238: The transaction of the monument spirit, the static god card! [Seeking follow-up reading]

Darkness permeated, finally receding like a tide as Lin Fan opened his eyes.

A desolate, rocky expanse appeared before Lin Fan.

Not far ahead, Lin Fan's gaze immediately fell upon an ancient, yellowish stone tablet, roughly ten zhang tall.

The stone tablet was identical to the Great Desolate Tablet in the outside world, but on its surface, ancient runes could be seen.

At the very bottom of the stone tablet, faint black patterns were creeping upwards.

These black patterns resembled demonic tentacles, evil and cold, subtly wriggling as they continuously encroached upon the stone tablet, like a virus.

Not far from the stone tablet, Lin Dong also appeared and noticed the anomaly of the stone tablet.

"Brother Lin Fan," Lin Dong greeted Lin Fan with a hint of joy upon seeing him.

Lin Fan nodded slightly and smiled, "It seems you've successfully broken the deadlock."

"There are so many familiar things within your body..."

Just then, an ancient, hoarse voice echoed in the silent space.

At the same time, a phantom shadow appeared before Lin Fan and Lin Dong. His gaze was fixed on Lin Dong as he continued to speak to himself,

"The Devouring Ancestral Symbol has also found a new Master. It seems that fellow has fallen, and there are also the Martial Art of that youngster, Great Desolate King..."

Lin Dong's mouth twitched slightly as he listened to Stone Tablet Spirit's words. He cupped his hands and asked, "Senior, it seems there's a problem?"

Lin Fan, on the other hand, asked, "What is that black pattern? It seems to have life fluctuations?"

"Little fellow, keen eyesight," Stone Tablet Spirit's gaze shifted from Lin Dong to Lin Fan. "Speaking of which, your body is also quite special."

"You clearly don't have the Devouring Ancestral Symbol within you, yet you can unleash its abilities. This is the first time I've seen such a feat, besides the Lord of Devouring."

"Moreover, at your current Realm, you can already deduce Cultivation Techniques. Your Comprehension Ability is quite astonishing."

"Senior overpraises me. This Junior merely had some Opportunities by chance," Lin Fan said, cupping his hands in a bow.

It seemed that Stone Tablet Spirit had brought him here precisely because of the Devouring Ancestral Symbol ability he had displayed earlier, and his Heaven-Defying Comprehension Ability.

"If you want to know what that is, just watch..."

Stone Tablet Spirit scrutinized Lin Fan for a moment, then the light on the tablet surface surged, seemingly transforming into a stone mirror.

On the mirror's surface, light waves surged, and then scenes from the ancient great war emerged, displaying various moments.

The final image showed the Great Desolate Tablet descending from the heavens, fiercely suppressing a massive mass of black Qi.

A figure soared out from above the Great Desolate Tablet, his aura dominating heaven and earth.

He looked at the place where the Great Desolate Tablet had sunk, seemingly letting out a soft sigh, then turned again and rushed towards the enormous spatial rift.

The last figure, without a doubt, was the Master of the Great Desolate Tablet, the Master of the Ancient Eight Lords, the Symbol Ancestor.

"What can we do?" Lin Fan withdrew his gaze and looked at Stone Tablet Spirit, asking.

"According to your human saying, I am indeed sick, and the root of the illness is the thing I suppress."

Stone Tablet Spirit's hoarse voice slowly resounded.

"Can't it be erased?" Lin Dong pondered for a moment, then asked.

"It is a King..."

Subsequently, Stone Tablet Spirit slowly recounted some past events, finally bestowing the Great Desolation Scripture upon both Lin Fan and Lin Dong.

Furthermore, he asked the two of them to find two Ancestor Symbols for him, so that when they returned, they could help him completely cleanse the Otherworldly Demon King.

Naturally, Lin Fan and Lin Dong had no objections to this... Time quietly flowed, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

During this half-month, Dao Sect was quite bustling.

