Chapter 20: The Promise of the White Snake Immortal, the Immortal Art Belonging to Humankind (Ch 20)

Having said that, this is a trial designed by Princess Ichikishima herself, and it has stumped many challengers over the past thousand years.
It seems that all you have to do is find the right shape among all these large amounts of stones and press it in.
But the number of stones themselves far exceeds the holes in the wall, and now with the addition of thick fog, Qingguang’s memory will be further tested, and the difficulty will be doubled.
There were also some traps she had set.
Although she likes the clear light in front of her very much, this does not prevent her from eating it after it fails.
Princess Ichikishima likes to eat humans whose chakra is about to be exhausted and who fall to the ground unable to move.
Under the watchful eyes of the three snake princesses, Qingguang grabbed a handful of stones and clenched them tightly.
Click, click…
The stone in the palm of his hand cracked quickly and was crushed into powder by Qingguang, who then pressed it directly into the hole in the wall.
The water attribute chakra was added, and the loose stone powder was solidified together with the water flow, just like mixing cement or playing with mud.
“Why are you looking at me like that? I didn’t break any rules.”
Ichikishimahime opened and closed her mouth, wanting to say something but stopping herself: “This… is indeed not against the rules.”
The trap of the trial is that the stones on the ground are simply not enough to fill the holes. Some of them need to be destroyed and reassembled before they can be used.
But she really didn’t expect that Qingguang didn’t even bother to try them one by one, but instead found another way and came up with this method.
At this moment, Tian Xinshe Ji and Rui Jin Ji also realized the difference of the human in front of them. His thinking was really unconventional, but extremely efficient.
Soon, the clear light filled up all the holes, and the trial was completely over.
“Can you take me to see the White Snake Immortal now?”
“Come with us.” Ruijinji sighed helplessly.
The White Snake Immortal asked them to make things as difficult as possible for the trial-takers, but the three of them had really tried their best.
The stone chamber disappeared, and the clear light followed them. After a few steps, the outline of the Longdi Cave Temple emerged from the thick fog in front of them.
It was accompanied by bursts of screams, which gradually became clearer.
Is this voice Orochimaru?
The thick fog completely disappeared, and Qingguang saw Orochimaru, who was struggling on the stone road in front of the Ryuchi Cave Temple, his whole body covered with curse marks.
Two layers of shed human skin had already appeared beside him.
Great Snake Style Substitution Technique?
It seems that this is the new ninjutsu developed by Orochimaru with inspiration from Hiruzen.
Haruki’s pupils were locked on Orochimaru, and the solar eye patterns were rotating in his eye sockets.
Amathiras!
Takamagahara!
Amaterasu and Takamagahara were simultaneously applied to Orochimaru.
The pale golden flame covered Orochimaru’s entire body, and the chakra continued to transform into healing energy and merge into his body, healing the cracks that appeared on his body surface.
At the same time, the chakra in Orochimaru’s body is being restored at an extremely fast speed.
Only then did he open his eyes and see the bright light.
Finally, he got what he was waiting for.
He has not yet perfected the Great Snake Style Substitution Technique, and can only use it three times at most. He has already used it twice.
If the clear light had come a few minutes later, he might have really appeared in the belly of the White Snake Immortal.
Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Orochimaru placed his hands flat on his knees, taking advantage of his current enhanced state to feel the energy in his body with his whole body.
The poison injected by the White Snake Immortal has been burned by Amaterasu, leaving only rich natural energy.
Soon, the purple lines around Orochimaru’s eyes spread down along the bridge of his nose, and the fiery curse seal on his body began to slowly shrink.
Finally, it gathered on top of his head and transformed into two horns. The original pale color of his skin deepened, as if it was covered with a thick layer of putty, and snake scales appeared.
When the White Snake Immortal saw this scene, he opened his eyes.
The most difficult process of learning fairy arts in Longchi Cave has ended. As long as one can withstand the fierce erosion of natural energy, the remaining time is to adapt to this energy and achieve a suitable chakra ratio in the body.
Her eyes were fixed on Qingguang like needles, and the three snake princesses quickly came to her side.
“Uchiha Harukitsu, you are the contractor of the Living Slug, and you have mastered the fairy arts of the Wet Bone Forest. Why do you still come to my Ryuchi Cave?”
“Are you trying to break the rules I set in Longdi Cave?”
There are no rules in Ryuchi Cave that prohibit those seeking immortality from accepting help, and the White Snake Immortal can temporarily add another one, just like he did with Orochimaru before.
But Qingguang is different. She feels threatened by the person in front of her.
