No cultivator, seeing such treasure right before their eyes, would easily abandon the pursuit.
Turning back, the three conducted another thorough combing of the place.
This time, they were lucky enough to make a discovery.
"Look, this room's door doesn't seem to be sealed shut!" Su Xiaomei called out to the other two.
Xiao Heng and Zhang Haobo hurried over.
Running his fingers over a thin gap in the door, Zhang Haobo nodded. "Correct. It is indeed different from the other rooms."
Seeing they might finally gain something, Xiao Heng also grew somewhat excited. "Does that mean we can open it?"
"Let's give it a try."
With that, Zhang Haobo and Su Xiaomei joined forces once more.
Under the illumination of the Crimson Sun and the Blood Sea, the bronze door emitted a grating, creaking sound as it they pried it open inch by inch.
After a moment, through their combined efforts, they finally managed to open a crack in the door.
"Be careful."
The three communicated via divine sense, then stepped inside.
The anticipated danger did not arrive. Instead, the scene within the room caught them completely off guard.
It was a single-person dwelling. Though the space was not large, it contained a bed, a table, a chair, and a cabinet—all the essentials.
And on the floor lay a cultivator.
His head was facing the door, and from his posture, it seemed he had been trying to close it.
What horrified Xiao Heng and the others was that this person still possessed a vital aura.
His breathing was steady, as if he had simply fallen unconscious.
"What do we do?"
"Do we make a move?"
"He's survived for thousands of years. His strength is unfathomable. If we act rashly..."
While the group was communicating via divine sense, the prone man emitted a low groan and slowly awoke on his own.
With the situation unclear, the three gathered together and hastily retreated.
The Medicine King Sect cultivator climbed to his feet from the floor, first surveying his surroundings with a dazed expression.
Then, as if remembering something, the light of awareness gradually returned to his pupils.
He performed a quick calculation with his fingers and exclaimed in shock, "Has twenty-four years already passed?"
Only then did he finally notice Xiao Heng and the other two in the room.
A flicker of surprise crossed his face, but he quickly regained his composure.
"We pay our respects, Senior!" Xiao Heng and the other two greeted in unison.
"Fellow Daoists, were you the ones who awakened me?" he asked.