Chapter Summaries

Qin Lang discovered that devouring the Thunder Tower’s Ancestral Thunder could evolve his lightning toward Bing Fire Yang Thunder, while Lin Chuan studied the Ancestral Thunder’s properties and prepared to test the Fruit of the God Tree’s interest in the tower. Qin Lang headed higher into the tower, and Lin Chuan began channeling lightning into its system.

• Bu Lianshi tempered her body with the lightning in her cultivation room while Qin Lang devoured all the Ancestral Thunder in his own room.
• Qin Lang realized that devouring Ancestral Thunder could advance his lightning arts toward Bing Fire Yang Thunder, one of the eight systems of Purple Heaven Divine Thunder.
• Qin Lang left for higher floors to devour more Ancestral Thunder, and a middle-aged Void Refinement cultivator later noticed that Qin Lang’s room had no lightning left.
• Lin Chuan finished tempering his body on the seventy-eighth floor, then studied how his lightning interacted with Ancestral Thunder.
• Lin Chuan floated to the ceiling and merged his lightning into the Thunder Tower’s system to investigate what attracted the Fruit of the God Tree.

Lin Chuan discovered a crystalline core at the heart of the Thunder Tower’s Ancestral Thunder and learned that Qin Lang was devouring Ancestral Thunder on the seventieth floor. They joined forces and decided to reach the core.

• Lin Chuan spread disguised Lightning Release through the Thunder Tower and used Chidori to reveal its structure and the crystalline core at its summit.
• Lin Chuan noticed that someone on the seventieth floor had devoured both Ancestral Thunder and part of his Chidori.
• Qin Lang used Thunderfire fused with Purple Heaven Divine Thunder to survey the tower and connected with Lin Chuan through their [Akatsuki] rings.
• Lin Chuan and Qin Lang realized they were both seeking power from the Ancestral Thunder and agreed to make their way to its heart.
• Lin Chuan proposed using the World Suppressing Disk to reach the calm area around the core, and Qin Lang agreed.

Lin Chuan and Qin Lang secretly reached the core of the Ancestral Thunder, where Qin Lang absorbed the lightning and Lin Chuan cultivated beside the crystal core. An aura suddenly erupted from within the core, revealing that someone had broken through there.

• Lin Chuan used the World Suppressing Disk and Kamui to sneak Qin Lang past the Qin Clan's surveillance, while Bu Lianshi monitored the Thunder Tower with Absolute Perception.
• Lin Chuan and Qin Lang entered the forbidden core of the Ancestral Thunder and found a calm region at its center.
• Qin Lang absorbed the pure Ancestral Thunder, while Lin Chuan sent the Fruit of the God Tree to absorb chakra from the crystal core and began cultivating.
• Qin Wen sensed growing unease but found no abnormality as he searched the Thunder Tower.
• A familiar aura erupted from the core of the Ancestral Thunder, drawing attention across Thunder City and signaling that someone had broken through there.

A mysterious person broke through from the Deity Transformation stage to the Void Refinement stage within the core of the Ancestral Thunder, shocking the Qin Clan. Qin Hun realized the person was devouring the Ancestral Thunder, then sensed the power within it transform into tribulation lightning.

• Qin Wen and the Qin Clan disciples gathered at Thunder Tower after sensing a breakthrough inside the Ancestral Thunder.
• Qin Wen and three Fusion stage cultivators recognized the breakthrough aura as someone advancing from the Deity Transformation stage to the Void Refinement stage.
• Qin Hun arrived and confirmed that even he could not safely enter the Ancestral Thunder’s core.
• Qin Hun noticed the lightning weakening and realized someone inside was devouring the Ancestral Thunder.
• Qin Hun advanced with Qin Wen and the others, and they glimpsed two figures in the core.
• Lightning converged on one figure, and Qin Hun recognized the resulting aura as heavenly tribulation.

