At the summit of Elephant Mountain, Elder Yi led a group of people as they attempted to enter the mountaintop. When he had previously reported to the various sects that they were about to find the true key to the secret realm, he had not been speaking recklessly; he had a certain degree of confidence.
Ever since obtaining that great seal, the path ahead had become much smoother, and they had encountered almost no danger. Whenever they came upon a place that seemed to contain restrictions, all they needed to do was wave the great seal, and they could see them in advance. Even if they could not suppress them, they could still find a way to break them. It was unlike before, when they had needed to use human lives to probe them one by one.
He did not think much of the cultivators' lives expended. The real waste of time was employing vast numbers of people and still failing to understand the arrangements within.
Though he had advanced several li in just a few days, that might have taken decades, or even a century, in the past.
And if things continued like this, they would likely soon truly unravel the entire secret realm.
Just then, a cultivator hurried back from ahead and said excitedly, "Elder Yi, of the three doors ahead, two are already open. One appears to be a flower garden, planted with all sorts of strange flowers and exotic herbs we have never seen before. There is also a stone stairway leading upward. As for another stone door, though its restrictions are gone, it simply will not open. Who knows what is locked inside."
Elder Yi considered this and said, "If it will not open, leave it alone for now. Ignore that flower garden as well;