NOVEL NEXT Chapter 124: Eternal Realm
The West Yonette Empire is located to the north of the Church Authority Country, and the coordinates set by the Guardian's Staff are in the central part of the empire.
If still traveling at normal speed, it would take at least more than two months to reach the target destination.
Of course, since Charlotte chose to conceal her identity, she naturally did not plan to travel in the usual manner.
After growing tired of the scenery along the way, she cast the Concealment magic on the carriage and directly used divine power, attaching it to the wheels of the carriage, and began flying with the carriage.
Flying speed was naturally the fastest.
With the blessing of divine power, the carriage flew across mountains and rivers like a meteor, heading towards the predetermined direction.
Nisi was extremely excited, bouncing up and down by the window.
Clearly, even though it was once a legend, it had never enjoyed the privilege of flying with a god, and this was its first time flying in a flying carriage like this.
Legends can also use magic power to fly, but their speed is much slower than directly using divine power like Charlotte, and the duration is much shorter.
After half a day, a magnificent city appeared in Charlotte's view, like a giant six-pointed star spanning the river-interwoven basin, its scale seemingly not inferior to the Holy Capital of the Church Authority Country.
Charlotte's heart moved slightly, recognizing this city as the Imperial Capital of the West Yonette Empire, New Yonette City, as documented in the literature.
However, the city was not her destination this time.
The carriage did not land in New Yonette City, and under the guidance of the Guardian's Staff, the "flying carriage" enhanced by divine power flew towards the mountains beside the city.
Soon, a purple-black forest came into Charlotte's view, and she could sense a familiar chaotic aura.
It was the aura of "Primordial Pollution."
"Huh? Isn't this the Forest of Sorrow? Is our destination here?"
Nisi clung to the window with its paws, exclaiming in surprise.
Charlotte's heart moved slightly:
"Forest of Sorrow?"
Nisi nodded, explaining:
"It's a cursed forest in the West Yonette Empire. Three hundred years ago, there was an invasion by otherworldly demons here, and the entire forest suffered irreversible pollution, turning into deceit demons, causing considerable trouble for the empire."
"If not for the timely intervention of the Holy Royal Court, the West Yonette Empire might have perished. That invasion heavily damaged the royal family of the empire, ultimately causing the royal family to completely lose the possibility of centralization."
At this point, Nisi couldn't help but glance at Charlotte, its voice becoming cautious:
"Since it involved demon summoning, that disaster was ultimately classified as a conspiracy by the Bloodline. The demon invasion at that time led to the death of over a million people, which is why this demonized forest was given a new name—the Forest of Sorrow."
A conspiracy of the Bloodline...
Charlotte frowned slightly.
Within the Bloodline, only the Shedite Clan on the Dark Path was capable of summoning demons.
Unlike other clans, perhaps because this clan lacked the restraint of a Bloodline Prince, they acted in extreme and chaotic ways, even making Charlotte feel troubled.
However, strangely, although this clan had caused her a series of troubles since she crossed over, and Charlotte viewed them as enemies, she didn't truly harbor intense hatred for them deep inside.
On the contrary, for some reason, when thinking of the surname Shedite, Charlotte always felt an inexplicable vexation and complexity.
That hollow feeling... as if something important had been forgotten by her.
Thinking of this, Charlotte sighed, looking at the Guardian's Staff:
"Guardian's Staff, is the coordinate you pinpointed located here?"
The Guardian's Staff nodded:
"It should be, the Holy Realm is also a different space; the weaker the spatial barrier, the easier it is to open passages to different spaces."
"Although we don't know why this summoning did not bring the entrance within the Holy Capital like the last cycle, it's probably due to the previous appearance of a demon invasion here, making the spatial barrier relatively weak, leading to my summoning of the Holy Realm projecting the sanctuary entrance here."
Charlotte nodded slightly:
"If that's the case, then let's go down."
After speaking, she waved her hand, and the flying carriage slowly descended while becoming visible.
It seemed that sensing the approach of life, the trees in the Forest of Sorrow "came alive" at once, their limbs clawing, stretching out terrifying vines towards Charlotte and the others.
Charlotte looked at them indifferently.
As if sensing something, the stretching vines stopped in their tracks instantly.
They trembled slightly and then quickly retracted. Even the purple-black trees around shivered and then obediently made way, scrambling to open a path leading to the depths of the forest.
"It's here! Right here! I feel it! I feel the aura of the Holy Realm!"
The Guardian's Staff said excitedly.
Charlotte couldn't help but look towards the depths of the forest.
She could feel it too.
Perhaps due to gaining the authority of the Holy Royal Court, after these awakened trees made way, she felt the vibrant holy power deep within the forest.
In this fallen corrupted forest, that holy power was like a bright lamp in the dark, impossible to ignore.
"Let's go, let's take a look."
Charlotte said.
After saying that, she took the lead and walked deeper into the Forest of Sorrow, followed quickly by the Guardian's Staff and Nisi.
About a quarter of an hour later, Charlotte and her companions finally reached the center of the Forest of Sorrow.
What came into view was a lake. The area can't be called large, and the lake water was purple-black like the forest, yet a dazzling light spot floated in the center of the lake.
