[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-secret-buyer":3,"chapter-secret-buyer-secret-buyer-chapter-191":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},1758879,2324,"Chapter 191 - 149: Good and Evil are Hard to Discern, the Disciples Arrive","secret-buyer-chapter-191",191,"\u003Cp>Since that Little Child is the worldly incarnation of the Great Belly Buddha, shouldn’t it be nine clusters?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Innate Buddha nature... could it be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng thought of Niu Dali.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this guy have consumed three clusters?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh, it seems quite possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll check later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued to observe while Old Yuan was still sighing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And that young man, what kind of existence has he entangled with? For our Ling Mountain sect, is it good or bad?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, Ascension to God...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Feidao sighed one last time, his perspective completely pulling back, unable to see inside the dark room anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng left the crack in the door, pacing back and forth before finally sitting cross-legged on the meditation mat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yuan... good or bad?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rubbed his chin, thinking about that old fellow who actually gave away something—even if it was something related to the Maitreya Celestial Position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought, Zhang Fusheng summoned forth his master brother from the urn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Niu Dali bared his teeth and exhaled at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng slapped him and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I grant you immediate freedom, would you be willing to pay a price in exchange?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Niu Dali glared fiercely at Zhang Fusheng, then finally struggled to speak:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... am willing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng had a thought, and the Contract appeared, sealing the agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trade absolute freedom for three clusters of innate Buddha nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Contract fluttered slightly, but it didn’t heat up—showing Niu Dali’s willingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also indicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That the opponent indeed had three clusters of innate Buddha nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, the agreement wouldn’t be possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Niu Dali’s eager gaze, Zhang Fusheng put away the Contract, his face expressionless:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, you’re willing, but I’m not quite willing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was merely testing with the Contract to see if Old Bull truly had innate Buddha nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Niu Dali’s expectant expression froze, followed by a heart-wrenching howl, then Zhang Fusheng slapped both him and the urn into the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the innate Buddha nature exists within Niu Dali, that settles it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are too many ways to acquire it, no need to trade with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The simplest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take a trip to Jiangzhou, kill Niu Dali, take his Flawless Soul, and transform it into his Subordinate Soul...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, can’t go to Jiangzhou right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ll discuss it later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuan Feidao...\" Zhang Fusheng murmured, and with a thought, the wisp of candle flame left in the Five Mansions Temple appeared in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Celestial Venerate quietly observed the candle flame and temporarily stowed it away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the candle flame was fine, without understanding its purpose, it couldn’t be rashly merged with Essence, Qi, and Spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yuan, what are you really trying to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it, it’s none of my business.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying so, Zhang Fusheng still furrowed his brow. February 9 next year...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle Iron must be secured, and Miss Mingyue is watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since that’s the case, inevitably, it will involve the other two factions within the Western Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Though I currently grasp the Dharma Aspect, I am ultimately not yet a Grandmaster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must break through to the level of Grandmaster as quickly as possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And also...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought of what Shen Baobao had said, about that Ultimate Leap, a method to reach the Innate Realm without being subject to deities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must use the Illusory Divine Realm, at the stage of Spiritual Minor Perfection, to achieve a millennium’s worth of spiritual accumulation, only then can I achieve the Ultimate Leap from Grandmaster directly to the Innate Realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m now already at Spiritual Perfection, the True Divine Realm, but I can still attempt the Ultimate Leap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng chuckled, talking to himself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I sell off my spiritual cultivation and return to the level of Minor Perfection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But not now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought, the Great Celestial Venerate vanished from the Eight Sceneries Palace, and Zhang Fusheng appeared in the grand hall of the Five Mansions Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What your Ancestor has given you all has no issues.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng rubbed his brow:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Feel free to use it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\" Lin Dongxi said cheerfully, \"The Ancestor truly is a wonderful person!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She fondled her dantian, giggling to herself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve decided, from now on, I’ll follow the Ancestor in everything...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng glanced at her and said indifferently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I forgot to mention, your relic, my candle flame, both were stripped from the Divine Position of the Great Belly Buddha in a Different Dimension by the Ancestor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Dongxi suddenly froze:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does that mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuque looked at her with pity:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little junior brother means, the Ancestor took it from you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Dongxi jumped in fury, lunging at Zhang Fusheng:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me back the candle flame!