Lightning Is the Only Way

"Everyone's present, Master."

In a bright, gigantic hall, four people were respectfully standing in front of a young man with black hair. The young man sat on a gigantic throne, and two guards stood beside him. The two guards didn't move and acted like statues.

The four people were not happy to be here.

They already had an inkling of why their master had called them.

"The Myriad Sect is still alive?" the young man on the throne asked.

One of the four people stepped forward and bowed politely.

"Yes, Master. I apologize for our incompetence," he said deferentially.

The four people were only waiting for words of admonishment. Their Sect had been warring with the Myriad Sect for over 50,000 years by now.

This had been one of the longest wars that their Sect had ever been part of.

The four people felt stifled and frustrated.

They had been so much more powerful than the Myriad Sect, but two of their Commanders had been killed in the struggle, severely weakening their strength.

The Myriad Sect and the Eternal Fire Sect had been fighting in several scuffles, but they hadn't had an all-out war yet. None of the two Sects had attacked the other one's headquarter yet.

Why?

Because the Eternal Fire Sect knew that the Myriad Sect's headquarters had once been owned by an Ancestral God. There was a very high likelihood that the Myriad Sect would have Formation Arrays that severely weakened everything below the Ancestral God Realm.

Going all-out would be too risky.

Why hadn't the Myriad Sect attacked their headquarters yet?

Same reason, except for one difference.

The Eternal Fire Sect had more than a couple Ancestral Gods.

The Eternal Fire Sect was not like the Broad Earth Sect, where there was only one Ancestral God. No, the Eternal Fire Sect had over a hundred Ancestral Gods, and their Sect stretched across a vast distance.

Openly attacking the Eternal Fire Sect would only result in the destruction of the Myriad Sect.

The only reason why the Myriad Sect was even warring with the Eternal Fire Sect was that the Eternal Fire Sect had been the aggressor. The Myriad Sect had made several concessions, but the Eternal Fire Sect just kept attacking.

Was this all under Manuel's control?

No, not this time.

The Eternal Fire Sect was honestly way too powerful for their liking.

Eternal Fire Sect had hundreds of

was

50,000 years?" the young

my two Commanders has also taught me a valuable lesson. My two Commanders have died because of my incompetence. I walked right into the trap of the enemy's Sect

hair and sharp eyes. His build was slender, and he

that

of Junior Sect Master in

sitting in

was the actual Sect Master of the Eternal Fire Sect, a

for leading the Star Gods and Immortal Emperors that directly belonged to

mistakes did you make?" the

red-haired

master about all the mistakes he had made

the Sect Master nodded solemnly. "Then, the time has not

the disciple said with a

that you said is

"Please enlighten me, Master."

Whooom!

his hand, and some fire appeared above it. In just a second, the fire took on the shape of the Myriad Sect's headquarters. There were

wanted to know

found surprised

me, who is the most powerful Cultivator of the Myriad

Elder. Her name is

similarly powerful Cultivators are in the Myriad

Junior Sect

Formation Arrays protecting their Sect, with what kind

Star God, but the other three are only average. I would attack the Sect with

would be just perfect for such

as you made it out to be," the Sect Master said. "However,

Master

Gods. Additionally, their Peak Immortal Emperor army has some very peculiar abilities that allow them to delay two level one Star

Star Gods would immediately attack you and your Junior Vice-Sect Master, keeping you from interfering. After that, the Myriad Sect would quickly deal with the level one Star Gods. Keep in

like this, you would die," the Sect

Junior Sect Master's face

Sect

had they managed to keep two forces that could fight level

I have almost doomed my disciples," he said with a devastated

Sect isn't the only one that has affiliated powers. One of the two hidden, powerful Star Gods is the

Sect

Junior Sect Master widened. "But how? We have several spies in the Myriad Sect, and they have all checked the Sect Master's powers personally. They have also run several checks

kept his power hidden, even from the Myriad Sect itself," the Sect Master said. "The Myriad Sect followed him because of his outstanding mindset, bearing, and

Junior Sect Master

felt like he had been

said, addressing the Junior

said with a weak voice. He knew