Secret Buyer

Chapter 626: Chapter 371: The Terrifying Nursing Home, Showdown with the Great Divine Power Users (2/2)

(Additional update)

Coming to the retirement home seemed like an inevitable choice for Zhang Fusheng.

Despite knowing that there were many strange and eerie things here,

in a sense,

these hidden, peculiar matters and objects were something I would inevitably have to face sooner or later.

Because whether I come or not, go or not,

they always exist here and will eventually surface in this world one day in the future — because this must be a method of some Daluo or even a Supreme!

"Since I want to break free and prove the Supreme fruit, I will have to face all the Daluo and even all the Supreme sooner or later."

Zhang Fusheng whispered to himself and took a deep look at the two Great Divine Power Users who believed they were well-hidden,

then a pure smile appeared on his face:

"Gentlemen, are you also here to take a look at the retirement home?"

The two Great Divine Power Users glanced at each other,

each with keen spiritual sense, both sensed that the retirement home was somewhat unusual, and were already speculating whether this place was where the ’opportunity’ lay, with the intention of entering to explore,

at this moment, hearing the young man’s words, assumed he was a local and replied with a smile.

The Great Divine Power User from the Eastern Sect spoke calmly:

"We just arrived, the two old men are looking for a peaceful place. Are you familiar with this area, young friend?"

Zhang Fusheng looked at the white-haired old man, his smile remained sincere:

"I can’t say familiar, but not too bad... The kid’s name is Zhang Daosheng, and the two old gentlemen?"

The Great Divine Power User from the Eastern Sect nodded with a smile:

"Chen Xuanming."

The one beside him, exuding an aura of purity and compassion, clearly from the Buddhist Sect, likely from the Mandala Lineage.

If I remember correctly, the Eastern Sect presumably venerates the Celestial Venerate Taiyi, while the Mandala Lineage presumably venerates Guanyin the Great Bodhisattva — or, the Compassionate Celestial Venerate.

So, are they related to Yuxu?

The Great Divine Power User from the Mandala Lineage also smiled:

"Shi Tongming."

Zhang Fusheng was contemplating, his expression unchanged, gesturing with his hand:

"Gentlemen, please."

He smiled sincerely, having two Great Divine Power Users to scout ahead was naturally a great benefit.

The former popes of the Eastern Sect and the Mandala Lineage had no doubts,

and immediately walked side by side into the ’Qingshan Retirement Home’, looking like an ordinary young man following closely behind.

Just as they entered.

The white-haired Chen Xuanming looked around, seeing an ordinary scene, much like a small-town retirement home,

with elderly men around stone tables playing chess, and in a corner of the courtyard, some elderly women sat on small stools,

basking in the sun, munching seeds.

There were also some old park fitness equipment in the yard, the paint peeling off, rust spots forming.

As for the main building,

it was an old-fashioned apartment building with a square shape, inside there were mostly drying racks and such, and a water well.

"Who are the three of you?"

An old woman with a kind face, leaning on a walking stick, approached, her eyes very cloudy.

Zhang Fusheng approached with a smile, simply stating his name:

"These two gentlemen wish to take a look at the retirement home. They might decide to stay here in the future."

The old woman glanced at the two constantly looking around elders and nodded with a smile:

"I am the director of this retirement home... My name is Meng the Thirty-Fourth."

After a brief pause, she smiled again:

"When I was young, my family named me rather carelessly. I was the thirty-fourth child in my family... Let’s talk in my office."

"Alright, Director Meng."

Zhang Fusheng nodded, mulling over the name Meng the Thirty-Fourth, unobtrusively falling a step behind Chen Xuanming and Shi Tongming, the two old men.

The director’s office was on the first floor, very old, as the wooden door opened, clusters of wood chips fell,

the interior was quite simple as well, a blackened desk, a bookshelf, a water dispenser, and two wooden sofas against the wall.

