The correct way for the Uchiha to rise

Half an hour later, the ferocious beast's corpse was gone, leaving only a human-sized essence and components separated from numerous medicinal herbs.

By integrating and drawing upon natural energy, the elixir is ultimately formed.

Before the ancestor were three perfectly round pills, each the size of an infant's fist, encased in flames.

The three pills exuded a rich energy of blood and qi, which was spontaneously generated due to the excess of their essence.

He sealed it with a sealing technique to prevent the loss of the medicine's effects. Zu then took out the corpses of three other ferocious beasts and hundreds of powerful wild beasts that he had accumulated during this period and began to continue refining the medicine.

The corpses of the three ferocious beasts each provided three Qi and Blood Pills for their ancestors. However, the wild beasts were different. Even the corpse of the most powerful wild beast, comparable to that of an elite Jonin, only provided the essence the size of two human heads, which was more than half less than that of a single ferocious beast. Moreover, the quality was relatively lower, providing only one Qi and Blood Pill.

Other weaker wild beasts were even rarer; it took Zu two, three, or even five or six corpses to refine a single Qi and Blood Pill.

In the end, a total of thirty-six Qi and Blood Pills were obtained.

"Good, thirty-six should be enough."

Zu couldn't wait to pop a Qi and Blood Pill into his mouth, intending to try its effects.

The pill entered his stomach and immediately transformed into a warm current, which was absorbed by the ancestor. In just a moment, the ancestor's blood and energy were restored to their peak, and he could feel a fullness in his body.

"One Qi and Blood Pill is enough to replenish all my Qi and Blood!"

When I was refining the pills, although I used the flames of the shikigami, the ancestor himself also consumed some energy.

Zu's expression shifted, and after hesitating for a while, he felt it wasn't the right time yet.

Let it rest and nurture for a while longer.

The Qi and Blood Pill is not simply for replenishing Qi and blood; it also contains other medicinal herbs, which are the ingredients needed in the medicinal diet used by warriors during their training, and have an excellent nourishing effect on the body.

Especially now that the Qi and Blood Pill is available, Zu believes it won't be long before it's ready.

When the body has been nurtured to its peak, that is only on the surface. The more subtle internal parts will definitely have flaws and omissions.

Zu made his decision and stopped hesitating, focusing his mind on refining the medicinal effects.

That was just the effect that the pill could achieve on its own. Next, with the cooperation of the ancestor, the power of qi and blood was continuously used to wrap the medicinal power and repeatedly cleanse every part of the body. Time slowly passed.

"Five hours? One Qi and Blood Pill takes five hours to consume, and you take about five a day?"

"Uh, three, that way we'll have more time for training, hunting wild animals, and rest."

With a well-thought-out plan, for the next few days, Zu would take the Qi and Blood Pills each day and refine their effects for three hours, leaving the rest to be nurtured by the medicine itself. At the same time, some of the medicinal power would settle and prepare him for future breakthroughs.

He would refine the medicinal power for nine hours a day, and spend the rest of the time practicing physical techniques. He would develop his own physical techniques based on the attack methods in martial arts novels he had read.

Besides, he will continue westward. There's no other way; if he stays in one place, he'll probably wipe out at least several species of wild animals there. Even the sparsely populated primeval continents weren't created this way.

......

"So, the place you're in is relatively peaceful, without any large-scale battles?"

"Even the Pure Land has different levels. Although we are conscious and have decent strength within it, we're really nothing special there..."

As if he had thought of something, the Third Kazekage also showed a look of apprehension.

"There are still many powerful beings in the Pure Land. Although we are Kage-level, we are only at the middle level inside, and our exploration is limited to that small area."

Alas, they lack a spirit of exploration.

Uchiha Kiyoshi also felt quite regretful. According to what they said, there should be quite a few Kage-level beings in the Pure Land, at least not as rare as in the Ninja World. There should be many, otherwise the Third Kazekage wouldn't have said that his strength there was only at the middle level.

The power of the Pure Land is stronger than I imagined.

However, their level seemed relatively peaceful, without large-scale wars or exploitation.

Yes, at least that's how it seems on the surface.

Moreover, and most importantly, the population density in the Pure Land is not as low as one might imagine.

It is much larger than the ninja world, at least.

Comparison is the result of continuous accumulation.

In the original work, whenever the Sage of Six Paths, Hashirama Senju, and others appeared, the surrounding space was mostly empty.

In other words, at least Hashirama Senju's level is at the top in the Pure Land, enough to have a large territory of his own.

Uchiha Kiyoshi knew that his speculation had a certain purpose.

He was a little curious about Pure Land, so he wanted to go and see it. Even though he made various speculations, he was actually preparing himself mentally and convincing himself to go.

Uchiha Kiyoshi pulled himself out of his thoughts and looked at the two Third Kage.

"I have the information about you, and I will fulfill my promise to you. Alright, since that's the case, you should go back now."

The two were separated by a barrier erected by Uchiha Kiyoshi, preventing them from hearing each other, yet they were still able to stand together and communicate with Uchiha Kiyoshi.

