I, Uchiha Yu, am solely focused on cultivating immortality

Chapter 107 Thunderous Cleansing and Foundation Building

Normally, the incredibly hard enamel pearls would be difficult to digest, but after swallowing them, Uchiha Yu felt the two pearls suddenly soften.

Before the octopus pearl even fell into the stomach acid, it was enveloped by the natural energy within the body, melting and decomposing almost instantly.

But Uchiha Yu quickly realized that it was an illusion. The softening and melting were illusions. The two pearls had actually fallen into the gastric juices, stuck to the stomach wall, and stopped moving.

All the sensations experienced during swallowing are illusions. They are the release of lightning-attribute chakra from within the pearl. Powerful lightning-attribute natural energy flows into the meridians, greatly increasing the proportion of lightning, and a new energy balance begins to be rebuilt.

After a full cycle of circulation, Uchiha Yu discovered that the natural lightning energy contained within the pearl was not much, but it was exceptionally pure and extremely concentrated.

In natural energy, thunder is more active than wind and there is a strong repulsive force between them. Therefore, the free thunder energy is very dispersed and has a very low concentration, making it difficult to attract.

But with the high concentration of lightning-type natural energy from the octopus pearl, the situation is completely different.

When the concentration of natural energy of the lightning element reaches a certain level, its properties will reverse, transforming from mutual repulsion to an unparalleled and powerful attraction.

Just like when thunder strikes the sky, it attracts and pulls the electrical charge in the entire cloud.

The attraction range of the lightning-attribute natural energy within Uchiha Yu's body far exceeded his perception range. The lightning-attribute natural energy, far exceeding expectations, gathered around his body at an extremely fast speed and then entered his body.

A large amount of lightning-attribute natural energy gathered and coalesced on the surface of Uchiha Yu's body, manifesting as tiny electric arcs and sparks.

The moment the purple arcs and blue-white sparks appeared, they were absorbed by Uchiha Yu. His body was craving the natural energy of lightning, like an endless electromagnetic black hole, greedily attracting and absorbing the lightning.

The lightning-related natural energy gathered very quickly. Soon, a small rosy cloud gathered above the reef. This was a water vapor accumulation attracted by the powerful electrostatic charge generated after the lightning-related natural energy had gathered to the point of becoming visible.

In the powerful electrostatic field, all of Miwa Masayo's hair stood on end, turning her into a fluffy plush toy—extremely cute, but also extremely dangerous.

At the crucial moment of his advancement, Uchiha Yu noticed the critical situation of his partner. He did not throw the tabby cat far away because doing so in the static electric field would make it easier to trigger lightning prematurely, which would be more dangerous for her.

He bent down slightly, stretched his head forward, and grabbed his feet with his hands in an arc, creating a Faraday cage with his own body.

Without a doubt, Uchiha Yu, who is absorbing lightning-attribute natural energy, has a body that is an excellent conductor of electricity.

The moment the Faraday cage was formed using the best human conductor, the effect of the electrostatic field on Miwa Masayo was cut off, and her hair fell down, returning to its normal state.

Just as Miwa Masayo was about to say something, a dazzling bolt of lightning erupted in front of her.

The distance was so close, almost right in front of its eyes, that the blinding flash of lightning caused the tabby cat to lose its sight briefly.

Masayo Miwa couldn't see it for the time being, but he could hear a series of explosive roars. Dense lightning and thunderstorms were erupting, but his human owner caught them with his body and absorbed them into his body.

She understood that this was not lightning from Lightning Release, but natural lightning, whose power and speed were incomparable to Lightning Release. It was impossible for her not to worry about Uchiha Yu.

But Uchiha Yu isn't afraid at all right now; on the contrary, he feels great!

Lightning is the most concentrated collection of lightning-type natural energy in nature. Every bolt of lightning that hits Uchiha Yu makes him feel like he's eating a big mouthful of delicious food.

Although there was no taste in my mouth, my body felt full and satisfied after eating.

In just a few seconds, Lei Yun unleashed more than twenty bolts of lightning, which struck Uchiha Yu's body, allowing him to absorb enough lightning-attribute natural energy and successfully achieve a balance of the four natural energy attributes.

