Chapter 397: Impending Battle - 397
Zhou Fan and Heaven descended down to the core realm. More specifically, they descended down to the Heaven sect. As soon as the members of the Heaven sect saw Heaven and Zhou Fan flying down, they trembled and prostrated themselves on the ground.
They never even imagined seeing Heaven descend one day. They had never seen him before, but one glance was enough for them to feel it.
Zhou Fan and Heaven entered the palace in the middle of the Heaven sect. There, they met the current Tian, named Tian Yer.
They only briefly exchanged greetings before Zhou Fan and Heaven entered the back of the palace.
Heaven had led Zhou Fan there to show him something. Far below the ground, in an underground prison, a man was locked up by immensely powerful chains. The chains were made up of the most powerful natural metal Zhou Fan had ever seen, as well as infused with a bit of Heaven's power. The man being held was at the 1st level of the inner world realm.
"Who is he?" Zhou Fan asked curiously. He had never seen an inner world realm cultivator locked up.
"He is the one who killed the 3rd generation Tian, the one after Tian Fu." Heaven said.
"Why not just kill him?" Zhou Fan asked.
"Because of some things he said. I'll let you see for yourself." Heaven said as he walked into a cell where the man was chained up.
Only then did the man's gaze leave the floor. When he saw Heaven, immense rage bursted out of him.
"Anything you'd like to say now?" Heaven asked.
"Just the same old. I am the one who carries the mandate of Yao Mun. His will has led us this far. He will return." The man said.
"Who is us? How will he return?" Heaven asked.
"I am the one who carries the mandate of Yao Mun. His will has led us this far. He will return." The man repeated.
"Answer." Heaven said.
"I am the one who carries the mandate of Yao Mun. His will has led us this far. He will return." The man repeated.
Heaven slapped him unconscious and left the cell.
"See. I don't know if he is insane, but he claims that Yao Mun is leading him and other people, and that he will return one day." Heaven said.
"Have you looked for Yao Mun?" Zhou Fan asked.
"I have, but could not find anything whatsoever. Not even records of his existence, which is even more suspicious as the man in the cell seems to know him. What if you look?" Heaven asked.
"Why would I do that? It would spoil any interesting developments." Zhou Fan responded.
There seemed to be something going on, and Zhou Fan was absolutely interested in how it would play out.
He and Heaven left the underground prison, which even the current Tian seemed unaware of.
They left the Heaven sect and went to the cosmic sect.
Zhou Fan was quickly recognized, though no one seemed to recognize Heaven. That was until Ying Xiong arrived.
"Why aren't you all greeting Heaven?" He asked.
The members of the cosmic sect were stunned for a moment, before greeting Heaven. Only one person around them was unknown, and if Heaven was around, then it was obviously him.
Heaven just nodded. He had only come because Zhou Fan had led him to the cosmic sect.
Zhou Fan slipped away from the crowd with Heaven and entered his mountain. As he returned, he received a surprise.
Near his courtyard, there was a grave and a man cultivating near it.
"Lu Wei." Zhou Fan said.
Lu Wei opened his eyes and looked at Zhou Fan. He seemed happy, before his eyes were filled with grief.
"Father is dead." Lu Wei said.
"People die on the path of cultivation. You must move on." Zhou Fan said.
"I know. But that does not stop me from mourning." Lu Wei said.
"I see. This is my son, Heaven." Zhou Fan introduced.
Heaven nodded at Lu Wei.
Lu Wei looked at Heaven before speaking.
"He may not understand it. Do you? How would you feel if he were to die?" Lu Wei asked curiously. He naturally knew who Heaven was.
"I too would mourn, though I may actually die if he dies, I'm not sure." Heaven said.
"What do you mean?" Lu Wei asked with confusion.
"I am made from a part of his soul. Who knows what the effects of him dying would be. At the very least, I know that I would lose my cultivation." Heaven said. "That would naturally lead to my death."
"Then perhaps you couldn't relate. Anyway, it is nice meeting you." Lu Wei said.
He turned to Zhou Fan and nodded.
"Good day, Uncle." He said before beginning to cultivate again.
Zhou Fan nodded and entered his courtyard. It truly was a pity that the old man died.
He and Heaven relaxed in the courtyard, bonding as father and son like they never had before. They fished together and ate together for years before finally leaving the courtyard and parting ways.
Zhou Fan sighed. It was good to see his son.
He once again sat on a cloud above the core realm as he thought. There was a lot he wanted to do before breaking into the next realm. That was because, as soon as he broke through, he planned to fight the last difficult fight of his life. A fight against the cosmic dao. He had a gut feeling that, even if he did not provoke it, it would come for him when he broke through.
No matter how passive it was, would it really just watch as Zhou Fan became able to completely overpower it?
He only knew that it was still beyond him now due to the fact that he could not find it.
As far as he could see, there was no battle for him beyond the cosmic dao. That would be the last time, and perhaps nearly the first time, that he actually fought a difficult battle. He was excited.
