Uzumaki Jun let out a breath and opened his tightly closed eyes. Looking at the somewhat dim scenery, he murmured, "It seems it really worked this time."
Last night, Gamaru successfully channeled natural energy from a plain, unremarkable rock, causing his whole body to emit a faint light.
At first, Jun thought Gamaru was exceptionally gifted and had finally learned immortal cultivation. But when he saw the white snake and the slug also succeed after climbing onto that rock...
He immediately understood...
This rock was problematic!!
So, after some thought, Jun also found a spot on the rock, closed his eyes, and attempted immortal cultivation. The result...
Not long after...
He indeed succeeded!
Jun could feel...
The natural energy wasn't entering his body from the surroundings, but was flowing into their bodies through the rock they were sitting on. During this process, for some unknown reason, the natural energy became gentle and no longer forcibly changed the body.
So...
Now, he could be said to have taken the first step into immortal cultivation.
Uzumaki Jun stretched lazily and touched a gem on his neck, as bewitching as fresh blood...
This was what he found inside the rock this morning. This gem could actually tame natural energy; it was truly incredible.
"A cat's eye stone?" Jun looked at the red gem in his hand and murmured, "No wonder the future Great Toad Sage and White Snake Sage both carry a sapphire with them."
It seems it wasn't just to show off their wealthy status, but because this was...
Their first step in immortal cultivation!
Moreover, they probably discovered in the future that natural energy could neutralize with chakra, forming Sage Mode chakra. Finally, they abandoned using the cat's eye stone for cultivation.
After all...
This wasn't an ordinary cat's eye stone!
It seemed to contain energy that even the system couldn't analyze...
Jun found five more cat's eye stones inside that rock, respectively: light purple, light blue, green, golden yellow, and bright red.
Seeing these colors, he immediately knew how to distribute them...
Light purple for Gamaru, green for the white snake, light blue for the slug, red for himself, and golden yellow for Chimiko.
So, using the system, Jun conveniently made them into pendants for them to wear around their necks. However...
The slug directly swallowed it into its stomach.
No wonder in the anime, the slug wasn't seen wearing a cat's eye stone; probably it kept it in its stomach. Because Jun saw that when she needed to use it, she would simply spit it out...
He originally planned to search nearby for more of these special cat's eye stones, to get one for his whole family when he returned. But...
There were none!!!
It seems the creation of these five cat's eye stones wasn't easy.
They searched the entire back mountain all morning but didn't find a single additional one...
Jun stroked the red cat's eye stone in his hand and murmured, "It seems we don't need to wait for Kaguya-hime to come and plant the tree now."
As long as he continued to accumulate natural energy, decipher the secrets of seals and space-time, and then use the space-time coordinates obtained from the system, combining the system's power with his own, he would have a chance to return.
So...
Another whole day spent cultivating immortality today~
He originally intended to have Chimiko stay and cultivate immortality together. After all, in these turbulent times, having powerful strength oneself is the most reliable guarantee. But...
She simply couldn't stop worrying about Lan no Sato...
So, after eating and cleaning up, Chimiko took the golden yellow cat's eye stone and went down the mountain, looking exhausted.
Jun sighed inwardly. He knew that if he insisted, Chimiko would agree. But...
Since it was Chimiko's own wish, Jun decided to respect it.
After all...
He couldn't stay in this time-space for too long...
As for taking someone with him, not to mention Chimiko definitely worrying about Lan no Sato, just this brutal method of traversing space-time couldn't guarantee safety of life. So...
Bringing more people increases the danger!!
Moreover...
She belongs to this time-space...
"Guru guru..."
"Sizzle sizzle..."
Hearing the sounds, Jun knew the three little ones were back.
It seemed because of immortal cultivation, the three little ones had grown quite a bit again. Although still not as big as in the future...
They really had gotten fatter!!
"Hurry up!!" Jun put on a stern teacher's expression and scolded, "Go cultivate immortality, otherwise, you won't eat tomorrow."
There's still a long way to go to nurture the three little ones into the future masters of the three sacred lands!
Then...
Watching the three little ones each find a spot and begin cultivating immortality...
After assigning them the cat's eye stones, the three little ones no longer cultivated together.
After all, for some reason...
When the toad and the snake get close, they always end up fighting!!
And Uzumaki Jun...
Lifted his head to look at the night sky, calming his mood...
There was no moon in the sky at this time, the entire sky was filled with sparkling stars...
Gazing at the vast starry sky, Jun felt his whole person calm down. Pillowing his head on his hands, he murmured, "I wonder if we can see the stars of the Otsutsuki clan from here?"
How is the Land of Whirlpools developing now?
Can current technology allow for long-distance travel through the stars?
And...
How is Chiro and the others' Gundam research going?
Jun sighed with emotion inwardly...
"How is the Red Alliance doing?"
His original idea was to gradually deepen the relationship between other countries and the Land of Whirlpools, making them dependent on the Land of Whirlpools economically, politically, and militarily.
Then, gathering the strength of the entire Red Alliance, form a deep space navigation team and begin exploring the universe.
But he never expected...
Before it even started, he ended up in this time-space.
Uzumaki Jun stretched and murmured, "Better hurry up and cultivate immortality!"
Finish cultivating immortality sooner, research space-time a bit, and then he can return quickly.
A trace of a longing smile appeared on his face...
"How..."
"Are they doing?"
Then, Uzumaki Jun crossed his legs, closed his eyes, and assumed the posture for immortal cultivation...
After hanging the cat's eye stone around his neck, natural chakra flowed out from the cat's eye stone.
This energy, different from chakra, itself carried a powerful life force. So...
The more he cultivated immortality, the more energetic he became!!!
Although its life force was more concentrated than Sage Mode chakra, the purification speed was slower than the absorption speed of Sage Mode chakra...
Jun sighed inwardly and tightly closed his eyes...
There are pros and cons!
After all...
Sage Mode chakra requires quite a long preparation time, while pure natural energy can be stored directly within the body...
I wonder if, when chakra appears in his body again, it will still synthesize into Sage Mode chakra?
Moreover...
Jun, with closed eyes, looked at the special seal mark remaining within his body...
This was the culprit that sealed his chakra and Kekkei Genkai!!!
Once he accumulates enough natural energy, Jun plans to try and see if he can break the seal!
And also research...
Exactly which bastard is screwing him over!!!
When natural energy entered his body, Jun could feel not only his life force strengthening, but also his five senses gradually enhancing. It was precisely for this reason...
That he could catch a glimpse of the seal within his body!
"Huh?"
Suddenly, the tightly closed-eyed Jun let out a puzzled murmur, "Why do I suddenly feel a sense of pressure approaching?"
And...
It seemed to be getting stronger and stronger!!
As if it was coming from the sky...
Just as Jun opened his eyes to see what was happening...
"BOOM!!"
Suddenly, a loud noise came, accompanied by...
The entire back mountain shaking...
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