Naruto: Immortal Spirit

The existence of Longdi Cave is not known to many people, but it is by no means unknown.

Hidden to the west of the Kingdom of Earth and the Kingdom of Wind, in the more distant Western Life Forbidden Zone, the environment above Longdi Cave is not very good. Thousands of miles of red land, the earth seems to be a piece of charcoal, as if it has been burned by endless heavenly fire for countless years, and It has gradually revealed a bit of glazed color.

No life can survive in such a land. Even the residents of the Kingdom of Wind who are tortured by the harsh wind and sand will not want to live in the extreme west.

This was the first time that Kato Ou did not come to the top of Ryūchi Cave. The almost endless broken land extended to infinity. His existence seemed to be just a grain of dust falling into it.

"Is this what the White Snake Immortal said - the 'disaster of a thousand years ago', the scene caused..."

"It really makes people tremble..."

Everyone on this planet seems to live in a small land that includes the five major countries.

The lack of resources has triggered continuous wars for many years. The real reason may be just the instinct of survival and development.

But there are almost no books that record things in the far west. This planet seems to have no human footprints except for the land where the five major countries are located.

"Going south to Maze Mountain, thousands of miles away, is the territory of Miaomu Mountain..."

"That group of giant toads tried to change the surrounding environment. It seems that they have achieved some results in the past hundred years..."

Ichikishima Hime can even be called a beauty most of the time, except before eating and when she mentions those toads.

As a natural enemy and in the upper category of diet, she didn't have any favorable impression of the toads from Mt. Myoboku.

"White Snake Immortal told me that you know about the preparations before practicing immortality..."

The grievances between the three holy places have nothing to do with Kato Ou. These psychic beasts that have existed in the ninja world for countless years seem to be driven by humans, but if they are really underestimated, they may have already become... of their food.

"Can't wait to be my dessert? Kato-chan..."

Ichikishima Hime's thin tongue gently licked Kato O's cheek, with a look of interest in her eyes. She had not tasted such 'delicious' food for who knows how many years...

"Hiss..."

Xiaobai suddenly sprang out from Kato Ou's shoulders, his eyes were a bit colder, hissing sounds were endless, his human eyes were full of dissatisfaction and hostility, his snake body raised high, staring closely at the city Kishimahime.

"I almost forgot about this little guy like you..."

Kato Ou gently touched Xiaobai's head, slightly calming its restlessness. Ichikishimahime slowly stopped looking at food in her eyes, and seemed to be less interested in Kato Oo.

"If I could have a fourth companion..."

"It seems good to let Xiaobai swallow you..."

Ichikishimahime's voice came faintly, Kato Ou couldn't help but frown, and the hand that caressed Xiaobai hesitated a little...

"Is this why you brought me here?"

"Don't be anxious to seek death. When you fail in practicing immortality, nature will be the best food..."

Ichikijima Hime walked slowly in front, but her words made Kato Ou even more confused. The practice of senjutsu sounded very dangerous, and there was a possibility of death at every turn...

"In the past, many contractors wanted to gain the power of magic, but almost as expected, they became our food..."

"Since Immortal White Snake asked me to tell you how to practice immortality, I will tell you everything I know before that..."

"Has anyone succeeded in practicing..."

"Do you want to know the answer..."

There was a hint of amusement in Ichikishimahime's tone. These snakes that have lived for countless years have gradually become worse in character even if they are far away from people.

He gently tightened his clothes, the sun was gradually setting, and the barren land looked dark and strange under the sunset. The strong wind was blowing, and the scorched land seemed to contain some kind of fatal danger. .

"If no one can succeed in cultivation, then there will be no such inheritance left. You don't have to test me with words anymore..."

"It's really not cute..."

"However, you are right. It's just that those cultivators who can survive are rare..."

"Generally, people with strong spiritual energy are more likely to succeed in cultivation..."

"Although your spiritual energy is very strong, there are many people who are stronger than you, and they will still die in the cultivation of natural energy..."

Kato Ou listened quietly to Ichikishimahime's voice, a flash of thought flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but speak softly: "So what you just said, if I fail in cultivation, Xiaobai can become a human body by eating my body. ?”

"This is the easiest way..."

"The first step in practicing the magic of Longdi Cave is to practice the art of transforming into snakes. The art of transforming into snakes allows the practitioner to transform from a human body into a snake body..."

"It's not the art of transformation, but a truly unique life form like a snake..."

"After you have adapted to the snake body, you can try to absorb natural energy and transform the snake body into a human body again through natural energy. In this process, your body will adapt to the flow of natural energy and gradually adapt to nature."

