Eternal Night

Chapter 573 Collecting Martial Arts Skills!

Wu Pifu did not leave immediately.

Firstly, there was still enough time, and secondly, he truly owed Huang Rong an answer.

"it is good!"

Huang Yaoshi exclaimed in praise, "He is loyal, righteous, and principled. He would go even if there were a million people against him! My disciple, you can go now!"

"Daddy!!"

Huang Rong immediately shouted loudly at Huang Yaoshi, and tears fell in large drops again.

Huang Yaoshi, however, said to Huang Rong with a serious expression, "Rong'er, you mustn't be rash! Although I have never been to the Outer Heavens, from your explanation, I know how treacherous that environment is. Humans there truly tread on thin ice. This is a reenactment of the past story of our human race, which began in barbarism. Our ancestors also walked in rags, making countless sacrifices and displaying countless heroic spirits, before we achieved the reality of our human race spreading across the land today. My disciple, how magnificent you are!!"

Huang Rong cried out, "Father! What are you being brave about? That woman clearly had ill intentions and was trying to provoke Brother Ant. If Brother Ant is no longer in the Outer Heavens, humanity will lose one of the three pillars supporting the sky. That woman is so wicked; she must be a spy from another race, or someone vying for power... Brother Ant, don't go!"

Huang Yaoshi angrily said, "How can you let personal feelings ruin a man's journey in this situation?! Nonsense, utterly absurd!"

Wu Pifu listened quietly from the side.

That's exactly what Huang Yaoshi would say and do.

In the original Legend of the Condor Heroes, Huang Yaoshi actually never thought highly of Guo Jing, finding him dull, stupid, and unattractive, and most importantly, pedantic and boring. He strongly disapproved of Huang Rong being with Guo Jing.

However, Guo Jing later defended Xiangyang, and as a great hero, he served his country and its people. Although he didn't say it, he was quite proud of it. From then on, he truly regarded Guo Jing as his son-in-law and secretly helped Guo Jing many times. Even later, when Yang Guo became the Condor Hero, Guo Jing helped Yang Guo in the most critical moment when they faced the Mongol army.

Huang Yaoshi admired this kind of passionate and heroic person to the core!
At this moment, Hong Qigong also said from the side: "According to what Rong'er said, Tianren Gong is truly a great man. He was willing to go through fire and water for his companions, but he did not want to involve the human race and cause many weak people to die in vain. That's why he made the decision to go into battle alone. Rong'er should support him."

"You, you... Wow!"

Although Huang Rong was intelligent, she couldn't explain herself at this moment and could only burst into tears.

Although the cultures, eras, and information are different, the meanings of Huang Yaoshi and Hong Qigong are quite clear.

Salute to those who went to their deaths!
This is actually the biggest difference between men and women. It's not so absolute who is right and who is wrong, but from Huang Yaoshi and Hong Qigong's perspective, if they knew how it was described, they would definitely say that this is the ultimate romance for men.

After crying, Huang Rong's expression hardened. She wiped away her tears and said loudly to Wu Pifu, "Brother Pifu wants to die, and you certainly won't take me with you, right? Fine! Brother Pifu, I'll wait for you here for a year. If you don't come within a year, I'll personally go to the Yellow Springs to find you. If you're not dead, but are delayed by something and only come a year later, then Brother Pifu, you must resurrect me!"

Wu Pifu lowered his head slightly, truly moved.

Since he was awakened from the old-style cryogenic hibernation by the unified human government, and his terminal illness and the trauma he suffered from the old-style cryogenics were cured, a maintenance personnel agreement was signed with him. Since then, he has fallen into cryogenic hibernation again. Fortunately, this cryogenic hibernation is a new type. After his mental consciousness gradually awakens, he will also go into alternative sleep in a personalized virtual space.

Then came everything he experienced. The maintenance protocol was activated, and upon waking up, he discovered that the entire Gaia had undergone a dramatic change, the Dream World was born, and he was forced to follow his predecessors into the Dream World to struggle for survival. At that time, there was no place of salvation, and Chu Minghao was nowhere to be found. It can be said that every time he entered the Dream World, he was gambling with his life.

Later, all the elders died, and in his desperate situation, he encountered the little mute girl. It was the first time he had formed such a strong bond with an "NPC" in the dream world. The little mute girl ultimately died for him, which is why he felt he had to resurrect her. After that, Chuchu, Daphne, Beelzebub, and the Golden Tree all became his companions and followed him all the way...

Although he kept saying things like he would sleep with Qiuqiu after she turned into a human, or that he would marry her, he always felt that these things were actually very far away from him. Rather than seeing the three accessories as his "child brides," it was more like he wanted companions by his side...

The Huang Rong before me was truly an unexpected surprise; I met her without any prior planning, and then, without realizing it, I found myself in the present...

Unlike his companions, Huang Rong was the first woman he felt was more than just a companion...

However, he was deeply indebted to the beauty and did not know how to repay her kindness.

"it is good."

Wu Pifu stood up, looked up at the sky and said, "If I don't die this time, I will definitely come back to find you within a year. If I don't die but am delayed, I will definitely resurrect you. This is my promise!"

Huang Yaoshi and Hong Qigong were utterly stunned. They looked at each other, both seeing horror in each other's eyes.

No, the Outer Heaven is one thing, the Celestial Lord is another, but didn't you just mention... resurrection?
Huang Yaoshi's eyes suddenly lit up with excitement, but this was not the time to ask questions. He suppressed his excitement and heard Huang Rong immediately say, "Don't go! Brother Wu is very stupid and easily deceived. I don't feel at ease if you go alone, so I want to help you figure it out!" Wu Wu thought for a moment, and considering Huang Rong's "wise" nature, he nodded and said, "Alright, you can help me figure it out too."

