"Lei Chen, bring Lei Qi and Lei Dong into the Inner Realm." After leaving behind this voice transmission, Lei Ying returned to the Inner Realm.
Indeed, even within the world of a Dou God Clan, there were different ranks and classes.
In the outer realm, the strongest were generally one or two Half-Saint elders, while the majority were elders at the Peak Dou Venerate level.
Once one reached the Dou Sheng realm and entered the Inner Realm, they no longer interfered with matters of the outer realm. In fact, after becoming Dou Shengs, many of them spent years in secluded cultivation no matter what they practiced.
Thus, every Dou God Clan had both an inner and outer realm. Generally speaking, the outer realm's elders handled the clan's daily affairs and various allocations.
The Inner Realm, meanwhile, dealt with matters that determined the clan's life and death.
It could be said that unless such a moment arrived, Dou Sheng experts were almost never disturbed.
Of course, nothing was absolute. Today, two youngsters with high-grade bloodlines had appeared in the Thunder Clan, so Lei Ying naturally issued a summons.
Other than Supreme Elders in dead seclusion, nearly all the Inner Realm elders headed for the Thunder Clan's council hall upon receiving the notice.
Before long, more than a hundred figures appeared within the hall. There were elderly men with white hair and beards, as well as middle-aged men who appeared vigorous and youthful. Yet in truth, every person present was over a hundred years old.
However, that did not mean everyone present was a Dou Sheng.
There were also quite a few Half-Saints among them.
"Clan Chief, what happened for you to summon all of us?" asked a middle-aged man who looked to be around forty or fifty.
"During the younger generation's first bloodline test today, two of them possessed bloodlines above the sixth grade." Lei Ying looked at the man who had spoken, unable to conceal his delight.
"!!!"
Everyone froze upon hearing Lei Ying's words!
They had reached the sixth grade during their very first bloodline test?
Did that not mean that, as long as these two juniors were properly nurtured, the Thunder Clan would gain two new Dou Shengs?
For a Dou God Clan, the greater the number of Dou Shengs it possessed, the more it proved the clan's strength.
After all, Dou Gods had long ceased to exist in this world!
"One of them even reached high seventh grade. I believe that once he comes of age, he will certainly attain the legendary Divine Grade Bloodline. Elders, do you understand why I summoned you?" Lei Ying continued.
This time, the many elders' eyes widened enormously.
Lei Jin, the Grand Elder who had spoken earlier, could not conceal the excitement on his aged face either. "Heaven blesses our Thunder Clan!!"
"It is precisely because they are so exceptional that I wish to open the inheritance ground left behind by our Thunder Clan and send them inside to cultivate," Lei Ying continued.
Competition existed within Dou God Clans as well. Other than when they stood united against outsiders, they were not particularly harmonious.
Of course, this was not limited to the Thunder Clan. Even the Ancient Clan was the same.
However, there were also places where one person had the final say, such as the Soul Clan.
Hun Tiandi's words were absolute orders.
And this was precisely one of the differences between the clan chiefs of the various clans.
"This old man agrees," Grand Elder Lei Jin declared.
Grand Elder Lei Jin was a Late Seven-Star Dou Sheng. Compared to any one of the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan or the Soul Clan's Four Demon Saints, he was not inferior in the slightest. In fact, due to his lightning-attribute cultivation method, Lei Jin did not lose to anyone in a one-on-one fight. If there was any shortcoming, it was simply their numbers.
The Soul Clan's Four Demon Saints numbered four, and the Ancient Clan's Three Immortals numbered three. Yet aside from Lei Jin, the Thunder Clan's highest combat strength consisted of only himself.
With both the Grand Elder and Clan Chief Lei Ying approving the matter, the other elders naturally had no reason to object.
After the Thunder Clan elders agreed to his decision, Lei Chen brought Lei Qi and Lei Dong into the hall.
Lei Qi glanced at the people gathered here and understood that these were the Thunder Clan's true top-tier combat forces.
Lei Dong had heard of the Inner Realm before as well. He had thought it would take many more years before he could come here, but unexpectedly, he now had the chance to enter it.
Lei Chen glanced over the people present. Aside from a few elders who favored seclusion, nearly all the Thunder Clan elders had arrived, which was hardly surprising.
"Greetings, Clan Chief."
As Lei Chen paid his respects, Lei Qi and Lei Dong also cupped their fists in salute.
Without exception, everyone present was their elder.
Lei Dong's father was among them as well. However, his father was merely a Two-Star Dou Sheng.
As for Lei Qi, he had the sort of beginning reserved for a protagonist.
"Lei Qi, Lei Dong, the two of you are quite outstanding. Therefore, this Clan Chief has decided to open our Thunder Clan's ancestral ground for you and send you inside. You will have nearly ten years to cultivate there. What level you can reach when you emerge will depend entirely on yourselves," Lei Ying said directly as he looked at them.
Other than major clan affairs, the Thunder Clan had always been straightforward in all other matters. There were no twists and turns; if anyone was dissatisfied, they simply fought it out.
Even someone as slick as Lei Qi had been influenced somewhat by this temperament since birth.
"What is the ancestral ground?" While Lei Dong accepted at once, Lei Qi asked curiously.
"It is a Thunder Realm created by our clan's Thunder Emperor. It contains immense lightning power, and cultivating within it is an enormous aid to those with lightning attributes. You must understand that every opening of the ancestral ground consumes a vast amount of resources. I hope you make good use of this opportunity. Also, you must take care to protect yourselves after entering."
Every land of opportunity was fraught with danger.
This was especially true of the Thunder Clan's ancestral ground.
It even contained cultivation methods and Dou techniques left behind by the Thunder Emperor.
Some secret arts existed there as well.
It could be said that anyone who seized the opportunity within would certainly stand above others of the same generation in the future.
After understanding this, Lei Qi was somewhat speechless!
As someone born with a "cheat," he actually had to suffer in a place like that for ten years???
Yet given his current situation, he clearly had no right to say no.
Thus, the two of them could only obediently resign themselves to it.
After they were told several matters requiring attention, Clan Chief Lei Ying led them into the place where the clan stored its cultivation methods.
The two of them were already Dou Zhes, so they could naturally begin cultivating methods.
Before bloodline power had fully taken effect, even descendants of Dou God Clans were no different from ordinary people.
Even the prodigy Gu Xun'er had only broken through to become a Dou Zhe when she was over ten years old.
Lei Qi and Lei Dong were the more diligent sort, so the two of them reached the Dou Zhe realm one after another at the age of eight.
Lei Qi felt that, as a transmigrator, he absolutely could not lose to a native.
As for Lei Dong, perhaps he simply had a competitive streak?
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