Chapter Summaries

After half a year of seclusion, Lei Qi reached the Early Seven Star Dou Sheng realm as the Thunder Clan grew stronger. Lei Ying stepped down and Lei Qi became the new clan chief, then ordered the elders to monitor Lei Niu, who guarded the Ancient Jade.

• Feng Qing'er refined Lei Qi's Aptitude Pill and Bloodline Enhancement Pill, awakened her Ancient Heavenly Phoenix bloodline, and reached Nine-Turn Dou Venerate; Lei Qi received ten Xuan Dan from her.
• Lei Qi spent half a year in seclusion and refined an Experience Pill and one Xuan Dan, reaching the Early Seven Star Dou Sheng realm.
• Lei Dong, Lei Yun, and the other Thunder Clan members emerged from seclusion with higher cultivation, while Lei Qi's wives and concubines also advanced.
• Lei Ying announced at the clan assembly that Lei Qi would become the Thunder Clan's new clan chief, and the elders unanimously accepted the decision.
• Lei Qi warned the elders not to secretly defy his orders and instructed them to remain on alert without announcing his appointment.
• Lei Qi ordered Lei Ming to watch Lei Niu, who guarded the Ancient Jade, and permitted him to execute Lei Niu first if he noticed anything unusual; Lei Qi then recounted his fabricated account of Lei Niu's future actions.

Lei Qi warned the Thunder Clan that the Soul Clan could still destroy them, then distributed Golden Pills to its strongest elders and Xuan Dan to others. After receiving a system reward of Nine-Grade Treasure Pills and materials, he visited Gu Xin and left focused on gathering treasure to prepare for the clan’s crisis.

• Lei Qi told the elders that the Thunder Clan’s recent strength depended on his help and urged them to fight for the opportunity their ancestors had left them.
• After the clan assembly, Lei Qi secretly summoned Lei Ying, Lei Jin, Lei Qing, Lei Mo, Lei Teng, Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, Lei An, and Lei Ou, then gave them Ninth-Grade Golden Pills to refine in seclusion.
• Lei Qi distributed Xuan Dan to another group of elders and made the clan’s former chief’s residence into a cultivation ground for its gifted geniuses.
• Lei Qi visited Gu Xin, who welcomed him with tenderness, and the system rewarded him with one hundred Nine-Grade Treasure Pills and materials for one hundred more.
• Lei Qi decided to send the Treasure Pill materials to Cao Ying and continued searching for treasure in the iceberg.

Lei Qi visited Gu Xin, Tang Huo'er, and Huo Zhi to collect rewards, while Gu Xin reaffirmed her devotion and Tang Huo'er asked to return home. The chapter ended with Lei Qi receiving a large supply of Xuan Pill ingredients through Huo Zhi and strengthening the Thunder Clan's resources.

• Gu Xin told Lei Qi that he was everything to her, and Lei Qi told her to rest instead of continuing their treasure hunt.
• Lei Qi visited Tang Huo'er, collected thirty Nine-Grade Treasure Pills, and heard her grievances about how he had treated her in the past.
• Tang Huo'er asked to visit Burning Flame Valley, and Lei Qi agreed; she left the Thunder Clan the next day with Thunder Legion soldiers.
• Lei Qi visited his lawful wife, Huo Zhi, and received ten Nine-Grade Xuan Pills and one hundred sets of Xuan Pill ingredients.
• Lei Qi's new ingredients increased the Thunder Clan's resources and gave Cao Ying more opportunities to improve her alchemy.

One month after entering seclusion, the Thunder Clan’s members emerged with greatly increased strength, and Lei Qi began planning ways to gather more rewards before the Demon Flame descended. His efforts to persuade Yun Yun to have another child failed, so he turned to Ya Fei instead.

