[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-secret-buyer":3,"chapter-secret-buyer-secret-buyer-chapter-542":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},1759241,2324,"Chapter 542 - 341: The Remains of the Central Pole Sect Leader? Why Didn’t I Know? (Part 4)","secret-buyer-chapter-542",542,"\u003Cp>The pitch-black entity suddenly twisted more violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yellow Teeth Old Man understood—it truly exists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, what is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The World-Honored One Buddha?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or that ancient will who submitted and self-proclaimed as the Northern Emperor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps, something else entirely?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t figure it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he was about to continue probing,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yellow Teeth Old Man saw the pitch-black entity, suppressed and shackled by the array, unexpectedly swirl into a massive vortex,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and after a while, something actually emerged from within the vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That thing shot straight out from the array, landing accurately at the Yellow Teeth Old Man’s feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bent down to pick it up and examined it carefully—it’s a fragment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fragment of an unknown entity, still smeared with soil. When he brushed off some of the dirt and sniffed it, the Yellow Teeth Old Man’s expression subtly changed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Netherworld soil...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled, then looked again at the mass of pitch-black entity, cautiously asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pitch-black entity roiled incessantly, with spiritual will rising and forming words, imprinting on the Yellow Teeth Old Man’s spiritual world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yellow Teeth Old Man let out a muffled grunt; despite being prepared, listening to the words of this pitch-black entity still wounded him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>inner demons grew, the flesh deteriorated, and the soul spirit withered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took considerable effort to withstand this terrifying contamination,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yellow Teeth Old Man, panting, had the vast sound of the pitch-black entity echoing in his mind, his face showing confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want me... to inquire with the Supreme Saint Celestial Position about this object, to reflect this object’s past?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised the fragment in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pitch-black entity just quietly rolled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yellow Teeth Old Man licked his lips:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have two matters to be addressed in the grand ritual originally, to inquire of the Supreme Saint Celestial Position, and now adding this object makes three.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Supreme Saint Celestial Position resides in a Different Dimension, with no one seated,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but the Source Point Research Institute has a special technique to communicate with that immense [Great Success Predecessor Supreme Saint Celestial Position] through sacrifice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each communication allows for three inquiries, and the Supreme Saint Celestial Position will provide answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any question, any matter, can be answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yellow Teeth Old Man glanced deeply at the pitch-black life form inside the array, solemnly pocketed the fragment covered in Netherworld soil dust, and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.........\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around the two-thousand-yard area, hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Yutu gently lowered her head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That elder from the Cui family also returned not long ago; he should have met with that so-called Lord of the Year, but judging by his expression, it seems something unpleasant happened.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng, having taken off his dark clothing and bronze mask, responded with a simple sound,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Cui Liuduo and others were in their respective rooms, the living room was empty, leaving only Ruan Yutu waiting there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing at the night scene on this floor, not bustling, not even as much as the midnight of Jiangzhou City,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>from afar, appearing calm yet lonely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood there quietly, thoughts swirling and converging, various matters clashing in his mind,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taiping Daoist Lord, Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Marshal Tianpeng, Central Extreme City, Northern Emperor...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, it was the Divination Cups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Transformed forcibly into an ’aspect of the Holy Grail’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time in Eight Sceneries Palace, the third cast of the cups resulted in the aspect of the Holy Grail, with a heavenly omen declaring—twelve hours later, the Now Gate shall open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twelve hours, equivalent to twenty-four hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, tomorrow night after midnight, I can enter that portal, enter into the true Eight Sceneries Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might not even be just Eight Sceneries Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps, there’s also Jade Void Palace?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with those three supreme-level Supreme Treasures!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng’s face showed a smile, carrying a hint of mockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reverence... there is no longer reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither for The Three Pristine Ones, nor for other Supremes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You seem troubled?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Yutu quietly approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng rubbed his brow, calmly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just suddenly realized, some lofty existences aren’t really that high, it turns out...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They can compromise too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, he suddenly turned to glance at Ruan Yutu:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Would you compromise with ants on the ground?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Yutu was taken aback:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Naturally not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, indeed not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng chuckled again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Humans only compromise with things similar to themselves—humans do, and so do gods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Yutu felt a bit confused, not quite grasping the meaning, just then, with a ’click’ sound, the switch was turned, and the living room lights suddenly brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Liuduo had unknowingly walked out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Compromise?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked over at this young man in coarse hemp clothes, and said indifferently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"People of my Cui Family need not compromise with anyone, even if it’s the past millennium’s ten expectations—what, did you encounter something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of consideration, she maintained her commanding posture, raising her head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Though you bear an outside family name, your veins still run with the blood of my Cui Family. If you face difficulties, you should seek aid from the family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng chuckled, assessing this proud young woman, gently thanked her, but said nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Liuduo raised her eyebrows again, clearly displeased by Zhang Fusheng’s attitude, and was about to sound off when,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the doors of other rooms opened at that moment too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Wenda, Cui Wending, and that elder all walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Wending curiously asked, and Zhang Fusheng simply waved his hand calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing, just feeling a sudden sense of life in the quiet dark night.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Liuduo snorted coldly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Feeling life?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her demeanor made the elder perspire with worry, fearing that this little ancestor would offend a terrifying entity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hurriedly intervened to mediate:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, alright, it’s late at night.... oh by the way, the selection method has been released.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",994,"2026-06-08T09:33:41.990Z",1,"novelbin.me","11663fefe15a3c48fabc7a0897b290630ba38ca409a94d279a96e89a94a95efa","secret-buyer-chapter-543","secret-buyer-chapter-541",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsecret-buyer-cover.jpg"]