After leaving the Imperial Palace, Jun Xiaoyao returned to the Secluded Courtyard.
He planned to refine these immortal sources, then use a communication Jade Slip to ask Jun Zhangjian about Xiao Chen's whereabouts.
He always felt that there was a huge secret behind Xiao Chen.
However, Jun Xiaoyao was merely curious.
Now, Xiao Chen posed absolutely no threat to him.
After understanding this secret, Jun Xiaoyao could almost crush this ant with a single palm.
Just as Jun Xiaoyao returned to the courtyard, the gentle sound of a zither suddenly rang out.
Jun Xiaoyao looked up.
He saw a woman in gray, of unparalleled beauty, sitting cross-legged atop a pavilion, playing the zither.
A crescent moon illuminated the woman, making her seem like an immortal from a painting.
Although her gray clothes were not luxurious, they could not conceal her peerless beauty.
It was Ah Jiu.
Jun Xiaoyao stood silently in place, listening, not wanting to disturb her.
The zither music contained no feminine softness; instead, it carried a sense of grandeur.
From the zither music, he seemed to see a peerless figure in White-Robed, standing between heaven and earth.
Strolling leisurely, he suppressed the Ancient Royal Family and attacked the Life Forbidden Zone.
Behind that figure, there were also eight peerless figures, each suppressing a region, exuding majesty over the world.
This scene undoubtedly referred to his father, White-Clad Divine King Jun Wuhui, and his subordinates, the Divine King Eight Divisions.
When the song concluded, Jun Xiaoyao seemed to still be closing his eyes, savoring it.
After a long while, he finally opened his eyes.
"Jun always thought that his zither skill, while not unparalleled, was at least among the best, until he heard Senior's zither music and realized he was a frog in a well."
"Senior's zither music has already managed to weave a story into it," Jun Xiaoyao said with a faint smile.
Ah Jiu looked at Jun Xiaoyao; a gentle breeze swept across, blowing a few strands of hair from her face, revealing a small portion of her flawless, exquisite countenance.
"Young Lord, please don't be like that; just call me Ah Jiu."
Although in terms of seniority and strength, Ah Jiu was far superior to Jun Xiaoyao, her words were extremely humble, identifying herself as a Guardian.
This was simply because Jun Xiaoyao was her Master's only offspring.
"Ah... Jiu." Jun Xiaoyao was somewhat unaccustomed to it.
After all, Ah Jiu's status was too high.
Although she was not a Jun Family, because she was a follower of Jun Wuhui, her status within the Jun Family was very high.
Let alone becoming a Guardian, usually, if anything happened, the Jun family would not disturb Ah Jiu, allowing her to do as she pleased.
However, this time, Ah Jiu had proactively offered to become Jun Xiaoyao's Guardian.
Even the elders of the Jun Family were very surprised and unexpected.
Because before, the first sequence of the Jun Family, that famous Dual-Pupiled individual, had once tried to invite Ah Jiu to come out and become his Master.
That's right, that first sequence didn't even dare to imagine having Ah Jiu as a Guardian.
As long as she could become his Master, the Dual-Pupiled individual would be content.
Because Ah Jiu possessed Dual-Pupils, it was perfectly suitable for her to be the Master of a Dual-Pupiled individual.
But Ah Jiu refused, having no interest in becoming the Dual-Pupiled individual's Master.
And now, she had proactively offered to become Jun Xiaoyao's follower.
The difference in attitude here was significant.
Hearing Jun Xiaoyao call her Ah Jiu, a faint smile curved at the corner of Ah Jiu's lips.
Her smile was enough to captivate all the beauty in the world.
Even Jun Xiaoyao, a straight man immune to beauty, was momentarily stunned.
At the same time, a somewhat strange thought arose in his mind.
His father wouldn't have chosen his subordinates based on their looks, would he?
Shaking his head slightly, Jun Xiaoyao knew this thought was absurd.
"Too similar..." Ah Jiu suddenly said.
Those Dual-Pupils, where stars flowed and Chaos opened and closed, now carried a hint of reminiscence.
