Lightning Is the Only Way

After several hours of conversation, Gravis finally managed to steer the conversation back to its original topic. It wasn't that he didn't enjoy the conversation, but after several hours, he started growing bored.

"Oh yeah, the specifics," Joyce said with surprise. "I totally forgot about that! Sorry!"

Gravis closed his eyes and shook his head gently. "Don't worry about it. The conversation was pleasant while it lasted."

Joyce smiled genuinely. "That's good to hear! Anyway, the specifics. There are one hundred open spots for the inheritance, and every spot covers a group of five. So, theoretically, 500 cultivators could enter at a time. Of course, those spots are never fully used up. There just aren't enough powerful cultivators willing to risk their lives like this. After all, the maximum number of groups that survived at one point was two, and some people in their groups had also died. That's a pretty terrifying ratio of deaths."

Gravis nodded.

Joyce lifted a finger. "On top of that, there are different options for every trial. Every trial takes the cultivation of the most powerful person into account and adjusts the difficulty."

Gravis frowned. "Then, wouldn't you be forced to partake in a trial for the Sapling Stage? After all, I will directly break into the Sapling Stage as soon as I enter, while you will remain in the initial Stage."

Joyce's eyes widened. "You are already ready to reach the Sapling Stage? That's incredible! You're really fast in your cultivation!"

Gravis waved his hand dismissively. "Yeah, but what about the difficulty of the trials?"

Joyce smiled. "You don't have to worry about that. The trial also takes the number of cultivators into account. You can go solo while our group will go together. Like this, you have a solo trial for the Sapling Stage, while we have a four-man trial for the initial Stage."

When Gravis heard that, he released a sigh of relief. With this option, his enmity with Heaven wouldn't involve the other group. The highest Heaven didn't like it when the lives of cultivators were wasted. This lower Heaven would be forced to make it fair for the group, while it would do everything to kill Gravis. Though, just to be sure, Gravis had to do one more thing. If he wanted to give Joyce a better chance of finishing the trial, he would need to increase her worth to the highest Heaven.

"There is something important that I need to tell you. This thing might secure your survival in the inheritance," Gravis said.

Joyce was surprised and intrigued by Gravis' claim. "Oh? Do tell!"

people that could continue ascending. Everyone that didn't reach the Unity Realm via the Self Stage would only become fertilizer. He didn't tell Joyce about Heaven's need for Energy or similar stuff. After all, Heaven wasn't the biggest fan of having its

looked with devastation at the ground. "I… didn't go through the tenth Stage of Magic Gathering," she said. "Does that mean that I

of progress in exchange for actually having a chance of reaching your goal. Your will will remain just as powerful,

Marvin, the Patriarch, and also Joyce's father, broke

long time. Meanwhile, Joyce grew angry at her father again. "Stop listening in on

everything to do with me!" Marvin shouted angrily. "You are my daughter, and your well-being is the most important thing to me! Do you even know how hard it is

aggressively. Her chair and table got destroyed while Gravis' cup of tea hovered before him. He

up?" Marvin asked with shock like he couldn't believe that words like this came out of her mouth. "I'm your father! I only want the best for you, so how dare you to talk to me

was her life, and she needed to show and have an independent cultivator's power

me!" Joyce shouted in anger. "You have heard Gravis and what he said! It makes perfect sense! My goal isn't ascension, but becoming genuinely powerful! If he hadn't told me about the ongoings of the higher world, I would've run into a dead-end! At that point, I would need to fall two majors realms instead of only one Stage! Not even that, I will regain

said he came from a higher world but is that even true? What

lie," Gravis said nonchalantly, not

but that doesn't make it impossible for you to lie! That's not proof enough!" Marvin

at my guest!" Joyce shouted

here!?" came a shout from Reginald as

Like this, everything devolved

his tea and put the cup to the ground. After all,

walked to the wall, leaned against it, and waited. It was awkward to

was something that hadn't happened yet, at

all because of you!" Marvin shouted as he pointed at Gravis. "You have poisoned my

your dream of ascension is broken. You can't accept that you will be a doormat

don't know me, and you don't know

clan in a matter of seconds," Gravis commented dryly. "Don't forget