Free Web NovelChapter 1277: Chapter 497 Demigods
Zhou Tian almost died at their hands, and if he were to let such hatred go without retribution, then he simply wouldn’t be Zhou Tian. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
However, due to some changes in Zhou Tian’s current mentality, and also some adjustments to his cultivation route, the actions Zhou Tian would certainly have taken in the past might not necessarily be the same actions he’d take now.
Zhou Tian definitely harbored some grudges against Pan Shi and his ilk. Not only was Zhou Tian’s personality a little vengeful by nature, but even without such a disposition, having grown accustomed to constantly striking back at enemies, the day he suffered a setback at the hands of an opponent, it was already fated that Zhou Tian would habitually seek revenge.
But all this changed with the alterations to Zhou Tian’s cultivation route at the moment.
Now, Zhou Tian had begun cultivating an ancient power system and, although he wished to take revenge on Pan Shi, there were more important matters for Zhou Tian to attend to than mere retribution. That was how to enhance his own strength.
According to the ancient power system he was cultivating, if Zhou Tian wanted to increase his own strength, he would need not only the right cultivation conditions, but also a vast amount of time.
Zhou Tian lacked neither the cultivation conditions—whether it be a variety of supplies or knowledge—he was well-prepared in these aspects. What he needed now was a great deal of cultivation time, and with enough time, he was confident that with his foundation, he could attain demigod status within a hundred years, and then reach the same level as Pan Shi within ten thousand years.
Even to existences like Pan Shi, if Zhou Tian really could cultivate to that realm within that time frame, such growth speed could certainly be considered astonishing.
But no matter how fast Zhou Tian’s cultivation speed was compared to Pan Shi and his peers, it couldn’t change one fact. If Zhou Tian wanted to improve his strength, he would necessarily need a certain amount of cultivation time and, clearly, under the current circumstances, if Zhou Tian didn’t cease hostilities with Pan Shi, he couldn’t even dream of having a single day of peace, let alone ten thousand years.
Therefore, even though he suffered some losses at their hands and no matter how much he wanted to retaliate against Pan Shi and the rest at the moment, for the sake of successfully cultivating the ancient power rules later on, Zhou Tian could not take his revenge on Pan Shi and his group now. At the very least, before his cultivation bore fruit, it would be best for Zhou Tian not to seek retaliation against Pan Shi and his peers.
Of course, while Zhou Tian himself wasn’t in a position to retaliate against Pan Shi and the others right then, it didn’t mean that he would do nothing at all. After all, he had just suffered some losses at their hands and had even weakened somewhat due to the loss of territory; if he did nothing now, he would definitely feel uneasy.
So, although Zhou Tian didn’t reveal himself due to wanting a peaceful environment for cultivation and ultimately yielded to Pan Shi’s coercion, it was as if he had resolved to become a "shrinking turtle" with single-minded determination. Yet once Pan Shi’s ancient group disbanded, Zhou Tian, though he dared not leave the Main Plane, had made some minor moves.
While he continued his peaceful cultivation, his Beastman subordinates, under his command, began to retake the Ancient Ruins Spaces that he once held.
After all, beings like Pan Shi were not particularly reliant on the Ruins Spaces. Their previous actions against the spaces Zhou Tian held were mainly to coerce him, the enemy, to expose himself. Once they realized that Zhou Tian had no intention of leaving the Main Plane, they naturally lost interest in those Ruins Spaces.
As a result, under those circumstances, even though the Ruins Spaces were still under their nominal rule following Pan Shi’s group disbanding, the ancient beings had exercised direct control over only a select few exceptional spaces. The others were largely ignored, leaving many of the spaces Zhou Tian once occupied effectively as "leaderless lands."
Consequently, under those conditions, Zhou Tian’s Beastman subordinates encountered very little resistance in their reclaiming efforts, as per his orders. As a result, Zhou Tian started regaining control over many of the Ruins Spaces he had lost, one after another.
Of course, while Zhou Tian’s actions seemed to be proceeding smoothly, there were still some resistances encountered. However, given Pan Shi’s lack of interest in the Ruins Spaces, even if they hit a snag once or twice and suffered some setbacks, it did not impact Zhou Tian’s plans.
Zhou Tian didn’t place much importance on the power of the Human Emperor at this time. Although he did not wish to lose that power, he only sought to utilize it rather than rely on it. Even in the past, he had never taken the losses of his Beastman subordinates to heart.
