Previously, some busybodies had rated the four most prominent Prodigies in the Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain.
The Jun Family Divine Child.
The Wang family Young Emperor.
The Ancestral Dragon Nest's First Generation.
The Reincarnation of the Ye Family Sword Demon.
In the blink of an eye, among these four most prominent Prodigies, only Ye Guchen remained to contend on the Emperor Road, which was truly a cause for lament.
Just as Ye Guchen emerged from seclusion, causing a sensation throughout the four directions,
in Hong Province, at the Ancestral Dragon Nest's base, an astonishing aura also erupted from deep within the mountain range.
Many living beings from the surrounding Ancient Royal Family sensed that terrifying power and couldn't help but cast their gazes.
A figure soared into the sky like a fiery meteor.
What was astonishing was that around that figure, there was actually a phantom of an Ancestral Dragon and a phantom of a Divine Phoenix encircling it.
Against the backdrop of the Ancestral Dragon and True Phoenix, that figure, like a Dragon Phoenix Emperor, exuded a heart-palpitating aura.
The faint Realm pressure emanating from it had clearly reached the Great Perfection of the Dao God Realm, just a hair's breadth away from the Quasi-Saint Realm.
"Oh my Heavenly Dao, such a powerful Realm! Could that be the Dragon Phoenix Body jointly created by the Ancestral Dragon Nest and the Myriad Phoenix Spirit Mountain?"
"Rumor has it that this Dragon Phoenix Body has refined complete Ancestral Dragon Blood and Divine Phoenix Blood, possessing infinite potential and talent absolutely no weaker than the former Jun Family Divine Child."
As many Divine Thoughts were exchanging information from all directions,
the young figure, enveloped in the Dragon Phoenix phantoms, spoke indifferently: "Long Aotian has already become a thing of the past."
"Princess Longji, who was willing to become a mount, is also a disgrace to the Ancestral Dragon Nest."
"Huang Tiange and Feng Lufei are also useless, and that Ancient Freak Huang Jiuyan is barely passable."
"The reason Jun Xiaoyao was able to make a name for himself before was because I, Long Void Phoenix, had not yet been born!"
This figure was none other than the Dragon Phoenix Body, Long Void Phoenix!
Long Void Phoenix stepped into the air, with a Dragon and a Phoenix appearing beneath his feet, supporting his body as he traversed the sky, leaving countless awestruck gazes behind.
It could be said that with the emergence of top Prodigies like Ye Guchen and Long Void Phoenix from seclusion,
the entire Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain's endless Prodigies began to head towards the Emperor Road.
In the Jiang Family of Qing Province, on a cliff, a peerless beauty in snow-white clothes stood against the wind, like a clear, faint new moon, or snow piled on a jade tree.
A gentle breeze ruffled the snow-white strands of hair at her temples, disheveling her picturesque immortal face.
It was none other than Jiang Shengyi.
However, unlike before, Jiang Shengyi's raven hair had turned into snow-white hair.
That was because, after learning that Jun Xiaoyao's life token had shattered, Jiang Shengyi's hair turned white overnight.
Morning's raven hair, evening's snow!
Her snow-white hair made Jiang Shengyi's flawless immortal face even more tragically beautiful.
Behind her, Jiang Luoli's figure appeared.
What remained unchanged was her height of 1.5 meters.
What had changed was her slightly haggard, delicate face.
Jiang Luoli had also endured much torment over the past year, wasting away for Jun Xiaoyao.
"Sister Shengyi, the Emperor Road has opened. The clan elders are telling us to set off," Jiang Luoli said.
Jiang Shengyi remained silent.
After a long while, she suddenly spoke: "I like Xiaoyao."
Jiang Luoli was slightly stunned, not expecting Jiang Shengyi to suddenly confess at this moment.
Jiang Luoli also revealed a bitter smile and said, "Sister Shengyi, even if Luoli is stupid, she wouldn't be this slow, right?"
She had already guessed what needed to be guessed.
Those who understood, understood; many things didn't need to be explicitly stated.
"Luoli, I'm sorry," Jiang Shengyi murmured.
A breeze blew, rustling her snow-white hair, making her look tragically beautiful and touching.
Seeing Jiang Shengyi in such a state, what more could Jiang Luoli say?
