Multiverse Skill System

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Perhaps what he needs more is politics, to be someone who is not easily fooled, and to avoid betraying his own family for the greater good.

Chapter 378, Tsunade Also Cultivates Immortality

"You took that brat from the Uchiha clan as your disciple today?"

As the rain subsided, Tsunade stopped Yi Shuihan's hand, which was about to continue causing trouble, in an attempt to distract him.

This nemesis has actually become so powerful. Could breaking through also increase his abilities in that area?

Yi Shuihan was quite pleased with himself. He used to have to use all his strength to satisfy Tsunade, but now he felt that he could easily face three Tsunades at the same time.

Breaking through to the Dao Integration Realm not only made Yi Shuihan's body stronger, but also enhanced his abilities in that area, for which Yi Shuihan was extremely satisfied.

He still remembered what Tsunade had once said: if he couldn't even satisfy Tsunade, accepting other women would be even more troublesome.

“That’s right, I do find that kid somewhat agreeable, but if you disagree, I can immediately cancel this and expel him from the sect.”

Tsunade was very satisfied with what Yi Shuihan said, which fully demonstrated how much he valued her.

"Forget it, you've already accepted him as your apprentice in front of so many people, you can't go back on your word now. I don't want my man to be a man of his word. Besides, I was just asking."

Tsunade had no objection to Yi Shuihan taking Uchiha Itachi as his disciple. Although the village was currently suppressing the Uchiha clan and the Uchiha clan was opposed to the Senju clan, Tsunade was not going to get angry with a junior.

Furthermore, Tsunade had heard of Itachi Uchiha and knew that Itachi was different from ordinary Uchiha clan members. He wasn't the kind of person who looked down on others just because he was from a prestigious clan. In fact, Itachi was more likable than most people.

"Could you tell me about cultivating immortality?"

This is what Tsunade truly wanted to know: the journey from mortal to immortal – just hearing about it is exhilarating.

Tsunade's strength hasn't improved much over the years, as she hasn't spent much time cultivating, so she wanted to find another way, and cultivating immortality was naturally a good choice.

Tsunade wanted to know, and Yi Shuihan naturally wouldn't refuse to tell her. After all, he had already revealed the matter of cultivating immortality, which even Uchiha Itachi could learn, let alone Tsunade.

Yi Shuihan transformed into a senior cultivator and started explaining the most basic theories. It took him nearly three hours to finally get Tsunade to barely understand what cultivation was all about.

Cultivating immortality is indeed much more difficult for people in this world. Not to mention the practice, even the theory is many times more complicated than refining chakra.

Especially due to cultural differences, many terms and phrases that Yi Shuihan could easily understand were very difficult for Tsunade to comprehend.

Even so, Tsunade's enthusiasm for cultivating immortality remains undiminished. This is not for any particular reason, but simply because Yi Shuihan said that cultivating immortality to a certain level can not only preserve one's youthful appearance, but also enhance one's temperament.

Dragon blood has a similar effect, but Tsunade still pays great attention to cultivating beauty through immortality.

Furthermore, cultivating immortality can extend one's lifespan beyond a thousand years, which is especially important for Tsunade, who wants to stay with Yi Shuihan forever. She doesn't want to die before Yi Shuihan.

Although Yi Shuihan believed that there would definitely be other ways to extend Tsunade's lifespan in the future, he also supported Tsunade's cultivation of immortality. In addition to the benefit of extending lifespan, cultivation of immortality would also greatly improve strength, and Tsunade's stronger strength would make Yi Shuihan feel more at ease.

With Yi Shuihan's help, Tsunade began her first training session. To help Tsunade get into the right state of mind, Yi Shuihan directly controlled Tsunade's body, letting her experience what it was like to cultivate immortality.

Tsunade's aptitude for cultivation was surprisingly good. Although she couldn't compare to Yi Shuihan, she was still a minor genius. Yi Shuihan guessed that this might be related to her physique after her transformation.

However, a problem soon arises: if spiritual energy and chakra exist in the same body, they cannot coexist peacefully. They both want to eliminate the other. Chakra has a larger quantity, while spiritual energy is of a higher nature. At first, chakra will definitely have the upper hand, but in the end, the result will definitely be the victory of spiritual energy.

