Jun Zhangjian's face alternated between green and red.
Just a moment ago, he was thinking not to strike too hard, as it would be bad if he injured Jun Xiaoyao.
Now, he was covered in dust, his body full of injuries.
"As expected, Xiaoyao Clan Brother truly has the demeanor of a divine being. As your older brother, I am impressed..." Jun Zhangjian got up, forcing a smile more painful than a cry.
Today, his dignity was completely lost.
Once Jun Xiaoyao started the battle, he unleashed his full power, and Jun Zhangjian didn't even have time to display his Immortal Sword Body.
However, even if he could use the Immortal Sword Body, Jun Zhangjian wasn't confident he could subdue Jun Xiaoyao.
For during Jun Xiaoyao's birth, he was accompanied by the anomaly of All Saints' Day.
With the appearance of the Sacred Body Phenomenon, who could oppose him?
"What a monster..." Jun Zhangjian sighed to himself.
Only three years old and with such strength, in a few more years, he might challenge the top five sequences.
All those around were too shocked to close their mouths. It seemed the news of this battle would soon spread throughout the Jun Family.
Not long ago, Jun Xiaoyao had broken the Ancient Extreme Realm at the Taiyue Ancient Stele, and now he had defeated Jun Zhangjian.
A few family members who had been skeptical of Jun Xiaoyao, now admired him greatly.
"Xiaoyao Clan Brother's future is limitless. After you turn ten, you are sure to join the sequence, perhaps even surpassing me." Jun Zhangjian said.
According to Jun Family's rules, only those over ten could contend for a spot in the sequence.
Jun Xiaoyao merely shrugged.
He was already predetermined as the Zero Sequence by the Eighteenth Ancestor.
His status even surpassed that of the First Sequence.
It's just that the announcement had not yet been made.
At the ten-year banquet, it would be announced, and who knows what expression Jun Zhangjian would have then.
"Xiaoyao Clan Brother, farewell for now." Jun Zhangjian now only wished to retreat and cultivate.
Jun Xiaoyao calmly said, "By the way, Sword Clan Brother, as you are part of the sequence, there's no need for just any follower, let alone those lesser folk. It's unbecoming."
Jun Zhangjian's eyes flashed at these words and he said, "Understood."
Hearing this, Lan Qingya's face turned extremely flushed, humiliation burning in her heart.
Evidently, the "lesser folk" Jun Xiaoyao referred to was her.
Then, Jun Zhangjian and Lan Qingya left together.
"My skills are still lacking..." Jun Xiaoyao mused with a thoughtful look.
Although he's still in the foundational phase, it's time to begin training in some Martial Arts Divine Techniques.
Otherwise, his methods would remain too singular.
As an Ancient Desolate Family, the Jun Family lacked no rare martial arts scriptures.
"I should ask Grandpa." Jun Xiaoyao thought to himself.
Meanwhile, Jun Zhangjian stopped not far away.
"For old time's sake, leave the Jun Family." Jun Zhangjian said coldly.
"No, Young Master Sword, don't make Qingya leave!" Lan Qingya's face changed drastically, turning deathly pale.
In the Jun Family, she could acquire any cultivation resource easily, with a status superior to others.
If she left the Jun Family, she would be no different from other female cultivators struggling at the bottom.
"Leave then. If not for you, how would I have gotten into such trouble and lost so much face!"
Jun Zhangjian shrugged off his arm, sending Lan Qingya flying and causing her to spit blood.
Watching Jun Zhangjian's indifferent departing figure, the pain on Lan Qingya's face transformed into a deep-seated malice.
"Jun Xiaoyao, it's all you, using your status to oppress others..."
"The Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, could it really be a Desolate Ancient Sacred Body breaking one shackle? If this news reached those opposing the Jun Family or the Ancient Royal Family..."
Lan Qingya's face shifted as she speculated in her heart.
With her limited imagination, she couldn't conceive that Jun Xiaoyao had broken ten shackles of the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body.
In her view, breaking even one shackle of the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body was extremely rare.
"That's right, I've heard that Jun Xiaoyao is to host a ten-year banquet. If enemies are lured then..."
Lan Qingya knew with her ability, she couldn't exact revenge on Jun Xiaoyao, not even in this lifetime or the next.
The only way was to use someone else to do it.
"Just wait, Jun Xiaoyao, and Jun Linglong, you will both pay the price!"
