After a pause, Elder Pan continued, "Without the Ghost Mantis Token in hand, for those Foundation Establishment cultivators, insignificant as ants, to dream of easily crossing the Four Symbols Trial Road would be nothing but a fool's fantasy.
"Unless they spend a great deal of time and exhaust themselves, they can forget about advancing even half a step! And even if they barely make it through, their evaluations will certainly be low. Whatever treasures they receive will surely be commonplace, unfit to grace any grand hall."
Elder Pan composed himself slightly and continued, "There are only two ways to obtain such rare treasures of heaven and earth as the Longevity Fruit and condensing gold fruit.
"First, you must complete the trial road without a single flaw, almost perfectly, to prompt the Formation Spirit to bestow them of its own accord.
"This trial road is fraught with peril. Refined corpses roam its length, and the slightest carelessness will mean death, the end of your cultivation, and the scattering of your soul.
"Second, you can bypass the trial road and enter the Formation Gate directly to break the restrictions guarding the spirit herbs.
"The very reason I had you go to such lengths to lure so many Foundation Establishment cultivators here was to distract those armored corpses.
"The formation here has gone without maintenance for years, and with no one controlling it, many of its restrictions have grown sluggish, no longer possessing their former might.
"As long as several of them engage the armored corpses before the various Formation Gates and draw the other corpses into attacking them, the pressure on you will be greatly reduced.
"With me beside you to guide you through the maze, you will surely find the Formation Gate quickly and use the Ghost Mantis Token to enter!