Eternal Night

Chapter 900 The Origin of Buddha
People from Heaven have arrived...

Although Wu Pifu had long suspected that when he, Chu Minghao, and Liang Min set off to seek their own opportunities, the Heavenly Court might send assassins or teams to ambush and kill them, he was actually relieved when he saw who it was.

The boy looked at Wu Pifu with a puzzled expression. He noticed Wu Pifu's slightly relaxed state of mind and asked curiously, "You should know about the Heavenly Court, right? Why did you breathe a sigh of relief when you learned that I was from the Heavenly Court and came specifically to kill you?"

Wu Pifu shook his head slightly. He didn't want to answer, since they would all be enemies in the future anyway. However, seeing that the boy was at least behaving like a human being for now, he reluctantly replied, "Anyway, they're all coming, so I'm mentally prepared. At least your current performance makes me feel comfortable, which is better than these inhuman things."

A strange light shone in the boy's eyes. He carefully examined Wu Pifu for a moment before nodding and saying, "These words make me feel better. You are indeed much stronger than these maggots, but... you've explored too deeply."

Wu Pifu didn't understand at first, but he was too lazy to ask any more questions. He simply cupped his hands in greeting and was about to continue hunting the inhuman creatures when the boy asked, "This space... was it created by a nightmare?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Pifu suddenly turned to look at the boy, his eyes showing a serious expression, and he turned his body back to face the boy.

The boy was taken aback, then smiled bitterly, "Your thirst for knowledge is truly intense. Even at this point, you still want to preserve those nightmares to obtain the 'truth'? But what's the point? You..."

Wu Pifu didn't answer, but simply raised his hands in a fist salute, about to utter his signature line.

This immediately sparked a fight to the death.

"That's fine."

Unexpectedly, the young man backed down. He paused for a moment and shook his head slightly, saying, "Then I will use these maggots as a limit. I will not attack Nightmare until I kill them all. During this time, you can pursue the truth. In the end, you will not be able to pass on the truth anyway. In comparison, I find these maggots more disgusting. Killing them all first is more to my liking."

After saying that, the boy shook his head slightly, not caring about Wu Pifu at all. He turned his back to him and walked away. After only a few steps, he disappeared from Wu Pifu's sight without any interruption.

Wu Pifu simply stood silently in place for a long time.

Then he looked up at the sky with a complicated expression.

As dawn broke, another day began.

All three nightmares slept soundly, and the next morning they were all full of energy. Since there was breakfast at the kindergarten, they ate porridge and vegetables with great satisfaction, filled their stomachs, and slept well again. In the early morning, feeling the gentle breeze and the rising sun, all three nightmares showed an expression of utter satisfaction.

"...That's great." Nightmare Number One murmured contentedly.

Nightmare Number Two lit a cigarette, took a puff and coughed, then took another puff and coughed again, saying between coughs, "It's just that there are only eggs and vegetables, the meat isn't very tasty."

Nightmare Number Three said while flossing, "If you ask me, let's go out for a big meal. We're going on a spring outing and staying overnight tomorrow. Who knows if we'll even live a few more days? Let's go for a big meal."

Both Nightmare Number One and Nightmare Number Two are heart-fluttering.

They possess memories of this world, largely derived from Wu Pifu's synthesis of memories of 21st-century metropolises: beauty, safety, stability, lavish meals, delicious food...

Tears streamed down the faces of the three nightmares. Nightmare Number One tentatively asked, "It's daytime, there are lots of people outside, so it should be... safe, right?"

Nightmare Number Two tossed down his cigarette butt and stomped it out. He said, "The space Wu Pifu created in his mind is gun-free, has no gangs, is peaceful, and is currently very safe outside. The identities we created also have savings... How about today? A feast! The most upscale kind! A buffet, seafood?"

"Tasteless."

Nightmare Number Three wiped away the tears from the corner of her mouth, squinted her eyes and said, "Then we must go to a privately-run, custom-made chef! It's expensive, but the food is amazing. I have connections and can get in touch with them. How about we go for dinner tonight?"

Nightmare Number One and Number Two nodded repeatedly, and the three nightmares smiled like cats that had stolen dried fish.

"You're not allowed to go."

Just then, a voice appeared above them.

The three nightmares looked over at the same time and saw Wu Pifu squatting on the wall looking down at them. The smiles of the three nightmares who were stealing dried fish immediately disappeared, and at the same time, they subconsciously adopted a 45-degree angle to look at the sky.

Ignoring them, Wu Pifu jumped down from the wall and said again as he walked past them, "It's dangerous outside. You all better stay in this kindergarten, understand?"

The three nightmares remained silent with their heads down. After Wu Pifu entered the kindergarten classroom building, Nightmare Number Three silently made a few small gestures towards Wu Pifu's back. Then, with her eyes shining, she said to Nightmare Number One and Number Two, "Are you leaving or not? If you're leaving, I'll go book a spot right now."

Number One nodded repeatedly, while Number Two hesitated and said, "But Wu Pifu said..."

Number Three said with exasperation, "Who cares what he does? He's a human, and we're nightmares. If a few more nightmares come, we'll kill him sooner or later! Anyway, he can't control us now. Are we going or not? If we don't go, I'll just reserve two spots."

