10 Quadrillion Years - 413

The true god's ascension arena had a very simple purpose. It would allow those at the peak of the god realm to reach the true god realm.

If a cultivator could reach the god realm, then it was very likely that they could reach the peak of the god realm, but becoming a true god was an entirely different thing.

The true god ascension arena would host a free for all battle once every 5 quadrillion years. The winner would reach the true god realm via Zhou Fan's power and the river of cultivation.

It was created for the simple purpose of allowing cultivators to continue growing.

Those of the righteous faction were not the only ones allowed to participate. Even those of the destruction race could participate, but only if they could actually reach the true god ascension arena.

It was unknown how the true god ascension arena would be governed over. There was no lack of evil people among the righteous faction, and the righteous faction was only called righteous as nobody in it wanted everything to be destroyed.

It was not impossible for some of the evil cultivators to be excluded by the good cultivators.

However it went, it did not concern Zhou Fan. He had already given those of the universe the chance to advance.

Zhou Fan left the upper realm and returned to his spot in the Zhou filament.

Once the creation of worlds was finished, he would break through to the realm beyond the sage realm.

He silently honed himself and his battle techniques as he waited for a long, long time.

When he finally looked at the universe again, the first generation of gods were at the end of their lifespan. Quadrillions of years had passed in a flash. 1 person had become a true god. Naturally, it was Progenitor Ke. Ying Xiong did not even qualify to participate due to his higher ranked meridians.

However, he did not need the true god ascension arena. It had taken him more than 3 quadrillion years, but he had broken into the true god realm. In just a few hundred trillion more, he would likely break into the 2nd level.

Zhou Fan held a farewell banquet for the god realm cultivators before they passed. Luckily, they were all satisfied with their long life, even if it was just a blink to Zhou Fan.

Zhou Fan waited for a while before the next competition on the true god ascension arena took place. 

There was no lack of peak god realm cultivators in the universe. The cosmic sect had grown to unimaginable heights, and Ying Xiong had taken back the title of sect master. Although he had gained some memories, it was not much different than before.

Zhou Fan spectated the battle on the true god ascension arena. So much time had passed, and it was only natural that a nearly uncountable number of talents had joined the cosmic sect.

In fact, after so many years, there were more than a million members. A million. It was ridiculous, but not unexpected.

Lu Zhong and Feng Liu had been found within 8 billion years, and 10 quadrillion years had passed since Zhou Fan had created the true god ascension arena.

The minimum requirement to join the cosmic sect was now immortal king 5 rank meridians, lowered from before. As an example, Lu Zhong had immortal emperor 7 meridians, close to the immortal king rank meridians.

Anyone with immortal king 5 rank meridians could theoretically reach the god realm, though only if another era of infinite cultivation took place. Otherwise, they would at most reach the inner world realm.

Lu Zhong had actually been quite lucky to reach the true god realm with immortal emperor 7 rank meridians, but it had been done.

Participating in the true god ascension arena battle were 100 cultivators at the peak of the god realm. They were not all of the cultivators in the peak of the god realm, but they were the best of the best and had a chance of winning.

Even progenitor Ke had struggled to win his fight. In fact, he had needed some luck to do so.

Eventually, a woman won. Zhou Fan had no impression of her and did not know anything about her, nor did he feel the need learn anything.

Around a hundred trillion years later, Ying Xiong broke through to the 2nd level of the true god realm, and for the first time in an extremely long time, the full power of the righteous faction moved.

There was nothing that could stop the group of cultivators this time. With Ying Xiong, Lu Wei, Pangu, and many others, the black battle fortress was destroyed without any destruction race members appearing.

They soon found out why.

The forbidden land was empty. No destruction race members could be seen. Not even the black hole great attractor was present.

Ying Xiong frowned and Lu Wei became so angry that he nearly spat out blood.

He had been guarding for so long, and had failed to even see the destruction race escape.

The headquarters of the righteous faction army was dismantled and rebuilt near the cosmic sect's infamous teleportation hub.

In case of the appearance of a destruction race member, the righteous faction army would be able to respond quickly.

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"My lord. They have finally broken through the black battle fortress." The array high lord reported.

Around him were black bricks with no sign of light. Only a cultivator could imagine seeing in the room.

The king of the destruction race sat on the throne as he looked at a black hole in his hands. Around his hands, containing the black hole, was a powerful array.

The black hole was actually the great attractor of the forbidden land.

The destruction race's greatest plan had been fruitful, and the great attractor could now be transported.

The great attractor was basically a last resort option. In the worst case scenario, the king of the destruction race would self-destruct inside of the great attractor and give birth to two new beings. They would be even greater than him, a fact that he himself admitted.

Lin Zhenwu laughed. "About time."