[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-secret-buyer":3,"chapter-secret-buyer-secret-buyer-chapter-224":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},1759023,2324,"Chapter 224 - 172: The Ancient Saint Among the Flowers","secret-buyer-chapter-224",224,"\u003Cp>\"I still have a hundred and eighty years of life left, and twelve hundred years of spiritual cultivation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng silently sorted through the items in the contract, quietly walked out of the Eight Sceneries Palace, first observing the souls praying continuously,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then glanced at the Tao Scripture in the Five Mansions Temple, still closed, before finally arriving at the Bridge of Helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squatting down, he continued to pluck the Other Shore flowers as usual, each one merging into his own Dead Man’s Bone, or perhaps the Other Shore Bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could clearly sense the Other Shore Bone was gradually transforming, its eerie aura growing stronger—not just eerie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On that bone, there even gradually arose the feeling of the ’Other Shore.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if it were the land of liberation, the end of all suffering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What exactly are the Other Shore flowers by the Yellow Springs River and the Bridge of Helplessness?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng muttered to himself, sensing that the Other Shore Bone was already ’full,’ planning to pluck one last flower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching out, he grasped the stem and pulled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brilliantly glowing flower leaves abnormally pressed down, as if an invisible, unseen hand was pushing down on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng’s heart tightened—someone was there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But by the Yellow Springs River, in a different dimension, there was someone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had always thought the Yellow Springs River was a land without an owner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his contemplative state, crooked words appeared on the muddy ground by the river, where vast clusters of Other Shore flowers were planted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Who are you?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Touching the Void, are you a celestial human anchoring this place?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The handwriting is really ugly...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng murmured, his mind heavy but not frightened—after all, the other party could not reach this place, nor even know who he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought for a moment, squatted down, reached out and wrote in the mud:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Who are you then?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words on the muddy earth were wiped away, replaced by new, crooked writing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I am a god!!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng’s mouth twitched at the three exclamation marks...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The writing continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Actually, I am an Ancient Saint, you can call me Tian Shu.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancient Saint?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng raised an eyebrow, an Ancient Saint is also a kind of deity, specifically those occupying the celestial positions in Confucianism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Confucianism, there are seventy-two small celestial positions, all called Ancient Saints, and three great celestial positions, which are [True Saints].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the highest position of the Great Perfection Master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As far as Zhang Fusheng knew, it seemed to still be vacant, similar to the [Tathagata Celestial Position] among Buddhist deities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But... why are the positions of the Three Pristine Ones all seated?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And even six deities are seated upon them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thought flashed through Zhang Fusheng’s mind, and the words on the muddy earth twisted again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Can you help me with a divine descent?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng squinted slightly; this deity was quite polite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought for a moment and wrote down a line:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What can I get?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mud remained still for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>illuminated by the swaying light of the Other Shore flowers,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You can have whatever you want]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I’ve been trapped here for many years, I want to get out]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If you are not assured, you could just talk to me every day, I can teach you some marvelous techniques, immortal techniques or divine techniques]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng rubbed his nose, pondering. A Confucian Ancient Saint trapped by the Yellow Springs River?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He maintained a doubtful attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, he was almost deceived by the Ancestor of Land Immortals, and coupled with the suspected ’return method’ within the celestial skill [Strong Ox Demon Body],\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng now dared not casually trust any cultivation techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wrote again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I do not trust you]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The writing on the mud was wiped again, and new words appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Are you worried I will harm you? Then you don’t need to assist in the divine descent, just talk to me.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paused for a moment, the deity in the different dimension seemed extremely perceptive and wrote again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If you are still worried about the marvelous techniques or immortal techniques being problematic, I can also teach you purely divine techniques]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng stroked his chin, this guy, his attitude was a bit excessively good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more so, the more vigilant Zhang Fusheng became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pondering for a while,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Is that so, show me a divine technique?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mud imprinted new words—[Alright].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, indeed a method for cultivating a divine technique was written down, engraved in the mud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng looked closely, it was a minor divine technique called [Expel], as the name suggests, it could ’expel’ or ’drive away’ various affairs and objects, repelling them far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What use is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He curiously left words on the mud to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You ask this question, so you are not a celestial human?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You possess a flesh and blood divine body!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the deity in the different dimension personally explained to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Zhang Fusheng understand what divine techniques are.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivation of this divine technique required a thousand-year refining spirit position as a prerequisite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon examining it closely several times, there seemed to be no issues—at least Zhang Fusheng didn’t find any problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Divine techniques...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He murmured to himself, if the grandmaster realm cultivates the three furnaces of the human body, plus one furnace of heaven and earth,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then in the Innate Realm, as the flesh enters the [Sealing Furnace] stage, the physique strengthens every moment, while the spirit elevates, breaking limits, and can truly invoke the power of heaven and earth,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and can start to comprehend [Divine Techniques].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He may not have broken the spiritual limit nor harmonized with heaven and earth, but he already possessed the thousand-year refining spirit position,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in theory, he could start to comprehend divine techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to this Ancient Saint, every matter under heaven has its order, which is the rule, and divine techniques are the keys to pry open the rules.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was amazed, the deity mentioned that [Expel] seems ordinary, but if one’s spirit is strong enough, and comprehension deep enough,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>external matters can be expelled with a word, and even one’s own flaws can be expelled with a word!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deity said that if the spirit reaches a certain level of strength, comprehending to the limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In theory, one could [expel] death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was truly bizarre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some true divine techniques are already almost [conceptual] abilities, the keys to pry open the rules?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng’s expression turned solemn, he sat cross-legged, communicating with the Ancient Saint while attempting to comprehend [Expel].