SACRED BODY OF THE IMMORTALS

The journey through the Void Heaven Realm has come to an end.

None of the immortal academy disciples could have imagined that so many things would happen during what was supposed to be just a trial of fortune.

The mysterious ancient Young Emperor of the Immortal Court had appeared.

Beneath the waters, the ancient Cang Clan had emerged.

And then there were the forbidden families from above the Nine Heavens.

After this trip, many of the top prodigies were reporting back to the forces and families behind them.

They could sense that a great storm, no less significant than an otherworldly invasion, was about to sweep through.

Of course, many of the top prodigies had also gained something from this trip.

Jun Xiaoyao in particular had reaped an enormous harvest, and had even unexpectedly become a father figure.

Everyone, including Third Elder Xu Mo, was very curious about little Qian Xue.

But the girl kept clinging to Jun Xiaoyao and refused to interact with anyone else.

Even Jiang Luoli felt a small pang of jealousy in her heart.

She and Jun Xiaoyao hadn't even gotten that close yet.

Of course, she was also quite fond of little Qian Xue.

After that, everyone began making their way back to the Nine Heavens Immortal Academy.

The gains Jun Xiaoyao had made on this trip were not limited to a few strokes of fortune.

He had also obtained some clues.

But there were still some things that needed to be investigated.

For instance, which Sacred Body did that drop of flawless holy blood actually come from?

Jun Xiaoyao believed that the drop of blood was probably not from the Wuzhong Emperor.

The Wuzhong Emperor had later transformed into an Innate Sacred Body Dao Fetus, and was no longer a pure Desolate Ancient Sacred Body.

So Jun Xiaoyao would need to make another trip to the Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain to ask Wu Hu about it.

As the last Sacred Body of the Desolate Ancient Sacred Hall, Wu Hu should know some clues.

In addition, Jun Xiaoyao was also very curious about the whereabouts of the Wuzhong Emperor.

After he went to the boundary sea, what had become of him? Was he still alive?

Why had there been no news of him to this day?

The mysteries in Jun Xiaoyao's mind had only grown.

And just as Jun Xiaoyao and his group were making their way back to the academy.

In a mysterious place shrouded in mist and haze.

This place did not follow the rules of the immortal domain, but was instead a separate space.

Like the other realm, the borderlands, and the boundary sea, it was not bound by the rules of the immortal domain.

In one area of this place, a group of people rose to their feet.

"Yu Kun and the others are all dead. I never expected the Jun family's divine son from the immortal domain to be so ruthless and decisive."

"The people of our Yu family cannot have died for nothing."

"So what if he is the Jun family's divine son? We stand backed by Xian Ling, one of the Ten Great Forbidden Zones, standing high above the Nine Heavens. Not even the ancient families of the immortal domain have the right to touch our people."

"And that Jiang family girl must be found as well. She has obtained the inheritance of Xian Ling."

"We have already sent word to Young Master Yu Qian. He should go, since Yu Kun was his younger brother after all."

"If it weren't for the Wuzhong Killing Formation left behind by the Wuzhong Emperor, the forbidden zones could have descended long ago."

"But the time is nearly at hand. Before that happens, let us family clans make our move first."

In another region.

Another group of people was also in discussion.

They were members of the Jin family, a forbidden family from above the Nine Heavens.

Backed by the Sacred Spirit Ruins, one of the Ten Great Forbidden Zones, they had once had a feud with the Luan Gu Emperor.

"Unexpectedly, the successor of Luan Gu turns out to be the Jun family's divine son. This is a bit troublesome."

"The Luan Gu Emperor's feud with the forbidden zone behind our clan, the Sacred Spirit Ruins, runs far too deep to ever be resolved."

"However, a great figure within the Sacred Spirit Ruins has spoken. Everything and everyone connected to Luan Gu must be eliminated."

"It seems it is time to make a trip to the immortal domain."

In yet another location, there was another group of people.

Among them was a young woman of about sixteen, with a beautiful and delicate face.

She was none other than Ji Yingying, the Ji family girl who had confronted Ji Qingyi in the Void Heaven Realm.

The Ji family was also a forbidden family from above the Nine Heavens.

Their eldest legitimate son, Ji Daoyi, had once been a successor of the Human Immortal Sect.

