[{"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-96":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},2340903,4576,"Chapter 96: The Divine Dynasty Banquet Awaits: All Factions Rush Forth as the Heavenly Talents of Wanhuang Lingshan Emerge","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-96",96,"\u003Cp>After finalizing his next plan, Jun Xiaoyao departed from Mount Junjia alone, riding a palanquin drawn by a nine-headed lion, bound for the Panwu Divine Dynasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not bring along Jun Zhangjian or anyone else, not even Jun Linglong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this time, Jun Xiaoyao intended to act alone, and it would be inconvenient to take them with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after Jun Xiaoyao left Mount Junjia,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the entire Immortal Realm began to stir with ripples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Panwu Divine Dynasty had spread word that, in half a month, a grand banquet would be held within the Purple Forbidden City of its imperial capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Panwu Divine Dynasty would extend invitations to all factions of the Huangtian Immortal Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, the Panwu Divine Dynasty would select Wu Mingyue’s imperial son-in-law from among the young elites of these factions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon this news spreading, the Four Directions erupted in motion; countless factions set out, their tower-ships, palanquins, and flying ancient beasts frequently streaking across the sky toward the Panwu Divine Dynasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a powerful, immortal divine dynasty, allying with it through marriage to its eldest princess would essentially amount to forming an alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The top-tier Daoist lineages wished to ally with the Panwu Divine Dynasty and ascend further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The immortal factions sought to turn the Panwu Divine Dynasty into their ally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, one hand cannot clap; even mighty immortal factions risk being besieged by other immortal Daoist lineages without friendly allies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, many factions were stirred, preparing to send their disciples to test their luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention that the divine dynasty’s eldest princess possessed peerless beauty, a stunning beauty whose renown had spread far and wide across the Huangtian Immortal Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these two factors combined, the Panwu Divine Dynasty’s banquet would be of immense scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even as this news spread,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Champion Marquis’s mansion issued another statement from Champion Marquis Yang Pan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He declared that if the Jun family’s divine child dared not face him in battle, he would personally ascend Mount Junjia to challenge him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This explosive announcement triggered a massive uproar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many believed the Champion Marquis was excessively arrogant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How dare he block the gates of Mount Junjia?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last one who challenged Mount Junjia, Long Haotian, had grass five zhang tall on his grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many female cultivators who idolized Jun Xiaoyao were enraged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That ugly Champion Marquis is just jealous of my Xiaoyao’s divine beauty!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! So what if he’s strong? Doesn’t he know this is an era where looks matter?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, my Xiaoyao is peerless among his generation—what is the Champion Marquis compared to him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the ancestral lands of the ancient Jiang family,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it, damn it, so infuriating, I’m furious!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A petite, graceful figure stomped her jade-colored feet, her two pigtails quivering with anger behind her small head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her delicate, lively face bore a fierce, adorable expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luo Li, if you don’t cultivate properly, you’ll be confined to the ancestral lands forever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, Jiang Shengyi, clad in snow-white robes and moving with celestial grace, approached, her head aching at the sight of Jiang Luoli’s fierce, cute scowl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, I can’t swallow this insult! That Champion Marquis spread such rumors to slander Xiaoyao Brother!” Jiang Luoli pouted, visibly indignant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s just a petty schemer. The Champion Marquis’s character is notoriously vile—no need to care. Xiaoyao doesn’t care either,” Jiang Shengyi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Champion Marquis’s challenge to Jun Xiaoyao had stirred the entire Immortal Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Jiang Luoli was in seclusion within her clan’s lands, she still received news through her maidservants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I’m leaving seclusion—I’m going to the Panwu Divine Dynasty!” Jiang Luoli declared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What for? Are you going to compete for imperial son-in-law?” Jiang Shengyi teased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m going to crush the Champion Marquis, stomp on his face, and see if he dares provoke Xiaoyao Brother again!” Jiang Luoli declared solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? Is that all?” Jiang Shengyi smiled faintly, as if seeing through Jiang Luoli.