The Congenital Dao Body can indeed increase one's cultivation speed, but it also has a drawback: it requires more spiritual energy than ordinary cultivators. In the past, this would naturally not have been a disadvantage, but rather an advantage.
If others absorbed 1 unit of spiritual energy per hour, he would absorb 10, or even more.
Wouldn't that show the advantage?
But in this era, spiritual energy is scarce, and it's simply not enough to ensure a sufficient supply for him.
Therefore, his primary task is to accumulate merit and find a blessed land, a place with abundant spiritual energy.
Although the Dragon Vein was severed and spiritual energy is constantly depleting, there might still be some blessed lands in this world with more spiritual energy.
Moreover, the advantage of the Congenital Dao Body lies in absorption, so requiring more spiritual energy is not a problem with the Congenital Dao Body itself, but rather his own problem of not being able to find enough spiritual energy for the Congenital Dao Body to absorb.
Furthermore, if he can obtain rare treasures, the absorption rate will also be much higher than that of ordinary physiques.
For cultivation, his speed is also faster. Overall, besides requiring a lot of spiritual energy, it's all advantages for him at the moment. As long as he can find a place with abundant spiritual energy, this sole problem will be solved!
"Teacher, what's wrong?"
Bai Ye's state startled Ren Tingting. Just now, Bai Ye had a fervent expression, but the next second his face fell. She couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Did she displease him?
"It's nothing, I just suddenly thought of something. Since you have entered the sect, what do you want to cultivate? Our Shenxiao Sect primarily cultivates the Five Thunder Arts, and also has alchemy, talismans, sword arts, formations, etc. What do you want to cultivate?!"
Any Dao can lead to immortality. The Shenxiao Sect primarily cultivates the Five Thunder Arts, while also Take into account other aspects.
Since Ren Tingting has entered the sect, Bai Ye naturally plans to teach her spells, but before that, he wants to see what Ren Tingting plans to choose?
"Ah?! Master wants me to choose myself?"
Ren Tingting originally thought that she would practice whatever Bai Ye taught her.
"That's right. For learning, it's best to be interested yourself. The Five Thunder Arts are something every Shenxiao Sect disciple needs to master. Besides that, I will teach you one more. Don't bite off more than you can chew. Choose one that you feel suits you."
Thunder Arts must be learned once one enters the sect, so this is a mandatory teaching.
Besides that, all others are auxiliary cultivation and can be chosen according to Ren Tingting's interests.
"How about talismans?"
Ren Tingting hesitated between talismans and sword arts for a while, then decided to focus on talismans.
She liked sword arts because she felt it was cool, and controlling lightning, with lightning dancing with her sword, she also liked it very much.
But overall, she ultimately chose talismans.
Because during Bai Ye and Uncle Jiu's conversation at Yi Village earlier, she also knew that her father might still be in danger.
And what Bai Ye gave her father before was a talisman, so she also hoped to go down the path of talismans. If she could make talismans later, she would give some to her father when she went down the mountain.
"The Way of Talismans is very difficult, are you sure?"
Bai Ye looked at Ren Tingting in surprise, only to see her nod firmly, clearly having made up her mind.
She had decided!
"Good, then I will now impart the Dharma to you!"
Zombie Bai Ye: [Finally, I have taken on a disciple. The imparting of the Dharma is complete; now it's up to her own fortune!]
As the saying goes, 'the master leads the way, but cultivation depends on the individual.'
Although Bai Ye will continue to give guidance later, in terms of cultivation, it mostly depends on Ren Tingting herself.
Gang Gui Bai Ye: [How is that Congenital Dao Body you drew?]
Zombie Bai Ye: [Don't even think about it, it requires too much spiritual energy. If you had drawn it, I wouldn't even dare to imagine how you would absorb spiritual energy in modern times!]
He at least still had some spiritual energy here. In modern times, there really wouldn't be much left.
If he were to get another Congenital Dao Body, it would purely be a side effect.
Gang Gui Bai Ye: [That's true.]
The spiritual energy in modern times is indeed a troublesome issue.
Inuyasha Bai Ye: [Actually, just wait for a Bai Ye from a cultivation world, then spiritual energy won't be a problem!]
