[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-secret-buyer":3,"chapter-secret-buyer-secret-buyer-chapter-247":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},1759046,2324,"Chapter 247 - 187: The Noble’s Arrival and Innate Talent That Never Regresses_2","secret-buyer-chapter-247",247,"\u003Cp>The thought passed by, returning to calm, as the ground beneath lifted. Zhang Fusheng’s gaze focused on that Great Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s special about this guy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s see if I can figure it out in the next couple of days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his mind wandered, dozens of meters of rock layer had already been placed ten miles away by a giant hand. The ground shook, and some tents collapsed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>huge clouds of dust spread in all directions, rising hundreds of meters into the air, forming a temporary sea of dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone staggered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the dust finally dissipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd turned their gaze to where the campsite used to be, now a massive crater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could see the noble from the Cui Family had already erected a stone tablet on the ground, with just one powerful word inscribed on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Cui.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to be a declaration of sovereignty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, that terrifying Great Sect moved again, the Spirit Furnace Fire appeared, burning behind his head,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and with his thoughts, stones and ancient trees tore out, and within a few breaths, they had been piled into...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a manor!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene startled many onlookers, but Zhang Fusheng remained calm—he could also do this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the Spirit Furnace Fire ignites, one’s control over Spiritual Thoughts increases a hundred or a thousand-fold,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>lifting stones or wood and constructing a building or a manor in the blink of an eye is no difficult feat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The noble from the Cui Family moved into the manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the camp, everyone quietly tidied up the aftermath, nobody complaining out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even those who previously dared confront and question the Pantheon’s Grandmasters face-to-face were silent now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting in front of a newly erected tent, Wei Qingshan gazed enviously at the manor built in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is truly a towering figure of great importance...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He murmured softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The person standing beside him must be a Great Sect of the Divine Sect, right? I once saw him at a banquet from afar, surrounded by stars, even the old fisherman was cautious, but now...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Lingzhu pinched him, glaring:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Watch your words! Don’t say things that shouldn’t be said!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Qingshan quickly shrank his neck, then moved to sit beside Zhang Fusheng, whispering:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Bo Yang, why don’t you practice cultivation? Is it because... of your talent?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I first encountered cultivation, my talent was indeed poor, it was probably in my first year of high school.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reminisced:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I practiced diligently for three years, nearing college entrance exams, but couldn’t even reach the entry level of the Breathing Technique, my physical condition was really bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that time, the Sunrise Contemplation Technique I practiced only barely reached the entry level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng spoke the truth. Before completing his first transaction with Uncle Wang, he was a completely ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not exactly a failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just an ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Qingshan comforted softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry Brother Bo Yang, if the Exotic Treasure grounds open again, you just come with us to dig up some of that Exotic soil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Say no more, gobble down a couple of bites, and you’ll be able to immediately become a Martial Artist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng shrugged, without answering, the Exotic Treasure grounds—Mangtou Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, even if invited, he wouldn’t want to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Celestial Human beaten by Miss Mingyue was hiding there, though he had long prepared to explore, needing to get the scroll carrying Miss Mingyue,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but he didn’t plan on going himself, rather using the Plague Ghost and Grim Skeleton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just say less.\" Wei Lingzhu sighed at this moment: \"Even if the Exotic Treasure grounds open again, can we really go in and dig the soil?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Qingshan opened his mouth, then fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The big monument standing in front of the crater had the word ’Cui’ written on it, making its meaning all too clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Exotic Treasure grounds now had an owner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speechless for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was pitch black, only discernible with a clock, it was already night,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the planned bonfire gathering naturally canceled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Near midnight, the camp gradually quieted down, Zhang Fusheng and the Wei siblings huddled in the tent, none of them sleeping,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Qingshan even pulled out a deck of cards from somewhere, pulling Zhang Fusheng to play cards with the three of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder what’s going on with this dark sky, could there be a greater disaster coming?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Playing cards, Wei Qingshan sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh well, if the sky falls, let the tall ones hold it up... Brother Bo Yang, if anything happens, stick with us and run for your life!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng nodded with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they played cards, chatting about all sorts of things, it soon reached midnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Bo Yang.\" Wei Qingshan licked his lips, a look of longing on his face: \"The old fisherman mentioned.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next time we go dig Exotic Treasures, he’s planning to return to Chongyang City, then take us to meet his master—who’s a major figure in Chongyang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng asked curiously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wasn’t it said that the old fisherman’s sect had severe internal strife, that’s why he left?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Lingzhu laughed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Recently, the old fisherman said the situation has changed, there’s a very powerful sect member who cleared everything, now holding a high position.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Qingshan nodded vigorously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The old fisherman also said my sister has extraordinary talent, maybe she could be introduced to a great master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Talent?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng was curious:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is Lingzhu perhaps one of those rumored special constitutions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The siblings exchanged a glance, hesitated for a moment, then the former nodded lightly and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not really a secret, I only discovered it in recent years, it’s just that...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The things I learn, the Dharma Gates I practice, won’t regress.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng first responded with an ’oh,’ then his eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Won’t regress?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivation is like sailing against the current, either advancing or retreating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it truly means no regression—that would be an eternal proof!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This talent doesn’t mean much to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for anyone else, it’s remarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Assuming it’s truly ’won’t regress.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tent was pulled open, that middle-aged man named Wu Shangpin poked his head inside:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lingzhu, come over to the small building, the old fisherman has something to ask... were you two present when the Aerospace Ship exploded?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then looked at Wei Qingshan and the young man who appeared honest and simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We were on site.\" Zhang Fusheng confirmed with a nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then little brother, you come over as well.\" Wu Shangpin didn’t explain further, taking the three of them under the scrutiny of many eyes, into the small building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small building, albeit simple, was made of substantial materials. The walls were clearly filled with special materials, isolating the probing of Divine Thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the Wei siblings, they ascended to the top floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small room was lit by an oil lamp—on the desert’s edge, electricity was naturally unavailable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scanning the room, Zhang Fusheng saw the old fisherman leaning on the chair with his eyes closed, frowning as if worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room held only the old fisherman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing movement, the middle-aged man opened his eyes, gesturing for Wu Shangpin to close the door before he spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something’s happened, you three will stay in the building for the night, no staying in tents tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1226,"2026-06-08T09:33:25.351Z",1,"novelbin.me","84709584235d59efe081150b6daaebfe536e521ea0037632776ed60fa3ed4a20","secret-buyer-chapter-248","secret-buyer-chapter-246",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsecret-buyer-cover.jpg"]