The correct way for the Uchiha to rise

In the end, earth and stone are just shadow clones.

It is only because it has a certain connection with the soul of the original body that it develops spirituality and becomes a shadow clone with its own consciousness.

The High Priest's lineage in cultivating the soul might include methods specifically targeting earth and stone.

In terms of true strength, Tu Shi believes that this high priest is at most at the Kage level.

However, this was enough to surprise Tu Shi.

A small tribe of two hundred people actually has a Shadow-level expert in charge.

Even if this person isn't a Kage-level ninja, isn't there an elite Jonin outside?

It's absurd that a small tribe of two hundred people would have elite Jonin-level combat power stationed there.

Many small ninja villages on the main continent may not even have a Jonin.

Having witnessed the completeness of the tribe's upbringing from children to youth, and thinking about the ferocious beasts outside, Tu Shi felt that the warrior system here was at least more complete than that on the main continent, because their training was originally for the purpose of fighting.

They have no shortage of combat experience and skills.

Therefore, Tu Shi naturally regarded the middle-aged strong man outside as an elite Jonin.

After chatting for a while and learning about the origins of the earth and stones, and confirming that they were just traveling and not causing trouble, and had no malicious intent, the high priest seemed to lose interest in the earth and stones.

Before long, a middle-aged strong man outside arranged a place for them to stay with soil and stones.

Although they didn't talk for long, Tu Shi still managed to glean a considerable amount of information from the other party.

First of all, the other party seems to be practicing the lineage of Onmyoji.

This seems to be quite common on the primitive continent. Many tribes have the lineage of Onmyoji, but there are only one or two of them, who hold positions such as high priests or priests in the tribe.

Their status was extremely high.

Naturally, it's because of their strength.

Onmyoji sign contracts with shikigami and receive feedback from them, allowing them to train much faster than samurai, and most importantly, their inheritance is stable.

Because shikigami can be passed down, basically as long as a successor can be found, they can almost always reach the level of the previous generation.

In other words, the talent requirements for Onmyoji are too high; otherwise, it would probably be like the main continent, where everyone would start pursuing this kind of quick-fix cultivation system.

At the same time, Tu Shi also learned that although this tribe had a small population, it was not considered a small tribe.

It can be said to be the largest tribe in the coastal area.

Of course, "the greatest" here refers to the strongest.

Other tribes also have groups of seven or eight hundred or even a thousand people, but in terms of tradition, this place is quite well-preserved.

Whether it's the samurai system, the medicinal formulas used for training, or the unbroken lineage of Onmyoji.

The most important thing is actually the last point.

The lineage has never been broken; it has continued uninterrupted for thousands of years. This means that at least dozens of generations of high priests have continuously refined a particular shikigami. Even if it takes five generations for the shikigami to advance further, over such a long period of time, it has become quite powerful.

In fact, the high priest of this "small tribe" possessed more than one shikigami.

Of course, Tsuchishi couldn't obtain any more specific information, as this was a common practice in the ninja world, and asking around recklessly was taboo. The fact that they knew this much was probably intentional on their part—a display of power to intimidate Tsuchishi.

Tsuchishi is genuinely interested in the legacy of Onmyoji.

Through the high priest's general explanation, Tushi also gained a basic understanding of the cultivation of Onmyoji.

It involves signing a contract with a shikigami (spirit master), then continuously nurturing it. The shikigami's strength benefits the host, thus enhancing the Onmyoji's soul. A contracted shikigami is already quite powerful, allowing the Onmyoji to cultivate their soul almost constantly at the shikigami's pace, resulting in a terrifying increase in strength. Of course, this also depends on the signer's own talent; such rapid soul growth is not something everyone can withstand.

As for where the shikigami come from, that's simple.

Inheritance is one aspect, but the shikigami that are inherited are the foundation of the tribe, and earth and stone are definitely not something that can be obtained.

