Entry: I Secretly Cultivate Immortality in the Martial Arts World

316: Chapter 317 Extra Chapters of the Heavens: Xu Si’s Path to Harmony (Part 3)Xu Si sat alone by the sea, quietly organizing the various memories and skills that had merged into his mind.

In the Naruto World, Xu Si was proficient in the three basic ninjutsu—Clone, Substitution, and Transformation—and had also mastered several mid-level techniques such as Wind Style: Great Breakthrough, Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire, and Earth Style: Headhunter Jutsu.

He was also skilled in shuriken throwing and basic taijutsu combat.

His Chakra possessed both Wind and Fire attributes. Although he lacked the enhancement of a Bloodline Limit, his overall strength sat firmly in the mid-tier of the Jonin ranks.

Aside from this body, the other four versions of Xu Si from different Wuxia planes each had their own strengths and unique skills.

The Xu Si from the Swordsman plane specialized in the Way of Governing the Sword with Qi, and his swordsmanship had reached a level of divine mastery.

The Xu Si from the Legend of the Condor Heroes plane painstakingly cultivated the Quanzhen Orthodox Internal Skill, possessing deep and pure Internal Energy.

The remaining two came from the Return of the Condor Heroes and the high-martial-level Wind and Cloud world respectively.

Among them, the Xu Si from the Wind and Cloud plane had extremely strong combat experience, with power second only to the Xu Si from the Naruto World.

With all these memories and abilities fused together, Xu Si felt as if several rivers were converging within his body.

Chakra, Internal Energy, and True Qi each followed their own paths without conflicting, which was truly mysterious.

He tried to circulate his Internal Energy and struck the surface of the sea with a palm. With a loud bang, water exploded over ten feet high; the force was fierce, far beyond what an eight-year-old child should possess.

Then, he formed hand seals to create three Clones, all of which were lifelike.

Seeing this, Xu Si felt quite satisfied.

He then began to ponder his current situation.

He didn’t have the original body’s memories, but he had previously inquired and learned that the original father was a chronic alcoholic with a violent temper.

He felt no affection for this person and immediately decided to leave this place and head for Foosha Village.

As for how to leave this remote island in the East Blue, the method was simple.

The Naruto Xu Si possessed a ninjutsu called the Body Flicker Technique. Although it couldn’t cross space like the Flying Thunder God, moving at high speeds over short distances was not difficult.

Using this technique, Xu Si snuck onto a maritime merchant ship anchored at the island for supplies under the cover of night, hiding in the cargo hold.

The merchant ship weighed anchor three days later and headed west. It sailed for about half a month, passing several islands.

Finally, it docked near the Gray Terminal in the Goa Kingdom.

Xu Si quietly left the ship amidst the chaos of unloading. After asking for directions and walking for half a day, he saw the legendary Foosha Village.

A huge windmill at the village entrance turned leisurely. The grass was lush green, and cattle and sheep were scattered about, presenting a scene of peaceful and serene pastoral scenery.

Just as Xu Si was reflecting on how this place was indeed as tranquil as in the anime, he heard the sound of a child crying from the seaside.

He looked toward the sound and saw a small black-haired boy wearing a straw hat standing by the pier, crying uncontrollably with snot and tears smeared all over his face.

Several villagers stood beside the boy, all showing expressions of pity.

On the sea, a small passenger ship was slowly sailing away.

At the stern stood a boy about eight or nine years old with messy black hair and a band-aid on his face.

He was waving toward the shore, his lips moving slightly as if saying, ”Goodbye, Luffy.”

Then the ship sailed further and further away, gradually becoming a small dot and disappearing into the horizon.

Xu Si was slightly stunned.

Ace is gone?

He remembered that in the original work, Ace set out to sea when Luffy was about ten years old, three years earlier than Luffy.

Calculating the time, it matched up.

That little boy crying his eyes out was the future Pirate King candidate—Monkey D. Luffy.

Xu Si was in no hurry to step forward; instead, he stood at a distance and watched.

Luffy cried for a long time, until his voice was hoarse, before he was coaxed and pulled back to the village by the villager Makino.

Xu Si followed them.

The process of meeting was simpler than imagined.

Luffy returned to the village and sat down on the steps in front of the tavern, looking dejected.

Xu Si walked over and sat down beside him without saying a word.

Luffy turned his head to look at him, sniffled, and asked, ”Who are you?”

”Xu Si.”

”Never heard of you.” Luffy turned his head back, sinking back into his despondency.

Xu Si pulled two meat buns from his robe.

He had swiped them from the merchant ship on the way, and now he handed one to Luffy.

Luffy took it and took a bite; juice overflowed, and his eyes lit up slightly.

”Do you want to see me perform a trick?” Xu Si asked.

Luffy didn’t have much interest, but he still nodded.

