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.

the Ancestor of the Purist Sect," he

The Purist Sect.

Purist Sect was always very isolated and xenophobic. They didn't allow anyone to enter their territory, and they rarely talked with the

never involved itself with human

all, the

no matter what they did, the Purist Sect wouldn't talk or cooperate with the other Peak Sects as long as it didn't

even went so far that the Highest Commander of humanity didn't control the

that the Purist Sect did was to take care of the eastern front and

centers of humanity just had the eastern quarter of the

in looking at the

was easily dealing with the beasts, and from what humanity was able to extrapolate by

was basically the most stable front out

Purist Sect even had enough leftover forces to

to the west

the Purist Sect did it

Sect almost seemed mysterious and

that it definitely wasn't easy to deal with

a Peak Sect wasn't

at the frontline directly belonged to the Human Alliance. Only the remaining

the eastern front was handled

reason why the Human Alliance didn't force their cooperation

want to

it sleep and do its

Sect would be willing to support my

"Yes," the man said.

me and might report it to the other Peak Sects. At that point, they will demand the Purist Sect to

don't think that you would be willing to offend four Peak Sects

of the Purist Sect

a couple

do you offer to

one will notice you," the

how's that supposed to work? I need to

choose which humans you come into

eyes shone. "So, the Purist Sect is willing

"No," the man said.

blinked a couple of

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

looked evenly at

act as an intermediary,"

asked. "Can you even speak

because I'm also the leader of

Silence.

Liam felt like their reality

disease of humanity, Underworld, was actually being

Peak Sect

the Purist Sect, this secret

"No," the man said.

and trading hub. It is spread over the entirety of the

of Underworld is the leadership of

disciples don't

Liam had long gotten used

hidden secrets of the world, the location of Underworld's headquarters, had just

the very center of the

no one had ever been able to release the secret of Underworld's

immediately be teleported into the very center of

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

Underworld had

they would need to

even survive

would immediately overwhelm humanity after such an insane

are you telling us this?" Liam asked. "Aren't you

"No," the man said.

you so sure?" Liam

job is to weaken humanity so that they

took a