Eternal Night

Chapter 640 Special
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"...My fate has changed."

A bald-headed monk and a lame Taoist priest squatted in an abandoned mountain god temple. In front of them was a roast goose. The two men did not mind the filth on their hands and tore into the goose to eat. However, their expressions were serious, as if they were not eating a roast goose, but a person.

While they were eating, the bald-headed monk suddenly spoke up: "There's something wrong with the Crimson Pearl Herb."

The lame Taoist remained silent, snatching the goose's rump and devouring it. The bald-headed monk watched silently for a long time until the goose's rump was completely eaten. Only then did the Taoist speak, saying, "There's a problem. In her destiny, she must weep until her death. In this life, she has tasted the bitterness of love. The human heart is bitter, and only then did Shenying Attendant's refining of her reach its full potential. Although there are still three or four procedures and two or three cycles to go, it has finally become a great medicine. But now there's a problem."

The monk knew perfectly well what was going on, and he said with dissatisfaction, "That's why I met with you. Shenying Attendant... is not someone to be trifled with after all. If we can't make this happen for him, who knows what kind of trouble he'll cause us when his true spirit awakens."

The Taoist's expression was also grim. He put down his hand, which was still tearing at the goose, and stared blankly for a long time before saying, "The Divine Stone Attendant is ultimately not a true god of the Heavenly Court. He can only be considered a Heavenly General, one level higher than the Heavenly Soldiers. Although he is an obstacle, we all have the Heavenly Soldiers' writing system, so he won't do anything to us. At most, he will just make things difficult for us. What I am really worried about is not the Divine Stone Attendant who will only awaken in the next few epochs, but the people from the outside world."

At this point, their expressions became even more unpleasant.

The monks and Taoists lost their appetite for the goose and sat in silence. But inexplicably, the goose began to tremble slightly, as if it were still alive.

Upon seeing this, the two looked at each other and began tearing at the goose again. In a short while, they had devoured the goose. Then, they both stood up at the same time, and the Taoist said, "Fellow Taoist, don't rush off. Let's meet at the mountain peak."

The monk nodded, and the monk and the Taoist priest went up the mountain behind the mountain god temple.

After they have gone far away, if anyone comes here, they will see a woodcutter lying on the ground not far from the mountain god temple. He is unharmed and has a faint smile on his face, but he has already stopped breathing and his body is stiff. Strangely, there are goose feathers not far from his body, one after another, and finally they gather at the roast goose where only the skeleton remains.

On the other side, for two consecutive days, Lin Daiyu had not yet experienced the second battle against the three-hundred-year-old wild boar demon.

This is truly asking the impossible.

He was able to defeat the giant boar demon for three reasons: first, the title of "commoner" played a crucial role; second, Chu Minghao's invincible power delivered the final blow; and third, Wu Pifu's negative mental backlash prevented him from dying suddenly.

All of these factors enabled him to truly kill the three-hundred-year-old wild boar demon!

Don't underestimate this three-hundred-year-old wild boar monster. Its strength is actually quite formidable, and it's no exaggeration to say that it is the strongest in the Song Dynasty Dream World. Looking around the Song Dynasty Dream World, Wu Pifu had indeed swept across the world before, but he could not find another monster that could rival the wild boar monster.

Because of this, even if Lin Daiyu could start over countless times, after two consecutive days, her internal energy was already on the verge of reaching the Transformation Realm. At the same time, Wu Pifu found the finest old medicinal herbs from the deep mountains for her, and all kinds of tigers, leopards, jackals, wolves, and bears were also available. With such a generous feeding without regard to the cost, and with Wu Pifu's control over her body at the level of "seeing the body without being damaged" to regulate her body, Lin Daiyu even advanced her Human Immortal Martial Arts to the Flesh Refining stage.

This is indeed stronger than Wu Pifu was back then. The combination of Chinese martial arts and human immortal martial arts brings about an absolute qualitative change. Even if Lin Daiyu had no title, no negative backlash, and no invincible power left by Chu Minghao, by the end of the two days, she was already able to achieve a draw with the wild boar giant demon. However, she was still quite far from being able to completely defeat it.

That evening, Lin Daiyu perished together with the giant boar demon for the last time. Covered in sweat, she collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, while Wu Pifu sat silently beside her.

After a long silence, Lin Daiyu said apologetically, "Daiyu is dull-witted and has let my brother down. This wild boar demon is incredibly powerful, but I have already found its weakness. Tomorrow morning... I will definitely kill it tomorrow morning!"

Wu Pifu shook his head. He studied Lin Daiyu for a long time before saying, "No, you are not only not dull, but you are actually a martial arts prodigy... You can even be described as a martial arts prodigy who is rare in a hundred years."

There are many things Wu Pifu didn't tell Lin Daiyu.

His original plan was to forcibly elevate Lin Daiyu's martial arts cultivation, then use similar insane combat methods to toughen her up until she was forced to, and then feed her every day, using his own martial arts cultivation to forcibly catalyze it. Although there were many side effects, it did perfect her physical body. Moreover, if she was willing, she could slowly and painstakingly work on it over the next few decades and perhaps even complete her foundation.

However, Lin Daiyu was far beyond Wu Pifu's imagination, and not only in terms of willpower.

