchi and investigate the pool.

Ling Yuan visited his children before heading to Dragon Island to ask Zhu Kun about the Void Lightning Pool. He left Ling Long and Ling Yao with Zhu Kun, who warned him about the powerful Nine Profound Golden Lightning sealed inside the pool.

• Ling Yuan played with Ling Long and Ling Yao, who chased insects and asked him to find them something else to do.
• Ling Yuan took the children to Dragon Island, where Zhu Kun happily welcomed his grandchildren.
• Ling Yuan asked Zhu Kun to watch the children while he went to the Void Lightning Pool.
• Zhu Kun warned Ling Yuan that the pool contained powerful Black Demon Lightning and a Nine Profound Golden Lightning whose strength could rival a Seven-Star Dou Sheng.
• Zhu Kun explained that he had sealed the Nine Profound Golden Lightning inside the Thunder Pool region and believed it could not escape or harm Ling Yuan unless he ventured deep inside.

Ling Yuan received Zhu Kun’s Dragon Seal and an escort to claim the Nine Profound Golden Lightning, while Lei Ren and Mang Qianchi discovered the Void Lightning Pool and began retreating with the news. Ling Yuan detected them and decided to confront them, despite Zhu Huo warning that Lei Ren was far stronger.

• Zhu Kun gave Ling Yuan permission to subdue the failing Nine Profound Golden Lightning and assigned Zhu Huo, a Seven-Star Dou Sheng, to accompany him.
• Lei Ren and Mang Qianchi entered the Void Lightning Pool, found abundant Black Demon Lightning, and discovered the Nine Profound Golden Lightning at its core.
• Lei Ren retreated with Mang Qianchi after confirming the Nine Profound Golden Lightning’s presence, praising Mang Qianchi for finding the treasure land.
• Ling Yuan and Zhu Huo arrived and sensed the two outsiders leaving the pool.
• Ling Yuan asked Zhu Huo to seal their escape routes so he could test himself against them, but Zhu Huo warned that the Four-Star Dou Sheng opponent made the plan too dangerous.

Ling Yuan ambushed Lei Ren with the Soul Spirit Bead and severely injured the Four-Star Dou Sheng’s soul, forcing him to call on Zhu Huo when Lei Ren retaliated. Zhu Huo stopped Lei Ren’s attack and captured him and Mang Qianchi, leaving Ling Yuan to decide their fate.

• Ling Yuan asked Zhu Huo to let him test his soul attacks on the enemy, and Zhu Huo agreed to oversee the fight.
• Ling Yuan struck Lei Ren with the Soul Spirit Bead, piercing his soul defenses and causing intense pain.
• Lei Ren dodged the first follow-up beam, but Ling Yuan unleashed a barrage that badly injured Lei Ren’s soul.
• Lei Ren attacked Ling Yuan with Thunder Tribulation Palm, and Ling Yuan called on Zhu Huo for help.
• Zhu Huo blocked Lei Ren’s attack and bound Lei Ren and Mang Qianchi, then asked Ling Yuan whether to kill them.

Ling Yuan spared Lei Ren and his companion after they entered the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s territory, demanding compensation from the Lei Clan instead. He and Zhu Huo then entered the Void Lightning Pool, where Zhu Huo prepared to protect Ling Yuan from the Black Demon Lightning.

• Lei Ren recognized Ling Yuan and Zhu Huo, revealed his identity, and begged them to spare him.
• Ling Yuan decided not to kill the Lei Clan men and used their unauthorized entry into the Void Lightning Pool to demand compensation.
• Lei Ren admitted they had entered the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s territory, and Ling Yuan had Zhu Huo seal both men’s Dou Qi and confine them outside the Thunder Pool.
• Ling Yuan and Zhu Huo entered the Void Lightning Pool and passed through its increasingly dangerous lightning zones.
• As they approached the Black Demon Lightning field, Zhu Huo raised his hand to form a protective barrier for Ling Yuan.

