Result

The three blood drops eventually merged into one under the old man's control, becoming a blood bead the size of a grape.

The blood droplet was crystal clear, reflecting the face of the Myriad Gods Ridge sect leader.

Looking at the blood bead, a hint of fanaticism appeared on his aged face.

Seeing the old man's expression, Yi Yun's heart skipped a beat. He thought carefully: what was that drop of blood the old man had taken out?

A drop of blood that he treats with such solemnity must have been hard-won.

Is it possible that this drop of blood was actually left by those disciples who entered the sect earlier, who had activated the Kanglong Ding, and who possessed "Root of Wisdom"?

But where did those disciples go?

Over the years, Myriad Gods Ridge has recruited disciples extensively, and must have accumulated quite a few disciples with "Root of Wisdom potential"!

However, within the sect, Yi Yun had heard of very few disciples with "Root of Wisdom"; apart from himself and the Snake Woman, there were only a handful.

Thinking about all this, Yi Yun felt a bad feeling.

"Let's begin..."

The old man focused intently on manipulating the blood droplet, which, under his control, flew towards the Kanglong Ding.

The old man watched all this with an expression as if he were witnessing the birth of a new world.

Finally, a drop of blood fell into the Kanglong Ding, landing squarely in the eye of the black dragon sculpture.

The blood droplets slowly seeped into it, and the black dragon's eyes grew brighter and brighter. The once dormant Kanglong Ding seemed to come alive at that moment!

"Boom!"

The Kanglong Ding unleashed powerful energy, its terrifying aura spreading in all directions. The Snake Woman, whose cultivation was relatively weak, could not withstand it at all. She spat out a mouthful of blood, and her entire body flew backward.

Yi Yun's strength was far superior to that of the Snake Woman, and he could withstand the aura. He only pretended to be unable to hold on because he didn't want to draw too much attention.

Meanwhile, in the midst of the storm, the leader of the Myriad Gods Ridge was disheveled, his eyes filled with fanatical light.

"Activate! Activate!"

The old man roared in his heart, and the mad dragon trembled violently. A black Dragon Soul appeared and disappeared at the mouth of the cauldron, as if it was about to break free!

"It's out! The Dragon Emperor Soul!"

The old man's eyes were filled with excitement, but he wasn't overly thrilled, because this scene had happened many times before.

Every time he tried to awaken the Kanglong Ding with the Dragon Emperor Bloodline, he could trigger the Dragon Soul to some extent, but in the end he still failed.

This was the time the old man had placed the most hope in, and it was also the time he had reacted most strongly to date!

However...

The black dragon phantom remained visible for about ten breaths, but did not intensify further.

After that, the energy gushing out of the Kanglong Ding stopped increasing and instead gradually weakened.

The black dragon phantom also became increasingly blurry, and it gradually disappeared.

"What!?"

Seeing this, the old man was extremely anxious!

It failed!?

The Dragon Soul grew weaker and weaker until it disappeared completely. The energy storm also subsided completely, and the Kanglong Ding still stood perfectly in the center of the hall, as if nothing had happened.

Seeing this, the old man was distraught. He remained silent for a long, long time, his eyes still fixed on the Kanglong Ding, as if hoping for a miraculous reversal.

However, nothing changed in the end.

It was a complete failure!

The old man took a few steps back, turned around, and at that moment, he seemed even older.

He exuded an aura of death, as if he were about to walk into his grave. He had tried seven or eight times, without success each time, and his time was running out!

The old man slowly turned his head and glanced at Yi Yun. That glance sent a chill down Yi Yun's spine; it was a look that was hard to describe, filled with disappointment, resentment, and a hint of malice...

"Your blood..."

The old man said in a deep voice that Yi Yun's blood would have a much worse effect than he had originally expected.

He had thought that Yi Yun's appearance might be an opportunity for him to awaken the Kanglong Ding, but he failed and wasted a precious drop of Blood Guide.

This Blood Guide is made by combining the Blood Marrow of Dragon-shaped Ancient Demon with the blood essence of a disciple with "Root of Wisdom".

The old man felt immense heartache at the thought of wasting even a single drop.

The reason for this outcome is that Yi Yun gave him the wrong expectations.

It's true that Yi Yun activated the Dragon Soul of the Kanglong Ding before, but this time his bloodline quality is so poor. A bloodline of such poor quality shouldn't be able to activate the Dragon Soul of the Kanglong Ding at all. Is there some hidden reason behind this?

The old man stared intently at Yi Yun, his deep gaze sharp as a knife, as if he wanted to pierce through Yi Yun.

But Yi Yun remained expressionless throughout.

He appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly he was sneering.

The failure to awaken the Kanglong Ding was exactly what he wanted. Using himself as a guinea pig and bleeding him out at will, he couldn't wait for the old man to die of anger.

"Senior brother, what should we do?"

Seeing that the attempt to awaken the Kanglong Ding had failed, the old woman beside the Snake Woman was extremely disappointed.

Consequently, she also began to resent Yi Yun and the Snake Woman.

Seeing that the old man remained silent and only stared at Yi Yun, the old woman couldn't help but curse, "It's all because of you two good-for-nothings! Myriad Gods Ridge made an exception to accept you and gave you such good treatment, but your 'Root of Wisdom' are so poor, you've wasted a Blood Guide, you useless trash!"

The old woman said sarcastically, "Actually, the Snake Woman was originally under my jurisdiction."

"Grandmaster, what's wrong with me...?"

The Snake Woman was completely bewildered. She had no idea what was going on when the old woman suddenly launched into a tirade of abuse.

"Never mind," the leader of Myriad Gods Ridge waved his hand, "I probably misjudged the situation. Let them go."

"Then this disciple will take his leave."

Yi Yun bowed indifferently, then turned and left with the bewildered Snake Woman.

The old woman watched Yi Yun. After his figure disappeared, a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes. "That brat, I really wanted to kill him with one blow! His eyes and demeanor showed him absolutely no respect for either of us. He knew perfectly well that our failure to awaken the Kanglong Ding was due to his impure bloodline, and that we even wasted a Blood Guide, but look at him, he showed no remorse whatsoever, he was practically gloating!"

The leader of Myriad Gods Ridge remained silent, staring at the gate where Yi Yun had disappeared, without uttering a word.

"This Yi Yun is no simple man. I can see through many of the younger generation at a glance, but I feel that this person seems to be hiding something..."

"What is it?" The old woman's face turned cold. "Awakening the Kanglong Ding is of utmost importance. How can we allow this brat to have his own thoughts? I'll go and capture him right now, interrogate him thoroughly, and see what other secrets he might have!"

"No, don't act rashly." The old man shook his head, then looked at the Kanglong Ding again, recalling the process of just activating Kanglong Ding.

"Where exactly is the problem?" the old man muttered to himself...