Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 251 Preparing to Head to the Sky Island

Having captured the king of Drum Kingdom and released Doctor 20, although Uchiha Touyu didn't make any further arrangements, this was enough to allow the small country to gradually return to normal.

According to information that Uchiha Touyu learned from the manga, as long as there is no interference from foreign pirates, the country's future development is quite promising.

"Alright, now that the country is fine, you silly son, pack your things, we'll leave in a few days!"

Hearing Kureha's words, Chopper scratched his head with his little paws, a hint of reluctance on his face, and mumbled:

"Going to a new country..."

"That's right, Drum Country is too small. There are many medicinal herbs that can't be obtained here. If it were a major medical country, it wouldn't be a problem, as it could be imported from other countries. But now..."

Kureha didn't say anything more, but even if she didn't, Chopper knew what she meant.

Even though Chopper is naive and even a bit silly, he knows very well what good things Wapol, that idiot king, has done. The once renowned medical superpower on the Grand Line has now declined into a country without doctors. If it weren't for Doctor 20 and Dr. Kureha, the entire country probably wouldn't be able to find a single doctor.

In this situation, the original connection between the Drum Kingdom and the outside world has long been severed. It is unknown how long it will take to restore the original situation. Without enough medicinal materials to try, it is a pipe dream to restore the prescription.

"Let's go, let's move to a new place. Maybe you'll make more friends, you silly son!"

"Ah!? Really? Doctor Doriel?"

"You're not going to meet many people here anyway. If you don't try, you'll never improve!"

"Besides, didn't you really want to go to sea? Even if you're not going to become a pirate, it's still a way to broaden your horizons."

"I understand, Doctor Doriel, I will try my best!"

Seeing that the mother and son had finished their discussion, Uchiha Hiyu wasted no time and took the two of them onto the ship, heading straight for Alabasta.

With Nami using the Smooth-Smooth Fruit to speed things up along the way, they returned to the desert kingdom in less than a day.

In fact, while they were still on the ship, Dr. Kureha and Chopper had already begun studying the prescription. In addition to the prescription, the old doctor also studied the cultivation of the Human Immortal Martial Arts.

To be able to live to 140 years old in the dangerous pirate world, and still drink, smoke, climb mountains, and beat people up, this old lady is clearly no pushover either.

Although Uchiha Touyu didn't inquire much about her past, he could tell that this old woman must have been at least a Marine Vice Admiral in her youth, possessed dual-color Haki, and was definitely a master of Life Return.

In just one day, Uchiha Touyu could sense that the old woman's life force seemed to be stronger. As a vampire fruit user, he was certain that this was not his illusion, but that this health-conscious old woman doctor had indeed benefited from the Human Immortal Martial Arts.

Having sensed the benefits, Kureha didn't need Uchiha Hiyu to urge her. As soon as she returned to Alabasta, she began to work hard to decipher the prescription and cultivate the Human Immortal Martial Arts.

Although Alabasta is not known as a major medical country, its population is thousands of times that of Drum Country. In fact, it has more doctors than Drum Country at its peak. While it may not have everything, it certainly has everything except for a few extremely rare items.

Led by Dr. Kureha, dozens of renowned doctors from Alabasta gathered together and completed the replacement of the prescription in less than a month.

Although it is not yet perfect and there is still great potential to be tapped, its efficacy is already comparable to, or even surpasses, those cultivation-aiding prescriptions in the Yangshen world.

After all, the ointments, medicinal wines, and medicinal baths in the Yangshen world, before reaching the Martial Saint realm, mostly used common plants of considerable age or parts of the bodies of ferocious wild beasts.

The world of One Piece is filled with countless rare and exotic plants and bizarre beasts, far surpassing the ordinary plants and ferocious beasts of the Yangshen world.

Although the Yangshen World also has a variety of rare and precious medicinal materials far surpassing those of the One Piece World, it is indeed inferior to the One Piece World in terms of auxiliary cultivation medicines for the basic stage.

