Chapter 393: City by City - 393
The man sitting on the throne only reacted after a moment.
"What the h–" He started before stopping.
"Esteemed cultivator? Is something wrong?" He asked.
He did not know who Zhou Fan was, but could at least understand that he was a powerful cultivator.
"Raise your daughter better. She may offend someone that she cannot afford to." Zhou Fan said.
The king flew into the side wall with a red mark on his face as his daughter watched. She hadn't spoken a word since Zhou Fan had grabbed her. She was still in shock, and only fell into deeper shock as she saw her father slapped.
Zhou Fan disappeared, leaving the princess behind. He really couldn't stand such arrogant brats.
He did not want to use his powers, but he was already technically doing so as the icicles were hitting him.
If he was a mortal, he would have been killed by the princess. She did not care about the lives of others, and Zhou Fan decided to educate her.
As for what would happen as a result, it was not his problem at all. If the emperor dared to make a fuss, the problems would simply be dealt with.
A week later, to the surprise of many, the neighboring empire, one of the strongest empires around, declared its support for the city. Nobody could understand the decision, not even the emperor of the empire that Zhou Fan and the old man were in.
The neighboring empire also directly funded more upgrades for the library, as well as donated some techniques and martial arts. As a result, 10 more floors were added to the library and it became even more popular.
10 years later, everything had calmed down. Zhou Fan and the old man did not need to do too much work, the same as in the old library.
There were only a few visitors that would reach the 25th floor where they were staying. Zhou Fan and the old man even had rooms in the library.
Zhou Fan looked out of the window and saw a group of nearly 1,000 young cultivators being taught a martial art. They came once a day and were taught by one of the library's hired instructors.
Although nothing had changed for Zhou Fan besides having more books to read, everything around him had changed greatly in a short period of time.
To his surprise, time still passed quietly. Until 50 years later, when the strongest cultivator in the world visited the library. He was at the 1st level of the space shattering realm according to rumors.
To say that people were surprised by his visit was an understatement. Many wanted to come and greet him, whether they were emperors or peasants, yet he said that he wanted to visit while it operated as usual.
He walked around the library while seemingly looking for something. As he reached the 25th floor and saw Zhou Fan reading a book, he turned around without a word and left.
Zhou Fan chuckled when he saw the panic hidden on the cultivator's face. It seemed that the emperor that he had slapped had made a request for the cultivator to check it out.
The rest did not need to be explained. He had seen that he could not see through Zhou Fan and decisively left.
There was no point in him taking a risk for a mere emperor. He was the owner of a world.
100 years of peace and quiet later, Lu Wei joined one of the three sects of the tri-sect alliance. He had reached the soul formation realm, and was valuable to even the three sects.
He celebrated with Zhou Fan and the old man that day. The entire library, as a matter of fact, threw a big party that day.
It was around this time that Zhou Fan felt that it was time for a change of scenery.
He went to the old man.
"I want to retire from the library." He said simply.
The old man was stunned and did not speak.
"Fear not, we will meet again someday, probably. Maybe. Perhaps not." Zhou Fan said as he realized that his seclusion lasted a very long time.
"Regardless, here. Open it when Lu Wei receives a mysterious letter." Zhou Fan said as he handed the old man a letter.
It was a letter to the cosmic sect. Though Zhou Fan did not know if he would see the old man ever again, he was confident that Lu Wei would survive.
Although the old man could be considered a friend, he was just a passer-by in Zhou Fan's infinite life.
Zhou Fan had one last chat and hot bun with the old man before leaving. He did not bother trying to find Lu Wei since they would naturally meet again.
He wandered around and settled in the city next to the city he had been staying in. As he walked around, he found a job as a waiter.
He worked there for a few years before becoming a manager of the restaurant.
The job remained stable and constant for nearly 30 years before the restaurant closed down.
Zhou Fan decided to move to the next city over. He worked as a metalworker. The next city over, he worked as a gardener for some rich people.
He met a lot of people as the years passed.
He was a janitor, a carriage driver, a clerk, a seller, and many other jobs. He slowly moved around, city by city, as the years stacked onto each other.
Many events happened. Some of them even caused the city he was staying in to be destroyed. He had encountered many demonic cultivators, and weathered many natural disasters, though the natural disasters seemed to naturally avoid him for the most part.
By the time Zhou Fan realized it, he was on the other side of the world. It was hard to estimate just how much time had passed. He had averaged 100 years in each city he stayed in, with his longest lasting a thousand years.
He had slowly moved, city by city, to the other side of the planet. The planet was unspeakably huge as well, though nowhere near the size of the Zhou World.
Chapter 394: The Old Man - 394
When Zhou Fan finally checked how much time had passed, it had been 30 million years since he had entered the first city and met the old man.
Plenty of time had passed, and Zhou Fan understood that a lot had changed in the universe in that time.