Ling Yuan and Zhu Huo reached the core of the Void Lightning Pool, where they found the weakened Nine Profound Golden Lightning trapped by Zhu Kun’s seal. Ling Yuan had Zhu Huo subdue it, then used the Black Demon Lightning to strengthen his Dou Sheng Puppets.

• Ling Yuan absorbed the Black Demon Lightning as he and Zhu Huo traveled deeper into the Void Lightning Pool.
• Ling Yuan and Zhu Huo found the Nine Profound Golden Lightning, whose power and chances of gaining sentience had fallen below twenty percent.
• The Nine Profound Golden Lightning attacked them, but Zhu Kun’s seal blocked its lightning and contained its attempts to escape.
• Ling Yuan showed Zhu Huo the Dragon Seal and asked him to subdue the Nine Profound Golden Lightning before its power dissipated.
• Ling Yuan retreated and placed his five Dou Sheng Puppets in the Black Demon Lightning Field to absorb lightning and strengthen their bodies.

Ling Yuan captured the Nine Profound Golden Lightning, sealed the Void Lightning Pool for his clan, and returned to the Ling Realm after warning Xiao Yan away from the site. The Ancient Void Dragon Clan accused the Lei Clan of trespassing and coveting its treasure, leaving Lei Ying furious as his elders urged restraint.

• Zhu Huo subdued the Nine Profound Golden Lightning and handed its origin to Ling Yuan, who sealed it and kept it for future refinement.
• Ling Yuan and Zhu Huo sealed the Void Lightning Pool, detained Lei Ren and Mang Qianchi, and encountered Xiao Yan searching for a place to cultivate the Three Thousand Lightning Movement.
• Ling Yuan warned Xiao Yan that the Void Lightning Pool was Ancient Void Dragon Clan territory and directed him to the Wind Lightning Pavilion instead.
• Ling Yuan returned to the Ling Realm while Zhu Kun took Ling Long and Ling Yao on an outing, then had Zi Yan accuse the Lei Clan of trespassing and coveting the clan's treasure.
• Lei Ying read the Ancient Void Dragon Clan's accusation, angrily blamed them for detaining Lei Ren and Mang Qianchi, and was urged by the Lei Clan elders not to act rashly.

Ling Yuan negotiated with Lei Ming for the release of Lei Ren and Mang Qianchi, securing one Heavenly Tomb slot and additional resources as compensation. The Lei Clan retrieved its elders, while Ling Yuan began considering how to obtain another slot.

• Lei Ying sent Lei Ming to the Ling Realm to negotiate the return of Lei Ren and Mang Qianchi.
• Ling Yuan rejected Lei Ming’s appeal to release the elders as a favor and demanded two Heavenly Tomb slots in exchange.
• After Lei Ming refused, Ling Yuan threatened to have Zhu Kun visit the Lei Clan, prompting Lei Ming to offer compensation.
• Ling Yuan accepted one Heavenly Tomb slot and resources of equivalent value, and Lei Ming took Lei Ren and Mang Qianchi home.
• The other clans wondered why the Ling Clan wanted so many Heavenly Tomb slots, while Ling Yuan planned to secure another from the Soul Clan or Xiao Tribe.

Qing Lin found the soul of a Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake, while Ling Yuan advanced his cultivation through Black Demon Lightning and reached Late-Stage One-Star Dou Sheng. With the Gu Clan Coming-of-Age Ceremony and Heavenly Tomb approaching, he returned to the Ling Realm and reunited with Ling Long and Ling Yao, whose natural talent had brought them to the third stage of Dou Qi.

• Qing Lin arranged for the Heavenly Snake Mansion to become a Ling Clan subsidiary, and Ling Yuan agreed and helped Lv Xia advance a minor realm.
• Qing Lin discovered the soul of a Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake in a ruin, which could strengthen her cultivation and combat abilities.
• Ling Yuan used Black Demon Lightning to temper his five Dou Sheng Puppets and advance from One-Star Dou Sheng Mid-stage to Late-Stage One-Star Dou Sheng.
• Ling Yuan left the Void Lightning Pool because the Gu Clan Coming-of-Age Ceremony and Heavenly Tomb opening were drawing near.
• Ling Yuan returned to the Ling Realm and learned that Ling Long and Ling Yao had reached the third stage of Dou Qi by absorbing energy naturally while they played.

