First Law of Chakra Cognition

Since the Shadow Clone had its own consciousness and physical form, Kamiya Keiyun's interest in studying it surged.

First, he had the Shadow Clone attempt to release Ninjutsu. Logically, since the Shadow Clone had no meridians, it couldn't circulate Chakra, making it impossible for it to release Ninjutsu!

But the result was that the Shadow Clone casually used Ninjutsu, specifically the Beaker Technique that Kamiya Keiyun had created!

"Ninjutsu has nothing to do with meridians!" Kamiya Keiyun's eyes widened. He wasn't shocked because he knew nothing about Chakra. Everything he was experimenting with now was brand new, and he could quickly accept and try to research its principles.

So, Chakra Meridians are just the channels for Chakra circulation. What determines the shape and function of Chakra is actually the seals and one's own thoughts, right?

No, it's only one's own thoughts. The seals are just for manipulating Chakra. As long as one's control over Chakra is sufficient, releasing Ninjutsu doesn't require hand seals at all!

To verify this point, Kamiya Keiyun said, "Don't use hand seals. Just control your Chakra and release that technique you just used!"

He believed the clone would understand his meaning, after all, it was his own clone!

"Buzz!" Sand once again formed a beaker!

More importantly, this beaker was no different from the previous one or the one Kamiya Keiyun himself had created.

Kamiya Keiyun had already experimented and found that using hand seals to cast spells was more effective than not using them. However, the current result was that the Shadow Clone, without using hand seals, achieved the same effect as the main body using hand seals!

That's right, Chakra Meridians are not an aid for humans releasing Ninjutsu, but rather an obstruction!

If there were no riverbeds, water should be able to go wherever it wants and form whatever shape it wants. It's the riverbeds that limit the infinite possibilities of the river!

Kamiya Keiyun also understood why using seals made Ninjutsu release more successful. The role of seals was like traffic police. Without traffic police, the water flow would collide with the riverbeds. But with traffic police, the water flow would follow the riverbeds properly, naturally leading to more water reaching its destination.

"So, if there were no meridians, a pure Chakra construct like the Shadow Clone should possess superior casting abilities compared to humans. Some Ninjutsu that cannot be born due to the limitations of the human body could also be manifested by the Shadow Clone!" Kamiya Keiyun looked at the Shadow Clone. This technique was undoubtedly a divine technique, meaning that in terms of technique application, the clone could surpass the main body!

This completely defied the common sense that the main body is strong and the clone is weak!

What made Kamiya Keiyun even happier was that he had finally made great progress in his research on Chakra!

Science is a method of observing natural phenomena and summarizing patterns. Kamiya Keiyun, after hundreds of research attempts, had finally derived a law of cognition regarding Chakra.

First Law of Chakra Cognition: Chakra and the release of Ninjutsu are idealistic. Chakra Meridians are not an aid for releasing Ninjutsu, but an obstruction!

"Therefore, the more Chakra Meridians one can utilize, the greater the power of Ninjutsu. If the human body has no meridians, or if Chakra can exceed the limitations of the meridians, achieving a state where the person and Chakra become one, with Chakra present everywhere, then this person is an Innate Dao Body! All sorts of techniques can be performed with ease, their Ninjutsu will be more powerful than others', and their Ninjutsu can also transcend the limitations of hand seals, achieving a state of effortless, boundless execution!"

Kamiya Keiyun finally clarified his cultivation goal!

To free Chakra from the constraints of the meridians!

And what lies beyond the meridians?

Cells, and only cells!

To make cells accept and absorb Chakra, to make cells perfectly adapt to Chakra, to make cells function as Chakra Meridians, to have no riverbeds within the body, or rather, to have riverbeds everywhere!

There are two methods to achieve this goal.

The first is from the outside in. The Shadow Clone can use the Transformation Technique to become a thin, invisible film covering the skin, or develop Ninjutsu to strengthen the skin, allowing Chakra to constantly envelop the skin.

