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.

anyone to enter their territory,

never

all, the other four were working together very closely, while the

no matter 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

Sect did was to take care of the eastern

the important command centers of humanity just had the

in

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

eastern front was basically the most stable front

had enough leftover forces to

to the west couldn't

Purist Sect did it

almost seemed mysterious and

that it definitely wasn't easy to deal with the

Peak Sect

belonged to the Human Alliance. Only the remaining 40%

was handled entirely by the Purist

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

didn't want to provoke

sleep and do its

said. "So, the Purist Sect would be

"Yes," the man said.

are bound to have heard of me and might report

offend four Peak Sects just so that

right," the Ancestor of the Purist Sect said.

a couple of

why do you

no one will notice you,"

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

I can choose which humans you come into

is willing

"No," the man said.

couple of times in

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

man looked evenly at

as an intermediary," he

asked. "Can you even speak for Underworld

because I'm also the leader of

Silence.

Liam felt like their reality

was actually being led by

Peak Sect

part of the Purist Sect, this secret would

"No," the man said.

is mainly a mercenary organization and trading hub. It is spread over the

the leadership of the

don't know about

and Liam had long gotten used

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

the very center of the

no one had ever been able to release

they would immediately

would an entire Peak Sect surround them, but even

Underworld had never

wanted to eradicate Underworld, they

even survive

beasts would immediately overwhelm humanity after such an

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

"No," the man said.

makes you so sure?" Liam

is to weaken humanity so that they don't overwhelm

and Stella took a deep