Chapter 356: Pangu vs Tong - 356
Pangu watched silently as the space around them moved at incredible speeds. He could not even begin to comprehend the speed that they were traveling at.
Zhou Fan was at the peak of the true god realm, and there was no place in a galaxy cluster that he could not reach in a day if he moved at his full speed.
As they flew on the giant sword, Feng Liu and Lu Zhong began to ask Pangu questions about his life.
He told stories of how he grew up, how his cultivation was reset, how he found a mysterious trial, how he reached the peak of the galaxy, and so on.
The children were enthralled by his story and silently listened until they were back at the cosmic sect.
Pangu looked at the cosmic sect with interest and a little bit of awe. The giant sword entered the inner portion of the sect and landed on the same platform as usual.
Ying Xiong and Tong were there waiting. When Pangu saw Ying Xiong and Tong, excitement filled his eyes.
"Let's fight." He said to both of them.
"You two can go ahead." Ying Xiong said as he gestured for Tong to go.
The two flew far away to the other side of the galaxy for their fight. Only then did the children step off of the sword and walk onto the platform.
"Teacher Ying Xiong, that was fun. Let us do it again sometime." Feng Liu said.
"Perhaps. That will depend on Zhou Fan." Ying Xiong said.
Feng Liu and Lu Zhong turned to Zhou Fan with excitement in their eyes, and Zhou Fan nodded a little bit.
"We will, but only after you all get stronger." Zhou Fan said.
There were not many places that he could take them. The Heaven galaxy was without a doubt one of the best.
The children began to talk a lot, but both Zhou Fan and Ying Xiong were paying attention to the battle on the other side of the galaxy that was taking place.
Tong was controlling the debris of multiple planets, but Pangu was chopping through every defense that Tong was putting up.
They seemed to be at a stalemate, until Tong used his divine physique and his power doubled.
When Pangu sensed his increased power, a horrendous amount of fiend Qi burst out of his body, and the battle was taken to an entirely different level.
After a few minutes, both Tong and Pangu were getting tired due to the high intensity of their battle.
They both began to prepare a final attack. Tong used all of the earth under his control and condensed it into a giant spear.
Pangu raised his axe high and coated it with nearly all of his Qi. His body then expanded until it was 20 times bigger than a planet.
"Skybreaker." He shouted as his axe fell. At the same time, the spear of earth attacked.
Pangu's skybreaker quickly broke through Tong's earth spear and sent him coughing up blood.
Ying Xiong shook his head and paid attention to the children again. Zhou Fan did the same. He was not surprised by Pangu's victory.
"Alright. You two have had enough fun. It's time to begin training again." Ying Xiong said as he took the children away.
They protested, but in the end were forced to begin training again.
Zhou Fan looked at Hei Ren.
"It's also time for you to train again." Zhou Fan said.
"It's about time. I've been waiting." Hei Ren said as he nodded.
Zhou Fan felt satisfied with his disciple and took him back to the mountain. Within the courtyard, Zhou Fan began to instruct him on cultivation.
Almost a year later, Hei Ren entered the peak of the foundation establishment realm. Pangu had come to visit once, but upon seeing Zhou Fan with his disciple, had left.
Half a year later, Hei Ren entered the core formation realm.
Then began another half a year of harsh training. Not a second passed by where Hei Ren had a break.
Despite being a core formation cultivator, he was in a near constant state of exhaustion.
However, the results proved that everything was worth it. Hei Ren was incredibly strong for a core formation realm cultivator.
2 years after bringing back Pangu, Zhou Fan's doors were smashed open and two children ran in, nearly crying.
"Uncle Zhou Fan, I thought we were going to stay there forever. Who in the world would make us cultivate for so long." Feng Liu said with tears.
"Please Uncle, punish Ying Xiong, this is unforgivable." Lu Zhong added.
"It's okay. You guys did not suffer alone, Hei Ren also went through training for two years straight." Zhou Fan said as he tried to calm them down.
"How is that the same, he got to be here on this nice mountain with Uncle Zhou Fan, we had to stay in a bland school room with a couple of old farts." Lu Zhong cried.
"I know. I know. Trust me, you won't regret it in the future." Zhou Fan said.
He truly did not understand why they were complaining. His greatest urge was to lock himself in a room and cultivate until he could not cultivate any more, but he could not.
He could only chalk it up to them being children.
"Why don't you guys spar?" Zhou Fan suggested.
It would be a 2v1 against Hei Ren.
Of course, the outcome was predetermined. Hei Ren beat both of them up with ease, although he did not actually harm them.
Zhou Fan had hoped that it would inspire them to cultivate harder, but the two pitiful children became even more upset.
Eventually, Zhou Fan had to promise to take them somewhere in order to calm them down.
He had never imagined such whiny cultivators. He looked pitifully at Ying Xiong before taking all 3 children away.
Over a week, they stayed in the Zhou Galaxy on one of the planets.
The children enjoyed themselves and were soon willing to return to the cosmic sect.
Chapter 357: Catching Delicacies - 357
When they once again arrived at the platform in the inner section of the cosmic sect, three people were waiting for them.