Huang Rong then stopped crying and started to smile, but her smile was very forced. She pulled Wu Pifu to sit down and then said to Huang Yaoshi and Hong Qigong, "Father and Master Qigong, please help us think about this as well."

After the two nodded, Huang Rong asked to herself, "Brother Ant, has your martial arts improved a lot in this life?"

Wu Pifu said, "Yes, it's a big improvement, but the most important thing is that it allows me to gain internal energy. As for the different internal energy cultivation methods, they may only be of reference value to me. Rong'er said that the difference between internal energy cultivation methods is mainly the amount of internal energy that can be condensed each day, the strength of the internal energy quality, and a very small number of internal energy cultivation methods have different attributes. For me, the amount and strength of internal energy are not very meaningful. On the contrary, the different attributes of internal energy cultivation methods are very valuable to me. In addition to these, the efficiency and methods of using internal energy cultivation methods are also likely to improve me. For example, Qi Gong's Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms have greatly improved me."

Huang Rong's martial arts skills were weak, and she didn't know much about these things, but Huang Yaoshi and Hong Qigong were the pinnacle of martial arts in this world. Although Wu Pifu's terminology was strange, the two of them understood what Wu Pifu meant after a little thought.

Compared to Hong Qigong, who witnessed Wu Pifu lift a waterspout with one hand, Huang Yaoshi didn't have a deep understanding of Wu Pifu's strength. He only knew that Wu Pifu was very strong and could fly, but he didn't know exactly how strong he was. So he pondered for a moment and asked, "So, the special techniques of internal energy have greatly improved you... How much exactly? How much will they help you on this trip?"

Wu Pifu pondered silently for a moment, then shook his head and said, "My journey is extremely dangerous, so I can't say for sure how much help I can get right now, but it will at least double my strength... I'll cover for you two."

Huang Yaoshi and Hong Qigong both nodded. Wu Pifu then stood up and faced the lake. He casually struck out with his palm, and a wave of water burst open on the lake more than ten meters away. Huang Yaoshi and Hong Qigong were both shocked and moved.

This wasn't a direct, close-quarters attack, but a long-range palm strike from a distance, the so-called "splitting palm." Even if these two were the Five Great Masters of the World, they could only strike three or four meters away at most. The power would be enough to knock one person back or stun the weaker one. Moreover, the power would decrease the further away they were. At five meters away, it would probably only be a breeze. It was impossible for it to create such a huge wave at more than ten meters away. The power of this strike was at least ten times greater than theirs.

But what Wu Pifu said next made them realize that they had been learning such rubbish martial arts all their lives.

"This is my usual routine, a casual strike."

"Then, this is my full-power attack without using internal energy."

Wu Pifu began to circulate his qi and blood, and a wave of qi erupted from his body. Huang Yaoshi and Hong Qigong saw a straight white smoke rise from Wu Pifu's body, like a smoke billowing into the sky, reaching thousands of meters above the ground. Then Wu Pifu struck the lake with his palm. When the palm struck, Huang Yaoshi and Hong Qigong felt dizzy, because they instinctively felt that the palm was incredibly heavy, and each force was further subdivided into countless smaller forces. At the same time, the force itself seemed to be constantly changing like a living thing.

With a single palm strike, the heavens and earth trembled. Like a thunderclap in a dry land, a wave from the point of impact caused the lake's shore to recede violently, transforming into a hundred-meter-high giant wave that swept towards the other side. Half of the lake was blasted toward the opposite bank, directly collapsing and destroying the dikes on the other side.

"Then, this is my full-force attack using internal energy, without using any of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms techniques."

As Wu Pifu was about to unleash his inner strength, his words shocked Hong Qigong and Huang Yaoshi to the point of near death. The two shouted at the same time, "Stop! My disciple, stop!"

Wu Pifu looked at the two of them with suspicion, and Hong Qigong asked first, "May I ask, Heavenly Master, how much internal energy do you possess?"

This was a taboo in the martial arts world, but it didn't matter to Wu Pifu. Before he could answer, Huang Rong proudly said from the side, "Brother Pifu has thirty Jiazi's worth of pure internal energy!"

What! ?

Thirty Jiazi? Pure internal energy?
The combination of these two words gave Hong Qigong and Huang Yaoshi a kind of indescribable sense of the bizarre.

The two remained silent for a long time before looking at each other. Hong Qigong spoke first: "If that's the case, then the Nine Yin Manual, which we consider a priceless treasure, is truly useless."

Huang Yaoshi nodded in agreement, then their eyes lit up simultaneously, and they both uttered the same martial art in unison: "...Six Meridian Divine Sword?"

The two burst into laughter at the same time. Hong Qigong immediately said to Wu Pifu, "This old beggar can finally repay the kindness of the Heavenly Lord in passing on his martial arts skills... Knowing that the Heavenly Lord is in a hurry, this old beggar will ride as fast as he can to Dali in the south to obtain the Six Meridians Divine Sword Manual for the Heavenly Lord!"

Huang Yaoshi also said, "Then I will go to Shaolin Temple and Chongyang Palace. These two places also have many special moves and techniques, as well as internal energy with special attributes."

Both of them looked at Wu Pifu, and Huang Rong ran to Wu Pifu's side, took his arm, and asked, "Brother Pifu, what are your plans?"

Seeing the resolute expressions of Huang Yaoshi and Hong Qigong, and Huang Rong's expectant face, Wu Pifu felt both moved and guilty. After a moment, he said, "I also have a set of martial arts that I want to collect. I plan to go there in person. This set of martial arts may be the most suitable for me, but I will only know after I obtain it."

All three were curious, but Huang Yaoshi and Hong Qigong didn't press the matter. Only Huang Rong asked directly, "What kind of martial arts does Brother Ant want?"

"...Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill!"

(End of this chapter)