Chapter 51: Reach For The Stars - 51
As Zhou Fan stopped producing Qi, everyone woke up from their stupor.
When they opened their eyes, everyone but Cao Lin and the beasts were confused since they didn't feel any different.
As for Cao Lin, he was feeling excited by the increase of strength.
"I'm sorry I got your hopes up." Zhou Fan said, silencing Cao Lin's celebration. "Besides Cao Lin, it seems none of you have the talent for cultivation."
As soon as his words sounded out, he could see the confusion on their faces change to that of sadness.
"After my seclusion, I will further investigate cultivation, and see if there is a better way for you all. Until then, continue with the assumption that you won't be able to cultivate." He continued.
Although there was a chance that he could discover better ways to cultivate, Zhou Fan didn't want to get their hopes up.
While they were cultivating, Zhou Fan could see how much Qi they were absorbing, and Cao Lin was the only one going at a fair pace.
Besides their cultivation speeds, Zhou Fan discovered that they cultivated differently from him.
When he was in Qi gathering, he individually absorbed specks of dust and it was instant, but they had to first absorb the Qi, then circulate it around their body until it was absorbed before they repeated. Also, they didn't absorb specks, but streams, much like he did in foundation establishment.
Perhaps he had to absorb it one speck at a time at first because Chaos Qi was too powerful. Or perhaps he was just different because he didn't have meridians and his whole body was what absorbed the Qi.
After he had finished speaking, everyone besides Cao Lin and the beasts started to leave. When only they were left behind, Zhou Fan spoke towards Cao Lin
"Congratulations, you are now a cultivator. I'm not sure how talented you are or how far you'll go, but I have high hopes for you." He said.
"Thank you sir. I feel 50 years younger already." Cao Lin said with a smiling face.
"That's good. Don't die on me too soon. After my seclusion, I'll see if I can find a way to naturally produce Fire Qi and Demon Qi."
"Thank you again. I'll take my leave now." He said with a bow before walking in the same direction as the others.
With just the beasts left, Zhou Fan put a smile on his face.
"Good job guy's. You did just as good as I expected." Zhou Fan said while petting them.
In fact, the only thing that could be improved was Xuanwu and Hanglu's ability to absorb space Qi. During the session, they didn't absorb a single speck of it. However, some of the fault lay with Zhou Fan since he didn't have much control over it and could only barely bring it out to be absorbed.
After playing around with them a little bit, they too went back to their habitats.
Finally, Zhou Fan was alone. Instead of cultivating in the cave, Zhou Fan flew out of the tunnels and headed to a nearby mountain.
Although 'nearby', it was a couple kingdoms away and it took about a minute for Zhou Fan to arrive.
When he got there, he saw a mountain that pierced through the clouds. Zhou Fan had specifically chosen it because it was one of the biggest mountains in the empire and was relatively nearby.
At the foot of the mountain stood a couple of villages and even a city. Even so, they weren't anything impressive. Especially compared to the kingdoms in the Mortaniel empire.
Without wasting too much time looking at the scenery, Zhou Fan flew to the peak of the mountain, just 20 feet below the tip, and made himself a makeshift cave.
This would be where he cultivated for now. Although he didn't know how long this would be his cultivation spot, he knew that he didn't mind it being destroyed instead of the cave.
He imitated the previous procedure of shaping a place to sit and making a small pool of lava on the side.
Finally, Zhou Fan began to cultivate. The first thing he noticed was the speed at which he absorbed Qi. Compared to before, it was multiple times faster.
If his cultivation speed before he comprehended the Dao could be compared to a snail's crawl, his new cultivation speed would be a cat sprinting.
As the day passed, Zhou Fan felt that the effect was equivalent to 3 months of cultivation before he comprehended the Dao.
That was a 90x increase. It was like going from struggling to pay bills to living in a mansion without worries.
Without a doubt, Zhou Fan felt that the 60 year journey was worth it. With just a single year of cultivating, he would be able to make up for the 60 years spent understanding the Dao and then some.
Zhou Fan continued to cultivate and after a total of 2 days passed, Zhou Fan broke into the 3rd level of nascent soul.
By now, his soul was 100x stronger than it was when he first broke through.
As he cultivated and felt the immense increase of his strength, Zhou Fan couldn't help but wonder why he felt the need to cultivate.
When he first started to cultivate, his motivation was to rule over the world, but now, such a thing felt pointless and without merit.
Looking outside the cave, Zhou Fan saw the stars.
'Good. My next goal is to literally reach the stars.' He thought, deciding to make himself a goal.
With a new motivation, Zhou Fan continued to cultivate through the night.
As 4 more days passed, Zhou Fan broke through again, reaching the 4th level of nascent soul.
Even so, he didn't stop there. With a goal such as reaching the stars, he needed to be much stronger. Perhaps 4 or 5 big realms further. Maybe even more.
He had heard theories of space and what it was. The common idea was that there is no air up there and it is an unsurvivable and infinite darkness, besides the stars and the sun.
