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."

beginning," his father said, "you might not know, but the development of the body is not

an eyebrow. "Could

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

I can alter my

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

example, you could get an additional pair of legs or arms after reaching a new Realm, but that is about as far as

a while. "Why

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

makes sense," Gravis commented. "I would also need to

and enter the body of an ape, you could keep

enter a snake or frog, something completely different to a human," Gravis

high, yes,"

the way," Gravis said as he remembered something. "What happens if I enter a very weak body?"

the Unity Realm. You would need to reestablish your Unity after your body has become powerful enough. Of course, reaching Unity will

reached Unity. By falling out of Unity and regaining

and lightning don't need more of the waste that your body produces. They will stay the same while your body will rise to the same power as your other centers of

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

You realized that you won't be able to fall back

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

"You're past the part where pills are necessary. The lack of Formation Arrays is also more of an

Gravis nodded.

anyway since your path is vastly different. Battle Techniques are nice, but as soon as you reach the Law Comprehension Realm, Battle Techniques are very specific anyway. Most cultivators just create their own at that point since everyone's

raised an eyebrow. "Law

suggests, that Realm is all about understanding the

is the seventh