1,000 Years (End)

"Creator, there's been some foolish idiots but most of them agreed!" Orion said with a smile. The same evil smile was omnipresent on his face at all times. Saying this, he turned his gaze to the hand that wrapped around Cecelia's waist. His eyes flashed with a light of amusement.

"Mmm, good. I was hoping that all these cultivation resources disagreed. But, I'll stick to my word and only those who didn't agree will face me.

Though they've got a chance to survive, it's pretty much a death sentence... As for those who agreed to follow me, make space for seclusion."

With two hands now on his waist, Oblivion walked in a random direction. Each step broke the natural order of space as he crossed thousands of meters across the barren wasteland.

Seeing him leave, Dawn glanced at Cecelia before coldly snorting as he thereafter sat down and once more entered a state of comprehension.

Staring at Dawn weirdly was Liam who slightly understood Dawn's reaction. 'It's just that I expect a reaction like this from someone who has some type of feelings for Sa- Oblivion...'

Liam thought in his mind, right after, he followed suit and sat on the surface of the barren wasteland with the black sword floating in front of his eyes.

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Similarly to how he climbs the staircase that is in his mind, Oblivion casually stepped onto the natural basic rules that made up the wind as if they were a staircase as he leisurely walked in the skies, his direction quickly approaching the sun and moon in the skies.

With his hands on his waist, before a minute passed, he appeared in the presence of a young man shrouded in a mysterious and confusing aura. The young man had dark blue hair and black eyes that stared toward Oblivion with a pair of unreadable orbs.

"Hey, long time no see." Oblivion spoke. He casually appeared next to this genius who carried the most mysterious aura out of all the geniuses that were sent inside the Heavenly Mystic Domain.

"Yes, long time no see, Saber... or Oblivion?" Henry replied. His expression remained calm and unreadable throughout. In the face of Oblivion, he wasn't afraid. At the end of the day, no matter how powerful Oblivion was, no one would sense his aura or his intent.

Someone as powerful as Oblivion, if they stood next to a Profound Immortal like Henry would send waves of shock and apprehension through Henry's body. Oblivion was more distinct as he lacked even a presence.

Though Henry understood Oblivion was many times more powerful than himself, he didn't show any fear in the face of this fact.

"For what reason did you approach me? From your words, Dawn seems special, and Liam is a true genius in the weaponry elements but, I'm completely normal compared to them..." Henry leisurely said to Oblivion while closing his eyes.

"Well, I'm not sure. You also crossed paths with me and unlike that other fellow who entered along with us, you're still alive meaning, you've got some luck. Most likely, you too are as special as they are but haven't awakened whatever it is." Oblivion replied. "I'll take all the help I can get. Those of the Void and Deity Clans will never watch as I become Pure-Heart and they cease to exist..."

Hearing this, Henry smiled. "Oh, Zaman died?" As for Zaman, the genius who controlled time and the last of the group of geniuses who entered this Heavenly Mystic Domain, Oblivion quickly forgot about him once learning he had died.

But, upon realizing Henry was alive, Oblivion's interest rose. To survive a century inside this place meant Henry had a fair amount of luck. Of course, Henry could be a waste of time but as he said, Oblivion was willing to get as much help as possible.

"Yes, he died. But, you didn't." Standing to his feet, Oblivion sighed. "You didn't so I'll take a bet and say you have some talent and probably might be capable of keeping up with Liam and Dawn's speed of cultivation."

Gesturing for Henry to follow, Oblivion's figure blurred as he disappeared from the skies. Opening his eyes, Henry followed behind and quickly caught up to Oblivion who leisurely walked through the skies under Henry's curious gaze.

"How can you do such a thing? I don't sense any help from an element." Henry couldn't hide his curiosity as he gained a weird glance from Oblivion.

Smirking, Oblivion replied. "My existence is something that goes against the natural order of elements, laws, and rules. Concepts that bound you can't bind me."

"Yeah, whatever that means..." Sighing, Henry mumbled this under his breath before deciding to remain silent for the latter part of the trip. The duo eventually reached Orion and the others who all sat on a barren landscape quietly cultivating.

If not for Orion, even someone like Oblivion wouldn't be capable of perceiving this. The group cultivated inside a completely different space.

"Look, Dawn has memories of his past life which he'll use. Out of you all, his cultivation speed will be much faster. Then, Liam has already reached the eighth level of the Profound Immortal realm using that sword but once he enters the golden immortal realm, it'll become useless.

Like what he'll have no choice but to do thereafter, you better find a Prime Immortal being who has the same element as you to teach you."

Saying this Oblivion left Henry in Orion's care. At this time, Orion had an evil grin that caused Henry's body to tremble. Though he wasn't scared, his bodily instincts were.

"What the creator said is correct. You can comprehend much faster when exchanging views of your element with someone else of the same element. Though he wouldn't improve from this encounter, at the very least, your insights into your element will improve greatly." Orion said.

Henry nodded. 'With a more experienced user of the Yin and Yang element, I'll comprehend it much faster and my current third stage Profound Immortal power will quickly be able to catch up to Liam and then Dawn.' He thought.

At the same time, Oblivion appeared several miles away. In a flash of light, a sword appeared in his hand. Like Saber, he didn't wish to simply improve his cultivation, but his sword arts too. Unlike Saber, he didn't have a partner but he still was confident that he wouldn't fall behind by too much when the duo meet once again.

Thinking this, Oblivion began to practice his sword moves. He swiped at the wind. Though nothing happened, and even though he was akin to a normal mortal practicing these moves, his sword moves contained a mysterious force that brought fear from the depths of one's soul when one sees this sword move through the wind.

Veins had bulged around Oblivion's eyes. He didn't have anyone more to recruit and now he could focus on solely raising his strength to the peak of his Golden Immortal realm.

He didn't even realize it as his figure traveled across the barren landscape. Swiping and slashing at the winds, he had entered a state of enlightenment.

Though it was enlightenment entered through the way of the sword, any enlightenment for beings like Saber and Oblivion would benefit every path they took.

Coupled with the fact that his sword unintentionally swiped through the necks of random Earth and Profound Immortals across the outer domain, his understanding of everything rose.

Unknowingly, years passed.

Several hundred years flew by...!

The one-thousandth year after entering the Heavenly Mystic Domain, the bulging veins around Oblivion's eyes disappeared, and Oblivion's enlightened state stopped.