Lightning Is the Only Way

Not much time passed before Siral appeared in front of Gravis.

"Master," Siral said deferentially with a bow.

Siral's bow reminded Gravis of when he had still been addressed as prince by everyone in Opposer City. They had also all bowed to him like this. However, that was long ago.

"What did you learn in the past 30,000 years?" Gravis asked.

"Master, I comprehended some level three Laws, and several level four Laws are close to being complete. However, I require tempering for the level four Laws. I didn't dare to temper myself without your consent, Master," Siral said.

Gravis nodded. "Understandable," he commented. "From now on, we will travel together for a while. You will have to do some errands for me due to several reasons I don't want to explain right now."

"Your wish is my command, Master," Siral said.

Gravis nodded again. "Have you gathered enough Energy for your breakthrough in the last 30,000 years?" Gravis asked.

"Yes, Master. Immortal Kings require around 40,000 years to passively gather enough Energy from the environment to reach the next level. I have been on my current level for more than 40,000 years," Siral explained.

Passively gather Energy to breakthrough?

That was possible?

Of course it was!

Why else would humans want to also live in Energy-rich environments? There was Energy in the atmosphere, and the body and Spirit slowly absorbed the Energy in the air.

One could theoretically become supremely powerful without even consuming a single plant or another living being. However, the time it took was insane.

required around 20,000 years to gather enough Energy to reach the next level. Of course, this was according to the Energy density of the Sect Alliance's territory. The Core Regions would have more Energy, which would allow them to reach the next level faster, but not by overly much, maybe

seven levels in the Immortal Realm. This meant that an Immortal would need to live

insurmountable for nearly everyone. The best-case scenario

one had to breakthrough immediately to the Mid Major Circulation Immortal Realm. One would still need to achieve three breakthroughs from that point onward, but with enough saved up Energy, one

years of Immortal time. After a total of 200,000 years, the fourth tribulation would come, and that would summon someone in the Early Major Circulation Immortal

that, and it didn't matter to Gravis. Gravis was already running low on effective Laws to comprehend, and he hadn't even had

"Breakthrough," Gravis ordered.

said

next level now or in about

the next level, but that was it. One only had to gather the

bowed before Gravis again, awaiting further

Immortal King, someone that could destroy the

was now six levels above Gravis. If Siral weren't under the effect of Gravis' Life Ring, he could destroy Gravis in just

to allow

No.

expensive for Gravis, but its price was

was the truly good stuff. If it were so easy to break free from the Life Ring's Formation Arrays, it wouldn't be sold for such an exorbitant price, and even if it were sold at that price, no one

nodded. "Alright. Keep watch over the surroundings

Siral

enough Energy for a breakthrough, Gravis obviously also had enough time. Gravis required about five times as much Energy for a

Gravis' breakthroughs didn't work like normal breakthroughs. By absorbing lightning, Gravis was often not at the beginning of a new level but somewhere in

was more than enough for Gravis to

in the sky and closed his eyes as he absorbed the Energy in the surroundings. Gravis didn't gather Energy like a normal Cultivator since his cultivation worked so differently. Instead, Gravis had simply stopped at around 99.999% of the

didn't sound like much, but it would still take Gravis a couple of

hour later, Gravis stopped. 'This is taking too long,' he

he simply grabbed a couple of