No Resentment Shall Be Born

Chiyun Mountain was once the site of the Cloud Peak Immortal Palace's mountain gate.

At some point in history, the Cloud Peak Immortal Palace was reduced to ruins, and Chiyun Mountain was sealed off as a result.

The Divine Ability Fruit ripens every thirty-three years; it is, in truth, the final foundation of the Cloud Peak Immortal Palace. Only by nurturing this essence for thirty-three years can the mountain open its gates to seek a successor for the palace.

In other words, while the Divine Ability Fruit is indeed a rare treasure of the world, Chiyun Mountain does not exist for its sake. It serves primarily as a power source, fueling the various mechanisms and arrangements within the mountain.

For instance, the Guest-Welcoming Pavilion to the south, the North Mountain Water Pool, and even the Cloud Beasts on the mountain... Thus, once the Divine Ability Fruit is plucked, the time for Chiyun Mountain will soon come to an end, for its power will be exhausted.

Jiang Wang had already learned this the moment he gained authority over Chiyun Mountain.

What he did not know was why the Cloud Peak Immortal Palace had been reduced to ruins. In the words of the Guest-Welcoming Boy, it was a catastrophe, but the boy had dissipated before he could clarify what that catastrophe was.

He also did not know how to restore the Cloud Peak Immortal Palace. He truly possessed the palace, yet he had truly gained nothing but a pile of ruins.

He had suppressed Cloud Wandering Elder and Dou Mian by utilizing the primal power of Chiyun Mountain. This power could not replenish itself; every bit used was a bit gone forever. To use a metaphor, if Chiyun Mountain were a furnace, the Divine Ability Fruit would be the firewood grown and