THE SUN GOD SWORD
Offers
The owner of the stall bowed once more before he finally brought his daughter running out, stepping hurriedly and humming some of the lined chairs.
Meanwhile, the bandits stare at the stall owner's departure in annoyance then they vent their anger by attacking Cempaka Ayu simultaneously.
“You're not shy of attacking like a child?” Cempaka Ayu then moved the tip of his index finger, as soon as the chair and table floated attacking the bandits.
Sungsang Geni still eat rice in the dish, sorting vegetables on the table while once glancing at Cempaka Ayu facing the bandits.
The bandits intend to attack, but it is useless, if they can not get close to Cempaka Ayu more than 5 meters then there is no chance for them to defeat the girl.
One of them threw a machete, but was greeted with a wide table that blocked the speed of the weapon.had not had time for the man to swallow, the wide table floated quickly and then split into two after hitting his body.
“La...run..run!” order the bandit leader, while running the rangs left the restaurant.
There was no choice, seeing their leader first run away from them, the bandits who were still standing to escape.
Cempaka Ayu intends to chase after them, but Sungsang Geni immediately stops the girl's actions. “Let them, we didn't come here to kill!”
Cempaka Ayu finally clucked in annoyance, “I'll beat them up if I meet next time.”
The girl squeezed her back violently on the chair, her face still irritated and red. While Sungsang Geni only smiled a little, then poured water into a bamboo cup. “Minum first! You made the ants on the wall scared!”
Not long after, the owner of the food stall came with a condolence with his daughter who might be 20 years old or more. Sungsang Geni did not look at the girl, he was quite sure Cempaka Ayu would be even more upset over her attitude, so he still continued the food as if not caring.
“Tu...master swordsman..anu, we both said many thanks...” The man said stammeringly. “If I may know, how do we return your favor.”
Sungsang Geni stopped eating, then just looked at the man's face. “Now you're being nice after your son's life is threatened? Next time try to be kinder to everyone, because you won't know when and where to need someone else's help!”
“I understand Mr.” The man just bowed down, without daring to look at Sungsang Geni's face again. “If we can know, where did this master swordsman come from, and where are you going?”
“We are travelers, our destination is Palace Swarnadwipa.” Answer Cempaka Ayu.
“Many people will go there, because they want to see the party that will be held by King Saylendra.” The man then fell silent for a moment, seemingly thinking then he offered something. “What if I take the master swordsman there? Coincidentally I will buy some goods from the Capital of Swarnadwipa?”
“You didn't buy goods to the royal capital, that's just your excuse isn't it?” Sungsang Geni then smiled a little.
The face of the owner of the food stall looked red, he did not expect the young man in front of him to be able to guess his way of thinking. Yes, he has no necessities in the Royal Capital, no buying of goods and no importance. The man just wanted to return the favor.
“But I have to return your favor,” connect stall owner. “So let me escort you to the Royal Capital, there is a faster way to get there.”
“Alright, I accept Kisanak.” offer Sungsang Geni then smiled slightly. “Then what is the name of this Kisanak?”
“Surailarang.” The man replied, his face looked more radiant than before, then he asked his son to prepare the two best rooms they had.
“We'll leave tomorrow morning.” Close Sungsang Geni.
***
Inside his room, Sungsang Geni again opened a copy of the shadow sword book. Started to learn natural energy gathering techniques, which so far he has not succeeded in doing.
“While I have followed the instructions in this book.” Sungsang Geni stroked his chin. “Is there something wrong with this note?”
He sat down cross-legged, then closed his eyes and eliminated everything in his mind. Empty and calm thoughts are the key to meditation.
He then tried to feel every gust of wind moving around his body, or to feel the breath of every plant moving outside the room. Sungsang Geni is trying to feel the natural energy flowing through the earth.
Unsuccessfully, after nearly 4 hours of meditation, no flow of energy from outside his body could be absorbed, except for his internal energy re-assembled. He then re-opened his eyes while clucking in annoyance.
“Maybe it should be done in the open, or it may be in a different way.” Sungsang Geni then closed back the copy of the shadow sword book.
He came out from inside his room, walking towards the carriage where the snoring voice of Commander Ireng was quite deafening his sensitive ears. The young man had no intention of teasing, he then walked closer to the roaring shoreline.
Tonight the crescent moon shines brightly as it hangs above sea level, accompanied by stars flashing beautifully in the cloudless sky. Now maybe at 2 pm, the atmosphere looks quiet, no more rattling footsteps of horses passing in the streets.
The young man looked for something to sit on, then found a large enough piece of rock that jutted slightly to the shore. Sit him on the stone, cross-legged and start closing his eyes.
At once the young man again felt this country was no stranger to him, as if he had set foot in this place, doing meditation like this and on this beach.
But that feeling was immediately put aside, he again closed his eyes to feel the flow of natural energy on the vast expanse of the night ocean.
Sungsang Geni began to breathe in 100 counts of heart rate, very slowly then he held his breath at a count of 100 heartbeats and then exhaled with the same count.
Techniques like this have been commonly done by warriors, but generally only 10 heart rate counts. For ordinary people, this way feels burning the entire cavity of his lungs. Not only is it difficult, but the longer you meditate, the longer your heart beats.
If 10 heartbeats take 10 seconds at the beginning of meditation, then after 30 minutes of doing so, 10 heartbeats can take 20 seconds. Because the tempo of the heart pumping blood will be slower.
Sungsang Geni had been practicing meditation and breathing like this during his time on the rock hill when he first started training with Ki Alam Sakti. For the young man, in addition to calming the mind, a technique like this could also make his inner flow of energy accumulate faster.