Zeng Mu cried out in astonishment. Fortunately, Pitman had already spread his Elemental Power throughout the room, so not a sound escaped. Otherwise, his shout would have startled Yenaier and Okelo, and even the cats out in the street.
Coming to his senses, he lowered his voice again. "You mean this really is an Elemental Artifact you condensed yourself?"
"You can feel it for yourself." Pitman handed him the bead. The moment Zeng Mu took it, he could feel the pure Elemental Spirit Qi flowing from it without even using it. What else besides an Elemental Artifact could give off such an aura?
"Phew..." A bitter smile appeared on his face as he looked at Pitman. "What a surprise. I never imagined that the one-in-ten-thousand Innate Elemental Artifact Master Uncle Kiddon spoke of would appear right before me. You know, even he said he'd never met one."
"That was merely Qidunston being modest. Three years ago, before the Palace Gathering tournament, he sought me out for a private meeting." For the first time, Pitman revealed this secret that no one else knew.
He continued, "The element within this Elemental Artifact is the wind element. Its effect lets you see things ordinary people can't, such as... the Elemental Power inside an Elementalist."
Zeng Mu's heart lurched. Pitman smiled and said, "It really is quite useful. I saw it very clearly in you earlier. I never expected you to possess three kinds of Elemental Power at once: metal, lightning, and fire."
Zeng Mu fell silent for a moment before asking, "So, the reason you've come to see me now is...?" He had already resolved that no matter how hard Pitman pressed him, he could never reveal that the Blackstone Necklace around his neck was what made all this possible. He would rather