Perfection: The Eastern Emperor Bell manifests, I am the Golden Crow Heavenly Emperor

Chapter 36 The Ancient Hall of Guidance
"A substantive alliance is better than a mere formality. The Golden Crow Clan is willing to forge an eternal alliance with the Primordial Ancient Realm, advancing and retreating together!"

Lu Xuan's voice was strong and clear.

This both expressed a polite refusal of the invitation and demonstrated a firm commitment to the alliance.

After hearing this, the Immortal King Wuzhong and the others showed a hint of regret in their eyes, but they were not too surprised.

At their level, everyone has their own path and principles, and you can't force them to follow suit.

Lu Xuan's refusal was understandable, and his promise of an eternal alliance was even more precious.

"OK!"

The True Dragon King burst into laughter first, his voice booming like a bell.

"Fellow Daoist, you speak your mind! Let's form an alliance! Your words are more valuable than anything else!"

The Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal King also nodded slightly.

"We understand your heart, fellow Daoist. From this day forward, the Golden Crow Clan and the Ancient Realm will be the most steadfast allies!"

The Immortal King Wuzhong smiled with relief: "Since you have made up your mind, we should respect it. An eternal alliance, excellent! May our two ancient lands join hands and fight against foreign aggression together!"

The willow branches of the ancestral altar swayed gently, conveying a comforting thought: "Good."

An invitation that could have changed the landscape ultimately ended with the formation of a closer alliance.

Both sides got the results they wanted—the Ancient Realm received a clear commitment from Lu Xuan, a powerful ally, while Lu Xuan maintained his independence.

With the discussion and invitations concluded, Lu Xuan did not linger. After bidding farewell to the giants of the ancient realms, he tore through the void and returned to the Immortal Realm.

This trip to the ancient realm has been incredibly fruitful for Lu Xuan and the Golden Crow Clan.

Boundary sea.

This place is boundless and endless, with surging waves that have buried countless shattered ancient realms and obliterated great paths.

And in that extremely deep place, where even the divine senses of a Celestial King cannot reach, lies an even more eternal and absolute darkness.

Here, light is swallowed up, and even the concept of time becomes blurred and distorted.

Only a pure, dark origin was slowly flowing.

In the absolute darkness at the center, floats an ancient palace that defies description.

It is not made of bricks and stones; its material seems to be solidified darkness itself, or like countless universes fused together.

The outline of the palace was constantly and subtly changing, exuding an ominous aura that made all the heavens and myriad realms tremble.

This is one of the strongholds of the dark creatures deep in the Boundary Sea—the Ancient Temple of Guidance.

Outside the ancient temple, several terrifying figures stood silently like statues.

They have no fixed form; sometimes they resemble a rolling shadow, sometimes they manifest as tentacles covered with demonic eyes, and sometimes they transform into a flowing dark river.

These are the Dark Immortal Kings who reside here, the vanguard and henchmen of the dark origin that erodes all realms.

Just as Lu Xuan and the Immortal King Wuzhong and others sealed the Primordial Gate—

"Om..."

At the very core of the Ancient Reception Hall, a dark demonic wall suddenly trembled very slightly.

On the wall, an extremely faint mark flickered with an insignificant ripple before quickly disappearing.

But this ripple instantly startled the several silent and terrifying figures inside the ancient hall!
"Ok?"

A dark immortal king was the first to open his eyes, and his will swept across the demonic barrier.

"Is it... the fluctuation from the door?"

Another massive spiritual fluctuation.

"Though faint and instantly blocked... it can't be wrong! It's a signal from the coordinates on that side!" "How many epochs has it been... that abandoned door has finally responded again?"

The third figure exuded an aura of utter stillness.

Their thoughts intertwined in the ancient hall, filled with the excitement of discovering prey.

"According to the mark, that door leads to a place called the Primal Ancient Realm."

A calculating glint flashed in the Shadow Immortal King's demonic eyes.

"It was once one of the realms with the most resilient will to resist, and its world origin is still a rare tonic for us."

"More importantly,"

The second Immortal King's figure uttered a mental whisper.

"If we can establish a stable passage through that door, we can bypass most of the natural obstacles of the Boundary Sea and descend directly! This will be an excellent springboard for us to once again reap a large-scale harvest from the heavens!"

"Although fluctuations appeared, they were immediately sealed by the powerful forces of time, space and reincarnation."

The Celestial King calmly analyzed the situation, revealing the broken giant spear.

"It seems that the beings on the other side were also aware of the danger posed by the gate. However... since energy fluctuations are emanating from it, it means the seal is not perfect, or rather... they attempted to open it, triggering a resonance with the gate's very essence!"

"Chance!"

The Shadow Immortal King's thoughts revealed a resolute determination.

"We can't miss this signal! Immediately gather our forces and pinpoint the location from which the coordinate fluctuations last came from!"

"Leaded by the Eclipse, and accompanied by the Darkin Legion, head to the coordinate region to search for traces of the gate and attempt to establish an initial connection!"

"Notify the other ancient temples that the coordinates of an ancient realm have been preliminarily revealed. Prepare for a joint hunt!"

"Awaken some of the dormant ones; this operation cannot afford to fail!"

Commands were issued from the Ancient Hall of Reception.

Soon, the endless darkness surrounding the ancient temple began to boil!
Dark warships emerged from the void, their hulls covered in twisted runes and emanating an aura that devoured light.

Countless bizarre dark creatures surged onto the warship like a tide, including many powerful beings whose auras rivaled those of immortal kings!

The leader was a Dark Immortal King known as the Eclipse Realm.

Its aura is fierce and domineering, and it is especially adept at eroding the world's barriers.

"set off!"

With a command from the Immortal King of the Eclipse Realm, the massive dark fleet rushed out of the area of ​​the Ancient Reception Hall.

They sailed into the turbulent Boundary Sea, heading in the general direction of the Primordial Ancient Realm, and began their journey across the endless void!
They are not searching blindly.

The faint fluctuations emanating from the Primal Gate guided them.

Although the coordinates have been obscured and blurred by the seal, they are still sufficient for the dark creatures that roam the Boundary Sea year-round!
A dark raid targeting the primordial ancient world has been quietly launched!
Meanwhile, the Immortal King Wuzhong and the others, who had just seen Lu Xuan off and were busy consolidating the seal and repairing the ancient realm, had not yet noticed.

That dark calamity, far more terrifying than any other realm, is following the clues left by the "Primal Gate" they sealed, crossing the endless sea of ​​boundaries, and approaching step by step!

We bid farewell to the giants of the ancient world.

Lu Xuan tore through the void, traversing endless star fields in a single step, and returned to the glorious Golden Crow Ancestral Land.

Without alerting anyone, he directly merged into the core of the newly grown Fusang Divine Tree and entered the independent space-time deepest part of the Sun Cave.

Although this trip to the ancient realm yielded no tangible treasures, what I saw, heard, felt, and understood far surpassed any ordinary opportunity.

The warning from the Primal Gate gave him a more direct understanding of the source of darkness on the other side of the Boundary Sea.

It was a corrosive power that transcended the darkness of other realms and went straight to the origin of the Great Dao; its terror far exceeded imagination.

(End of this chapter)