Ling Yuan prepared his group for the Gu Clan's coming-of-age ceremony and witnessed Yao Chen refine a Ninth-Grade Treasure Pill before traveling to the Ancient Realm. At the entrance, he saw Xiao Yan among the guests and wondered whether the Gu Clan would let him enter the Heavenly Tomb.

• Ling Yuan prepared supplies and six of his seven avatars for the Heavenly Tomb, while having his women halt their cultivation.
• Yao Chen refined a Ninth-Grade Treasure Pill, and Ling Yuan appointed him chief Alchemist of the Ling Clan.
• Ling Yuan's group arrived at the Gu Clan's small world, where Yao Tian and Yao Ling greeted them while the Yan and Lei Clans kept their distance.
• Ling Yuan spotted Xiao Yan at the entrance and worried that Xiao Xuan would find him in the Heavenly Tomb and replace his bloodline.
• Gu Tou questioned Ling Yuan about bringing two Four-Star Dou Shengs, and Ling Yuan said they had come to observe the ceremony.

Gu Xun'er pleaded with Ling Yuan to help Xiao Yan obtain a Heavenly Tomb slot, but he refused, and Gu Yuan had already rejected her plea in the council hall. At the Gu Clan coming-of-age ceremony, Gu Ming challenged Xiao Yan, leaving Ling Yuan interested in the unexpected confrontation.

• Gu Xun'er argued that the Xiao Tribe deserved a Heavenly Tomb slot, but Gu Yuan struck her and rejected her demand.
• Ling Yuan and his companions traveled into the Ancient Realm, where Xiao Yan greeted him and Gu Clan guards avoided provoking Xiao Yan because of Ling Yuan.
• Gu Xun'er visited Ling Yuan at night and asked him to persuade the Gu Clan to return a slot to the Xiao Tribe, but he declined.
• The Gu Clan's coming-of-age ceremony began, and its younger members underwent bloodline tests and received Clan Marks.
• After receiving his Clan Mark, the One-Star Dou Zun Gu Ming challenged Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan fought Gu Ming for the Xiao Tribe’s Heavenly Tomb quota, but lost after Gu Ming activated his Clan Mark. As the bloodline testing ceremony continued, Gu Xun’er took the stage, drawing Ling Yuan’s attention to the strength of her God-Grade Bloodline.

• Gu Ming challenged Xiao Yan for the Heavenly Tomb quota, promising the Xiao Tribe cultivation resources if Xiao Yan lost.
• Xiao Yan exchanged blows with Gu Ming using Beast Flames and the Gu Clan’s Emperor Seal Mantra, then revealed a sub-flame of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.
• Gu Ming activated his Clan Mark and defeated Xiao Yan, securing the Xiao Tribe’s quota for the Gu Clan.
• A Gu Clan elder offered Xiao Yan resources said to support him up to five-star Dou Zun, but Xiao Yan refused the Storage Ring and left.
• The bloodline testing ceremony resumed, and Gu Xun’er stepped onto the stage as Ling Yuan watched with interest.

Gu Xun'er revealed a Divine Grade bloodline at the Gu Clan ceremony, while Ling Yuan arranged to bring six people into the Heavenly Tomb by claiming the Shi Clan’s slots and demanding one more. As the Gu Clan considered his request, the Yan Clan challenged him, and Ling Yuan answered by bringing up Yan Jin’s attack on Danta.

• Gu Xun'er lit ten stars on the Star Disk, revealed a Divine Grade bloodline, and received a Seven-Colored Supreme Clan Mark.
• After the ceremony, Ling Yuan gave Tong Xuan a list of six people from the Ling Clan to enter the Heavenly Tomb.
• Ling Yuan argued that the Ling Clan had inherited the Shi Clan’s two slots and requested one vacant slot from the absent Xiao Tribe.
• Tong Xuan refused Ling Yuan’s request, reported it to the Gu Clan, and Gu Dao arrived to discuss the matter.
• Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi objected to Ling Yuan’s demand, and Ling Yuan retorted that Yan Jin had ignored rules when he attacked Danta to seize the Mystic Pill.

