[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-secret-buyer":3,"chapter-secret-buyer-secret-buyer-chapter-248":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},1759047,2324,"Chapter 248 - 188: On the Bridge of Helplessness, the Yin Spirit Delivers Judgment!","secret-buyer-chapter-248",248,"\u003Cp>Wei Lingzhu’s heart skipped a beat, and he asked in a deep voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Fisherman, did something happen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old fisherman’s breath was slightly heavy, and he spoke in a low voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The boatman is up to something again. Just now, his men brought a Nine Refinement Cultist from the Divine Sect and came to our tent area several times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They took away everyone who witnessed the celestial vault battle with their own eyes during the daytime the day before yesterday.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Qingshan was startled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did they just take our people away like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Lingzhu glanced at his brother and said in a deep voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t the old fisherman say that they were accompanied by an official follower of the Divine Sect—if we resisted, it would mean resisting the Divine Sect, and that’s quite a serious accusation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old fisherman rubbed his temples and nodded wearily:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Lingzhu is right... By the time we reacted, more than a dozen people had already been taken away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be safe, you three should sleep in the building tonight. As for those who were taken away...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old fisherman ground his teeth, but then sighed lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew that they were unlikely to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the honest young man:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you, boy, were innocently dragged into this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng said nothing, just smiled simply,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>seeing this, the old fisherman said no more, waving his hand tiredly as Wu Shangpin led the three out of the room, laying out bedding for them near the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Make do for the night.\" He casually pushed open the window, letting in a cool night breeze, snow still falling outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng thanked them, then sat with the slightly flustered Wei siblings on the bedding, leaning against the wall, all silent for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up, unable to see the moon— the world was pitch black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get some sleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng murmured softly, closing his eyes as if he were asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Lingzhu and Wei Qingshan exchanged a glance, the latter smiling wryly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Bo Yang only slept for so long this afternoon... lucky to be able to sleep so easily.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such a big heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint Divine Thought flowed quietly out through the open window, spreading towards the hastily built manor in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the hastily built manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Wenda, draped in a black coat, stood quietly forming a strange gesture, as if in cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Changhuan approached at this time, speaking in a steady voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wenda...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man opened his eyes, looked at him, and spoke coldly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it, my dear little uncle?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Changhuan choked, murmuring:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qingyi and I have been apart for a long time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Wenda’s expression remained indifferent:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The leader of your Pantheon in this minor world is that Pseudo-Innate, right? Why hasn’t she come to see me yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Changhuan looked troubled, lowering his voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wenda, that senior met with an accident, was slightly injured, and is currently recuperating. The main reason is still to investigate the problem of the black grievances in the sky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Wenda’s face showed irritation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then don’t disturb me. Also, go back and report, within ten days, I want to see her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Changhuan was silent for a moment. This grandmaster, who had lit three spirit fires and held a high status, cautiously agreed like a subordinate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, bowing his head, he backed out of the room and gently closed the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon leaving the manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, the Cui Family’s edge is too sharp recently,\" a grandmaster approached, speaking softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Changhuan sighed quietly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Cui Family...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grandmaster pondered for a moment before continuing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, once that Old Celestial Being passes away, the Cui Family’s days may not be so good. They are likely to become the target of all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Changhuan gave him a sidelong glance:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not lightly discuss the high families. Go, guard the manor well. If Young Master Cui encounters any accident, even a thousand lives would not be enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grandmaster opened his mouth, reluctantly agreeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To become a grandmaster, one must be considered a genius of sorts, possessing their own pride, yet they had to serve a little kid?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, he was displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the grandmaster return to the manor, Wang Changhuan shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The target of all?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled to himself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Both Wenda and Qingyi have the qualifications to become the Book Holder. If they truly get transferred to the Qinghe Main Family, that would indeed be a meteoric rise, a meteoric rise indeed...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He mused to himself, taking flight into the air, speeding off into the distance, intending to meet with that senior, his thoughts swirling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as he flew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Changhuan suddenly felt something was amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He abruptly stopped, looking around in all directions. It was still a desolate wasteland, the sky above still dark, but the sound of a rushing river seemed to come from nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of the river was faint and indistinct at first, but grew clearer, as if it was flowing right before him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go ahead, go ahead...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahead lies the destination, the Other Shore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed as though a voice was constantly whispering in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Changhuan’s eyes glazed over, staring dazedly ahead, in the distance, there was a continuous glimmer of faint light,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>which seemed like a cluster of blooming flowers, yet even more like a destined Other Shore resting place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One step, two steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked forward on the celestial vault, drawing nearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of the river grew more tumultuous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something’s wrong!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spirit furnace fire swaying behind him suddenly flared up, and Wang Changhuan snapped out of it, his body tingling all over,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he struggled in shock, shouting fiercely:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is it, the august being!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hoarse shout echoed, and the world was dark, with no response, only the sound of flowing water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t see, couldn’t find.