Chapter Summaries

After returning from the Ancient Wasteland Domain, Lei Qi gave Huo Zhi the Bodhi Heart and told Lei Ying he would enter seclusion. He then visited Ya Fei, whose special rewards gave him five Bodhi-Tree Enlightenment experiences and ten pills that could create One-Star Dou Shengs.

• Lei Qi returned the Bodhi Seeds to the Thunder Clan's reward pool while his companions entered seclusion, then gave Huo Zhi the Bodhi Heart.
• Lei Qi reassured Lei Ying that his rapid breakthrough to Dou Sheng had caused him no harm and asked that no one enter his inner residence while he was in seclusion.
• Lei Qi visited Ya Fei, who had been waiting for his attention and welcomed him.
• Lei Qi received five compressed Bodhi-Tree Enlightenment experiences and ten One-Star Dou Sheng Pills as special rewards from Ya Fei.

Lei Qi visited Nalan Yanran and received powerful rewards, including a secret art that kept him alive as long as his flames remained lit. A violent disturbance interrupted him as Zi Yan emerged from seclusion transformed, radiating an aura that shocked the Thunder Clan elders.

• After failing to grow flowers with Ya Fei, Lei Qi visited Nalan Yanran and spoke with her in her courtyard.
• Lei Qi received three Bodhi Hearts, a Complete Rainbow Sacred Lotus, and the secret art Rebirth from the Ashes after being with Nalan Yanran.
• The Thunder Realm shook violently, and Lei Qi left Nalan Yanran's courtyard to investigate the disturbance.
• Zi Yan emerged from seclusion in purple-gold robes, and her overwhelming aura stunned the Thunder Clan elders.

Zi Yan emerged from seclusion as a Peak Seven-Star Dou Sheng, and Lei Qi welcomed her before arranging her next visit to Dragon Island and the Nine Netherworld Python Clan. Lei Qi claimed new rewards and distributed resources that greatly strengthened his allies and the Thunder Clan, leaving the clan excited by its ten newly created Dou Shengs.

• Zi Yan revealed her Ancient Heavenly Phoenix bloodline and Peak Seven-Star Dou Sheng strength, then agreed to Lei Qi’s instructions to rest and later visit Dragon Island and the Nine Netherworld Python Clan.
• Lei Qi learned that Zi Yan could still revert to her child form, then claimed rewards that gave him advanced spatial comprehension and a Dragon-Phoenix Physique.
• Lei Qi gave Bodhi Hearts and Bodhi Tree comprehension opportunities to Yun Yun, Lei Dong, Xiao Yu, Tang Huo'er, and Gu Xin, while reserving other opportunities for Cai Lin and Qing Lin.
• Lei Qi gave ten loyal Thunder Clan members Dou Sheng Pills, and they became stable One-Star Dou Shengs, astonishing the clan elders.
• Lei Qi described the pills as an inferior shortcut and pointed the elders toward the Rainbow Sacred Lotuses as a better route to advancement.

Lei Qi brought Cai Lin, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan to the Nine Netherworld Yellow Spring so the women could cultivate there. After confirming the pool’s extreme cold and descending to scout it, Lei Qi was attacked by a swarm of black snakes and sped toward the bottom.

• Lei Qi traveled with Cai Lin, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan to the Nine Netherworld Python Clan’s territory, while Qing Lin gained a secret eye technique and a cultivation method.
• The group bypassed the defenses at the Nine Netherworld Ground Abyss and reached the ravine concealing the Nine Netherworld Yellow Spring.
• Lei Qi used spatial power to carry the women down the ravine, surprising Zi Yan with his control of space.
• Lei Qi entered the frigid pool protected by Heavenly Flames and descended to check it before letting the women cultivate.
• Black snakes attacked Lei Qi in the depths, and he struck one apart before racing toward the bottom as the swarm pursued him.

