The surrounding Jianghu experts certainly would not clear a path just because of those words.
Before the Fire Demon General could respond, the Wood Demon General sneered. "You're willing to give up this Bronze Key for those exotic flowers and plants. Clearly, their value is no less than the Bronze Key's. I don't believe you can bear to give them up."
The others silently nodded at his words.
It seemed they had underestimated these exotic flowers and plants.
"That's because we happen to need these exotic flowers and plants. That's why we're willing to hand over the Bronze Key," Senior Ji said. "If you really insist on forcing my hand, you can forget about ever finding this Bronze Key again. With one Bronze Key missing, you can forget about learning the secret of the Spirit Land Grand Formation."
Everyone could hear the threat in his words.
In the end, they discussed it and cleared a path.
"Senior, please set up a formation first," Senior Ji called to Xuan Yuanjun. "To hold the Bronze Key."
"What do you mean?" someone shouted.
"If I give you the key directly, you might turn your sights on us as soon as you have it," Senior Ji said. "I don't trust you all that much."
Ji Xuanyuan chuckled and immediately set up a formation there.
The formation's main purpose was to hold those outside off for a while, preventing them from obtaining the Bronze Key too easily and buying his group time to escape.
The others said nothing more. It was a perfectly reasonable precaution.
"Done," Xuan Yuanjun called.
"Don't play any tricks with the formation."
"That's right. What if there's something fishy about this formation?"
Quite a few people voiced their doubts.
"I threw this formation together offhand. What tricks could I play?" Senior