Chapter 74: Chapter 74: Purifying the Demon Corpse, Secrets of the Dark Source, Supreme Venerable Bows Down
The elderly Daoist from the Dao Extreme Celestial Sect was somewhat dazed, his old face slightly slackening as he murmured, "Is that truly... the Jun Family’s Divine Son?"
Even such a Saint as the old Daoist, who had been cultivating for many years and had a well-tempered temperament, wore a look of incredulity, reflecting how profound an impact this scene had on the world.
"Indeed, it is the Divine Son." The Elder from the Jiang Family spoke with a slight tremor in his voice.
Jun Xiaoyao, as the son of Jiang Rou, could also be considered half a member of the Jiang Family.
Seeing Jun Xiaoyao able to contend against a Venerable Level Demon Corpse, the Elder from the Jiang Family was exceedingly pleased.
"Perhaps, it’s time to find a way to strengthen the Divine Son’s ties with our Jiang Family, perhaps with an alliance marriage with Luo Li, that would be ideal..."
The Elder from the Jiang Family had already begun to calculate in his heart how to completely win over Jun Xiaoyao and bind him to the Jiang Family.
After all, such an extraordinary talent in the Divine Bridge Realm, capable of contending against a Venerable Demon Corpse, is rarely seen through the countless ages of antiquity.
The Elder Ji Bangyin from the Ji Family was as rigid as mud, unable to utter even half a word.
The shock was too overwhelming.
Likewise, the Elder from the Ancestral Dragon Nest and Dragon Jade Pool were utterly petrified.
Particularly Dragon Jade Pool, who, upon seeing Jun Xiaoyao exhibit the Sacred Body Phenomenon to suppress the Venerable Demon Corpse, was engulfed with an overwhelming sense of fear and helplessness.
Previously, Dragon Jade Pool, despite harboring apprehension and fear towards Jun Xiaoyao, still believed he was not invincible.
At the very least, those like Long Aotian, who were still in seclusion, definitely had the qualification to contend against, and perhaps even defeat, Jun Xiaoyao.
But now, witnessing this scene, Dragon Jade Pool felt dizzy, unable to stand steadily.
She now believed that even if Long Aotian were to emerge from seclusion, defeating Jun Xiaoyao would be a near impossibility.
Not to mention others, even Jun Zhantian’s face momentarily froze.
Then, it was followed by intense joy.
Originally, he thought Jun Xiaoyao’s participation in the Venerable Secret Treasure event was to make an appearance before the world and enhance his reputation.
But now, Jun Xiaoyao’s performance was too dazzling, verging on miraculous, even shaking Jun Zhantian.
Soon, it was inevitable that this news would spread throughout the entire Desolate Celestial Immortal Realm.
Jun Xiaoyao would become synonymous with invincibility among the younger generation!
The prestige of the Jun Family would naturally rise with the tide.
As for the tens of thousands of other cultivators present, watching Jun Xiaoyao, who was revered by All Saints’ Day within the Celestial Observation Mirror, casually suppressing the Demon Corpse, their minds were thrown into turmoil.
Their eyes were filled with horror and shock.
"That Primordial Heaven Venerable Demon Corpse, though its power might be less than one ten-thousandth of its original state, is certainly not something the younger generation can contend with." A cultivator took a deep breath and exclaimed.
"Indeed, even Heaven-Reaching Realm and Divine Fire Realm powerhouses find it extremely difficult to deal with this Demon Corpse." A grand elder from a major power within the Divine Fire Realm slightly shook his head in response.
"The Jun Family’s Divine Son, terrifying indeed..."
All the cultivators present felt tingling scalps, their hearts unable to calm for a long time.
As for the female cultivators, seeing Jun Xiaoyao in immaculate white robes, transcendent like an immortal...
His graceful immortal bearing in every gesture nearly caused them to cascade in a flood.
Countless female cultivators blushed, fantasizing they were Jiang Shengyi, able to intimately interact with Jun Xiaoyao.
Meanwhile, within the Venerable Secret Treasure, Jun Xiaoyao was naturally unaware that the outside world was already in an uproar because of him.
All of Jun Xiaoyao’s attention was focused on dealing with the Venerable Demon Corpse.
It had to be said, the effect of the Sacred Body Phenomenon far exceeded Jun Xiaoyao’s expectations.
