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," he

The Purist Sect.

xenophobic. They didn't allow anyone to

never

four Peak Sects wanted to get the cooperation of the Purist Sect. After all, the other

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

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

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

the important command centers of humanity just had the

no point in looking at the

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

eastern front was basically the most stable front out

leftover

Primordial Force Sect to the west

the Purist Sect did it

Purist Sect almost seemed

it definitely wasn't easy

a Peak

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

eastern front was handled entirely

reason why the Human

to provoke a sleeping

it sleep and

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

"Yes," the man said.

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 so that my plan

Ancestor of the Purist Sect

a couple of

you offer to

no one will notice you,"

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

can choose which humans you come into contact with,"

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

"No," the man said.

couple of times in

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

man looked evenly at

as an intermediary,"

"Can you even speak for Underworld

I'm also the leader

Silence.

felt like their reality was

disease of humanity, Underworld, was actually being led by the

Peak Sect was

"If Underworld is part of the Purist Sect, this

"No," the man said.

mercenary organization and trading hub. It is spread over

the leadership of the Purist

disciples don't know about the

had long gotten

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

actually at the very center of the

had ever been able to release the

wanted to hurt Underworld, they would immediately be teleported

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

also explained why Underworld had

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

even survive such

beasts would immediately overwhelm humanity after such an insane

"Aren't you afraid that we might

"No," the man said.

makes you so

to weaken humanity so that

took a