Secret Buyer-Chapter 185 - 146: Eradication! Ceremony Complete!
Zhang Fusheng was well aware that he wasn’t particularly skilled at scheming and intrigue.
He preferred to kill his enemies with a single punch.
As for the so-called struggle—having seized Liao Xianji’s enlightenment, he was indeed not what he used to be, but could he compare with the top Martial Arts Masters in their thirties?
That was still far off.
So.
He chose to eliminate those geniuses.
Eliminate those apprentices of the Master Uncle whom he had never met.
The rain fell harder.
In the rain curtain.
"Who are you all?"
Lu Zheng wiped the sweat from his forehead, staring at the thirty or so figures in black robes before him,
These people were shrouded in black robes from head to toe, their faces and figures obscured.
The black-robed figures remained silent, encircling silently as the long street became desolate and cold without anyone noticing.
A raindrop hit Lu Zheng’s eye.
He instinctively squinted.
In an instant.
Over thirty Qi Blood Smokes tore the rain curtain apart, and more than thirty massive palm seals descended with a boom!!
The long street fractured.
Someone called the Public Security Headquarters, only to hear a long silence.
Unable to connect.
Or perhaps, at the Public Security Headquarters.
All the operators had left their posts and proceeded to the meeting room, listening quietly to Assistant Lin’s meeting instructions.
The sound of phones ringing persisted in the distance, and an operator couldn’t help but raise a hand:
"Assistant Lin, should we first..."
Lin Changle expressionlessly motioned for silence, glancing at his watch:
"In ten minutes, the meeting will end."
The operators remained silent.
......
The fractured long street.
In the midst of the street shattered by thirty-seven Martial Arts Masters simultaneously.
A puddle of blood was being washed away by the rain.
Not everyone had the ability to fight off many opponents alone.
The blood wriggled, and under the illumination of the Other Shore Bone in the hand of the leading black-robed figure, a new grim skeleton stood up.
Another black-robed figure handed over a brand new black robe.
The thirty-eight Martial Arts Masters continued their march in the rain, moving faster and faster!
Sonic booms echoed across the long street as figures tore through the rain curtain, leaping again and again, ultimately intercepting a middle-aged man.
Wang Tianlong.
Again, over thirty Qi Blood Smokes soared into the sky, transforming into colossal palm seals that descended with a crash!
A blazing white light ripped through, evaporating the Qi Blood Palm Seals. Wang Tianlong roared and quickly fled,
but the thirty or so figures surrounded and pursued, ensuring there was nowhere to escape!
"Where did so many Martial Arts Masters come from!"
Wang Tianlong was shocked and angry, among the thirty or so Martial Arts Masters, there were even two top Masters, especially the one in the lead black robe!
Although the opponent exuded a lifeless aura, just based on the over two hundred meters of Qi Blood Smoke.....
He too was an exceptional expert with three shackles simultaneously unlocking the five viscera!
He roared, pounding through the continuous rain curtain, attempting to draw these black-robed figures into his own Divine Realm—he too was a Pseudo Master, his spiritual will reaching the level of Minor Perfection!
He succeeded.
The black-robed figures all appeared in his Divine Realm.
"Next....."
Wang Tianlong licked his lips:
"It’s my turn..."
He hadn’t finished speaking.
Only to see these black-robed figures stomp their feet in unison.
Once.
The Divine Realm shook.
Twice.
The Divine Realm began to tear apart.
The third time!
His own spiritual world was violently shattered!!
’Wow!!’
Wang Tianlong suffered a spiritual backlash, coughing up blood profusely, a look of terror crossing his face,
Although he had only drawn these ’people’ into his Divine Realm for just a few breaths, he clearly noticed that these people.....
Were not human!
Not the slightest hint of a life signal!
Thirty-eight black-robed figures charged towards him, Wang Tianlong reached his fingers to his body, touching consecutively, his physique suddenly expanding, pressing his palms together, embodying Tathagata!
"Great Sun!"
The Qi Blood behind him transformed into a resplendent Great Sun, the rain curtain evaporated into massive amounts of mist, enveloping the long street!
In the mist.
Blazing white light ripped out, evaporating ten or so black-robed figures at the Three Viscera and Four Viscera levels in an instant!
’Roar!!’
Wang Tianlong roared:
"Is this all....."
