[{"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-66":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},2340873,4576,"Chapter 66","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-66",66,"\u003Cp>Deep within the Yuan Tian Vault, thick gray mist hung heavy in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crushing silence, as if frozen for ten thousand ages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in this stillness, a figure shrouded in golden radiance appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Ji Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Yuan Tian Supreme Vault had experienced some anomalies, Ji Xuan felt no fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His understanding of this vault surpassed that of others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention he had accidentally discovered an ancient talisman within a scripture hall of the Holy Spirit Academy, one linked to this Supreme Vault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, as Ji family’s heavenly prodigy, Ji Xuan naturally possessed treasures for protection and escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all else failed, he could simply use the Great Teleportation Talisman to leave—though he might lose the opportunity, he would at least save his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With all these measures, Ji Xuan could hardly imagine any danger befalling him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Ji Xuan now felt utterly confident, his mind settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Yuan Tian Supreme was immensely powerful—he once rampaged through the Ancestral Dragon Nest and tore apart the Supreme of Ten Thousand Phoenix Spirit Mountain; hardly anyone dared provoke him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet in the end, he faded into obscurity and vanished from history.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rumors say that just before his demise, he traveled to another realm and brought back some rare artifact…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If one could obtain that treasure, it might forge an invincible young Supreme.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan murmured to himself as he walked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These details were recorded in the ancient texts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether true or false, Ji Xuan could not judge—but with this ancient talisman, he believed it was nine out of ten times true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Ji Xuan suddenly halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression carried an inexplicable tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head and scanned the dark depths behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was utter silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan’s lips curled into a cold smile; he raised his right hand and pressed it toward the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, divine light erupted, talismans rained down, a brilliant magical hand seemed capable of erasing all things!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the power of the Saint-King’s hand bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The darkness was illuminated; a great tremor shook the place, and a figure shot forth, icy qi surging as if freezing the void itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Jun Xuehuang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wondered why I felt someone trailing me—it’s you, Jun Xuehuang,” Ji Xuan said calmly and coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When did you notice?” Jun Xuehuang frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even though discovered, she remained composed, showing no panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, I noticed long ago—I just never showed it. But I didn’t expect you’d follow me all the way here,” Ji Xuan said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xuehuang stood tall, her slender form elegant and poised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her ice-blue pupils were utterly calm, without a ripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any other person, if caught trailing Ji Xuan, would surely be terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jun Xuehuang was the Seventh Sequence of the Jun family—she had the confidence to stand against Ji Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What am I going to do? Heh—I had no wish to clash with your Jun family, but your actions have gone too far!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan’s expression darkened instantly; he reached out and struck at Jun Xuehuang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never wished to provoke the Jun family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Jun Xiaoyao’s reputation was too great—he couldn’t possibly be completely unafraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, the Jun family had plainly come to steal his fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ji Xuan continued to retreat, he’d be a coward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, in terms of background, the Ji family was no weaker than the Jun family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Ji Xuan acted without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xuehuang raised her eyebrows and countered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Needless to say, Ji Xuan’s right arm, fused with the Saint-King’s hand bone, was truly divine and transcendent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its aura even helped Ji Xuan repel the gray mist’s erosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jun Xuehuang was different—she had to expend part of her strength to resist the mist’s erosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gray mist carried a subtle suppressing force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these conditions, Jun Xuehuang’s strength was reduced by at least three or four tenths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan, relying on the Saint-King’s hand bone, suffered almost no impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Royal Path Fist!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan clenched his right fist and slammed it forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A royal will spread outward, the punch’s radiance astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xuehuang swept her jade hand, and a crystal-clear ice shield solidified before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a cracking sound, the ice shield shattered instantly; Jun Xuehuang was thrown back by the impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trace of blood appeared at her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xuehuang was injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jun Xuehuang, here, you’re no match for me. Also, tell Jun Xiaoyao not to lay his eyes on me—otherwise…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’ll end up losing both the chicken and the grain!” Ji Xuan said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xuehuang’s gaze sharpened. “Are you threatening my Divine Son?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You may think so,” Ji Xuan replied coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He possessed the ancient talisman—this Yuan Tian Supreme Vault was his domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Jun Xiaoyao dared target him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d surely receive a brutal lesson!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Jun Xuehuang’s icy expression, Ji Xuan frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want her to delay him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Ji Xuan glanced around with the corner of his eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dark depths, he saw many dim, weathered coffins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan recalled the ancient texts—they likely held monstrous objects corrupted by the gray mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought, Ji Xuan acted—not toward Jun Xuehuang, but toward those coffins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan unleashed a palm strike, as if heaven cracked and earth shattered; the coffins shattered, and rolling black qi surged forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, one by one, decaying demonic corpses covered in black hair emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan immediately pulled out the ancient talisman he had obtained—ancient and dull, etched with intricate runes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-haired demonic corpses, upon seeing the talisman, showed hesitation and dared not approach, instead locking their targets onto Jun Xuehuang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ji Xuan, you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xuehuang was furious, her jade face pale—she hadn’t expected Ji Xuan to resort to such tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, I didn’t kill you, Jun Xuehuang. Whether you survive is up to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan smiled, turned, and swept his sleeve as he departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Ji Xuan’s figure vanish into the darkness, Jun Xuehuang’s expression darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those demonic corpses, though decayed by time and far weaker than in life, were still beyond her ability to handle alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROAR!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demonic corpses let out ghostly shrieks and lunged at Jun Xuehuang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xuehuang could only fight back while retreating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Jun Xiaoyao, having received the message from Jun Zhangjian, arrived with Jiang Shengyi and Jun Wanjie to rendezvous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Nine-Headed Lion and Jun Linglong, since they lacked the Yuan Tian Supreme Token, they could not enter the vault’s depths and could only seek other opportunities in the outer layers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Jun Xiaoyao arrived before an ancient teleportation array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Zhangjian was already waiting there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Jun Xiaoyao arrive, his eyes lit up; he stepped forward and bowed. “Divine Son, you’ve come.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where is Jun Xuehuang?” Jun Xiaoyao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She went alone to track Ji Xuan and told me to wait here for you,” Jun Zhangjian replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Jun Xiaoyao frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ji Xuan must have some plan for the Yuan Tian Vault—he wouldn’t come unprepared.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Jun Xuehuang is careless, she’ll suffer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao’s tone grew grave; he swept his sleeve and stepped onto the teleportation array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, he needed to confirm Jun Xuehuang’s condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other, he wanted to see what sign-in reward he might receive.\u003C\u002Fp>",1224,"2026-06-20T23:29:44.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","75b04c0c9edc6005c3076de5484f0b5b93c0aaa1484cebaffced7af69ab99d8f","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-67","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-65",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-cover.jpg"]