The population of the Universe was unimaginable in its current form. Everywhere he looked, he saw countless variations of civilization. So many sects existed, and thousands had the same name without even knowing that another sect with their name existed. Few could look at the entire Universe and say that they understood all of it. In fact, perhaps only Zhou Fan could.
The main gathering of beings was in the center of the Universe, which was previously called the Origin realm. It was far bigger than the entire Universe was before Zhou Fan expanded it, and not just by two or three times.
Other than that, there were countless other domains, all ruled by powerful Path Creators. Most of the Path Creators used these domains to grow in strength. Others used it simply for the feeling of control. They enjoyed being a god watching over mortals.
The Mother of Humanity had notably grown to the point that even the strongest Path Creators would say she was their equal. Heaven had also exceeded expectations, reaching the same level of strength.
Zhou Fan had offered the position of becoming the consciousness of his Great Dao to Heaven, but Heaven refused.
"I am too weak to do so, and if you artificially boost my strength, I will feel insufficient. Please allow me to prove that I am not a worthless son, and that I can exceed even your expectations. Then, I will gladly fill that position." Heaven had said.
Zhou Fan didn't bother to tell him that he had already far exceeded expectations. When he had created Heaven, he had expected a Universal Consciousness, and he now watched over a territory bigger than the Universe of that time.
His name had integrated with all beings of the Universe. Heaven.
His name was synonymous with a being above all things. Even Zhou Fan used the word Heaven in such a way. Few things could influence the strongest being throughout all of history, but Heaven was one of them.
Zhou Fan respected Heaven's wishes and continued to observe the Universe. He watched not only the living beings of the Universe, but the Universe itself. While he had understood that the Universe was not a conscious being, it had instincts as if it was living. Given enough time, the entire Universe would look like the original Universe, with planets, galaxies, superclusters, and Great Attractors filling its entirety. While that would surely take an amount of time not sufficiently described in Sage Years, it would still eventually happen.
Everything Zhou Fan witnessed, natural or manmade, was scanned for inspiration. But despite there being so much, it was still difficult. Zhou Fan had been alive for countless years. He had thought of countless things. There was not much that he had not deeply considered.
He understood every single form of Qi better than cultivators who studied a single Qi for their entire lives. He had created infinite battle techniques, and had even created a great library of Immortal Techniques.
His Rules were the strongest ever created, only matched by Karma and maybe a few others. Even his Outer World was simply incomparable to any other ever created. It was hard to improve himself further at this point, especially with the ideas of others.
He watched all living things for a Sage Year. Then, he focused on the Universe itself. The Universe's potential was endless. It could be grown countless times over. He didn't know if there was a limit at all. At some point, he wanted to create other Universes.
He had been to the future and had understood that different Universes had been created, but he wasn't exactly sure how.
Seeing through time, he had already seen when time started and the Universe was born, but it was simply there. There was no obvious movement that took place. There was no explosion or almighty being that had created it, as many had theorized.
It was as if it had simply started existing. And using the concept of time to define it was impossible, as time itself was only started when the Universe appeared. In other words, the Universe was far above time in the hierarchy.
Zhou Fan also thought of the blankness outside. It was a state of nonexistence, so it couldn't be described as real at all. It wasn't something that could be traveled through or explored. It didn't even truly exist.
This was a concept that no mortal, and many cultivators, simply failed to understand. They simply could not rationalize nothingness. And that was because the way to understand it was to not understand it. The human mind could not truly comprehend it, as there was nothing to comprehend.
Zhou Fan stopped thinking about the blankness and focused on what could be comprehended.
He observed the Universe for a Sage Year, and there were no surprises or inspiration given. Therefore, he decided to experiment.
As Skymender, he had conducted many experiments, and though at a different level now, the base concept was still the same.
Change a major function of the Universe, and see how it adapts.
Zhou Fan stood in the very center of the Universe, where the Greatest Attractor existed, and began to spread Qi.
Every cultivator in the Universe instantly noticed a shift. A thin veil of Fire Qi covered the Universe.
Places began to get hotter, ice began to melt faster. It was barely a noticeable change to mortals, as everything in the Universe was increased a few degrees.
But to cultivators, the whole world as they saw it had changed. Abundant Fire Qi filled every portion of the Universe. Those who cultivated with Fire Qi were elated. It was as if the Universe itself was assisting them.
Those who did not cultivate Fire Qi felt jealous. Although their cultivation was slowed, it was not boosted at all like those who cultivated with Fire Qi were.
Many people decided to start focusing on Fire Qi, especially newer cultivators who could still safely change their path. The Universe itself also underwent a vast shift
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