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.

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

Purist Sect nearly never involved itself with human

wanted to get the cooperation of the Purist Sect. After all, the other four were working together very closely, while the Purist Sect only did

talk or cooperate with the other Peak Sects as long as it didn't involve

far that the Highest Commander of humanity didn't control the

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

important command centers of humanity just had the eastern quarter of

in looking at the eastern

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

was basically

enough leftover forces

the west couldn't deal

the Purist Sect did it

Purist Sect almost seemed

had to remember that it definitely

all, a Peak Sect

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

the eastern front was handled entirely by the Purist

also the main reason why the Human Alliance didn't force

didn't want to provoke

it sleep and

the Purist Sect would be willing

"Yes," the man said.

location be leaked? Even if 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 demand

think that you would be willing to offend four Peak Sects just

the Purist

blinked a couple of

do you offer

will notice

"And how's that supposed to work? I need to

choose which humans you come into contact with," the man

the Purist Sect is

"No," the man said.

a couple of times in

me to ask for clarification before you explain more?"

looked

will act as an intermediary,"

you even speak for Underworld in this

I'm also the leader

Silence.

Liam felt like their

humanity, Underworld, was actually being led

Sect

not possible," Stella interjected. "If Underworld is part of the Purist Sect,

"No," the man said.

and trading hub. It is spread over

is the leadership of the Purist

and disciples don't know

had long gotten used to

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

the very center of the Purist

been able to

to hurt Underworld, they would immediately be teleported into the very center of the Purist

only would an entire Peak Sect surround them, but even the

why Underworld had never been

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

survive such

would immediately overwhelm humanity after such

asked. "Aren't you

"No," the man said.

you so sure?" Liam

Underworld's job is to weaken humanity so that they don't overwhelm the

Stella took