The Immortal Path of the White-Haired Maiden Volume 1 Chapter 104: Reunion

  Xiao Yao's face turned slightly dark as she gazed at the leopard with an arrogant demeanor, and said disdainfully: "It takes 30,000 years to break through one formation, what kind of strength do you have?"

  "Leopard son sneered at her: 'This formation is so complicated, you also know that my current cultivation is not good, 30,000 years have passed quickly! If it were you, do you believe that even if you became an immortal, you wouldn't be able to break through this formation?'"

  She was indeed not a match for the leopard's array method, and it was believed that there were few people under the heavens who could match her. She just felt that three million years was too long, and if she calculated it according to the average of once every three years, she would still have to undergo ten thousand times of jade thunder tempering, which was the minimum.

  "Can't you go any faster?" Xiao Yao frowned.

  "Faster?" The leopard gave her a glance, "Then you come."

  "If I could come myself, would you still want me?" Xiao Yao replied bluntly.

  It seems that I will have to stay here for tens of thousands of years after all. But having hope is better than having no hope at all. Thinking about the demon cultivators who were trapped here for countless tens of thousands of years, she couldn't help but shiver with cold sweat - she was a human cultivator, and didn't have such a long lifespan to be tormented like this.

  "So where do you plan to start?"

  "Generally, to break an array, you need to find the array eye and start from there. The more complex the array is, the higher the requirements for the placement of the array eye are. Therefore, any complex array will not have only one array eye. They can be divided into main array eyes and secondary array eyes. No matter what kind of array it is, there is only one main array eye, but there can be multiple secondary array eyes. For an array as large as the Practicing Demon Cauldron, there are probably tens of thousands of secondary array eyes. If I had enough strength, I could directly break the main array eye and be done with it. But if my strength is insufficient, we have to find and solve each of the secondary array eyes one by one before finally breaking the main array eye. So no matter where we start on the island, it's all the same - we'll have to cover every corner of the entire island anyway. Calculating this way, do you think three million years is enough?"

  Tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of array eyes not only need to be found but also a way to break them. Thirty thousand years is probably the most conservative estimate. Xiao Yao hesitated for a moment and asked: "If we can break through this second array eye of the Lian Yao Hu, will it affect or even destroy what's inside the Lian Yao Hu?"

  In case it would bring devastating destruction to the pot, she didn't want to lose her own life in the process.

  "Hmph, rest assured," the leopard said with a tone that implied I was overestimating myself. "Even in the Nascent Soul stage, one is still just an ant among ants. Wanting to shake the foundations of the immortal family's possessions is simply a pipe dream. At your current level, the 'breaking array' I mentioned earlier would only slightly weaken the formation and open up a small gap through its weak points, having no effect on the Refining Cauldron whatsoever."

  Upon hearing that, Xiao Yao put her mind at ease, but towards Bao Zi's words, she felt extremely speechless. Aren't you the one who wants to break through? Why do you speak as if it has nothing to do with you? Doesn't this guy know that he actually disdains himself too? Alright, perhaps they simply don't have the intuition of being a single entity.

  "In that case, we'll make this place our starting point and search for all the arrays. When the time comes, I'll draw a map and mark down all the arrays."

  The leopard did not object, as it had once been fortunate enough to have "practiced the demon pot", and was not interested in being confined to a small world.

  Then one person and one beast divided their work well, discussed the details in a business-like manner, set up hidden road signs on the spot, and began their long journey of searching for Array Eyes.

  Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, two years have passed. The journey to find the Array Eyes was not smooth sailing for the two of them over the past two years. Due to the numerous restrictions on array techniques on the island, as well as some areas with extremely harsh environments that made it impossible to set foot easily, they only managed to explore an area of about a hundred miles in radius within those two years, and found only one secondary Array Eye, which was used solely for breaking arrays, taking up almost a year's time. The efficiency was extremely low.

  Xiao Yao felt that wasting time like this wasn't a good solution, she couldn't spend three million years just on this formation. So, she came up with an idea. She divided each square kilometer into a region, and the two of them went their separate ways. Baozi would find the array eye and break the formation in that region, while Xiao Yao would find a fixed location to cultivate. This way, they could both break the formation and cultivate without delaying each other. Additionally, she released Xiaolü to accompany Baozi. Firstly, it was to keep an eye on Baozi, who wasn't reliable. Secondly, since this place was the "Practicing Cauldron" for training demonic beasts and had the nameless fruit that could improve a demon's cultivation, Xiao Yao decided to let Xiaolü come out and gain some experience as well. Later, she would accept the Jade Thunder Refining to increase her physical strength.

  On this day, Baozi and Xiao Jun went to the nearby area to search for Array Eyes. Xiang Yao was practicing alone when she suddenly heard a faint sound coming from ten miles away, which sounded like someone walking in the woods, seemingly approaching her direction, and there was more than one person! Instantly, she woke up from her meditation and secretly contacted Baozi to be careful, and if things were done, don't come back for now.

  For the past two years, Xiao Yao had been relying on the "Micro Heart Method" to avoid many island-hopping demonic cultivators searching for the Nameless Fruit. This time was no exception, and she took advantage of those demonic cultivators not yet approaching to prepare a swift departure. However, at this moment, she suddenly heard that group of demonic cultivators quicken their pace, accompanied by voices: "Big Brother! The front door seems to have someone we know, I've caught the scent!"

  It just so happened that Xiao Yao was having bad luck and ran into someone with a keen sense of smell, and her own trail had also been discovered by the other party. Moreover, upon hearing this voice, she indeed recognized it. So she thought for a moment before deciding not to hide anymore. Pretending to be unaware, she sat back down in the original spot with her legs crossed, quietly waiting for the arrival of the person.

  But in just a moment, he had already arrived hastily at their side.

  "What?! How could it be you?!"

  The one who exclaimed was Xiong Lao San, he walked the fastest, and when he saw Xiao Yao, he couldn't help but be shocked for a moment. Behind him were Huang Mao Male Yao, Hou Lao Er, and their gloomy fourth brother.

  The three people behind saw Xiao Yao, also with an unbelievable expression, and the yellow-haired demon even frowned tightly.

  Xiao Yao also pretended to be surprised, her eyes wide with wonder, and then her surprise turned into excitement. Her voice was slightly excited as she said: "Finally, finally I've met the three of you!"

  The four monsters exchanged a look in the dark, and finally Hou Lao Er asked with a hint of probing: "Hey, I'm asking you little girls, how did you end up here?"

  "This is a long story," Xiao Yao started to spin a lie without batting an eye. "When I first arrived on the island, I accidentally encountered some unexpected events and lost my way with four others. For the next two years, I was searching for the road back to the Nameless City, but fate was not on my side, and I ran into all sorts of trouble. In the end, I still couldn't find a way out. Just when I was about to give up, I met the four of you here, and you four are truly my saviors!"

  "From what you said, it seems like you got lost around here? And that was two years ago?" The yellow-haired demon raised an eyebrow and said: "As far as I know, this place is only a few hundred thousand miles away from the Nameless City. At that time, if we couldn't find the way, as long as we flew in the original direction for a while, we could see the Nameless City. This road is indeed lost with some meaning."