The balance was achieved almost instantly, restoring the natural energy in the meridians to a stable state of operation and greatly enhancing it in all aspects.

The intensity of natural energy increased, achieving a complete pressure balance with the chakra in the cells, and even showing a subtle tendency to seep out in reverse, further expelling the chakra from the cells.

With a little restraint, Uchiha Yu stopped this trend of natural energy and continued to maintain the system of two sets of extraordinary energy, one internal and one external.

Now that he doesn't need to constantly monitor the state of his meridians, he can free up a lot of mental energy to more easily train the little monster in his mind, and suppressing the heart shape will also become much easier.

This feeling of being physically full and mentally relaxed can only be described with one word: awesome!

Uchiha Yu also noticed that Lightning Release chakra had successfully been generated in his body's cells, progressing even faster than during his last breakthrough.

For some reason, Uchiha Yu felt like laughing, like bursting into laughter.

He grinned and burst into wild laughter: "Hahaha..."

The next second, his hearty laughter was shattered and drowned out by a series of thunderbolts.

Uchiha Yu was filled with doubt, but then he noticed that his hair was standing on end. He looked up at the sky and his expression changed drastically.

The dark clouds, formed by the accumulation of natural energy from lightning, did not disappear. Instead, they grew larger and lower, and it looked as if a real thunderstorm was about to break out.

Uchiha Yu understood that this disaster was caused by his own promotion.

It was my own oversight that after sensing the lack of natural energy in the nearby lightning element, I forgot to sense the state of the water and wind elements again, and overlooked the possibility of a hair-shaped upward airflow appearing here.

No wonder the gathering of natural lightning energy created the crimson clouds; it turns out that the prerequisites for a thunderstorm have already been met here, and all that's needed is a trigger to bring about a thunderstorm.

The fact that he broke through at this very moment made the accumulated lightning-related natural energy the trigger for the explosion, much like silver iodide is sown during artificial rainmaking.

At this moment, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled in the thunderclouds. Although no lightning had struck directly yet, the air was already filled with a strong smell of ozone, and the static electricity in people's hair was getting stronger and stronger.

Uchiha Yu realized that he no longer needed the natural energy of lightning, and transformed back into an ordinary human body from a good conductor. This time, he did not directly attract the lightning.

However, now that lightning has struck him, it's no longer a way to recharge him, but rather a real injury. This is natural lightning, a bolt with a voltage of hundreds of millions.

The attraction of the thunderclouds was far stronger than the natural energy within his body. At this moment, an unknown area of ​​lightning-attribute natural energy had been gathered there, and the environment was no longer suitable for using most ninjutsu and sage techniques. Perhaps only a lightning release similar to "Kirin" could be fully unleashed.

If he and Masayo Miwa used techniques like Flame Leap or Reverse Summoning, their fate would definitely be grim.

Uchiha Yu gasped, grabbed Miwa Masayo in his arms, jumped off the rocks, and ran wildly across the sea.

He didn't expect that hiding in the mountains on the island would completely protect him from the thunderstorms, but the huge mountains and dense trees would at least shield him from some of their power... right?

In his desperate run, Uchiha Yu realized that the situation was the worst possible scenario: the thunderclouds were moving with him, and the natural energy within his body was faintly connected to the sky, forming an intermittent link.

"Damn it, I've never heard of needing to undergo tribulation to break through from the Foundation Establishment stage!!"

Uchiha Yu knew he couldn't escape, so he desperately threw the tabby cat far away.

"Miyako Miwa, stay as far away from me as possible. I believe I can handle this!!"

"Go for it, meow!" The tabby cat didn't say any annoying nonsense. She simply put all four paws on the ground and ran quickly in another direction, soon disappearing from Uchiha Yu's sight.

Uchiha Yu was very satisfied with his partner's reaction. He ran all the way to the top of the deserted island before stopping his frantic run.

Now that he was all alone and wouldn't implicate Miwa Masayo, he decided to try to save himself.

Uchiha Yu clearly felt that ninjutsu and sage techniques could not be used. In the realm of the extraordinary, he also trusted his intuition very much, but if his feeling was right, he would not struggle.

joke.

