[{"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-288":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},2292251,4481,"Chapter 288: The Special Place of the Stone Tablet","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-288",288,"\u003Cp>But because so much time had passed, the characters carved on the stone tablet were now utterly blurred and illegible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Hao walked up to the stone tablet, ran his hand over the carved characters, and murmured, “These lines seem to be ancient script—even if undamaged, we likely couldn’t decipher what they say.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tong punched the stone tablet several times, surprised: “What is this tablet made of? After all these years, it’s still this solid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zixu Daoist surveyed the area, then frowned at Lingguang Sansheng: “Besides this tablet, there seems to be nothing special here. Are you certain the Treasure-Finding Insect didn’t get the wrong location? Could it just be tired and resting on the tablet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingguang Sansheng shook his head: “In a cave heaven and blessed land, a stone tablet suddenly appears—and the Treasure-Finding Insect just happens to land on it. Do you think that’s coincidence?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I’m not mistaken, there must be some hidden special place here—we’ve simply not found it yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang nodded. As Lingguang Sansheng said, it couldn’t be mere coincidence—there must be something here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tablet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only noticeable feature here was this ancient-looking stone tablet, upon which the Treasure-Finding Insect had just landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Lu Fang reached out and touched the tablet, attempting to channel a thread of righteous qi. The moment the pale green righteous qi entered the tablet, a strange transformation occurred—the weathered stone suddenly emitted a faint aura of ten thousand energies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is indeed a special place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingguang Sansheng, witnessing this, was filled with intense excitement and agitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Hao moved swiftly, his fingers rapidly forming hand seals. Countless translucent “seal” characters rose from his fingertips, enveloping the entire mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My sealing barrier can mask all movement within a certain radius—now no one can spy on us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Hao let out a light laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he quickly stopped laughing—the aura from the tablet grew stronger, shattering the sealing barrier in an instant, its strange light surging skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could this happen?” Liu Tong frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang shook his head. He had anticipated this—after all, this was a cave heaven and blessed land. If a second-rank cultivator could seal off its anomalies, that would be strange indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a teleportation array began forming before the tablet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perfect!” Wu Hao exclaimed excitedly. “This is truly a special place. Even if we can’t hide the anomaly, once the teleportation array completes, we’ll be the first to enter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tong frowned: “Can the five of us make it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zixu Daoist gritted his teeth: “This is a once-in-a-millennium opportunity. Even if the special place inside is dangerous, it’s worth entering.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingguang Sansheng glanced at the slowly forming teleportation array, then looked warily around: “I fear others will see this anomaly and come to claim this opportunity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Hao shook his head: “We haven’t seen many people along the way—perhaps they’re all inside the special place and haven’t noticed this anomaly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone’s already coming,” Lu Fang said, frowning as he gazed northward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he’d expected it, he hadn’t anticipated the first group to arrive would be a squad of demonic beasts—small in number, only six, all second-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What bad luck!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Hao narrowed his eyes at the demonic beast squad swiftly approaching, whispering: “On guard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had been a human team, perhaps negotiation might still be possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was a demonic beast squad—and their strength surpassed ours. Unless something unexpected happens, conflict over this tablet’s special place is unavoidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fools!” The lead roc demon, seeing the flickering sealing barrier, flapped its wings, blowing the barrier’s “seal” characters into dust. The six second-rank demonic beasts landed before the tablet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These fools think they can seal the anomaly of a cave heaven and blessed land—what nonsense,” sneered a horse-faced second-rank demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roc demon held high status among the demonic beast squad; the other five subtly positioned themselves behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leave this place at once,” the roc demon threatened. “I might spare you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Hao frowned: “We found this place first. Why should we leave? You’re the ones who should go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang added: “Correct. This is a cave heaven and blessed land—not just your demonic beasts’ domain. If conflict breaks out here, do you think you’ll gain the upper hand? Remember, this anomaly just appeared.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roc demon’s face darkened at their defiance. Just as it opened its mouth to reply, another group appeared in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This new group, drawn by the tablet’s anomaly, consisted of ten people—some first-rank cultivators, others second-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader’s name, Lu Fang had heard outside the cave heaven—Li Jia, a first-rank cultivator, rumored to be exceptionally powerful, with a family of considerable influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when Li Jia raised his voice, many chose to ally with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perfect! There really is a special place here!” Li Jia landed first before the tablet, smiling as he watched the slowly forming array. Then, as if noticing the roc demon for the first time, he frowned: “What’s going on here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Hao bowed and recounted what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Wu Hao’s account, Li Jia raised an eyebrow and turned to the roc demon: “Since we discovered this place, please take your people and leave—or face the consequences.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You—!” The roc demon glared at Li Jia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jia sneered: “What? You want to fight one-on-one? Or all at once?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, demonic beasts of the same rank were significantly stronger—but here, their ranks differed by a full tier, so logically, Li Jia should have the edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roc demon was furious, but this situation wasn’t ideal for confrontation. Just then, the previously boastful horse demon leaned close and whispered something to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roc demon showed some sense after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this demonic beast squad was hastily assembled, with little loyalty among them. In such a clearly disadvantageous situation, even if the roc demon wanted to fight, the other five demons wouldn’t lift a finger.\u003C\u002Fp>",989,"2026-06-20T03:56:22.339Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8a0a0f97a1a1191820bb4fc5b6bde18fffaa0d28104e833f2d16615035a58f5d","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-289","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-287",289,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-cover.jpg"]