The First Cultivator - Changing Existence

His path was littered with killing and blood. Most of it was not initiated with him, but retaliation against those who had wronged him. Unusually, no matter how many people he killed or got revenge on, there was always another person or a group of people that went against him in some way.

From the moment he was born to now, he had been in a constant state of war.

This was naturally not just a random occurrence. This boy had a Divine Physique. It subtly affected those around him, unknowingly causing them to dislike him and even somewhat hate him.

It naturally didn't affect those much stronger than him, but as he grew stronger, so did the Divine Physique's ability to affect others.

If the Divine Physique was the only thing special about him, Zhou Fan wouldn't care. But after coming out of the tent, the boy had begun to grow so fast that few throughout history could compare.

It was naturally due to a treasure he had received. Zhou Fan did not pay much attention to it. Once he became a False Immortal, he may pay a little more attention.

Zhou Fan focused more on mastering the Rule of Chaos, and after a few more Sage Years, he accomplished it. A phenomenon accompanied it, but he suppressed it to just in front of him.

A small gray ball of nearly infinite power floated in front of him, stable, yet unstable, formless, yet bearing obvious form.

It eventually dissipated, and Zhou Fan stood up. Now, he was ready to begin comprehending a new rule.

He would have to wait until he broke through to truly activate it, but the process could be initialized in the Heaven Immortal realm.

Speaking of Heaven, he had done well for himself, just recently becoming a False Immortal.

As the creator of all Heavenborns, he naturally had a large following.

The Mother of Humanity had also been doing well. A large number of humans began to live among her and change their lifestyles.

Nearly a tenth of humanity completely fell under her domain, and another tenth was slowly integrating.

In Zhou Fan's opinion, this was not the direction humanity should be going in. Their advantage which had allowed them to reign supreme for countless years was the fact that they could adapt to any environment and had spread over countless worlds.

If they all gathered under the domain of one being and one environment, they might as well be elves.

Naturally, the Mother of Humanity had no evil intentions. It would just take her a while to learn what was best for humanity was not to be sheltered.

Zhou Fan wouldn't get involved. There was no aspect that involved him.

Ying Xiong was always there to intervene if necessary, and there was no chance he would sit idly by while humanity moved towards its own destruction. He was and would always be human, unlike Zhou Fan.

Sage Years passed, and the fish's control over the Power of Time was increasing further.

He was clearly in a better mental state than before after buying the Demon Expelling Mirror. It could be assumed he had already successfully used it.

Still, nobody had come to the Origin Era from the future. Zhou Fan was surprised. After so long, there should have been at least a few. Yet there were none. He could only assume something in the future was preventing anybody from doing so. It all worked out for him.

At some point, the fish had sent the Celestial Emperor through the River of Time back to the past. After all, he was the Master of the future River of Time, so as long as he decided to spare the Celestial Emperor, he would make it safely.

Perhaps that was why nobody in the Human realm was coming over. But it didn't fully explain the situation of the Non Human realm.

Perhaps it had to do with Ye Li and the God of Death.

Time passed, and Zhou Fan had a very meaningful visit.

In a discreet location, an abandoned temple floating through space, he met with the buddha.

Under the dim candlelight, the Buddha's figure seemed solemn and worried.

"What is it?" Zhou Fan asked.

The Buddha had used a hidden sign to communicate with him, signaling the request to meet. No other Path Creator had the means to contact Zhou Fan like that, only the Buddha.

"I have a premonition I would like you to listen to. It may very well decide the future." The Buddha said.

Zhou Fan nodded and listened.

"In the future, I sense that a long laid out plan will hatch. One involving Ye Li, the God of Death, the Master of the River of Time, and a few other powerful beings. If my deductions and instinct is right, I will be attacked and silently replaced. On the outside, it will seem like me in every facet, but in truth, I will be replaced. They will use this to one day attack and seal you. Based on everything I know, this involves the events of the future we have been learning about. My request for you is to please, please do not resist this seal." The Buddha said.

Zhou Fan tilted his head. "Why?"

"I am more than sure your methods are unfathomable, but the benefits of you being sealed will far outweigh the benefits of you escaping the attempt. As for exactly how, I have no clue."

The silent, dim temple remained silent for an entire minute.

"Do you understand what you are asking me?" Zhou Fan asked.

"Yes. But you should still be able to cultivate within that seal, as you are the Path Creator of Cultivation, and all Cultivation comes from within you."

Zhou Fan nodded. "And how could you possibly know all of this?"

The answer to this question would decide how the matter today ended, in agreement or disagreement.

"I have been silent and inactive for many many years. This may have been perceived as me lacking strength or interest in any outside events, but the truth is that I was attempting to grasp a new power, one I can hardly fathom."