Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis' insides churned as he heard Wendy. This came out of nowhere and threw all his suspicions about why she wanted to meet him into disarray. "What do you mean?" he asked with narrowed eyes.

Wendy released a dry laugh. "You're not a Heavenborn. I have felt the Heavenly Pressure of Heavenborn, and I know that they can't keep their Heavenly Pressure up for more than ten minutes," she explained. "When I saw you keeping your Will-Aura up for several hours, I was already sure that you were not a Heavenborn."

She knew his secret, and he couldn't risk her fleeing and telling others. He walked closer and took out the jade token. She didn't seem to mind and didn't attack Gravis even when she stood inside the Formation Array's activation range. Even though Gravis knew that she could have told others earlier, he didn't want to take any chances.

"Tell me," started Gravis. "If you already knew that I am not a Heavenborn, then why didn't you just publicize it? If you did that, I would already be dead."

Wendy smiled slightly. "I don't want to kill you," she said, and Gravis furrowed his brows. He had thought, based on how she had acted, that she wanted his life. Her not wanting his life came as a surprise to him.

"Then why all this slandering?" Gravis asked her.

Wendy looked a little apologetic. "I wanted to meet you," she explained. "How could I meet you when you were inside the Heaven Sect without awaking suspicion? I also don't know where and when your missions would take place, so I had no choice but to become your target."

Gravis furrowed his brows further. "But you know that becoming my target means that I either have to kill you or flee from the Heaven Sect," he said, "and I don't plan on blowing my cover just yet."

for some reason. "I know that, and I don't want you to blow your

telling me

"Maybe," she said and made a pause. She sat down and patted the spot beside her for Gravis to also sit down. By now, Gravis knew that he would already be dead if she wanted to kill him. She would've just needed to tell others about his Will-Aura.

tell you my story," she said after a

interested in what reason you could

started. "We knew each other ever since I was a young teenager. We basically grew up together, and we were best of friends. My father wanted me to become a strong cultivator, so he had sent me out into the Outer-Continent when I was just twelve. Of course, before sending me out, he helped me

similar to his own. He also arrived in this lower world when he only had tempered his organs and blood. Gravis

he had gone through something similar. She moved her legs closer to her chest and hugged them in a comfortable position. "When we met, he was just a teenager from a town. He was about one year older than me and had already tempered his

By then, I had also tempered my skin and bones by hunting in the Hunting Guild. We were already very close

in sadness. "It wasn't meant to last. One particular day, we went on a hunt together, and after we had slain the beast, we were exhausted and injured. Just when we had decided to rest, some raiders jumped out of the bushes out of nowhere. I don't know if you know, but in comparison to bandits, raiders are the real outlaws. They kill, destroy, rob, and do other unsavory

remembered the

against them, but at that time, we had no chance. My husband managed to give me a chance to flee while he remained behind to keep them at bay. I wanted to help him so badly, but I knew that that would only make his sacrifice meaningless. I fled to the Hunting Guild and told them

I saw that only a third of them died

but she didn't seem to notice. "I was heartbroken, and I lost all my will to cultivate and live. I remained in the town and waited for him every day. I couldn't accept that he was gone and spent most of my time looking over the wall of the

smiled. "About six months later, he actually returned. At that time, I thought I was dreaming. It was a miracle from Heaven! I knew that Heaven wanted him to return! I was so happy, and I