Secret Buyer

Chapter 541 - 341: The Central Pole Sect Leader’s Remains? How Would I Know?

"It is the soon-to-be reinstated Lord of Zhongji City—Senior, surely you understand better than I what kind of entity the Lord of the Middle Pole is."

"After all, you just used His name in vain."

Each word and sentence echoed through the Taiping Taoist Temple, as Zhang Fusheng was first taken aback and silent,

then, amidst the puzzled glances of others, burst into loud laughter.

The laughter was deafening and reverberated endlessly.

For a long time.

Zhang Fusheng took a breath, stared at the Taiping Daoist Lord, and spoke plainly:

"So, the last resort left by Sun Monkey is the Central Pole Sect Leader?"

The Taiping Daoist Lord was taken aback, shook his head, and said:

"I don’t know, maybe not."

"But surely someone will enter Zhongji City to take charge of the entire Netherworld—whoever enters will be the one the Lord spoke of."

The Taiping Taoist Temple fell back into a deathly stillness; Zhuge Yuyi and Sima Shi dared not breathe heavily,

as for the just-awakened Sima Si?

At this moment, he was curled up, his face full of confusion.

Another long moment passed.

Zhang Fusheng’s thoughts raced a thousand times over, and by then they had settled; he merely asked a final question:

"Nine Netherworld Pass, Zhongji City, when should they open?"

"Soon."

The Taiping Daoist Lord replied candidly:

"No one can say the exact date, but according to calculations, it is in the coming days—the Lord also left a message."

"Let’s hear it."

"The Lord said that when the Five Finger Mountain crumbles once more, it will be the day Zhongji City opens, and beings enter therein."

The Taiping Daoist Lord’s voice was rhythmic, like a chant:

"It is the former residence of the Central Pole Sect Leader, the city where He presided over the Nine Netherworld—no one knows what kind of power this city holds, and no one knows what it can achieve."

"Moreover, the Lord said that within Zhongji City lies the remains and relics of the Central Pole Sect Leader!"

"But soon, soon, this city shall open!"

The sound echoed, subsiding only after a long while.

The figure in black and bronze merely gave an enigmatic smile.

The former residence of the Central Pole Sect Leader?

Did the Central Pole Sect Leader know about this?

No, he did not know.

But now he does.

And... the remains and relics of the Central Pole Sect Leader?

When did he acquire a body he didn’t know about?

Interesting, what exactly had the Great Saint prepared for him?

Besides... since they are the remains of the "Central Pole Sect Leader", shouldn’t the Central Pole Sect Leader himself be able to control them freely?

Zhang Fusheng lowered his eyelids, closed his eyes in thought, and after a long time nodded:

"Very well."

"I’ll take your word for it. When the day Zhongji City opens, I shall return."

The Taiping Daoist Lord breathed a slight sigh of relief, performed a gesture of courtesy, and said:

"To be honest, there will be three trials for those wishing to enter Zhongji City at that time."

"Tianpeng is one trial, White Dragon is another, and I am another—the matter of entering the city and contending for ownership will be presided over by me at that time."

Zhang Fusheng listened quietly, then asked in confusion:

"Tianpeng will return?"

The Marshal Tianpeng, now Li Xiuyuan, the Sutra Taker.

How can he return?

Yet the Taiping Daoist Lord nodded resolutely:

"He will return, no matter what, it is destined by fate; it is a decree issued by the Lord."

Seeing this, Zhang Fusheng asked no more, nodded slightly, and without hesitation, turned and left.

Just before stepping out of the Taoist Temple, he spoke softly:

"Cangtian is indeed dead, I am quite curious, can your Azure Sky truly become the new Cangtian?"

The crisis pressing against the Taiping Daoist Lord’s heart dissipated, and performing a gesture of courtesy, he replied candidly:

"To be honest, the chaos in the forty-nine provinces of the Federation was all orchestrated by me."

"Once the world turns against him, Azure Sky will replace the mortal Cangtian."

"Once the heavens turn, Azure Sky will replace the celestial Cangtian."

The low words reverberated, making Zhuge Yuyi and the others tremble to their core.

The ongoing chaos and rebellious trend in all the provinces... the mastermind behind it is actually the Daoist in front of them!!

This news is too shocking, if spread out, it would shake the entire Federation!

Zhang Fusheng also looked back, deeply casting a glance at the Taiping Daoist Lord, who was only at the Great Power level, without questioning his words,

his form vanished into thin air, leaving only a slowly fading sentence in the air.

"Inciting the world to revolt, that truly is your old expertise, isn’t it?"

The lingering resonance never ended, and the Taiping Taoist Temple, seemingly cut out from the Netherworld into vast emptiness,

returned to its place.

The Taiping Daoist Lord took a heavy breath.

"Consider it a tribulation passed."

He muttered to himself, paying no mind to the three others nearby, reached to touch his back—at some unnoticed time, it had become covered in cold sweat.

The Taiping Daoist Lord let out a wry smile, stood up, stepped forward, then crouched back down again.

Crouching before the pile of divination cup fragments trampled into the mud.

"Later, I will clear up your confusion."

The Taiping Daoist Lord said without lifting his head:

"And also make you understand your own missions..."

As he spoke,

he extended his hand, picked up the largest fragment among the divination cup shards, caressed it for a moment, then grasped it tightly in his palm,

after a long while,

the Taiping Daoist Lord pushed his hand forward, and under the bewildered gaze of the three, the divination cup fragment vanished into thin air, its destination unknown.

.........

Source Point Research Institute.

Underground.

Although the old woman had long departed, the Yellow Teeth Old Man still remained, gazing intently at the dark entity suppressed in the array.

He stood with his hands behind his back, speaking in a low tone:

"What exactly are you?"

"As Jiang Feiniao mentioned, she used a sacrificial array to summon you—why then are you unwilling to descend?"

The mass of darkness merely twisted silently, without speaking.

The Yellow Teeth Old Man wiped the sweat from his brow; despite the array’s suppression, facing such a fearsome entity directly,

even he, with his vast experience, couldn’t help but feel a deep-seated dread.

After pondering for a moment,

the Yellow Teeth Old Man continued:

"Is it because within Yin Chang’an, there are people or things you do not wish to meet?"