Chapter 75: Offering the Yuan Emperor's Sword
From the moment Ji Xuan saw Jun Xiaoyao suppress the Supreme Demon Corpse with the manifestation of the Holy Body, he sensed something was amiss.
Now, witnessing the complete annihilation of the Demon Corpse by Jun Xiaoyao, his face turned as pale as paper.
It felt as if he had been thrown into a cold pond in the dead of winter, his whole body trembling.
He had always planned to snatch the wooden box and escape directly using a Great Teleportation Talisman.
But Jun Wanjie had stubbornly entangled him, preventing him from freeing his hands.
"Ji Xuan, didn't you say that if the Young Master could defeat the Supreme Demon Corpse, you would stand on your head and urinate? Come on, I'm watching," Jun Wanjie mocked coldly.
Upon hearing this, Ji Xuan's face turned green with humiliation, feeling a burning pain in his cheeks.
"Damn it, I must get that wooden box!" Ji Xuan gritted his teeth, his expression fierce.
The methods displayed by Jun Xiaoyao had nearly shattered his Dao heart.
If even the Supreme Demon Corpse could be dealt with, who else could achieve that?
Although there were various factors involved, the outcome was undeniable.
If he could obtain the items within the wooden box, Ji Xuan might still have a chance to contend with Jun Xiaoyao in the future.
But if he failed, Ji Xuan would be doomed to live under Jun Xiaoyao's shadow for the rest of his life.
Thinking of this, Ji Xuan's expression hardened, and he directly unleashed a forbidden technique from the Ji family.
In an instant, blood erupted from his body, his vital energy igniting, and his realm rapidly ascending, ultimately reaching the Great Perfection of the Unity Realm.
"Get away from me!"
Ji Xuan's aura suddenly surged, and with his right arm fused with the bone of the Holy King, he punched towards Jun Wanjie.
Even Jun Wanjie, caught off guard, was directly knocked back.
At that moment, Jun Zhangjian and Jun Xuehuang finally reacted, but it was already too late for them to intervene.
Seizing the opportunity, Ji Xuan grabbed the wooden box with one hand.
"Haha, the greatest opportunity within this Supreme Secret Vault is mine! Jun Xiaoyao, when we meet next time, just wait to be amazed."
With a hearty laugh, Ji Xuan prepared to activate the Great Teleportation Talisman and escape.
At that moment, however, Jun Xiaoyao's expression bore a hint of barely concealed mockery.
"To bring you bone-deep despair at the moment you are most hopeful, I imagine that must be quite a delightful experience," Jun Xiaoyao said with a cold smile.
He directly activated the Yuan Huang Dao Sword within his brow.
A brilliant divine light shot out from his forehead, spreading the rules of the Dao.
Within the divine light, a dazzling chain of order flew out, transforming into a short golden sword about an inch long, rushing straight towards Ji Xuan.
It was indeed the Yuan Huang Dao Sword!
The Yuan Huang Dao Sword was one of the five great divine techniques, renowned alongside the Killing Immortal Sword Technique.
Although Jun Xiaoyao's current manifestation could not match the terrifying power of the Yuan Tian Supreme, it was still not to be underestimated.
The short sword shot out, the Dao spreading, and the surrounding void seemed to be torn apart, emitting a shrill screech.
This was too sudden; no one had anticipated it.
Ji Xuan had not expected it either.
Moreover, the speed of the Yuan Huang Dao Sword was too fast.
Ji Xuan didn't even have time to summon his protective talisman.
Pfft!
In just a fleeting moment, Ji Xuan felt a tearing pain.
He was horrified to see his right arm flying away.
"No!" Ji Xuan roared, his eyes nearly bursting with rage!
Jun Xiaoyao extended his demonic wings behind him, darting forward, and with a swift motion, he seized the Holy King's arm, along with the wooden box and the ancient talisman.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye.
No one had expected that Jun Xiaoyao had such a hidden move!
In the outside world, this scene was also reflected in the Observation Mirror, revealing it to everyone.
