Volume 11: Negotiations

Yuan arrived in the Fallen Territory, and his face turned cold as he looked at the surrounding scene.

Throughout his long life, he had dedicated himself to the Cultivator Faction! Among the lords, Yuan had devoted the most to nurturing the next generation of Xing Zhe. Now, seeing over a hundred world clusters plundered and the very essence of many Source World devoured, how could he possibly be happy?

"The Ice Peak Faction and the Innate Primal Chaos Faction are essentially the same. They are both naturally chaotic origins that need to plunder numerous resources, and many of them like to devour the 'Source World Origin'," Yuan An said.

The highest level of the Ice Peak Faction consists of twelve immortal beings who occasionally enjoy tasting the origin of the Source World.

Besides these twelve, the Ice Peak Faction also has some progenitors who have joined! These progenitors did not achieve 'immortality' and preferred to devour the origin of the Source World.

"The Innate Primal Chaos Faction is our biggest enemy, and the Ice Peak Faction has a great deal of conflict with us." Yuan understood this.

As beings that emerged from the Source World, they have irreconcilable conflicts with all life forms that like to devour the 'Source World's Origin'.

"Only when you are strong enough."

"Only then can we deter any force from devouring the Source World," Yuan thought. "Now, the eighth lord, 'Luo Feng,' has been born, and he's a lord who Yi Li Po Fa! In the future, a ninth lord will be born! Our Cultivator Faction will become even stronger!"

Suppressing his anger, Yuan followed his senses and headed straight for a progenitor-level being within this Fallen Territory.

Call!

Wherever Yuan passed, the rules were in motion, and with each step he could traverse endless distances, arriving at a destination in just a moment.

"Brother Yuan, you've arrived."

A warm voice rang out, and a towering black figure greeted them warmly.

Yuan looked at the other person, a towering black figure clad in black scales, with a single eye blazing with Blood-colored Flame, looking quite ferocious. Yet, his smile was incredibly radiant.

"The Wugu Progenitor." Yuan looked at him.

Wugu Progenitor, one of the twelve immortal beings in the Ice Peak Faction, ranks among the top five in terms of strength.

If placed within the entire Infinite Primal Chaos Space, Wugu Progenitor would be among the top thirty, almost on par with the Lotus Prison Mountain Master.

"I've come to discuss your encroachment on over a hundred world clusters," Yuan said coldly. "Our Cultivator Faction and your Ice Peak Faction are allies! Yet you've invaded our territory? Is this something you would do to an ally?"

"Don't rush, don't rush. Knowing you were coming, the Ice Peak Progenitor has already summoned the highest level. The Ice Peak Progenitor and the others will descend in their avatars soon," said the Wugu Progenitor.

The Ice Peak Progenitor was also the highest leader of the Ice Peak Faction, and he was the one who led the establishment of this alliance.

Inside a huge and magnificent palace.

With the Wugu Progenitor accompanying them, Yuan also sat there waiting.

Just a moment—

Eleven figures descended, none other than the eleven immortal beings of the Ice Peak Faction! Their gathering of twelve clearly demonstrated their high regard for the Cultivator Faction.

"Brother Yuan!" A warm voice rang out, and it was a figure as majestic as an iceberg. His whole body was made of deep blue ice, and even in an avatar, one could still glimpse the terrifying power he possessed.

The Ice Peak Progenitor was a being of comparable strength to Yuan.

He possesses an indestructible body nearly identical to 'Wulan', and wields endless icy power! His methods of threatening enemies are also far more powerful than Wulan's.

"Ice Peak." Yuan nodded. Ice Peak Progenitor lived much longer than Yuan. The two had been close friends for a time, during which Yuan was the only lord in the Cultivator Faction.

When the Ice Peak Progenitor established the Ice Peak Faction, he enthusiastically recruited 'Yuan'. Yuan did not join, but this did not damage the friendship between the two sides.

However, as the Cultivator Faction continues to grow, the relationship between the two sides is also changing.

"Brother Yuan."

"Yuan."

Yuan was very familiar with the twelve members of the Ice Peak Faction.

Yuan greeted everyone one by one, then looked at a woman in a gray robe.

"Sister Shazhou," Yuan said with a complicated expression, "It's been a long time."

The woman in the gray robe looked at Yuan and nodded slightly.

In a very distant past, the strongest being in the entire Infinite Primal Chaos Space was none other than 'Shazhou'. She was a loner, with a solitary and aloof nature! She had very few friends, only a handful.

Her best friend was the Ice Peak Progenitor! Her second best friend would be 'Yuan'.

When the Ice Peak Faction was first established, the Ice Peak Progenitor warmly invited Shazhou to join! This made the entire Ice Peak Faction extremely formidable.

Later...

The Starlight Lord has appeared!

The Starlight Lord, who has mastered two Chaos Origin-level Daos, is considered by many forces to be the strongest being currently! However, some forces still believe that 'Shazhou' is the strongest. But one thing is certain: if the Infinite Primal Chaos Space selects the top two, they will definitely be Xingmang and Shazhou.

When the Two Great Camps clashed, the void techniques of the Starlight Lord and the Infinite Serpent Ancestor restrained each other, and both could only exert part of their strength.

The Infinite Serpent Ancestor, skilled in the power of the void and empowered by the Infinite World, possesses immense power in the void, surpassing even the Mother of Space-Time. In a one-on-one fight, he is in no way inferior to the Ice Peak Progenitor or Mogus, but unfortunately, he is completely suppressed by the Starlight Lord.

"Sister Shazhou, our Cultivator Faction and the Ice Peak Faction have always been allies. While we were fighting with the Innate Primal Chaos Faction Camp, the Ice Peak Faction seized more than a hundred world clusters. Sister Shazhou, what do you think we should do about this?" Yuan looked at Shazhou.

