The Secret Buyer
Chapter 176

Primordial Taiyin Qi, the Shaking Gate of the Future

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"In my eyes, the origin of this image comes from a scroll, a picture of two yin-yang eyes."

Black Eyes spoke softly, saying this.

Yin-Yang Eyes Diagram

That is, the Tai Chi Bagua diagram from a previous life.

"Continue." Zhang Fusheng frowned. Was the old man some kind of moral paragon?

Black Eyes spoke in a low voice:

"All the scenes flashed by in an instant and were not clearly visible; the only thing that was clear was the Yin-Yang Grand Diagram."

"On that picture, two kinds of energy, yin and yang, were floating. A faint wisp of yin Yin Qi fell into the human world and entered my body."

"And so, I came to have this eye."

He stretched out his hand and pointed to his eyes, which were as black as ink, with no visible whites or pupils.

"After that, what lay before me was the past—but even more so, the future."

Black Eyes' deep voice rang out:

"It is the effect of all causes, the end of all things, the destiny predetermined by others, the future, and stillness."

In his eyes, a dark aura flowed slowly, as if half of the universe and all things were contained within it.

Yin-Yang Diagram

Zhang Fusheng squatted down, raised his Black Eyes, and said meaningfully:

"Come on, follow me somewhere."

"What?"

Black Eyes opened in confusion, then suddenly the world spun around them.

I looked around again.

He found himself on a desolate plain, with Rosy Clouds full of rosy clouds overhead—the Rosy Clouds were splitting apart to reveal a somewhat familiar Dao Palace.

There is no quiet place anywhere in the wilderness.

In the distance lies a vast river that separates the world, a landscape of endless purgatory.

A bridge, seemingly both hopeful and chilly, spans the river, like a haven on the other side. On the opposite bank, lush flowerbeds grow.

He looked around with Black Eyes, then looked up again, gazing at the familiar Dao Palace that he could see but could not describe or imagine.

It feels so familiar.

This is Zhang Fusheng's divine realm.

He heard the prayers of the Central Extreme Cult Master, the Great Emperor of the Underworld, and the Nine Nether Sin-Removing Heavenly Venerate, and looked at the golden bridge between heaven and earth rising up, heading straight for that Dao Palace.

Zhang Fusheng caught the Black Eyes, stepped onto the bridge, and Entering the Dao the Daoist palace.

'Boom!'

The gates of the Dao Palace slammed shut.

Black Eyes stared blankly around, swallowed hard, and muttered in horror to himself:

"Here, this is..."

He recognized him.

This is the Supreme Dao Palace where Zhang Fusheng, after Becoming a God, sat, which I had glimpsed in his 'future'!

"So you had already found this place."

He looked at Zhang Fusheng, spoke haltingly, and seemed somewhat lost in thought:

"You are destined to become that Boundless Heavenly Venerate. I still don't understand, what exactly did I do to offend you?"

Zhang Fusheng stood in the Dao Palace and smiled:

"A long time ago."

He beckoned, and a jar appeared between his fingers, with a head stuck on it—a familiar head.

Niu Dali).

Niu Dali also saw the Black Eyes and wanted to speak, but he couldn't open his mouth and could only let out a weak whimper.

Black Eyes took several steps back, horrified, then let out a bitter laugh:

"I see. But helping Niu Dali kill you was simply my duty, how can you blame me?"

"Besides, I did try to persuade him."

Zhang Fusheng gave him a strange look:

"You plotted against me, so isn't it only right that I kill you now? Besides..."

With a dull gaze in his Black Eyes, he walked to the prayer mat and slowly sat down.

A chaotic mist surged up, accompanied by the dark and mysterious universe, and the sounds of gongs and drums and chanting.

The Great Celestial Being gazed silently into the trembling Black Eyes:

"Furthermore, that so-called future you glimpsed."

"It's all in the past."

Black Eyes' legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground.

"Boundless Heavenly Venerable"

He mumbled blankly.

Suddenly, he smiled with relief.

"It's all about timing and fate."

Black Eyes remained remarkably composed, and sighed:

"It's a pity I met Niu Dali first. If only it had been you first."

