Lei Qi fell silent because he suddenly felt that sealing techniques seemed rather useless. Wouldn't it be enough to just make a Poison Core?
"All right, go rest. Once we gather three kinds of Heavenly Flames, I'll help you be reborn," Lei Qi said.
"Many thanks, Young Master Lei Qi." Heavenly Flame Venerable immediately clasped his fists in gratitude.
"Did you hear that? There are plenty of ways to deal with it, so what are you afraid of?" After Heavenly Flame Venerable disappeared, Lei Qi looked at Xiao Yi Xian and asked.
"I..."
"You wouldn't dislike me as I am now, would you?!"
Before Xiao Yi Xian could finish, her lips were sealed.
Qing Lin, standing nearby, froze. She had been unexpectedly showered with affection!!
And although Xiao Yi Xian was the one being taught a lesson, Qing Lin was the one blushing furiously.
"Do I need to say anything else?" Lei Qi asked.
Xiao Yi Xian's face turned crimson, and she fled without looking back.
Resolving a girl's emotional knots was something Lei Qi was quite skilled at!
Seeing Qing Lin standing there without moving, her little face rosy red, Lei Qi did not play favorites and gave her a kiss as well.
Qing Lin had already been stunned, but now her eyes grew even more dazed.
But considering that Qing Lin was still young, Lei Qi merely gave her a brief taste before sending her back to cultivate.
As for himself, he chose to seek out Cai Lin. If there was anyone who could truly cooperate with him in a real fight right now, it was undoubtedly Cai Lin alone.
But when Lei Qi arrived at Cai Lin's residence, he learned that she was still cultivating.
With no other choice, he held back his urges and returned to his own room.
Lei Qi had originally wanted to visit his child, but given his circumstances, leaving the clan even once was extremely difficult. More importantly, the distance between the Central Plains and the Northwestern Continent was simply too great.
So, he summoned Zhang Yi and Yang Ji. Although both held extremely important positions within the Thunder Legion, with the younger generation beginning to emerge, it was nearly time for them to retire.
Moreover, Clan Chief Lei Ying had assigned them the task of protecting him, so the two had practically become his personal subordinates.
Both Zhang Yi and Yang Ji were geniuses among the Thunder Clan's descendants, talents seen only once in several centuries. Yet because they lacked Dou God Bloodline, their standing in the Thunder Clan would ultimately have a limit. But if they could continue serving Lei Qi, they might not be unable to obtain elder positions. Even becoming an elder on the outskirts of the Thunder Clan would bring glory to their families.
Under such circumstances, the two naturally worked with utmost dedication.
"Young Master." X2.
"Zhang Yi, Yang Ji, I have a task for you two," Lei Qi said.
"Please give your orders, Young Master," the two replied simultaneously.
"You two will make a trip to the Northwestern Continent. Zhang Yi, you know where it is, right?" Lei Qi paused before asking.
"This subordinate knows," Zhang Yi answered.
"Good. Go protect her sect and make sure nothing happens to it. Also, she is my woman," Lei Qi said meaningfully.
"This subordinate understands." Zhang Yi immediately accepted the order.
Yang Ji was somewhat anxious, but how Lei Qi gave his orders was not for him to question.
"Yang Ji, go with Zhang Yi. Afterward, bring me news. Also, when you pass through the Black-Corner Region, inquire about Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva. If you find any, bring it back. If not, return directly."
Lei Qi suddenly remembered something else—Han Feng's Sea Heart Flame.
"Oh, right. Once you reach the Black-Corner Region, find someone named Han Feng. I want the Sea Heart Flame on him."
"Yes." Yang Ji immediately accepted.
After receiving their orders, the two left.
As for Lei Qi, he planned to take Zi Yan back to her clan.
Although he could raise Zi Yan himself, the Thunder Clan's methods of cultivation could ultimately not compare with those of the Ancient Void Dragons.
But upon further thought, taking her back with his current strength was clearly inappropriate. The Thunder Clan could suppress the Ancient Void Dragon clan's rebellion, but even if he brought Zi Yan and subdued the rebels, the Ancient Void Dragons would likely misunderstand.
Especially when Zi Yan currently lacked the strength to have any say.
With no other choice, this matter could only be set aside for now.
With nothing else to do, Lei Qi returned to his room and began cultivating in peace.
The Rainbow Sacred Lotus could provide such tremendous assistance, so there was no reason for him not to cherish it.
With the Rainbow Sacred Lotus's support, his cultivation speed rose with a whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. One day was equivalent to ten days of cultivation. One could imagine how terrifying that rate of improvement was.
It could be said that Lei Qi did not even need the Emperor Altar's baptism to cultivate through his bloodline.
The Emperor Altar was a special cultivation ground possessed by every Dou God Clan. As long as one cultivated within it and relied on Dou God Bloodline, one's speed before reaching Dou Venerate could be said to soar.
However, if Dou God Bloodline was raised without being tempered, it would only look impressive while being useless.
Rather than waste time like that, it was better to cultivate in his own residence.
Even Cai Lin and the other girls were improving at astonishing speed.
Although they did not possess Dou God Bloodline, the Rainbow Sacred Lotus's support gave them cultivation speed no weaker than that provided by Dou God Bloodline.
Time always passed especially quickly during cultivation. As spring passed and autumn arrived, six months went by.
