Ten minutes later:
Zhou Tong and the others arrived before an enormous Fire Pit.
The Fire Pit burned with platinum-white flames, and a group ahead of them stepped inside.
The ordinary person leading them said, "Everyone, go in."
"Walk straight ahead from this end of the Fire Pit and begin cultivating according to that set of theories!"
"If you gain any new insights, tell the people at the entrance when you leave. Then we'll refine the theories for those who come after!"
Zhou Tong turned his head and saw groups upon groups behind him.
Some of those groups had only dozens of people, while others had more than a hundred.
Everyone stood in line, waiting to step into the Fire Pit and cultivate the secret teachings specifically meant for entering it.
Tap!
Zhou Tong took a deep breath and stepped into the Fire Pit.
He cultivated three paths: the Dharma Manifestation Path, the Mechanical Path, and the Primordial Spirit Path.
Of them, the Dharma Manifestation Path had already reached its end, while the other two paths were also nearing their limits.
The moment he stepped into the Fire Pit, he felt flames burrow into his body.
The next second, thick black smoke billowed from his body.
"There's actually so much darkness inside me?"
"What kind of Fire Pit is this? How can it burn out the deepest darkness within one's body?"
Zhou Tong was astonished.
He saw thick black smoke billowing from the people ahead of him as well.
The farther ahead they were, the less black smoke rose from their bodies.
After walking for no more than thirty seconds, no more black smoke emerged from him.
At this time:
The line began to branch off.
Each path followed a different road.
After hesitating briefly, Zhou Tong chose the Dharma