[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body":3,"chapter-starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-124":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting with the Wasteland Sacred Body",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2340931,4576,"Chapter 124: Night Talk with A Jiu, the Fall of Yinming Heaven, Xiao Chen","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-124",124,"\u003Cp>After leaving the imperial palace, Jun Xiaoyao returned to the Silent Courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He planned to refine these immortal sources, then use the message jade tablet to ask Jun Zhangjian about Xiao Chen’s whereabouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He always felt that behind Xiao Chen lay one final, greatest secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jun Xiaoyao was merely curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays, Xiao Chen posed no threat whatsoever to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he uncovered this secret, Jun Xiaoyao could easily crush this ant with a single palm strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Jun Xiaoyao returned to the courtyard, a soft, flowing qin melody arose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao lifted his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, atop a pavilion, sat a woman in gray robes, peerless in grace, playing the qin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crescent moon illuminated her, making her seem like a fairy stepped from a painting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though her gray robes were plain, they could not hide her unparalleled beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was A Jiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao stood silently, listening, without disturbing her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The melody carried no feminine fragility; instead, it brimmed with boldness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the music, he seemed to see a figure in white robes, towering above heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking calmly through the courtyard, he overshadowed the ancient imperial clans and struck down life’s forbidden zones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind that figure stood eight other peerless forms, each dominating a realm, commanding awe across the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene must refer to his father, the White-Robed Divine King Jun Wu-hui, and his Eight Divine King Legions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the melody ended, Jun Xiaoyao still sat with eyes closed, savoring it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long moments passed before he opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I always thought my qin skills, while not unmatched, were still among the finest—until I heard your music, and realized I was a frog at the bottom of a well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your melody has woven a story into every note,” Jun Xiaoyao said with a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Jiu glanced at Jun Xiaoyao; a gentle breeze stirred a few strands of her black hair, revealing half her luminous, peerless face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master, don’t be so formal—just call me A Jiu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though by rank and power, A Jiu far surpassed Jun Xiaoyao, her tone remained humble, as if she were merely his guardian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Jun Xiaoyao was the sole heir of her master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A… Jiu.” Jun Xiaoyao found it strange to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, A Jiu’s status was too high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though not a member of the Jun family, she was a follower of Jun Wu-hui, and thus held immense status within the clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even as a guardian would she be disturbed—any matter was left entirely to her own discretion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, she had voluntarily offered to become Jun Xiaoyao’s guardian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Jun clan elders were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, the Jun clan’s first-sequence heir—the famed Rebirth Eye cultivator—had begged A Jiu to leave seclusion and become his master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, even that first-sequence heir dared not ask her to be his guardian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merely becoming his master would have satisfied the Rebirth Eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, A Jiu possessed the Rebirth Eye—she was the perfect master for such a cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she refused, showing no interest whatsoever in becoming the Rebirth Eye’s master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, she had voluntarily chosen to become Jun Xiaoyao’s follower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference in attitude was immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Jun Xiaoyao call her “A Jiu,” A Jiu’s lips curved into a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One smile, and all the beauty of the world paled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Jun Xiaoyao, a man immune to beauty, paused slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a strange thought surfaced in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could his father have chosen his followers based purely on looks?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head slightly—he knew the idea was absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So similar…” A Jiu suddenly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Rebirth Eyes, swirling with stars and opening into chaos, now held a trace of memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao was just like his father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Same peerless white robes, same transcendent aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A Jiu, what is my father’s current condition?” Jun Xiaoyao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was deeply curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What happened ten years ago that caused his father to leave?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Jiu gently shook her head. “Since your kin have not told you, I cannot reveal anything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Young Master, do not rush—soon enough, you will catch up to your master’s pace, and not fall short of him,” A Jiu said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This extraordinary woman, who could stand against the Divine Lord Pan Wu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him, she was gentle and humble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao knew much of it stemmed from him being Jun Wu-hui’s son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he did not care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In time, he would make A Jiu follow him wholly—for himself, not for any other reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the following days, Jun Xiaoyao devoted himself entirely to refining the immortal sources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than fifty immortal sources allowed him to forge three additional Great Luo Immortal Bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the Huangtian Immortal Realm, rumors about Jun Xiaoyao had spread like wildfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then came another earth-shattering piece of news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jun clan dispatched troops, elder cultivators, and even Supreme experts to eradicate the Yinming Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a famed assassin organization of the Huangtian Immortal Realm, Yinming Heaven operated in shadows, with no fixed base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like death incarnate hidden in darkness, no one could track its movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, immortal clans had sought revenge after their juniors were assassinated by Yinming Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead of eradicating it, they suffered brutal retaliation—countless juniors slaughtered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this time, it was not merely the Jun clan acting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancient Jiang clan, a colossal power, also joined the effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Jun Xiaoyao was half-Jiang by blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jun clan had enlisted a Jiang clan expert skilled in divining fate, who calculated Yinming Heaven’s various hideouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the Jun clan struck with overwhelming force, uprooting Yinming Heaven entirely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Yinming Heaven’s top assassin Supremes were slain by Jun Clan’s Eighteenth Ancestor and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the entire Huangtian Immortal Realm trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though not an immortal clan, Yinming Heaven was among the strongest powers beneath that tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, such a terrifying force was eradicated in mere days—all members slaughtered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This overwhelming display once again reminded everyone of the Jun clan’s might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It reminded them: do not provoke the Jun clan’s Divine Son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peer-to-peer rivalry? The Jun clan didn’t care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if anyone used treachery to harm Jun Xiaoyao, they would face the Jun clan’s terrifying retribution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao only learned of this news several days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clicked his tongue in admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the advantage of being born into a top-tier clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to fear any power’s threats, no need to dread any ancient elders turning against you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao only needed to cultivate peacefully, remain invincible, and crush all prodigies of the myriad races.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the communication jade tablet suddenly reacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao pulled it out, and Jun Zhangjian’s voice came through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Divine Son, you won’t believe what Xiao Chen has done—something utterly heinous!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, scene after scene of bloody, cruel imagery reached Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the visions, village after village was slaughtered to the last soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Chen, drenched in blood, wore a devilish grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around him lay corpses—men, women, children, the elderly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Zhangjian, unable to alert the target, had recorded everything from afar and sent it to Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems Xiao Chen’s madness exceeds even my expectations—what is his goal?” Jun Xiaoyao mused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This resembled a sacrificial ritual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he summoning a great demonic god?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Regardless, this scene must be shown to Wu Mingyue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let her see the true face of the righteous, kind, and unyielding Xiao Chen she believes in!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1241,"2026-06-20T23:29:44.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","0293708c72010ec0591e6d2b47f88fb9fc54149da81645ae20f0939a446b0ff1","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-125","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-123",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-cover.jpg"]