The old man was so excited he was incoherent, unable to speak clearly.
Only a pair of cloudy old eyes held deep reverence, as if he had seen a god of faith.
He bent his knees, about to kneel before Jun Xiaoyao.
The rest of the villagers from Great Wild Village were also about to kneel down in unison.
Jun Xiaoyao lightly flicked his sleeve.
Everyone found that an invisible force was holding them up, preventing them from kneeling.
This made their eyes show even more respect.
This young Sacred Body must be extraordinarily powerful!
"Old man, you can speak clearly. To be honest, Jun is completely at a loss," Jun Xiaoyao chuckled lightly.
Why were these people so confused that they knelt before him?
Ning Chen and Xiao Xuanxuan, who were beside him, felt the aura of Jun Xiaoyao's Ancient Sacred Body, and their small faces also showed expressions of surprise and reverence.
"He's the same kind of person as Big Uncle…" Xiao Xuanxuan murmured.
In her heart, Big Uncle was the man who protected their Great Wild Village, a true pillar of the earth!
And this young, handsome big brother in front of her was actually the same Physique as Big Uncle.
This made Xiao Xuanxuan incredibly surprised and joyful.
"Sir, it was this old man who was presumptuous," the old man said, cupping his hands.
Compared to his previous attitude, he seemed even more respectful.
Afterward, Jun Xiaoyao was respectfully invited into Great Wild Village by the villagers.
The old man's name was Ning Defa.
He looked at the dilapidated, bare-walled house, appearing a bit embarrassed.
"My humble abode is simple, I hope Sir doesn't mind," old man Ning Defa respectfully said.
"Old man, there's no need for that. I just want to know some truths," Jun Xiaoyao replied.
"Sir, is it really… the Ancient Sacred Body…?" Ning Defa stammered.
He still seemed to disbelieve, thinking he was dreaming.
Jun Xiaoyao raised his hand, and from his palm, a drop of blood was forced out.
The blood was as crimson as agate, yet glowed with faint golden light, appearing supremely noble.
This single drop of blood immediately made some of the villagers present feel their own blood about to boil.
Although they only possessed a faint trace of Ancient Sacred Body Bloodline, they could clearly feel their own blood resonating in some way.
"Indeed, Sir has finally arrived at Desolate Star!" Ning Defa was incredibly excited.
They didn't know how long they had waited, even thinking that no new Ancient Sacred Body would ever come to Desolate Star again.
"What exactly is going on here?" Jun Xiaoyao inquired.
Ning Defa sighed deeply and began to tell Jun Xiaoyao some things.
Their Great Wild Village was a descendant of the Guardian Lineage.
The so-called Guardian Lineage guarded the Ancient Sacred Temple.
The Guardian Lineage were followers of the Ancient Sacred Body.
Their ancestors had received Bloodline bestowed by an ancient Ancient Sacred Body, and thus had a faint Ancient Sacred Body Bloodline flowing within them.
It could be said that the Guardian Lineage were the most loyal guardians and followers of the Ancient Sacred Body.
The Ancient Sacred Body was extremely rare, with only a few appearing in each epoch.
But the Guardian Lineage was numerous and extremely powerful.
The Ancient Sacred Temple also had a glorious past.
At its peak, the Ancient Sacred Temple once simultaneously possessed three Ancient Sacred Bodies, whose fame shook all directions and whose might awed the Immortal Domain.
Even Immortal Force were terrified and dared not contend with the Ancient Sacred Temple.
"I didn't expect the Ancient Sacred Temple to have such a past…" Jun Xiaoyao was also very surprised, murmuring to himself.
He had not expected that there was once such a prosperous Ancient Sacred Body Force.
Jun Xiaoyao then recalled the Fallen Sacred Body he had obtained earlier.
It now seemed that the Fallen Sacred Body should also know about the Ancient Sacred Temple.
Or he believed that the Ancient Sacred Temple was a pilgrimage site for the Ancient Sacred Body.
There, the Ancient Sacred Body could undergo an unprecedented transformation.
"But if the Ancient Sacred Temple was so prosperous, why is it now unknown in the Immortal Domain, and why has even Desolate Star become like this?" Jun Xiaoyao wondered.
Ning Defa heard this and sighed deeply, saying, "Sir is also an Ancient Sacred Body, so you should also know about the drastic changes in the Laws of Heaven and Earth in recent antiquity, and the ten shackles that fell from the sky, restricting the Ancient Sacred Body."
