At the mountaintop, a crowd of Ape-man Immortals flew over. Some even used Divine Kingdom Teleportation, drawing curious glances.
However, most of them weren't teleporting from their own Divine Kingdoms. No matter how much they trusted the place, using Divine Kingdom Teleportation on a Holy Mountain where any Immortal could enter was a huge risk—even for a King.
"Greetings, Your Excellency."
The Ape-man Immortals bowed, though some of them looked less than pleased. Zuirong was standing nearby too.
Wumeng was one thing. As a follower of the Venerable, he deserved a little courtesy. But Zuirong was here as well, making them all suspect that this mixed-blood Ape-man Universe Venerable had come with hostile intentions.
"Your Excellency, the mountaintop holds great significance. We've been waiting for an Ape-man Venerable to build his temple here, so the place is rather bare. We hope you'll understand." A twelve-meter-tall Ape-man with black fur stepped forward to explain.
The mountaintop still retained some of its ancient features, making it seem out of place amid the Holy Mountain's everywhere-brilliant splendor.
"I'll get straight to the point. Do you know how many vile things have happened in your Holy Temple?" Guen said bluntly.
The black-furred Ape-man was taken aback. "Your Excellency, I admit that people in the Holy Temple sometimes make mistakes, but they haven't committed any serious crimes, and we punish them immediately. Calling them vile—isn't that a little too hurtful?"
"Oh?"
Guen grew interested and took a single step, appearing in front of the black-furred Ape-man. The other Ape-man Immortals all retreated a step, but the black-furred Ape-man stood firm. Even so, the Ape-man Immortals could see the fur on his back standing on end.
"Do you think Marquis Jinxu's a minor offender? Every year, he selects a hundred million Ape-man girls to slaughter and