From her physical body to her mental will, everything exceeded his expectations. First, her physical body: although Lin Daiyu was naturally weak and sickly, it seemed more like a condition acquired later in life, not an innate constitution from the womb. Contrary to his initial assumptions, Lin Daiyu's meridians and internal organs actually held hidden mysteries. After Wu Pifu instilled national martial arts and the martial arts of immortals into her, and combined this with illusionary combat, it was as if some kind of seal had been broken. In the parlance of the immortal martial arts world, Lin Daiyu possessed unparalleled talent with all eight meridians open. Once she opened the Ren and Du meridians, wouldn't she ascend directly to heaven?
As for her mental fortitude, aside from being genuinely stunned by the initial attack, after that one time, no matter how many times she was killed, at most she would only be initially disoriented, but her spirit would become increasingly resilient. This is something that a weak woman raised in seclusion cannot achieve, let alone a weak woman, no normal person could do it.

Wu Pifu remembered an animation he had once watched. He had forgotten the plot, but it was about a guy who was transported to another world. Every time he was killed, he would return to a key moment a few days earlier, allowing him to change his fate.

Such a powerful figure was practically invincible, yet this man was utterly terrified and nearly gave up on himself after just a few encounters. Why? Because he couldn't bear the accumulated negative emotions after being killed. Compared to Lin Daiyu, that man wasn't even worthy of carrying her shoes.

Today, Wu Pifu has finally confirmed Lin Daiyu's special aptitude. Either she is a true cultivation prodigy whose potential has been wasted, or she is special in herself, such as... the Crimson Pearl Immortal Herb.
Wu Pifu stared at Lin Daiyu for a long time, while Lin Daiyu remained poised and graceful. Although her face was flushed, it was hard to say whether it was due to recent exercise.

After a long pause, Wu Pifu said, "Rest well. If you can defeat the wild boar demon tomorrow, you will surely achieve the Transformation Realm. Combined with your Human Immortal Martial Arts, which has been trained to perfection, you will be able to go anywhere in this world... When that time comes, we will directly appoint you to the Imperial Guard and let you get familiar with military life. After the third battle ends, we will immediately go to the frontier."

Although Lin Daiyu was worried, she was serious about the second battle against the giant boar demon. The scene was filled with soldiers, so she managed to control her emotions. At the same time, she knew that Wu Pifu would do what he said he would do. There was no escaping this, whether it was the comical role of the 800,000 Imperial Guard instructor or going to the frontier to actually go to the battlefield. She couldn't escape it.

Since that was the case, Lin Daiyu felt relieved. Anyway, she now knew that Wu Pifu had no ill intentions towards her, and his strength was real. She had already undergone a complete transformation. Although she was still living in the Jia family mansion, she was no longer confined to it. Her mindset was completely different. So she didn't say anything more, slept soundly that night, and got up early the next morning to start exercising and strengthening her body.

Early in the morning, Wu Pifu went to find a huge crocodile that was more than two zhang long. After skinning it, he began to feed it to Lin Daiyu. Lin Daiyu accepted everything without hesitation, chewing and swallowing it all with her pearly teeth. Then, Wu Pifu did not shy away from the fact that they were men and women. He directly reached out and pushed her blood and qi on her lower abdomen, and poured his internal energy into her to help her digest quickly. In less than half an hour, the entire crocodile plus a hundred kilograms of rare old medicinal herbs from the deep mountains were all put into Lin Daiyu's stomach.

After washing her hands three times in an instant, Lin Daiyu walked into the courtyard with a rosy complexion and full of energy. Wu Pifu was not polite and directly pointed a finger at her brow. The next second, Lin Daiyu entered the illusion again.

Sand and stones flew, enormous creatures appeared, corpses littered the ground, and cries of despair filled the air...

Lin Daiyu faced the ferocious and terrifying boar demon directly, and then, as if possessed, clasped her hands in greeting: "Lin Daiyu greets you!"

A human and a demon charged towards each other...

After a while, Lin Daiyu suddenly opened her eyes, and her blood and qi surged. Wu Pifu saw her skin tremble slightly in a way that was invisible to the naked eye. Many dust particles in the air were scattered by her skin. At the same time, her flesh and blood seemed to be steaming, and a white smoke rose from the top of her head, rising straight up for at least ten feet before dissipating.

The transformation of internal energy has been achieved!
The muscle building is complete!
"Good good!"

Wu Pifu repeatedly praised her. It had only been five days since he arrived and started training her, and Lin Daiyu was already a master of internal energy transformation and physical strength training. Moreover, for a sheltered young lady like Lin Daiyu, getting started was the most difficult part. Once she adjusted her mindset and developed the will of a martial artist, her progress would only accelerate.

"Then let's not delay any longer, let's head to the capital's main camp now, and today I'll show you how to kill!"

Hearing Wu Pifu's words, Lin Daiyu was very puzzled. Although she obediently followed Wu Pifu out, she couldn't help but say, "Brother, how could I not know how to kill? On the second battlefield, I killed countless Jin soldiers. By the way, that was... during the Jingkang Incident, wasn't it?"

Wu Pifu nodded slightly, then shook his head slightly, saying, "No, you don't know how to kill, so there's no blood on your hands. The reason is actually very simple..."

"If someone wants to kill you, then kill them."

Wu Pifu glanced at Lin Daiyu, then ignored her and strode out.

"If you can't get past this hurdle today, then no matter how strong you are, it's all just fancy moves. In that case, what's the point of talking about perfection?"

(End of this chapter)