Qin Lang completed his breakthrough to the Void Refinement Stage and evolved his lightning into Bing Fire Yang Thunder, shocking Thunder City and the Qin Clan. He gained control over the Ancestral Thunder around Thunder Tower before Lin Chuan took him away, while Lin Chuan reflected that Chong Ming’s appearance had brought his greatest gain to Mu Yucun, his Supreme Purity clone.

• Qin Lang’s breakthrough transformed the Ancestral Thunder into crimson Bing Fire Yang Thunder, and Qin Hun recognized the power as a form of Purple Heaven Divine Thunder.
• Qin Lang emerged from the lightning as a Void Refinement Stage cultivator, and Lin Chuan remarked on the commotion his breakthrough had caused.
• Lin Chuan told Qin Lang that the crystal core was nearly devoured and warned him not to weaken the Ancestral Thunder enough for other cultivators to enter.
• Qin Lang used Bing Fire Yang Thunder to absorb the crystal core briefly, then released it and explained that it could remain atop Thunder Tower while he controlled it from nearby.
• Lin Chuan used the World Suppressing Disk and Kamui to take Qin Lang away from the Ancestral Thunder’s core.
• Lin Chuan considered the gains from the trip and noted that Chong Ming’s appearance had most benefited Mu Yucun, his Supreme Purity clone.

After Qin Lang evolved Bing Fire Yang Thunder in the Ancestral Thunder core, Lin Chuan, Bu Lianshi, and Qin Lang sought a way to influence the Qin Clan. They chose Qin Sheng, an early Integration cultivator, as their target and reached his estate, where Bu Lianshi found a weak point in its lightning formation.

• Qin Hun ordered Qin Wen to investigate everyone noteworthy who had recently come to Thunder City so he could identify the person who evolved Bing Fire Yang Thunder.
• Lin Chuan, Bu Lianshi, and Qin Lang left the Thunder Tower openly, then returned to the Immortal Allure Inn to recover and plan their next move.
• Bu Lianshi found three suitable Void Refinement cultivators and Qin Sheng, an early Integration cultivator and Qin Hun's son, as possible targets for illusion techniques.
• Lin Chuan chose Qin Sheng as their target, and the three set out for his residence after nightfall.
• At Qin Sheng's estate, Bu Lianshi sensed its lightning formation and found a weak point where Qin Lang's Bing Fire Yang Thunder could enter.

Lin Chuan, Bu Lianshi, and Qin Lang infiltrated Qin Sheng’s residence to carry out their mission, but discovered Baili Chenle had noticed their entry. Baili concealed the breach from Qin Sheng, though his glance suggested he knew where the intruders were hiding.

• Bu Lianshi found a flaw in the residence’s formation, and Qin Lang used Bing Fire Yang Thunder to open a passage for the three to enter.
• Bu Lianshi located Qin Sheng in the rear courtyard, where Lin Chuan and the others waited for him to leave the gathering alone.
• The trio followed Qin Sheng back toward the breach and saw Baili Chenle investigating the formation with several others.
• Baili Chenle activated the formation, then told Qin Sheng he had mistaken a flaw for an intrusion, allowing the two to leave.
• Baili Chenle glanced toward Lin Chuan, Bu Lianshi, and Qin Lang’s hiding place with a faint smile.

Lin Chuan and his companions continued their infiltration of Qin Sheng’s residence after Baili Chenle concealed their presence. Lin Chuan used Kotoamatsukami to take control of Qin Sheng, but the effort left him badly drained.

• Lin Chuan decided to wait after Baili Chenle appeared to keep their identities from Qin Sheng, then led Qin Lang and Bu Lianshi toward Qin Sheng’s quarters once the gathering ended.
• Qin Sheng brooded over the intruder who had mastered Bing Fire Yang Thunder and vowed to seize the person’s secrets.
• Lin Chuan entered Qin Sheng’s room disguised through a servant carrying wine and activated Kotoamatsukami through a black crow’s Sharingan.
• Lin Chuan combined Kotoamatsukami with the Maha Sutra and the Soul Refining Sect’s secret technique to overcome Qin Sheng’s resistance.
• Qin Sheng stopped resisting and fell under Lin Chuan’s control, while Lin Chuan emerged with blood streaming from his eyes and severe exhaustion.

