Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis narrated everything that happened to him after arriving in this lower world. He also told them about his abilities and strength when he had just arrived. All of this was in the past, and everyone important already knew everything important about him, after all.

When he told them that he managed to slay a low-grade Demonic Beast while not having tempered skin, they nodded in praise. "That's at about the level that a genius from the Core-Continent would have," Old Man Lightning said.

Gravis nodded. "I thought so too. I might have had the advantage of a Will-Aura, but I hadn't supplemented my fighting style with Martial Arts. On top of that, they probably know more about their targets than me," Gravis agreed.

Gravis knew that he had been, relatively speaking, pretty strong back then, but it wasn't anywhere as ridiculous as now. He had already thought that there surely were geniuses in this lower world that had been more powerful than him, back then. Of course, Gravis based his judgment on the fact that he and his opponent would have the same Realm.

When Gravis came to the part where he met Joyce, he stopped. "Do you know who this Joyce is? She said that she would help me out for a favor from me. She also said that I would know who she is when I reach the Core-Continent."

Old Man Lightning scratched his beard with furrowed brows. He wasn't really in contact with the outside world much, so he didn't know.

"You say her name is Joyce and that she came from the Core-Continent? You also said that an old man in the Spirit Forming Realm followed her?" Lasar asked.

Gravis nodded.

"I think you've met Joyce Freya. That's her full name. When you met her, she was one of the heirs to the Freya Clan, but she has become the main-heir by now," Lasar explained.

"Oh right, that girl," Old Man Lightning said. "I think I've seen her once."

"Joyce Freya, heir to the Freya Clan," Gravis muttered to himself. Finally, he knew who she was. Her debt had been the first serious one that he had taken on since coming to this lower world. Without her, he might not have had enough money to temper his skin in time, and without that, he wouldn't have been able to join the Lightning Guild this quickly. He had not forgotten that debt, and he wouldn't renege on it.

mind. "You said Freya Clan? The same Freya as in Freya's Birch?" Gravis pointed to the exit of

has the only other

such a powerful tree that can only be grown with

while Old Man Lightning just harumphed. "Yeah, obviously," he said. "You remember when I said that creating a healing business would be impossible? That's exactly the reason. The Freya

probably more of those clans, right? How powerful are

generally at the Sapling Stage. You could say, the Clans are one stage lower than the Sects," Lasar explained. "Though, they are basically

the Lightning Sect, paying Joyce back won't go against your goals? After all, I also have an open debt towards the

both started thinking about something, and their serious expressions slowly morphed to uncomfortable grimaces. After that, they

of course, noticed this exchange. His brows furrowed. "So there is a problem,"

know what the girl would want from you as repayment when you arrive. Your help would be basically perfect for her. You could call it, a kind of struggle for resources that

expressions of the other two. This might not make them enemies, but they would become rivals. It surely won't drive a wedge between Gravis

elders and even yourself, Sect Master. I think this could become interesting," Gravis said, trying to

weren't for the fact that no one above the Seed Stage is allowed

trailing off. Yeah, that would explain

gotten the Rakshasa Saber, the Lightning Crescent, the Lightning Bomb, some more body tempering, some more Spirit tempering, and his lightning storage had

were to take part in this struggle, the Lightning Sect

'struggle'?" Gravis asked after a

now," Lasar said. "Try to remain inside the Seed-Stage until it starts. As soon as

on an opposing side regarding this struggle, he still