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.

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

another customer. "For that, I need to know what you have planned. You don't need to tell me the details, but since you already know the Law of Honesty, you can tell me if it involves Underworld or

However, it won't make a big difference. Instead, my negotiation has something to do with the beasts," Gravis transmitted with

very thoroughly, and then he uncovered why Gravis was so careful. However,

transmitted. He wasn't surprised when Gravis' expression didn't change. Gravis seemed to be quite smart, and by

Back when Gravis was a Lord, he had met Styr. Styr 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 their hand, ensuring the safety of both of

the bartender was

that Gravis had a beast body, he noticed that nearly all the beast crystals in the town were shining. However, nobody cared, and nobody looked at them. It

realize that Gravis

might be

of a squad from Underworld, and you know what happened to

are freelancers. They take up the mission, and if the mission fails, we simply ask for more money from the contractor and send in a stronger team. I guess the contractor didn't pay for

killed the contractor,"

No problem,"

I purchase your wares now?"

do you want to escape from a Peak Sect?"

emblem that teleports me close to the frontlines, but not

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

wouldn't work when Gravis was in danger. Otherwise, Gravis would have a trump card to fall back on while tempering himself, making it harder to increase his

The Primordial Force Sect is the hegemon over gravity, time, and space, and not

transmitted. "So, how much for

million," the

hidden, deep breath. That was a lot of

me quite a bit, I will give you a discount. 30 million,"

"Then, thank you very

the bartender said with a smile as he put some

the wine. No poison could affect him, so he

as Gravis downed the drink, something appeared

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

retrieved the emblem into his Spirit Space and

no Law fluctuations, and someone else couldn't intrude into Gravis'

discount," the bartender transmitted. "This stronghold is not a marketplace, but a defensive stronghold that accepts assassination missions. See it as insurance for

probably several Immortal Emperors were currently below him.

the same time, Gravis received some

very much," Gravis said with

pleasure to hear that," the bartender said with a bright smile. "As said

bartender were talking politely, the sole Immortal in the tavern