Chapter 426: Preparation - 426
Zhou Fan sent out a message to all cultivators that the 2nd stage of the creation of worlds was beginning.
Contribution points were doubled, and more contribution points were earned per task.
For half of the creations in the Zhou filament, Zhou Fan threw microscopic organisms out and allowed them to develop on their own. For a quarter of the creations, he placed already developed life in hopes that they would either populate the creations or evolve and undergo changes.
Only a fourth was left as a free for all for true gods and gods creations. Although gods and true gods could indeed make life with the use of divinity, they could not even match Zhou Fan when he was in the lesser dao creation realm, though he hadn't really been creating life at that time.
Still, none could do what he had done back then.
No race comparable to celestials had been created besides the Heavenborns, and Zhou Fan was responsible for a big part of their creation.
After thinking for a while, Zhou Fan did not plan to majorly help the true gods and gods during the second stage when it came to them creating their own life.
He would only make sure that the life they created had the potential to naturally evolve.
Of course, few cultivators would end up taking the route of creating their own life. Although Zhou Fan had reserved three fourths of the world for natural growth and already developed species, true gods and gods could still do the same and get contribution points for it in the remaining fourth.
The second stage of the creation of infinite worlds lasted a much shorter time. Zhou Fan silently watched as 50 quadrillion years passed by.
Perhaps due to the creation of worlds taking place or some other reason, almost no conflicts had happened between the destruction race and the righteous faction.
After all, Yao Mun needed contribution points to increase his realm. It was the only way to increase his strength.
The twins born from the king of the destruction race needed to spend almost all of their time cultivating.
As for the righteous faction, they had searched for the destruction race, but after a few quadrillion years they had given up. Most of their manpower was spent on the creation of worlds in an attempt to stop Yao Mun from gaining too many contribution points.
At the end of the second stage, Yao Mun had reached the 8th level of the true god realm due to how much easier it was to get contribution points. Of course, he also had help from half of the destruction race.
The two twins of the destruction race were at the 4th level of the true god realm.
As for Ying Xiong, he was the same as Yao Mun at the 8th level of the true god realm.
With the second stage of the creation of worlds completed, the creation of worlds could be considered finished. All that remained was waiting for life to evolve, but that could be done without intervention.
As Zhou Fan looked into the distance, he almost felt his stomach tighten in excitement. He had been waiting so long.
"Cosmic Dao. You won't have to wait much longer."
Zhou Fan returned to the cosmic sect for the first time in a while. To be honest, he had nearly forgotten about it after so much time. When he looked into the distance, he saw Lu Wei occupying his mountain, as well as the old man's grave.
In another direction, he saw Lu Zhong and Feng Liu. As he looked around, he even saw Ying Xiong, Tong, and Pangu from afar.
He took a step and appeared inside of the temple. Seeing the statue of him made him rub Leaf a bit. Leaf happily squirmed.
Above the cosmic sect, a giant bell appeared and rang. Its sound traveled through the cosmic sect, alerting everyone in it. More bells appeared all around the Zhou filament, set up in advance. The bells carried only one message that anyone at or above the god realm could hear: "All life report to the cosmic sect."
None questioned the order as it could only come from one person. Through the use of teleportation arrays, the temple in the cosmic sect was filled with various beings, both enemies and friends. There was the human race and the destruction race, but nobody dared to attack each other.
The temple inside the cosmic sect was huge, more than enough to contain millions of people, though there weren't that many cultivators at or above the god realm.
Zhou Fan stood in front of the statue silently, turned away from the entrance. He closed his eyes, only moving to play with Leaf.
When the last living being entered the temple, the doors closed and Zhou Fan turned around.
"Today can be considered both an exciting day and a worrying one. On one hand, I may not be alive soon, but on the other, I may fight and win the greatest fight I could ever imagine." Zhou Fan said, shocking the room.
Although everyone managed to remain silent, hearing the origin god, the one above all understanding, speak about possibly dying to an enemy shocked them to the core.
"Everyone here has more or less comprehended the Cosmic Dao. I can feel that once my mortal dao expands, it will no longer be accepted by the Cosmic Dao, and I will become its enemy. Either I will die or it will lose, the outcome is unknown. I can't even fathom its strength."
His words shocked more, but he continued speaking.
"I have selfishly gathered all of you here today in order to inform you, and in the case that I die, to give all life a gift."
As Zhou Fan spoke, he held out his hand and a small wooden chest appeared on it.
"This chest can be a blessing or a curse. If I do not return in a long long time, long after your lifespans are over, then this box will open. It will undo all restrictions upon cultivation, and perhaps, just maybe, someone like me may be born again." Zhou Fan placed the chest down.
"There is more inside. It is my inheritance containing all of my battle techniques, arrays, formations, and many other things. I can only hope that the universe I have painstakingly created can go on."
Zhou Fan was done speaking. He had said all he would say, though there was a lot left unsaid. After all, if he died, his mortal dao would disappear and Qi would no longer be split. Cultivators would not be able to recover Qi any longer. Many things he had set up would go haywire. Perhaps even Heaven would die.
