Zhang Ergou, with sleepy eyes, rubbed his eyes on a spacious and comfortable large bed. The next moment, he suddenly opened his eyes.
The scent of medicinal herbs filled the room and wafted into Zhang Ergou's nostrils. He couldn't help but take several deep breaths.
Upon closer inspection, a plump, round face appeared before him. It was none other than the little fatty, Xiong Bao!
"Zhang Ergou, you rascal, you're finally awake!" The little fatty, Xiong Bao, let out a sigh of relief upon seeing Zhang Ergou awake.
"Where is this?" Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings, Zhang Ergou sat up and rubbed his dazed forehead.
"This is the Bao Dan Pavilion!" The little fatty, Xiong Bao, chuckled mysteriously.
"Why am I at the Bao Dan Pavilion?" Zhang Ergou clearly remembered being surrounded and attacked on the training ground. If not for Zilin's appearance, he might have already met his demise.
However, there was no reason for him to be brought to the Bao Dan Pavilion, as he was not familiar with anyone there.
"Heh heh, of course, all credit goes to Big Brother. Do you know whose disciple Big Brother is?" Xiong Bao chuckled again, continuing in a mysterious tone.
"I don't know!" Zhang Ergou shook his head truthfully.
Since meeting the two, he had never inquired about their master. He only felt a kinship with these two rascals and thus spent time with them.
Therefore, he naturally did not know who Zilin's master was, let alone understand why Zilin had brought him to the Bao Dan Pavilion.
"Big Brother was actually found by the Pavilion Master of Bao Dan Pavilion deep in the monster beast forest while searching for medicinal ingredients. Since then, Big Brother has apprenticed himself to the Pavilion Master of Bao Dan Pavilion."
"Big Brother naturally loves to eat precious medicinal herbs and is extremely sensitive to them. He is also a great assistant to the Pavilion Master of Bao Dan Pavilion in finding ingredients, hence the Pavilion Master was happy to accept Big Brother as a disciple."
The little fatty, Xiong Bao, spoke at length, recounting Zilin's connection to the Bao Dan Pavilion.
"But what does this have to do with me?" Zhang Ergou was still bewildered. Su Dan Novel Network.
"Do you remember Big Brother calling you junior disciple during the day?" The little fatty, Xiong Bao, blinked his eyes, which were narrowed into slits.
"I remember. Wasn't that just made up on the spot by Zilin to escape the predicament?" Zhang Ergou nodded. He certainly did not forget the scene from earlier.
"Not so, not so. I don't know what magic Big Brother used, but he actually convinced Elder Qiao, the Pavilion Master of Bao Dan Pavilion, to take you as a disciple." Xiong Bao shook his head and revealed news that shocked Zhang Ergou immensely.
"Take me as a disciple? But I've already apprenticed myself to Spring Yang Wanderer!"
Zhang Ergou's mouth fell open in astonishment. He had already taken a master. Could a person have two masters at the same time?
"You're just ignorant of the world. Bao Dan Pavilion is different from other places. Even if you are a disciple of Spring Yang Peak, as long as you have extraordinary talent, you can still become a disciple of Bao Dan Pavilion."
"After all, refining pills and cultivating are not mutually exclusive," the little fatty, Xiong Bao, winked.
"But me?" Zhang Ergou opened his mouth. "Did Zilin tell Elder Qiao about me refining Qi Condensation Pills?"
"Most likely. Big Brother is the most unreliable person. He always spills secrets for you."
"Little fatty, who are you talking about?" Zilin's voice suddenly came from behind, startling Xiong Bao.
Xiong Bao turned his chubby body around, his face wreathed in smiles. "Big Brother, I was saying how you are wise and mighty, with foresight, and how you saved Zhang Ergou. I was just explaining your contributions to him."
"Is that so? How come I don't hear it that way?" Zilin's eyes widened, clearly not believing the little fatty, Xiong Bao.
Xiong Bao quickly signaled to Zhang Ergou, asking him to put in a good word.
"Haha, you must be the Zhang Ergou that Zilin mentioned. Zilin told me you can refine Qi Condensation Pills. You have good talent, young one. Are you interested in becoming a disciple of my Bao Dan Pavilion?"
A gentle voice echoed. It turned out there was another person following behind Zilin.
Zhang Ergou quickly rolled out of bed and bowed to the newcomer. "Disciple Zhang Ergou, thank you, Elder, for taking me in."
"Is that all, just spoken words, and no other gesture?"
"What does the Elder mean?" Zhang Ergou feigned ignorance at this moment.
"Zilin mentioned that there is a strange flame within your body. Is this true?" Elder Qiao Yan Yun asked with a serious expression.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Ergou frowned slightly. He knew that the fact he harbored a spirit fire within his body could no longer be hidden. Thus, he no longer concealed it.
"Indeed, there is. Does the Elder desire the spirit fire within me?"
Although he didn't know Qiao Yan Yun's character, given his good relationship with Zilin and Xiong Bao, he couldn't be too bad.
Zhang Ergou was taking a gamble, betting that this Elder possessed the demeanor of a senior.
However, he had underestimated the allure of spirit fire to alchemists.
"May I be allowed to see the appearance of the spirit fire within you?" Qiao Yan Yun's eyes became fervent upon hearing that Zhang Ergou indeed possessed a spirit fire.
Zhang Ergou moved his mind, and the spirit fire within his Dantian transformed into a small flame and appeared in his palm.
"Golden spirit fire?" Qiao Yan Yun exclaimed. Even with his vast experience, he couldn't help but cry out.
Then, Qiao Yan Yun immediately took out an ancient book from his embrace and began to consult it.
Zhang Ergou and the others glanced over and saw that each page of the ancient book had a flame shape accompanied by explanatory text.
"There is none!" Qiao Yan Yun examined it and found that the ancient book in his hand did not record any golden spirit fire.
"This is the first time I've seen golden spirit fire. Even this Flame Treasure Codex doesn't contain it. This is truly strange."
Qiao Yan Yun stared at the flame in Zhang Ergou's hand and murmured.
"Perhaps there are too many strange flames generated in this world, so it's reasonable for this Codex not to contain them all." Qiao Yan Yun thought for a moment and then dismissed his doubts.
"However, this golden flame indeed looks extraordinary," Qiao Yan Yun observed the flame in Zhang Ergou's hand, muttering to himself, as if he had forgotten the three people around him.
Then, Qiao Yan Yun reached out, wanting to hold the flame in Zhang Ergou's hand to examine it closely.
But at the moment he reached out, a strange thing happened.
The spirit fire in Zhang Ergou's hand was extremely sentient. The moment Qiao Yan Yun's hand touched it, the spirit flame suddenly erupted and burned fiercely.
Ow!
Qiao Yan Yun cried out in pain and quickly retreated, jumping to the side. However, his fingers were already scorched black.
Looking again at the spirit fire in Zhang Ergou's palm, it returned to its small flame form and instantly retreated into Zhang Ergou's body, as if it had never appeared.
The scene before them stunned Zilin and the little fatty, Xiong Bao.
They had never seen Qiao Yan Yun suffer such a loss.
"Your spirit fire has intelligence?" Qiao Yan Yun asked, his face full of surprise, ignoring the pain in his hand.
"Master, shouldn't all spirit fires nourished by heaven and earth have intelligence?" Zilin asked with wide, confused eyes.