"Not only the Ancient Sacred Body, but even our Guardian Lineage, due to the Ancient Sacred Body Bloodline within us, has had our strength greatly restricted."
"Of course, even so, the Ancient Sacred Temple could not have simply declined; it was all because of the ancient Hegemon Body…"
As Ning Defa spoke here, a trace of hatred appeared in his old eyes.
The Azure Heaven Overlord Body was the nemesis of the Ancient Sacred Body.
And as loyal followers of the Ancient Sacred Body, they naturally hated the Azure Heaven Overlord Body intensely.
Jun Xiaoyao's expression became serious; he felt he might be about to uncover certain truths.
"Presumably, when Sir came to Desolate Star, you also heard that an invincible Ancient Sacred Body was killed in this Star Domain by an Azure Heaven Overlord Body," Ning Defa's voice was slightly choked.
"That's right, is there some hidden story behind this?" Jun Xiaoyao asked.
"Of course. The Ancient Sacred Body is an invincible lineage. Even if it was restricted by the shackles of Heaven and Earth, it wouldn't have been killed by an Azure Heaven Overlord Body."
"That's because that Ancient Sacred Body was a former Temple Master of the Ancient Sacred Temple, with incredibly strong power."
"To protect the Immortal Domain, he once battled three Immortal King from the foreign realm, killing one of them and severely wounding the other two!"
As Ning Defa spoke here, his eyes were filled with reverence and fanaticism.
The other villagers of Great Wild Village also showed respectful and pious expressions.
Jun Xiaoyao showed a hint of surprise upon hearing this.
Immortal King from the foreign realm—those were the leaders of Immortal Emperor Clan, all Great Emperor-level powerhouses.
That Ancient Sacred Body could simultaneously fight three Immortal King, kill one, and severely wound two.
This battle record was simply invincible!
"Of course, although that Sir was powerful, he also paid a huge price, returning severely wounded from the foreign realm."
"And what's most hateful is that the Azure Heaven Overlord Body of that epoch was extremely insidious, actually taking advantage of this opportunity to provoke and challenge the Sacred Body to a decisive battle."
"That Sir could have refused the challenge, but that would have damaged the Sacred Body's prestige, and coupled with the Sacred Body's pride, he could not bear to retreat."
Ning Defa's voice was already somewhat choked as he spoke here.
Although they were strictly speaking just a lineage of followers of the Ancient Sacred Body.
But within them, the Ancient Sacred Body Bloodline already flowed.
In a sense, they were also considered descendants of the Ancient Sacred Body.
That Ancient Sacred Body could be considered their ancestor.
The rest of the story no longer needed Ning Defa to tell.
The result, without a doubt, became the widely circulated tale of today.
The only part omitted was the Ancient Sacred Body fighting three Immortal King from the foreign realm single-handedly.
"Now that the legend has become like this, the Cang Family must have played a part in it, right?" Jun Xiaoyao suddenly sneered.
History is always written by the victors.
Since the Azure Heaven Overlord Body ultimately won, they naturally wouldn't allow the story of the Sacred Body killing an Immortal King from the foreign realm to circulate.
"That's right. The Cang Family are the descendant followers of the Hegemon Body lineage, and they've always been at odds with our Guardian Lineage."
"They tampered with history, erased the Sacred Body's achievements, and attributed all glory to the Azure Heaven Overlord Body." Ning Defa clenched his fists, a surge of suppressed Qi in his heart.
The glory of the Ancient Sacred Body, the achievement of killing an Immortal King from the foreign realm, was untold.
Yet that despicable Azure Heaven Overlord Body, stepping on the name of the Ancient Sacred Body, was revered for eternity.
Some later Azure Heaven Overlord Body even took pride in it.
"Baseness is the pass of the base, and nobility is the epitaph of the noble," Jun Xiaoyao said coldly, hands behind his back.
This was also why Jun Xiaoyao didn't want to be a hero.
Why should his, Jun's, merits and demerits be judged by the world?
"Azure Heaven Overlord Body, just wait. What you're about to face is an Ancient Sacred Body who plays dirty," Jun Xiaoyao sneered, a cold smile playing on his lips.
He was not that selfless Sacred Body who held great love, killed an Immortal King, but ultimately ended up with the name of a loser.
Jun Xiaoyao was not that selfless; he now only wanted to destroy the Cang Family and the Azure Heaven Overlord Body!