Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis had totally forgotten about his birthday. After all, birthdays kind of lost their meaning.

However, one million years was still a long time, and Gravis needed some time to process that.

Gravis was a million years old now.

After a moment of shock, Gravis recovered and thanked everyone for coming.

Then, all of them had a small get-together, which reminded Gravis of the time he had left for the middle world. Back then, they had also held a small party for Gravis.

Gravis still remembered the present his father had given him. It had been a black scale, and Gravis had had no idea from whom this scale came.

Now, Gravis knew.

It had been a scale from the Black Magnate.

Stella wasn't here right now since she was busy comprehending more Laws. Additionally, Gravis also hadn't been there for Stella's millionth birthday.

It wasn't really an important event, and everyone knew that, which was why the party had only been very small and short. It basically only acted as a small get-together and reunion.

Gravis didn't speak much with Mortis, the Black Magnate, his father, or his mother since he was in regular contact with them.

However, Orpheus was someone Gravis hadn't met in a while, and he asked him how he was doing. After all, Gravis hadn't seen Orpheus in Manuel's faction.

"Oh, I'm just comprehending Laws," Orpheus said with a smile. "The Ancestor of the Eternal Fire Sect offered me the position of Sect Master, but I declined. I don't want to be bound by a lot of responsibility."

This took Gravis by surprise. "Wait, what? The Ancestor asked you to be the Sect Master of the Eternal Fire Sect?" Gravis asked.

Orpheus nodded with a smile. "Yes, apparently, there had been some kind of competition I didn't know about. However, that explanation cleared a lot of my doubts."

Gravis lifted an eyebrow.

I entered the Eternal Fire Sect, several people started to act against me. Some of them were slandering me. Others were trying to put the blame on me for something I didn't do. Some people tried to convince me that there were hidden

wanted to go against you?" Gravis asked with a dangerous glint in his

saw Gravis' eyes, he only laughed. "I like that you're trying to help me, but you're still a bit too young,"

only continued looking into Orpheus'

taking this

to worry, Gravis," Orpheus said. "Power is everything, or did you forget that? All these

entire leadership of the Eternal Fire Sect hates me now, but who cares? I'm still a member of their Sect, and if they try to throw me

way, that's eventually something that happened," Orpheus said with

were thrown out of the Eternal Fire Sect?"

with a

"What happened?" Gravis asked.

was nearly complete, the Ancestor appeared, and he berated everyone quite heavily. He said that infighting was great for creating outstanding new Elders, but as soon as one reached the top of the Sect, everyone

have banished me, which would have resulted in the Eternal Fire Sect becoming much weaker. They can deal with losing thousands or millions of Star Gods, but they couldn't deal with losing someone with

increase of power, but this was all about status and position. If they had a way to become far more powerful by banishing me, the Ancestor wouldn't stop them. He would even support

The power of the entire Eternal Fire Sect would drop significantly, which meant

the Ancestor said that he would grant me the position of Sect Master, and that's also when I

looked with a

had accepted the position of Sect Master, he would have gained

also gained

a trade everyone

Except Orpheus.

have declined?'

Silence.

put a proxy in my

used Manuel as my

current Sect

or unofficially?" Orpheus asked

"Both," Gravis answered.

Master. Unofficially," Orpheus said

from curiosity into a deadpan