Lightning Is the Only Way

"It's been over ten minutes, Sect Master," the young Vice-Sect Master said with a worried look on his face.

"I know that!" the Sect Master snapped. "What do you want me to do about it!? I also don't know what's going on!"

The Vice-Sect Master frowned. He had been a Vice-Sect Master for quite a while, and the Sect Master had been his fellow Vice-Sect Master just 50,000 years ago. The Vice-Sect Master also knew the previous two Sect Masters.

And in his opinion, their current Sect Master was the worst out of these three, by far. The other two had always remained calm, but their current Sect Master constantly lost her temper. Not only that, but she was also always acting like she had everything under control when, in reality, she definitely didn't.

However, what could he do? The Sect Master was appointed by the current Ancestor, and the current Ancestor had family ties with the current Sect Master. So, even if the Vice-Sect Master didn't believe that the current Sect Master was deserving of her position, the only option he had left was to deal with it.

"Check his Spirit Vial," the Vice-Sect Master said neutrally.

The Sect Master furrowed her brows. "You think he's dead?" she asked.

"Why else wouldn't he have returned by now?" the Vice-Sect Master asked. "In this time, he could have nearly gone around the world. Either he died, or he betrayed us."

"Impossible!" the Sect Master shouted. "There is no one in this world that can stop Sten from leaving! He knows the level six Law of Space!"

"So, he has betrayed us?" the Vice-Sect Master asked.

"Also impossible!" the Sect Master shouted. "Sten has everything in the Nine Elements Sect. He has nearly no obligations, and he can visit any Law Comprehension Area he wants for as long as he wants."

"Then it shouldn't be a problem for you to check his Soul Vial," the Vice-Sect Master said.

The Sect Master frowned. The current attitude of her Vice-Sect Master wasn't appreciated by her.

However, he had a point.

The Sect Master stretched her Spirit Sense into an area where only she and the Ancestor had access.

This was the chamber where the Soul Vials of the most important members of the Nine Elements Sect were located. Only Vice-Sect Masters and higher would have the honor to leave a small part of their Spirit in this hall.

Soul Vials were flasks that kept a small part of a Cultivator's Spirit. The lower world had something similar, but back then, leaving a part of one's Spirit somewhere else would weaken them slightly.

Of course, with the power of Immortal Emperors, leaving a tiny part of their Spirit behind wouldn't affect them at all. This tiny part of their Spirit wasn't even 0.00001% of their total. Exchanging this tiny bit to allow the Sect to keep track of their status was worth it. After all, if someone died, they would want the Sect to take revenge for them.

the Soul Vials. One of them was already empty. This one had belonged

Sect Master looked at Sten's Soul Vial,

was still there. If he

there was

in the other Soul Vials slightly moved around and showed a certain liveliness. They were like

Sten's Spirit

was still there, but it didn't move. There were no undulations and no fluctuations.

Master's face turned

Master noticed her change in expression

has been destroyed," the Sect Master whispered

meant. If a living being was lacking a will, it wouldn't be a living being anymore. One could liken it to a perfectly intact person that was still alive. Their organs were still working, and

down, but he suppressed it. It

Master clenched her fists

What was going on!?

How could Sten die!?

Master took a

she transmitted.

in danger of being destroyed?" the

Master took a deep breath again. "Sten has

in danger of being destroyed?" the

shoulders shook slightly. "No,"

you when I gave you this position that you have the responsibility to guide the Nine Elements Sect. You are the highest instance of authority and responsibility

body shook, but she didn't dare to

don't know what happened," the Ancestor said with a slightly annoyed tone, "but as far as I know you, I can tell that this situation has something to do

but the Ancestor knew that he had hit the nail on its head when he saw the Sect

something doesn't go your way. You are not in the position of Sect Master to satisfy your own vanity but to guide the Nine Elements Sect into a brighter tomorrow. Herius was

and talent. I believed that you would have been able to grow with more responsibility.

would what you have gained be worth the sacrifice of

The Sect Master grimaced.

would she

would have gained closer cooperation with the All-Matter Sect, but that had been in the past. As soon as their Holy Son Candidate had died, their cooperation had been weakened significantly. Additionally, even if this had resulted in more

enough

could have come out of this was that the Sect Master's grandson would have become the Holy Son of the Nine