Spiritual energy in cultivation worlds is abundant.
Zombie Bai Ye: [Speaking of which, that's true. Oh, by the way, I might not practice Eight Gates for now. I just got the Congenital Dao Body, so I'm preparing to go into seclusion for cultivation.]
His Congenital Dao Body had just arrived, and he wanted to cultivate and experiment with it.
Nichijou Bai Ye: [It's alright, I'm exercising every day now!]
Naruto Bai Ye: [You guys are really working hard!]
Pirate Bai Ye: [You've been gone lately? What have you been up to?]
Naruto Bai Ye: [Preparing to turn that traitor Shisui, of course. After our last conversation, I feel that Shisui might be wavering in his thoughts, and Danzo is stirring up trouble again!]
What could he have been up to lately?
The Uchiha's affairs had already exhausted him.
After becoming the Clan Head, he not only had to face clan matters but also many internal affairs that required his attention.
Although he succeeded in reclaiming the Uchiha's original territory and gained considerable goodwill within the Uchiha, the situation within the clan remained tense.
Inuyasha Bai Ye: [You should be able to act soon, right?]
If he might have had to be cautious at first, now with the Mangekyo and Sage Body, he seemed to have no need to wait any longer.
Naruto Bai Ye: [I'm acting. I'll tell you guys about it later. The current situation won't end unless we deal with Konoha F4. We've completely made enemies!]
Hiruzen Sarutobi had always been hesitant about eliminating the Uchiha Clan.
After all, they were a very strong clan, and their Bloodline Limit was very powerful. If they were to make a move, it would definitely affect Konoha.
He only wanted to weaken the Uchiha so he could control them.
But after the last incident, Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed to have made up his mind to act against the Uchiha Clan.
However, he hadn't taken action yet because the cost was too great.
Once he found an opportunity and could avoid being blamed for wiping out the Uchiha Clan, he would act.
And this entered the second round of gambits between the Uchiha and Konoha.
And these were Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi.
Uchiha Fugaku had arranged for the two of them to join the Anbu. On one hand, he wanted to ease the relationship between the Uchiha and Konoha, and on the other hand, he wanted Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi to gather some Konoha intelligence within the Anbu.
As a result, these two directly defected to Konoha. Now, because they suffered a setback with Bai Ye, but it was due to their own actions, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't easily make a move. Plus, as the Hokage who needed to maintain his image, he naturally couldn't directly act against the Uchiha Clan at this time.
So, he focused his attention on Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi.
Now, he could only learn about the Uchiha Clan's situation from these two.
"Clan Head, you called for me."
Shisui respectfully pushed open the door and looked at Bai Ye with some surprise.
After their last conversation, Bai Ye hadn't sought him out for a long time.
He had actually been thinking about whether what he had done was right.
Shisui didn't want to see casualties between Konoha and the Uchiha.
However, with Bai Ye's rise to power, this trend seemed increasingly impossible.
Shisui had originally thought about using Kotoamatsukami on Bai Ye, but during his conversation with Bai Ye, he felt that Bai Ye's words made a lot of sense, and he himself seemed very naive.
And this time, Bai Ye called him alone, without Itachi. Although Shisui was a little confused, he still came.
He wasn't worried that Bai Ye would do anything to him. This was within the Uchiha Clan, after all, and he was a clan member no matter what. Bai Ye wouldn't go so far as to attack him. He was curious why Itachi was sent away.
Within the entire clan, everyone actually understood that his and Itachi's stances were pretty much the same, right? Probably.
"Shisui, sit. I called you this time to ask about your views on the relationship between the Uchiha and Konoha. Last time, I kept talking about my own opinions and seemed to have overlooked your thoughts."
Ultimately, compared to the great filial son, Shisui is a bleeding heart, but he would never want the Uchiha Clan to be exterminated.
Bai Ye didn't look for the great filial son but for Shisui for two reasons: first, compared to Shisui, the great filial son was too extreme; second, the great filial son was currently Shisui's follower, and there was no need to go find the follower instead of the person himself.
"My views?"