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He originally held no hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was easier than he thought—at least, entry was easier than imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a quarter of an hour, he had already entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his eyes, turned his head, contemplated for a moment, his mind controlling the divine realm, creating a massive sandstorm, surging towards himself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought communicates with the ancestral acupoint at the brow, leveraging the preliminary enlightenment of [Expel] to pry some incredible, massive entities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the sandstorm directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Expel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke in a low voice, like an emperor or a celestial god giving an order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the sandstorm still raged, the part surging towards Zhang Fusheng rolled backwards uncontrollably, the wind direction, sand particles, and dust all followed suit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This formed an extraordinary scene, with two counter-directional sandstorms simultaneously manifesting, two gusts of wind, one coming here, the other expelled to the other side!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not forcibly constraining the sandstorm with great power to change its direction...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng marveled softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s purely a natural shift; even the wind direction has changed, as if it should be this way!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine techniques, divine techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thoughts churned and then settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The current me, without utilizing the spirit realm, can completely unleash, coupled with the Nine Netherworlds Sin-Extinguishing Celestial Venerate’s Dharma Aspect, even if no match for the Qi Blood Furnace Fire, I can still wrestle a bit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng silently assessed his situation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And if I use the spirit realm, employ true intent and the Thousand-Year Position?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the grandmaster level, beneath the spirit furnace fire, I can kill in an instant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If facing spirit furnace fire, relying on divine realm suppression, I may not be able to handle him, but neither can he handle me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for the Heaven and Earth Furnace Fire... I would have to run swiftly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He roughly understood his situation, not necessarily entirely accurate, but based on the grandmasters currently encountered, it’s likely this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Invincible beneath spirit furnace fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, words continued to be drawn in the mud, the deity still chattering endlessly, as if with endless words to share, but Zhang Fusheng had no time to waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I’m leaving] he wrote this line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other end, the deity was silent for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Alright]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I’ll wait for you to return, to chat with me]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I still have many divine power techniques here]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng frowned slightly, this ancient saint seemed to have indeed been imprisoned for a long time, in loneliness for too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, caution could not be abandoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cast a deep gaze at the Other Shore Flower Cluster, slowly withdrawing from the divine realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Family Manor, dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knows why the Chu family would build a colossal dungeon of several thousand square meters beneath the manor, equipped with all kinds of torture devices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Qiuyue panted, making yet another attempt to free herself from the shackles,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tried calling to the newly-arrived one-eyed man, but he offered no response, only trembling continuously,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seemingly constrained by something within his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must get out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I surely can get out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Qiuyue grit her teeth, her eyes bloodshot red, murderous intent billowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could I fall here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could it be!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She struggled fiercely, the specially-made chains grinding against the shoulder blades, emitting a harsh scraping sound,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intense pain continuously stimulating her brain, her temple veins throbbing violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still unable to break free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t bother.\" A tired voice sounded, Jin Qiuyue looked up, it was the one-eyed man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can talk?\" She asked breathlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Eye nodded with difficulty, a look of confusion and fear on his face:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That means... he’s coming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Qiuyue was stunned, suddenly hearing the dungeon door being pushed open, footsteps winding down the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared intently, seeing that young man she only met once, already a grandmaster, walking over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhang, Fu, Sheng!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Qiuyue nearly ground her teeth to pieces!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng glanced at the girl, focusing on her shoulders, covered in thick, dark dried blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flesh was crushed to shreds by the chains, revealing stark white bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So desperate to leave?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled lightly twice, stepped forward, standing in front of the girl locked in the corner of the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Qiuyue glared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng lifted a foot and gently kicked the chain, making it sway throughout her body, rubbing against her bones, she groaned, sweat dripping heavily from her forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very tenacious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng said indifferently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can’t get out, recent days aren’t good, in two days there’ll be a grand banquet, attended by some mandala lineage followers, then will be your time to appear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mandala lineage..... you betrayed the grandmaster?!\" She grit her teeth: \"What do you want to do with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, Jin Qiuyue saw the young man’s wicked smile as he spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mandala lineage, always ’people-oriented’.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They delight in eating human flesh, using human skin and bones as dharma artifacts. A girl with your extraordinary talent is especially favored.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, from the Ling Mountain lineage?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Qiuyue trembled slightly, raising her head, staring intently at the young man, hearing him continue:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that time, you will serve as a main dish, the life force of a martial arts master is strong, after the meat is consumed, you still won’t die, can be used to make dharma artifacts...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl felt a chilling dread surge throughout her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng didn’t continue to scare this little fellow, it was enough, the desire to survive would peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[True Man] if he appears, buying her enlightenment would be much simpler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng turned, looking at the dejected Black Eye, stepped forward, crouched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you thought about how to answer me now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or do you plan to keep resisting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Eye was drenched in sweat like rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Intent Power lay hidden within his flesh, organs, and bones, destroying his flesh and eroding his bones each moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Healing his body when on the verge of death, then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Repeating once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this cycle, over half a day, he had been destroyed and healed numerous times, enduring tribulations more painful than slicing, dozens of times harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Eye lowered his gaze, weakly asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you want to ask? I only hope, for a quick end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng nodded calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your eye, where exactly does it come from? You must have seen, glimpsed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence, Black Eye whispered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, I have seen, looked.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw an old man, a past, a heaven and earth golden bridge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Yin Yang diagram.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2200,"2026-06-08T09:33:25.351Z",1,"novelbin.me","c288a62b6e8ed0e9f52d9dae107ce5a85e486e094c5ffc36fca36d9839b70dfc","secret-buyer-chapter-225","secret-buyer-chapter-223",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsecret-buyer-cover.jpg"]