[{"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-973":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},2341780,4576,"Chapter 973: The Sun Saint Guardian, the Moon Saint Guardian, the Ancient Emperor","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-973",973,"\u003Cp>Three people arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them, a woman, was very familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dressed in green robes, she was shrouded in divine light and the rhythm of the Dao, exuding an otherworldly aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her ethereally beautiful face was veiled, revealing only a pair of clear, water-like eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her demeanor was like a snow lotus on Mount Tian, solitary and untainted by dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Ji Qingyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was not only the goddess of the ancient Ji family but also the sole heir of the Human Immortal Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous heir of the Human Immortal Sect, Ji Dao Yi, who bore the Human Immortal Body, was assassinated by beings from beyond the realm in the Divine Ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the true truth was known only to Ji Qingyi herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she clearly would not tell anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, Ji Qingyi joined the Nine Heavens Immortal Academy to cultivate and, in place of Ji Dao Yi, received the Immortal-level destiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her current cultivation base was also at the Precursor Supreme level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, rumors had spread earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Qingyi appeared to have some connection with the Chaos Body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although that Chaos Body had not yet fully broken through his sealing, his followers had already begun roaming the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who spoke now was not Ji Qingyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a man clad in a silver cloak, wearing a white mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the mask was carved a sun pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him stood another cloaked figure; judging by her slender figure, she was a woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman also wore a mask, but it bore a crescent moon pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two were the two followers of the Chaos Body: the Sun Saint Guardian and the Moon Saint Guardian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, there had been a Star Saint Guardian, but he had been casually erased by Jun Xiaoyao in the Original Imperial City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If your Chaos Body lord knew you were using such despicable means to coerce me, would that not tarnish his reputation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Chanjuan’s voice was icy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still could not forget how, in the Original Imperial City, she had been taken away by the prodigies of the Gatekeeper Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mastermind behind it was Star Saint Guardian, one of the Three Saint Guardians under the Chaos Body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah, the Lord does not concern himself with such trivialities. You are the Taiyin Holy Body—you are useful to him,” the Sun Saint Guardian sneered coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Moon Saint Guardian also spoke: “The Lord is the one and only Chaos Body of ten thousand eons, unparalleled in history and antiquity, his power staggering. If you choose to follow him, your future will be boundless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them wanted Yu Chanjuan to submit to the Chaos Body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, they had considered forcing her by force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the Nine Heavens Immortal Academy strictly forbade infighting among its disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, Yu Chanjuan was accompanied by Princess Long Ji and several of Jun Xiaoyao’s followers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forcing her was simply impractical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet upon hearing their words, Yu Chanjuan’s snow-white face bore a faint sneer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unparalleled in history and antiquity, boundless future? Hah… if the Young Master were here…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Yu Chanjuan’s words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>every prodigy in the square fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao—a name impossible to bypass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this great age, Jun Xiaoyao was the brightest star, piercing the endless night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the sole prodigy in the Immortal Realm who, from birth, had crushed all rivals and never suffered a single defeat—a legendary anomaly, an unparalleled demon genius!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when he perished in the Divine Ruins, many believed it was merely the divine evil’s malice destroying his body, preventing him from unleashing his full power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, even with Jun Bie Li’s dharma body plus the Anti-Jun Seven Emperors, none could have defeated Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years later, Yu Chanjuan mentioned this man again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stirred sighs among many present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the Sun Saint Guardian’s harsh voice rang out: “Jun Xiaoyao—a name nearly forgotten.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A man buried and discarded need not be mentioned again. The Lord will ascend the supreme throne and become the new king,” said the Moon Saint Guardian, his tone thick with reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even among seed-level prodigies, the Chaos Body was among the absolute strongest, with few rivals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chaos Body would inherit the glory once held by the Jun family’s divine son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re talking nonsense!