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three returned from the Divine Realm to their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The overconfident Little Child squatted down, clutching his head full of welts, eyes brimming with tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s dusk, let’s all go rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng stretched lazily and reminded them:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, by the way, I’ve killed both of Grandmaster’s disciples, so be a bit cautious these days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuque’s expression remained unchanged, and Little Child, holding his head, said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, seeing you all aggrieved like this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng chuckled helplessly and gave the Big Belly Buddha a light nudge with his foot:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What belongs to you will always be yours. You should think carefully whether you can still be the Buddha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean!\" Little Child leapt up, but Zhang Fusheng didn’t answer and drifted away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter why the master bestowed the gift, one thing was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The counterpart was already linked to the Big Belly Buddha, or rather the Maitreya Buddha’s Celestial Position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if the master ascended to godhood?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he would immediately take that divine position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, Little Child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mom had already prepared dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The family sat quietly around the dining table, having dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng put down his chopsticks and said softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a senior from my sect working at the Investigation Bureau. I’ll ask him if he can stop you from being a night guard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, our whole family can move to the Upper Three Districts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Wentao was startled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A sect senior... that’s difficult, isn’t it? Retired staff serving as night guards is a fundamental rule of the Investigation Bureau; it can’t be changed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No worries, that senior is quite high-ranking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How high?\" Old Zhang teased, \"Surely not a team leader?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, he’s the Garrison of Chongyang City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Zhang choked violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched his son retreating to his room, his expression dazed, struggling for words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\" Zhou Guifang asked curiously, \"Garrison... is that impressive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Wentao’s lips trembled, and he smiled bitterly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very impressive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t that a good thing?\" Zhou Guifang sighed softly, \"Our son has done well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Wentao opened his mouth, unsure of what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garrison...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was somewhat lost in thought, pondering the kinds of people Fusheng mingled with usually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Zhang glanced at the tightly shut door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng opened the Divine Net, browsing silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Net in Chongyang City was far superior to Jiangzhou, with numerous Natural Five-Element Medicines available for sale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The price for each ranged from 2,700 to 3,500 Pseudo-Life Souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excavating the three great secrets of the viscera requires significantly more Great Medicine...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng calculated silently; there were still eleven secrets he hadn’t uncovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overall, at the very least, he needed about thirty Natural Medicines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant at least one hundred thousand Life Souls, and likely more; after all, the farther it went, the more medicine was needed to unearth the secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unless I devour human viscera in great quantities... uh, never mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chill ran through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, at least one hundred thousand Life Souls...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This number was certainly not small, at least unattainable for himself, as the market price for one Pseudo-Life Soul was about ten thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too much?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Old Shi spent three hundred thousand Life Souls for three taels of Fearless Lion meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, the price for one tael of Fearless Lion meat was enough to buy the medicine to fully open his viscera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How to make money?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Contract transaction? No, currency flow is too easily traceable, leaving too many traces and exposing risks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng rubbed his chin, making a decision in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time to do some opportunistic collection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How to collect?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, using his position as Vice Director Zhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such a big city, as Assistant Commissioner of the Public Security Headquarters, taking some protection fees from the wealthy seemed reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not using one’s power would be foolish, wouldn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, Grim Skeleton was arriving in Jiangzhou soon... Zhang Fusheng suddenly furrowed his brow, his face turning cold as he swiftly stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pushed open the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, Dad, I’m heading out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will you be back to sleep tonight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know, no need to wait for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng left the house, under the rising moon, silently distancing himself, suddenly glancing to the side, into the shadows:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Western Believers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Great Believer emerged from the shadows, scrutinizing Zhang Fusheng.\u003C\u002Fp>",1527,"2026-06-08T09:33:25.352Z",1,"novelbin.me","4d328544667dff39a339a16fa00232eec7f19faf51f2d1e9d0ccc2898373a602","secret-buyer-chapter-390","secret-buyer-chapter-389",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsecret-buyer-cover.jpg"]