[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-secret-buyer":3,"chapter-secret-buyer-secret-buyer-chapter-294":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},1759193,2324,"Chapter 294 - 227: He Has Returned","secret-buyer-chapter-294",294,"\u003Cp>’Dong! Dong! Dong!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reverberating sound of drums echoed through the Great Wilderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Mingsheng was startled, looking at the eighteen figures in black robes, the weakest of whom emitted an aura at the level of the Great Sect, as they pounded the drums.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the incense burner, blue smoke curled upward, despite the lack of wind from all directions, piercing straight into the nine heavens!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was already dusk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, at this moment, the evening glow in the sky abruptly dimmed, nightfall descended prematurely, no moon was visible, only the thunderous sound of drums could be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Dong! Dong! Dong!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the muffled drumbeats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The True Man solemnly spoke, his five fingers drumming and plucking in mid-air, creating a mystical rhythm that perfectly harmonized with the drumbeats!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Central Pole Sect Leader, Lord of the Six Paths, Nine Netherworlds Sin-Extinguishing Celestial Venerate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A great sound ceased, the drumbeats paused, and the wilderness fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Underneath the grand ritual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Mingsheng saw a blurry vision, witnessing a magnificent Imperial Palace, and then the figure of a grand Emperor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He trembled from the bottom of his heart, crawling towards the Emperor’s shadow, and at that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Emperor’s shadow extended a hand from the magnificent Imperial Palace of unknown locale, directly resting upon the altar, on Du Mingsheng’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter’s breathing and heartbeat halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unimaginable, imperceptible, he only felt heavy mountains, rivers, and the infinite worlds of the Nine Netherworlds, all bearing down upon his head!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bow to, the Central Pole Sect Leader, Emperor of the Underworld, Nine Netherworlds Sin-Extinguishing Celestial Venerate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Mingsheng shouted thus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Central Pole Sect Leader, bearing the vast celestial position, did not utter a word, only operating the hand imbued with cause and effect, immersing his palm into the thick strand of cause and effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng did not feel even the slightest pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see that hefty strand of cause and effect jumping, leaping, and cheering!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Zhang Fusheng gently marveled in his heart, with the body of the Central Pole Sect Leader, he followed the strand of cause and effect, extending his hand into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can the Book of Life and Death be retrieved?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the very least, he wanted to see where exactly the Book of Life and Death was at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Family Ancestral Shrine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancestral Shrine of the Qinghe Cui Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is the current Book Holder?\" asked the current clan leader of the Qinghe Cui Family softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Among the six Book Holders, three have already utilized the opportunity to alter lifespans, with one having done so twice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cemetery Guardian respectfully said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The one who used it twice, is Cui Wenda from the branch in Golden Province..... but there is something peculiar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Peculiar?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elderly man leaning on a cane frowned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In what way peculiar?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cemetery Guardian respectfully said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cui Wenda altered the Book of Life and Death twice in a row, but both alterations were for the same person. The first time was to erase the lifespan of someone named Zhang Fusheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The second erasure was also for this person named Zhang Fusheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of confusion and suspicion appeared on the Cemetery Guardian’s face:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was stationed next to the Book of Life and Death at the time, I could clearly see, after Zhang Fusheng’s lifespan was erased, it was evidently reduced to zero, yet in the blink of an eye, ten years were added again to his lifespan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After another ten years were erased, then once more, ten more years of lifespan appeared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old clan leader was astonished:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this indeed the case?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not only that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cemetery Guardian began in a low voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After this incident, I began closely monitoring the remaining lifespan of this Zhang Fusheng, and recently, something even stranger occurred.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old clan leader rubbed his cane, squinting:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Recently, this person’s remaining lifespan suddenly exhausted—not just exhausted, it directly lost fifteen hundred years of life!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But immediately, it grew by fifteen hundred years again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the Cemetery Guardian’s words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the old clan leader’s expression became immeasurably grave, fifteen hundred years of life, to the Cui Family, was insignificant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they had erased thousands of years of lifespan of more than one Celestial Human,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in fact, if the lifespan of deities was included in the Book of Life and Death, perhaps they would have long used this method to kill countless Divine Spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now the problem was extremely serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, in addition to our Qinghe Cui Family, there are others in the world who have mastery over lifespans?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old clan leader murmured, his gaze falling upon the venerated Book of Life and Death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With thoughts turning, he finally reached a conclusion:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Golden Province, is it? Not long ago, I remember someone from Su Qiansuan’s side came to visit, wanting to form an alliance with our Cui Family?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That did happen.\" The Cemetery Guardian nodded earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After contemplating for a moment, the Cui Family’s clan leader said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then we too will send someone to Golden Province, officially to visit Su Qiansuan, secretly to find Cui Wenda, and investigate this person named Zhang Fusheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cemetery Guardian nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will arrange it immediately... should we notify the ancestor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The elder is in seclusion, attempting to break through to the level of Great Power above Venerate, we must not disturb.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, clan leader.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cemetery Guardian quietly departed, leaving the clan leader alone to worship the ancestral shrine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Book of Life and Death...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cui Family’s clan leader gazed at the Book of Life and Death, a complex expression on his face, his own lifespan nearing its end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That one set a rule, prohibiting alteration of the lifespans of those with the surname Cui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this reason, over the years, many of the Cui Family’s main and branch members, even Innate and Great Sect people, have died of old age,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there are even rumors that in Golden Province, the Celestial Human overseeing the branch is nearing the end of their lifespan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old clan leader sighed softly, stepped forward, cautiously opening the Book of Life and Death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Cui Zhengzhao, one thousand four hundred years old, twelve years remaining]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Zhengzhao was in a trance, ordinarily Innate could live for eight hundred years, Celestial Humans for five thousand years of longevity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their Cui Family, perhaps due to the overuse of the Book of Life and Death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone has a short lifespan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twelve years...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Zhengzhao gently caressed the Book of Life and Death, about to sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, his scalp tingled, he instinctively lifted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The void was violently twisting, as if something was about to descend!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The ancestral shrine is under attack, ring the bell six times!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Zhengzhao shouted sternly, and suddenly, the ancient bell rang six times, the entire Cui Family erupted, and terrifying auras soared into the sky!\u003C\u002Fp>",1160,"2026-06-08T09:33:25.352Z",1,"novelbin.me","21a03b1b161bafb1532a403330519b76cdd55b308ffa9faf266f501266822775","secret-buyer-chapter-295","secret-buyer-chapter-293",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsecret-buyer-cover.jpg"]