"This is a small matter, you can talk to Ice Peak about it," Shazhou said, clearly unconcerned about the conflict between these hundred-plus world groups.

"Brother Yuan!"

The Ice Peak Progenitor grabbed Yuan's hand and sat down with him. "You know Sister Shazhou's temperament. How could she care about these things? Our Ice Peak Faction and your Cultivator Faction are indeed allies, but as you know, our Ice Peak Faction is disorganized, and I have difficulty controlling it completely. After I learned that they had occupied more than a hundred world clusters, I immediately issued an order to stop them."

"But it would be very difficult for me to make them relinquish the worlds they have occupied." The Ice Peak Progenitor looked at Yuan.

Yuan also knew that the Ice Peak Faction was relatively loosely organized, with each of the twelve immortal beings having their own interests. Perhaps only Shazhou didn't care about these resources; Shazhou cared most about his close friend, the Ice Peak Progenitor.

Yuan was well aware of the friendship between Shazhou and Ice Peak. Shazhou would do anything for Ice Peak.

"Three Thousand Six Hundred World Cluster! Our Cultivator Domain cannot be lost." Yuan looked around. "As you all know, we have recovered all the other Fallen Territory. Only these hundred or so world clusters that you have occupied remain. We Xing Zhe lords will use the 'Space-Time Net' to hunt down all enemies within our territory."

"How dare you!" Three figures who looked very similar stood up, all glaring angrily at Yuan.

"You dare to fight us?"

"Your Cultivator Faction has only occupied such a large territory because of your expansion. So what if we occupy a hundred or so?"

These three strikingly similar figures angrily denounced each other, saying that after joining the Ice Peak Faction, they were most fond of attacking and conquering everywhere! Nearly half of these hundred-plus world clusters were occupied by them.

Other immortal beings either spoke out in anger or watched calmly from the sidelines.

"The Three Pirates of Wind Thunder Sea!" Yuan looked at the three figures who looked very similar and sneered, "If it weren't for the prestige of the Ice Peak Faction, would you three thieves dare to invade? What are you compared to the Cultivator Faction?"

The Three Emperors of Wind Thunder Sea, and sea were quite weak, only of average or below-average strength among the progenitors! However, due to their mastery of the highest power, they were all immortal and indestructible.

These three, relying on their 'immortality' and the power of the Ice Peak Faction, are the ones who love to cause trouble the most.

In the Eternal Land, all three of them were at the bottom level, so they stuck together!

"Yuan!" The Three Emperors of Wind Thunder Sea were enraged when they heard Yuan call them "three thieves" to their faces.

"Don't forget, Moman wiped out all three of you by himself." Yuan sneered; he truly looked down on these three thieves. They were clearly weak, yet they always dared to cause trouble!

Lord Moman once attacked in a fit of rage, brutally destroying the bodies of these three and seizing their weapons and treasures. However, these three... no matter how they are destroyed, they will always regain their power.

"Hmph." The Three Emperors of Wind Thunder Sea were furious, but they also knew that Moman was the one who could best restrain the three of them. Xingmang and Jin also had the strength to destroy three bodies.

"There are only a hundred or so world clusters in the Yuan Dynasty. Why hurt the friendship between us?" Wugu Progenitor said with a smile.

"You are the ones who are hurting our friendship! In short, you must pay for it!" Yuan said, looking around.

The twelve immortal beings at the highest level of the Ice Peak Faction each have their own ambitions. Among them, besides the relatively weak 'Three Pirates of Wind Thunder Sea,' there are also those with extremely formidable strength.

"How about this?"

Ice Peak Progenitor finally spoke, "Yuan, you and I are allies, and our greatest enemy is the 'Innate Primal Chaos Faction'."

The Ice Peak Faction and the Innate Primal Chaos Faction require almost the same amount of resources.

"As you know, the Ice Peak Faction is rather loosely organized, and there are many things I can't force," the Ice Peak Progenitor sighed. "If we understand each other, the Ice Peak Faction will return more than half of its world groups! By retaining sixty world groups, I can also appease those within the faction."

The surrounding immortal beings also looked at Yuan.

After hearing this, Yuan stood up.

"Our Cultivator Domain cannot afford to lose even a single world cluster." Yuan's gaze swept over the twelve immortal beings. "If you intend to seize it by force, then... our Cultivator Faction will officially declare war on you!"

The twelve immortal beings of the Ice Peak Faction all changed their expressions.

Is war about to break out?

"Brother Yuan, you need to think this through." The Ice Peak Progenitor looked at him.

"Call me Yuan!"

Yuan looked at him and said, "Those who encroach on the Cultivator Domain are not qualified to be my elder brother!"

The Ice Peak Progenitor's expression also turned cold. "Yuan, I have already taken a step back. If your Cultivator Faction wants to start a war, why should we, the immortal beings, be afraid?"

"Very good." Yuan nodded gently. "However, I warn you that once the war begins, the battlefield will not be limited to this Fallen Territory! All the territories of your Ice Peak Faction will be the target of our Cultivator Faction. If you dare to invade, you must be prepared to be invaded yourself."

"What?" Some immortal beings were startled.

Anti-encroachment?

"Do you think our Ice Peak Faction is afraid of an expanded battlefield?" The Ice Peak Progenitor sneered. These immortal beings didn't care much about the deaths of lower-level beings.

"Then you just wait." Yuan glanced around, then disappeared in a single step.

The main hall was completely silent.

The twelve immortal beings each have their own ideas.

Is war really about to break out?

The Ice Peak Progenitor, filled with anger, looked around.

"This is your decision!" the Ice Peak Progenitor said in a low voice. "You insisted on occupying the sixty world clusters with the most important resources! The result is that Yuan and the other eight lords are going to war with us."