He originally thought weakening a few tenths of the Venerable Demon Corpse’s power would be impressive.
Yet he didn’t expect it to even purify the evil aura within the Demon Corpse’s black fog.
At this moment, the power of the Venerable Demon Corpse had been suppressed to the extreme.
Jun Xiaoyao stomped his foot, unleashing a palm strike.
Encompassing the power of the Desolate Ancient Holy Body’s Qi Blood, it struck the chest of the Venerable Demon Corpse.
The Desolate Ancient Holy Body’s Qi Blood has an extremely potent restraint ability against malevolent forces.
Paired with the phenomenon’s suppression, the black fog within the Demon Corpse was further dispelled, emitting white smoke.
The black hair on the Venerable Demon Corpse began to fall off.
Those blood-red eyes gradually dimmed into darkness.
Two points of soul fire, like flickering candles in the wind, lit up within its eye sockets.
Jun Xiaoyao understood that this was the Primordial Heaven Venerable’s last wisp of lingering thought.
"Young one, is it you who will release me from this..."
Fragments of Divine Thought emanated intermittently from the soul fire, transferring to Jun Xiaoyao.
"Indeed." Jun Xiaoyao also transmitted his Divine Thought.
"It’s the Desolate Ancient Holy Body, no... it’s the Desolate Ancient Holy Body that has broken its shackles..."
Surprise rippled through that Divine Thought.
Evidently, Jun Xiaoyao’s breakthrough with the shackle-breaking Holy Body was equally unexpected for the Primordial Heaven Venerable.
"Senior, what caused you to fall to this state?" Jun Xiaoyao’s Divine Thought queried.
"Exotic Realm... skies change... source of darkness..."
The intermittent Divine Thought replied.
"Exotic Realm, source of darkness?" Jun Xiaoyao slightly furrowed his brow.
"I seemed to see, a figure in white, with back toward humanity, suppressing the depths of darkness, a solitary person, transcending eternity..."
The Primordial Heaven Venerable’s lingering soul continued to utter words that Jun Xiaoyao could not comprehend.
Nonetheless, Jun Xiaoyao deduced that the fall of the Primordial Heaven Venerable and the subsequent aberration of his corpse were likely intertwined with the so-called source of darkness and dark matter.
But these were beyond Jun Xiaoyao’s current capacity to deal with.
At this juncture, the Primordial Heaven Venerable’s lingering soul conveyed once more: "In your forehead, there is my legacy, the Primordial Emperor Dao Sword..."
Jun Xiaoyao was slightly taken aback.
As expected of a Venerable Powerhouse, even with but a wisp of lingering soul, possessing such formidable perception.
"As there is legacy... it is fate... that item is within the wooden box..."
"The rest might be in the lower realm... on the continent..."
The intermittence of the Primordial Heaven Venerable’s lingering soul echoed, like a candle flickering in the wind, unable to sustain for much longer.
Jun Xiaoyao stored everything in his memory.
"Her family... also in the lower realm... take the ancient talisman as a token, please take care of her family..." the Primordial Heaven Venerable’s Divine Thought conveyed.
Jun Xiaoyao’s gaze deepened.
He finally understood why Ji Xuan, holding the ancient talisman, was not attacked by those Demon Corpses and the Primordial Heaven Venerable Demon Corpse.
As it turns out, the ancient talisman was a token between the Primordial Heaven Venerable and his Dao companion.
And his Dao companion had left a family legacy in the lower realm.
"Lastly, I implore you, allow my being to return to dust, to earth..." the Primordial Heaven Venerable’s Divine Thought pleaded.
And then he surprisingly bowed to Jun Xiaoyao.
Since Jun Xiaoyao and the Primordial Heaven Venerable were communicating through Divine Thought, others could not hear their exchange.
All they saw was the Venerable Corpse bowing to Jun Xiaoyao.
Outside the Secret Treasure, everyone gasped, their scalp tingling.
The Jun Family’s Divine Son, truly terrifying...
Jun Xiaoyao’s face was profoundly reflective.
He waved his hand, golden Mana surging forth.
Amazingly, the Primordial Heaven Venerable disintegrated into a pile of dust with no resistance.
Thus, a generation of the Supreme Venerable vanished.