Chapter 1030 - 1030 – Friends (2/2)

Gravis went over to a young man with green hair and a peaceful expression.

Gravis looked at him with a complex expression.

”I thought you were already dead,” Gravis said.

The young man chuckled a bit. ”The ways of the world are unchanging and unforeseeable. Sometimes, our goals change,” he said.

”I see you have gotten more mysterious with age and power, Manuel,” Gravis said with a smile.

This was Manuel.

Gravis had fought him in the lower world, but Manuel's master had unveiled Byron's deception. After that, they had become friends and had even entered the Heaven's Trial together.

Before Gravis had left for the higher world, his father had told him that Manuel had stopped cultivating after getting a family.

Obviously, things have changed.

Orthar probably managed to push Manuel back into cultivating.

After all, Orthar wanted as many of Gravis' friends as possible to survive to secure his cooperation in the future.

”What happened to your family?” Gravis asked.

Manuel's expression didn't change, but Gravis could see some sadness in his eyes.

”They all died of old age,” Manuel said.

Gravis sighed and nodded. ”As tragic as it is, it is the best outcome.”

Gravis had feared that Orthar might have killed off Manuel's family, but that wasn't the case.

”Aion and Lazar have died, right?” he asked.

Manuel nodded. ”We weren't close with Aion, but we've kept tabs on him. Apparently, he was not really interested in cultivating and simply stopped. Living like a rich merchant was enough for him.”

”Lazar died while tempering,” Dorian said from behind Gravis. ”He tried to jump two levels above himself. The fight was even, but his opponent comprehended a Law during their fight and barely won.”

”I took revenge for Lazar,” Dorian said with narrowed eyes.

Gravis nodded with a sigh.

Not everyone made it to the top.

”I've also heard that Nero stopped cultivating,” Gravis said.

Manuel nodded. ”Nero was fine with teaching the disciples of our Sect.”

”Our?” Gravis asked.

”Yes, Joyce, Dorian, Nero, Lazar, and I have made our own Sect. Everyone pushed the position of Sect Master onto my shoulders while everyone else had their fun. We basically never left each other's sides during this time, but we never forgot you. We also often talked about you.”

Gravis could understand why everyone pushed Manuel into the position of Sect Master. Manuel had some kind of charisma that made other people follow his leadership.

”I bet controlling people like Dorian and Joyce was stressful,” Gravis said with a smile.

”You have no idea,” Manuel said with a sigh. ”However, we can talk all about this later.” Manuel gestured to the last person in the room. ”She said she knows you, but she is the only one none of us know. Everyone knows someone else in some regard, but no one knows her. However, she insists that she knows you.”

”She also says she is your big sister.”

Gravis smiled widely as he walked over to the last person.

It was a girl in her twenties with short green hair and blue eyes.

She looked at Gravis with a wide grin.

”You haven't disappointed your big sister!” she said with a proud smile.

Gravis remembered the Hurricane Hawk that had followed Gravis in the middle continent in the lower world.

”Hey, Skye. How have you been? I'm glad you still remember me,” Gravis said.

PACK!

Skye pulled Gravis over and pulled him under her right arm.

Then, she rubbed Gravis' head with her fist.

”Look at how many friends you have!” she said. ”You think your older sister can't bully you anymore with such a social circle? Nobody here even knows me! Do your job and introduce us properly!”

Gravis only grinned widely.

Skye was still as playful as always.

”I'm not adopting another child,” the Opposer said with a frown from the side.

”Who wants to be your child, old man?” Skye said with an offended expression.

The Opposer only looked at Skye but looked away again.

The Opposer liked Skye quite a bit.

Why?

Because she reminded him of his wife.

They were pretty similar.

On top of that, his wife and Skye were almost best friends.

They often went out and giggled all day long as they ruined businesses.

It was mere playing for them but the devastating crushing of dreams for other Cultivators in the city.

The Economistress' overtaking of businesses had become far more aggressive as soon as Skye had appeared.

The merchants lived in terror each day.