Episode 12: Division

The most suitable resource for the Infinite Great Serpent Clan is the 'Origin of the Source World'. The Infinite Serpent Ancestor himself is already immortal and indestructible, and it would be impossible for him to agree to this for the sake of his clan's needs.

"We'll hand over all the Source World within our territory to you? You're delusional!" The Infinite Serpent Ancestor's eyes were icy. "This condition is non-negotiable!"

"All Source World are our people. Our Cultivator Faction have worked hard generation after generation to take them all back. We cannot tolerate the beings from the Source World being your food forever!" Yuan Ye said coldly.

The Infinite Serpent Ancestor sneered, "Want all the Source World? Then there's only the option of all-out war! At that time, countless Source World in your Cultivator Domain will also be drawn into the war!"

The numerous progenitors and eight lords were filled with murderous intent.

"Total war? We lords don't care," Yuan said indifferently. "The lords are immortal, let's see how many of your ancestors will die in battle."

"Haha, our Innate Primal Chaos Faction does indeed need enough blood and fire," the Nirvana Ancestor said. "Only blood and fire can allow the Life Core to grow and give birth to more immortal beings!"

"Total war? Who would be afraid?" the Endless Ancestor scoffed.

The progenitors who reached the level of immortality didn't care.

The progenitors who were very close to 'immortality', such as the Nirvana Ancestor, were eager to take their own path to further advancement. A sufficiently fierce war would be beneficial to their own evolution.

As for the fate of those at the bottom?

What they care about is the continuation of their race, and they don't care about the many who are eliminated in the process of continuation through repeated wars.

"The Innate Primal Chaos Faction has been the number one faction in the Infinite Primal Chaos Space for far too long!" Luo Feng said. "It's time to change the number one faction."

Luo Feng, who wields the power to Destruction World, is able to perform 'periodic cleansing' and is therefore favored by the Abyss of Destruction.

Luo Feng was ready to wreak havoc!

If negotiation fails in order to unify all the Source World, then war is the only option!

On one side are eight immortal lords! On the other side are five immortal progenitors and over a hundred progenitors of varying strengths. If a full-scale war breaks out, the casualties are destined to be devastating.

Some beings, like the Nirvana Ancestor, who were close to breaking through, actually craved this fierce war!

"What you want is merely the Source World?" the Giant God Emperor suddenly spoke, and immediately the Infinite Serpent Ancestor and the Nirvana Ancestor glared at it angrily.

"Right."

Yuan nodded. "As you all know, Life Core evolution resources are not important to us Xing Zhe lords! We only care about the Source World, and a vast territory contains countless resources besides the Source World, all of which belong to you. Of course, we will still compete fairly in the Mysterious Land."

In this Mysterious Land, all parties have always tacitly agreed to fair competition! Refining and control depend entirely on each individual's abilities.

"You promise that you will never again invade the territory of our Innate Primal Chaos Faction in the endless future?" the Giant God Emperor said again.

"We, the eight lords, will promise all the progenitors that we will 'never expand,'" Yuan said.

The Giant God Emperor understood.

It looked at its other companions and said, "The eight Xing Zhe lords have collectively pledged never to expand further. All we need to do is hand over all the Source World to them! I don't think the Source World are that important to us."

"The Source World is very important to us." The Infinite Serpent Ancestor stared at the Giant God Emperor.

"We, the Giant God Clan, don't care," the Giant God Emperor said, looking at it. "Your Infinite Great Serpent Clan, however, cares a lot, but... throughout your long history, the strength of your other ancestors hasn't improved much. Infinite Serpent Ancestor, I think you've become too reliant on the Source World. Completely abandoning the Source World will also be a test for your Infinite Great Serpent Clan."

"Your Giant God Clan doesn't need it, you can give it up." The Infinite Serpent Ancestor shook his head, "But this condition is something my Infinite Great Serpent Clan can never agree to!"

The proportion of world-class progenitors among the Infinite Great Serpent Clan far exceeds that of other races because they absorbed the origin of the source Source World. Once they give up, the difficulty for the Infinite Great Serpent Clan to produce progenitors in the future will increase dramatically.

"Many races don't really need the Source World." The Giant God Emperor looked behind him. "I believe that many of the 86 progenitors present don't care about the 'Source World origin'."

Many of the ancestors were somewhat tempted.

Previously, the Cultivator Faction were not satisfied with occupying the 'Southern River Domain' and wanted to continue expanding! For the sake of their own territory for survival and reproduction, these ancestors were united in their hatred of the enemy and were willing to do anything to deal with the Cultivator Faction.

But now, the eight lords have pledged never to expand!

This is not a promise from a single lord, nor is it a private promise! It is a promise made publicly by eight lords to all the progenitors. Considering that the Xing Zhe lords also lack Life Core, the promise is highly credible.

Never expand? Then what's the point of fighting?

As for the Source World, it's merely a resource that enhances the reproduction and growth of one's own race; the Source World's share of resources is insignificant.

"What the Giant God Emperor said makes sense." The Initial Progenitor, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up. "Your Infinite Great Serpent Clan has always relied on the 'Source World.' Perhaps breaking away from the Source World would be a different kind of tempering for the evolution of your Life Core."

