[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts":3,"chapter-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-278":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1865159,2473,"Chapter 278 177: Bamboo Grove!","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-278",278,"\u003Cp>Han Zhan returned to his residence from Wofeng Palace, and it was already nearing evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eerie shadows went from initially headache-inducing to now gradually numbing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the improvement of Sword Dao Cultivation, for Han Zhan, it felt more like clocking in at work, endlessly repetitive, and utterly joyless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan pushed open the door and greeted Nuannuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over these days of living together, he had gradually grown accustomed to having this little girl, preparing six soups and one dish every night, waiting at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just not knowing how long this eerie shadow would persist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he walked into the house, it was empty inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one was there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nuannuan?\" Han Zhan realized something was amiss and raised his voice to call out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, no one answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where did Nuannuan go?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's already nearing evening; the eerie shadows could appear any moment, and Nuannuan is just an unawakened juvenile, she wouldn't choose to leave at this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did someone target her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be Chen Tao!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the incident at Shang Academy, Chen Tao had been silent, no longer doing anything against Han Zhan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only continuing to pester Gongyang Jin, firmly believing she wouldn't like a man like Han Zhan and still had feelings for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides this, he hadn't done anything targeting Han Zhan for quite some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Han Zhan was about to quickly turn back to Wofeng Palace to report Nuannuan's disappearance to Gongyang Jin and begin an investigation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An eerie shadow appeared at the doorway, blocking Han Zhan's way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the second, the third…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more eerie shadows filled the entire room densely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan's expression turned solemn as he gripped the Moonlight Longsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden change in the eerie shadows gave him a bad feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Nuannuan's disappearance had anything to do with the eerie shadows—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he even finished the thought, the countless eerie shadows before his eyes suddenly transformed into a puddle of ink, melting on the ground, walls, and ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everywhere visible to the eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Han Zhan sensed something was wrong and tried to escape, it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ink was much thicker than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They continued to shrink, wrap around, condense, and finally completely engulf Han Zhan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black ink kept shrinking until it condensed into a tiny black dot smaller than a sesame seed, and then completely disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire residence of Han Zhan was empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if nothing had ever happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan watched the all-consuming ink, and in the blink of an eye, the sky cleared again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of wind passing through the bamboo forest reached his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bamboo forest?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Han Zhan's mind cleared instantly, he looked around, and his residence had been replaced by a lush and verdant bamboo forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was standing in the wilderness before the bamboo forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still maintaining the stance of tightly gripping the Moonlight Longsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where am I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bamboo forest! Is it the bamboo forest described by those spirits!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan recalled that there had been descriptions of a \"bamboo forest\" during the time at the Mechanical Sect Mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those deceased souls had all visited that bamboo forest, experiencing something there, and ultimately returned to the Land of Soul Burial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he tried to inquire about more information on the bamboo forest, the spirits seemed to touch a restriction and dissipated directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The bamboo forest holds secrets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are those eerie shadows related to the secrets within the bamboo forest?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is Nuannuan? What is her connection to this bamboo forest?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three questions immediately flashed through Han Zhan's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he saw a horrifying scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soil beneath his feet suddenly turned transparent, like glass, through this transparent glass layer below, he saw countless, dense, people!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each one was dressed in worn blue fisherman's clothing like a boat captain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless boat captains were all roaring towards the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan also saw these boat captains stacking up to form a tall obelisk-shaped \"human tower\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boat captains continuously fell from the outer layers of the human tower, crashing into the vast sea of boat captains below, disappearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But more boat captains, like tiny ants, were endlessly converging towards the \"human tower\" from all directions around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They strived to climb to the top of the human tower, then used their bodies as new tower bases, layer upon layer, steadily rising towards the sky!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though there was still some distance from the transparent glass-like land beneath Han Zhan's feet, the distance was continuously shrinking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this over?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, not yet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Han Zhan withdrew his gaze, trying to figure things out, an ear-piercing crashing sound suddenly rang above the sky, which should have been blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound was like, the harsh noise produced when special metals are forcibly compressed and twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan saw the sky above being pressed down hard, forming a large dent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the dented sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan's eyes narrowed slightly, and once he realized it, he activated the spiritual power perception of the Nuwa Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the perception of Nuwa Stone to spiritual power particles, he finally \"saw.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a giant starship comparable to the Great River Battleship, which had crashed fiercely against the curtain of sky that seemed like air, causing the sky to dent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Virtual-Real Technology, a means of the Mechanical Sect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those countless clone-like 'boat captains' below, should be the Life and Death Apostles of the Holy Bishop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when Han Zhan said this, the ground beneath his feet suddenly trembled violently, the entire land was shaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stabilized his stance and looked out towards the open wilderness behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw a giant black hand, covering the sky and blocking out the sun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That black hand smacked the transparent sky curtain fiercely, leaving a pitch-black handprint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This handprint carried an aura of evil and corruption, even a single glance made one's heart yearn to sink into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fallen Knight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mechanical Sect, Holy Bishop, and the Sun Never Sets Knight Order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were they all launching an attack on this \"bamboo forest\" from behind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is hiding within this bamboo forest?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or could it be, within the bamboo forest lies the answer to unlocking the ultimate secret of City of Extreme Evil!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've arrived.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the bamboo forest, a gentle and pleasant female voice sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was similar to Nuannuan's by seventy or eighty percent, but more mature, lacking the slightest hint of a lisp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our time is limited.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The bamboo forest has been anchored here too long, they've discovered and locked onto it, not much time is left for us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman's voice seemed to carry a hint of urgency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing these circumstances, Han Zhan hesitated for less than a second, his gaze once again firmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He strode forward, walking straight towards the bamboo forest's entrance with determination!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Han Zhan stepped into the bamboo forest, he seemed to hear the woman's voice faintly dissipating into the air beside his ear once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be careful, the bamboos.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come in, find me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1175,"2026-06-10T05:31:13.179Z",1,"novelbin.me","f7a9a2b945f857f05664ec4dc9b1505238db26a57f5994de159b1d9d0ac6e6e2","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-279","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-277",617,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-cover.jpg"]