In the blink of an eye, a week had passed.
No one would have imagined that beneath the calm surface, Ryūchi Cave, one of the Ninja World's Three Great Sage Locations, had already changed masters.
At that moment, deep within Ryūchi Cave.
Poison mist filled the air, and Natural Energy was active to the extreme.
Even dead objects like rocks seemed to come alive under the influence of that energy, slowly writhing.
Faintly, everything here seemed to have broken free from the foundations of the material world.
One could imagine that if an ordinary person came here, they would likely die in an instant.
Because this was never a place where humans could survive.
And yet, at the very center of the poison mist, where the Natural Energy was most active, a figure sat cross-legged.
His bearing was peaceful, his features handsome, and silver patterns had surfaced on his face. It was none other than Uchiha Qian, who had entered Sage Mode.
And at that moment, he was not merely sitting there.
If someone observed him carefully with the Byakugan, they would immediately discover that the Sage Art Chakra inside his body was flowing at tremendous speed.
Part of it merged into his flesh and blood, continuously strengthening his body and stimulating the evolution of his Bloodline.
The other part gathered at the center of his brow, urging the Byakugan to evolve.
That was right. He was cultivating.
In fact, as early as several days ago, he had moved his cultivation site from the hollow beneath Moon Island to this place.
As the deepest part of Ryūchi Cave, and also the hub of the barrier connected to the Ninja World, the environment here could be said to be harsh to the extreme.
If the hollow beneath Moon Island was a