Lightning Is the Only Way

The tower seemed magical, but the disciples knew that it would take a long time until they would visit it. The Lightning Tower was something for disciples who were about to break through into the Energy Gathering Realm.

"By the way," said Gorn. "Every day, in the central plaza, a higher ranking disciple is lecturing on the nature of lightning and the cultivation world, as a whole. You might want to attend, though you have to pay money to listen."

'Money, again' thought the disciples and sighed. It seemed like everything in the Lightning Guild was centered around money.

"Anyway," continued Gorn. "I am going to leave you guys to it. Welcome to your new home," he said with a smile to the disciples. "Gravis, follow me," he commanded as he started walking to the guild. Gravis simply followed.

"The best way to manage your time, right now, is to stay in your house and read the Lightning Codex. Reread it many times until you know it by heart. When you have mastered the Codex, you should go to the Lightning Tower. When you know the Lightning Codex by heart, you will automatically know what to do," Gorn explained patiently.

Gravis nodded while he followed. This seemed like the best way to proceed. "Do I need to pay money to access the Lightning Tower?" asked Gravis.

Gorn just laughed. "Of course!" he said, and Gravis only sighed. "The price depends on which level you want to cultivate. We have four different levels in the Lightning Tower. The higher you go, the less Life Energy the lightning possesses. You'll understand what that means when you read the Codex."

Now, Gravis was confused. How were Life Energy and lightning related? Gravis shook his head. Gorn said he would understand when he read the Codex. Everything would probably be explained then.

"You might want to participate in the

lifted an eyebrow. "Tournament? Again?" he asked in

issues. I've seen what you can do, and no one in the Body Tempering Realm is your match. Just

I participate in this tournament?" he

"Winning the tournament gives you the opportunity to cultivate on the fourth level of the Lightning Tower for a week. You shouldn't miss that. When you

Master's residence. Gorn knocked

noticed the Guild Master, his expression changed to politeness. "Hello, Guild Master. What can disciple

Gorn said with the majesty that a Guild Master should possess. "The time has come. I have previously said that you could only

I don't mean any disrespect, but my brother, Jaimy, said that I could live

that no one else would need this residence. Someone like that has

Gravis with animosity and disgust. "What makes him so outstanding that I have to vacate my residency

SLAP!

Luckily, Gorn was careful with the slap and didn't damage the house. "Insolent!" he shouted with rage. "Have you forgotten who I am? I

had been slapped just now. No one had

when he looked at the Guild Master, his courage vanished, and he only whimpered. "Yes, Guild Master." He then quickly stood up and started collecting all his things. After some minutes, he ran out of his house and gave Gorn the keys. He shot one last look at Gravis, and made a gesture that said: