Phoenix Nirvana Scripture Arcane Art Gallery

Chapter 21: Phoenix Nirvana Scripture · Arcane Art Gallery

Is there a foundational basis for merging dance and cultivation?

Of course there is—dance is itself a form of footwork; dance steps and footwork are inseparable.

Moreover, dance places great emphasis on breathing as well.

It's just that it adds some hand movements and facial expressions on top.

Thus:

Dance + Cloud-Stepping Scripture = Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens Scripture!

[Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens Scripture]: Integrates dance movements into every action, every stance, every step. From now on, as long as the body is in motion, cultivation improves!

Hyuga Ningyuan blinked. This meant embedding dance movements into instinct!

It made sense. Dancers and soldiers alike carry themselves differently from ordinary people—their shoulders, steps, and posture, if not outstanding, are at least graceful and distinctive.

And [Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens] took this a step further. Not only did one's walking posture differ from the norm, but foot placement, arm swings, shoulder motion, and muscle rhythm all had specific requirements.

This reminded Hyuga Ningyuan of Tang Zichen and Wang Chao, who practiced traditional martial arts. Those who cultivated through national techniques had already carved stance training into their bones—whether walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, they moved like a horse, bouncing with each step.

And [Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens Scripture] carried a similar flavor.

But was this the limit of [Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens Scripture]?

He dragged [Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens Scripture] into Skill Fusion again.

On the other side, Hyuga Ningyuan placed: Sleep!

I want to never stop cultivating, even while sleeping!

[Ding!]

Accompanied by a crisp phoenix cry, Hyuga Ningyuan clearly saw the new skill's icon—a phoenix curled into a ball, resembling the emblem of a phoenix guard.

And on this icon, a hint of green had appeared!

A yellow skill had upgraded to green!

[Phoenix Nirvana Scripture]: Whether walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, chakra can be accumulated. When entering sleep at night, the body and cells recover to their maximum extent, reaching the most perfect state of the current life level!

"Holy shit?" Hyuga Ningyuan was stunned by the description.

He had only thought about cultivating during sleep, but he'd forgotten that sleep's greatest effect wasn't cultivation—it was recovering the fatigue accumulated during the day.

After all, chakra was extracted from physical energy and mental energy. Although people had surplus physical and mental energy to extract each day, Hyuga Ningyuan was still a child.

The act of extracting chakra inevitably caused some harm to the body.

But after this skill merged with [Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens Scripture], the effect was greatly enhanced!

With the effect of [Phoenix Nirvana Scripture], Hyuga Ningyuan no longer had to fear that daytime cultivation would damage his body—he only needed one night's sleep to recover!

Although he didn't need this function much right now, he couldn't forget the cheat skill: Shadow Clone Technique!

Using that technique for training was extremely exhausting, but with [Phoenix Nirvana Scripture], no matter how tired he got, he could recover through sleep!

Was this the pinnacle of fusion?

Clearly not. So far, it only covered essence, energy, and body.

The spirit hadn't been addressed yet!

[Phoenix Nirvana Scripture] + [Magic Meditation] = ?

"Why can't I fuse anything?" Hyuga Ningyuan was taken aback. Were the theories incompatible?

But on second thought, the theories really didn't seem compatible. [Phoenix Nirvana Scripture] required either sleep or movement.

Meditation, on the other hand, required staying awake and staying still.

Wakefulness and sleep were incompatible; stillness and movement were incompatible. So one truly couldn't practice [Phoenix Nirvana Scripture] while meditating.

Unless one reached the legendary state of no-thought-no-mind.

Clearly, Level 1 Meditation wasn't enough.

"So for now, [Phoenix Nirvana Scripture] has reached its peak!" Hyuga Ningyuan glanced at his skill list and noticed that Internal Force Extraction could still be fused.

But that skill was only meant to generate internal force. He was going to cultivate chakra from now on—what would he do with internal force?

So that was pretty much the end.

Of course, that didn't mean [Phoenix Nirvana Scripture] had no room for improvement. The current [Phoenix Nirvana Scripture] only extracted chakra and channeled it into the Qi Sea; it still lacked the step of refining chakra through the meridians.

That version of [Phoenix Nirvana Scripture] would be the complete form!

Hyuga Ningyuan opened his panel. The skills he now possessed were:

Diet LV1 (6/100)

Internal Force Extraction LV1 (7/100)

Magic Meditation LV1 (1/100)

Water Drainage LV1 (1/100)

Learning LV1 (5/100)

Painting LV1 (1/10)

Mathematics LV1 (2/10)

Phoenix Nirvana Scripture LV2 (100/1000) (Green)

Glazed Robe LV2 (0/500) (Yellow)

Quite a few less now.

