Secret Buyer

(More to come later)

"The one hundred seventy-sixth kind."

In the dense fog, Zhang Fusheng pressed his hand on a Level 3 Star Beast, gently severing its head.

He didn’t capture these Star Beasts but killed them one by one.

"One hundred and two types at the Grandmaster level of Level 1 Star Beasts, sixty-two types at the Innate level of Level 2 Star Beasts."

"And, twelve types at the Celestial Human Realm of Level 3 Star Beasts."

Zhang Fusheng put his palms together and sighed softly:

"Compassion, compassion!"

He was sending off these Star Beasts—truly sending them off, attempting to purify their fractured souls to free them from the suffering of wandering the world.

"Several Level 4 Star Beasts exist within the World Plateau, but for me now, even if I can contend with them, to kill a Level 4 Star Beast?"

Zhang Fusheng shook his head.

It’s still too difficult—not impossible, but not worth it.

In the most ideal state, employing the Open Sky Sword Qi and All Things are Void, indeed allows for the possibility of counterattacking and killing Venerate-level entities,

but it consumes too much and easily exposes one’s vulnerabilities, outweighing the benefits.

"That’s all for now."

Zhang Fusheng murmured, turning towards the direction of the Other Shore World, and upon approaching, once again used [All Things are Void].

He briefly became void of cause and effect and thought, as the gods above cast their gazes only to see nothing,

even the memories related to the World-Honored One Buddha were fading, disappearing.

Not existing in the heart, not leaving traces in the spirit.

Until the World Venerate entered the Other Shore World, this characteristic beyond the limits of thought gradually dissipated.

Above.

A white-haired elder sits cross-legged, divine radiance cascading down from his body, unknowingly murmuring:

"Indeed, this move is truly terrifying, surpassing thought... what kind of entity was this World-Honored One Buddha in its prime during ancient times?"

The celestial vault was silent; no one could provide an answer.

After a long time.

A deity whispered:

"What meaning is there for us to sit here? News came from the Capital, listing the World Venerate as the top Evil God, the primary hunting target—but who dares to hunt it?"

The gods looked at each other.

A terrifying presence suspected to be from the old world, a powerful being with unknown depths...

They surely wouldn’t foolishly risk their fall by charging at the forefront for the Federation.

The white-haired elder remained silent for a moment and turned to the side:

"Old Kong, what do you think?"

Kong Shentong came to his senses and shook his head lightly:

"The appearance of High Heaven City and the Other Shore World is an inevitable result. The era of great conflict is arriving, with more and more ancient world beings awakening and descending."

"The Federation can no longer maintain itself as a whole."

His clear voice echoed in the celestial vault, causing many gods to falter; they never expected one to openly utter such ’heretical’ words.

Kong Shentong, however, was very calm, speaking in a low tone:

"It’s still the same phrase: what we need to do is strive and seize as many fateful events as possible during the era of great conflict, to grow stronger."

"The great opportunities within the Other Shore World, and the potentially massive fateful events, are already irrelevant to us."

"But seeing is always good, learning a bit is worthwhile."

The white-haired elder nodded, evidently agreeing with Kong Shentong’s perspective, yet could not help but say:

"Old Kong, what do you think about the future of the Federation?"

The gods eyed their noses and kept their thoughts to themselves, hesitant to join in such discussions. The gap between Venerate, Great Power, and Great Divine Power User was immensely frightening.

Such a conversation can only be held by one who stands at the top of the Federation, who is already one of the Federation’s rulers—the Great Divine Power User—at least ostensibly.

Kong Shentong was silent for a long while, then softly spoke:

"We discovered some mundane history from the old world, which describes the idea of the end of a dynasty when heroes rise and vie for supremacy."

"Here, the deer represents a new ’dynasty’."

After a pause, he lightly sighed:

"Isn’t the present Federation also in the ’end of a dynasty’? The three rebellious provinces, along with High Heaven City and the Other Shore World, are just the beginning."

"Perhaps thousands of years, hundreds of years, or even within just a few years."

"The Federation will fall apart."

The gods were silent, Old Bull gazing with interest at this middle-aged man named Kong Shentong,

while as for the white-haired elder, he only sighed gently.

The elder murmured to himself:

"The era of great conflict, the era of great chaos..."

Kong Shentong said:

"Past historical cycles indicate that after every era of great chaos, a prosperous era follows."

The elder nodded quietly, contemplating unknown thoughts.

Meanwhile, outside the Kunlun thatched cottage in the Other Shore World.

Zhang Fusheng held the Merit Pen in his hand, each swing causing the vast Other Shore World to shift its mountains and rivers according to his will.

Chang’an Town and Thousand-Mile Zhaoling were moved to the world’s edge by him,

while High Heaven City was entirely relocated to the world’s center, its city area expanding more than tenfold,

the earth was rumbling,

in High Heaven City, people watched as distant peaks grew farther away, seeing the city’s boundaries expand crazily, new empty buildings rising from the ground...

"Changle."

Zhang Fusheng gazed at the transformed heaven and earth, speaking peacefully.

"Chief... World Venerate, I am here." Lin Changle cautiously observed this dignified figure, entirely different from the past World-Honored One Buddha, as he turned to focus on him.

World Venerate said:

"The divisions in High Heaven City should be changed, cancel the nine-region system, reducing it to four major sectors."

Lin Changle nodded quickly:

"I am listening."

Zhang Fusheng continued to modify the mountains and rivers within what once was Chongyang Heaven and Earth, now the Other Shore World, saying: