[{"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-168":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},2340975,4576,"Chapter 168: My Master","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-168",168,"\u003Cp>A young man stepped out from a spatial rift, his entire body suffused with surging solar true fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On his chest, a sun totem faintly manifested, his aura so formidable it filled all nearby prodigies with dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many stood frozen like fools; when they finally snapped back to reality, they saw the arrogant Lin Feng grievously wounded and utterly disheveled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Nanlan clan stared dumbly at the man who had stepped from the rift, resembling a god of fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his realm was not particularly high, paired with his age, he was undeniably a prodigy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, though both were in the Dao-Union realm, this young man had crippled Lin Feng with a single strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His combat power was simply abnormal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realm is only one component of combat power; the higher the realm, the stronger the true strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But many other factors can also influence combat power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some forbidden prodigies, even with modest realms, inspire widespread fear because their combat power is so immense they can challenge higher realms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao was a clear example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Feng, though Dao-Union, could at best dominate within his own realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond that, he would struggle to fight effectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for Jun Xiaoyao, not even Dao-Union, not even Nirvana, nor even the higher Heaven-Access realm, demanded his caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the distinction between prodigy and anomaly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sight of this suddenly appearing young man, the entire arena fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone speculated about his origins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Yi Yu had once appeared at the Sacred Spirit Academy, accompanying Jun Xiaoyao,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>those who had seen him were few.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you, daring to harm Brother Lin Feng!” Zi Yan’s face darkened with fury as she glared at Yi Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could not tolerate anyone harming Lin Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, trash!” Yi Yu raised his hand again, magic power surging as it coalesced into a golden bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew the bow full as the moon and fired directly at Zi Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow shot forth like a startled swan, shaking the very void!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stared in shock, as if seeing a ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This young man was terrifyingly aggressive—no words exchanged, he struck immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even care that Zi Yan was from the Purple Mansion Sacred Ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the piercing, scorching aura, Zi Yan’s face turned deathly pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ziqiong dashed forward—she could not let the Sacred Ground’s holy maiden of the mortal realm be slain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Purple Qi comes from the east for three thousand li!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ziqiong unleashed the Purple Mansion Sacred Ground’s ultimate technique, her jade hand sweeping forth as vast waves of purple qi emerged and clashed with Yi Yu’s arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ziqiong grunted, recoiled over a hundred steps, a trickle of blood seeping from her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surroundings fell utterly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the Holy Maiden of the Immortal Realm’s Purple Mansion Sacred Ground—she had been repelled and wounded in a single blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ziqiong herself could hardly believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her strength, among the young generation of the Huang Tian Immortal Realm, was not top-tier, but still elite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, she was utterly dominated by this young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could she know that Yi Yu was the heir of an ancient imperial clan, blessed with countless talents far beyond any mere holy maiden?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the overwhelmingly powerful Yi Yu, everyone in the Nanlan clan felt as if they were dreaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They never expected anyone would come to their aid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nanlan Ruoxi also wore a look of confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Nanlan Zhan’s expression did not improve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For though Yi Yu was strong, he was only strong among the young generation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a powerful sect behind him, he could not help the Nanlan clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ziqiong realized this too, and coldly demanded: “Who are you, daring to interfere with the Purple Mansion Sacred Ground?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Purple Mansion Sacred Ground? What’s that? Do you think my master’s word could not annihilate your Immortal Realm’s Purple Mansion Sacred Ground!” Yi Yu’s brows lifted as he spoke coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps having spent too long near Jun Xiaoyao, his demeanor had absorbed a touch of tyranny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tyranny of: obey me and thrive, defy me and perish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his words, the entire arena erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sea of stunned exclamations seemed ready to shatter the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One word—and the Purple Mansion Sacred Ground would be destroyed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every person present drew a sharp breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Yu had not meant the mortal realm’s Purple Mansion Sacred Ground—he meant the Immortal Realm’s Purple Mansion Sacred Ground!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference between the two was astronomical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Realm’s Purple Mansion Sacred Ground was a top-tier force guarded by supreme sovereigns—how could anyone hope to annihilate it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nanlan Zhan and Nanlan Ruoxi were both shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a powerful young prodigy was merely a servant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then how powerful was the master he spoke of?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Insolent!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several heavenly gods and dao gods of the Purple Mansion Sacred Ground glared furiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their Purple Mansion Sacred Ground had endured for hundreds of thousands of years in the Immortal Realm—no one had ever dared to scorn them thus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One heavenly god immediately slammed his palm toward Yi Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, deep within the spatial rift, a tremor echoed, and golden light flooded the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A majestic nine-headed lion pulled a golden palanquin as it stepped forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three figures followed beside the palanquin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them, a man in blue robes, glanced at the scene, his eyes flickering with disdain; he reached out and seized the Purple Mansion heavenly god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfft!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavenly god who had struck out was crushed to death in the blue-robed elder’s grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone around stood stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Purple Mansion Sacred Ground heavenly god—crushed to death in one hand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horror sent chills through all who watched, their gazes toward the blue-robed elder filled with unprecedented dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet a group of local forces from Dong Xuan Region, upon seeing the blue-robed elder, showed shock and excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ancestor—is it Elder Dong Xuan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One middle-aged man stepped forward from the group, his face alight with intense excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the patriarch of the Dong Xuan Dao Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dong Xuan Dao Sect had once been the strongest force in Dong Xuan Region, dominating the entire region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In recent years, though weakened, it remained one of Dong Xuan’s dominant powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, this patriarch stared at the blue-robed elder, his expression alight with fervor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue-robed elder was none other than one of their own ancestral elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long ago, during Elder Dong Xuan’s generation, the Dong Xuan Dao Sect had ruled the entire Dong Xuan Region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Dong Xuan Dao Sect still exists.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue-robed elder—Elder Dong Xuan—showed a flicker of surprise, then nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a cultivator who had ascended from Tian Xuan Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, many local forces of Dong Xuan Region were chilled to the bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Dong Xuan had descended from the heavens!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah! Wonderful! With Ancestor here, how can our Dong Xuan Dao Sect fail to rise!” the Dong Xuan patriarch exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t call me Elder Dong Xuan anymore—I am merely my master’s servant.” Elder Dong Xuan shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Dong Xuan’s words silenced heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elder Dong Xuan who had ascended to the Immortal Realm thousands of years ago was now merely a servant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many local Dong Xuan prodigies felt their entire worldview collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What manner of exalted being could command a saint-level elder to serve him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nanlan Zhan’s pupils trembled—he had heard of Elder Dong Xuan’s name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, he had become another’s servant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nanlan Ruoxi gripped the ancient talisman in her hand tightly, her beautiful eyes fixed on the golden palanquin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wondered—who sat inside that golden palanquin, this master of masters?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Su Ziqiong, her entire body was trembling uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at the nine-headed lion, her expression filled with unprecedented terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A nine-headed lion pulling a carriage—could it really be him…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ziqiong’s face turned as white as paper; she dared not think further!\u003C\u002Fp>",1320,"2026-06-20T23:29:44.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d3f3c3d9998c14c44b2883492feee0f6c061c31bb489a651e6a1acfa318fa09a","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-169","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-167",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-cover.jpg"]