Secret Buyer

Chen Nuanyu gently touched her heart—within which the powerful beings of the Western Sect had already been refined by Her,

The Buddha Son looked at the Withered Woman beside him, and the connection that was once controlled and manipulated by the Six-armed Great Black Heaven had long since been severed.

The Noble Lady Zhang was using the Taiyi Chapter, evolving celestial secrets, questioning the infinite Dao,

After a moment, She spoke in an inexplicable tone:

"We... seem to have become the strongest of this era?"

The ten deities looked at each other, calculating, and the results were all the same...

In this era, only some True Spirits of the old world could stand beside them, but those stronger than them?

It seems... none exist.

Golden Armor, the Guardians, and others had flickering eyes, as if with hidden intentions, yet precisely at this moment.

’Splash!’

There suddenly sounded the noise of flowing water from the heavens.

The ten deities and old world True Spirits below the Daluo level, maintaining cultivation only even at the level of Great Power or merely Venerate, and the remaining Great Powers of this era, all instinctively looked up,

What they saw was a wave, a glimpse of time.

The wave appeared to be now, yet also endless years ago, more like an already buried and dust-sealed past,

and from it, a great stele descended and settled!

Three great steles struck the ground with thunderous impact!

"Iron Laws!"

Tianlao’s expression changed as she looked, instantly identifying them as [Iron Laws], and not ordinary ones, but those engraved on the Celestial Stele, able to exist for a long time!

The first great stele bore the law: [Beings of all worlds and realms must not prove Celestial Venerate, must not become Buddha, must not transform into Sub-Saint, Taiyi Fruit Position is far beyond reach]

The second great stele bore the law: [Old world True Spirits must not heal, must not resurrect, must stop before reaching Celestial Venerate, Buddha, or Sub-Saint realms]

The last great stele bore very few words, just two segments,

One was: [The Mother Star shall no longer split into forty-nine realms], and the other was: [Heaven and Earth shall revive].

Three great steles, four iron laws, four grand intents, first illuminating the entire Mother Star, causing the whole Mother Star to vibrate violently,

The World Plateau sank, the forty-nine provinces initially divided by the void slowly emerged,

Within the provinces, the heavens and earth of various cities were no longer isolated but united!

The vast Mother Star once again transformed into a gigantic void land of heaven and earth,

Rooted by a small segment of Buzhou Celestial Pillar, floating in the cosmic vacuum, far broader than a star system!

And the light from the three great steles and four iron laws continued to expand,

Starting from the Mother Star, then to the vast and magnificent Star Sea, and then to the entire current universe, even spreading further, rushing towards the endless worlds in the great void!!

This iron law

Affects all worlds and realms.

Thus...

No matter where the lifeforms of the current universe, old world True Spirits, etc., go, no matter how far from the current universe,

They still cannot escape the iron laws, lifeforms of the current universe cannot prove Taiyi Fruit Position, old world True Spirits can at most resurrect to the level of True Saint!

Resplendent iron laws, unbreakable, are the rules, engraved at the foundational level of all things!

"Such iron laws..."

An old world True Spirit whispered:

"Who established them? Who enforced them? Concealing all worlds and realms, prolonging through unknown years..."

"Even if Daluo personally drafts them, would it not be just like this?"

No one could answer Him.

The shocked changes continued.

No longer the existence of a Different Dimension, no longer are numerous Divine Spirits spying from above, nor are many Great Divine Power Users maintaining fundamental order,

The Mother Star, transformed into a continent, plunged into immense chaos, the forty-nine provinces, though no longer independent ancient realms, yet because of this, the chaos increased more and more!

Ten years.

A decade of turmoil for the Federation, eventually collapsed.

After twenty years, nations rose and waged wars, akin to the Spring and Autumn period.

By thirty years, the Federation was forgotten, Holy Lands rose above nations, a breakthrough Great Divine Power User seized control of the Celestial Court,

Holy Lands formed by old world True Spirits began fishing for worldly fate,

A world named [New Heaven] and the vast new land faced each other from afar, within New Heaven, ten powerful beings known as the ’Ten Elders’ reigned supreme over all...