With disheveled hair and a dirt-smeared face, Lan Qingya was eventually escorted away by Jun Family guards.
Meanwhile, Jun Xiaoyao didn't pay much attention to this small character.
To him, she was even less than an ant.
The reason he advised Jun Zhangjian was simply to eliminate future nuisances.
At this moment, Jun Xiaoyao was consulting Jun Zhantian.
"What, you want to learn Martial Arts Divine Techniques? That's being overly ambitious..." Jun Zhantian frowned.
To him, Jun Xiaoyao was being too impetuous.
At only three years old, it was time to build a foundation, not to learn Martial Arts Divine Techniques.
Moreover, cultivating these techniques required both talent and comprehension and consumed considerable time.
"Let me give it a try. If it takes too much time, I won't pursue it." Jun Xiaoyao said.
Finally, Jun Zhantian had to concede, allowing Jun Xiaoyao to first train in one such technique.
Yet, Jun Zhantian had a little plan; he deliberately chose a powerful and complex Offensive Divine Technique from the Jun Family.
"This is the Soldier Attack Technique. Upon mastery, mana can manifest into knives, spears, swords, halberds, axes, pitchforks, hooks, forks, and other divine weapons. When the Soldier Attack Technique is displayed, countless divine weapons follow, slashing the heavens and rending the earth with immense power." Jun Zhantian explained.
"Alright, I'll train in the Soldier Attack Technique then." Jun Xiaoyao said, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
Jun Zhantian chuckled, feeling somewhat smug, thinking, "Grandson, you're not yet ready to compete with your grandpa. Back in my day, it took me a full year to barely enter this technique..."
He anticipated that after a few days, Jun Xiaoyao might give up.
However, after only a few days had passed.
In the Celestial Emperor Palace, there were sounds of rumbling, and endless golden light surged into the sky.
Golden mana swept like a storm, condensing into knives, spears, swords, and halberds, emerging with earth-splitting might.
"Grandpa, after a few days, I've barely entered it. Cultivating divine techniques is indeed very complex." Jun Xiaoyao emerged, shaking his head slightly, looking disappointed.
"Ahem..." Jun Zhantian almost spat out old blood.
"Grandpa?" Jun Xiaoyao asked, puzzled.
"Nothing... nothing. In the future, if you want to learn any divine techniques, go to the Martial Pavilion yourself. I need some peace."
Turning away, Jun Zhantian didn't wish to spend any more time with the little prodigy.
If he stayed any longer, Jun Zhantian feared his Dao heart might crumble, believing that the years he lived were worth nothing!
Jun Xiaoyao looked baffled.
...
The next five years flew by.
This year, Jun Xiaoyao was already eight years old.
The young boy grew into a handsome figure like an exiled immortal.
Sometimes, Jun Linglong could stare at Jun Xiaoyao's radiant face for a whole day without getting tired.
For any girl, being able to see such an immortal-like face daily was indeed a blessing born from several lifetimes.
Jun Xiaoyao himself was always focused on his cultivation without slacking.
His cultivation technique was the family's Supreme Technique, the Supreme Profound Scripture.
His Body Refining Technique was the Divine Elephant Prison-Suppressing Strength.
The Soul Refining Technique was the Chaos Divine Grinding Visualization Method.
In addition, he was also training in Jun Family's Martial Arts Divine Techniques such as the Soldier Attack Technique, advancing in all aspects.
Jun Xiaoyao's cultivation had already crossed the Spiritual Sea Nine Heavens, breaking into the Divine Palace Realm, reaching a similar level as Jun Zhangjian.
Moreover, due to the unique nature of the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, his Dantian's Sea of Spirits was a Golden Spirit Sea, boundless and infinite.
His mana's power was unmatched by peers, akin to an Endless Spirit Sea.
"Only two years until the ten-year banquet. After that, I should travel the world and investigate the Primordial Heaven Venerable Secret Treasure." Jun Xiaoyao murmured to himself.
These were two places for sign-ins he never forgot.
After having signed into the Great Success of the Ancient Wild Sacred Body and Divine Elephant Prison-Suppressing Strength, he was curious about what treasures the next sign-in would bring.
Meanwhile, Jun Linglong was also cultivating in a side hall of the Celestial Emperor Palace, having become Jun Xiaoyao's faithful maid.
One moment, Jun Linglong felt something, taking out a jade scroll used for message transmission, from which emerged a message.
"Is it her?" Jun Linglong's beautiful eyes narrowed.