Lightning Is the Only Way

"I would have never thought that you would be here," Zern transmitted to Gravis.

"Why not?" Gravis answered with a laugh.

"Well, first of all, you have a beast-"

Suddenly, Zern's eyes widened, and he looked at the corner of the hall. Every corner had a beast crystal.

Zern saw the beast crystals shining red, and panic appeared in his eyes.

Then, he looked around at everyone else with shock and confusion.

Why was no one noticing that the beast crystals were shining red!?

The bright, red light wasn't subtle. It nearly illuminated the entire hall. It was impossible to not notice something like that!

"Surprised?" Gravis asked with a voice transmission.

Zern looked with surprise at Gravis, while the other disciples from the Sects looked confused at Zern. What was up with that guy? Had he become nervous because of the tournament?

"How has no one noticed the beast crystals?" he asked.

"Secret," Gravis transmitted to Zern. "However, it has something to do with a Law I know."

Zern took a deep breath. "That's really impressive, Gravis. If anyone knew that someone with a beast body was able to enter the central palace of the Nine Elements Sect, they would start fearing that all the beasts could infiltrate them. However, no one would even believe such a thing!"

Gravis had to chuckle.

Zern and Gravis continued talking for a while. It was nice to see a familiar face among all these strangers.

Some minutes later, one of the doors opened, and several people entered.

All of them wore the uniform of the Nine Elements Sect. There were three in total, and Gravis couldn't feel the power of any one of them.

This meant that all of them were at least in the Major Circulation Immortal Emperor Realm.

Even more, Gravis knew two of those people.

In the middle of the three people was a woman with blue hair. Gravis had never met her, but he had seen her picture in the hallway.

This was the current Sect Master of the Nine Elements Sect.

The woman smiled politely at the candidates, but her smile seemed frosty. There was no happiness or kindness behind that smile. It was like a being without emotion was trying to be polite.

should be a Late Major Circulation Immortal Emperor, and the other two should be Vice-Sect Masters, which means that they are probably at

Gravis recognized was the Vice-Sect Master that had invited him into the Sect. His

bowed politely, just

over, Gravis saw the Sect Master looking intently at

he knew that he wasn't in danger. As long as she

a while, she looked away

The other one was a young man

matches

The participants nodded.

to know what I should do if she isn't

politely to the

The Sect Master nodded.

the Sect Master said politely as everyone's Spirits were moved to two

a High-Rank Sect, while another was from

entered the arena as they waited for

be acting as a referee, and he would also make sure that no participants would die. The occasional death in the preliminary tournament wasn't bad, which was why the elder hadn't cared about that. However,

"Begin!"

each other, but just after a couple of

he just couldn't compete with the powerful Weapon Techniques of his opponent. After

while the unaffiliated Cultivators could only create their own or buy mediocre ones with

even imagine creating something as intricate and complex as

time more than anything else, and Gravis just

unaffiliated Cultivator conceded when he realized that

to leave the hall. Only the participants and the upper echelon of the Nine Elements Sect were

central palace, another elder came up to him

the Cultivator saw the gulf between him and the Sects, he realized that he could never reach the top of the world without joining one. Therefore,

all of this with his Spirit Sense and was quite impressed. 'The Nine Elements Sect shows these prideful Cultivators the difference between a

you," the Sect Master

one from a High-Rank Sect

even bigger massacre than

didn't even take ten

"You and you."

Cultivator was called

want to clean up the trash before they start the actual

fight was much closer, but in the end, the one from the Sect

at the young Vice-Sect Master beside her for a second, and the Vice-Sect Master

that, the Vice-Sect Master personally escorted the Cultivator

had no reservation. No one would notice as long as he didn't include

Master is inviting this Cultivator as

caught the eye of the Sect Master. It was rare for an unaffiliated Cultivator to put up such a good fight against a powerful disciple from a High-Rank Sect.

was a Peak Sect because they had the most powerful and