SACRED BODY OF THE IMMORTALS

Chapter 1124 - 1124 The Great Emperor Beidou

"What are you talking about?"

"Exactly, stop making such slanderous accusations!"

Upon hearing Jun Xiaoyao's words, the ancient imperial clan members who had come to hold him accountable all responded with cold rebukes.

Yet deep in their eyes, there was a flicker of uncertainty and suspicion.

"Slanderous accusations? Back in the foreign realm, I was also a thorn in certain people's sides — Fu Feng Wang, for instance."

Jun Xiaoyao turned his head and glanced at Fu Feng Wang.

Fu Feng Wang's embarrassment was written all over his face.

But he still steeled himself and said, "That's... that's right, it's true."

"Back then, I didn't think much of Jun Xiaoyao — no, of my master — so I directed some imperial sons to target my master out in the borderlands."

Jun Xiaoyao then took over the narrative.

"But those imperial sons, out of deference to my status as a War God, couldn't openly move against me."

"So they secretly reached out to the prodigies of your ancient imperial clans — Xuan Hao Qiong, Huang Nü, the Golden Crow Little Saint King, and others — hoping to use them as a blade to kill me."

"Given all that, was I supposed to just stretch out my neck and wait for them to cut it?"

Jun Xiaoyao's words undeniably sent massive shockwaves through the entire Primordial Imperial City.

The calamity of the foreign realm had only just ended, and now this news broke.

If it were true, it would be a devastating blow to the prestige of the ancient imperial clans.

They might even be spat upon by all living beings and leave behind an eternal stench of infamy.

"Nonsense, we have no idea what you're talking about!"

"That's right, this is nothing but a made-up excuse to get yourself off the hook!"

"The fact that your hands are stained with the blood of our ancient imperial clan's prodigies is undeniable!"

The gathered ancient imperial clan members all shouted coldly.

Some of them may have genuinely been unaware of the situation.

But regardless of whether they knew or not, they clearly had no intention of admitting anything.

"So the only purpose of your visit here is to hold me accountable?"

Jun Xiaoyao's expression remained calm from beginning to end.

He never expected that this piece of information alone would bring down the ancient imperial clans — that was simply not realistic.

The ancient imperial clans had stood in the immortal realm for countless eons, and the heritage and foundation of each great clan ran extraordinarily deep.

A few words from Jun Xiaoyao alone could never cause any real, substantial harm to the ancient imperial clans.

But even a blow to their reputation would be enough.

After he began cultivating the power of faith, Jun Xiaoyao came to understand just how important reputation truly was.

Those with good reputations would be revered by all living beings, bolstered by the faith of the masses — like his own Jun family.

Those with poor reputations would be scorned by all living beings, and misfortune and calamity would follow them unseen.

At least on this level, Jun Xiaoyao had dealt a real loss to the ancient imperial clans.

"Hmph, you eliminated the calamity, which counts as redeeming yourself through merit. Our ancient imperial clans are naturally not so petty."

"How about this — hand over that drop of black blood and the ancient coffin that suppressed the calamity, so everyone can study them together."

The elder from the Demon Phoenix Ancient Cave spoke in a muffled, hollow tone.

Jun Xiaoyao smiled.

It was a smile tinged with a hint of coldness.

So the ancient imperial clans had set their sights on the Heaven's Black Blood and the Three-Life Bronze Coffin.

It had to be said, their level of shamelessness exceeded anything Jun Xiaoyao had imagined.

"I have never seen such utterly shameless people!"

Jiang Luoli cried out in fury, her beautiful eyes wide open, her delicate brows arched in indignation.

What kind of people were these?

Jun Xiaoyao had rendered tremendous service to the immortal realm.

And yet these ancient imperial clan members, using the killing of their seed-level prodigies as a pretext, were trying to extort things from Jun Xiaoyao.

No matter how thick-skinned a person might be, they wouldn't stoop to something like this.

It wasn't just the people around Jun Xiaoyao who were furious.

Even the many onlookers in the surrounding area wore expressions of undisguised contempt.

"What kind of people are these? When Jun Wuhui and Jun Xiaoyao, father and son, were fighting the calamity in blood for our immortal realm, where were they?"