Zhang Fusheng sat in the seat closest to the door, while Director Meng returned to her desk,

she put on her reading glasses, flipping through piles of paper documents and files on the desk, speaking with a smile:

"Our retirement home’s fees are not high, six thousand Federation currency a year."

"The food is not bad nor good, main meals include four dishes and a soup, five people per table, breakfast comes with milk and eggs, and occasionally we provide some snacks..."

Director Meng rambled on, speaking slowly, seeming very elderly,

Chen Xuanming and Shi Tongming were absent-minded, not really listening, both frowning slightly, trying to sense the retirement home.

It felt strange, yet indescribably so.

But precisely because of this, it indicated the unusual nature of this place.

It must be known that they were both Great Divine Power Users... At this level, a sudden inspiration must have its reasons,

if there is a strange feeling, then there must be a problem, possibly a significant one.

"Here, gentlemen..."

The old director, trembling, handed over two blank files, smiling:

"If you’d like to come, just fill in your name and basic information. Payment can be made after a half-month trial stay."

The two old men, disguised as Great Divine Power Users, continued to sense while casually writing information on the files,

the old director suddenly looked at Zhang Fusheng:

"Child, do you want to fill one too? Time flies, people age quickly, our town, although not isolated from the world, is almost so."

"Everyone in the retirement home shares common interests, moving in is good, quite good..."

Zhang Fusheng raised an eyebrow, gazing at the seemingly unremarkable old director, smiling:

"I won’t fill it out."

He discreetly glanced at the blank file, his eyes revealing barely noticeable threads of cause and effect.

Goodness.

Dark, pitch-black, dense.

Much more desolate than the depths of Douluo Palace!

This director has significant issues, and this blank file also poses great problems.

Zhang Fusheng naturally could not voice a warning, shifting to the corner of the sofa, quietly watching the two elders filling out the forms.

The form was nearing completion.

In Zhang Fusheng’s special vision of cause and effect,

with every stroke the two Great Divine Power Users made, a wisp of dark hue silently enveloped them,

as the files were about to be filled out, their physical forms and Essence, Qi, and Spirit were all but consumed by the darkness!

But the two of them were completely unaware.

"Finished writing..."

Chen Xuanming smiled as he pushed the file forward, casually asking:

"Director Meng, how many years has our nursing home been built?"

"How many years...?"

Director Meng pondered with a laborious expression, slowly speaking:

"I can’t remember, it’s been a long, long time, probably about the same age as the Federation."

Shi Tongming’s pen-holding hand abruptly paused, lifting his head in horror, and Chen Xuanming’s complexion changed dramatically, instantly realizing something was wrong,

Celestial clouds emerged from his body, bursting into a brilliant light—but the light extinguished the moment it appeared!

Zhang Fusheng and Shi Tongming suddenly turned their gaze, simultaneously staring at Chen Xuanming.

In their perception, Chen Xuanming, having just finished filling out the form, was undergoing an unbelievable decline in Essence, Qi, and Spirit!

Great Divine Power User, Great Power, Venerate, Celestial Human!

In almost the blink of an eye,

He... became him.

A Great Divine Power User instantly turned into an unremarkable mortal—but when Zhang Fusheng gazed at him,

he could still sense danger from the other person, with his Spiritual Sense subtly warning him.

In other words.

This Great Divine Power User transformed into a mortal, yet the power seemed to remain.

It was just the position and Fruit Position, silently disappearing.

It was then that.

Chen Xuanming’s expression cleared of surprise, smiling as he spoke:

"As old as the Federation, how nice, how nice... Director, which room am I staying in?"

"Room 57, a single room." Director Meng replied slowly.

"Old Shi, Zhang, I’m going to check out my room, you need to hurry."

Chen Xuanming slowly walked out of the director’s office.

The office fell into deadly silence.

In an instant.

Coming from the Mandala Lineage, the Great Divine Power User named Shi Tongming felt a chill, abruptly snapping the pen, his mind stirring,

His vast Spiritual Will surged, about to tear the yet-to-be-completed file into powder!

