Secret Buyer-Chapter 268 - 205: A Single Arrow Slays an Innate

The golden great sun streaked across the celestial vault.

Now, it’s crucial to make a getaway.

Zhang Fusheng multitasked, steering the golden ancient war chariot while diverting his thoughts to the Ten Thousand Ridges Divine Statue connected to him, observing that eerie peach tree,

He had never dared to approach it. Every time the thought arose, his innate spiritual sense would issue a frantic warning, signifying great terror there—just as expected!

"Miss Ming Yue."

Zhang Fusheng lightly tapped the void with his five fingers, connecting with Miss Ming Yue through a method of prayer, hurriedly saying:

"The peach tree...has come alive!"

"Come alive? Young Master Zhang, don’t be anxious. What does ’come alive’ mean?"

The questioning voice echoed by his ear.

"Literally!"

Through the statue’s perspective, Zhang Fusheng observed the peach tree. The eerie immortal tree seemed awakened, each peach branch like a divine chain, piercing forth into a vortex!

It did not harm the people and objects in the place of exotic treasure—apparently, it didn’t deign to.

Returning his thoughts to his body, Zhang Fusheng glanced back from the ancient war chariot, seeing resplendent divine chains tearing the celestial vault apart,

The other innate realm entities were also avoiding, distancing themselves, and no one else was pierced by the peach branches and drained.

He described what he saw.

"Something’s off."

Miss Ming Yue’s solemn voice came through:

"The peach tree is deliberately hunting—along with what you mentioned, extracting exotic soil and draining essence, qi, and spirit, it might be its method to replenish itself."

"Are there cracks on the tree trunk?"

Observing through the statue’s perspective for a moment, Zhang Fusheng promptly responded:

"Yes! A crack, splitting from the crown to the root, deep and obscure, seemingly a bottomless abyss!"

"Then, Young Master Zhang, have you seen that injured and slumbering celestial human?"

"No."

As they spoke, the celestial patrol vehicle drove into a lower-tier city within this bubble-like space—Chongshan City—like a great sun.

The Ten Directions Vortex originally appeared above Mangtou Mountain.

Miss Ming Yue’s voice came again:

"The peach tree is obviously anomalous, perhaps related to some unknown calamity in the old world, but it could never develop a self-awareness, no matter how powerful it becomes."

"Most likely, it is the celestial human I severely injured, who merged with it, attempting to control the peach tree."

Zhang Fusheng’s eyelid twitched, then suddenly realized, a celestial human combined with the peach immortal tree—no wonder it hunts the innate with ease!

It’s fortunate not to have personally approached the peach tree or the vicinity of the South Celestial Gate!

He observed again through the statue’s perspective,

The branches of the peach tree continued to dance wildly, black blood oozing from the trunk, with the South Celestial Gate tilted beside it,

The plaque of the Milo Celestial Palace was stained with dust on the sandy ground.

As for the painting carrying Miss Ming Yue?

The painting was hanging from a branch, swaying slightly.

"That dying celestial human likely hasn’t completely controlled the peach tree." Miss Ming Yue’s voice came again: "Otherwise, it might have god-level power."

Pausing, she continued:

"And according to your description, Young Master Zhang, the celestial human’s mind may have become temporarily chaotic—affected by the peach tree’s eeriness."

Zhang Fusheng silently nodded, noting that the branches, like divine chains piercing the vortex, didn’t stray far from it, seeming constrained, which slightly eased his heart.

He hovered the golden ancient war chariot over Chongshan City,

Numerous citizens below gazed up in terror at this golden great sun, and their expressions gradually transformed from fear to a dull, serene gaze.

"Young Master Zhang, avoid going there for now. If my guesses are correct, you might soon reap great fortune or serendipity."

Zhang Fusheng’s expression shifted, and he asked quietly in his heart:

"Please enlighten me, Miss Ming Yue."

Fortune? Serendipity?

He wondered as he pondered.

"Young Master Zhang, if I’m right, the peach immortal tree experienced a calamity, becoming eerie and abnormal. A celestial human rashly merging with it can indeed become its ’tree spirit,’ briefly controlling the tree trunk."

"But the gap between the celestial human and the tree is vast. Right now, he might reverse host and guest, but as time drags on..."

Zhang Fusheng thoughtfully spoke softly:

"Miss Ming Yue means that over time, it might be the peach tree that assimilates and devours that celestial human?"

"Young Master Zhang is correct, and the peach tree could never develop a self-awareness."

"By then, it will be an ownerless item, accompanying that exotic place, to be brought into the Divine Realm by you."