Number Two couldn't possibly tolerate this, and immediately said decisively, "Go! Why wouldn't I go!"

The three nightmares simultaneously grinned slyly.

On the other side, Wu Pifu sat in the classroom looking very melancholy. He began to think about whether to break the three legs of the nightmare.

Strictly speaking, he and Nightmare were enemies, and enemies of both humans and non-humans. But after witnessing the diversity of non-human species, he felt that Nightmare was actually more like a human...

He had never before felt that those foreign, sublimated entities were so anthropomorphic.

When he was outside, the sublimated beings he encountered, no matter how arrogant they were, were still arrogant based on their strength and were also anthropomorphic. For example, they were influenced by his "commoner" title and wanted to kill him. In other situations, they were at least beings that could speak human language, right?

Even though this large-scale revival of civilizations brought a large number of sublimated beings to the upper echelons of the Dream World in an attempt to invade the Gaia human civilization, at least they could speak human language when facing him. He never imagined that these sublimated beings were actually such a bunch of things at their core.

What is life in their eyes?
This sent a chill down Wu Pifu's spine. If it weren't for him, Chu Minghao, and Liang Min, what would have happened to the Gaia humans when they encountered these sublimated beings?

What horrific treatment will they suffer?

Wu Pifu still clearly remembers that last night he broke into that self-built house in the suburbs and saw a family photo in the living room. The man and woman were each holding a child, and the old man sat in the front with a serious expression, his eyes filled with happiness...

Beneath this family photo, several mangled, bloody bodies are twitching incessantly...

Never before had Wu Pifu so clearly understood the stark distinction between humans and non-humans!

"...So, there won't be any problems today?" Nightmare Number One asked cautiously.

Wu Pifu nodded, and then he saw that Nightmare Number One, Number Two, and Number Three all had expressions of terror on their faces, and their bodies were trembling slightly.

"Alright, I'll ask each of you one question," Wu Pifu said helplessly.

The three nightmares breathed a sigh of relief and smiled again.

Wu Pifu thought for a moment and asked, "What was your state before you were anchored as human beings in this space?"

The three nightmares said in unison, "Great freedom."

Veins bulged on Wu Pifu's forehead as he shouted, "Explain yourself! What is meant by 'great freedom'?!"

The three nightmares immediately wore bitter expressions. Nightmare Number One muttered, "It's just about being free and unrestrained..."

Nightmare Number Two then asked, "Does ignorance and lack of knowledge count?"

Seeing Wu Pifu's anger rising rapidly, Nightmare Number Three quickly said, "We really can't explain this, because if we could, it wouldn't be the Great Freedom we know..."

Wu Pifu's anger subsided slightly, but he still stared silently at the three nightmares. The three nightmares were covered in sweat from Wu Pifu's gaze. After a long while, Nightmare Number Two seemed to suddenly remember something. He said to Nightmare Number One and Number Two, "Although we were anchored to humans and lost the connection of our nightmare synapses after we gained a sense of self, some very profound information is still there. Do you remember it?"

Nightmare Number Three kicked Nightmare Number Two and said, "What did you say? What is 'that'?"

"Buddha!" ​​Nightmare Number Two hurriedly said.

The two nightmares suddenly realized what was happening, and they immediately nodded excitedly at Wu Pifu.

Wu Pifu was taken aback and quickly asked, "What Buddha? Explain clearly, what is your relationship with Buddha?"

Nightmare Number One immediately showed an excited expression, but before she could speak, Nightmare Number Two immediately said, "If this question is answered, then all the questions for today are answered, because they are of extremely high value, is that alright?"

Wu Pifu nodded immediately, and then Nightmare Number Three also said, "Besides answering questions, we're going out for a big meal tonight. Since it's a pre-booked night, if there's any danger, you also need to help us get rid of it. Can you do that?"

Wu Pifu nodded again, and the three nightmares immediately beamed with joy. Nightmare Number One said, "The source of pollution you speak of is, in our memory and understanding, nothingness, or it can also be called the source, the great source, the root... the true root, the so-called root of your existential life, is actually simulated from nothingness."

Nightmare Number Two said, "Initially, some living beings touched the Great Source... Don't ask me how they touched it, I don't know! Maybe it was through thought, imagination, cognition, or something else, but it couldn't have been physical contact. However, some living beings did touch the Great Source and gained some understanding of it."

Nightmare Number Three continued, “Nothingness is the essence, it is everything. This is something we told you before. Existence, non-existence, life, and non-life are all too insignificant compared to nothingness. It's not even in the same league. And this existential life that first touched nothingness and gained a tiny, insignificant understanding of it quickly merged into nothingness, becoming an insignificant part of it. But before it merged, it had another identity…”

"Buddha Master," the three nightmares said in unison.

Wu Pifu was utterly shocked and speechless.

The three nightmares hadn't stopped talking.

"After that, countless lives touched the void (the Great Source), but all of them merged into it. So far, there have been only two exceptions among existential beings, and one of these two beings is called the First Buddha. The First Buddha calls the state of the void (the Great Source) Great Freedom."

"And we were in a state of great freedom before we were anchored as human beings."

(End of this chapter)