Chapter 398: The Era of Infinite Growth - 398
After thinking for a while, Zhou Fan understood that he desired to see the entire universe enter an unprecedented age of cultivation and expansion. He wanted the universe to truly develop until its very boundaries were reached.
If he let it slowly move by himself, it would take an uncountable number of years. However, if he acted actively, then the amount of time would only be a fraction of the natural time.
Zhou Fan silently began to plot.
30 years later, high above the core realm, Zhou Fan sat with Ying Xiong and Heaven. Behind them were thousands of representatives from powerful sects and other organizations.
Right now, the scene was being transmitted to every single corner of the universe. Whether it was mortal or inner world realm cultivators, they were all watching or participating.
Zhou Fan spoke, the entire universe's attention on him for the first time.
"My name is Zhou Fan. I am also known as the origin god. I am the creator of cultivation, as well as every place with life in this universe besides earth. I was born countless years ago and have risen to become an unparalleled cultivator. Today, I declare my intentions unto the universe. An unprecedented era of cultivation will emerge. Mortal or god, all will receive teachings and all will have fair treatment. I will now usher in the Era of Infinite Growth." Zhou Fan said.
Not to mention the entire universe which had just entered an uproar, even Ying Xiong and Heaven were completely shocked by his words. They had known he was planning something huge, but this…
Zhou Fan had publicly declared himself as the creator of cultivation and said that he would help all life cultivate. It was an incredible promise.
Zhou Fan had no plans to hold back either. He would truly do his best for the cultivation world, no strings attached. He was itching to develop the universe, and this was the only way.
Zhou Fan opened his mouth and began to preach the mortal dao and the cosmic dao at the same time. Only those who had comprehended the mortal dao would be able to hear the cosmic dao. At the same time, his voice naturally increased the speed of cultivation by 10,000x. Those with lacking talent also felt as if a clear path was showing them the way.
Even mortals with no meridians suddenly felt a warm feeling appear in their bodies. When Zhou Fan said no holding back, he meant no holding back.
The restrictions of the river of cultivation were lifted, allowing people with incredible talent to freely grow. With the 10,000x boost, they were soaring to the peak every step they took.
Cultivation bases soared unrestricted. Even Ying Xiong felt the effects. Only Heaven could not cultivate, but Zhou Fan raised his cultivation to the 1st level of the true god realm.
Still, Heaven began to comprehend the cosmic dao under Zhou Fan's words and fell into a trance.
For the first time in history, the entire living universe stopped and cultivated. Only once a person reached the absolute peak that their talent would allow did they wake from their trance.
Some tried to attack those still in the trance, but felt an overwhelming horror envelop them at the mere thought. This caused peace to be present throughout all worlds.
The changes did not affect just humanoid species, but beasts, supreme beasts, and even plants.
Leaf was in floating soil next to Zhou Fan, cultivating at 10,000x the speed, though he was still going slow.
Over the years, countless powerhouses were born. Right now, the equivalent of a billion years of cultivation would take 100,000 years at most.
Zhou Fan stopped a billion years later. As soon as he stopped speaking, the entire world exploded again. Countless people had been born and lived as the voice continued. To many, it was a natural part of life, but it had suddenly stopped. At the same time, the cultivators stopped cultivating and stood up, bowing towards the sky.
Not a single person had been under the effects the entire time. Generations had passed as people cultivated.
People only stopped when reaching the limit of cultivation or when reaching the limit of their talent.
Zhou Fan looked behind him. All those now present were at the true god realm. There were 1,000 people.
Zhou Fan's release of the restrictions had squeezed every last drop from people's talent. Therefore, even people that would have normally struggled to reach the god realm could reach the true god realm due to Zhou Fan.
Ying Xiong looked around at the cultivators. He had no doubt he was the strongest among them all, as there were very few faces that he did not recognize. The rest had come from the cosmic sect, and only 1 person had been born with enough talent to be accepted into the cosmic sect after all this time.
Most of the cosmic sect's disciple's had entered the true god realm. Ying Xiong himself had nearly reached 100% comprehension of the cosmic dao, though the river of cultivation stopped him at 99.9% completion.
Zhou Fan got up and looked around. All those who saw him, besides Ying Xiong and Heaven, looked at him with absolute reverence. They had complete faith in him, more than any parent or teacher would receive. It was accurate to call him their god.
As their god, he gave an order out.
"Go and create worlds. Ask me for all of the materials you need. Each world should be huge, and each one will be personally completed by my power. Those who create worlds will receive great rewards. It is also possible for you to borrow my power to create worlds."
His words were heard by all those in the god realm and the true god realm.
To get materials, approval, or use a bit of his power, all one had to do was use a special technique imparted to them by Zhou Fan.
They would get on their knees and pray. With the system that Zhou Fan had set up, his mortal dao would automatically filter them all and give what was necessary and approve what was good.
Zhou Fan nodded at Ying Xiong and Heaven before disappearing and appearing at the top of the Zhou supercluster. He wanted to do multiple things.
One, observe the universe's development, and two, create a new change in cultivation. It all started with techniques.
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