Secret Buyer-Chapter 206 - 161: Great Sage Who Pacifies Heaven

When Li Guoquan brought the Three-legged Sunbird, or rather, the "Golden Crow Meat,"

Zhang Fusheng had already completed the exchange with Hu Zhongli and Yu Huafeng.

He offered Old Hu thirty years of spiritual cultivation, as stated in the Contract,

in return for a killing technique he had mastered to the level of "Intention and Spirit Unity."

"This technique is called ’Strong Bull Demon Body.’"

When introducing it, Hu Zhongli was extremely solemn:

"This technique has a long history, originating from a top-level 5-Level Star Beast, the Corpse Demon Bull. Many years ago, someone learned it deep in the Star Sea."

Pausing for a moment, Old Hu continued:

"However, the cultivation of this technique is too extreme, requiring one to fall into demonhood to progress. I fell into demonhood nine times in my life, awakening nine times to push this technique to the level of Intention and Spirit Unity."

"But now that I’ve broken into the Innate Realm, this technique is not very useful to me."

Zhang Fusheng’s eyes were shining:

"Even if it’s not very useful, it’s still a technique of Intention and Spirit Unity. Thirty years of spiritual cultivation in exchange... I’m getting a great deal."

A technique to gain strength by falling into demonhood?

Just what he loved.

Zhang Fusheng bowed, understanding that Hu Zhongli was doing him a favor, which he gladly accepted.

This was the very reason Zhang Fusheng joined the High Heaven Association in person.

Hu Zhongli smiled, his expression turning very serious:

"This technique is not ordinary. It contains a layer of spiritual secrets that I couldn’t unearth. I don’t know if you can."

Spiritual secrets? 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Zhang Fusheng pondered how a seemingly body-focused technique could be connected to spiritual secrets.

Interesting.

He suppressed the urge to immediately absorb and integrate the dharma marvel of this technique when the old woman spoke:

"I can’t offer anything for now."

Yu Huafeng regretfully said:

"But in the research institute, the 4-Level Star Beast meat I can procure is limited. I’ll have it delivered in a few days, for the exchange..."

She pointed to Li Guoquan:

"Is it also one to two hundred years of lifespan like with Legislator Li?"

"No problem at all."

Zhang Fusheng replied with a smile. A 4-Level Star Beast is truly a mythical life, albeit with either low grade or mixed bloodline.

But even so, it remains a mythical life!

Feigning a solemn demeanor with the True Man’s apparition, Zhang Fusheng exchanged fifty years of lifespan for Li Guoquan, receiving a jade box from him.

The jade box was heavy to the touch.

Over ten thousand catties!

Zhang Fusheng was astonished:

"Half an ounce of meat, why use such a heavy jade box?"

Instinctively, he lifted the lid of the jade box slightly.

Light.

Sunlight.

Zhang Fusheng’s eyes stung as terrifying heat rolled out from the jade box, scorching his skin black.

If not for Hu Zhongli’s quick reflexes to bind and compress the heat back,

the unwitting old woman and the entire villa might have vaporized!

’Snap!’

Zhang Fusheng closed the jade box, still shaken:

"This is... the meat of a 4-Level Star Beast?"

Li Guoquan nodded:

"A 4-Level Star Beast is so rare that even its Life Soul is hard to purchase; it’s usually acquired through trades. Every gram is immensely beneficial."

He shrugged:

"I acquired this Star Beast meat by chance, else I wouldn’t have held onto it so long."

Zhang Fusheng swallowed, gently stroking the warm jade box:

"How are Star Beasts classified, exactly?"

He asked, somewhat nonchalantly.

The response came from the old woman.

Yu Huafeng spoke solemnly:

"Our research suggests that Star Beasts likely originate from ’Different Dimensions,’ possessing extremely peculiar life forms."

"Such creatures are naturally powerful, but oddly enough... they do not grow stronger."

Zhang Fusheng listened intently:

"Please, Elder Yu, enlighten me."

The Source Point Research Institute itself studies Different Dimensions.

After a moment of contemplation, Yu Huafeng said:

"A Level 1 Star Beast is born a Grandmaster and dies a Grandmaster."

"Level 2 and 3 Star Beasts are born in the Innate and Celestial Human realms. As for Level 4 Star Beasts..."

Zhang Fusheng’s expression changed:

"Born as a Divine Spirit?"

"Exactly." Yu Huafeng nodded affirmatively: "This is why meat from Star Beasts above Level 3 is so prized and scarce, nearly priceless."

She recalled:

"As for Level 5? Such beings defy conventional understanding, seemingly aligning with a... rule?"

Zhang Fusheng was solemn, suddenly looking at Hu Zhongli:

"And the Ox Demon you mentioned, Elder Hu?"

Old Hu shook his head:

"I don’t know either, only that it’s a terrifying creature deep in the Star Sea, different from other mindless, powerful Star Beasts."

"That Ox Demon can communicate, even speak human language."

Zhang Fusheng nodded thoughtfully.

Star Beasts, mythical lives, lacking wisdom, not capable of cultivation...

Connected to the obliterated, vanished old era.

"Let Zhang Erhe come up."

After sending off the True Man’s apparition, Zhang Fusheng exhaled a breath and said thusly.

......

The secret exchange concluded swiftly.

As he left the villa, it was already dusk.

Zhang Fusheng looked up and glanced at the twelve aerospace ships still hovering above the Governance Building, silently smiling.

Next, it will be the time for the High Heaven Association to firmly establish itself in Chongyang City.

Everything was set, and nothing required his direct intervention,

as Hu Zhongli and others would naturally handle everything.

As for Chen Qiusheng?

He still has his uses.

"Let it stir, let it stir."

Zhang Fusheng moved his thoughts, sending the newly acquired Grandmaster bones to protect his parents,

feeling completely assured, he didn’t return home but instead checked into a high-end hotel,