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

The Purist Sect.

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

nearly never involved itself with human

Sects wanted to get the cooperation of the Purist Sect. After all, the other four were working together very closely, while the Purist Sect only did their own

Sect wouldn't talk or cooperate with the other Peak Sects as long as it

that the Highest Commander of humanity didn't control

was to take care

in the important command centers of humanity just had

in looking at the eastern

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

was basically

even had enough leftover forces

west couldn't deal with both

Sect

Sect almost seemed mysterious

that it definitely wasn't easy to

a Peak Sect wasn't

at the frontline directly belonged to the Human Alliance. Only the

handled

reason why the Human Alliance didn't force their cooperation on

want to provoke a

sleep and

Sect would be willing to

"Yes," the man said.

be leaked? Even 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 the Purist Sect to hand me

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

of the

blinked a couple

do you offer

one will notice you," the

supposed to work? I

which humans you come into contact with," the

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

"No," the man said.

couple

full sentences? Do you always need me to ask for

looked

act as an

what?" Gravis asked. "Can you even speak for Underworld in

because I'm also the leader

Silence.

felt like their reality was

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

Peak Sect

the Purist Sect,

"No," the man said.

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

leadership of Underworld is the leadership of the

disciples don't know about

gotten

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

headquarters was actually at the very

able to release

someone powerful wanted to hurt Underworld, they would immediately be

would an entire Peak Sect surround them, but even

Underworld

humans wanted to eradicate Underworld, they would need

they even survive such

overwhelm humanity after such

us this?" Liam asked. "Aren't

"No," the man said.

you so sure?" Liam

to weaken humanity so that they don't

and Stella took