Lei Qi rescued Yao Ming from the Yellow Spring Nether Stone at the bottom of the Nine Netherworld Yellow Spring, then Qing Lin took control of him and the other Nine Netherworld Python Clan leaders. After the clan’s experts were subdued, Yao Xiaotian led the group to the Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s inheritance site.

• Lei Qi defeated the strange snakes with the Great Heaven Creation Palm and found Yao Ming imprisoned beneath the silt by four chains and the Yellow Spring Nether Stone.
• Lei Qi broke the seal with repeated attacks and freed Yao Ming, who promised to repay him.
• On the way back, Yao Ming drove away the strange snakes, while Zi Yan pinned Yao Xiaotian and Qing Lin controlled him with her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• Lei Qi handed Yao Ming to Qing Lin, who controlled him as well, and then subdued the Nine Netherworld Python Clan’s Great Elder.
• Lei Qi had Qing Lin summon the clan’s Half-Saint experts, who became nourishment for her, and Yao Xiaotian led the group to the Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s inheritance.

Lei Qi entered the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's tomb to claim its powerful Dou Techniques and confronted the saint's remnant soul. After withstanding the first attacks, Lei Qi faced the remnant's Emperor Realm soul power and a barrage of giant palms.

• Lei Qi told Cai Lin they were heading to the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's tomb to obtain its Dou Techniques.
• Lei Qi reached the Huangquan Stone Stele and sent his soul into it to enter the space created by the Yellow Spring Demon Saint.
• Lei Qi endured the lightning trial, shattered the Yellow Springs Finger, and used Great Heaven Creation Palm to destroy the Yellow Springs Palm.
• Lei Qi challenged the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's remnant soul, which revealed that it had reached the Emperor Realm.
• The Yellow Spring Demon Saint unleashed countless gigantic palms from the ground toward Lei Qi.

Lei Qi survived the Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s Yellow Springs Heavenly Fury and obtained its cultivation method and Demon Saint Essence Blood. He returned to Cai Lin, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan injured but successful, and warned them not to attempt the technique before reaching the Heavenly Realm in soul strength.

• Lei Qi absorbed the Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s soul attacks, but the Demon Saint unleashed Yellow Springs Heavenly Fury, devastating the surrounding space.
• Lei Qi survived the attack with his Heavenly Flames and lightning, though he admitted he would need several days to recover fully.
• The Yellow Spring Demon Saint gave Lei Qi the cultivation method for Yellow Springs Heavenly Fury and gathered his Demon Saint Essence Blood for him.
• Lei Qi left the altar and returned to his body, where Cai Lin, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan greeted him with concern.
• Lei Qi told the group he had obtained what he came for and cautioned them to wait until their soul realms reached the Heavenly Realm before attempting Yellow Springs Heavenly Fury.

Lei Qi arranged for Cai Lin and Qing Lin to cultivate, then accompanied Zi Yan to Ancient Dragon Island so she could summon the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s scattered elders and Lei Qi could recover. Zi Yan’s Dragon Emperor Bloodline united the clan’s elders, who prepared to reemerge among the Magical Beast clans.

• Lei Qi gave Cai Lin and Qing Lin cultivation resources, showed them Yellow Springs Heavenly Fury, and warned them not to attempt it without a sufficient soul realm.
• Lei Qi and Zi Yan traveled to Ancient Dragon Island, where Zi Yan transformed and called on the elders scattered through the void to return.
• Zi Yan brought Lei Qi to the Dragon Emperor Hall, where Qing Shan, Zhu Li, and the other elders were astonished by her Dragon Emperor Bloodline and strength.
• Zi Yan told the elders that Lei Qi had helped her obtain and refine the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit, and the elders thanked him.
• The Ancient Dragon Clan elders welcomed Zi Yan as their Dragon Emperor and resolved to reemerge, while Lei Qi excused himself to recover from his soul injuries.

Zi Yan ruled that the Ancient Dragon Clan would rebuild its strength rather than immediately return to the Beast Region. Ten days later, Lei Qi took Zi Yan into the Void Lightning Pool to absorb Black Demon Lightning and grow stronger against the threats ahead.

