Secret Buyer

Betrayed.

The thought simultaneously emerged in the minds of two beings capable of overwhelming this place.

One was the middle-aged man formed from the remnants of the Eastern Emperor, the other... was Zhang Fusheng.

In this vast Netherworld, though not as vast as the forty-nine realms of the mother star, it was much larger than ordinary planets,

and at this moment, the entire world was falling into absolute [silence], fading, turning into pure black and white.

"They are..."

A creature whispered dreamily - ’Heaven-Reaching Sect Leader.’

At this moment, he gazed at the fourteen ancient beings approaching from all directions, his very soul trembling with fear!

Fourteen rays of light, fourteen grand arrivals,

some surrounded by red energy spewing from Cloud, some with Golden Boys striking gongs, with the magnificent scene of Jade Maidens singing, or riding an immortal emperor’s chariot, the wheels rumbling with the light of countless stars!

These fourteen beings, incomplete but still near the Daluo level, had formed an array.

"Two fellow Daoists, why not take your places!"

It was the Medicine Buddha of Pure Glaze Tathagata, behind him the Eastern Pure Glaze World floated, his expression furious,

Brahma Sound resounded mightily as the Buddha’s Light shone brilliantly, and 108,000 Bodhisattvas emerged from the Pure Glaze World!

Zhang Fusheng suddenly returned to his senses, directing the body of the [Lifeless Mother], along with himself, to take their place in the killing array.

At this moment, when the killing array was about to form but hadn’t yet.

The Nine Nether Stronghold, originally blocking the path to the Central Extreme Imperial City, began to teeter,

and ancient existences like Xuanyuan and Chiyou were retreating, leaving only the middle-aged man alone to face the surging killing array outside the pass!

The Sixteen True Realms Killing Array.

"Time..." whispered [Human Emperor Xuanyuan], his appearance blurred, clad in the Emperor’s Robe,

he was the Human Emperor among the Three Sovereigns, a leader even at the peak of Daluo, who now, though not even a True Spirit,

could still wield power close to Daluo – yet faced with the sudden killing array, his heart palpitated!

"There’s such a killing array in the world, which even compared to the renowned premier array across worlds and realms, the [Immortal Slaying Sword Formation], is not far behind."

Beside him, the [Commander-in-Chief] Chiyou also whispered, his expression exceedingly grave, subconsciously,

he and the remnants like Xuanyuan, Zhuge Liang all looked to [Taiping Daoist].

The latter also awakened, letting out a barely perceptible breath:

"That fellow Daoist, since an external tribulation hangs over you, face it first... As for the other fellow Daoists, please enter the Central Extreme Imperial City, and await the city’s choice of a master!"

With a deep voice, the Daoist glanced sharply at [Original Human Ancestor], signaling madly – since someone was taking the fall, hurry and enter the city to take your place!

However.

The Human Ancestor remained motionless – Zhang Fusheng was ultimately just a newcomer to the True Saint level, not yet seated even at the Taiyi Fruit Position,

before reflecting himself across all worlds and realms,

his spiritual will was limited,

manipulating nine near-Daluo skeleton avatars was already his limit, leaving no strength to control the Human Ancestor’s body,

the most crucial thing is...

Zhang Fusheng pondered how to break this tribulation setup.

The Eastern Emperor inexplicably taking the fall for him, but he didn’t need it!

If he jumped out now, bluntly declaring himself to be ’Zhang Fusheng,’ it would be too suspicious,

and might even risk detection by the Three Pristine Ones – being trapped passively and actively entering the killing array, trapping oneself in forgotten history, are entirely different concepts.

If the Three Pristine Ones detected anything amiss, upon thorough investigation, his planning might all be for naught!

Moreover.

Zhang Fusheng discreetly glanced at the gods of the Different Dimension, or more specifically, at that ’Great Sun Buddha.’

Between them, a profound cause and effect existed, one end on the Great Sun Buddha,

the other end on himself – more accurately, on his [Tathagata Celestial Position].

This one, might no longer be the Buddha usurping the [Great Sun Buddha’s] celestial position.

Amidst the turning whirlwind of thoughts,

the Netherworld had completely faded, and some faint ripples and waves appeared in the void, reflecting scenes of the past,

scenes of a long-buried, replaced, and forgotten history!

The Sixteen True Realms Killing Array, was almost complete.

The middle-aged man trapped in the array, surrounded by the waves and ripples of forgotten history, wave after wave lashed at him, he couldn’t break free!

There wasn’t much time left.

Zhang Fusheng’s mind raced, how to let Taiyi and Cihang ’naturally’ and ’inevitably’ discover that the Human Ancestor was indeed [Zhang Fusheng]?

How to prevent the Three Pristine Ones from perceiving anything suspicious?

Who exactly was that ’Great Sun Buddha,’ whether he was truly the [World-Honored One Tathagata], and what was his intention?

What were Sun Wukong, Tai Shang Laojun, and others truly plotting?

These questions flashed through his mind one by one,

Zhang Fusheng couldn’t even transcend to past eras for quiet contemplation – the Sixteen True Realms Killing Array was supremely brilliant in time,

as forgotten history emerged now, even if he ventured back to past ages, even if he left the [current point],

the killing array would still continue, still imprison the middle-aged man in forgotten ages!

This array itself transcended time – though occurring now, it wasn’t confined to this current moment.

There’s no time, no time left.

Zhang Fusheng fiercely shut his eyes.

In an instant.

His thoughts plunged into the dark side of the Divine Realm, into the [Chaos Bell].

"Fellow Daoist Donghuang!"

The resonant voice echoed in this directionless, dimensionless chaos, Zhang Fusheng stared at the slightly distorted face of the Eastern Emperor’s head:

"What’s with that arm outside?"

"Betrayed!"

The Eastern Emperor’s head’s expression was gloomy:

"Not long ago, the formation that suppressed me in a Different Dimension suddenly loosened, a fellow Daoist rescued me, informing me of significant changes here, that something major would happen in the Central Extreme Imperial City, so I came to have a look..."