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

Chapter 3 Lu Xuan: "The big picture? I am the big picture!"

However, all resistance was futile in the face of the power of the Chaos Bell.

A wave of primordial yellow ripples swept across the nine-story jade pagoda, which let out a mournful cry as its runes shattered, its body became covered in cracks, and its spiritual light vanished.

The primordial chaotic realm vanished like a bubble, utterly unstoppable.

"puff!"

"puff!"

The two Immortal Kings were struck as if by a heavy blow, simultaneously spitting out mouthfuls of blood containing fragments of the Great Dao. Their immortal aura shattered completely, and their auras rapidly declined.

Those two dark yellow ripples were like the strongest divine chains, binding them tightly from head to toe, completely sealing their heaven-reaching Immortal King cultivation, making even self-destruction a luxury.

They were imprisoned in mid-air by an invisible force, unable to move, their eyes filled with fear.

Just as Lu Xuan was preparing to lure Zhong Bo and completely obliterate the two of them—

"Fellow Daoist, please calm down!"

"Immortal King Lu Xuan, show mercy!"

"Alas... Fellow Daoist Golden Crow, could you please postpone this for a moment?"

Several powerful divine thoughts, accompanied by the sound, finally ceased to be concealed and came from all directions of the Immortal Realm.

Immediately afterwards, the void rippled, and several figures exuding the same vast aura of immortal kings appeared at the edge of the battlefield.

There were four Celestial Kings who came.

A man dressed in a blue Taoist robe, with an ancient face and holding a whisk, was the highly respected Qingmu Immortal King in the Immortal Realm.

A figure shrouded in a hazy celestial light, with a graceful figure and a cool aura, was none other than the Celestial King Qingwei.

One of them, clad in golden armor and radiating immense power, was the Rock Immortal King, like a war god descending upon the world.

The last one was an old man with white hair and a youthful face, holding a dragon-shaped staff. He was the Xuan Turtle Immortal King, who was extremely senior.

These four Celestial Kings had been observing from the sidelines with indifference.

Seeing Lu Xuan kill Ao Sheng with lightning speed and suppress Tai Shi and Yuan Chu with a flick of his hand, his strength was too terrifying, and he finally couldn't sit still any longer.

As the representative, Immortal King Qingmu stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting to Lu Xuan, and spoke with a hint of complexity in his tone.

"Fellow Daoist, your supernatural powers are unparalleled, I admire you greatly. Fellow Daoist Ao Sheng... has already paid the price for his actions. Although Tai Shi and Yuan Chu are undoubtedly guilty, their cultivation is not easy, and they are among the top combat forces in the Immortal Realm. If we kill them both, it may truly shake the foundation of the Immortal Realm, giving other realms or other covetous individuals an opportunity to take advantage. I hope that you will consider the greater good and perhaps... spare their lives?"

Qingwei Immortal King also parted her lips slightly, her voice clear and melodious.

"We deeply sympathize with the plight of the Golden Crow clan and express our profound regret. However, the excessive killing is against the natural order. Since you have already established your authority, wouldn't it be better to make those two pay a sufficient price to compensate for the losses of the Golden Crow clan and to have them swear an oath to restrain themselves?"

Although neither the Rock Immortal King nor the Black Tortoise Immortal King spoke directly, their attitudes clearly leaned towards pleading for mercy.

Seeing these four suddenly appearing, Heavenly Kings who kept talking about the big picture, Lu Xuan's lips curled into a smile.

Before he could speak, the Golden Crow Clan Chief below, who had been barely holding on, suddenly raised his head, his eyes bursting with long-suppressed grief and indignation, and roared hoarsely:
"The greater good?! Harmony with Heaven?! May I ask you four Immortal Kings! When those three joined forces to force my clan to surrender, sever my ancestral tree, and slaughter my descendants, where was your sense of the greater good?! Where was harmony with Heaven?! When the blood of my clan's sons was shed and cries of sorrow filled the land, why did you not step forward to uphold justice and discuss harmony with Heaven?! Now that my clan's Immortal King has returned, you come to talk about the greater good?! Is this greater good only allowing them to kill me, while forbidding my clan from seeking revenge?! What kind of logic is this?!"

The old patriarch's words were like daggers to the heart, causing the four, including the Azure Wood Immortal King, to change their expressions slightly and remain speechless for a moment.

Lu Xuan slowly raised his hand, stopping the overly excited clan leader.

His gaze swept calmly over the four celestial kings who were pleading for mercy, a gaze that seemed to see through all hypocrisy.

"I appreciate your kindness."

His voice remained calm, yet carried a hint of resolve.

"But the blood of my Golden Crow clan cannot be shed in vain."

He pointed to the suppressed Tai Shi and Yuan Chu: "They must die."

"As for the overall situation in the Immortal Realm..."

Lu Xuan paused, then suddenly unleashed an even more terrifying pressure than before.

