[{"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-59":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},2292022,4481,"Chapter 59","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-59",59,"\u003Cp>“My great-grandmother was human—perhaps that’s why I can ascend on the human destiny whale.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow Luo Sha made the connection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Zixuan nodded and said, “The barbarian races all speak of ancestral bloodlines returning—perhaps that’s why they weren’t restricted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang looked up toward the distance and murmured, “Claiming to be gods?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a thunderous voice surged into the clouds: “War?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faded scroll suddenly pulled back! Before the god-people stood a middle-aged man with a black beard hanging to his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood nine feet tall, his clothes tattered like a peasant’s, yet facing the thousand-zhang god-people, his back stood straight as if piercing heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the plain below, countless humans stood tightly packed, chanting the name “Sui”—Sui was the middle-aged man, the leader who led humanity’s rebellion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you wish to enslave us, demanding the sacrifice of my people every day—even gods—we will fight for humanity’s survival! We will fight for humanity’s descendants!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sui raised his arms and roared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tens of thousands of humans shouted in unison: “Fight for humanity’s survival! Fight for humanity’s descendants!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Insects!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The god-people’s eyes were like ice, fixed on the screaming masses, cruelly curling their lips as they extended a finger and tapped lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sui, at the front, was blasted backward by immense force; tens of thousands of humans were crushed into ash by overwhelming power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the power of the god-people!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sui wiped the blood streaming down his face and roared in fury, his thick eyebrows like curved blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brilliant light from heaven and earth converged into a beam, striking him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth cracked, magma erupted, and the air thickened as if slowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The god-people’s smile froze. With a thunderous crash, they fell from the sky, their face slamming into the Nameless Mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They cried in terror: “The momentum of heaven and earth?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gods? Insects?” Sui clenched his fists tightly and let out a long, sky-shaking roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the god-people, space twisted, rocks shattered—Boom! Hundreds of li cracked and sank beneath them; the god-people were crushed by the momentum of heaven and earth, their blood vessels bursting, blood gushing out, their eyes wide and vacant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You oppress my people? Gods? I will slaughter you too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sui roared loudly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene abruptly ended, like light-and-shadow butterflies dissolving into countless streams of radiance flying in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the relic of this ancient land!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as a mere trace, it left all who witnessed it drenched in cold sweat; after a long pause, Lu Fang blinked and said, “Did you all feel the suppression vanish?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone paused, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The suppression really is gone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re right—I wouldn’t have noticed if Wen Guan Hou hadn’t mentioned it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So this is also an ancient land of humanity’s greats.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The ancient traces here seem different from the records. Recorded ancient traces usually involve entering a specific site, where the fortunate may witness and gain divine arts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Zixuan frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng scratched his head. “The countless streams of light here turned into bubbles.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancient lands rarely appeared in the Lesser Upper Realm; for a moment, no one could make sense of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang leapt into the air, gazing far off, and spotted bubbles forming among the nearby mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smallest were as large as basketball courts; the largest nearly covered a kilometer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow Luo Sha, also flying high, exclaimed in surprise: “Those countless streams of light have become bubbles! Come on—let’s go take a look!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She flew off first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Lu Fang and the others reached the hill, Snow Luo Sha had vanished—only the transparent bubble remained before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shui Yao called out twice, but received no reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng reached out and touched the bubble; ripples spread across its surface—it was soft, yet unbreakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Try sending a message to her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang reminded them, summoned the Book Spirit Yan Chixia, and used a glowing little sword to strike the bubble—yet despite its fragile, film-like appearance, it refused to pierce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though transparent, its interior remained obscured, as if coated in mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang had been watching closely when he arrived—he clearly saw Snow Luo Sha touch the bubble and step inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now no one could enter—it was downright eerie!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shui Yao used a transmission talisman—still no reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Lu Fang was about to try the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade, the semi-transparent bubble rippled—and Snow Luo Sha stepped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands were caked in dirt, clutching a blood-red exotic herb; she cried out excitedly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I get it! These bubbles are the transformed remnants—this second-rank Blood Ginseng Herb is what I dug up inside!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she finished speaking—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The transparent bubble shattered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang raised an eyebrow. “Blood Ginseng Herb grows from the blood of high-level beings—could it have been nourished by the blood spilled in that ancient battle we witnessed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Zixuan agreed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Likely so. It seems the remnants here grant rewards to the fortunate this way—perhaps these bubbles contain not just exotic herbs, but also ores and divine arts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! Exactly!” Wang Teng slapped his thigh. “These bubbles vary in size—some transparent, some semi-transparent; the larger ones even look white.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, everyone grew eager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang looked at Snow Luo Sha, who was grinning foolishly, and asked: “Tell me exactly what happened just now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow Luo Sha beamed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I flew over, got curious, and touched the bubble—suddenly, I was pulled inside. The scene inside was just like this one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But in a crack between the rocks, there was another bubble, about the size of a lantern—and inside it was this Blood Ginseng Herb.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So I dug it out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she rubbed her muddy fingers across her nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then how did you get out?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow Luo Sha wrinkled her nose as if he’d asked a stupid question, replying matter-of-factly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After I dug up the Blood Ginseng Herb, I looked around and saw nothing else, so I just walked back the way I came.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Zixuan frowned. “So you just touched the bubble again and came out? Could it be that only one person can enter each bubble?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, no one else had entered despite touching the bubbles earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s find another bubble and test it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang’s suggestion was agreed upon; the group soon found another transparent bubble nearby—these basketball-court-sized ones seemed the most common.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng, ever cunning, was the first to touch the bubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before everyone’s eyes, he was sucked into the bubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They waited about fifteen minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng finally emerged, face green, dragging a scorpion half his height; he blurted out: “Who has an antidote for scorpion venom? I’ll pay top price!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang handed him an antidote pill and asked: “Were there still beasts inside?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng swallowed the pill, furious: “That scorpion was sneaky—I couldn’t find any exotic herbs, so I walked into the grass and got stung. And don’t say it—this thing’s hide is tough as nails.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1154,"2026-06-20T03:56:21.568Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ae503a3c4e0a0ccd43429d957f86725da5a5626a72bb8a13aab224791817fd17","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-60","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-58",289,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-cover.jpg"]