Lightning Is the Only Way

"Catch," Gravis heard a shout from his front, which tore him out of his reverie. Gravis saw a saber flying at him and quickly caught it. He looked at the saber and was stunned by its beauty. It was completely black, similar to his Void-Stone saber, but compared to that, this new saber had a lot of fine Formation Array lines going through its body. It was an Energy weapon and an incredibly impressive one at that.

Gravis looked up from the saber and at Aion, who just smiled at him. "Why? I can understand the cultivation technique since everyone trains in it, but why the saber?" he asked confusedly.

Aion chuckled a little. "That is a personal present from me," Aion said. "You have seen the Heaven's Balance Cultivation Technique, so you should know why I am grateful to you."

Gravis thought for a second and then knew what Aion meant. "You mean that guy from the Lightning Guild?"

Aion nodded. "Exactly. He is at the same level as me, which means that killing him granted me quite some Spirit. The Cultivation Technique also works with Spirit, by the way," Aion explained lightheartedly. "It's hard finding Spirit Forming cultivators out here in the Middle-Continent, so I am actually quite thankful for your help."

Gravis smiled bitterly. "But I have done nothing. I have not helped you in killing him."

Aion just laughed. "Even though we are the strongest sect in the world, we still have to abide by Heaven's rules. Heaven is fair, and I am only allowed to kill cultivators that have broken the rules. If that guy hadn't jumped into the sect, I couldn't have killed him."

Gravis sighed and accepted the saber. Even though Aion had been kind to him, Gravis always kept in mind that the Heaven Sect was his enemy. Just him saying that Heaven was fair reminded Gravis of that fact. Gravis had to act thankful, but he didn't need to overdo it. With that thought, Gravis put his new saber onto his back without any bad feelings. For him, this could be considered as plundering his enemies.

He had already looked at the saber and judged that it was a peak-grade Energy weapon. This meant that this saber could even be used at the first level of Spirit Forming without it breaking immediately. Gravis had just thrown out his old saber to save his life from the Spirit Forming expert from the Lightning Guild and immediately got a new one.

Gravis chuckled lightly in his mind but didn't show it outside. 'Father was right. We might not have any karmic luck, but we can take from people with karmic luck. Through my deception, I managed to take two treasures from an organization with a lot of karmic luck,' Gravis thought.

Gravis knew that if Aion and the Heaven Sect ever found out the truth, they would have never given anything like this to him. They would have killed him instead. From the very beginning, it was inevitable that he and the Heaven Sect would become mortal enemies, and Gravis was continually treading on thin ice while being around Aion. Even though it didn't feel like it, one wrong sentence could doom him immediately.

the stuff from the Heaven Sect? Maybe just a tiny bit, but not

Aion as he walked back to the entrance, the gold moving to the side by itself. Gravis followed Aion, and they quickly walked out of the door. A lot of gold was in the reception

the gold back into the storage room. He

voice from the entrance

looked over and saw a young man with fiery red hair and white robes with gold rims entering through the door. He wore the same outfit as Aion, just without the rings. The young man carried a big and full sack behind him. "I need to

"Cerb, is that another delivery of Magic-Stones?" Aion asked with furrowed

Magic-Stones, but on the way, I found an abandoned wagon that had huge amounts

gold? Aion, on the other hand, just sighed helplessly. "Stop bringing home all this gold, Cerb! We don't have any space for it! Why do you think I send you out to exchange all

the side. "I'm sorry. I know that I shouldn't bring more gold, but I just can't help myself," Cerb said

considered bad behavior to bring in more. Aion sighed again and massaged the bridge of his nose in annoyance. "It's okay. How much is it

Energy Stones. Gravis could see hundreds of Energy Stones and thousands upon thousands of gold coins. Energy Stones were about as big as gold coins, so

even more gold than you have exchanged! Why do I send you to exchange gold constantly? It's to decrease the volume of gold! Yet, you come back with even more gold! That's it! The

where? My room is even fuller than our

Aion said that, the Energy Stones started levitating and flying towards him. When they reached Aion, they just vanished. "Here!" said Aion aggressively, as the door to the storage room

PLOMP!

gold hit the floor in front of Cerb, and his face whitened. "Exchange all that, and don't come back until you do!" Aion

Cerb heard that, he fell onto his knees and looked devastated. What was

from his side and now noticed Gravis. He had never seen Gravis

had arrived. "Really?" asked Cerb. "You would

glory is my glory, and your problems are my problems," Gravis proclaimed with a