Eternal Night

Chapter 800 What a treasure trove!
Wu Pifu, three small animals, and a golden tree were all gathered around the perfect fruit, gazing longingly at the watermelon-sized fruit.

Judging from the information left in the Mirror Land, the Perfect Fruit was not born naturally, but rather came from obsession and fantasy. It was only because of the extraordinary power infused by the original civilization of the Mirror Land, and it was the last infusion when this civilization perished, that it transformed from illusion into reality.

It is a miracle fruit, something that should not exist.

“…Then let’s eat it together.” Wu Pifu wiped his mouth several times before saying this.

The small animals and the golden tree had no objections, but they didn't say much either.

In fact, the closer they looked at the fruit after getting their hands on it, the more they felt that it was "edible," and the less they could bear to eat it.

This feeling is hard to describe, perhaps because it is too perfect. If we were to consume it, wouldn't the world be missing a perfect thing?
Perhaps the three little animals and the golden tree were driven by this kind of mentality...

"……wrong."

Beelzebub watched as Wu Pifu sliced ​​open the Perfect Fruit, and an indescribable fragrance began to permeate the air. His voice trembled as he spoke: "This fruit has had some kind of psychological impact on us. It is a strange living thing that does not want to die."

Wu Pifu nodded silently, then placed the four portions of fruit of varying sizes in front of the three small animals and the golden tree bonsai. Although the four portions did not appear to be the same amount, they were distributed according to their current size, and in fact, they were exactly the same.

Faintly, the four small animals seemed to hear an incredible wail, but Wu Pifu was completely unaffected. He picked up the remaining fruit after the distribution and said, "I also felt that kind of influence based on the spiritual level, but it didn't have much effect on me because it was an influence on the spiritual consciousness. The negative influence in my sea of ​​consciousness blocked most of it... It's incredible. Is this the extraordinary in this world? Creating something from nothing, and still being able to affect sentient beings after being extinct for so long?"

Ignoring the faint mournful cries, Wu Pifu picked up the fruit and ate it in one bite.

As soon as he took the first bite, the wailing immediately disappeared, or rather, there had never been any wailing at all. Then the three small animals and the golden tree bonsai seemed to wake up. They immediately pounced on the fruit, or wrapped their branches and leaves around the fruit and carefully buried it in the potting soil.

In an instant, an indescribable sense of satisfaction filled their hearts.

The effects of consuming this perfect fruit quickly became apparent. Even someone as strong as Wu Pifu felt a strange warm current emanating from his stomach flowing throughout his entire body, as comfortable as soaking in a hot spring. His flesh and blood seemed to be cheering, and this effect extended from his physical body to his spirit.

The pervasive sense of comfort intensified, and the physical body repaired and adjusted itself at a visible speed, while the mental level was also repairing and evolving.

It should be noted that Wu Pifu is the top-level grandmaster of the highest level of Chinese martial arts theory, possessing the ability to see gods and remain indestructible. His control over his body extends to the cellular and genetic level. His physical body has undergone multiple transformations and marrow cleansing, and has also undergone self-repair and adjustment through the ability to see gods and remain indestructible. Compared to other humans, his body can only be described as perfect.

The pure-blooded human fruit he ate in the Mountain and Sea Realm, although it did not bring him any power, actually performed a very subtle Yi Jing cleansing effect on his physical body. However, since his physical body was already very perfect, it seemed to have no effect.

Even so, when he ate the Perfect Fruit, his already perfect body underwent another evolution, becoming even more perfect than before. Many subtle aspects that even the indestructible level of divine power could not evolve were revealed and began to change. Moreover, the fruit not only affected his physical body but also his spirit.

The mental transformation and purification allowed Wu Pifu to see his own mental state more directly for the first time. He was horrified to discover that his mental state was already fragmented. The endless negativity deep in his consciousness was too "heavy," constantly putting immense mental pressure on him. Although his spirit was far more resilient and powerful than anyone else's, it was, after all, the product of countless personality iterations, a personality born to adapt to this endless negativity.

However, he still could not fully bear this endless negativity. His spirit was like a glass sphere that was constantly breaking, now full of spider web-like cracks. Once he reached the critical point of being overwhelmed, his entire spirit would be completely shattered.

This is actually a negative effect of the backlash from the mind.