This allows the outermost cells of the skin to gradually adapt to Chakra, from the outside in!

The second is from the inside out. Continue to explore the Chakra Meridians in depth, because thick Chakra Meridians connect to thinner meridians, and thinner meridians connect to micro-meridians, which connect to capillary meridians, and capillary meridians directly connect to cells!

As long as one continues to cultivate the Bright Virtue Method and achieves control over Chakra to the point of penetrating the capillary meridians, Chakra can naturally begin to integrate into all the cells of the body.

This is a cultivation method from the inside out.

The first method can be followed step by step: cultivate skin, cultivate muscle, cultivate bone, cultivate organs, cultivate blood, cultivate marrow. Finally, upon reaching the great perfection of marrow cultivation, the entire body will move with perfect fluidity, achieving an Innate Body!

The second method, based on the different grades of Chakra Meridian thickness, can be divided into Layer One, Layer Two, Layer Three, Layer Four, up to the final capillary end. This is the great perfection of meridian cultivation. At this point, Chakra can enter all cells throughout the body through the capillary meridians, synchronizing the body's evolution.

"Hmm? This sense of déjà vu is a bit strong. How is it similar to Qi Cultivation First Layer, Second Layer, Third Layer!"

Then, upon entering the capillary end and starting to strengthen the cells, wouldn't that be Foundation Establishment?

Upon reaching the great perfection of Foundation Establishment, all cells in the body will be capable of containing Chakra, and one will naturally become an Innate Body!

After writing down the cultivation path he had deduced, Kamiya Keiyun reread it twice and felt a bit speechless.

Why did these two paths feel so familiar!

The former is the widely common cultivation path of a Martial Artist, and the latter is the widely common cultivation method of Immortals.

But I didn't borrow from either of those methods. This was clearly deduced based on my own discovered Chakra theory. I only borrowed a few names!

I'm not cultivating Martial Artist's Blood Essence or Mana!

Rather, it makes sense that the things deduced theoretically match the actual existing things, which perfectly proves my theory is correct!

Isn't this the best example of theoretically deducing and practically applying theory!

"I wonder if the ninjas in this world cultivate like this!" Kamiya Keiyun was a bit curious. He could ask Snake Uncle about this, but he'd have to wait a month!

As for which of these two paths to choose, Kamiya Keiyun couldn't choose both this time. He could only choose the second one.

Because his Chakra amount was too small, if he split off a Shadow Clone to attend school, he wouldn't have enough Qi to cultivate his skin.

Besides, with cultivation of Immortals and cultivation of Martial Arts presented before him, which one would he choose?

Anyone would choose the path of Immortals!

"If I categorize it according to my system, I've already used the thickest meridians, and the next level ones as well. Now I'm seeing a finer layer of meridians, so I'm at Qi Cultivation Second Layer, and chasing Third."

As for how many layers there are in the Qi Cultivation stage, that depends on how many levels the Chakra Meridians are divided into.

As Kamiya Keiyun embarked on his path of cultivation, he suddenly understood why those who had cultivated for ten or even twenty years found their mana so insufficient, depleting after just a few spells.

It turned out that mana couldn't be accumulated day by day. It only increased with age and improvements in physical quality. An increase in Qi Cultivation layers enhanced control over mana and expanded control over more meridians.

No wonder there were frequent instances of cultivators challenging those of higher levels during the Qi Cultivation stage. The difference between them was indeed not that significant!

"If that's the case, then what's the difference between a Jonin and a Genin? It's not about who has completed which system, is it!" Kamiya Keiyun also realized that his judgment of Hatake Sakumo's cultivation path was mistaken. He likely hadn't strengthened his nervous system.

This was because the cultivation path he had previously researched was incorrect. Information inferred from a flawed foundation would naturally also be flawed!

Fortunately, the Bright Virtue Method and the Pure Tranquil White Lotus Sutra were fine. His path was wrong, but his method of walking was correct.

However, he would need to make minor adjustments to these two arts based on the correct cultivation methods moving forward.