"Daoist Jin, what do you want to announce?" Yu Kuohai frowned slightly and asked.
"Everyone, if we want to enter the pagoda to search for treasures, we must break open this stone door before us. If I were to do it alone, I would need at least two days to open the restriction here, but with everyone's help, we might be able to break it in an instant," Jin Liu said as he swept his gaze across everyone.
Hearing this, everyone nodded and looked left and right. Obviously, they had a deep memory of the scene when they collectively broke the formation. They were afraid that they would accidentally become the sacrifice to open the door just like those people before them.
Seeing that no one responded, Jin Liu's expression suddenly turned gloomy and said slowly, "If everyone wants to take advantage without doing anything, I'm afraid there's no such good thing in this world, right?"
"Daoist Jin, it's not that we're afraid of death, but please explain in detail how to break the formation so that everyone is mentally prepared. Even if something really happens, we can deal with it ourselves," Elder Yang took a step forward and said.
"This formation on the door is called the Yin Yang Isolation Formation. As long as everyone uses their celestial spiritual power on the door at the same time, it will change the Yin and Yang numbers on the door nails that were originally balanced on the left and right sides, then the formation can be opened and we can enter." Jin Liu explained after thinking for a moment.
"Daoist Jin, it's easy for you to say. Is there no countermeasure on this door?
Will we be counterattacked by the formation as soon as we make a move and end up in a tragic state? "Yu Kuohai hesitated for a moment and said.
"I've already examined it. This formation is different from before, and there are absolutely no accidents. If all of you are still worried, I can break the formation together with all of you. If there are any changes then, I will also suffer a backlash." Jin Liu squeezed out a smile and explained.
"My senior brother has finished speaking. Who's willing to break the formation?" Seeing that no one responded, Su Miaqian frowned and asked.
In the tunnel, it was still silent. Yu Kuohai and the others all looked down and pretended to be deaf and mute.
The smile on Jin Liu's face gradually disappeared and he said,
"If that's the case, then I'll have to trouble Daoist Jin, Elder Yang, Valley Master Fu, Deputy Pavilion Master Zhao and Tower Master Qin to set an example and transfer some people from each of your sects to help me break the formation."
"Daoist Jin …"
Yu Kuohai had just finished speaking when he was stopped by Jin Liu with a grim shout. "Since all of you have joined the alliance, then it's best for all of you to obey our orders now. Otherwise, once we leave this secret realm, all the consequences won't just be borne by all of you."
When Yu Kuohai and the others heard this, they naturally understood what he meant. He meant that he would look for trouble with their entire sect in the future, and their expressions changed slightly.
"Qing Suo Valley is willing to follow your orders." Valley Master Fu cupped his fists and said, "Qing Suo Valley is willing to follow your orders."
After saying that, he pointed at his own sect and began to choose people.
The rest of the people looked at each other and could only do the same and pick their candidates.
"That's right. Every sect must choose a person who knows how to break formations and listen to my arrangements," Jin Liu's expression eased up slightly and he reminded.
When Yu Kuohai heard that, he turned his gaze and looked at Han Li.
"Sect Fellow Shi, my Ling Xiao Gate is really lacking in people who know how to break formations. I'll have to trouble you to act as my disciple," Yu Kuohai said with a warm smile on his face.
As soon as he said this, Elder Yang and Valley Master Fu, who were not far away, rolled their eyes. They only regretted that they had spoken a step too late and allowed Yu Kuohai to use the cannon fodder "Shi Mu" for nothing.
"This … isn't too good, right?" Han Li cursed in his heart, but his face showed an awkward expression.
"Sect Fellow Shi, don't worry. After this matter, you can enter the mountain gate of our Ling Xiao Gate and register your name in the ancestral hall as an inner elder. In the future, you will no longer be a wandering cultivator who has no roots." Yu Kuohai patted Han Li's shoulder and said.
"Sect Fellow Yu, are you serious?" Han Li pretended to be surprised and asked.
"Since the words have been spoken, and with so many of you here as witnesses, how can I not take it seriously?" Yu Kuohai said with a smile.
"Then I'll do it for you this time," Han Li nodded and said.
A dozen steps away, among the people of the Worry-Free Pavilion, Lan Yan, who had transformed into an ordinary appearance, was looking over.
"Brother, look at that poor worm over there. He's been seduced by a small profit and is willing to kick people out to fight. How sad," the girl's eyes flashed with a trace of sarcasm and pity as she transmitted her voice to Lan Yuanzi.
"How would you know the hardships of a wandering cultivator? To him, becoming an elder of the Ling Xiao Gate is not a small profit," Lan Yuanzi only glanced at her and replied casually.
Lan Yan still wanted to say something, but she heard Deputy Pavilion Leader Zhao of the Worry-Free Pavilion pointing at the two siblings and said, "You two also participate in breaking the formation."
After a while, after the various sects had selected their people, Jin Liu picked out those who knew how to break the formation and explained to them the key points of breaking the formation. Then, they passed it on to the others.
After Han Li heard this, he inwardly sighed. If he followed Jin Liu's method to break the restrictions on the door, not only would he have taken a wrong path from the start, but it was also very likely that the restrictions would backfire on him.