"And what's this 'Diet'?" Hyuga Ningyuan only just noticed—had he missed something during the fusion?

"Fuse that in too!"

Eating and the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture shouldn't conflict at all, after all, without food, where would the strength come from to extract Chakra?

A moment later, the Diet skill vanished.

Phoenix Nirvana Scripture LV2 (100/1000) (Green)—experience unchanged, level unchanged, name unchanged.

If not for the green being a shade deeper, Hyuga Ningyuan would have thought he'd lost a skill for nothing!

It seemed that if he wanted to rename it next time, he'd need to fuse something big, like a Qi Sea Meridian Circulation Method or something.

"Maybe the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture could even upgrade to the Phoenix Heavenly Technique!"

Hyuga Ningyuan nodded in satisfaction. Though the Phoenix Heavenly Technique might be a purple-tier skill, as the saying goes, the bigger the heart, the bigger the stage!

"Body and Qi are settled, but Spirit can't be left behind either!" Looking at that Level 1 Magic Meditation, if he didn't want to be taken down by Shisui or Itachi with just a glare, this skill's level needed fusing and upgrading too.

But

glancing at the other skills, nothing seemed suitable to fuse with Magic Meditation.

Let's give it a try.

[Learning] + [Magic Meditation] = [Arcane Hall]

"Huh?" Hyuga Ningyuan froze. That actually worked?

He immediately opened [Arcane Hall] to study it.

[Arcane Hall]: A Mind Palace world constructed from mental energy. It can be strengthened by filling it with knowledge or through meditation. The larger the palace world, the stronger the mental power!

"Isn't this just a Mind Palace? You think naming it Arcane would fool me?" Hyuga Ningyuan was speechless, but he still studied it carefully.

The difference between Magic and Arcane is that the former is idealistic, while the latter is materialistic.

Magic Meditation only requires quiet contemplation to grow mental power, while Arcane requires learning!

At first glance, the former seems easier to gain power, but in reality, the latter can also gain power through the former's method. And when the latter acquires knowledge, the power it unleashes far surpasses the former.

For example, with the same Fireball spell, even if a mage upgrades it to a forbidden curse, it's still just a super fireball.

But an Arcane master who understands knowledge can upgrade Fireball into the Eternal Sun!

A mage's upgrade path is: Bow → Crossbow → Divine Arm Crossbow → Ballista.

An Arcane master's upgrade path is: Bow → Firearm → Sniper Rifle → East Wind.

That's the power of knowledge.

In short, mages are easy to start, fast to level up, have low ceilings, and their power's essence never changes.

Arcane masters are hard to start, slow to level up, have high ceilings, and their power's essence improves step by step.

Which one to choose? Is there even a need to hesitate?

Absolutely not. After all, just a Mind Palace alone is priceless, and knowledge holds immense value in the Naruto World.

As for learning, Hyuga Ningyuan believed his learning ability was no worse than Orochimaru's or Kabuto's.

Was that it?

Not yet!

Learning and Painting should theoretically be fusible, right?

[Arcane Hall] + [Painting] = [Arcane Art Gallery]

[Arcane Art Gallery]: Retains all original functions while adding one more: mental power can be increased by observing mountains, rivers, geography, and natural scenery. Knowledge and information can also be recorded through painting, and mental power can be applied through painting!

"Painting's information density is definitely higher than books, but books have their own advantages. Both can coexist. The biggest value of this fusion is still the ability to grow mental power by sightseeing. Looks like I'll need to climb high and look far when I have time. Plus, this using painting to apply mental power."

Isn't this just Sai's Super Beast Imitation Drawing technique?

That technique is quite interesting—you can paint flying animals and then ride them.

Overall, it has some value, but Hyuga Ningyuan was never going to use this skill in combat.

Too slow, and not cool either.

But it could be useful for drawing illustrations for his novel.

Hyuga Ningyuan looked at his panel. Now, aside from a useless Internal Force Extraction and a Drainage skill he'd gotten while peeing, only Mathematics remained.

Speaking of which, what effect would fusing Mathematics produce?

Mathematics is the mother of all sciences—it should be able to integrate with anything.

[Arcane Art Gallery](Yellow) + [Mathematics] = [Arcane Masterpiece Gallery](Blue)

Huh?

[Phoenix Nirvana Scripture](Green) + [Mathematics] = [Phoenix Genealogy Chart](Blue)

Huh?

[Glazed Robe](Yellow) + [Mathematics] = [Glazed Splendid Robe](Blue)

What the hell?