Chapter 51 - Entering The Room Of Spirit And Time, Another Origin Ki Encounter!? (III) (1/2)
”So these things caught your eye, eh? Well they aren't anything special. The name it goes by is Sacred Water. The one guy who made it up here thought it was some special water that would grant him immense strength and ended up drinking one. The only strength he received was from climbing my tower and the attempt to take the water from me though, it's actually just tap water, haha. However I did infuse something into these jars, this tap water helps dispel anyone that is being mind-controlled. Want some?”
”Hmm...that sounds tempting but it'd be a pain to lug one of those jars around everywhere we go. According to a certain someone our minds are very hard to penetrate so I highly doubt anyone would have the ability to control our minds, especially on Earth. It never hurts to have extra security, though. Korin, would it be possible to put one aside for us until we're ready to retrieve it later?”
”Sure I can. Just remember to drop by when you're ready to retrieve it. I'll be sure to have a jar ready to go, just don't do any pranks next time. I think i'll go ahead and take another catnap. Say hi to Kami for me.”
”Haha, sorry about that, Korin. My sister can be mischievous at times. We'll let you know once we're back. It may not be for a while though, we want to explore the Earth after we finish our business at The Lookout.”
Miya stuck out her small tongue after hearing Nao's comment about her, and Korin nodded in response to him. Korin then grasped his cane in his right cat paw, and and started to tap it on the ground, slowly walking toward the staircase leading to the lower floor of Korin's Tower. Seeing Korin disappear from sight and with a large senzu bean brown leather pouch in their hands, Nao and Miya soon took off into the air and they sped up, arriving back at The Lookout in a blink of an eye. They then landed on the marble floor, and didn't see Mr. Popo or Kami. The two didn't know Mr. Popo retreated to his private quarters. Kami felt two presences arrive and he then made his way from inside the building, before slowly walking to Nao and Miya. Kami soon saw a leather pouch in Nao's hand.
”It seems Sir Nao and Lady Miya successfully received some senzu beans from Korin. How is that old cat doing lately? I haven't really bothered to head down from The Lookout in the last few decades as I've mentioned previously.”
”Korin seemed rather bored, he ended up giving us more than what we had expected, Kami. We might have enough to cover ourselves even after we spend a year in The Room of Spirit and Time. According to Korin, only one person in the last three hundred years challenged his tower. Is it really that hard to these earthlings?”
”Sigh...it seems my worries were true. These earthlings do contain a lot of potential in terms of growth but most of them haven't exercised it in the proper direction, either just going about their days in peace or using it for the wrong means. There are scattered martial artists and even a few sects have been created but none of them have ventured to Korin's Tower. My two esteemed guests appear to be ready now, if the two of you have nothing else, I will direct you two to The Room of Spirit and Time immediately.”
After hearing that Kami will lead the two, Nao nodded his head to confirm that they had nothing else. The three then made their way inside the lone building, and upon entering they saw the hallway on the left leading to what appears a room relaxation room as various tables and chairs were spread around. He looked to the right only to see a marble staircase leading downward in a spiral, which he presumed it lead to the lower floors of The Lookout, where the size of the room started to expand massively. Ahead of them appeared to be closed off by the walls, only to see one wooden door about 7' tall that appeared to have an ancient, exquisite design. Kami then turned the door's knob, before revealing vast empty space that appeared to go on endlessly.
Kami then signaled Nao and Miya to enter, and it appeared Kami would remain in front of the door . Nao nodded again and he grabbed Miya's left hand, and led the two into The Room of Spirit and Time. Upon, entering, Nao saw Kami give him a rare smile.
”My esteemed guests, I hope the year you two will spend The Room of Spirit and Time will yield fruitful results. In case the food supply runs out during your training, Mr. Popo will use the features of The Room of Spirit and Time to make sure it gets refilled. The place will have two beds ready in the center room, and a dining table off to the right and a bath of to the left. The bath is rather simple but it won't take long to draw hot water from it. I look forward to seeing the two of you emerge out of it.”
After Kami finished speaking, with his hand still on the knob, he slowly closed the door after Nao and Miya ventured their way through it. Once it locked back into place, Nao and Miya actually saw the door disappear right before their very eyes. They then walked through the center hallway, only to see two large king sized beds hidden within large purple tapestry that covered most of the bed itself, only leaving the end of it visible, on the right side of the room.
Further to the right of the room, past the beds, they saw another hallway, leading to a huge dining room with a few refrigerators placed around it. To the left they saw a wide open white marble bath, almost ten meters in length, which was plenty to fit two large a.d.u.l.ts. It seems first guardian who built this place really had it mind for The Room of Spirit and Time to accompany two people at once. It was known it could accompany more as well, but Kami limited the number of people to two because of their food situation.
Before long they approached the end of the main room, only to see a vast space of endless pink smoke that seemed to drift on forever and ever, and it was thick enough to form clouds. Three clear marble platforms could be seen as steps leading to the pink smoke and Nao and Miya decided to descend them, only to kick up some of the smoke as they landed on it. Once they landed on it, it felt like they were stepping on a hard floor. Nao then turned to Miya.
”So this is the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, huh? It really has a serene feeling to it. I can feel this will be a perfect place for meditation.”
”Hehe, that's right brother. I do feel a thickness in the air as well. I wonder if the further we go, how much thicker the air will become. Brother, since you now have better Ki perception, do you feel anything different besides the calm atmosphere?”