Shisui looked at Bai Ye with some surprise. Last time, he had actually brought up some points, but after Bai Ye's barrage of opinions, he didn't dare to speak much anymore.
Now, the reason Bai Ye sought him out was actually to ask for his views.
"What? Do you think I'm the kind of person who completely ignores opinions?"
Bai Ye said, placing a cup of tea in front of Shisui, then picked up his own cup and took a sip of tea, waiting for Shisui's answer.
"Clan Head, can the Uchiha and Konoha truly not coexist peacefully? My opinion is that everyone can sit down and talk, and avoid conflicts. Other clan members think I've surrendered to Konoha, but who knows that if we resist, Konoha's strength can easily eliminate our Uchiha Clan?"
Shisui said, a bitter smile flashing across his face.
He felt like he was caught between a rock and a hard place. He had always been working for the clan, constantly talking about resistance, but did they have the strength to resist?
Each of them was arrogant and didn't know Konoha's strength at all.
Their clan territory was surrounded by other ninja clans. Once they rebelled, the other ninja clans would besiege the Uchiha Clan, and the final outcome would be destruction.
"Shisui, I agree with your idea, but haven't you noticed that you've been deceived by Konoha?"
Shisui's manipulation plan is online!
This time, he sought out Shisui alone to prevent the great filial son from interfering.
Moreover, the relationship between Konoha and the Uchiha was already critical.
If he didn't act, Hiruzen Sarutobi would probably act too.
And Shisui was definitely more important to him than the great filial son. First, the great filial son currently only had Three Tomoe. The great filial son awakened his Mangekyo when Shisui entrusted his Mangekyo to him and then jumped off a cliff. After preventing that, it's possible the great filial son might not awaken his Mangekyo.
A Three Tomoe trying to compare to a Mangekyo would require holding back.
Even Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo could deceive Shisui, so Bai Ye didn't believe he couldn't do it.
"I've been deceived by Konoha?"
Shisui looked up at Bai Ye with some confusion, murmuring to himself, somewhat puzzled. Everything he knew was what he had seen, and it didn't seem like anyone was deceiving him, right?
"First, Shisui, you said you wanted the Uchiha Clan and Konoha to talk. I want to ask, who would initiate it?"
"Of course, it would be Hokage-sama and Clan Head-sama, you two!"
Shisui said, then, as if he thought of something, continued: "Besides, last time we also reclaimed our own clan territory. Isn't that enough? What originally belonged to our Uchiha Clan, we've already taken back?"
In Shisui's view, after the Nine-Tails' Chaos, the clan members had considerable grievances against Konoha.
Coupled with being ostracized later, the relationship between the Uchiha and Konoha became tense. Now that they have reclaimed their original clan territory, shouldn't that be enough?
Does Bai Ye, like other Uchiha, hope to become Hokage?
"So, after I reclaimed what was originally ours, Shisui, haven't you noticed? Recently, there have been more and more rumors about us in the Village. Who do you think is spreading these rumors?"
After they reclaimed their clan territory, there was even more discussion about the Uchiha Clan.
It didn't even require thought to know who was doing this.
"I've heard about it, but the facts are not like that. I believe it won't be long before the people in the Village will know that we didn't take it by force!"
Shisui said, his face showing a hint of agitation. He had heard the rumors in the Village.
He even felt other villagers pointing fingers at him on the streets.
Coupled with the recent passive work of the Police Force, it led to the villagers seemingly having even greater grievances against the Uchiha Clan.
And the rumor was that the Uchiha threatened the Hokage-sama with rebellion to get their original clan territory back, and finally, the Hokage, Hyuga, and Ino–Shika–Chō, for the sake of the overall situation and to protect the safety of the villagers, chose to compromise!
Although it sounded ridiculous, as the rumor spread more and more, naturally more and more people chose to believe it.
This was also what Bai Ye had been dealing with recently, another round of gambits. Even because many villagers pointed fingers at their Uchiha Clan on the streets, the normal lives of many Uchiha Clan members were affected.
And for Shisui's naive idea, Bai Ye was somewhat scornful.
It's already like this, and he's still deceiving himself?
It seems he can only cruelly shatter Shisui's illusion!