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Chapter 184: The Opening of the Great Desolate Monument

On this day, an extremely strange wave of energy emanated from the Desolate Hall, spreading throughout the entire Dao Sect and attracting the attention of many people. Deep within the Desolate Hall, there was an enormous mountain.

The mountain was a dull yellow, without any lush greenery, giving it a desolate appearance. A huge Dan River roared overhead.

At this moment, the usually unstoppable flow of the Dan River began to slow down. A vast amount of Nirvana Qi was pouring down continuously, looking as if a great hole had appeared in the heavenly river.

The Nirvana Qi, like a flood, poured down and soaked the enormous mountain. With the Dan River's irrigation, the mountain began to tremble, and rocks started to fall while cracks appeared at the peak.

At this time, all the disciples of Dao Sect gathered around. Even the hall masters, vice hall masters, and sect elders arrived.

Xiao Tian was naturally among them. His eyes were fixed on the cracks in the mountain, where a massive gray-yellow monument emerged, exuding an ancient desolate aura.

The monument stood a thousand feet tall, like a mountain peak, towering and majestic. It was the Great Desolate Monument, containing the strongest of the Four Great Sutras—the Great Desolate Sutra.

The Desolate Hall Master, Chen Zhen, looked at the sky and said, "The time is almost right. You may begin your comprehension. Remember, such martial arts depend on fate and cannot be forced."

"Yes!" Xiao Tian, Lin Dong, and four others responded before swiftly moving and landing in front of the monument under the watchful eyes of the surrounding crowd.

There, on the edge of the cliff, several smooth, mirror-like green rocks protruded. These were the entry points to the internal space of the Great Desolate Monument.

Each of the six found a place on one of the green rocks and sat down. Only when approaching the Great Desolate Monument could one sense the vast desolate energy it emitted.

At that moment, Xiao Tian felt as if he had returned to ancient times. As he sat down, a faint ripple emanated from the stone talisman on his body.

Xiao Tian knew why the stone talisman reacted. After all, the Great Desolate Monument, like the stone talisman, was a super divine artifact created by the Ancestor Talisman. According to the original novel, an Otherworld Demon King of the Second Reincarnation Tribulation was sealed within the Great Desolate Monument.

Xiao Tian's eyes were fixed on the massive monument. Its surface had turned yellow over the years, pitted and cracked like a spider's web.

On the rough surface, tiny black dots were faintly visible. These dots were the power of the Otherworld Demons.

The Great Desolate Monument, though powerful, lacked the control of the Ancestor Talisman, allowing the power of the Demon King to erode it gradually.

Seeing that all six had taken their places, Chen Zhen waved his sleeve, releasing a torrent of desolate energy that surged onto the Great Desolate Monument.

The monument trembled lightly, and dark yellow light enveloped Xiao Tian and the other five, pulling them in.

...

Under a gray sky lay an endless desolate land. The ground was gray-yellow, with occasional patches of withered grass, devoid of life. Cracks stretched from the ground, extending to the horizon.

Xiao Tian did not follow the land's path, knowing that this place was different from the Devouring Ancestral Symbol's space.

"Great Desolate Monument!" Xiao Tian murmured. "I have cultivated for only four years and already reached this level. If you give me the Great Desolate Sutra, it won't be long before I can help you destroy the Demon King here."

"Boom!" A torrent of black energy erupted, exuding a bizarre and sinister aura, as if capable of extinguishing all life.

"Jie Jie Jie!" A creepy laugh echoed as a shadowy figure appeared.

The figure's cold eyes locked onto Xiao Tian, saying, "You, an ant, want to destroy this king? Today, this king will crush you first!"

"Boom!" At this moment, countless lights surged, suppressing the black energy and the shadowy figure.

Unwillingly, the shadowy figure roared, "Great Desolate Monument, your suppression is useless. It won't be long before this king reappears in the world."

After the shadow vanished, Xiao Tian felt the void twist, and he found himself in a barren, rocky land.

There stood a ten-foot-high ancient yellow stone monument, identical to the Great Desolate Monument but smaller.

Clearly, this stone monument was the monument spirit of the Great Desolate Monument.

At the base of the stone monument, black lines like demonic tentacles climbed and wriggled, continually eroding the monument.

A vague figure emerged from the monument's surface, gazing at Xiao Tian. "Your body holds many familiar things!"

"The Ancestor Stone... It's more damaged than I am... The Devouring Ancestral Symbol... So that guy has fallen too... And some familiar martial arts, much like the Desolate King's..."

After a moment of reflection, the monument spirit looked at Xiao Tian again. "You have gathered these things, showing deeper fortune than those who entered before you."

"I entrusted the Great Desolate Sutra to them, asking them to bring in two Ancestral Symbols. None returned, but you already possess one."

"Therefore, I'll make a deal with you. I'll give you the Great Desolate Sutra. In return, find another Ancestral Symbol and bring it back here."

The monument spirit said, "Remember, time is short. If you can't return within three years, I'll be suppressed, and the Dao Sect will vanish."

"I will." Xiao Tian nodded solemnly. "These foreign demons are the common enemy of all living beings."

The figure on the monument nodded. The monument trembled, and ancient characters floated off, forming four large ancient yellow words: "Great Desolate Sutra!"

"This technique, created by me, can render thousands of miles into a desolate wasteland, gathering all life force to oneself, shattering the heavens with power!"

The figure on the monument spoke with a hint of pride.

"Moreover, you have practiced the Desolate King's martial arts. Though it's only advanced spirit martial arts, once you master the Great Desolate Sutra, its power will multiply, reaching the level of heaven-grade martial arts."

Xiao Tian smiled and nodded. His desire to join the Dao Sect was to cultivate the heaven-grade Great Desolate Sutra.

With the Great Desolate Sutra, the Desolate Prison Hand could also achieve the power of heaven-grade martial arts.

In essence, learning the Great Desolate Sutra was akin to mastering two heaven-grade martial arts simultaneously.

(End of Chapter)

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