Chapter 293: Return to Reality

Before Wu Pifu could make a decision, the entire laboratory began to fade and collapse.

By the time Wu Pifu regained his senses, the two little girls were no longer by his side; only one bird and one dog remained with him, and he was already standing at the entrance to the graveyard area of the Demon Castle where he had been before.

To think he had passed the fifty percent pull of the Demon Realm so easily?

Or was it that the blade he had just struck exceeded the limit of the pull?

"But then again, that thing... was terrifying."

Wu Pifu still felt a lingering fear.

He did not have that many thoughts. At the time, he actually already had a certain premonition of death. When he swung that blade, he didn't think too much either; it was just a strike made with the will of a martial artist who would rather die standing. Yet, unexpectedly, it triggered the "Lord Kui" title, which instead allowed him to escape the death tribulation and survive. Moreover, with that single strike, he directly departed from the graveyard area.

Recalling the thing he had just seen, even if it was only a hurried glance, Wu Pifu still felt fear in his heart.

This was a supernatural fear, completely unaffected and immune to his mental state. Just thinking about being watched and pulled by such a thing caused the fear in his heart to surge naturally.

But it was precisely this fear that made Wu Pifu laugh.

First a light chuckle, then a loud laugh, and finally, a wild roar of laughter.

Fear is the best whetstone!

"Confirm gaze!"

Wu Pifu said aloud.

Silently, only the cultivation technique sent by the Main Brain arrived in his mind.

"Wind-Thunder Howling Art."

Wu Pifu continued: "Main Brain, appraise Wind-Thunder Howling Art."

"Wind-Thunder Howling Art."

"Baseline Reality 0.4 Dream World top-tier Human Immortal Martial Dao cultivation technique."

"Simulate the sound of wind in heaven and earth to enter the internal organs, simulate the sound of thunder in heaven and earth to enter the bone marrow. Use one breath of wind and thunder to temper the physical body, tempering the internal organs like gold and silver, tempering the bone marrow like jade."

"Holy shit!"

Wu Pifu was incredibly shocked. If he didn't know the Main Brain lacked self-awareness, he would have really wanted to ask if the Main Brain had suddenly become merciful.

A 0.4 Dream World technique—this was the strongest technique he had obtained so far, bar none!

And judging by the description, this set of Wind-Thunder Howling Art was even more incredible, far exceeding the subtlety of the Human Immortal Martial Dao techniques that simulated the Green Python and the Tiger Demon.

Wu Pifu stood still, dazed for at least dozens of seconds. As he roughly compared the Wind-Thunder Howling Art, he felt that every word was a gem. The full text of the technique was half as long as the Green Python Molting Art, but its content explanation was more than ten times greater. It was fortunate that the technique instilled by the Main Brain translated and explained all content in a way Wu Pifu could understand; otherwise, he probably wouldn't have been able to comprehend these words alone.

This was indeed a top-tier technique that far exceeded the Green Python Molting Art and the Tiger Demon Bone-Tempering Fist in both concept and quality!

But precisely because of this...

Either the gaze of this lost civilization was extremely terrifying, or the information of this lost civilization was extremely precious, which was why the Main Brain gave such a good reward.

"Main Brain, appraise Alchemy Lost Civilization gaze."

"Appraising... Appraisal complete."

"Alchemy Civilization."

"Lost Civilization."

Wu Pifu waited for a long time, only to receive this passage. A large question mark seemed to appear on his forehead.

"Main Brain, appraise my imprint status."

"Appraising... Appraisal complete."

"Imprint: Buddha Realm attraction rate eight percent (from Buddha Mud), Vacuum Hometown attraction rate twenty-one percent (from Wusheng Laomu gaze), Demon Realm attraction rate fifty percent (from Demon Castle), Titan Demon Realm attraction rate ten percent (from Titan Demon Ancestor Xerxes gaze), Lost Civilization 'Alchemy Civilization' wreckage attraction rate one percent (from... gaze)."

Seeing this, Wu Pifu spoke again: "Main Brain, appraise Lost Civilization 'Alchemy Civilization' wreckage."

"Appraising... Appraisal complete."

"Alchemy Civilization."

"Lost Civilization."

"???"

Wu Pifu was completely speechless. He said directly: "No, Main Brain, at least tell me what Baseline Reality level this is?"

The Main Brain still gave no response.

At this point, Wu Pifu understood: either the wreckage of this so-called lost civilization was located in a deeper world lower than 0.1, or its situation was extremely special, such as possessing extremely powerful information pollution characteristics.