But.

The brilliant light had just arisen.

It instantly faded away, silently.

Shi Tongming felt a chill down his back,

He tried to perform an escape technique, but the void had just been torn open when it immediately healed, indeed, he had escaped, but it appeared to be a swift dash out of the director’s office!

The escape technique that could traverse half the universe in an instant had turned into a sprint.

"Ah, it seems Old Shi’s madness has flared up, I’ll go have a look!" Zhang Fusheng also started running,

He heard the old director shouting behind him:

"Madness? No, no, those with madness can’t be admitted..."

Remarkably, she didn’t stop them at all.

Zhang Fusheng’s mind turned over countless times, rushing out of the director’s office, chasing after Shi Tongming, but suddenly a thought popped into his head.

He immediately tried,

Summoning Immortal Light in the void—but the Immortal Light swiftly dimmed.

He then tried using his palm as a sword, slashing out sword light, but as soon as the sword light appeared, it immediately turned into an ordinary palm wind!

Escape techniques became sprints, Immortal Light couldn’t manifest, sword light turned into palm wind...

"Anything beyond the ’ordinary’ level transforms into ordinary here—no, I can still use the Technique of Cause and Effect, I can still invoke the Taiyi Chapter."

Zhang Fusheng’s mind raced, first thinking of an iron law, a law that encompassed the nursing home, causing all extraordinary things to revert to ordinary.

But then, he promptly dismissed this thought—he had already cultivated the first stage of the Eight Nine Profound Techniques, reaching near-path body,

Ordinary laws couldn’t affect him, even if it were a law established by a Daluo, the near-path body would at least react if it couldn’t resist, giving some feedback!

But if it wasn’t a law, what was it?

While running,

Zhang Fusheng instinctively looked back, seeing the old director watching them with a worried expression,

And the moment the old director averted her gaze.

The fleeing Shi Tongming ripped through the void and rushed away, and Zhang Fusheng’s sword light, which had turned into palm wind, once again expanded into an imposing Heavenly Sword Light!

???

Zhang Fusheng immediately retracted the sword light, realizing the escape technique had reverted back to its true form—he tore through the void to leave as well.

"So... it was under the old director’s gaze."

"Anything extraordinary, would turn into ordinary under her sight?"

Zhang Fusheng had this thought, suddenly feeling a great force coming, with his Spiritual Sense giving a frantic warning!

He couldn’t dodge in time, only to see an illusory large hand sweeping towards him, forcibly pulling him out from the void he had just entered,

The scenery before his eyes changed, becoming clear again, it was now in a vast Buddha Country.

Zhang Fusheng looked up, seeing an enormous face looming over the Buddha Country.

Shi Tongming.

The Great Divine Power User coldly asked:

"A Great Power misjudged....."

"Shouldn’t you, young friend, explain what exactly just happened?"

The Brahma Sound chanted, Buddha’s Light pressed down.

However, Zhang Fusheng simply smiled calmly:

"Why don’t you tell me first, Fellow Daoist, what is your purpose for coming to the Two Realms Mountain?"

The enormous face looming over the Buddha Country was slightly taken aback.

Clearly, it was the small youth in the Buddha Country speaking, yet the voice seemed to echo from above—yet he himself was at the highest point of the Buddha Country,

There shouldn’t be anything above him, right?

He instinctively looked up, seeing a face even larger than his own, occupying an even higher position.

The face of the young man called ’Zhang Daosheng.’

It was suspended above, quietly observing him.

The Buddha Country, at some point, had fallen into a boundless cosmos, the cosmos vast, stars sparkling resplendently.

Shi Tongming felt a chill in his heart, was this a world that a Great Power Realm lifeform could refine??

"Fellow Daoist?"

Zhang Fusheng gently spoke again, his voice resounding like a great bell, rolling with thunderous sound!