Secret Buyer

"Five Finger Mountain..."

Amidst the thick fog, the World Venerate stood calmly, hands folded behind his back, with the great sun’s halo illuminating him,

He spoke peacefully:

"If it is Five Finger Mountain, I do indeed have a way to help you escape from it, but the question arises, what can you offer in return?"

"Above the High Heavens, the pursuit is the balance of all things, a cost for every gain; allowing you to walk out of the Five Finger Mountain would entail a great loss for me, even for someone like me."

The Pope of the Pantheon suddenly brightened his eyes,

His form compressed in a mass of darkness, seemingly without hands or feet, he spoke at this moment:

"The cost can be negotiated, but are you truly unaware that you have not returned to your former self, and that even a Celestial Venerate could not break through the Five Finger Mountain... can you really do it?"

The Pope of the Pantheon still harbored doubts, not understanding the transaction mechanisms above the High Heavens,

nor was he certain whether after paying the cost, he would definitely receive ’gain’.

Zhang Fusheng noticed the doubts of this Great Divine Power User,

and with a smiling face, a dignified appearance, his voice resonated like the morning bell and evening drum:

"Not to mention those who have achieved the Celestial Venerate Fruit Position, even those of the higher Daluo Fruit Position might also struggle to break open the Five Finger Mountain."

The Pope of the Pantheon turned pale, only the conjectured Daluo Fruit Position??

He didn’t have time to ask, as he gazed at the handsome form of the World Venerate, who was performing the Flower-picking Smile, and spoke leisurely:

"Daluo is not the end; above it lies the Supreme Fruit Position and the Tao Fruit. In ancient times, the Five Finger Mountain came from a being who attained the Supreme."

Zhang Fusheng himself was unsure which level the ’Buddha’ truly belonged to, but he speculated it was likely above Daluo.

So, he continued:

"As you mentioned, I have not fully awakened, and being in the Sea of Suffering, I am also struggling within, which is why breaking the seal of the Five Finger Mountain requires a great cost from me."

The heart of the Pope of the Pantheon, like a mass of darkness, quivered at this, if what this World Venerate Tathagata said was true,

wasn’t the implication that even at his peak, this World Venerate also surpassed the Daluo Fruit Position??

After a long silence, the Pope of the Pantheon finally asked tentatively:

"But I’ve heard, a Daluo Fruit Position once achieved is always achieved, eternal as one, never weakening."

He heavily emphasized the words ’never weakening’.

Zhang Fusheng naturally heard his deeper meaning, and calmly replied:

"This ’once achieved, always achieved, eternal as one’ is more reflected in terms of time; I once willingly entered extinction, attained Nirvana, and sat in meditation."

What he spoke were indeed truths—only ten days ago, he had willingly entered extinction, attained Nirvana,

but as it reached the ears of the Pope of the Pantheon, another meaning entirely was inferred.

After another long silence, the Pope of the Pantheon spoke lowly:

"I choose to believe you, an ancient one returning from past glory... So, what exactly is the cost I must pay?"

"And how do I ensure that after paying the cost, I can definitely escape?"

Zhang Fusheng’s expression remained unchanged, quickly weighing the options, then said:

"How many years have you lingered at the level of a Great Divine Power User?"

"Twenty-three thousand years."

"Then the first cost is to take your past twenty-three thousand years of cultivation and spiritual history; this way, you won’t fall from the domain of a Great Divine Power User."

Zhang Fusheng recounted this while being astonished; twenty-three thousand years...

The Pope of the Pantheon remained silent for a moment:

"Agreed."

Zhang Fusheng, with dignified treasure-like appearance:

"To have ascended from mere mortal to a Great Divine Power User, achieving the True Monarch and Bodhisattva Fruit Positions, your natural talent is unparalleled in history."

"Thus, I also wish to take your most unique constitution, but I will preserve your enlightenment."

This time, the Pope of the Pantheon agreed straightforwardly:

"No problem, I was born with the bloodline of a fifth-level Star Beast known as the ’Six-Eared Macaque’, but since stepping into the level of a Great Divine Power User, it’s no longer of much use and can be given."

Zhang Fusheng fell silent once more.

A Six-Eared Macaque indeed.

If you are not the one being pressed under the Five Finger Mountain, then who is?

It’s just that, given a Six-Eared Macaque, shouldn’t there also be a ’Lingming Stone Monkey’ and other divine monkeys?

A sudden realization clapped through Zhang Fusheng’s mind.

He felt he might have uncovered some hidden secret.

Since—

Since it’s the Six-Eared Macaque suppressed under the Five Finger Mountain, if a ’True and False Monkey King’ destiny event were to occur in the future,

would the ’false monkey’ be...??

Startled internally, his exterior showed no change, he solemnly asked:

"Is it only this Six-Eared Macaque bloodline?"

Zhang Fusheng didn’t want this thing—who knows if the destiny of suppression by the Five Finger Mountain and the scripture-obtaining mission is imprinted on this bloodline?

If it is, would taking it upon himself cause the destiny to fall upon him?

After a moment of contemplation, the Pope of the Pantheon answered:

"There is something else apart from that, I also naturally possess a unique pair of eyes from birth, capable of seeing through all illusions, able to see all dimensions above, and observe countless worlds within the infinite void."

"These eyes are called ’Fire Eyes Golden Gaze’."

After a pause, he spoke peacefully:

"However, I have heard that the Western Sect seems to have discovered a destiny event capable of acquiring the Fire Eyes Golden Gaze... shall we trade with these eyes?"

Zhang Fusheng laughed and nodded in response:

"Certainly."

His heart stirred, Fire Eyes Golden Gaze indeed...

Zhang Fusheng continued:

"The third cost is your ten thousand years of technique cultivation."

"Ha?"

The Pope of the Pantheon was bewildered:

"I myself haven’t lived for ten thousand years!"

Zhang Fusheng smiled as he explained:

"This ten thousand years is not the same ten thousand years, for instance, when I speak of a century of technique cultivation, it doesn’t signify a creature practicing a single technique day and night non-stop for a hundred years."

"Instead, it refers to the time spent in cultivation on this Dharma Gate over a century, perhaps only an hour or two each day, yet it is still counted as a hundred years."