The light spot was elliptical, exuding a brilliant holy power, with the platinum symbol of the Ring Cross faintly visible, constantly swirling around it.
This was a gate of space.
"Your Majesty! We've arrived! The Eternal Realm! This is the entrance to the Eternal Realm! My Lord and the gods of the Royal Court are all asleep inside!"
The Guardian's Staff said excitedly.
After speaking, it looked at Charlotte eagerly, its gaze full of expectation. It was clear that it really wanted to awaken Haral and the deities of the Royal Court soon.
But Charlotte did not act directly.
Looking at the sacred portal filled with divine aura, inexplicably, Charlotte remembered the mysterious "advice" in her mind.
Haral is not to be trusted.
Beware of His followers.
After a moment of contemplation, Charlotte divided her divine power and once again formed a divine avatar, while projecting her consciousness into it.
"Let's go, let's take a look inside."
Her "avatar" said.
With that, the divine avatar, under the blessing of Blood Divine Power, flew towards the entrance of the Holy Realm.
Guardian's Staff was taken aback.
It glanced at Charlotte's main body, which remained in place with closed eyes, hesitated to speak, and then, under Holy Power, floated up, chasing after Charlotte's avatar.
"Oh! Wait for me! Wait for me!"
Nisi hastily began to cast Flying Magic, awkwardly following them.
Controlling the divine avatar, Charlotte entered the platinum-colored portal.
After the familiar sensation of spatial disorientation, the surroundings suddenly brightened, and Charlotte found herself standing before a majestic divine hall.
This was a divine hall standing amidst the starry sky, presenting a pure white color. The towering spires pointed directly to the sky, as if to reach the inaccessible galaxy. The massive stone doors were carved with the Ring Cross Holy Emblem and the mythical reliefs of the Royal Court gods, covered in a faint platinum glow, echoing with the stars twinkling in the starry sky.
"The Royal Court! It is the Holy Royal Court! The dwelling of our Lord and the resting place of the gods."
Guardian's Staff seemed fanatically excited.
But Charlotte's brow furrowed slightly.
She sensed a familiar aura.
It was an aura only she, who mastered Primordial Power, could perceive—the aura identical to that of Helios, the aura of Primordial Pollution.
She couldn't help but glance at Guardian's Staff, who showed no reaction.
Clearly, it did not sense that aura.
Inexplicably, Charlotte suddenly felt uneasy.
"Guardian's Staff, do you mean that Haral and the Royal Court gods are all inside this divine hall?"
Charlotte tried asking.
Guardian's Staff nodded:
"Correct! This is the Eternal Realm, the divine hall actually derives its name 'Holy Royal Court' from our Lord's Church, here enshrined are the initial and most important divine statues of the Royal Court gods, which also serve as the embodiments of the gods' thoughts."
"By awakening the divine statues, we can awaken the sleeping gods!"
"The last time... I did the same?"
Charlotte asked.
Guardian's Staff shook its head regretfully, saying:
"Last time you awoke too late, although I summoned the Eternal Realm, yet you didn't enter it in time, but this time... we made it!"
Charlotte fell silent.
She glanced at the majestic divine hall in front, gently shook her head:
"That may not be certain."
"History that has already happened... cannot be changed, and to change a predetermined future... is not an easy task."
With that, without waiting for Guardian's Staff, she pushed open the doors of the divine hall.
As if crossing the boundaries of time and space, stepping into the entrance of another world.
Under the platinum glow, the doors of the divine hall slowly opened, revealing the scene within.
Seeing the interior of the divine hall, Charlotte was slightly taken aback, her expression instantly changed.
Sweeping her gaze uncertainly over the divine hall, her voice took on a heavier tone:
"Guardian's Staff, are you sure... this really is the resting place of Haral and the gods?"
"Absolutely, Your Majesty, as the Wisdom Divine Artifact of our Lord, I would never mistake it!"
Behind her, came Guardian's Staff's voice, filled with pride and anticipation.
Charlotte fell silent again.
She sighed, saying:
"Then... what does it mean if there's an issue with the divine statues enshrined here?"
"An issue with the divine statues?!"
Guardian's Staff's voice rose sharply.
It quickly moved forward, coming next to Charlotte, and once it saw the scene inside the hall, its expression changed dramatically, shock and fear filled its eyes:
"Impossible! This... This cannot be!"
Within the divine hall.
The holy sanctuary under the shine of platinum Holy Power was supremely magnificent and pure.
Numerous towering divine statues were enshrined on the left and right of the hall, varying in appearance, more lifelike and vivid than those enshrined in the Holy Palace of the Holy Capital.
However, unlike those radiant divine statues in the Holy Capital.
All the divine statues enshrined here were dim, covered in cracks, lacking any vitality, like lifeless stone sculptures.
And at the main position at the front of the hall, where the Divine Lord Haral's statue should be, was empty, leaving only a Ring Cross Holy Emblem split in half.
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The updates were too slow, causing confusion in memory, leading to an error in previous settings, Vadret and Salem Clan headquarters are both in the Coria Kingdom, they are Bloodline Clans of Coria Kingdom, the former is considered the main force controlling Coria's Blood Court.
Now corrected.