The simple and unadorned stone tablet was only one meter long. It was completely black and had some mysterious engravings on it. Under the influence of time, the engravings had already become very blurry. It was very difficult to make out the meaning of those engravings.
The stone tablet was placed on the exhibition stand. It would be auctioned off in a few days. At this moment, there were many people surrounding it. The relevant appraisers were evaluating its value.
"It is only a stone tablet from the Later Yan Dynasty. There are too many of such stone tablets unearthed. There is not much value at all."
A white-haired old man wearing a pair of thick glasses made such an evaluation.
In the air, Xiao Chen suddenly staggered and almost fell down. There were so many of such stone tablets unearthed? Was he mistaken? Heavenly Steles could also be unearthed in large quantities? This was too shocking.
"Nonsense, this is not a meaningless stone tablet unearthed in large quantities like those from the Later Yan Dynasty."
Just at this moment, another seemingly righteous old pedant put down the magnifying glass in his hand and said to the white-haired old man, "This is clearly a rare treasure. A conservative estimate is that it has been carved for several tens … no, tens of thousands of years."
Actually, he really wanted to say that this stone tablet was hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions of years old. However, that would be too shocking. How long was the history of human civilization?
The white-headed old man sneered and said, "How long have we had written records of our history? You actually said tens of thousands of years, what a joke … "
Just at this moment, the experts at the side also chimed in.
"How can it be tens of thousands of years old? No matter how you look at it, it looks like a stone tablet unearthed in large quantities from the Later Yan Dynasty."
"That's right. The seller even admitted that it is a stone tablet from the Later Yan Dynasty. It's just that the engravings are a little special. That's why they brought it out for auction."
"Not bad. It can barely be considered a treasure. However, it is indeed a stone tablet from the Later Yan Dynasty."
These people agreed unanimously. Their words were almost the same.
"You guys … are really the scum of our profession!"
That righteous old pedant was extremely angry. He pointed at a few people and said, "There must be a big client who asked you guys to lower the evaluation and prepare to buy it at a low price. It is really a disgrace to be associated with experts like you!"
He flicked his sleeves and left.
In the air, Xiao Chen watched all this quietly. While living among mortals, he had used his strong Spiritual Sense to understand many things.
The titles of "Brick Master" and "Beast Master" were truly ironic, but this was the reality. It was far too common to have a scrivener and a scrivener.
What he was seeing now was just a trivial matter. Even a great demon like the Hydra had learned a lot of things after blending in with the mortals. The cheap sale of the country's state-owned assets was truly outrageous.
When the foreign investment bank evaluated the asset grades, many "experts" and "beasts" who had been conquered by money cheered for them, and many high-quality assets were sold at a low price.
Of course, it was undeniable that there were still experts and professors who had integrity and integrity.
"Is it really Tian Feng?"
Tenax asked.
"Absolutely."
Xiao Chen nodded.
Then, he created something out of thin air. An identical stone tablet appeared in his palm. With a flash of light, it replaced the real Heaven's Tablet that was placed in the hall.
Without a sound, Xiao Chen, Tenax, and the Hydra left this place and returned to their residence.
Seeing they returned, the Slaughter Wolf immediately pounced over and cried out with a sullen face, "Big brother, you guys are finally back. Quickly undo my seal, the life of a mortal is really not something a normal person can endure. I am about to transcend soon, my life force is depleting at a very fast speed … …"
"Go and reflect on yourself first."
Xiao Chen pointed with his finger and this guy was immediately sealed in his own room. After that, Xiao Chen placed the Heaven's Tablet on the table and carefully observed it.
Even someone as powerful as him wouldn't be able to discover this Heaven's Tablet if he didn't observe it from a close distance. No wonder the otherworldly experts didn't appear after the mortals obtained it.
Xiao Chen rubbed it with his hand. The pattern on the surface was very dim, it was almost completely obliterated.
"This is not the Heaven's Tablet in the Demon Plain, nor is it the one suppressing the Heaven Burial Valley. It is also not the ancient tablet in the Yellow River, and it is also not the one suppressing the ghost town on the dragon island."
If the old stone turtle didn't count the seventh huge tablet, Xiao Chen had obtained six Heaven's Tablet Profound Technique before. However, he had only seen four of them. Among them, he had only seen two of the Heaven's Tablet's projection, they were not the real thing. He had only seen the projection of two of the Heaven's Tablet.
"This should be the fifth Heaven's Tablet. I really don't know how it fell into the hands of mortals. Where exactly was it suppressed in the past? It seems like I need to investigate it carefully."
"Could this Heaven's Tablet have been destroyed by someone? Does it still have the mighty power of the past?"
