Chapter 55: Chapter 55: Thriving Green Shoots, Ancient Demon Ape (Third Update)
Jun Xiaoyao’s gaze scrutinized Ji Xuan, as if looking at meat on a chopping board.
Ji Xuan’s eyes also glanced at Jun Xiaoyao, with a hint of heaviness beneath them.
Jun Xiaoyao was shrouded in immortal radiance and mist, making him hard to see clearly.
But that hazy feeling only made Ji Xuan more apprehensive.
Afterwards, his gaze shifted to Jun Zhangjian, and his lips curled into a playful smile.
Facing Jun Xiaoyao, Ji Xuan couldn’t be sure.
But against Jun Zhangjian, Jun Xuehuang, and others, Ji Xuan still had confidence.
"I really want to grind Ji Xuan into the ground!"
Seeing the faint playful look at the corner of Ji Xuan’s mouth, Jun Zhangjian’s face turned clouded.
This guy didn’t dare to provoke Jun Xiaoyao, so he turned to provoke him.
"Be patient, let’s wait until we reach the Venerable Secret Treasure," Jun Xiaoyao said indifferently.
If Ji Xuan behaves, Jun Xiaoyao might just take his opportunity without doing anything else to him.
But if Ji Xuan insists on leaping around in front of him, then Jun Xiaoyao would have to teach him a lesson.
Following this, Jun Xiaoyao and his party delved deeper into the Taixu Forest.
Those leading the way were naturally top celestial prides from the Immortal Dao Lineage.
Next were celestial prides from top-level Daoist lineages and first-class influences.
The chief disciple of Dao Extreme Celestial Sect also set off, but was closely following behind Jun Xiaoyao and his group.
Because previously, an elder from the Dao Extreme Celestial Sect advised that to avoid trouble, the safest method was to stay beside the Jun Family’s Divine Son.
Roar!
A ghost-faced bear polluted by gray mist raised its head and emitted a howl.
Standing upright, it was three zhang tall, resembling a small black mountain, exuding a menacing aura.
The bear’s paw reached out and turned several Divine Bridge Realm disciples of major forces into pulp.
Yet in an instant, a magnificent golden magical palm seal came slamming from ahead.
With a loud crash, this powerful ghost-faced bear also turned into pulp.
Jun Xiaoyao withdrew his hand with a calm expression and said, "Continue forward."
Jun Zhangjian and the others were unaffected, having already known of Jun Xiaoyao’s strength.
However, the chief disciple of Dao Extreme Celestial Sect behind them swallowed secretly, his eyes full of shock.
"As expected of the Jun Family’s Divine Son, a ghost-faced bear that general Divine Bridge Realm cultivators find hard to deal with, he killed with a single palm," the chief lamented.
Of course, it wasn’t just Jun Xiaoyao’s decisive methods.
Over on Ji Xuan’s side, it was the same.
He also acted casually; sacred runes were imprinted on his right arm, divine radiance blossomed.
With a casual palm strike, a flick of a finger, beams of splendor shot out, tearing apart the fierce demon beast ahead effortlessly.
"The Ji Family’s Little Saint also has an invincible demeanor, capable of slaying powerful fierce beasts with ease,"
"Indeed, Ji Xuan’s right arm is merged with a segment of the Saint King’s Hand Bone; without casting Martial Arts Divine Techniques, a casual palm strike has astonishing power."
Many geniuses of first-class influences were sighing.
Geniuses born in the Immortal Dao Lineage enjoy a different treatment, even able to merge with the Saint King’s Hand Bone.
Of course, aside from these immortals of the Dao lineage.
There were also some surprisingly impressive dark horses appearing.
"Hmm, who is that cloaked person, so astonishingly powerful?"
Some cultivators also noticed a figure draped in a cloak, with a hood over their head.
He didn’t reveal his true face, but with a casual punch, cyan dragon patterns surged, easily shattering the fierce beast ahead.
This surprised many, who hadn’t expected such a dark horse to emerge.
