In the Primal Land stood the Council Hall.

Inside the Council Hall was a black round table, entirely crystalline and translucent. It was crafted from the largest ‘Dark Realm Crystal’ ever discovered in the entire Infinite Origin Space, making its value immeasurable—worth several corpses of Ancestor-level beings. Only the Cultivator Faction could possess such a rare treasure; weaker factions in the Infinite Origin Space holding such a treasure would likely face immediate extermination.

The Cultivator Faction, one of the three major factions in the Infinite Origin Space, though suppressed for eons by the dominant ‘Innate Origin Life Faction,’ is nonetheless recognized for its formidable strength.

Around the round table were eight seats, also crafted from Dark Realm Crystal.

Whoosh.

Eight figures appeared in the Council Hall. Yuan, Jin, Wulan, Minghuang, Naigu, Xingmang, Moman, and Luo Feng, all eight, took their respective seats. They were the highest echelons of the entire Cultivator Faction, holding the power to decide the fate of countless cultivators.

“Hmm?” Sitting on the Dark Realm Crystal seat, Luo Feng instantly sensed a spatiotemporal array. The spatiotemporal array, centered around the black round table, connected to the entire spatiotemporal network. In an instant, all 3,600 world clusters within the spatiotemporal network’s range came into his perception. Even in some fallen world clusters where the spatiotemporal network was damaged, the ‘spatiotemporal network’ of past timelines remained intact, allowing for detection everywhere. As Luo Feng sat there, the 3,600 world clusters, countless origin worlds, and innumerable ordinary worlds—whether intact or shattered—were all reflected in his mind.

“The Council Hall finally has another seat,” Yuan said, smiling brightly at Luo Feng. “It was truly difficult. After such a long time, we finally have a new Lord.”

“Indeed, the birth of Lords in our Cultivator Faction has been too slow,” Jin lamented.

“After all, mastering the ‘Dao’ of the highest power is naturally much harder than for the Ancestors,” Xingmang remarked. Ancestors were relatively easier to emerge; several were born during this war alone. After the war, with the assimilation of some gains, the Ancestors would see further improvements.

“First, let’s distribute the spoils of war from this conflict,” Yuan said, presiding over the meeting. “In this war, we eliminated a total of eleven Ancestors! This is an unprecedented achievement!”

“Haha, before this war, we had only eliminated fourteen Ancestors throughout countless eons,” Wulan exclaimed. “And we killed eleven in this one war alone!”

“The situation has been reversed,” Xingmang smiled.

“Thanks to Luo Feng,” Naigu sighed. “We were initially retreating steadily, but Luo Feng’s breakthrough significantly increased our overall strength. His participation led to the elimination of eight Ancestors in a short period.” When Luo Feng became a Lord and suddenly joined the battle, it immediately led to the demise of three Ancestors. Later, Luo Feng was forcibly pulled into the Ancestors’ camp, separated from his own side! The power of his 1.08 billion origin explosion at that time indirectly caused the demise of five Ancestors.

“Thanks to Minghuang,” Luo Feng said. While Lord Xingmang was still superior, under the mutual restraint of Lord Xingmang, ‘Infinite Serpent Ancestor,’ and ‘Mother of Spacetime,’ it was difficult for him to deliver a fatal blow to those Ancestors. Minghuang’s thunderbolts were terrifyingly powerful and condensed! Her moves were incredibly swift! And every strike was a direct hit! These three factors combined led to Minghuang harvesting many Ancestors.

“Those Ancestors had already exhausted all their strength resisting you. I merely delivered the final blow,” Minghuang chuckled.

“Let’s proceed with the distribution of spoils,” Yuan said with a smile. “Of the eleven Ancestor corpses, each Lord will receive one-tenth. The remainder will stay in the Primal Land, to be shared by the entire Cultivator Faction.” Although each Lord’s contribution varied, and Luo Feng didn’t even participate in the battles where three of the Ancestors fell, this has always been the Cultivator Faction’s distribution policy. As long as one participated in any part of the battle, the spoils were divided equally! Among the eight Lords present, only Lord Naigu had a particular need for Ancestor corpse materials. The other Lords were focused on comprehending the ‘Dao’ and did not urgently require Ancestor materials.

“These eleven Ancestors also carried numerous treasures with them. Following the old rule, each of us will still receive one-tenth. The rest will be communal assets for the faction,” Yuan said, bringing out the treasures. The Lords casually selected their portions. Unless there was an urgent personal need, no one contended for anything.

Ancestors must participate in battles with their true bodies! Clones without life cores are too weak, possessing less than thirty percent of their full strength, and are utterly useless in wars of this magnitude between the two major factions. For instance, even a thirty percent reduction in Lord Xingmang’s energy reserves drastically diminished his effectiveness in battle. This demonstrates that in wars between the two major factions, one must be exceptionally powerful and dazzling to make a significant impact. When Luo Feng had peak energy reserves, his recovery ability was terrifying, his close combat was formidable, and he could seize opportunities to unleash dreadful forbidden techniques. However, once his energy reserves significantly depleted, his abilities would decline across the board. At that time, with the Ancestors internally divided and anti-war sentiment strong, a full assault could have potentially shattered Luo Feng’s main battle clone, which only had twenty percent of its energy reserves left. Of course, even a short-term victory for them would have been meaningless. The eight Lords could still recover and return with full force! This was also why many Ancestors were against the war!

“The distribution of spoils is complete,” Yuan announced. “Let’s move on to the next agenda item.”

