Secret Buyer-Chapter 271 - 208: Six Celestial Positions Gained from Nothing, Shouldering Great Cause and Effect in a Single Moment

Chapter 271: Chapter 208: Six Celestial Positions Gained from Nothing, Shouldering Great Cause and Effect in a Single Moment

Governor’s Office.

"Director Zhang, who are these two?"

Upon entering the office, Shi Zhengyuan softly asked, his gaze lingering on the Old Master,

This old man appeared ordinary, yet when staring at him, his spiritual sense rippled.

He’s very dangerous.

Zhang Fusheng responded:

"Our own people, trustworthy."

Shi Zhengyuan understood, paused for a moment, and then, under the Old Master’s surprised gaze, put his hands together:

"Understood, Living Buddha."

Old Master: ???

In surprise, Shi Zhengyuan opened a hidden door in the office, and the three followed, entering an inner chamber.

The inner chamber was spacious, over three hundred square meters, shaped like a rectangle with Arhat and Bodhisattva statues lined on both sides,

As the four entered, a breeze stirred, making the scripture banners flutter in the wind, the dark green divine statues faintly visible, exuding a solemn and serious atmosphere,

And at the far end, there was a giant gold Buddha statue enshrined.

"Mas...master??"

Wei Lingzhu looked at the Buddha statue, astonished, and spoke—the face of the Buddha statue was exactly that of his master!

Zhang Fusheng was also dumbfounded:

"Old Shi, what is this?"

"For your worship." Shi Zhengyuan softly spoke, the door of the dark chamber closing slowly, candles in front of the divine statues flickering, the slight firelight swaying,

The light from all directions tore the shadows of the four into countless pieces, cast all around.

"I didn’t expect that you are indeed the Director General of Chongyang."

Shi Zhengyuan turned around, putting his hands together:

"You shouldn’t have made such a grand entrance just now."

Under the candlelight, Zhang Fusheng’s face appeared slightly flushed:

"I know, it was intentional."

He casually remarked:

"Fishing, you always need some bait."

Shi Zhengyuan was taken aback, pondered for a moment:

"I don’t know what you intend to do, but I can help. Within the Dragon Boat’s domain, if any Innate being comes, I can suppress them all."

His tone was calm, without the slightest fluctuation, exuding an absolute confidence.

Zhang Fusheng asked curiously:

"Old Shi, you’re Innate?"

"Grandmaster," Shi Zhengyuan said in a low voice: "The gods of Ling Mountain all perished, not one left, no one to guide from the Different Dimension, I cannot break through to Innate."

"Then why can you kill an Innate?"

"Buddha Country."

Zhang Fusheng understood, asked no more questions, walked to the giant golden Buddha statue, gazing at the statue’s face—his own face.

He sighed deeply:

"Old Shi, this time I came to ask you for a favor."

"You may speak."

Shi Zhengyuan held his manners, his expression solemn.

Zhang Fusheng turned back, glanced at the Old Master, and finally decided to speak frankly, no need to avoid.

He said candidly:

"In our Ling Mountain lineage, there are four special Bodhisattva Celestial Positions, said to be Bodhisattvas, yet comparable to Buddhas, even surpassing many Buddhas, do you know?"

Shi Zhengyuan nodded gravely:

"Great Compassion and Great Mercy Bodhisattva, Manjushri Bodhisattva, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, and....."

"Great Hell Bodhisattva."

Though the names were vague, Zhang Fusheng could still recognize these four, none other than Guanyin, Manjushri, Samantabhadra, Ksitigarbha.

The Old Master’s eyes flickered, this Zhang Fusheng’s Bodhisattva, indeed from the Ling Mountain lineage,

Is he the surviving deity from that large siege?

If so, who is that graceful woman revered as, another remnant deity from Ling Mountain?

He observed silently, knowing they didn’t avoid him, thus dragging him into the matter.

Zhang Fusheng said quietly:

"Old Shi, if I told you the deities of the Ling Mountain lineage haven’t declined, would you believe it?"

"I believe," Shi Zhengyuan said seriously: "You’re right in front of me."

"No, no,"

Zhang Fusheng spoke calmly:

"I’m talking about the Great Hell Bodhisattva."

"Ah?"

Shi Zhengyuan was taken aback:

"But the position of the Great Hell Bodhisattva, no one has ever sat upon it, many years ago, this Celestial Position disappeared..."

Zhang Fusheng was dumbfounded, though his demeanor showed no change, hands clasped behind his back, a look of melancholy:

"The true title of the Great Hell Bodhisattva, is....."

"Great Aspiration Ksitigarbha King Bodhisattva."

These words fell, and the flickering candlelight in the room dimmed instantly, as if a wind from the underworld blew from the void,

The statues on both sides trembled, the giant golden Buddha statue shook!

