Life in the 21st century felt both familiar and strange to Bai Sui; strange because of the passage of time, and familiar because she had never forgotten it.
At that time, the United States, as the world's leading power, was far more advanced and developed than the rest of the world. Although some places had not been renovated or rebuilt for many years, they were still cutting-edge products.
Bai Sui is very familiar with the various products of this era. Although the Naruto World has developed to the point of space civilization, its development in entertainment is relatively late.
After all, the driving force behind the development of the Naruto World has always revolved around the threat posed by the Ōtsutsuki Clan. It was only after completely destroying their home planet that the application of various technologies was shifted towards people's livelihood and entertainment. After all, the Ninja World has replaced the Ōtsutsuki Clan as the new cosmic overlord.
The world is different. Although there are always wars within the Earth, there is no threat that can destroy an entire civilization. Therefore, apart from war, industries and inventions related to desire have never declined.
In this 200-square-meter clinic, Bai Sui spends most of her time surfing the internet, rather than using her divine sense to understand the world, in addition to giving acupuncture to patients.
The crowd was somewhat surprised that Bai Sui could use computers and the internet so skillfully. After all, they thought that Bai Sui, who was over two hundred years old, should not be able to adapt to modern technology. After all, their father, who was only over seventy years old, couldn't understand computers at all.
Bai Sui explained this by saying, "A gentleman is not born different, but he is good at making use of things."
The crowd readily accepted Bai Sui's use of classical Chinese to explain things, finding it to be normal, especially the people of Section 13. In their eyes, this old man, who lived longer than the history of the United States, was just like that, which made perfect sense.
Ignoring the strange looks from the crowd, Bai Sui even used some of the parts to assemble some gadgets, such as a mechanical electronic dog. This device possesses a certain level of intelligence, can autonomously judge other people's behavior, and can also interfere with other electronic devices, especially surveillance and eavesdropping devices.
Just as Bai Sui was relaxing in this world, her father's Ki Magic failed. It wasn't that he failed to summon the token of the Death God, but rather that it didn't leave a mark on Bai Sui like the previous two tokens.
Bai Sui had some guesses about this, and it was very likely because the token did not seal the demon. After all, their responsibility was to seal the demon, and they could not give Bai Sui the mark before completing their mission.
Since that's the case, Bai Sui stopped pressuring it and instead peacefully enjoyed the relaxing and pleasant world every day, silently waiting for the plot to unfold on its own.
On this day, archaeologist Jackie Chan found a magic encyclopedia in an ancient castle on a cliff. It contained all the True Magic that Shendu had learned in his time.
Looking at the detailed records in this book, Bai Sui couldn't help but sigh. The Shendu was truly a diligent, studious, and ambitious demon. According to the records in the book, he had already learned 99% of the True Magic in the world at that time, with only some niche and obscure True Magic remaining unlearned.
After learning these True Magic, Shendu did not stop, but summarized and categorized them, eventually condensing them into the book before us. The book records the True Magic that Shendu compiled and modified, with each type and category containing a carefully selected spell.
If we disregard his demonic connections, Shendu's True Magic prowess alone is enough to rival that of other grandmasters of True Magic. After all, while he may not have any innovative True Magic, he is arguably the most learned archmage in the world.
This Book of Ages was a great gain for Bai Sui, even more important than the magic weapon imprints given by the Eight Immortals. After all, Bai Sui didn't lack magic weapons; what he lacked now was the application of Qi.
Although the Ki Magic recorded in this book is somewhat different from Bai Sui's Qi, it is a great inspiration to Bai Sui in terms of drawing on the world's energy.
If we say that Bai Sui's previous combat power relied on transforming himself into Otsutsuki member, now he possesses extremely strong combat power solely through Bai Sui own Qi. Most importantly, this Ki Magic does not actually consume his own energy.
Ki Magic, at the very beginning, requires a small amount of one's own energy to activate it. After that, it is entirely driven by materials or the power of heaven and earth itself. It is a combat method that uses external forces and does not cause any loss to the user.
There are even some types of Ki Magic that don't require any personal energy and can be True Magic by ordinary people or non-living beings, which can be said to have opened up a new research direction for Bai Sui.
It should be noted that Bai Sui's main body and clone share the same memories, so these Ki Magic were directly understood by the main body, who immediately summoned everyone at the Research Institute to begin experiments on these Ki Magic.
Unfortunately, as mentioned before, in the world of Jackie Chan Adventures, the energy of heaven and earth is very compatible, and even actively fills into some energy usage.
However, the Natural Energy in the Naruto World doesn't have the same effect. It's quite sluggish; while it's not impossible to mobilize, it's not as efficient and convenient as in the Jackie Chan Adventures World.
If we were to use an example for comparison, the energy in the Jackie Chan Adventures World is truly as light as a breath of air; you only need to exhale to freely manipulate this natural energy. In contrast, the Natural Energy in the Naruto World is somewhat similar to a non-Newtonian fluid; it is very viscous and, although it can flow like air, it flows very slowly and experiences strong resistance when subjected to extremely strong external forces.
Ultimately, this mature set of Ki Magic simply became a valuable asset for the Ninja World, and who knows, it might suddenly prove incredibly useful someday.
After all, these Ki Magic are highly dependent on the environment. In a world like Jackie Chan Adventures, they can unleash incredibly powerful effects and even directly manipulate the rules of the world. It is a system with both a very high ceiling and a very low floor.
Ignoring the research and development of the main body, he was having a lot of fun with the clones, since these Ki Magic spells were truly powerful in this world and covered a wide range of areas.
