Heavenly Ape Mountain.
This place lay more than fifty miles outside Xuan County.
It was also the tallest mountain within Xuan County.
Its peak towered into the clouds, vast beyond compare. Snow covered the summit year-round, leaving it a boundless expanse of white.
Around Heavenly Ape Mountain stood nine much shorter peaks.
These nine peaks took different shapes, but upon close inspection, each seemed to bear some resemblance to an ape.
Between the Nine Peaks and Heavenly Ape Mountain lived vast numbers of ape tribes.
Only the Heavenly Ape clan could set foot upon Heavenly Ape Mountain.
At this moment—
Upon Heavenly Ape Mountain, within a massive black hall.
An Old Ape sat cross-legged, its fur snow-white and its eyes slightly closed. It looked aged, yet its surging blood and qi were terrifying.
Even seated, the Old Ape stood five or six zhang tall.
Terrifying blood-colored demonic qi swept through the entire hall. It even rolled three trembling, numb-faced Human Race Martial Artists from the "sheep pen" outside the hall into its maw.
Using the Spiritual Energy of Human Race Martial Artists, combined with the Spiritual Energy of Heavenly Ape Mountain, it tempered its demonic qi and physique, seeking to truly step into the Fifth Grade.
"Hm?"
"Dead?!"
Suddenly.
The Old Ape opened its eyes, a flash of shock appearing within them.
It sensed—
That Fourth Grade Lower descendant it had personally chosen, the one most suited to fuse with the Primordial Fierce Beast's Blood of Zhu Jian—
Had actually died!
How could this be?!
After fusing with the Primordial Fierce Beast's Blood of Zhu Jian, it would certainly reach Fifth Grade Lower.
And it still died?
Could it be—
That before the fusion had succeeded, before it had truly advanced to Fifth Grade Lower, it had been killed by