Pangu had fallen into his role as a teacher, though he still had ambition for the future, the same as Ying Xiong.
Feng Liu and Lu Zhong went up to speak to the three teachers, while Hei Ren continued to silently stand next to Zhou Fan.
Zhou Fan looked around the platform and felt a slight appreciation. On this single platform were the most talented cultivators to be born over the period of around 10 billion years.
And all of them would die in the future. It was a thought that Zhou Fan couldn't stop himself from thinking.
As always, he found a new appreciation for the flow of time and the everlasting cycle of the universe.
'Perhaps only I can truly exist forever.' Zhou Fan thought to himself.
He never thought about attaining immortality, as it was something he considered guaranteed. Yet, standing next to everyone managed to make him think about it, although for just a moment.
Zhou Fan returned to his mountain with all 3 children in tow, and even Pangu.
Feng Liu and Lu Zhong were not willing to begin cultivating again for the time being, and although Hei Ren wanted to, he had to wait.
As for Pangu, he came to receive Zhou Fan's teachings.
"I heard from Ying Xiong that you were not only the first cultivator, but are also the strongest." He said.
"I would like you to teach me something." Pangu asked.
Zhou Fan nodded and began to look at Pangu's body. There were no secrets that could be hidden from him, and Zhou Fan soon found something that could help Pangu.
"Your skybreaker technique is slightly flawed." Zhou Fan said as he stood up and created an axe.
Fiend Qi and Sky Qi covered his body and the axe as he slashed down.
There was no collision or damage done, but the technique was clearly laid out for Pangu.
"Thank you, sir." Pangu said as he hurriedly left. He had to go and practice the technique while it was clearly in his memory.
Zhou Fan turned his attention to the children, but they were just running around and playing.
Like Hei Ren, Feng Liu and Lu Zhong had also entered the core formation realm. Therefore, their games also involved flying.
They were playing tag, and Hei Ren was soon kicked out since he was too good.
He came next to Zhou Fan and sat down. He had never wanted to play the game in the first place.
Zhou Fan had begun fishing, and Hei Ren asked why he was fishing in such a small pond.
"It may look small, but this pond is connected to thousands of lakes extremely far away. Through this pond, I can catch fish anywhere I want." Zhou Fan said.
"That sounds interesting. Can I try?" Hei Ren asked.
"Sure, but I'll have to give you a special fishing rod since you are too weak." Zhou Fan said as he created a fishing rod.
The fishing rod would make anything hooked by it powerless, unless its cultivation realm surpassed the space shattering realm.
The best part was that even Hei Ren, a core formation cultivator could use it. He threw the hook into the pond and it naturally floated down.
When Hei Ren looked, he could still see the hook, but it seemed to be in a different space.
"Does it not need any bait?" Hei Ren asked.
"No. Chanel your Qi through the line and it will attract sea creatures." Zhou Fan responded.
Before Hei Ren could catch anything, the other 2 children saw what was going on and came over in interest.
"Can we try?" They asked.
Zhou Fan nodded and created 2 more fishing rods for them.
Soon, 4 people were fishing in the small pond. Hei Ren was the first person to catch something.
When he yanked his rod up, a golden angler fish came out.
Hei Ren wanted to keep it, but Zhou Fan denied him.
"Many of these fish are rare species. If we keep one everytime we find it, they may end up going extinct." Zhou Fan explained.
The children nodded in disapointment and understanding.
"However, there are also a few fish that are not very rare but taste good. If you catch one of those, we can eat it." Zhou Fan said.
This inspired the children to catch fish even more than before, and Feng Liu soon pulled her rod up.
On her hook was a small fish with many colors covering it.
"That is a fruit fish. It is rare, but not so rare that we cannot eat it." Zhou Fan said.
Feng Liu happily sat it to the side before continuing to fish.
They spent the next 5 hours fishing. Zhou Fan had only caught 3 since he was simply relaxing, but the children eagerly fished and caught 20 in total. Of those, 4 were set aside to eat.
As night fell over the mountain, the 4 sat next to a campfire and ate cooked fish.
"This is amazing! It doesn't taste like fruit at all, but I can't describe it!" Feng Liu shouted.
They had caught 2 fruit fish. She was eating one and Lu Zhong was eating the other.
He agreed with her as he took a bite.
Hei Ren was eating a white ghost fish. It was not too rare, and although it did not seem that apetizing, it tasted like marshmellows after being cooked.
Zhou Fan ate a normal fish that he had caught. It wasn't anything special, but Zhou Fan liked it.
As the campfire died down, Lu Zhong and Feng Liu soon fell asleep, leaving only Zhou Fan and Hei Ren.
They sat in silence for a while before Hei Ren asked him a question.
"Do you understand how these people think?" He asked.
Zhou Fan shook his head.
"Not really. I suppose it is simply because they are children." Zhou Fan answered.
"But so am I, and I don't act like them."
"You are clearly different. Don't worry about it." Zhou Fan said, reassuring Hei Ren.
"Alright. I was just curious." Hei Ren responded as slience once again took over the courtyard.
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