From destroying the world and resurrecting the dead to making tea and washing dishes, you can accomplish almost anything you can imagine using Ki Magic.
It can be said that if the people of this world truly develop this kind of Ki Magic and establish a civilization centered on Ki Magic, they could completely rely on Qi to achieve unlimited energy.
For example, the flames that Bai Sui used before could burn infinitely by relying on qi, and the qi that provided the flames was not consumed, but still existed in this world. It can be said that as long as any qi is used in the world, it will not be truly consumed.
Only when matters truly involve things outside the world will this energy be consumed, so it is indeed quite feasible to establish a completely new civilization using energy.
However, a subsequent discovery made Bai Sui abandon this idea, as Bai Sui once again discovered the castle Book of Ages and found some books inside.
These books contained no True Magic spells, which is why they were not valued; they simply recorded what the world looked like in ancient times.
In ancient times, there really was a civilization built around Qi (vital energy), and it had even developed to the point where it could contend with the eight great demons at their peak.
However, the energy in the world later changed, driven by the eight great demons. Although they could not directly expel or suppress the energy in the world, they could influence it with their full power due to their authority.
Thus, the eight demons, at the cost of being completely immobilized for a hundred years, temporarily suppressed the Qi for a hundred years. In this short hundred years, they directly destroyed this vast civilization that had developed for tens of thousands of years.
After all, in the past, that civilization had become accustomed to relying on qi for everything. When qi suddenly disappeared, many things were reduced to their original state, such as paper that was reinforced by qi and became more resilient than steel, and metal that was enhanced by qi and became lighter than cotton.
The entire civilization declined in less than a hundred years; it was already in ruins in just a few years. After all, external factors were secondary; the most crucial factor was people.
People who could previously fly freely in the sky suddenly felt incredibly heavy. Now, even trying to lift a cup full of water using only their own strength felt incredibly arduous.
Some people discovered that the food they used to be able to make with just a thought no longer appeared, and they ended up starving to death in their rooms because they couldn't open the boxes that they used to be able to open with a breath.
Compared to these starving people, those who originally roamed freely in the universe by relying on air must have died without pain.
This also reminded Bai Sui the Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, whom he had previously defeated with a magic-suppressing technique. This incident dispelled his idea of relying entirely on Natural Energy, reminding him that in the end, he could only rely on his own Dharma Power.
On the other side, Jade, who had just returned from school, was thinking about what kind of tattoo she should get, since someone had shown off their tattoo to her at school that day.
Jade originally only planned to draw the demon image on the cover of the Book of Ages Encyclopedia, then transfer it onto her body to create a temporary fake tattoo so she could show it off at school the next day.
However, she didn't understand Ki Magic and didn't know that these patterns themselves contained True Magic, so even though they were drawn with the most ordinary markers, they still contained powerful True Magic.
The most important point is that through this " Tarak " mark, Jade connected with the power of the Oni Mask, directly overwriting the authority of Shendu, the pseudo-manipulator who had originally stolen the mask's power.
Therefore, the subordinates sent by Shendu Valmont to steal the Book of Ages were all dealt with by the Shadowkhan Army, who had already been turned against them.
After witnessing the power of the Legion, Jade, who was already corrupted by the " Tarak " mark, had her negative emotions completely stirred up.
At that moment, Jade transformed into the Queen of the Shadowkhan, not only taking away the Book of Ages from the antique shop, but also easily turning the entire Section 13 into her palace. It's no wonder it's the safest place in the world; it's indeed safe enough, at least Section 13 itself didn't suffer any major damage.
Faced with Jade's loss of control, her father quickly prepared a potion to break the True Magic, while Jackie Chan came to seek Bai Sui's help.
Bai Sui, who had already withdrawn his divine sense, finally realized what had happened and became very interested in Queen Jade, since she had so many identities, with the Wang Ye being just one of them.
Instead of using his own power, Bai Sui tried using Ki Magic, drawing a circle in the air with his right hand. The circle then rapidly expanded, turning into a green portal.
Bai Sui took a step out and arrived at the other side of the portal, which was the prison of Section 13. The once empty prison was now filled with agents of Section 13. Jackie Chan, who also came out of the portal, bumped into Bald Captain Black.
"Hi, hello there, Captain Black." Jackie Chan was quite embarrassed by the other's gaze, after all, the danger in Section 13 this time was entirely brought about by Jade herself.
Captain Black was exasperated. " Jackie Chan, did you bring people to rescue us?"
"Oh, yes, that's right, that's exactly it." Jackie Chan, who had been thinking about Jade all along, could only nod awkwardly at this moment.
Bai Sui made another slash with her right hand, and a gap immediately appeared in the cage in front of her. "Alright, it's too crowded here. Let's leave here and talk about what we have to say."
Everyone in Section 13 was envious of the True Magic that Bai Sui had casually cast, but they also knew that now was not the time to talk about it.
The group arrived at the main hall of Section 13, where they saw Jade sitting high on a magnificent chair, surrounded by a group of the Shadowkhan Army. The Shadow Ninjas below were busy preparing fruit, serving milk, and so on, all serving their queen.
Looking at Jade, whose face was almost turning bluish-black, Jackie Chan was very worried. " Bai Sui, do you have any way to help Jade return to normal?"
Bai Sui nodded. "No problem, leave it to me. To be honest, I'm quite interested in these Shadowkhan Army too."
Bai Sui grabbed a handful of beans out of thin air with his right hand and threw them forward. The beans grew rapidly upon landing, growing into a burly man over two meters tall with the help of his qi.
This move was clearly a technique from the Ki Magic of scattering beans to create soldiers.