TIANSHAO CITY, LEITIAN DOMAIN.
Mei Ruyin screamed at her peak, the heavens shook in response.
This wasn't a natural way of giving birth atleast not for immortals. But what could she do? She has to get it out of her body.
Baby's cries soon filled the room, then a lightning dragon was seen in the sky which was calculated to be in the late stage of ascension. In the blink of an eye snow mist soon covered it, evolving into a Xuelei Zulong - ancestral dragon of snow and thunder
The first and most powerful of it's kind, said to have birthed a line of storm dragon.
It presence shocked the heavens,the clansmen were surprises as this type of dragon was into extinct. Even those that have the bloodline are 1 in a million and the bloodline isn't pure.
Soon speculations about Lei Tianlong's child filled the place, ' This Lei Tianlong's child must be a really powerful for her to summon great Xuelei Zulong'.
11 Years After
DRAGONSTORM PALACE, TIANSHAO CITY
Hidden deep within the Stormveil Montains,Tian Shao City floated amidst mist and thunder. Known as the heart of the Lightning Dragon Clan, it thrummed with spiritual energy, its towering bridges spanning roaring waterfalls and skies lit with endless lightning.
At its center stood Stormheart Peak, crowned by a grand hall where the clan's elders ruled with the might of the storms. The outer districts bustled with merchants, disciples, and cultivators honing lightning techniques, while the inner city housed warriors and elite craftsmen.
Famed for rare resources like Storm Crystals and Lightning Lotuses, Tian Shao was called the City of the Sky's Wrath — a place where dragons once soared and power was forged in the heart of the storm.
At the very summit of TianShan city shrouded in clouds and roaring thunder, stood the Dragonstorm Palace — the ancestral seat of the Lightning Dragon Clan.
Two colossal dragon statues guarded its gates, their stone eyes glowing faintly with lightning, as if alive. Within, the grand courtyard shimmered with spiritual energy, each tile humming with the ancient power of the Dragon Veins below.
At the heart of the palace rose a towering hall, its golden pillars carved with spiraling dragons that seemed to move whenever lightning flashed across the sky. Here resided Lei Tianlong, the mighty clan head, whose presence was as commanding as the storms that surrounded his domain.
This was not merely a home, but the throne of a legacy forged in thunder and dragon.
Two powerful elders,one which is the head of the clan, Lei Tianlong and the other, Master of storm peak, Lei Zhentian, stood in the hall of Dragonstorm palace discussing a matter which seems very important.
" Tianlong, I'm afraid Xueyin can't step into the cultivation world, her meridians is weak,her Ditian can't store in any qi. She's no different from a mere mortal", Lei Zhentian said.
" I'm afraid if she continue to cultivate, it'll will damage her meridians forever and may result to death", Lei
Lei Tianlong has been expecting to hear this but it now sounded shocking to him. He waited for some seconds before he replied.
"She must be protected", Lei Tianlong said.
Just outside the hall, Lei Jian lingered near the doorway, his fists tightly clenched. His father, Lei Tianlong, had always favored the girl — his first wife's daughter — while Lei Jian and his own mother were treated like shadows in their own home.
As the words drifted to him, his heart began to pound.
Le Jian (thinking, a slow, twisted smile forming): "So… she's useless after all. The perfect daughter everyone praises can't even cultivate."
A rush of satisfaction surged through him. For once, the heavy knot of resentment in his chest loosened.
No matter what happened next, one truth gave him comfort:
"No matter how Father dotes on her, she'll never surpass me."
He ran out heading to Thunderclap hall to meet his brother and tell him about what he heard.
His eyes caught Lei Long Xueyi trying to imitate the cultivators wielding a lightning.
Amusement spread allover Lei Jian's face, he step forward heading to Lei longXueuyi's place ,
" What do you think you're doing?", he asked with mockery in his voice.
Lei long Xueyin looked at him, " Are you blind? Can't you see I'm trying to create a lightning spark here?!", she shot back at Lei Jian
Lei Jian didn't get offended by her words because he knows something Lei Long Xueyi couldn't believe.
He turned around laughing
" Hehehe, Don't stress yourself little sister. Not even a smoke can come out from that", he said just a few steps from Lei long Xueyi
" Hey what do you mean?", Lei long Xueyi asked annoyed.
" Don't you get?! You can never become a cultivator!", Lei Jian turned back smirking at Lei long Xueyi
That sentence struck Lei long Xueyi like a lightning, what nonsense is Lei Jian saying?!, she thought.
Lei Jian looked at Lei long Xueyi puzzled face
" You can't even stand a chance with a mere mortal, your meridians are so weak that can't even channel qi." Lei Jian said
" No wonder Father never lets you cultivate with us in the hall. I always thought he was just to protective of you. Haha",Lei Jian added and left with a grin on his face.
Lei long Xueyi was annoyed and shocked. she thought about it, Lei Tianlong never lets her cultivate in the same place with the others, never lets her take enhancement pills while others can.
she stood there annoyed and ashamed.
Soon news about Lei long Xueyi's inability to cultivate spread across the city, marking her as a weakling. Students from weak families pick on her like she's just a commoner.
6 Years Later
Beiluo valley, Leitian domain
Six years had passed since that fateful day.
Far to the North of Leitian domain, deep within the Běiluò Valley, a lone figure sat in silence. The valley was a place of deathly stillness, its ruins swallowed by mist and cold winds that never ceased. Here, no voices could be heard, no footsteps but her own.
Lei Long Xueyi hugged her knees to her chest, her breath fogging in the icy air as her thoughts swirled endlessly.
"Why here?" she wondered for the thousandth time.
Once, she had dreamed of cultivating in the clan's sacred halls, of soaring freely like the Lightning Dragons her bloodline descended from. Instead, she had been cast away to this forsaken valley, left alone with nothing but bitter memories and unanswered questions.
The Lightning Dragon Clan ruled not only Tianshao City but an entire territory, as vast and powerful as a country itself. Countless cultivators served them, countless cities thrived under their banner. And yet, within that mighty domain, she alone had been discarded like worthless dust.
Then a thought came to mind, " can't I really cultivate?!", She rose she palm looking at the white soft palm staring straight at her.
" maybe I'm really worthless!", she thought.
Her guidance, elder Lei Yufeng,which was sent with Lei long Xueyi to Beiluo valley to protect her,was at the corridor staring at Lei long Xueyi lost in thoughts.
" Have you ever wondered were the soul spirit of the ancestral dragon of snow and Thunder is?", Lei Yufeng question filled the once silent room. Lei long Xueyi was caught in her thought and looked at the direction the voice was coming from
"No", Lei long Xueyi replied
"Do you know?" Lei long Xueyi asked.
" No",Lei Yufeng said brushing his white long beards.
" You don't?!!" Lei long Xueyi was shocked to hear that the respected Lei Yufeng don't know about the whereabouts of the ancestral dragon.
"Of course no one knows but there is this rumour that it's in the Miyin forest", Lei Yufeng said moving forward.
"Then why has no one gotten it?", Lei long Xueyi was curious
"Who wants to go to the Miyin forest?! It's a forbidden place, whoever steps in doesn't come out even if it's a powerful being",Lei Yufeng said.
Then Lei Yufeng eyes was locked on Lei long Xueyi
"But you must retrieve it",
That sentence struck Lei long Xueyi,
"Me?!! What are you saying Elder Lei?!"
Lei Yufeng laughed and stepped out without saying anything.
Lei long Xueyi was puzzled again
What's Elder Lei Yufeng saying ? Does he have a death wish for me?!!