She was somewhat dazed, still caught up in the grief she had just experienced.
"You! You're so careless, you've entered this illusionary formation again!"
Xie Zhou's face still showed the same expression as when she was in that situation. Her slightly red eyes symbolized how real what she had just experienced was, as if she had lost all her support and was nothing at all.
"Phew... My God, how could those scenes just now feel so real?"
The system quipped, "What's real? Even if you think about it carefully, your senior brother wouldn't be stupid enough to lead those disciples to retreat and face those attacks head-on! Besides, how could you possibly lose me, your cheat code?"
As it spoke, it put on a very proud look, indicating that it was very strong, while Xie Zhou was still a little dazed by the false alarm.
Those fragments, those fellow disciples who died tragically, those who fled to her side and begged her to help them, but she was powerless to do anything about it—that sense of desolation and helplessness felt like a giant hand covering her mouth and nose, making it impossible to breathe, suffocating her until her whole body was ice cold.
Seeing her dazed expression, the system continued, "This formation is quite powerful; it even fooled an expert like you. Luckily, I discovered it in time and woke you up!"
"Otherwise, you'll be trapped in that nightmare-like illusion forever, unable to break free no matter what you do. Eventually, those nightmarish beings will drive you to a mental breakdown, and you'll die in despair!"
The system uttered such a long and frightening statement that Xie Zhou, who was already feeling a chill down his spine, gasped.
Fortunately, the system woke her up at the crucial moment. Inside, she really couldn't tell what was real and what was fake. She patted her chest and secretly vowed that such a scene would never happen to her. The Sword Sect would flourish and prosper, and there should be many disciples. All of them would be well.
Upon closer inspection, she noticed a strange mist still lingering around her. Speechless, she muttered, "This house must be hiding some shady secret. How come there are so many traps and mechanisms, one after another!"
However, after overcoming numerous obstacles and with the system's support, she should be able to actually enter this room soon.
Thinking about it this way, I realized that the space here is very large, and no matter which way you go, it feels like an endless corridor.
"System, I'm actually quite grateful to you this time for pulling me back in time, but what exactly is this strange smoke?"
"These should be the triggers that allow the illusion array to accurately detect what the intruders fear in their minds. It should have a similar effect to the bewitching incense! However, it's best not to inhale this smoke again. I'm afraid you'll fall into the illusion again. If I'm not careful, no matter how much I call you, if you don't wake up, I'll be a sinner!"
"Why make it sound so serious? Isn't this a case of 'once bitten, twice shy'? Now that I've seen how useful this thing is, of course I'll be more cautious..."
Xie Zhou immediately covered his mouth and nose.
"How do we break through this barrier and get out? We can't just keep wasting our time dealing with this..."
"Of course, we can't waste time on these useless things, but I've discovered that this illusion array and restriction are completely different from what I've set up. It doesn't seem to have been set up by the owner of this house!"
"Huh? What do you mean by that? This illusion array came right after that restriction. If it wasn't created by the same person, how could it happen in the same place?"
"If it wasn't made by the owner of this house, could it be someone else? But magic arrays need to be maintained by the creator injecting a certain amount of spiritual power into them after a period of time!"
"No! I just noticed something wrong. This formation is so mysterious and mysterious that it doesn't seem like something the people from Wuyou Pavilion could create. That's why I think this formation is different from any other restriction. If you don't believe me, take a closer look around here..."
The system did not accept any rebuttals; it believed its judgment was correct, so it let Xie Zhou explore the strangeness of this place on his own.
Xie Zhou then held her breath and focused her mind, opening her sea of consciousness and releasing her spiritual power. She then followed the exploration of this spiritual power and figured out where the place was.
She felt like she was inside a black box, surrounded by nothing but smoke. She could see the walls, but they didn't seem real. There was no one else there but her.
Continuing to increase mental strength, I discovered a fluctuation in ability and mental control that was indeed somewhat different from this place.
As expected, it was discovered that this formation was not set up by the Worry-Free Pavilion.
"System, I've discovered it, it's different!"
"I told you so!"
"Next, you should have figured out the main structure of this illusion array and will soon be able to find the array's core. You should be able to figure out how to break this array without my help, right?"
"Of course I know!"
Xie Zhou followed his instincts, went to a certain place, and then launched an attack.
"Bang! Bang!"
In less than fifteen minutes, she had broken the formation.
Finally, I saw the true face of this house.
All the mechanisms had been solved, but Xie Zhou, belatedly realizing the situation, remained somewhat wary, as the journey had been a series of interconnected events.
She carefully touched the table and chairs in the room, then opened her mind's eye, preparing to explore.
The system then popped up.
"Don't be so nervous, we're really inside this house now."
"Phew... Getting into this house was really difficult, but I've finally seen it!"
Xie Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, confirming that it was no longer an illusion, and then she looked around.
They discovered that this house was no different from the other houses. What was it that made them come here every night to practice their skills, causing their mental fluctuations to become unusual?
Suddenly, she accidentally pushed the vase next to her.
"Boom..."
They saw the second half of the cultivation technique hidden behind the scroll in the Worry-Free Pavilion.
Xie Zhou's eyes lit up, but he pulled his hand back from the front. Reason told him he couldn't do that; it would be bad if he accidentally triggered a mechanism.
Xie Zhou devised a plan to have the system help him copy the cultivation technique.
"System, do you see the files floating above that platform?"
"That's the second half of the technique!"
"Quickly copy it!"
The system immediately rushed over and activated its scanning function.
Before long, the technique was copied into Xie Zhou's mind.
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