However, he saw a tiger. A tiger that had been devoured from the Mountain and Sea Realm was suppressing this feeling of mental shattering. At the same time, the tiger essence that had been digested was acting as a kind of adhesive to forcibly mend the shattering at the mental level. Not only that, but two other forces also acted as adhesives. One came from the Free and Easy Ultimate Skill, and the other came from the Dragon Elephant Suppressing Prison Scripture. However, these two forces were too weak and their completeness was too low, so their effects were very small. Most of the effect was still exerted by the tigers.

Now, with the consumption of the Perfect Fruit, his physical body has become even more perfect, but the healing of his spirit is even more precious. In his senses, the countless cracks in his spirit have shown a slow but steady healing trend. Countless tiny cracks, which he himself could not even perceive, have been perfectly healed. Until the warm current in his stomach completely disappeared, only the largest part of the cracks in his spirit remained, but at least 60% of the tiny cracks had been healed.

In other words, he essentially gained more than double the amount of time for endless negative suppression!
Only then did he open his eyes in surprise, and then let out a long howl. The mental and physical comfort he felt made him so comfortable that he couldn't help but let out this long howl.

Not only him, but as the three small animals and the golden tree bonsai awakened, they all showed great excitement. Beelzebub exclaimed repeatedly, "What a wonderful thing! This is truly wonderful! It's comparable to the peaches of immortality I was invited to eat. It's not just a material thing, but it works on the body, mind, and soul. It not only perfects these three aspects on their original basis, but also enhances our potential and foundation."

Squeak and Daphne were both shaking their heads excitedly, and even the Golden Tree was slowly but happily waving its branches.

They weren't as knowledgeable as Beelzebub, but they instinctively knew that the fruit would be of great benefit to them.

Wu Pifu nodded repeatedly, and Beelzebub immediately said, "No, you didn't fully understand what I meant. This perfect fruit is actually not very effective for you... It may have solved your immediate problems, such as negative emotions, but it's a waste for you to eat it. It's a pity that this thing can't be stored for a long time. Otherwise, you shouldn't have eaten it. You should have taken it back to Chu Minghao and Liang Min, or to other human geniuses."

Wu Pifu immediately retorted indignantly, "What do you mean? Am I not human anymore? Can't I eat this?"

Beelzebub patiently explained, "Don't rush. The greatest effect of this thing isn't actually the superficial perfection it creates. Its real effect is... that it allows the person who consumes it to learn the second or third extraordinary path without any side effects!"

"What?" Wu Pifu was dumbfounded.

Beelzebub immediately said, “I’m serious, I’m not joking with you. The greatest effect of this Perfect Fruit is to expand the potential of the body, mind, and soul. There are many definitions of perfection. Perfection without a reference is meaningless. But this fruit defines perfection directly from a metaphysical level, so the effect is that you become stronger than before… What do you think constitutes stronger? Are you stronger now that you could only bear one extraordinary path, or are you stronger now that you can bear two or even three extraordinary paths?”

"That's the effect of this fruit! It has created the potential capacity to accommodate a second or even a third extraordinary path!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Pifu was truly amazed.

Seeds of the ultimate path that can accommodate extraordinary paths without limit, like him, are extremely rare; there are only a handful in the entire dream world.

In the current Gaia civilization, almost 99% of the Night Watchers can only bear one extraordinary path. Occasionally, someone greedily tries to take a second extraordinary path, but the result is almost always complete annihilation.

Only a very small number of people can bear the second extraordinary path, and those Night Watchers who can bear the third extraordinary path are extremely rare.

In the entire Gaia human civilization, there is only one ultimate seed: Wu Pifu!
Such treasures that could add one or even two extra extraordinary pathways were unheard of, not only for Wu Pifu, but also for the well-informed Beelzebub.

To put it bluntly, the growth potential of someone who eats this fruit cannot be described as simply doubling. It adds an extra extraordinary path, increasing their potential by at least ten times. And if they can add two extraordinary paths, their potential is unimaginable!

"Good stuff!"

Wu Pifu exclaimed in surprise again, followed by deep regret.

After a long while, he looked at the surrounding forest.

What was originally a strong sense of disdain has now transformed into a kind of covetousness, as if one had discovered a gold mine.

"In the ancient insect realm, any random relic of civilization contains such miraculous and life-altering treasures. This is no dangerous natural world; it's a paradise on earth!"

Wu Pifu reached out and scooped up the small animals and the golden tree, then leaped into the forest, his voice ringing out with excitement.

"Since we're already here!"

"Let's go treasure hunting!"

(End of this chapter)