In this world, the ruler was now only at the peak of the void traversing realm due to multiple events taking place.
The old man may or may not be alive now. If he had gone to the cosmic sect with Lu Wei, then there was a good chance he was alive.
Zhou Fan left the planet and returned to the cosmic sect. He still had plenty of time to freely pass, but he felt like moving to a different planet regardless of whether or not he returned to the cosmic sect first.
He entered without being stopped this time. Compared to his usual distance between visits, almost no time had passed. There was a chance that no new disciples had even been added.
He made his way towards the center of the cosmic sect, and came across Lu Zhong and Feng Liu.
They were excited when they saw him and hurriedly came up to him.
They talked for a little while before Zhou Fan asked about Lu Wei.
"Is there a disciple named Lu Wei here?" Zhou Fan asked.
"The youngest disciple? Indeed." Lu Zhong answered.
"Do you know him?" Feng Liu asked.
"I do. Do you know where he is right now?" Zhou Fan asked.
"He may be at the temple. He likes to cultivate there." Feng Liu answered.
"Alright. I'll see you guys later. Tell Hei Ren I said hi." Zhou Fan said as he flew towards the temple.
As he stepped on the ground before the temple's entrance, he saw Ying Xiong waiting for him.
"Back so soon. I suppose you are here to meet Lu Wei." Ying Xiong said. "He made quite the commotion when he saw the statue of the origin god for the first time."
"I wish I was here to see it. Do you want to come with me?" Zhou Fan asked.
"I'll just watch from the sides." Ying Xiong replied.
Zhou Fan nodded and entered the temple. The first thing he noticed was a middle aged man meditating in front of and below the statue of the origin god. Seeing the statue made Zhou Fan remember Leaf, who he pulled out of the sword and allowed him to wrap around his body.
He walked up to Lu Wei, who seemed to ignore the footsteps, until Zhou Fan stood right in front of him.
Lu Wei opened his eyes in annoyance, but only saw the bottom part of a gray robe.
"My eyes are up here." Zhou Fan said jokingly.
Lu Wei's eyes widened and his head jerked up. Zhou Fan had regained his appearance, and although he seemed slightly different, Lu Wei was able to instantly recognize him.
"Uncle?" Lu Wei asked.
"I suppose." Zhou Fan said.
Lu Wei jumped up and hugged him.
"I was hoping that the statue was truly you. It seems that you are a lot stronger than I ever expected." Lu Wei laughed.
"Don't you remember claiming that you would become strong enough to see my cultivation? I've awaited the day you would surpass me." Zhou Fan joked.
"Haha. Let's just forget about that, uncle." Lu Wei laughed as he rubbed the back of his head.
"It seems I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up." Zhou Fan said. "It seems that you are in good health. Where is the old man?"
"He is in the outer section of the cosmic sect. We can go see him now. He should be happy to see uncle." Lu Wei said.
Zhou Fan and Lu Wei left the temple.
Soon, they arrived at the outer section of the cosmic sect. They went to a more desolated area where a large tower stood.
Zhou Fan and Lu Wei entered the tower. It was a library that was very similar to the one long ago.
The old man was sitting at the front desk reading a book. He looked up and saw Zhou Fan, with Lu Wei following behind.
"You're a couple million years late. I'll be docking your pay." The old man said seriously.
Zhou Fan and the old man looked at each other in silence for a moment, before they began to chuckle.
"It's good to see you again Old man." Zhou Fan said.
"You truly are the origin god. I suppose I should bow." The old man joked.
"Please don't. It would not be worth it to lose a friend and gain a follower." Zhou Fan said.
"In that case, I'll have to stand." The old man said.
Lu Wei and the old man said hello to each other as it had been a long time since they had last met as well. The old man was in the space shattering realm, though only in the first level.
That seemed to be the limit of his talent. He would end up dying before even a billion years passed. A true pity, though he seemed content.
There was a reason that Zhou Fan considered him a friend. He was an admirable person, fearless in the face of even the end of his lifespan.
Perhaps only he and Ying Xiong could be considered Zhou Fan's friends.
Luckily, Zhou Fan had become numb to the deaths of those he knew a long time ago.
It was nice to meet the old man again, and after staying in the library for a year, Zhou Fan left with Lu Wei. He may never meet the old man again, so their goodbye's were truly profound.
Lu Wei and Zhou Fan returned to the temple. After Zhou Fan left alone, he saw Ying Xiong again.
"Allow Lu Wei and the old man to enter my mountain as they please. Also, treat the old man well. He is a friend." Zhou Fan said as he turned to leave.
"I truly don't know how you do it." Ying Xiong said, making Zhou Fan stop.
"I don't know if I would be able to watch those I know die so casually." He said.
"I don't find it casual at all. I'm quite sad." Zhou Fan said as he wistfully stared at the stars in the distance. "Perhaps that is what makes us so different."
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