As the echo of clattering sounds rose and fell, the secluded chamber became even more obscure, the dark room even darker!

Everyone present was stunned, the Old Master exclaimed:

"Celestial Position anomaly? It’s indeed the true name, true title... no, causing a Celestial Position anomaly indicates that the Celestial Position is presently in the human world!"

Zhang Fusheng: ???

Now it was his turn to be bewildered, listening to Old Shi and the Old Master’s startled voices, only now understanding.

Celestial Positions usually hang high in Different Dimensions, if someone ascends to godhood, choosing to enter Different Dimensions, they could try to sit upon it—to seize the Celestial Position.

Gods not seated upon Celestial Positions are merely ordinary deities,

Gods seated upon Celestial Positions are [True Gods].

But there are exceptions as well.

Very rarely, some Celestial Positions will fall to the human world.

Hence, in the human world, there can be exceedingly rare True Gods existing.

And if someone discovers the true title of a Celestial Position and calls out, if they’re in the same dimension as the Celestial Position,

they can trigger a Celestial Position anomaly.

Whether large or small, violent or like a gentle breeze brushing the face.

Shi Zhengyuan, trembling with excitement, stared at Zhang Fusheng, stammering:

"You, you found the Great Hell... no, the Celestial Position of the Great Aspiration Ksitigarbha King??"

The yin wind rose again, chilling the body and soul to the bone.

Zhang Fusheng paused in silence, continued fabricating:

"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, seated in the Nine Netherworld Underworld, once made a grand vow—Hell not emptied, I vow not to become a Buddha."

"And now, the true body of Ksitigarbha has manifested."

"Ksitigarbha’s true body??" Shi Zhengyuan and the Old Master were astonished, Wei Lingzhu quietly listened, though not fully understanding.

"Indeed."

Zhang Fusheng nodded:

"King Ksitigarbha was an incarnation of an extremely powerful being—a.k.a. Central Pole Sect Leader, Emperor of the Underworld, Nine Netherworlds Sin-Extinguishing Celestial Venerate."

He continued to fib, even citing references:

"For instance, the Great Compassion and Great Mercy Bodhisattva is also known as the Compassionate Celestial Venerate. Now that the Celestial Position of Ksitigarbha is unoccupied, its main form has emerged into the world."

Shi Zhengyuan and the Old Master listened in a daze, with the former hesitantly saying:

"Living Buddha, what do you mean?"

Zhang Fusheng revealed his intentions:

"The Ling Mountain lineage has completely declined, and the slightest sign of them would attract the full eradication efforts of the Mandala Lineage."

"Since that’s the case, why not change our appearance and worship the Nine Netherworlds Sin-Extinguishing Celestial Venerate? It is also Ksitigarbha—or rather, Ksitigarbha is it."

Are the Sin-Extinguishing Celestial Venerate and Ksitigarbha related?

Zhang Fusheng did not know.

Anyway, they are both supreme beings of the Nine Netherworlds, so mixing them feels reasonable, right?

Zhang Fusheng genuinely felt the presence of Incense and Candle Power,

whether it’s the subtle changes within his own Divine Realm,

or the thread of Divinity born on the Divine Statue being worshipped...

all these indicate the benefits of Incense and Candle Power.

To take a huge step back,

if Incense and Candle Power were useless, why would the gods and buddhas of the Mythical Era seek worship and offerings?

Why would The Three Pristine Ones create Taoism, and why would the Tathagata sit in Ling Mountain?

He tried to persuade Shi Zhengyuan. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

The dark room fell into silence.

For a long while.

Shi Zhengyuan pressed his lips together and folded his hands:

"What do you want me to do?"

Zhang Fusheng spoke calmly:

"The Sin-Extinguishing Celestial Venerate is not recognized by the Mandala Lineage, nor has it been classified as an Evil God by the Federation; there is no suppression or attack."

"Why not establish a Luofeng Sect under its name, seemingly worshiping the Celestial Venerate, but in fact, allowing the Ling Mountain lineage to revive under the guise?"

He knew Lin Yusheng had established a Nine Nether Sect,

but it didn’t prevent him from creating another Luofeng Sect; you shouldn’t put all your eggs in one basket.

Shi Zhengyuan closed his eyes, seemingly in contemplation.

For a long while.

He folded his hands and sighed:

"Since it is the Living Buddha’s decree, how could I not comply? Just..."

Shi Zhengyuan cautiously asked:

"The Great Hell Bodhisattva cannot be worshipped, but no one knows of the Great Aspiration Ksitigarbha King, could we worship them together?"

Zhang Fusheng chuckled.

He mused for a moment and nodded:

"There is indeed no issue, but act with caution... The reason I’m discussing all this with you is because the Nine Netherworlds has emerged."

