Yhwh and Yoha, as expected, never succeeded in finding Ye Li. They eventually gave up and stopped.
Yhwh returned to Universal Sector 6, while Yoha stayed nearby. Yhwh would continue to grow his strength while waiting for Ye Li to make a move.
Countless years passed. The two Path Creators prepared for a fight against Ye Li.
Billions of years passed. Universal Sector 6 was developing quickly. In the future, when sages arose from Yhwh's followers, it would become one of the strongest areas in the universe.
Trillions of years passed. Yhwh finally did it. Universal Sector 6 was filled to the brim with his believers. He reached the Peak, the limit of the Great Dao realm.
Now, his strength was truly at the top of the universe. He could even rival Yoha.
More and more years passed. Universal Sector 6's growth rate had slowed down, mostly due to a lack of space for new beings. There was always more room no matter what, but some places couldn't be inhabited by weaker beings.
Yhwh had spent many years constructing something of a network throughout Universal Sector 6.
Technology, something mostly ignored, actually played a role in this network. Naturally, it was also combined with Yhwh's power of Faith.
This was something never done before. Communication was possible between even mortals filaments away from each other.
On some mortal planets, technology was a major focus. This was something never really seen before in the Universe. Any possibility of technological focused growth had been snuffed out by the creation of Cultivation.
However, in such a densely populated place, some were interested in pursuing technology. Technology had grown rather powerful already. Yhwh had used a bit of it, not because it was more useful than anything else, but because even mortals could freely use it.
Universal Sector 6 was the biggest and most connected place in the Universe.
After trillions and trillions of years, Yhwh had slowly begun to worry about Ye Li less and less. It seemed unlikely that he would suddenly appear after so long. He had not made any sort of move in a long, long time.
However, after many many years, one normal day, the sky shattered. It was far away from Yhwh, yet he could see it from the other side of the Universe.
A giant Karma spiral, incomparably huge, shot down onto the 1st Universal Sector.
If it fell, everything within it would be gone.
However, this attempt was destined to be thwarted.
A giant palm shot upwards. This was familiar to many powerful beings.
They had seen Ying Xiong use something like this. It was different, however. Ying Xiong used a Buddha's palm.
This was the Buddha's palm.
The Karma spiral and the Buddha's palm collided, shaking the universe. A battle between two Path Creators. Both of these beings were at the Great Dao realm, but one was at the Peak, while the other wasn't.
Yhwh and Yoha rushed forward immediately. Ye Li was back, and he had attacked without any wait.
As they arrived, they saw two beings facing each other in space. Ye Li did not hide his face any more. Any attempts to hide his identity or Karma was unnecessary. Those who could match him were few, and even if they knew things about him, it wouldn't matter.
Ye Li looked over and saw Yhwh and Yoha. His face was indifferent.
"Three here, but one is enough." He said.
To reach the true Peak, the amount of Karma Ye Li would need is incalculable.
Perhaps it would take quintillions of years. He did not plan to wait that long. It was a short time to some beings, but not to him. There was always a possibility of an enemy appearing. Even with his Karma, he could not tell if there was a being above the Great Dao Realm.
If there was, he did not want that being to eliminate him. Only by reaching the Peak would he feel as if he could at least survive in this universe.
Though facing three Path Creators, he no longer feared them. They were on different levels, and not because they were at the Peak while he remained at the entrance of the Great Dao realm.
There was simply a difference in levels, most accurately described as a difference in their created powers. In this comparison, he was above them.
He had also changed a lot. Being banished, he had experienced Karmic Retribution. for countless years, he had experienced pain and suffering, all at the hands of his own power. This was his Bad Karma finally reacting. However, he also had good Karma as well. When the Karma finally canceled out, he had suffered for billions of years, but had comprehended something as well.
This is what gave him the arrogance to act like this.
No speaking was necessary. Karmic Shackles appeared on the three beings' wrists.
The Buddha, not knowing how he had been dragged into this, sighed and began to fight alongside Yhwh and Yoha.
However, this would naturally not do. Four beings, each one capable of destroying the Universe, clashing among each other.
Zhou Fan was forced to take a step out. Otherwise, the universe would collapse, and the nothingness would come.
None of these beings had experienced the true terror of the nothingness. This and breaking through were the only obstacles Zhou Fan faced nowadays.
This was a fight that not even Zhou Fan could easily interfere in.
The power of Karma shot forward. Towards it, Yhwh's powerful power of Faith attacked like a waterfall of Golden threads. A Divine golden light shined towards Ye Li. The Buddha also sent out a golden power. It was as if they were made to be on one side.
Suddenly, a green river appeared between all these powers. It poured down endlessly. All the attacks that were thrown out fell into the river and sank into the unknown depths.
Each being was shocked, and they all looked to the side, where the river began, yet did not begin, because it had no beginning and no end.
High above, standing on the river, Zhou Fan crossed his arms and looked down.
This image was etched into the minds of all beings watching, especially the Path Creators.
This was the supreme of the Universe, and his unmatched invincibility. Zhou Fan did not need to speak, his gaze was enough.