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

The Purist Sect.

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

nearly never involved itself with

After all, the other four were working together very closely, while the Purist Sect only

did, the Purist Sect wouldn't talk or cooperate with

the Highest Commander of

was to take care of the eastern front and both of their adjacent

of humanity just had the eastern quarter of the

was no point in looking at the

humanity was able to extrapolate

was basically the most stable front

leftover

Sect to the west

the Purist Sect

Sect almost seemed

remember that it definitely wasn't

all, a Peak Sect wasn't

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

was handled entirely by the Purist

the Human Alliance didn't force their cooperation on

didn't want to

sleep

"So, the Purist Sect

"Yes," the man said.

of me and might report it to the other

you would be willing to offend four Peak

Ancestor of the Purist Sect

blinked a couple

do you offer to

no one will notice you," the

supposed to work? I need to be

which humans you come into

is willing to be an intermediary

"No," the man said.

couple of times in

need me to ask for clarification before you

man looked evenly at

act as an intermediary,"

asked. "Can you even speak for Underworld in

because I'm also

Silence.

felt like their reality was

actually being led

Peak Sect was

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

"No," the man said.

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

the leadership of the

elders and disciples don't

and Liam had long gotten

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

was actually at the very center of

had ever been able

they would immediately be teleported into the very center of

entire Peak Sect surround them, but even

explained why Underworld had never been eradicated

the humans wanted to eradicate Underworld, they would need to

they even survive

humanity after such

asked. "Aren't you afraid that we

"No," the man said.

so sure?" Liam

Underworld's job is to weaken humanity

Stella took a