On the day he completed the exam he was exceptionally happy. On that day he sparred with Mahaansh, who had to use Noble level power to suppress Ben, who unleashed his prowess unrestrained. Something inside him had let loose.
Mahaansh was happy that Ben had not neglected the martial training during his studies. Soon Ben bid farewell to his teacher & friends & went home. He had decided that he was not coming anywhere near the school for the next 2-3 months when he was going to learn martial & meridian arts.
Ben quickly reached home. He did not see his parents. They were busy with their own work & realms. In order for Miraya to enjoy out of this gloomy atmosphere, she was given permission to go to her friend's house.
So Ben went to his room & did his chores & soon entered meditation. He made his mental state optimal & was about to sleep. He was going to the martial repository to look for martial techniques. That was when he remembered something. He took out the 'Saptarishi Samhita'. Then as always, he made a small cut on his finger & touched on the first empty page. Sure enough the next chapter came into vision.
This one, was big. Like really big. It was a whole 50 pages. Ben was exasperated. He had spent countless hours reading books during the past 60 days. That was itself too much. Now this. Well he did not have a choice.
He began to read. The title was 'Kayakalpam'. Its author was 'Sage Vishwamitra'. He was legendary sage about whom many knew. He was considered the first meridian wielder among marthyas . The sages neither acknowledged nor rejected the claim. He was a warrior before he became an ascetic & thus retained some ferocity. Ben was excited to read the chapter. Soon he was engrossed in the book.
' 'Kayakalpam' is a technique which is used to elevate the body from its mortal limits. This will help a person to welcome the energy of the universe into the body.
Any activity needs energy & the amount of energy stored in one's body is finite. That energy is often used for regular activities & to maintain the cellular structure of the body. So any form of activity that involves usage of energy puts strain on the energy reserve. If it is done at a high rate, vitality of the body itself will be affected. Hence, it is important to raise the limit of energy that the body can get from universe itself!'
This was the introduction of the chapter. The following pages were details about the technique itself. Ben looked through it carefully & soon he completed the reading & began to summarize it. 'So that is what it is. I need a total of 42 kinds of chemicals. 7 plant based poisons, 7 animal based poisons, 7 mineral based poisons along with 7 plant based medicines, 7 animal based medicines & 7 mineral based medicines.
These chemicals should be catalyzed & reacted using 7 types of radiation to achieve the result, starting all the way from visible spectrum to the Gamma Rays. The procedure is not that complicated, but it is difficult. And this is supposed to help with increasing the overall healing capability of the body along with the detoxification & anti-aging processes. And some of these poisons & medicines are to be ingested, others to be applied on the body & yet others needed to be mixed in water & one needs to submerge in the water. Man, that is complicated.
Then the breathing technique, which is similar to combination of 'Jamadagni Bhavana', 'Vasishta Vachanam' & my cultivation technique. I doubt this is an intentional design. I even doubt that this book has changed & my innate affinity. All these are not coincidences. I seriously need to be cautious!'
Feeling a sense of unease in his mind, Ben began to look for this in the network. Much to his surprise Kayakalpam was something which was being followed & used even now! After all these years it has been modified for each type of meridian seed. Modern technology has made it easy & all the effects of the base procedure has been enhanced. But nothing was mentioned about the breathing or visualization patterns. In fact it was said to not use Cultivation technique when using this procedure.
For a while Ben decided to know more about the procedure. He had booked a slot at the nearest martial repository center. He tried to book another for this procedure. But he was put on a waiting list. Ben could only sigh. He really wanted to do this procedure but could only wait. Ben did not want to waste time just waiting for this. He was going to start practicing martial art.
Soon Ben went to sleep. Early in the morning Ben woke up. Quickly did all the stuff & said bye to his parents & ran to catch the first train. It was estimated to take an hour to reach the central martial repository. The reason for not propagating these techniques through the net work was for security reasons & due to intellectual property rights. So anyone would have to go to a martial facility to gain meridian & martial arts. So it was not long before he reached the facility.
Ben took his token number & waited for his turn. He also asked about his other request for which he was waitlisted. Soon the receptionist came. It was not long before a person came for him. Till now he was interacting with a robot. It could handle mundane stuff. But Ben's case was important. The person who came was a gorgeous Martial Noble lady. She smiled at Ben & Ben also smiled back. She introduced herself, "Hello, I am Catherine. I will be happy to assist you with your request. Please come with me!"
"Thank You" Ben answered and he followed her. On the way she said "The facilities for KayaKalpam are actually fully booked. But for people like you, there are always leeway." Ben raised an eyebrow. But he did not tell anything soon. They reached a room where an elegant man was sitting. There was a woman accompanying him. Ben assumed she was some kind of secretary from his body language & mannerisms. Ben could see that the woman was a peak martial noble. But he could not see through the man. Seeing Ben the man smiled. He said "Good morning gentleman. I am Jonathan Hughell, a _ director of the Hughell corporation". He gave a firm shake hand to Ben. Ben said "It is a pleasure to meet you sir. I am Benjamin John!" Jonathan smiled & said "Of course I know. Ours is a company concentrating on Beast masters, it is our duty to know about promising beast masters!" Ben understood what was happening. They either wanted to recruit him to their side or wanted to invest in his talent. Ben courteously said "Thank you for the complement. But I really haven't done much!" Jonathan said, "The future holds many possibilities. No one can really predict it!" Then he turned at Catherine and said, "Please allow me to speak with Mr. Benjamin Privately". Catheriene did a slight bow & left the room.