Chen Lin was certain that this scroll was connected to the one he owned, so he probed indirectly, hoping to learn what it did.
Manager Huang merely smiled. "I'm afraid I cannot tell you that. It concerns a secret. Not only can I not disclose it, but before activating it, you must also sign a spirit pact promising not to tell anyone what you see after its activation."
Then his tone softened. "However, as long as you help me activate this with your soul force, I will certainly fulfill my earlier promise. That can also be written into the spirit pact."
Seemingly afraid Chen Lin would be displeased, the old man immediately explained, "This requires no more than a trivial effort on your part. If I hadn't been punished by my sect over certain matters and barred from returning, I could simply ask one of the sect's soul path experts to help."
"What exactly do I need to do? Just inject a wisp of soul power into it?"
Chen Lin probed again.
After obtaining the old man's belongings in the Shanhai Realm, he had never actually tried activating that scroll with his silver soul power.
"Hehe, yes, it's that simple. However, it requires high-grade soul power. No amount of ordinary soul force will work. You should know how difficult it is to advance one's soul, Fellow Daoist Chen. That is why I searched for several years without finding anyone. If Grandmaster He hadn't sought you out repeatedly, prompting me to investigate with a secret art out of curiosity, I really would have missed you."
Manager Huang offered an explanation.
Then he looked at Chen Lin. "If you feel comfortable with it, we can proceed right now. If not, you may choose any location you like or bring someone to protect