The Strongest Prodigy Doctor

Chapter 972 - 1072: The Thing Inside the Box

Earlier, because he thought Ye Tianfan could be his backer, he wasn't afraid of Big White Beard.But now, Ye Tianfan doesn't want to be his backer, so this Wrist Bone Iron Ape started to feel scared again.

"This little guy wasn't afraid just now, but now he's slowly starting to get scared." Big White Beard saw the Wrist Bone Iron Ape, gradually starting to feel fear, and said somewhat speechless!

And Ye Tianfan said to the Wrist Bone Iron Ape, "You'd better hurry back to your old lair and stop jumping around!"

Upon hearing these words, the Wrist Bone Iron Ape immediately turned around and ran towards its cave!

With a violent tremor, the Wrist Bone Iron Ape vanished from the Penglai Temple!

Ye Tianfan watched the disappearing figure of the Wrist Bone Iron Ape and suddenly smiled: "Looking at it this way, he's kind of cute!"

"Right? I also think he's cute, so I didn't take him as a pet. Besides, if I took him as a pet, I wouldn't have a source for my Hundred Fruit Wine." Big White Beard said with a laugh!

Ye Tianfan also laughed a few times, then asked Big White Beard, "So, did you figure out the origin of this box?"

Big White Beard heard Ye Tianfan's question, looked at the box in his hand, and said, "I don't know the exact origin of this box, but I can guess where it might have come from."

"Where did it come from?" Ye Tianfan asked curiously. Although Big White Beard couldn't specify exactly where, being able to share some information already satisfied Ye Tianfan, as he had no clue about the box's origin and could only guess a bit!

Big White Beard said, "If I'm not mistaken, it's likely from seventeen hundred thousand years ago, back when Penglai Prison was still around, belonging to one of the last prisoners held there!"

After saying this, Big White Beard lifted the box up and added, "And judging by the style of this box, it should contain some kind of metal or similar stuff inside. Although my memory of that era is a bit fuzzy, I still remember the gist of it!"

Big White Beard then pointed at a special symbol on the front of the box: "Look at this symbol. In my time, this symbol represented something solid. Its presence on this box indicates that it likely contains something quite sturdy, most probably metal, or perhaps a Magical Treasure."

But Big White Beard quickly denied, "If it were a Magical Treasure, there'd be a special mark for it. So, even though Magical Treasures are solid and sturdy, they have their unique symbols. If this box contained a Magical Treasure, it wouldn't bear this symbol. There's a high probability it holds some metal materials!"

Hearing Big White Beard's words, Ye Tianfan nodded thoughtfully, then asked, "Is there a way to open this box? I couldn't open it in the Wrist Bone Iron Ape's cave, not even with my Magic Sword; I couldn't breach any gap in it."

Big White Beard laughed twice at Ye Tianfan's words, then said, "You can't pierce open a box like this with a Magic Sword. There are only two ways to open such a box: one is with its key, and the other is by force. Considering the passage of time, the key to this box is probably lost, leaving only one method—force it open! Unless you find the key, there's no other way!"

Ye Tianfan, upon hearing this, said, "Then let's force it open. Can you open this box? I tried before, and I couldn't even leave a scratch!"

"That's a small matter!" Big White Beard said, smiling!

Big White Beard then gathered a massive amount of Vibrating Power in his other hand and smashed it against the old box with great force.

However, the box's hardness was beyond Ye Tianfan's expectations. He thought Big White Beard could smash it open at once, but to Ye Tianfan's surprise, Big White Beard's first strike only created some cracks.

Moreover, the box's cracks were quickly mending.

Subsequently, Big White Beard struck again forcefully.

The box's exterior was now tottering, yet it still hadn't completely shattered.

Through the cracks, Ye Tianfan couldn't see what was inside, only that there seemed to be a kind of metal resembling gold, a dark golden color.

With Big White Beard's third strike, the box promptly shattered completely in his hands.

Ye Tianfan then saw that in Big White Beard's hands appeared a plain, unadorned chunk of dark golden metal with no special features.

Ye Tianfan didn't know what it was, looking at it with some curiosity.

However, Big White Beard was somewhat shocked upon seeing the metal. He recognized what it was, which is why he was shocked; he never expected such a rare metal from his era to appear before him.

Big White Beard mused that if he had encountered this precious metal before arriving at Penglai Immortal Island, he would definitely have fought for it.

But now, having passed that period, Big White Beard was merely surprised upon seeing it.

Then Big White Beard handed the metal to Ye Tianfan, who instinctively took it.

Though the metal did not have a luxurious appearance, Ye Tianfan wasn't disappointed, believing that since it was contained in such a box, it mustn't be ordinary.

Moreover, many good things often have plain exteriors.

So after taking the metal, Ye Tianfan instinctively looked at Big White Beard since he didn't know what it was, thus seeking Big White Beard's help.

Big White Beard looked at the metal in Ye Tianfan's hand and said with a smile, "If I had seen this before entering Penglai Immortal Island, I would have fought for it. But now I don't need it. This thing is quite beneficial for you now."

Ye Tianfan, hearing this from Big White Beard, knew this must be something valuable, so he directly asked, "Then what is this? What is its purpose?"

Big White Beard replied, "We call this metal Soft Gold."