[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-secret-buyer":3,"chapter-secret-buyer-secret-buyer-chapter-186":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},1758870,2324,"Chapter 186 - 147: You Are the Great Belly Buddha, So Who Is She?","secret-buyer-chapter-186",186,"\u003Cp>The grand banquet ended swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tianbao took Zhang Fusheng around, introducing one acquaintance after another, including descendants of old friends, essentially entrusting his own network to his apprentice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After personally seeing off the numerous guests and arranging a ’visit’ time with Hu Zhongli under everyone’s gaze,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng then ’kicked’ Zhang Xiaoxi, that troublesome kid, out of the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Brother Zhang, don’t forget about me while you’re busy visiting Elder Hu,\" Shen Baobao said before leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He naturally responded with a smile, making note of it in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ancient Saint Sect of Confucianism.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Baobao, indeed, is a good choice, holding a high position within the Ancient Saint Sect, and an equally significant status in reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Zhang Fusheng aimed to pull Elder Yu into the High Heaven Association, he planned to bring Shen Baobao into something even grander than High Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Four Great Religions, both the Buddhist and Taoist Religions, whether Ling Mountain, Mandala, or Eastern and Western Sects, all have people who have ascended beyond High Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng wasn’t too impressed with the Pantheon, but Confucianism was an influence he needed to harness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Shen Baobao leave, he decided to quietly deliver the High Heaven Order to him tonight, before turning his gaze to the senior elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Qiusheng didn’t linger, seemingly receiving some news, hurriedly departing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng watched his departing silhouette silently, smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Competitors...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eliminate all competitors, and there would be no competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed softly, but still, it was a pity he couldn’t finish it thoroughly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng learned about the whereabouts of Wang Tianlong and Lu Zheng from He Gaozhuo, only managing to deal with these two,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but as for Second Senior Uncle’s unworthy disciple, Jin Qiuyue?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tracking him down in the short term is difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the timing, location, and circumstances were all favorable—it was his own apprenticeship banquet, and even the Western Believers backing Wang Tianlong and the others hadn’t reacted in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next time, if he wanted to kill Jin Qiuyue?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second Senior Uncle probably wouldn’t interfere much, as he was eager to cut ties with this branch, but those Western Believers...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng sighed softly again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll still have to find an opportunity to eliminate this Jin Qiuyue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered to himself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In that case, those Western Believers will only have to support me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng understood clearly that within the Western Sect, there were different factions, and he was on Miss Mingyue’s side,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with Wang Tianlong and Jin Qiuyue backed by another faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, if only he remained?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the people from those two factions would have to approach him too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, his status would rise significantly, and he could even demand a great deal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, a massive amount of Star Beast meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or enough Natural Medicine to completely uncover all the secret mysteries of his internal organs in one go!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s exactly what he’s lacking now; as long as he has enough Natural Medicine, he could use the cultivation time gained through transactions to reach the pinnacle of a Martial Arts Master in one go!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or even, a Grandmaster—no, a Great Grandmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Great Grandmaster... just a step away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to the back room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the days to come, cultivate well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the back room, Hong Tianbao held Zhang Fusheng’s hands solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As your mentor, I can only support you for a while, just a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beyond that, through all the hardships and challenges, you’ll have to walk and climb over on your own!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng bowed deeply in respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Genuinely heartfelt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time spent with his master wasn’t particularly long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his master’s sincerity toward him was palpable—truth be told, in this pathological world today, ’rare’ isn’t enough to describe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You led me onto the path,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he said, using the term ’path’ rather than simply saying ’initiated me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tianbao paused, stroked his long beard in comfort, but his expression suddenly grew solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Soon, you will go with your two senior sisters to meet your grandmaster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gestured, summoning Chen Yuque and Lin Dongxi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng was somewhat curious:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t that tomorrow?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tomorrow is for listening and learning the techniques; today is for paying respects.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Paying respects?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Dongxi wondered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Paying respects to our grandmaster?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tianbao nearly lost patience, giving Lin Dongxi a tap on the head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your grandmaster is still alive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a breath, his expression turned solemn, voice deepened:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember the essence of our lineage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng felt a chill in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their lineage, after all, is from the Evil Cult—even if according to his master, they had left the cult, there were still inexplicable connections with Ling Mountain’s lineage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tianbao spoke in a low voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To pay respects to the last True God of the Ling Mountain lineage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three senior and junior disciples exchanged looks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last True God of the Ling Mountain lineage??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng pondered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, do you mean the fall of the Ling Mountain lineage actually began with the decline of the deities from the Different Dimension?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tianbao nodded slightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, how could the vast Ling Mountain lineage wither so completely in just a few decades?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Truly speaking, although we’ve left the sect, we’re still people of the Ling Mountain lineage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If in the future you wish to glimpse the great path, to achieve a Realm Breakthrough in the Innate Realm, you cannot do without the help of the last deity of Ling Mountain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng’s expression turned extremely solemn; indeed, to Break into the Innate Realm, the assistance of deities from the Different Dimension is necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, it requires anchoring to a certain scenario and corresponding deities from the Different Dimension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it could also naturally be other divine spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>",966,"2026-06-08T09:33:25.352Z",1,"novelbin.me","acc30b10cb037844f71dcbb409936c5f70ff623f1152fd1bb09e71f37215f084","secret-buyer-chapter-187","secret-buyer-chapter-385",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsecret-buyer-cover.jpg"]