Upon seeing this, the Infinite Serpent Ancestor also realized the internal division.

Even the Nine Sovereigns.

The Giant God Emperor, the Primal Chaos Beast Ancestor, and the Ancestor of Black Tide are standing together.

The Initial Progenitor and the Mother of Space-Time also tend to be neutral.

Since becoming immortal, its friend 'Endless Ancestor' has been alone, without a clan, and no longer fights alongside it as it used to.

"Are we just going to back down like this when faced with the Cultivator Faction?" asked the Nirvana Ancestor.

"We don't need the origin of the Source World, so why should we fight to the Source World for it?"

"Yes, the Cultivator Faction will never expand again, so why fight with it?"

The ancestors communicated with each other through telepathy.

The Nine Sovereigns were divided into three factions, and the other progenitors were also very divided.

Most of the progenitors who participated in the war were likely to die! Of course, they were unwilling to risk their lives for resources they didn't need!

The eight lords watched this scene and saw that there seemed to be some division within the Innate Primal Chaos Faction. These ancestors were probably communicating telepathically. They couldn't hear what they were saying, but they could guess what it was.

"They seem to be arguing?" Moman observed.

"This was expected," Xingmang said.

Suddenly--

The Endless Ancestor, one of the Nine Sovereigns, spoke up, "Eight Lords, we need to carefully discuss your demands internally. We also need to consult with some Ancestors who did not participate in the war. Let's postpone the final negotiations for one cycle. After one cycle, our Innate Primal Chaos Faction will give you a definite answer."

"Okay, then we'll wait for your reply." Yuan nodded.

To relinquish all the Source World within the entire faction, the Innate Primal Chaos Faction does indeed need to reach a consensus.

"Walk."

Led by the Mother of Space-Time, the ancestors immediately stepped into the time-space passage and departed.

Within the dazzling time tunnel, the ancestors continued their journey.

"Giant God Emperor, are you really unwilling to join the war?" the Infinite Serpent Ancestor his voice. "We must unite against the Cultivator Faction."

"As long as the Cultivator Faction keep their promise, my Giant God Clan will not participate in the war. Not only us, but many of our ancestors are also unwilling to participate in the war." The Giant God Emperor transmitted his voice, "Nearly half of the ancestors do not need the Source World's source, and they are unwilling to risk their lives."

The Infinite Serpent Ancestor sighed inwardly.

"There is still one cycle before the final negotiations," the Giant God Emperor transmitted. "You'd better think of a good solution. If you can't, after one cycle, I and my many ancestors will accept the Xing Zhe's terms."

Although the Infinite Serpent Ancestor was powerful, it could not suppress the Giant God Emperor faction, which had the support of nearly half of the progenitors.

"This Cultivator Faction is truly despicable. They don't expand their territory, they only want the Source World." The Infinite Serpent Ancestor was quite distressed.

Never expanding does indeed reduce a great deal of hostility.

The Southern River Domain.

"We have achieved our objective in this confrontation. We have demonstrated our strength to the entire Infinite Primal Chaos Space. Even the Innate Primal Chaos Faction lost three of its progenitors before us," Yuan said. "We can now use this opportunity to negotiate with all the other forces!"

Taking over all the Source World through war is a poor strategy!

After all, there have been at least twenty immortal beings. Even if they managed to occupy some Source World, these immortal beings could always come back to fight their way back.

The best solution is to resolve the issue through negotiation.

"I'll leave the negotiations to you, Xingmang," Yuan said.

"Brother Yuan, Brother Luo Feng, you two send your clones to accompany me to visit the various powerful forces," Xingmang said.

Luo Feng and Yuan Du nodded.

With a single thought, they can condense a weak clone within the target force's territory, and three clones can directly meet the ancestor of the weak force.

"For those weaker forces, Luo Feng, Yuan, and I can simply send our weaker clones," Xingmang said. "But for the Ice Peak Faction, and to negotiate with them, all eight of us must send our main battle clones."

"The difficulty of negotiating with the Ice Peak Faction is no less than that of the Innate Primal Chaos Faction," Yuan Ye said, frowning.

In terms of strength, the Ice Peak Faction is indeed weaker than the Innate Primal Chaos Faction.

But the leaders of the Ice Peak Faction are twelve immortal beings! These immortal beings are not afraid of war. So what if they lose? They are immortal anyway.

"To permanently rule over all the Source World in the Infinite Primal Chaos Space, facing a group of immortal beings, is not easy." Xingmang couldn't help but sigh. Even though he could travel through countless future timelines, he still understood that a perfect solution was impossible.

There's no way to resolve this Mogus alone, who has a blood feud with the Cultivator Faction.

Mogus is immortal and indestructible, a lone wolf who delights in devouring the souls of countless beings! Mogus is destined to remain an enemy of the Cultivator Faction.

"We'll settle with whoever we can," Yuan said. "Through negotiation, we can avoid a lot of trouble in the future."

Try to reduce the number of opponents through negotiation.

The fewer competitors there are, the less pressure there will be in the future.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

The eight lords' main battle avatars set off together towards the Ice Peak Faction's territory.

Meanwhile, the weak avatars of Luo Feng, Yuan, and Xingmang also descended upon the territories of various weak forces, visiting each of their ancestors and initiating negotiations.