It would not be so easy. While the Qiongqi and Taotie tribes were not particularly strong, the Undying Mountain and the Heavenly Demon Court were top-tier powers. How could their territories be easily ceded? Times had changed, and it was no longer the Underworld Sea era.
"In the Immortal Realm for eternity, only my Golden Crow is everlasting!"
"Even if eras fade, even if all Emperors rise to power, my Golden Crow remains invincible in the Immortal Realm. Those who challenge kingship shall die!"
The man's calm tone announced the Golden Crow clan's reemergence to the Immortal Realm. The sharp glint in his golden eyes made the spear he shot forth appear like a divine punishment of the Great Dao, commanding the submission of all races and striking fear into all living beings.
A three-legged Golden Crow phantom materialized behind the man. The moment this phantom appeared, astonishing light illuminated the long river of history. The aura emanating from the man made countless Immortal Sovereign beings tremble. From all directions of the Immortal Ancient Old Land, Heavenly Corpse Old Immortal, Shui Zuo Immortal Sovereign, Guan Chen, and the Heavenly Palace General cast solemn glances.
"Three-legged!"
"Three-legged!"
"Already three-legged in the Immortal Sovereign realm! The potential to attain the Dao! The potential to attain the Dao!"
A Quasi-Emperor expert exclaimed.
"Dong!"
One spear thrust out, engaging the crowd, its killing intent engulfing everything.
Innumerable beings lost their lives to the spear. It pierced the firmament, sweeping away all Immortal Sovereigns.
"Such a powerful Golden Crow being, peerless in combat! One spear tests myriad killing techniques, possessing the invincible potential of the Great Bright King Peacock of yesteryear!"
He Xi Heavenly King lamented. Gazing at the man in the projected image, the Quasi-Emperors of the same era as the Great Bright King Peacock nodded heavily. The solemnity displayed by Heavenly Corpse Old Immortal, Guan Chen, and other beings already testified to the unmatched power of the Golden Crow man.
The Golden Crow man slowly walked to the Emperor's Crown and seized it with one hand. His gaze swept across the heavens, his lips moving, "The Golden Crow has emerged, all races submit!"
As these words were spoken, the expressions of countless powerhouses in the territories of the Taotie and Qiongqi clans in the western Immortal Realm changed. The eyes of some Immortal Emperors flashed with killing intent. This was a declaration of war against them, vowing to reclaim the vast territories once controlled by the Golden Crow.
"The Golden Crow clan!"
Heavenly Corpse Old Immortal clutched the Emperor's Crown, his face grave. "This time, this old immortal is determined to seize the most precious Seed of Emperor's Fate. No one can obstruct my path to becoming an Emperor!"
He had been defeated by the Great Bright King Peacock back then, initially out of defiance. But in recent years, the Great Bright King Peacock, without the blessing of Great Fortune, had actually attained the Dao. To him, this indicated that the reason for Kong Xuan's attainment of the Dao lay entirely with the most precious Seed of Emperor's Fate.
Even the Seed of Emperor's Fate seized by the Golden-Winged Great Roc was extraordinary. How else could Kong Xuan, without the blessing of Great Fortune, and his wings, attain the Dao, if not for that extraordinary Seed of Emperor's Fate?
There was no other reason!
The Seeds of Emperor's Fate were divided into three grades!
The first grade had only one, absorbing five parts of the Immortal Ancient Old Land's destiny!
The second grade had two, absorbing three parts of the Immortal Ancient Old Land's destiny!
The third grade had six, sharing the remaining two parts of destiny!
During the last opening of the Immortal Ancient Old Land, the first grade fell into the hands of the Great Bright King Peacock. The second grade went to the Golden-Winged Great Roc, and the whereabouts of the other one remained unknown. Even with the projected images, none of the Quasi-Emperors could discern who had obtained it.
As for the remaining six, they garnered little attention, especially from races that already possessed Immortal Emperors. Their allure was decidedly weak.
