Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis and Stella traveled back to the Myriad Sect to prepare for every eventuality. Chances were high that the remaining two members of the Shining Purity Sect would attack them soon. However, even if they did, they wouldn't be a real danger.

The Myriad Sect had already won the war before it had even started.

Meanwhile, the remaining members of the Shining Purity Sect were trying to come to terms with their new reality.

They only had three Ancestral Gods, one level four Star God, and one level two Star God left. Sure, there were also some level one Star Gods outside on missions, but they wouldn't make a difference.

All the other Sects had several level two Star Gods.

The entirety of their power and future now solely relied on Austin.

"If you had simply accepted to become a level five Star God, nothing like this would have happened!" One of the Vice-Sect Masters shouted while pointing an accusatory finger at Austin. "We would have already conquered all the other Sects by now!"

Austin looked with even eyes at the Vice-Sect Master.

However, even though Austin appeared calm on the outside, he was the one that had been most shaken by the event.

He had destroyed his Sect.

"Stop trying to find someone to blame!" the actual Sect Master shouted at the Vice-Sect Master. "If that girl hasn't lied, she came from a new Sect, the Myriad Sect. They should have arrived only recently. They should have overtaken the territory of our neighbors."

"But if he had just-"

"And then what!?" the Sect Master answered with fury. "Then even our last remaining level two Star God would have been destroyed! This would have made things only worse!"

The Vice-Sect Master only grew angrier. "But if he had more power, he might have been able to see through whatever illusion had been put up! I've seen it near the end! He has attacked someone from our own Sect! That was also why there was no Judge!"

"And you think that would have made a difference?" the other Vice-Sect Master asked with a scoff. "Not even we have been able to see through the illusion. We three are all Ancestral Gods, and we haven't noticed anything! Don't try to blame Austin for our own shortcomings! The demise of the Shining Purity Sect is our fault."

The first Vice-Sect Master gritted his teeth.

However, instead of arguing, he looked to the side with a bitter expression.

He had realized that he couldn't blame this on Austin.

This was on them.

Silence.

The silence dragged on for minutes.

Everything they had worked for had been destroyed in a single day. They had built up the Shining Purity Sect for over 500,000 years!

Now, everything was gone.

This was the destructive effect that Star Gods had on their environments.

Without The Heaven Company or someone more powerful overlooking a fight, entire Sects would be decimated by a single attack.

It just needed a single slip-up for an entire Sect to be destroyed.

"What now?" the second Vice-Sect Master asked the Sect Master. "What do we do now?"

The Sect Master remained silent for a while.

Then, he sighed.

Luck has been depleted. The gathered Karmic Luck of 500,000 disciples

two Vice-Sect Masters

new Sect?"

time?" the Sect Master

Silence.

the Sect

lost thoroughly," the Sect Master said with regret. "Our work has been destroyed. We can't join the Eternal Fire Sect as Elders-In-Training anymore.

Vice-Sect Masters didn't

Entering as Inner Disciples?

they

was Karmic Luck so important to get a good position

reason was that these three Ancestral Gods only had average Battle-Strength. If they could jump a level, it wouldn't

couldn't jump

become a powerful

of the methods

God Stones, they would be able to buy their way into a good position where they wouldn't have to constantly fear other

of wealth

one person

Crystals, not God

a

amount of Energy of one billion God Stones. However, that wasn't

the True Law of Matter, a level nine Law, to combine the one billion God Stones

for two billion God Stones

the use of a

or they could be used to create

Sects often traded Law Comprehension Areas. Yet, instead of straight-up handing them over, they infused their God Crystals with the Laws of the

hand over that God Crystal to the other Sect. This would allow them to lease out a Law Comprehension Area safely. They wouldn't need

Sect had no issues with giving someone a good position if they could pay ten God

was worth far more than

was very difficult for early Ancestral Gods to get their hands

of them couldn't possibly pay

only left the second

Karmic Luck.

If one Sect had more Karmic Luck, they would sometimes be informed about an upcoming ambush

an even fight, their own fighters would probably win

other Sect, Karmic Luck wouldn't make a difference. However,

the Sects get their Karmic Luck

From disciples.

one's Karmic Luck. The more outstanding the disciple, the more

of the Karmic Luck of the disciples would

Star Gods had already created a

the entire Eternal Fire Sect, some 20 Star Gods were

wars came

in which every living being of the other

would simply join the

long as the war was won by one side, they would put the survivors of the other Sect before a

Submit or die.

they decided to submit, they had to sign a contract that forced them to remain

new disciples would be treated very,

time was up, most of the disciples would simply decide to stay

remained in the new Sect for 40,000 years, and it was

in the surroundings, they would

Gods often also joined the other Sect to take a