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Changhuan felt a chill in his heart, wanting to turn back immediately, to return to Cui Wenda’s side,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had the qualifications to become the Book Holder, he could communicate with that legendary Cui Family Supreme Treasure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Changhuan was horrified to realize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what, he couldn’t turn back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt as if some unspeakable, indescribable, unimaginable terror was heavily pressing down on his shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Underfoot lay a bridge filled with the aura of decay, extinction, and ruin. The bridge deck was mottled and dilapidated, and a layer of gray mist had unknowingly enveloped the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if inspired spiritually,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Changhuan suddenly lifted his head, and the mist surrounding the bridge seemed to thin slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw a colossal divine statue that reached towards the celestial vault,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The statue, towering thousands of feet high, wore an imposing robe with a crown adorned by twelve hanging tassels, half its face benevolent, the other half furious, turning slightly toward him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet its head was turned, gazing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold sweat drenched him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mist roiled, and dozens of overlapping chanting voices pierced through, transmitting with the fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nine Netherworlds Sin-Extinguishing Celestial Venerate, the Emperor of the Underworld from Central Pole Sect...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Positioned in the Netherworld, overseeing Youdu, holding the balance of life and death in the mortal realm, administrator of the ledger of right and wrong...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The overlapping voices seemed both distant and right beside his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Changhuan trembled, three flames blazed simultaneously behind his head, and the chanting reverberated, each word a piercing stimulus to his nerves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nine Netherworlds Sin-Extinguishing Celestial Venerate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master of life and death, administrator of right and wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, the ledger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine statue suddenly drew away, further and further, until it disappeared, and even the layered chanting diminished, becoming a faint, ethereal background noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Thud, thud, thud’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the depths of the mist ahead, footsteps sounded, and Wang Changhuan stood on the decaying, ruined bridge, staring intently into the deep fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone emerged from the dense mist, strands of fog trailing from his form, flowing among his garments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a three-eyed child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third eye of the child swirled with a dismal hue, hands clasped behind the back, walking through the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who dares to trespass in the Netherworld’s Youdu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light, ethereal voice pierced Wang Changhuan’s ears, arousing a chill within his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Netherworld Youdu??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is your name?\" The three-eyed child spoke in an ancient tongue, questioning from a lofty position,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Yin Qi erupted from his mouth and nose, nearly extinguishing the three flames behind the grandmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Changhuan, drenched in sweat, his mind completely seized, could muster no will to resist and mumbled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name, my name is Wang Changhuan...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wang Changhuan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three-eyed child calmly stated:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You carry the aura of the Book of Life and Death upon you, suggesting entanglement of cause and effect, did you inadvertently enter the Underworld?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes! Inadvertently!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially nodding hurriedly, Wang Changhuan’s expression suddenly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Book of Life and Death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know what it was, but the name sounded straightforward, reminding him of the Cui Family’s Supreme Treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qinghe Cui Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng secretly manipulated the body of Zhou Muniu, the latter being his own creation, a Subordinate Soul. Pulling it into the Divine Realm was but a simple thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Wang Changhuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had initially intended to directly kill him, to test his current capabilities, perhaps even take him to the Eight Sceneries Palace,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>extracting his qualities by force from a higher position—unlikely, but, what if?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the recent mutterings from Wang Changhuan altered Zhang Fusheng’s plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Book Holder, Cui Family...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The book they hold was undeniable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, standing on the Bridge of Helplessness where even divine spirits cannot turn back, Wang Changhuan licked his lips and tremblingly spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wh-what is the Book of Life and Death?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three-eyed child replied indifferently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It oversees all mundane mortals of the human world, recording merit and demerit, dealings, birthdates, and lifespans.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Changhuan’s knees gave way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw the three-eyed child shrouded in mist, speaking with interest:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Judging by your appearance, have you seen it before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doesn’t matter, this seat shall pull out your soul, take it through the Eighteen Hells, and you’ll understand it all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon these words, the mist churned, revealing glimpses of the vast Eighteen Layers of Purgatory behind the boy,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with mountains of knives and seas of fire, cauldrons of oil and iron trees, where countless soul spirits drifted, enduring punishment, their piercing wails echoing!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Changhuan was scared out of his wits, prostrating on the ground, pleading for mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Zhang Fusheng possessed a thousand-year position, his Divine Realm soaked in the incense of centuries, tempered by hundreds of years of Six Ding Divine Fire,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet to speak truly, it was not genuinely the Underworld. If Wang Changhuan calmed his mind and scrutinized carefully, he might see through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his mind had long been captured by the wooden bridge beneath him, the earlier divine statue, and the Other Shore flower cluster!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he possibly calm his mind to observe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he was among the few who had attempted to understand the [Netherworld].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Wang Changhuan was kowtowing fervently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Venerated God, spare me, spare me, I have no entanglement with the Book of Life and Death, it’s the Cui Family, the Cui Family!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This grandmaster, lighting three spiritual furnace fires, poured out his story like beans from a bamboo tube.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s those Cui Family from the human world, unlawfully keeping the Book of Life and Death! I once befriended a woman named Cui Qingyi, inadvertently learning of this, getting marked by that book, life and death at their whim!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His forehead repeatedly struck the mottled bridge deck,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>each collision seemed to flicker with past memories in his mind, only to vanish swiftly—frightening Wang Changhuan further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Past memories, not from this life but from the previous ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was consumed by extreme fear, his mind utterly broke down, and the spiritual furnace fires behind him began to wane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Further words are of no use.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three-eyed child spoke coldly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go to Hell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon those words, the scene of the Eighteen Layers of Purgatory behind him in the dense fog began to solidify,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eerie winds howled, the souls wailed in despair!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Changhuan’s thoughts shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was in despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Underworld hasn’t manifested in the human world for countless years, why intervene now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A distant voice spoke from immeasurably high above, causing Wang Changhuan to jerk his head up, seeing the light, seeing the radiant glow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw the overwhelming radiance descend, the glow shrouding an indescribable, mind-transcending Taoist Palace,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this brilliance, before the Taoist Palace, stood a dignified old man with an unexpectedly familiar presence.\u003C\u002Fp>",2136,"2026-06-08T09:33:25.351Z",1,"novelbin.me","5f54bf342cc2243da8af26d6c12f7b15ee41b13e7b78617de8ba5317c9d28729","secret-buyer-chapter-249","secret-buyer-chapter-247",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsecret-buyer-cover.jpg"]