[{"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-65":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},2340872,4576,"Chapter 65: Jun Xiaoyao","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-65",65,"\u003Cp>After retrieving the dragon bones and resolving matters with Xiao Chen and Wu Mingyue, Jun Xiaoyao prepared to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strategy against the Panwu Divine Dynasty had already been set in motion; opportunities to reap the harvest would come naturally in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Jun Xiaoyao turned his attention to another piece of leek—Ji Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan certainly knew certain secrets of the Yuan Tian Supreme Treasury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, Wu Mingyue, take good care of Xiao Chen and lead him away—don’t let him die.” Jun Xiaoyao’s expression was full of amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he turned and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Wanjie followed closely behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao’s words made Wu Mingyue clench her jade-colored hands tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humiliation wasn’t enough—he had to mock her one last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Jun Xiaoyao is a true master of deceit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master, are you really going to let Xiao Chen go? Though he’s merely an ant in your eyes, he’s still a minor nuisance.” Jun Wanjie said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was now utterly loyal to Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have my own plans for this man. When the time comes, I’ll crush him without effort.” Jun Xiaoyao dismissed it casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oaths sworn to the Dao-heart held no power over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Chen—he could kill him whenever he wished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Jun Xiaoyao faintly sensed that Xiao Chen might yet deliver him a great surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That surprise, no doubt, would be greater than Wu Mingyue and the five dragon bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why Jun Xiaoyao was willing to spare Xiao Chen’s life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Xiao Chen truly had no value, even with Wu Mingyue standing in his way, he would crush him with a single palm strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, after Jun Xiaoyao departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingyue immediately gave the unconscious Xiao Chen numerous healing elixirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Xiao Chen slowly regained consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his mind cleared, Xiao Chen’s body trembled violently, his face twisted with bitter hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around and asked: “Where is Jun Xiaoyao?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Chen, calm down first—Jun Xiaoyao has already left,” Wu Mingyue said with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Left? He didn’t kill me?” Xiao Chen’s face showed surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as if remembering something, his gaze turned back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the empty cave, Xiao Chen’s blood surged to his head, his face turning a deep purplish-red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon bones are gone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only the Supreme Ancestral Dragon Bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the four ancient dragon bones were gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Jun Xiaoyao didn’t leave him even a scrap of leftovers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfft!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overcome with rage, Xiao Chen’s previously suppressed injuries erupted again, spewing a large gout of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Chen, don’t panic—so long as the green mountains remain, firewood will never run out,” Wu Mingyue urged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Chen’s face alternated between pale and ashen, his mind buzzing, his chest churning with turbulent qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao had first stolen his dragon qi, and now he’d stolen his five dragon bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Chen felt like nothing more than a money-bringing child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But why would Jun Xiaoyao, with such malicious intent, spare me?” Xiao Chen realized this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly turned to Wu Mingyue, urgently asking: “Mingyue, did he harm you? How did he leave?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Chen’s heart was uneasy, fearing something had happened between Wu Mingyue and Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Wu Mingyue had become like Bai Yuer, Xiao Chen would surely go mad with rage, his liver and gallbladder shattering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingyue bit her jade lips silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that she had been branded with a slave seal and become Jun Xiaoyao’s slave was a scandal—how could she reveal it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doing so would damage not only her reputation but also the prestige of the Panwu Divine Dynasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I threatened him with the power of the Panwu Divine Dynasty, and that’s why he spared you,” Wu Mingyue forced a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet inside, she felt bitter and sour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she was now Jun Xiaoyao’s female slave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for Xiao Chen’s sake, she willingly accepted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew, that’s good—Jun Xiaoyao fears nothing, yet he still fears my Mingyue,” Xiao Chen exhaled deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His suppressed resentment and fury lessened somewhat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, with Wu Mingyue around, Jun Xiaoyao wouldn’t dare touch him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingyue, hearing this, felt even more ashamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Chen, I may not be able to stay by your side anymore,” Wu Mingyue revealed a hint of reluctance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?” Xiao Chen exclaimed in alarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My guardian will surely come for me soon—I must return to fulfill the selection for Imperial Son-in-Law,” Wu Mingyue said sadly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was precisely because of this that she had run away from home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, however, after she had used Panwu Divine Dynasty martial arts, her guardian must have sensed her presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mingyue, you’re my woman—I won’t let any other man lay a hand on you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When the Panwu Divine Dynasty selects its Imperial Son-in-Law, I will go there and marry you in full, honorable ceremony!