Free Web NovelChapter 2485: Chapter 2485: Annihilating the Golden Crow Palace
Originally, the eight supreme powers in the current world had mutual alliances, agreeing that if one side encountered difficulties, the other seven would provide support.
However, since the fall of the Emperor’s Palace, the eight supreme powers have gradually grown into conflicts for their respective sect interests. Although they have not openly broken ties, their relationships are already superficial and insincere.
Back when the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor acquired the Demon Clan Emperor’s Heaven Devouring Art, despite his efforts to conceal this fact, the other seven supreme Immortal Emperors still caught wind of it, each becoming increasingly tense.
What made them anxious was the prospect that if the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor were to one day advance to the Great Emperor Realm, the Golden Crow Palace would unite the Immortal Realm, and they, the supreme Immortal Emperors, would either be slain by the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor or reduced to his servants.
Therefore, when they heard that the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor was recklessly killing immortals, igniting the wrath of the immortals, the seven supreme Immortal Emperors were outwardly astonished but inwardly delighted.
They hoped that the immortals could join forces and battle the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor, preferably leading to mutual destruction, allowing them to reap the benefits as a third party.
Some of the more scheming supreme Immortal Emperors even felt the conflict was not intense enough. They not only fanned the flames from the sidelines but also secretly sent high-level members of their sects to assassinate some hostile immortals, pinning the blame on the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor.
Thus, the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor’s enemies grew in number, tarnishing the reputation of the Golden Crow Palace.
The disciples of the Golden Crow Palace discovered that when they went out to train, many immortals looked at them with disdain and anger; some immortals even attacked them without asking questions, causing many fellow disciples to fall.
Later, when the news of the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor wreaking havoc in the Immortal Realm returned to the Golden Crow Palace, the disciples were dumbfounded.
The disaster caused by the Palace Master was something they had to accept with tears.
Thus, many of the Golden Crow Palace’s disciples could only stay quietly in the palace, shutting themselves away.
Later, when the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor invaded a first-rate sect and was ambushed by the prepared immortals of the Immortal Realm, a fierce battle ensued for several days, darkening the skies and dimming the sun and moon, eventually ending with the wounded Golden Crow Immortal Emperor escaping.
The immortals, having jointly defeated the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor, grew exuberant and high-spirited. Therefore, they united more immortals and stormed towards the Golden Crow Palace, declaring that they would flatten the golden crow palace, avenging the immortals who had fallen to the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor.
The mob of immortals grew like a snowball, overwhelming in numbers by the time it reached the Golden Crow Palace, crushing the Golden Crow Palace in sheer magnitude.
The various forces that depended on the Golden Crow Palace, seeing the mighty force of the immortals, were frightened and withdrew, silently observing.
The seven supreme powers weren’t idle either; they dispatched numerous disciples to blend discreetly among the immortals, stoking the fires, preparing to use the opportunity to destroy the Golden Crow Palace and divide its spoils.
Thus, a grand, protracted siege of the Golden Crow Palace commenced.
The reason for its prolongation was that the Golden Crow Palace possesses several defensive arrays. Once activated, breaking them is by no means easy.
Moreover, the Golden Crow Palace has a legacy spanning tens of thousands of years. Whether in terms of the number of disciples or their quality, it remains one of the most elite in the Immortal Realm. Even a million immortals joining forces cannot eradicate it quickly.
This can be understood by looking at the Emperor’s Palace of the past.
The Emperor’s Palace of old, though its heritage wasn’t as rich as the Golden Crow Palace, possessed the War Emperor, making its overall strength even greater than the Golden Crow Palace today. The eight supreme Immortal Emperors, seeking to destroy the Emperor’s Palace, exerted their full strength, mobilizing over a million immortals, but even after a thousand years, they could not completely eradicate the disciples of the Emperor’s Palace.
Those disciples who managed to escape remain formidable and are a lingering concern for the eight supreme Immortal Emperors.
In the midst of the battle between the immortals and the Golden Crow Palace, the seven supreme Immortal Emperors finally broke their silence, they stepped forward, announcing their alignment with the immortals and joining the forces to vanquish the Golden Crow Palace.
Of course, many immortals believed the seven supreme Immortal Emperors’ step as disgraceful, as they merely are seeking to gain some benefit from the impending downfall of the Golden Crow Palace.
But the seven supreme Immortal Emperors and their forces were extremely powerful, and their participation could accelerate the destruction of the Golden Crow Palace. Therefore, the alliance of the immortals and the seven supreme Immortal Emperors came to a temporary agreement, claiming that after the downfall of the Golden Crow Palace, the spoils would be shared equally: half to the seven supreme Immortal Emperors, the other half to the immortal alliance.
The seven supreme Immortal Emperors were eager to monopolize the Golden Crow Palace’s spoils, but they knew the immortal alliance was not to be trifled with. If the two sides clashed, it could become a great disaster for the Immortal Realm, benefiting the Demon Clan and the Demon Dao for nothing.
Therefore, reaching and adhering to the agreement was a win-win scenario.
As for the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor, from start to finish, he never reappeared, and no immortal knew where he had gone.
In the battle of the Golden Crow Palace, the seven supreme Immortal Emperors formed a deadly enmity with the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor.
Hence, concerning the whereabouts of the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor, the seven supreme Immortal Emperors were very attentive. After extinguishing the Golden Crow Palace, they dispatched a large number of disciples, as they once hunted the Emperor’s Palace disciples, to search for the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor, preparing to join forces to eliminate him upon discovery to prevent his frenzied retaliation.
An Immortal Emperor’s power is immense; if the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor is not destroyed, even the seven supreme Immortal Emperors would be restless.
Furthermore, the seven supreme Immortal Emperors were wholeheartedly exploring the whereabouts of the Demon Clan Technique, Heaven Devouring Art.
Since the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor is frantically searching for the Heaven Devouring Art, it means the technique indeed exists, and it is not in his possession.
Although the seven supreme Immortal Emperors knew that the Heaven Devouring Art is a relic of the Demon Clan Emperor and that cultivation could drastically alter one’s character and potentially lead to the Demon Dao, their craving for power makes them yearn fervently for that Great Emperor technique. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
"Is there internal strife? Haha, Golden Crow, oh Golden Crow, in the past, whether you joined the siege against me or the annihilation of the Emperor’s Palace, you were a proactive participant. Who would have thought those events would now unfold upon your Golden Crow Palace?"
When Fang Bai, one day near his residing Secret Realm within the Immortal City, heard of the Golden Crow Palace’s destruction, he couldn’t help but laugh.
Speaking of which, Fang Bai played a crucial role in the downfall of the Golden Crow Palace.
If Fang Bai hadn’t stolen the Heaven Devouring Art, the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor wouldn’t have gone out madly searching and slaughtered so many immortals, thereby angering the immortals and leading to the collapse of the Golden Crow Palace on the path to doom.
The downfall of the Golden Crow Palace marked the public conflict between the eight supreme Immortal Emperors, which for Fang Bai was beneficial, as it meant one less formidable enemy when seeking justice for the Emperor’s Palace disciples in the future, and reduced obstacles when planning to rebuild the Emperor’s Palace.
When Fang Bai returned to the Secret Realm and shared the news with the immortals there, everyone felt incredibly relieved.
"I intend to go out, continue to search for other lower-realm immortals, and by the way, stir up the waters of the Immortal Realm a bit more. The Golden Crow Palace has met its deserved fate, but the other seven supreme powers cannot be allowed to remain untroubled."
Fang Bai said to the immortals within the Secret Realm.
