Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!

Chapter 458 - 449: Illusion Realm (Happy New Year)

Cheng Xiaoxiao’s words instantly brought the few who were lost and disappointed back to reality.

It was like receiving a strong shot of energy.

Their eyes were eager and intense, and their previously listless bodies were now full of vitality.

"Great, we can finally get out. I thought we might be stuck here forever."

"You’re silly, if we can’t get out, we’d starve to death in a few days. How could we be trapped for a lifetime? Dream on."

"Wasn’t I just too excited?"

The baby-faced senior brother scratched his head and laughed foolishly.

"Hahaha! Junior Brother Xiao is still the best." The Rhino’s hearty laugh echoed in the air.

"Yes, yes, we’re counting on you, Junior Brother Xiao."

The gloomy and sullen atmosphere suddenly became lively.

"Alright, let’s go!"

The group followed Cheng Xiaoxiao’s steps, winding their way through the dense fog, not daring to let their guard down at all.

As expected, before long the scenery before them suddenly brightened.

Narrow passages, scattered large rocks, towering mountain walls, and dry wild grass swaying in the wind.

The view before them was truly beautiful.

They had succeeded, finally emerging from the fog zone.

Joyful smiles appeared on everyone’s faces.

Ah Mo, thank you very much!

Cheng Xiaoxiao held the crystal pendant, silently expressing gratitude in her heart.

With the right guidance, it was indeed different from running around like a headless chicken. The latter half of the journey took only two quarters of an hour.

"Hey, there’s really a cave up ahead, senior brother, look quickly."

A disciple excitedly shouted out loud.

The Rhino glanced at the junior brother, "I saw it. There are still many senior brothers who haven’t made it out of the fog yet."

The cave isn’t going anywhere, right now the most important thing is Senior Brother and the others.

He cast an inquiring look at Cheng Xiaoxiao.

Seeing Cheng in deep thought, he did not disturb him.

Two people were sent out for vigilance around the area, and the others spread out to investigate the surroundings.

Earlier, during the break in the array, she had left markers, and now that the array was broken, no new paths would appear shortly.

She blew a whistle.

The sharp, loud whistle echoed in the air.

The sounds varied between three long and two short, and sometimes paired up.

With the help of the whistle and the hints she left behind, anyone who wasn’t too dim could find clues to find the correct exit.

After half an hour, Mo Shang was the first to emerge.

Tsk tsk! Good-looking people are always a beautiful sight wherever they go.

A young man in the fog, with an unworldly appearance, outstanding and out of the ordinary, even in adversity, he cannot hide his unparalleled charm, his momentum is impressive.

Cheng Xiaoxiao felt like she was watching the male lead in a movie.

Five or six senior and junior brothers followed behind him.

The reunion of the two teams was naturally joyous.

"As expected, Senior Brother is the smartest."

The Rhino couldn’t help but tease.

"Of course, otherwise why would he be Senior Brother and not you, Sixteen."

"Fifteen, you think you can handle it? Why don’t we have a match, and see who’s better."

"I’m ranked ahead of you, whether we have a match or not, I’m still your senior brother, haha!"

Fifteen was very smug, stepping forward to say, "Senior Brother, are you okay?"

Mo Shang nodded.

"Did any of you get injured, and how many are still trapped in the fog?"

During the conversation, four more emerged from the fog.

Fifteen counted heads.

"There are still eight people, including Fourth Brother, Twelfth Brother, and Twenty-first Brother..."

Mo Shang looked at Cheng Xiaoxiao with a complex expression. When their eyes met, a silent greeting was exchanged, an understanding without words.

The group rested in place, while Cheng Xiaoxiao’s whistle didn’t stop.

"We owe this to Junior Brother Xiao."

The rescued senior brothers talked animatedly about how they arduously made their way out of the fog.

Cheng Xiaoxiao filtered out the chatter behind her and focused on whistling.

After another half-hour, everyone was finally accounted for.

"This place seems never to have been trodden by anyone, everyone be careful."

Arriving at the entrance of the cave, Mo Shang seriously instructed the disciples.

Cheng Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes inwardly: Isn’t she a person?

Even knowing that wasn’t what he meant, she couldn’t help but feel annoyed inside.

The light at the bottom of the cliff was already dim, and the cave, which was over a person tall, was pitch black inside, one couldn’t see their hand in front of their face.

The eerie and sinister feeling increased dramatically.

Zhong Yong picked up a wooden stick, wrapped it with cloth and used it as a torch.

It instantly illuminated the cave entrance, the dim orange-red light, flicking and dancing, dispelling some coldness and alleviating the eerie chill.

He strode forward, leading the way.

The others followed closely.

Inside the cave, it wasn’t leading forward but sloping downward. Following the path, they moved further from the surface.

Earlier, when she entered the cave, she encountered a profound illusion technique.

She hadn’t noticed the downward slope of the cave.

Now that the array was broken by Ah Mo, everything went smoothly.

This time into the cave, her mind was exceptionally clear.

Dim, moist, gloomy, the enclosed passage had scarce air.

It was a world of difference from the first time she entered the cave.

After progressing for two quarters of an hour, there was a faint sound of flowing water at the cave’s end.

Hope surged in everyone’s heart, had they reached the place?

They were about to see the legendary Immortal Condensing Grass.

They couldn’t help but quicken their pace.

At the end of the spacious cave, there lay a narrow and shallow pool, its color dark, as if flowing from the underground, slowly making its way to an elongated dark opening.

The cave’s end spanned about 100 square meters, narrow at the top and wide below.

Looking around, besides rocks and streams, there was nothing else.

The unwilling group knocked and tapped around, trying to find a mechanism or something.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was also puzzled; she remembered that things weren’t like this when she left.

What exactly was going on?

Was the space she had stayed in before real or fake?

If the previous scenes were all illusions, what about after she came out? Was what she saw also fake?

Impossible, Ah Mo had already dispelled the illusions here.

Unless there’s another path here.

With her thoughts drifting, a sudden idea flashed.

She remembered Ah Mo saying this place was dangerous. At that time, he even went down to investigate, but what had he discovered?

Could it be that Ah Mo took the treasures here, and so, it changed to this state?

No, that’s not right. When she left, those faintly glowing green grasses were still there!

Growing in the cracks above the pool.

She even complained internally, how such beautiful grass could grow in such a place, and it seemed familiar, just that she was eager to leave the cave and didn’t delve into it.

Only later did she realize that was likely the Immortal Condensing Grass they had been searching for.

If only she had taken a sample.

Now the path was gone, and the Immortal Condensing Grass had vanished too.

Like a mirage, never appearing at all.

She even questioned herself, let alone others, who cast curious glances towards her.

As if silently asking: Where’s the Immortal Condensing Grass growing in the stone cracks as you said? Where is it? Why don’t you point it out!

Cheng Xiaoxiao responded with a polite smile.

"I don’t know what’s going on either. The path should be different from the one I came out from before. There should be other ways here."