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Chen’s face flushed with passion, his blood surging, his voice rising with fervor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingyue had become his forbidden possession—he could never give her to another man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Xiao Chen had another plan in mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could become the Panwu Divine Dynasty’s Imperial Son-in-Law, he would gain a power base capable of countering Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that backing, plus the Panwu Divine Dynasty’s cultivation resources, Xiao Chen believed he could catch up to Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Chen…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingyue’s bright eyes shimmered with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the moment she thought of the slave seal Jun Xiaoyao had planted on her, a shadow fell over her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Jun Xiaoyao… he wouldn’t do anything reckless, would he…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep within the Yuan Tian Treasury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several ancient teleportation arrays were scattered throughout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before one of these ancient arrays, a figure appeared silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wore a golden long robe, his features handsome, bearing the bearing of a phoenix and dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His right arm glowed faintly with divine light, runes falling like rain, radiating a sacred, transcendent power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Ji Xuan, the Young Saint of the Ji Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Finally reached here. Now, only those who possess the Yuan Tian Supreme Token can pass through this ancient array and teleport to the treasury’s depths to claim the greatest fortune.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan murmured, pulling out a Yuan Tian Supreme Token.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the ancient, broken array began to glow as runes rose and flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The void trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, Ji Xuan’s figure vanished from the spot, teleported deep into the treasury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he was teleported away, two figures emerged from the darkness behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Jun Zhangjian and Jun Xuehuang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xuehuang’s beautiful eyes flashed. “Zhangjian, I’ll teleport in first and follow Ji Xuan. Send word to the Divine Son—he must come.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood.” Jun Zhangjian nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xuehuang stepped lightly onto the array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also pulled out a Yuan Tian Supreme Token; the void rippled, and her figure vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Zhangjian then withdrew a communication jade tablet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Shengyi and the Nine-Headed Lion searched for fortune within a ruined palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hasn’t our master arrived yet?” the Nine-Headed Lion wagged his tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had fully accepted his role as Jun Xiaoyao’s mount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He said he’s going to cut leeks—what does ‘cutting leeks’ mean?” Jiang Shengyi asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough, cough—Young Lady Jiang, you don’t know: leeks have a vital function for male lifeforms—they strengthen…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nine-Headed Lion coughed, grinning lewdly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he usually appeared mighty and imposing, now his beastly nature was exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strengthen what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gentle, calm voice spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing it, the Nine-Headed Lion instinctively bristled, shrinking his head and laughing nervously: “N-nothing… Master’s here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, two figures appeared—Jun Xiaoyao and Jun Wanjie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiaoyao, you said ‘cutting the leeks’—do you mean to eat them? What benefits do they have for your body?” Jiang Shengyi asked, tilting her head slightly, her tone innocent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression was so pure it made one reluctant to reveal the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Jiang Shengyi’s such unblemished expression, Jun Xiaoyao was momentarily speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough… that lion was just talking nonsense,” Jun Xiaoyao cleared his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better not let Auntie know about this strange knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Jun Xiaoyao suddenly sensed something and pulled out a message jade slip, revealing another faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“More leeks to cut…”\u003C\u002Fp>",1342,"2026-06-20T23:29:44.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c1b8bef2e5ac1792b4c87ddc6ac0823170b47debfafca1e4791fe2c7a3d83b8d","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-66","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-64",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-cover.jpg"]