Standing at the entrance to the Glazed Hall, Fang Chen looked toward the Ancient Cauldron in the Square. A mass of golden Runes had appeared across its surface, casting strange characters onto the ground.
Myna bird stared in surprise. "Huh? What happened to the Ancient Cauldron?"
Fang Chen had not expected the Ancient Cauldron to glow. As he studied the golden Runes, they seemed strangely familiar.
He walked toward it. When he drew close, the Glazed Battle Runes on his body began to pulse in response to the waves coming from the cauldron.
He felt a subtle connection forming between himself and the Ancient Cauldron.
Fang Chen stepped up to it and placed his hand on it again.
Hum!
The Ancient Cauldron shook violently. A cool current entered his palm, ran through his Meridians, and surged straight into his mind.
Boom!
It felt as though someone had smashed his head with a stone. A vast flood of unfamiliar information burst into his mind, threatening to split his skull open.
"Ah..."
Fang Chen jerked his hand back and clutched his head.
"Master!"
Little Crane looked at him with worry.
"Fang Chen!"
Inside the Spirit Crane Space, Black Flame Saint could not help crying out at the sight.
Myna bird immediately asked, "Fang Chen, are you all right?"
Fang Chen only held his head. He did not answer. He rolled across the ground as waves of powerful energy poured from his body, twisting the space around him.
After a while, he finally stopped. He lay on the ground, soaked through and gasping for breath.
"What happened to you?" Myna bird asked at once.
Fang Chen looked at Myna bird. "I'm fine. When I touched the Ancient Cauldron, a mysterious energy flowed into me. I've absorbed it now. While I was absorbing it,