[{"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-184":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},2292147,4481,"Chapter 184","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-184",184,"\u003Cp>Only now did Lu Fang realize that the Gilded Mystic Mirror wasn’t merely trapping them—it had offensive power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it forcing him to use the power of the Demon Heart?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang sneered softly to himself: “But that depends on whether you have the ability to make me use it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, if he could just buy some time, Luo Sha, the Queen of the Rakshasa, would surely notice something was wrong and find a way to rescue them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, through his conversation with the Demon Heart, he confirmed that the Gilded Mystic Mirror’s offensive power was likely weaker than its appearance suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, the Demon Heart wouldn’t dare ally with it—indeed, it needed the Demon Heart’s power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rakshasa Snow’s whip materialized, lashing through the air and blooming into flowers of extreme yin energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She watched the other self stepping out of the mirror with caution: “Fighting myself? How novel. I won’t let something like this kill me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, she stepped forward toward the mirror duplicate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang observed silently, letting the Rakshasa Snow test the strength of these mirror doubles—it was useful. He had the Heaven and Earth Momentum Art; if things turned dire, he could instantly intervene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Rakshasa Snow charge forward, the two mirror duplicates exchanged a smile, then each raised a hand, summoning whips woven from countless shattered mirror fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the mirror duplicates imitate and gain partial power?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only Lu Fang thought of this possibility—the Rakshasa Snow did too. She furrowed her brow and said: “Lord Wenguan, what should I do? Should I avoid using my full arsenal? I feel these mirror doubles are copying me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mirror duplicates struck fiercely with their whips. Fearing they would copy her abilities, she dared not unleash her full power and could only defend against both attackers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No,” Lu Fang deduced after a moment, firmly stating: “Don’t fear using your full strength. These mirror doubles cannot fully replicate your abilities.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rakshasa Snow dodged repeatedly, still hesitant after hearing Lu Fang’s analysis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang sighed: “Whether my guess is right or wrong doesn’t matter. What matters is we have no other choice—if we don’t use our full strength, we won’t stand a chance against these mirror doubles.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let me see just how strong these mirror doubles really are.” The Rakshasa Snow smirked, dropping all restraint. In barely ten breaths, she shattered both mirror duplicates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two mirror doubles shattered like mirrors, breaking into countless fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before Lu Fang and the Rakshasa Snow could rejoice, four more mirror doubles stepped out from mirrors surrounding them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These mirror doubles aren’t so formidable. Leave them to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rakshasa Snow became a streak of light, darting in a circle around the four mirror doubles in an instant—snap! The whip cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four mirror doubles shattered into countless shards once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even weaker than I expected. I thought the new ones would be much stronger. This place doesn’t seem as terrifying as I imagined.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rakshasa Snow smiled confidently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They are indeed weaker,” Lu Fang murmured, raising an eyebrow. Something felt off, but he couldn’t pinpoint it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When eight mirror doubles emerged again from the mirrors, both Lu Fang and the Rakshasa Snow frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gilded Mystic Mirror seemed capable of producing mirror doubles endlessly. Though currently weak and easily destroyed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they posed no immediate threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lu Fang was deeply troubled—if this situation persisted, it would certainly not bode well for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed that this time, the Rakshasa Snow took longer to shatter the eight mirror doubles—and finally grasped the key point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These eight weren’t just more numerous—they were stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only hope the Gilded Mystic Mirror couldn’t strengthen the mirror doubles too quickly, giving them time to wait for the Rakshasa Queen’s aid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could the Gilded Mystic Mirror have changed like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rakshasa King frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gilded Mystic Mirror, once the size of a mountain, now had its smooth surface replaced by a crust of salt-like mineral deposits—it no longer resembled a mirror at all, but rather a stone mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing beside him, the Rakshasa Queen looked anxious: “I don’t understand. There was no warning at all. The moment Lord Wenguan and Xue’er entered, the mirror became like this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strange,” the Rakshasa King reached out and touched the mirror’s surface. Ripples of energy spread outward, shaking loose flakes of stone—but he failed to enter the mirror’s space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t you get in?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rakshasa Queen sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rakshasa King withdrew his hand and shook his head: “The Gilded Mystic Mirror has shut down as if sealed. Even if I force it, I cannot break through. It seems Lord Wenguan triggered something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rakshasa Queen paced anxiously: “I’d heard before that Lord Wenguan was bound by Heaven’s Dao. I thought his rapid cultivation advancement disproved that rumor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rakshasa King sighed: “I thought the same as you. But after he entered the Snow Mountain and summoned that green-skinned beast, I began to suspect he truly was bound by Heaven’s Dao.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never expected he’d enter the Gilded Mystic Mirror with Xue’er—and now he’s trapped inside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If even I can’t force my way in, this is dangerous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, the Rakshasa King summoned his subordinates to summon several great experts from the Rakshasa Kingdom to resolve the Gilded Mystic Mirror’s issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it seemed unlikely any solution would come soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the mirror realm, Lu Fang and the Rakshasa Snow had destroyed wave after wave of mirror doubles. Though still eight in number, their strength had undergone a qualitative change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, defeating these mirror doubles wasn’t difficult—but each time they were destroyed, the next batch grew stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If this continues, we may truly die here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Rakshasa Snow spoke, she carelessly shattered one mirror double—they had been trying to avoid breaking them, to prevent the next batch from growing stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But accidents happened. Sometimes, the mirror doubles seemed to commit suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet they couldn’t afford not to defend themselves—sometimes, defense forced them to attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the mirror doubles grew stronger with each generation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can’t keep going like this. I have a strong feeling that if we continue, we’ll die here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang’s face darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had been trapped here for some time. Logically, the Rakshasa Queen must have noticed something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>",1057,"2026-06-20T03:56:21.568Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ecf3d35fc26f94b6d7ae527017ad2571fcfaebe86e53af1654791966200e8732","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-185","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-183",289,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-cover.jpg"]