It suddenly got stuck mid-sentence. The smug look on its little face turned blank, its dark eyes blinked, and its voice gradually lowered. "Uh... seems like... I don't remember..."
Seeing it like this, Li Bufan suddenly felt a trace of pity.
He did not press further and merely smiled. "Then I'll call you Small Cauldron for now. Tell me when you remember your name."
"Fine, Small Cauldron it is. It sounds much better than Little Guy."
Li Bufan sat cross-legged before it, putting away his teasing manner. "Small Cauldron, tell me what you can do. Since you're the Cauldron Spirit of the Creation Cauldron, and there are so many independent spaces inside it, it can't just be for decoration, can it?"
Hearing this, the Cauldron Spirit's little face immediately turned smug again. It spoke animatedly, eyebrows dancing with excitement. "Of course! This spirit is the core spirit of the Creation Cauldron. I'm not bragging—the Creation Cauldron's greatest function is alchemy!"
"Did you know that the Creation Cauldron contains the five elements? It can distinguish the attributes and quality of all spiritual herbs beneath heaven, then refine them under the most suitable conditions."
"If you want to refine a fire-attributed pill, toss the spiritual herbs into the cauldron's mouth, and this spirit can send them into the Blazing Sun Space to be tempered by Earthfire Essence. If you want to refine a water-attributed pill, this spirit can send them into the Water Marsh Forest to be nourished by its marsh water. Only by placing different spiritual herbs in different spaces can their medicinal potency be brought to its fullest."
Li Bufan narrowed his eyes slightly. "From what you're saying, you understand the attributes and medicinal properties of every spiritual herb?"
"Of course! Which of this spirit's former hosts wasn't a renowned