Chapter 336: After the War

Within Rainlan City, the three Low-Rank Primordial Lifeform Legions had already fallen into despair under the shroud of the Formation. Batch after batch of them perished under invisible curse-type attacks, and once the Chaotic Mist eroded and broke through their Protective Layers, the casualties became even more severe.

“No—”

“God Emperor Luo Feng, spare us!”

“We only seek to survive!”

“Spare us!”

Having lost even the ability to threaten, these Low-Rank Primordial Lifeforms began begging for mercy one after another. Yet as Luo Feng watched this scene, he showed not the slightest softness.

Since the era of the Primal Universe, Luo Feng had experienced one racial war after another! These pleas from the enemy could not shake him in the slightest.

“If I spare you, who will spare the more than sixteen million Cultivators who died?”

Luo Feng thought.

Those more than ten million Cultivators had been slaughtered without any power to resist.

“These naturally born Primordial Lifeforms are born having already escaped the Prison Cage!” Luo Feng sighed inwardly. “Even though they are only the weakest ‘Low-Rank Primordial Lifeforms,’ once formed into several legions, they can slaughter Cultivators at will.”

Cultivators were, on average, weaker than naturally born Primordial Lifeforms!

Even within the Infinite Primordial Space, the Cultivator faction was weaker than the naturally born Primordial Lifeform faction! Senior Yuan, Senior Jin, and the others stood at the very front, shielding the entire Cultivator faction from the storm.

“No need to think too much. I haven’t even escaped the Prison Cage yet—what’s the point of thinking so far ahead?” Luo Feng mocked himself with a smile, then flipped his hand and stored away all the corpses of the completely dead Low-Rank Primordial Lifeform Legion before him.

His current self was still far too weak.

Any High-Rank Primordial Lifeform—perhaps with just a single glance—could severely contaminate him, just as Hall Master Yuan Xiang had been.

Still too weak!

Luo Feng collected all the corpses left behind by the three legions. Though this scene made some Elders envious, not a single one dared to voice any objection.

“The City Lord’s Formation just surged drastically in power, trapping even these Low-Rank Primordial Lifeform Legions so they couldn’t escape.”

“The City Lord alone deploying a Formation is several times stronger than the combined efforts of over three hundred of us Elders. Even a thousand Elders… probably wouldn’t compare to the City Lord!”

These Elders understood clearly.

In a city like Rainlan City, the Core Formation Layer had only one thousand blank layers in total, shared among the City Lord, Hall Masters, and Elders. Thus, the number of Elder positions could not exceed nine hundred.

Of course, a single city’s resources and benefits wouldn’t attract that many Elders anyway. Too many Elders meant each would receive too little.

“Across all thirty-five cities of the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm, those who have mastered two Half-Primordial Paths—aside from Hall Master Yuan Xiang, there are only two others. And they merely station a clone here, rarely taking action.” Luo Feng stored away the many corpses from the three Low-Rank Primordial Lifeform Legions. After a rough estimate of their value, he couldn’t help but marvel. “At that level, they truly don’t care about the benefits of a City Lord’s position.”

In Rainlan City, the City Lord indeed received the largest share of resources.

But did Hall Master Yuan Xiang care?

At his peak, Hall Master Yuan Xiang frequently hunted Transcendent Limit-level and God Emperor Perfection-level beings. After endless years of accumulation, his resources were naturally immense—his wealth far surpassed that of Hall Master Wei Yang and Hall Master Gai Tao.

And those at the same level as Hall Master Yuan Xiang—who among them was not immensely wealthy?

Luo Feng himself, after the Battle of Rainlan City, had gained enormous spoils and rapidly become exceedingly rich. He immediately realized that the portion of resources from Rainlan City was indeed not very enticing.

“In the world of Cultivators, a difference of one realm means a world of difference in the ability to obtain resources.” Luo Feng better understood Hall Master Yuan Xiang’s mindset.

******

The Formations of Rainlan City gradually withdrew, and the Chaotic Mist between heaven and earth dissipated completely.

“Is the war over?”

The Cultivators within the city were somewhat uneasy. Through their Cave Dwelling Formations, they carefully observed their surroundings. With their perception abilities, they could no longer detect any Low-Rank Primordial Lifeforms.

“It seems to be over.”

“There’s no more major battle activity in Rainlan City.”

Emperor Qing, Emperor Ming, and Emperor Fu were also observing.

Suddenly—

“All Cultivators of Rainlan City.”

A voice resounded throughout the entire city. “I am Luo Feng, the newly appointed City Lord of Rainlan City.”

“From this moment on, all Cultivators may freely leave their Cave Dwellings. Everything in Rainlan City has returned to normal. There is no need to worry about those Low-Rank Primordial Lifeforms.”

These simple words echoed through every corner of Rainlan City, igniting excitement among its inhabitants.

They had won!

The war was won!

“Luo Feng? The City Lord of Rainlan City?”

“Our Rainlan City didn’t have a City Lord before. Now we do?”

The Cultivators celebrated with excitement, while also filled with curiosity.

As the City Founder, Hall Master Yuan Xiang had long refrained from calling himself ‘City Lord’ due to severe soul contamination. He had already quietly spread word that he would choose a City Lord for Rainlan City. This was also why Hall Master Wei Yang had been so ambitious.

“No matter who becomes City Lord, as long as they can protect Rainlan City, they are a good City Lord.” Many Cultivators walked out of their Cave Dwellings.

Above Rainlan City, multicolored Formations still provided protection, and a light rain fell. The drizzle seemed to wash away the fear, brutality, and madness that had once filled the city, restoring everything to calm.

