Eternal Night

Chapter 731 Training, Getting Stronger, Discovery
(PS: I'm so sorry that my personal matters caused you all worry. I've already resolved a lot of things. Actually, many things can be clarified through conversation. As long as you calmly express your needs, you can get through it. Keeping things bottled up will only lead to problems. Thank you again for your concern.)
With the arrival of reinforcements from the Land of Redemption, the entire port construction was put on track. Moreover, it was no longer as spontaneous as Wu Pifu had observed before; the Gaia humans from the Land of Redemption had divided the port into groups, assigned tasks, and categorized workers into different levels, etc.

Even without modern high-tech equipment or materials, the arrival of the Gaia humans still accelerated the port construction process. Moreover, the port construction projects were all renovated and designed according to modern standards, which truly broadened the horizons of everyone in the world.

Those who followed Wu Pifu to this port were not only laborers and unemployed people from various places, but also representatives from various large chambers of commerce that cooperated with Xu Shilan. Among these people were also capable individuals, such as intellectuals, engineers, mathematicians, etc., in this world. Any random Gaia human could completely crush them. How could this not shock and amaze them?

Knowledge is power. In this world that is still in the 14th and 15th centuries, this is truly the most apt saying. The high-ranking officials and nobles of this world monopolize almost all knowledge. So much so that even if one or two extremely rare strongmen emerge from among ordinary people, they still have to rely on these high-ranking officials and nobles in order to rule their territories. For example, the Sea Emperor Baghdad is such a person. He is a strongman who rose from the common people, but his crew includes many descendants of high-ranking officials and nobles.

Now, these knowledgeable people are shocked to discover that Captain Dog Egg's crew actually has hundreds of knowledgeable individuals, each of whom is a scholar, sage, or wise man standing at the pinnacle of knowledge. This is simply... more revolutionary than the emergence of one, two, or three new celestial beings!
However, Wu Pifu naturally didn't care about the thoughts of these high-ranking officials and nobles. In his view, some of them were already close to being beyond the realm of humanity. Their status, their power, their wealth and rule were completely irrelevant to Wu Pifu. He was very happy for the world to change, and he was also very happy for the people of this world to awaken and hang these high-ranking officials and nobles on flagpoles to dry in the wind.

In short, Wu Pifu was completely relieved. Everything was taken care of, and he only needed to be a mascot. After all, he didn't have any professional knowledge in these areas. Of course, his existence was actually the core. It was because of him, the holder of the super brain, one of the three pillars of humanity, plus the fourth and strongest celestial-level powerhouse recognized by the natives of this world, that this port could develop and build so peacefully. The two major factions didn't dare to cause any trouble, and the Night Watchers of the Land of Redemption and ordinary people could walk in this world without worrying about encountering danger.

Thus, Wu Pifu found himself with some free time. Taking advantage of this peaceful period, he didn't just spend his days reading and resting; instead, he began to carry out a plan he had long ago.

Exceptional integration!

He now possesses many extraordinary abilities: Chinese martial arts, human immortal martial arts, and immortal martial arts internal energy. These form the underlying framework of his extraordinary core. All other extraordinary abilities are used in conjunction with these three. In fact, all his power ultimately transforms into martial arts.

The core of his fighting style is the title of "Commoner," which is the core of all his battles. Everything else, whether it's the Death-Defying Blade, existing titles, or future fantasy items for combat, must serve the title of "Commoner."

In fact, this is all about two systems: one is the extraordinary path he obtains himself, and the other is the various external things he acquires, including titles, which are also such external things. Now he has quite a few of both, but as Wu Pifu gets stronger and the enemies he fights become stronger, he gradually feels a certain sense of obstruction.

Aside from his in-depth exploration and training of extraordinary martial arts-related methods, he used other extraordinary methods as soon as he got them, without delving into them or training them carefully. It wasn't that he was arrogant or lazy, but rather that he simply didn't have enough time and energy to slowly accumulate them. He had been working himself to the bone the whole way...

Perhaps, as Xu Shilan said, he never thought about anything other than fighting. In that case, how could he possibly have enough time and resources to slowly integrate the extraordinary path and combat mode?

It seems like... business is doing quite well, right?
Fortunately, with the return of Xu Shilan and Amadeus, he not only regained his comrades-in-arms, but also tasted the sweetness of management. For the first time, he finally began to have leisurely time in the dream world like an ordinary night watchman. It was during this leisurely time that he made this decision.

About thirty nautical miles from Gaia Port, on a very small coral reef island, a large parasol was planted on the shore. Inside, there was a dining table, Xu Shilan, three small animals, and a potted golden tree with drooping branches that looked weak. A little further away, under the bright sun, were Wu Pifu, Amadei, and Chu Yuyan.

"...Alright, this is the secret of Chinese martial arts, and the stance training and breathing method that I have customized based on your physical condition and mental state. If you practice according to this, you will feel some strength in two or three days, or four or five days at most. At that time, continue to practice in sequence and you will be able to reach Ming Jin, An Jin, and Hua Jin. Although Dan Jin requires your own enlightenment and opportunity, when that time comes, I can enlighten you."

Wu Pifu withdrew his finger from Amadeus's forehead.

Amadeus opened her eyes, her face full of disbelief: "...Dude, are you really my buddy Wu? I feel like I'm facing a legendary god! You know everything about me?"