"Dare to hunt me!"
"Just you!!"
He fought with the remaining black-robed figures, unleashing various True Intent Powers, utilizing his own supreme techniques!
He fought until blood drenched, finally breaking the last black-robed figure.
Yet, for some reason, there wasn’t a single Armed Hovercar in the sky, which should have been patrolling all along.
"Huff.....huff....."
Wang Tianlong breathed heavily, after a bloody battle, he was nearly killed, looking at the scattered bones on the ground, a look of shock appeared on his face.
"Hell Observation..."
"That old bastard Hong Tianbao!"
"How dare he defy the Master’s ban!"
Wang Tianlong wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his heart still racing, knowing that the Master’s ban clearly stated, unless provoked, the elders must not attack the juniors—only then could the fairness of the contest be barely ensured.
"It’s over..."
Wang Tianlong stood in the rain, blood continuously flowing down.
He turned wearily, suddenly his body stiffened, and he turned his head sharply.
On the ground.
The scattered bone fragments were gathering, even the evaporated bones reappeared at this moment.
Thirty-eight grim skeletons stood again in the rain.
"Motherf***er..."
Wang Tianlong cursed blankly.
He was overwhelmed by the dense Qi Blood.
He was torn apart.
Moments later.
From the bloody mud, a new grim skeleton stood up.
Thirty-nine grim skeletons silently vanished in the rain.
......
Banquet Hall.
Zhang Fusheng covered his mouth, coughing lightly twice.
As long as the Grim Skeleton’s residual soul isn’t shattered, it naturally won’t truly perish, but it can’t ’resurrect’ without limit.
It requires the consumption of vital energy.
Wang Tianlong is indeed formidable...
His face turned slightly pale, as he gazed intently at the confrontation between his master and the granduncle in the hall.
The auspicious time for the apprenticeship ceremony was about to pass.
Shen Baobao glanced at the young man beside her, pondered for a moment, and was about to step forward when suddenly,
the tense, icy atmosphere in the banquet hall softened.
The guests one after another looked towards the outside of the banquet hall, where an elderly man and a young boy with three eyes on his forehead were walking in side by side.
"Elder Hu!"
"Legislator Zhou!"
Voices rose and fell in the banquet hall as Chen Qiusheng dispelled his overwhelming murderous aura, stepped aside, and displayed a look of uncertain astonishment.
Hong Tianbao is acquainted with these two??
He was a bit bewildered, hadn’t he just sent Lu Zheng to the waiting area half a month ago to reach a collaboration with Hu Zhongli??
Hadn’t he offered a Qi and Blood Marvelous Medicine that could extend life!
This Hu Zhongli, had clearly promised to support him in becoming a Golden Legislator of Chongyang City...
While Chen Qiusheng was in shock, Hong Tianbao also approached with a face full of surprise:
"I’ve met Elder Hu, I’ve met Legislator Zhou."
Hu Zhongli nodded slightly, sized up the plump old man, then suddenly beamed:
"I’ve long heard of Hong Tianbao’s name, the peerless genius of yore, pity....."
He expressed some regret as he spoke:
"It’s a pity, ultimately you couldn’t achieve the Ultimate Leap..."
The plump old man smiled bitterly.
In the corner, Zhang Fusheng was a bit bewildered, peerless genius? Ultimate Leap?
What on earth? Wasn’t his master just a grandmaster at his peak?
He had this confusion long ago when his master could invite grandmasters and grandmasters from various cities.
Even being on good terms with Shen Baobao’s and Kong Dongyan’s masters... Shen Baobao’s master must not be an Innate, right?
As his thoughts wandered, Shen Baobao, standing beside him, seemed to discern his confusion:
"You don’t know?"
Zhang Fusheng turned around:
"I hope Senior Sister Shen can enlighten me."
Shen Baobao nodded slightly:
"I also heard from my teacher, decades ago, Elder Hong once overshadowed contemporaries in the Golden Province, even the older generation."
She sighed:
"It’s just that after becoming a realm-breaking grandmaster, Elder Hong chose an incredibly difficult path—accumulating a thousand-year Refining Spirit at the level of Minor Perfection in the spirit realm."
"In doing so, he could perhaps achieve the Ultimate Leap without the help of different dimensional deities, directly crossing from the illusory divine realm of [Minor Perfection] to the [Breaking Limit] level, reaching the Thousand-Year Position."
