[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-secret-buyer":3,"chapter-secret-buyer-secret-buyer-chapter-132":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Secret Buyer",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1759081,2324,"Chapter 132 - 116: Lin Dongxi, You Little Rascal","secret-buyer-chapter-132",132,"\u003Cp>’Boom boom boom!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A peal of thunder sounded outside the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the quiet room, Hong Tianbao glanced sideways; that thunderbolt was very peculiar because the sky was clear, yet the thunder struck just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Feidao, in front of the incense burner, opened his eyes and also looked sideways out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He actually stood up and walked to the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Strange, strange...\" Yuan Feidao murmured softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting beside Hong Tianbao, the fairy-like Chen Daoling was somewhat puzzled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s just a bolt from the blue, what’s so strange about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Chen Qiusheng also cast a curious glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Feidao said nothing, merely closed his eyes silently, one breath, two breaths, three breaths later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he opened his eyes again, his brow furrowed with a hint of solemnity:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not just a simple bolt from the blue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you ever seen, in countless bubbles, at the same instant, a simultaneous bolt from the blue?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Feidao said blandly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps it’s not only within the Golden Province; it’s hard to say, in other forty-eight provinces, in thousands upon thousands of little worlds, this same thunderbolt may have struck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three senior and junior brothers were slightly stunned, and the eldest brother, Chen Qiusheng, raised an eyebrow:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could that be possible?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Feidao hunched his back, sat back in front of the incense burner, and stared at the three burning sticks of incense and the spiraling blue smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is anything impossible? The thunderbolt of heaven... I can smell anger, surprise, trembling from it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heaven sends the killing intent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man mumbled some unintelligible words, then suddenly shifted his tone and looked at his three apprentices:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you ever resented me, making you and over a hundred other apprentices fight amongst yourselves, in the end, with only you three surviving?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Qiusheng smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s there to resent? Since ancient times, the victors become kings, while the defeated are bandits, and this path of cultivation is meant for striving.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I can’t even outmatch my junior brothers and sisters, how can I talk about seeking the Way or pursuing the truth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Feidao nodded gently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, that’s exactly how it should be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stretched his hand over the three burning sticks of incense, letting the blue smoke break against his fingers, and continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s just, this fight should come to an end, you three are all victors, but can your apprentices become victors as well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This time, the same.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three can survive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Feidao spoke in a low tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those who survive shall bear my legacy — I too am nearing my Great Limit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\" Chen Daoling spoke with curiosity: \"Are you finally dying? That would be a celebratory event.... But considering your capabilities, Master, how would the Great Limit be today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Feidao gave him a sidelong glance:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop saying such irreverent things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Daoling laughed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s the harm? My rebellious apprentices ponder every day how to kill me — your choice, Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Feidao was not angry, instead, he nodded in satisfaction:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s the kind of good apprentice I have.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled a turbid breath:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lifespan is indeed still long, but lifespan is lifespan, the Great Limit is the Great Limit, certain things, your master can’t suppress anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Feidao took out a small jar from somewhere, opened a cloth bag, and poured three large insects and nine small insects into the jar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hungry insects, after several days, fought at the bottom of the jar, and as they killed each other, only three were left, each occupying one-third of the jar’s space, gnawing on their fallen brethren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Feidao spoke calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The competition must continue, this time, your apprentices must compete, whoever’s apprentices die first, that one is out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Qiusheng laughed, pointing at Hong Tianbao:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then Third Junior Brother should be out, according to the rules, he will be put in a pot, refined for forty-nine days, to be made into a Blood and Flesh Pill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tianbao was stunned for a moment, suddenly realized something, his face changed drastically, his fat body moved like a rabbit, charging fiercely at Chen Qiusheng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was pinned to the ground by Chen Qiusheng’s single finger pressing against his forehead, unable to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Qiusheng patted the face of the fat old man:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Third Junior Brother, you’re old, useless, do you think it’s still the past? How’s the taste of the Flesh Plague?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke sinisterly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My little apprentice has already gone to the waiting area, and your... Lin Dongxi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that the right name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She probably won’t survive tomorrow...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tianbao let out a low hiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither Yuan Feidao nor Chen Daoling intervened as they watched silently, the latter sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Feidao finally spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let this final Gu Battle begin today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The duration is one year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man waved his hand, and the three disciples uncontrollably flew out, plunging into the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raising some ripples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Feidao sighed, looking at the three insects re-engaged in a standoff in the jar, reached out to grab the sticky insects, and stuffed them into his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chewing, swallowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He murmured to himself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it’s only the Western Sect, it’s still not enough, still not enough...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Buddhists, Confucians, and the Pantheon, how can they be left out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All of you should compete for the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle Iron.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoever can seize it, whoever can become.....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Gu King?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuque opened her eyes blankly and sat up in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t bother to cover her naked body, just stared at the frail-looking boy before her, with deep fear and incredulity in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three-eyed boy beside her fared no better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cave plunged into eerie silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their first reaction was to escape, but to their horror, they found they could hardly move,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This seemingly frail boy gave them an indescribable sense of oppression and... subordination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuque felt as if every inch of her skin, every inch of her flesh, down to her three souls and seven spirits,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>seemed to belong to the Little Junior Brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, the Central Pole Sect Leader, the Emperor of the Underworld, the Sin-Extinguishing Celestial Venerate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The decree, the Heaven and Earth Golden Bridge, and the Emperor’s Decree.