"Just imagine, would those other foreign races have been willing to accept their resources being taken away by the newly joined factions and powerful individuals?"
King Black Jade asked and answered himself, "Obviously, they wouldn't be willing to accept this outcome, so conflicts of interest naturally arose, and along with them, the division into factions was born."
Luo Feng nodded.
Let alone these foreign races, even within the Human Territory, there are factions and disputes over certain interests.
However, the Human Territory is ultimately a single race, and internal factional disputes have a limit; they won't go too far.
These foreign races are different; even though they are all members of the Hong Alliance, when a certain race genuinely declines, most will likely choose to kick them while they're down.
"Currently, there are three main factions among the foreign races in the Hong Alliance."
King Black Jade introduced, "First is the Vassal Faction, which consists of our Human Territory's vassal races and autonomous races that were formerly vassal races, with only hundreds of thousands of King-level Immortal."
"Second is the Yan Ying Faction, which comprises the previous foreign races, and later absorbed some of the former Snake Dance Alliance races. This faction has approximately five million King-level Immortals."
"Third is the Snake Dance Faction, mostly composed of races brought over by the original Snake Dance Alliance, with nearly ten million King-level Immortals."
"Beyond these three factions, there are also a very small number of neutral races that do not join any faction."
"Our district was established late, and most of the foreign race powerhouses residing here are from the Snake Dance Faction, though there are also quite a few from the Yan Ying Faction."
"While there aren't many powerhouses from the Vassal Faction, they are on good terms with our Human Territory powerhouses, so the other two major factions won't target them too much."
King Black Jade shook his head, "There are only a few powerhouses from the neutral races, so they are naturally treated differently by the Snake Dance and Yan Ying Factions, plus they also like to trade privately."
Luo Feng nodded slightly, understanding the factional divisions among the Hong Alliance's foreign races.
However, he was a bit curious about King Black Jade's last words, "What is private trading?"
"Hong Alliance Virtual City is an information exchange platform. We, the King-level ImmortalS residing in the Outer City, will stay in one district indefinitely unless we go to the Inner City later."
King Black Jade explained, "A single district has at least seven or eight thousand foreign race powerhouses. Even the two major factions will divide into multiple forces, with some having hundreds of powerhouses and others over a thousand.
These forces will conduct internal trades, and occasionally trade between forces to acquire the treasures they need. The few neutral individuals like to trade privately and have repeatedly caused several faction leaders to lose face, so they are naturally ostracized."
"The main reason they are ostracized is that the races behind them aren't strong enough!"
That three-star Human Territory Immortal King sneered, "If the races behind them had a great existence like a Palace Lord, what if they lost Face?
"There are only a dozen or so Human Territory powerhouses in this district, but who dares to provoke our Human Territory?"
Several Human Territory Immortal Kings couldn't help but laugh at his words.
The Hong Alliance is the Human Territory's Hong Alliance; even foreign race Palace Lords must fight for the Hong Alliance and for the Human Territory.
Upon hearing this, Luo Feng instantly understood. Ultimately, it was because the background of those few powerhouses from the neutral races wasn't deep enough!
Whether in the Original Universe or within the Hong Alliance, if a race is too weak or ordinary, it cannot provide strong support for its members.
…
After chatting for a while at the outdoor bar, Luo Feng learned that if he wanted rare treasures, he needed to purchase them from the shops on the street.
Thus, he came to the famous Universe Treasure Hall and indeed found the Flame God Race King Armor, and its price was only several billion Mixed units, well within his acceptable range.
After purchasing the King Armor, his Golden-Horned Beast Clone became even more powerful. With the destructive power of the Shi Wu Wings, he could rival a Pinnacle stage King-level Immortal.
He re-entered the Extraterritorial Battlefield as an Immortal, earning the title 'Blade River' in the Seventh Battlefield, and later entered the Star Tower for recognition…
…
Luo Feng underwent the Star Tower recognition process for the two-thousandth year.
Virtual Universe, palace above Myriad Creations Island.
