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.

Sect was always very isolated and xenophobic. They didn't allow anyone to enter their territory, and they

nearly never

After all, the other four were working

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

the Highest Commander of humanity didn't control

thing that the Purist Sect did was to take care of

important command centers of humanity just

in looking at

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

the eastern front was basically the most stable front out of

Sect even had enough leftover forces

the west couldn't deal

Purist Sect did

Purist Sect almost seemed

definitely wasn't easy to deal with

Peak Sect wasn't

the Human Alliance. Only the remaining 40% were made

was handled entirely

the Human Alliance didn't force their

didn't want to provoke a sleeping

it sleep and do

Sect would be willing

"Yes," the man said.

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

that you would be willing to offend four Peak Sects just so that my plan works,"

Ancestor of the Purist Sect said.

a couple

why do you offer to

one will notice you," the man

to

can choose which humans you come into contact

the Purist Sect is willing

"No," the man said.

couple of times

talk in full sentences? Do you always need me

man looked evenly

act as

even speak for Underworld

I'm also

Silence.

like their reality

of humanity, Underworld, was actually being led by the

Sect was

possible," Stella interjected. "If Underworld is part of the Purist Sect, this

"No," the man said.

is spread over the entirety of the world. Only the headquarters are in

the leadership

elders and disciples don't know

had long gotten used to becoming

world, the location of Underworld's headquarters, had

at the very

ever been able to release the secret

would immediately

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

also explained why Underworld had never

to eradicate Underworld, they would need to eradicate

even survive such a

humanity

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

"No," the man said.

you so sure?"

is to weaken humanity so that they don't

and Stella took a