Celestial Emperor's POV:
When I was a year old... I contemplated my existence.
It was then that I felt I was destined for greatness.
At two years old... I brought my family out of poverty.
At three years old I saved my parents from bandits.
Back in my day, there was no cultivation.
Just martial arts.
And boy did I master it.
I mastered every art by the age of nine.
At the same time I became a world famous scholar.
I began to look into the myths and legends of immortals.
I tried everything to find a fairy fate.
But such a thing simply didn't exist.
It was impossible.
That was what everyone told me.
But that just made me want it more.
But I didn't sit by and let my time pass me by.
At ten years old, I left my family and lived among the animals.
I allowed my intelligence to regress.
I mimicked the animals.
After living almost like a wild animal for six months.
I ran into a special bear.
It's fur was golden.
It nearly killed me.
But I used my martial arts to beat it.
I barely survived.
It was no ordinary bear.
My mind became clear after defeating it.
"Where does its strength come from?"
The focus returned to my eyes.
I dissected it and experimented.
Thinking I had found the key.
I was both wrong and right.
I then went on a journey... looking for these special animals.
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The ones that could kill me easily.
I was tempered by hundreds of battles.
From every body I searched through.
From every victory.
I began to notice a pattern.
It was then that I developed the first cultivation technique.
I figured out how to become a Qi Condensation cultivator.
It was then that I realized I lacked a special core that these animals also had.
I called this the 'dantian'.
My path was cut off from the start.
But I planned to become the strongest.
Why would I let that stop me?
I searched for stronger and stronger foes.
I collected hundreds of these cores.
I then left the wild.
Returning to civilization.
I spent 5 years studying medicine and biology.
Studying the human body and the animal corpses.
I eventually created a secret art of transplanting a beast core and using it as a dantian.
It was then that I developed foundation establishment.
My lifespan had doubled.
I could live for 200 years!
I was around 16 years old.
My journey was just beginning.
And boy what a journey it was.
I am the first cultivator.
As well as the strongest.
I pioneered and invented the rules of cultivation.
This was a long and hard journey.
Naturally... with my current comprehension.
I could feel the state of cultivation in the entire world.
Which is why I was greatly shocked.
When a random mortal appeared.
He broke through the realms in record time.
Even if I became a mortal again... there is no way I would be so fast.
"Just who is he?"
My curiosity deepened as I meditated.
My focus was disturbed.
I just couldn't get that mortal out of my head.
But how could I lower myself to ask someone for their secrets?
Who hasn't had a fortuitous encounter or two?
I of all people should know how much luck goes into cultivation.
But this... thing.
It is as if he looked at my life's work and decided to rush through it all.
"He will leave an unsteady found-"
At this point...
I noticed something impossible.
"4 Severings?"
His soul is special... I see.
Being able to contain 4 severing is quite impres-
"5?"
Alright... his body shouldn't be able to control such a large amount of energy."
"6? 7? 8? 9?...100?"
At this point...
I thought I was asleep.
But I replaced sleep with meditation after I became a spirit severing cultivator.
Not to mention now being beyond an immortal dao fruit cultivator.
"I must be dreaming? That is impossible!"
"He's broken through to transcendent body? No... this is multiple times stronger. I see... the environment can't support his cultivation. Ha! Serves you rig- I mean. What a shame."
My interest was now peaked.
If he could breakthrough to immortal dao fruit...
Then perhaps he would surpass me?
Ha!
"You think you can surpass the creator of cultivation? I am the celestial emperor. I stand at the top."
My secret is...
I have multiple dao fruits.
Space.
Order.
Destiny.
I have already stepped into the stage beyond 'The immortal dao fruit'.
I focused on this 'entity' that had set records.
I then noticed that it had turned its head.
"Found you!"
Was it looking at me?
That doesn't make any sense.
I'm not even using my spiritual sense.
I am using my law of order to view them.
They must be talking about someone else?
"Where exactly are you?"
Are they talking to me?
"I'm talking to you! Are you the celestial emperor?"
"..."
"Forget it... I'll find you. Give me a few days."
I kinda feel like they aren't bluffing...
Should I appear?
I decide to use my law of Destiny on them.
To peak into their destiny.
"Paradoxical Destiny? What is that?"
"I thought there was only normal, extraordinary, flawless, perfect and eternal?"
"This person's destiny is even more perfect then mine? Impossible! My destiny is eternal!"
Maybe I shouldn't appear before such a person.
Who knows what will happen.
"I should take a vacation for awhile... maybe he'll stop looking for me."
With that I step outside of the universe and go on a 'vacation'.
For some reason.
When remembering him looking at me through my law of order.
I got a shiver down my spine.
Never have I felt fear before.
I have always embraced every challenge that has come my way.
But that 'thing'... something was off.
My instinct as a being that has lived for millions of years is telling me...
Screaming at me.
To.
"Be careful."