The natural energy inside the Sage Art Cave suddenly stirred. A light breeze swept through, and the shimmering pool rippled gently.
In the crystal-clear pool, a figure sat cross-legged underwater.
With each faint breath, rings of ripples spread across the pool.
"Little Naraku's progress is encouraging!"
The Katsuyu Sage quietly watched Shihōin Naraku at the bottom of the pool. The natural energy could no longer harm him now.
But controlling natural energy and bringing it into balance was another level of difficulty.
The water in the Sage Art Pool was not truly water, but a substance formed entirely from natural energy. It merely looked no different from ordinary water.
A change in quantity had produced a change in quality. Absorbing natural energy of this quality was no simple matter.
Although Naraku still could not control natural energy as freely as his own limbs, he could slowly draw some into his body and tentatively achieve a state of balance.
Boom!
Water sprayed everywhere.
Naraku suddenly leaped out of the pool and landed on the ground, a trace of a smile appearing on his handsome face.
"I did it!
"After all this training, I finally drew natural energy into my body again."
Going from zero to one was the hardest part!
Going from one to ten was merely a matter of patient effort.
Those three months had not gone to waste after all.
Yes, more than three months had passed since Shihōin Naraku entered Shikkotsu Forest.
His initial training had not taken very long. It was only after entering the Sage Art Cave that his progress slowed.
According to the Katsuyu Sage, Naraku was actually progressing very quickly. After all, the Katsuyu Sage measured training time in centuries.
"Humans really are a species deeply favored by nature!"
A rare note of envy