Objectively speaking, although the Zouma Gang had joined the ranks of the first-rate powers in the Endless Desert Western Domain, it was one of the weaker ones.
A typical first-rate power, aside from the strict criteria of oases, population, and at least one Core Formation Master, would also have a significant number of Foundation Establishment Late Stage and Perfection Cultivators.
These Foundation Establishment Late Stage and Perfection Cultivators were the main forces in the conflicts between the various powers.
After all, you couldn't expect a Core Formation Master to run out and serve as cannon fodder.
That being said, from the perspective of the entire Human World, even Core Formation Masters were nothing more than expendable resources.
But in a small, barren place like the Endless Desert Sea, a Core Formation Master was already an extravagant figure.