In the Alabasta Royal Palace, several girls are having afternoon tea after a two-week intensive training program.

"Well... this medicine is indeed quite effective."

Nami stretched, her bones cracking and popping. In fact, these drugs helped not Uchiha Tou the most, but girls like Nami, Vivi, and Robin who weren't particularly talented.

Uchiha Tou's talent was already high enough. When he was training, these drugs could only give him a 50% efficiency boost at most. However, this 50% efficiency boost was more than five times that of Nami and the others.

Therefore, in a short period of time, Nami and the others' physical fitness has improved rapidly, and they are no less than ordinary Marine Headquarters officers. Not to mention, now that Nami is using the awakened ability of the Smooth-Smooth Fruit to sail the ship, she can last for at least ten hours.

"Indeed, I never expected to get stronger so quickly! I feel like I could even hold my own against Shackleton now."

Robin has also developed the Flower Flower Fruit ability that she could only use two years later. This ability allows her to create enormous limbs, and when developed to its fullest potential, it can form a body the size of a giant.

In fact, Robin's Flower Flower Fruit skills have not been weak over the years; it's just that her stamina has declined due to the long-term hardships and lack of proper training.

Now that she has made up for her weaknesses, her strength has increased significantly. She can even deal with some weaker Marine Vice Admirals with her Devil Fruit ability. Even Shackleton, who was in a slump, would not have an easy time defeating her.

"But the one who changed the most is Dr. Kureha! She looks decades younger!"

Princess Vivi said with a touch of longing:

"If I practice this martial art, I'll probably still be this young and beautiful when I'm old!"

"I don't think she's become decades younger, she's become hundreds of years younger! That old lady is over 140 years old now! Even if she's half her age younger, she's still a 70-year-old woman."

Nami chimed in with a comment, expressing her deep admiration for Kureha's boundless energy at her age. No wonder the old woman's daily catchphrase was, "Do you want to know my secret to staying young forever?"

Although it doesn't quite match her wrinkled face back then, considering her age of 140, you can tell that this secret to eternal youth is really full of useful information.

Now that she has merged with the Human Immortal Martial Arts, this old woman has truly become younger, looking much younger than before. In Uchiha Touyu's opinion, she has a bit of the demeanor of a shady bar owner.

"It seems you've made pretty good progress in this special training!"

Uchiha Touyu walked over, glanced at the three of them, and could tell from the abundant life force emanating from them that they had made considerable progress.

"Feiyu, you're here! Hehe, this time when we go out to sea, I won't hold you back!"

"Oh, it's the boss! Boss, do you remember what you promised me?!"

Nami and Robin spoke at the same time, causing Uchiha Touyu to pause slightly before chuckling softly:

"It seems you all really want to go out to sea! That's great, I'm also planning to go out to sea."

"As for Robin, I haven't forgotten what I promised you. I can help you find an ancient historical text on this voyage!"

Upon hearing this, Nami jumped up excitedly, shouting that she was going to set sail, and Robin also smiled.

Princess Vivi, on the other hand, was slightly disappointed. She actually had quite the adventurous spirit, but unfortunately, her status as a princess and the current situation in Alabasta meant that she could not leave for long.

"By the way, Feiyu, where are we going this time? Are we going to the New World again?"

"Of course not. This time we won't need a naval escort, and the place we're going will definitely surprise you."

"Completely surprised?"

Nami stroked her chin and said:

"Could it be heading to the Sabaody Archipelago? I've heard it's the most bustling and prosperous island in the first half of the Grand Line!"

"Or perhaps Fishman Island? A mysterious island hidden 1 meters below the surface, said to be inhabited by legendary mermaids..."

Uchiha Touyu shook his head:

"Neither of them! Besides, neither of these islands are good places. One has a lawless zone where Celestial Dragons occasionally appear, and the other has Fishman Town, a horrible place with sharp conflicts with humans."

"The place I'm taking you to this time is the legendary Sky Island! Nami, haven't you always wanted to ask me about the Golden City? The legendary city full of gold is located on the Sky Island!"