“We’re still alive.”

“The city was breached, but we still won—and survived.”

Many Cultivators felt emotional.

They all understood how rare it was to suffer so few casualties despite the city being breached. This new City Lord was likely extraordinary.

“Just how strong is this City Lord Luo Feng?” Many Cultivators were curious. They did not know the details of the war, nor Luo Feng’s true strength.

But in a moment of crisis, he had taken over as City Lord and protected the vast majority of Cultivators. Naturally, they felt gratitude and support for him.

…

Life in Rainlan City began returning to normal. Under the administration of the Elders’ Hall, areas damaged by the war were being repaired.

“This war was instigated by those Transcendent Limit-level beings.” Luo Feng’s strongest clone had already quietly left the city. When the four Transcendent Limit-level enemies fled earlier, Luo Feng had already arranged for clones to follow them from afar.

Now, it was time to harvest them one by one.

******

Rainlan City, within the Elders’ Hall.

Luo Feng sat in the main seat, with Hall Master Yuan Xiang seated beside him. The surrounding Elders were all quite excited—the outcome of this battle had satisfied them greatly.

“City Lord.”

Suddenly, among the Elders, the female-form Master of the Insect Nest stepped forward.

“Master of the Insect Nest.” Luo Feng looked at her. After understanding her background, Luo Feng held a strong dislike for her.

This kind of world-destroying demonic personality was exactly the type Luo Feng considered ‘must be killed’! Unfortunately, she was a Source World Expert, making it impossible for Luo Feng to truly eliminate her.

“City Lord.” The Master of the Insect Nest smiled slightly. “I offended you before. I also know that Cultivators like me… are deeply disliked by you. I am aware of this.”

“This war has ended. During the defense, I gave my all without the slightest negligence.”

“Now that success has been achieved! All the resources I possess in Rainlan City, I am willing to offer to you. As for myself, I will permanently withdraw from the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm!”

She smiled faintly. As soon as she finished speaking, this body of hers naturally dissipated.

Her clones within the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm all self-annihilated, leaving behind all treasures and resources.

Luo Feng looked on, slightly surprised.

The Master of the Insect Nest had devoured countless souls, cultivating a path both evil and terrifying—Luo Feng indeed disliked her. Yet now, she had first obediently defended the city with full effort, then relinquished everything and withdrawn completely. Her decisiveness surprised even him.

“To become such a terrifying demon, she is indeed extraordinary,” Luo Feng thought.

“City Lord, I too am willing to offer all my resources in Rainlan City. From this day forward, I will permanently withdraw from the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm.” The Master of the Ten Thousand Shadows Loft also stood and bowed slightly. “To have met the City Lord is my fortune.”

“I will also permanently withdraw from the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm.” The Master of the Trick Workshop stood and bowed slightly. “I believe the City Lord would not wish for raiding factions to continue existing in Rainlan City.”

Both the Master of the Ten Thousand Shadows Loft and the Master of the Trick Workshop self-annihilated their clones, choosing to leave the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm forever.

At their level, a simple observation was enough to determine Luo Feng’s conduct.

When Luo Feng previously served as Commander of the Sky Patrol Palace, he refused to exploit any Cultivator. Even during the city’s defense, he did everything possible to protect as many Cultivators as he could.

A City Lord with such a nature would not tolerate raiding factions like theirs.

“The other two are one thing, but the Master of the Trick Workshop still has considerable potential.” Hall Master Yuan Xiang spoke while observing. “With some restraint, the Trick Workshop’s actions could be significantly moderated.”

His personality differed from Luo Feng’s.

He could tolerate demonic figures and raiders.

“Cultivators come from different worlds, with different growth environments,” Hall Master Yuan Xiang said. “Some worlds force Cultivators into demonic paths! One can show some tolerance toward different types of Cultivators.”

“After all, there are many of them.” Hall Master Yuan Xiang looked at Luo Feng.

Luo Feng smiled. “Many? I can’t manage that much. But in Rainlan City, there is no need for theft and raiding factions to exist.”

His abilities were limited.

But…

Within the scope of what he could manage, he would manage!

Those who deserved to be killed would be killed. Those who should be expelled would be expelled!

Perhaps their original worlds forced them into demonic paths—but the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm did not!

Since Luo Feng had chosen to become the City Lord, his city would not tolerate such forces!

These words were heard by the surrounding Elders, who exchanged glances among themselves. They all understood that Luo Feng’s influence would far surpass that of the previous three Hall Masters.

Because by his own strength alone, he could eliminate all resistance within the city! 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Thus, his statement meant that from now on, Rainlan City would no longer have any soil for theft and raiding factions to survive.

“This City Lord Luo has a much stronger disposition than the previous three Hall Masters.”

“The previous Hall Masters had to consider the Elders. But this City Lord Luo—though he appears easygoing—once he decides something… no Elder can oppose him.”

From just a few words, the Elders could feel that unstoppable will!

“You have far greater ambition than I do,” Hall Master Yuan Xiang praised after seeing this. “However, individual strength is ultimately limited. Even after escaping the Prison Cage, it is difficult to change much.”

Luo Feng merely smiled without replying.

Individual strength is limited? That only meant one had not cultivated far enough!

“Oh, right.” Hall Master Yuan Xiang suddenly recalled something. “Previously, I requested aid from the Dark Sacred Realm. They dispatched a Cultivation Squad, and they are still on their way. I should contact them first.”

Only a few breaths later—

“This Cultivation Squad has already arrived in the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm.” Hall Master Yuan Xiang looked up at Luo Feng in surprise. “And they are heading toward Rainlan City. They should arrive in about half a day.”