The Celestial Venerable, seated upright on the futon, remained silent.

He was also pondering what he should have done if Black Eyes had offered his full assistance from the start.

Did they still kill him to keep the secret?

Zhang Fusheng felt that he probably couldn't do such a thing.

He then sighed:

"It's all about timing and fate."

The words were spoken.

The Celestial Venerable reached out, and Black Eyes floated up. Suddenly, his head burst open, completely disintegrating.

All the head structures were separated and presented one by one before the Celestial Venerable's eyes—and Black Eyes was still alive.

Even separated neurons continue to transmit signals remotely, and blood flowing through separated blood vessels disappears at the end, only to jump to distant blood vessels and continue circulating.

Black Eyes could observe this strange state of his own body, and he was shocked, horrified, and puzzled.

Then, at this moment.

Under the blessing of an ineffable high status,

Zhang Fusheng actually vaguely sensed something mysterious existing within those eyes.

"A wisp of... Yin Qi?"

He murmured in a low voice:

"No, it's not Yin Qi, it's much higher. Innate Taiyin Qi? No, it's even higher."

A word naturally popped into Zhang Fusheng's mind.

[Innate Primordial Taiyin Qi]

It originates from the Tai Chi diagram.

It is a part, a small part, of the yin-yang symbol in Tai Chi.

The Great Celestial Venerable stretched out his hand, his fingertips piercing the Black Eyes's pupil without any resistance, and gently hooked it.

A mysterious and elusive aura was thus drawn out.

Black Eyes' brain reassembled, and he collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. His once jet-black pupils had vanished.

Instead, there was a perfectly normal eye.

He looked up and saw the Boundless Heavenly Venerate holding up a wisp of black energy, the black energy flowing...

That was the earth, the moon, the night, gentleness, stillness, and restraint.

It refers to all things that are in a 'passive' state among all things; it is the [effect] in cause and effect; it is the [end] in the development of things; it is the [end] of life.

It is the root of one thing after another.

It refers to the [future] within the past, present, and future.

Black Eyes stared blankly at the wisp of dark energy, and before he knew it, he had prostrated himself on the ground, silently kowtowing.

Zhang Fusheng also swallowed.

He is holding it up.

Yet, I also feel that it is supporting me.

This mass of Primordial Taiyin Qi is even higher and more concentrated than my own, even with the blessing of the illusory Eight Sceneries Palace!

It seems that the Primordial Taiyin Qi in the eyes that I once punctured and 'disappeared' has also merged into this place.

Tai Chi, Yin and Yang

Zhang Fusheng murmured to himself, contemplating the wondrous things symbolized within the Yin Qi.

The Yin aspect of Yin and Yang actually represents so many things at the same time.

The Yin Qi surged wildly in his hand, and even though he was sitting on the futon and had the approval of the Dao Ancestor's nine Holy Grail, Zhang Fusheng still found it difficult to grasp.

"It wants to break away, no, it wants to integrate into the Eight Sceneries Palace."

Zhang Fusheng hesitated for a moment, then slowly released his hand. The Primordial Taiyin Qi flowed out through his fingers and suddenly entered the Eight Sceneries Palace.

'Buzz!'

The Dao Palace seemed to tremble slightly.

It seems like nothing happened, just a fleeting illusion.

In a daze, Zhang Fusheng seemed to sense something and turned his head to look at the white jade wall behind him.

On the wall, in that circular empty space, a wisp of black energy appeared, lying quietly on it.

It's as if it has always been here, as if it was always meant to be here.

"It really is just a small part of the Tai Chi diagram."

Zhang Fusheng looked at the Black Eyes kowtowing and sighed softly:

Go ahead.

In reality, Black Eyes' head exploded, losing all life force, while the spirit kneeling within the Eight Sceneries Palace quickly went mad, transforming into a wisp of remnant soul.

Ignoring the remnant soul, Zhang Fusheng carefully sensed the changes within the Eight Sceneries Palace, but found nothing.

He pondered for a moment, then walked to the back hall, where the gates to the Gate of the Past and Gate of the Present remained unchanged.

But.

Standing Gate of the Future.

Zhang Fusheng reached out and tried to push.

The door trembled slightly.

