Because many experiences cannot be replicated by those who come after.
To leave behind such a relatively complete set of notes was the absolute limit of what the Old Heavenly Master could achieve, given his sufficiently high cultivation base that allowed him to delay for two or three days.
If a later practitioner's cultivation method highly overlapped with the Old Heavenly Master's, or if their realm was high enough, they might be able to refine these notes into a complete cultivation method.
For Qingshui, the greatest use of these notes was to point him towards a path: cultivating the heavens and earth within himself, refining his own minor world, and transforming into a Dimensional Demon God.
As for how to successfully tread this path and forge it into a broad highway, that would depend on Qingshui's own capabilities.
"Most importantly, complete the internal energy circulation. Hmm… the mind and soul also play a significant role in this process, acting as the primary propulsion and circuit rules within this cycle.
For now, it can be seen as forming an ecosystem with one's body, will, and soul that can complete energy circulation, just like Earth's biosphere, which is self-sufficient. And since 99% of the biosphere's energy comes from the sun, where do the energy sources for immortals like the Old Heavenly Master, who have cultivated an internal world, and the Dimensional Demon Gods of the Marvel Universe, come from?"
Qingshui rested his chin in his hand, recalling the words the Old Heavenly Master had spoken in the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Valley.
"Evolve a world with one's own Dao, and use the evolved world to promote the Dao? Becoming stronger through the self-development of an internal world? Does that mean energy is generated through self-evolution?
Hard to say. I haven't reached that realm yet, so it's difficult to make a definitive judgment. But what's certain is that those individuals can also plunder and devour other worlds to greatly accelerate this process, definitely faster than slowly cultivating and evolving through their own hard work… No wonder the multiverse-level gods in the Marvel Universe and DC Universe are constantly thinking about invading other worlds."
Qingshui's thoughts quickly shifted from this topic to the system panel.
Current Fortune Value: 94.94%
Do you want to spend 75% of current Fortune Value to synchronize the talent: Limiter?
Qingshui looked at the data on the panel, his mind stirring.
The accumulated Fortune Value should be enough to unlock the next world soon.
However, the Limiter talent, unique to humans from the One-Punch Man world, truly made Qingshui covetous.
This thing represents the peak, it's Saitama!
If he could possess Saitama's strength, what would he need to worry about?
Even Kaguya and the Sage of Six Paths, he wasn't sure if they could withstand a Serious Punch.
By then, if he wanted, Kaguya could even go on maternity leave.
And theoretically, under ideal circumstances, it would only take three years for an ordinary person to reach Saitama's level by continuously breaking their Limiter.
Qingshui didn't know if he could reach Saitama's realm in three years, but as it stood, even if he couldn't, he would still gain immense benefits.
Geno believed Zombieman could safely break his Limiter due to his extraordinary regenerative abilities.
Coincidentally, Qingshui's true body, possessing Perfect Demonization, might not have weaker regenerative abilities than Zombieman.
What Zombieman could do, he could also do.
At least, with his Perfect Demonization body, he could relatively easily break through the first few Limiters, gaining powerful physical attributes in a shorter time, while also strengthening his spirit and mind to a certain extent.
And the increase in physical and mental energy could, in turn, strengthen his Chakra.
Of course, for Qingshui, it was Innate Qi.
In the Ninja World, this was called Sage Art Chakra.
The further along the Limiter path one went, the harder the improvements became, and the more time it required. The earlier it was exchanged, the better.
If he waited until the next world opened, not to mention what kind of opportunities he might gain, it was certain that he would have to spend a lot of time accumulating Fortune Value again, which would not be worth the effort.
After several rounds of thought, Qingshui convinced himself. With a thought, he clicked "Confirm."
Confirm.
Synchronization successful.
Current Fortune Value: 19.94%.
In the blink of an eye, the painstakingly accumulated Fortune Value plummeted, dropping to less than 20%.
However, Qingshui imagined that this 75% Fortune Value was well worth it.
With his current strength, just breaking one layer of the Limiter would bring substantial improvements. If he had a few years to break more layers of the Limiter, then…
I'm not eating beef!
"Training equipment for breaking the Limiter still needs to be built, but the training intensity can be increased by transforming the training facilities into Magic Tools.
