Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!

Chapter 457 - 448: An Unfamiliar Field

The rhino found the other’s expression quite gratifying and continued to talk at length.

Forgetting the eeriness of this place and the fear in his heart.

"Cultivating arrays requires profound cultivation to set up array maps, and the required materials are very hard to find. The previous Sect Leader spent his entire life studying array and illusion techniques, achieving great mastery. Some simple arrays were learned, but when his cultivation reached a sufficient level, even with the sect’s resources accumulated over hundreds of years, the materials were still not completely gathered. It’s said only one item was missing, but that material was so rare that it was neither heard of before nor found anywhere. Even until over a hundred years later when he passed, he hadn’t fulfilled this wish.

In the ensuing years, no one in the sect reached such heights, let alone studied arrays."

So that’s how it was, Cheng Xiaoxiao pondered silently to herself. She currently had a major expert on arrays with her.

A mere child’s play illusion array was hardly worth a glance from the expert.

Alas! Not on the same level!

Unfortunately, all she could do was secretly gloat.

"Can Senior Brother find the way out?"

The rhino showed a face of melancholy nostalgia, twitched a couple of times, and fell into calmness.

Turning and awkwardly smiling, "The illusion array is profound and unpredictable. How can it be understood by a mere martial artist like me? Right, how did Junior Brother Xiao exit this illusion array at that time?"

The other side wouldn’t be hiding anything, right?

He chuckled twice.

Then boldly wrapped an arm around Cheng Xiaoxiao’s shoulder, "Since Junior Brother Xiao was able to come out, surely he can go back in. I’m entrusting my life to you."

At this moment, it was Cheng Xiaoxiao who was left speechless.

She shook her shoulders but couldn’t knock the other’s arm off.

Thinking to herself: I only managed to come out thanks to the expert, but as for going back in...?

She rubbed the crystal pendant, realizing that searching for Immortal Condensing Grass was a meaningless action that did not involve any life risks, so the expert surely wouldn’t lend a hand.

She would have to find a way herself.

When it came to arrays, she too was utterly clueless.

"I’ll do my best to give it a try."

She had the big guy standing by for vigilance, sat cross-legged on the ground, suppressing all negative emotions deep within her heart, slowed her breathing, and closed her eyes, entering a meditative state.

In her mind, she quickly outlined every step she took leaving the cave, missing no details.

Invisible images surfaced in her mind, forming a fixed route, though unable to completely recreate the positioning when leaving the cave.

With her currently strong mental awareness, she was able to decently restore about seventy to eighty percent of it.

When she opened her eyes again, her bright and clear eyes twinkled like starlight.

"Follow my steps, and don’t make a mistake." She said, striding out.

Standing by with his eyes widened, the rhino was extremely shocked.

"You, you, you..."

"Hey! Junior Brother, slow down, wait for me." The rhino hurriedly followed Cheng Xiaoxiao’s steps.

He was just speaking casually, without holding out much hope.

This was an illusion array that had stumped many elders and Peak Masters, and caused many geniuses in the sect to shy away, yet Junior Brother Xiao solved it so effortlessly.

This could no longer be described with just the word genius.

It’s quite surreal.

If the Sect Master knew of Junior Brother Xiao’s innate talent and his self-taught mastery of arrays, he would surely be overjoyed and jump in excitement.

He might even break the rules and accept him as a closed-door disciple.

Junior Brother Xiao really has a boundless future.

No, no, no!

Junior Brother Xiao is currently a disciple of our Yanxia Peak, and we must not let the Sect Leader steal him away.

Yes, this matter must be reported to the Peak Master first, and if we must let him go, we should strive for the greatest benefit.

Ahem!

Is it not inappropriate to just sell Junior Brother Xiao like this?

Unaware of the rhino’s mental twists and turns, Cheng Xiaoxiao frowned her delicate brows, and her steps halted, almost causing the rhino behind her to collide.

"What’s wrong?"

"Seems like I made a mistake!"

"Mistaken? Then let’s try a different route." At this moment, the rhino was utterly convinced of Junior Brother Xiao, unconcerned about his current situation and instead worried about the other brothers.

"Can we find Senior Brother and the others?"

Cheng Xiaoxiao shook her head, "In an array, every detail is pre-set. Taking a wrong step will return us to the start. We’re barely managing to protect ourselves, let alone rescue others."

Seeing the rhino’s dejected expression, she added another.

"At least let’s wait until we’re out of the array, perhaps there’s a way then."

"That works too, as long as we can get out quickly, there is hope for everyone."

"I will try my best!"

At this time, she was merely comforting the rhino.

She really had no idea herself.

Thinking to herself as an atheist, now performing what seemed like mystical acts, how ridiculous!

Looking at the flickering needle of the compass in her hand, she sighed, modern technology just can’t compare to the cultivation world!

Continuing forward, repeatedly attempting deductions, backing out several times.

During this time, they encountered several companions spinning in place.

The duo turned into a group of eight.

It took her an hour to cover about one-quarter of the way.

Gradually, her patience wore thin.

The grip on the crystal pendant tightened.

The mind was filled with an irritable mood without an outlet.

It felt like she wanted to pass on this resentment to someone.

She kept talking to herself, hoping the expert would give a hint, but to no avail.

She had tried hard to recall, but there was too much rush then to remember everything.

Relying on her memory combined with her deductions, she had only gotten this far.

But she persisted, refusing to give up, as if she was stubbornly holding out against someone.

"Let’s try again."

"No, it’s wrong again."

"Wrong!"

"Sorry to have made you suffer by following me. We have to start anew." Cheng Xiaoxiao broke into a cold sweat, suddenly feeling fatigued, her mind like an inflated balloon, swelling and deflating repeatedly, extremely uncomfortable, along with a prickling pain.

By this time, she had advanced the array progress to about halfway.

Exhausted, she knelt on the ground.

"Junior Brother Xiao, are you alright? Maybe we should take a break."

"Yes, yes, if you fall, we wouldn’t know what to do."

They all comforted her in voices overlapping one another.

Cheng Xiaoxiao waved her hand.

"The longer we delay, the more unfavorable it is for us."

In a misty void, Mo Xiaoyi slowly opened his calm and unwavering eyes.

A trace of satisfaction was well hidden by him.

For a mortal, to have such keen insight and endure until now is truly commendable.

More importantly, the other party had already tried their best. If he continued to do nothing, that little girl might do something bold again.

Of course, he wasn’t afraid of her.

Just felt she had some redeeming qualities, giving a slight hint wouldn’t violate any principles.

With excuses prepared, he gracefully flicked his long white sleeves.

Suddenly, Cheng Xiaoxiao, who was considering using special means, felt warmth in the crystal pendant in her palm.

She joyously opened her palm, finally given a hint, she’s totally exhausted!

She beamed with a bright smile and said to everyone, "After all the repeated attempts, I’ve finally figured out most of the rules inside. I believe we can soon get out."