Kunlun Mountain.
It stretched across the entire Primordial Era for countless miles. Beneath Kunlun Mountain lay innumerable spiritual veins, and spiritual energy was abundant.
Although the spiritual energy on Jin'ao Island was already extremely rich and suitable for cultivation,
compared to Kunlun Mountain, it was simply nothing worth mentioning.
Even ordinary people living here could live for several hundred years without cultivating, sustained by the nourishment of spiritual energy.
As for plants and animals, it was even easier for them to gain intelligence and cultivate into spirits!
Looking at Kunlun Mountain before him, Qin Hong could not help but take a breath of its dense spiritual energy.
"Hmph, that old man Yuanshi relied on being my father's second brother to bully the weak, forcing Father and the Interception Sect to relocate. Yet he and the Sect of Enlightenment have openly claimed Kunlun Mountain for themselves. Heh!"
Filled with dissatisfaction, Qin Hong flew straight into the mountain range.
Kunlun Mountain was vast, but Jade Void Palace's cultivation grounds were exceptionally easy to find.
First, Jade Void Palace was the dwelling place of a saint, so it was naturally where spiritual energy was most concentrated.
Second, Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning cared greatly about appearances. He had placed restrictions across a million-mile radius around the entire cultivation ground, marking it as his territory and forbidding other living beings from entering.
As a result, Qin Hong's search went remarkably smoothly.
When he was still a million miles away from the cultivation ground, Qin Hong descended from his cloud and slowly searched the low skies, hoping to find Sect of Enlightenment disciples active outside.
After searching for a long time, Qin Hong did not see a single disciple outside. Just as he was growing disappointed, he suddenly sensed an aura rushing toward him at high speed.
It seemed the newcomer meant trouble.
Before the aura even arrived, he heard a cold voice.
"Where did this foul beast come from, daring to trespass into the sacred grounds of Jade Void Palace, the dwelling place of a saint?"
Qin Hong, who had been pacing on the ground, instantly turned cold upon hearing this.
What nerve—he actually dared insult him?
A foul beast from where? Bold indeed!
He raised his head and followed the aura, only to see an immortal crane flying toward him through the sky.
When the immortal crane reached Qin Hong, it directly transformed into a child of around ten years old, not much older than Qin Hong himself.
The child wore an overbearing expression, his eyes practically on top of his head. His brows were slightly raised as he looked down at Qin Hong and scolded him.
"Foul beast, do you not know this is the sacred ground of Jade Void Palace? Is this a place the likes of you may set foot in? What crime should you be charged with!"
"If you sincerely repent now and kneel to beg for mercy, I may spare your life. But if you refuse to repent, do not blame me for executing you at once!"
"You should know that a saint's dwelling is not somewhere a worthless foul beast like you can enter at will. From the moment your foot stepped here, you were already guilty of a crime deserving ten thousand deaths!"
Hearing the child's words, Qin Hong could not help but laugh.
A saint's dwelling? The sacred grounds of Jade Void Palace?
Just setting foot here meant he deserved ten thousand deaths?
And this was not somewhere a foul beast like him could tread?
Was this a joke?
He was so arrogant that he was truly courting death!
Although Qin Hong had already reached the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, he had not released his aura. Thus, in the crane's eyes, he was merely a spirit that had only recently cultivated a human form.
In Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning's words, he was one of the furred and feathered rabble—the kind of being the entire Sect of Enlightenment and Jade Void Palace looked down on most.
Looking at the child before him, Qin Hong also guessed his identity.
Crane Boy!
Although Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning was petty, jealous, and obsessed with appearances, he put the most effort into keeping up appearances.
The attendants of other Primordial Era Great Powers were either innate Spiritual Beasts or transformed from spiritual roots. Even the worst of them came from noble origins.
But Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning was different. He had raised a flock of immortal cranes simply because they were pure white and symbolized cleanliness.
Thus, immortal cranes often cried and flew about Jade Void Palace.
The one before him was clearly a showcase of Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning's outward appearances.
Yet judging by his arrogant and domineering manner, he was certainly no ordinary immortal crane. He had to be Immortal Weng of the South Pole's disciple, Crane Boy!
As Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning's personal attendant, and considering his origins as an immortal crane, he naturally was not qualified to be accepted as a saint's disciple.
Therefore, he was instead a disciple of Immortal Weng of the South Pole, one of Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning's subordinates.
As a third-generation disciple and Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning's personal child attendant, Crane Boy could be said to embody Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning's character perfectly.
Arrogant, petty, skilled at jealousy, always desperate for attention, convinced he was the greatest, and constantly boasting about Pangu's True Lineage—he would not even give third-generation Sect of Enlightenment disciples a proper glance.
Still, even if he had merely run into Qin Hong on an ordinary day, he would have been out of luck. Much less now, when Qin Hong was in a very bad mood.
"Mm-hm, that 'foul beast' just now... were you talking about me?"
Qin Hong's face darkened as he said word by word, "You blind beast, do you know who I am?"
"Why should I care who you are?" Crane Boy looked proud and did not take Qin Hong seriously at all.
Pointing at Qin Hong, he snorted coldly.
"Now, immediately kneel before me. Otherwise, I will throw you into the ferocious beast cave at once. A tender-skinned little beast like you who has only just taken human form is exactly what they most..."
Whoosh!
Bang!
Before Crane Boy could finish speaking, a figure flashed past. Then he was smashed directly from the air onto the ground—face first.
A clear palm print was stamped across his face.
He had obviously been slapped to the ground.
"You..."
"Courting death..."
Crane Boy felt his entire worldview collapse in an instant.
In the sacred grounds of Jade Void Palace, there was actually a beast that dared attack him?
He truly did not know the meaning of death!
As Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning's personal child attendant, even second-generation disciples had to speak politely to Crane Boy if they wanted to see Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning. None of them dared slight him in the least.
And now, he, Crane Boy, had been struck by some little beast from who knew where?
And slapped to the ground with a single blow?
Such an act was simply courting death!
"I've changed my mind. I will tear every strand of flesh from your body..."
Bloodthirsty light flashed in Crane Boy's eyes as he charged straight at Qin Hong.
In his eyes, the tiny Qin Hong was already a helpless lamb awaiting slaughter!
But dreams were beautiful, while reality was cruel.
The moment Crane Boy rose to his feet, Qin Hong sent him flying into the ground again with another heavy slap.
Then came Qin Hong's calm, slightly childish voice.
"You worthless thing, did I say you could get up?"
"You..."
After being slapped to the ground by Qin Hong again, Crane Boy calmed down.
Though he was haughty and relied on his status as Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning's personal attendant to act arrogantly, that did not mean he was a fool.
How could this seemingly ordinary child possess such strength?
Twice in a row, he had not even seen how Qin Hong moved before being slapped straight to the ground.
That kind of strength absolutely crushed him.
In the entire Primordial Era, someone of such an age possessing such strength...
"Who are you? This is the sacred ground of Jade Void Palace, not somewhere just anyone can set foot in!"
Although Crane Boy was wary of Qin Hong's strength, the moment he remembered that this was Jade Void Palace, the Sect of Enlightenment's territory, his confidence immediately returned.
"I am Crane Boy, attendant to Saint Yuanshi of Jade Void Palace!"
"You actually dared attack me?"
"Even your elders would speak politely to me and would not dare offend me in the slightest!"
"Today, you struck me. When Heavenly Venerate returns, he will surely ensure that your entire family dies without a burial place, so you will learn the consequences of beating a saint's attendant!"
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