Even a rabbit will kick an eagle when cornered, and will struggle one last time when dying. Uchiha Yuu is not going to just stand there and be struck by lightning.

What is the best way to deal with a lightning attack?

Of course, the best cover is the ground beneath your feet.

Immortal Technique: Earth Escape Technique

The rocks liquefied under the influence of earth-elemental natural energy, and Uchiha Yu felt his feet sink into the ground, and he began to fall.

When only his head was above ground, he finally couldn't help but look up and laugh, "Damn you, God! I can burrow underground, what can you do to me!"

Before the words were finished, due to the abnormal accumulation of earth-elemental natural energy, the thunder-elemental natural energy that had gathered to its limit in the thunderstorm brewing in the thundercloud was attracted, and a nearly straight connection was finally formed.

Just as Uchiha Yu's head sank into the liquefied rock, a bright bolt of lightning struck the spot where Uchiha Yu had sunk.

boom--

The lightning exploded, instantly shattering the liquefied rock into sprays of water. In mid-air, the lightning energy dispelled the earth energy, and the water droplet-shaped rock returned to its hard texture, crashing to the ground with a crackling sound.

Because it had been softened, the rocky ground was blasted open by lightning, creating a large crater more than 30 meters in diameter and 2 meters deep. The re-hardened rock retained a water-like appearance.

Uchiha Yu, who had already sunk underground, was exposed to the air again. The rock beneath his feet, which had hardened again, was filled with the residual power of lightning and could no longer be liquefied.

Undeterred, Uchiha Yu clasped his hands together and roared, "Earth Release: Earth Prison Hall!"

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"ah!!"

"Damn it, Lightning Release: Dash!"

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"ah!!"

"Damn it, even using lightning to summon more lightning won't work? Then... Water Release: Great Water Spout!!"

Click—click-click-click—click—

"Ah! Ahhh! Ah!!"

Water can attract lightning, and seven or eight bolts of lightning struck in one go. Uchiha Yu was so shocked that his whole body was blackened, and every strand of hair on his afro was emitting wisps of blue smoke.

"Wind Cleave, Wind Cleave... Wind Release: Tornado Kill!!"

"Huh? It actually works! I... holy crap!!"

After a brief silence, the thunderclouds seemed to unleash a burst of power, with a much larger bolt of lightning winding down like a dragon, instantly shattering the massive tornado before striking Uchiha Yu directly.

Although most of the natural energy was dispersed by the burst of wind energy when the thunder roared, he still felt pain all over his body, even from the inside out.

Uchiha Yu knew that his internal organs had been burned by the lightning and fire. This attack had clearly broken through multiple layers of his body's defenses. If this continued, his life would be in real danger.

He looked up at the sky; the thunderclouds were heavy and lightning flashed, clearly indicating that the thunderstorm still had plenty of energy and showed no signs of ending.

Could it really be a tribulation of lightning?

Am I, a transmigrator and a cultivator who pioneered a new path of immortality, destined to die in the tribulation of the Foundation Establishment stage?

Uchiha Yu was filled with resentment.

There are many things in the ninja world more powerful than Uchiha Yu: the giant toad, the giant white snake, the giant slug, the Six Paths Demon Sage, and the high and mighty Goddess of the Rabbit.

I haven't heard of them being struck by lightning, so why are they specifically targeting me?

[Wait... The giant toad is hiding in its hole, the entire white snake family is hiding in an even bigger hole, the giant slug never leaves the Wet Bone Forest, and the Sage of Six Paths is hiding in the Pure Land... Could it be that... they were all struck by lightning too?]

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"Ah—...ah?"

Uchiha Yu discovered that amidst the intense pain in his body, an itchy sensation had arisen at some point. This itching started in his internal organs and gradually spread.

It penetrated deep into the bone marrow, reaching beyond the hard bones, and spread outwards to the muscles and skin. It was so itchy, so itchy that no amount of scratching could stop the itch.

Seeing that he had scratched his arm until it bled, and the itching sensation had not subsided at all, Uchiha Yu could only force himself to endure it and stop scratching his body.

But to his despair, the itching sensation was spreading to his head, and even his brain felt itchy.