Ling Yuan defended the Ling Clan’s right to enter the Heavenly Tomb and negotiated with Gu Dao by promising not to take any Energy Bodies. The Gu Clan agreed to let his group enter, and Ling Yuan asked to borrow one additional slot in exchange for returning two next time.

• Ling Yuan rebuked Huo Xuan and the Yan Clan, arguing that Yan Jin had violated the alliance agreement and that the Yan elders had been killed by Hun Tiandi.
• Lei Dong withdrew from supporting the Yan Clan after Ling Yuan privately reminded him of his soul power and Lei Ren’s injury.
• Gu Dao asked Ling Yuan to send Dou Zun members instead, but Ling Yuan explained that the Ling Clan lacked other suitable candidates and promised his group would not take any Energy Bodies.
• Yao Tian publicly supported Ling Yuan’s entry, and Gu Dao agreed while limiting the Ling Clan to its five valid slots.
• Ling Yuan accepted the restriction and asked the Gu Clan to lend his group one slot, offering to return two slots next time.

Ling Yuan secured a temporary Heavenly Tomb slot for his group by promising the Gu Clan that none of them would fight Energy Bodies, then entered the tomb with five women. After secretly killing an Energy Body in front of Yao Tian and Yao Ling, he left the siblings to decide whether to expose him.

• Ling Yuan persuaded Gu Dao to lend him one Heavenly Tomb slot, promising that his group would not fight Energy Bodies and that the Ling and Shi Clans would forfeit their slots if they broke the agreement.
• Elder Tong Xuan opened the Heavenly Tomb, and Ling Yuan entered first with Zi Yan, Medusa, Cao Ying, and the other women.
• Inside the tomb, Ling Yuan explained its cultivation benefits and told Yao Tian and Yao Ling that his group would avoid Energy Bodies before heading deeper with the women.
• Ling Yuan killed a weak Energy Body and collected its crystal core while Yao Tian and Yao Ling watched.
• Yao Tian concluded that Ling Yuan had been testing their attitude and persuaded Yao Ling to keep the incident secret.

Ling Yuan led his group through the Heavenly Tomb, hunting energy entities and gathering their cores while ignoring his agreement with the Gu Clan. Near Xiao Xuan’s Tomb Mansion, he prepared to strengthen himself and sent his six clones’ cultivation into his body as Zi Yan and Medusa began breakthroughs.

• Ling Yuan told the women to hunt energy entities freely despite the agreement with the Gu Clan, and his group crossed into the second level after collecting more than a hundred cores.
• Cao Ying, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin stayed on the second level to train while Ling Yuan, Zi Yan, and Medusa continued onward.
• Ling Yuan, Zi Yan, Medusa, and five Dou Sheng Puppets swept through the third level for two months, gathering hundreds of energy cores and reaching the Ban Sheng regions near Xiao Xuan’s Tomb Mansion.
• Ling Yuan claimed a High-Tier Ban Sheng energy entity’s cultivation residence and told Zi Yan and Medusa to remove their restrictions and break through to Five-Star Dou Sheng.
• Ling Yuan began returning the cultivation of his six clones to their source, drawing their Dou Qi into himself as their realms rapidly fell.

Ling Yuan and his companions hunted Dou Sheng Energy Entities in the Heavenly Tomb before Xiao Xuan appeared to ask about the Xiao Tribe. Hearing that its chief was only a Da Dou Shi and the tribe had nearly been wiped out, Xiao Xuan erupted in fury at the Gu Clan.

