[{"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-286":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},2292249,4481,"Chapter 286: The Ten Thousand Dao Qi","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-286",286,"\u003Cp>How much longer until the door opens?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang asked the Devil Heart in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devil Heart: “I’m not certain exactly when it will open, but it will still take some time. What do you want to do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang said: “Didn’t you promise me that if I helped you find a suitable body, you’d grant me the extraordinary power of instantaneous movement? If time permits, give me this power first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he spoken than he heard the sound of his heart pounding violently again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This lasted a full teacup’s worth of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lu Fang came to his senses, he happened to see the old man wearing the white mask glancing toward him, faintly and indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he notice?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the old man with the white mask quickly withdrew his gaze, as if he had merely glanced over casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devil Heart: “That old man just now must have sensed something. Though his perception was probably vague, he definitely sensed something. I’m going into hibernation now—call me silently in your heart if you encounter danger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood,” Lu Fang replied, pretending to converse with Wu Hao beside him, and dared not look at the white-masked old man again, fearing he might be noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivators who’ve reached the Second Rank inevitably have some unique encounters; the earlier anomaly probably wasn’t significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The half-saints who had tried to rush into the cave heaven had all been slightly injured by the shockwave of the Ten Thousand Dao Qi, and now they quietly remained in place, watching the glowing door, waiting for its official opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time lasted longer than anyone expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door formed by the gathering Ten Thousand Dao Qi continued to emit various strange phenomena, yet showed no sign of opening at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on?” Wu Hao frowned. “I’ve seen rare treasures emerge before—once strange signs appear, they usually manifest immediately. This cave heaven seems unusually special. Could we end up waiting here for months?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Xu Daoist shook his head. “It’s not impossible. Cave heavens are exceedingly rare—nothing like ordinary rare treasures.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Guang Sanren smiled. “Waiting months is even better—it proves the cave heaven holds abundant treasures. Even if we can’t eat the meat, just a sip of the broth will benefit us for life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Fu Liu Tong nodded. “I’m willing to wait. To encounter a place like a cave heaven is a once-in-a-lifetime chance—if we miss this, we may never see another.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All four members of the team expressed their willingness to wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Wu Hao look over, Lu Fang smiled. “Even the half-saints haven’t shown any intention to leave—I won’t leave either. As you all said, this is a once-in-a-millennium opportunity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His goal this time isn’t grand. If he can safely gain benefits from the cave heaven, fine; if not, he won’t be too disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, among those here, cultivators at the Second Rank are already the weakest in combat power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn’t dream of competing with the half-saints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t defeat them, but he was confident he could protect himself in any situation—and he’d just gained the extraordinary power of instantaneous movement from the Devil Heart. Now he felt even more secure in his ability to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, as Lu Fang spoke with his temporary allies, the door formed by the Ten Thousand Dao Qi atop the mountain let out a thunderous roar, and above it appeared a serrated-like teleportation array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cave heaven has opened!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the old man with the white mask was the first to walk toward the teleportation array. Though he appeared to move slowly, in the space of a blink, he had already appeared inside the array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other half-saints were still en route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear that among these half-saints, while no one could say who was strongest, the white-masked old man was unquestionably the fastest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brothers, don’t rush—we’ll enter later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Hao whispered a warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang nodded, gazing at the teleportation array atop the mountain. Those who approached it now were no longer affected by the Ten Thousand Dao Qi’s shockwave; the moment they entered the array, they turned into beams of light and vanished into the door below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this was the correct order of entry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether human or beast, everyone here seemed to have agreed—standing motionless, waiting until all the half-saints had entered before groups moved toward the teleportation array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Xu Daoist murmured: “We don’t need to rush entering last. Safety comes first. What do you think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I agree!” Wu Hao spoke up first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Guang Sanren also nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tong frowned slightly—he seemed dissatisfied with Zi Xu Daoist’s suggestion—but since matters had progressed this far, he said nothing, unwilling to break the team’s unspoken understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang paused, then asked: “Wu Brother, are you certain we won’t be separated upon entering the cave heaven?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Hao replied confidently: “I heard this from a half-saint. Otherwise, why would so many people form alliances here? Don’t worry—they should know better than we do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang nodded and fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering places like the Small Upper Realm usually scatters cultivators, making initial teaming difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But records concerning cave heavens are extremely scarce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang didn’t know the exact situation—he didn’t care whether they’d be separated or not, but he was curious: would the cave heaven truly keep them together?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t take long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a few weak alliances remained at the foot of the mountain. Wu Hao led the call: “Let’s go in now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Wu Hao’s lead, Lu Fang and the other three each used their methods to rush toward the teleportation array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he entered the array, Lu Fang found himself frozen in place. Just as panic rose, a white light appeared on his body—the teleportation light. Before he could react, he was already inside the cave heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him stood Wu Hao and the others from his team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the cave heaven? I’ve never seen a place with such dense Ten Thousand Dao Qi,” Wu Hao exclaimed, gazing around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang was also astonished—the entire cave heaven was saturated with dense Ten Thousand Dao Qi. If he could cultivate here for a year, it would surpass decades of cultivation outside.\u003C\u002Fp>",1042,"2026-06-20T03:56:22.339Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a71feb90302d254a6b5537097fabddb5cfe3e6b1fb67e0e8f441cec675e6d654","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-287","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-285",289,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-cover.jpg"]