Lightning Is the Only Way

Stella thought about Arc's answer.

Fun to watch?

That obviously wasn't enough reason to keep this war going, but his first reason was already a pretty good one.

The war truly helped Cultivators to become more powerful.

Yet, Stella had expected more.

This reason felt a bit... simple.

Some seconds of silence passed.

"Gravis," the man said suddenly.

Gravis was a bit surprised that this illustrious senior brother wanted something from him.

"Yes?"

"Everyone in the world thinks that you are a beast, and you have been declared an enemy of humanity," the man said.

Stella felt like a heavy punch had hit her.

This was all because of her.

She knew what it meant to be the enemy of all of humanity.

Gravis could never show himself in the human territories again.

And why?

It was all because of her!

If she had been stronger, Gravis wouldn't have needed to save her!

"Okay," Gravis said without surprise. "So?"

Stella and Liam were surprised that Gravis was taking this development so well.

However, after thinking about what they have heard from Gravis' past, this really didn't seem to be that bad in comparison.

"Didn't you have some grand plan?" the man asked.

"Yes, but it seems like I can't go through with it now," Gravis said. "It requires the cooperation of at least one Peak Sect."

"If that's all, then you can still proceed with your plan," the man said.

Stella, Liam, and Gravis were all confused.

Didn't this man just say that Gravis was the enemy of humanity? How would any Peak Sect dare to cooperate with him?

"And which Sect would cooperate with me now?" Gravis asked.

"My Sect," the man said.

The three of them looked with surprise at this person.

His Sect?

So, this mysterious person was part of a Peak Sect!

Stella quickly went through all the different Ancestors and Ascenders she had met in the past.

None of them fit this person.

However, there was one Peak Sect that Stella had never gone to.

"The Purist Sect," Stella said.

The man nodded.

Ancestor of the

The Purist Sect.

isolated and xenophobic. They didn't allow anyone to enter their territory, and

never involved itself with human

get the cooperation of the Purist Sect. After all, the other four were working together very closely, while the

Purist Sect wouldn't talk or cooperate with the other Peak Sects as long as it didn't involve something of

that the Highest Commander of humanity didn't control the

did was to take care of the eastern front and

command centers of humanity just

no point in looking at the eastern

and from what humanity was able to extrapolate by several clues regarding the beasts' movements,

basically

enough leftover forces to completely control their

to the west couldn't

Sect

Sect almost

definitely wasn't easy to deal with

Peak Sect

of the human forces fighting at the frontline directly belonged to the Human

handled entirely

was also the main reason why the Human

to

let it sleep and

said. "So, the Purist Sect would

"Yes," the man said.

people are bound to have heard of me and might report it to the other Peak Sects. At that point, they will demand the Purist Sect

four Peak Sects just so that

the Purist Sect said. "I

a couple

you offer

one will notice you,"

skepticism. "And how's that supposed to

choose which humans you come into

the Purist Sect is

"No," the man said.

blinked a couple of times in

talk in full sentences? Do you always need me to ask for clarification before you explain more?" Gravis asked

man looked evenly

act as

you even speak for Underworld in

because I'm also the leader

Silence.

Liam felt like their reality

disease of humanity, Underworld, was actually being

Sect was

of the Purist

"No," the man said.

mercenary organization and trading hub. It is spread over the entirety of the world. Only the headquarters are in the Purist

leadership of Underworld is the leadership of

elders and disciples don't know about

Liam had long gotten

most hidden secrets of the world, the location

at the very center of the Purist

ever been able to release the secret of

wanted to hurt Underworld, they would immediately be teleported

would an entire Peak Sect surround them, but even the entire eastern continent would become

why Underworld had

Underworld, they would need

survive such

beasts would immediately overwhelm humanity after such an

this?" Liam asked. "Aren't you afraid that we

"No," the man said.

so sure?"

weaken humanity so that they don't

took