The reason was simple: the Crane Clan relied entirely on the patch of cinnabar red on top of their heads to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
If that cinnabar crown were to be harmed, it would undoubtedly deal a devastating, downgrading blow to their cultivation.
What did the Hundred Clans value most of all?
Naturally, it was cultivation. Who would want to live out their life as a mere beast?
Everyone was striving upward. If Li Xuanyue were to send people to plunder the cinnabar crowns of the Crane Clan at a time like this, how would that be any different from taking their lives?
By then, it might even spark a bloody conflict between the two clans.
Chapter 19