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 Purist

The Purist Sect.

Sect was always very isolated and xenophobic. They didn't allow anyone

never involved itself

Purist Sect. After all, the other four were working together very closely, while the Purist Sect only

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

Highest

the Purist Sect did was to take care of the

maps in the important command centers of humanity just had the eastern quarter of the world

was no point in looking at

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

what humanity saw, the eastern front was basically the most

enough leftover forces to

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

the Purist Sect did it

Purist Sect almost

that it definitely wasn't

a Peak Sect wasn't

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

the eastern front was handled entirely by the

why the Human Alliance didn't force their cooperation on

to provoke a sleeping

let it sleep and do

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

"Yes," the man said.

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

to offend four Peak

the Ancestor of the Purist Sect said. "I

blinked a couple

why do you offer

will notice

to work? I need to be in contact

I can choose which humans you come

is willing to

"No," the man said.

blinked a couple of

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

looked evenly

as an intermediary,"

you even speak for

because I'm also the leader

Silence.

and Liam felt like their reality was

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

Peak Sect

possible," Stella interjected. "If Underworld is part of the Purist Sect, this secret would have long since

"No," the man said.

mainly a mercenary organization and trading hub. It is spread over the entirety of the world. Only the headquarters are in the Purist

is the leadership

don't know about

and Liam had long gotten used to

location of Underworld's headquarters, had

the

had ever been able to release the secret

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

Peak Sect surround them, but even

why Underworld had

Underworld, they would

survive such a

overwhelm humanity after such an

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

"No," the man said.

makes you so sure?" Liam

weaken humanity so that they don't overwhelm

and Stella took a deep