The First Cultivator - Changing Existence

Chapter 818 - A Window in Time - 818

Sage Years passed peacefully for Zhou Fan. The war continued on, but all beings had gotten used to it. It was a part of daily life.

More notably, Path Creators had started to break into the Loose Immortal realm. It started off with Ye Li and the Grand Empyrean. The third was surprising, with the Demon King being the one to break through next.

Not long after his breakthrough, the Celestial Emperor appeared in front of Zhou Fan. He had a thoughtful and unsure look on his face.

"Be careful with that Demon King. Although I can't remember completely, I feel like he is someone I should know. Something about him makes me think of some things Master Lu had told me. Still I can't quite put my finger on it. Just make sure he doesn't get the opportunity to harm the Grand Empyrean." The Celestial Emperor said.

"I doubt he would be able to do anything to her even if he wanted to, but if you want to ensure her protection, watch over her yourself." Zhou Fan said.

The Celestial Emperor shook his head. "I have a feeling that information about my entrance into the Origin Era has begun to spread around the future. Surely the work of that ferryman. Other Celestial Emperor's may enter as well, though extremely unlikely, and I may not be able to protect her. You may not be human now, but I can tell you were born one."

Without waiting a moment, the Celestial Emperor left.

He clearly overestimated Zhou Fan's ability to care about humanity. If he had, the Race War Era he had spoken about would have never happened.

He was very open that he would not interfere in the affairs of others. Therefore, even Ye Li, who had technically been a threat to him, had been allowed to live. And if Ye Li had died before maturing, Zhou Fan would not have stepped in to help him. He was not their guardian. It was up to fate.

Zhou Fan was around the 5th level of the Earth Immortal realm. His strength had grown greatly. Even if those two head disciples came at him again, he would be able to defeat them. In fact, the only two beings he had any worry about were the two sect masters of the top sects. He would be able to fight anyone else.

He continued to cultivate. Suddenly, the fish appeared. Its strength had grown greatly, but it was once again panicked.

"Be careful! The future River of Time is doing something again." He yelled at Zhou Fan. Suddenly, something appeared. It covered a large portion of the Universe, looking like a large window.

From beyond it, a pair of eyes could be seen. The eyes were filled with ill intent.

A power shot through the window, attacking the Origin Era. This level of power was enough to cause the Universe to collapse on itself. Even Zhou Fan could not resist it at all.

Suddenly, a voice was heard. "Audacious!"

A large river appeared, and Zhou Fan could faintly see a fish inside of it.

It looked extremely similar to the green fish.

However, its strength was unimaginable.

The Universe twisted and turned as the Power of Time bursted out, completely submerging the power that went through the mirror, and attacking the being. Its eyes widened and it backed away.

"Weren't you injured by that Lu brat?" It said in confusion.

"Injured or not, you have never been my match, trash." The fish said.

Like a bubble, the entire scene disappeared. Everyone, even the Celestial Emperor, was shocked speechless.

The green fish, which had just been yelling, looked on in awe and admiration.

Zhou Fan merely shook his head.

It seemed that the fish had grown much stronger in the future. However, it had for some reason been injured by the man known as Lord Lu.

This Lord Lu seemed to be an extremely important character in the future, at the center of many events. Perhaps he was someone even Zhou Fan would see as an equal. He found it unlikely, but the thought of it made him more interested in the future.

With the random event over, Zhou Fan focused on cultivation once again. Many events occurred outside of his seclusion, but he didn't pay them any attention.

The Origin Civilization soon grew to encompass an even larger portion of the Universe. The population grew countless times. Cultivation and the other paths were flourishing like never before.

However, with invaders residing in the Universe, it was impossible for there to be peace for too long.

One day, a figure appeared in front of the two most powerful invaders. They had simply been chatting, but his presence alarmed them. He was merely a False Immortal, someone they could crush like an ant ten times over, but upon laying eyes on him, they straightened their backs.

"It seems you two haven't been taking this seriously at all. You were supposed to take the Origin of Cultivation, but have not at all progressed on that goal. Instead, you seem to have formed an alliance with the enemy." The new arrival said.

"I fail to see how that interests the Sword Sect." The woman said coldly.

"We are from the same time period. Against another time period, all of our interests align."

"We are already receiving benefits. There is no need for us to do anymore." The man said. "If you wish to use us, you will find yourself falling flat on your face. None of your powerful Sword Sect cultivators can come here due to the Universal limits being pushed to the maximum. And even if you could, how many would condemn themselves to staying here?"

The False Immortal of the Sword Sect shook his head. "The ignorant are brave. Our Sword Sect had no intention of getting involved at first, but we learned a piece of news that aroused all of our interests."

"And what is that?" The man said.

"The Origin of Cultivation is connected to Lord Lu of the Nine Heavens."