The day Yang Kai was sitting with Smiles he sneezed once. And everyone looked at him and laughed. "Who is it that is talking about me? Talk about embarrassing." he thought to himself before going back to work.
Master Feng just started laughing at what I had said. The Idea that she was the first master of a son from the heavens was not lost on her. The two maids from before came back.
"Reporting to the Master, the herb bath has been drawn and set up according to the instructions laid forth." One said while both bowed with their hands forward.
"Good, now then Leiji, go and take your bath. Also take this method for yourself. I believe you will benefit greatly from this method. Don't look at it until you are fully ready to jump into the tub. Doing this provides the best result with the least effort." Master Feng said, handing me another cultivation method.
"This disciple will do as his master says! This disciple will leave first according to the master's orders." I said, taking the method.
I then followed the maid servants to the room they had prepared the bath in. Once I was alone in the room I completely undressed and stood on the rim of the tub. I pulled the method out and opened it up. My brain was instantly flooded with a sharp piercing pain all over my body. Feeling this I jumped into the bath and submerged.
"What is all of this? My mind… is flooding with information. This is the Dao of time."
'Like a river from the mountains to the sea, time flows on. The twists and turns are simply the struggles in our path to shape ourselves. When times get hard the flow becomes rapid and dangerous. This is how we live. Calm & Peaceful, Rapid & Dangerous. Still Time Flows On!"
I began to feel the power of the Dao of time coats through my body. At first it was just a high degree of pain. Now it felt soothing and healing in nature. Once This became manageable I began to also absorb the strength of the medicine in the bath around me. And in what felt like minutes yet also felt like decades at the same time. I was unsure of which it was exactly or if it was even one of these options.
I looked at the medicinal bath and it was completely different from before. It looked… smaller. Not by much but it was noticeable to me. I got out having noticed that the situation with the bath was over. There was no longer anything I could gather from it. I have the desire for food unlike anything I've experienced before. This new realm is quite interesting. My strength is easily beyond that of where I once was. So this is what the master said I should do before.
I walked over to my uniform and saw a glimpse of myself in the mirror. Ohhh! WOW! This is amazing. My goodness. This is incredible. I'm a little bit taller and slightly more muscular. This is what the 7 year olds look like. Wait a minute… Was I in the bath for 2 years and the better part of a 3rd? No, that can't be it. It seems that this is simply a benefit of the cultivation method I just practiced. Hmmm, what was the name again?
The Scroll was strewn open on the floor the name of the method display. "Hmmm, 'Time Flows Art' seems like it rapidly improves every aspect of a cultivator. The drawbacks would be that the cultivator would be struck… by the heavens… Hmm Oh! So it has no effect on me due to the Lightning True body. I am a son of Heaven. Why would the heavens act against me in such a manner?" I laughed. Oh boy did I laugh.
I had just acquired another perfect and much needed method for me. After all, being stuck in the small body of a child was getting… Cramped. It had its advantages but now it seemed like it would be a long time before I find the glorious holy nectar of breast milk to touch my tongue once again. I can't just ask for it, that would be a little weird. I threw on the clothes I had since they still fit me slightly. They were significantly more snug fitting than before but it didn't matter. Having a larger body even only slightly was not something to scoff at.
I left the room to report my gains to my master but I couldn't find her anywhere… She was gone. A servant came up to me gasping for breath.
"The Master has gone out to defend the Palace's honor. She went to the city with all of the Emperor realms in the Palace." the servant said.
"What! No!" I was blinded for a moment and then clarity. I left the room at a speed that would have been completely impossible before I was promoted.
"Young master! Oh No! The master said not to let him leave no matter what." the maid said nervously. Knowing there is absolutely nothing she could do to keep me there.
As I used my new found strength I began growing more accustomed to it. Just what layer was this? All I know was I exploded well past the limit I had been at previously. That was the Initial element 5th layer going on to the 6th layer. This new power makes me feel like I could turn my former self into a batch of pretzels… Ohhh yum Pretzels. I could go for some of those, some buns, some dumplings and all that good tea.
I arrived at the city gate and they let me into the city. No one would dare to stop me since I was the direct disciple of the Palace master. Though the guard did have something to say.
"Young master, I won't dare to stop you. However I feel compelled to warn you that it is a tense situation out there. Be careful, Oh and I'm not taking responsibility for anything that happens." the guard said as I sped off into the city. I waved back. "That kid is dauntless. Perhaps if he intervened this matter can rest peacefully. That Seven Stars workshop is not simple." he thought to himself.