In the Immortal Realm, the moment a race produced an Immortal Emperor, the Great Dao would begin to strip away its share of destiny. Two Emperors appearing was the limit, though Danxueshan was an exception.
No one could explain it, and it remained an unsolved mystery. Some beings believed it was due to the extraordinary talent of the Great Bright King Peacock and the Golden-Winged Great Roc. Others speculated it was the Seed of Emperor's Fate that allowed Danxueshan, which already had two Emperors, to produce two more Immortal Emperors.
"Golden Crow!"
The Heavenly Palace General clenched his golden staff and scratched his cheek. "A sealed ancient clan, daring to claim submission from all races. They cannot withstand the might of my staff!"
He had already placed the Emperor's Crown on his head. It was ethereal, not yet materialized. He sat cross-legged, entering a state of cultivation to adjust his aura. The competition for the Seeds of Emperor's Fate required waiting for ninety-nine Emperor's Crowns to be claimed one by one. Only when all the Emperor's Crowns were contested by living beings could the nine Emperor's Crowns be nurtured and appear in the Immortal Ancient Old Land.
No one knew how long this process would take. The worst outcome would be three years. Great powers and formidable races would all push for the competition of the Emperor's Crowns, for after millions of years of waiting, this day had finally arrived.
Time slowly passed. Guan Yu and Zhao Yun also successively took control of an Emperor's Crown and rendezvoused with Wang Zhongsi. Within the Old Land, they searched for beings of the Danxueshan lineage. Under their powerful protection, not a single being from the Danxueshan lineage perished. They even helped them seize several Emperor's Crowns, earning them the qualification for the Seeds of Emperor's Fate.
"Thank you!"
Outside the Old Land, watching his clansmen obtain an Emperor's Crown, Lei Yuan bowed respectfully to Zhuge Liang. The stripping of Great Fortune had caused a gap in the Danxueshan lineage, creating a shortfall. Now that his two brothers had attained the Dao, Danxueshan could not produce any beings with even a modicum of talent. The disciples in the Immortal Sovereign realm were inferior to Immortal Sovereign warriors without powerful backing. Without the help of the Great Han, obtaining an Emperor's Crown would have been impossible.
Time continued to move forward. Countless beings entered the Immortal Ancient Old Land to contend for the remaining Emperor's Crowns. Heavenly Corpse Old Immortal, Guan Chen, Shui Zuo Immortal Sovereign, the Golden Crow man, and the Heavenly Palace General all concealed themselves within space to recuperate.
Their goal was the same: to pursue the most powerful and dazzling Seed of Emperor's Fate.
Nearly a year passed. A world-shattering battle erupted in the western Immortal Realm. In just one year, many powerhouses perished, and some weaker forces collapsed.
The Golden Crow clan made a powerful resurgence, single-handedly fighting the three top western powers: the Taotie, the Qiongqi, and the Heavenly Demon Court. As the war spread, it even engulfed the Undying Mountain, drawing the entire western Immortal Realm into a massive conflict.
The Golden Crow clan, as the former overlord of the west, firmly established itself within a year, controlling ten regions. Another year passed, and the western wars began to die down.
However, the gazes of countless beings turned towards Danxueshan in the eastern Immortal Realm. The Great Bright King Peacock Kong Xuan and the Golden-Winged Great Roc Yu Yi safely returned from the Ancient Star Path. In a mere hundred years, they had seized three Emperor's Fates, solidifying their imperial might and ranking among ordinary Immortal Emperors.
They were known as: Immortal Emperor Peacock and Immortal Emperor Golden Roc!
With the return of the two Emperors, Danxueshan now had four Emperors. Even though the Phoenix clan's Great Fortune had been stripped away, creating a shortfall, the might of four Emperors still propelled the Danxueshan lineage forward, threatening the position of the western overlord, the Azure Dragon lineage.