The Clan's Inheritance Grounds

"Lei Chen, bring Lei Qi and Lei Dong into the inner realm." After leaving behind that voice transmission, Lei Ying returned to the inner realm.

Indeed, even within the worlds of Dou Di clans, there were distinctions of rank.

In the outer realm, the strongest usually consisted of one or two Half-Saint elders, while most were elders at the peak of the Dou Zun realm.

Once one reached the Dou Saint realm, they entered the inner realm and no longer involved themselves in outer-realm affairs. In fact, after becoming Dou Saints, they often spent years in secluded cultivation regardless of what they cultivated.

Thus, every Dou Di clan had inner and outer realms. Generally speaking, the outer-realm 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 arose, Dou Saint experts were rarely disturbed.

Of course, nothing was absolute. Like today, when two youths with high-grade bloodlines had emerged in the Thunder Clan, Lei Ying naturally issued a summons.

So long as they were not in life-or-death seclusion, nearly all the Supreme Elders and inner-realm elders headed for the Thunder Clan's council hall upon receiving the notice.

Very soon, over a hundred figures appeared in the great hall. Some were elderly men with white hair and beards, while others looked like vigorous middle-aged men. Yet in truth, every person present was over a hundred years old.

However, that did not mean everyone present was a Dou Saint.

There were also quite a few Half-Saints among them.

"Clan Chief, what happened that you gathered all of us here?" a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties or fifties asked.

"During the first bloodline test for the younger generation today, two of them displayed bloodlines above the sixth grade." Lei Ying looked at the man who had spoken, unable to conceal his delight.

"!!!"

Upon hearing Lei Ying's words, everyone froze!

They had reached the sixth grade during their first bloodline test?

Didn't that mean that, so long as these two juniors were properly nurtured, the Thunder Clan would gain two new Dou Saints?

For a Dou Di clan, the greater the number of Dou Saints, the more it proved the clan's strength.

After all, Dou Dis no longer existed in this world!

"One of them has even reached high seventh grade. I believe that by the time he comes of age, he will surely attain the legendary divine-grade bloodline. Elders, do you understand why I summoned you here?" Lei Ying continued.

This time, the many elders' eyes widened enormously.

The First Elder, Lei Jin, who had spoken earlier, could not hide his excitement either. "Heaven truly favors our Thunder Clan!!"

"Precisely because they are so exceptional, I wish to open the inheritance grounds left behind by our Thunder Clan and send them there to cultivate," Lei Ying continued.

Competition existed even within Dou Di clans. Other than when they stood united against outsiders, things were hardly so peaceful.

Of course, this was not unique to the Thunder Clan. Even the Ancient Clan was the same.

However, there were also places where one person's word was law, such as the Soul Clan.

Hun Tiandi's words were absolute commands.

This was also one of the differences between the clan chiefs of the various clans.

"This old man agrees," First Elder Lei Jin said in approval.

First Elder Lei Jin was a late-stage seven-star Dou Saint. Compared to any of the Ancient Clan's Three Immortals or the Soul Clan's Four Demon Saints, he was not inferior in the slightest. In fact, due to his lightning-attribute cultivation technique, Lei Jin would lose to no one in a one-on-one fight. If there was any shortcoming, it was simply their numbers.

The Soul Clan had four Demon Saints, and the Ancient Clan had three Immortals. Meanwhile, apart from Lei Jin, the Thunder Clan's highest combat power consisted of only Lei Ying himself.

With both the First Elder and Clan Chief Lei Ying approving this 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 great hall.

Lei Qi swept his gaze over the people present and understood that these were the Thunder Clan's true top combat forces.

Lei Dong had also heard about the inner realm before. He had thought it would still be many years before he could come here, yet he had unexpectedly gained the chance to enter it now.

Lei Chen looked over those present. Aside from a few elders who preferred secluded cultivation, nearly all the Thunder Clan elders had arrived. This did not surprise him.

"Greetings, Clan Chief."

As Lei Chen bowed, Lei Qi and Lei Dong also clasped their fists in salute.

Without exception, everyone present was their elder.

Lei Dong's father was among them as well. However, his father was only a two-star Dou Saint.

As for Lei Qi, he had the kind of beginning fit for a "protagonist."

"Lei Qi, Lei Dong, the two of you are quite outstanding. Therefore, I have decided to open our Thunder Clan's ancestral grounds for you and send you inside. You will have nearly ten years to cultivate there. What level you can reach when you emerge from seclusion will depend entirely on yourselves," Lei Ying said directly as he looked at the two.

Other than major clan affairs, the Thunder Clan had always been straightforward in everything it did. There were no twists and turns; if anyone was dissatisfied, they simply fought it out.

Even someone as worldly as Lei Qi had been influenced somewhat by this temperament since birth.

"What are the ancestral grounds?" Unlike Lei Dong, who immediately accepted, Lei Qi asked curiously.

"It is a Thunder Realm created by our clan's Thunder Emperor. It contains powerful lightning energy, and cultivating within it is an enormous aid to those with lightning attributes. You must understand that every opening of the ancestral grounds consumes vast resources. I hope you will make good use of this opportunity. Also, once you enter, you must take care to protect yourselves."

Every land of opportunity was fraught with danger.

This was especially true of the Thunder Clan's ancestral grounds.

Within it were cultivation techniques and Dou Skills left behind by the Thunder Emperor.

Even some secret arts could be found there.

It could be said that whoever seized an opportunity within would certainly be able to stand above their peers in the future.

After learning this, Lei Qi was somewhat speechless!

As someone who had been born with a "cheat," he actually had to go suffer in a place like that—and for ten years???

But given his current circumstances, he clearly had no right to say no.

Thus, the two could only obediently resign themselves to their fate.

After informing them of several precautions, Clan Chief Lei Ying led them to the place where the clan stored its cultivation techniques.

Now that both of them were Dou Zhes, they could naturally cultivate techniques.

Before the power of their bloodlines had fully manifested, even descendants of Dou Di clans were no different from ordinary people.

Even the genius Gu Xun'er had only broken through to the Dou Zhe realm when she was over ten years old.

Lei Qi and Lei Dong were simply more diligent, so they 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?