Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis almost thought he hadn't heard Manuel's words correctly.

Cut off all contact with Gravis?

Why!?

"Manuel," Gravis said slowly.

"I have to!" Manuel shouted with gritted teeth. "I can't sacrifice the Myriad Sect for a meaningless show of loyalty. The entire Myriad Sect wouldn't be able to help you, and we would only die. I'm doing this, so you have someone to return to when all of this is over!"

Stella looked with horror at the Myriad Sect and with fear at Gravis.

Leave Gravis?

Never!

"What is a Sin Aura? How did I condense one?" Gravis asked with clenched fists.

The Elder from the Eternal Fire Sect looked at Gravis coldly.

"Have you recently killed a great number of weaker Cultivators?"

Gravis' mind immediately went to the Shining Purity Sect.

Gravis' face became white as he realized that he had done exactly that.

How had things suddenly changed in this way? He was used to doing stuff like this, and it didn't feel any different from what he had done in the past.

How had that suddenly become a problem?

The Elder noticed Gravis' expression, and he knew that Gravis had done just that.

The Elder took out an emblem and looked at it for a while. After a short time, his brows furrowed.

"The Shining Purity Sect," he said.

"It doesn't exist anymore."

When the Myriad Sect heard that, they all fell silent.

Hearing these words only increased their frustration and helplessness.

which meant that Gravis had

Elder from the Eternal Fire Sect. "What am I supposed to

Elder coldly looked at

you know what a Sin

Gravis shook his head.

if you do enough of it, you will condense a

word Sin Monsters felt weird

to someone that acted incredibly cold-hearted. The mortal definition of the word monster didn't really exist in the world of

for Cultivators, a beast was just a

Sin Monster?"

the Eternal Fire Sect said. "We believe that they have been created by Heaven to punish the Cultivators that commit senseless

hunted by

know much about them, but we think they will start

have to kill them?"

"They are far beyond your power, and you will be helpless

Divine Gods

around him had

looked to the floor. "So, I will die soon?"

heard of Cultivators that managed to get rid of their Sin Aura a couple thousand years later. Not much

silent as he looked

with pain at

with my friends and family?" Gravis asked calmly. Now

every living being around you, and whatever they kill will reduce your

is this!?" Gravis shouted. "They kill someone, and it's my

Elder said. "There's nothing you can do about

Gravis gritted his teeth.

similar to his time in

from interacting or getting close to anyone, or they

irony. The very thing he had been freed from when he had been weak was now haunting

like he had been unjustly targeted, but it just wasn't

time. Back in the lower world, Gravis had been targeted for no

was not a superior making his life hard

done while doing it. He was used to killing large swathes of living beings just by

It was just normal.

destroyed the Shining Purity

how used he was to the destruction of

thought as normal turned out

rid of the Sin Aura?"

know," the