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuque pinched the back of her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, it’s truly alive again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s really come back to life!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two gasped for air, momentarily in disbelief, resurrection of the dead, resurrection of the dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is an unheard-of event throughout history!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked fearfully at the pale-faced young man. As time crept by, both lowered their heads in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng revealed a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t use his ’control’ over the Subordinate Soul,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Second Senior Sister and this little guy both bowed their heads willingly, choosing submission—seems like the arrangements in the Divine Realm indeed had some effect,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, when two living beings are sent to his Divine Realm, to wander before the remaining Flawless Souls,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>perhaps.....they will all become devout, won’t they?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The incense, it should also start coming in, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second Senior Sister.\" Zhang Fusheng said calmly: \"Bringing you back from the Nine Netherworld was to spare Master from too much grief.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gazed at Chen Yuque:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your life has long belonged to the Nine Netherworld, now that you have returned to the human world, your only duty is to protect my path, understand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuque silently nodded, still in a state of bewilderment and bitterness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deity ruling the Netherworld...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for you.\" Zhang Fusheng looked at the little boy: \"What’s your name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhou Muniu.\" The boy lowered his head and softly replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng stood up, swaying slightly as he walked out of the cave:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second Senior Sister, come with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for you, Zhou Muniu... go about your tasks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will descended into Zhou Muniu’s True Spirit, which was actually his Subordinate Soul and thus could be completely controlled by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behavior, and even thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Realm is like this, both powerful and fragile, full of contradictions—it can control Subordinate Souls, completely master other people’s souls,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>or even anchor scenes from Different Dimensions, creating illusions as reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Thought can only extend outwards for forty kilometers, despite Zhang Fusheng’s four hundred years of mental accumulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is very unconventional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is the Divine Realm truly a Spiritual World?\" Zhang Fusheng murmured in a low whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to the hotel, it was already evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With help from the distant Director Liu in Chongyang City, Zhang Fusheng also updated a new identity file for Chen Yuque.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other than the unchanged name, all other information was completely altered, she also became a public security officer at the Chongyang City Public Security Bureau, following ’Senior Inspector’ Zhang Fusheng undercover for seven years, returning to the team today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no need to change the name—it was too common.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How does it feel now that you are cultivating?\" After dinner, Zhang Fusheng casually asked as he walked along the street in the waiting area with the red-haired woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuque instinctively lowered her head, softly replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very peculiar, when I first returned, I had no cultivation, but the speed at which this new body cultivates is astonishingly fast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She puzzledly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a feeling of being favored by heaven and earth... no, not favored by heaven and earth, but ’unique’.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t need to do anything, I don’t need to use Breathing Technique, the Mysterious Factor just pours into my body endlessly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And there is no loss or waste, it almost entirely transforms and stays within my body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng nodded thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, a body created out of thin air is vastly different from a normal person, almost like a special constitution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it might also be related to the Immortal Thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuque’s cultivation speed was even faster than his own, though the upper limit was fixed—Martial Arts Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she could only delve into the Spleen Secret twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for whether it could improve in the future?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shouldn’t be a problem, not a big deal to remake Second Senior Sister once he becomes a Grandmaster and uncovers all secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng’s thoughts went through countless twists and turns, his eyes shining brightly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there were still fifty-four Flawless Souls left, enough to create fifty-four ’Death Warriors’ who were absolutely loyal and of incredible aptitude!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I can solve the issue of souls dissipating after killing, can’t I endlessly create these ’Death Warriors’?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently considered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And further, if I master this arrangement of the Federation to bring it under my control...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then wouldn’t I be able to make my Divine Realm truly become the [Netherworld]??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite knowing it was far-fetched, he couldn’t help but dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His steps paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unknowingly, they had arrived at the inner waiting area, near the council building, beyond which entry was forbidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leaving for Chongyang City the day after tomorrow.\" Zhang Fusheng casually said: \"That girl Lin Dongxi should already be in Chongyang City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When the time comes, continue to keep your distance from me and get closer to her, she is an incarnated Living Buddha, surely harboring a great secret.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuque’s eyes widened—Living Buddha???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled bitterly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master’s four disciples, only Senior Brother and I are ordinary people...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng glanced at her curiously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, only you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Brother also possesses the bloodline of a primeval ferocious beast, he might have almost swallowed Lin Dongxi’s position as a Living Buddha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuque’s eyes widened, speechless for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the control of thoughts,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the childlike Zhou Muniu was already approaching the council building from another direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it succeeds depends on tonight... hmm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, a familiar shouting voice suddenly echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m here to claim the bounty! I have information on the Life-Extending Medicine..... news!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to see the legislator! I want to see the legislator!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng and Chen Yuque looked towards the voice, a familiar Little Child was standing in front of the guards with arms akimbo, shouting loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Little Child suddenly sensed something, turned her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six pairs of eyes met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dammit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Evil God’s Claw!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Dongxi pointed at the two, exclaiming, as numerous eyes instantly locked onto Zhang Fusheng and Chen Yuque, the scene turning chaotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Little Child turned around and bolted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng: ???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched as the guards cautiously closed in, his mouth twitching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Dongxi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You little brat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2084,"2026-06-08T09:33:25.351Z",1,"novelbin.me","63c867136b4a54d78e938e0f17f41be34b9cd6d3a5de22f62349d4d7e9ba1eaa","secret-buyer-chapter-133","secret-buyer-chapter-131",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsecret-buyer-cover.jpg"]