The Chaos Bell then hummed, and the sun, moon, and stars on the bell wall seemed to come alive, emitting an unparalleled aura that suppressed all the heavens and myriad realms, directly suppressing the combined aura of the four Immortal Kings!
His words, spoken with such force, resonated throughout the immortal realm:

"From this day forward, my will, Lu Xuan's will, is the will of the greater good!"

"Who dares to disobey?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Chaos Bell shone brightly, and the two dark yellow ripples that were wrapped around the Primordial Beginning and the Primordial Beginning suddenly tightened!

Lu Xuan's words, "My will, Lu Xuan's will, is the overall situation!"

Like a chaotic divine thunder, it resounded in the hearts of every Immortal King, shaking their primordial spirits and making their Dao hearts unstable.

Domineering, resolute, and beyond question!

He didn't care about the balance of the immortal realm or the principle of mutual dependence.

The blood of the Golden Crow clan must be repaid with the lives of their enemies!
"No—! Lu Xuan! You can't!"

The Primordial Immortal King sensed the destructive aura emanating from the ripples surrounding him and roared in terror, losing all semblance of his Immortal King demeanor.

"We are willing to serve you as our master! We are willing to offer up all our resources! We only beg you to spare our lives!"

The Primordial Immortal King was also struggling frantically, his chaotic energy boiling and then bursting around him, but he could not shake the suppression of the Chaos Bell in the slightest. He let out a muffled roar.

"Lu Xuan! Excessive killing will surely incur divine retribution! Aren't you afraid that your future path will be tarnished and your inner demons will grow rampant?!"

"God's punishment?"

Lu Xuan scoffed, his eyes gleaming with golden flames, filled with mockery.

"If there truly is divine retribution, the first to fall will be you three despicable bastards who slaughtered the descendants of meritorious officials!"

He gave them no more chances and activated the Chaos Bell with his thoughts.

"clang--!"

The bell tolled no longer as clear and melodious as before, but instead became low and somber, like a funeral dirge for the Celestial King!
The two swirling ripples of primordial chaos suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, their destructive power instantly penetrating every particle of their Immortal King bodies and eroding the core imprint of their immortal primordial spirits!
"what!!!"

A bloodcurdling scream echoed throughout the universe as the bodies of the two immortal kings rapidly dissolved.

Their Dao runes shattered with a mournful cry, and their vast life essence and origin were forcibly refined.

"Fellow Daoist Lu Xuan! Stop right now!" Immortal King Qingmu's expression changed drastically, and he couldn't help but step forward, wanting to stop him.

The Rock Immortal King also surged with energy, his golden armor clanging.

However, Lu Xuan merely glanced at them coldly, without making any further moves, and the Chaos Bell hanging high above trembled slightly.

"Om-!"

An invisible, immense force suddenly spread out, pushing out like a cosmic barrier.

The four Immortal Kings, Qingmu, Panshi, Qingwei, and Xuangui, changed their expressions drastically. They felt an irresistible force crashing into them, their protective immortal aura shattering instantly. All four were forced back several steps, their blood and qi churning, and even their Immortal King laws became disordered!
A look of horror flashed across the eyes of all four. They, four veteran Immortal Kings, working together, couldn't even distract their opponent slightly?!
The power of this bell is simply beyond imagination!
In that brief moment of obstruction, the screams of Tai Shi and Yuan Chu abruptly ceased.

Their immortal king bodies were completely reduced to ashes, and their immortal primordial spirits were also obliterated.

Only two clumps of Immortal King essence containing the fruits of their life's cultivation were left, which Lu Xuan casually captured in his hand.

The three Immortal Kings, Ao Sheng, Tai Shi, and Yuan Chu, who had dominated the Immortal Realm for countless epochs and had joined forces to force the Golden Crow Clan to their dominance, were all annihilated, body and soul!

The world was utterly silent.

All the divine thoughts that were peering into this place froze.

Throughout the Immortal Realm, countless ancient beings gasped in shock, their minds reeling.

Some of the Celestial Kings who originally harbored other thoughts have now completely abandoned those ideas, leaving only deep apprehension.

This newly crowned Celestial King is not only terrifyingly powerful, but also ruthless and decisive in his methods, and is completely unmoved by any threats or persuasion.

This is a true jinx!

Lu Xuan held three orbs of Immortal King's Origin in his hand.

He looked down at the ruined ancestral land below, and as he gazed at his tearful clansmen, a hint of tenderness finally appeared in his eyes.

"My people."

His voice rang out, carrying a comforting power: "The suffering is over."

He waved his hand and unleashed three clusters of Immortal King essence.

One clump merged into the broken trunk of the Fusang Divine Tree, another clump transformed into boundless vitality that scattered across the scorched earth, and the last clump split in two, flowing into the bodies of the most severely injured clan leader and another elder.

"Buzz, rumble—!"

The miracle happened!
On the scorched earth, countless tender green shoots broke through the soil at a visible speed, grew rapidly, and transformed into spiritual herbs and immortal flowers, exhaling rich immortal essence.

The broken Fusang tree trembled violently, its charred bark peeled off, and a brilliant golden sap flowed out like blood.

New branches sprout wildly, tender leaves unfurl, igniting the pure fire of the sun, and its radiance shines upon the ancestral land once more!