"If you can become a human body again, you will naturally be able to use celestial beings..."

What Ichikishimahime said sounded very simple, but Kato Ou understood that it would never be as easy as what she said. There must be something she had not fully explained.

"Is this what you know and say..."

Hearing this, Ichikishima Hime smiled softly, but did not refute anything. She turned around and glanced at Kato Ou gently: "Haha, I really can't lie to you..."

"The process of transforming into a snake is reversible, that is to say, even if you fail to practice successfully, you can still transform into a human body again, but the process of transforming a snake body into a human body through natural energy..."

"You only have one chance, and it's completely irreversible..."

"Although natural energy is controllable, it is also extremely violent. When you transform from a snake body to a human body, this energy is forcibly changing your body structure. Once you fail to control this energy, then your body will It may stay at a certain stage of transformation, or some unpredictable mutations may occur..."

"For example, grow a snake tail..."

"But even so, you can already celebrate that you have been favored by immortal arts. This kind of 'monster' that cannot be called a human or a snake is also a product of natural energy transformation, and can also use immortal arts... …”

"And more people will be directly torn into pieces by the violent natural energy..."

"Of course, your remaining flesh and blood has been transformed by natural energy, and you have the ability to transform into a snake. These 'same origin' ingredients are the best nutrients. Xiaobai swallows these 'foods' and gradually integrates them into himself. , so that you can transform into a human form as safely as possible..."

"So, if I can get a piece of flesh and blood from you and then transplant it into my body, then I can also gain the power of immortal magic 'safely'..."

"It's a wonderful idea, but unfortunately... you will only become 'another me'..."

"The power of natural energy is something you can't realize now..."

Kato Oo fell silent. He thought of the natural energy contained in Hashirama's cells. This energy that drives cells to multiply indefinitely can only be resolved with natural energy. Even the Sharingan can only suppress it to a certain extent.

Those children who had transplanted Hashirama cells in an attempt to gain the power of wood escape all died under this power and turned into wooden stakes...

"I have another question. Humans and the snakes in Longdi Cave are both creatures of this world. Why do they have to become snakes in order to sense natural energy?"

Ichikishima Hime seemed a little surprised. She did not expect that Kato O would ask this question.

"Someone once asked me this question... You are lucky..."

"After the contractor died under the violent natural energy, I swallowed his body. Occasionally, I was bored and remembered the problem of 'food', so I asked the White Snake Immortal..."

"Maybe what you don't know is..."

"White Snake Immortal told me that humans thousands of years ago were also able to sense natural energy through themselves..."

Ichikishimahime seemed to like seeing Kato Oo's surprised eyes, and continued to speak with a slight smile.

"But since the 'disaster a thousand years ago', human blood seems to be constantly changing. Energy like chakra is constantly changing human physiques. Today, humans want to perceive natural energy through themselves. It’s completely impossible to do it…”

"So, there was no Chakra thousands of years ago. Chakra is a sudden appearance of energy, even an energy that can change human physique..."

"But, you snakes can also use chakra..."

"Probably human beings with short life spans will never perceive certain changes in this world..."

Ichikishima-hime looked directly at Kato Oo, and there seemed to be a gloominess in her eyes that he could not understand for the time being. She said something in a deep voice that surprised Kato Oo: "Compared to when I was born, the nature of this world is... The energy is getting thinner and thinner..."

There seemed to be a hidden meaning in Ichikishimahime's words, and Kato Ou's mind instantly thought of a possibility...

"So, chakra may be a kind of energy transformed from natural energy?"

"A certain existence thousands of years ago used a certain method to transform this natural energy that is difficult for ordinary people to perceive into chakra that can be perceived by humans on a larger scale..."

"The price is that it becomes increasingly difficult for humans to perceive this natural energy that should be filling the world..."

Ichikishima-hime ignored Katoo's words and stopped. Not paying attention to the scorched black ash on the ground, she slowly lay on the ground, as if her whole body was embracing the earth.

"Can you feel it..."

"The natural energy of the land is completely gone..."

"This land... is dead..."

A gust of wind blew from nowhere, making Ichikishimahime's plain white clothes whistle. The sky became increasingly gloomy, and Kato Oo's heart also felt chilly and indescribable. It seemed as if it was constantly sweeping in from this empty land, impacting his mind.

"Although they hate those toads, they integrated the natural energy they collected into the river of Miaomu Mountain, bringing life to that land again..."

"Although it's just a little bit small, I have to say it's a feat..."

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PS: I worked overtime today and am exhausted... Sorry, I can only update once...