Various thoughts flashed through Qian's mind. He reined them in and stopped dwelling on them.
He opened his Ninja Tool Pouch and swallowed several Enhanced Soldier Pills in succession. After replenishing the energy he had just expended, he formed hand seals again and cast Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, beginning a new round of cultivation.
Now that he had figured out the direction of the adjustments, it was time to test exactly how many Shadow Clones he needed to develop the Kekkei Mōra.
As for the fifteen Shadow Clones just now—
They had merely been used to verify his guess, so they naturally weren't the optimal answer.
Thus, Qian cultivated round after round for several hours, until it was deep into the night and the day's cultivation ended. Only then did he arrive at an answer.
That answer was to create forty Shadow Clones to practice simultaneously.
That was the most efficient arrangement.
"Whoo~"
Qian exhaled softly and nodded in satisfaction.
He then reined in his thoughts and stopped dwelling on them. Rising, he left the area and, after a few flashes, arrived beside the wooden house at one corner of the island.
After washing up casually, he entered the wooden house and began to rest.
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The next day.
He rose early.
After washing up, he prepared to test the consumption caused by the forty Shadow Clones.
Yesterday, because he had been adjusting his cultivation plan, the number of Shadow Clones created had varied, as had the consumption. The results could not be used as a reference, so he could only conduct the test today.
Only by knowing the figures clearly could he cultivate more effectively.
With that in mind, Qian wasted no time. He immediately cast Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, creating three hundred and forty Shadow Clones in two