Lightning Is the Only Way

Now, it was Gravis' time to tell his story, and he started by telling everyone how he had started cultivating. He started this early because he had kept a lot of his life a secret from them.

Why?

Multiple reasons.

First of all, if his friends from the lower world heard that there were actually three levels of worlds above them, they might have become demotivated by the gigantic mountain they had to climb. Just hearing that Unity Realm Cultivators, legendary existences in the lower world, weren't even allowed to enter Gravis' home city, they would feel like trash.

Something similar was true for the beasts of the middle world. After all, if they heard that Immortals, people that could teleport, could only be beggars in the city, they might also get demotivated.

Another reason why Gravis kept a lot of his life secret was that he didn't want the beasts to feel horrible. After all, Orthar only cared about humans, not beasts.

Now, that dynamic had changed. Orthar gave every beast a Spirit when they became a Star God, effectively raising them to the same level as humans.

Gravis started telling them this story without keeping anything secret, except for the stuff that Orthar didn't allow him to say. Yet, Gravis quickly stopped his narration as he arrived at the spot where Orpheus had appeared.

"Right, father," Gravis said, looking at his father. "Where is Orpheus?"

The Opposer looked at Gravis with an unreadable expression.

No one was able to see the subtle emotional fluctuations in the Opposer's eyes, but Gravis had known him for long enough.

He noticed that his father was unsure how he should feel right now.

"Gravis, something happened," the Opposer said with a heavy voice.

Gravis felt like his heart had stopped.

Something happened?

Was his big brother dead?

"What happened?" Gravis asked.

"When you left for the higher world, Orpheus only had 20,000 years left before his next tribulation would take place, and his Battle-Strength wasn't strong enough to get through that tribulation," the Opposer said.

Gravis took a deep breath.

More than 20,000 years had passed since then.

"Orpheus wasn't exactly honest with you," the Opposer started.

"Let me tell him," a new voice said.

SHING!

A black-haired, middle-aged man appeared in the Opposer's room. Stars seemingly shone inside his eyes as his gaze told of incredible knowledge and experience.

It was Orpheus!

Gravis released a huge sigh of relief.

Orpheus was still alive!

had

will be the one that will

The Opposer nodded.

Orpheus looked at

to explain with a

you remember how I have told you

Gravis nodded.

what I have told you isn't a lie, but things

away a long time ago," Orpheus

felt pain

with his family. Orpheus had truly shone with happiness whenever he told Gravis

even before I met you?" Gravis

that," he said. "I only had father and mother left, but that was it. Sadly, that wasn't enough to motivate me to continue living. So, I simply waited for the end of my life for around 300,000

this topic wasn't easy for him. "I'm going to be honest with you here. The reason why I even met you back then was because I didn't care about my life anymore. Having one more person

"I just didn't care."

also released

about you since I just expected you to die in the lower world. I just wanted to meet you and relive a part of my youth through you. That was also why I

Gravis felt hurt.

time, he had felt the unfamiliar feeling of brotherly

too young back then. He hadn't been able

didn't care

really cared about him

that you managed to attune your Spirit to lightning. On top of that, you managed to kill a lower Heaven while

Gravis nodded.

for

to kill a lower

fact, it

Why?

a level three Law, the Law of Punishment

Ascender was. As long as they were in the lower world, they would

evade the speed of Punishment Lightning, and no being in

lower Heaven

accomplish this feat was due to his immunity towards

had become a perfect counter to

end," Orpheus said. "I realized that you were here to stay and that it was

genuine," Orpheus said. "Why? Because I knew that I wouldn't feel the pain of loss again since I would be

sighed again. "However, I was too ashamed to tell you the truth about my life. When we spoke again, I was shocked that you remembered so many details about my family. This showed me how much you value me, making it more difficult for

when you returned from the middle world since

"Yet, it became even more difficult to tell you the truth. You comprehended a Law that allowed you to easily sever emotional connections. I feared that the

he didn't want to ruin the present people's chance of comprehending the Law by telling them the name. After all, it was easier to comprehend the Law of Freedom when one didn't

decided to run away from this pain," Orpheus said with difficulty. "I decided that I would die while you were

how he should feel right

The lies definitely stung.

essentially

point, Gravis also realized why his father held such complex emotions regarding

about Orpheus' lies

No.