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Chapter 24 The Difference Between Chakra and Qi
A month goes by in a blink of an eye.

Inside the quiet room, Zhuge Qing sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.

An invisible flow of Qi, guided by him, slowly circulated around his body.

Vaguely, a Qimen formation gradually took shape with him at its center.

The Heavenly Plate has nine stars, the Earthly Plate has nine palaces, the Human Plate has eight gates, and the Divine Plate has eight gods...

After a month of study and exploration, he has roughly mastered the method of setting up and arranging the chart for the Wuhou Qimen.

Zhuge Qing slowly opened his eyes, dissipating the aura around him.

He stood up, walked to the window, looked at the bamboo leaves swaying in the wind in the courtyard, and fell into deep thought.

This strange technique might have similarities in its manifestation to the ninjutsu he knew from the Naruto world, such as the ability to manipulate elements.

However, their underlying principles are completely different.

The ninjutsu in the Naruto world is more like a refined manipulation of one's own energy—chakra.

Through specific hand seals, chakra is guided to flow through the body's meridians, giving it different nature transformations (such as fire, water, lightning, wind, and earth) and shape transformations (such as spherical, dragon-shaped, and spear-shaped), and finally released to form various effects.

The core lies within, in the control and transformation of one's own energy.

And what about [Wuhou Qimen]?

Zhuge Qing reflected on his father Zhuge Gong's teachings and his practical experience over the past month.

Qimen Dunjia (奇门遁甲) techniques place greater emphasis on the "external" aspects.

It does not directly consume the practitioner's own "Qi," but rather uses the unique framework of "Qimen Formation" to "leverage" and "guide" the omnipresent "Primordial Qi" in the universe.

The Heavenly Plate corresponds to the timing of Heaven, the Earthly Plate aligns with the advantages of the land, the Human Plate connects with the people, and the Divine Plate draws upon unknown forces.

The four plates rotate as if a sophisticated energy scheduling system has been established.

Within this system, when a practitioner performs a corresponding spell, they can utilize the vast primordial energy from the outside world to achieve effects far exceeding their own capabilities.

For example.

If you want to make a windmill turn.

A ninja might directly use wind-style ninjutsu to blow forcefully at the fan blades, or simply use brute force to push them.

It's simple and direct, with immediate results. The speed of rotation depends entirely on your chakra level and strength.

This is what we call "human resources".

And what about Qimen practitioners?

He would first observe the terrain to see if there were any rivers nearby.

If possible, he would choose to build a windmill by the river and design a hydraulic transmission system to use the impact force of the water flow to drive the windmill to rotate.

The preliminary preparations can be quite complicated, requiring surveying, design, and construction.

But once the system is established, the windmill can operate on its own with the continuous flow of water, and the operator only needs to maintain it occasionally.

This is about harnessing the power of heaven and earth.

But this does not mean that the latter is necessarily better than the former. As long as you are strong enough, the former can make the windmill turn even in places without water.

However, the latter is subject to environmental constraints...

"One relies on brute force, the other on wisdom."

Zhuge Qing stroked his chin, a playful smile curving his lips.

The former is simple and straightforward, and its upper limit depends on individual strength.

The latter is sophisticated and efficient, but its upper limit depends on the understanding and utilization of the rules, as well as whether the "right time and place" are in harmony.

No matter how ingenious your waterwheel is, it's useless without water.

"However, this method is quite interesting~"

Summarizing the rules and then utilizing them is more in line with scientific thinking.

"What exactly is this primordial Qi?"

Zhuge Qing frowned slightly. Why is it manipulated under specific "rules"? And what is the essence of the Qimen Dunjia formation?
Even his father, Zhuge Gong, only knew the surface of these underlying principles, not the underlying reasons; that's how they were used, that's all that was passed down. To understand them more deeply, he would have to rely on himself…

"The four plates—Heaven, Earth, Gods, and Man—each correspond to a different system of magic..."

The Nine Stars of the Heavenly Plate are involved in the movement of celestial bodies, influence macro-level fortune, and predict future events.

The Nine Palaces of the Earthly Branches are the foundation of formations and layouts, and can be used with Bagua magic.

The Human Plate Eight Gates represent human activities and space, and can perform eight-gate movement and influence the enemy's state.

The Eight Gods of the Divine Plate... This school of magic is quite mysterious, and it can affect one's own state.

"Tsk, if only I had a [Multiple Shadow Clone Technique]."

Thinking of the numerous techniques in the four arrays, Zhuge Qing couldn't help but mutter to himself, feeling somewhat envious of his counterpart in the Naruto world.

Several shadow clones studied and learned together, sharing experiences, maximizing efficiency and uncovering the secrets of the "Wuhou Qimen" technique in no time.

such a pity……

He can't use Shadow Clone.

He discussed this issue with Orochimaru.

Contrary to their initial speculation, although chakra and primordial qi are both life energies and have similar forms of expression, they are fundamentally different in their underlying structure or "rules".

The evidence is that he tried using some basic Naruto ninjutsu.

The Five Elements Escape Technique is the simplest; he mastered it after a little trial and error, though its power couldn't compare to Orochimaru's version.

It took me a month to learn the Transformation Technique, and it was quite troublesome to use, not nearly as easy and effortless as it was in the Naruto world.

This proves that the two types of energy have commonalities at the basic application level.

However, when it comes to the Shadow Clone Technique, the situation is completely different.

According to Orochimaru, there are two main technical difficulties with the Shadow Clone Technique.

First, using chakra as the basic material, a clone is constructed that is exactly the same as the original body, possessing a physical form and the ability to act independently.

The second method is to imbue one's own memories and experiences into the clone, thereby enabling it to act autonomously.

But he couldn't even take the first step.

He tried to mobilize the Qi within his body, attempting to construct a physical form according to the principle of shadow clones, but the Qi could not be stably condensed into a shape, let alone form a complex body structure.

It's like a pile of loose sand that you can't mold into a solid brick.

"That makes sense..."

Zhuge Qing sighed. In this world, it seems that the energy of "Qi" is inherently not good at this kind of use.

The ability to directly construct a stable form using energy is already an extremely advanced technique.

For example, the "Triple Rebirth" of the Sanyi School, and the Pure Yang True Immortal recorded in Taoist internal alchemy methods, which disperses into Qi and gathers into form...

In the Naruto world, a newly graduated genin can easily create physical clones using the Shadow Clone Technique, provided they have enough chakra.

The reason for this difference is likely due to the fundamental difference between chakra and primordial energy in the Naruto world.

According to their speculation, chakra inherently carries a person's complete information. For example, the Impure World Reincarnation technique, or the fact that the Fourth Hokage and Kushina left a little chakra in Naruto's body, allows them to appear at crucial moments, communicate, and then help Naruto.

But the primordial Qi is not like that...

As for what caused this difference, that remains unknown...

Currently, they have very little information, and their understanding of both "Qi" and "Chakra" remains at a very superficial level.

To truly understand its essence is a long and arduous task.

"but……"

"In this world, if you want to get the answer, it seems... there's a unique way to 'cheate'."

Zhuge Qing's eyes flickered; he was naturally referring to the unique techniques of sorcerers in this world.
"interior……"

(End of this chapter)