[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-secret-buyer":3,"chapter-secret-buyer-secret-buyer-chapter-166":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},1758831,2324,"Chapter 166 - 136: He Doesn’t Care","secret-buyer-chapter-166",166,"\u003Cp>The thunder tides rolled away, the echoes still reverberating above Chongyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A query to heaven and earth...\" Yuan Feidao stood atop a tall building, gazing at the illusory figure in the distance, sipping a mouthful of tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The sudden thunder from that day was all because of this person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He squinted slightly, his expression somewhat grave:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since when did such a figure appear in the Golden Province? A spirit enveloping hundreds of kilometers—perhaps more than hundreds of kilometers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man was certain: Such a one who can ask the heavens above... No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a one who can [Ask the Heavens], how could he merely be in the Innate Realm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To ask the heavens, even an ordinary deity finds it difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not the true form, just a wisp of will reflecting, above the High Heaven, Celestial Venerates, what are these?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The teacup in Yuan Feidao’s hand twisted, turning into a wisp of thin mist flowing between his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snow falling from the sky turned to rain before it could approach, then evaporated into mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mist was hazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Test him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it, at this moment, it’s better not to meddle with cause and effect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, in the sky, the illusory figure stepped on the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy snow fell, passing through his body, not staining it white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The illusory figure seemed to look up at the sky, but under the gaze of many sights, it seemed as if he was ’looking down’ on them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is very contradictory, very clashing, but so real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This old man seemed so extraordinarily ’high’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Higher than the vast earth, higher than the boundless heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A legislator gripped the Tiger Head Staff tightly, innate and great sects were shaken, and fell into a daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So be it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The illusory figure sighed softly, as if in lament, as if uninterested, as if like this sudden snowfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not continue to reprimand those offending great sects, just like an adult would not concern themselves with tiny ants on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The illusory figure only walked toward the heavens above, each step ascending and becoming more ethereal, thus taking three steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each step treaded upon a roiling, steaming Sea of Spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the snow kept falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grandmasters bowed their heads and fled, the vast Chongyang City fell silent again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lingering echoing sigh scattered away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the High Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestial Venerate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two words, like a blizzard, spread to six other major cities, reached the ears of various sects, blew over to Golden City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waiting area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s the attendant.\" Hu Zhongli’s eyes gleamed as he viewed the video footage spreading from Chongyang City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hundred miles with each step through spring, summer, autumn, winter, asking the heavens above, the heavens weeping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is the Celestial Venerate’s attendant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just an illusory figure projected by a wisp of will...\" Hu Zhongli murmured, repeatedly watching multiple classified archive videos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was somewhat puzzled—why did the Celestial Venerate’s attendant suddenly become so ostentatious?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Zhongli soon got his answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This person is the young one who was esteemed?\" He pointed to a specific video showing a long street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the street, a young boy looked up at the sky, his expression blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" A barely perceptible reverence flashed in Zhou Muniu’s eyes, and he nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then it makes sense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Zhongli became even more excited. Although he was no longer a Golden Legislator, it essentially made no difference—his power and influence remained,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>naturally he was more aware of the upheaval in Chongyang, knowing that the four great sects were quietly stirring trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which is to say,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if the Celestial Venerate’s attendant had not appeared, that boy would likely have died at the hands of the four grandmasters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Celestial Venerate’s attendant descended with a wisp of indescribable will to save him.\" Hu Zhongli stated confidently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly bowed his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Celestial Venerate above!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On another distant end, within another bubble world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Silent Fury Buddha Son also saw the images of the Chongyang upheaval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Celestial Venerate...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bowed his head and whispered. Asking the heavens above, this was just a wisp of will of that True Man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High Heaven, oh High Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The name of High Heaven is about to stir up a wave, everyone will know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Buddha Son turned to an elderly man:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What I told you, the great power of Heaven-Interchangeable Tao, comes from the mouth of this one who asks the Celestial Vault. This is the ’Celestial Venerate’.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elderly man struggled to open his eyes, shock appearing on his face:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Supreme Deity not in the earthly dust, not in a Different Dimension, existing from the old world until now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Silent Fury Buddha Son nodded, pressing his palms together in a salute to the old man:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are the Walking Under God, you know better than I how great the power to ask the heavens is—and this is merely the manifestation of a wisp of will from the Celestial Venerate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man honored as the Walking Under God was silent for a long time. The Buddha Son tried many times to persuade him, but no argument was more powerful than the facts before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the High Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infinite Celestial Venerate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man finally believed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, a price, a seat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, but not a seat above the great High Heaven. It’s a provisional seat granting you access to Heaven-Interchangeable Tao,\" the Buddha Son said lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The reason I found you is because you are responsible for all the disciples of the Silent Fury Venerate within my Mandala lineage throughout Golden Province.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can be mutually beneficial—but have you considered what price you are willing to pay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Walking Under God remained silent for a moment before suddenly becoming melancholy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do not know either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For such a being, what offering could satisfy Him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Buddha Son shook his head and sighed softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He doesn’t care.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man was puzzled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He doesn’t care?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Buddha Son replied slowly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Celestial Venerate follows His own path. To Him, everything about you, me, and us is like a tiny particle of dust in the vast world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1042,"2026-06-08T09:33:25.352Z",1,"novelbin.me","45435287d23ae1000bb47b2571641344a80dfb9d486c204bc1ae98f6ad74b48f","secret-buyer-chapter-367","secret-buyer-chapter-366",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsecret-buyer-cover.jpg"]