Female Novel
Chapter 275
After a lot of talking and planning, the decisions were made. Old Man Lightning informed the elders about everything that he andGravis had talked about. All in all, Old Man Lightning and Gravis planned for several hours since there were a lot of details thatneeded to be ironed out.
While those two talked, the elders looked uncomfortably at Old Man Lightning. The meeting was officially still going, so theycouldn't just leave. Yet, they also couldn't continue talking since one person was talking with an external one that officially wasn'tpart of the meeting.
After Old Man Lightning and Gravis finished talking, Old Man Lightning informed the elders about everything. In the beginning,they also thought that Gravis’ plan was insane, but after they heard all the details, the emotional shock they felt was just as badas Old Man Lightning's.
They had never compared themselves to other lower worlds. They knew nothing about the other worlds, so it was nearlyimpossible to compare themselves to them. They always thought that they were rather powerful. After all, a lot of people wereascending from this world. Sadly, they had ignored the things that they could have achieved, like the special elements.
The elders had still held hope for ascension, but after hearing Gravis’ assumption that people who ascended via the Tree Stagewould be the bottom of the barrel, they felt disheartened. The elders all took it differently.
One of them was incredibly regretful. It was like his dream of reaching the top was mercilessly destroyed. The oldest elder of thebunch had already made his peace with the fact that he would never ascend. To him, there was no difference. His goal hadalways been to make the newer generation as powerful as possible so that as many disciples would surpass him as possible.This goal hadn't changed.
The other elders were in the middle. They had mostly accepted that they wouldn't ascend, but in the back of their minds, they stillhad a faint hope. This knowledge came crashing down, completely destroying even the faintest trace of their dream.
It was cruel to destroy someone's dream, but they deserved to know the truth. Most elders accepted the new knowledge quicklyand started ironing out more details.
From this day forward, the Lightning Sect was on an entirely new track. It took a couple of days for the changes to take effect,but when they did, the Lightning Sect fell into an uproar.
The most significant uproar came because of the auction system for missions. The opinions on that were very polarizing. Thedisciples with less money said that it would only be fair that the missions were on a first-come, first-serve basis, while thedisciples with more Contribution Points were happy.
That uproar was quickly stopped by Old Man Lightning using everyone's weak-spot, their fairness. The people with moreContribution Points have done more for the Lightning Sect, so they deserve some special treatment. They have done a lot for theSect, so the Sect would do a lot for them.
Since lightning cultivators were honest and fair, this quietened nearly everyone. Like this, the Sect was able to commission moremissions without any financial loss. Just as Gravis had expected, the missions were intensely fought over. After all, this wassome excellent tempering, which was also rewarded with Contribution Points. The only downside was the danger to one's life,but that couldn't be changed.
From this day forth, the number of disciples went down again, while the remaining ones' quality increased. Disciples that couldbe considered lazy also started doing jobs that they wouldn't have considered earlier. Jobs like cleaning the Sect, takinginventory of stock, selling wares, and similar stuff were abundant. After all, every disciple could be considered an elite in thisworld. Why would they do any of that?
Yet, now they were required to do these jobs. Without those, they wouldn't be able to afford missions. These jobs were only doneby people without enough Contribution Points because, as soon as someone successfully completed a mission, they would haveenough Contribution Points to purchase the next one directly.
Usually, one would think that this would create an environment where the richer get richer while the poorer disciples suffered.Yet, there was a decisive difference. The richer disciples only got richer by tempering themselves successfully. This meant thatthey would soon reach a higher Stage or Realm, and therefore, wouldn't have any interest in the missions they have donebefore. After all, these missions were too easy for them now.
With this change, a steady stream of disciples rising through the ranks was created, while the number of disciples became fewerand fewer.
After seeing the trend, the elders decided to lower the requirements for new disciples. Like this, they would get way moredisciples. Of course, the ratio of death would also be higher for those disciples. Yet, the elders knew that there could be asupreme genius hidden behind a cloak of trash. There were cases of cultivators suddenly shooting above all their peers, eventhough they had been way behind before.
With all of these changes, the Lightning Sect completely changed. They went from an average-sized organization into aconglomerate of hot-blooded youngsters. Deaths happened every single day, while the quality of the disciples shot up crazily.
Of course, many of these things only happened months or years into the future.novelbin
Right now, this was of no concern. Not because it was irrelevant, but because something way more important happened. Around13 days after the meeting, Lasar returned, and he had reached the Self Stage.
This was the first time in centuries where one Sect had two people at the Self Stage. Right now, the Lightning Sect shone in theCore-Continent like the moon, while the other Sects could only shine like stars. The only thing outshining the Lightning Sect wasthe Heaven Sect, which always towered over the world like the sun.
Old Man Lightning told Lasar everything that they had planned, and just like Old Man Lightning, Lasar grew excited. His ambitionand drive, which had been rekindled by Old Man Lightning's breakthrough, grew even hotter. He was excited about the future ofthe Sect.
Sadly, all these changes wereirrelevant to him directly. Cultivatorsthat went through the tenth stage ofEnergy Callen werestiltidre| Thenew wave Woul only arrive when theDestruction Lightning cultivatorsreached that level. The other Sectswould take even longer. Then, onehad to consider how long it wouldtake for someone to reach theSelf-Stage from that. The content ison NovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!
Allin all, Lasar would not see any "new" tempering experiences for, at least, 50 years. Could he wait that long? Theoretically,yes, but he didn't want to. If he wasn't ready to wait, he could only go to the Heaven Sect and request tempering. Lasar was verypowerful, sure, but he wasn't as insanely powerful as Old Man Lightning.
Old Man Lightning went throughmany more tempering experiences,and his will had been more powerfulthan Lasar's when he had reachedthe Sey? e Lagat fightactuallyneedito!RilMtwo or three priests toachieve a breakthrough. Evenwinning one fight looked almostimpossible. If Lasar wanted totemper himself against a priest, hewould need to push hisbattle-strength to the absolutepossible maximum, which would takemany years. The content is onNovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!
That Lasar returned was the best outcome for Gravis. He had been a little worried by taking Old Man Lightning with him to theDarkness Sect. Yet, with Lasar here, he wouldn't need to worry about the Lightning Sect. After all, who would have the guts toattack a Sect protected by someone at the Self Stage?
Like this, another week passed, and it was about time for Gravis and Old Man Lightning to go visit the Darkness Sect.
Gravis looked at his new saber, andhis battle intent grew. He could finallyuse his most potent weapon withoutdestroying his Spirit W apan Detepof that, the Ogrechaeht peredChavis: will too. His Unity Will wasn'teven close to reaching the third level,but it had progressed in the secondone. Right now, it achieved acompression of 36%. This wasprobably the most powerful Will-Aurathat had ever existed in this lowerworld. The content is onNovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!
And Gravis was still in the Seed Stage!