Chapter 66: Chapter 66: The Primordial Heaven Venerable’s Secret, Ji Xuan’s Schemes, Jun Xuehuang in Peril
In the depths of the Primordial Heaven Secret Treasure, a thick gray fog permeated the air.
A heavy deathly silence hung, as if time had frozen for eternity.
And within this stillness, a figure bathed in golden radiance appeared.
It was Ji Xuan.
Even though some anomaly had occurred within the Primordial Heaven Venerable Secret Treasure, Ji Xuan was undeterred.
His understanding of this Secret Treasure was far deeper than others.
Not to mention, he had accidentally discovered an Ancient Talisman connected to this Venerable Secret Treasure in a Scripture Pavilion of the Holy Spirit Academy.
Furthermore, as a proud son of the Ji Family, Ji Xuan naturally possessed treasures for protection and escape.
If worst came to worst, using the Great Shifting Talisman to leave might result in losing an opportunity, but it would ensure his safety.
With all these measures in place, Ji Xuan found it hard to imagine facing any danger.
Thus, with a calm confidence, Ji Xuan was quite self-assured.
"That Primordial Heaven Venerable was exceptionally powerful, once creating havoc in the Ancestral Dragon Nest and tearing apart the Supreme Venerable of Ten Thousand Phoenix Spirit Mountain, almost no one dared provoke him."
"But ultimately, he met a gloomy demise and faded from the pages of history."
"Rumor has it that on the eve of his demise, he ventured into an Exotic Realm and seemingly brought back a rare object..."
"If one could obtain that treasure, they might forge an invincible Young Venerable."
As Ji Xuan walked, he muttered in his heart.
These pieces of information were chronicled in the ancient texts.
Though Ji Xuan could not confirm their veracity, armed with the Ancient Talisman, he believed there was a good chance they were true.
At that moment, Ji Xuan stopped in his tracks.
His expression bore an indescribable nuance.
Then he turned his head, scanning the darkness behind him.
It was silent there.
Ji Xuan’s lips curled into a cold smile as he raised his right hand and pressed toward the depths of the darkness.
Instantly, divine radiance erupted, runes scattered, and a magnificent mana hand seemed capable of obliterating everything!
This was the power of the Saint King’s Hand Bone.
Boom!
The darkness was illuminated, a great tremor occurred, and a figure darted out, cold energy bursting forth, as if freezing the void.
It was Jun Xuehuang!
"I wondered why I felt someone trailing me, turns out it was you, Jun Xuehuang." Ji Xuan remained composed and aloof.
"When did you discover me?" Jun Xuehuang slightly furrowed her brows.
Yet, even after being discovered by Ji Xuan, she remained calm, without a hint of panic.
"Ha, I discovered you long ago, I just never revealed it, but I didn’t expect you to follow me all the way here." Ji Xuan spoke indifferently.
"So, what now, what will you do?"
Jun Xuehuang stood gracefully, her slender figure poised and impressive.
Her ice-blue eyes were remarkably serene, free of any disturbance.
Were it anyone else caught tailing Ji Xuan, panic would be inevitable.
But as the seventh in the Jun Family, Jun Xuehuang had the confidence to confront Ji Xuan.
"What will I do? Haha, I never intended to have any conflict with your Jun Family, but your actions are too much!"
Ji Xuan’s expression suddenly darkened, and he directly reached out against Jun Xuehuang.
Originally, he did not want conflict with the Jun Family.
After all, the reputation of Jun Xiaoyao was too overwhelming, to say he felt no apprehension would be impossible.
Yet now, the Jun Family was blatantly following him to snatch away his opportunities.
If Ji Xuan continued to yield, he would indeed be seen as weak.
Moreover, in terms of background, his Ji Family was not much weaker than the Jun Family.
Thus, Ji Xuan took action without hesitation.
Jun Xuehuang raised her brows and counterattacked.
One had to admit, Ji Xuan’s right arm, infused with the Saint King’s Hand Bone, was truly divine and transcendent.
That presence even assisted Ji Xuan in resisting the corrosion of the dense gray fog.
But Jun Xuehuang was different; she had to divert some of her power to resist the fog’s corrosion.