• Lei Ying reached peak Nine Star Dou Sheng, Lei Jin advanced to Mid Nine Star Dou Sheng, Lei Qing and Lei Mo reached Early Nine Star Dou Sheng, and Lei Teng, Lei Ya, and Lei Ou strengthened the Thunder Clan’s ranks.
• Lei Qi considered the Thunder Clan’s growing power and, with eight months remaining until the Demon Flame descended, decided to seek out women from the original world for their rewards.
• Lei Qi sent Elder Lei Ying to Falling Star Pavilion with a list of people to locate through Xiao Yan and Su Qian, and arranged to request an exchange with the Flame Clan.
• Lei Qi asked Yun Yun to have another child, but she refused and told him to leave her bedroom.
• Lei Qi went to Ya Fei, who was willing to bear him a child, though she had not yet received any rewards from doing so.

After reaching Dou Sheng, Gu Xun'er decided to visit the Thunder Clan, claiming she wanted to clear the Ancient Clan’s name over the Spirit Clan’s destruction. She admitted to Gu Yuan that she and Lei Qi had shared an intimate relationship, and he agreed to send Gu Dao with her.

• Gu Xun'er learned that the Star Alliance had barely repelled the Hall of Souls and worried that Xiao Yan remained in danger.
• Gu Xun'er told Gu Yuan she wanted to visit the Thunder Clan to dispel suspicions about the Ancient Clan, and she insisted she would not seek out Xiao Yan.
• Gu Yuan warned Gu Xun'er about leaving during a dangerous time, but she said she could protect herself with her Dou Sheng cultivation and Spatial Jade Slip.
• Gu Xun'er revealed that she and Lei Qi had shared an intimate relationship, provoking Gu Yuan's anger and concern about Lei Qi's intentions.
• Gu Yuan agreed to send Elder Gu Dao with Gu Xun'er and asked her to check on Gu Xin during the visit.

The Flame Clan rejected the Thunder Clan’s offer to deepen their ties, while Gu Xun’er visited the Thunder Clan to propose a deal to Lei Qi. Lei Qi overpowered Xun’er and received a special reward, leaving her trapped in his hands.

• Yan Jin asked the Flame Clan elders whether to deepen relations with the Thunder Clan, and Yan Xu and Fire Spirit Fairy advised keeping their distance.
• Yan Jin told the Thunder Clan that the Flame Clan would avoid contact until the Spirit Clan matter was investigated.
• Gu Xun’er and Gu Dao arrived at the Thunder Clan, and Lei Qi arranged for Lei Jin to receive Gu Dao.
• Gu Xun’er told Lei Qi she had come to make a deal, but Lei Qi pulled her onto his lap and refused to let her leave.
• Lei Qi suppressed Xun’er’s One-Star Dou Sheng strength and Golden Emperor Burning Sky Flame, and a system notification announced that he had received a special reward.

Lei Qi kept Gu Dao waiting while he remained with Xun'er, then received a vast set of rewards triggered by her. He ended the chapter satisfied with the rewards, while Xun'er wondered whether he truly feared Gu Yuan.

• Lei Jin refused Gu Dao's repeated requests to see Xun'er and warned him to obey the Thunder Clan's rules.
• After waiting for hours, Gu Dao threatened Lei Jin with Gu Yuan's wrath, but Lei Jin still would not let him leave.
• In the Thunder Clan's main hall, Xun'er confronted Lei Qi and warned him that her father would not forgive him.
• Lei Qi checked his rewards, which included pills, treasures, Heaven-Tier skills and cultivation methods, Golden Cores, and another portion of Origin Emperor Qi.
• Lei Qi celebrated the rewards and no longer regretted what had happened, leaving Xun'er confused about his confidence.

Lei Qi ordered the Thunder Clan to prepare for conflict with the Ancient Clan while using medicinal pills to strengthen its forces. The chapter ended with the elders discussing how to choose a thousand people for advancement, as Huo Zhi took Gu Xun'er away.

