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,"

The Purist Sect.

was always very isolated and xenophobic. They didn't allow anyone to enter

Sect nearly never involved itself with

the other four were working together very closely, while the Purist

wouldn't talk or cooperate with the other Peak Sects as long as

far that the Highest Commander

Sect did was to take care of the eastern front and both of their

maps in the important command centers of humanity just had the eastern quarter of the world blackened

was no point in

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

basically the most stable front

enough leftover forces to completely

Primordial Force Sect to the west couldn't

the Purist Sect

almost seemed mysterious

it definitely

a Peak Sect

the frontline directly belonged to the Human Alliance. Only the remaining 40% were made up of the various

eastern front was handled

the main reason why the Human Alliance didn't force their cooperation on

to provoke a

sleep and

Sect

"Yes," the man said.

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

to offend four Peak Sects just

right," the Ancestor of the

a couple

you

will notice

how's that supposed to work? I need to be

but I can choose which humans you come into contact with," the

Sect is

"No," the man said.

blinked a couple of

you maybe talk in full sentences? Do you always need me to ask for

looked evenly

will act as an intermediary," he

what?" Gravis asked. "Can you even speak for Underworld in

also the leader

Silence.

Liam felt like their reality

disease of humanity, Underworld, was actually being

Sect

Stella interjected. "If Underworld is part of the Purist Sect, this secret would have long since been

"No," the man said.

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

of Underworld is the leadership of

and disciples don't know about the

Liam had long gotten used to

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

the very center of

ever been able to release the

someone powerful wanted to hurt Underworld, they would immediately be teleported into the

but even the entire eastern continent would become their

why Underworld had never been eradicated

to eradicate Underworld, they would need to eradicate the Purist

even survive such a

would immediately overwhelm humanity after such an

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

"No," the man said.

makes you so sure?"

weaken humanity so that they don't overwhelm

took a deep