Secret Buyer

Chapter 544 - 342: One Word Settles the Storm, Human Ancestor Arrives, Entering Douluo!

"Just as the capital is also called the Celestial Capital, the Floating Island is similarly referred to as the Imperial City; it is an island, a part of the Celestial Capital."

"At the same time, it feels more like an independent city... No one in the Imperial City should be underestimated."

Walking along the long street of the Floating Island, or rather the Imperial City in the sky, the clan elder meticulously warned of many taboos.

"Even a roadside vendor, like that old man at the street corner with the sugar figurine stand."

The clan elder pointed with his hand, and everyone looked up,

to see the kind of stall that only small towns had, with an old man in cotton cloth sitting beside it, yawning,

looking plain and ordinary, like a regular old man trying to make a living.

The clan elder said:

"It could very well be the child of a Deity or the scion of a noble family... it’s hard to say."

Zhang Fusheng glanced over, sensed within, and nodded slightly.

Indeed it was.

The old man selling sugar appeared ordinary, yet his essence was as pure as crystal, with three hundred and sixty Grotto Heavens like radiant suns,

clearly an Extreme Celestial Being—maybe even half a step into the realm of a Venerate.

His bloodline was extremely dense, filled with substantial Divinity; his father was probably a Great Power.

Tsk.

Zhang Fusheng felt a bit emotional; the Floating Island, the Imperial City... truly shelter dragons and crouching tigers.

As they passed a street full of noble family residences, the clan elder pointed again:

"Look, that’s the Origin Point Research Institute, an entire building along with vast experimental grounds behind it, all of it."

They looked again to see people coming and going from the building, with several figures floating above, each unusual, all of them Venerates!

"Perhaps they are here to protect the path for the grand festival today? Or to witness the event?"

The clan elder speculated casually, subconsciously glancing at the young man in rough clothes beside him, who was staring at the research institute’s building, and quietly stopped in his tracks.

At some point, Zhang Fusheng had furrowed his brow slightly.

Strange...

He gazed at the research institute’s building, most of its matters and things faintly perceived,

but underground, within perception and Cause and Effect insight, was vast shadow.

This research institute indeed was not ordinary.

Even with his current Cause and Effect proficiency, he could not see or penetrate it at all... was that Zhang Xiaoxi?

Zhang Fusheng saw a young girl hop in, with rice grains still on the corner of her mouth, clearly having just finished lunch.

This girl...

He unconsciously smiled.

"Brother Dao."

Cui Wenda elbowed Zhang Fusheng, teasing:

"Why are you smiling at that girl? Interested?"

Zhang Fusheng glanced sidelong at this young man, too lazy to respond—this guy was not a good person,

in the calculation of his Cause and Effect, this person had a part, probably passing messages or the like.

Cui Wenda, unaware of propriety, tried to continue speaking when the clan elder suddenly lowered his voice:

"The noble families have arrived!"

Everyone instinctively looked over.

Young men and women were approaching, each with extraordinary auras, true prodigies of the era, accompanied by seemingly inconspicuous but extremely oppressive elders!

Zhang Fusheng immediately saw Zhuge Yuyi and Sima Shi among them.

The Cui Family elder, slightly nervous, spoke:

"These are the six great noble families from other provinces... among the Ten Illustrious, six are rooted in other provinces."

"Though they also have residences in the Celestial Capital’s Imperial City, they’re practically just offices... not to mention, the protectors beside them are likely top-tier Venerates!"

Cui Wenda and Cui Wenda gulped,

while beside them, Cui Liuduo’s eyes were shining brightly, like a hidden flame, fixed on those true ’nobles,’

she whispered:

"I am not inferior to them."

The clan elder’s complexion subtly changed:

"Be cautious! People of the Ten Illustrious have eyes above their heads, should they hear you..."

Before he finished speaking.

"Qinghe Cui Family?"

A indifferent voice had already reached them.

Zhang Fusheng glanced over; among the approaching noble prodigies, a young boy with dragon horns, looking no older than twenty.

Beside him, Ruan Yutu softly spoke:

"One of the Ten Illustrious, the Ao family of the Four Seas province, rumored to be born with unique abilities, with blood from a Level 5 Star Beast, the ’True Dragon.’"

Zhang Fusheng nodded thoughtfully, watching the Little Dragon Man walking over with hands behind his back, the other noble family members also watching the scene with heads held high.

"Greetings, Young Master Ao."

The clan elder quickly stepped forward to greet him, fearing Cui Liuduo might say something offensive.

Of the Ten Illustrious’ six, they were all here!

"Hmm."

The Little Dragon Man, clad in brocade, glanced over everyone, lingering slightly longer on Ruan Yutu,

then smoothed his clothes and calmly said:

"I heard the Qinghe Cui Family possesses a Supreme Treasure that can alter a person’s lifespan?"

Those noble family scions watching the show squinted their eyes.

With a new contest among the Ten Illustrious, these old Ten Illustrious families were certainly determined to retain their status, having thoroughly studied all clans,

The Qinghe Cui Family was universally acknowledged as one of the greatest threats.

Because of that artifact that could alter lifespan.

The Cui Family elder forced a dry laugh:

"There is such a thing, Young Master Ao...."

"Bring it out, let’s have a look."

The Little Dragon Man spoke calmly.

The elder’s face froze:

"Young Master Ao, that might be inappropriate?"

"Inappropriate?"

The Little Dragon Man raised an eyebrow:

"What, do you think I would attempt to steal it in front of so many friends? Isn’t your Cui Family’s Divine Book only possible to rewrite by specific Book Holders?"

Seeing the elder’s silence, he sneered, raising his voice:

"Or are you saying the Ao, Niu, Bao, Zhang, Zhuge, and Sima families here are not worthy to see the Cui Family’s treasure?"