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.

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

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

Sect wouldn't talk or cooperate with the other Peak Sects

so far that the Highest Commander of humanity didn't

take care of the eastern front and

in the important command centers of humanity just had the eastern quarter

in looking

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

front was basically the most stable

Sect even had enough leftover

west couldn't deal with both of their

the Purist Sect did

almost

that it definitely wasn't easy to deal with

a Peak Sect wasn't

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

the eastern front was handled

the Human Alliance didn't force their cooperation

want to provoke

let it sleep and do its

Sect would be

"Yes," the man said.

me and might report it to the other Peak Sects.

be willing to offend four Peak Sects just so that

of the Purist Sect

blinked a

why do you offer to

no one will notice you," the

skepticism. "And how's that supposed to work? I need to be in contact with

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

is willing to be

"No," the man said.

couple of times

me to ask for clarification before you explain more?" Gravis asked with

looked evenly

as

asked. "Can you even speak for Underworld in this

I'm also

Silence.

felt like their reality was

of humanity, Underworld, was actually being led by the

Peak Sect was

the Purist Sect, this secret would have long since been

"No," the man said.

is spread over

Underworld is the leadership of the Purist

elders and disciples don't know about the

long gotten used to

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

was actually at the very center of

ever been able to release the secret

to hurt Underworld, they would immediately be teleported

Peak Sect surround them, but even the entire eastern

why Underworld had never

humans wanted to eradicate Underworld, they would need to eradicate the Purist

even survive such

humanity after such an insane

asked. "Aren't you

"No," the man said.

you so

to weaken humanity so that

and Stella took