Chapter 69: Nice (2/2)

”But you don't have to pay,” continued the Guild Master. ”Because thanks to you, we saved around 5,000 gold since every Fire-Torture Pill costs around one gold. Giving it to you for free is the least I could do.”

Gravis felt some warmth inside. Even though he had saved the Guild Master a lot of gold, Gravis had never intended to do that. It just happened. The Guild Master could have kept this a secret, and Gravis would still be thankful. Yet, the Guild Master had given him something he desperately needed, just like that.

”Anyway, let me continue,” said the Guild Master. ”After new recruits arrive, they first need to temper their organs and blood. They have to pay with their own money for that. So, how do they get their money?” asked the Guild Master.

”Missions, probably,” guessed Gravis.

The Guild Master laughed. ”Exactly. We get many different kinds of missions. Transportation, escort, monster hunting,” the Guild Master grinned. ”We even act as mercenaries sometimes.”

”Why mercenaries?” asked Gravis.

”Because our disciples need to learn how the real world works. We have a lot of bad and selfish people in the cultivation world. It's every individual disciple's decision if they want to hunt those people or become those people. My job as the Guild Leader of the Proxy-Lightning Guild is just to send strong disciples to our parent guild.”

Gravis lifted an eyebrow. ”Proxy-Guild?” he asked.

The Guild Master nodded. ”Yeah. Our Lightning Guild is only a subsidiary of our parent guild in the middle continent. Our specific parent guild is responsible for twelve Proxy-Lightning Guilds. The parent guild receives all disciples from the Proxy-Lightning Guilds that have broken through into the Magic Gathering Realm.”

The Guild Master laughed a little more. ”Actually, our parent guild is also a subsidiary of the Lightning Sect of the Central Continent. That is our true headquarter,” explained the Guild Master with pride.

Gravis was really shocked by that. He didn't know that he had joined such a gigantic organization. ”So, the Lightning Sect is probably very powerful?” he asked.

The Guild Master smiled in disdain. ”There is one organization above everyone. Then come our seven Main-Elemental Guilds. Then there are several Clans and some Secondary-Elemental Guilds. So yeah, the Lightning Sect is pretty powerful.”

”That is impressive,” said Gravis.

The Guild Master laughed, but then noticed something and grew annoyed. ”Could you stop asking all these questions? You've constantly been sidetracking the conversation. Let me get back to the topic,” he said in mock annoyance.

Gravis smiled. ”Sorry,” but judging by his tone, he obviously didn't mean it.

”Hehe, cocky kid,” the Guild Master smiled a little. ”Anyway, the lowest rank disciples are the new recruits. Then come the disciples with tempered bones. Then come the disciples with tempered blood. Then come the disciples that had tempered everything, except their muscles. Lastly, the highest disciples are the ones with a fully tempered body that only need to break through into the Magic Gathering Realm.”

Gravis nodded. So, in short, he was the strongest person around, again. Wherever he went, he mainly found good people and was always the strongest person. Gravis knew that this couldn't be a coincidence. Heaven was still trying to reduce the pressure on him as much as possible.

Heaven tried to stop Gravis from making any enemies. No enemies meant no life and death tempering… at least not with humans. If Heaven succeeded with this plan, Gravis might not be able to temper his Will-Aura anymore, and his advantage would vanish in the latter part of his cultivation.

Gravis frowned as he realized that his way was too clear. It was so clear, that if he just continued cultivating, he would probably reach even the Spirit Forming Realm in no time.

Gravis could already guess that when he broke into the Energy Gathering Realm, and went to his parent guild, that there would probably be more coincidences that would destroy all obstacles in his way. Reaching the Spirit Forming Realm would be a piece of cake like that.

Yet, he might start meeting people with a similarly strong Will-Aura when he reached that realm. On top of that, the lack of enemies for months or maybe years would have weakened his fighting instincts and killing intent. Heaven was playing the long game.

”Anyway,” said the Guild Master, and Gravis looked at him. ”I kind of noticed something awkward.”

Gravis furrowed his brows. ”What?”

The Guild Master smiled bitterly. ”I don't know your name,” he confessed.

Gravis suddenly understood. Every disciple at the will test stated their name, but since he never participated, he never announced his name. The disciples also stated their names in the tournament, but he didn't participate in that either. The participants also announced their names when they chose their guild. Yet, Gravis had just walked to his Guild Master.

”Huh, I never said my name,” commented Gravis as he thought.

At this day,

The Guild Master smiled. ”My name is Gorn.”

The fate of Gorn,

Gravis smiled. ”I'm Gravis.”

And the entire Lightning Sect changed.