She forced a smile and said, "What's the use of saying all this now? Let's wait for Brother Xiaoyao to return. Luoli believes that Brother Xiaoyao will absolutely not die."
"En, I also believe Xiaoyao won't die. So, I want to go to the Emperor Road and become stronger, so I don't hold Xiaoyao back," Jiang Shengyi's eyes were firm.
As an Innate Dao Embryo, she had received a great boost during the Spiritual Qi resurgence, and her cultivation was now also in the Dao God Realm, not too far from the Quasi-Saint Realm.
Looking at Jiang Shengyi, a hint of sadness also flickered in Jiang Luoli's large eyes.
Compared to her, this mischievous, unmotivated, and somewhat useless little shorty,
Jun Xiaoyao would probably prefer a big sister like Jiang Shengyi, who was gentle, understanding, empathetic, and would support and encourage him from behind.
"I'm really not willing..." Jiang Luoli clenched her small fists, and for the first time, a resolute will emerged in her big eyes.
Jiang Luoli also wanted to work hard to become stronger; she believed that even short legs would have their spring.
The Prodigies of the Jiang Family also embarked on the Emperor Road.
And the Jun Family's Jun Moxiao, Jun Lingcang, and other sequences also embarked on the Emperor Road.
Yi Yu, Yan Qingying, and others also set out.
Princess Longji, who had been staying with the Jun family, also set off.
"Jun Xiaoyao, will your name resound again on the Emperor Road?" Princess Longji murmured.
She actually didn't quite believe that Jun Xiaoyao had fallen.
How could someone so calculating put himself in a death trap?
There were quite a few people who shared the same thoughts as Princess Longji.
Many believed that if Jun Xiaoyao had truly fallen, then the Jun family's reaction would have been too indifferent.
Many people were looking forward to the future, perhaps one day, they would hear the name Jun Xiaoyao resound across the starry sky again.
Time continued to flow.
Another nearly a year passed, and many Prodigies had already begun to make a name for themselves on the Trial Emperor Road.
As for Jun Xiaoyao's name, it was gradually no longer mentioned.
However, some discerning individuals also noticed.
If Jun Xiaoyao were still alive, then he should be eighteen years old by now.
It was exactly the age for a coming-of-age ceremony.
"Alas, if Jun Xiaoyao hadn't entered the Bronze Immortal Palace, he might have achieved the Quasi-Saint Realm by now, right? An eighteen-year-old Quasi-Saint, just thinking about it is terrifying."
"Indeed, walking the Emperor Road with Quasi-Saint cultivation, not to mention sweeping the Emperor Road, would at least make him an absolute Giant."
"What's the use of talking about these things now?"
"However, I heard that the Jun Family seems to intend to hold an eighteen-year-old coming-of-age ceremony feast for Jun Xiaoyao."
"What? Is that true? He's already dead, and they're still holding a coming-of-age ceremony?"
As this news spread, many Cultivators in the Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain were extremely surprised.
Had the Jun Family gone mad, holding a coming-of-age ceremony for a fallen Prodigy?
Then, an even more astonishing piece of news was revealed afterward.
It was rumored that the Reincarnation Demon Sect's treasure vault seemed to have appeared.
At this, many people understood; it turned out that the Jun Family was feigning one thing while doing another.
On the surface, they were using Jun Xiaoyao's eighteen-year-old coming-of-age ceremony as a pretext to attract the attention of various Immortal Domain Forces.
Underneath, they were trying to find a way to monopolize the Reincarnation Demon Sect's treasure vault.
The Reincarnation Demon Sect was, after all, an Immortal Force, and the treasure vault it left behind was naturally priceless.
Not to mention, some rumored that the Reincarnation Demon Sect's Imperial Armament, the six paths reincarnation disk, was hidden within the treasure vault.
Even the vast Jun Family could not ignore the Reincarnation Demon Sect's treasure vault.
As for why they believed the Jun Family had the ability to obtain the Reincarnation Demon Sect's treasure vault,
that was naturally because Wangchuan, the successor of the Reincarnation Demon Sect, was still staying with the Jun Family.
Only he could find the correct location of the Reincarnation Demon Sect's treasure vault and open its door to obtain the resources within.
And this, obviously, was not something the Ancient Royal Family and other hostile Forces wished to see.