[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou":3,"chapter-the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-139":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Ink Saint of Great Zhou",{"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},2292102,4481,"Chapter 139: Unknown Laws","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-139",139,"\u003Cp>Is it Song Ce?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang shook his head slightly; he had heard Song Ce’s muttering clearly just now. No wonder his cultivation base had risen so fast—could he also have been possessed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, while he was searching everywhere, he suddenly noticed Song Ce wandering aimlessly, and he had been puzzled as to why this man appeared here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Ce’s behavior was clearly abnormal, so Lu Fang followed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for some reason, he lost his memory mid-journey; when he came to his senses, he saw Song Ce entering the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he followed inside and witnessed what had just happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Entrance to an underground palace?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang cautiously approached the stone door; though it wasn’t fully open, he felt a soul-shaking fear. Just as he hesitated to move closer, the Bloodline Bai Yu in his hand grew hot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because he was near Zhao Qingzhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After brief consideration, he finally gathered his courage and stepped through the stone door—this place was undoubtedly the entrance the ascetic monk had found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To see Zhao Qingzhu, he must go in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he entered, the soul-shaking fear vanished; the surrounding space twisted. He didn’t know how long passed, but it felt like he had slept for ages—he suddenly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found himself standing on a grassland, identical to the scene he had dreamed of Zhao Qingzhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only difference was that he saw no ancient castle as in his dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place resembled a grassland—everywhere he looked was grass, and at a distance stood another figure: Song Ce, who had entered ahead of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Song Ce?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Ce looked panicked, bowing slightly toward Lu Fang: “Lord Wenguan, where are we?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he nervously approached Lu Fang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang frowned and shook his head: “I’m not sure. But you truly have great fortune—already reached Sixth Rank, Third Stage so quickly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just luck, nothing remarkable. Lord Wenguan, I know we had misunderstandings before, but in this hellish place, we must unite to escape safely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Ce kept coming closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine. We form a temporary alliance.” Lu Fang nodded solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they neared each other, both moved simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang did not use his powerful transcendent abilities, but instead employed the Six Meridian Sword he had learned in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit formed a tiny sword of divine power and stabbed straight at Lu Fang’s skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were prepared—and both easily dodged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit stepped back several zhang, eyes cold: “It seems Lord Wenguan doesn’t trust me. An alliance is impossible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang snorted: “You were possessed? In the Seventh Rank Small Upper Realm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit raised an eyebrow: “Why say that? I wasn’t possessed—if I had been, how could I have done nothing in the Seventh Rank Small Upper Realm while you stole all the glory?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang declared: “The righteous qi sword you just formed carried a familiar aura—I’ve sensed it before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused. “It felt like… divine power?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You did nothing in the Small Upper Realm, yet when you emerged, your fortune was far higher than an ordinary person’s. That struck me as odd.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But now, after hearing your muttering, everything makes sense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know what you are, but your possession clearly failed. You didn’t come here willingly—you came because Song Ce did.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit opened his mouth to reply, then froze. Song Ce looked at Lu Fang urgently: “Lord Wenguan, be careful—it’s the Spirit! It’s taken over my body—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice cut off abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit growled angrily: “Shut up, fool! If you hadn’t acted on your own, how could we have ended up in this hell?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang chuckled: “So my guess was right—your possession failed. You came in here because Song Ce wanted to enter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Song Ce, think carefully—don’t give up control of your body. Otherwise, you’ll never regain it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit scowled: “Lord Wenguan, you still have time to meddle in this? You don’t even know your situation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?” Lu Fang asked. “What situation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed the being possessing Song Ce knew something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit glanced around, then said gravely: “I don’t know the details, but I can guess. Did you see the execution scenes carved on the stone door?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There must be some entity here that takes pleasure in punishment and execution.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In my memories, such beings are immensely powerful—far beyond what you can imagine. Once inside, we’ll be tortured to death. Escape is impossible—we’re too weak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang pressed: “Have you encountered this before? Is there any way to escape?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit nodded: “My memories are hazy and chaotic—I can’t recall specifics. But I do know how to leave. Have you heard of natural laws?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang shook his head, listening intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit smiled bitterly: “The only way to escape this place is similar to breaking natural laws—solve the rules imposed here. But they’re usually unsolvable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang said grimly: “How do I know you’re telling the truth? Didn’t you just try to kill me? Maybe you’re lying now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit paused, then said: “I have no reason to lie. If you break this place’s laws, I escape too. Otherwise, we’ll die trapped here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, I wanted to kill you just now—but I failed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m confident I can’t kill you, but I’m also confident you can’t kill me. Continuing to fight each other isn’t wise.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unknown laws? Break them, and we leave.” Lu Fang believed him somewhat—but he still needed to observe carefully. If truly trapped, trying to find the laws wouldn’t hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to ask more,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that soul-shaking fear returned, followed by the sound of dragging chains and trembling earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if something colossal was approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a pair of blood-red eyes appeared in the dark sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Lu Fang met those crimson eyes, he faced his inner fear directly—he wasn’t afraid of death, yet seeing those eyes, he involuntarily felt terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t move, couldn’t even breathe steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>",993,"2026-06-20T03:56:21.568Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4544b703b8b63678c20e4c5e4892ed030f82d0a01f951e5fd06a50ef0187e433","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-140","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-138",289,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-cover.jpg"]