"The foundation of the Art of Immortality—"
Orochimaru lowered his head and considered it carefully. He had to admit that An's words made sense.
Giving a puppet life and simple intelligence was already the authority of a creator. The fact that the Tenseigan could achieve such a thing was nothing short of miraculous.
His gaze lingered on An's face for a long time, but he could not find anything suspicious. In the end, he could only choose to believe An.
After all, other than An, he still had no clue where to begin with the Art of Immortality.
"Then what should I do now to further enhance Yin-Yang Release and reach the level of the Art of Immortality?"
"Without a doubt, increase the quantity and quality of Yin-Yang Release."
An activated Tenseigan Chakra Mode as well. He took a scroll from his robes, opened it, and released a puppet. Then, with a tap of his finger, he gave the puppet life.
"Go. Study his movements and practice them as well."
Following An's command, the puppet walked over to Orochimaru's puppet and quietly watched, committing everything to memory.
A moment later, it picked up a test tube from the lab table and began imitating the procedure with surprising accuracy.
"You should be able to see that there is no difference between the two puppets. But what if I do this?"
The puppet's body paused briefly before its movements immediately became more precise and much faster.
"This is... Snake Sage Art?" Orochimaru's eyes lit up. "You mastered it?"
"That's right." An nodded. "I made a deal with the White Snake Sage and successfully mastered Snake Sage Art."
"After being strengthened by the Tenseigan, your physical abilities now meet the requirements for Snake Sage Art as well. Why not take it up again?"