However, with his current identity, he naturally could not say anything.
Returning to the people of the Ling Xiao Gate, Han Li warned those who had been selected to participate in breaking the formation. The content was roughly the same as what Jin Liu had said, but the details were slightly different. However, most people would not be able to see it.
About half an hour later, the dozens of people who had been selected to participate in breaking the formation were lined up on both sides of the stone door.
"Everyone, when breaking the formation, you must activate your celestial spiritual power with all your might. Do not slack in the slightest. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, don't blame me for punishing you," Jin Liu said with a serious expression.
"Yes," the crowd hurriedly responded.
"Alright, let's begin as I said before."
After Jin Liu gave the order, he first formed a hand seal and shot a ray of aqua blue light at the stone door.
The others followed closely behind, forming hand seals one after another, mobilizing the celestial spiritual power in their bodies and striking at the stone door.
Rays of light of various colors, like rainbows, converged on different parts of the door nails on the door. The door nails that were indented started to shine and protrude upwards, while the original protruding door nails started to cave downwards.
On the entire stone door, the gathered light gradually split apart, forming an image of a yin and yang fish.
As the fish rotated, the stone door seemed to start to loosen. Under the violent vibrations, it gave off waves of "chi chi" sounds.
"Everyone, put in more effort, the door is about to open!" Jin Liu was overjoyed, and shouted loudly.
When the others heard this, their spirits rose, and they mobilized their celestial spiritual power with all their might.
Han Li had been paying attention to the changes of the restriction on the door. He knew that the current situation was only a sign that the restriction on the door was about to be activated. If he left it alone, in a few breaths' time, everyone would suffer the backlash from the restriction.
Towards the life and death of these people that had nothing to do with him, he originally did not care much.
Treasure hunting in the secret realm was a situation where one was responsible for their own life and death. He had seen too much along the way. No matter who it was, they had to be responsible for their own choices. While seeking opportunities, they also had to bear the risk of dying.
However, the life and death of these people involved him, and on the other road, there was another team advancing. If they were to be obstructed here, and the other team got the treasure first, it would not be pretty.
Seeing that the yin and yang fish pattern was spinning faster and faster, the people from the Ling Xiao Arch who were participating in breaking the formation suddenly changed. A few of them did not act according to Jin Liu's instructions, but channeled their celestial spiritual power into a few of the door nails that he had not mentioned.
With this, the yin and yang fish pattern, which had already started spinning violently, suddenly stopped, and directly dispersed.
Seeing this, Jin Liu flew into a rage. Just as he was about to get angry, his eyes suddenly flashed.
Under the colorful light of the yin fish pattern that had dispersed, it actually reflected the scene of a starry sky.
His expression changed slightly, and he immediately understood that he had previously mistaken the formation. He opened his mouth and shouted: "The formation has changed, everyone listen to my command, dispel the formation again …"
With that, he began to command step by step, ordering everyone to re-channel their celestial spiritual power into the door nails.
"At least you're not stupid, otherwise, I might have to do it myself …" Han Li secretly nodded, and pondered.
Following the new command, the stone door shone brilliantly with starlight. The statues of the two halberd wielding gods also suddenly changed. The two halberds were raised high, and the stone door opened inwards.
"Rumble …"
A heavy friction sound slowly rang out, and the two thick and heavy stone doors gradually opened inwards. A golden light shot out from within, mixed with an extremely strange fluctuation.
Everyone's gaze was attracted by the scene inside the stone door, but they could only see a dazzling golden light. Even with their spirit eye abilities, they could not see what was inside.
"Could this golden light be the treasure light emitted by a treasure …" Yu Kuohai murmured.
As soon as he said this, everyone immediately felt a surge of desire, and a hint of greed appeared in their eyes.
"To think that all of you are from the various sects in the Golden Source Mountain Range, can't you even detect the fluctuation of aura emitted from inside?
That is clearly the fluctuation of the Metal Force Field. "Su Xianqian sneered and said.
"Miss Su, there are many Metal Force Fields in the Golden Source Mountain Range, and we can still distinguish their auras.
The golden light in front of us is so bright, it is clearly some kind of metal attribute treasure, right? "Elder Yang raised his eyebrows and said.
Hearing this, Su Xianqian did not explain, and only responded with a light smile.
Seeing this, Elder Yang also began to mutter in his heart, wondering if he was really wrong.
Han Li's gaze swept through the door, and he already understood.
Usually, the Metal Force Fields seen in the Golden Source Mountain Range were mostly formed naturally, without the support of formations. Although the metal attribute spiritual energy emitted from them was also strong, it was not pure enough.
The reason why the golden light in front of them looked like the treasure light emitted by a metal attribute treasure was naturally because the metal attribute power within it was dense and pure enough. Therefore, it had the ability to confuse everyone.
Everyone stood at the door, and although their hearts were burning with the desire to snatch the treasure, they did not dare to directly rush in. On one hand, they were afraid of the Heavenly Water Sect's control, and on the other hand, they were naturally afraid of any traps and restrictions inside.