Additionally, several sets of Puppets have completed their Magic Tool Transformation and nanification upgrades. The Particle Accelerator has also been constructed, and I can start building the second-generation Arc Reactor. Then, I can continue to manufacture more powerful standardized Puppets. Every ninja in the Sand Village having a set of Iron Suits, tsk tsk, just thinking about that scene is beautiful."
Qingshui couldn't help but cross his legs, beginning to fantasize.
With the physical capabilities of ninjas, they wouldn't even need much training to fundamentally utilize the power of the Iron Suit.
And how many ninjas did the Sand Village have?
As of early last year, when the Third Great Ninja War ended, the Sand Village still had over 14,000 active ninjas. And after the Sand Village seized power from the Daimyo and changed the system to gain more financial income the year before last, the Sand Village Ninja Academy has been expanding its enrollment every term.
The number of newly enrolled ninja students last year alone reached over 4,200.
The Genin who graduated in the last two terms were from when the early new Puppetry hadn't yet appeared. At that time, the Sand Village was relatively strapped for cash, far from as rich as it is now, with only seven to eight hundred people per graduating class.
The current total number of active ninjas in the Sand Village, including them, is only around 16,000.
This is much better than other ninja villages. In one year of the Great Ninja War, the Sand Village lost about a thousand ninjas, which is consistent with the normal intensity of a Great Ninja War.
The Cloud Hidden Village and Rain Hidden Village fared better; their brains weren't completely scrambled, and their losses were similar to the Sand Village.
Cloud Hidden Village and Sand Village had strong foundations; their losses from the Third Great Ninja War had largely recovered. The latter had even developed significantly in other areas compared to that time.
Rain Hidden Village had a weaker foundation, but with Sand Village's support, its recovery speed wasn't far behind. And because a great nation was established, its overall strength more than doubled compared to before the war.
As for Stone Hidden Village and Konoha, they suffered heavy losses, each losing several thousand people in various defeats.
Konoha, with its deep reserves and numerous experts, could barely maintain its status as a dominant ninja village. However, Stone Hidden Village, after losing so many ninja and two Jinchuriki, was weakening to the point of nearly falling out of the ranks of the Six Great Ninja Villages.
The ninja who died could be replenished in ten or eight years. With internal reforms in several major nations, taking power from the Daimyo, that time could be shortened even further. Although cultivating ninja takes a considerable amount of time, with the passage of time, their numbers could even increase.
But once a Tailed Beast was gone, it was truly gone.
In contrast, for Sand Village, in just another year, the advantages of Sand Village's earlier reforms would become even more apparent. The number of new Genin each year would continue to rise, skyrocketing from two thousand to four thousand.
Within three years, Sand Village would be able to expand its forces to over twenty thousand, and within five years, to over thirty thousand. And every year thereafter, the number of new Genin would remain above five thousand.
Moreover, these weren't traditional ninja trained in the old ways. Many of them could learn Breathing Style, alongside various new types of ninja tools and Puppets. Their success rate was higher, and their average combat strength would be at least half a grade higher than during the era of the Five Great Ninja Villages.
According to Qingshui's estimation, without Kage-level or stronger individuals like himself, approximately forty to fifty thousand ninja would be enough to barely rule the entire Ninja World, provided there were no other ninja villages interfering as opponents.
Of course, that was "barely."
Stationing six to eight thousand or more ninja in several major nations could largely suppress most unrest, but once a major incident occurred, it could easily shake the foundations of their rule.
And without impacting people's livelihoods and development, approximately sixty thousand ninja would be sufficient.
In the original timeline's Fourth Great Ninja War, after more than a decade of recovery, the Ninja World could only field a ninja allied force of over eighty thousand, even after accounting for possible reserve troops. This force included many ninja from smaller villages, and even rogue ninja and samurai who were likely just there to fill numbers.
Sixty thousand ninja was by no means a small number, and these were ninja whose average quality was higher than during the previous Five Great Ninja Villages era.
"Sixty thousand ninja... that's a bit too far off. Let's focus on the present. Although the village is much wealthier than other ninja villages now, it's impossible to equip all sixteen thousand current ninja with Iron Suit. Without a relevant industry chain, it's hard to even set up a complete production line. For some high-tech components, we still have to rely on manual crafting.
