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.

Purist Sect was always very isolated and xenophobic. They didn't allow anyone to enter their territory, and

Sect nearly never involved

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

matter what they did, the Purist Sect wouldn't talk or cooperate with the other

Highest Commander of humanity didn't

only thing that the Purist Sect did was to take

of humanity just had the

no point in

was able to extrapolate by several clues regarding the beasts' movements,

was basically the most stable front out

Purist Sect even had enough leftover forces to

Sect to the west couldn't deal with both of

the Purist Sect did it

Sect almost

that it definitely wasn't easy

all, a Peak Sect

directly belonged to the Human Alliance.

eastern front was handled entirely by the Purist

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

to provoke a

it sleep and

the Purist Sect would be

"Yes," the man said.

wouldn't my location be leaked? Even if the Purist Sect is very isolated, some people are bound to have heard of me and might report

don't think that you would be willing to offend four Peak Sects

the Purist

a

do you

notice

"And how's that supposed to work? I

can choose which humans you come into contact

is willing to be an intermediary

"No," the man said.

a couple of times

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

looked

will act as an intermediary,"

asked. "Can you even

also

Silence.

like their reality was

was actually

Peak Sect was

Underworld is part of the

"No," the man said.

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

of Underworld is the leadership of

elders and disciples don't know about

and Liam had long gotten used to becoming shocked

of the most hidden secrets of the world, the location of Underworld's headquarters,

at the very center of

been able to

they would immediately

only would an entire Peak Sect surround them, but even the entire eastern continent would become their

Underworld had

Underworld, they would need to eradicate the Purist

survive

humanity after such an

asked. "Aren't you

"No," the man said.

makes you so

weaken humanity so that they don't

took a