Ever since Konoha and Kirigakure signed the peace treaty, the entire Ninja World seemed to have quieted down, and time itself felt as if someone had pressed fast-forward.
In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.
During that half month, aside from waiting for the village to arrange their return, Qian spent his time training.
And although this kind of undisturbed training was somewhat dull, it left Qian feeling extremely at ease.
That afternoon.
The Land of Fire.
The east.
In a remote stretch of mountain forest.
Qian temporarily stopped practicing the Mystical Palm Technique and the Mind Reflection Technique, then raised his hand and released the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
The next moment, all the shadow clones training around him vanished.
They turned into streams of chakra, carrying the Cultivation Experience and memories of the past hour as they surged into Qian's main body.
Qian closed his eyes and carefully digested and absorbed those experiences and memories, converting them one by one into the corresponding skills' Proficiency.
This process lasted roughly a quarter of an hour.
When Qian opened his eyes again, a trace of satisfaction flashed through them.
There was no other reason. After sixteen days of practice, his Lightning Style: Lightning Snake had advanced as expected, successfully reaching lv5 (0/0), the Perfected Realm.
Qian stood up and looked around before finally coming to an open space.
Immediately afterward, he raised both hands, took a deep breath, swiftly completed a series of hand seals, then thrust his palms forward.
With a crackling snap, two bolts of lightning shot from his palms and transformed into two lightning snakes in midair, racing forward at high speed.
More than ten meters away stood two large trees, and the lightning snakes wrapped around them with perfect accuracy.
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