"Hmm?" Xiao Yan looked at the master ancestor floating in midair with great interest.
"Actually, opening this thing is simple."
"It only requires a drop of your blood." Seeing Xiao Yan's impatience, the Golden Dragon King smiled.
"Mm." Xiao Yan suddenly understood.
Then Xiao Yan gritted his teeth, and a drop of blood appeared on his fingertip before flying toward the yellowed scroll.
The moment the blood fell onto the yellowed scroll, it seemed to receive some guidance, and the fine threads wrapped around it slowly unraveled.
An ancient aura spread through the cave.
"It is said that some powerful beings and ancient objects require a blood bond to recognize their master, so this differs from the methods you used before," the Golden Dragon King explained.
Xiao Yan smiled upon hearing this.
He then stared intently at the yellowed scroll before him. A huge ball of light, accompanied by an ancient aura, appeared within the cave.
The ball of light vaguely took the form of a phasing human figure. Its eyes slowly opened, and a terrifying aura like that of a slumbering giant dragon radiated from its body.
"Hmm?" Xiao Yan was stunned by that terrifying aura. After all, neither Yue Yu nor that woman in green he had met before possessed such a powerful presence. Even a lingering trace of aura was this terrifying. He truly could not imagine how powerful the person before him had been at their peak...
The Golden Dragon King also stared closely at the illusory figure in surprise, prepared to strike at the slightest sign of trouble.
"Sigh, after waiting all these years, I have finally encountered someone whose Spiritual Power barely meets the standard..." The illusory figure spoke softly, then looked at Xiao Yan with interest.
"Senior, you are..." Xiao Yan asked in