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.

Ancestor of the Purist Sect,"

The Purist Sect.

and xenophobic. They didn't allow anyone

never involved itself with

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

did, the Purist Sect wouldn't talk or cooperate with the other Peak Sects

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

Purist Sect did was to take care of the eastern front and

the important command centers of humanity just had the eastern quarter of

was no point in looking

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

basically the most stable front out of all of

Sect even had enough leftover

to the west couldn't deal with

the Purist Sect

almost seemed

that it definitely wasn't easy to deal

all, a Peak Sect

the human forces fighting at the frontline directly belonged to the Human Alliance. Only

handled entirely by

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

to provoke a sleeping

sleep and do its

"So, the Purist Sect would be willing

"Yes," the man said.

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

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

the Ancestor of the Purist Sect

blinked a couple of

you

notice you," the

supposed to work? I need to

I can choose which humans you come into contact with,"

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

"No," the man said.

blinked a couple

full sentences? Do you always need me to ask for clarification before you explain more?" Gravis asked

man looked evenly

as

"Can you even speak for Underworld in this

also the leader

Silence.

felt like their

actually being led

Peak Sect

"If Underworld is part of the Purist Sect, this secret would have

"No," the man said.

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

the leadership

disciples don't know

long gotten used

location of Underworld's headquarters,

actually at the very center of

been able

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

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

Underworld

humans wanted to eradicate Underworld, they

survive

would immediately overwhelm humanity after such

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

"No," the man said.

so sure?" Liam

job is to weaken humanity

and Stella took a deep