“With the birth of a new Lord, our Cultivator Faction, as per regulations, needs to re-divide territories and reallocate subordinates,” Yuan stated, looking at the other Lords, who listened attentively. “Firstly, the Dark World Cluster, as Luo Feng’s homeland, will become his absolute territory,” Yuan explained. “Secondly, each Lord bears the responsibility of guarding the borders, and thus needs to take charge of a portion of the border world clusters.” Above the round table, a miniature representation of the 3,600 world clusters appeared, and Yuan began the allocation. Each of the eight Lords used their ‘absolute territory’ as a starting point, extending their domains all the way to the borders. Each Lord’s ‘territory’ resembled a twisted fish shape.

“I require the Azure River World Cluster,” Lord Minghuang stated, gesturing to claim three additional world clusters while relinquishing others. The previous seven Lords had, after all, invested immense effort in the vast territories, and some world clusters held particular significance to them. They spoke one by one, making minor adjustments to their domains. Only Luo Feng, having not invested effort in other world clusters, was amenable to any minor adjustments to his territory.

“Does anyone have any objections?” Yuan asked, looking at the seven Lords and nodding slightly. “Good, if there are no objections, then the territories are settled.”

“With the territory allocation complete, the world-level Origin Beings and high-level Origin Lifeforms under our command also need adjustment,” Yuan continued. “High-level Origin Lifeforms within a Lord’s territory naturally fall under that Lord’s command. As for world-level Origin Beings, if they are a disciple of a particular Lord, they belong to that Lord. Otherwise, without such a special ‘master-disciple’ relationship, they will still be allocated based on territorial divisions.” The seven Lords had no objections. Many world-level Origin Beings had received cultivation from Lords before transcending their ‘cages’! Roughly one-third of them had formally become disciples. Luo Feng, having just achieved his breakthrough, naturally had no world-level Origin Being disciples. “I have 23 world-level Origin Beings and a little over 10.25 million high-level Origin Beings under my command?” Luo Feng reviewed the final allocation plan, which also included 20 captured world-level Origin Lifeforms and over 8 billion captured high-level Origin Beings. This war significantly increased the number of captives for the Cultivator Faction.

“Luo Feng, you have slightly fewer world-level Origin Being cultivators under your command,” Yuan chuckled. “You can nurture more of those young ones within the ‘cages’ and cultivate some world-level Origin Being disciples, and they will naturally be under your command.” Luo Feng understood that the other seven Lords had invested immense effort in cultivation, so it was normal for him to have slightly fewer. “I’ll cultivate them slowly in the future,” Luo Feng said.

“Are there any objections to this allocation plan?” Yuan asked his companions. “If not, I will distribute it.” Once they confirmed, they would notify the world-level Origin Beings and high-level Origin Beings of the Cultivator Faction! After all, with territories and subordinates reallocated, future responsibilities would also need to be redefined.

“Distribute it.”

“No objections.”

All seven Lords confirmed the matter.

“Then let’s begin the third agenda item,” Yuan continued. “With the birth of a new Lord, we need to determine how our Cultivator Faction should nurture the next generation in this new era.” The cultivation strategy would be jointly discussed and decided by the eight Lords.

“Firstly, we must reclaim the vast resources from all world clusters,” Lord Moman stated directly. “Previously, immense resources were released for free exchange because there was a possibility that all world clusters could be completely overrun. Now that the war is over, this must naturally change.” With many world clusters potentially falling and countless beings facing extinction, they were given greater exchange privileges, offering a glimmer of hope to transcend their ‘cages’. However, now that the territories are secure, and cultivators at the God-Emperor level have endless lifespans, acquiring resources will naturally become much more difficult.

“Allowing such unrestricted exchange is indeed unsustainable for our Cultivator Faction,” Lord Naigu also said. “We need to consider the long-term!”

While the Lords deliberated in the Council Hall, the territory allocation plan and cultivator allocation plan were distributed to every world-level Origin Being and high-level Origin Lifeform in the Primal Land. Throughout the entire Primal Land, countless cultivators received the news. At this moment, Tianlang Ke and two friends were gathered together, and they too received the news.

“Our Cultivator Faction has given birth to its eighth Lord, Luo Feng! The eight Lords, uniting their forces, have decisively won this war!”

“Guangyu, Chifeng Daoist, Tianlang Ke—a total of 23 world-level Origin Lifeforms—please proceed to the ‘Sky Moon Sea Cavern’ and await an audience with Lord Luo Feng.”

Tianlang Ke stared blankly at the message. Lord Luo Feng?

The horned man, Guangyu, was incredibly excited: “I can’t believe that while we were worried about the war, our Cultivator Faction actually gave birth to a new Lord! The news of the new Lord’s emergence was kept completely secret; Lord Luo Feng had already joined the battle, and the war is even over.” “The victory of the war was only fully disclosed now,” Chifeng Daoist said excitedly. “Let’s quickly depart for the Sky Moon Sea Cavern and await Lord Luo Feng’s summons.”

“Let’s go.” Guangyu looked at his companion and urged, “Brother Tianlang, what are you thinking about? Let’s hurry and depart. This is our first time meeting Lord Luo Feng; we cannot afford any delay.” “Oh.” Tianlang Ke, a little dazed, responded and immediately set off with his companions for the Sky Moon Sea Cavern. At that moment, Tianlang Ke somewhat understood why the Lord had not summoned him despite his breakthrough.