After days of sleeping rough and eating on the go, Xiao Chen finally arrived at South Heaven City.
As soon as he entered the city, he heard news about Jun Xiaoyao.
When he heard this news, it was as if thunder was rumbling in Xiao Chen's mind, and his face turned pale.
"Jun Xiaoyao has become even stronger than before." Xiao Chen clenched his fists tightly, gritting his teeth.
For some reason, when facing Jun Xiaoyao, he always felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart, like an ant trying to shake a giant tree.
"Xiao Chen, steady your mind. Your current strength is not weak. If you can obtain the ancient dragon bone in the Supreme Secret Realm, it's not impossible to surpass that Jun Xiaoyao," the voice of the Azure Dragon Elder transmitted in Xiao Chen's mind.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath and said, "The ancestor is right. I was unsettled. I must seize this opportunity."
Xiao Chen's character was decent, with a sense of perseverance, which was why he had been able to persist until now.
However, Xiao Chen didn't know that far behind him, a woman wrapped in a large gauze robe was following him from a distance.
Her face was covered with a white veil, revealing only a pair of eyes as clear as autumn water.
It was the runaway Princess of the Panwu Divine Dynasty, Wu Mingyue.
"It seems Xiao Chen won't encounter any danger for now," Wu Mingyue murmured to herself.
Then, she thought about Jun Xiaoyao, who had been the talk of the town lately.
"That rumored divine son of the Jun family is truly powerful, able to easily suppress even the fifth sequence of the Jun family."
Wu Mingyue sighed in her heart.
She was the Princess of the Panwu Divine Dynasty, with an extremely high status.
However, even she felt a sense of having to look up in admiration when facing the divine son of the Jun family.
Jun Xiaoyao's noble identity was something that even she, a divine dynasty princess, could hardly match.
"It's said that the divine son of the Jun family has the appearance of an immortal descending to earth. I really want to see what kind of extraordinarily handsome person he is," Wu Mingyue couldn't help but feel curious.
She wasn't the type to be shallow about appearances, otherwise she wouldn't have taken a liking to Xiao Chen.
It was just that Jun Xiaoyao had been described so mythically that her curiosity was piqued.
...
In the Jun family's pavilion in South Heaven City.
Jun Xiaoyao sat cross-legged, meditating and waiting for the Yuantian Supreme Secret Realm to appear.
Soon after, Jun Zhantian and other clan elders returned.
They had also learned about the incident between Jun Xiaoyao and Jun Wanjie.
"Xiaoyao, you did the right thing. Sometimes it's necessary to use thunderous methods. This way, your position as the zero sequence can be secured," Jun Zhantian said, not only without any blame but rather in full support.
"Will there be any dissenting voices from other clan elders?" Jun Xiaoyao asked.
"Dissenting voices? Who would dare? You are the divine son sequence appointed by the Eighteen Ancestors, with unparalleled talent. Let alone just making Jun Wanjie a slave, even if you had really killed him, no one would dare to do anything to you," Jun Zhantian said.
Jun Xiaoyao nodded slightly, this was within his expectations.
"Regarding the Yuantian Supreme Secret Realm, we have already discussed it with the other major immortal Dao lineages. The secret realm is estimated to open in a few days."
"At that time, we will seal the heavens and lock the earth, allowing only the younger generation to enter. The Supreme Secret Realm will be your stage."
Hearing this, Jun Xiaoyao nodded calmly and said, "Grandfather, rest assured. Xiaoyao will not tarnish the Jun family's reputation!"
"Haha, grandfather believes in you," Jun Zhantian laughed happily.
He was extremely confident in his grandson.
...
Several days later.
A thousand miles outside South Heaven City, in the Primordial Forest, a sudden tremor was heard.
Supreme pressure spread out, and at the same time, strands of strange black mist began to spread from the deepest part of the Primordial Forest.
Where the gray mist passed, various beasts, ancient species, and pureblooded creatures all had their eyes turn red and began to roar, as if they had gone berserk.
"Hmm? This doesn't seem quite right for the Yuantian Supreme Secret Realm..."
In the void, several figures appeared and disappeared.
The one who spoke was the old Daoist from the Dao Extreme Heavenly Sect.
The South Yuandao State was the stronghold of the Dao Extreme Heavenly Sect, and as the strongest member of the sect, the old Daoist naturally took on a coordinating role.
He now looked at the gray mist spreading from the depths of the Primordial Forest, his white eyebrows slightly furrowed.
"Why does this gray mist feel somewhat similar to the dark matter from another realm?" a well-dressed elder hesitantly said.
He was an elder of the ancient Ji family named Ji Bangyin, and also the guardian for Ji Xuan this time.
Hearing his words, the other great figures all felt a chill in their hearts.
"It's somewhat similar, but still far from comparable to true dark matter," Jun Zhantian, who was among the great figures, shook his head slightly after pondering.
The dark matter from another realm was an extremely bizarre and terrifying existence.
Even slight contamination could drive creatures into madness and mutation at best, or directly lead to death and destruction of the Dao at worst.
Although this gray mist was also strange, it was still incomparable to true dark matter.
"Hehe, if your Jun family is afraid, you can always be cowards and back out," an elder with blue dragon horns on his head and wearing a sky-blue robe sneered coldly.
He was an elder from the Azure Dragon lineage of the Ancestor Dragon's Nest, here to protect Long Bichi.
Hearing this, Jun Zhantian coldly snorted and said, "What, you blue-skinned mud eel, want to follow in the footsteps of that black-skinned mud eel?"
Hearing Jun Zhantian's words, the elder from the Azure Dragon lineage's face turned blue. He snorted heavily but didn't say anything more.
The Eighteen Ancestors of the Jun family had killed the Void Dragon Supreme with three sword strikes, which had greatly intimidated the Ancestor Dragon's Nest.
At least before the Ancestor Dragon's Nest was fully prepared, they wouldn't dare to have large-scale conflicts with the Jun family.
"In this case, should we still continue with this trial?" asked a thin, tall elder with a gaunt appearance on the other side.
He was an elder of the ancient Jiang family, who had also brought the Jiang family's genius here this time.
And the one he brought was none other than the Jiang family's divine daughter, Jiang Shengyi.
Although Jiang Shengyi was nominally Jun Xiaoyao's young aunt, she was only twenty-four years old and was also a genius of the younger generation.
"Of course we should continue. If we retreat at the slightest difficulty, then when the Emperor's Road opens in the future, these geniuses might as well not participate," Ji Bangyin said, pretending to be righteous.
But his true purpose was actually to let Ji Xuan of their Ji family make a name for himself.
After some discussion, the leaders of the major immortal Dao lineages all confirmed their decision.
Meanwhile, in South Heaven City.
Jun Xiaoyao and others also sensed the disturbance coming from the Primordial Forest.
"Is it finally about to begin?" Jun Xiaoyao stood up and walked outside.
He was dressed in white, looking absolutely stunning, his gaze fixed on the distance.
In another pavilion in South Heaven City, the small saint Ji Xuan also stood up. His right arm, which had fused with the Saint King's hand bone, was behind his back, exuding an air of confidence and composure.
After all, he had already gained the upper hand, not only possessing the Yuantian Supreme Command but also an ancient talisman, and knowing some secrets within the secret realm.
Ji Xuan was a step ahead of everyone else.
"I shall make a name for my Ji family's geniuses in the Yuantian Secret Realm," Ji Xuan revealed a confident smile.
In a tavern in South Heaven City, Xiao Chen, who had eaten and drunk his fill and made all preparations, also set out.
"The Supreme Secret Realm, the ancient dragon bone, I, Xiao Chen, will definitely obtain them!"