• Lei Qi ordered Lei Ying to summon the clan elders and instructed Lei Jin to seal Gu Dao's Dou Qi and imprison him.
• Lei Qi told Gu Xun'er that he knew the Soul Clan had destroyed the Spirit Clan and admitted that Xiao Yan's fate was under his control.
• Gu Xun'er begged Lei Qi to spare Xiao Yan, but Lei Qi refused and summoned the elders; Huo Zhi then escorted Xun'er to the rear residence.
• Lei Qi ordered Lei Wusha to select a thousand utterly loyal people and explained that medicinal pills could advance nine hundred to Dou Venerates and one hundred and fifty to Half-Saints.
• Lei Qing and Lei Jin urged Lei Qi to include clan members with low-grade bloodlines in the selection.

Lei Qi strengthened the Thunder Clan by distributing pills and rewards, then kept Gu Xun'er and other Ancient Clan members under his control. A month later, Gu Yuan came to the Thunder Clan seeking his daughter and Gu Dao, but Lei Ying challenged him to fight.

• Lei Qi distributed pills, techniques, and skills, giving the Thunder Legion fifty Dou Sheng slots and raising one hundred and fifty Half-Saints and fifty Dou Shengs; he confined Lei Niu.
• Lei Qi refused Gu Xun'er's demand that he marry her, while she remained in his custody.
• A month later, Gu Yuan grew concerned that Xun'er, Gu Dao, and others had not returned from the Thunder Clan, so he went there himself.
• During the month, the Thunder Clan gained sixty Dou Shengs and twelve Supreme Elders, while Lei Ying brought several women back to Lei Qi.
• Gu Yuan asked Lei Ying for his daughter and Gu Dao, but Lei Ying declared he was no longer clan leader and challenged Gu Yuan to battle.

Gu Yuan confronted Lei Ying in the Thunder Realm, where both had reached the Nine Star Peak Dou Sheng level, and they fought to a standstill. Gu Yuan left the realm before the battle could be decided, but Lei Ying pursued him and demanded another fight outside the Thunder Clan.

• Gu Yuan questioned how Lei Ying had reached Nine Star Peak, and Lei Ying attacked him before explaining that he sought a fair fight.
• Gu Yuan and Lei Ying traded powerful attacks across the reinforced Thunder Realm as Gu Xun'er watched and Lei Qi threatened her with Gu Yuan's safety.
• Gu Dao sensed Gu Yuan's arrival from the prison and worried that the Thunder Clan had concealed its strength, while other Ancient Clan members assumed Gu Yuan would rescue them.
• After another clash of Heavenly-Tier Dou Techniques, Gu Yuan left the Thunder Realm rather than risk exhausting himself in enemy territory.
• Lei Ying chased Gu Yuan outside the Thunder Clan and urged him to continue fighting, and Gu Yuan cursed him as a brute.

Gu Yuan confronted Lei Ying over the Ancient Clan captives and Gu Xun'er, but Lei Ying demanded a marriage alliance and revealed that Lei Qi led the Thunder Clan. Inside the Thunder Realm, Lei Qi sent Xun'er away while he went to meet Gu Yuan, leaving Xun'er unable to intervene.

• Gu Yuan asked Lei Ying to release Gu Dao, his people, and Gu Xun'er, and Lei Ying demanded a marriage alliance in return.
• Gu Yuan grew furious when he thought Lei Ying had been with Xun'er, but Lei Ying clarified that Lei Qi was the Thunder Clan's leader.
• Lei Qi reassured Xun'er that her father was safe, then left the hall with Lei Teng, Lei Liuqian, Lei Moyin, and Lei Ying.
• Xun'er tried to wait for Lei Qi, but Ya Fei and two maids carried her back after her sealed Dou Qi left her unable to resist.
• Gu Xin went to the front hall after Lei Qi summoned her, while Ya Fei arranged for Xuan Yi to be brought over.

Lei Qi forced Gu Yuan to withdraw by warning that war between the Ancient and Thunder Clans would benefit the Soul Clan, while keeping Xun'er and the other Ancient Clan captives until the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame appeared. Back at the Thunder Clan, Lei Qi began planning to strike another Dou God Clan before the Thunder Clan's strength became known.