The injuries on the clan leader and the elder were instantly healed, their depleted essence was replenished, and their auras were even more powerful and vigorous than before they were injured!
"Thank you, Immortal King! I will never forget your kindness in saving me!"

The Golden Crow Clan Chief was the first to kneel down, his voice choked with emotion, filled with boundless reverence.

"Thank you, Immortal King!" All the surviving Golden Crow Clan members knelt down in unison, their voices shaking the heavens, filled with the joy of rebirth and their supreme faith in Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan accepted the kneeling worship of his clansmen, which he deserved.

He rebuilt the ancestral land and saved the people; he deserves this honor.

His gaze swept across the void once more, landing on the four Celestial Kings whose expressions shifted constantly, as well as the eyes hidden in the shadows. His voice regained its previous indifference and majesty:
"From this day forward, the Golden Crow Clan will be under the protection of me, Lu Xuan."

"Those who offend my Golden Crow will be just like these three scoundrels!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his sleeve, sweeping up the remaining members of his clan and the newly reborn ancestral land. With one step, he disappeared into the void, leaving behind only the restored territory that still bore the marks of the great war, and the Immortal Realm kings who were deeply shocked and unable to calm down for a long time.

On this day, the name of Golden Crow Immortal King Lu Xuan, carrying the power of the Chaos Bell, and with the blood of three veteran Immortal Kings as a sacrifice, completely shook the entire Immortal Realm!
The outcome of the battle in the Golden Crow Ancestral Land stirred up unprecedented waves in the vast Immortal Realm.

However, what made the various forces in the Immortal Realm, especially the top beings, feel even more uneasy than the fall of the three veteran Immortal Kings was the power that was completely beyond their comprehension!
Some ancient beings who had survived for countless eons and believed they had witnessed all the mysteries of the Immortal Realm were now awakened from their slumber.

They emerged from their seclusion, their faces filled with solemnity and... a hint of bewilderment.

Inside an ancient cave, an old man suddenly opened his eyes, runes flashing wildly in them as he tried to deduce the origin of the bell.

"Impossible! Ancient texts of the Immortal Realm, fragments of chapters from the Boundary Sea, and even those buried epochal imprints... there isn't a trace of an aura similar to this bell?!"

He muttered to himself, his voice filled with disbelief.

"That bell... can stabilize earth, water, fire, and wind, and suppress all paths. Its level is so high that it seems to surpass the paths we know! This is definitely not from the Immortal Realm, and it may not even be an artifact that should exist in any ancient history we know!"

"And then there's the divine power Lu Xuan unleashed, that blazing sun that also carried the essence of primordial chaos... It's completely different from the current Golden Crow Clan's heritage, much more ancient, much more... primitive and powerful! What exactly did he obtain in the Ancient Sun Cave?!"

The voice of another reclusive leader of an ancient Taoist lineage trembled slightly, a tremor he himself was unaware of.

The unknown brings the deepest fear.

They no longer regarded Lu Xuan merely as a powerful newly promoted Immortal King, but as a terrifying being carrying unknown variables.

This variable may overturn their existing perceptions and even... threaten their own status and security.

In an instant, many ancient sects issued orders to shrink their influence and strictly prohibit their disciples from provoking the Golden Crow Clan. At the same time, they spared no expense in collecting all information about the bell and Lu Xuan's supernatural powers.

The forces under the three Immortal Kings, Ao Sheng, Tai Shi, and Yuan Chu, were no longer just in a state of panic, but had fallen into utter despair and chaos.

"What kind of bell is that?! The ancestor's protective immortal treasure, the inherited Immortal King Laws, are like paper in front of that bell's sound! They can't even struggle!"

"It's over! Utterly over! We don't even know what kind of power the enemy possesses, how can we resist it? How can we resolve this?"

"Escape! Escape now! Leave the core of the Immortal Realm, go to the borderlands, to those undeveloped chaotic areas! We can't stay in this Immortal Realm!"

They still harbored a sliver of hope that they might be able to resist or negotiate by relying on their profound resources, the clan's protective formation, or by uniting with other benevolent Immortal Kings.

But the incomprehensible and irresistible power displayed by the Chaos Bell completely shattered their psychological defenses.

It was a despair akin to being struck by a weapon from a lower dimension.

A large number of elite disciples began to flee, resources were frantically taken away, and internal strife even broke out among themselves in the struggle for the remaining benefits. Scenes of the tree falling and the monkeys scattering were playing out in every corner.

Those Celestial Kings who had previously watched coldly or even harbored some thoughts now felt extremely complicated.

Pan Wang stood in his herb garden, his brows furrowed.

"It is neither any known artifact from ancient history, nor the aura of those Dark Immortal Kings across the Boundary Sea... A completely unfamiliar power system, yet so powerful. That Golden Crow Immortal King... is unfathomable and invincible. Issue an order that all members of my Panwang Mansion, upon encountering any member of the Golden Crow clan, shall treat them with courtesy and give them a wide berth."

(End of this chapter)