Secret Buyer

The first ring of the great bell sounded, the yellow sand ceased, and the wasteland dispersed,

The purple aura stream, the desolate Taoist temple, Hu Lifo, and others all shattered like illusions in a dream; the world disappeared, leaving only emptiness before the eyes.

The second ring of the great bell sounded,

A creature of the void appeared, a majestic and vast being, flickering unpredictably, alternating between light and darkness,

It was the Celestial Venerate, yet also simultaneously a Buddha, existing yet also non-existent,

Appearing before us, yet simultaneously residing in the realm of [Cause of All Results] beyond our reach, but also manifesting in the realm of [All Results of Causes] within our sight!

The magnificent being’s face was unseen, obscure, and distorted, as if constantly changing,

At this moment, it was an elderly man, the next a middle-aged man, and then a young person wielding a sword, an old Heavenly Emperor donning the Emperor’s Robe, a stunning half-human half-snake woman...

Faces flickered rapidly, alternately on the face of the magnificent being,

In a daze, Lin Dongxi even felt as if he saw his junior disciple brother’s face...

But it existed only for a moment.

The faces changed, yet the magnificent being’s figure grew more towering and boundless, gradually occupying the eighty-four thousand paths, the past, present, and future, occupying cause and effect, and all things being and non-being!!

It was everything.

"Uh!"

Lin Dongxi wailed, bit through the tip of his tongue, actively tore his Dao foundation, waking himself with immense pain,

Then he extended two fingers, parted them, and jabbed!

’Pfft!!’

His eyeballs exploded.

He voluntarily blinded himself, containing [All Results of Causes], peeking into the future of time.

The void rolled away, and the magnificent being seemed to lift its head, before dispersing along with it.

Again, the yellow sand filled the sky, again the purple aura stream, again atop the desolate Taoist temple.

Immortal Blood cascaded down like a waterfall.

"Master, Master Uncle!" Hu Lifo exclaimed in horror, Lin Dongxi panted heavily, his eyes rapidly regenerating, yet the Immortal Blood continued, tearful blood flowing ceaselessly.

"Go!"

He commanded, with a sweep of his azure robe, covering Hu Lifo while communing with the upper realm’s will, about to flee!

"Since you’re here."

A gentle voice suddenly sounded.

Lin Dongxi shivered, looked down, and saw the door of the desolate Taoist temple suddenly being opened, witnessing a lame Daoist walking out unsteadily.

"I heard, is it the Walker from the Other Shore arriving?" The Daoist’s voice was not loud, but filled the world in all directions,

Lin Dongxi’s heart chilled, realizing the heavens and earth here had unknowingly been sealed off, separated from the real universe, forming a world of its own!

There was no escape.

"What a remarkable technique..."

He threw the bewildered Hu Lifo aside, staring at the lame Daoist below:

"Who are you?"

The eerie voice spread, and the crowd within the temple emerged, Zhang Taishan pulling Zhang Fusheng, Lin Shiyu grasping the monk’s sleeve, while the Little Monk cupped his hands, looking extremely solemn.

"Who is that?"

The monk gazed at the purple aura stream in the sky, at the female immortal shedding bloody tears, speculating:

"The force seems to surpass that of the Walker from the Other Shore... Could it be a Venerate from the Other Shore World, the guardian of this generation’s Walker?"

The Little Monk rubbed his chin, "I suppose so... But what do you think this Ahnan Daoist, what level is he?"

He lowered his voice a bit — though knowing it was probably futile.

The monk was quite calm, reflecting for a moment, "At least in the Venerable Realm, perhaps even... a Great True Man."

The Venerable Realm, in the Daoist sect, is achieving the True Man Fruit Position, while the level of Great Power not departing the realm of the True Man, hence being called [Great True Man].

Zhang Taishan and Lin Shiyu’s faces showed astonishment, a Great True Man...

This was beyond ’unattainable’ to describe, their looks at the lame Daoist grew peculiar,

As for Zhang Fusheng...

He blinked, similarly with a peculiar expression, staring intensely at the long-legged female immortal in the sky.

Huh... is this Little Child??

Zhang Fusheng struggled toassociate Little Child with the long legs.

But, what about Little Child’s eyes?

He slightly lifted an eyebrow, with the threads of cause and effect weaving silently in his eyes, able to discern Little Child— or rather Long Sprout’s dire condition,

He suffered heavy damage on the level of cause and effect, as if having seen something he shouldn’t have.

Subconsciously, Zhang Fusheng glanced back at the desolate Taoist temple— saw nothing.

Right at this moment.

Meng Ahnan watched the female immortal in the sky with interest, raised an eyebrow, and praised:

"As expected of the real root realm, this humble Daoist ventures here and encounters such a person..."