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Jiang Luoli’s cheeks flushed slightly, and she lowered her head shyly, twisting her jade fingers together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course—I know Xiaoyao Brother would never compete for imperial son-in-law, but what if…?” Jiang Luoli’s voice trailed off hesitantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Jiang Luoli feared Jun Xiaoyao might attend the banquet and vie for the position of imperial son-in-law, forming an alliance with Wu Mingyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Wu Mingyue was also a famed beauty; few men could behold her without being moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s your real motive, isn’t it?” Jiang Shengyi chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t even married him yet, and Jiang Luoli had already become a protective hen guarding her single egg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Luoli was deeply embarrassed, her translucent earlobes glowing crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, I’ll take you,” Jiang Shengyi sighed with a smile, ruffling Jiang Luoli’s small head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yay! Saint Yi is the best!” Jiang Luoli beamed, her eyes curving into crescent moons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Shengyi smiled faintly, though deep in her eyes lay a barely perceptible shadow of sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This girl truly adores Xiaoyao so much…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the ancestral lands of the ancient Ye family,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>atop a towering mountain peak sat a blue-robed youth with a refined face and sword-like brows beneath starry eyes, seated in meditation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above his head, the heavens resembled a night sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brilliant river of stars flowed through the darkness, beautiful beyond words yet radiating an extreme sense of danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth was none other than Ye Xingyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long ago, at Jun Xiaoyao’s tenth birthday banquet, Ye Xingyun had been thoroughly humiliated by Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Ye Xingyun, through misfortune, awakened a certain memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, his personality had subtly changed, becoming increasingly calm and reserved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No longer as arrogant or sharp-edged as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Panwu Divine Dynasty, the Champion Marquis’s challenge—given Jun Xiaoyao’s nature, he won’t miss this,” Ye Xingyun murmured, eyes narrowing in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his temperament had shifted, his hatred had not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao—he would repay him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Luoli—he would take her for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very well. I’ll go to the Panwu Divine Dynasty this time—it’s also a chance to gauge Jun Xiaoyao’s true strength.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With resolve settled, Ye Xingyun ordered Fu Bo to prepare the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Chi Province, a vast, ancient spiritual mountain range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire mountain range spanned an immense area, wreathed in mist and bathed in divine auroras.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crimson cliffs and bizarre rocks, sheer peaks and precipices; colorful phoenixes danced, and phoenix birds circled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could not see the end of the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place was the ancestral land of Wanhuang Lingshan, one of the ancient imperial clans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanhuang Lingshan was a top-tier ancient imperial clan, rivaled only by the Ancestral Dragon’s Nest, with profound depth and formidable strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, an aged voice echoed from within one of the mountain ranges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huang Xuan Yi, Feng Qing Ling—you two will go to the Panwu Divine Dynasty. Remember, do not tarnish Wanhuang Lingshan’s reputation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, we humbly obey the Grand Elder’s command!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the mountains, two figures—one male, one female—were enveloped in blazing divine light and rose into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above them, two golden phoenixes pulled two palanquins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two figures instantly stepped into them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wonder if we’ll get to see that legendary Jun family divine child?” Feng Qing Ling said inside the palanquin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, I too wish to see this Jun Xiaoyao—the one who has repeatedly shamed the Ancestral Dragon’s Nest—just what kind of person is he?” Huang Xuan Yi replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But we are not Long Haotian or Long Bichi,” Feng Qing Ling chuckled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Jun Xiaoyao underestimates us, he’ll suffer dearly…” Huang Xuan Yi’s tone was equally relaxed, brimming with calm confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>",1258,"2026-06-20T23:29:44.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","de3938583a656e33d25a9a4f9f3f91cbab9a74f860718a4e7fe74b51e922ce83","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-97","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-95",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-cover.jpg"]