• Lei Qi stopped Gu Yuan's fight with Lei Ying and refused to release Xun'er and the Ancient Clan captives before the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame emerged.
• Gu Yuan agreed not to attack the Thunder Clan before the Flame appeared, but warned Lei Qi to keep Xun'er and the others safe before departing.
• Lei Ying told Lei Qi that Gu Yuan's Peak Nine Star Dou Sheng strength had far surpassed his own Mid Nine Star strength.
• Lei Qi decided the Thunder Clan should eliminate potential threats before its situation was exposed and ruled out attacking the Ancient and Soul Clans.
• Lei Qi summoned the Thunder Clan elders to discuss targeting either the Flame Clan or the Yao Clan.

Lei Qi planned to attack the Flame Clan before it could threaten the Thunder Clan, sparing Huo Zhi’s father, commoners, and unmarried women while ordering the clan’s strongest experts killed. Meanwhile, Gu Yuan returned to the Ancient Clan after agreeing not to provoke the Thunder Clan before the Demon Flame arrived.

• Lei Qi chose the Flame Clan as the Thunder Clan’s target and ordered three elders to lead forces against it, with Zi Yan assigned to deal with a person in the ancestral hall.
• Huo Yue persuaded Huo Zhi to stop opposing Lei Qi’s decision, and Lei Qi asked Huo Zhi to return to the Flame Clan to keep her father safe during the attack.
• Lei Qi spent the evening with Huo Zhi, while Ya Fei’s planned surprise went unoffered and Xun’er took a rare day off.
• Gu Yuan told Gu Xian that Lei Ying had reached Peak Dou Sheng and that he had agreed the Ancient Clan would not provoke the Thunder Clan before the Demon Flame arrived.

Lei Qi claimed rewards after Gu Xun'er became pregnant, while Cai Lin emerged from seclusion as a Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python and reached the peak of Five-Star Dou Sheng. The chapter ended with Cai Lin and Qing Lin returning to the Thunder Clan's main hall, where Lei Qi was with his wives.

• Lei Qi received rewards when Ya Fei, Xuan Yi, and Gu Xun'er became pregnant, including pills and materials that strengthened the Thunder Clan.
• Cai Lin emerged from the Nine Netherworld Yellow Spring as a Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python and transformed back into human form.
• Cai Lin told Qing Lin she had reached the peak of Five-Star Dou Sheng, while Qing Lin had advanced to Late Three-Star Dou Sheng.
• Lei Qi spent time with Han Xue, Yao Yue, Han Yue, and Yao Ye in the Thunder Realm.
• Gu Xin spotted Cai Lin and Qing Lin approaching the Thunder Clan's main hall, and Lei Qi paused when she told him they had returned.

As the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame descended, Lei Qi led the Thunder Clan toward its appearance site, intending to claim the flame and the Pill Tower Ancestor. The gathering drew the Hall of Souls, led by Hun Miesheng, and Lei Qi watched the powerful rival faction arrive.

• After Cai Lin returned from seclusion, she spent half a month with Lei Qi while the Demon Flame's descent approached.
• Twin moons appeared and nine stars aligned, signaling the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's arrival and prompting Lei Qi to mobilize the Thunder Clan.
• Lei Qi, Lei Dong, and Lei Tian led the Thunder Clan's expedition, while Lei Jin, Xiao Yi Xian, Lei Ya, and Lei Ou followed secretly.
• The Thunder Clan reached the blazing white desert where the Demon Flame would appear, and Lei Qi planned to obtain both the flame and the Pill Tower Ancestor.
• The Hall of Souls emerged from black fog, with Hun Miesheng and Hun Feng among its leaders.

As the Demon Flame Space prepared to open, the Soul Clan moved to attack the Stone Clan and the Thunder Clan encircled the Flame Clan. Gu Yuan weighed how to free the Ancient Clan’s hostages, while Lei Qi entered the Demon Flame Space and Xiao Yi Xian and the others stayed behind.

