[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-secret-buyer":3,"chapter-secret-buyer-secret-buyer-chapter-522":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},1759221,2324,"Chapter 522 - 337: Arrival! Are You Plotting Against the Master of the Nine Netherworld Using the Netherworld? (Double-Length - )_4","secret-buyer-chapter-522",522,"\u003Cp>But then, what is that columnar object?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng’s heart was once again filled with doubt, but this time, the heavens did not provide him an answer—this matter holds great secrets,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>or perhaps this object has a remarkably high status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His curiosity grew, and he resolved to calculate the causes and effects—easily obtaining the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Heavenly Connection Tree...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng murmured to himself, his eyes slightly profound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the legendary Heavenly Connection Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Connection Tree, a tree connecting the heavens, a bridge between the cosmos, humanity, and divinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his thoughts wandered, he heard Cui Wenda beside him asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After nightfall, one must not wander the streets... Does the Capital have a curfew?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not quite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder of the clan’s expression slightly tensed, as he spoke in a deep voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The daytime in the Capital belongs to humans, the night, to ghosts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ghosts??\" Cui Wenda’s eyes widened, and Zhang Fusheng also became interested again—ghosts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Likewise, the heavens did not provide him with an answer to this doubt, so he could only listen in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder nodded slightly, speaking in a deep voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The authorities have never officially acknowledged it, yet it doesn’t mean it does not exist—the fact is, every time after nightfall,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in the Capital, especially below the two-thousand-zhang region, the legendary Netherworld appears faintly, malicious spirits roam within,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and above the Netherworld, there exists a ghost market, and even a ghost city!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pausing briefly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the elder exhaled a turbid breath:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, for some reason, the Capital has always turned a blind eye to the Netherworld; there are rumors that this Netherworld is the handiwork of an entity above a Great Divine Power User.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone exchanged glances, even Zhang Fusheng was slightly shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above a Great Divine Power User?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it a True Saint of the Fourth Realm of the Divine Path?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps, a Celestial Venerate or Buddha of the Fifth Realm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In any case.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder looked around, solemnly advising:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every night, especially in the lower two-thousand-zhang region, people often get lost in the Netherworld.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some find great opportunities within, appearing after sunrise, soaring to the skies ever after.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But more people, remain there forever... It is also rumored that even Divine Spirits have lost their way within!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some even perished within!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A subtle silence settled in the dining area, a slight sense of trepidation pervaded—of course, Zhang Fusheng and Ruan Yutu were exceptions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter scoffed at the so-called Netherworld—ghosts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Buddha sits beside him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Zhang Fusheng himself, he felt a vague thrill, understanding that this so-called Netherworld could be a great opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The person of the Central Pole Sect Leader’s stature should have manifested in the human world long ago....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thought flashed through Zhang Fusheng’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cui family elder continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All our families who came here to compete in the Ten Hopes contest are arranged to live in the lower two-thousand-zhang region.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps it has to do with the Netherworld because if those participating in the competition get lost within, it would be beneficial for the great families native to the Capital.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the starship trembled gently—indicating their arrival at the Capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.........\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Capital,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>higher than the eight-thousand-zhang region, suspended on a floating island beside the [Heavenly Connection Tree].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The message has come.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In one of the great families, a participant of the previous Ten Hopes contest,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>someone bowed to report:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The most threatening Cui family is about to arrive, and there’s word from a mole; this time, the Cui family brings a Book Holder, a young fellow named Cui Wenda, carrying the [Book of Life and Death].\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, the subordinate cautiously asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should we arrange for people to intercept and kill the Cui family’s arrivals outside the Capital?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting cross-legged, the elderly man slowly opened his eyes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stated calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To intercept and kill is too lowly a deed, not the style of our Meng family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged man with an aura at the level of a Venerate but posed as a servant paid his respects:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Patriarch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, the middle-aged man cautiously continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Furthermore, the mole also conveyed that the Cui family seems to have an ace up their sleeve for this competition.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s an outsider named Daoist Venerable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a name?\" The elderly man frowned, turning his gaze, even Kong Shentong, who was visiting, raised his head with surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daoist Venerable??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a grand name!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Shentong, playing with the Exquisite Treasure Tower in his hand, clicked his tongue in wonder:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Daoist Venerable? Is it Daoist in name, Venerable as surname, or Dao as surname, Venerable as given name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cautious Venerate responded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to what the mole transmitted, it’s Dao as the surname, Venerable as the given name.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Shentong exclaimed, the True Spirit within the Exquisite Treasure Tower also raised his head; the name was indeed a bit grandiose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elderly man arched his brow, saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Continue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Venerate nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The mole said that this young man named Daoist Venerable is very likely the Cui family’s ace, drinking an entire bowl of Hundred Mystic Soup without changing his expression.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps... he is a top-tier Celestial Human.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both the elderly man and Kong Shentong were slightly moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For them, two Great Divine Power Users, a Celestial Human wasn’t worth mentioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those competing in the Ten Hopes contest are all young men and women under thirty. A top-tier Celestial Human below thirty?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that’s somewhat alarming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A single Cui family, and they have such a prodigy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Shentong clicked his tongue:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Ten Hopes contest doesn’t allow those who have succeeded through secret techniques or empowerment to participate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To cultivate step by step into a Celestial Human in their twenties, even within our Confucius and Mencius families, there are very few, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Meng elder nodded slightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Kong is right; the most outstanding of our Meng family’s younger generation have only just entered the realm of Celestial Humans. What merit does the Cui family possess, to gain such a Qilin child?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Shentong stroked his chin:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was tempted to order a hit on the Cui family—a Book of Life and Death, a Qilin child—the threat is too great... Forget it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our Confucius and Mencius families value benevolence and righteousness; we cannot resort to assassination... By the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Shentong’s smile suddenly disappeared, his face turning expressionless as he asked:\u003C\u002Fp>",1071,"2026-06-08T09:33:41.990Z",1,"novelbin.me","5caf5f0a9436ef555406b18402ebd6c488bbe94b49a1d3a05f862ab7e72e13b0","secret-buyer-chapter-523","secret-buyer-chapter-521",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsecret-buyer-cover.jpg"]