Tenax asked.
"The Heaven's Tablet is not destroyed. Otherwise, it would be impossible to hide it from us. We have been in Yandu these past few days, but we didn't sense its aura at all."
Speaking until here, Xiao Chen knitted his brows. That was because he couldn't find anything when he used his divine sense to probe the Heaven's Tablet. Moreover, the power of his divine sense disappeared into the Heaven's Tablet like a clay ox entering the sea.
"I can't feel its terrifying pressure anymore. On the surface, it looks just like an ordinary stone.
Xiao Chen tried to probe it a few times. The divine power he used was all absorbed soundlessly like a drop of dew falling into a desert.
"Let's go to the World of Death to test it out."
Xiao Chen made this decision. It was not good to activate the Heaven's Tablet in the Nine Regions and the Four Cardinal Worlds. It would be troublesome if it was detected by another world.
He had the Ancestral Warship's remnant, so he could easily pass through the big world's barrier. As a result, it didn't take much effort to bring Tenax and the Nine-Headed Snake along.
When they appeared in the desolate World of Death, Xiao Chen began to operate the Heaven's Tablet Profound Technique. That originally calm Heaven's Tablet immediately moved.
"Boom … …"
In the next moment, a tyrannical aura shook the heaven and earth. The tiny Heaven's Tablet burst out with a fluctuation as vast as the ocean. It was extremely intimidating and made people tremble in fear.
It began to grow at a rapid speed. It became bigger and bigger, like a huge mountain. It was so oppressive that it made people unable to breathe. The mountains in this region immediately cracked open, magma gushed out, the demonic clouds dispersed, and the stars swayed.
This aura was no different from the Heaven's Tablet from back then. It could suppress the world and destroy the golems. It was really the strongest "sealing" treasure in the world.
"Stop it quickly. If you activate it again, it will pierce through the sky."
The Nine-Headed Snake shouted in shock.
At this moment, the Heaven's Tablet was growing rapidly. It surpassed the mountain range and towered into the vault of heaven. It was getting taller and more majestic. The peak couldn't be seen with a single glance. The aura it emitted made the few people present feel a heavy pressure.
Xiao Chen stopped operating the Xuan Xiao. He felt all the strength in his body had been sucked out. He was exhausted and hastily sat cross-legged in the void. He only completely recovered after a long time.
And at this moment, the Heaven's Tablet had already shrunk to one meter tall. It became simple and unadorned again. It was very ordinary.
"Why?"
Xiao Chen was puzzled no matter how he thought about it. He couldn't understand why the Heaven's Tablet shrunk by itself. It was already very difficult to approach it in the past, not to mention being collected by mortals.
"Could it be because it completed its mission, so it went into hibernation and no longer showed its miraculous power?"
The three of them couldn't really understand.
"Now we have obtained a Heaven's Mark, right?"
The Nine-Headed Snake asked.
"We can obtain it now."
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged and no longer said anything. He operated the Heavenly Tablet Mysterious Technique. Not long after, the ancient patterns engraved on the one meter tall monument seemed to have come to life. The rays of light became more and more intense.
The powerful aura immediately forced Tenax and the Nine-Headed Snake to retreat to a distant place. They looked on in shock.
"Swish … …"
It was as if a picture scroll flew down from the Heaven's Tablet. It enveloped Xiao Chen like a veil and quickly entered his body. Immediately, a very small mark of the Heaven's Tablet appeared on his body.
Everything went smoothly. Xiao Chen obtained the third Heaven's Mark. His entire body had reached the peak.
When he stood up, there was nothing left on the Heaven's Tablet. All the patterns had disappeared.
This time, it was really unexpected. The Heaven's Tablet became Xiao Chen's collection. He smoothly stored it in the acupoint space.
"This is too … …"
Tenax felt a little speechless. Back then, the Heaven's Tablet sealed the dragon island. It had personally experienced the terror of that huge monument. But now, it had become a private collection. That berserk aura was no longer leaking out.
"If I walk the path of the golems, this Heaven's Tablet will also come in handy … …"
The divine radiance in Xiao Chen's twin suns was clear.
"You want to use the Heaven's Tablet to construct the divine city?"
The Nine-Headed Snake was quite shocked. If that was the case, it was impossible for the divine city to be destroyed. They could sit back and relax.
Xiao Chen didn't say anything. He gazed at the depths of the continent of death and said, "Let's go. There is an expert coming, there is no need for us to fight with him."
The three of them returned to the Nine Provinces again. They were going to participate in the auction three days later. They wanted to find out all kinds of information about the seller. They wanted to know how he obtained it.
Three days passed by in a flash. This time, Slaughter Vanquisher Wolf also accompanied them. However, the seal was still not broken.
