[{"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-139":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},2340946,4576,"Chapter 139: Ye Xingyun","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-139",139,"\u003Cp>Tianling Daozhou, Shengling City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This vast, boundless city is the seat of the Shengling Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire city is named after the Shengling Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From afar, the whole of Shengling City sprawls endlessly, its walls towering and majestic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the side, the academy’s ancient heritage is plainly evident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the sky, ancient beasts soar, strange beasts pull chariots, and floating airships cross the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the ground, dense crowds flow like a hundred rivers converging into the sea, all heading toward Shengling City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once a year, the Tiandao Tower opens—a grand gathering for young prodigies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though many lack the qualifications to enter the Tiandao Tower, that does not stop them from coming to gaze upon the top young prodigies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wonder how many young talents and holy sons and daughters will arrive this time…” a young man gazed upward and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard the Jun family’s divine son is coming—I rushed here nonstop from Cangyuan Province just to see him once.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the gate of Shengling City, a beautiful girl gazed upward, longing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister, are you here to see my divine son too?” another beautiful woman approached and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean ‘my divine son’? He’s not yours!” another girl pouted, glaring angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of girls joined the argument, causing a small commotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow, the Jun family’s divine son’s popularity is terrifying,” some male cultivators observed, all wearing looks of envy and jealousy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, on a pavilion, a blue-robed youth with a refined face and sharp, starlit brows watched this scene, his expression darkening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opposite him sat an old servant—Fu Bo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this youth was naturally Ye Xingyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had come to the Tiandao Tower as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master Xingyun, the master said you must absolutely not provoke the divine son this time—Ye family cannot afford to lose face again,” Fu Bo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes, things should not happen a third time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his tenth-birthday banquet, Ye Xingyun lost face for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Panwu Divine Dynasty banquet, he lost face a second time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ye Xingyun provokes Jun Xiaoyao again at the Tiandao Tower and gets humiliated once more…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where will the ancient Ye family save face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Ye family has other prodigies, being humiliated repeatedly like this would be unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry—I’m here solely to seek opportunities at the Tiandao Tower,” Ye Xingyun said, his expression calming, his gaze deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt that this time, the Tiandao Tower would grant him great fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he would awaken many memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including the magnificent Star Palace in his memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could recall where that Star Palace was, he could go find it and claim its fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his strength would surge forward, far outpacing Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The master said that once Ye Guchen emerges, our Ye family will shake the Huangtian Immortal Realm, with no young generation able to stand against us,” Fu Bo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That reincarnated Sword Demon? He’s been in seclusion, never appearing,” Ye Xingyun said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt resentment within—he would not be inferior to that Sword Demon reincarnate if he obtained the fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time slipped away, second by second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At one moment, golden light flashed in the void beyond Shengling City, accompanied by faint roars of lions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Purple aura spread, as if a qilin were roaring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re here! They’re here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All beings in Shengling City—human and ancient races alike—looked up at the sky at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prominent figures of the Huangtian Immortal Realm had finally arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A nine-headed lion stepped across the heavens, racing toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon it stood a group, their leader a transcendent figure in white robes, untainted by worldly dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was veiled in divine radiance, yet a glimpse of it could still be discerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even that glimpse was enough to send many female cultivators who had traveled great distances into raptures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screams echoed endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Is that Jun family’s first-sequence heir, Jun Lingcang?” some noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Lingcang stood atop a qilin, arms crossed, eyes covered with cloth, noble and handsome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Jun family’s double-pupiled one is handsome too, but he’s standing beside the divine son,” some girls showed flickers of admiration, yet still shook their heads slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Jun Xiaoyao, Jun Lingcang would naturally be the most eye-catching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before the sun, even the moon grows utterly dim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cousin, your popularity is terrifying,” Jun Lingcang said, speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jun family’s first-sequence heir, wherever he went, he was always the center of attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, all the spotlight had been stolen by Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s just their basic behavior—don’t mind it,” Jun Xiaoyao said lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was already used to these adorable fangirls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet at this moment, a group of young men and women approached, each radiating formidable energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re Shengling Academy disciples…” the crowd parted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Jun family’s divine son just arrived at Shengling City, and these academy disciples can’t wait?” one cultivator said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew Jun Xiaoyao had crippled Ji Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These disciples’ hostility toward Jun Xiaoyao was understandable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But among the group, the female disciples hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They gazed at Jun Xiaoyao’s figure in the sky, their eyes brimming with admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what if he’s bad?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s handsome—that’s enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more handsome, the worse he is, the more they love him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve decided—I won’t oppose the Jun family’s divine son anymore,” one female disciple stopped, bit her lip, and declared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Me too—the divine son must have had a reason for crippling Brother Ji Xuan,” another girl swore earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, I think so too—it must be that Brother Ji Xuan provoked the divine son, so he had no choice but to cripple him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could it be that Brother Ji Xuan did something bad himself, and the divine son punished him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female disciples grew more convinced with every word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ji Xuan were here, he’d likely die of rage on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve decided, sisters—I’ve switched from black to white,” one female disciple clapped her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This drew immediate agreement from all the female disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this even possible?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The male disciples beside them stared, dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where was the united front?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where was the campaign against the evil Jun family divine son?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t this betrayal too fast?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the sky, Jun Xiaoyao’s expression remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shengling Academy meant nothing to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had it not been for the transformation of the Supreme Bone, he wouldn’t have come even if the academy begged him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shengling Academy, better not make me lose patience—if you do, you’ll all follow Ji Xuan’s path,” Jun Xiaoyao said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below, the female disciples had abandoned their resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the male disciples still held hostility toward Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jun Xiaoyao, you crippled Brother Ji Xuan—how dare you show your face here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! Have the guts not to enter the Tiandao Tower!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the male disciples’ shouts, Jun Xiaoyao said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nine-headed lion let out a deafening lion’s roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was its clan’s technique—the Lion’s Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden sound wave spread, and every male disciple was thrown to the ground, heads splitting with pain, blood streaming from all seven orifices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some weaker ones even wet themselves, emitting a foul stench—they’d been scared into urinating!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this the strength of Shengling Academy disciples? Go home and drink milk,” Jun Xiaoyao sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nine-headed lion carried them to their lodging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving behind a group of humiliated academy disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All fell silent, eyes wide, the air deathly still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, Jun Xiaoyao should have sought reconciliation with the Holy Spirit Academy if he wanted to enter the Heavenly Dao Tower unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why does it now feel as though Jun Xiaoyao holds the Holy Spirit Academy in even greater contempt?\u003C\u002Fp>",1268,"2026-06-20T23:29:44.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7344655b3471434e9cd9e437c182f116dac61113313cd3257e8445a536108650","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-140","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-138",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-cover.jpg"]