Swallowed Star 2: Land of Origin

As the Dark Sky Venerable left, only Luo Feng's five avatars remained in the skies above the Eater King's Capital.

"No one is coming to contend anymore." Luo Feng's Power of the World enveloped the entire territory of the Shi Kingdom, and he detected no other powerful beings infiltrating it.

"The power I displayed this time was just right, not posing a threat as overwhelming as the Earth God King or the Mother River Master, yet the emperors and monarchs would need to weigh their options carefully if they want to confront me," Luo Feng thought.

If Luo Feng had been a God King Ultimate Realm Will, controlling the 'Twenty-four Forms' with his five avatars to burst forth such power would indeed have been his limit, and he certainly couldn't compete with emperors and monarchs.

"It's time to claim the entire territory of the Shi Kingdom." Luo Feng also knew that taking over and managing such a vast territory was no easy task. Fortunately, over the long years, the Blade River Sect had nurtured a multitude of disciples.

Now, it was time for these disciples to take charge of the expansive territories.

Whoosh!

Luo Feng's five avatars also vanished.

...

Chu Capital.

Marquis Chu Yu hosted a lavish banquet, with many marquises, guest elders, and Godly King disciples from Emperor Chu's Lineage in attendance.

"Brother Luo He is my life-and-death brother," Marquis Chu Yu said from the head of the table, raising his wine cup, "We both started from humble beginnings, back in Huyang City, when I was still an eternal true god. He too was an eternal true god! Later, we both came to Chu Capital, and the first guest elder I had was Brother Luo He..."

Marquis Chu Yu boasted.

The surrounding marquises, guest elders, and Godly King disciples lavished their praises as well.

"This is destiny!"

"Luo He God King truly is remarkable. Initially, he was the unparalleled transcendent of the Primal Chaos Realm, then he became the invincible First Realm of Godly King, and now even just one of his avatars is enough to rival one of the six leaders of the Destruction Army, the Dark Sky Venerable..."

"Such natural talent is truly enviable."

These beings from the Primal Chaos Realm, whether they were marquises from the Imperial Clan or guest elders, all envied him immensely.

Perhaps some powerful God Kings from the Imperial Clan could still maintain their pride before Luo Feng! But these Imperial Clan marquises had no pride left, only looking up to him in absolute respect! After all, 'Luo He God King' was only a step away from the emperors and monarchs.

Of course, this step was as formidable as a chasm in the heavens!

"Brother Luo He is Brother Luo He, and I am me," sighed Marquis Chu Yu, "I can't even grasp the branches of the Great Dao, filled with endless confusion."

"Brother Chu Yu's time in cultivation is still short, we believe that you will definitely become a Godly King in the future," the guests flattered.

Now, amongst the many marquises of the thirteen lines of the Imperial Clan, Marquis Chu Yu had a far-reaching reputation! After all, he had a good brother 'Luo He God King,' so even ordinary God Kings from the Imperial Clan dared not treat him lightly.

The powerful God Kings of the Imperial Clan had pride, but ordinary God Kings who had been trapped in the First Realm of Godly King for a long time were not valued within the clan, receiving fewer resources! These ordinary God Kings also thought about making connections with Luo He!

...

"God King, Emperor Chu Yu is currently entertaining guests. This time, one of Luo He's avatars proved capable of rivaling one of the six leaders of the Destruction Army, the 'Dark Sky Venerable,' and it has really brought Emperor Chu Yu quite a few benefits," a tall and thin elder spoke, "Speaking of which, you also have connections with Luo He. You helped to secure a guest elder position for Luo He back then."

God King Chu Ying smiled.

At that time, giving Luo He a guest elder position was considered by Marquis Chu Ying to be the most 'astute' decision.

Luo Feng thereby owed God King Chu Ying a great favor.

The stronger Luo Feng's power grew, the more valuable this favor became!

"With Brother Luo He's rate of growth, he may reach even greater heights in the future," God King Chu Ying said, knowing his own limits. He had spent such a long time becoming a God King, and he knew the journey ahead would only get harder.

Thus, he needed support!

The rules within the Imperial Clan were strict, with each God King having a corresponding resource quota. As for the thirteen emperors, apart from Emperor Qing, the other emperors all owed the Imperial Clan an immense debt of wealth. They simply couldn't help God King Chu Ying much.

"This favor should be kept for as long as possible, the longer the better," God King Chu Ying also had patience, naturally using the resources of the Imperial Clan to improve himself as much as possible.

When there's no further progress to be made, completely stuck at a bottleneck, then seek external assistance.

******

In Liuyu City, within the King's Palace.

Liuyu God King, one of the five God Kings of the Shi Kingdom who didn't flee, was feeling uneasy as she waited.

"Hm?"

Liuyu God King suddenly saw an invisible force converging, forming the figure of Luo Feng, who was calmly looking at her.

Now, with the entire territory of the Shi Kingdom enveloped by the Power of the World, Luo Feng naturally condensed an avatar in a thought.

"Liuyu pays respects to Luo He God King," Liuyu God King said with the utmost respect as she bowed.

"Kufeng God King has moved his kin and fled away. Yet you stayed here and didn't leave," Luo Feng looked at her.

Liuyu God King said helplessly, "My kin have been thriving for countless years, rooted deeply in this land, and moving them is too difficult. That was why we joined the Shi Kingdom in the first place, and now I hope that Luo He God King will take us in. I am willing to serve Luo He God King."

Luo Feng understood well.

Liuyu God King's kin, with their long and storied history, were comparable to the 'Jin State' of his teacher, the Mountain Sitting Guest, with a vast kin spread across numerous large cities and even many wilderness tribes.

