CHAPTER 8-> Let's catch a breath

Saga:-Journey to the sunrise

Arc 1:- Retro anomaly

Chapter:- 8

------->LET'S CATCH A BREATH

Myale and Hein walked past some trees, looking at folks around them. Some folks were surprised by their presence, some were scared a little. According to guffi there was a Saint natteflusk who could teach her some valuable techniques.

Hein looked at the torn page and then looked in front of him. There was a giant tree with a crown bigger than any giving almost a ethereal shade. Myale walked as her breath in orange hue gave her face a seraphic glow.

There was an old withering rock, with a long leaves-like mustache and beard. Myale suddenly received a system message pop up before her eyes.

[DAILY QUEST:-MEDITATE

STATUS:-INCOMPLETE

REWARD:-INCREASED CHI

PENALTY:-INSOMNIA]

Myale walked beside the Old saint like folk and sat under the shade of tree meditating while Hein was roaming around looking at the gigantic tree.

Some minutes passed as Hein was staring at the old saint like folk. Myale was meditating.

Suddenly the old saint like folk took a breath as if he was holding it this whole time and then his eyes opened. He looked at Hein and spoke.

"What brings you here?" As Hein heard these words he pointed towards Myale who was sitting on her knees facing the old saint like folk waiting for his attention.

"I am here to learn something from you, please make me your disciple."

Myale pleaded.

"What about this boy?" He asked.

"No no! I am fine. I'll just listen at best." Hein moved his hands neglecting the offer.

"Huh? *phew* I was interested in you. But let's see what do we got here." He looked at Myale and asked, "What is it that you want to learn?"

Myale stood on her leg, straight spine, hands locked behind. "I desire to learn Cultivation, to gain such power. To protect what is mine and to regain what I lost! For this I will follow every word of you, I'll sacrifice anyone, bring any potion, any herbs to you."

She bowed to her knees level.

The old saint folk looked at Hein and asked him with just his expressions.

"Me? I want to be happy that's all." The saint like folk chuckled, who is old.

His aura was different than any other. As if he was breathing through it. The orang-ish hue slowly fading, then growing dense.

"The one you are referring to is false cultivation." Myale's eyes widen as he spoke.

"The false cultivation was a techniques developed by emperors in ancient world to reach the epitome of power without spending much time. Yes, it did took sometimes hundreds of years but it was far more eligible than true cultivation."

Myale sat down on her knees and listened to him, and Hein too.

"The false cultivation's true essence is exterior gain. Whereas the true cultivation's essence is interior gain. It is when you connect with the world, see beyond the illusion of this world and philosophies. It can take from thousands of years just to understand it or just a day if you understand what it actually means."

Myale raised an eyebrow at this wisdom and questioned. "Did you master it? Or what if it is just an myth? Can you please show us it's use?"

Hein looked at her then the old saint folk.

"Did you know all this time when I was meditating. I, was not breathing from my lungs. It was this tree who was breathing for me. Trees are exceptional creation of gods that helps us true cultivators to breath four hundred time more efficiently than normally. Which increases our energy on tremendous scale, intoxicates us from any poisons and is even more useful."

Myale bowed down, requesting him to teach her this technique while Hein was staring at the tree in an unusual emotions.

"Then take your position, listen to me carefully and try to perform my words in physical action." The old saint folk ordered.

"Yes master!" Myale bowed, Hein tilted his head a little as leaves flowed with breeze around them.

"First I must clear a philosophy, did you know in ancient history there is a philosophy passed down since generations. It goes like this—To attain something beyond, you must look beyond this materialistic world-Some people translated it as everything in this world be it lust, greed, the desire to lead, plead, seed, the attempt to retrieve are all illusion. We must become far from these and meditate."

Myale seemed to understand it but Hein's expression looked as if he was disagreeing to this, a tic of his face to neglect this.

"But then! There was another piece added to it, which discovered the real essence of True cultivation. Let me explain, the rules you are taught from childhood that a rock is a physical object that dosen't have life force. It can't be picked up unless came in contact with you. The Cultivation is when a person meditates, goes in a deeper state and connects with anything around him that isn't connected to him and moves it as his own organ, this technique used on trees can replenish you body, used on water body can keep you hydrated, used on a sandy terrain can give you access to manipulating sand or seeing clearly through the storms."

Myale kept engulfing the information, Hein closed his eyes amd touched a grown out root of tree trying to do this.

"But isn't it similar to psychic abilities?" Myale asked an intriguing question.

"Some mistake it as psychic, there is a difference and similarities. Think of psychic abilities as throwing a rock on your enemies and True cultivation as crushing your enemies under a mountain! The main difference is magical connection. If someone cuts your connection in psychic abilities with you object or nullifies the magic. Your psychic abilities are no more useful than your own hands whereas true cultivation dosen't stop unless your will wants to."

The old saint folk left out a sigh as orang-ish cloud faint but visible formed around his face.

"So, is it only about psychic abilities?" Myale asked again, The old saint folk chuckled and replied. "No! It depends on the user how to use it, this technique is not easy to understand. Hence, it isn't fully explored yet, you could create new formations or new techniques from this."

After this wisdom, Myale and Hein both closed their eyes and started meditating.

...

