The seal on Changli Mountain Hollow was real, but Old Mother of Tianmu would surely not tell Fang Yuan the truth.
They were just sacrificial sheep!
They were planned to kill each other and from there, satisfy the requirements to break the seal.
Because of this, every organisation put in their best effort to trick newcomers into entering the hollow.
"Sigh… Why is the requirement so weird? To ask for Illusionary Divine dream masters under the age of 60? Although we have such talents, they are painstakingly trained by us. How can we sacrifice them just like that? The only solution is that every organisation contribute a few…"
Elder Smelter sighed.
"Why is that? Are you soft-hearted now?"
Old Mother of Tianmu laughed.
"Nope!"