With the support of all kinds of resources and the Rainbow Sacred Lotus's effects, Lei Qi pushed his cultivation in one burst to the Nine-Star Dou Emperor level, nearing the peak.
After becoming a Dou Emperor, cultivation naturally slowed because the energy required was too immense. This was even more true for Dou Zongs. In six months, even with the assistance of various heavenly treasures, Cai Lin, as a Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python, had only reached the early stage of Three-Star Dou Zong. As for Zi Yan, she had just broken through to Five-Star Dou Emperor!
Though both were peak Magical Beasts, the energy they required was even more enormous. Greater demand meant greater consumption, and with their Magical Beast bodies, there was no concern about unstable Dou Qi.
Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin's cultivation speed, on the other hand, left even several clan elders astonished by their talent.
They had heard of these constitutions before, but they had never imagined their cultivation speed could be so rapid. More importantly, whether it was the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils or the Woeful Poison Body, their combat power was exceptionally formidable.
Lei Qi often sparred with them as well.
When Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, Cai Lin, and Zi Yan joined forces against him alone, even he had to focus carefully to deal with them.
Qing Lin could summon snake-type Magical Beasts to fight, Xiao Yi Xian's poison was not something even he could take lightly, and with Zi Yan and Cai Lin possessing physical strength no weaker than his own, Lei Qi often found himself being ganged up on.
The girls' combat power also rose in a straight line through their constant coordination in battle.
Boom!
Screech!!
On an open stretch of land in the Inner Realm's back mountain.
Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin's two snake-type Magical Beasts were attacking from afar. Lei Qi wanted to close in, but Cai Lin and Zi Yan kept him tightly entangled.
Cai Lin, a Three-Star Dou Zong, and Zi Yan, a Five-Star Dou Emperor, possessed exceptionally tough bodies. In a direct clash, Lei Qi had no way to defeat them quickly.
Bang!
After exchanging another punch with Cai Lin, Lei Qi retreated into the distance.
"Husband~ Why are you becoming more and more useless?" Cai Lin taunted as she watched Lei Qi get knocked back.
She had suffered plenty of taunts herself. Now that she saw Lei Qi at a disadvantage, she naturally wanted to provoke him a little.
"Keep acting smug. I refuse to believe it."
As Lei Qi spoke, black currents of electricity suddenly appeared beneath his feet.
Thunder God Concealment!
Whoosh.
Crackle, crackle.
After using his movement technique, Lei Qi instantly slipped past Cai Lin and Zi Yan.
For a moment, neither woman reacted.
The instant they saw Lei Qi charging toward them, the two snake-type Magical Beasts immediately blocked his path.
Whoosh~~!
The giant snake swung its tail toward him.
Crackle, crackle.
Lei Qi moved slightly and evaded it again.
Just as he appeared, the other giant snake charged toward him.
Palm Lightning!
Lei Qi knew that unless he showed some real skill, there was no way to defeat these women. He immediately unleashed the High Earth-Tier Dou Technique, Palm Lightning.
He soared into the air, and an enormous black thunder palm descended from the heavens!
The massive palm print nearly covered the charging Cai Lin and Zi Yan, while also reaching Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin at the edge.
Seeing Lei Qi use a High Earth-Tier Dou Technique, they all went all out as well.
But at present, only Cai Lin had mastered one skill of the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python, one comparable to an Earth-Tier technique.
The other three only possessed techniques around the High Profound Tier.
BOOM!!!
The heavens and earth trembled, and countless cracks split across the ground. The girls were nearly all blasted flat onto the earth.
The ground itself was covered with several cracks.
It was already a High Earth-Tier Dou Technique, and coupled with Lei Qi's formidable Mutated Black Demon Lightning, even with Cai Lin at the Dou Zong level, they still could not withstand it.
Only after seeing them all numbed by electricity on the ground did Lei Qi return to the surface. "Tsk, tsk. I thought you girls could at least block it for a while."
"You only won because of your Dou Technique and that terrifying Black Demon Lightning of yours," Cai Lin said unwillingly.
There was also a trace of dissatisfaction in her voice!
She was already pregnant, yet this bastard still attacked without any restraint?
Cai Lin had only learned of this not long ago.
Naturally, Lei Qi had no intention of truly hurting them. If he could not control the power of that strike, why would he have used it?
The Thunder Clan's inherited Dou Technique, Palm Lightning, was not merely High Earth-Tier. Once one completely mastered Palm Lightning, one could learn the Low Heavenly-Tier Dou Technique, Five Thunders Orthodox Law.
Lei Qi could already grasp it now, but he was not yet proficient. Moreover, the Dou Qi consumed by a Heavenly-Tier Dou Technique could nearly drain him dry in an instant. With his current strength, Lei Qi could not use it.
"I'm not convinced either!" Zi Yan said angrily after getting to her feet.
"Unfortunately, most of the Thunder Clan's high-tier Dou Techniques are lightning-elemental. Otherwise, I'd arrange some for you girls too." Lei Qi shrugged.
Besides, whether it was the two of them or Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, all of them possessed innate divine abilities. As their strength grew, wouldn't they naturally come to master their own techniques?
"Once I comprehend stronger skills, it won't be certain who wins and who loses." Zi Yan pouted, puffing out her cheeks. Her adorably stubborn appearance made her especially lovable.
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