Eternal Night

Chapter 525 Buddhist Secrets and Advice

Per seemed to want to continue talking about the various manifestations of the pollution source, but he suddenly shut his mouth. After a few seconds of silence, he smiled wryly at Wu Pifu and said, "No, we can't continue. The existence consumption is too great... As expected, it involves the pollution source, the ultimate point of the illusion. The rest of the content will probably need to be explored by your civilization on its own."

Wu Pifu nodded knowingly, and Per closed his eyes in thought for a few seconds before continuing, "The final True Civilization Plan is roughly like this, and this is just one of countless plans from those ancient civilizations and ancient origins. They are too powerful, far too powerful. So each of their plans has profoundly changed all kinds of things from the real side to the void side. Our civilization's scientists even believe that the current nine-layer structure may not have been like this from the beginning, but has been changed by these ancient civilizations and ancient origins over a long period of time... All of this is related to the life and death of the new civilization, so be very careful."

Per paused here before continuing, "Regarding ancient civilizations and ancient origins, most of them have fallen into slumber and ignorance over the past ten eras. However, this does not mean they are harmless. Rather, they are transforming into something more terrifying. Once they are observed and pulled, this great terror will gradually emerge... Of course, ancient civilizations and ancient origins are not all terrifying. The situation is complex and requires you and your civilization to make your own judgment. In short, fight if they are enemies, and cooperate if they are friends. You cannot generalize. Here, I would like to say that even different ancient origins of the same ancient civilization have different attitudes towards the world and towards the true civilizations of the new era. Therefore, you need to discern this for yourselves."

Wu Pifu nodded knowingly at this.

His attitude towards life was the same: fight enemies, cooperate with friends, and help and support allies. There's nothing more to say about that.

Per only touched on this point briefly, seemingly quite appreciative, which is why he added this extra point. He then changed the subject, saying, "As mentioned earlier, ancient civilizations and ancient origins have basically fallen into slumber, but the many plans they have implemented have continued to have an impact, or are still being implemented. What I want to talk about now are the beneficial plans that can be used by the true civilization of the new era, as well as the dangerous plans that need to be dealt with carefully and with vigilance."

Wu Pifu thought for a moment and said, "Is the Lost Lands one of these plans?"

Per paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, the Lost Lands were also part of the plan of the ancient civilizations and the ancient origins. Since you all know about it, I can say a little more. This plan involved the ancients capturing a Level 5 Nightmare and using its immunity to loss to transform its interior into a Lost Space. Not only could it test the evolution of the loss and pollution of various civilizations, but civilizations on the verge of loss could also create isolation caves within it. Hidden within are a large number of civilizations from past eras, some even dating back to the ancient demon race. If your civilization has enough truth, you can try to negotiate and trade with the ancient civilizations within, exchanging truth for the information and intelligence they provide."

After saying this, Per pondered for a moment before continuing, "We can set aside the other plans for now. There's one plan that's extremely important, but its very existence and the probability of finding it are so low that I hesitate to discuss it... However, you and your civilization are currently at the absolute truth level, possessing a sufficient share of reality and ample time for exploration. I believe you and your civilization have the highest chance of success, so I've chosen to explain this plan to you. If it succeeds, you might truly be saved..."

"A Buddhist Secret!"

Wu Pifu had heard of the Buddhist secrets several times before, but he didn't know exactly what they referred to. He only knew that even the Roots seemed to covet them, so he figured they must be something valuable. Therefore, he listened attentively.

Per said, "Buddhism is an extremely ancient civilization, possibly even the oldest known civilization in existence. Its antiquity surpasses that of the demon race. The Buddhist Secret Treasure Project was established by the first Buddha. It is said to contain the secrets of the source of pollution, as well as various information to combat the source of pollution, to combat illusion, to combat loss, and various ancient Buddhist artifacts, ancient heavenly treasures, and many mysteries such as reincarnation, life and death, and reverse sublimation."

Wu Pifu was stunned, his heart filled with shock.

This Buddhist secret treasure sounds like a powerful weapon! If we really have these, wouldn't it be able to directly combat the source of pollution?

Per seemed to see through Wu Pifu's thoughts. He shook his head and said, "It's not that simple. Until my civilization was on the verge of collapse, we had not found any Buddhist treasures, let alone the most important one. However, judging from various signs and the exchanges between my civilization and some ancient sources, Buddhist treasures do exist. That's why I said that only you and your civilization may have a chance. This requires a lot of manpower and resources, not to mention enough time and a sufficient amount of real resources."

"It is said that Buddhism was originally called the Buddha Clan, a civilization of mixed races. The real world it inhabited was not the macrocosm, but a multi-level ascended structure. The real world it inhabited was called Mount Sumeru. Apart from this, no other information can be found. The secrets of Buddhism are the original Buddha's view of the vast universe, spanning countless ages, and he received guidance from his master, which is why it was established..."

Wu Pifu frowned and said, "Wait a minute, you just mentioned the First Buddha, right?"

Po nodded, and Wu Pifu asked again, "Then what about the 'teacher' of the First Buddha?"

