The so-called sky was the boundary of space. It was weightless, so its fragments were naturally even lighter than the lightest leaf. They drifted down towards the grassland, sometimes in the east, and sometimes in the west, several hundred li away. It was simply impossible to capture their trajectory.
After an unknown amount of time, under the gazes of countless terrified and despairing gazes, the fragment of the sky finally landed on the surface of the grassland. Whether it was intentional or not, it just happened to land on the mountainous body of the Monster Bull at the back of the monster tide. In an instant, it became an extremely dazzling white flame, spitting out endless light and heat. The Monster Bull let out a sorrowful and indignant cry, and just like that, disappeared in the white flame. Let alone its remains, not even ashes or smoke were left!
The grassland violently shook, and all the monsters in a range of several li fell to the ground. The monsters that were stuck to the ground like serpents were so shaken that they vomited blood and died. The shaking spread to the mausoleum, and countless clouds of dust sprayed out from between the huge rocks and the cracks between the limestone.
The two maids, Ning Cui and Hua Qiu, were roused by the shaking. They felt the terrifying explosion of energy in the distance, and their faces paled in fright. They did not know what had happened. Nanke closed her eyes and sensed the crack in the blue dome of the sky. She vaguely understood something, and muttered, "So that's how it is."
What had already happened could not be changed. What they needed to do was to find the source of why it had happened. Chen Changsheng quickly withdrew his gaze, and looked at the place where the clear light had shot into the sky. He discovered that the clear light had come from a stone pillar in front of the mausoleum.
In the surroundings of the mausoleum, there were ten stone pillars of similar shapes. Yesterday, when he and Xu Yourong had come to the Mausoleum of Zhou, they had already noticed these stone pillars — these stone pillars were several zhang tall, and their surfaces were carved with some unknown patterns. With the erosion of time and wind and rain, these patterns had already become indistinct, making it even more impossible to understand their meaning.
The reason why he had noticed these ten unremarkable stone pillars was because they made him think of the stone pillars outside the Li Palace. It was also because these stone pillars seemed too shabby and shabby compared to the majestic mausoleum, giving off a very incongruous feeling. They seemed somewhat out of place with the mausoleum, as if they were not a single entity. Looking at it now, these ten unremarkable stone pillars really were strange. These stone pillars actually contained such terrifying energy. The clear light they emitted could tear a piece of the sky apart!
The shard of the sky effortlessly turned the powerful Monster Bull into nothingness, simultaneously disappearing without a trace. The plains once again regained its peace, or perhaps it could be called a deathly silence. Whether it was Chen Chang Sheng, the two maids or the countless monsters, they all stared at the stone pillar, an indescribable nervousness and unease.
Suddenly, a piece of stone fell off the surface of the stone pillar. The piece of stone was about a few fingers thick and a few feet wide. When it landed on the bluestone ground, it shattered and made a light sound. The voice was very soft, but in the deathly stillness of the grassland, it was so soul-stirring. The beast tide set off waves, and countless demonic beasts were so frightened that they collapsed among the water plants.
A moment later, another strand of Qi passed through the surface of the stone pillar. It turned into a streak of clear light and silently floated away from the mausoleum.
At this moment, Chen Chang Sheng sensed that it was an incomparably ancient and supreme presence.
That aura was even more ancient than this continent.
Just what were these stone pillars?
This time, the clear light did not fly towards the blue sky. Instead, it seemed to very casually drift towards the edge of the grassland. It was unknown where it would fly to before stopping. Countless terrified gazes stared at the clear light, as if they were sending it off with their eyes. They watched as the clear light flew a thousand li away, to a place that could no longer be seen clearly.
After a very long time, a muffled sound of impact and a clear tremor reverberated from the edge of the grassland to the surroundings of the mausoleum. Because it was too far away, the muffled sound was not very loud, but the tremor was still violent. Countless water plants danced in the air, and the mausoleum was once again filled with dust.
