Secret Buyer

Su Qiansuan walked quickly.

As for whether the Decree had reached the Upper Realm, or if it had been announced to the world?

Zhang Fusheng didn't care.

He merely went along with it, as he already had a method to summon the Supreme ones; after all, he hadn't lied, the Tao Fruit... had truly emerged.

"It's just that it still needs further verification."

Zhang Fusheng took a sip of the Divine Calming Tea, a profound look flashing in his eyes, and then he looked sideways at the standing Sandalwood Merit Buddha.

"Little Monk Xuanzang."

The Sandalwood Merit Buddha bowed, "May I ask who the benefactor is?"

The Pure voice resounded, waking Zhang Taishan and the others; at that moment, their heads tingled with confusion!!

The Decree was announced to the Ten Elders of the Upper Realm?

Lin Shiyu was alright, too young to know much about cultivation matters, but Shitianming, the Little Monk, and Zhang Taishan were different,

They understood well what the Ten Elders of the Upper Realm meant — the strongest beings in the world today.

What kind of existence could issue a Decree to the Ten Elders?

No one knew, and no one could answer.

Zhang Taishan stared fixedly at his 'son', unable to comprehend, no matter how much he thought about it,

The Little Monk desperately kept his head down, shrinking his neck, and Lin Shiyu was speechless, while Shitianming seemed to realize something.

Zhang Fusheng, Zhang Fusheng...

Could it really be that Zhang Fusheng??

Shitianming's heart skipped a beat.

"Who am I?"

Zhang Fusheng looked at the Sandalwood Merit Buddha at this moment, smiling kindly, "This actually doesn't matter, Sandalwood Merit Buddha can rest assured, I mean you no harm."

"In truth, I am somewhat acquainted with the Victorious Fighting Buddha."

The Sandalwood Merit Buddha's complexion changed again, becoming more solemn, sighed 'Buddha's Compassion,' and folded his hands in prayer.

At this moment, Zhang Fusheng stood up, gazing at the peak of Other Shore Mountain, radiating with Immortal Light and Buddha Glory, but didn't proceed directly,

Instead, he pointed with his hand, directly constructing a narrow path from the level of Cause and Effect, and then extended his hand again.

The Path of Cause and Effect materialized from illusion to reality, pulling everyone including the Sandalwood Merit Buddha,

They all only felt a flash before their eyes, and then followed Cause and Effect to descend into Yin Chang'an.

This was the underground of the Other Shore World.

"Unfortunately, this path can't directly lead to that void world."

Zhang Fusheng murmured regretfully in his heart, for to prevent accidents, he had sealed all Causes and Effects in the void world containing Meng Ahnan and the Contract,

Thus avoiding any ill-intentioned people from deducing something from Cause and Effect or Celestial Secrets — but equally,

He himself could no longer use Cause and Effect to directly open a path to that void world.

That void world, pure as a great glass, where eighty-four thousand Paths automatically avoided,

To go there, one must rely on pure mana to traverse the void, which was exactly what he currently lacked.

He found himself in a dead circle, needing the Contract to bring back his true body sealed in history, regaining great mana,

But to obtain the Contract, he first needed great mana....

But now, after seeing the twenty faces of the Tao Fruit possessor, he dared not trust even the Wa Maiden.

The Supreme manipulates all, hence none of the beings can be trusted — unless it's someone outside the Supreme's calculations, someone who has already withdrawn from the historical tide.

Collecting his thoughts, Zhang Fusheng looked up, gazing at the crowds of Yin Chang'an — unchanged from a thousand years ago,

Many civilians hastily on their way, vendors hawking, tall horses stepping on the green stone pavement; occasionally, when nobles in splendid attire passed by, a path naturally opened in the crowd.

"Where is this?" Lin Shiyu asked instinctively, confused.

"Chang'an." The Sandalwood Merit Buddha answered in a low voice, with complex emotions, though guarding the other shore for a millennium,

This was his first time knowing that beneath the Other Shore, there was Chang'an.

"Does it remind you of the past?" Zhang Fusheng glanced at the Golden Cicada, "I noticed the Cause and Effect stirring, this Sutra Taker who has been stagnant for a millennium, has set out again."

After a pause, Zhang Fusheng led everyone into Yin Chang'an, continuing:

"The Golden Era was halted by the stagnation of the Sutra Taker, and now it has restarted, but it will ultimately be brief, like the fleeting bloom of a night-blooming flower... Everyone, seize the opportunity."

Everyone was bewildered, only the Sandalwood Merit Buddha understood the meaning.

The Golden Era, the true flourishing age, has always been short-lived, arising from a fateful great event and ending when the event concluded,

Such as the Divine Enthronement and the Journey West of the old world, were grand eras that produced peerless beings,

As for now, the abruptly stopped Divine Enthronement and Journey West resuming, means a most brilliant time is at hand, but how long can it last...

The Sandalwood Merit Buddha suddenly asked:

"Do you think, how much longer can this brilliant era continue?"

Zhang Fusheng glanced at him, responding with a half-smile:

"Perhaps it can last ten thousand years, or perhaps... it flourishes today and ends today?"

Shitianming didn't understand, the Little Monk was confused, the Sandalwood Merit Buddha's heart tightened, his complexion slightly pale:

"So rapid?"

He stared at the young man before him, seemingly guessing the other's identity — or rather, guessing the other's station, suspecting what kind of existence this 'Zhang Fusheng' was playing against.

"Rapid?" Zhang Fusheng's expression remained calm as he walked through the long street paved with green stone, the cries of vendors and the noise gradually faint; approaching the Imperial Palace.

"All things have already reached the most critical point, all causes and effects converge at this time, perhaps the next moment, everything could explode... It isn't impossible."