He had later fallen in the Divine Ruins World.

Ji Yingying wanted to find out the true cause of Ji Daoyi's death.

Ji Qingyi had insisted that Ji Daoyi had been ambushed and killed by creatures from the other realm.

But Ji Yingying believed otherwise.

If Ji Daoyi had not already been gravely wounded, creatures from the other realm could never have killed him.

So the contradiction naturally pointed to Jun Xiaoyao.

If he had not severely injured Ji Daoyi, Ji Daoyi would not have been ambushed and fallen to creatures from the other realm.

"Do we really have to go up against Jun Xiaoyao?" one of the Ji family members hesitated.

"Brother Daoyi cannot have died for nothing." Ji Yingying said through gritted teeth.

"Indeed. Those cowards from the Human Immortal Sect don't dare to go after Jun Xiaoyao, but our Ji family will demand justice."

Some Ji family members also supported Ji Yingying's decision.

The forbidden families resided above the Nine Heavens, backed by the forbidden zones, so they had no real need to fear the Jun family.

"And don't forget, word has it that the Jun family has been struck by a curse of misfortune. They may not even be able to look after themselves."

"Exactly. If not for the Wuzhong Killing Formation, the supreme existences within the forbidden zones could have emerged long ago. When that time comes, the Jun family will amount to nothing."

"Though I have heard that some of the young supremes within the forbidden zones, the immortal emperor's sons, are about to emerge into the world."

What the beings of the immortal domain did not know was this.

When the Wuzhong Emperor had once stormed the Nine Heavens and quelled a great upheaval, he had also left behind the Wuzhong Killing Formation.

It was a true supreme emperor-level formation, used to restrain the Nine Heavens forbidden zones and form a barrier with the immortal domain.

It was precisely because of this that a period of peace and stability had followed.

However, as time passed, the effects of the Wuzhong Killing Formation had been weakening.

Combined with the interference of certain great figures within the forbidden zones, the formation's power had been gradually eroding.

So when the Wuzhong Killing Formation was completely worn away.

That would be the moment when chaos fully erupted.

And now, the effects of the Wuzhong Killing Formation were already far weaker than before.

That was why those forbidden families above the Nine Heavens had gained the ability to descend into the immortal domain.

The Yu family, the Ji family, the Jin family.

Three great forbidden families from above the Nine Heavens were all heading to the immortal domain together, targeting Jun Xiaoyao.

If this were to break out, it would draw the attention of the entire immortal domain!

Yet at this moment, Jun Xiaoyao had no idea that these forbidden families were plotting against him.

Even if he had known, he probably wouldn't have felt much about it.

After more than ten days, they returned to the academy.

The Yan Yun Eighteen Riders had become considerably more well-behaved, and no longer appeared before Jun Xiaoyao.

Bai Luoxue and the Red-Haired Demon had even left the academy entirely.

Just thinking about that one sword strike from Jun Xiaoyao left them with lingering fear.

If Di Haotian hadn't helped block it, they might have actually died.

The Son of Truth and Huang Nie Dao also stopped causing trouble for Jun Xiaoyao.

Hadn't they seen that even Di Haotian couldn't gain any advantage over Jun Xiaoyao?

Going forward, Jun Xiaoyao planned to enter seclusion for a while.

He needed to digest the fortunes he had obtained in the Void Heaven Realm.

As for little Qian Xue, although she was very attached to Jun Xiaoyao.

She was also sensible enough to know that Jun Xiaoyao had important matters to attend to, and did not disturb him.

Fortunately, Jiang Luoli and little Qian Xue got along quite well.

The entire academy once again fell into calm.

None of them had any idea that very soon, the storm of the forbidden families descending into the mortal realm would arrive at the academy.

Meanwhile, in the Huntian Immortal Domain, one of the Nine Heavens immortal domains.

Within an ancient star field, Di Haotian sat cross-legged in a golden palace, his expression blank.

Earlier, he had only sent a dharma body to the Void Heaven Realm. His true self had remained seated in the palace all along, merging his presence with the aura of this era.

"Jun Xiaoyao has indeed exceeded my expectations. But the plan going forward still needs to continue moving ahead."

"No one can stop this Young Emperor's path to supremacy. Not even Jun Xiaoyao."

"In this great age, I shall be the one who reigns supreme!"