[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-secret-buyer":3,"chapter-secret-buyer-secret-buyer-chapter-334":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},1759133,2324,"Chapter 334 - 257: The Great Dictator of High Heaven City","secret-buyer-chapter-334",334,"\u003Cp>Chongyang City, Governance Building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a month of repairs, the damage caused by last month’s upheaval to the city has been mostly restored,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the Governance Building is back in use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meeting room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Guoquan tapped the meeting table and spoke in a low voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"People from the Capital died in Chongyang, and two Deities descended, one whose true form remains unknown, and the other is the famous Golden Armor... what does everyone think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence, still silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A director spoke softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard that the major figures who hunted down the Capital visitors that day... are from our High Heaven Association?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is indeed such a saying.\" Hu Zhongli nodded in affirmation: \"But it cannot be completely confirmed at the moment—however, this does not mean it’s a good thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he exhaled gently, still a bit shaken by those terrifying existences within the High Heaven Association,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never thought his own Innate Realm was the top of the High Heaven Association, but...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those terrifying figures on that day, each one had at least Celestial Human-level abilities, and the creature who finally arrived on the Divine Chariot was even more mysterious,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>an arrow cast the world into shadow, reappearing the Merciful Divine Arrow of that day, which even caused a Deity’s body to collapse, with flesh and blood falling like rain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Wenting lightly reflected:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Currently, the flesh and blood of the Deity still piles up outside the wilderness, forming a ’Wall of Flesh and Blood,’ impossible to cross.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, he looked at Chen Daoling:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Chen, has there been any news about your Grandmaster nephew?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter’s face showed a bitter smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What news? Lost contact for a month already, maybe...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the meeting room fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, Hu Zhongli spoke in a deep voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next, everyone should remain silent, and don’t create a big disturbance, that Golden Armor Venerate is not someone Yang Shexing can compare to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If He suddenly gets angry, tipping over the entire Chongyang, the Federation will only hold Him ’accountable’...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, He is a true Deity, not a level we can reach.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the meeting room nodded silently, a sense of powerlessness sprouting in their hearts,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were just Yang Shexing, although they couldn’t confront him directly, at least they could still plot and deal with him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a Deity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t even muster the thought of resistance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chongyang is now caught between the Federation and that Governor Su, life will be difficult....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the Innate ones of various sects hiding in the city.\" Li Guoquan said bitterly: \"I’ve received news that even Celestial Humans of the Evil Cult have entered the territory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Director of Public Security Headquarters, Lin Changle, shrunk his neck, speaking softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Recently, the public order in the city has completely spiraled out of control, plunged into large-scale chaos, many cultists blatantly run amok—there’s no controlling it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Daoling also nodded heavily:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve applied for support from the Investigation Bureau—like a clay ox entering the sea, the Investigation Bureau hasn’t responded to me at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when everyone fell silent, feeling a sense of helplessness, suddenly noises came from outside the meeting room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The top tiers of Chongyang present all looked towards,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw the meeting room door being pushed open, a dignified and imposing middle-aged man stepping in first,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they were shocked, a young man also followed in with slow steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fusheng?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Daoling rose with surprise and joy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re finally back... Quite a lot has happened in Chongyang while you were away this month.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng walked steadily forward, Lin Changle instinctively called out Director, hastily got up to yield his seat,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Zhang Fusheng pressed him back down by the shoulders,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the other Chongyang top tiers, aside from Li Guoquan and Hu Zhongli, all stood up one after another,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at this nearly legendary former Director General of the Public Security Bureau, who served briefly but left an indelible mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Tang looked around curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng surveyed the group, his voice steady:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m now just an ordinary citizen, everyone please sit down first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chongyang top tiers looked at each other, slowly sat down, the spacious meeting room quiet, all eyes on this youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Changle felt the warmth of the hands on his shoulders, obediently raised his head, only to have his head pressed straight by Zhang Fusheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She heard ’Director Zhang’ speak peacefully:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve returned this time to announce two things, first the bad news—Chongyang is drifting away from the Golden Province.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meeting room roared, drifting away?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does this mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Zhongli was puzzled and uncertain:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fusheng, what exactly happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng shook his head, calmly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The literal meaning, Chongyang Heaven and Earth is detaching from the Golden Province, drifting inexorably towards the World Plateau.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the latest three months from now—next February.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the earliest, perhaps just these two days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pausing briefly, he continued in a slow, steady, and powerful tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By then, Chongyang will have completely appeared above the World Plateau—the reason unknown, most likely related to a small town called Chang’an outside the wilderness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meeting room was in complete silence, everyone digesting this terrifying information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before they could settle down,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man who was supporting the current Director General spoke decisively again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The second thing, after Chongyang City completely drifts onto the World Plateau, it will officially be renamed [High Heaven City].\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renaming?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter is not too bad...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as this thought crossed everyone’s mind in the meeting room, they heard the handsome young man continue:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"High Heaven City will acknowledge the legitimacy of Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and the Pantheon, allowing the various sects to establish bases in Chongyang City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Additionally, High Heaven City will declare independence from the Federation, pursuing complete autonomy, and a new sect will be established in the city—called [New Religion].