Nene walked to put the unwashed dishes on the counter. Which was at the right side of the burner and was more like a dish breaker to Astral. When Astral saw the dishes falling inside the tube line and disappearing in front of him.
According to Nene, the staff of this hotel will take care of it and there was also order service.
Though Astral knew he had to order it with his money. right! since he can't just leach off a lady like that.
Nene then looked at Astral and asked in a serious tone, "What realm of cultivation are you in. Let see if you can make progress in less time. After all, your high school is very famous, and talented people from all around the 7 major cities will be attending it."
"Then given your birth status, if you do not have talent. You will end up getting ragged by those who had both."
Nene spoke with genuine concern, given how adorable Astral look is she was sure other boys will definitely target him.
While she thinks it is something horrible, given it will ruin his perfect angle-like face.
Where Astral was touched by her concern. Though he felt a little weird for some reason.
After all, the care that was showered on him was definitely for some particular reason he always hated most. He feels his pride and confidence will be taking damage. If he were to know the reason why?
"Hmm! I am at Peak of 2nd layer of the First refinement."
The first refinement is the fundamental of everything in this world. Where Astral has to use lotion and energy tubes to enhance his physics.
This kind is the basic of basic until they reach the 3rd layer of First Refinement.
Where human is able to use Cosmic force, though at the 1st layer one is able to feel Cosmic force. At the second layer, one is able to control cosmic force. Whereas some old practitioners refine the inner body too in 2nd layer.
Astral was one of them, where he is able to refine the inner body.
Given it was just by luck or fate, Astral decided not to break through 2nd layer of the First refinement, until he could control the damn elusive cosmic energy.
Astral was a headstrong guy from the very rebirth. When he felt the cosmic energy and was left thrilled about it for a few days.
Those periods he was like a kid who had gotten a new toy. But for some reason, he was very irritated at every command. The little cosmic energy was mostly moving against him.
He that day swore to tame it all cost. Due to which he abandoned all the cultivation except for daily routine and martial art practice. He was trying to control the little guy...
Astral looked at Nene as he sit crossed leg and started circulating Cosmic energy. Where Nenen was astonished and looked at Astral with peculiar glint.
After all, she was well aware that Astral was using a basic Controlling guide which was rare in young generations.
Then basic Controlling guide is a common practicing material which help in recover Cosmic energy and also strengthened it to a little degree.
Basically, at the higher level, it is completely useless and no one wastes their time on something like that.
Where Astral was not sure of it, given this was the technique that had helped him control the little guy.
Right now he was moving Cosmic energy like smooth water moving in a canal. Without any hindrance or problem.
Astral was unaware of the fact that it is not something a common 6th Layer cultivator can do what he was doing at that moment.
Totally controlling Cosmic energy was unheard of until someone cross the 6th layer and enter the 7th layer.
"Astral! stop your practice for a moment and come with me. We will go to the training room, where you can train. While is a better place for one to cultivate then this room you see."
As Nene opened a door to a specific room and on the other side. Astral found many types of equipment with advanced tools.
"Are you sure, given even I can tell? You had built this room specifically for your training. Where all those equipment looks really costly."
"Hmm! even if you use they won't run away. Where these equipment are meant to be used, while I had no need of urgent training. I only train from 4 am to 7 am. After that, they will be yours. Since my mother said to let you use too."
Listening to her reasoning Astral was not going to be a chicken and use them. After all, he also wished to grow stronger faster. Given she is waiting for me right...
Astral took a deep breath and walked inside. After he had closed the door and Nene left to do some work. He brought peace inside his entire soul and being.
After all, for someone who had seen the death of his from previous world memory. It was very easy to calm all those feelings back and enter the ethereal state of mind.
Cosmic energy revolve in the way he wanted when he felt the same energy outside the body too, the feeling grew stronger.
At this point, Astral had reached the 3rd Layer of First Refinement and with a fully opened pathway. Through which his senses over Cosmic Energy reached a new level of possibilities.
Astral stood up and started training basic punch routine and felt cosmic energy resonating perfectly with them.
Where he even felt the strength he release is 3 times the normal 3rd layer practioner could produce or maybe higher...
After he had sweated a lot from the practice, he decided to meditate again. Normally a practioner who had reached the 3rd layer of Cultivation can cultivate through tempering one body by revolving the Cosmic Energy inside his Dantian.
When he was waiting for that notification too... As soon as he revolved the energy inside his dantian 10th time. A notification rang inside his mind...
[Ding: 2nd Main Mission Completed.]
[Cultivate to 3rd layer of First Refinement with Basic Controlling guide.]
[Achievement: Basic Guide Total Grasp. Basic Fist art Full Grasp.]
[Reward: Opening of Cosmic Trouble System... Virtual Stats Distributer.]
Astral found himself into deep darkness, where he could see a whole city floating right in front of him. As he set foot inside the city land, he saw a window popping up... In which several notifications which were telling the same thing he heard before were written.
He also found other options and the most unique one was his status.
Name: Astral...
Grade: One Star...
Cultivation: 3rd-star apprentice.
Achievements: [Basic.] [Intermediate.] [Advance.] [Peak.]
Strength: 3.
Vitality: 1.
Agility: 1.2.
Dexterity: 2.
Spirit: 5.
After looking at his status where spirit level of 5 surprised him quite. After all, 1 point is considered to be a full-grown man exploding power. Where normal man spirit is to be around 0.5 to 0.8 and here he has that to 5 points.
After some time he opened his eyes back to that room. When Astral was totally surprised to feel someone hugging him from the back. Though the sensation on his back was ahm! very bouncy and top-quality one. Speaking with great experience under his belt.
When Nene felt Astral motion, she smiled and patted his head, "You might have caught a cold, so, I helped you just in case you get sick right!"
"Hmm! Then I have to thank big sister Nene. Though I am done training, allow me to go and take the bath." Astral was used to it, given he was not fed up with it. But what can he say? This feeling was not that great either, after all, the other side person feeling is the polar opposite to his.
"Alright, then let's go out then."
Astral came out and walked toward the bathroom, while anyone who see that would have been jealous. Given a beautiful girl was hugging his neck, while his head was feeling the softness of... Ahm...
"Umm! Big Sister Nene. Then allow me to take the bath." Astral coughed to feign ignorance and asked her to let go of his neck.
Astral dashed inside the bathroom and heaved a sigh. As he looked at huge bath and was again astonished. Given it was a resort of its own you know... The whole pool with warm water was around 20 X 20-meters square area in dimension.
Astral shook his head and put all his clothes on the machine which looked a little similar to something he had seen... While Astral was tempted to dive into the pool, so he hurried and walked to the washer stand to clean his body.
When Astral left the boxer and undergarment along with all his dirty clothes were sent to the opening which appeared on the base of the container...
In the Cleaning room, a girl seemed to be working on the clothes which were steamed by hot steamer gas releasing device.
When she found a new kind of clothes appearing, at first look she did not care when she looked at again. The time she was about to clean it. Her face became red, while her scream attracted other girls from the next room.
"Ahh! That's a male undergarment right!"
"Huh! males use this kind of garment then, Wow that's interesting. Hey look I got his boxer."
"Oh! that's new, take a memo, it will come in handy once we get a boyfriend..."
"Look at that... I was surprised when I heard about a boy coming here. Though he is really cute as a girl."
"Hmm! That's not all that bad right girls."
"Right." X 10...
If Astral would have heard them, he would have snatched them to clean it up himself... Though the guy was lying inside the pool taking a nice rest...