Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis scratched his chin in thought. 'Underworld is a loose organization similar to a black market, mercenary army, and an assassination organization. They shouldn't care about loyalty for the members that don't know the really important information. This means that they and I are not enemies. I was simply a target of a squad and killed them.'

'I should come into contact with Underworld. If the Peak Sects try anything underhanded when I discuss my grand plan with one of them, Underworld might be able to help me,' Gravis thought.

'Well, let's meet them.'

SHING!

Gravis teleported away and appeared in front of the tavern. Then, he entered like a normal guest.

Gravis saw a couple of Nascent Nourishing Cultivators sitting around. He even saw some loose Law Comprehension Realm Cultivators, and there was even a Peak Immortal. The Peak Immortal acted like the owner while the bartender was only an employee. However, the bartender was the one truly in control.

"Welcome!" the bartender shouted with enthusiasm. "Do you want to drink something? First one's on the house!"

Gravis chuckled a bit and walked closer to the bar. Then, he simply sat down in one seat.

"I think you don't want our conversation to reach the ears of the other guests," Gravis transmitted to the bartender.

The bartender looked confused. "Is there something, sir? We already paid our protection fee."

Gravis had to chuckle. Extorting protection fee from a Major Circulation Immortal Emperor. Sure.

"Now, before we begin talking for real, let me first establish something," Gravis said calmly. "The entire Nine Elements Sect is obviously in my Spirit Sense's range. So, if I wanted to do anything untoward to you, I wouldn't be sitting here."

The bartender only looked with a genuinely confused expression at Gravis. One had to say that he was very good at acting.

"You are at least a Major Circulation Immortal Emperor in hiding, and below us is probably a stronghold of Underworld," Gravis said.

The bartender looked afraid as he stepped back in shock. "Underworld? I assure you that our fine establishment has nothing to do with Underworld! Only an idiot would create a stronghold so close to the Nine Elements Sect!"

The bartender sounded genuinely scared and shocked. Of course, everything was being said via voice transmission.

Gravis only smirked. "I am absolutely certain that you are at least at the Major Circulation Immortal Emperor Realm," Gravis transmitted again, but this time, he used his Law of Honesty.

The bartender seemed to calm down as he sighed, but at the same time, another voice transmission appeared in Gravis' head. "Quite interesting," the cold and emotionless voice of the bartender appeared in Gravis' head. "If you hadn't proven that you didn't want to go against us, you would have already died. I hadn't thought that someone would use the Law of Honesty to uncover us. Quite creative, I must say."

Gravis only smiled.

"So, what do you want?" the bartender asked.

with some Peak Sects about something quite big, and I'm afraid that they might go against me if they disagree.

about some high-quality goods here," the bartender transmitted as he cheerfully served another customer. "For that, I need to know what you have planned. You don't need to

but Underworld might be tangentially affected. However, it won't make a big difference. Instead, my negotiation has something to do with the beasts," Gravis

uncovered why Gravis was so careful. However, Gravis had already

negotiate with the beasts," the bartender transmitted. He wasn't surprised when Gravis' expression didn't change. Gravis seemed to be quite smart, and by appearing here like this, he probably didn't mind being exposed

could have killed him with a thought, and Gravis could have killed Styr with a thought. Both of them had the life of the other in

was incredibly shocked deep

beast body, he noticed that nearly all the beast crystals in

realize that

be

the target of a squad from Underworld, and you know what happened to them since I am still here. I hope

the mission, and if the mission fails, we simply ask for more money from the contractor

the

No problem,"

can I purchase your wares now?"

do you want to escape from a Peak Sect?" the

emblem that teleports me close to the frontlines, but not directly into them," Gravis

allows you to flee. That's easier to accomplish. You probably want the emblem to be powerful enough to ignore the Formation

use Arc's emblem since Arc said that the emblem wouldn't work when Gravis was in danger. Otherwise, Gravis would

the Primordial Force Sect. The

Gravis transmitted. "So, how

million," the bartender

a hidden, deep breath.

since you have amused me quite a bit, I will give you a

thank you

a smile as he put

and chugged the wine. No poison could affect him, so he

downed the

was a kind of emblem, but not the one Gravis ordered. This one was black and had

the emblem into his Spirit Space and

else couldn't intrude into Gravis' Spirit like this. This meant that this emblem couldn't

the discount," the bartender transmitted. "This stronghold is not a marketplace, but a defensive stronghold that accepts

currently

some directions that told him where

very much," Gravis said with a smile. "The wine was

to hear that," the bartender said with a bright smile. "As said previously. This one's on the

Immortal in the tavern looked with furrowed brows at