Lin Chuan used Kotoamatsukami to make Qin Sheng his obedient insider, then joined Qin Sheng’s group to enter the Qin Clan with Qin Lang and Bu Lianshi. Once inside the clan’s core region, Qin Sheng gave them a map of the clan’s defenses, and Lin Chuan and Qin Lang prepared to act that night.

• Lin Chuan controlled Qin Sheng with Kotoamatsukami, and Qin Sheng agreed to help them enter the Qin Clan.
• Lin Chuan, Qin Lang, and Bu Lianshi left Qin Sheng’s residence before Baili Chenle arrived, but Baili Chenle confronted them outside and questioned their visit.
• Three days later, Qin Sheng led a group toward the Qin Clan, with Lin Chuan, Qin Lang, Bu Lianshi, Baili Chenle, and his companions among them.
• Qin Sheng brought Lin Chuan and the others into the clan’s core region, where he handed them a map of the Qin Clan’s routes and defensive system.
• Lin Chuan asked Qin Lang whether he wanted to go that night, and Qin Lang eagerly agreed.

Lin Chuan, Bu Lianshi, and Qin Lang infiltrated the lake grounds, where Qin Lang attacked the three women bathing there. One of the women recognized him as her brother as he knocked the others unconscious.

• Lin Chuan used Kamui to bring Bu Lianshi and Qin Lang through the array guarding the lake.
• Bu Lianshi detected three women by the lake, including one in the early Void Refinement stage whom Qin Lang had come to see.
• Qin Lang told Lin Chuan and Bu Lianshi not to peek or use their perception, then went to the lakeside alone.
• Qin Lang used Bing Fire Yang Thunder to paralyze the three women, knocked two unconscious, and approached the girl in the middle.
• The last conscious woman recognized Qin Lang and called him "Brother."

Qin Lang reunited with Qin Fei and said he had returned to take her away. After Qin Fei vouched for Jin Yao, he spared her and brought both women to the pavilion, while Lin Chuan and Bu Lianshi joked about what they thought had happened.

• Qin Lang appeared before Qin Fei, who recognized her brother and rushed into his arms, crying over their long separation.
• Qin Fei asked where Qin Lang had been, and he said he had gone to the Southern Bright Continent before returning to Central River to take her away.
• Jin Yao awoke, still weakened by Qin Lang's lightning, and feared what he might do to her.
• Qin Fei told Qin Lang that Jin Yao had protected her, so Qin Lang ordered Qin Fei to dress Jin Yao and took them to the pavilion.
• Lin Chuan and Bu Lianshi speculated about Qin Lang's encounter with the women and called him worse than an animal.

Qin Lang imprisoned Jin Yao with Bing Fire Yang Thunder and told Qin Fei that he intended to pursue revenge inside the Qin Clan. He left Qin Fei and Jin Yao for Lin Chuan to rescue, then removed his Akatsuki Robe and Vermilion Bird ring before going to act alone.

• Qin Lang used Bing Fire Yang Thunder to cage Jin Yao, who recognized it as a Purple Heaven Divine Thunder and gave up on escaping.
• Qin Lang told Qin Fei that friends would help her leave the Qin Clan, but he intended to take revenge himself.
• Qin Fei pleaded with Qin Lang to leave, reminding him of Jin Yao and their childhood promise.
• Qin Lang knocked Qin Fei unconscious and left her a letter for Lin Chuan explaining his real purpose.
• Qin Lang placed his Akatsuki Robe and Vermilion Bird ring beside the letter before setting out alone.

