Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1014 Effects and Arrangements

Having made arrangements for his subsequent training, Qingming temporarily put that aside and began testing the effects of Sage Chakra.

He hadn't forgotten that the purpose of all his painstaking efforts in creating these things was to increase his cultivation speed. If he couldn't achieve this goal, then everything he had done would be meaningless.

Well.
It can't be said that it's completely meaningless!
In that case, we can only wait for him to fully master 'Sage Mode' and improve his combat power.

However, this is precisely what he has in abundance right now.

Shaking his head, Qingming temporarily put the matter out of his mind. He concentrated and drew out the more than one hundred points of Sage Chakra from the alternate dimension in his abdomen.

As expected, its appearance immediately clashed with the massive amount of ordinary chakra within him.

Qingming's expression instantly turned serious, and he then tried his best to control these Sage Chakra to minimize their interference with other chakra.

Then, without waiting for it to circulate in the meridians, it is injected into the body's cells nearby.

At the same time, he activated the power of 'Human Defense' and began to guide the evolution of these cells.

At this moment, Qingming felt as if his cells had taken a super tonic, full of vitality, and evolving at a speed far exceeding that of the past.

Clearly, the Sage Chakra did not disappoint him; it did indeed accelerate the evolution of his body.

Unfortunately, the amount of sage chakra used was ultimately too small, and its effect did not last long before it disappeared.

However, it doesn't matter; these hundred-odd points of Sage Chakra are just the beginning.

As his proficiency level in 'Natural Energy Control' increases, the amount of natural energy he can control will increase, and the amount of Sage Chakra he can fuse will naturally rise accordingly.

At that time, he may not be able to fully balance the chakra in his body and thus master 'Sage Mode', but maintaining a level of 100,000 to 200,000 points for a long time should still be no problem.

By then, he might be able to use Sage Chakra to strengthen his body around the clock.

In this way, he achieved his original goal.

And this time...
It shouldn't be too long!

After all, it's not difficult to improve any skill at the first few levels.

At the same time, after his 'Natural Energy Control' level was improved, he was no longer limited to using Sage Chakra only in a small area of ​​his abdomen.

After that, he could completely control it to circulate in his body's meridians, participating in the cultivation of the 'Ultimate Body' and more comprehensively promoting the evolution of his body.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and Qingming couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

However, he quickly calmed down and began to think about what to do.

After pondering for a while, he suddenly looked up at the group of shadow clones who were developing Dust Release in the distance. With a thought, he released the 'Multiple Shadow Clone Technique'.

In an instant, all those shadow clones disintegrated and vanished.

At the same time, a large amount of memory information flooded into my mind.

Qingming spent about fifteen minutes sorting through these memories, which gave him some new ideas about how to develop Dust Release.

And this will become the starting point for the next round of training for the shadow clones.

Thinking this, Qingming raised his hands again, crossed them to form the 'Ren' seal, and unleashed the 'Multiple Shadow Clone Technique'.

bang bang bang~
As puffs of chakra smoke appeared, this time he created a total of five hundred shadow clones.

That's right, five hundred questions.

He has not sealed his spiritual power now, and can fully support the cultivation of five hundred shadow clones.

As always, Si Baidao continued to develop Dust Escape.

As for the remaining one hundred, Qingming planned to have them disperse and absorb the natural energy in the air, thereby improving their proficiency in 'natural energy perception' and 'natural energy control'.

As for the issue of balancing mind and body?
There's no need to worry about that for now.

Qingming will not collect these shadow clones at the same time.

Even with the four hundred shadow clones he created using the Dust Escape technique, he would still recycle them every hour, just like before, to update his cultivation experience.

But it is a hundred shadow clones that absorb natural energy.
Qingming plans to collect a few strands of natural energy every now and then, depending on the situation, and once he has gathered enough of the maximum natural energy he can control, he will fuse it into Sage Chakra and use it.

After that, wait until every hour to cast the 'Multiple Shadow Clone Technique' again, and when creating shadow clones, make up for the missing number.

In this way, it can not only relieve mental stress, but also gradually update the proficiency level of the shadow clones responsible for absorbing natural energy outside in terms of 'natural energy perception' and 'natural energy control', so that they can absorb natural energy in the air more quickly.

This might cause some trouble in the early stages.

