Lightning Is the Only Way

Liran's world broke down.

His Sect was destroyed, and now his son was dead too?

Why?

Why had all of this happened?

Why was the world against him?

What had he done to deserve this?

"Ahahaha!"

Arthur laughed loudly as he saw Liran's shocked expression.

Pack!

Arthur threw the head over, and Liran caught it out of reflex. In shock, Liran looked down at the head, and the last expression of Surem was still very visible on his face.

Rage, hatred, anger, tragedy, sadness.

There were still wet spots on Surem's face from the tears he had cried. His expression showed pure pain, denial, and anger. It was the expression of someone so angry with the world that they had given up, trying to find solace in death.

Gravis took a deep breath as he saw the head. He wanted to say that this had nothing to do with him, but his emotions disagreed.

Gravis wanted to say that he didn't care, but deep down, he did care. In his mind, Surem's death was a tragedy. Surem was far better than his father, and he had had a great mindset.

However, sometimes, when one lost control over their emotions, all the good things of a person couldn't make up for the emotional mistakes one committed.

Gravis didn't really see Surem as a friend, but he also wasn't a stranger.

Gravis had wanted to stop him, but he also didn't want to force his protection on him.

If they had been closer, Gravis might have forced Surem to stay, but they hadn't been that close.

a little kid. He had been an Immortal that had lived

Surem's head

already informed the Sect Alliance.

a voice as over a hundred

the other Sect Masters. All his attention was

Wasn't there supposed

an explanation. 'The meeting,' he thought. 'Liran was supposed to be away for several days but came back after only a couple

looked around in

was the Unrestrained

they hadn't expected that it had been this thoroughly destroyed. They had expected ruins and corpses, but nothing but dust remained. Not even a single sign of a Sect could be seen. There were no

There was only dust.

do something this vile?" a woman among the Sect Masters said. "Which monster could have so much hatred for an entire Sect that they would leave absolutely

this plot. Probably not even half have been involved. Gravis guessed

the Sect Alliance was probably made of people who genuinely wanted to

long as the minority of selfish Cultivators remained unpunished,

trusting people one had in the group, the more power the minority of selfish

Alliance," Arthur said. "As you see, the Unrestrained Sect has been utterly annihilated, and only two people remain, the Sect Master and this disciple,"

Is such a Sect worthy of staying in the Sect Alliance?" Arthur said as he

shouted in anger. "One of our allies has been killed, and

comrades as much as you, but we have to look to

to grant the same status to any other visitor. What of Cultivators in the Core Regions? One Immortal King could come on

one said a

King to represent a Sect, we will be in the wrong for refusing them. We would be playing favorites,

in it. Therefore, I will initiate

"Your feud with Liran has been public

is

third one said. "We can talk about this tragedy later.

was up with them!? Did

and met

to the side,

at him with

looked with discomfort and

looked with compassion and encouragement to