The source of that bustle was, of course, the anomaly in front of the Great Desolate Tablet.

No one had expected that Lin Fan and his companion, who were originally on the verge of failure, now both showed clear signs of success.

Jiang Hao, Pang Tong, and the other four who had failed to comprehend the Great Desolation Scripture had already awakened, their gazes complex as they looked at the two figures before the stone tablet.

"I never thought that guy and his younger brother would both show signs of success..."

In a spot in the sky, Ying Huanhuan looked at the figures in front of the stone tablet, pouting her lips as she spoke.

"You weren't like this when you saw Lin Fan about to fail earlier. Are you saying this specifically for me now?" Ying Xiaoxiao glanced at her, a half-smile on her face.

"Of course not. Even if Lin Fan comprehends the Great Desolation Scripture, he definitely won't be a match for older sister," Ying Huanhuan immediately stated her position upon hearing this.

"That's not necessarily true. He seems to have also had a Breakthrough to the Nine Yuan Nirvana Realm..."

Ying Xiaoxiao shook her head slightly. Her eyes, fixed in Lin Fan's direction, surprisingly showed a rare hint of fervor.

As for Lin Dong, due to his lower Realm and not having displayed overly strong combat power, Ying Xiaoxiao didn't pay much attention to him, only somewhat surprised that he could comprehend the Great Desolation Scripture.

While the two sisters were chatting, the light on the Great Desolate Tablet gradually began to dim.

The two figures, enveloped in the pillar of light, reappeared under everyone's anxious gaze.

Everyone nervously stared at the two figures.

They desperately wanted to know: had the Lin Fan brothers succeeded or failed?

The entire world seemed to fall into a brief silence at this moment.

In that silence, the two figures in front of the stone tablet slowly opened their tightly shut eyes.

Everyone could feel an invisible fluctuation suddenly spreading from within their bodies.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

As the invisible fluctuation spread, everyone was shocked to see that the ground and trees within several hundred meters of where they were sitting became desolate at a visible speed.

Everyone who sensed this fluctuation had their expressions turn solemn.

"It seems they succeeded..." Chen Zhen looked in the direction of the Lin Fan brothers, a joyful smile appearing on his old face.

"I truly didn't expect this," Qi Lei, the Palace Master of the Heavenly Palace, also sighed repeatedly. "It seems there will be quite a show to watch at this Hall Examination this time..."

Lin Fan and Lin Dong exchanged glances, then simultaneously bowed slightly to the Great Desolate Tablet.

"Buzz! Buzz!"

Immediately after, the Great Desolate Tablet suddenly trembled again, and then a crack appeared on the stone tablet. Two faint streaks of light shot down, hovering separately in front of Lin Fan and Lin Dong.

"These are desolate beads. In times of crisis, they might be able to help you. I hope we can meet again," the ancient voice of the Great Desolate Tablet quietly entered their ears.

Then, the giant stone tablet trembled violently, and the ground shook, cracks spreading out.

The massive tablet then slowly began to sink under the gaze of countless eyes.

Seeing this, Lin Fan's eyes flickered slightly. He once again darted to the Great Desolate Tablet and touched its surface with his hand.

However, very quickly, the Great Desolate Tablet completely sank and disappeared without a trace.

"Ding! You touched the Great Desolate Tablet and obtained the Stasis God Tablet!"

At this moment, the System's beautiful voice resounded in Lin Fan's mind once more.

It was this thing!

Upon hearing this reward, Lin Fan's heart was instantly filled with immense joy!

After the Great Desolate Tablet had completely submerged into the crack, the densely packed crowd in the sky and on the ground not far away all stared at Lin Fan and his companion with fiery gazes.

Although they had already guessed something, they needed a definitive answer.

"Hey, Lin Fan, did you succeed or not? At least say something!"

In the sky not far away, Ying Huanhuan suddenly stepped forward, hands on her slender waist, and let out a clear, sharp shout.