Judging from the fact that he was attacked just by looking at some paper diaries, and that in those paper diaries, once alchemy reached a certain threshold, one would contract an alchemy curse, it should be that the characteristics were extremely special, belonging to that kind of high-risk cross-world pollution source.

As for strength, Wu Pifu had no way to judge. The strongest enemy he had perceived so far was the Titan Demon Ancestor Xerxes, a great terror he had truly faced directly. Compared to this Titan Demon Ancestor Xerxes, at the current stage, the difference between him and an ant was probably about the same. And this was only a root-level terrifying existence in the 0.3 Dream World. As for Wusheng Laomu, she was probably even more terrifying, but he had indeed never faced her directly.

And the hurried glance he had when he struck that blade—the endless pale limbs were merely an insignificant fraction of that massive giant. Even so, he had felt a fatal threat. Comparing by aura... it was probably even stronger than the Titan Demon Ancestor Xerxes.

But Wu Pifu didn't dare to be entirely certain, because the gap in strength was simply too vast, just as a small flying insect could not compare the difference between a lake and the ocean.

"... Forget it, debts don't worry when there are many anyway. It's only 0.1 percent, who are you trying to scare?" Wu Pifu simply played the ostrich. With the benefits in hand, after continuing to temper his skin, flesh, tendons, and bones, he now had an additional top-tier technique for tempering internal organs and bone marrow from the 0.4 Dream World. As long as he tempered it to perfection, his strength would surge once again.

At this time, Wu Pifu's mental state was much better than before. He looked at Jiu Jiu on his shoulder, then at Daphne, who was slumped in a heap, and he picked Daphne up, saying: "Thank you, otherwise I don't know how terrible my state would be right now."

The Samoyed let out a low whimper, then closed its eyes and slowly fell asleep.

Of the two small animals, Jiu Jiu's demon blood characteristic was Yin Qi, soul-sided, and could share a unique Yin Spirit vision with him, while Daphne's demon blood characteristic was spirit and healing-sided, not only capable of repairing mental damage but also possessing a certain repair function for the physical body.

Just now, it was Daphne who traced her demon bloodline and used her innate divine ability, but her demon bloodline was still very shallow, and using this divine ability was a huge burden for her, even consuming part of her lifespan.

Wu Pifu held Daphne and headed toward the upper part of the Demon Castle.

In terms of the Demon Castle's grand map area, he was currently at the very bottom of the Demon Castle, located at the entrance to the graveyard area, and above that was the sewer area. Only after leaving the sewer area would he reach the main city area of the Demon Castle.

"Let's go to the library first. There are many extraordinary beings from various eras who have come to the Demon Castle, and there is also Captain Hao Cheng. According to Wang Yihui and the others, Captain Hao Cheng already has an attraction rate of over eighty percent to the Demon Realm, so he has been hiding in the library for a long time without returning, fearing that he would be pulled into the Demon Realm the next time he enters."

Wu Pifu thought about the purpose of his trip while heading toward the upper part of the sewer.

If he could resolve the root pollution of the Demon Castle Dream World, that would naturally be best. Not only could he completely clear the Demon Realm attraction rate, but he could also establish a Level 5 Sanctuary in the Demon Castle. If he obtained another title, his three title slots would be perfectly filled, giving him more confidence in saving Chu Minghao.

!

Even if he couldn't resolve the root of the Demon Castle, at least he needed to know what the situation with the Demon Realm was. In the next fifty-plus days, he would be going to the Sixth Layer of the Original Demon Prison in the 0.3 Dream World's Shadow Hall. He didn't want to be suddenly pulled into the Demon Realm while halfway through saving Chu Minghao; that would be too ridiculous.

Wu Pifu held the dog, with Jiu Jiu standing on his shoulder, and walked up for ten minutes, but surprisingly, he didn't see a single monster. He didn't know if the monsters were hiding from him, or if some extraordinary beings had just come to clear out the sewer monsters recently?

Just then, Wu Pifu suddenly felt a lightness in his hands. The Samoyed had actually slowly transformed into a human form. A little girl appeared in his arms, and this little girl was red and hot all over, her brows tightly furrowed.

"This is..." Wu Pifu looked at Daphne in his arms, murmuring with a frown.

Jiu Jiu jumped down from his shoulder, nudged Daphne with its forehead, and then turned to chirp at Wu Pifu.

"Demon blood thirst?"

Wu Pifu was stunned. He asked strangely: "What does that mean? Does she need to absorb demon spirits? Surely she doesn't need to eat meat and drink blood, right?"

Jiu Jiu chirped sharply several times. Only then did Wu Pifu ponder: "Is it absorbing moonlight? Every demon blood source requires different food? That's right, you absorb Yin soul curses and the like, and I've never seen Daphne need anything. So it turns out she only needs to bask in the moonlight. But in this sewer, where do you expect me to find moonlight?"