Baili Chenle entered the formation and told Lin Chuan and Bu Lianshi that Qin Lang had left. They found Qin Lang’s Akatsuki Robe and a letter revealing his plan to take Qin Fei away and kill Qin Cheng, leaving Lin Chuan fearing Qin Lang would die.

• Baili Chenle analyzed the formation, entered it, and found Lin Chuan and Bu Lianshi.
• Baili Chenle told Lin Chuan and Bu Lianshi that Qin Lang had left, and Bu Lianshi confirmed Vermilion Bird’s aura was gone.
• Lin Chuan and Bu Lianshi found Jin Yao trapped by crimson lightning and Qin Fei unconscious in the pavilion.
• Lin Chuan saw Qin Lang’s Akatsuki Robe folded beside an envelope and feared that removing it meant Qin Lang would die in battle.
• Lin Chuan and Bu Lianshi read Qin Lang’s letter and learned he had returned to rescue Qin Fei and kill Qin Cheng, who had caused his parents’ deaths.

Qin Lang infiltrated the Qin Clan and attacked Qin Cheng to avenge his parents. He killed Qin Cheng with the Bing Fire Yang Thunder, while Qin Mie had been alerted to his arrival.

• Qin Lang used Jin Yao's token to enter Qin Cheng's array-protected residence and flew toward the palace.
• Qin Lang blasted aside a woman who tried to stop him, then unleashed crimson lightning on the palace.
• Qin Lang confronted Qin Cheng and reminded him that he had driven Qin Lang's parents to their deaths.
• Qin Cheng recognized Qin Lang and used a defensive magic treasure from Qin Mie, but the Bing Fire Yang Thunder cracked its barrier.
• Qin Lang killed Qin Cheng with the Thunder Sword Instant Slash Technique.

Qin Lang killed Qin Cheng with the Bing Fire Yang Thunder, then sacrificed himself rather than fall into the Qin Clan’s hands. As Lin Chuan and his companions tried to escape, Jin Yao’s hidden restriction triggered the formation, and Baili Chenle stayed behind to cover them.

• Qin Lang killed Qin Cheng before Qin Mie’s attack struck, then withdrew his defenses and died in the lightning.
• Lin Chuan read Qin Lang’s letter, which revealed that Qin Lang had left flesh and blood for Impure World Reincarnation.
• Lin Chuan used his Mangekyō Sharingan to take Qin Fei and Jin Yao into the space-time dimension as the Qin Clan’s Great Ascension cultivator approached.
• Jin Yao’s restriction triggered the formation, trapping Lin Chuan, Bu Lianshi, and Baili Chenle beneath a storm of lightning swords.
• Baili Chenle poured out his power to hold back the formation and urged Lin Chuan and Bu Lianshi to escape while he stayed behind.

Lin Chuan and Bu Lianshi escaped the Qin Clan after Baili Chenle sacrificed his clone to hold off Qin Mie. Outside Thunder City, Lin Chuan resolved to revive Qin Lang and confront him about his plans.

• Baili Chenle blocked the Qin Clan’s attacks and let Lin Chuan and Bu Lianshi escape, asking Lin Chuan to remember his favor.
• Baili Chenle unleashed his clone’s full power against Qin Mie, then his body exploded and the white beam briefly threatened the Qin Clan patriarch.
• Qin Mie and Qin Hun found the lake empty and learned that the attacker had been only a clone; Qin Mie vowed to find the person who took Jin Yao.
• Qin Ming asked about the cultivator who used Bing Fire Yang Thunder and left to investigate clues.
• Lin Chuan and Bu Lianshi escaped outside Thunder City, where Lin Chuan took out Qin Lang’s blood and vowed to revive him.

After Qin Lang died, Lin Chuan and Bu Lianshi questioned Jin Yao and Qin Fei about what happened and promised to find a way to revive him. They waited in Thunder City for White Zetsu, who arrived to prepare the Impure World Reincarnation.

