Seclusion

Chapter 46: Seclusion

What are the Six-Storehouse?

If this were in the past, Fang Xiu would certainly have had to ask the Main God, the great ball of light, as he knew very little about traditional Taoist terminology.

But during his trial in the Hong Kong Ghost World, through his exchanges with the Corpse-Dissection Immortal Yanxu Daoji, the answer had become clear:

The Six-Storehouse are the six internal organs! They refer to the six organs in the human body that absorb energy.

"The so-called five viscera and six bowels—the five viscera govern the interior and do not interact directly with the outside world, while the six bowels govern the exterior and must absorb external nutrients to provide vitality for the self."

"The Six-Storehouse represent the six digestive organs within the body. The terms 'Immortal' and 'Thief' are also worth pondering; they must hold unique significance..."

"This technique, optimized by the space, seems to be based on this foundation to create a perfect digestive system. I suspect that a practitioner can instantly decompose ingested substances and then absorb the nutrients contained within at high efficiency, avoiding waste and leakage."

As these thoughts turned, Fang Xiu, already interested in the relevant exchange, took the initiative to look up the detailed information.

Indeed!

--Immortal refers to the fact that this method can no longer be called a mortal technique.

--Thief naturally refers to the act of stealing.

The core intent of the technique is not difficult to understand; just as he had guessed, it uses the large intestine, small intestine, stomach, triple burner, gallbladder, and bladder—these six organs—to steal the vitality of heaven and earth.

Regardless of the name.

It only needs to be practical!

Fang Xiu, who had originally wanted to use food supplements to boost his Yang Release power and improve his physical constitution to unlock higher forms of the Rinnegan, made a prompt decision and chose to exchange for it.

"Cultivating to the entry level can delay aging and allow one to go without food while still feeling full, as the digestive system will autonomously absorb nutrients from heaven and earth and convert them for personal use."

"Cultivating to perfection allows one to seize the creation of heaven and earth, absorbing their vitality for oneself, easily neutralizing attacks, and even devouring various spiritual entities... This point is actually similar to the Preta Path of the Rinnegan."

"Furthermore, once cultivated to the peak, I can not only output damage, control enemies, and scout for information, but I can also serve as a support!"

According to the Main God's introduction, while operating the technique to seize the vitality of heaven and earth, friendly units in the vicinity will slowly have their status improved. The principle is—they are eating the leftovers.

As for the major flaw in the original Six-Storehouse Immortal Thief, it mainly lay in one aspect: psychological changes.

It is said that after practitioners learned this technique, their inner hearts would involuntarily become incomparably hollow, and their state would become increasingly uncontrollable, such as gradually forgetting emotions until they crossed the line of basic humanity!

In this case, the Main God, just as it had optimized the defects of bloodlines, modified it so that the Reincarnator could successfully avoid falling into such a state.

Correspondingly, the power output is reduced, making it difficult to achieve the heaven-defying conversion effect of one hundred percent; otherwise, it would not be crowned with the name [Optimized Reduced Version], requiring only 1C and 2D ranks to complete the exchange.

"Good enough is enough."

"Normally, there is no technique that exerts one hundred percent of its effect the moment it is exchanged."

Fang Xiu displayed an open-minded attitude toward this.

Perhaps he was truly hungry—

After upgrading his Rinnegan, he automatically acquired the nature transformations of the five basic chakras. Afterward, he only needed to spend time learning/developing ninjutsu of other attributes and familiarizing himself with how to use them.

General abilities: Shinra Tensei, Banshō Ten'in, Six Paths of Pain, Chibaku Tensei, etc., were also inherited.

Unfortunately, his unique abilities were still in a state of gestation! Limbo (Madara), Amenominaka (Kaguya), Amenotejikara (Sasuke), Sukunahikona (Momoshiki)...

In fact, every powerhouse who awakens the Rinnegan will, like awakening the Mangekyō, gain a brand-new, terrifying dōjutsu.

However, Fang Xiu's physical body could not keep up. If he were to force their birth and usage, not to mention whether their growth potential would be compromised, he would certainly be squeezed dry into a husk on the spot.

"The process is quite like planting a tree."

"If you want the fruit to ripen, you must not only bury the seed in the soil, but the nutrition must also keep up." "So... to become stronger, let's start eating!"

Enjoying gourmet food = increase in combat power.

Next, the brilliance flashed continuously.

Red-Haired Pig

(Mammalian beast) Source: Toriko Price: 1000g of meat / 50 Reward Points.

Introduction: A giant pig covered in red hair, possessing a powerful physique and an exceptionally fierce temperament. It has sharp tusks and will charge headlong regardless of what kind of opponent it encounters.

Its meat is extremely delicious, tender, and juicy. Just a light sear is enough to bring out the most primitive flavor of the meat, which can enhance one's physique to a certain extent.

Trumpet Lion

(Mammalian beast) Source: Toriko Price: 100 strands of mane / 50 Reward Points.

Introduction: Fierce in temperament, they hunt prey in groups. The meat is very tough and has no edible value, but the sponge cake made from its mane is a top-tier delicacy.

Lobster Fish

(Fish beast)

Source: Toriko Price: Fish meat portion 1000g / 20 Reward Points; Crab claw portion 100g / 20 Reward Points.

Concave-Jawed Pterosaur (Pterosaur beast) Price: 1000g of meat / 60 Reward Points. Introduction: A type of pterosaur beast that inhabits mountainous areas, cliffs, and caves. Because of its concave-shaped head, some hunters collectively call it the "Concave-Chin Dragon."

Although it has a humorous nickname, its meat quality is excellent, and its bones can be used to boil a fragrant, rich broth. If consumed in sufficient quantities, it can even raise the life level of an ordinary human.

In fact, it wasn't just rare ingredients from Toriko; certain xianxia and xuanhuan worldviews also produced meat supplied to the Main God Space.

For instance, the right paw of a thousand-year-old Black Bear Spirit, the dragon tendon of a Deep Sea Flood Dragon Beast, the gallbladder of a Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake...

If one simply wanted to broaden their horizons and raise a side quest to SSS-rank for ultra-high-quality filtering, then... even the meat of Tang Seng would appear on the menu for a Reincarnator.

Even if the content presented was like this:

Immortality (Unique Effect)

Warning!

Tang Seng is the reincarnation of Golden Cicada, the head disciple of Tathagata Buddha, and possesses supreme merit. While the consumer gains eternal life, they will inevitably bear endless karma, suffering infinite evil consequences throughout endless years! This item is limited to one piece, sourced from the Prehistoric World worldview. The person who consumes it will face endless hostility from the Buddhist sect in all future trials, until death!

Fang Xiu: "..."

He hurriedly recited an Amitabha in his heart, buried his head in his meal, and focused on drinking the broth brewed from the skull of a Pterosaur, fishing out large chunks of Red-Haired Pig char siu from it.

In the Forest of Death beneath the high tower.

His clones were undergoing bitter training; some were responsible for familiarizing themselves with the five basic chakra attributes with their skill trees fully maxed out, some were cultivating their primordial spirits to improve their Yin Release power like snails climbing a rock, and others were attempting attribute fusion to develop Kekkei Genkai.

Of course, there were also clones responsible for delving into Sage Mode, which had already kicked open the door, as well as the three minor divine abilities.

The efficiency was maxed out...

As for his true self? He was cultivating the most critical Yang Release power, desperately absorbing nutrients from all kinds of food, not daring to slack off in the slightest, eating and drinking for his life.