Slaughter Vanquisher Wolf looked around the street and muttered unceasingly, "Don't let me see those bikers again. Don't let me see that woman again. She dared to crash into me seven times in a day. She dared to give me a strange disease. If I find out, I will not let them off."
"A few days ago, I met an idiot. He was actually jealous of me. He even grabbed my collar and said that he was my ancestor. In the end, I found a biker to crash into him seven times in a day. I didn't expect that guy to be so lucky. He didn't die. I really hope I can meet that guy again and crash into him eight or ten more times."
Just outside the auction house, three delinquents were laughing as they followed behind a few middle-aged men, saying these words.
"Nonsense!"
A middle-aged man turned his head around and glared at them fiercely. Clearly, he was not far away from them. Slaughter Vanquisher Wolf was almost petrified. Seeing those people enter the auction house, he shouted loudly, "Damn it, it was that brat who found someone to crash into me seven times in a day. I @ # ¥¥# … …"
Just at this time, two gorgeously dressed girls walked towards the auction house.
"A few days ago, I went to Perpetual Joy Palace to play. I met an idiot who called himself a wolf. At first, I had a feeling for him. However, I didn't expect that guy to be a pauper. How dare he strike up a conversation with me like that? I taught him a little lesson. In the end, before I left, I tossed a few notes to that guy who was sleeping like a dead pig. "
"Haha, you gave him money … and turned it around. You can't hit people in the face like this."
"Forget it, Director Li is waiting for us. Let's go in."
The two gorgeously dressed girls walked into the auction house while twisting their slender waists.
At this time, Slaughter Vanquisher Wolf's eyes were about to spew fire. He clenched his fists so tightly that crackling sounds could be heard.
Xiao Chen, Tenax, and the Hydra were all dumbstruck. This really made them speechless.
After Slaughter Vanquisher Wolf was petrified, he was practically going crazy. He said while gnashing his teeth, "Motherf * cker … What the hell is going on? Even if you want to beat someone up, you can't do this. I ran into him too!"
Xiao Chen and Tenax didn't pay attention to him. They took the lead and walked forward. The Hydra walked over and patted Xiao Chen's shoulder wordlessly. Then, it also walked forward.
The four of them hid in the void and paid close attention to the auction scene. The atmosphere was very lively. Many antiques were sold at sky-high prices.
As for the Heavenly Monument that was stolen, it was sold in a calm manner. There was no commotion, not many people raised their bids.
Xiao Chen used his powerful divine sense to search the scene. As expected, the seller was also present. He quickly obtained the relevant information from his mind.
"Let's go."
Xiao Chen planned to leave this place.
"Wait a minute, if you don't help me remove the seal, I would rather die here!"
Slaughter Vanquisher Wolf was about to explode from anger. He was staring at that delinquent and channeling his Qi. At the same time, he kept rolling his eyes at that girl who was snuggling up to an old man with a big belly.
How could Xiao Chen not know what he was trying to do? He couldn't help but laugh when he thought about how miserable this guy was because of the mortals. After that, he removed the seal and said, "Enough is enough, don't act recklessly."
Slaughter Vanquisher Wolf nodded while gnashing his teeth. He cast a spell, the people in the auction house didn't seem to notice that two people were missing.
"F * ck, so it's you, you idiot. I was just about to look for you. I haven't had enough fun yet."
The delinquent clearly didn't understand the situation. When he saw Slaughter Vanquisher Wolf, he said this.
Slaughter Vanquisher Wolf's face immediately turned green. He was so angry that his nose almost became crooked. He carried the delinquent and soared into the sky, "Don't you like to bump into me? I'll let you bump into me to your heart's content!"
Not long later, they arrived in outer space. The delinquent was already scared silly. He said while trembling, "Oh god, I was wrong, please let me go."
Slaughter Vanquisher Wolf immediately shot out a halo of light and enveloped the delinquent. He threw him on top of an asteroid fragment. After that, he kicked him with all his might and sent him flying in the midst of a group of asteroids.
"Fly freely. If you are still alive after ten years, I will come and pick you up.
"F * ck, save me!"
After a quarter of an hour, Slaughter Vanquisher Wolf woke up that gorgeously dressed girl and directly threw her on a desolate planet. He left behind a mountain of diamonds and said, "Just guard this pile of money like this. Look at it for eight to ten years. If you haven't turned into a skeleton, I will come and pick you up."
In the sky above the Nine Provinces, Xiao Chen and the other two were speechless. Slaughter Vanquisher Wolf was a little too harsh.
"Don't kill them."
"Don't worry, I have injected spiritual energy into their bodies. They won't die in a short period of time."