Tsunade was still a little reluctant to give up her chakra, which she had used for so many years, but in the end she decided to replace the chakra with spiritual energy.

Chakra can be absorbed by the Divine Tree at will, so exchanging it for spiritual energy would be the best option from any perspective.

As for the possibility that there might be magical attacks that could absorb the opponent's spiritual energy, that's another matter entirely. Compared to chakra, spiritual energy at least has no natural enemies in this world.

With Yi Shuihan's help, and especially by taking advantage of the spirit stones, Tsunade broke through to the early stage of Qi Refining overnight, much faster than Yi Shuihan had done so.

Actually, it could have been faster, after all, with the help of Yi Shuihan, a master of the Dao Integration realm, it was only because we needed to lay a solid foundation that we didn't rush ahead for quick results.

"From now on, I'll switch the time spent refining chakra to increasing spiritual energy."

Yi Shuihan instructed Tsunade, considering that without chakra, Tsunade's strength would decrease significantly, and also wanted her to avoid going out during this period.

Even if I said that, she probably wouldn't agree. Oh well, I'll just keep a closer eye on her from now on.

"It's already this late. You continue your cultivation. I need to go see my new disciple."

It was already completely light. Although Yi Shuihan would normally be sleeping at this time, today was the first day of teaching his disciples, and since he hadn't slept, he decided to go see Uchiha Itachi early.

There was still quite a bit of time before the agreed time, but Yi Shuihan was certain that Uchiha Itachi would arrive early, and it might even be too late if he went now.

The two agreed to meet at a training ground on the back mountain, which wasn't too far away.

When Yi Shuihan arrived at his destination, he indeed saw Uchiha Itachi practicing throwing kunai, and it seemed that he had been practicing for quite some time.

"Master, you've arrived."

Upon noticing Yi Shuihan's arrival, Uchiha Itachi quickly came over to pay his respects.

"Yes, that's right. In order to become a strong person, in addition to talent, hard work is also essential."

I gave Itachi a few words of praise, and I should support Itachi's attitude towards training.

Chapter 379, From Hongmeng to the Present

Uchiha Itachi remained calm in the face of Yi Shuihan's praise, considering it all perfectly natural.

"Let me make this clear first, I won't be around you all the time, and I certainly won't be watching you every moment. So I hope you'll behave yourself when I'm not around, but I think you won't let me down."

When Itachi Uchiha heard Yi Shuihan say this, he couldn't understand what "frequently" meant. He thought that Yi Shuihan was just like any other master and wouldn't be too exaggerated.

To this, Yi Shuihan can only say you're overthinking it. Yi Shuihan's idea is to let it run its course. Well, he'd be happy if he could spend an hour a day on Uchiha Itachi.

In the early stages, which lasted for about half a month, Yi Shuihan would spend half an hour each day checking on Uchiha Itachi's training. Later on, he would check on it whenever he remembered, or wait for Uchiha Itachi to come to him and ask.

The master leads you through the door, but the practice depends on yourself!

Forget about someone like Jiraiya, who would take his apprentices under his wing and give them several days or even months of intensive training.

Of course, this doesn't mean Yi Shuihan doesn't value Uchiha Itachi. He's different from those ordinary guys. Even a casual pointer from him is much better than them spending every day together and watching him all the time. There's no comparison at all.

"Then, extend your hand, let me see what your qualifications are."

Holding the small hand in his large one, Yi Shuihan began to sense.

Uchiha Itachi didn't even feel anything, but Yi Shuihan had already completely scanned him from the inside out. It could be said that Yi Shuihan now understood his body even better than Uchiha Itachi himself.

Well, his physical development is quite perfect, although he inevitably has some hidden injuries, probably due to overexertion during training. However, in the ninja world, these hidden injuries are considered relatively minor, at least much better than Might Guy's back then.

Their mental strength is several times stronger than that of ordinary people, probably because they have opened their eyes. Their clan does have a great advantage in mental strength, and their mental strength may surge as long as they are stimulated.

However, his mental strength surged, but his body couldn't keep up, which caused the Sharingan to put too much strain on his body and prevented him from using it for extended periods.

