"Hey, kid, you finally remembered me! I thought you were fighting someone... too busy..."
The Artifact Spirit Ancestor looked full of vigor, clearly having spent all these years in comfort, eating his fill and sleeping, then waking up to eat again.
"Ancestor, you actually recognized me!"
"Bullshit! Who else would find this godforsaken place where not even birds shit? That Concealment Formation of yours worked so well that not a single bird got in for over ten years..."
Speaking of the hardships of those past ten-odd years, the Artifact Spirit Ancestor almost wiped away tears.
"I was bored out of my mind! It's all your fault, ugly thing that can't even walk!"
The Artifact Spirit Ancestor kicked the Three-Legged Crow Cauldron, cursing nonstop. Looking around the cave, Mu Bai saw that the once-gleaming walls had indeed turned grayish-brown. At a touch, dust came showering down.
"Ancestor, you've absorbed quite a lot of soul crystals over the years."
"Hmph! If you hadn't come, this soul crystal mine would have been sucked dry! You heartless brat, did anyone bully you while you were out roaming the world? Hurry up and tell me so I can have a good laugh..."
Wearing a wicked grin, the Artifact Spirit Ancestor leaned closer to examine Mu Bai.
"Not bad. Beast Race methods-you've undergone demon transformation too..."
The Artifact Spirit Ancestor looked him over from the left and sniffed him from the right, leaving Mu Bai thoroughly embarrassed.
"Oh, Ancestor, I'm not a meaty bone..."
Mu Bai teased him, immediately earning a sharp rap on the head from the Artifact Spirit Ancestor.
"You little brat, you dare make fun of me now! Still, that body of yours really isn't bad, and neither is your cultivation. Looks like you can take a beating!"
The Artifact Spirit Ancestor struck