Could you open it? (2)

This girl is really a marvel.

In a second she would be laughing, another moment she would look melancholic, next second she would show her girly face in shy, then another moment would be lashing out her anger.

"Hah~ Who would dare to marry such an unstable marvelous girl like her." Murmured him behind the pillow attached on his head, after being hammered by her.

Lin Hang trying to change the topic when he said, "By the way, Miss Arum. Your Café seems to be had a problem with its few visitor today than before…"

"Humph!"

"It's just small problem after New Normal health protocol from Government. A martial artist or cultivator who reach a threshold could somehow build antibody against foreign harmful material. That is a natural system within our body after all, so, the antibody couldn't be extracted to create a vaccine antivirus. So, they had no choice but limiting people outdoor activity."

She added, "I bet, tonight they would broadcast a restriction on restaurant and the like of public place that could gather many people at once. Then, from the source I got, tomorrow is going to be the last day we went to school. Haha, after the school executive prohibit afterschool activities last week, now they ended up prohibiting student from coming to school. It should be vacation for a month or two."

Lin Hang frowned as he heard it. He thought, 'Is the situation that serious? Aren't it already on pandemic level?! They even forced to giving a vacation for two month.'

While he is unaffected as a true cultivator, his family is an ordinary right. Would they infected by coronavirus someday? Hopefully, government could found vaccine sooner. Um, a no side-effect one course.

Well, as he looked at the information on education schedule from ministry of education official website. The High School in this country are very strict and packed in their schedule for study, usually aside weekend and national holiday, it leaving only a week or two at the end of semester for vacation.

So, to force Ministry of Education in giving a whole month of vacation for all grade school. The situation of coronavirus outbreak seems to be worsening each day.

It is really worrying…

"Hey, are you okay?"

"Lin Hang!"

"Um?" Her call waking him up from his deep thought.

"Would you like to go home? You seems to be feeling unwell…" said her with concern.

He could hear a worry implied in her word.

He shook his head. "Well, I am okay. Just, thinking about something."

"If you worried about your family got infected by coronavirus. Then, you should stop worrying about it. Usually a dwelling of cultivator, or a place which is frequently inhabited by a cultivator had a magical effect of purifying as spirit energy would often lingering around."

Eh?

"Is that so?"

"Un." She nods firmly.

At the side, he looked at Nana nodding her head too.

Then, am I worrying for nothing?

Forget it!

"If that so… Then, how about we begin our adventure tomorrow evening. Well, after preparing tools and other things like 'breakthrough your realm'. Hehe…" he said the last sentence smugly.

After all, he is already middle stage Foundation Realm. While the other party just about to breakthrough Foundation Realm. So, in her ears, his word like he is mocking and ridiculing her.

Just when Ratu Arum about to kick that smug face of him. Lin Hang back-flipped and run away leaving a sentence behind while laughing.

"See you tomorrow, My Lady Arum. Haha~"

…

Gnashing her teeth he swears aloud. "That bastard! After I broke through, I'll beat him till he begging me next time."

Ratu Arum seems already imagining a situation where Lin Hang begging her forgiveness under her sole.

"Young Mistress. Its nothing but a reminder, I think you still aren't his match. After all, he seems to be already breakthrough to middle stage."

But, Nana just shatter her imagination with that reminder of her.

****

4th August 2020, Tuesday.

As Ratu Arum said yesterday. Not only, students returned half-day school, the Class Teacher also giving a notice letter for their family as information and admonition for their child to keep their health and study while in vacation.

Ministry of Education might start a whole digital attendant with a video call if the situation haven't abate in a month.

Wait, it seems a university already used it.

…

In the evening, main road near Lin Hang's family house.

Lin Hang fiddling with his smartphone, while carrying backpack filled with a few snack.

They promised meeting near his house. Well, the place they are going to go is nearer his house than her.

An ID named Princess Arum pop up in his LiNE apps, "Are you waiting there?"

"It's okay, I just rearrange my things." Adding :vagrant_smiling_face: sticker.

A bubble reply come in a few second. "I just finished consolidating my realm. I would come there in an hour." Before giving him another :thumb: and an order, "Wait me!"

Um… From her tone. Is she planning to coming alone?

He hurriedly asking her. "Are you going here with Nana?"

He wait a few minutes before read a reply.

"No."

Then, "Hehe… Did you have a problem if, It's only ME?"

Fix, I shouldn't questions anything about what this girl thinking. Right, isn't there is a saying, "A woman thought is like a seabed needles."