The most important part, the dantian, is only slightly smaller than Tsunade's. As long as it can adapt to spiritual energy, it shouldn't be a big problem. Of course, the strength gained in the same amount of time in the early stages will definitely not be as good as the ninja system.

Uchiha Itachi looked at Yi Shuihan nervously. Even though he was mature beyond his years, he was tense all over, afraid of hearing a bad word about himself.

"Not bad. If nothing unexpected happens, I can try cultivating immortality."

Yi Shuihan said with a smile, and Itachi Uchiha's face also showed a joyful smile.

"If you don't need to rest, I'll start by explaining the basic theories of cultivating immortality to you."

"Master, I'm not tired."

Yi Shuihan took out two chairs and a demonstration panel from his personal space.

"Is this some kind of magic?"

Uchiha Itachi pointed to the chair that had suddenly appeared.

"No, but when you reach a certain stage in cultivation, you can create corresponding spatial artifacts to store things."

Itachi Uchiha nodded, seemingly understanding.

"If you want to cultivate immortality, you must understand what cultivation is all about. In the beginning, there were no immortals. Immortals are just a title for those who have reached a certain level of strength. How was the world born? This begins with the origin of everything. In the beginning, there was nothing, no living beings, not even the concept of time and space. That period was called Hongmeng, filled with primordial energy..."

Yi Shuihan began to tell Uchiha Itachi about the beginning of the universe, but he himself only had a superficial understanding. Some of what he said came from ancient books, some he made up himself, and some he even deduced from them.

Even so, Itachi Uchiha's mouth remained wide open for a long time.

Everything Yi Shuihan described was too vast and magical. Whether it was the three thousand demon gods, Pangu creating the world, the great battle between the dragon, phoenix and qilin, Hongjun preaching, the division of saints, the war between the lich and demon, etc., each one sounded so unreal.

Do such figures really exist in the world? Compared to them, the so-called Sage of Six Paths is far too insignificant, isn't it?

However, Yi Shuihan's earnest and methodical delivery made Itachi Uchiha unable to help but believe him.

Although Yi Shuihan only mentioned many things briefly, half a day had passed when he started talking about Journey to the West, and at this point, Yi Shuihan still hadn't really gotten to the main topic.

Uchiha Itachi listened with great interest, showing no impatience whatsoever.

"...Alright, all of this is too far removed from us, but now that you understand these things, you should have some concept of cultivating immortality! Let's leave aside the realms above Immortal for now, since I haven't even reached them myself. Now let's talk about the realms below Immortal. The first step in cultivating immortality is refining essence into qi, awakening the source of the Dharma, and condensing spiritual energy from the body. The second step is refining qi into spirit, strengthening the spiritual energy while also enhancing the divine soul. The third step is refining spirit to return to emptiness, and you don't need to know about the best step, refining emptiness to merge with the Dao, for now."

"As long as you can reach the Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation stage, you can basically become a Shadow-level powerhouse. If you cultivate Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation to its peak, you will be invincible except for the level of the Sage of Six Paths."

Looking at Itachi Uchiha's face, which was half confused and half enlightened, Yi Shuihan realized that he might have talked too much today, and that he had actually thought of talking to Itachi Uchiha about these things.

After having lunch with Itachi Uchiha, Itachi began his first Sage Mode training under Yi Shuihan's guidance, focusing on condensing his source energy.

"Tsunade has condensed a second-grade source of energy; I wonder what grade he is."

Unlike Tsunade, Itachi didn't receive the same hands-on guidance. Yi Shuihan only explained the precautions for condensing the source energy and then let Itachi start condensing it on his own.

Three hours later, a violent fluctuation of spiritual energy emanated from around Itachi Uchiha, and he absorbed the visible mist-like spiritual energy.

"Is this the final step? I'll lend you a hand."

With a thought, even more spiritual energy was poured into Itachi Uchiha's body.

Meanwhile, Itachi Uchiha's speed in condensing the source of power suddenly accelerated. The source of power that would normally take some time to condense was condensed by more than half in a short period of time.

"Is it a third-class source of Dharma? Or a third-class source of Dharma that is close to second-class?"