Listening to Miss Ming Yue’s words, Zhang Fusheng’s eyes brightened slightly—a peach tree?

That truly would be a great serendipity!

As for the immortal tree becoming eerie... others aside, with the Eight Sceneries Palace, he’s not afraid of suppressing it.

Others may not have enough status, but could he not?

Miss Ming Yue’s voice sounded one last time:

"It’s all about how long this celestial human can hold on, Young Master Zhang. I’ll now teach you an ancient technique, which, combined with this berserk peach tree, might have marvelous uses....."

An unsophisticated technique was narrated softly.

Zhang Fusheng listened carefully, committing it to memory. This abnormal technique was not difficult, being a miracle technique simplified from divine techniques.

It’s called the [Great Transport Technique].

As the name implies, its basic application is to move and transport objects over a distance,

Diving deeper, one can leave coordinates or road marks in advance,

Then use them to open a mysterious portal, traveling back and forth over vast distances.

After solemnly expressing his gratitude, Zhang Fusheng stopped his fingers from tapping, breaking the prayer-induced connection.

He looked back, gazing at the peach tree branches extending from the vortex, still tearing the celestial vault apart, with a slight flicker in his eyes,

Planning to leave a teleportation road mark next to the vortex once the peach tree, or the celestial human residing within, stopped the madness.

If he encounters an unbeatable enemy, he could open the mysterious door and flee to this place—if the opponent chases him through the door?

Then he wouldn’t hesitate to use the cause and effect parallel technique to punch the peach tree.

At that time, they would see who could run faster.

"The peach tree branches, after piercing the vortex and killing that person, seem to have taken down a high-ranking innate level individual with six or seven cave heavens opened."

"That was the strongest among this group of innate realm entities—indicating that even if their mind is beginning to become disordered, that tree celestial being might still deliberately hunt the strongest."

Zhang Fusheng stared at the peach tree branches, waiting for them to retract to the place of exotic treasure and the peach tree in the statue’s vision returned to normal,

Divine Thought sprouted forth, blooming brilliant light silently within the void beneath the Ten Directions Vortex, carving crooked mysterious symbols as road marks.

The brilliant light gradually faded away.

Rubbing his slightly aching brow, this technique, while not as profound as divine techniques for expelling, still had its difficulties,

The first time drawing these, it was also mentally taxing.

At this moment.

A distant fleeing Innate being glanced back, gazing at the golden sun hanging high over Chongshan City,

Zhang Fusheng seemed to sense something, and he too looked, his Divine Thought tearing through one mountain after another, like mighty rivers of blood roared out!

In the sky, a six-hundred-mile Flame Divine Mountain pressed down.

"Still harboring crooked thoughts." He snorted coldly, knowing that there were still some in the Innate Realm unwilling to give up, trying to explore the location of the Exotic Treasure from him.

Zhang Fusheng decisively struck.

The remaining Innate Realm beings chose to watch this time, the previous events had been too shocking,

At this moment, they saw an Innate from a certain sect confronting the Ox Demon over thousands of miles apart,

The next moment.

On the Ancient War Chariot, without any visible action from the Ox Demon, a vast river of blood surged forth, accompanied by the six-hundred-mile Flame Divine Mountain, tearing through layers of rock,

crushing down towards the Innate Realm being!

The latter fiercely resisted, the Three Wheels Cave Heaven appeared and emitted Immortal Light, using a Slaughter Technique to desperately contend with the six-hundred-mile Flame Mountain!

The fierce flames scorched, the earth cracked, and the extreme heat rolled in all directions.

During a brief stalemate.

Lin Yusheng saw the Ox Demon lift its head and open its mouth, yet the sound that came out was not a cow’s moo.

"Om!!"

Brilliant Buddha’s Light broke through heaven and earth.

Bright.

Too bright.

Lin Yusheng instinctively squinted, as did other Innate Realm beings who were watching from afar,

In a daze, they saw a giant ’Om’ character formed by Buddha’s Light pushing across from the edge of heaven and earth, collapsing mountains and splitting the earth inch by inch,

Then, as the collapsing mountains and fragmented earth,

accompanied that ’Om’ character,

gathered into a visually stunning wave of stone and sand, crashing fiercely!

An unknown Innate being’s complexion changed, and behind him, a Dharma Aspect several kilometers high was revealed, resembling a Bodhisattva—clearly a Divine Favor Envoy from the Mandala Lineage!

The one killed by the peach tree branch was also a Divine Favor Envoy from the Mandala Lineage.

