[{"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-979":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},2341786,4576,"Chapter 979: Great Fortune, Purple-Gold Ancient City, Annihilation of a King-Level Prodigy","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-979",979,"\u003Cp>The Xieguang  beam possessed immense power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Long Ji and her two companions hastily dodged, revealing their forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiancansi, with his full head of purple hair radiating supreme aura, saw Princess Long Ji and the others, his expression slightly relaxing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If reinforcements from the other realm had arrived, that would truly be troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, his current enemies were already formidable enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the ten great king-level prodigies of the other realm were as fragile as clay chickens and tile dogs before Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was only relatively so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the prodigies of the Immortal Realm, they were absolute rivals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Li Jiuming, whose cultivation base was merely at the pseudo-supreme level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still far below Tiancansi’s supreme realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Li Jiuming himself possessed the ancestral evil eye of the Mingzhao Imperial Clan, augmented by the pseudo-imperial treasure, Eye of Despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, Tiancansi and Li Jiuming were evenly matched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention that beings of the other realm were naturally several times stronger than those of the Immortal Realm at the same level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence, Li Jiuming could, at the pseudo-supreme realm, use the Eye of Despair to Kangheng  the seed-level prodigy Tiancansi of the Divine Silkworm Valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Pu Yao, Jin Zhan, Gu Chi, and the two-headed divine clan prodigy, they were locked in battle with Ji Qingyi, Ri Shenghu, and Yue Shenghu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bi’an Prince, the foremost of the ten great kings, was not present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Princess Long Ji, Yu Chanjuan, and Yan Rumeng appear,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ri Shenghu and Yue Shenghu exchanged glances; beneath their masks, their eyes flickered faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had formed a certain thought in their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Ji Qingyi, her face beneath the veil remained utterly calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could guess what she truly thought—she was utterly elusive, impossible to fathom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The three of you, our great enemy is before us—first deal with these other-realm beings,” Ji Qingyi spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Long Ji and her two companions held no ill will toward Ji Qingyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Yu Chanjuan looked at Ri Shenghu and Yue Shenghu with clear displeasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with the great enemy before them, they ought to temporarily set aside past grievances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Long Ji and her two companions joined the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They don’t even reach pseudo-supreme—mere offerings.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The seed-level prodigies of the Immortal Realm are nothing special.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jiuming’s gaze, filled with mockery, fixed on Tiancansi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The confidence he lost before Jun Xiaoyao, he reclaimed here against Tiancansi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was merely warming up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiancansi’s gaze was cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was, after all, a seed-level figure slumbering in the Divine Silkworm Valley, once one of the Nine Transformations Silkworms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just one step away from achieving the invincible Ten Transformations form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiancansi had long sought the method to achieve the tenth transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, he sensed a great opportunity in the Heaven Burial Forest, which is why he came here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he encountered Ji Qingyi and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, he clashed with Li Jiuming and the others, who had also entered the Heaven Burial Forest to hunt Immortal Realm cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two sides resumed their fierce battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waves of magic power surged, toppling vast stretches of ancient trees and forests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were deep within the Heaven Burial Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth had been cracked open by countless fissures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, from the fissures deep in the Heaven Burial Forest, a corner of an ancient city suddenly emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual energy swirled; divine radiance pierced the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vast ancient city revealed itself deep beneath the Heaven Burial Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prodigies from both the Immortal Realm and the other realm instinctively halted their movements, staring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as they looked, they held their breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city was coated in a layer of purple-gold, its surface bearing natural divine traces of the Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was unmistakably Shenheng Purple Gold—the material used to forge imperial treasures!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the entire city was not made of Shenheng Purple Gold,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a single layer of it required enough material to forge a complete imperial treasure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of feat is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prodigies from both realms marveled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire city pulsed with astonishing energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its surface bore bas-reliefs depicting mountains, rivers, sun, moon, primordial ancient beasts, and countless gods and demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various runes manifested, entwined by divine law chains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It appeared impossibly ancient—certainly not from this era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the city lay an ancient array diagram; its scope seemed to cover the entire Heaven Burial Forest from underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scale of craftsmanship stunned them further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s it…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiancansi and Yan Rumeng both felt their hearts stir simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their prior intuitive sense had originated from that ancient city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why only they two had sensed it was likely tied to what lay hidden deep within the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jiuming and the other king-level prodigies were also startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet they faintly sensed that the ancient city radiated a deeply unsettling danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep within the city, violent tremors suddenly erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if ten thousand cavalry marched in unison, the aura of clashing weapons and armored steeds spread outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four bronze immortal soldiers suddenly emerged from within the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These bronze immortal soldiers were entirely bronze-gold, wielding heavenly halberds, spears, and other weapons, their surfaces swirling with supreme runes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Other-realm beings—kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavy, muffled voices issued from the bronze immortal soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They advanced, charging toward Li Jiuming and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! These are relics left by Immortal Realm elders—retreat!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Li Jiuming’s eyelid twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Borderlands were vast; since ancient times, countless powerful beings from both realms had perished here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Sacrifice Bloodland, for instance, was said to have formed from the death of a top-tier other-realm king.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was no surprise that relics of Immortal Realm ancestors remained here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Jiuming and the others retreat,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiancansi laughed heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heaven aids me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned, his gaze burning as he stared at the purple-gold city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed that within lay an opportunity for his transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he could use this chance to evolve into the invincible Ten Transformations Silkworm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiancansi’s form became a streak of light, rushing toward the purple-gold city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Qingyi’s eyes flashed, and she entered as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So did Ri Shenghu and Yue Shenghu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re going too!” Yan Rumeng bit her full crimson lip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She too felt a great opportunity lay within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them entered the purple-gold city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Li Jiuming and the others, being chased by the four bronze immortal soldiers, were in disarray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These bronze immortal soldiers were impervious to blades and spears, their surfaces swirling with supreme runes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jiuming and the others could not withstand them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, several king-level prodigies perished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, a figure clad in white robes, face hidden beneath a ghost mask, surrounded by chaotic energy,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>crossed the void like a divine king stepping across realms, hands clasped behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All surrounding dense forests, ferocious beasts, and residual arrays were shattered by the chaotic energy around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This figure was, of course, Jun Xiaoyao, who had entered the Heaven Burial Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead, suddenly, there came a sound of movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao glanced over and saw Li Jiuming and the others fleeing in disarray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Jun Xiaoyao, Li Jiuming, Pu Yao, Jin Zhan, and the others wore uneasy expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had been seen in such a humiliating moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, facing crisis, their previous grievances with Jun Xiaoyao could only be set aside for the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew Jun Xiaoyao, though merely a Pretender to the Supreme, was an absolute powerhouse even among Supremes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mo Jie Imperial Prince had been impaled and killed by Jun Xiaoyao’s halberd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yu Xiaoyao, we discovered a celestial realm opportunity, but were being hunted by its puppets—help us eliminate the puppets first, then we’ll compete for the opportunity!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jiuming spoke, though inwardly reluctant, he had no other choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao’s gaze, intrigued, swept over Li Jiuming and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, feeling that gaze, Li Jiuming’s heart suddenly sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Jun Xiaoyao raised his hand, and a brilliant swordlight shot into the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A three-foot sword embryo emerged, fueled by chaotic energy, activating the Sword of Heaven Severance, slashing toward Li Jiuming and the others!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yu Xiaoyao, how dare you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Li Jiuming’s eyes bulged with rage, roaring loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>",1375,"2026-06-20T23:29:55.914Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c854ae807403e36026c1d8e781abe39db5f9d7d4bf5076125a2ff361dcdba040","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-980","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-978",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-cover.jpg"]