Having just successfully condensed the source, Yi Shuihan instantly determined the quality of Uchiha Itachi's source of power.

Chapter 380, The Problem of the Coexistence of Chakra and Spiritual Energy

Yi Shuihan was not disappointed that Uchiha Itachi was only a third-grade Dharma Source; on the contrary, she felt it was reasonable.

Let alone a third-grade Dharma Source, even a fourth-grade Dharma Source would be acceptable to Yi Shuihan. After all, even a fourth-grade Dharma Source, if its potential is fully realized, can reach the level of a Six Paths Immortal, or even surpass a Six Paths Immortal.

This is already quite good for someone who is merely a descendant of the Sage of Six Paths, whose lineage spans countless generations.

A third-grade Dharma Source is already the minimum requirement for becoming an immortal. If things develop well, Itachi Uchiha still has a pretty good chance of becoming an immortal, especially since his Dharma Source is the best even among the third-grade ones, approaching the level of a second-grade source.

After condensing his Dharma Source, Itachi Uchiha also learned the level of his Dharma Source. He was not disappointed. His initial expectation was a fourth-level Dharma Source, and he only wanted to strive for a third-level one. The result was obviously more than enough to satisfy him.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Itachi Uchiha frowned. He tried to condense spiritual energy, but as soon as he managed to condense it, his chakra surged up and consumed it all.

The fact that chakra and spiritual energy cannot coexist is undoubtedly bad news for Itachi Uchiha.

"master……"

Just as she was about to tell Yi Shuihan about her situation, she suddenly stopped when she saw Yi Shuihan's eyes, which seemed to see through everything.

My master must know about this, and he must have a solution, otherwise he wouldn't have let me try cultivating immortality.

Is my mentor not telling me so that I can figure it out myself? Some things are more memorable when you figure them out yourself than when someone tells you.

Thinking this way, Itachi Uchiha actually started to rack his brains and began to think seriously.

Yi Shuihan saw Uchiha Itachi deep in thought but didn't disturb him, assuming that Uchiha Itachi was reflecting on his current situation and had no idea what Uchiha Itachi was thinking.

If he knew what Itachi Uchiha was thinking, he would definitely still be completely dumbfounded and tell Itachi Uchiha that he was overthinking things.

If you ask, I will definitely give you the answer without hesitation.

The answer is certainly not to exhaust all chakra and stop extracting it, and to consciously prevent the body from automatically extracting chakra. If that were the case, the ninja system would be completely abandoned.

Yi Shuihan once said that he wanted to let Itachi Uchiha's ninja system continue to improve while also learning to cultivate immortality.

So how exactly can this be done?

Chakra and spiritual energy cannot coexist peacefully. Even Sage Mode, which brings a certain balance between chakra and spiritual energy, is still just a consumable. Once it's used up, it needs to be re-condensed. In fact, it's better to have it in the body for a long time than to have it in the body.

There are ways to make chakra and spiritual energy coexist peacefully.

The solution can be found by starting from the root cause of why chakra cannot coexist with spiritual energy.

Chakra is an energy born from the mixture of physical energy and spiritual energy in a certain proportion. Reiki is a higher form of energy, but logically, the two are not mutually exclusive. At most, when there is more chakra, reiki is assimilated into chakra, and when there is more reiki, chakra is assimilated into reiki.

Of course, this process is generally very lengthy.

Yi Shuihan had previously speculated that chakra might possess certain properties that allow it to be absorbed by the source tree, which could also explain why spiritual energy and chakra cannot coexist.

Now, if we extract this characteristic, wouldn't chakra be able to coexist with spiritual energy?

In fact, even if he had this idea before breaking through to the Dao Integration stage, he wouldn't have been confident that he could accomplish it, since he was still at the same level as the Divine Tree.

Even for ordinary people seeking to merge with the Dao, success might be impossible. But Yi Shuihan is different. He possesses a heaven-defying divine ability that allows him to achieve an immortal body during the Dao merging process. This allows him to fully unleash the power of an immortal, a power even greater than spiritual energy—the power of rules.

Using the power of this rule, it is entirely possible to expel the factors that cause discord between chakra and spiritual energy.