"Fellow Daoist Jin, I wonder what you intend to announce?" Yu Kuohai asked with a slight frown.

"Everyone, to enter this pagoda and search for treasure, we must first break through the stone door before us. To activate the restrictions here, it would take me at least two days on my own. But with everyone's help, we might be able to break it in an instant," Jin Liu said, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.

Upon hearing this, the crowd nodded and looked around, clearly remembering the scene of collectively breaking the formation earlier, fearing that they, too, would become sacrifices to open the door like those before them.

Seeing that no one responded, Jin Liu's expression darkened slightly as he slowly said, "If everyone wants to reap the benefits without contributing, I'm afraid there's no such good thing in this world, is there?"

"Fellow Daoist Jin, it's not that we're afraid of death, but please explain in detail how to break the formation, so that everyone can be prepared, and even if something happens, we can deal with it ourselves," Elder Yang stepped forward and said.

"The grand formation on this door is called the Yin-Yang Lock Formation. As long as everyone simultaneously uses immortal spiritual power on the door, changing the yin and yang numbers of the originally balanced door nails on the left and right, you can open the restriction and enter," Jin Liu explained after a moment of thought.

"Fellow Daoist Jin speaks lightly. Are there no counter-restrictions on this door? What if we are immediately countered by the formation as soon as we attack, resulting in a tragic end where our corpses are not even left intact?" Yu Kuohai said hesitantly.

"I have already checked. This formation is different from the previous one, and there are absolutely no unexpected dangers. If everyone is still worried, I can break the formation with you at the same time. If there are any changes, I will also suffer the backlash," Jin Liu said, forcing a smile on his face.

"My senior brother has finished speaking. Who is willing to step forward and break the formation?" Su Anqian asked, frowning, seeing that there was still no response.

Silence remained within the passage. Yu Kuohai and the others all lowered their eyes, feigning deafness and muteness.

The smile on Jin Liu's face gradually faded as he said,

"Since that is the case, then I will have to trouble Fellow Daoist Yu, Elder Yang, Valley Master Fu, Deputy Pavilion Master Zhao, and Pavilion Lord Qin to set an example and select some people from your respective sects to help me break the formation."

"Fellow Daoist Jin..."

Yu Kuohai had just begun to speak when Jin Liu sternly interrupted him, "Since everyone has joined the alliance, it is best to obey orders at this moment. Otherwise, after leaving this secret realm, the consequences will not just be borne by yourselves."

Upon hearing this, Yu Kuohai and the others naturally understood the implication of his words, that he would seek trouble with their entire sects in the future, and their expressions changed slightly.

"Azure Rope Valley is willing to obey orders." Having no choice under the circumstances, Valley Master Fu clasped his fist and said first.

After speaking, he pointed around within his own sect, selecting personnel.

The others exchanged glances and had no choice but to follow suit, choosing their own personnel.

"Oh, right, each sect must select someone who understands formation techniques to listen to my arrangements," Jin Liu reminded, his expression slightly softening.

Upon hearing this, Yu Kuohai's gaze shifted slightly and landed on Han Li.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, my Spirit Firmament Sect really lacks people who understand formations. I will have to trouble you to represent my Spirit Firmament Sect," Yu Kuohai said with a warm smile.

After he finished speaking, Elder Yang and Valley Master Fu rolled their eyes, regretting that they were a step too late, letting Yu Kuohai take "Shi Mu" as cannon fodder.

"This... is that really appropriate?" Han Li cursed inwardly but wore a troubled expression on his face as he said.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, rest assured, after this matter, you can enter our Spirit Firmament Sect's mountain gate, be registered in the ancestral hall, and become an inner elder. You will no longer be a rootless weed," Yu Kuohai said, patting Han Li on the shoulder.

"Is what Fellow Daoist Yu said true?" Han Li feigned surprise.

"Once a word is spoken, and with all the fellow Daoists present to witness, how can it be untrue?" Yu Kuohai laughed.

"Then I will take this task," Han Li nodded and said.

A dozen steps away, among the Forgetful Worries Pavilion's group, Lan Yan, who had transformed into an ordinary appearance, was watching this scene.

"Brother, look at that poor wretch over there, enticed by a little bit of profit, willing to step forward, it's truly pathetic," a hint of sarcasm and pity flashed in this woman's eyes as she transmitted her voice to Lan Yuanzi.

"Scattered cultivators have a hard life, you wouldn't know. Being able to become an elder of the Spirit Firmament Sect is by no means a small gain for him," Lan Yuanzi merely glanced at him and replied casually.

Lan Yan wanted to say something, but she heard Zhao, the Forgetful Worries Pavilion's deputy pavilion master, point at them both and said, "You two will also participate in breaking the formation."

After a while, after each sect had selected their personnel, Jin Liu selected those who understood restriction formations among them, explained the key points of breaking the formation to them, and then had them convey it to the others.