This fog even had a faint suppressive force.
Under these conditions, Jun Xuehuang’s strength was diminished by at least thirty to forty percent.
While Ji Xuan, utilizing the Saint King’s Hand Bone, was largely unaffected.
"King’s Way Fist!"
Ji Xuan clenched the fingers of his right hand into a fist, striking out with immense force.
A will of steadfast determination spread out, the fist light astonishing.
Jun Xuehuang swept out her jade-like hand, condensing a crystalline, transparent Ice Shield before her.
Boom!
Accompanied by the shattering sound, the Ice Shield was directly broken, Jun Xuehuang’s figure was impacted, staggering backward.
A trace of blood trickled at the corner of her jade lips.
Jun Xuehuang was wounded.
"Jun Xuehuang, here, you are no match for me, and tell that Jun Xiaoyao not to target me, otherwise..."
"He’ll lose the opportunity in acting on evil designs!" Ji Xuan spoke indifferently.
Jun Xuehuang’s gaze became sharp, "Are you threatening my family’s Divine Son?"
"You can see it that way." Ji Xuan’s tone was flat.
Armed with the Ancient Talisman, the Primordial Heaven Venerable Secret Treasure was his turf.
Should Jun Xiaoyao dare target him.
A painful lesson was inevitable!
Seeing Jun Xuehuang’s cold expression, Ji Xuan frowned slightly.
He did not wish to be delayed by Jun Xuehuang.
With that in mind, Ji Xuan’s peripheral vision swept the surroundings.
He noticed deeper in the darkness, countless ancient and mottled coffins.
Ji Xuan recalled the ancient text’s descriptions, that possibly harbored deadly creatures tainted by gray fog.
At this thought, Ji Xuan took action, targeting not Jun Xuehuang, but those coffins instead.
Rumble!
Ji Xuan launched a palm strike as if the heavens were collapsing, shattering those coffins, releasing tumultuous black energy.
Then, rotten demon corpses, covered in black hair, emerged.
Ji Xuan directly retrieved the Ancient Talisman he had obtained, appearing ancient and obscure, inscribed with complex runes.
Those black-haired demon corpses, upon seeing the Ancient Talisman, seemed filled with fear, avoiding it and instead locking their sights on Jun Xuehuang.
"Ji Xuan, you!"
Jun Xuehuang was furious, her jade face pale, not expecting Ji Xuan to resort to such methods.
"Haha, Jun Xuehuang, I didn’t kill you, whether you can withstand it, depends on you."
Ji Xuan laughed, turned, and left with a flick of his sleeve.
Watching Ji Xuan’s figure fade into the darkness, Jun Xuehuang’s expression was somewhat grim.
Those demon corpses, though diminished with time compared to their past strength, were still not something Jun Xuehuang alone could handle.
Roar!
The demon corpses emitted spectral howls, lunging at Jun Xuehuang.
Jun Xuehuang could only fight as she retreated.
Meanwhile, having received transmission from Jun Zhangjian, Jun Xiaoyao, along with Jiang Shengyi and Jun Wanjie, went to rendezvous.
As for the Nine-headed Lion and Jun Linglong, since they lacked the Primordial Heaven Venerable Order, they couldn’t enter the depths of the Secret Treasure, confined to the outer layers in search of other opportunities.
Soon, Jun Xiaoyao arrived before an ancient Teleportation Array.
Jun Zhangjian was already waiting there.
Seeing Jun Xiaoyao’s arrival, his eyes lit up, stepping forward to bow, "Divine Son, you have arrived."
"Where is Jun Xuehuang?" Jun Xiaoyao inquired.
"She went alone to tail Ji Xuan, instructing me to await the Divine Son here." Jun Zhangjian replied.
Hearing this, Jun Xiaoyao furrowed his brows.
"Ji Xuan must have some plot regarding the Primordial Heaven Secret Treasure, he wouldn’t be unprepared."
"Should Jun Xuehuang be careless, she might suffer." Jun Xiaoyao’s tone was slightly heavy as he waved his sleeve and stepped onto the Teleportation Array.
He intended to ascertain Jun Xuehuang’s situation.
On the other hand, he also wanted to see what rewards his presence here might yield.