Jun Xiaoyao was too similar to his father.
Both were peerless in White-Robed, both were extraordinarily transcendent.
"Ah Jiu, what exactly is my father's current situation?" Jun Xiaoyao asked.
He was too curious about this.
What had happened ten years ago that caused his father to leave?
Ah Jiu gently shook her head and said, "Since your kin haven't told you, Ah Jiu has nothing to say either."
"However, Young Lord, don't worry. I believe it won't be long before you will catch up to Master's footsteps and be no weaker than Master," Ah Jiu said.
Jun Xiaoyao nodded slightly.
This extraordinary woman, who could contend with Panwu Divine Lord, was amiable and humble in front of him.
Jun Xiaoyao knew that a large part of the reason was because he was Jun Wuhui's son.
But Jun Xiaoyao didn't care.
In the future, he would naturally make Ah Jiu wholeheartedly follow him as a person, and not for any other reason.
For the next few days, Jun Xiaoyao continued to refine the immortal sources.
More than fifty immortal sources once again allowed Jun Xiaoyao to temper three great luo immortal bones.
And throughout the Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain, various news about Jun Xiaoyao had already spread like wildfire.
Moreover, a shocking major event had also spread.
The Jun Family dispatched an army, along with a group of elders, and even Supreme Experts, to eradicate Nether Heaven.
As a notorious assassin organization in the Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain, Nether Heaven was elusive and had no fixed strongholds.
They were like reapers hidden in the darkness; ordinary people could not track them down.
There were also Immortal Force in the past who, after their juniors were assassinated by Nether Heaven, sought revenge.
In the end, not only did they fail to completely eradicate Nether Heaven, but they were also met with bloody retaliation from Nether Heaven, with countless junior Disciples dying.
But this time, it wasn't just the Jun Family taking action.
The Ancient Jiang Family, that colossal entity, also contributed.
After all, Jun Xiaoyao was also half a Jiang Family.
The Jun Family invited a strong expert from the Jiang Family who specialized in divining heavenly secrets, and he deduced the various strongholds of Nether Heaven.
Then, the Jun Family took decisive action, uprooting the entire Nether Heaven!
Even the top few assassin Supreme Experts of Nether Heaven were slain by the Jun Family Eighteenth Ancestor and others.
For a time, the entire Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain was shaken.
Although Nether Heaven was not an Immortal Force, it was considered one of the strongest forces below the Immortal Force.
And such a terrifying force was, in a short period, completely uprooted by the Jun family, with all Nether Heaven members slaughtered.
This strong stance once again made everyone aware of the Jun Family's power.
They realized that the Jun Family Divine Child could not be casually provoked.
If it was a competition among peers, the Jun family didn't care.
But if various schemes were used to frame Jun Xiaoyao, then what awaited them would be the terrifying retaliation of the Jun family.
Jun Xiaoyao also learned this news a few days later.
He sighed in admiration.
This was the advantage of being born into a top Family.
There was no need to fear the threat of any force, nor any ancient power acting against him.
Jun Xiaoyao only needed to Cultivate peacefully, continue to be invincible, and sweep through the Prodigy of all races.
And just then, the communication Jade Slip suddenly reacted.
When Jun Xiaoyao took it out, Jun Zhangjian's voice came through.
"Divine Child, you won't believe what heinous things that Xiao Chen has done!"
Next, scene after scene of bloody and cruel images were transmitted to Jun Xiaoyao.
In the images, village after village was slaughtered.
Xiao Chen, covered in blood, had a devilish, sinister smile on his face.
Beside him lay numerous corpses, including men, women, the old, and the young.
Because Jun Zhangjian could not alert the enemy, he only recorded from a distance and transmitted it to Jun Xiaoyao.
"It seems Xiao Chen's madness exceeds my expectations. What is his goal?" Jun Xiaoyao pondered.
This was almost like a sacrificial ritual.
Was he trying to summon a great evil god?
"No matter what, this scene should be seen by Wu Mingyue."
"Let's see what kind of face the righteous, kind, and unyielding Xiao Chen in her heart truly has!"