Inside the side hall, Ender sat before a stone table, facing Bo Ya, who was frowning slightly.
"Teacher, Junior Brother lost contact after entering the Star Tower, and I couldn't revive him by reversing time and space."
Bo Ya frowned, "The Star Tower is a Xeon Arcana treasure with strong spatiotemporal interference, so I cannot reverse time and space to check the situation."
"Don't worry too much," Ender comforted.
Bo Ya still frowned and said, "Junior Brother took possession of the Golden-Horned Beast, has the talent secret art of Clone, and also has the Heavy Treasure you bestowed to guard his Soul. Such a situation shouldn't occur."
"Your Junior Brother has a Heaven-Defying Opportunity; he won't fall so easily. Perhaps he is currently receiving some kind of Legacy."
Ender chuckled, "Last time he lost contact, wasn't he also receiving a God General Legacy?"
"It's different." Bo Ya shook her head, "How long did he lose contact for the God General Legacy? This time it's been a full two thousand years."
At this point, Bo Ya asked Ender, "Teacher, aren't you worried about Junior Brother's safety?"
This Junior Brother's past experience was so similar to hers, so she had high hopes for him and didn't want him to fall midway.
"Why should I worry?"
Ender chuckled and shook his head, "I can probably guess what he's doing. Even if he falls, he can be revived by reversing time and space. At most, he'll lose a unique Heaven-Defying Opportunity."
Bo Ya's frown immediately relaxed, and she asked curiously, "What is Junior Brother doing?"
"I'm not entirely sure what exactly he's doing."
Ender concealed the matter of the Star Tower recognition, "However, this matter is inseparable from Sitting Mountain Guest."
"The lone True God Sitting Mountain Guest?"
Bo Ya was slightly stunned, then suddenly thought of the situation on Earth, and couldn't help but ask, "Teacher, do you mean that Junior Brother is undergoing Sitting Mountain Guest's trial?"
Sitting Mountain Guest is a lone True God, and as a True God, he also possesses a Miniature Universe.
If Sitting Mountain Guest were to conduct his Disciple trials within his own Miniature Universe, then the Virtual Universe would naturally be unable to contact him.
Because the Miniature Universe of a True God is not within the Original Universe, but in the Universe Ocean.
Although the Virtual Universe is Heaven-Defying, almost covering every part of the Original Universe, it hasn't reached the point of extending its coverage to the Universe Ocean.
"That should be it." Ender nodded gently.
The Star Tower recognition is a crucial step to becoming Sitting Mountain Guest's third Disciple. Viewing it as a Disciple trial is not wrong; it's just that this trial is incredibly difficult.
Hmm, it's the kind where if you don't pass, it will truly cost you your life.
Only by completing the Star Tower recognition and gaining control of that incredibly precious God King-level secret treasure, the 'Star Tower,' can one become Sitting Mountain Guest's third Disciple.
"Sitting Mountain Guest left two trial grounds in our Human Territory."
Ender said softly, "The first trial ground is Yanshen Star; Flame Emperor of the Flame God Race is Sitting Mountain Guest's Disciple."
"The second trial ground is Earth, and your Junior Brother is most likely also undergoing a Disciple trial."
"Placing both trial grounds in our Human Territory and taking the most outstanding lives from the trial grounds as Disciples, what is this Sitting Mountain Guest doing?"
Bo Ya was somewhat confused, "He's already a True God; is researching these things useful?"
As a Human Territory Universe Master, Bo Ya had also read Legacy knowledge and knew about the True God information of the Divine Power path, which made her even more puzzled.
Researching life is a symbol of a True God who formally walks the Divine Power path.
"Who knows… Anyway, there's no harm in it for our Human Territory."
Ender said softly, "As for your Junior Brother, just wait patiently for the result.
"I guess this trial won't last more than ten thousand years. Once ten thousand years pass, try to revive your Junior Brother again."
"Ten thousand years, huh…"
Bo Ya was still confused, but at the moment, she had no other choice, so she nodded in agreement, "Understood."