"Perfect medium."
Neji nodded in satisfaction.
He could sense that this crystal conducted chakra with extraordinary efficiency, and its hardness far surpassed ordinary metal.
If he could infuse Sage Chakra into it...
With that thought, he tried generating crystals with Sage Chakra.
In an instant, a Mystic Crystal Longsword shot out like lightning, extending dozens of meters away as dense Sage Art runes emerged across its surface.
With a casual swing, Neji swept the longsword in a semicircle, easily cleaving through every boulder and tree within thirty meters.
"Crash..."
The severed trees and rocks toppled one after another. Neji focused his gaze and found that their cut surfaces were smooth and even, nearly reflective.
"Not bad."
Neji smiled in satisfaction. "Though sound waves are a weakness, once I study it further—or improve it with the Heavenly Secrets Spring and restructure its elemental properties into a diamond-like molecular structure—that weakness will naturally disappear. Besides, anyone who wants to break Sage Crystal Release right now would first need to know Sage Sound Wave."
For some reason, Neji thought of the toads of Mount Myoboku and shook his head.
"Time to go back."
His figure vanished into the breeze sweeping across the fields.
The fading sunset cast an orange-red glow over a border town in the Land of Wind. Dry winds swept fine sand through the streets, producing a faint rustling sound.
Neji stood before the inn, brushing dust that did not exist from his lapels as the corner of his mouth unconsciously lifted into a smile.
The wooden door creaked familiarly as it opened. Xiao Xi was meditating cross-legged by the window. At the sound, she abruptly raised her head, and her clear eyes instantly lit up.
"Young Master!"
She sprang up in an instant and rushed toward him like an arrow