[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-secret-buyer":3,"chapter-secret-buyer-secret-buyer-chapter-244":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},1759043,2324,"Chapter 244 - 186: The Third Furnace Fire—Let There Be Snow!","secret-buyer-chapter-244",244,"\u003Cp>\"Correct.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right, it’s the Book of Life and Death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy voice reverberated, immediately drowned out by the wind and sand of the desert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Mingsheng looked at the chaotic humanoid with reverence, cautiously saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard you mention that the figure of interest once ruled the land of the dead, the abode of the Yin World Netherworld, so I guessed... the Ancient Book might be connected to them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The True Man nodded faintly, chaotic Qi flowing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guessed correctly. The former honorifics of that figure of interest were ’Central Pole Sect Leader’, ’Emperor of the Underworld’, and ’Nine Netherworlds Sin-Extinguishing Celestial Venerate’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Mingsheng was startled by these titles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard the True Man continue to speak to themselves:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And their responsibilities back then were rather simple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing more than...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The True Man’s voice suddenly turned solemn and majestic, with a sense of chanting:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Positioned in the Netherworld, ruling Youdu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holding the balance of life and death in the human world, recording the deeds of good and evil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Life and death in the human world, good and evil deeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Mingsheng’s breathing became uncontrollably rapid; these titles were frighteningly great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He licked his lips and rubbed his hands, realizing that he had probably encountered the third great opportunity of his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was the time he encountered the Ancient Book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second was entering High Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third is now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A former True God who once ruled the Netherworld and controlled life, death, and judgment of good and evil in the human world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The True Man asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, the Book of Life and Death... Though it cannot add or cut short a Deity’s lifespan, it is nevertheless a magical treasure, crucial for the operation of the Underworld.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The True Man’s voice was calm, without the slightest ripple, yet Zhang Fusheng, far away in the tent, suddenly sat up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bridge of Helplessness, check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Other Shore Flower Cluster, check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To add the Book of Life and Death??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looks like I’m really about to rule the Netherworld!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does this mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Am I creating an Underworld in the extraordinary era?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the throes of emotions, Zhang Fusheng paid no attention to the sudden noise outside the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed some big shot had arrived at the camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who cares.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts continued to reside far away, in the desert of the waiting area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Mingsheng rubbed his hands again, a look of reminiscence on his face:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back then, I wasn’t called Du Mingsheng; over these thousand years, I’ve changed many names and identities, been in the Investigation Bureau, worked as a professor at Golden University...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, as you see, I’ve become a cultist of the Mandala Lineage—I originally planned to change my identity again in fifty years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, he shook his head and spoke no more nonsense, inhaling deeply:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seventeen hundred years ago, in Hope City—which is now Golden City—I encountered that Ancient Book.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden City?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng’s gaze was sharp, his Plague Ghost form carrying thirty-one Grandmaster skeletons, sneaking towards Golden City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He controlled the True Man’s murmurs:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Golden City...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Mingsheng nodded forcefully:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, outside Golden City, in a cave on Chicheng Mountain, I couldn’t move that Ancient Book, so I left it there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I went back after becoming a Grandmaster, it had disappeared, taken by some mysterious person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taken?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng felt a sinking in his heart, and simultaneously a bit disappointed, yet heard Du Mingsheng continue:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, shortly after its disappearance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that time, Hope City saw the rise of a great family, which later migrated to Qinghe Province, becoming renowned for their longevity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was the famous Qinghe Cui Family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qinghe Cui Family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The True Man seemed thoughtful:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You seem quite sure that it’s in the hands of Qinghe Cui Family, if I remember correctly, that’s a Divine Race family, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Mingsheng nodded emphatically, with a wry smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be honest, I went crazy investigating back then, discovering that whenever a rival of the Qinghe Cui Family emerged.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The leader of the rival would perish within a few years or even months.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng felt rather uninterested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qinghe Cui Family, not to mention being a super clan with Divine Spirit-level individuals, it’s far located in Qinghe Province, completely out of reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the short term, it was inconceivable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He controlled the True Man, nodding lightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I will inform that figure of interest, although, as...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before finishing the sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The True Man saw Du Mingsheng’s bashful expression saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But ever since I added lifespan for myself in the Book of Life and Death, every time I sleep, I dream of that Ancient Book.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sometimes it’s in a safe, sometimes in an ancient box, sometimes being worshipped somewhere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng’s emotions surged, patiently listening further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Mingsheng said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Later, upon hearing that the Qinghe Cui Family produced a Divine Spirit, the dreams of the Ancient Book gradually became blurry—but my connection with it has always existed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be honest, I joined the Mandala Lineage to study this, and now the conclusion is... Cause and Effect Entanglement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The True Man seemed thoughtful:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Dao of Cause and Effect, mysterious beyond measure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, mysterious beyond measure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Mingsheng chuckled twice and softly added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I think that figure of interest, once so frighteningly exalted, ruling the Netherworld, might know some Dao of Cause and Effect, perhaps...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng had a stirring inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Cause and Effect Parallel, one could already execute critical strikes weighted in cause and effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If further progressed in the Taiyi Chapter,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is there a chance to follow the cause and effect, directly engaging with the Ancient Book?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even to... steal it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hope resurfaced in Zhang Fusheng’s heart, he controlled the True Man to speak:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve learned of this matter, I will immediately inform that figure of interest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, the True Man comprised of chaotic fog closed their eyes, one breath, two breaths, three breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>",996,"2026-06-08T09:33:25.351Z",1,"novelbin.me","4316da27b929f7e9a59efdd00687c987acdcbca4071ac2647d8cf9478e4cfe9c","secret-buyer-chapter-245","secret-buyer-chapter-243",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsecret-buyer-cover.jpg"]