Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis blinked a couple of times in surprise. "So, my original body is already gone?"

His father nodded.

"Huh," Gravis said, "this feels kind of weird. I don't really feel any different."

"Yes, because your body isn't you," his father said. "Same thing with a beast body. Didn't you say once that you are you, and that won't change, no matter how much you change?"

Gravis was a bit surprised about that. "I said that?" he asked.

"Yes, after you talked to some boy about the death of the other green bird," his father said.

Gravis scratched his chin in thought. That phrase actually sounded way too philosophical for his personality. Usually, he wasn't a fan of philosophical stuff since it didn't change reality. Apparently, his mind had been in a weird place at the time if he said something like that.

"I think you're right. It's weird having my own words thrown at me," Gravis said with a little bit of embarrassment.

"I thought it was a good phrase," his father said.

"Might be," Gravis answered. "By the way, what body will I enter?" Gravis asked.

"It depends on someone's path of cultivation," his father said. "You, obviously, have an affinity towards lightning, so you will enter a body that also has an affinity towards lightning. Lightning is a peculiar affinity in regards to beasts. It's rarer than the other elements."

"Additionally, most beasts with lightning affinity only get that later in their lives. Though, which body you enter depends on luck," his father said, "so, be prepared for a bad one."

Gravis sighed. "Luck again, huh?" he commented. "Then, wouldn't that be putting everything on one card? The body could be useless or unsuited for fighting."

only matters at the beginning," his father said, "you might not know,

raised an eyebrow. "Could you elaborate?" he

they reach a higher Realm. The instincts dictate which body they will choose. The important word is choose. They simply change the

shone. "So, I

Realm with it," his father said. "The alterations are also limited. Don't expect to immediately create a human body. If you want to return into a body similar

as far as you can take it

thought about this for a while. "Why is the

you enter the body, it's your body. It's perfectly compatible with you. Your Spirit needs to acclimate to the body. Otherwise, it wouldn't be your body anymore. Only by slowly changing one part at a time can your body still be yours, even though it is completely different from your initial

also need to change

of an ape, you could keep your current fighting style. Though, if you enter a body

will probably enter a snake or frog, something completely different to

high, yes,"

Gravis said as he remembered something. "What happens

your body has become powerful enough. Of course, reaching Unity will be easier than the first

my centers of power had been boosted quite significantly after I reached Unity. By falling out of Unity and regaining it, wouldn't my Spirit and Lightning become even more

produces. They will stay the same while your body will rise

scratched his chin in thought. "This whole thing changes all my plans. Initially, I wanted to go to

You realized that you won't

pills, Formation Arrays, weapons, Cultivation Techniques, Battle Techniques, and similar things. This will need some getting used

Formation Arrays is also more of an advantage than a disadvantage. After all, you never really

Gravis nodded.

reach the Law Comprehension Realm, Battle Techniques

eyebrow. "Law

the Nascent Nourishing Realm," his father answered. "As its name suggests, that Realm is all about understanding the Laws and finding yourself with them. After that comes the Self Transformation Realm, also called the

the Immortal Realm is the seventh one?" he