Eternal Night

Chapter 862 Security Company
The descendants of Chan Nian Temple were all numb.

No, you're mocking them to their face, aren't you? You're trying to treat them like lambs to the slaughter, aren't you?

No, no... You said you're such a powerful, top-tier being, killing two Ascended Beings as easily as killing dogs. Even during the heyday of the True Martial lineage, apart from the initial few ancestors, no one had ever seen such a ferocious figure. And you're saying you've only cultivated for two or three hundred years? The civilization is still in the New Era True Civilization at the Absolute Truth Layer?
Although everyone was numb, they were overjoyed after the numbness subsided.

Without a doubt, the person before me must be the chosen one of the true civilizations of this era, the absolute leader.

Every true civilization of every era, unless it's the kind of utterly hopeless mess that begins to crumble at the level of absolute truth, will generally have a Child of Civilization, Child of the Era, Child of the Epoch. For example, the Child of Civilization of the Zhenwu lineage is the Zhenwu Ancestor.

Once such a person gains power, they are invincible when the true civilization of their era flourishes, almost always victorious, until they reach the pinnacle of their personal and civilizational achievements, at which point they will stop. But when that time comes, apart from ancient civilizations and some supreme beings, they are practically invincible in that era.

With thighs as thick as mountains, how could they not cling to them?
Everyone rushed forward eagerly, praising Wu Pifu's strength and the power of his civilization. However, this only made Wu Pifu feel uneasy.

What's wrong with you? You think weak opponents are easy prey to be slaughtered, but when you see strong opponents, you sing their praises and fawn over them?
Although this is only natural, Wu Pifu was truly displeased.

Zhang Xuer and Es were clearly familiar with Wu Pifu's nature, and they immediately stopped him. Zhang Xuer even said sternly, "It's a wonder you're descendants of the Chan Nian Temple. Where is the purity, self-cultivation, and enlightenment? Is this how your ancestors taught you?"

The three old men were shrewd and immediately understood Zhang Xuer's meaning. The high-ranking members of the sect who were following behind them also stopped talking when they saw that the three old men had stopped praising her.

The three old men were indeed moved to tears. One of them said, "Senior brother may think we are flattering and unbearable, but we really had no other choice... Back then, our ancestors led the remnants of our sect to escape to the Shattered Domain. They exhausted all their resources to obtain this fragment of the world to recuperate. But what truth is there in the Shattered Domain? We can only survive by relying on the mortals in this fragment of the world. But since we have obtained their truth, we must protect them."

Another elder said, "But the shattered domain is rife with strange phenomena, pollution erupts from time to time, and there are also phenomena of loss, nightmares... Every once in a while, there will be a major disaster, but our world is just a fragment of the world, and there is no world crystal wall to block the invasion of disasters. Senior brother, do you know how many disciples, elders and sect leaders of our sect have died in the past while resisting disasters? A total of more than 6.82 million people!"

The last elder wept uncontrollably: "In this fragment of the world, our Chan Nian Temple accepts offerings from mortals, but everyone who joins the Chan Nian Temple knows that in times of danger, it is we who must step up. We have no choice but to step up. Our clansmen and elders are behind us. Except for this time when the extraterrestrial demons restrained my True Martial lineage, since our ancestors came to the Shattered Domain, not a single person in our sect has surrendered, not a single person has fled, and not a single person has knelt down to beg for mercy!!"

These words deeply moved Wu Pifu. He could clearly sense that everything the three men said was true, and that the situation might be even more tragic than they described. In Wu Pifu's intuition, he could feel the fierce and tragic spirit of fighting to the death, and even vaguely see countless people who died tragically like heroic spirits shouting "Fight to the death!"
Wu Pifu lowered his head slightly: "I understand... So what are your plans now?"

The three old men looked at each other, then bowed to Wu Pifu and said, "We'll leave it all to you, Senior Brother!"

Wu Pifu suddenly felt a headache coming on...

No, you said he just came to save the day and take back the items designated by the mainframe, how did it suddenly become him making the decisions?
Zhang Xuer chimed in, "Senior Brother, and even the Gaia humans, which are the three pillars of the true civilization of the New Era, are leaders with heavy responsibilities. These matters must not be delayed for Senior Brother... How about Senior Brother sends someone capable of taking charge to handle things here?"

Wu Pifu glanced sideways at Zhang Xuer and said, "Who do you think I should appoint?"

Zhang Xuer wasn't intimidated; she simply smiled and said, "I think Senior Brother's first wife is quite nice."

"What? First wife?" Wu Pifu asked, dumbfounded.

Es remained silent, while Zhang Xuer gracefully gestured to her chest and said, "She's the one whose figure I really envy. I think she's very organized and comes from a good family, so she must be capable. My wife must be someone who can help you manage the household, so why don't you send her to handle it?"

Wu Pifu had a lot of grievances stuck in his throat and didn't know how to get them out. After a long while, he finally said, "...Let me ask. By the way, how many of these two items, the Stardust Diamonds and the Mind Gem, do you have?"

The three elders immediately looked up and saw that the sect's higher-ups behind them dared not be negligent. Immediately, someone ran towards the sect's secret vault. The three elders' expressions relaxed slightly. One of them smiled and said, "To be honest, senior brother, although the Shattered Domain is a harsh environment with constant natural and man-made disasters, there are many good things. Even though our sect members dare not go out casually, we often encounter some world debris from collisions and have found many good things inside."