He only hoped that everything he had created would remain in the end. He had a special fondness towards it, the fondness of a creator.
Zhou Fan took steps and walked.
He was excited again. He put all of the talk and the what ifs in the back of his mind. He waved to Heaven and Lu Wei as he walked.
He had never been so excited. He was finally going to fight a true battle of equals. Perhaps, just maybe, he would even be of a lower strength.
Chapter 427: The Form of the Formless - 427
The mere thought of it was making his blood boil. Long ago, he could not even have imagined fighting an equal fight, not to mention a true battle where he may even lose out.
At one point, what was inside of Galaxy clusters had scared him, but there had been no reason to fight. They were like rocks, unintelligent no matter how strong or dangerous.
But now, he was going to a true fight. Even Zhou Fan could not stop the smile from appearing on his face.
As his excitement increased, his Qi began to spill out uncontrollably. Every step he took, it was like he was gaining momentum. He took Leaf off of him and planted him in the pot he had prepared.
Then, he began moving. He walked towards the other side of the universe, and every step he took began to shake the sky as his speed increased.
The true gods and gods of the universe watched as he departed. At first, his steps could be comprehended by everyone, but by the tenth step, each step was shaking the Zhou Filament. None could even comprehend the level of power he was showing.
He was not doing it completely on purpose. Though he was letting himself go in anticipation, he did not truly mean for his steps to be so powerful.
It was just that, as he walked, he randomly comprehended a movement technique, and as he understood it, he had to admit it was incredible.
He called it the final battle steps. It was a comprehension technique that came from his understanding and anticipation.
As he moved faster due to the final battle steps, he soon disappeared from the Zhou filament and his power stopped shocking everyone as they could no longer see him.
As for Zhou Fan, he was traveling to the other side of the universe. His steps were surprisingly fast. The final battle steps moved him at a speed he would have never thought of.
As he walked, he began to breakthrough. He had long fulfilled the Qi requirement. All that remained was starting the action of breaking through.
He also stopped restricting his comprehension of the cosmic dao. The remaining bit was understood, and Zhou Fan finally calmed down from his excitement. He was back to his usual self. As he looked around, he understood everything.
"I see. Incredible. Truly incredible." He couldn't help but admire everything around him. The universe seemed to be finally understood in its truest form.
All around him, freely flowing around, occupying the entire universe, were colorful threads. These threads had every color. This was the cosmic dao.
"I could never find the Cosmic Dao because there was not quite anything to find. The Cosmic dao is everywhere at the same time."
He looked around, but everywhere he seemed to look, the Cosmic dao was there. In the truest sense, the Cosmic Dao was the universe.
Zhou Fan never stopped walking as he looked around and surpassed the sage realm. He felt a danger descend upon him, but he ignored it.
"I can see you. No need to act, let's start."
Although it could be said that the Cosmic Dao was the universe itself, that was not the entire truth.
The Cosmic Dao had no form, or rather, from Zhou Fan's understanding, it was the form of the formless.
However, as something formless, he just had to give it form in his mind.
He closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them, the Cosmic Dao was no longer so formless. In front of him was a giant, colorful ball. It held all colors in existence.
Swirling around it were threads. These were like the Cosmic Dao's arms and legs, though there were countless of them.
As Zhou Fan looked at the ball, he could not help but feel a little pressured.
"It seems I'm a bit out of my league."
Although the Cosmic Dao was not a cultivator and had no cultivation, it held power. Unfathomable power that Zhou Fan could not truly understand.
Zhou Fan chuckled "Regardless, it's too late to turn back now. At least I didn't try to fight it back then."
He remembered when he first tried to reach 100% comprehension of the Cosmic Dao, though that in itself was wrong.
The difference between 100% comprehension and 99% comprehension was infinitely greater than the difference between 0% comprehension and 99% comprehension.
Even now, it was not as if he fully understood the Cosmic Dao. Zhou Fan arrived on the other side of the universe, and although the Cosmic Dao had no intelligence, it was as if it had been waiting for him.
A thread moved. It was simple and it felt slow. Zhou Fan raised his hand and punched out with Chaos Qi, but the thread simply dispersed. The thread and his punch were equally matched.
Zhou Fan knew this would not be easy at all.
Many of the countless threads merged as an attack countless times greater than the last swept towards him. Zhou Fan felt an immense sense of danger and stopped holding back at all. This was not a sparring match, he truly went all out.
His Chaos divine physique bursted out as Chaos Qi seemed to fill this area of the universe.
He punched out, and the thread was pushed back and dispersed, but countless threads the same size followed.
There were no fancy techniques used. At this level, techniques had no effect. The Cosmic Dao was simply an existence. It just attacked without any thought at all.
Zhou Fan's entire body was covered with Chaos Qi as he moved around. Their battle did not harm space. The Cosmic Dao could be considered the universe, and the universe would not injure itself.
Zhou Fan did not either. He had already been at the sage realm and gained "one with the universe". Now, he was in a new, unnamed realm.
Zhou Fan circled around the Cosmic Dao while fighting. He wore a cloak of Chaos Qi and used a level of power he could not comprehend. Yet, for some reason, it was not enough.
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