If Tu Shi is interested in trying to cultivate the Onmyoji tradition, he can travel across the continent, encounter powerful ferocious beasts, slay them, and then use Onmyoji techniques to enslave their souls to obtain shikigami. Alternatively, he can obtain shikigami by fulfilling the wishes of unique spirits, such as those that haven't entered the Pure Land due to their obsessions, and then signing a contract with them.

However, according to the high priest, the spirits in the second type are more difficult to find. After all, their obsessions can counteract the call of the Pure Land, leaving very few spirits in the human realm. Moreover, their obsessions are generally difficult to fulfill. Furthermore, according to their tribe's records, the number of spirits lingering in the human realm has almost stopped increasing in the last thousand years.

In fact, no spirits born in the last thousand years have been heard of on the mainland.

In a continent where Onmyoji exist, the existence of spirits is not difficult to discover. Therefore, almost every overtly known spirit on the continent has a reputation. However, fulfilling their obsessions requires not only strength but also luck and destiny. The general locations of powerful spirits are publicly known.

However, in the last thousand years, there has not been a single newly born spirit.

The key point is that, although fulfilling their obsessions is demanding, given enough time, someone will eventually be able to achieve it. Without replenishment, the spiritual entities on the continent have almost disappeared over the past thousand years.

Therefore, the most likely way to obtain a shikigami is to hunt ferocious beasts yourself and then refine them.

The so-called ferocious beasts are simply powerful wild animals. They usually possess unique supernatural abilities, hence the name "ferocious beasts" to distinguish them.

Tu Shi wasn't particularly interested in the profession of Onmyoji; he was only interested in the secret methods Onmyoji used to cultivate their souls.

According to the high priest, the basic skills of becoming an Onmyoji are not particularly valuable; every tribe has them. However, people with the talent to become Onmyoji are extremely rare. Therefore, even though the methods for becoming an Onmyoji are widely known, Onmyoji are still rare, with most tribes having only one.

He's not the kind of person who kills indiscriminately; how could he possibly hunt down innocent ferocious beasts just for a shikigami?

He's only interested in cultivating his soul!

"Well, before we leave, let's ask the high priest about the more powerful ferocious beasts on the continent."

Chapter 332 Bold Ideas

The abilities of Onmyoji can be described as quite magical.

Shikigami (spirits/spirits).

So what exactly qualifies as a shikigami?

A spirit that exists in a special form after signing a unique contract is called a shikigami.

This so-called contract is no ordinary one. After all, after signing the contract, the Onmyoji can not only use them for training, but also command them in various battles. Strictly speaking, the shikigami can be considered a part of the contracted owner's soul, and the Onmyoji can use the power of the shikigami to nourish themselves precisely because of this.

The so-called special form here refers to the unique relationship between shikigami and souls.

It's like giving the soul another body, or a weapon, so that the soul can control this body. At the same time, the growth of this body will also have a feedback effect on the soul, just like the power of the original body.

Furthermore, the shikigami's physical form can be enhanced much faster than the physical body, and the efficiency of power feedback is also higher.

Shikigami can have their own thoughts and will, but generally speaking, these thoughts and will should not harbor resentment towards the Onmyoji, otherwise the backlash will be unparalleled.

Even if the shikigami themselves have a negative impression of the onmyoji, problems may arise in the inheritance process.

Therefore, in the process of creating shikigami, spirits and ferocious beasts that have fulfilled their obsessions are chosen.

Obsession is naturally the hardest thing to let go of and the hardest thing to forget. It can even cause one to break free from the call of the Pure Land. This shows how strong the obsession is. The form of the spirit itself is incomplete. Without the support of a physical body, and without the nurturing factors of the Pure Land in this world, the spirit can survive entirely by its obsession. As a result, the spirit remains in the world. As time goes by, everything else will be slowly forgotten, leaving only the obsession.

After the obsession is fulfilled, it dissipates, and at this point, the spirit can be said to be almost a blank sheet of paper.