\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng’s words were akin to dropping a bomb, causing an uproar in the large meeting room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quietly observed the people exchanging whispers, debating endlessly, a calm expression on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter had been discussed with Su Qiansuan and the Golden Armored Creatures, the forty-nine provinces separated from each other,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although connections can be made through the World Plateau’s transit,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the independence of the Golden Province at this time makes it difficult to ensure mutual support with the other three rebellious provinces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chongyang, or rather High Heaven City, can stand in mutual solidarity with the Golden Province, diverting the Federation’s attention through cooperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng never thought that future High Heaven City could stand against the Federation alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even adding the Golden Province would be difficult, at most they could barely hold on—this also depends on the internal strife in the Federation, leaving it preoccupied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he opted to bring various sects ’on board’, recognizing and establishing their ’legitimacy.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the uproar, Zhang Fusheng spoke deeply:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Silence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, the meeting room fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He calmly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The current Chongyang City, and soon High Heaven City, will exist as a link where all religious factions can discuss matters within the city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is an essential prerequisite for the establishment of High Heaven City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will strive to transform High Heaven City from a chaotic gathering place into a [Referee] to adjudicate disputes among the sects.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve finished speaking. How do you all feel?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he was asking, Zhang Fusheng’s voice carried an undeniable tone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>prompting one of the Chongyang higher-ups to speak out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Zhang, do the two Golden Legislators know about these matters?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They don’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng calmly answered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I alone will dictate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By what authority?\" someone else questioned, finding this ’second matter’ somewhat absurd and bizarre,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High Heaven City?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All sects coexisting??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t this courting disaster!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voices of opposition rang out in the meeting room. In their view, Zhang Fusheng was impressive, an early member of the High Heaven Association, who single-handedly orchestrated the Chongyang lockdown event,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but ultimately, he was just a Grandmaster—a Grandmaster, though more formidable than many present,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Grandmaster plotting against the Federation??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Utterly laughable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Zhao Wenting, Chen Daoling, Li Guoquan, and Hu Zhongli, seated in the main positions, couldn’t remain composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Guoquan furrowed his brows tightly, lightly tapping the table to signal everyone to be quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at Zhang Fusheng, he said in a deep voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fusheng, what you’re saying is too ridiculous. Even if Chongyang truly fell onto the World Plateau and became an isolated city—it doesn’t mean it’s a place beyond the law.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not to mention, as soon as that Golden Armor Venerate strikes, your so-called High Heaven City will become ruins in an instant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Guoquan continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if the Federation is too lazy to bother, really letting Chongyang become independent, do you want to acknowledge all the religious sects? To let them openly settle in??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you... insane!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why would they bother with us??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Zhongli, besides him, was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly and coughed gently, subtly saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fusheng, you might not have thought this through completely...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng listened patiently and then shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let me put it another way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From today on, Chongyang will be dictated by me alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m no longer asking for everyone’s opinion, but... issuing commands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, fury surged in the meeting room, with high-ranking members sneering. Chen Daoling and Zhao Wenting’s brows were tightly knit, uncertain of what was going on with Fusheng,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Guoquan’s face showed uncertainty, and Hu Zhongli sighed softly, choosing not to interfere with words—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that the True Man valued Zhang Fusheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t agree with what Zhang Fusheng was proposing, but he wouldn’t directly oppose him, only advise him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for whether Zhang Fusheng could suppress these furious higher-ups?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That naturally depended on his own abilities...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As these thoughts surfaced in Hu Zhongli’s mind, the furious voices in the meeting room suddenly quieted down a bit,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up and saw that behind Zhang Fusheng’s head, four furnace fires appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Zhongli shook his head upon hearing the furious voices weaken again,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides those four furnace fires, unexpectedly, a Grotto Heaven emerged!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Innate Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Zhongli rubbed his eyes in astonishment, how... did he become Innate??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Old Hu could react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second Grotto Heaven appeared, and the clamor in the meeting room quieted further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came the third, fourth, fifth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When ten Grotto Heavens revolved simultaneously,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The noise in the meeting room had practically faded to nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eleventh Grotto Heaven appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With celestial music resounding, without being struck, like Golden Boy beating a gong and fairy singing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meeting room was utterly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone watched the young man blankly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Daoling’s throat bulged twice, forcing two words through his gritted teeth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Celestial Human...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Innate Realm, ten Grotto Heavens are the limit, only upon becoming a Celestial Human can one begin to experience the Five Declines,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With each decline, one can open seventy more Grotto Heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enduring all five declines, 360 orifices form 360 Grotto Heavens, with slight turns of the hand, a small world can collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the eleven Grotto Heavens revolved, Zhang Fusheng’s calm voice resonated:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chongyang will be dictated by me alone, does anyone oppose?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that’s tacit approval?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng said calmly, first patting Lin Changle on the shoulder:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you get the result for the fingerprint I asked you to investigate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was referring to the incident when Li Yiyi and Luo Cheng were on the same flight returning to Chongyang, during which the plane shook, and a giant stone struck,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>leaving enormous fingerprints on both the fuselage and the giant rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Changle nodded like a pecking chicken:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Found it, found it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, organize it and send it to me later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng abruptly changed the subject:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Additionally, convey this message to all sects within the city and notify them to hold a meeting in Chongyang three days from now and have their high-ranking members attend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will be present.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last sentence was said as Zhang Fusheng, accompanied by Emperor Tang, turned and left without any hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after they left the meeting room for a long time, it remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Celestial Human...\" someone muttered again.\u003C\u002Fp>",2052,"2026-06-08T09:33:25.352Z",1,"novelbin.me","b9f1832b8bb981e5dd125d51720c3b79cdf51be3474314b2b50b498e97f3a3ea","secret-buyer-chapter-335","secret-buyer-chapter-333",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsecret-buyer-cover.jpg"]