The Demon Spine ape was only getting more and more interested in the story of his father and looked at him intently. The Slim Arm ape felt the gaze on the back of his head and saw his son's expression from the corner of his eyes.

'Seems like my bloodline in him is still active. The curiosity has not died yet…' The Slim Arm ape thought to himself.

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After taking a short pause, he decided to continue.

"The Tian Clan was a strange one, according to what I heard from my master's words. While they liked to stay hidden from the world and did not like to compete with the different powers, they were also obsessive about their clan's strength.

Their clansmen stayed cooped up in there all their lives while cultivating on their own. It was quite weird, to be honest. I only visited the clan with my master twice in my life, but each of those visits were peculiar." The Slim Arm Ape said.

The Demon Spine ape stroked his head in intrigue. He very carefully noted everything that his father was saying in his mind. His father's words have always been beneficial to him and whenever he followed them, he had not had a loss.

Rather, when he did not follow them, he had often faced losses instead. Fighting Lin Wu was once such a mistake that he had done. While his father had said that he had free rein to do whatever he wanted to do as a ruler, the demon spine ape knew that his father disapproved of it in his mind.

'That worm beast… if he can even be called that, has he perhaps had a fortunate encounter?' The Demon Spine ape thought to himself.

After having gone over his father's words and seeing the phenomena in the distance, the Demon spine ape came up with more questions.

"Now that you have been here in this forest for so long father, you must have some idea about where the said secret lies, right?" The Demon Spine Ape questioned.

"I do… most rulers should know about it at this point. Even you do," The Slim Arm ape answered.

"So it's the Dark Bloom Caverns?" The Demon Spine ape questioned.

"That… is one of the places and yes, all rulers think of that place to be of the hidden power. But I think it is not… I think there is another one that has been hidden under our noses this entire time." The Slim Arm ape replied.

The Demon Spine Ape instantly guessed what his father was hinting towards.

"The Forbidden hill with that tomb… that's where the Worm lives now!" The Demon Spine ape exclaimed.

"Indeed, that is the place. Most beasts ignore it due to being unable to enter it and those who tried to force their way in died at the very entrance. The many bones of the dead beasts speak enough to prevent any more from getting close to that place.

Rather than that, they think of the Dark Bloom Caverns to be of the greatest importance. And that isn't all wrong either, it does have the source of the spirit Qi hidden underneath it. But I have a hunch that whatever is hidden in the forbidden hill is definitely a lot more than that… many times stronger than that." The Slim Arm ape replied.

"All these years no beast was able to get close to the Forbidden hill but now not only did that worm beast manage to get close, he even managed to turn it into his home." The Demon spine ape stated.

"Yes, that is the reason why I have been careful in dealing with him. Even when he asked for our kin, I allowed them to be taken. That beast… he terrifies me. Not just his bloodline though… there is something else hidden in him, that is strange." The Slim Arm ape said, in a slightly fatigued tone.

"Do you think that something is from the forbidden hill?" The Demon Spine ape questioned once again.

"I do not know, but that does seem like the most probable answer. And if it is true, then it confirms my suspicion about the Forbidden hill.

Hundreds, if not thousands, had tried to enter the Dark Bloom caverns to search for more power within it, yet none of them returned. And then comes this beast out of nowhere and takes over the tomb on the forbidden hill, shooting through cultivation stages as if they were a bamboo.

If that is not the proof of power within that hill, then nothing else makes sense." The Slim Arm Ape said, his tone agitated.

The Demon Spine ape looked at his father and felt the faint anger seething within his body. He closed his eyes for a moment, before a determinate expression appeared on his face.

"Then what do you want to do with the worm beast, father? Do you want to kill him and take over the Hill?" The Demon Spine ape said, his aura flaring with the lust for battle.

The demon spine ape was fully expecting his father to say yes, but the answer seemed to surprise him.

"Fight him? Hahahah! Why would I fight him?" The Slim Arm ape suddenly laughed out loud.

"Then what do you want to do?" The Demon Spine ape questioned with absolute confusion.

"Fighting him would be a waste of effort, not to mention there is a great chance we would just perish under his tail. Rather than that, we should let him slowly expose his own secrets little by little. My goal… no, rather my master's goal should be achievable through proxy.

My master passed on the goal to me and I shall pass on that goal to that worm." The Slim Arm ape declared.

"But would he even accept it?" The Demon Spine ape asked with furrowed brows.

"Oh, he doesn't have to accept it. I don't even need to speak to him about it, he will do it on his own!" The Slim arm ape replied with a hint of confidence in his eyes.