[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-secret-buyer":3,"chapter-secret-buyer-secret-buyer-chapter-222":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},1759021,2324,"Chapter 222 - 170: The Terrifying Eighth Seat","secret-buyer-chapter-222",222,"\u003Cp>The people looked at each other in bewilderment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the starry sky??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third-seat Huang Qiuxian coughed and reminded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Newcomer, are you on another planet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, the starry sky,\" Mingyue answered briefly, slightly bowing her head towards the Celestial Venerate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Qiuxian sighed helplessly and spoke again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The starry sky, similar to our planet, is subject to certain changes in rules. Other than specific routes between planets, it’s hard to get a foothold in the starry sky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unless it’s a naturally gifted Star Beast or a Divine Spirit, even a Celestial Human who can destroy hundreds of miles with one strike would find it difficult to survive in the starry sky...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several other elders found it both ridiculous and absurd,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>although they were all making things up and talking nonsense, it wasn’t supposed to be this outrageous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You might as well fabricate a story about being in a small city or even on a farming planet; that would be better than being in the starry sky...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the watchful and peculiar gazes, Miss Mingyue tilted her head but ultimately remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t elaborate much, only performing an ancient ritual towards the Celestial Venerate before saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did not lie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that before she spoke every time, she performed a ritual meticulously, leaving everyone looking at each other, and the Taoist Palace fell into a strange silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please take your seat first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The True Man broke the dead silence, coughed, and then spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A price for a gift.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A contribution for a seat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three newcomers fell silent for a moment. Yuan Feidao performed a ceremonial salute:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am willing to exchange a century of spiritual cultivation for a seat in the High Heaven.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still half-skeptical, thinking that casually trading any matter was too bizarre,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even one’s lifespan or past cultivation could be extracted??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inconceivable and unheard of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The True Man nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Approved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He traced out light and shadow, and the contract was immediately established:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Henceforth, you shall be the sixth seat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his words fell, Yuan Feidao’s pupils suddenly contracted when he noticed his memories beginning to change, his past hundred years of arduous cultivation quietly erased, or rather...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stripped away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was shocked and terrified, performing a heartfelt salute to the Great Celestial Venerate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Baobao gulped nervously, unsure what to contribute, finally gritting her teeth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I offer a century of spiritual accumulation to secure a seat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Approved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Henceforth, you shall be the seventh seat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her spiritual accumulation plummeted by a hundred years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Baobao was not very old, so she offered spiritual accumulation instead of past cultivation—spiritual accumulation could be acquired through various means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, consuming Celestial Medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s gaze turned to the little girl who spoke without thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mingyue glanced at the Great Celestial Venerate quietly. Is the Heavenly Path sharing surplus to fulfill the deficient?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This indeed is the Heavenly Path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Dao set by this great Lord long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a deep breath:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since it’s all about spiritual accumulation and cultivation, this little child also offers a millennium of spiritual accumulation for a great seat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thousand years???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s eyes locked onto the newcomer again, even the Celestial Venerate in the Chaos Fog widened his eyes—\"What??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng licked his dry lips, suddenly feeling that bringing Miss Mingyue into the High Heaven was probably the most correct decision he ever made!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, you’re offering a Thousand-Year Refining Spirit just like that??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, others in the Taoist Palace also felt something amiss—wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ’little girl’, could she be a big shot??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all turned their eyes to the True Man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the intense gaze of everyone, the True Man reached out to trace light and shadow, softly saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Approved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Henceforth, you shall be the eighth seat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The millennium of spiritual accumulation was stripped from Miss Mingyue, yet unlike Yuan Feidao of the sixth seat and Shen Baobao of the seventh seat, she didn’t even groan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed as if losing these things was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trivial to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Taoist Palace fell into dead silence for the third time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s gaze towards the eighth seat underwent a complete change, including Yuan Feidao at the peak of Celestial Humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A millennium of spiritual accumulation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with pills to compensate, it would take ten White Bone Lotus Seeds!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even for Celestial Humans, a millennium of spiritual accumulation was crucial—yet she just gave it away like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She actually could give it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The True Man broke the silence again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mutual exchange?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old voice stirred everyone back to consciousness. The Buddha Son curiously glanced at the mysterious eighth seat,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and then turned his head to look at the first-seat Chen Nuanyu:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I promised you before to sever the karmic link with the God of Plague, and now I have prepared everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, he continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Would you meet me in the real world, or wait for the next gathering in the High Heaven?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Baobao was startled; severing the karmic link with the God of Plague?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who exactly are these people??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Grandmaster...could she be the weakest among them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Feidao also looked surprised; he had been cultivating the Dao of Cause and Effect for many years and naturally understood how difficult it was to sever karma with a divine spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Nuanyu performed a salute:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s wait for the next gathering in the High Heaven.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well.\" The Buddha Son nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Mingsheng finally couldn’t hold back any longer and quickly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am currently in a great perilous situation and wish to seek fate from you all— I am willing to pay an equivalent price for help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked at him, Shi Zhengyuan frowned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great perilous situation? Second seat, explain slowly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Mingsheng smiled bitterly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I went to a subordinate city called Chongshan City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the Chaos Fog, the Great Celestial Venerate, who was gnawing on Star Beast meat, lifted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Mingsheng continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are many followers of the Celestial Principle Sect entrenched there, not lacking in Great Sects, even...there is a Celestial Human.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was captured by that Celestial Human.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked at each other, Shen Baobao said thoughtfully,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure it’s the Celestial Principle Sect?