After listening, Han Li sighed inwardly. If he were to break the restrictions on the door according to Jin Liu's method, he would not only be taking the wrong path from the beginning but would also likely trigger a restriction backlash.

However, with his current identity, he naturally couldn't say anything.

Returning to the Spirit Firmament Sect's group, Han Li gave some instructions to 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, although most people couldn't 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, be sure to fully activate your immortal spiritual power and do not slack off in the slightest. Otherwise, if there are any mistakes, don't blame Jin for punishing you," Jin Liu said sternly in a loud voice.

"Yes," the crowd hurriedly responded.

"Alright, let's begin according to what I said before," Jin Liu instructed, first pinching a magic formula and shooting a water-blue light towards the stone door.

The others followed closely behind, also pinching magic formulas, mobilizing the immortal spiritual power in their bodies, and shooting it towards the stone door.

Streams of various colored lights, like rainbows, converged on the door nails in different areas of the door. The recessed door nails began to flash and protrude upwards, while the originally protruding door nails began to sink downwards.

On the entire stone door, the converged light gradually diverged, forming a constantly rotating yin-yang fish pattern.

As the double fish rotated, the stone door seemed to loosen, and under the violent vibration, bursts of "chi chi" sounds were emitted.

"Everyone, put in more effort, the door is about to open!" Jin Liu was overjoyed and shouted loudly.

Upon hearing this, the others were also invigorated and fully activated their immortal spiritual power.

Han Li had been paying attention to the changes in the restrictions on the door, knowing that the current situation was just a precursor to the activation of the door's restrictions. If left unchecked, within a few breaths, everyone would suffer a restriction backlash.

He originally had no concern for the lives of these people who were unrelated to him.

Searching for treasure in the secret realm was a situation where one was responsible for one's own life and death. He had seen too much of this along the way. No matter who it was, one had to be responsible for one's own choices. While seeking opportunities and good fortune, one also needed to bear the risk of death and dissolution.

However, the lives of these people were now related to him, and there was another team traveling on another path. If they were blocked here, and the other team got the treasure first, then it would be somewhat unpleasant.

Seeing that the yin-yang fish pattern was spinning faster and faster, the people from the Spirit Firmament Sect participating in breaking the formation suddenly had an accident. Several of them did not act according to what Jin Liu had said but instead poured immortal spiritual power into several door nails that he had not mentioned.

At once, the double fish pattern, which had already begun to rotate violently, suddenly stagnated and directly collapsed.

Seeing this, Jin Liu was furious and was about to get angry when his gaze suddenly flashed.

Under the colorful light transformed from the collapsed double fish pattern, a starry sky scene was actually reflected.

His expression changed slightly, and he immediately understood that he had mistaken the formation before. He opened his mouth and shouted loudly, "The formation has changed, everyone listen to my orders and re-disassemble the formation..."

After speaking, he began to issue instructions step by step, ordering everyone to pour immortal spiritual power into the door nails one by one.

"It's good that you're not stupid, otherwise, I might have had to take action myself..." Han Li nodded secretly, thinking.

With the issuance of new instructions, the stone door was filled with starlight, and the statues of the two halberd-wielding gods also suddenly changed. Their two long halberds were raised high, and the stone door was opened inward.

"Rumble..."

A heavy rubbing sound slowly rang out, and the two heavy stone doors gradually opened inward, a golden light shining out from them, mixed with a very strange fluctuation.

Everyone's attention was attracted by the scene inside the stone door, but they could only see a dazzling golden light. Even using spiritual eye magic, they could not see what was inside.

"Could this golden light be the treasure light emitted by the treasure..." Yu Kuohai murmured.

As soon as he said this, everyone felt a burst of envy, and a trace of greed appeared in their eyes.

"It's a waste that you are all major sects in the Gold Origin Mountains, can't you even detect the aura fluctuations emanating from inside? That is clearly the fluctuation of the Power of Gold field," Su Anqian sneered and said.

"Fairy Su, there are many Power of Gold fields in the Gold Origin Mountains, and we can still distinguish their auras. The golden light in front of this door is so strong, it must be some kind of gold-attributed treasure, right?" Elder Yang raised his eyebrows and said.

Upon hearing this, Su Anqian did not explain but simply smiled lightly.

Seeing this, Elder Yang also felt suspicious, wondering if he was really wrong.

Han Li scanned the inside of the door and immediately understood.

The Power of Gold fields seen in the Gold Origin Mountains on weekdays are mostly naturally formed, without the blessing of formations. Although the gold-attributed spiritual power emitted from them is also strong, it is not pure enough.

The reason why the golden light inside the door looks like the treasure light released by gold-attributed treasures is naturally because the gold-attributed power inside is concentrated and pure enough, hence it has the capital to confuse everyone.

Standing at the door, although everyone's hearts were burning with the desire to seize treasure, they did not dare to rush in directly. On the one hand, they were afraid of the Tianshui Sect's control, and on the other hand, they were naturally afraid that there were still some mechanisms and restrictions inside.