Chapter 349: Philosophical Truths (1/2)

”Grassis?” Gravis asked with a lifted brow. ”Is that a joke?”

The Opposer looked at Gravis with his steely gaze. ”Yes,” he said coldly.

Gravis was first a bit confused, but then he started laughing. ”Okay, it might not be funny, but your delivery is spot on,” Gravis said. His father's blunt and cold delivery somehow made the shitty joke funny.

The Opposer stood up and walked over to his son. ”Welcome back,” he said, this time with a smile.

Gravis also smiled. ”Thank you, father.”

”Come, sit with me,” he said as he sat down again. Gravis followed and also sat down.

Whoop!

Two cups appeared out of thin air, and Gravis immediately smelled what was in them. It was something that he had dearly missed. Gravis took the offered cup and smelled it more closely. ”Coffee,” he said with a sigh. ”But it smells a bit differently.”

”Yes,” the Opposer said, ”because this is a new blend. After all, you're no longer a mortal. You're as strong as grass now,” the Opposer said with a smirk.

Gravis rolled his eyes. ”Haha,” he said sarcastically, ”but I guess you're right. I wouldn't have expected that even just grass would be this powerful,” he said while sipping from the cup.

The nostalgic taste assaulted his tastebuds, but that was not all. Gravis felt parts of the coffee enter his Spirit Space. Surprisingly, the coffee fused with his Self in the Spirit Space, and Gravis felt awake and refreshed.

Seeing Gravis' astounded expression, the Opposer smiled. ”You're not a normal cultivator, so I had to invent this new kind of coffee. Otherwise, you wouldn't feel a thing.”

Gravis was a bit surprised that there was a drink that could affect his peculiar Spirit. After all, his Self in his Spirit Space was comprised of lightning. How would anything be able to affect it? Yet, he quickly remembered who his father actually was. Something like this probably wasn't difficult for him.

It felt refreshing to actually drink something that affected his Spirit. The Spirit Wine hadn't worked back in the Lightning Sect. Gravis didn't care about that, but he had feared that he also wouldn't feel the effects of coffee or tea anymore. Luckily, his father found a way around this.

”To come back to your earlier comment,” the Opposer said, ”only the grass surrounding the city is this powerful. That's because of the Energy density and the constant struggle for survival. After all, one fight between some beasts is deadly for grass.”

Gravis remembered something. ”Speaking of, what were these shockwaves? I'm assuming that two beasts fought against each other?” Gravis asked as he took another sip.

The Opposer nodded. ”Two beasts of the same faction had a scuffle and fought against each other about 1700 kilometers away from you. Such a scuffle can take up to a year if they are pretty close in power,” he said.

Gravis' eyes widened in shock. ”1700 kilometers away from me, yet the shockwaves were still so powerful?” he asked with a shocked voice.

The Opposer nodded. ”Yes. You should remember where you are,” he said.

”The highest world?” Gravis asked.

The Opposer shook his head. ”Yes, but I'm referring to a more specific place. You're in the Central Plains, where the Energy is the densest in the entire world. Only the most powerful beasts and cultivators live here. You can't find any mortals for millions of kilometers, except the ones that are protected by their powerful family.”

Gravis nodded. ”That makes sense,” he said and stayed silent for some seconds. ”Father, could you tell me more about our world?” he asked.

”Sure,” the Opposer said. ”Your will is powerful enough that seeing the wider horizon won't affect you anymore. If I told you these things earlier, you might see the vast gulf in power and think that you would never reach it.”

Gravis nodded. ”I understand,” he said.