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Yu snarled, his Perceiving Golden Eyes flickering with fiery flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jun Xiaoyao’s first follower and the earliest to pledge loyalty to him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in his heart, Jun Xiaoyao was an untouchable figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah, did I say something wrong? When a man is dead, all is over. What’s left to discuss about the departed?” the Sun Saint Guardian said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tension between the two sides grew heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Ji Qingyi was rumored to have ties to the Chaos Body,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>at this moment, she stood alone to the side, watching silently, refusing to intervene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no intention of siding with the Sun Saint Guardian or the Moon Saint Guardian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>another voice spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The era of Jun Xiaoyao is over. What’s the point of bringing him up again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At their head was a man clad in a Bagua robe, tall and upright, with noble and handsome features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bagua runes swirled around him, exuding supreme transcendence and royal aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the Ancient Emperor’s Son of the Fuxi Immortal Lineage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him walked Cang Li of the Cangjie Immortal Lineage, Yao Qing of the Shennong Immortal Lineage, and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s the Immortal Court faction.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the current Immortal Realm’s power structure, the Jun clan and the Immortal Court faction were rivals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Ancient Emperor’s Son arrive, many prodigies in the square secretly showed disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ancient Emperor’s Son’s reputation in the Immortal Realm was now utterly rotten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Jun Xiaoyao selflessly sacrificed himself to seal the divine evil, the Ancient Emperor’s Son had plotted to ambush and steal the Heavenly Dao Crown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He failed to obtain the Heavenly Dao Crown and instead became the scapegoat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, his status was undeniable, so no one dared speak out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A mere petty villain, how dare you speak so boldly?” Princess Long Ji’s gaze was icy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After receiving the legacy of the Nine-Fingered Holy Dragon Emperor, Princess Long Ji’s power surged dramatically, overtaking many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she had not yet broken into the Precursor Supreme realm, she had reached the peak of the Saint Lord realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve merely received a Great Emperor’s legacy and grown so arrogant? Honestly, without Jun Xiaoyao backing you, what are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ancient Emperor’s Son’s eyes glinted with cold light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had the Nine Heavens Immortal Academy not forbidden infighting, he would have gladly erased these followers of Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his words were also true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Yu and the others, though talented and powerful, owed their current status entirely to their identity as Jun Xiaoyao’s followers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough! The Borderland Trials are imminent, and a great enemy looms—yet you still act like children, squabbling over words!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An aged voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old man in white robes stepped through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Greetings, Elder Fu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many prodigies bowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Fu was one of the Nine Heavens Immortal Academy’s disciplinary elders, wielding real authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder Fu, did you summon us here regarding the Borderland Trials?” one prodigy asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Fu’s expression was grim; he frowned and said, “That is secondary. I came to inform you of bad news—your upcoming trials may involve extreme trials.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Fu’s words left the prodigies present startled and uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Elder Fu to issue such a warning, it clearly meant disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“May I ask, Elder Fu, what is this news?” one prodigy asked, heart pounding, forcing himself to bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A war god has appeared in the Beyond Realm’s War God Academy,” Elder Fu said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words sent shockwaves through the square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Beyond Realm’s War God Academy was the direct counterpart of the Immortal Realm’s Nine Heavens Immortal Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The War God Academy’s war gods were known throughout the Immortal Realm as the absolute top-tier prodigies, worthy only of the title “War God.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, a young war god from the War God Academy had slain ten seed-level prodigies of the Immortal Realm on the borderlands—a feat that shook the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could this be? Is the bloody, tragic history about to repeat itself?” some prodigies turned ashen-faced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even more shocking was Elder Fu’s next words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That War God Academy’s titled war god is also a Chaos Body!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one word spoken, heaven and earth fell silent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All sound was drained away; not a bird sang, not a breath stirred!\u003C\u002Fp>",1422,"2026-06-20T23:29:55.914Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","41caaefc8180fd5f1cc93584d87351a7333ae2bcb3e5eb7fca471f192d428c2a","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-974","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-972",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-cover.jpg"]