Wu Pifu was in a dilemma for a moment.

Not to mention that they were currently in the sewer, even if they left the sewer, they would be facing an ancient European castle building as huge as a hollowed-out mountain, airtight. Perhaps if they went to the uppermost city area of the Demon Castle, they could see the outside, but there might not necessarily be moonlight; it might just be void darkness. After all, the Demon Castle was not in the real material world but belonged to a special sub-space area, a special space that could connect to multiple time points of this Dream World.

Who knows if there was even moonlight in this Demon Castle.

Wu Pifu didn't know what to do for a moment. The key was that Daphne's body temperature was gradually rising, and even her little legs were twitching slightly. Although it wasn't too dangerous for the time being, if she didn't get moonlight replenishment for a long time, it might really endanger her life.

Wu Pifu could only hold Daphne and continue upward. As he ran, he suddenly stopped.

"Jiu Jiu, do you think the two of us can enter the Return Chamber?"

Jiu Jiu chirped twice in confusion.

"Yeah, I know. When we came to this Dream World, we were directly in the area outside the Demon Castle. In this Dream World, we didn't go to the real space of various time points, so the Return Chamber shouldn't be effective for us. But Daphne is different; she came from the outside world. If I hold Daphne, and you are on my shoulder, and we enter the coffin of the Return Chamber together, will we follow Daphne to the real world of her timeline?"

As Wu Pifu said this, he changed his momentum from rushing upward and instead burrowed into a rock cave in the sewer.

Jiu Jiu chirped in confusion.

Wu Pifu said: "There is a commander-level monster in here. It should be the commander of this sewer, right? Although I can't perceive the location of the Return Chamber, these commanders probably know."

After running for a short while, at most two or three minutes later, Wu Pifu had already run three passages away, passing through a large karst cave on the way. Finally, Wu Pifu and Jiu Jiu saw a snow-white giant python at least twenty meters long in the corner of the rock cave, opening its mouth wide at them.

Wu Pifu put Daphne down, then twisted his arms and fists, saying: "This is your home turf, right? Luring us here, is there some trap? Or your monster subordinates? No matter, call them all out."

The snow-white giant python was crystal clear all over, looking as if it were made of crystal. However, this beautiful yet bizarre giant python was anxiously opening its mouth wide at this moment, making hissing sounds, its huge body trying to retreat backward, its whole body completely frozen together, not at all in the posture of having "home turf," "traps," or "subordinates."

Wu Pifu stood still, not even raising his hands, just relaxing his whole body, and said: "Come on, let me see what you've prepared for me!"

The snow-white giant python shook its head repeatedly, and then, under the gaze of Wu Pifu and Jiu Jiu, several teardrops like ice crystals rolled down from its eye sockets, and then its entire head pressed against the ground, eyes closed in a posture of 'kill me if you want.'

A moment later, Wu Pifu jumped down from the neck of the snow-white giant python, looking at the dozens of sapphires in his hand, and then at the giant python that was spitting its tongue and carefully retreating, as docile as could be. He could only wave his hand helplessly, and the giant python, as if granted amnesty, darted into the darkness and disappeared.

Wu Pifu scratched his head and said: "So enthusiastic. No, wait, isn't this the Demon Castle? When we came last time, these monsters and commanders were so ferocious. Or is it that this python and the skull in the library are special exceptions?"

Jiu Jiu also chirped in confusion.

The man and the bird were both puzzled, but the Return Chamber was right behind them. After thinking for a few seconds and finding no answer, Wu Pifu held Daphne and walked toward the Return Chamber.

On the other side, the python crawled out of several passages, its head held high, tongue flicking, eyes full of ferocity. Then it swam away. It seemed to perceive something, its body moving quickly forward, and sure enough, it saw six extraordinary beings fighting a pile of giant bats. As these extraordinary beings were fighting, they suddenly saw this python, their faces turning pale, and they shouted and fled backward.

The python roared ferociously, spraying a mouthful of white mist. Instantly, the entire rock cave turned into a world of ice and snow. The giant bat swarm and the six extraordinary beings were all frozen in ice, and as the python whipped its tail, they were all smashed into fragments...

At the same time, Wu Pifu held Daphne, with Jiu Jiu standing on his shoulder, and they lay into the coffin together.

As the coffin lid closed, everything in front of them suddenly went pitch black, and then this darkness began to dissipate. A starry sky appeared before Wu Pifu's eyes, and a crescent moon was in the zenith.

He and Jiu Jiu had actually come to the real world where Daphne was!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 294 =====