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sure.\" Du Mingsheng nodded affirmatively, looking at the newcomer of the seventh seat: \"Can the Ancient Saint Sect lend a hand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Baobao pondered for a moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Celestial Human from the Celestial Principle Sect... I will report this, but to be honest, my status within the Ancient Saint Sect is not high, so I can’t guarantee anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Mingsheng solemnly bowed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will remember this, regardless of the outcome, I owe you a favor—of course, I must survive to repay it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Buddha Son also spoke at this time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Celestial Human, a Walking Under God, probably the head of the Celestial Principle Sect in the Golden Province.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can invite a Walking Under God from my Mandala Lineage to take action, but the outcome is uncertain, if two Celestial Humans start fighting, it might cause Chongshan to burst.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was telling the truth; at the level of Celestial Humans, every move carries immense power,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If two Celestial Humans battle, breaking thousands of miles of land would be commonplace, which could potentially lead to the destruction of the small world of Chongshan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Mingsheng’s expression changed, finally he sighed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll still look to see if there’s another way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone discussed various possibilities in search of a way out for the second seat, Yuan Feidao was hesitant at this moment, but in the end, said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For him, the priority was to prepare for February 9th.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything else was illusory, not advisable to complicate matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone discussed for a long time without reaching a conclusion, yet that mysterious eighth seat,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saluting to the Celestial Venerate, suddenly spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Celestial Human you’re talking about, is it an old beggar with a rotten wooden staff and a broken bowl?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Mingsheng’s expression brightened, nodding repeatedly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes! It’s him! Moreover, what I saw was just his projection, not his true form, I don’t know where the true form is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone saw the eighth seat nod slightly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His true form is hidden in a mountain range outside Chongshan City; rest assured, this person is severely injured, when he captured you, it was a brief awakening—consider yourself unlucky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was a bit confused,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Mingsheng contemplated,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eighth seat, you mean he will continue to slumber, and I actually don’t need to face a Celestial Human?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Correct.\" Mingyue replied calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Qiuxian couldn’t help but speak,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eighth seat, this matter concerns the life of the second seat, can you be certain? I’m not questioning you, I’m just saying, if in case that Celestial Human...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he finished speaking, Miss Ming Yue casually said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am certain; I crippled him myself, I know exactly how much strength I used.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence filled the Taoist Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eighth seat spoke to herself,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yet it’s my fault too; I was careless at the time, used too light a hand and didn’t kill him directly, allowing him to hide using some Supreme Treasure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone exchanged glances, no one able to find words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eighth seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who exactly is she?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What divine being??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Zhengyuan suddenly swallowed hard, realizing that someone capable of crippling a Celestial Human referred to herself as a child, and spoke of ’my master’...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the silence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Mingsheng trembled slightly, paying his respects to the eighth seat,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I owe you a great favor as well, this information is extremely important to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s nothing.\" Miss Ming Yue nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Zhengyuan and the Buddha Son did not say anything, but at the side, the sixth seat, Yuan Feidao, suddenly spoke up,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I also have a question, not sure if any of you know, but if you do, I am willing to pay a price to exchange for the information.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked at the sixth seat, hearing this newcomer, the voice solemn,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to know, have any of you heard of... [Laozi]?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Qiuxian scratched his head, wondering why the sixth seat started off with such profanity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They twitched at the corners of their mouths, suddenly not wanting to respond to the sixth seat, yet noticed the mysterious eighth seat abruptly cast a side-glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Laozi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eighth seat softly said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know this... name.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shivered, glancing at the Celestial Venerate in the Chaos Fog, then turned back, staring at Yuan Feidao,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why not talk about it in detail?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Feidao was surprised, was there truly a lead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pondered for a moment, softly said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I received a message, four words—Laozi Transform into Buddha, so I am pursuing, I want to know who Laozi is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Chaos Fog, Zhang Fusheng sat up straight, his expression extremely solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they heard the Great Celestial Venerate sigh deeply,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Laozi Transform into Buddha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Celestial Venerate seemed to be stirred from past memories, seemed to ponder, in the midst of sighs, the Dao rhythm echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eighth seat bowed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Celestial Venerate did not look at her, simply said peacefully,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the beginning of ancient times, the head of Taoism—Laozi, once went west out of Hangu Pass, transformed into a Buddha, engaged in spreading enlightenment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was moved, it was rare for him to speak, but after sighing, he said no more,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s pupils contracted, the head of Taoism, turned into a Buddha?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Celestial Venerate in the boundless Chaos Fog, suddenly focused on the bowing eighth seat, asked lightly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young one, in your current state, how much do you still remember of the old days?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mingyue trembled under gazes of confusion, bowing again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pleaded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little child, I beg to ask the Tao Ancestor, what price must I pay to bring my master back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone widened their eyes and pricked their ears, curious about what kind of entity the master of someone who could cripple a Celestial Human was??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some god from a Different Dimension?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Return... does it mean that the deity had perished, died?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They suddenly realized, if it was a deity, then this eighth seat was indeed a [Divine Attendant].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That makes sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eighth seat was likely a Celestial Human at the peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their varied thoughts, they saw the Chaos Fog churn, heard the warm voice of the Great Celestial Venerate,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your master once stood shoulder to shoulder with me, played chess, and discussed the Tao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Boom!!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the first seat to the fifth seat, heads buzzed collectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Baobao and Yuan Feidao were also startled; they had heard Shi Zhengyuan briefly introduce earlier—the Celestial Venerate came from the old world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current gods were merely usurpers, occupying the respectful positions of those great beings of the past!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The master mentioned by the eighth seat... was also a deity of the old world!\u003C\u002Fp>",2154,"2026-06-08T09:33:25.351Z",1,"novelbin.me","9f165489f3247cabff2bcc72c973cb8bea1c767df3d7f2510dfde7d4ae2c4cef","secret-buyer-chapter-223","secret-buyer-chapter-221",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsecret-buyer-cover.jpg"]