75 Back home. (1/2)
”Good good! You're bringing great help to this old man here!”
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...
*BANGGGG*
”Huff. Huff.”
With a thunderous thud and a glint of everlasting white, a girl dressed in a red robe punched a dummy in front of her. The dummy had the number '6' written on it, taking the form of a simple figure.
The punch brought a deafening boom in the plains she stood on, where shockwaves thumped and crunched in the atmosphere like divine chimes.
However, when that disastrous punch thrashed the motionless dummy, the only booming response was a single crack on where her fist met. The dummy didn't even fall back...
The girl's eyes shined with annoyance as she drew her first back and wiped the sweat on her brow. She spoke no words, though...
*WOOOSH*
With a drawn fist, she attacked once more...
*BANGGGG*
The dummy didn't even crack.
”Huff. Huff.”
Exhaustion paled on her face as she staggered backwards. Fumes were wafting out of her bright red palm; the skin on her fist was even beginning to flake off.
”I'm still nowhere near the strength of a sixth step Martial Condensation Cultivator?”
The annoyance in her eyes deepened even further as she huffed out before marching away from the dummy. A strange vortex formed in front of her, and as she stood in, the world in front of her transformed into a simple room where a cultivation mat and bed lay.
A bookshelf was also to side, having numerous manuals and strange items laid on the shelves.
The girl paid no attention to this as she jumped onto her bed and grumbled.
”Why do I have to do this...”
She grabbed the soft pillow beneath her and hugged it. However, a strange mischievous expression soon replaced her annoyed face.
”But Master surely can't find anyone. So I probably don't even need to bother with this stupid training anyway...”
Her eyes dwindled as she stared at the wooden ceiling, eventually turning to the books on the shelf. She pouted for a while as she pondered.
”Hrmm, I don't want to risk it.”
Then, in a leap, she appeared on the mat beside her with a single book in hand. This book had the title 'Heavenly Condensation' written, carrying a surreal vibe of divine nature.
”Even if Master doesn't find someone, I still won't allow myself to be beaten by a dummy!”
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*Step* *Step*
”...”
With a pair of black and golden eyes, a man with a set of golden hair wandered through a narrow passageway. This passage was white in its purest form, glistening with a pristine sheen.
”So your name's Su Min?”
An old man leading the way spoke with a soft voice. His eyes shined an oceanic blue, and although his face was full of wrinkles, a vibrant vitality seethed around him.
”Mhm.”
Su Min nodded as his dull eyes narrowed with a sudden twitch, staring into the distance. The old man glimpsed at Su Min's reaction as he stroked his beard.
”Hm, well I'm Wen Yu.”
*Step* *Step*
His eyes shined a strange light as the hallway soon revealed an entrance. There were two double doors, encrusted in a fine wood that fanned a fresh zephyr.
Wen Yu paused as he breathed in the air, then grasping the wood handle, he pulled it open.
*Creeeakk*
A bright light streaked into the dim hallway as a modest garden shone into view. A couple of extraordinary birds fluttered past with cheered chirps, and a small pond was swept upwards with lavish scaled fish.
The grass was of a luscious green that seemed to surpass common colour; the dirt a contrasting brown that brought a pleasing feeling to the eye.
It wasn't large, and the only thing accompanying this garden was a small wooden house and a hut. The house had a rough door and, for some reason, no windows.
”Ah... I can relax once more.”
Wen Yu yawned as he took a glimpse at the peaceful scenery. Su Min's dull eyes had remained the same throughout, though, which made Wen Yu quite aggravated.
However, after a while, Su Min seemed to be frowning as he stared at an inconspicuous spot under the house. Wen Yu's eyes flashed as he noticed this, and an eventual smirk replaced his sour expression.
”Heh, I'll show you to your room then.”
Su Min eventually left that gaze as he looked ahead again. But that frown wouldn't leave him.
*Woosh*
Although Wen Yu didn't seem to be in a rush, he still didn't bother to walk to the house as he appeared before it. He grasped the handle much the same way, but a mysterious glint shined in his eyes whilst doing so.
*PSST*
Then, with a pulse of white, Wen Yu suddenly disappeared in a ray of light!
”...”
Su Min paused and his eyes narrowed.
”This house...”
A glint of ancientness billowed in his dull golden eye as a strange feeling thrummed in his chest. He had already found that something was wrong with that house, but by the display of the overseer, it was indeed correct.
”Hm... This trip will probably be a headache.”
He sighed, then strolling before the house and crushing some flowers in the way, Su Min disappeared in a ray of light.
*Woooooshh*
”?”
Su Min staggered backwards as he found himself in a whole different world.
”I'm moving..?”
His expression froze as he took a glimpse at what he was standing on. It was a metal structure, one that narrowed into a point in the distance. In fact, it seemed to resemble a compass.
As Su Min thought this, he decided to survey around him, and indeed, he was inside a giant compass...
”Hehe, welcome to my world!”
The old man revealed himself with a grin as he stared at the strange world. It was subtle, but the platform they were standing on was slowly rotating...
That was because it was the compasses needle!
Su Min rubbed his head as he tried to take it in. To be standing on a world-sized compass, how could anyone just brush that off?
The old man eyes shined a mysterious light as he ignored Su Min and wandered further forward. Su Min paused as he saw this, but seeing no other way to go, he decided to follow.
It didn't take long for the metal structure to narrow further, and as Su Min was beginning to feel sceptical, a floating ray of light revealed itself far away.