Lightning Is the Only Way

The group quickly walked to the treasure chests after some more talking. Finally, they could get their just reward for surviving this trial! Everyone went up to one treasure chest and opened them at the same time. When they saw what was in there, their eyes widened in excitement.

"Are these the pills that only the Heaven Sect has? You know which ones I mean, right?" Joyce asked, unsure. If that were true, she would be able to barely believe it. Those pills were what every cultivator yearned for in their dreams.

Manuel picked one up, looked at it closely, and smirked. "Yep. Sure enough, these are the Ascension Pills," he said with an excited voice. "Only the Heaven Sect knows the recipe for these pills, and they don't sell them!"

Nero and Gravis had no idea what those two were talking about. "What do they do?" Gravis asked.

Joyce shoved the pills from her treasure chest into her Spirit Space with excitement. "They are the only pills in the world that can help a cultivator temper their Spirits!" Joyce said and then ate one. After some seconds, her smile intensified. "They're awesome!" she shouted.

Gravis remembered that the spies from the Heaven Sect that he had fought back when he entered the Core-Continent had eaten some pills to reach the Seed Stage. Were these those pills?

Nero smiled helplessly. "Don't bait us into asking. Just tell us how much one pill gives you," he said.

Joyce pouted and looked at Nero. "Way to destroy my fun," she commented and then turned to Manuel. "One pill increased the Magic in my mind by about one month of tempering!" she said.

Manuel's eyes widened. "One month?" Then, he turned back to the pills in his treasure chest. After some calculating, he spoke again. "So, these pills can allow us to reach the halfway mark to the Tree Stage?" he asked, incredulously.

One couldn't fault Manuel for his disbelief. They were not even halfway through the initial Stage, yet they were about to advance two Stages? This would save them a little bit more than 20 years of bitter cultivation!

When Gravis heard all this, he rolled his eyes. 'Of course, Heaven gave us a reward that was basically useless to me. After all, I am already at the Self Stage,' Gravis thought and looked at his own pills. 'But Heaven has made a major miscalculation with these rewards,' Gravis thought with shining eyes.

He wanted to smirk in triumph, but Heaven might realize that he actually had a use for these pills. 'My plan just became way easier.'

stood up. No one asked Gravis for his pills, even though

pills, for the time being, Nero," Gravis said as he turned to

the harder it will be. I will wait until I have a level two Unity Will. I'm planning on only taking enough to

can only temper yourself against Sapling Stage cultivators and

need strength to reform the Darkness Sect," he

Darkness Sect?"

belief. Why is it that only so few people have my outlook? That's because the disciples learn from their teachers. You have killed the Darkness Sect's upper echelon, so it's the

smiled. "And with you at the Seed Stage, you will be able to beat every elder

take up the mantle of the Sect Master, and I will change the Darkness

inform the Wind Sect of the new

Manuel, and wordlessly nodded. Nero was a man of few words, but his expressions showed everyone

was an inscription that just read

for about three years. Manuel had entered as an Ascender's Talent. Joyce and Nero had entered as average cultivators. Yet,

He was the third most powerful being in this world, and when he decided to reach the Unity Realm, he would be able

of silent watching, the group turned around and left. Gravis was the last to leave because he had been watching the Formation Core for a bit. It just intrigued him. After about two minutes, he realized that everyone had already left. Gravis scratched the back of his neck in embarrassment and went

sneered one elder in red robes. "Your Darkness Sect winning the inheritance?

monster with normal logic. Also, as for the inheritance, not everything is a straight-up fight. On top of that, when there is a fight, it's not against many enemies at once. With one powerful sneak-attack each, our group can take out most challenges

said, waving his arms to calm the present elders. "We've been over this many times. We can't predict who will win, and

red elder said. "You only say that because you know that your Light Sect has no chance whatsoever. Don't infect us with your defeatist

a calming smile to a hard look, like he was looking down at the brute from the Fire Sect. "We can do more than just heal. If you underestimate my Light Sect, you will only die. Yet, what could I

anger started boiling like a volcano. He really hated these holier-than-thou light cultivators. They always acted like they were the mediator for every conflict, but as soon as something went against their interests, they would be the first to betray everyone else. After

have another go?" The red elder