He marveled, sighed in admiration, "Able to penetrate the cause and effect of years, peering into the tangled, condensed truth..."

Zhang Fusheng’s gaze landed on the lame Daoist, his brow furrowing deeper.

Something’s not right.

It’s twelve times as wrong as it ought to be.

He sensed a strand of... divinity in Meng Ahnan.

A very peculiar strand, frighteningly high in essence, and entirely inconsistent with all of Meng Ahnan’s past.

More accurately, it should be called a supreme divinity or something...

With a sudden whim, Zhang Fusheng suddenly felt that this might be related to the causality contract he had with Meng Ahnan,

In the future, when he attains enlightenment, all causes and effects related to The Three Pristine Ones will be borne entirely by Meng Ahnan.

"Has an unknown transformation occurred?"

Zhang Fusheng murmured in his heart, looking again towards the sky at the ’Long Bean Sprout’, seeing that his third senior sister’s face still bore intense horror.

According to causality, Lin Dongxi is now an extreme True Saint, already combined with ten percent of the heavenly realm above,

equivalent to ten percent of the Heavenly Dao in the world he created.

In theory, within the worlds of time, those who could compete with Lin Dongxi would not exceed the number of fingers and toes,

So... what did she see to be so terrified?

Thoughts turned.

"Who are you really?" A deep voice rang out for the second time, echoing from above, accompanied by a faint river of purple qi falling.

The Lame Daoist calmly said:

"It is said that only by borrowing the hand of the Other Shore can one approach the Other Shore World, can one enter the Other Shore World...."

The Daoist slashed his hand in front of his chest, sighing:

"Immortal, forgive me."

Sound started, sound fell.

The world turned upside down, all things faded, as those on the ground and the female immortal and Hu Lifo in the sky instinctively raised their heads, looking to the higher firmament,

And what they saw was a gigantic face, covering the sky and sun, the face of the Lame Daoist!

The enormous face hung in the sky, opened its mouth, and breathed out.

Wind, wind, great wind!

It’s a Wind Catastrophe!

A great wind catastrophe formed by the entangling of countless disaster winds!

It is said that when the disaster winds of all worlds gather, they can transform from minor three disasters to major three disasters, from disaster winds to wind catastrophes,

When a wind catastrophe arises, all worlds disintegrate, all realms become extinct!

And at this moment.

The wind catastrophe came out from that mouth, descending from the sky.

Lin Dongxi was alarmed, reached out to form a seal, communicating with the heavenly realm above, smoothly rubbing her hand towards the sky, intending to withstand the wind catastrophe!

Zhang Fusheng frowned, restraining the impulse to intervene—he viewed all future possibilities of this encounter through the Cause of All Results.

Little Sister will be fine.

At this moment

As the world was darkened, and all things faded.

Like jade, her delicate hand collided with the wind catastrophe, Lin Dongxi let out a muffled groan, the dress on her arm shattered, and fine cracks appeared on arms as delicate as lotus roots,

But the hand wrapped in vast heavenly will, clearly stopped and pressed down by the wind catastrophe, managed to break through the gigantic face covering the sky and sun the next instant!

"Future...."

The Lame Daoist coughed up a mouthful of blood, shock appearing on his face, but only Zhang Fusheng understood.

Little Sister’s control over the Cause of Effects was quite formidable, a strike not landing on the present but directly hitting the future possibility,

Hitting the Lame Daoist at his most vulnerable future possibility!

And afterwards, the future reflected on the present, directly becoming reality.

Lin Dongxi struck one palm after another, both preventing the wind catastrophe from descending, and continuously striking into the future time,

As time swayed, countless bubbles at the very end of the river of time churned, with each bubble bursting, various future possibilities shattered,

And on the Lame Daoist, the signs of major injuries appeared one after another!

Struck by lightning, burnt by fire, blown by wind, heavenly intents to kill!

The Lame Daoist began coughing blood, but his smile didn’t fade:

"Truly worthy is the world rooted in truth... so be it, you shall see my true form."

As he finished speaking, the Lame Daoist lightly joined his hands, and in a single step retreated back into the ruined Taoist Temple.

Zhang Fusheng looked back, only to see the Lame Daoist standing before the two Divine Statues, and then...

He actually merged with the Fuli Celestial Venerate Divine Statue, identical to his own true form!

The Fuli Celestial Venerate Divine Statue opened its eyes, took another step, walked back out from the dilapidated Taoist Temple, slowly raised its head:

"Immortal, please...."

"Little Brother?!" The female immortal exclaimed, interrupting the mighty sound of the Celestial Venerate Divine Statue.

Hu Lifo widened his eyes, the old monk, Lin Shiyu, and others were bewildered,

Meng Ahnan, who merged with the Fuli Celestial Venerate Divine Statue, was also stunned.