Even though it wasn’t big and it was almost impossible to kill her, she didn’t want to provoke her too much.
In case the three snake princesses have the intention to rebel, she can suppress them now, but if there is another Qingguang, it will be a different situation.
Not to mention that Qingguang can summon the living slug at any time.
It is better to negotiate rationally.
Seeing that the White Snake Sage had no intention of attacking Orochimaru, Qingguang continued to open the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and was on guard: “I don’t intend to break the rules of Ryuchi Cave.”
“After learning the magic arts of the Wet Bone Forest, does that mean I can’t learn the magic arts of the Ryuchi Cave?” Qingguang said frankly.
The White Snake Immortal did not feel offended after hearing this. Instead, he laughed out loud: “Hehehe~!”
It’s just that this old and dry voice is a bit unpleasant.
“Practicing two kinds of magic at the same time? You are really brave.”
“Okay, then I’ll help you.”
“If you can survive, your status in the Dragon Cave will be higher than the three snake princesses, and second only to me.”
“If you can defeat me in the future, I will also let you command me!”
Anyone who has mastered natural energy can more or less sense the emotions in the chakra fluctuations of living things.
The White Snake Sage, on the other hand, felt an extremely conceited and overbearing emotion from Haruki’s seemingly warm chakra.
Over thousands of years, the White Snake Immortal has used countless clones to try to practice other immortal arts, but all of them died suddenly in failure.
If Qingguang can really do it, then it is possible for her to break through to a higher level.
Anyway, human lifespan is extremely short, and a hundred years is just a blink of an eye for her. Qingguang’s success is just what she wants.
If you fail, just swallow it.
This is a top-notch tonic, comparable to her hundreds of years of practice.
Maybe she can take this opportunity to increase her strength and kill the old toad in Myoboku Mountain!
Qingguang said: “Then let’s get started.”
A small white snake emerged from the palm of the White Snake Immortal again, flew to Qingguang’s neck vein and bit him.
Senjutsu chakra injection.
The violent chakra immediately poured into Harumitsu’s body, but fortunately, Harumitsu’s physique was much stronger than Orochimaru’s.
He had previously learned the magic of the Wet Bone Forest. Although it was not the same kind, it was still somewhat instructive.
He sat cross-legged on the spot, and the curse began to spread bit by bit at an extremely slow speed.
Princess Ichikishima looked at Harumitsu’s forehead dripping with sweat and began to look forward to it: “The magic arts of our three spiritual holy places correspond to our respective species, and there is a natural restraint relationship between them.”
“I don’t know what will happen when the magic of the Wet Bone Forest collides with the magic of our Dragon Earth Cave.”
The White Snake Immortal now doesn’t know whether Qingguang can succeed.
In her opinion, the essence of magic is spiritual energy + physical energy + natural energy.
But even if the essence is the same, it will change when it acts on different organisms and individuals.
Even if humans have great talent, learning the three spiritual holy places is not a cultivation method that belongs to their species, and they will be assimilated to some extent.
For example, the former contractor of Ryuchi Cave, after learning the Sage Mode, began to like eating raw eggs and raw meat.
The fish in Myobokusan will gradually accept insect food.
As for the Wet Bone Forest… Haruki was the first ninja she met who had successfully mastered the Living Slug Immortal Technique.
Maybe there was one in ancient times, but she didn’t know about it.
Specifically for individuals, changes will also occur depending on the learner’s will.
The three snake princesses under her command are the best examples.
Tashin Snake Princess is good at illusion, Ichikishima Princess is proficient in concealment, and Mizutsu Princess has the highest attainments in curse seals.
If Qingguang knew this, he would probably feel an inexplicable sense of disharmony.
There was an inexplicable sense of incongruity between the magic arts of the ninja world and the immortal cultivation novels he had read in his previous life.
This is the ninja way that Naruto often mentions.
It was very similar to the Tao heart in the immortal cultivation novels he had read in his previous life.
At this time, Qingguang was constantly circulating the chakra in his body, trying a new ratio.
But soon, his body began to show snake-like features like Orochimaru, and the curse mark on his head gathered into two horns.
Black lines appeared around the eyes.
“Did it actually succeed?” the White Snake Immortal said in surprise.
This is what Ryuchidong Sage Mode looks like.
But not long after, Qingguang spat out a mouthful of blood.
The black eyeshadow began to fade and slowly turned white.
He had just habitually used the operation of the Wet Bone Forest Senjutsu to control the Senjutsu chakra of the Ryuchi Cave, and for a moment, his physical characteristics changed due to the activity of the Senjutsu chakra.
But this is not what he wants.
Start over again.