However, once his 'natural energy perception' and 'natural energy control' levels are up, a cycle will be formed, ensuring that there are always shadow clones absorbing large amounts of natural energy from the air.

In this way, Qingming can have a continuous supply of Sage Chakra to strengthen his body.

Now, the only question is how much it consumes.

He needed to figure out the cultivation costs of these extra hundred shadow clones in order to make more detailed arrangements for his subsequent cultivation.

However, Qingming wasn't worried about not being able to afford it. First of all, even with the increased investment in developing Dust Release, he still accumulated 2920000 chakra points every day, which was no small amount.

Secondly, he had stored up a lot of chakra over the past two or three months.

At this moment, near the wooden house where he lived, there were many wooden clones sleeping. If needed, Qingming could easily awaken them.

Finally, and most importantly, absorbing natural energy from the air does not consume much chakra from the shadow clones.

Its main impact is actually disrupting the stability of the shadow clones.

Therefore, when Qingming retrieves these shadow clones, there will naturally be greater losses.

This is the energy expenditure required for cultivating 'natural energy perception' and 'natural energy control'.

And this is destined not to be too serious.

Of course, this is on the premise that he can grasp the right balance and ensure that the shadow clone will not collapse due to absorbing too much natural energy.

This might be very difficult for others; it requires a lot of experience.

But Qingming is different. With the proficiency panel, he knows very well how much natural energy each stage of his shadow clone can absorb.

Therefore, as long as one is not greedy, the shadow clone will not be burst by natural energy.

Gathering his thoughts, Qingming stopped thinking about it. He glanced at the last hundred shadow clones and waved them away.

Watching these shadow clones spread across the island and begin absorbing natural energy, Qingming stood still for a while, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that none of the shadow clones had suddenly died.

Theory is one thing, but ultimately, it is through practice that we can prove the truth.

Fortunately, the result did not disappoint him.

Of course, Qingming estimates that this is also related to the scarcity of natural energy on the island.

If he were to cultivate on Mount Myōboku and use toad oil, even if his proficiency panel accurately indicated his 'natural energy control' level, he would likely suffer physical mutation due to inhaling excessive natural energy.

It can be said that the current environment, with its scarce natural energy, is just right for his cultivation.

With all the shadow clones arranged, Qingming wasted no more time. He immediately locked onto the Flying Thunder God mark inside the volcano and then activated the 'Flying Thunder God Technique' to teleport into the volcano.

Looking at the familiar surroundings, Qingming couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic.

This was his first time stepping into this place today, and his cultivation had been delayed considerably.

Immediately, Qingming concentrated his mind and began cultivating the 'Ultimate Body Technique'.

Time passes minute by minute.

About half an hour later.

Qingming stopped cultivating.

Then, on a whim, he used the 'Mind Communication Technique'.

His spiritual power spread outwards, connecting with the ten shadow clones through some unseen link.

Then, he ordered them to dispel the 'Shadow Clone Technique'.

The next moment, tens of thousands of points of chakra, along with nearly a hundred points of natural energy, returned to his body.

Qingming immediately focused his mind and manipulated the hundred points of natural energy, sending them into the alternate space he had created in his abdomen.

Afterwards, he mobilized an equal amount of chakra and entered this alternate dimension, eventually fusing over a hundred points of Sage Chakra.

As before, he did not attempt to mobilize these Sage Chakra to other places, but instead consumed them nearby.

This allowed him to enhance his body's speed, increasing it by a tiny bit.

Then, he opened the panel.

As expected, with the return of the ten shadow clones, his proficiency in 'natural energy perception' and 'natural energy control' has increased.

In this way, when he uses the 'Multiple Shadow Clone Technique' to create shadow clones, they will be able to absorb natural energy faster and bear more natural energy.

Of course, these are things to follow.

Now.
Of course, I'll continue cultivating the 'Ultimate Body Technique'!

Qingming closed his eyes and practiced 'Extreme Body Technique' again and again.

During this time, his chakra flowed rapidly through his meridians, occasionally transforming into Yang Release chakra, which invaded cells throughout his body, causing those cells to evolve.

The power of 'Human Control' was always upon him, ensuring that the direction of evolution would not go wrong.

And just like that, another half hour passed in the blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)