"Come out."
The vertical eye in mid-air suddenly twitched, its gaze as substantial as reality, falling on a mountaintop not far away.
Ripples appeared on the mountaintop, seemingly impacted by the gaze, causing crisscross patterns of array formations to surface. These patterns were simple and ancient, yet exuded the profound simplicity of the Dao.
The form formed by these array patterns was somewhat peculiar, resembling a turtle shell.
In the next instant, the array formation shifted, genuinely revealing a turtle shell-like shape. Then it transformed again, the patterns disappearing, revealing a middle-aged man of ordinary appearance, around fifty years of age, standing on the mountaintop.
He wore a dark long robe, with an aura flowing like water, clearly also well-versed in water element techniques and possessing deep Daoist cultivation.
