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.

and xenophobic. They didn't allow anyone to enter

Sect nearly never

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

so far that the Highest

take care of the eastern front and both of their adjacent

the strategic maps in the important command centers of humanity

in

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

front was basically the most stable front out

Purist Sect even had enough leftover forces to completely control their adjacent

west couldn't

the Purist Sect

Sect almost seemed mysterious and

had to remember that it definitely wasn't easy to deal with the

a Peak

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

front was handled

why the Human Alliance didn't force their

want to

let it sleep and

Gravis said. "So, the Purist Sect would be willing

"Yes," the man said.

me and might report it to the other Peak Sects. At that point, they will demand

four Peak Sects just so that my plan

the

blinked a couple

do you

will notice

that supposed to work? I

humans you come into contact with," the man

eyes shone. "So, the Purist Sect is willing to be an

"No," the man said.

couple of times

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

man looked evenly at

act as

what?" Gravis asked. "Can you even speak

I'm also the

Silence.

like their reality was

of humanity, Underworld, was actually being led by the

Sect

of the Purist Sect, this secret would have

"No," the man said.

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

is the leadership of the

elders and disciples don't know

Liam had long gotten used to

the location of Underworld's headquarters, had just

was actually at the

wonder no one had ever been able to release the secret

to hurt Underworld, they would immediately

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

explained why Underworld had never been

the humans wanted to eradicate Underworld, they

even survive such

would immediately overwhelm humanity after such

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

"No," the man said.

so sure?"

to weaken humanity

Stella took