• Zi Yan rejected the elders’ push for an immediate comeback and ordered the Ancient Dragon Clan to recuperate while awaiting the return of its scattered elders.
• After Lei Qi’s soul recovered, he and Zi Yan entered the Void Lightning Pool, where Lei Qi planned to absorb its Black Demon Lightning.
• Lei Qi explained that he needed greater strength to protect himself and preserve the time needed to pursue the Nine Star Dou Sheng realm and the threshold of Dou God.
• Lei Qi summoned North Dragon to clear their path deeper into the pool, prompting Zi Yan to ask how he had become a Puppet.
• Lei Qi told Zi Yan he had refined North Dragon, South Dragon King, and West Dragon King with an Ancient Dragon Island forbidden technique, which he had then destroyed.
• Zi Yan said she would sacrifice even her clan for Lei Qi, but Lei Qi reassured her that he would protect her.

Lei Qi absorbed the Black Demon Lightning in the Void Lightning Pool, cultivating in seclusion for a year while Zi Yan and the North Dragon Puppet guarded him. During that time, Central Plains factions fought the Hall of Souls, and the Spirit Clan mysteriously vanished, deepening the Thunder Clan’s fears about the Soul Clan.

• Lei Qi began absorbing the Black Demon Lightning while Zi Yan and the North Dragon Puppet stood guard.
• Lei Qi cultivated for a year as the Black Demon Lightning disappeared from the pool and his aura continued to rise.
• Yao Chen helped Falling Star Pavilion form an alliance with the Pill Tower and the Flower Sect against the Hall of Souls and the Heavenly Nether Sect.
• Experts discovered that the sealed Spirit Realm had reopened completely empty, and searches found no trace of the Spirit Clan.
• Lei Ying and the Thunder Clan Supreme Elders grew more convinced of the Soul Clan’s strength, while Lei Qi’s warnings gave them time to prepare.

Lei Qi emerged from a year of seclusion stronger and led Zi Yan deeper into the Void Lightning Pool after sensing a powerful source of lightning. They discovered that the source was an intelligent, dragon-shaped strand of Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning.

• Lei Jin learned that Lei Qi was still in seclusion, then went to see Xiao Yi Xian after hearing she had returned with her cultivation at the Late Five-Star Dou Sheng realm.
• Lei Qi emerged from the Void Lightning Pool after advancing to the Late Four-Star Dou Sheng realm, and Zi Yan told him that Elder Lei Yi had come looking for him.
• Lei Qi decided to investigate the lightning power he had sensed deeper in the pool, and Zi Yan followed him as the North Dragon Puppet cleared the way.
• Lei Qi and Zi Yan found Black Demon Lightning streaming toward a dark region at the heart of the pool.
• Lei Qi and Zi Yan discovered a colossal golden dragon formed from Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning, which appeared to possess intelligence.

Lei Qi summoned Thunder Clan experts to subdue the Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning in the Void Lightning Pool. After the group overwhelmed it and Lei Qi absorbed it, he began refining its origin while Zi Yan and others guarded him.

• Lei Qi summoned the Thunder Clan’s powerful elders after spotting the Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning, and the awakened lightning dragon turned its attention toward them.
• Lei Qi absorbed the approaching Black Demon Lightning while Lei Ying led the others in attacking the golden dragon.
• The Thunder Clan experts beat the Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning back into its original form, and Lei Qi absorbed it after sending most of the group back to the clan.
• Lei Jin, Lei Qing, Zi Yan, and the North Dragon Puppet stayed behind to guard Lei Qi as the Mutated Black Demon Lightning and five Heavenly Flames attacked the Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning inside him.
• Lei Qi endured the violent explosions in his body and continued absorbing the Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning’s origin.

Lei Qi absorbed the Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning and reached Peak Five-Star Dou Sheng before leaving the Void Lightning Pool with Zi Yan. Back at Dragon Island, he met returning experts from Ancient Dragon Island, while the story left their purpose and the clan’s pending matters for later discussion.

