[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-secret-buyer":3,"chapter-secret-buyer-secret-buyer-chapter-401":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},1758750,2324,"Chapter 401 - 287: The Fall of the Divine Spirit, Ling Mountain Remnant","secret-buyer-chapter-401",401,"\u003Cp>(Next Chapter within ten minutes)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chongyang City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was shrouded in mist, and rain was falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Dongxi, wearing a raincoat, cautiously moved through the narrow alleys. After confirming no one was watching,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she lifted the manhole cover and swiftly jumped down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She twisted and turned through the sewer pipes, eventually reaching a massive reservoir,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>which was full of filth and reeked terribly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but Lin Dongxi paid it no mind. With a sweep of her hand, the sewage rolled to the sides of the reservoir,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>revealing a large cavity beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Dongxi leapt down, passed through a dark passage, and entered a secret chamber filled with layers of formation arrays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, Second Senior Sister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She greeted softly and quickly offered the two miraculous herbs she just bought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough cough cough...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tianbao, body full of cracks, coughed violently. A Vajra Pestle was embedded in his head, from which blood with a shimmering glow flowed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but after consuming the two miraculous herbs, the cracks on his body healed slightly, though the severe wound on his head remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vajra Pestle constantly emitted Buddha’s Light, preventing the wound from healing, and could not be removed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Vajra Pestle, forged from a maiden’s leg bones and ten thousand sacrifices, was an extremely yin weapon, heavy with murderous intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, are you feeling better?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuque asked softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A bit better,\" Hong Tianbao gasped, his expression weary. \"I can hold on for a bit longer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two women fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, Lin Dongxi bit her lip and spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t understand, why doesn’t the Grandmaster intervene? Is he just going to watch you get hunted by the Mandala Lineage?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside her, Chen Yuque spoke softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Grandmaster is probably in hiding now as well. Several Celestial Humans from the Mandala Lineage are after him...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sighed lightly as she spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their current situation was dire, being hunted by the Mandala Lineage’s followers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fierce battle broke out not long ago, and Master nearly died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tianbao sighed lightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fortunately, other sects’ followers are holding back the Mandala Lineage, otherwise...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began to cough violently again, rubbing his temples:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two won’t be noticed. Leave quickly. I’m being watched and hunted by all their followers, and can’t escape.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go!\" Hong Tianbao spoke sternly. \"My Spiritual Sense is warning me that the Mandala Lineage followers are closing in. If you don’t leave now, it may be too late!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He breathed heavily and cautioned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you encounter Fusheng, tell him to leave, to go as far as possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That child still has kindness, compassion, and righteousness in his bones. I’m afraid he’ll recklessly seek revenge...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tianbao muttered on, instructing Chen Yuque and Lin Dongxi on how to escape and what to do if they met their junior disciple later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was making final arrangements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuque’s lips trembled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Junior Brother were here...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s no use,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tianbao spoke wearily:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s a rumor that Fusheng has already achieved Celestial Human status—it’s absurd.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused and spoke calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if Fusheng truly has achieved Celestial Human status, reaching the peak of the Human Path, in Chongyang City now, isolated and without allies, once hunted, he would inevitably perish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two women remained silent again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still not leaving?\" Hong Tianbao asked loudly. The pair wasn’t indecisive; after only a brief silence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they helped each other stand and prepared to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staying would only mean dying together, with no other purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tianbao watched his two disciples leave, exhaling softly, leaning against the wall, the wound on his head still bleeding,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet he was at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was a man who should have died long ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby old man mumbled to himself, feeling a bit regretful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With little Fusheng’s talent, in the future, there might truly be a chance to revive Ling Mountain, perhaps even reaching the level of a True Saint with Great Divine Techniques?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But alas, I won’t see it, won’t see it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man closed his eyes wearily, his Essence, Qi, and Spirit slowly dissipating, the frequency of his Spiritual Sense’s warnings increasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mandala Lineage’s arrival was not far off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So be it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gigantic bridge spanning over Yellow Springs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crystalline Porcelain Doll gazed dazedly at the grand portal, Ghost Gate...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would something like this be here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He imperceptibly extended his Divine Thought, attempting to touch the Ghost Gate, intending to directly absorb it into the Divine Realm—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inevitably failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng clicked his tongue, though it was within expectations. If it were that easy to take away,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it wouldn’t stand here; likely, all the deities of the heavens had tried numerous times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his thoughts churned, a massive rumbling suddenly resounded in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve come from afar, why hide yourself? Are you an elder or grand elder of some evil cult?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rebuke echoed through the heavens, everyone on the bridge looked up and saw a valiant Divine Spirit questioning a red silhouette concealed in the mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Old Bull, stepping from the heavens, sneered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scram, say another word of nonsense, and I’ll cleave you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was domineering, his true self being a Great Divine Power User, even if he was now only a Divine Embryo at the Venerate level,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>armed with numerous killing arts and Marvelous Techniques, to slay a venerate of the same realm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Really wasn’t a difficult task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You boast a great deal!\" The valiant Divine Spirit’s face darkened; at the aspect of Deities, overrun through the heavens and earth,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>everywhere they were significant figures, wielding great power, standing above countless others, and all cherished their ’reputation’,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>being taunted in the presence of many deities and cultivators naturally wouldn’t let it slide easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, with slight anger, a vast Dharma Aspect rose behind him, seeming ready to clash over a disagreement:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You come, I do not wish to make things difficult, but...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",981,"2026-06-08T09:33:25.352Z",1,"novelbin.me","b1026619117c73143af354a74a5be25dea1bfe7e62f2f7360ddb54f836e07dd3","secret-buyer-chapter-402","secret-buyer-chapter-500",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsecret-buyer-cover.jpg"]