The Cold Mountain Crane Family was hailed as the foremost family west of Cloud Ridge. Their ancestor had carved out sixty thousand miles of territory for the Demon Race amid Chaos, and so they could indeed be called a family of glory.
Of course, that was all a very long time ago.
By the time He Huating was born, the Cold Mountain Crane Family had already faded into the common crowd.
It was He Huating who burst onto the scene, charging forward in triumphant song until he finally reached the summit, reclaimed the Fountain of Youth, and propped the family's prestige back up.
When his plans failed, and he left the Fountain of Youth in the Divine Firmament Land, perishing himself, it naturally marked the Cold Mountain Crane Family's descent into decline once more.
Zhu Yi had nearly been beaten to death on the Southern Heaven Battlefield. Her injuries were no minor matter; they had truly damaged her lifespan.
With the Divine Firmament Game about to begin, she set her sights upon the Fountain of Youth.
What she sought was not a dried-up, deathly Fountain of Youth. What she sought was what He Huating had sought in those days—to revive the Fountain of Youth and continue its myth.
If the Fountain of Youth revived in her hands, she could use it to swiftly recover from her injuries and reclaim the respect she deserved in this perilous world. The Spider Family, too, could rapidly rise to prominence through the Fountain of Youth's power.
Naturally, achieving this was incomparably difficult. Otherwise, the Cold Mountain Crane Family would not have watched helplessly as the Fountain of Youth ran dry while they were at the height of their power. Nor would He Huating have directly thrown himself into the Divine Firmament Game to revive