Before the items arrived, the three began describing the scenery of the shattered realm.

According to them, the Shattered Domain was full of remnants and fragments of the Dream World, similar to the world where their sect was located, which was a fragment of the world, but still more complete. Moreover, when the Zen Temple fled to the Shattered Domain, the leader was an ascended being who sacrificed himself to condense this fragment of the world and circulate his life force, so the situation was still relatively good.

Those world fragments, with their laws and rules distorted, contain almost no trace of life. Larger, more complete world fragments often still have remnants of life, but due to the distortion of the world's laws and rules, they often appear extremely deformed and terrifying.

However, whether it is the remains or fragments of a world, they often contain some of the essence of these worlds, and some are even treasures that can only be created when a world is destroyed.

"The Stardust Diamond is a gem that only appears when the world is broken. It contains a trace of the true meaning of destruction when the world is destroyed. It looks exceptionally beautiful, but it is exceptionally dangerous."

"The Mind Gem is the condensation of the joys and sorrows, the life and death of all beings at the last moment when a world is destroyed. Ancient texts left by our ancestors say that when a world is destroyed, it may take a billion beings to condense a single Mind Gem. Whether one is cultivating the path of ruthlessness, the path of compassion, or the path of the annihilation of all beings, or even just cultivating the mind, this gem is an extremely valuable resource."

Before long, the sect's higher-ups carried in three large boxes. When opened, they were filled with all sorts of treasures, metals, minerals, wood, gems, and even a few fruits. However, Wu Pifu had already passed the stage of accumulating blood energy, and he had also made a vow and imposed constraints on himself, so ordinary treasures were basically useless to him. At this moment, he directly said, "Mastermind, you choose for yourself."

"Judging in progress...judging complete."

The mastermind's voice actually rang out directly in this hall, and was also heard by the high-ranking officials and elders of the Zen Temple present. Then, a few items were missing from each of the three boxes. Not many, but they were all the essence of the items.

The higher-ups at Chan Nian Temple no longer cared about the treasures accumulated over the years being taken away. They stared at the ceiling of the main hall in horror. Although they saw nothing, they were certain that what they heard was not a hallucination.

"Civilization, the most precious treasure of civilization!"

"A legendary artifact of civilization!?"

"How is that possible? Wasn't it said that this new era's true civilization hasn't fallen from the absolute truth layer yet?"

Although these high-ranking members and elders of the Chan Nian Temple have been secluded in the Broken Domain for a long time, they were once truly wealthy. Their sect left behind a lot of information about the dream world written by their ancestors, as well as various secret rumors about the Zhenwu lineage.

A tool of civilization!
Although Zhang Xuer and Es already knew that humans possessed advanced technology, they only dared to truly confirm it now. Both wore reserved smiles, but their hands and legs trembled slightly, a testament to their immense excitement.

The instrument of civilization, the core and central hub, the lifeblood and the foundation of a civilization!
Not every civilization possesses the tools of civilization. In fact, civilizations with such tools are extremely rare. In a hundred epochs, not even one true civilization might produce such tools.

For example, the Zhenwu lineage... they really don't have any civilized artifacts.

Despite the Zhenwu lineage's initial imposing presence, which even caught the attention of the Heavenly Court, who specifically captured their ancestor and made him the Zhenwu Emperor, the Zhenwu lineage truly lacked any civilized artifacts.

However, in the ancient books left by Chan Nian Temple, the ancestors of the sect made some guesses. It seems that both the True Martial Ancestor and the Star River Ancestor vaguely discovered the racial crisis. Especially after the Heavenly Court took notice, both sides eased the struggle. Moreover, the two ancestors went into seclusion to cultivate. Many people guessed that they were forging a weapon of civilization. Unfortunately, the weapon of civilization was not forged until the True Martial lineage was destroyed.

Seeing that the mainframe had taken the items, Wu Pifu nodded and said, "Mainframe, please contact Xu Shilan for me."

"...Citizen Wu Pifu, since World War IV, human civilization has still not invented a 'Mastermind' mobile phone..."

"...Contact has been made..."

Wu Pifu was surprised and said, "What are you being naughty about? Hey, can you hear me?"

Xu Shilan's voice came out of nowhere: "...No, you had the mainframe relay a message?"

Wu Pifu was even more surprised: "What? It doesn't have this function?"

"No..." Xu Shilan was silent for several seconds before saying, "What's going on? Just tell me."

Wu Pifu gave a general overview of the situation of the descendants of Chan Nian Temple. At the end, he paused and said, "I checked and found that there are about 100,000 people in the entire fragmentation. They are simple and honest, but they are also fierce and brave. The situation is not good. So, what do you think we should do about this?"

Wu Pifu thought Xu Shilan would be in a difficult position, so he spoke cautiously. But to his surprise, Xu Shilan was overjoyed: "What? Explain yourself clearly, more than two hundred Immortal Martial Dao practitioners? What are their strengths? In terms of the number of titles, are they stronger than a Night Watchman with only one title?"

Wu Pifu was stunned for a moment. After thinking about it for a while, he said, "Yes, all of them are. Eighty percent of the disciples are at the level of a Night Watchman with one title, or even stronger. The elites are much stronger. Among them, the eight high-level members and the three elders are at the level of a Night Watchman with two to three titles."

"Good good."

Xu Shilan readily agreed, and immediately said, "Wu Pifu, have the mainframe send me over. I'll come to talk in person!"

"My highly mobile security company can finally be established!"

(End of this chapter)