If Fang Chen could restore his Life Wheel, he could live for more than ten thousand years as easily as any other Saint. With a Lifespan that long, he was confident he could attempt to reach not just the Great Emperor Realm, but even the Immortal Realm.
For Fang Chen, then, restoring his Life Wheel mattered above all else.
While Fang Chen devoted himself to cultivation, the Purple-eyed Vajra Giant Ape King had returned to the Ancestral Land.
The Ancestral Land of the Purple-eyed Vajra Giant Apes was a vast cave in a remote part of the northwestern Cloud Pine Mountain Range, far from its center. Fang Chen had chosen the heart of the range for the Floating Immortal Great Array, and the Ape King usually lived there. Unless something special happened, he never visited the Ancestral Land.
No powerful Barrier guarded the entrance to the Ancestral Land. Instead, the apes kept it tightly blocked with special stones so hard that they offered better protection than any Barrier.
To enter, they had to wait for the guards inside to slowly move the stones aside.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Many adult Purple-eyed Vajra Giant Apes lived in the Ancestral Land. They were its Guardians.
The Ape King gave the Guardians a slight nod, then headed deeper inside.
The Sacred Pool lay more than ten thousand zhang underground. The Ape King followed winding passages for over three double-hours before reaching it.
The Sacred Pool stood in a vast Underground Space that looked naturally formed. Lava pillars rose throughout it, and enormous stone statues lined the cavern. Each towered over an adult Purple-eyed Vajra Giant Ape. One statue stood a thousand zhang tall. Its body was immense, with three heads and six arms, and scales covered it from head to toe. It looked astonishingly