The horns disappeared.
A snake tail emerged from the coccyx, snake scales appeared on the body, and the tongue split and became long and thin.
Every time his body showed signs of snake-like transformation, Haruki would interrupt it immediately and use the abilities of Amaterasu and Takama-ga-hara to heal himself.
Restart the body’s operating mode and keep exploring.
The White Snake Immortal quickly saw the clues: “This guy is trying to create his own Immortal Mode that belongs to humans?”
Time passed little by little, and soon, a week had passed.
Orochimaru has woken up. The horns on his head have faded and disappeared, and his eyelids have become a little longer than before.
The scales on the skin also disappeared, but became a little whiter.
The eyes changed from brown to bright yellow, becoming purer.
“Perfect Sage Mode, but this is all thanks to that kid’s help.” The White Snake Sage commented.
Orochimaru is also the first Ryuchidong contractor to achieve this level.
“Thank you for your advice, White Snake Immortal.” Orochimaru said with a smile.
“Haruki is also learning the immortal arts from Ryuchido?”
Orochimaru was confused at the moment. Didn’t Haruki already master the magic of the Wet Bone Forest?
Why do we need to learn the magic arts of Longdidong?
But why, when he was in Sage Mode, the chakra fluctuations he sensed from Haruki were so different from his own?
“Harumitsu is trying to create a magic that belongs to mankind.” Ichikishimahime sat on the ground with her chin in her hands, and her light blue eyes never left Harumitsu’s body from beginning to end.
“So that’s how it is.” Orochimaru felt ashamed of himself and gave a bitter smile.
He could understand why Qingguang did this.
Even though this is difficult, the improvement in strength is not as great as the magic arts of the three major spiritual holy places.
But if Haruki really did it, it would be groundbreaking for Konoha.
He will surpass Hashirama Senju and become the greatest Hokage of Konoha.
We will truly achieve the goal of having no predecessors before us and no successors after us.
“Since you have already learned the magic, if you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can ask me for help.” Tian Xin Snake Princess came to Orochimaru and said.
She likes Orochimaru, a Ryuchidong contractor whose personality matches hers.
“But remember to pay me enough, otherwise I will get angry.”
Tian Xin Snake Queen’s face suddenly changed into a human-like snake head with its tongue sticking out.
“Don’t worry, I understand that.” Orochimaru was not surprised at all.
Wanshe is like this. Every time he is willing to use at least a hundred people as bargaining chips.
The Tian Xin Snake Queen in front of him will definitely make him pay a higher price, but the opponent is much stronger than him and can be regarded as a super strong fighter.
It is a good choice to save your life.
Orochimaru waited for Haruki inside the Ryuchi Cave for another week, but when he saw that the other party had not finished yet, he decided to leave.
He had been away from Hillwood City for half a month. As the person in charge there, he had wasted too long coming to Longdi Cave to seek immortality.
Must go back.
Qingguang was left alone in Longdi Cave, continuing to try to create his own magic.
…
Bear Country, Star Hidden Village.
Half a month passed, and Jiraiya led Nagato, Yuusuke, Yahiko and others to the Hidden Star Village for a week.
During this week, they fought against the ninjas from Kumogakure twice and Iwagakure three times.
At the moment, Hagusuke, Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, and Daibutsu were lying in ambush on the cliff outside the Hidden Star Village that was isolated from the outside world.
The bottomless canyon was filled with purple poisonous fog.
It was not easy to drive out the Kumogakure and Iwagakure.
Jiraiya is now gathering intelligence in the village with four other people. They are responsible for guarding against another invasion by Kumogakure and Iwagakure.
According to intelligence, they had only expelled two pairs of them before, and there were still several teams lurking in the territory of the Bear Country and could arrive at any time.
“Kousuke, it’s really boring to stay here all the time. How about I go catch some fish for you to improve your food?”
“You can’t just eat dry food alone.” Yahiko said.
Without hesitation, Jiusuke refused decisively: “No, this is the task that Jiraiya-sensei assigned to the five of us.”
“He said that we are not allowed to leave the canyon unless we encounter an enemy we cannot defeat or he sends us a message.”
“When Nagato and Daibutsu come back, you and Konan will go on the inspection together.”
The five people were divided into teams of two and took turns to rest to ensure that they could keep a close eye on the canyon at all times. Jiuzhu did not dare to slack off at all.
Until he saw a red firework suddenly appear in the sky about ten kilometers to the north.
“What are you looking at?” Yahiko looked in the direction.
“not good!”
“Nagato and Daibutsu are in danger!”
The next second, Jiusuke rushed to the front: “Quick, go support them!”