Oh no, am I going to grow a brain or lose my brain?

Just then, another bolt of lightning struck him.

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"what!"

Uchiha Yu's scream rang out amidst the thunderstorm, so high-pitched, but the next moment it changed.

"Ah—ha, haha, good! So refreshing!!"

Masayo Miwa, who was hiding far away, had a worried look on his face, but when he heard that strange "爽" (shuang, meaning "satisfying"), his little cat face turned into a big "囧" (jiong, meaning "awkward").

"What are you doing, meow? Why do you feel so embarrassed, meow?"

Immediately afterwards, lightning continued to fall into the crater, and Uchiha Yu's high-pitched cries of "So refreshing!" and "So comfortable!" echoed throughout the crater.

Masase Miwa grew increasingly ashamed as she listened. She covered her triangular ears with her front paws, lay down on the trembling ground, and murmured to herself, "How can someone with such an embarrassing owner still want a cat?"

……

Uchiha Yu is really enjoying himself right now. The feeling of itching from bone marrow to brain is terrifying. He even feels like he wants to die. Luckily, he was struck by lightning in time.

The electric shock caused damage from the inside out, which effectively relieved the itching that was spreading all over the body. Compared to the hellish itching just now, the pain felt like bliss.

Strangely, the pain from the lightning strike disappeared quickly, and Uchiha Yu immediately felt that his whole body was covered in itchy sensations, as if grass was growing all over it.

Uchiha Yu's expression changed drastically. Before the itching sensation could fully manifest, he quickly climbed out of the pit, which was already four meters deep.

He stood upright on the rocks that resembled waves at the edge of the deep pit, raising his left hand high. As a right-handed person, he could only let his left hand bear more of the load.

Before the itch was fully felt, he was still a little afraid of being struck by lightning. After all, the pain of smoke rising from the inside out was not pleasant, so all he could do was raise his left hand.

But as the intense itching grew exponentially, Uchiha Yu began to miss the pain.

For the first time, he actively activated the natural energy of lightning, without forming any spells, and simply restrained the thunderclouds in the sky, just like Franklin flying a kite, he was actively drawing in lightning.

The lightning struck as expected, causing Uchiha Yu's entire body to spasm. The pain once again dispelled the itching, and the exhilarating sensation made him howl loudly, "It hurts like hell! It hurts so much!"

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"Awesome, so awesome!"

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"Not enough! Let's do it again!"

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"Cool!"

Despite the continuous barrage of lightning, Uchiha Yu's body was not destroyed; instead, it was thoroughly cleansed from the inside out by the lightning.

Among all schools of Taoism, thunder is highly revered, considered the pivot of heaven and earth, the general principle of yin and yang, possessing the power of great destruction and annihilation, while also being the source of vitality and the creation of all things.

Protected by the natural energy of lightning within his meridians, the lightning strike brought Uchiha Yu not destruction, but a leap in his life level. Cleansed by the lightning, he forged the most solid foundation of his Dao, even showing some signs of a higher-level life form, such as his physical resistance to lightning being sufficient to directly withstand natural lightning.

If any foolish Cloud Village ninja were to attempt to attack Uchiha Yu in the future using Lightning Release or Storm Release, they would experience firsthand what despair truly means. Even if they developed an S-rank Lightning Release ninjutsu similar to "Kirin," Uchiha Yu could simply withstand it with his chest, a feat that would absolutely shock countless people.

Such miraculous resistance is comparable to that of a Six Paths level powerhouse. Of course, a true powerhouse possesses such strength in all attributes, while Uchiha Yu can only resist lightning for the time being.

However, Uchiha Yu also has his own unique advantage. His resistance to lightning comes from his foundation, which is his physical body. Even if he exhausts his chakra and natural energy, lightning cannot harm him.

However, Six Paths level experts who manipulate chakra do not have such powerful physical bodies. Once their chakra is insufficient, their defense against ninjutsu is actually about the same as that of ordinary ninjas.

But right now, Uchiha Yu is unaware of all this.

The thunderstorm continued, the itch continued to flare up, and he was still oscillating between two different kinds of pain, enjoying the brief pleasure between the transitions.

(End of this chapter)