• Lei Qi refined the Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning for a month, transforming his Mutated Black Demon Lightning and advancing to Peak Five-Star Dou Sheng.
• Lei Qi thanked Lei Qing and Lei Mo for guarding him, then declined to return to the Thunder Clan because he felt safe traveling with Zi Yan and the North Dragon Puppet.
• Lei Qing and Lei Mo left through the void, and Zi Yan carried Lei Qi out of the depleted Void Lightning Pool and back to Dragon Island.
• Lei Qi told Lei Yi to return and wait until he had rested before discussing why Lei Yi had come.
• Qing Shan introduced six returning Ancient Dragon Island experts, who knelt before Zi Yan, and Lei Qi sensed someone watching from the void.

Lei Qi and Zi Yan confronted a mysterious elder who had secretly watched Ancient Dragon Island and easily overwhelmed its defenders. Lei Qi’s combined attacks injured the elder’s soul, but the elder remained standing, leaving his identity and strength unexplained.

• Lei Qi sensed a hidden elder and exposed him, while Zi Yan and the Dragon Island elders had failed to detect him.
• The elder challenged the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, then knocked Qing Shan and a group of Dou Sheng experts out of the sky and sealed the space to prevent Lei Qi from summoning help.
• Zi Yan and the North Dragon Puppet attacked the elder, but he effortlessly countered them.
• Lei Qi unleashed a Thunderfire Lotus and Yellow Springs Heavenly Fury, blasting the elder and injuring his soul.
• The elder survived the explosion and praised Lei Qi’s skills, while Lei Qi wondered who the elder was and realized he could not resist him.

Zhu Jun revealed that he was an Ancient Void Dragon who had returned after searching for the missing Old Dragon Emperor, and Zi Yan welcomed the powerful Supreme Elder into the clan. Zhu Jun reunited with his grandson Zhu Li and decided to stay on Dragon Island to support Zi Yan.

• Lei Qi prepared to have the North Dragon Puppet self-destruct, but Zhu Jun identified himself and the Spatial Lock vanished.
• Zhu Jun explained that he had searched for the Old Dragon Emperor, returned after sensing Zi Yan's Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline, and observed the clan before Lei Qi detected him.
• Zi Yan introduced Lei Qi and explained how he had helped the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, and Zhu Jun apologized for confronting him.
• Qing Shan showed Zhu Jun around Dragon Island, where Zhu Jun recognized Zhu Li as his grandson and praised his loyalty to the Dragon Emperor Bloodline.
• Zhu Li recounted the clan's history, and Zhu Jun decided to remain on Dragon Island and unite the clan in support of Zi Yan.

Lei Qi returned to the Central Plains and learned that the Spirit Clan’s destruction had made the Ancient Clan and Soul Clan the leading suspects. After checking on Falling Star Pavilion and finding Gu Xun'er absent, he returned to the Thunder Clan to prepare for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s arrival and face growing distrust from the Flame Clan.

• Lei Qi left Ancient Dragon Island after Zhu Jun’s return, reassured that Zhu Jun was Zhu Li’s grandfather, and traveled to the Central Plains.
• People in the Central Plains speculated that the Spirit Clan had been wiped out for its piece of the Tou She Ancient God Jade, making the Ancient Clan and Soul Clan the chief suspects.
• The Ancient Clan stayed silent and the Soul Clan ignored the accusations, while the other ancient clans remained wary and the controversy gradually faded.
• Lei Qi visited Falling Star Pavilion, confirmed that Gu Xun'er had not come there, and left for the Thunder Clan.
• Lei Qi resolved to strengthen his clansmen and women before the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame returned in a year and a half, as the Flame Clan began distancing itself from the Thunder Clan.

After reuniting with Xiao Yi Xian, Lei Qi received rare rewards while spending time with her. Meanwhile, the Nether River Alliance declared war on the Falling Star Pavilion Alliance, and Falling Star Pavilion gathered its defenders to await the enemy.

