Chapter 228 The Choice of Three Parties
Everyone in the flame space was paying attention to whether the sand and stones filled by Mo Juren could block the flame. No one noticed the trivial details such as some grayish-white sand particles mixed in the fine sand.

After Mo Juren paved a passage, he was the first to pass through the flame array. He saw a thin array barrier in front of him. After passing this barrier, he came to the small stone cave that Mo Juren had entered from the secret passage, and it was the location of the center of the array.

Mo Juren was determined in his heart, so he took advantage of the situation and poured all the remaining sand and gravel in the storage bag to a nearby place, then turned around and smiled at everyone,

"Fortunately, I have accomplished my mission. You can come here safely now! Remember to walk slowly and don't push away the sand..."

So the five friends from Mengshan followed immediately, followed by Hong Jin and Diao Yuanzheng who were a step behind to observe, and finally the group of independent cultivators.

In the blazing flame space, no one noticed that a chill was slowly spreading...

All the monks passed through the flame space and gathered under the last layer of the formation barrier.

Through this transparent barrier, you can clearly see a small stone cave at the end, with three branch passages in the cave.

Anyone with a discerning eye should be able to guess that this is where the final treasure of the secret realm is hidden.

Hong Jin frowned slightly and stared at the three passages, as if trying to see which one contained the treasure.

Then he placed his hands on the formation barrier, as if feeling something.

But after a long time, he still couldn't figure it out, so he asked,
"Junior Brother Diao, you see, what we have been searching for for many years is very likely in those three passages. I wonder what Junior Brother Diao thinks of this last layer of the formation?"

Diao Yuanzheng seemed to be a little wary of Hong Jin, so he asked the four strong men who were carrying him to move to the side. Then he also took action to feel the strength of the formation in front of him, and then he answered,
"This is just a layer of spiritual power wall. As long as we input the same amount of magic power, it will be broken immediately."

Then he glanced at Hong Jin and continued gloomily,

“Senior Brother Hong has the highest level of cultivation here. Why don’t you ask him to show his power and break the last layer of the formation barrier first so that everyone can go in first?!”

Hong Jin also rolled his eyes at Diao Yuanzheng, and suddenly laughed out loud,
“Hahahaha, Junior Brother Diao is really good at joking. Since we have all worked together to get here, there is no reason for me to show off alone.”

"On the contrary, Junior Brother Diao has brought many people with him. There is strength in numbers. I think Junior Brother Diao should try to break this formation!"

The Mengshan Five Friends and others also felt the formation in front of them. The second brother Xie Hong whispered,
"If it is really a spiritual power wall, then we only need to input the corresponding amount of mana to eliminate it."

"But it's hard to predict how much mana is needed to fully open it. What if I run out of mana by then..."

The other four people immediately understood. No wonder Hong Jin and Diao Yuanzheng, who were in the Foundation Establishment Stage, were hesitating and refusing to take action. It turned out that they wanted to conserve their magic power and wanted to push the other party to take action first.

It seems that although these two people call each other brothers, they are still wary of each other.

The two continued to argue for a while, and then Diao Yuanzheng suddenly said,
"I think there is no need for everyone to be so 'humble' for so long. Aren't there three passages in there? I suggest that we split into three groups and take turns to break the formation."

"After we get inside, there are three passages for each person to choose from. Anyone who contributes will get a share. What do you think?"

After saying that, Diao Yuanzheng looked at the Five Friends of Mengshan and asked them what their attitude was.

Although the Five Friends of Mengshan, as a third party, claimed that they could stop the Foundation Establishment Monks when they united, they would feel somewhat guilty if they really wanted to break off relations with them to deal with the Foundation Establishment Monks.

However, Diao Yuanzheng's proposal was exactly what the Five Friends of Mengshan wanted. At least after entering, they might be able to get one-third of the opportunity, so there was naturally no reason to refuse.

Wang Zhuo glanced at Mo Juren who was hiding among the casual cultivators, and seeing that he did not seem to have any suggestions, he agreed.
"We are willing to cooperate with you two seniors, but how should these three passages be divided? I wonder what your opinions are?"

Diao Yuanzheng said generously, "Since the idea was proposed by me, I will let you two choose first to show fairness. I wonder if Senior Brother Hong is satisfied?"

Hong Jin frowned, obviously not believing that Diao Yuanzheng would be so generous. After thinking about it, he said,
"Haha, in that case, I won't be polite. The middle passage belongs to me."

Wang Zhuo thought for a while and then said,

"Then we will choose the passage on the left."

Diao Yuanzheng's eyes narrowed when he heard this, but then he smiled and said,

"Hahaha, then I'm going to the passage on the far right. Not bad, not bad."

Mo Juren listened to their discussion in secret. He did not expect that the Five Friends of Mengshan chose the leftmost passage. That passage was the real place where the Medicine Sect was passed down.

But unfortunately, this passage is blocked by a formation that isolates people from cultivation. With their level of Qi training, they won't be able to get in at all.

The middle passage chosen by Hong Jin also requires foundation building to enter, while the one chosen by Diao Yuanzheng is the secret passage leading to the ancestral land of the Mohist school.

But judging from the expression of this cunning guy Diao Yuanzheng, he definitely knows more than Hong Jin and the others.

But he happily chose the rightmost channel. I don't know whether he was really trying his luck or had other intentions.

But at this time, Mo Juren was not so anxious because he had already made some arrangements in secret.

Let these people linger in front of this spiritual power wall for a while longer. The longer the time drags on, the more advantageous it will be for him.

After the three parties had completed the discussion, they immediately began to besiege the spiritual wall.

The method to break the formation is also very simple. Just bombard it with spells to offset the energy in the formation.

Hong Jin took the lead. With his foundation-building skills, he casually cast a basic spell that was at least ten times more powerful than a cultivator in the late Qi Refining stage.

So he only needs to attack once, while the five friends from Mengshan will have to attack twice each.

As for Diao Yuanzheng, since he had some independent cultivators helping him, he would only attack once every round.

This was a great advantage for Hong Jin, but Hong Jin didn't seem to care about it.

Mo Juren also mixed in with the group of casual cultivators, taking turns to step forward and cast basic spells such as fire bombs and wind blades, looking diligent.

And the warm sun jade that he placed on his chest gradually became warmer.

Soon those weaker cultivators began to notice something was wrong, and some began to say,
"Oh no, why do I suddenly feel so cold!"

"Yeah, it's been getting colder in here since those flame arrays stopped spitting fire."

"It's the same for me, and my mana is depleting faster and faster. Something's wrong!"

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