Of course.
These patterns are not eternally immutable.
Just as the End of Dharma can arrive early, so too can the era of great contention end prematurely.
The reason for the End of Dharma is that this Chaotic Universe cannot accommodate too many strong entities, thus it has to be suppressed by the End of Dharma to maintain cosmic order and cycle.
For cultivators, this is certainly not a good thing.
But the Heavenly Dao is impartial, everything is equal, and its order is about maintaining the universe's operation; other matters are irrelevant to the Heavenly Dao.
However.
Even so.
Gu Qingfeng believes that the next End of Dharma will not be until at least two thousand years.
Two thousand years is not a long time for other Great Emperors, but for Gu Qingfeng, two thousand years is enough to accomplish many things.
After all, he is only over a hundred years old now.
Two thousand years.
Gu Qingfeng is uncertain of how much his strength could increase.
Furthermore.