Chapter 5 - Chapter 5 The Gluttonous Artifact Spirit

After mastering the "Heavenly Gang Sword Technique," Jack practiced every day in front of the waterfall on the fairy mountain. The bronze sword danced in his hands, creating countless sword shadows, which made the spiritual monkey cheer beside him. However, recently, he noticed a faint humming sound coming from the sword, as if it was trying to tell him something.​One day, just as Jack finished his practice and was about to wipe the sword, the bronze sword suddenly glowed brightly, and a translucent little figure floated out of it. The figure wore a skullcap, a brocade robe, and had two tufts of mustache. With a funny appearance, he was now holding his stomach and said weakly, "I'm starving to death. If you don't find me something to eat, I won't take care of this sword anymore!"​Jack was stunned. Pointing at the little figure, he asked, "Who... who are you? How did you get inside my sword?"​The little figure rolled his eyes and said angrily, "I'm the artifact spirit of this sword! I've been asleep for I don't know how many years. I finally woke up when you awakened me, but I came out starving. You're really an incompetent master!"​The spiritual monkey jumped onto Jack's shoulder and stared curiously at the artifact spirit, chattering a few times. The artifact spirit glared at the spiritual monkey and said, "What are you looking at, little furball! Hurry up and find me something to eat, or I'll pluck your fur and roast you!" The spiritual monkey shrank back in fright and hid behind Jack.​Jack couldn't help but laugh and said helplessly, "There's no food on this fairy mountain that can satisfy you. Don't make things difficult for me."​The artifact spirit crossed his arms and said sulkily, "I don't care! I want pastries made of spiritual rice and wine brewed with thousand - year - old spiritual spring water! If you can't find them, I'll cause trouble and make sure you can never use this sword properly again!" As he spoke, he really made the bronze sword fly out of control, almost hitting Jack on the head.​Jack dodged and shouted, "Stop, stop! I'll go find them, okay?"​With no other choice, Jack had to take the spiritual monkey and the artifact spirit to search on the fairy mountain. They rummaged through every corner and finally found several plants of hundred - year - old spiritual rice in a hidden valley. The artifact spirit's eyes lit up and he urged, "Quick, quick, pick them! I'm starving!"​But the spiritual monkey became naughty at this moment. It hugged the spiritual rice and ran all over the valley. The artifact spirit chased after it, panting, shouting, "Little furball, stop! Do you believe I'll turn you into monkey jerky!" This made Jack burst out laughing.​Finally, they managed to pick the spiritual rice, but Jack was at a loss because he didn't know how to make pastries at all. Seeing his worried look, the artifact spirit snorted and said, "Idiot! I'll teach you! First, grind the spiritual rice into powder..."​Under the artifact spirit's guidance, Jack clumsily started making pastries. There were all kinds of problems during the process. Sometimes he put too much sugar, and sometimes he made the fire too strong. The artifact spirit jumped up and down in a hurry, shouting, "How can you be so clumsy! This isn't making pastries; it's ruining the ingredients!" The spiritual monkey watched gleefully from the side, chattering with laughter from time to time.​After much trouble, Jack finally made a few strange - looking pastries. The artifact spirit couldn't wait to take a bite but immediately spat it out, frowning and saying, "What is this! It's worse than the stones I ate during my slumber!" Jack and the spiritual monkey laughed heartily.​Although the pastries tasted bad, the artifact spirit regained his energy after eating. He told Jack that actually, waking him up was a sign of the bronze sword's recognition of Jack. As long as Jack practiced hard, he would help Jack unleash the bronze sword's greater power.​From then on, Jack's daily cultivation became much livelier. The artifact spirit would cause trouble from time to time, the spiritual monkey would be naughty, and Jack continued to improve his realm of cultivating immortality amidst all the noise and fun.