"Could it be the Yuan Huang Dao Sword, one of the five great divine techniques?"
"How is that possible? Isn't that the ultimate skill of Yuan Tian Supreme? It has been rumored to be lost for a long time!"
"Perhaps it is an opportunity that the Jun family’s divine son obtained within the secret vault?"
"Damn, that Ji family’s little sage actually had his Holy King arm severed!"
Many cultivators gasped in shock.
Previously, due to the obscuring mist, they had not witnessed the battle between Jun Xiaoyao and Ji Xuan.
But now, with just the Yuan Huang Dao Sword, Jun Xiaoyao had severed Ji Xuan's greatest reliance, the Holy King arm.
It was simply astonishing!
"Damn it, what does your Jun family’s divine son want to do?"
In the void of the sky, Ji Bangyin's expression changed instantly.
He had previously claimed that Ji Xuan was well-prepared and secure within the secret vault.
He had even smugly told Jun Zhantian that he should be worried about Jun Xiaoyao.
Now, with his own genius's arm severed, Ji Bangyin was filled with rage and could not remain calm.
"Hmph, rest assured, my grandson is not a devil; he won't take Ji Xuan's life," Jun Zhantian snorted.
Just as his words fell, the Observation Mirror showed that Jun Xiaoyao was once again activating the Yuan Huang Dao Sword, aiming for Ji Xuan's head.
Clearly, he intended to take Ji Xuan's life.
"Ah... this..." Jun Zhantian looked up, speechless, gazing at the sky as if he hadn't seen anything.
Ji Xuan hurriedly activated the Great Teleportation Talisman, and the surrounding void rippled as his figure instantly vanished from the spot.
Within the secret vault, watching Ji Xuan disappear, Jun Xiaoyao shook his head indifferently.
In truth, whether Ji Xuan lived or died no longer mattered to him.
After all, Ji Xuan's Dao heart had completely collapsed, and he would pose no threat to him in the future.
Moreover, he had already obtained the most important items.
The Holy King arm, the wooden box, the ancient talisman.
Especially that wooden box, which piqued Jun Xiaoyao's interest greatly.
"What could be the great opportunity that Ji Xuan has been yearning for?" Jun Xiaoyao pondered as he examined the wooden box.
However, he did not open it directly.
Jun Xiaoyao knew that the scene within the secret vault had likely been fully revealed by the Observation Mirror.
He understood the principle of not revealing one's wealth.
Although his identity made it so that ordinary people would not dare to focus their attention on him, there would inevitably be other immortal forces taking notice.
If this opportunity was too enticing, it could attract many formidable figures.
Jun Xiaoyao directly stored all these items into a spatial artifact.
Jiang Shengyi had no objections.
It could be said that the suppression of the Supreme Demon Corpse was almost entirely Jun Xiaoyao's achievement; she had merely assisted from the side.
Thus, the opportunity rightfully belonged to Jun Xiaoyao.
As for Jun Xuehuang and the other three in the sequence, they certainly had no thoughts about it.
"Everyone, let's go. This expedition into the secret vault has come to a successful conclusion," Jun Xiaoyao said with a faint smile, feeling quite pleased.
Four ancient dragon bones, one Supreme Ancestral Dragon bone, the wooden box, the Holy King arm, and he even managed to subdue a mount.
Not just successful, it was simply too successful.
Jun Xiaoyao and the others left the depths of the secret vault and then reunited with Jun Linglong and the nine-headed lion.
The other major forces' geniuses and cultivators also withdrew one by one.
However, just as Jun Xiaoyao and the others stepped out of the Supreme Secret Vault, two overwhelming auras rose almost simultaneously.
One came from Ji Bangyin of the Ji family.
The other came from an elder of the Canglong lineage of the Ancestral Dragon Nest.
"It seems there’s a bit of trouble ahead."
Jun Xiaoyao clasped his hands behind his back, a faint smile playing at the corners of his lips, calm and composed.