He could only send a :helpless_smiling_face: before replaying.

"I am waiting."

He nonchalantly close the apps, putting it on pocket before took a sack of potato snack and begin to eating it.

Huh~ I am too idle…

…

Approximately an hour later.

It is early 8 PM, but the road already so desolate.

Also right, restaurant and other public place was closed temporary. So no one needlessly ride a car nor bike while a public transport is also limited. Beside, where else they could hanging around outside?

Suddenly. A big black motorbike approaching him from across road.

A small figure riding it made such a contrast in proportion would automatically attract people's attention not to mention him whose his eyes sharpen after that bout of heavenly tribulation.

It could be sure that her feet couldn't reach the ground but as she seems to be used with it, she is pretty skilled in this. As she parked her motorbike and jumped down flawlessly.

In the end. She is really alone!

When Nana around, at least her temper is much controllable.

Now, without her. How should he handle her when she went crazy?

The most he feared is 'needless trouble'. It would deplete his energy more than needed after all.

Ratu Arum put her helm down, blowing a beautiful hair like waterfall.

"Well, you waited like a good dog. Hehe…"

Lin Hang mouth twitched when he hear her words. It seems she is still holding her grudge after he mocked her last time.

Also, she purposefully made him wait for an hour just for saying it. He is sure about his conjecture at this time.

When he was about to say something, Ratu Arum throw her Helmet at him.

"You ride."

She took a small black helm tied in back seat.

Lin Hang hadn't able to respons the sudden change of situation, when she says another order. "What are you stunned for. Just ride it!"

As expected from Your Highness Princess Ratu Arum. She used to order people around.

Right. It must be it!

...

Meanwhile in the Caruban Saint Palace.

In a separate building.

A young girl dressed in beautiful nightgown standing beside window while looking at the stars.

From behind, a young maid reminded her, "Young Mistress, tonight is a bit cold you should close the window and rest earlier."

"It's okay. I just wanna look for a while, before I rest. You could return to your room." Her voice was 8/10 similarity with Ratu Arum, only her is a bit hoarse just like someone catch a cold.

Well, it was near impossible for a cultivator to catch a cold. But, everything has an exception.

Yesterday, after returned home. Ratu Arum and Nana devised a sneaking out plan covertly.

Ratu Arum would retreat in seclusion for breakthrough to Foundation Realm after 'ordered' Nana to train herself too in front of housemaid.

While she could breakthrough smoothly after taking Foundation Pill she got from Lin Hang. She faked her breakthrough as a tough one that leaving a small injuries that needing her to recuperate for a week.

She then would take a medicine while recuperate in a separate building. As in public, Nana was 'ordered' to train herself while her Young Mistress in seclusion was a reasonable logic to made her 'disappear' from Ratu Arum side. In fact, Nana already swapping their position at that time.

The real Ratu Arum take her position and went out with a motorbike to take a seclusion at her Teahouse's underground room.

She would directly and unbeknown to others, sneak off with Lin Hang to her Ancestor's Grotto Heaven.

'Hopefully, Family Head aren't aware of our plan…' thought Nana who disguised as Ratu Arum.

As an excellent bodyguard, she learned all kind unique skill. So something like a disguise and acting skill is rather easy for her. But, as a bodyguard, she was a failure to let her master went off herself. At this time she could only hope for her safety to be assured with two Foundation Realm cultivator working together.

...

Meanwhile.

Lin Hang already parked motorbike at inconspicuous place before leading her stealthily toward the cliff behind Gunungjati Peak.

"Eh?"

Ratu Arum astounded when she found the hidden cave behind their branch family mountain graveyard. She is more surprised when she look at the place.

It was so incredible that no one found it until now. Even, their family couldn't find it all this year.

"How did you found this hidden cave? I, no… We never realize there is a hidden cave here. There is no document related with it in Ancestral Secret Records."

Lin Hang also didn't know how he found it, so he only casually says, "I am such an intelligent and genius young man. Such hidden cave, two or three, I could find as many as I want…"

Ratu Arum thought he didn't want to tell her so she shrugs off his brags as nonsense.

"You enter it!" like an order form an imperial princess.

He decide to follow her act, "As you wish, My Lady."

Just as he crawl into hidden cave…

Bang!

His a*ss got kicked so hard that send him to the other side while landed on face.

"Ouch!"

He rub his butt and complained tearfully, "Could you be more gentle went doing it."

The opposite party didn't care about him and directly strolled forward.

"Whoah! This is incredible, too incredible! Such a thick concentrate of spirit energy. No, it more than that."