With the help of Onmyoji's methods, while creating shikigami, the original memories within the spirit's body are erased again. When a shikigami is first born, it may have a foundation of intelligence, but it is ignorant and naive. As it grows, the shikigami will gradually develop its own thoughts.

The reason why some Onmyoji lineages have been able to continue is not only because there are successors, but also because of the cooperation of shikigami.

Shikigami are intelligent, and if they cooperate during the contract signing process, the probability of success is greater.

This requires cultivating the relationship between the first generation of Onmyoji and the shikigami.

Just like the tribe where Tu Shi is right now, the most powerful shikigami in their Onmyoji lineage was created by a spirit. The spirit itself was obsessed with protection. Although it lost everything after its memories were erased, it still retained this bias to some extent. At the same time, it witnessed the protection of the tribe by generations of Onmyoji. The shikigami itself also regarded itself as a member of the tribe and considered protecting the tribe as its responsibility.

The same principle applies to ferocious beasts.

A powerful beast, not a beast, because ferocious beasts, like wild beasts, only have instincts and no intelligence.

"However, there must be some methods of forced enslavement, but in that case, it will test the power of the Onmyoji himself."

Forcibly enslaving powerful souls will not only cause problems in inheritance, but will also lead to serious defects in the process of creation and use.

After all, everyone gets injured in battle. If an Onmyoji is injured, the shikigami will retaliate, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

However, if someone is truly confident in themselves and creates a large number of shikigami using normal souls in this way, they would probably be quite powerful.

After all, having more shikigami would greatly increase training speed and other aspects, and powerful people have a higher starting point for their souls. If another Onmyoji's soul were taken...

"Such a group must exist, right? But I'm not an evil being, so I wouldn't do such a thing."

Refining the souls of fellow practitioners is too cruel.

At this moment, another image appeared in Tushi's mind: the scene of resurrecting some powerful beings with Impure World Reincarnation and then turning them into shikigami.

"Hey~ Stop! Hold on!"

I can't think about it anymore, it's too tempting.

Swallowing hard, Tu Shi forced himself to calm down.

Such a method would definitely have a huge backlash; if all the shikigami went berserk, the damage to their souls would be immense.

"No, no, we absolutely cannot do that."

Tu Shi kept repeating to himself, trying to stop himself from thinking about it in that direction.

"Tailed beasts probably can't be made into shikigami, since strictly speaking, they don't have souls. The existence of tailed beasts is still quite mysterious."

However, things shouldn't be taken too literally. After all, Madara was able to sign a summoning contract with Kurama (the Nine-Tails), so maybe tailed beasts really can be created as shikigami (spirits).

Having taken a cautious approach, Tu Shi began to peruse the books inside the room.

This was left to the earth and stone by a middle-aged strong man at the instruction of the high priest. It contains most of the common knowledge and experiences of the continent, the most precious of which is the introductory transmission of the Yin-Yang Master.

This tradition exists in almost every tribe, and its value is undeniable.

"Could it be because I have the talent of an Onmyoji? Indeed, geniuses are different everywhere."

Tushi indulged in a bit of narcissism, but didn't immediately check the beginner's guide to Onmyoji.

His goal is not just to get started as an Onmyoji; he also wants more advanced skills and various inheritances.

He had a premonition that if he received the inheritance of the Onmyoji and thoroughly mastered it, his control over the soul would be greatly enhanced, and the development of his visualization techniques should be nearing completion.

"The Art of Shadow Clone"

He summoned five secondary shadow clones and began reviewing the data.

Six times the speed, it naturally looks fast.

Besides, Tu Shi wasn't there to kill time; he skimmed through the materials, focusing on the important words, just like some readers who could read seven or eight hundred chapters a day.

In just half a day, the six figures had finished reading all the materials except for the basics of Onmyoji.

"I didn't expect it to be in the barbaric era. It seems that without the introduction of chakra, there was no Sage of Six Paths here, no unification was achieved, and no force like the Ninja Clan united all of humanity. To this day, it still exists entirely in the form of tribes, without even a single country."