Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis watched as the discussions broke down and force was used. Would he get involved?

No.

Why should he get involved? Just because Joyce was a woman? Cultivation didn't take gender into account. The cultivation world was different than the mortal world. In the mortal world, one person couldn't have enough power to overthrow whole nations, Clans, or family heads. People needed help from other people in the mortal world since one person just couldn't reach overwhelming power. For mortals, the cooperation between humans was necessary.

Yet, in the cultivation world, this belief would break down. When there were no rules to stop someone from committing all sorts of things that mortals would consider "atrocious crimes", the strength of a single individual became more important than the strength of a group.

So, all in all, Joyce needed to deal with this problem herself. Her father wasn't an enemy of hers, and he also wouldn't kill her. If Joyce wasn't even able to handle something like that, she might as well stop cultivating. Even though her father was way more powerful than her, she wasn't helpless right now. If one didn't have enough power, then one had to get creative. Gravis saw multiple ways which would give Joyce an upper hand.

"Marvin, are you sure about that?" Reginald asked unsurely.

"It's what's best for her," Marvin said evenly.

Marvin also saw how Gravis didn't react at all, which gave him even more confidence. The fact that Gravis didn't get involved showed that he didn't care about Joyce at all. If Gravis wanted the best for Joyce, he would step to her side and help her. This only strengthened Marvin's belief that Gravis was trying to manipulate Joyce.

"You…" Joyce managed to utter through clenched teeth. She was suppressed by Marvin's Will-Aura, but not completely. She could still talk, though it was hard. "You!" she managed to shout through clenched teeth.

"Be silent!" Marvin commanded. "I know what's best for you! As soon as you calm down, you will also realize this."

Joyce's emotions were raging inside her. Frustration, rage, helplessness, hurt, sadness, loss, and many similar emotions all mixed together. She gnashed her teeth so hard that blood started flowing out of her mouth.

father was the closest person to

involuntarily remembered what Gravis had told her. She remembered that Gravis had said that there might come a time in the future where Heaven might use all his companions to threaten him. At the time, she had

forced to decide between her father and her cultivation? Could she even do that? If she went against her father, she might lose the entire Freya Clan. Like this, she would become homeless and lonely. A life without her family just

I just say that even if I go through a thousand years of pain, I will continue cultivating?'

to the pain I will feel in the future! My path has been made, and I will walk it to the end, no matter who stands in front of me! If I have to choose between my family and

WHOOOOOM!

father, started expanding furiously. Her fully compressed Will-Aura stretched out and wouldn't stop until it reached a radius of several

in the Spirit Forming Realm were able to resist. Meanwhile, her Will-Aura

Unity Will! She

decision that filled her with incredible pain. This could only mean that she

guilt took hold of him. 'What have I done?'

also a way to solve the issue,' Gravis

be my father," Joyce said

daughter from a distance, almost like he tried to catch her before she left. "No… please…" he said in terror. "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! Please, don't leave!" Marvin said as tears started rolling down his eyes. "I made a mistake! I'm sorry! You're the most important thing in my life, and I don't want to lose

surprising Gravis quite a bit. Gravis rubbed his chin in interest. 'Interesting. This emotional reaction shows that his motive wasn't selfish, but that he genuinely believed that he knew better. If he didn't love his

out of the window as Marvin continued begging. 'Would I be able to do that? Would I be able to throw away my dignity and self-respect to keep a loved one? I honestly don't think so. I don't

Wham!

father's chest and hugged him tightly. "Thank you for understanding, daddy!" she shouted as tears also fell from her eyes. "I'm sorry that I've hurt you, but you just wouldn't listen. I'm sorry,

hugged his daughter as all the pain was forgotten. "I'm so sorry, pumpkin. I didn't want to let my little treasure go!" he shouted. "I saw how you started changing and how you decided to go

continued crying in each

involving yourself," Reginald