The powerful tremor almost caused Chen Chang Sheng to fall, but his gaze did not move at all. He continued to stare at the stone pillar, and noticed that another piece of stone had fallen off.
The stone pillar had been weathered by wind and rain for a long time. Its surface was extremely rough, and its color was a dull gray. It looked just like ordinary stone. After the two pieces of stone had fallen off, the interior of the stone pillar was revealed. Under the illumination of the clear sunlight, it could be seen very clearly. It was … black.
The Qi within the stone pillar continued to pass through the surface and spread outwards. It turned into streaks of clear light and danced above the grassland. Sometimes it landed high up in the sky, sometimes it landed at the edge of the distant grassland, or sometimes it landed on the ground not far from the mausoleum. It tore apart the sky, overturned the earth, and brought about a terrifying explosion.
The clear light contained an extremely terrifying energy that could not be blocked. Even if Chen Chang Sheng had ten thousand swords, he still could not do it. This was because the Qi emitted by the stone pillar had already far surpassed the scope of his understanding. It was an energy that had not even been recorded in the Daoist Canon.
The world trembled, and the violent explosion of energy enveloped the entire Plains of the Unsetting Sun. Although it could not be seen, it could be imagined that the entire Garden of Zhou was currently in such a situation.
With the appearance of the clear light, the layer of stone on the surface of the stone pillar constantly fell off. It shattered into pieces below the stone pillar, revealing more and more of its true appearance. The inside of the stone pillar was still stone, but its color was black. It seemed mottled, just like a rubbing that had not been properly made.
Looking at the mottled surface of the stone pillar, looking at the exposed black stone, Chen Chang Sheng felt that it was somewhat familiar for some reason.
Thinking of a certain possibility, his fingers that gripped the hilt of his sword turned slightly white. His body trembled slightly, and his lips were abnormally dry. Previously, when he faced the Golden-winged Great Peng, he had even dared to wield his sword and fight. However, at this moment, looking at the stone pillar, he actually seemed to have lost even the courage to draw his sword.
He thought in his heart in shock … It can't be!
The stone pillar continued to emit clear light, and the layer of stone continued to fall off. More and more of the black inside was revealed.
The violent explosions of energy finally met, and turned into countless terrifying hurricanes. They began to wreak havoc on the grassland.
The tremors from all around the Garden of Zhou were all transmitted to the mausoleum, to his feet.
What was even more terrifying was that the other nine stone pillars in the surroundings of the mausoleum also began to tremble slightly. Gravel rustled off the surface of the stone pillars, and the terrifying Qi was about to appear.
Chen Chang Sheng gripped the hilt of his sword. He knew what he should do, but he did not know how to do it. His mind was somewhat absent-minded.
The hilt of the sword trembled slightly.
As it turned out, the ten thousand broken swords buried in the grassland were used to suppress these stone pillars. More accurately, they were used to temporarily seal the Qi within the stone pillars.
Now, the sea of swords had been taken away by him, so the thing that was hidden within the ten stone pillars was about to appear.
Just what were these stone pillars?
Chen Chang Sheng had already guessed it, but he did not dare to believe it. He was unwilling to believe it.
However, this matter had already truly happened.
The layer of stone on the surface of the stone pillar had already been mostly peeled off.
A square black stone gradually appeared between the heaven and the earth.
It towered between the heaven and the earth.
Although there was still some layer of stone remaining on the surface of the black stone, one could already see those complicated lines that were difficult to understand.
Of course, Chen Chang Sheng should have felt that it was familiar. Anyone who had stared at it for so many days would not find it familiar.
In the mausoleum to the south of the capital, he had once seen many things similar to this black stone.
There were countless lines on the surface of the black stone. The lines were patterns, and the square stone engraved with the text was naturally a monolith.
As it turned out, the black stone was a monolith.
It was a black monolith.
The Heavenly Tome Monolith.
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