The six-hundred-mile Flame Mountain pressed down on the Bodhisattva Dharma Aspect, and the figure of the Innate being appeared—it was a black-robed monk,

At this moment, he raised a Vajra Pestle, likewise making the earth and mountains beneath him surge up to resist the giant ’Om’ character!

"My Buddha is merciful!" The Bodhisattva Dharma Aspect spoke with lotus blooms from its tongue.

In a range of hundreds of miles, Immortal Flowers bloomed everywhere in the void, the black-robed monk unknowingly sat calmly on a lotus platform,

The Vajra Pestle trembled, the Power of Heaven and Earth mixed with Essence, Qi, and Spirit, twisted into a terrifying Buddha face dozens of feet high!

’Boom!’

The dark, menacing Buddha face collided and stood firm with the brilliant Sanskrit ’Om’ character.

"Did it actually block it?" Zhang Fusheng was astonished, the ’Om’ character fused with all his Essence, Qi, and Spirit, equivalent to his full-strength strike,

and his mental accumulation exceeded three thousand years!

Yet it was still intercepted by that Innate Realm being who had only enlightened three Grotto Heavens.

"Indeed, anyone who has reached the Innate Realm is a peerless genius, aren’t they?"

He gazed intently, seeing the black-robed monk employing unknown means, as the Bodhisattva Dharma Aspect merged with the terrifying Buddha face,

the virtual form of the six-hundred-mile Flame Divine Mountain was torn apart, replaced by an illusory Buddha Country!

In the Buddha Country, countless Bhikkhus were chanting scriptures.

This was the Divine Realm of the black-robed monk.

"My Buddha is merciful."

The black-robed monk sighed, fighting for his life, as the Vajra Pestle pierced through the void, landing in the center of the ’Om’ character, while the illusory Buddha Country also emitted a rumble.

The ’Om’ character shattered.

On the Golden Ancient War Chariot, Wei Lingzhu stood dumbfounded, watching this magnificent scene,

She observed, seeing from afar the Buddha Country pressing against the Celestial Vault, witnessing the earth tearing apart and merging with the massive Bodhisattva Dharma Aspect,

and then transforming into a ten-thousand-meter-high stone Buddha!

One by one, the Innates also observed this scene from afar, the events forthcoming would determine whether they would enter the fray, whether to join the battle, and continue the hunt for the Ox Demon.

The stone Buddha opened its eyes.

The black-robed monk’s furious voice echoed from the other side of the small world, vast and expansive.

"Wretched beast, you harmed and killed my elder brother, today you shall be sealed within my Buddha’s palm!"

He and the previously slain Innate Realm being were evidently brothers.

The Stone Buddha raised its giant palm,

the illusory Buddha Country shook, transforming into an incredibly brilliant light, covering the giant palm,

The palm did not fall, merely pointing towards Chongshan City, merely pointing towards the Golden Ancient War Chariot, and the vast power of heaven and earth was already sweeping in!

The Ancient War Chariot creaked.

Zhang Fusheng rose expressionless from the chariot, bending a bow, drawing the string wide, without seeing the sharp arrow.

He closed his eyes, not looking at the gigantic stone Buddha moving step by step, mingling with the Dharma Aspect,

Whether he could leave, whether he would be hunted, all depended on this arrow.

Thoughts returning to the Eight Sceneries Palace, sitting calmly on the meditation mat.

Celestial Venerate appeared with the Nail-Head Seven Arrows Book, gently caressing it.

Borrows its momentum.

Opening his eyes again, staring at the great Buddha, in Zhang Fusheng’s hand the Divine Bow, a splendid arrow was already nocked.

He took a deep breath, stood tall on the Golden Ancient War Chariot, and released the bowstring with both fingers.

’Thwang!’

A Divine Arrow shot out. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

The world suddenly went silent, all colors faded.

Wei Lingzhu looked down, seeing her own hands turning black and white,

Seeing all things in the world losing their color at this moment,

Everything turned into the most simple black and white.

The only visible color was the brilliant Divine Arrow.

The Divine Arrow soared through the Stone Buddha, through the Vajra Pestle, through layer upon layer of lotus flowers, nailing to the forehead of the black-robed monk.

The vibrant colors once again painted the world.

The Stone Buddha collapsed into dust, the Vajra Pestle broke into two pieces, and the lotus flowers in front of the monk withered into mud.

Countless eyes turned towards the black-robed monk on the lotus platform—he sat still as a statue, his lotus platform wilting.

He too entered nirvana.

The eminent figures at the Innate Level, left without looking back, fleeing as fast as they could.