Magic Tool Transformation and nanotech are even more impossible to produce on a large scale with current productivity. The best solution is to build an economic version of Puppet Armor, with the Arc Reactor as its core."
Thinking this, Qingshui immediately began designing new Puppet models on the panel.
Considering that the current overall production capacity was somewhat specialized, the Puppet's level didn't need to be too high, but it certainly wouldn't be low. It would definitely be much stronger than the existing Sand Village standard new Puppets.
The platinum-group metal isotopes in the second-generation Arc Reactor required high-energy bombardment from Tony's improved Particle Accelerator to synthesize. They could be produced in small batches, but large-scale supply was difficult.
So, the first-generation Arc Reactor could be used for power. With Tony's provided methods, as long as there were enough raw materials, this could even be hammered out with a welding gun, pliers, and a hammer. The production line for this wasn't difficult.
Therefore, two versions could be made. The second-generation Arc Reactor version would be used to equip a small, highly mobile, high-output unit for high-level missions, to carry out targeted strikes against enemy experts on the battlefield.
Each of them would be a small BOSS-level unit.
The first-generation Arc Reactor version of the Puppet could equip hundreds, even thousands, or more ninja, achieving large-scale deployment, ensuring that each one was a super soldier, an elite monster among elite ninja.
The design of these two sets of Puppet Armor didn't take Qingshui much time.
After all, it was just a matter of subtracting from the existing system, deleting or replacing some functions. With Qingshui's current mastery of Puppetry, it was completed in less than fifteen minutes.
The two sets of Puppets didn't have names yet. The weaker set was rated B+, could fly, had good mobility and attack power, only installed a first-generation Arc Reactor, and had a small number of auxiliary functions. A wearer only needed a little training to easily possess strength exceeding that of an average Chunin.
And Qingshui thoughtfully prepared a modification and evolution plan. By replacing materials and components, the Puppet's rating could continue to rise. Theoretically, the final modification and evolution would result in the second set of Puppet Armor.
Rated A, when considered individually, it was actually weaker than a single Chikamatsu Collection Puppet, and closer to the initial version of Big Ivan. When fully unleashed, it could theoretically be considered a combat unit with flight capability and Jonin-level destructive power.
At this point, it could actually be further strengthened, but it would be more troublesome. The people in the Puppet Force alone didn't have the ability to strengthen A-class Puppets or higher.
In the village, the Puppet Masters capable of strengthening and building A+ level Puppets, even counting all of them, were only a few top Puppet Masters like Sasori and Chiyo.
However, this could also be considered a cutting-edge Puppet of conventional new Puppetry. Technologies like Magic Tool Transformation and nanotech would have to be sealed as top secrets, with status equal to, or even exceeding, White Secret Technique.
After all, even the early version of the Chikamatsu Collection was only an A+ class Puppet. With the help of ten A+ class Puppets, Chiyo at her peak could not be underestimated among Kage-level experts.
When able to fully unleash their power, Qingshui estimated that even without a suitable team composition, if there were about ten sets of A+ class cutting-edge armor working together, they could indeed stand against a Kage-level expert before their energy ran out.
Although it would be a Kage-level with fixed functions and relatively specialized abilities, it would genuinely be not much weaker than Chiyo in her prime.
As for the current Chiyo, she was actually working very hard to learn new Puppetry, and her strength had increased significantly.
Although she was old and her learning ability had declined, her foundation in Puppetry was solid. Coupled with the Divine Mechanism Art that Qingshui introduced, which was localized for the Ninja World, several Puppets in the Chikamatsu Collection had already reached S- level.
Once they were equipped with second-generation Arc Reactors and nanotech, the old lady's combat power would soar even higher.
She wouldn't be able to compare to the current Qingshui, but she probably wouldn't be someone ordinary Kage-level individuals could easily challenge. Her strength would likely be even stronger than the current Kage-level peak experts.
The same applied to the two top Puppet Masters, Ebizo and Sasori.
Puppet Masters were already the biggest beneficiaries among the various changes Qingshui had brought.
This was the version benefit for the Puppet Masters of Sand Village.
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