• Lin Chuan and Bu Lianshi questioned Jin Yao, then woke Qin Fei so both women could recount what had happened to Qin Lang.
• Lin Chuan told Jin Yao and Qin Fei that Qin Lang was still alive, then explained to Bu Lianshi that he had hidden the truth to spare them distress.
• Lin Chuan arranged for White Zetsu to provide a clone as a sacrifice for Impure World Reincarnation and waited with Bu Lianshi at the Immortal Allure Inn.
• Lin Chuan investigated Baili Chenle and the Qin Clan, whose canceled wedding and failed search for answers drew attention across the Central River Continent.
• White Zetsu arrived at the inn, and Lin Chuan told him to begin preparing the Impure World Reincarnation.

Lin Chuan successfully used Impure World Reincarnation to bring Qin Lang back, and Qin Lang explained why he had chosen to die and what power he had preserved. Lin Chuan then proposed fully reviving him in the Ancient Immortal Realm after helping him gather all eight systems of Purple Heaven Divine Thunder.

• Lin Chuan used Qin Lang's blood and White Zetsu's body to perform Impure World Reincarnation, bringing Qin Lang back.
• Qin Lang recognized that he had died and thanked Lin Chuan, then told Lin Chuan and Bu Lianshi the full story behind his decision.
• Qin Lang explained that he had preserved his Bing Fire Yang Thunder in the crystal core at the heart of the Ancestral Thunder and planned to strengthen it despite his reincarnated body's limits.
• Lin Chuan promised to revive Qin Lang completely in the Ancient Immortal Realm and help him find the other seven systems of Purple Heaven Divine Thunder.
• Lin Chuan declared that Qin Lang could eventually command all eight systems and challenge the Deva Path's authority.

Lin Chuan and Bu Lianshi helped Qin Lang adjust to his reincarnated state and reunited him with Qin Fei and Jin Yao, while the Qin Clan failed to uncover what happened around the canceled wedding. When Luo Wu and Bai Qing visited Lin Chuan to question him about Baili Chenle, Lin Chuan recognized the familiar scent as Yi Incense.

• Lin Chuan gave Qin Lang the long-term goal of finding Purple Heaven Divine Thunder and eventually altering the Heavenly Dao, and Qin Lang agreed to pursue it.
• Bu Lianshi found a hidden restriction in Jin Yao's accessory, which Qin Ming had given her, and Jin Yao crushed it.
• Qin Lang reunited with Qin Fei and Jin Yao in the space-time dimension while Lin Chuan let the three of them talk privately.
• The Qin Clan canceled its heir's wedding and investigated Baili Chenle, while Lin Chuan and Bu Lianshi stayed at the Immortal Allure Inn.
• Luo Wu and Bai Qing visited Lin Chuan to ask about Baili Chenle, and Lin Chuan recognized the strengthened fragrance as Yi Incense when Luo Wu suddenly moved in front of him.

Lin Chuan recognized the Yi Incense fragrance on Luo Wu as a clue to Mu Li and learned that Mu Li was a mysterious personal disciple of the Origin Sect's sect master. The brothers were set to meet again when the Ancient Immortal Realm opened, while Lin Chuan resolved to strengthen [Akatsuki].

• Lin Chuan and Bu Lianshi prepared to fight Luo Wu and his black-clad companion after Lin Chuan caught Yi Incense on Luo Wu.
• Lin Chuan realized Luo Wu was from the Origin Sect and pressed him for information about the person whose fragrance he carried.
• Luo Wu identified that person as Li, the Origin Sect sect master's mysterious personal disciple, and Lin Chuan recognized him as Mu Li.
• Lin Chuan told Luo Wu that Baili Chenle had only lost an avatar, and learned that Li would lead the Origin Sect into the Ancient Immortal Realm.
• After Luo Wu and Bai Qing left, Bu Lianshi remarked on Mu Li's status, and Lin Chuan vowed not to let himself or [Akatsuki] fall behind.