The next day, Joey wakes up feeling refreshed. His soul's sea level increased a bit and returned back to before. He took out some meat and had his meal.
He then started studying the Origin ball again. He made an origin ball in his hand and started observing it. Like that two months quickly passed and Joey became a year older.
His understanding of the Origin ball became more and more. Then he even can control the limit of the Origin ball.
" Senior, I am ready. Let me try this." Joey said.
He then made an Origin ball. This time the ball seems to be a bit smaller. He threw it toward the array. When the ball entered the core of the array, he started controlling it. He changes the core to return back to the past. It returned and the whole array started to dissemble. Then the array exploded. But, something happened and both of them were transported to space.
" Where is this place?" Joey murmured.
" Boy, we are in space. Look at that tiny green planet. That is where we were before." The man pointed to a small green ball.
Suddenly a large beast appeared. It opened its mouth widely and tried to swallow both of them.
The man did some hand signs repetitively and made a seal.
"Go." He threw the seal toward the large beast. The seal quickly contracted the large beast and it turned into a red pill and landed on his hand. Then, he threw it inside his mouth. Then the dried-up man became healthier and turned into a handsome middle-aged man. He took out a knife and shaved his beard clean and tidy up his hair. Then le looked at Joey. He flicked his finger toward him.
Joey can't move from that attack. He stood there still while the attack reached him. At that time, another aura came out from Joey's space ring and blocked the attack. Before him, a ragged longbow appeared. It was the longbow he bought from the auction in Glory city.
" Vijaya, you choose this boy. If you can protect him from my next two attacks then I will take him as my personal disciple." The man announced.
He chanted a mantra silently and flicked his finger at Joey. The longbow produced a screeching sound and blocked the attack with its body.
Then the man again chanted another mantra and flicked toward the longbow. This time the attack became stronger. Feeling the stronger attack, the longbow started removing the rust from its body and started shining, and dark color with a bluish hue appeared all over its surface and it absorbed the attack in its body. Then the longbow landed on Joey's hand.
" What is your name, boy? From today onward you are my disciple." The man smiled and announced.
Joey becomes confused with the current situation. A minute before he tried to kill him and become his disciple. But, he knew one thing that the man was very strong and an expert of archery by his archery. So, he offered a bow to him as a student.
" Greeting master. Disciple's name is Tang Xuangzong. Please call me ' Joey'. " He introduced himself.
The man nodded and introduced himself, " That longbow in your hand is named ' Vijaya'. Its previous owner is the great warrior Karna. He died in the hand of Arjuna in the battle of Mahabharata. Later, Arjuna came to realize that Karna is his elder brother. So as repentance he held this longbow as his own brother and prayed to it for his sin. Before he went on the journey to heaven, he made a clone of himself from his yogic energy and the flesh of Lord Shiva, the destroyer. I am that clone. I received all his skills and memories. But I have my own conscience and not under his control. He ordered me to be the guardian of the longbow and told me to take the next owner of this bow as my disciple. Unfortunately, this bow hates me a lot for killing its previous owner. So, it escaped, vanished, and entered that planet. I followed it. It tricked me and trapped me inside that array. I was in that place for more than 300 years without any food and water. So, I punished it, using you. Alright, let's go back to that planet first. "
He held Joey's hand and walked toward the green ball. His second step produced a space law and they entered it and appeared inside the 10th floor of the tower.
" Master, what is your level of cultivation?" Joey asked curiously.
" I don't cultivate your so-called immortal cultivation. So, basically, I am a mortal human." The man replied straightforwardly.
" But you are so strong," Joey said. He tried to feel the aura of his master. As he said, he had no qi inside his body.
" Boy, let's go. I don't like to stay a second in this place."
Then they walked out of the tower. Outside the tower, Joey saw his sister and fatty Xiaobo among the crowd. He walked toward them and greeted them while his master used a hooded robe and followed him.
" Zi Zi, this is my master." He introduced him to Tang Mie lien.
" Greetings! Senior. I am Tang Mie lien, Joey's elder sister." She introduced herself.
He nodded at her but remained silent.
" Senior Xiaobo, how have you been? Where are the others?" Joey asked the fatty.
" Brat, it is good that you are fine. Captain and our other teammates had left to search for an exit from this place two months ago. Also, we found the whole team of the 15th Iron Hammer's battalion. Recently, Captain Chao sent me a signal stating that they found a teleportation array that can send us back to our world. Let's go there. We are waiting for you here." The fatty Xiaobo said to him.
Joey looked at his master for his suggestion.
" Boy let them go. We need to go to a place before we leave this planet." His master said.
" Sister, you and senior Xiaobo can leave first. I have a business to do here with my master." Joey spoke to them.
" Alright, Xiao di. You should be careful." She said and left together with the fatty Xiaobo.