Eternal Night

Chapter 790 Harvest
Wu Pifu sighed deeply.

There is no doubt that Bai Zhizi is not human, and Wu Pifu could not possibly have made the wrong judgment about him.

No matter how morally manipulative their theories may be, at their core, it's the same as a slave owner saying, "If there were no slaves, wouldn't we slave owners be starving?" or a capitalist saying, "If we didn't exploit workers, wouldn't we capitalists be starving?"

The words of non-humans are meaningless; they are nothing more than tricks that simulate human behavior. Wu Pifu never believed them from the beginning. As for his previous response, it was probably just like shouting before a fight.

But this inhuman, simulated Adam actually had Adam's thoughts and ideas, and even at the very last moment, he actually did his best for the sake of humanity in this world.

Can a non-human being give birth to a human?
The answer is yes!
Because the distinction between humans and non-humans is not based on bloodline or species, but on their actions!
"...This battle was truly exhilarating."

Wu Pifu stood up from the Throne of Heroes. He sighed again and then said directly, "Alright, mission accomplished. Now, it's time to give me the reward."

The next second, a dazzling light appeared out of thin air. Then, the light gradually purified and turned into a metal cup slightly larger than a fist. It was neither gold, silver, copper, nor iron, nor wood, bamboo, jade, nor porcelain. It felt warm and comfortable to the touch.

"Is this the Holy Grail?" Wu Pifu murmured, holding the cup.

"Judging in progress..."

Just then, the mainframe's voice suddenly rang out.

Throughout this journey, the mainframe remained invisible, or rather, it followed the agreement with the scattered Heavenly Dao and did not enter this world. However, this is the outermost layer of the Throne of Heroes, which is also the crystal wall layer of this world. It was only at this time that the mainframe appeared.

"...Judgment complete, High-limit Reality Collection Device (Crystal Civilization Technology), This World's Holy Grail."

"Contains a massive amount of inactive real data, converted into 60 billion points..."

"Fuck me!"

Wu Pifu roared and immediately said, "Main Brain, convert this into points!"

"...inactive state reality."

The mainframe's voice remained mechanical, but there seemed to be a hint of helplessness in it.

Wu Pifu said discontentedly, "What do you mean? Speak like a human!"

"This reality belongs to the inert state reality, which is the solidified reality of this world... analogous to the absolute reality layer, similar to the reality composed of stone, sand, water, air, etc."

Upon hearing this, Wu Pifu understood.

The truth within the Absolute Truth layer is infinite. Even a stone or a grain of sand contains truth, or its essence is truth, because it is a real material entity. However, this truth cannot be used or transformed by the main brain. It belongs to the foundation of the world, which is the so-called inert state truth.

Recalling what he saw when he used the Unity of Heaven and Man technique, this world was full of illusion. From the perspective of reality and illusion, this world was even like a piece of paper or a painting. But after all, it had color and was still a piece of paper. Although the reality that made up this world was certainly far less than the absolute reality layer, it definitely contained reality within it. Otherwise, it wouldn't even have color; it would just be a chaotic void.

"...Then what's the use of this inert state? Is it just giving me a cup of highly condensed stone?" Wu Pifu said disdainfully, picking up the Holy Grail.

At this moment, the two inhibitory forces hurriedly spoke up... They were cautious and timid, truly feeling that they were afraid Wu Pifu would be dissatisfied.

The two inhibitory forces contained a great deal of information, and it took Wu Pifu quite a while to figure out what they were trying to express.

This Holy Grail is actually the core of the Greater Grail, not the Lesser Grail in the mortal world. There is only one of its kind in this world. It was a treasure that was accidentally obtained from the void of the dream world before the scattered Heavenly Dao was shattered...

This is actually a characteristic of the scattered Heavenly Dao, which is collection. This world has a certain collection characteristic. Countless Heroic Spirits and Noble Phantasms are internal information collections, while externally they also collect fantasy objects such as the prototype of the Greater Grail or creations of other civilizations.

The Crystal Civilization, an ancient civilization that has been lost or destroyed, was characterized by using crystals to absorb the inert reality from heaven and earth and the world. In intuitive terms, it combined the celestial veins, terrestrial veins, and human veins in the world, mixing the inert reality that was originally unusable with a small amount of active reality generated by intelligent life, so as to make it absorbable and usable.

The Crystal Civilization used this method to create a unique and extraordinary path for its civilization, namely the Crystal Warriors. Depending on the type of crystal, these Crystal Warriors can change jobs and be promoted. In fact, many of the class systems in this world are modeled after the Crystal Civilization. At the height of the Crystal Civilization, it is said that there were dozens of different professions, including warriors and mages. They could also use crystals to create many miraculous dream world creations.

However, this near-universal superhuman outcome eventually manifested itself: fewer and fewer ordinary mortals led to a decrease in active reality, and inert reality could not ultimately replace active reality. Although the two inhibitory forces were vaguely described, there was no doubt that this crystal civilization ultimately reaped what it sowed.

However, its technology and creations remain unique in the dream world. The Holy Grail is its core creation, and may even be one of its ultimate creations.

"...While this inertia reality cannot be converted into points, it can be used in this world. For example, I can materialize my Pokémon system and exchange it for real-world items, which can then be taken out of this world... What? You guys are trying to get something for nothing? This Pokémon system wasn't originally supposed to be able to be taken out of this world directly!?"

Wu Pifu was furious, and the two restraining forces immediately begged for mercy.

