The Sword of Somplak
Building Foundation

The large creature turned into a normal form like ordinary people. He sits in a lotus position with both hands resting on his knees and palms facing upwards with clenched fingers. Nearby, Ucup who had returned to his form began to rise up and sit staring at the pale-skinned man in front of him.

“Who are you, Mister?” mummy Ucup slow. He did not want to disturb the calmness of the man in front of him.

But the man could hear it clearly. He opened his eyes to look at Ucup. There was no smile etched on his face, his expression even looked flat. He even looks like a sick man.  

“I'm Lin Fing, one of the members of the Five Pillars of the Universe,” he said in response to Ucup's murmur.

Ucup smiled knot and said, “I Ucup Rekber from ...” 

“You do not need to introduce yourself, because I brought you to this realm, of course I already know you, even I know your family too,” said Lin Fing cut off the words from Ucup.

“Lord God, means you won't kill me?” tanya Ucup make sure.

Lin Fing shook his head then said, “Of course I won't kill you. It was just as a greeting from me. Pretty fun, isn't it?”

Ucup snorted while crossing both hands on the chest.

“What's fun? You make my body like an insect that you want to trample and then you clap with your big hands,” complained Ucup, “and one more, even my monster sister kausentil so hard. Pain know!”

There was no emotion on Lin Fing's face, he was so flat on his face.

“Can a god not laugh?” insinuations Ucup.

Lin Fing was still silent calmly. He did not respond to insinuations by Ucup. 

“Why do you keep quiet so?” Ucup was slightly annoyed by the attitude of the man in front of him.

“Not all questions should I answer, not all words should I respond, and not everyone should I care.”

“Yes, yes, wise sir ... now what are we going to do here? I want to go back to the forest. Poor Susi and Bing Shi are waiting for me.”

“I'll teach you to fight.”

“Bulkah?’

“Ya.”

Highlighting his eyes radiating happiness, Ucup began to impatiently learn it. In his home world, Ucup has no martial arts skills whatsoever, although he is a mischievous teenager, often following brawls between students. He is certainly not a fighter.

“My respect for you, Master!” Ucup lowered his head with both hands clenched in front of his head.

“Wake up, Boy!” pinta Lin Fing who walked back to Ucup.

Ucup got up and walked behind his teacher. The radiance of happiness was enveloping him. 

“You should not be too happy, there is no ease in training that I will give you. In fact, the universal energy within you will seal me during the course of training,” Lin Fing reminded.

There was no perceived burden from the sealing of the universe's energy. Ucup is determined with all his heart to complete every stage of his training. 

“No problem, I'm ready!” adamantly Ucup accepted it.

“Well then, we start.” Lin Fing turned around and instantly sealed the universe energy in Ucup's body.

Suddenly, Ucup felt an excruciating pain all over his body. The heat made his body temperature rise sharply, his skin became red and dry. He gripped his head so firmly and the teeth that were grinding withstood the pain. Ucup staggered then collapsed rolling to withstand the pain he felt.

“Defend! It was just the lightest stage in training,” Lin Fing said directly away from him.

Long enough the Ucup rolled to endure the pain of the sealed energy of the universe that had been protecting him. Now, Ucup has to fight hard against the extreme heat in place. It was fortunate that he had a body created from a universal core pearl, so what he experienced would not have a bad impact on his body, let alone threaten his life.

After his body was able to adapt to the stinging heat, Ucup got back up and immediately approached Lin Fing who was waiting for him.

“Are you ready to run the next stage?” asked Lin Fing.

“I'm ready, Master,” said Ucup confidently.

“There are four core lessons that must be mastered by you .. The first is the art of fighting, the second is internal energy processing, the third is qinggong, and the fourth is the point of death,” Lin Fing revealed.

“We just go straight to the first core, the art of fighting. However, you should not assume that I will teach you a style, no, that is not what I will pass on to you. You yourself have to create your style.”

Widened lips smiling understood him. His hearing continued to focus on catching every word that danced in the air.

“Teacher, may I ask?”

“Please!”

“I have the energy of the universe. Can I use it on the second core that Master said earlier?”

“No! I don't want you to rely too much on the energy of the universe. Energy does not only come from the universe, energy can also be born from within your soul. In the world of Cultivators, we call it soul force. Soul power was an important element that only a handful of people could master. I'll teach you to take it out.”

“Good, Master.”

“We start at the first core …. There are two foundations that you must build to master the first core, which is to build the foundation of the body and mental discipline. Once the foundation of the two is built, you will enter the first stage of core deepening, which is the mastery of external abilities where you will focus on explosive movements and agility. Next there is an internal ability stage that focuses more on gentle and flowing movements that are controlled by thought, soul, and energy in.”

The mangosteen Ucup understood it. He was getting impatient to start. In front of him, Lin Fing turned around with a cold grin.

“I like your spirit. Now, put your body in a state ready to withstand the load!” abugn.

Ucup immediately put the position of the horses preparing to receive the burden that will be given to him.

“Already, Teacher,” says Ucup.

“Thank you both hands!”

Ucup followed him by raising both his hands with his palms facing upwards. Lin Fing directly took out a huge stone from the spatial space and placed it in the palm of Ucup's hand.

Bugh!

Ucup flinched as the boulder pressed his hand down and pushed down. It was seen that both of his knees were shaking unable to hold him. His face was so pale with widened eyes staring intently at Lin Fing in front of him.

“Good, you can hold it well. Keep holding it until I get back!” lin Fing said praising him.

“Ba-well, Teacher,” reply Ucup while holding back pain.

Ucup looked so painfully holding the weight he was carrying. Even so, a Ucup would never give up so easily. The pain he suffers is a process he must enjoy to achieve good results. 

Time seemed so slow when Ucup began to be unable to feel a part of his body. The weight-bearing hand and the supporting leg he could no longer feel, in fact, to open his mouth was unable to do. Only blinking could he still move.

Shortly after, Lin Fing came back to him. 

“Teacher, I managed to hold it,” Ucup said.

Lin Fing nodded softly replying to her, he then said, “Pretty good, yet it was the lightest. I'll add more of his load.”

“Gu-teacher!”

Bugh!

Back Ucup widens his eyes. His body trembled again feeling a heavier burden than before. Even so, Ucup can still hold it very well.

“Lumayan, but it's still lacking,” said Lin Fing noticed. 

Shortly after, Lin Fing again placed a stone that weighed five times the weight of the second stone he had placed on top of the first stone.

Bugh! Cracks!

The floor that Ucup stepped on suffered a crack, but again, Ucup was still able to hold it. 

"Good enough, but you not only hold it, you also have to be able to run by carrying your load. After that, we proceed to the next stage," Lin Fing said and left.

"Geez, may I not die before everything is accomplished" Ucup muttered and began to raise his right leg.

"Hey!" yelling Ucup gathered strength and zeal to be able to move his numb legs.