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.
Chapter 53: Soul Formation - 53
At the peak of the mountain, Zhou Fan was breaking through to the 10th level of the nascent soul realm. 2 months had passed since he saved the surrounding areas from destruction. Since then, Zhou Fan hasn't stopped cultivating for a moment.
Without any trouble, Zhou Fan was able to smoothly break into the 10th level. As he did, he could feel that his soul had reached its peak strength. For this realm at least.
Zhou Fan didn't even bother to get up and stretch before he continued to cultivate. As he did, he felt as if he had hit a wall. Although it felt weird for a moment, Zhou Fan didn't stop.
After 2 weeks, his cultivation was continuously pushing against the wall. Observing it, Zhou Fan could tell that the wall was weakening. After another month, he could tell that the wall would break down at any moment and within a few hours, Zhou Fan's cultivation broke past the wall and reached a new level.
His body and soul that couldn't grow anymore shot up in power. His soul grew much stronger and was nearing the strength of his body. Although it had been growing in the last realm, Zhou Fan could tell that it lacked strength when compared to his body and mind. At best, it could be called complimentary.
Now, however, he felt his soul truly forming.
Without much thinking, Zhou Fan decided to name this realm soul formation. He had an inkling that as soon as he reached the peak of this realm, his soul would feel like it was a true part of him, like his body and his mind.
At that moment, Zhou Fan felt his cultivation bubbling, and he couldn't settle it down. Sighing, Zhou Fan looked at the top of the cave and punched out with all his strength.
Chaos Qi flooded from his body and turned into a pillar of gray that connected the sky and the ground. As it was night, the people in the surrounding villages got woken up from their sleep. In fact, everyone within 500 miles woke up from the shaking ground.
When they hopped up and looked out their windows, they were astonished to see the pillar.
'Is God making a move again?' They all asked themselves.
After so many stories of god were passed around, many people started to suspect him anytime something unusual happened.
Back on the mountain, Zhou Fan watched the pillar break through the sky and reach space. Just as it was about to reach the moon, the Chaos pillar dispersed.
'Close.' Zhou Fan thought.
Although he was tempted to go up and try to reach into space, an instinctual feeling warned him that he may not recover if he chooses to do so.
As he settled down, Zhou Fan considered whether he should continue to cultivate or go back to the cave for a brief visit before he continued.
After coming to the conclusion that he had all the time in the world to cultivate and no reason to rush, he chose to take a visit and experiment with some of the ideas in his head. Zhou Fan had a feeling that cultivation may not be the only use of Qi.
Eventually, Zhou Fan decided to wait until day before he left and took a night to sleep for the first time in a while.
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As morning broke, Zhou Fan got up and left the mountain. Before he went back, he fixed the hole in the peak from yesterday.
It didn't take long before Zhou Fan made it back to Lang Yang city. As he was making it back to the courtyard, however, he saw a familiar face. As soon as he saw it, he stopped in the air, stunned.
He only stopped for a moment before he looked at the face closer and confirmed who it was. Before anyone realized that there was a man floating in the air, Zhou Fan moved down and descended to an alleyway, unnoticed.
As he walked out, he was met with the person from earlier. As soon as she saw him, she stopped and widened her eyes.
"Zhou Fan?!" She said, utterly confused.
"Fui Rong?" He asked back.
Zhou Fan didn't need an answer however as he could tell from her face that it was indeed her. Although she was wrinkled and gray, needing a cane to walk, the look in her eyes hadn't changed much.
"I thought you died! How are you alive? And why are you so young!?" She asked.
"Would you like to talk over some tea?" He countered.
"Fine." She said, annoyed that he didn't answer her.
Since Zhou Fan had no idea what was around anymore, he let her lead the way. Although it took exceedingly long due to the fact that she was in her 70's, they eventually made it to a nice looking place.
The building was 2 stories tall and very green. Above the door, a sign that said 'Lou's pavilion' hung.
When they entered, Zhou Fan could instantly tell that it wasn't a place for poor people. Besides the nice smelling air and the calm surroundings, the material of the place just seemed expensive.
As they walked up to the stairs, a guard stood. According to the sign, only VIP's could enter the second floor.
Unexpectedly, the guard made way as soon as he saw Fui Rong walking towards him.
"Good evening Ms.Fui." He said with a slight bow.
Nodding at him, she and Zhou Fan walked up to the second floor.
'It seems that she has done well for herself.' Zhou Fan thought.
As they made it to the second floor, Zhou Fan could see that it was much nicer. It also happened to be empty, likely due to the fact that it was 8 in the morning.
Fui Rong led him to one of the seats on the balcony as a waiter appeared and took their orders. Fui Rong ordered some hot tea while Zhou Fan ordered some sweet tea.
Finally alone, Fui Rong started to ask questions.
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