• Lei Qi went to see Xiao Yi Xian and found that her hair had returned to black while the Woeful Poison Body's poison had condensed into a rune on her forehead.
• Lei Qi and Xiao Yi Xian became intimate, and he received a portion of Origin of the Emperor, ten Ninth-Grade Golden Pills, and ten Advanced Experience Pills.
• Lei Qi spent half a month with Xiao Yi Xian, but obtained no further rewards.
• The Nether River Alliance declared war on the Falling Star Pavilion Alliance, stirring the Central Plains and drawing spectators to Falling Star Pavilion.
• Yao Chen, Xuan Kongzi, the other Pill Tower giant, the Flower Sect's two Supreme Elders, and Falling Star Pavilion's elders assembled at the guest reception square to await the Nether River Alliance.

The Nether River Alliance and Hall of Souls attacked Falling Star Pavilion, demanding that its alliance withdraw, but the Pill Tower joined the battle to defend its reputation and allies. Lin Old Monster’s arrival turned the tide, and he called out a hidden Heavenly Venerable as the chapter ended.

• Tian Ming Old Demon led the Nether River Alliance into the Star Realm and demanded that Yao Chen withdraw Falling Star Pavilion’s forces from the alliance’s territory.
• Chen Feng arrived with Hall of Souls experts and demanded that Xuan Kongzi take the Pill Tower forces away, but Xuan Kongzi refused.
• The Nether River Alliance and Hall of Souls attacked the Falling Star Pavilion Alliance, while Yao Chen and Chen Feng fought.
• Lin Old Monster and the Little Pill Tower elders entered the battle, shifting the advantage against the Nether River Alliance and Hall of Souls.
• Lin Old Monster challenged a hidden Heavenly Venerable, who answered from the void.

Lei Qi received news of the Star Alliance’s battle against the Hall of Souls and visited Xuan Yi, who had been confined on his territory for years. After telling her that Yao Chen was under his control and that she could not leave, he left her resigned to her circumstances and worried about the Pill Tower’s war.

• Lei Qi ordered Yang Ji to keep a closer watch on the Star Alliance, then went to see Xuan Yi.
• Lei Qi demanded compensation from Xuan Yi for living on his territory, and their encounter earned him one hundred Nine-Grade Treasure Pills.
• Xuan Yi pressed Lei Qi for news about the Pill Tower, and he told her that the Falling Star Pavilion, Flower Sect, and Pill Tower had formed the Star Alliance and fought a major battle against the Hall of Souls and Heavenly Nether Sect.
• Xuan Yi became anxious when she learned the Pill Tower’s war had begun because of her, then asked whether Yao Chen was under Lei Qi’s control.
• Lei Qi admitted he controlled Yao Chen and had helped him revive, while Xuan Yi accepted that she could not leave or reconcile with Yao Chen.

Lei Qi continued spending time with his companions while the Central Plains war ended, and Cao Ying revealed that she had become a Treasure Pill Grandmaster. As the Hall of Souls prepared for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s arrival, Lei Qi gave Cao Ying Puppet North Dragon to protect her.

• Lei Qi spent time with Xuan Yi, Liu Fei, Ye Xinlan, Yao Ye, Yao Yue, Han Xue, Ya Fei, and Nalan Yanran, playfully reenacting her engagement-breaking scene.
• After the Nether River Alliance dissolved and the Heavenly Nether Sect withdrew, Hun Miesheng ordered Chen Feng to guard a branch hall and prioritize collecting souls.
• Hun Miesheng said he would not act against the Star Alliance before the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame appeared in a little over a year.
• Cao Ying told Lei Qi that her soul realm had reached the Late Heavenly Realm and that she had become a Ninth-Grade Alchemist and Treasure Pill Grandmaster.
• Lei Qi offered to arrange any medicinal materials Cao Ying needed and gave her Puppet North Dragon to command.