[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-secret-buyer":3,"chapter-secret-buyer-secret-buyer-chapter-178":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},1758854,2324,"Chapter 178 - 141: Why Did You Have to Scare Me!! (2)","secret-buyer-chapter-178",178,"\u003Cp>\"Come over here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng murmured to himself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m just a solitary grave in the desolate wilderness... Such am I, and who isn’t?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gods and Immortals, no matter how immortal, eventually become a handful of yellow earth, a solitary ancient grave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw year after year, age after age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name on the ancient tombstone gradually blurred, beaten away by the passing years of wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus it is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eighth Form and Spirit, the Ancient Tomb Form, is complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng sighed softly, a sigh filled with untold vicissitudes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The alley remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his eyes; the Ancient Tomb Form did not manifest on the body like the previous seven forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ancient Tomb Form seemed to manifest ’upon the spirit,’ ’upon the soul.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng looked again at the alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The alley was no longer an alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He unexpectedly saw the essence of the alley in reality — or perhaps, after comprehending the Ancient Tomb Form,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he truly could see the Bridge of Helplessness with a direct glance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything in the alley began to lose color, fading...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The road beneath his feet turned into a dilapidated bridge surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead was a deep, dark expanse with no visible way out, and as for behind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng instinctively wanted to turn around, but found he could not, feeling a huge, invisible pressure,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if the entire weight of the Netherworld Underworld rested on his shoulders!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Past events uncontrollably surged in his thoughts,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the air was exceedingly thick,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>unable to turn back, unable to turn back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m so scared...\" The youth seemed to cry and laugh, cried and laughed, not knowing whether he feared the Bridge of Helplessness,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>or the handful of yellow earth, the solitary grave after a thousand years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The great world and all its things scatter with the wind, the last traces wear away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emptiness, void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of the Ancient Tomb seeped into his mind and spirit, never had he so intensely desired everlasting existence, immortality and imperishability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng suddenly found himself on the Bridge of Helplessness, yet the Bridge was not in that alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bridge of Helplessness seemed to travel toward somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was—the outskirts of the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was, so it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly understood that the followers of the Ancestor of Land Immortals had somehow guided him onto the Bridge of Helplessness,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then by the Bridge, led him... to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above was still the full moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that in the Underworld, the full moon was perpetually suspended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncertain of how much time had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have we arrived...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the eerie, grey mist shrouding the bridge, he saw indistinct images no longer shifting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bridge of Helplessness seemed to have reached somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mist was dissipating, dissipating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bridge of Helplessness appeared on the yellow land, outside Chongyang City, the distant city lights brightly shining, shadows surrounded it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they were watching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he had used the unclear ’Ancient Tomb Form,’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng perceived the illusion on the bridge, saw this bridge truly, yet could neither turn back nor dare to proceed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Bridge of Helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A step forward, life or death, who could tell?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood there, not daring to move, sweat dripped down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though trembling from the majesty of the Bridge of Helplessness, his mind was clear and empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like that ancient tomb in the autumn wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All matters had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bridge suddenly transformed into a streak of light, entering an old man’s sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng fell to the ground, gasping, sweat pouring from his pores, quickly soaking the muddy ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No longer on the bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intangible pressure, like the entire solemn Underworld, dispersed completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he looked around at the shadows, and at the old man who had spoken with him before, now withdrawing the Bridge of Helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still so afraid...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Originally, I should have waited for that lord to arrive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man calmly gazed at the trembling youth and spoke steadily:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought that someone who could escape from the God of Plague would be an extraordinary Innate Realm personage to enrage my master...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it turns out you’re not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng’s face was pale, his heart heavy—the Bridge of Helplessness was gone, but here were dozens of others, and a mysterious old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of those dozens exuded the aura of a Martial Arts Master, though it was unclear how many viscera they had opened, they were all Martial Arts Masters...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the old man, who knew what realm he was in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grandmaster?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or even, Innate??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng did not know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man stared at the trembling youth, leisurely speaking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will take you, you will establish a Blood Shrine for my master, lay the Great Magic Altar, sound the magic drum, strike the divine gong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thus, my master may forgive you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, he spoke indifferently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not getting up yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man stood up shakily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Follow them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Establish the Blood Shrine, forge the Magic Altar, beat the divine drum and gong, then let himself be possessed by the Ancestor of Land Immortals?