Secret Buyer

Chapter 622: Chapter 368:

Zhang Fusheng responded with a hum, gazing at the Northern Emperor, and suddenly changed the subject:

"Then, Fellow Daoist Northern Emperor, what do you think the Three Pristine Ones ultimately want to use me for?"

"At what point in my journey will I have fulfilled the requirements of the Three Pristine Ones, and be taken by them to prove that ’Tao Fruit’ position?"

The Northern Emperor shook his head again, his gaze deep and solemn, speaking softly:

"Fellow Daoist Fusheng, it’s the same old story, you must investigate these things yourself, you and us... are different."

Zhang Fusheng’s expression shifted slightly:

"In what way are we different?"

The Northern Emperor was silent for a moment, then said quietly:

"We have all long existed within the scheming of the Supremes for many, many years."

"And you, perhaps for the first time, have entered the vision of the Supremes, you... have not yet been arranged for everything."

"In other words, you are a variable."

Listening to the Northern Emperor’s words, Zhang Fusheng’s expression tightened, while the Northern Emperor continued speaking on his own:

"It is due to the Three Pristine Ones, also due to the unknown Supreme in that broken stars, and because of the object you hold and the matter of Wa’s transformative stone."

"All these things together make you something and someone outside the ’destined’ created by the thoughts of all the Supremes."

"Fellow Daoist, you are not destined."

Zhang Fusheng didn’t answer, only fell into deep thought.

It was unknown how much time had passed.

He suddenly spoke up:

"I’ve been to the past, personally met the master of Yuxu, precisely because of this action, if needed, could he directly erase me?"

The Northern Emperor pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice:

"Yes, but once you become Daluo, you will have no fear—Daluo will not die because a certain moment of themselves dies."

"Of course, there is another premise, that Wa’s stone must still be effective, and the will of the Supremes cannot descend in these hundred thousand years."

Zhang Fusheng nodded silently, his mind racing with thoughts, pondering something else unknown.

For a long, long time, and even longer.

He gazed at the Northern Emperor, the light and shadows in his hands extremely radiant:

"This time, I use the opportunity of enlightenment to buy the freedom you had before becoming enlightened."

"Are you... willing?"

The Northern Emperor stood up abruptly, light appearing in his eyes:

"Fellow Daoist Fusheng has seized the opportunity for enlightenment?"

"Not yet."

Zhang Fusheng answered calmly:

"But if I truly am your opportunity for enlightenment, if you can truly attain enlightenment through me, then this great contract should be completed."

"Otherwise..."

Zhang Fusheng squinted his eyes.

The Northern Emperor decisively nodded and said softly:

"Willingly."

The words fell.

The contract glowed, and nothing was taken from it, but it was accompanied by an illusory great sound.

[Contract Established].

The Northern Emperor did not lie.

Zhang Fusheng’s trust in his words reached ninety percent—but not the entirety.

Perhaps the Northern Emperor entered the game knowingly, perhaps everything the Northern Emperor did was actually under the Supreme’s prediction, or perhaps for other reasons...

In any case, even if the Northern Emperor truly sold his Daluo-level cultivation to him,

Zhang Fusheng still would not completely trust him.

Or rather, Zhang Fusheng would not completely trust anyone.

He slowly exhaled, looking at the glowing contract, at the endless bundles of light within,

Zhang Fusheng suddenly smiled:

"I should prove myself as a Great Divine Power User... Fellow Daoist says, will there be many coming to hunt me?"

The Northern Emperor nodded gently:

"In the Netherworld, because of the future Buddha arising—a killing game—it’s even said that those involved may not be just the future Buddha."

"After all..."

"All the Supremes do not wish to see the Three Pristine Ones succeed, thus, all the Supremes, to varying degrees, have the thought to kill you."

"Fellow Daoist Fusheng, please do not trust anyone, any Supremes."

The Northern Emperor’s gentle voice echoed in Zhang Fusheng’s ear.

.........

Two Realms Mountain.

"Granny Cui..."

Wei Lingzhu spoke with a quiver:

"What should we do next?"

The girl referred to as Granny Cui had a serious expression, looked up at the dim sky that seemed to be shrouded by something,

She shook her head bitterly.

"Cultists..." Cui Baihua muttered, her face growing increasingly grave.

They are cultists, but not ordinary cultists.

The number of cultists gathered here was absurdly large, and they seemed to be plotting something big.

"We can’t get out." Cui Baihua said solemnly: "An unknown grand formation is enveloping this place, easy to enter, but hard to exit."

"Miscalculated..."

The Old Master also wore a grim expression, gazing into the distance, said:

"Ahead seems to be a small town nestled in the mountains, maybe we can hide there, at least we won’t be so conspicuous."

Wei Lingzhu expressed concern:

"But the problem is, don’t cultists often perform blood sacrifices on the masses? If we go to a populated area, isn’t it..."

The Old Master shook his head:

"That statement is inaccurate, the sects fond of blood sacrifices are only Mandala Lineage, Western Sect, and Pantheon, and they don’t necessarily perform blood sacrifices."

Pausing, he continued:

"The most crucial thing is, wandering in these rarely visited wilderness areas is too conspicuous... You know, sacrificing a Celestial Human surpasses sacrificing a city of a million people."

"Moreover..."

The Old Master glanced at Cui Baihua beside him.

Cui Baihua furrowed her brows, suddenly asked:

"You are a cultist too, aren’t you?"

"Yes."

The Old Master responded frankly:

"I come from the Ancient Saint Sect, but the cultists gathered here, I don’t know which sect or religion they’re from."

Cui Baihua remained silent.

Her Innate Spiritual Sense was frantically warning her, even though she had just entered Great Power, the issue lay in the ancestral tablets burdening her back,

Under such circumstances, still causing the Spiritual Sense to tremble, one could imagine the danger of this place.