However, he could test it in the future.
Once again, Zhou Fan continued to cultivate.
Chapter 52: God Is Back - 52
A little more than a month later, Zhou Fan broke into the 8th level of nascent soul. Compared to the first level, he was thousands and thousands of times stronger.
Zhou Fan estimated that it would take another month or two to break into the next level.
Thinking that far, Zhou Fan was filled with anticipation.
All of a sudden, a loud explosion sounded out.
Boom!
The mountain that Zhou Fan was sitting on started to shake and the temperature began to quickly rise.
Before long, the stone walls were starting to melt and Zhou Fan decided to leave the cave.
As he floated outside, he could see the entire area shaking. He could also hear the faint screams coming from the city and the villages.
Closely observing the mountain, Zhou Fan noticed that it looked like it was about to pop.
At first, Zhou Fan was still considering the possibilities, but as soon as he saw some lava flowing from the mountain, he put two and two together.
'The mountain is a volcano! And it's about to erupt!'
As he watched the pressure build higher and higher, Zhou Fan was excited to see the spectacle.
Although he had read about natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions and tornados, he had never gotten to see something like it before.
As he was patiently awaiting the eruption, he was interrupted by the screaming of the people below. It seemed that they too had discovered what was happening.
At first, Zhou Fan was going to ignore the screams and just make the lava flow away from the villages and the city, but he soon caught a couple of voices amidst the screams.
"God help us!" "Oh god!" "God have mercy!"
As Zhou Fan listened, he wondered who they were talking about. Who could possibly save them from a volcanic eruption?
However, his mind suddenly flashed to the war from long ago. If he recalled correctly, which he always did, a couple of people called him god back then.
Curious, he moved extremely fast and appeared above one of the people praying on their knees.
"Who is god?" He asked, trying to prove his conjuncture.
Opening his eyes, the middle aged man quivered when he saw Zhou Fan in the air.
"God? Is it you god?! Have you answered our prayers?!" He screamed with reverence.
"I would assume so." Zhou Fan answered. He would wait until later to ask him questions since he didn't seem like he would answer.
"Please god, save us!" The man shouted with whatever hope he had left.
As the surrounding people saw him floating in the air and the man praying, they too started to pray towards Zhou Fan.
Zhou Fan didn't talk anymore as he looked around at the people.
Since they wanted god, he would give them god.
Pointing at the top of the volcano, Zhou Fan controlled the clouds to gather above.
When the praying people saw this, their faith was hardened as they prayed even harder.
Within seconds, the clouds had gathered above the volcano that was mere moments away from erupting.
Using this as an opportunity, Zhou Fan didn't hold back much.
Boom! Snap!
At the same time that Zhou Fan snapped his fingers, a giant lightning dragon shot down from the clouds and hit the erupting volcano with extreme force.
The collision created a light so bright that everyone within 100 miles had to look away. The sound nearly defeaned anyone near the volcano.
Only after a minute passed did the people nearby manage to open their eyes. When they looked at the volcano, their jaws nearly dropped to the floor.
Where the mountain once stood, well, ....there was no mountain. All that remained was a small hill that wasn't but 10 feet tall.
With their mouths wide open, the villagers looked at Zhou Fan. Being stared at like that, Zhou Fan rubbed his neck in embarrassment.
"Your welcome?" He said, wondering how they responded.
"Cool." Said the man in front as he finally was able to react.
That was all he could say before he considered his next words.
"Uhmm. Could you rebuild the mountain? Without the volcano this time?" He asked awkwardly.
While the man was glad that his life was saved, the mountain had protected them from floods and storms many times and was considered a part of their home.
It's likely that the other villages and the city felt the same way.
Without wasting any words, Zhou Fan waved his hand and controlled the earth around the nearby area to reform the mountain. Before too long, it looked just like it did before.
Without waiting for a thanks, Zhou Fan left. He was inwardly annoyed that they weren't that happy that he saved them.
"To think he had the face to ask me to rebuild the mountain after I saved his life." Zhou Fan muttered indignantly.
He once again returned to the mountain peak and rebuilt the cave as it was before. Without hesitation, he started to cultivate.
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Outside, a storm was sweeping through the world. Not a literal storm, but a storm of news that caused many people to fall from their chairs.
God had once again made an appearance. It had been 60 years since he stopped a war between two great empires, and this time, he saved thousands of people from a volcanic eruption.
What was most shocking, however, was not that he summoned a lightning dragon from the sky and destroyed the entire mountain in an instant, but that he rebuilt the mountain afterwards.
After hearing the news and confirming it, many emperors and kings made godism their new official religion.
Some others started to spread fear saying that if god is angered, he may destroy the world.
After fear spread, many more people started to follow godism in an attempt to please Zhou Fan. Many others followed godism because they believed it would bring them great luck and fortune.
Everyone only assumed that they had pleased Zhou Fan after 2 months had passed since the volcano incident.
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