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not allowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absolutely! Not! Allowed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he couldn’t defeat these people, even if he couldn’t defeat this old man, as long as he delayed for some time, let Zhou Muniu and Hu Zhongli arrive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng’s expression grew more and more ferocious as he turned around, staring intently at the mysterious old man:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if I don’t go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then we’ll just break your limbs and take you away. We will forge the Blood Shrine and Magic Altar for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ll hold your shattered body, make you bow with your head towards the Blood Shrine, make you strike the magic drum with your hands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thus, the great gaze of my lord can still descend upon your soul, and descend upon your body through the Five Mansions Temple within your Divine Realm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With every word he spoke, with every sentence, Zhang Fusheng’s breathing became more rapid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen the Ancient Tomb Form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pursued immortality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man’s expression seemed pale, yet calm, more calm than ever:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The one who occupies the Celestial Position...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One figure after another surrounded him. The old man who had put away the Bridge of Helplessness stepped forward, his expression calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want to resist?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you intend to resist with your body of Two Viscera, or with your Divine Realm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng said nothing, his body tense, storing up power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You truly are an incredible genius, a Martial Arts Master who has already attained the Divine Realm, reaching Spiritual Perfection...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng trembled slightly, watching the old man come closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it fear, or was it... excitement?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man spoke leisurely:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unfortunately, genius, I am one too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space around the old man warped slightly, a manifestation of Divine Thought interfering with reality. He too had opened a True Divine Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Grandmaster?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng’s brow twitched violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard the old man say:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I too, as a Martial Arts Master, have opened a True Divine Realm... This time, capturing you, my lord will surely grant great rewards.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man said with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, I will be able to break through the barriers of the flesh and achieve Grandmaster—not just that, but become a Grandmaster...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He licked his lips excitedly, staring intently at the bewildered face of the young man,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, it should have been to wait for the great one to come in person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this young man was just a Two Viscera!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the great one arrives, the credit would be lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such enormous credit, how can it not be held firmly in one’s own hands??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To not take what the heavens bestow is a crime...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man laughed heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man, trembling from extreme fear, showed an even more bewildered expression on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked blankly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are... a Martial Arts Master?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man’s gaze fell on the young man, nodding slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man gasped for breath, silently informing Zhou Muniu not to bring Hu Zhongli here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bridge of Helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes, trembling, trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng said softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have... truly scared me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Word by word, sentence by sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the watchful eyes from all around, iron-colored aura started flowing on the young man’s body, his fists surrounded by the rise and fall of qi and blood, reflecting magnificent layers of True Intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was the roar of a Black Tiger, or the surge of ocean tides,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or the coiling of a Yin Snake, the rumble of Spring Thunder, the abrupt opening of towering mountains, the ground-shaking of a Great Stele...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man’s clothes were torn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He expanded, expanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twelve layers of True Intent clashed against one another. A giant, six meters tall, stood under the moonlight, above the earth, his heartbeat like muffled drums, shaking the ground, causing sand and gravel to roll...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man was dumbfounded, watching the twelve-layer scene behind the giant, watching the qi blood smoke surge, watching the giant tremble, shiver!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trembling due to the destined death, the predestined sense of decay on that Bridge of Helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trembling giant spoke in a deep voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Martial Arts Master...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How dare you try to capture me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng roared in the wilderness far from the city, the ground beneath his feet slightly trembling, ten meters, a hundred meters!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground vibrated continuously, as if a subterranean dragon had flipped over, causing small stones within a hundred-meter radius to be shaken into the air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you want to scare me with the Bridge of Helplessness!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reverberation of destined death, destined decay, still crawled across his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng raised his palms, which were now like a mighty stele, and slammed them onto the ground!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestial Stele shakes the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thousand meters of land, torn asunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huge force spread in all directions, dust waves surged up, trenches tens of meters deep ripped a thousand meters away!!\u003C\u002Fp>",1682,"2026-06-08T09:33:25.352Z",1,"novelbin.me","c6fc8fa4ffebf288e9be778c643fc08ad88d344caaec65e6780bfe002245eee3","secret-buyer-chapter-378","secret-buyer-chapter-177",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsecret-buyer-cover.jpg"]