Zhang Fusheng was left dumbfounded, what on earth?
Going straight from Minor Perfection to Breaking Limit, bypassing Perfection?
He pondered:
"In that case, can it be done without the aid of deities? Why is that?"
Shen Baobao shrugged:
"When the spirit realm is not [Perfect], and the divine realm is not [True], naturally there won’t be significant interaction with different dimensions."
"Thus, one can rely on oneself to break through the realm."
The phases of the spirit realm, Entry Level, Minor Achievement, Great Success, then Minor Perfection attaining the illusory divine realm, and Perfection achieving the true divine realm,
where Breaking Limit signifies the spirit level of the Innate Realm.
She sighed:
"In fact, this is the truly traditional path of cultivation, the so-called perfection realm originally belongs to the Innate Domain."
Zhang Fusheng seemed to understand somewhat:
"So originally, there’s no grandmaster level? A grandmaster could directly start working towards the Innate Realm?"
"Exactly."
Shen Baobao looked approvingly at Zhang Fusheng:
"However, similarly, this traditional path, which doesn’t seek deities, is also not favored by them."
She gazed at the plump old man, lightly shaking her head:
"Those who walk this path will naturally be targeted by deities."
Zhang Fusheng fell silent, faintly imagining the battles of decades past when his master ultimately failed, stuck at the grandmaster realm...
Later, he also suffered the Flesh Plague and never recovered.
He sighed softly, feeling some regret that he received the news too late, already at Spiritual Perfection and a true divine realm.
Otherwise...
Zhang Fusheng shook his head.
At this moment.
Hu Zhongli smiled and said:
"I heard you widely invited old friends to host a grand apprenticeship banquet, and since I’m in Chongyang City today, naturally, I had to come and take a look."
Chen Qiusheng’s expression was a bit unsightly, with Hu Zhongli present, it wasn’t appropriate to stir trouble again.
Speaking of which, why hasn’t Wang Tianlong arrived yet?
Hu Zhongli looked around, suddenly curious and asked:
"Where is the main character of today’s banquet?"
Hong Tianbao saluted and hurriedly waved towards the corner, all eyes turned to rest on a heroic young man.
The young man wore a black traditional long robe, sturdy martial arts shoes, and neatly buttoned attire, appearing to possess the demeanor of a martial arts master or grandmaster.
Hu Zhongli intently observed the young man, intrigued:
"And who might this young gentleman be?"
Zhang Fusheng stepped forward, neither overly humble nor arrogant, and saluted Elder Hu:
"Zhang Fusheng, greetings to Elder Hu."
"Indeed heroic and extraordinary!" Elder Hu praised, "No wonder Hong Tianbao made such a big scene to take this disciple."
He scrutinized Zhang Fusheng for a while, then nodded approvingly:
"You are quite pleasing to this old man’s eyes, do come and chat with me whenever you like if you wish."
Many guests in the banquet hall exchanged glances, somewhat surprised, the young man certainly had good fortune!
Everyone knew, although the Golden Legislator of the waiting area had changed seats, Elder Hu probably could return to being a Golden Legislator at any time,
A Golden Legislator, often a grandmaster, but in status...
Even slightly higher than an ordinary Innate Realm!
"The auspicious moment is approaching." Someone reminded at this point.
Hong Tianbao guided Elder Hu and Legislator Zhou to their seats, while he himself sat in the large armchair, the sound of drums and gongs drowned out the continuous rain outside the banquet hall.
"First, offer the tea!" The second master suddenly appeared from nowhere, giving Chen Qiusheng a meaningful glance, and chanted loudly.
"Second, offer the tea!"
Zhang Fusheng presented the tea a second time.
"Third, offer the tea, present the apprenticeship note!"
Hong Tianbao sipped the tea for the third time, holding it in his hand, and took the apprenticeship note that Zhang Fusheng handed over, speaking loudly:
"I, Hong Tianbao, today accept my final disciple, Zhang Fusheng."
"May, heaven and earth bear witness!"
As the words fell, the ceremony concluded.
The rain outside the banquet hall lessened slightly.
Chen Qiusheng looked outside, yet still waiting for his disciple to arrive.
He maintained a stoic face.
