C31 Monolith

"It's a way out, we can get out!" A mercenary cried out in alarm.

"Quick, leave that place quickly!" Soon after, the remaining dozen or so people ran towards the big hole.

"But... Zhang Chao, he … " Qiao Heng turned his head and looked at the black hole on the ground with difficulty.

"We can't care so much anymore. After enduring such an attack from that monster just now, no matter how powerful that expert is, I'm afraid he won't be able to survive!" The old man from Qiao Family sighed, she too felt pity for Zhang Chao. After saying that, he did not linger, and left the place through the hole.

"Little brother, have a safe trip!" Du Ze crawled up with much effort and wiped off the blood on his face and walked out along the wound.

No one was willing to investigate what was inside that large hole.

Furthermore, everyone was certain that Zhang Chao was definitely dead.

"Quick, the opening is about to disappear!" When Qiao Heng was in a dilemma, someone loudly warned him.

"Damn it!" Qiao Heng stomped his feet, and could only quickly leave, as they did not manage to achieve their ultimate goal, they had to save Qiao Ruixue. As for the hatred of everyone that died here, they could only go and take revenge on the bandits!

A moment later, the white light disappeared and the crack slowly closed.

Even the hole on the ground was automatically sealed, as if it was alive, and returned to its original state.

The entire space was desolate. All the strange ghosts were hiding behind the stone pillars again, seemingly waiting for their next prey to arrive.

… ….

Zhang Chao's breathing became erratic.

He didn't have any intuition about him.

Unexpectedly, his consciousness gradually became clear.

It was just that his body was too heavy and he couldn't open his eyes.

Where was this?

What's wrong with me?

Was he already dead?

His body was so cold that he couldn't move at all. He didn't even feel any pain …

Could this be what it felt like after death?

Just as he was at a loss, an ancient book slowly appeared in his mind.

"Ten thousand... All Things Refining Method? " He felt a little depressed. He was already dead, so what was the use of this book appearing?

Although time was of the essence, and he had not read the book carefully to learn its contents, he knew that this should be an extremely rare treasure book.

But at this time, what was the point of this book appearing?

"Crack crack crack!" Suddenly, the book in his mind slowly rotated a few times and countless cracks appeared on it. Then, with a loud bang, it shattered into countless fine powder!

"Damn, I haven't even looked at it. Although it's dead, I can't possibly hide it this way, right?" Zhang Chao howled out in anguish, if he could only shout out loud, he would definitely be torn to shreds.

For someone like him who viewed money as life, this was simply a huge loss.

But the shattered dust from the scrolls were all over the place, in a flash they had disappeared without a trace, as though they had merged into Zhang Chao's mind.

It was completely merged!

Soon after, an innumerable amount of knowledge flooded his mind, as though it was endless, causing his mind to show signs of crumbling!

"This... What the hell was going on!? Didn't I already die? " This feeling of having one's mind broken through by knowledge was ten thousand times more painful than any injuries one had suffered!

Just when he did not know what had happened, he suddenly opened his eyes.

His body spasmed and he suddenly sat up!

"I …" He looked at his hands in surprise. There was a faint golden glow on his skin.

The injuries caused by the body earlier were gone.

"What exactly happened?" His head was full of fog as he looked up with a blank expression.

He was in a small cave.

It was only about thirty to forty feet in size.

In this place, other than a pitch-black stone tablet, there was nothing else!

"Monolith?" What the hell is this place? " Zhang Chao crawled up from the ground and moved his four limbs. Not only was he not injured at all, he had also completely recovered the energy that he used to smash the stone pillars with his hammer.

"Could it be... has something to do with the < All Things Refining Method > just now? " He rubbed his chin doubtfully, then looked at the stone monument again.

The entire stone tablet was roughly ten zhang tall. It was made from that type of stone material, and it was jet-black while emitting a faint glassy luster.

On the front of the stone tablet, there were three simple and forceful words written in large characters, as fast as the dance of dragons and the phoenixes: Sovereign Tablet!

"The Sovereign Tablet... What a domineering name! " Zhang Chao raised his eyebrows, then moved to the back of the stone tablet.

There were a few lines of small characters carved there, and on the four sides were some strange patterns, as if they were some sort of formation.

"I met with a corpse rearing area on the way. Afraid that there would be a cholera epidemic, I have specially created a magic treasure called Black Flame Mountain. I sealed the corpse rearing area and set up a fog formation to prevent any careless people from trespassing."

"In addition, we will use the lightning from the Eighth Realm to transform the mountain into a tribulation cloud that will suppress it for all eternity."

"But this isn't a safe method. If someone comes here and gets lucky, then the person who inherited me can take this mountain. If possible, in the future, the corpse rearing grounds will be destroyed to prevent future troubles!"

"Jun Lin Zhizun's name is left behind."

"Uh, wait, why am I getting a little confused? This … Could the entire mountain be a treasure? " Zhang Chao pondered for a long time before he suddenly realized what was happening. He was shocked beyond words, wasn't this a little too exaggerated?

What kind of magical equipment was that?

Also, from the looks of it, this corpse rearing ground was actually sealed within this mountain by a person called Master Jun Lin. That's why this tablet was called the Sovereign Tablet?

As for the formation mentioned by the monolith inscriptions, why didn't he see it?

Did someone erase it?

However, the lingering black clouds in the sky scared him. It was actually the heavenly tribulation clouds!

It seemed that for some special reason, this mountain peak was occupied by these bandits, who then used the Tribulation Clouds in the sky to scare people off. They didn't know what secrets this place contained, so they left an opening at the top of the mountain, which was extremely dangerous.

It was likely that they were not the only ones that had fallen into that trap entrance!

The truth that he had come to understand far exceeded his understanding. However, there were still more questions that he had yet to figure out.

"Those who have the luck to come here are able to control this mountain peak's magic treasure?" Zhang Chao subconsciously raised his hand, wanting to touch the stone tablet. After all, he had used his left eye to look at the inside of the stone tablet, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not see through it.

But was it really that simple?

The moment his hand made contact with the stone tablet, a black light suddenly burst out from the stone tablet. It was as if it was pulling his soul into contact with some sort of power within the stone tablet.

"So that's how it is. So that's how it is!" His pupils immediately dilated and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise …

… ….

Inside the Black Flame Mountain stronghold.

It was already late into the night.

Most of the bandits were already drunk and snoring. The entire hall was filled with the heavy smell of alcohol.

The Great Master's Demon King of Confusion was currently slumped on a chair, holding a bowl of wine in his hands. However, the half-finished bowl of wine had long since spilled all over the floor.

The Second Leader, who was also drunk, suddenly opened his eyes.

In his eyes, there wasn't the slightest bit of drunkenness.

With the corners of his mouth curled up, he sat up and surveyed his surroundings. After confirming that everyone was asleep, he got up and walked out of the hall.

After exiting the hall, he walked towards the back cliff. Under a tilted tree, he triggered an extremely well hidden mechanism.

"Ga beng beng …." With a crisp sound, the bluestone beside the tilted tree split apart to the left and right, revealing a flight of stairs that led downwards.

"Hmph, wait until tomorrow morning? "I can't wait any longer. I just want to personally confirm if any of those fellows are the ones I want to kill with my own hands!" The corner of his mouth curled up as he took out half of the incense and held it tightly in his hand.

After he finished preparing, he headed down the stairs, and soon arrived at the cave where Zhang Chao and the rest had fallen.

This place was still pitch black, but the smoke emitted by the incense in his hand was able to force back the darkness in his surroundings, allowing him to clearly see his surroundings …