"If one's heart is hard enough," she thought, "one could simply migrate the elite of the tribe away."

But the Liuyu God King cared deeply about the entire tribe.

Whether it was the original decision to join the Eater King's Capital or now to serve Luo Feng, it was all for the sake of the tribe.

"Alright, but your fiefdom only consists of five Primal Chaos Prefectures," Luo Feng looked at her.

With numerous avatars and the Power of the World that could envelop the entire territory in a thought, whether he had a Godly King under his command was not important to Luo Feng.

The Liuyu God King was slightly startled, and respectfully replied, "Yes, I am willing to reduce my fiefdom to five Primal Chaos Prefectures, but I hope that countless creatures within the original 'Liuyu Country' can be spared from large-scale captures."

"I'm not the Emperor of Tian Kun who needs to consume countless creatures," Luo Feng said as he looked at her, "In all the territories under my command, large-scale captures of countless creatures are prohibited."

Cultivators' normal battles and slaughters, even clan annihilations among some wilderness tribes, Luo Feng would not mind.

But systematic capturing of countless creatures as food like the Emperor of Tian Kun did was strictly forbidden by Luo Feng.

"The Luo He God King is merciful," the Liuyu God King rejoiced.

"You will work with Yuan, Luo Sa, and Xin Yu to take charge of receiving the entire Eater King's Capital territory," Luo Feng waved his hand, and twenty names appeared in front of him, "These twenty Primal Chaos Realm cultivators, if they are willing, can continue to govern their original fiefdoms. All other Primal Chaos Realm cultivators... must be expelled."

Luo Feng had reviewed the Primal Chaos Realm cultivators from the Eater King's Capital and deemed that only twenty were worth recruiting.

As for the others who had long followed the three kings of the Eater King's Capital, their styles were similar. Luo Feng knew they were just following orders, but still did not bother to take them in.

"Yes," the Liuyu God King respectfully took the order.

...

Receiving the entire Eater King's Capital territory involved many aspects.

The handover of various cities, various assets, some places that nurtured heaven and earth's treasures, numerous mines in the wilderness, some artifact refining, alchemy, and other industry chains... The handover was complicated.

The entire reception task was primarily handled by Yuan and Morosa, with assistance from the second disciple Xin Yu and the Liuyu God King! The Blade River Sect's many disciples were responsible for specific duties! At the same time, Luo Feng's Power of the World enveloped the entire territory, aiding in the completion of the reception.

Because the Power of the World enwrapped everything, none of the actions of all the powers, large or small, within the territory could escape Luo Feng's notice.

At first, there were some greedy individuals who wanted to take a great amount of treasures and resources away, but after Luo Feng severely punished them, destroying three Primal Chaos Realm cultivators, everyone promptly became much more docile.

Of course, Luo Feng only destroyed the Primal Chaos Realm true bodies and took all their treasures, expelling them from the territory without completely annihilating them. However, this punishment still frightened all the various powers within the territory and also made the subsequent reception go much smoother.
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"Master, the reception is essentially completed, but there have been quite a few losses during the handover process," Morosa respectfully reported.

"Losses?" Luo Feng looked at him.

"Those Primal Chaos Realm cultivators were expelled, and they took their families and subordinates with them," Morosa reported, "Their families were previously in charge of many industries, and suddenly without so many leaders, a lot of businesses could no longer operate. These losses were unavoidable."

Luo Feng nodded.

Many of the elites from previous cities were direct subordinates or even family members of the Primal Chaos Realm cultivators. Their expulsion indeed had a significant impact.

"The impact is temporary," Luo Feng said. "After the reception tasks are handled properly, discuss with Yuan and prepare for the next large-scale recruitment of disciples by Blade River Sect! This time, the scale should be at least ten times that of the past."

"Such a large scale?" Morosa's eyes lit up.

"With countless citizens across the 135 Primal Chaos Prefectures of the Eater King's Capital territory, who have suffered for long years, this large-scale recruitment of disciples can be considered a great opportunity for cultivators," Luo Feng explained.

Morosa nodded.

As master and servant were talking, they suddenly turned their heads toward the direction of the Blade River Sect's base.

"Has Qingyan broken through?" Morosa showed a look of surprise.

"He actually broke through, faster than I anticipated," Luo Feng also smiled.

...

In the Quiet Room of Moyu Qingyan's cave mansion within Blade River Sect,

Moyu Qingyan had always longed for a breakthrough! He had followed Luo Feng from the very beginning in the Land of Origin, receiving careful guidance from Morosa, and later, advice from Yuan! As Luo Feng's status rose higher and higher, as his only Direct Disciple, the resources he received were the best.

Even Morosa secretly shared some resources that he managed to obtain with Moyu Qingyan.

"Junior brother Xin Yu has broken through and become a Primal Chaos Realm cultivator."

"Master has also taken in a group of Registered Disciples, many of whose talents are above mine."

As the eldest senior disciple of Blade River Sect!

The pressure on Moyu Qingyan was naturally enormous.

The only thing he could do was to be even more diligent!

Consulting with Yuan, consulting with second master Luo Sa, and even thickening his skin to consult with master Luo He! Master rarely gave guidance, but every time he did, Moyu Qingyan would study every word said by the master, ponder it a hundred, a thousand times over.

"Me?" Moyu Qingyan felt the transformation of his bloodline within him, though he did not yet fully understand, he could already control the Primal Chaos Laws.

"I've broken through; my bloodline has transformed," Moyu Qingyan's eyes brimmed with tears of excitement.

Finally, he had broken through.

As the second one under his master's guidance to become Primal Chaos Realm! Although he was only a Primal Chaos Realm cultivator through the bloodline path!