Xu Si stood up, took a deep breath, circulated the Internal Energy in his body, and suddenly struck the ground with his right palm.

With a muffled boom, dirt flew everywhere, and he actually struck a palm print over a foot deep into the ground, with cracks spreading out in all directions.

Luffy’s mouth hung wide open, and the meat bun almost fell out.

”So amazing!” Luffy jumped up, his eyes shining, most of his previous sadness dispersed.

”How did you do that? Are you a Marine? Or a pirate?”

Xu Si shook his head and said calmly, ”Neither. As for how I did it, it’s called Kung Fu.”

”Kung Fu?” Luffy tilted his head. ”What’s that?”

”A way to make oneself stronger.” Xu Si looked at Luffy, calculating his wording.

He had come to this world with a System mission to overthrow the Celestial Dragons, but that was definitely not something that could be achieved overnight.

He had the Heavens Xu Si Space; if a high-level immortal cultivator arrived in the future, things would naturally fall into place.

But before that, he needed to set the stage and needed allies.

He sincerely admired the early-stage Luffy.

A pure heart, indomitable will, and completely devoted to his companions.

But the later-stage Luffy, after Awakening the Nika Fruit, underwent subtle changes in his personality and behavioral logic.

Rather than calling him a ’Warrior of Liberation,’ it was more like the fruit itself was an ancient will gradually swallowing the host’s self.

Xu Si didn’t know if his arrival could change all this, but he wanted to try.

If he could make it so Luffy didn’t completely rely on the Devil Fruit, but instead had sufficient strength of his own...

Perhaps that so-called ’Sun God Nika’ wouldn’t completely take over his mind.

A powerful and clear-headed ally was far better than a Puppet controlled by an ancient will.

”Do you want to become stronger?” Xu Si asked.

”Yes!” Luffy didn’t hesitate, his eyes bright as two stars.

”I’m going to be the Pirate King! I’m going to sea! I’m going to find the ONE PIECE!”

”Then I can teach you to become stronger, but you have to listen to me,” Xu Si said.

”Really?” Luffy jumped up in excitement and grabbed Xu Si’s arm.

”You can really make me stronger? Stronger than Ace?”

”Who’s Ace?” Xu Si asked, knowing full well.

”My brother! He just went out to sea!” Luffy said, his eyes welling up again.

”He said he was going to become a pirate. I wanted to go with him, but he wouldn’t take me... said I was too weak...”

”You are indeed weak,” Xu Si spoke the truth.

Luffy pouted but didn’t argue.

”Starting tomorrow, come find me at the small woods behind the village every morning.” After saying this, Xu Si turned and left.

”Hey, where do you live?” Luffy shouted from behind.

”Haven’t found a place yet.”

”Then live at my house! I live alone!”

Luffy caught up, his face once again covered in smiles.

Xu Si thought about it and didn’t refuse.

The next morning, as the sky began to brighten, Luffy excitedly ran to the small woods behind the village.

Xu Si was already waiting there.

”Let’s get this straight first: the things I’m going to teach you are not of this world,” Xu Si said with a serious expression.

”I won’t explain too much to you; just treat it as a method of Qi Refining.”

He selected the most basic internal cultivation technique from the memories of the Wind and Cloud world, called the ’Qi Nourishing Formula’.

It was originally used by Outer Sect Disciples of the Under Heaven Society to build their Foundation. It was simple and shallow, but stable and unlikely to cause Qi Deviation.

Chakra was a specialty of the Naruto World, requiring a corresponding physical structure and spiritual energy; Luffy couldn’t learn it.

Internal Energy was different; as long as one had Meridians and a Mind-Cultivation Technique, anyone could attempt to Cultivate.

”Sit cross-legged, close your eyes, and feel a breath of warm air in your Dantian—that’s three inches below your navel.” Xu Si taught by example.

Luffy rarely settled down, but he sat cross-legged and closed his eyes.

On the first day, he felt nothing.

On the second day, Luffy said his stomach hurt, and Xu Si corrected his posture.

On the third day, Luffy said there seemed to be a tiny bit of something warm.

On the seventh day, a thread of Internal Energy finally emerged within Luffy’s body.

Xu Si nodded inwardly.

This kid’s Comprehension Ability was better than he had expected.

Perhaps it was the special Physique of the Rubber Fruit, or perhaps it was the Protagonist Halo at work.

In the following days, Xu Si taught Luffy to meditate and refine Qi every morning, and in the afternoon, they conducted physical and combat training.

He used the taijutsu basics from the Naruto World.

Push-ups, sit-ups, squats, running, as well as basic punching and kicking movements.

Luffy was very impatient at first, always wanting to reach the top in one step, but Xu Si was steady and calm, correcting him over and over and demonstrating again and again.

Gradually, Luffy also settled his heart, repeating the boring basic exercises day after day.

In this way, spring left and summer came; half a year passed in a flash.