"Golden Land!!"

Upon hearing this, Nami's eyes gleamed with gold and Beli, and she leaned closer with a drooling look on her face.

"When are we going? Now?"

Upon hearing the words "sky island," Princess Vivi's face lit up with anticipation, but after thinking of her country, she ultimately suppressed her desire for adventure.

"We can set off tomorrow. In fact, I've been making some preparations, but I'm only fully ready today."

Robin's face showed a thoughtful expression:

"Boss, you just said we're going to a Sky Island, right? I've only ever heard of places like that... legendary islands floating in the clouds, I never imagined they were actually real!"

"But if it's a floating island, then your so-called preparations, could it be Miss Valentine's Day Mikita?"

"No wonder you put a Michita in there when you were promoting your faith a while ago, boss. You wanted her fruit to awaken, right?"

Uchiha Tou wasn't surprised. Robin's intelligence was among the best in the entire One Piece world. It was normal for her to reflect on her own actions after learning about Skypiea and draw her own conclusions.

"Indeed, although Michita's Float-Float Fruit has little potential and its power is not great, it can be used to reduce the weight of ships, increase their speed, and even make them fly after awakening, which is quite practical."

"I see... I thought the boss was only interested in Miss Michita's beauty! I was wondering why the boss didn't make a move on me, and why I wasn't even included when he was preaching his faith."

"I didn't expect that you had your sights set on the Sky Island so early, boss. Michita's abilities are indeed very suitable for exploring the Sky Island in the sky."

Robin smiled and said a couple of words, her expression somewhat unreadable. Uchiha Touyu rolled her eyes:

"Heh, don't you know why I don't preach faith to you or teach you the 'Scripture of No Birth in the Future'?!"

"You should be grateful that I'm able to pass on the Martial Arts of the Human Immortals to you!"

At this time, Robin was not the archaeologist who would later join the Straw Hat crew, but rather a devilish child who mingled in the black market. Although she still had a conscience, few people would believe that she was a purely good person.

Putting aside everything else, Baroque Works has been rooted in Alabasta for so long. Although it is ostensibly a bounty hunter organization, it has actually done more than one or two bad things. Even if the majority of the blame lies with Shaklock Fall, Robin, who specifically formulated and implemented the plans, should at least bear one or two layers of responsibility.

Besides, Uchiha Tou isn't Straw Hat Luffy. He doesn't have that charisma or that sincere heart, and he doesn't really think he can make Robin devoted to him.

Robin's betrayal is a minor matter; the real big deal is if the Unborn Sutra is leaked in the future. Even though Uchiha Touyu has already left a backup plan in the scriptures he has taught, he doesn't want to see a bunch of powerful people who have enhanced and awakened Devil Fruits flooding the sea. Who knows what kind of weirdos will appear then?

For example, what if the Childlike Fruit awakens, turning everything in the world into toys? Or what if the Spirit Fruit awakens, creating a whole bunch of bizarre ghosts? Or what if the Underworld Fruit awakens, opening the Path to the Underworld and allowing everyone to perform a kind of Impure World Reincarnation?

Devil Fruits are incredibly diverse and capable of countless things. Once awakened, they might become even more monstrous. Therefore, the transmission of the Sutra of No Life in the future must be approached with utmost caution.

Michita isn't exactly a good person, nor is she particularly loyal, but she's easy to manipulate and also easily satisfied.

Before passing on the Future Life Sutra to her, Uchiha Touyu told her that once her Devil Fruit awakened, he would use the hypnotic power of the Vampire Fruit to extract her memories of the Future Life Sutra. The former agent agreed without hesitation.

If it were Robin, whose head is full of secrets, the moment Uchiha Touyu mentioned altering memories, he would probably start thinking about how to defect.

Robin was clearly aware of this as well. A hint of bitterness flashed in his eyes, but he didn't show any disappointment on the surface. He stirred the black tea in his hand and stopped talking.

(End of this chapter)