Scyures, Zarita amd gunbo together left the main hub and started wandering around. The kids were surprised by these outlanders. Specially, Gunbo's two shining jet-black swords were mesmerizing, the children gathered around him and soon Gunbo was crowded.

Zarita chuckled and walked further, Scyures followed her. They saw two Nutfolk children were going towards the homes while holding hands.

One had a pink scarf and other had the blue one.

Zarita understood something that Scyures didn't. She walked near them and picked up the blue folk with his hand.

"Aaa..Wha are you doi?" The blue one spoke in shyly and in nervousness.

"Hey! Put him down!" The pink one spoke harshly. Zarita hid her lips with her fingers and smirked.

"What are you doing?" Scyures asked, "Shuddup!" Zarita replied.

She closed the distance between her mouth and the blue one's ear. The small pink one started kicking on Zarita's leg but it didn't do any damage.

"You like her right?" Zarita whispered in the ears of the blue, as he turned pink like a cherry or tomato.

"I can help you" She made a terrifying smile and then puts him on ground. The pink scarf one came in front and hid the blue one behind her. Blue was blushing faintly.

Zarita smirked, "Don't you dare touch him again." The pink frowned.

"Zaritaaa..!" Scyures called her out covering his forehead with palm, out of embarassment.

Zarita leaned down towards the short kids resting her hands on her knees.

"What's your name?" She asked, as her cheeks and were slightly red.

Scyures was Astonished from this sight, he had never seen Zarita this much soft towards anyone. Orang-ish hue was running over Zarita's face, slowly as she left out a breath.

"I'm Pina and he's tuna." Pina answered, maintaining her distance.

"Are you two interested in seeing a match?" Zarita proposed. Tuna tilted his head and Pina looked curious.

"Match?" Scyures asked.

"Let's have a one-on-one friendly match." Pin and tuna took some steps back thinking they were challenged.

"I challenge you Rexy!" She pointed at Scyures, pina and tuna walked closer again, this time. Interested.

"There's a Spar ring near us.." Tuna spoke shyly, Pina's eyes widened as she got excited too.

"I'll lead the way!" Pina held tuna's hand tightly amd showed them the way.

"Thank you. I'll remember to put on a good show!" Zarita locked her fingers behind her head, her puffy hair rubbed together and some orange sparkling stars were faintly visible around her head.

"Huh? Match? But I didn't agree!" Scyures caught up to her and spoke.

"Oh! Does your berry basket has one less cherry?" She mocked him on his face.

"You bastard! A true gamer never backs down. I'll show you, you npc side brat!" He enraged.

Soon they reached a place between the trees. A ring covered by trees over its circumference and a plain ground in between, with soil and no rocks.

Zarita and Scyures stood against each other, Scyures hands crossed.

Zarita's hand resting on her jutted out but on a side with spine leaned backward, staring at her opponent's forehead.

Scyures recited some rules, "This is a livable place and a forest. So, no use of magic and specially fire is the first rule."

Zarita pouted and rolled her eyes in disinterest.

"Use of projectiles is also not allowed because even a small shot can harm others." Zarita remained in her uninterested state.

"And third, the moment we feel this Spar is turning worse, we will retreat. Because we don't wanna kill each other right?"

Zarita glared at him with a big smile.

"Right?" Scyures asked again.

Zarita took her stance, and Scyures too.

Pina and tune were peeking from the bushes, standing in safety.

Scyures ran towards Zarita and punched towards her face, blacked by Zarita's ankle, she kicked him on face, shielded by his hand. Her long leg threw Scyures a little far, his foot traced on ground.

Both of them panted for a second and then Scyures threw a punch at her shoulder from a side, Zarita's balance changed a bit.

With a chance Scyures got he clenched his fist and punched straight on her chest blowing her far away.

Zarita standing afar growled and bit her lip, a bead of blood went down her chin.

"Don't you know a women's privacy?" She lifted her chin glaring diwn at him with her eye blazing in fire.

Scyures smiled, cleaned his lips and replied. "Haah? I remember someone saying this is a Ancient era. Here are no ethics and morals. Or are you..

A HYPOCRITE?" He mocked at her face, his smile frustating her every cell.

"You BASTARD! I will fuck your Entire BLOODLINE." Pina hid tuna's ears.

She dashed towards Scyures, Scyures took the stance. She dug her feet into ground just before crashing in Scyures and dodged a punch coming straight from him. She bowed her head swiftly and grabbed one if her horns and..

Krrack!

She broke her horn, like a dagger and she struck towards Scyures's head.

Scyures summon a shield in his hand out of his INVENTORY and blocked her blow.

The impact waves shook both Pina and tuna.

She punched on his stomach like a feral animal, her eyes deep red leaving a blood thirst trail, her breath turned red from orange.

"This is enough!" Scyures took the hit on his stomach, coughed out some blood. And back off.

[Ghost walk lvl 3 is activated]

Zarita rushed towards Scyures who suddenly emerged from her behind.

[PALM OF RIDICULE ABILITY HAS BEEN ACTIVATED FOR 1 TURN]

Scyures smacked Zarita's head with full blow as she blacked out and fell. Both kids scared, but didn't ran away. As they saw Zarits blacked out, they came on the ground and cried out.

"Did you kill him?" Scyures panted and then replied.

"No! I just put her in a sleep, she'll wake up soon. Don't worry."