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

The Purist Sect.

and xenophobic. They didn't allow anyone to enter their territory, and they rarely talked with the other

Sect nearly never

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

the Highest Commander of humanity didn't control

did was to take care of the eastern front and

the strategic maps in the important command centers of humanity

point in looking at

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

what humanity saw, the eastern front was basically the most stable front out of all of

Purist Sect even had enough leftover

to the west

the Purist Sect did it

Purist Sect almost seemed

that it definitely wasn't easy to deal

all, a Peak Sect

forces fighting at the frontline directly belonged to the Human Alliance. Only the remaining 40% were

was handled entirely

the main reason why the Human Alliance didn't

didn't want to

sleep

the Purist Sect would be willing to support

"Yes," the man said.

me and might report it to the other Peak Sects.

would be willing to offend four Peak Sects just so that my plan works,"

right," the Ancestor of the

a couple of

you

no one will notice you,"

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

which humans you come into

is willing to be an

"No," the man said.

a couple of times

sentences? Do you always need me to ask for clarification before you

man looked

will act as an intermediary,"

Gravis asked. "Can you even speak for

because I'm also the leader of

Silence.

felt like their reality was

actually being led by the

Sect was

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. Only the headquarters are in

is the leadership

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 in

actually at the very center of the Purist

ever been able

would immediately be teleported into the very center of

entire Peak Sect surround them, but even

why Underworld had never

eradicate Underworld, they

even survive

overwhelm humanity after such an insane

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

"No," the man said.

makes you so sure?"

to weaken humanity so that they don't

Stella took a