Lightning Is the Only Way

"Impossible," Old Man Lightning said immediately.

"Why?" Gravis asked.

"Because you are too strong," Old Man Lightning said. "You have already proven that you can take two Sapling Stage cultivators at the same time, which is an issue. Adding someone too powerful to the war would not be accepted by the other Sects. They would just refuse to fight. You would keep, at least, two Sapling Stage cultivators busy, allowing another Sapling Stage cultivator to roam around freely, killing weaker ones."

Gravis frowned. "Then, can't I just take up two seats of Sapling Stage cultivators?"

"No," Old Man Lightning said. "If you won against any two Sapling Stage cultivators, it would be okay. Sadly, you had to take on an elder and the Wind Sect's Ascender's Talent. An elder counts as one and a half, and Manuel also. You would need to take up, at least, three Sapling Stage cultivator spots to join."

Gravis' furrowed his brows. "And I guess that would be an issue since the others aren't forced to fight me. They would probably just send two to stall long enough, while the last one would tear through our Sect. Before I am able to kill those two, the guy will return while our Sects are at a huge disadvantage."

Old Man Lightning nodded in praise. "Exactly. On top of that, they might all focus their attacks on you since you take up three whole spots. You might be powerful, but you won't be able to resist such a combined attack. Basically, you can only temper yourself against Sect Masters, but you're still too weak for that."

Gravis sighed in frustration. "This sucks! I basically have no opportunities to temper myself until I become stronger."

Lightning laughed a little. "Now, you know how

sure is. If you can think of anything, please tell me, okay? I

it's no wonder that your will is already this powerful. Just relax for a while. Increase your Realm. Maybe increase your control over your power. Experiment with your lightning. Just take the downtime to learn more about yourself. Get used to it because this will

sighed again in frustration. Was

with the Wind Sect are finished," Old

furrowed his brows.

involved in the Sect Master's death. Even though you were under an illusion, you were still treated as an accomplice," Old

guess I do have some responsibility

the negotiations changed. The Wind Sect gets one thousand free heals for their disciples. Of course, there are some restrictions on it. After all, one person with a Spirit Forming Body takes up way more Life Lightning than someone in the Body Tempering Realm. If we only

debt," Gravis said with a

that's not a debt," Old Man Lightning said. "After all, the tree is only here, thanks to you. Your debts have been paid with you granting us access to Destruction Lightning, yet we haven't rewarded you for the tree yet. The Freya's Birch is way more

sighed again. "I guess you're right. It does

relax for a while. You've got nothing else to do," Old Man Lightning said

agreed. "Though this

aimlessly around the Sect. Over half of the disciples had already left the Sect to hunt for beasts, while the majority of the others rebuilt the Sect. Of course, rebuilding the Sect also gave Contribution