Speaking until here, Slaughter Vanquisher Wolf had a bitter and hateful expression as he said, "What a mystical nation. All of this is really the tragedy of society, the tragedy of mankind."
"Scram!" The three of them sent him flying together.
Not long after, Xiao Chen and the others traveled through space and arrived at a mountain village in the western part of the Nine Provinces.
Xiao Chen wanted to find the true owner of the Heavenly Monolith. That was because it was the antique dealer who bought the Heavenly Monolith from this mountain village.
Compared to the high-rise buildings in the city, the brick and stone houses here were undoubtedly very backward. However, it lacked a bit of materialistic clamor and had a bit more of the fragrance of flowers and plants. It made people's heart feel a little more tranquil.
They arrived in front of a courtyard that couldn't be considered very orderly. It was built by piling up mountain rocks. Xiao Chen extended out his divine sense and prepared to search through the memories of the owner of the courtyard to find out everything about the Heavenly Monolith.
"Creak … …"
Just at this time, the courtyard door was pushed open. A simple and honest looking middle-aged man walked out and said, "I really don't have any more Heavenly Monolith here. I only have one. I used it as a whetstone in the past. Now I have to go look for another one."
"Whetstone?"
After hearing these words, Xiao Chen was a little dumbstruck.
"Delusion-breaker Eye!"
Xiao Chen shouted in a low voice and placed the Heavenly Monolith in the courtyard. After that, two golden rays immediately shot out from his eyes and enveloped this place. He wanted to trace the long river of history and go against the source. He wanted to see how the Heavenly Monolith was lost in this place. He wanted to restore everything of the past.
Xiao Chen's body trembled violently. The history that he was tracing seemed to have exceeded the scope of his ability. It was very difficult to continue.
However, he clenched his teeth and persevered in the end.
One after another, broken scenes appeared in front of his eyes.
A rain of blood swirled in the sky. A huge Heavenly Monolith fell from the sky. At the same time, there were all kinds of broken walls and ruins. They smashed onto this piece of land at the same time.
Xiao Chen felt his body tremble. He held the divine diagram and the ancient scroll in his hand. He continued to trace the long river of history.
The scene retreated. An ancient castle was cracked open, leaving behind an endless amount of blood.
"Bang … …"
It broke into pieces and fell down. At the same time, an ancient wall fell from the castle.
"There is a Heavenly Monolith in the ancient castle?"
Xiao Chen was bewildered. Moreover, he felt that the ancient castle was very familiar.
Suddenly, he revealed an astonished expression. He suddenly recalled, wasn't this the death castle that once appeared in the sky above the dragon island? In the past, it caused endless wind and clouds, stirred up monstrous waves.
"Delusion-breaker Eye, go against the long river of time!"
Xiao Chen shouted in a low voice again.
The divine diagram and the ancient scroll were radiating resplendently in his hand. At the same time, the sacred tree with nine divine leaves also appeared above his head. It sprinkled down a myriad of divine radiance to lend him a helping hand.
The scene appeared again and quickly went up the long river of time.
The ancient castle really came from the sky above the dragon island. This time, he even saw a few skinny humanoid creatures pacing back and forth in front of the ancient castle.
"Delusion-breaker Void, restore the true past!"
Xiao Chen shouted loudly. At this time, three Heavenly Marks appeared. He started to borrow more power to go against the long river of time.
"Eh?"
Xiao Chen was shocked again. The ancient castle did not belong to the dragon island. It actually appeared above the Heaven Burial Valley in the next moment.
"Continue to go against the source!"
He clenched his teeth and another scene appeared. The ancient castle appeared in the sky above the Demon Plain.
At this moment, Xiao Chen's whole body shone with a myriad of splendor. It was as if there was a raging divine flame. He encountered a great resistance to explore the secrets of the Heavenly Monolith and the ancient castle. He pushed his potential to the limit.
The scene flashed, the ancient castle appeared in the sky above the Yellow River. Black clouds rolled over and over, the Yellow River water surged. At this moment, Xiao Chen really couldn't hold on any longer. The golden radiance in his eyes quickly dimmed.
"The ancient castle does not belong to the dragon island. As long as there is a Heavenly Monolith, it has appeared before. And there is also a monolith inside the castle … …"
Xiao Chen felt very shocked. All of this was too mysterious. Just what kind of secret was the ancient castle hiding? Why did it appear in the sky above all the Heavenly Monolith?
"What's wrong?"
Tenax asked.
"Dig, dig a kilometer underground!"
Xiao Chen let out a gloomy voice and said, "There is a fallen ancient castle under this land. It has a great connection with the Heavenly Monolith!"
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