[{"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-161":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},2340968,4576,"Chapter 161: The Various Factions Are Shaken: The Ye Clan","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-161",161,"\u003Cp>The matter of the Tian Dao Tower has now come to an end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao did not leave immediately, but stayed at the Sacred Spirit Academy for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sacred Spirit Academy was also generous, granting Jun Xiaoyao a full five hundred immortal sources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, the three Yin-Yang Holy Sons combined had received only over a hundred immortal sources from the Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their immortal sources were all provided by their behind-the-scenes factions, not gifted by the Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sacred Spirit Academy had truly made a substantial investment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao was very satisfied, especially after adding the immortal sources he had gained at the Dueling Arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now possessed over a thousand immortal sources, more than enough to refine his Great Luo Immortal Bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, Hua Xiqing had come forward voluntarily, her face flushed, wishing to discuss the Dao with Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This heir of the Hundred Flowers Dao Palace had been utterly won over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao did not refuse, casually chatting with her about life and ideals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Xiqing departed with a look of complete satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Jun Xiaoyao remained at the Sacred Spirit Academy,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the news of the Tian Dao Tower spread like wings across the entire Huang Tian Immortal Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All who heard it were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broke the ten-thousand-year record of the fifty-first floor of the Tian Dao Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walked as if strolling through a courtyard, crushed Jin Chixiaopeng and the Little Western Heaven Buddha Son with a single hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Became the Sacred Son of the Sacred Spirit Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of these feats, if revealed alone, would stir up a massive uproar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet all these feats were accomplished by Jun Xiaoyao alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the glory fell solely upon Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to him, whether Jun Lingcang or Ji Qingyi, all others paled into obscurity, let alone other prodigies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah! Xiaoyao never disappoints!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Jun Clan, Jun Zhantian, Jiang Rou, and other relatives were overjoyed, proud of Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other elder members of the Jun Clan were also delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Tian Dao Tower event, with the Jun Clan dominating the rankings, would elevate the Jun Clan’s prestige even higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, rival factions each wore grim expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Hongzhou, within the Dragon Palace,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Chen’s fist slammed violently onto the ground, his face twisted in fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time he heard news of Jun Xiaoyao, he sank once more into despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, not only did he doubt his own chances, he even had no confidence that Princess Long Ji could defeat Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet sensing the growing power of Princess Long Ji, Xiao Chen still clung to a sliver of hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When Princess Long Ji fully adapts to the celestial qi, that will be Jun Xiaoyao’s death date!” Xiao Chen said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On another front, in the Guan Jun Marquis Mansion of the Panwu Divine Dynasty,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>upon hearing news about Wu Mingyue and Jun Xiaoyao, Yang Pan’s face flushed with shame and rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his fury, he killed over a dozen servants; all the servants in the Marquis Mansion trembled in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jun Xiaoyao, you deserve to die!” Yang Pan snarled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had not successfully become Imperial Son-in-Law, he had unconsciously regarded Wu Mingyue as his own woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Wu Mingyue had grown so close to Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was unbearable for Yang Pan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He panted heavily, his eyes bloodshot, like a furious lion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Calm down. Once I find the remaining Pan Emperor’s Years Sword and Pan Emperor’s Void Sword, I will have enough power to kill Jun Xiaoyao.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The mortal realm… may be my opportunity…” Yang Pan’s gaze shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, the Panwu Divine Lord had summoned him to court and revealed a great matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ten Mortal Realms are about to undergo massive upheaval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single realm’s transformation can stir endless storms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much more so when all ten realms change?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When heavenly opportunities emerge, it will be a terrifying war of life and death, with rivers of blood stretching for ten thousand li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A man cannot grow rich without unexpected wealth; a horse cannot fatten without night grass. With my Yang Pan’s fortune, how could I fail to find opportunity in the mortal realm?” Yang Pan sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day he rises again will be the day Jun Xiaoyao dies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a solitary peak rising a thousand ren high in the Ancient Ye Clan,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a slender black-clad figure sat in meditation, accompanied only by a divine eagle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place was the Ye Clan’s forbidden zone; even some clan elders dared not step inside without permission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-clad figure was a young man with a refined, handsome face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were closed; before him, a sword was planted diagonally into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was stained with splatters of blood, radiating immense killing intent and sword qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, outside the peak, an elder of the Ye Clan bowed slightly and spoke: “Elder Ye, this old man dares to trouble you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Ye Clan elder was a Great Saint, his hair snow-white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unimaginable that he would bow to the black-clad youth and address him as “Elder”—this defied all logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the peak, the black-clad youth slowly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the Ye Clan elder felt a terrifying sword intent, as if it would slice him into pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a terrifying and profound gaze!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the youth’s eyes lay ancient weariness, a depth and restraint utterly unfitting his age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?” the youth spoke slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ye Clan elder then told the youth of the coming chaos in the Ten Realms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also relayed to him the news of Jun Xiaoyao’s deeds at the Tian Dao Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth fell into silent thought; the atmosphere grew suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ye Clan elder glanced fearfully at the blood-stained sword, his heart turning cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that sword the one stained with Emperor’s blood?” the elder thought bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-clad youth was none other than Ye Guchen, the famed Sword Demon reincarnation of the Ye Clan, whose name echoed throughout the realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The chaos in the Ten Realms has nothing to do with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for Jun Xiaoyao…” Ye Guchen’s expression remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt no trace of caution or fear toward Jun Xiaoyao’s astonishing feats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the pride of the Sword Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He feared no being, past or present!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now is not yet the time for me to enter the world. Have you ever heard this saying?” Ye Guchen closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What saying?” asked the Ye Clan elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kings never meet kings!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Guchen’s words triggered ten thousand sword qi surging around the peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood-stained Emperor-Slaying Sword erupted with overwhelming sword qi, as if capable of slicing through the ten directions of the universe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ye Clan elder’s heart trembled violently!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kings never meet kings!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they meet, blood must be spilled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jun Clan’s Divine Son is a king!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Ye Clan’s Sword Demon reincarnation is also a king!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ye Clan elder bowed and withdrew, daring not to disturb further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Guchen raised his hand and slowly caressed the blade of the Emperor-Slaying Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old friend, after countless eons, do people still remember…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That lone man, with a single sword, slaying the demonic shadow of an Emperor beneath the stars…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the various factions of the Huang Tian Immortal Realm trembled over Jun Xiaoyao’s deeds,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao prepared to depart and return to the Jun Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grand Elder of the Sacred Spirit Academy and others personally escorted Jun Xiaoyao away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingyue, though reluctant, also had to return to the Panwu Divine Dynasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This brought a sigh of relief to Jun Lingqiong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Next, I’ll return home to digest my gains, further comprehend the meaning of reincarnation, and refine my Great Luo Immortal Bone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao already had his plans set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed faintly that the mortal realm’s chaos was about to begin—he would need greater strength to face all coming challenges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The lower volume of the Body Scripture, the origin of the world, the Ten Rebellious Sons—so many opportunities and crops await my harvest...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1341,"2026-06-20T23:29:44.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","516c54f9e049dd4eaa4a695c472bf8a221596b91baa600da88e9b8787d3994b2","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-162","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-160",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-cover.jpg"]