She took a deep breath and exclaimed, "This is pure world energy!"

At the side, Lin Hang wondered. "Pure world energy?"

"Un." She then unconsciously explained it. "Pure world energy is a rare spiritual energy that filled with a concentration of five element in balance. If you practice elemental type martial or cultivation technique, it would lead you twice the result with half effort of cultivation."

"There is such a thing?" asked Lin Hang doubtfully.

"There is many type of energy in this world. Either way, they couldn't be directly extracted for use. You need to convert it for use. The theory is same as theory of conservation of energy. You need an electric energy to be converted used into light, motion, etc. But of course, you devices to convert and use that energy, right?"

"Uh… Then?" He couldn't refute her logic.

She smiled at him superfluously. "You are just newbie in cultivation knowledge." That is what her face telling him.

"Ask me again and… Let this big sister tell you!"

That is the next expression she exude while smirking at him from the corner of her eyes. "Then?"

'This little girl!'

'This is maddening…'

"Then… W-what you need to use that energy?" ask him reluctantly.

"Hm, hm. Of course, it is… it is… um…" when she wanted to answer him, she forgot herself about it. It might be 'caused by her excessive focus on nonsensical provocation that made her forget her prepared sentence.

"That… what is it again…" This is too embarrassing situation. Someone save me…

After a minutes she still couldn't find out the forgotten answer.

At first he thought she was just wanted to tease him while showing an 'attitude'. But, after a few times stutter words coming out from her. Even for him who was too lazy for thinking deeply about it, immediately realized something, 'This little girl… She forgot about the answer.'

"Um…" Arum stealthily looking at him.

This time Lin Hang showed ridiculing face while calmly sounded. "Hoho… Then, what is it again?"

He wanted to retaliate more at her 'attitude', but looking at her tearful eye after hearing his first ridiculing words. He couldn't bear to sigh and decide to help her out. "I think you might be wanted to said something like, each world energy need it's own place or technique to refine?"

As if a triggered, she reprimand him while correcting his knowledge.

"It's not like that. Although, each world energy really need a specific technique to refine them. You could only do it after filtering world energy with grand formation. Like spirit gathering array for the easiest type. And now days, you could only use this type around here. Only if you could find a place like this. For more specific, there is three grade world energy; spiritual world energy, pure world energy, primordial world energy."

"Firstly, Spiritual World Energy. Albeit rare, it could be found anywhere as general energy. The different is only density of the energy. This is the easiest energy to be extracted with grand formation, for example spirit energy, magic or mental energy, demonic energy, etc.

Secondly, Pure World Energy. Extremely rare, and could only be found at specific area or land. It more or less related with elemental attribute, so it would also strengthen the power of element type technique.

Lastly, Primordial World Energy. It is said to be 'Only in Legend', for example; Yin-Yang Primordial Energy, Time-Space Energy, etc. Well, you could say it is legendary type energy."

She ended her explanation and proudly put her hands on waist. Inside her heart, she secretly sigh in relieve that she read a lot of scripture (after her grandfather force her of course).

Beside her, Lin Hang looks speechless as he helplessly sigh in sorrow. Forget it, this girl beyond save…

Also he more interested in her description of world energy of Primordial grade. After all, when he heard Pure grade is elemental type energy. Then, what he cultivate from the start is already higher grade than normal spirit energy. He stored five elemental energy at five element spiritual roots. The grade of formation inside his dantian is high enough to convert five element.

"Wait… its mean, the world energy here is the highest grade of pure world energy?"

"Yeah." She sigh while continuing, "What a pity, the world energy here aren't enough to be used as a base of five element gathering formation. The energy is a bit too thin for that. But, of course, cultivating here already double the result of seclusion inside spirit gathering formation."

Lin Hang smiled at her. "Then, you should cultivate for a while to consolidate your realm firmly before trying to open the Gate. Isn't this a good place for it."

Hearing his advice, Ratu Arum cheered aloud. "You are right! Um, this is a good place!"

He already said to his foster parents that he would go on adventure at nature for weeks while at (emergency) vacation. Right, he didn't lie to them. He also prepared a few meat, veggie and rice aside snack in his backpack. Beside, cultivator at his realm could fasting for three days, even weeks if he in deep seclusion.

She looked at the black jati wood worriedly.

Ratu Arum couldn't help but ask him ambiguously, "It is so firm, thick and hard."

"En… You are right about it." He is loss for words. She talk so straight made him a bit nervous.

"Could you open it?"