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 Purist Sect,"

The Purist Sect.

and xenophobic. They didn't allow anyone to enter their

nearly never involved itself with

After all, the other four were working together

what they did, the Purist Sect wouldn't talk or cooperate with the other Peak Sects as long as it didn't involve something

Highest Commander of humanity didn't control the eastern

did was to take care of the eastern front

of humanity just had the eastern quarter of the world

no point in looking

and from what humanity was able to extrapolate

front was basically the most stable front out of

Purist Sect even had enough leftover forces to completely control

Sect to the west couldn't deal with both of their

Purist Sect did

almost seemed mysterious and

had to remember that it definitely wasn't easy

Peak Sect

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

the eastern front was handled entirely

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

want to provoke a

it sleep and

"So, the Purist Sect would be willing to

"Yes," the man said.

people are bound to have heard of me and might report it to the other Peak Sects. At

be willing to offend four Peak Sects just

right," the Ancestor of the Purist Sect

a couple of

do you offer to

notice

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

humans you come

is willing to

"No," the man said.

blinked a couple of

maybe talk in full sentences? Do you always need me to ask for clarification before you

man looked evenly at

act as an

what?" Gravis asked. "Can you even speak for

also the leader

Silence.

felt like their reality was

actually being led

Peak Sect

not possible," Stella interjected. "If Underworld is part of the Purist Sect, this secret would have long since been

"No," the man said.

a mercenary organization and trading hub. It is spread over the entirety of the world.

of Underworld is the leadership

don't know about

long gotten used to

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

actually at the very center

one had ever been able

powerful wanted to hurt Underworld, they would immediately be teleported into the very center

surround them, but even the

also explained why Underworld had never been

to eradicate Underworld, they would need to eradicate the Purist

even survive

beasts would immediately overwhelm humanity after such an insane

Liam asked. "Aren't

"No," the man said.

makes you so sure?" Liam

job is to weaken humanity

took a