The Old Master perked up his ears.

"The Nine Netherworlds has emerged?" Shi Zhengyuan’s expression became serious: "Please, Living Buddha, enlighten me."

Zhang Fusheng shook his head:

"I can’t say much, but the Sin-Extinguishing Celestial Venerate has awakened, and the so-called Great Aspiration Ksitigarbha King is one of the six manifestations of the Sin-Extinguishing Celestial Venerate."

He thought of the Luofeng Six Celestial Palaces and straightforwardly said:

"If you wish to worship the Great Aspiration Ksitigarbha King, there’s no harm, but it must be offered alongside the Celestial Venerate, do you understand?"

Shi Zhengyuan solemnly nodded:

"I will make arrangements and give instructions... But, what are the six manifestations of the Sin-Extinguishing Celestial Venerate?"

He tentatively asked, and the Old Master also looked on with a thirst for knowledge.

Zhang Fusheng’s mind raced, and he fabricated a story on the spot:

"The six manifestations vary in significance; the Great Aspiration Ksitigarbha King is a major one."

"Then there’s Granny Meng of the Yellow Springs, responsible for guiding the Life Souls and wiping away memories of past lives, being the second manifestation."

"There’s also the Judge who reviews the merits and demerits of souls, and Emperor Dongyue who governs the fate of life and death and the dominion of ghosts and gods..."

"Plus the Impermanence who hooks souls and the Yin Mountain Ghost Emperor who commands ghosts."

"Thus, these are the six great manifestations of the Sin-Extinguishing, each residing in a palace on a supreme Netherworld Divine Mountain within the Nine Netherworlds."

Zhang Fusheng’s voice rose and fell, concluding:

"Hence, they are the Luofeng Six Celestial Palaces, and those six great manifestations are also called the Six Celestial Ghosts and Gods."

After speaking.

Zhang Fusheng pointed with his hand, and a golden Buddha statue twisted, meticulously shaped by the mighty Spiritual Power, transforming in an instant.

It became a statue of the Sin-Extinguishing Celestial Venerate, though its face was blurry and indistinct.

Zhang Fusheng faced the statue, neither worshipping nor saluting but slightly cupping his hands:

"Central Pole Sect Leader, how have you been?"

As his words fell.

Under the startled gazes of the three, resplendent rain of light emerged around the statue, and the Old Master focused intently,

initially thinking the rain of light was a manifestation of Spiritual Thoughts, or perhaps became real through a borrowed God Realm,

yet upon genuinely perceiving it, he found the resplendent rain of light had no origin, emerging truly out of thin air!

The rain of light intertwined, vaguely forming a phantom scene.

In the phantasmal scene, a Divine Mountain stood towering and solemn, with six Celestial Palaces faintly visible atop it, and a gray, decaying mist flowing below.

"Luofeng..."

Zhang Fusheng spoke lowly, and the vision dispersed.

Shi Zhengyuan and the Old Master looked again.

On the statue, a thread of gray decay truly flowed.

Withering, deathly silence, extreme yin, utter silence...

Such things, words fail to convey.

A half-believing Shi Zhengyuan fully believed, and an initially skeptical Old Master believed the majority, leaving Wei Lingzhu to think?

Whatever the Master says, that’s what it is.

"Dismiss yourselves."

Zhang Fusheng clasped his hands behind his back, facing the statue as he spoke.

The three felt a tremor in their hearts and quietly withdrew, leaving the young man alone facing the statue.

Once he was sure everyone had left.

"Damn!"

Zhang Fusheng suddenly began to wince and grimace, heavy, too heavy!

He felt something pressing on him—just as he had carelessly fabricated a story about six great manifestations under the Central Pole Sect Leader, creating the Luofeng Six Celestial Ghosts.

Pressing on his heart, pressing on his body! Indescribable and unspeakable.

He dared not hesitate, thinking his tall tales had breached some taboo, and with a thought, his will descended upon the Eight Sceneries Palace, sitting cross-legged on the meditation mat.

The oppressive feeling abruptly vanished.

The Great Celestial Venerate stared dumbfounded at the scene before him.

"Is it real or not..."

He located the source of the oppressive weight.

It turned out that in the Eight Sceneries Palace, unbeknownst to him, six mystical, indescribable things had appeared.

They quietly floated there, floating in front of him.

The Great Aspiration Ksitigarbha King, Emperor Dongyue, Granny Meng of the Yellow Springs, Yin Mountain Ghost Emperor, Judge of the Underworld, Soul Hooking Impermanence.

Altogether six ethereal Celestial Positions.

Just pressing down in the Taoist Palace, simultaneously pressing on his True Spirit and Soul.

"Ridiculous."