A Youthful Boy
Dragon Sable raised his head excitedly. "Is that true?"
"Of course!" Bi Fan laughed. "I'm counting on you to keep finding treasures for me in the future, so shouldn't I fatten you up a little?"
"Thank you, Master!" Only then did Dragon Sable perk up.
Suddenly, a low male voice sounded in Bi Fan's sea of consciousness. "It can't digest medicinal herbs and spirit fruits above fifth grade. Feeding them to it would be a waste."
Bi Fan was startled and froze.
Who had just spoken?
Inside his sea of consciousness?!
Dragon Sable was startled too. "Master, th-that seems to be... the Spirit of the Artifact..."
Bi Fan blinked. "Can the Spirit of the Artifact talk?"
"Why wouldn't a spirit creature be able to speak?" the Golden Little Dragon replied slowly, its tone carrying a hint of pride.
"But I've never heard of a Spirit of the Artifact being able to talk."
Bi Fan smiled wryly. He remembered that even the Spirit of the Artifact in Li Siter's Sky Jade Sword couldn't seem to speak.
"Master, perhaps it's because the Spirit of the Artifact in this Cauldron swallowed the Dragon Profound Pill, then devoured the Dragon Blood Coral Fruit."
Dragon Sable's words made Bi Fan nod in agreement. The Dragon Profound Pill was a Seventh-grade Pill with the wondrous effect of granting the ability to transform. It was easy to imagine how much it had enhanced the Spirit of the Artifact.
The Golden Little Dragon seemed to accept this explanation. It closed its eyes and rested in silence.
"Brother Fan, what's that up ahead?" Just as he came back to his senses, Yu Si Yan pointed toward a crowd gathered around something in the distance.
"Let's go take a look."
The four of them pushed through the