This was also a way for Uchiha Kiyoshi to prevent them from giving false information.

As it turned out, they didn't place too much importance on this basic intelligence. Or rather, they felt that this intelligence was equivalent to the terms of the deal Uchiha Kiyoshi had mentioned, so they didn't resort to any underhanded tactics.

After all, they had experienced Uchiha Kiyoshi's strength firsthand; it was unfathomable. If they angered someone like him, their village could truly be in deep trouble.

Uchiha Kiyoshi released the Impure World Reincarnation, but he did not relax at all. He opened his senses to the fullest and was keenly aware of the changes around him. He knew what he felt the moment the two souls disappeared.

Is this the place where they are?

Uchiha Kiyoshi looked in one direction, in the direction from which the call from the Pure Land that he had just felt had become much stronger.

"Just follow this path and you'll get in."

Uchiha Kiyoshi explained the situation to Sou, telling him not to send the shikigami back to his side, as it was an important backup plan for his return.

Of course, in addition to these, Uchiha Kiyoshi also prepared replacements with maximum power, sealing techniques, and even the Impure World Reincarnation.

Even if there's a possibility that I might not be able to escape successfully, I can still be resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

After instructing Hyuga Ten that he would be going into seclusion for a while, Uchiha Kiyoshi sat cross-legged and used the Spirit Transformation Technique to separate his soul from his body.

The Spirit Transformation Technique transforms the soul into a special form of chakra that cannot be cultivated or increased, but it has an unparalleled advantage in terms of flexibility.

The spirit floated out of his body and arrived at the location he had just sensed. Following the summons, Uchiha Kiyoshi used the wisp of soul power that had just penetrated through to instantly break through the spatial barrier and float in.

As the space slowly closed, Uchiha Kiyoshi was completely inside.

"Is this the Pure Land? It's quite a fitting description."

Everything was white; the name was right.

After dispelling the spiritification technique and reverting to his soul form, Uchiha Kiyoshi looked down at himself and discovered that his original golden core form had transformed into a human form.

Of course, the original structure of the Golden Core remained intact, and its operation was not disrupted; it simply took on a human form in appearance.

"Are these the rules of Pure Land?"

A person's soul can be reborn into human form. Is it the same for beasts? Do they retain the form they had in life?

"Never mind, it's not important anyway."

Uchiha Kiyoshi didn't delve into the matter further and turned his gaze elsewhere.

The Pure Land is a vast expanse of white, but in the "eyes" of the soul, that white also has layers, just like colors in reality. The Pure Land also has mountains, rivers, and various environments.

"That's pretty amazing."

While Uchiha Kiyoshi was observing, there were also unique, transparent soul entities around him "observing" him.

Of course, they weren't really observing; they were just seemingly instinctively curious about the newcomer.

They lack intelligence.

However, since Uchiha Kiyoshi remained motionless and his aura did not dissipate, their evaluation of him was somewhat low.

In terms of strength.

Little did they know that Uchiha Kiyoshi was simply afraid that his complete exposure would attract too much attention and escalate the situation.

He hadn't forgotten the Third Kazekage and the Third Raikage's speculation that the outermost layer of the Pure Land, where most souls return after death, might be controlled by the Sage of Six Paths.

Keep a low profile and avoid attracting attention.

that is it.

"There's still a slight deviation. It seems my control over space still needs improvement."

Sensing the direction the two were heading, Uchiha Kiyoshi decided to go find them first.

After all, we're acquaintances.

However, before he could make a move, a beast-shaped soul pounced towards Uchiha Kiyoshi.

Perhaps it couldn't sense Uchiha Kiyoshi's presence and thought him weak, or perhaps it couldn't control its primal desire to devour Uchiha Kiyoshi's highly nourishing soul, so it took action.

One has two.

Most of the surrounding souls resembled wild beasts, their instincts seemingly stemming from their previous lives—the kind that wanted to devour any food they saw.

Uchiha Kiyoshi frowned.

Indeed, kindness is often taken advantage of.

With a casual slap, the power of his soul surged forth, creating a fierce palm wind that sent his opponent flying.

"Huh, it seems much easier to mobilize souls in the Pure Land."

Without much thought, Uchiha Kiyoshi instinctively mobilized the surrounding energy and, with a wave of his hand, repelled all the attacking soul entities.

"This is... natural energy?"

Another form of natural energy?

Sensing that similar yet completely different aura, Uchiha Kiyoshi was also shocked.

Does natural energy also exist in two forms?

One is predominantly positive, and the other is predominantly negative?

In a short time, Uchiha Kiyoshi had already sensed the difference. The energy of the Pure Land was almost identical in composition to natural energy, except that the natural energy here exuded an illusory and ethereal aura.

This is why he didn't sense it at first, and it was only because he had just developed an instinct in the ninja world that he mobilized natural energy to attack and discovered its existence.

"Yin and Yang..."

Uchiha Kiyoshi felt that he might gain something different in the Pure Land this time.

As he was thinking, a wild beast charged at him again, and Uchiha Kiyoshi instinctively grabbed it.