"Ha, the chives have indeed appeared, it seems they’ve developed well, promising growth, not disappointing me..."
Meanwhile, Jun Xiaoyao was aware, his peripheral vision catching the cloaked figure.
He immediately knew it was Xiao Chen.
But Jun Xiaoyao made no move.
He knew Xiao Chen wanted to hide his identity, avoid being discovered, pretend to be weak, seize opportunities in the secret realm, then dramatically increase his strength to defeat him.
However...
Reality is far harsher than ideals.
Xiao Chen thought he was on the second layer, with Jun Xiaoyao on the first.
Little did he know, Jun Xiaoyao was already on the fifth layer.
The whole situation was under Jun Xiaoyao’s control.
"Xiao Chen, I’ll give you one last chance for a delusion, when it’s time to harvest the chives, don’t say I didn’t give you any leeway."
Jun Xiaoyao’s lips curved into a faint smile.
Meanwhile, beneath the hood, Xiao Chen’s face was resolute, with a hint of excitement.
His opportunity to rise had finally arrived.
"Jun Xiaoyao, once I’ve merged with the Ancient Dragon Bone and cultivated the Cyan Heaven Dragon Transformation Technique to great success, I will trample you underfoot in front of everyone!"
The great battle continued.
Cultivators who entered the Taixu Forest and the demon beasts within clashed in bloody combat.
Aside from a few like Jun Xiaoyao, who could sweep all before them with ease,
other celestial prides from major influences, and some loose cultivators, suffered heavy casualties.
"We are not even on the same level as those heirs of the Immortal Dao Lineage."
A loose cultivator muttered bitterly, gazing at the transcendent back already deep in the forest, sighing.
Jun Xiaoyao was like a White-clothed Divine King, with an invincible aura, no demon beast could withstand more than two or three moves from him.
Before long, Jun Xiaoyao and his group were the first to reach the deepest part of the Taixu Forest.
Looking around the forest depths, a gigantic black fissure lay across like a wound on the earth.
Strange gray mist emanated from it.
Jun Zhangjian and others used mana to protect themselves from the gray mist.
But doing so consumed a great deal of energy.
Moreover, within the gray mist, they faintly sensed a suppression.
But Jun Xiaoyao was different, he didn’t use mana as a shield.
He possessed the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, supreme yang and unyielding, immune to all evil, with even his blood radiant golden.
The Sacred Body’s physical and blood constitution had strong resistance to all sorts of malignant and ghostly influences.
"It seems the Venerable Secret Treasure is beneath this earth fissure, but some bizarre change seems to have occurred," muttered Jun Xiaoyao.
As his words fell.
Yet another roar was heard.
A terrifying black ape, covered entirely in black, with a single horn on its head and fleshy wings on its back, leaped forward, its double feet stomping, collapsing a thirty-zhang high cliff.
"It’s an Ancient Relic Species, the Demon Ape!"
Some cultivators who had ventured into the area couldn’t help but gasp.
Ancient Relic Species held a trace of bloodline from ancient times, their strength much greater than typical demon beasts.
And the Demon Ape’s menacing aura indicated that its strength had reached the Unity Realm.
Combined with the equality of realms, Ancient Relic Species were stronger than humans.
This Demon Ape, even for the immortals of unity realm celestial prides of Immortal Dao Lineage, was no simple task to handle.
And most crucially, Jun Xiaoyao’s current realm was only in the Divine Bridge Realm.
Roar!
The Ancient Demon Ape roared angrily.
Polluted by the gray mist, its ape eyes turned scarlet, its already irritable nature, as if going berserk, charging toward Jun Xiaoyao.
Along its path, several mountain ranges were toppled.
All eyes were tightly focused.
In the void above the Taixu Forest.
The Celestial Observation Mirror also reflected the scene outside the Venerable Secret Treasure.
"It seems like your Jun family’s Divine Son is about to face some trouble," Ji Family Elder Ji Bangyin said with a slight smile.