Bullying the weak is pointless. Wu Pifu had nowhere to vent his anger, so he could only take a few deep breaths before asking again, "Fine, besides being able to exchange for this Pokémon system, what else can these inert realities do?"

The two opposing forces quickly sent out a lot of information.

The Greater Grail is known as the omnipotent wish-granting machine in this world. Although this is an exaggeration by those extraordinary individuals, it also contains some truth to it. By utilizing this vast amount of inertial reality, the Grail can indeed achieve many incredible miracles in this world. For example, the solidification of the souls of all people in the Heaven's Cup is its wish-granting effect.

Now that Wu Pifu has obtained the Holy Grail, he can use the remaining Inertia Reality to fulfill many wishes after exchanging for the Pokémon System.

"...A wish that can only be obtained in this world? I'm not from this world... Wait a minute, I think I've found the key point." Wu Pifu was stunned, then his mind went blank, no, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he suddenly took out a compass from his personal space.

The Dream Compass, a treasure obtained from the realm of mountains and seas, allows him to find a specific dream world or something he desires within the dream world.

However, the most crucial thing is that many times, even you don't know what you really want. But now that you have the Holy Grail's wish-granting function, although it can only be used in this world, the wish for your desired item is no longer limited to this world.

"...Then you're barely of any use, so I'll consider you qualified," Wu Pifu said.

The two opposing forces simultaneously conveyed a sense of relief.

At that moment, the mainframe's voice rang out again.

"Judging in progress...judging complete."

"This Holy Grail is qualified to be used in the Absolute Truth realm."

Wu Pifu was stunned. He couldn't quite grasp the mystery at first. After a long while, he suddenly exclaimed, "No way! You're saying this thing can grant any wish in the absolute reality layer, in outer space?! Holy crap, it's a divine artifact!"

"...The effect is not that powerful. As the degree of realism increases by an order of magnitude, the effect of the Holy Grail will decrease sharply. When it reaches the level of absolute realism, although it can be mixed with active realism to form this usable inert realism, its effects are reduced to protection, dispelling pollution, healing distortions, and so on."

The mainframe's words calmed Wu Pifu down a bit, but it was still a pleasant surprise. He nodded and said, "That's not bad. It's a super healing device, and it can even target the strange things in the dream world. That's pretty good... So, after getting to the Absolute Truth layer, the Holy Grail has actually regained its legendary effects?"

In the 21st-century civilization that Wu Pifu knew, there was a religion also called the Holy Religion that had the legend of the Holy Grail. However, the Holy Grail of this religion was not some kind of all-powerful wish-granting machine, but a super healing device, and it was said that it could also make people live forever.

In this way, the Pokémon system can grant the right to make a wish in this world, as well as the Holy Grail itself.

Wu Pifu was fairly satisfied with what he gained from being rented out this time.

Both of the two restraining forces remained silent, but this silence carried an absolute sense of peace.

As long as you're satisfied, as long as you're satisfied...

Wu Pifu stopped wasting time and began to think carefully about his wish after holding the Holy Grail. After thinking for a while, he said, "Alright, let's begin. My first wish is to make the Pokémon system a reality that allows me to reach the Absolute Reality level, a transcendent path that belongs to me."

There was a thin layer of liquid in the Holy Grail. As Wu Pifu spoke, his thoughts carrying a sense of promise, the thin layer of liquid immediately began to decrease, decreasing by at least half. Wu Pifu could not sense any change, but the voice of the main brain appeared at the right time.

"Judgment in progress... Judgment complete, Pokémon system realization complete."

Wu Pifu was finally satisfied. Looking at the thin liquid that was less than half full, he clicked his tongue and said, "So, over 30 billion points have already been used up?"

Mastermind: “…”

Two major suppressive forces: "..."

Wu Pifu didn't expect an answer; he continued holding the Holy Grail and began to think.

He could wish to continue exploring the unity of heaven and man in Chinese martial arts, but that would be too wasteful. Moreover, from that level of understanding, these inert states might not even be enough. He could also wish to complete the path of sublimation, but that might not be enough either, and that would also be wasteful.

Or perhaps they've found their ideal path to transcendence?

Or is it a search for Buddhist secrets?
Or is it that we have found another part of the Ultra Instinct?

Or is it another part of the Dragon Elephant Prison Sutra?

However, all these wishes can actually be fulfilled with the Dream Compass.

What he needs is to find direction through wish-making and question-and-answer sessions when he is unsure of what he wants; this is the most suitable way to use it.

"...I wish for a way to maintain my optimal combat style of attacking within five steps and defending beyond five steps, even at the Ascended Body level? No, I should say, how to maintain this optimal combat style even in battles at the Ascended Body level?"

As Wu Pifu asked his question, the liquid in the Holy Grail began to evaporate rapidly, which made Wu Pifu's heart jump. He was afraid that the remaining nearly 30 billion inert states would not be enough, which would be a real waste of the opportunity.

Just before the liquid completely evaporated, a large amount of information began to flood into Wu Pifu's mind.

The Holy Grail wish was like a super Turing machine, with a large amount of information appearing out of thin air. However, after telling Wu Pifu, it negated itself. Wu Pifu heard a lot of information that he didn't understand at all, such as ancient curses, the contract of destiny, and the condensed glory of the world... Just hearing about these things made his head spin. They were obviously very important things, but they were negated by the information itself. Either they didn't exist, or they were unattainable without the source. In short, they were all negated.

At least several minutes later, all the information condensed and finally transformed into a single voice that resounded in Wu Pifu's mind.

"...The vows and constraints of recitation?"

(End of this chapter)