Wu Pifu smiled and said, "Actually, it's just the transmission of information. Human language is actually very limited. To convey information to someone, you need to rack your brains to come up with a description and action, and it's also difficult to be precise. That's the biggest flaw. But if it's transmitted directly to your brain through nerve current, it can be described very precisely."

Amadeus understood these basic scientific concepts, but he didn't know that it required the use of technology similar to virtual reality. It was incredible that Wu Pifu could use his fingers to do it.

Furthermore, it included Wu Pifu patting his body a few times, then closing his eyes and contemplating for a moment before tailoring a set of traditional Chinese martial arts for him. These abilities were simply incredible. Wu Pifu shook his head and said, "Once you become powerful, many seemingly incredible manipulations are actually nothing special. If you don't believe me, ask Chu Yuyan."

Chu Yuyan quickly shook her head and said, "No, no, Mr. Wu, you flatter me. I don't understand your manipulations at all, okay?"

Wu Pifu was speechless for a long time before continuing to say to Amadei, "Actually, I can help you gain experience in higher levels of martial arts, human immortal martial arts, and even immortal martial arts internal skills all at once. However, I am worried about the backlash from transcendence. After all, you already have the Iron Refining Record. So I can only let you practice martial arts first, which is the least like a transcendent physical training method. And we should start from the beginning and proceed slowly. If you find anything wrong, stop practicing immediately. This way, we can test whether you can learn martial arts, and even human immortal martial arts and immortal martial arts internal skills later on."

Amade nodded repeatedly, his eyes closed as he pondered the information about martial arts in his mind. After a long while, he sighed, "This martial art is truly amazing. Judging from its practice and effects, it doesn't involve any supernatural power, yet it can enhance one's control over one's own power, allowing one to unleash several times the strength. Moreover, this isn't just about combat; it's about the evolution of the human body itself..."

Wu Pifu smiled and said, "That's true, so I'm very fortunate that the first extraordinary path I obtained was Chinese martial arts, which gave me a very good foundation... Actually, I've seen quite a few extraordinary paths now. It's true that the lower the level of the extraordinary path, the more powerful and bizarre it is, capable of changing the world. But when it comes to the gradual extraordinary path that conforms to the Absolute Truth level, I've only seen Chinese martial arts so far. This is an extraordinary path that can exert its power even without the dream world in the real world of the Absolute Truth level!"

Amadeus naturally didn't think there was any deeper meaning in those words. He was now completely focused on martial arts and had already begun practicing stance training on his own. Not far away, Xu Shilan suddenly interjected, "But its upper limit is indeed too low. If you weren't an Extreme Path Seed, martial arts would have limited your potential. This is actually not good. After all, times change, and you yourself said it's the Absolute Reality Layer. Now that the Dream World has emerged, our human civilization will inevitably fall into the depths of the Dream World in the future. If martial arts doesn't have an advancement system, then this extraordinary path actually has too many drawbacks."

Wu Pifu nodded in agreement: "That's true. As far as I know, the civilization that created the national martial arts system eventually abandoned it and instead developed the Human Immortal Martial Arts. This was because the upper limit of the national martial arts was too low. However, it seems there is a way to break through the upper limit of the national martial arts. But this involves a taboo past of the Zhenwu civilization. I don't know exactly what happened. I only know that the Zhenwu civilization split into the Zhenwu lineage of Human Immortal Martial Arts and the Xinghe lineage, which is based on the advancement of the national martial arts... Speaking of this, I recently thought of a development direction or development idea that may be the extraordinary path of various civilizations in the past."

Upon hearing this, both Xu Shilan and Chu Yuyan felt a chill run down their spines, and their expressions and actions became extremely solemn.

Human civilization has yet to develop any extraordinary path specific to this era, not even a trace of it. Originally, everyone thought that humanity's special extraordinary path was the superbrain, but judging from the truth about the superbrain brought back by Wu Pifu, the superbrain seems to be the resonance of the Root Corpse that appears in every real era, only manifesting superbrain characteristics in this era.

This is not a unique and extraordinary path that is exclusive to human civilization.

Now Wu Pifu says he has thought of a development direction or development strategy for extraordinary paths, which is really important and may even lead to the emergence of extraordinary paths unique to humankind!
Wu Pifu was taken aback. He hadn't expected the two to take it so seriously. Without keeping them in suspense, he immediately said, "It's very simple. I've discovered that any extraordinary path begins with the physical body, or something special, unusual, or remarkable about the body. Then the dream world appears, and one delves deeper, leading to advancement. It evolves along this entire line, from the physical body to the spirit, and ultimately to the soul. For example..."

Wu Pifu stretched out his palm, which began to glow with a metallic black color: "This is Armament Haki."

"Observation Haki is the enhancement, change, and advancement of mental consciousness."

"Finally, there's Conqueror's Haki, which is actually the pressure of the soul!"

As he spoke, Wu Pifu's body was surrounded by wisps of electricity, and the clouds in the sky split open. Not only that, but behind him, an incredibly distant cosmic star map was faintly revealed, though it was intermittent and quickly disappeared.

But in that instant, Xu Shilan, Chu Yuyan, and Amadei were all completely immobilized, and even their thoughts seemed to be suppressed.

"It's actually quite simple. These are my guesses about the development direction or development path of various civilizations through extraordinary means."

(End of this chapter)