'Thud!'

He swallowed hard and exclaimed softly:

"Yes, the Primordial Taiyin Qi represents stillness, passivity, the result of all causes, the end of all things, and the future."

"However, a Primordial Taiyin Qi doesn't seem to be enough to open even a crack in the Gate of the Future."

"It can only be shaken."

A look of confusion appeared on Zhang Fusheng's face. If that's the case, then why is the Gate of the Past open?

He didn't understand.

I walked back to the meditation cushion and sat down quietly.

His status suddenly rose.

It's three points higher than before.

"I seem to be able to see some vague future now?"

Zhang Fusheng murmured softly.

A thought flashed through my mind.

An ineffable spiritual will has descended upon the world.

A higher-level city.

"Things are getting more and more interesting."

The Divine Walker the Celestial Person level, calmly spoke:

"Another piece of news has been released by the person behind the scenes."

He glanced around at the four reverently seated Divine Envoy, then at the yawning Buddhist disciple, and continued:

"The information is specific; it's a secret within the Western Sect. One of the elders of the Western Sect deduced the exact whereabouts of the Sea-Calming Divine Needle Iron.'"

"It's right here in Chongyang City."

After pausing for a moment, the Divine Walker and continued:

"It wasn't just us who received the message; all religions and sects did as well."

A Divine Envoy at the Innate Great Realm level pondered:

"The entire Federation is currently under martial law, and the Golden Province is completely sealed off due to the Jiangzhou Incident."

"No elders can descend at the moment."

Another Divine Envoy also spoke:

"Aren't the other sects the same? Right now, the only people each sect can mobilize in the Golden Province are their original forces."

They began to discuss it animatedly. The top leaders of various religions across the forty-nine provinces of the Federation's Mother Star had almost all gathered in the three rebellious provinces—in fact, it was the various religions that were pushing the rebellion from behind the scenes.

In the present-day Golden Province, the four major religions and various sects are all Divine Walker.

A Divine Envoy said:

"Western Sect, East Cult, Ancient Sage Faction, Tianli Faction, Myriad Gods Cult."

"Plus, my Mandala lineage."

"The Six Celestial Person!"

After a pause, he spoke in a deep voice:

"But it's clear that the six Celestial Person cannot fight openly—there's still a governor sitting in the Golden City!"

Divine Walker and looked at him:

"You mean, you want me to remain still while you go and fight for the Sea-Calming Divine Needle Iron?"

The Divine Envoy rose and bowed respectfully:

"In my humble opinion, if the Celestial Person of the other sects do not move, then you should also not move."

"At times like this, whoever is the first to step forward will become the target of public criticism."

The Divine Walker slightly, pondered for a moment, and then made a decision:

"The message indicates that the Dinghai Needle Divine Iron will be born on February 9th of next year."

"Chongyang City is currently in chaos. Therefore, you will enter Chongyang quietly one by one and prepare accordingly."

"Yes!" The four Divine Envoy nodded in unison.

The Divine Walker waved his hand, and the four messengers took their leave, leaving only him and the Buddhist disciple in the quiet room.

"Buddha's disciple, what do you think of this matter?" the old man asked.

The Buddhist monk raised his eyelids slightly and patted the Withered Woman lying behind him:

"Xiao Bao, what do you think about this?"

The Withered Woman yawned:

"How else can we watch it? We'll just lie down and watch it!"

The Buddhist disciple looked at the old man and said in a serious tone:

"Then I'll sit and watch."

The Divine Walker, his lips twitching, and said helplessly:

"You are Calm Wrath Buddha Son, how can you be so unconventional?"

After a moment's pause, he shook his head and said:

"Speaking of which, the person behind this is spreading news about the Sea-Stabilizing Needle Divine Iron, and their intentions are unclear. There might be some changes in the Golden Province. Why don't you go to Golden City first and hide there?"

"Casual."

The Buddhist disciple calmly said:

"I'm fine with going anywhere, okay?"

He suddenly touched his chest, his expression turning serious:

"They've arrived."

"What?" The Divine Walker stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized what was happening and turned his head sharply to look.

Inside the quiet room, a chaotic mist had risen up without anyone noticing.

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