Time continued to flow, years did not halt due to the disappearance of some, but the past was not entirely forgotten.

By fifty years, Holy Lands disintegrated in battles, nations collapsed in conflicts.

By a hundred years, two federations stood in opposition, only six Holy Lands remained prominent, the Celestial Court presided above, jointly opposed by the two nations,

New Heaven became the [Upper Realm], and the eastern [Other Shore World] became the aspirational destination of all beings...

Time, has never halted here.

All things evolve, worldly affairs change.

.........

"Dust-covered years.... So this is how it is."

"Just as I expected, not a bit off, not a fragment missing."

In the land of absolute silence where time does not flow, history does not evolve, where there is neither the passage of time nor the presence of vitality.

Zhang Fusheng felt as if he were submerged in water, sunk in a pool of dead water that never flows yet is extremely thick.

Every time he opened his eyes, he could see different historical visions, all of which had happened once, yet are now wasted remnants of the past,

He could also see the Netherworld, see the living beings he forcefully dragged into the dust-covered years—though almost all of them were trapped in stagnation,

like they were frozen, like they were sealed.

But there were exceptions.

It was the Eastern Emperor within the shattered stars, it was Maitreya within the stone that held the swords of Extinct Immortal and Immortal Slayer, it was that one suspected to be the Shakyamuni Tathagata...

The three Supremes were among the few who still retained self-will and could communicate with Zhang Fusheng,

As for the rest who could preserve their self-will?

They were all in the Central Extreme Imperial City, more precisely, it was those few who had made early preparations,

Yang Erlang, Sun Wukong, Tai Shang Laojun...

But although they retained their will, they were trapped in the viscosity, unable to speak, unable to send out Divine Thoughts...

As for Zhang Fusheng?

"Sigh...."

Zhang Fusheng softly exhaled a turbid breath, clearly no longer pure.

"As expected."

He murmured to himself:

"By relying on the Seven Souls of Fuli, I possess some characteristics of a Supreme ahead of time, at least the Seven Souls belong to the Supreme level...."

"This is also why I can preserve my will here."

Zhang Fusheng’s face showed a smile as he looked at the Eastern Emperor, Shakyamuni, and the future Buddha.

The three Supremes had already been freed from Wa Huang’s Stone for ten thousand years, and their limits were not as great,

Though in poor condition, they still far surpassed Daluo,

However, no one made a move against Zhang Fusheng.

It wasn’t necessary.

"Is it because in dust-covered history, the concept of death does not exist?" Zhang Fusheng asked gently.

The Eastern Emperor raised his head slightly and sighed:

"Your speculation is correct, within dust-covered years, not just death, any concept does not exist."

"Only Supremes, only those with Supreme Fruit Position, transcending life and death, can forcibly preserve their self-will here."

Zhang Fusheng pondered, having already guessed this himself.

After some thought, he pointed to Tai Shang Laojun and others who were trapped in stagnation:

"What about them? Though unable to speak or act, I can clearly feel they also retain their will."

The Eastern Emperor glanced and calmly explained:

"Because of Wa Huang’s protection."

"I see."

Zhang Fusheng smiled, looking with interest at the silent future Buddha and Shakyamuni Tathagata:

"How about the two of them?"

Shakyamuni Tathagata was indifferent, while the future Buddha remained silent.

The Eastern Emperor sighed again, speaking peacefully:

"They have already achieved their goals, and with you sealed into these dust-covered years, the Three Pristine Ones’ plans have turned to nothing..."

"Naturally, they no longer wish to communicate with you."

"Or rather, they look down upon you."

Listening to the Eastern Emperor’s words, Zhang Fusheng neither became angry nor ashamed, instead, he laughed with openness:

"This is what I have always hoped for..."

"No longer watched by the Supremes, no longer schemed upon by the Supremes, free and truly free...."

The Eastern Emperor gazed at Fellow Daoist Fusheng with deep eyes:

"But you said."

"You could leave."

"Even... take me out."

Like statues, Shakyamuni Tathagata and Maitreya simultaneously glanced over, their eyes blazing, like radiant celestial light.

Zhang Fusheng’s smile remained:

"I can, but it’s a negotiation."

"I want benefits."