"Exactly, the ancient imperial clans didn't contribute a single thing. Even when the ancient emperors appeared, they were nothing but phantom projections, and they never even made a move — they just sat in the rear."

"I'm starting to think what the Jun family's divine son said might actually be true. These clans might really have some kind of deal going on with the foreign realm behind the scenes."

Countless voices of discussion rose up.

Those with more fiery tempers went straight for the jugular: "They're nothing but a bunch of idiots!"

Simple trash talk, maximum satisfaction.

The surrounding crowd responded with unanimous approval.

"Who is using such foul language!"

The ancient imperial clan members, their faces dark as the bottom of a pot, were shouting in anger.

No one had ever dared to openly insult the ancient imperial clans like this.

But those doing the insulting were too numerous — voices coming from all directions — and they had all hidden themselves away.

This left the ancient imperial clan members feeling as wretched as if they had swallowed dead flies.

"How dare you, who would hold our young master accountable!"

Scar Fourth Master and a group of gate guardians came storming over with fierce momentum.

The moment he heard the ancient imperial clans were making trouble for Jun Xiaoyao, he showed up immediately.

"Scar Fourth Master, this is none of your business."

An elder from Nine Nether Mountain said coldly.

Nine Nether Mountain was the lineage of the ancient great fiend, the Nine Nether Mastiff.

This lineage stood as an absolute pinnacle of power among all the great fiends.

One of their Nine Nether Mountain's disciples had also fallen at Jun Xiaoyao's hands during the borderland battle.

"Is this how you treat the heroes of our immortal realm? Are you trying to chill the hearts of everyone under heaven?"

Scar Fourth Master glared with furious eyes.

"Heroes are just products of their times. Without Jun Xiaoyao, someone else would have stepped up eventually," the Dragon King Palace's member said with a cold sneer.

"You people..."

Scar Fourth Master was absolutely seething.

If it weren't for the enormous power these ancient imperial clans wielded behind the scenes, he would have genuinely wanted to slap them all down right then and there.

"Alright, Jun Xiaoyao, the fact that we're not pursuing the matter of you killing our clan's prodigies already shows considerable magnanimity. Now hand over the items."

Truth be told, the ancient imperial clans truly coveted Jun Xiaoyao's Heaven's Black Blood and Three-Life Bronze Coffin.

After all, these were the means by which the calamity had been suppressed and slain.

If they could be brought under the control of the ancient imperial clans, they would become an unrivaled trump card.

Jun Xiaoyao showed no anger, his face still carrying a faint smile.

The various ancestors and ancient forebears of the Jun family had left Primordial Imperial City.

That was precisely why these ancient imperial clans were acting so brazenly.

And it was at this very moment that, suddenly, a vast and overwhelming imperial might descended from the cosmic starry sky above.

"Hiss... which great emperor has arrived?"

The entire Primordial Imperial City erupted in commotion.

After the war between the two realms ended, those emperor-level powerhouses had all departed and vanished.

After all, existences of that caliber could not simply appear in the mortal world at will.

And because of the Ancient Covenant, those at the emperor level and above were also not supposed to appear freely within the immortal realm.

This terrifying imperial might directly pressed the gathered ancient imperial clan members flat to the ground, causing them to spit blood, with who knows how many ribs crushed beneath its weight.

"Could it be the Jun family's Shenyu Great Emperor?"

Cultivators from all directions fixed their gazes in that direction.

When the three emperors of the Jun family had appeared earlier, it had truly shaken everyone in the immortal realm to their core.

Above the cosmos, starlight shimmered, and a hunched elderly figure emerged from within the radiance of seven stars.

It was unmistakably the Big Dipper Great Emperor.

And what shocked the crowd even more was this:

The Big Dipper Great Emperor actually cupped his hands slightly toward Jun Xiaoyao and said,

"My apologies, young friend Xiaoyao. I once made a move against you back in the borderlands."

"This old one offers his sincere apology."

These words instantly brought the entire Primordial Imperial City to a dead silence.

A great emperor, cupping his hands in apology to Jun Xiaoyao!

This left countless people so stunned that their scalps went numb.