• Ling Yuan advanced to the initial stage of Two-Star Dou Sheng, while his Six Paths Clones spent energy cores to rebuild their strength.
• Zi Yan and Medusa broke through to the initial stage of Five-Star Dou Sheng, and Ling Yuan took them to hunt Dou Sheng Energy Entities.
• Ling Yuan learned from a Soul Clan Dou Sheng Energy Entity that Xiao Xuan had killed most of the powerful entities and could emerge only once every ten years.
• Xiao Xuan appeared before Ling Yuan, Zi Yan, and Medusa, recognized Ling Yuan's God-Grade Bloodline, and asked about the Xiao Tribe.
• Ling Yuan told Xiao Xuan that the Xiao Tribe had been driven to the Northwest Continent and that its chief was a Da Dou Shi.
• Xiao Xuan flew into a rage at Gu Yuan, and his image's aura violently shook the surrounding white-mist space.

Ling Yuan manipulated Xiao Xuan by blaming the Gu Clan for keeping Xiao Yan out of the Heavenly Tomb, hoping Xiao Xuan would surrender his Energy Entity. Xiao Xuan refused and threatened him, but neither side attacked, since Xiao Xuan’s restrictions and the risk to the Xiao Tribe kept him from acting.

• Xiao Xuan learned from Ling Yuan that Xiao Yan had failed to secure a Heavenly Tomb slot after the Gu Clan took it, and his anger toward the Gu Clan grew.
• Ling Yuan offered to arrange for a Xiao Tribe member to enter the Heavenly Tomb in exchange for Xiao Xuan’s Origin Energy Body, but Xiao Xuan refused to hand it over in advance.
• Xiao Xuan offered Ling Yuan his Energy Entity and then help killing the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb, but Ling Yuan rejected both offers and demanded payment immediately.
• Xiao Xuan threatened to protect the Dou Sheng Energy Entities, so Ling Yuan stood his ground as Zi Yan and Medusa joined him.
• Xiao Xuan wanted to attack Ling Yuan but held back because he was restricted to the Tomb Mansion and feared that fighting Ling Yuan would bring about the Xiao Tribe’s destruction.

Xiao Xuan withdrew after Ling Yuan refused to help him, and Ling Yuan’s group cultivated while the other clans found the Heavenly Tomb’s deeper levels stripped of energy entities. Gu Xun’er then left her companions to seek Xiao Xuan, hoping to find a way to rapidly increase Xiao Yan’s strength.

• Xiao Xuan vanished after deciding he could not risk antagonizing Ling Yuan, and Ling Yuan resolved to kill him for his threat.
• Ling Yuan, Zi Yan, and Medusa retreated to another Ban Sheng’s Tomb Mansion and began cultivating; more than two months later, Ling Yuan had reached Mid-Two-Star Dou Sheng and Zi Yan had reached the peak of Mid-Five-Star Dou Sheng.
• The geniuses of the Gu, Yan, Lei, and Yao Clans found the second and third levels nearly empty of energy entities, which Ling Yuan’s group and their allies had already cleared.
• Huo Xuan blamed Ling Yuan’s group for violating the agreement with the Gu Clan, while Gu Yao and the others decided to expose them after leaving the Heavenly Tomb.
• Gu Xun’er ignored Gu Qingyang’s advice to stay and cultivate, then headed alone into the depths to find Xiao Xuan and seek help for Xiao Yan.

Ling Yuan prepared to refine the Nine Profound Golden Lightning to grow stronger before the Heavenly Tomb closed and he faced Xiao Xuan. As the lightning rampaged through his body, Ling Yuan fought to suppress it with his Dou Qi.

• Cao Ying, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin refused to answer Gu Yao and Gu Qingyang’s accusations of stealing the Energy Bodies, then left with their captured beasts.
• Gu Xun'er and the four Gu Clan geniuses fled a High-Tier Ban Sheng Energy Body and retreated to cultivate, unknowingly avoiding Xiao Xuan’s lethal projection.
• Ling Yuan reached Early-Stage Three-Star Dou Sheng, while Medusa advanced to Mid-Stage Five-Star Dou Sheng and Zi Yan approached Mid-Stage Six-Star Dou Sheng.
• Ling Yuan judged that he needed to use his remaining treasures to strengthen himself quickly, then took protective pills and swallowed the sealed Nine Profound Golden Lightning.
• The Nine Profound Golden Lightning tore through Ling Yuan’s body and began devouring the Black Demon Lightning he had refined earlier, while he struggled to contain it.