Sea Calendar Year 1518.

On this day, while Xu Si was guiding Luffy in the methods of moving Qi in the small woods, he suddenly felt a disturbance in his mind.

A summons came from the Heavens Xu Si Shared Space.

He was delighted and quickly found an excuse to send Luffy off to catch fish. He then found a hidden spot, closed his eyes to concentrate, and his consciousness sank into that gray space.

Within the space, people were already waiting.

Naruto Xu Si, Swordsman Xu Si, Legend of the Condor Xu Si, Return of the Condor Xu Si, and Wind and Cloud Xu Si—the five of them were either sitting or standing. Seeing One Piece Xu Si arrive, they all nodded in greeting.

And besides these five, there was another strange figure.

It was a young man of twenty-five or twenty-six, wearing a crumpled military uniform, looking somewhat dazed.

One Piece Xu Si glanced over and felt a slight disappointment.

Not a high-level immortal cultivator, nor a Great Power from the Primordial World.

But the newly arrived Xu Si was beaming with joy, his gaze scanning everyone as if looking at a pile of treasures.

”Brother, which world are you from?” Naruto Xu Si spoke first.

The young man in the military uniform scratched his head. ”My name is Xu Si, and I come from a world called ’Drawing Swords’.”

”I’m a battalion commander in the Independent Regiment, with over a hundred men under me. I can shoot, use a bayonet, and know some basic martial arts.”

Naruto Xu Si spoke first, his tone quite calm: ”Once you’re here, we’re brothers. Skill doesn’t matter.”

With that, he held out his palm and said to Drawing Swords Xu Si, ”Come, touch palms.”

Drawing Swords Xu Si followed suit, their palms meeting.

A massive flood of information rushed into his mind like a tide, and his whole body froze in place.

It took a long time before he came to his senses, his eyes shining.

”Good heavens... I’ve really hit the jackpot!”

While they were talking, One Piece Xu Si looked around.

Naruto Xu Si was dressed as usual in a green flak jacket and mesh shirt.

Swordsman Xu Si was dressed as a Jianghu Swordsman with a long sword hanging at his waist, possessing a cold and aloof aura.

Legend of the Condor Xu Si and Return of the Condor Xu Si were one rugged and one elegant, creating quite a contrast standing together.

Wind and Cloud Xu Si had a burly build, with veins bulging on his arms; he was clearly an external martial arts expert.

”Rare to have everyone here. Number Six, how are things on your end?” Wind and Cloud Xu Si’s voice was like a resonant bell as he looked at One Piece Xu Si.

”It’s alright. I’ve spent a year laying the Foundation, my body is built up, and I’m mostly familiar with my skills,” One Piece Xu Si said.

”Still laying low?” Swordsman Xu Si chimed in.

”If you ask me, pirates are rampant in your world. With your skills, in that weakest sea of the East Blue, you should have set out to roam the seas long ago.”

”Exactly,” Legend of the Condor Xu Si agreed.

”Among us, you can be considered the most uniquely blessed.”

”Brother Naruto’s Jonin strength combined with Brother Wind and Cloud’s Cloud Dispersing Palm... in your world, dealing with the likes of Arlong or Krieg would be like cutting melons and vegetables.”

Naruto Xu Si pondered for a moment and said seriously, ”Brother, I suggest you find a Logia-type Devil Fruit.”

”Elementalization makes ordinary attacks ineffective. Combined with my Body Flicker Technique and your Internal Energy Qinggong, your combat power would at least several times over.”

”The problem is how to find one,” One Piece Xu Si said helplessly.

”Devil Fruits are all about luck, and I don’t have a navigator.”

”You still have to look. Your System mission is to overthrow the Celestial Dragons; you can’t do that without some hard power.”

One Piece Xu Si was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly. ”You’re right. My Foundation from this past year is solid; next, I will head out to sea to find a suitable Devil Fruit.”

”Wait,” Drawing Swords Xu Si raised his hand.

”What System? Isn’t our Golden Finger this shared space? How is there another System?”

Naruto Xu Si patted his shoulder and laughed, ”Brother, that’s Number Six’s own Opportunity; it’s not the same thing as our shared space.”

One Piece Xu Si nodded slightly and explained, ”When I first arrived in the One Piece world, besides this shared space, I was also bound to a System called the Great Alliance of the Heavens and Universe. This thing has nothing to do with you; it’s only bound to me.”

”This System gave me a mission: to overthrow the rule of the Celestial Dragons in this world.”

”If the mission is successful, the reward is a ten thousand dreams dao fruit. Consuming it allows one to directly reach the Human Immortal Realm.”

Drawing Swords Xu Si’s eyes widened. ”Human Immortal? What Realm is that?”

”I’m not entirely sure, but with the word ’Immortal’ in it, it should be stronger than all of us combined,” One Piece Xu Si said.