The group talked for a while longer until…
SHING!
Aris returned!
Aris sat down beside Yersi and looked at Gravis.
"I will be joining the Myriad Sect as one of the two Vice-Sect Masters," he said.
Gravis nodded with a smile. "Did he manage to convince you?" he asked.
Aris nodded. "Yes, he was very persuasive."
A light appeared in Liam's eyes as he looked at Aris.
Liam had completely lost against Aris in their fight. Aris was incredibly powerful, and it was hard for Liam to imagine someone else being even more powerful than him, except for Stella, Gravis, Mortis, and Arc, but these four were special.
So, Manuel was actually that powerful that he could convince Aris?
Liam also remembered Ferris, and he guessed that Ferris was probably also more powerful than him.
Then, there was this Meadow he had heard about. She wasn't here yet, but from what Liam had heard, Meadow was also incredibly powerful.
Dorian was also not simple. He had only reached seventh place in the tournament, but Dorian's strengths didn't lay in one-on-one battles. Liam could easily defeat Dorian in a direct fight, but Liam had no idea how it would go down if they were in the wild, not bound by any rules.
Then, there was Exar. Liam had met Exar, and he knew how unimaginably powerful Exar was. If Exar joined, he would directly take the first spot in power. Stella wouldn't even be able to put up a fight against him.
Liam had assumed that he already had quite a clear picture of Gravis' friends, but the more he found out, the more he realized that everyone seemingly had incredible secrets.
The Myriad Sect couldn't be judged by normal standards.
However, exactly these hidden secrets made Liam more interested in the Myriad Sect.
"Then, I'll join too," Liam said. Then, he looked at Aris. "Happy to be working with you in the future."
Aris nodded at Liam. "Likewise. I respect your power."
Aris had won against Liam, but Liam had shown that he was also very powerful. This won Liam Aris' respect.
"I'll also join," Stella said with a smile. "Becoming some form of support allows me to interact with everyone, and I'm not bound by any specific duties. It sounds just perfect for me."
Obviously, Gravis had already told Stella about her future job, assuming she agreed.
"Sounds great! So, the Myriad Sect now has eleven members. That's definitely enough to take care of all the different administrative work. However, you guys need to be careful. I don't know what kind of policies Manuel will implement, but there is a chance that new members might challenge you for your current spot," Gravis said.
Everyone nodded.
"I wouldn't have it any other way," Aris said as he drank some wine.
"I also want to join," Yersi said with a pout.
Gravis stroked Yersi's hair with love. "I'm not sure if the Myriad Sect will fit you right now," Gravis said.
"Why?" Yersi asked as she pouted at her father.
Gravis laughed a bit at Yersi's cute expression. "Because I don't know what kind of Sect Manuel wants to create. If he wants to create a big Sect, it shouldn't be a problem for you to join as a Peak Immortal. However, if he plans on creating a Sect entirely made out of Peak Immortal Emperors, joining the Myriad Sect would be useless to you."
Yersi's eyes widened. "A Sect made up of only Peak Immortal Emperors? How would the hierarchy even work?"
"The Peak Immortal Emperor Realm has the greatest gulf of Battle-Strength between Cultivators out of every Realm. We have Peak Immortal Emperors that only know one level six Law, but we also have Peak Immortal Emperors that know over ten level six Laws. The difference in Battle-Strength is vast due to the stringent requirement to become a Star God."
"Peak Immortal Emperors with only one level six Law could be the normal members. If someone knows two of them, they could become leaders of a squad or something. It takes a long time and lots of tempering for normal Cultivators to comprehend another level six Law. The gulfs of power and the necessary time to advance make it possible to divide the ranks of a Sect in such a way."
"From what I've heard, there are so incredibly many Peak Immortal Emperors that it's ridiculous," Gravis explained. "You have to keep in mind that all the Ascenders from all the worlds reach this world at that level, and they will stay at that level for a very long time."
"In fact, the number of Peak Immortal Emperors could even be higher than the number of Immortal Kings in the highest world. After all, there are no Ascenders below the Peak Immortal Emperor Realm in this world."
Yersi looked upward as she scratched her chin in thought.
At first, Gravis' words sounded ridiculous. After all, how could there be more Peak Immortal Emperors than Immortal Kings? That made no sense.
Yet, there were so incredibly many Ascenders. Additionally, Cultivators would stay at the Peak Immortal Emperors for a very long time.
Comprehending a level seven Law was ridiculously hard. There were a lot of Ascenders that had already gone through a tribulation in the Immortal Emperor Realm in their higher world just to gain enough time to comprehend a single level six Law.
What about a level seven Law?
They would probably need to comprehend a level six Law for about 100,000 years and then fight a life and death battle to comprehend it fully. After that, they might need to do the same thing again.
At that point, the Cultivator would have enough experience to comprehend level six Laws without tempering.
Then, after they had comprehended a couple more Laws, their experience might finally be sufficient to attempt a level seven Law, but that would require at least one more life and death battle.
Honestly, if the rules of longevity and tribulations had not changed, probably not even 100 out of all the Peak Immortal Emperors would reach the Star God Realm.
This was how hard it was to become a Star God.
The Star God was the biggest divide.
A Star God was a God.
Everything below a Star God was not a God.
In the Peak Immortal Emperor Realm, one would be part of the upper half of mediocrity in the highest world. Everyone only counted as above-average.
Only when one became a Star God would one count as truly powerful.
A Star God could even take up a leadership position in the Research Institute, the place that had sent Gravis to the lower world.
All the clerks in the Research Institute were Peak Immortal Emperors.
Yet, Orpheus, who had been a Star God back then, had led an entire department.
Peak Immortal Emperors were the guards of the city.
Yet, Star Gods were the captains.
Peak Immortal Emperors ran big shops in Opposer City.
Yet, Star Gods owned these shops and several more shops on top of that.
One was a good job.
One was a job with real power.
Yersi sighed. "Yeah, I hadn't thought about it that much," she said. "I totally forgot how many Peak Immortal Emperors there are. Creating a Sect only made up of Peak Immortal Emperors sounds feasible. Sadly, I would only be a burden if I joined such a Sect."
Gravis pulled Yersi closer. "Hey, you can join a different Sect if you want. You've only been tempering yourself in the arena. One-on-one fights are deadly, but they're missing the unknown dangers of outside. Do you still remember how you left the secure area for the young beasts when you were in the Peak Energy Gathering Realm?"
Yersi thought back and nodded.
"You were the weakest out of you three back then, but after you went and came back from the wilds, you've become the most powerful out of your siblings. The unforeseen danger has forced you to comprehend things you wouldn't be able to comprehend by only fighting one-on-one battles all the time."
Gravis looked at Jake. "I hope you can confirm my words."
Jake didn't feel good right now.
Going outside and joining the real wars was far more dangerous and uncontrollable than going to an arena. The chances of Yersi dying would become far higher.
Yet, Jake sighed and nodded.
Jake didn't want to push Yersi into danger, but he knew that this was the best way for her to become powerful.
This was for their future.
Jake didn't want to stop at the Peak Immortal Emperor Realm.
He wanted to become a Star God!
Sadly, if only he became a Star God, he would lose Yersi way too soon.
Time would pass faster and faster for him.
Jake didn't want to see Yersi die to a tribulation while Jake had been busy comprehending a level seven Law.
"I agree," Jake said.
Yersi shot Jake a loving gaze and then looked at Gravis again.
"Sure, but not right now. Right now, I'm fine with just sitting here and talking," she said.
Gravis laughed as he hugged his daughter.
"Sure."