• Hun Tiandi ordered Nihility Devouring Flame to lead an operation against the Stone Clan, while the Thunder Clan prepared to isolate the Flame Clan under Lei Ying’s orders.
• Gu Yuan rejected Gu Xian’s plan to capture Lei Qi and said the Ancient Clan would fight the Thunder Clan only as a last resort to free its imprisoned members.
• As more factions gathered outside the Demon Flame Space, Lei Qi judged that the Ancient Clan had not discovered his concealed strength or allies.
• The milky-white ring of light formed as the Demon Flame Space opened, drawing experts from across the continent inside.
• Lei Qi, Lei Dong, and Lei Tian entered the Demon Flame Space, while Xiao Yi Xian and the other three remained behind to guard against Gu Yuan.

Lei Qi, Lei Dong, and Lei Tian crossed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s illusions and Fire Slave hordes before encountering Blood Axe Xiao Chen, a survivor from Xiao Xuan’s era. Lei Qi freed Xiao Chen from the Demon Flame’s control and promised to take him to the remaining Xiao Clan descendants after they dealt with the Demon Flame, and Xiao Chen led them onward.

• Lei Qi and his companions passed through the Dream Nightmare Heavenly Mist and fought their way through waves of Fire Slaves.
• The three reached a hall where they encountered a gaunt man with a giant blood-red axe.
• Lei Qi identified the man as Blood Axe Xiao Chen and used a talisman to free him from the Demon Flame’s control.
• Lei Qi told Xiao Chen that the Soul Clan had destroyed the Xiao Clan a thousand years earlier and that some descendants had survived.
• Lei Qi promised to take Xiao Chen to the surviving Xiao Clan members after resolving the Demon Flame, and Xiao Chen agreed to lead them onward.

Lei Qi broke the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s Dream Nightmare Illusion and revealed the true sea of magma, where the Flame trapped the gathered clans inside a prison of fire. The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame began killing the crowd by triggering their emotions, and those below the Dou Sheng realm faced immediate danger.

• Lei Qi recognized the altar and white-robed figure as an illusion, then used a Dream-Breaking Talisman to destroy it.
• Lei Qi and the others awoke in a sea of magma as people from the other clans appeared, and the true Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame confronted them.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame erased the spatial passage and surrounded everyone with a prison of milky-white fire.
• People began exploding into blood mist as the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame used their emotions to set their bodies aflame.
• Someone warned the crowd to control their thoughts, but the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame ordered everyone below the Dou Sheng realm to explode.

The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame summoned ten Dou Sheng Fire Slaves, forcing the surviving factions to unite against it. After the Fire Slaves self-destructed, Hun Miesheng and five other Four-Star Dou Sheng used the Heavenly Net Demon-Sealing Formation to seal the Demon Flame, leaving everyone staring at the prize in tense silence.

• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame summoned ten Fire Slaves, all of whom had reached the Dou Sheng level.
• Gu Nanhai, Hun Miesheng, Lei Tian, and three other Four-Star Dou Sheng attacked the Demon Flame while Lei Qi and the others fought the Fire Slaves.
• The Fire Slaves self-destructed, injuring many fighters and temporarily ending their threat.
• Hun Miesheng raised the Heavenly Net Demon-Sealing Formation, and the six Four-Star Dou Sheng poured their blood essence into it to suppress the Demon Flame.
• The formation shrank around the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and sealed it inside a small black pillar, while the surviving fighters watched in silence.

Hun Miesheng and Soul Demon Elder tried to seize the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, but Lei Qi revealed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint’s remnant soul. The Saint stopped the Flame’s attack and left the battle under his control.

• Hun Miesheng seized the black pillar of light, prompting Gu Nanhai and the other clan elders to attack him while Lei Qi and the Thunder Clan members held back.
• Soul Demon Elder revealed himself and dismissed the ancient clans’ agreement beneath the Demonic Flame Origin.
• Soul Demon Elder called out the Pill Tower Ancestor, who appeared riding a green ox, and Lei Qi immediately bound him with lightning.
• Lei Qi summoned the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint’s remnant soul, allowing the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame to break free of its restraints.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame activated the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation, but the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint froze it with a single word.