Lightning Is the Only Way

"Where did that suddenly come from?" Lasar asked. "You've thought about this debt for over a year, and now you just say that everything is resolved? Sounds like a waste of time to me."

Gravis didn't get angry at that comment. By now, he had regained his calm mind. "I have no other choice," he said.

Lasar lifted a brow. "That sounds weird. What happened?"

While waiting for Gravis' answer, Lasar informed the still present Patriarch and Grand Elder that they should wait a minute. He was still in the middle of explaining how Gravis could become so strong but had to stop due to Gravis contacting him.

Gravis told Lasar everything that happened in the last couple of minutes and also his predictions regarding that situation. After Gravis was finished explaining, Lasar scratched his stubble with his fingers.

"This is interesting," Lasar said in thought. "And you say that this is basically the same feeling that you had had when you were under the influence of Lightning's Temperament in the Proxy-Lightning Guild?"

"Yes. It's exactly the same," Gravis answered.

"Huh, I think I know what's going on with you," Lasar said. "You might know more about how Heaven and the world works, but don't forget that I have been the Sect Master of the Lightning Sect for a while. I have a lot of experience in that regard, and I saw a lot of people being influenced by Lightning's Temperament. So, please take my following words seriously, okay?"

Gravis nodded. "Sure, but you didn't have to show your authority on the subject like that. I wouldn't take your words lightly either way."

Lasar smiled a little. "That's good to hear. Anyway, I think that you are constantly being influenced by Lightning's Temperament, even when you're calm."

Gravis furrowed his brows. "I'm not sure if that makes sense. After all, I don't just kill someone as soon as they look at me the wrong way."

"Let me finish," Lasar said. "Let's say we have two kinds of personalities that an elemental cultivator always has. One personality is their own, while the other is the personality of their element. This makes sense, right?"

Gravis nodded. "Sure."

like that. The main personality is always in

continued explaining. "Depending on the second personality, or depending on the element if you want, it acts in different ways. In the case of the earth element, for example, it will just leave. In the case of lightning, since it doesn't like to be restrained, it tries to take over control. That's when

nodded. "Yes. I think that's a pretty good

other. The second personality just watches the main personality and judges everything only based on action. The

fused with you

continued listening in interest. "What

lightning down by forgoing the debt," Lasar explained. "Think back to when you have been influenced by Lightning's Temperament. Would any rationale or reasoning have

and shook his head. "I doubt it. I was

what you did just now. Did your emotions only calm down after you have officially forfeited the debt, or did they calm

even need to think about the answer. "As soon as I decided to forsake the debt, my rage quickly died down.

the second personality only cares about the actions and not the reasoning behind it? In your case, the lightning was able to understand

back until you arrived. I would

reaction due to only one incident. It normally takes multiple such incidents of when the cultivator and the element

because I have more influence over my lightning. But on the other hand, my lightning also has more influence over me, which makes a failure of following its principles that much

another, one might become annoyed or angry, but that should be it. Meanwhile, my relationship with my lightning could be compared to a close partnership. One insult could create a humongous fight since

the loop about his thoughts. "I think that's a good comparison. In my opinion, I think this is more good than bad. In your case, you don't need to worry about your synchronicity with your lightning dropping since you two are closely communicating

your lightning, would you be happy with not attacking Reginald after he attacked you?

"Even without my lightning, I wouldn't be happy with letting this situation just slide by. It doesn't matter if he was justified in his actions or not. He has attacked me, and therefore, I am in my full right to retaliate.

not attacking Reginald, you not only went against your lightning

me so angry." Then, Gravis sighed in relief. "Thank you, Lasar. I was troubled by the thought that my own lightning might suppress me, yet I hadn't realized that I have also acted against myself. As long as I stay true to myself, my lightning won't

"No problem. That's what seniors are there for. We've lived longer and have seen more things. So, now that that's over, I think I have a solution that won't waste your year of

lifted an eyebrow. "Oh?

talk with Reginald for a bit. Meanwhile, could you come

Lasar was talking with Reginald and Marvin and quickly explained a lot of things about

to kill him, and we only intended for him to await trial to find