Per said, “That’s right. When I learned that the First Buddha also had a teacher, I was even more shocked than you, because the First Buddha was at the strongest level among all the origins, a legendary existence. Back then, with the help of some ancient origins and through our civilization’s special extraordinary methods, we explored a lot of information about Buddhist secrets, which revealed some of the First Buddha’s past…”

"Initially, it was not the First Buddha who experienced the state of enlightenment, but his teacher Manjushri. He attained great freedom in Nirvana, but he was always just a step away from the state of great enlightenment. He lamented that he still had great karmic connections and causes to resolve, so he transmitted the state of enlightenment to the First Buddha. After the First Buddha attained the fruition of enlightenment, he established the Buddhist sutras, and then Nirvana into nothingness, disappearing without a trace. Therefore, many ancient sources believe that the last and most core part of the Buddhist sutras may involve his teacher Manjushri, and also the source of the upheaval and pollution in the void." Wu Pifu firmly remembered all this information. This was all information that Po had given him with his own life, and future human civilization would surely use it.

Per continued, “The secrets of Buddhism are elusive and leave no trace, nor any information. The key is that every Buddhist secret involves the root power of cause and effect. Unless one is destined to possess it, it is difficult to obtain it by force. After analysis by scientists of our civilization, the so-called ‘destiny’ has been confirmed to be being watched by the Buddhist realm. Once watched by the Buddhist realm, one will be dragged along. The various worlds along the way may very well contain Buddhist secrets or clues to them. Therefore, the best way to search for Buddhist secrets is to be watched by the Buddhist realm. However, this also means that those who are watched are almost impossible to survive, because the Buddhist realm is located at the deepest level of the first layer. Its level is equivalent to the unowned structural roots of death, life, destiny, etc. Once one falls, it is almost impossible to return.”

"This is the most likely way to find the Buddhist secrets. Otherwise, we can only search for derivative worlds containing Buddhist information in the infinite derivative worlds. The success rate of this is too low. Moreover, many remnants of medieval and modern civilizations have been searching for Buddhist derivative worlds, which can easily lead to conflicts with them."

At this point, Per paused again, and this time for a long time, before smiling wryly at Wu Pifu and saying, "I still have about fifty percent of my existence left. Besides the remaining thirty percent, the remaining twenty percent can still tell you some information. I'm going to tell you about some roots that might have goodwill towards the true civilization of the New Era, and the civilization to which they belong. Then, I'll be about to..."

Wu Pifu interrupted Po, saying, "Wait a minute, what about this world?"

Per paused for a moment, then said, "This world...you wanted to save this world? But it's impossible now. Because of me, this world has been corrupted by the Lost Pollution, and there's no one left alive. I'm sorry, I also..."

"Do not."

Wu Pifu gave a general overview of the situation outside, especially mentioning that both androids and mechanical life forms have soul fragments. He originally thought that Per knew about the situation outside, but to his surprise, Per was quite astonished.

"That's it, that's it..."

Per was utterly astonished. He murmured, “This world has been corrupted by the pollution of the Lost. Thousands of years ago, all life had died. The last remaining humans devised a way to separate the soul from the body. By using the polluting attraction of my physical remains, they created a pure and flawless place to significantly slow down their rate of loss. But thousands of years have passed, and I thought they had completely failed. But who knew there was still a glimmer of hope… This is all thanks to you.”

"Us?" Wu Pifu asked in confusion.

Per said with certainty, “Because you and your civilization are still at the level of absolute truth, but you have begun to explore derivative worlds. This has caused your truth to seep into the lower levels as you explore. The reason why this world can still be saved is actually due to the seepage of your truth... I understand what you mean. Indeed, this world can still be saved, but have you thought it through? To do this, I need to consume at least 15% of my existence, and they are not complete. True intelligent life forms need to evolve for at least several thousand years before they can become true humans.”

"But you might miss this rare opportunity. Any information I'm about to share could be of great help to you and the future of your civilization. Even so, are you still willing to do it?"

Wu Pifu nodded affirmatively, and Po laughed. He exclaimed, "So alike, so very alike... Alright, then there's not much existence left. Before our final farewell, how about using this remaining existence to provide you with some personal assistance?"

Wu Pifu remained noncommittal, only looking at Po. Po continued with a smile, "I noticed you used more than one extraordinary power before... You are a seed of the ultimate path, aren't you?"

After receiving an affirmative answer, Per sighed for a long time and said, "In that case, how about I plan out your future path to transcendence? I observe that the proportion of transcendence paths from the True Martial lineage in your combat style is very large. Obviously, your combat style is mainly close combat, focusing on individual opponents. Although the Extreme Path Seed can learn all transcendence paths almost infinitely and without hindrance, there must be a distinction between primary and secondary paths. At the same time, you must be prepared for the backlash. The more transcendence paths you learn, the more severe the backlash will be. If you can't withstand it, you will die and your path will be destroyed. Therefore, you should try your best to choose the focus and complete the path."

"The Zhenwu lineage has three paths to completion. The first is the completion of the Zhenwu lineage's own physical body and spirit, that is, the completion of the Human Immortal and Yang God. The second path is the completion of the Star River Martial Path. Both of these paths have their advantages and disadvantages. In terms of strength, the ultimate limit of the first path is the Zhenwu Emperor, and the ultimate limit of the second path is slightly higher than the Zhenwu Emperor, but it has an enormous flaw: it is extremely easy to be ignited by the source of pollution. In my opinion, neither of these paths is good. On the contrary, there is a lost path that is the best and has the highest achievement. It can even be said that the student has surpassed the master..."

"Internal strength, true qi, advanced martial arts, and finally... immortal martial arts!"

(End of this chapter)