Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis was a bit nervous as he waited for an answer. Around a hundred years had passed for his friends. Anything could have happened to them during that time.

"All of them are still alive," his father said.

Gravis released a sigh of relief. "Is that true?"

"I wouldn't lie to you regarding that. Your will is powerful enough that the death of a friend won't affect your path," his father said.

"Why did you say, regarding that? Would you lie about other things?" Gravis asked with furrowed brows.

"Only to protect you from the old bastard. If I reveal some key secrets, he might just go directly after you. I can't protect you against everything, and this would put you in danger," his father explained evenly.

Gravis sighed again, but he understood. He couldn't know everything about the highest Heaven or the world yet. He simply was not powerful enough. "I understand," Gravis said.

"When will you be going to the middle world? You're finished with your preparations now," his father asked.

Gravis had already thought about that topic. So, he already knew the answer. "I'll go after my 23rd birthday. Spending my birthday with mom, Orpheus, and you, doesn't seem to be such a bad idea."

"According to the time dilation and your physical age, your birthday is in 13 days," his father said. Then, he nodded. "That seems to be a good starting point. I'll inform your brother and your mother on the date."

Gravis nodded and stood up. He stretched a bit and then walked to the door. "I'm going to talk to mom for a bit. Thank you for teaching me how to forge, father," Gravis said with a smile. Then, he turned to the door.

"Gravis, wait," his father said.

Gravis turned around to look at him. "What is it, father?" Gravis asked.

His father sighed, surprising Gravis. This could only mean something bad. Had he lied about his friends?

tell you about the Natural Worlds," his father

going through the middle world won't be as

a Natural World than in any other world. After all, beasts have a different purpose to the old bastard than humans. You must know that,

"Meaning?" Gravis asked.

a bit conflicted, surprising Gravis. His father knew about Gravis' powerful will, and the fact that

his father sighed again. "To be honest

"Why?" Gravis asked.

that if I were to tell

narrowed. If his father believed that, it had a genuine chance of actually being true. Yet, Gravis couldn't

longer required cultivation time? That also wouldn't be an issue. Gravis had also already expected that reaching the Immortal Realm might take thousands of years. He

worship Heaven, he could probably deal with that. Gravis couldn't think of anything that could stop his path

anything that could stop me in my path,"

realized the rule. If you had, you wouldn't be

Will I be stuck at a low level for a long time or

should be able to reach

won't tell me about

you because, like this, you can prepare yourself. The fact that I let you go to a natural middle world shows that I believe you will be able to pull

even though you believe in me, you won't tell me,"

in order to continue, you need to be directly confronted with the rule without a way out. If I were to tell you now, you might decide to take the much harder and longer route to

alternative only exists in theory. You would think that you could temper your human body to that level, but that's practically impossible. I'm absolutely sure about that due to my experience," his father

asking. Just be prepared to go through very

remained silent for a bit. "If you were in

father answered. "This rule wouldn't be a problem for me, but that's got nothing to do with power, but with personality. This

deep breath. Saying that Gravis wasn't nervous would be a lie. Gravis knew that his father was excellent in grasping his personality. If anyone else had said

came from his father. His father had watched him grow and had seen what Gravis had gone through in the lower world. If his father said that Gravis might decide against going, it might actually