Return to the Cosmic Sect - 361

His outer world in its passive state was exactly the same as his inner world from long ago, just bigger.

However, when he fully activates it, a figure even bigger than a galaxy cluster appears and puts his hand over the outer world, as if it was signifying its superiority and domination over the entire world.

That figure not only gives off a gravitational pressure, but also a pressure on the mind and soul.

It was a pressure that could only be felt from a creature superior in every single aspect. And that figure represented Zhou Fan.

'Am I really that arrogant?' Zhou Fan couldn't help but ask himself.

After thinking for a moment, he shook his head.

"No. I am clearly a very humble person." He said out loud to himself.

After recollecting his thoughts, Zhou Fan teleported right outside of the cosmic sect. He moved inside the sect and towards the platform.

There, he saw a group of people surrounding Hei Ren. There was Ying Xiong, Pangu, Tong, Feng Liu, Lu Zhong, and one other person that he did not recognize.

As soon as he landed, he was recognized.

"Uncle Zhou Fan!" Lu Zhong and Feng Liu shouted as they ran towards him.

Zhou Fan stood stunned at the two middle aged looking cultivators dived onto him and hugged him.

He had not expected such a familiar welcome. Feng Liu was all grown. Her white hair went down to her knees and she wore an ice blue dress.

Lu Zhong has also fully grown. He had long black hair and wore yellow clothes.

To him, they had not changed all that much. The only true difference was that their bodies had become fully accustomed to the looks of a cultivator, and that they seemed much more mature.

Of course, that impression only lasted until they had dived on him.

Zhou Fan hugged them and patted them on the back. To him, it felt like they had just met yesterday, but to them, an entire lifetime had passed.

"We did it uncle! Both me and Feng Liu reached the inner world realm!" Lu Zhong proudly announced.

Zhou Fan continued to hug them and nodded.

"I see. Good job." He said as he finally managed to get them off of him.

He looked around to observe the cultivation of those around him.

Surprisingly, everyone except for the newcomer was in the inner world realm. 

The newcomer was at the 9th level of the lesser dao creation realm. 

Both Feng Liu and Lu Zhong were in the 1st level of the inner world realm. Tong and Pangu were at the 2nd level of the inner world realm.

Hei Ren was at the 3rd level of the inner world realm due to the guidance Zhou Fan had given him and his superior talent.

Finally, as expected, Ying Xiong did not disappoint. He was at the 8th level of the inner world realm.

"All of you have improved, but so have I." Zhou Fan said.

Ying Xiong looked at him curiously. "Have you reached a new realm?"

"Indeed. I named it the outer world realm." Zhou Fan said.

"Like the inner world realm?" Feng Liu questioned.

"Indeed. It is like the inner world, except that it gains a new feature, it can be expanded outside of your body, and is much bigger." Zhou Fan said. "I won't tell you too much. You'll see when you break through."

Although he had said that, he personally believed that nobody except for Ying Xiong had a chance.

Even Ying Xiong had about a 1% chance of reaching the realm.

"That's fair. By the way, this is another disciple I found. His name is Wu Lin. He has a water affinity and immortal emperor 10 meridians." Ying Xiong said, introducing Wu Lin.

Wu Lin walked forward and bowed to Zhou Fan.

"I've long heard of senior's greatness. It is an honor to meet you." He said sincerely.

"Thank you. I look forward to knowing you." Zhou Fan said.

When Zhou Fan looked at Ying Xiong, he saw that the man had turned his body slightly and was whistling nonchalantly. Zhou Fan was confused for a moment, but then saw Ying Xiong's hand behind his back.

He was rubbing his thumb and his fingers together, as if he was asking for money.

Zhou Fan thought for a moment, until he remembered what Ying Xiong meant.

"How shameless." Zhou Fan said out loud before he dropped 5 ice blocks out of his separate space.

Although living beings could not usually be put in cosmic rings or separate spaces, they were considered inanimate objects when they were in perfect cryostasis.

As expected, Ying Xiong looked at the 5 children frozen in ice with excitement.

"It has truly been too long since I've found someone with talent. One day, you must teach me how you find them." Ying Xiong said as he began to melt the ice.

Zhou Fan looked at him weirdly. He had never seen someone so excited to teach others.

"Don't get too excited yet." Zhou Fan said as a few more ice blocks came out of his separate space.

These contained many variations of people. Some were cultivators, while others were mortals. Some were young, while some were old.

"Some of them had a family, so I brought them as well. They are your responsibility." Zhou Fan said.

Ying Xiong lost some of his excitement but retained a lot.

"Whatever. They can be outer disciples. I'm sure they will be thrilled to be able to join the greatest sect in the universe." Ying Xiong mumbled.

Soon, 5 more children had joined the cosmic sect. Zhou Fan did not interact with them much as he had no interest in staying within the cosmic sect for a while. He had other things to do.

Ying Xiong sent Tong off with the children and kept the other frozen people in his spatial ring for the time being.

He also sent Feng Liu, Lu Zhong, Pangu, and Wu Lin off.

Zhou Fan also sent Hei Ren off.

"So, do you plan to stay or leave?" Ying Xiong asked once they were alone.

"I'll leave soon. With my new cultivation, I'll be able to explore much more of the universe." Zhou Fan said.

"Alright then. Make sure to send me a map. Still, you should stay for a few years. Feng Liu and Lu Zhong have missed you." Ying Xiong said.

"I will." Zhou Fan responded.