Rescue

The Heavenly Dao Patterns are an extremely profound subject. Gu Ding studied them for a period of time, but because he urgently needed to have enough strength to protect his companions, he spent most of his time cultivating, and thus put aside the cultivation of the Heavenly Dao Patterns.

But once you've learned something like this, it's etched deep into your soul like a brand, almost indelible. So, in just a short while, Gu Ding retrieved the relevant memories and began deciphering the Heavenly Dao Patterns on the giant tower.

Once the complex and seemingly Heavenly Dao Patterns entered Gu Ding's eyes, they were quickly broken down into basic patterns by his brain, and the meanings carried by these patterns were also quickly interpreted by Gu Ding.

Gu Ding examined each of the tens of thousands of doors one by one. At first, he looked at them very slowly, taking almost half an hour to look at each door. But the more familiar he became with them, the faster he looked at them. Half an hour was reduced to twenty minutes, ten minutes, five minutes... until finally he only needed a few seconds.

Two days passed, and Beika waited patiently by Gu Ding's side. He also noticed that Gu Ding was completely immersed in a special state.

After two days and two nights, Gu Ding finally deciphered all the patterns on the doors. The deciphering work became easier as he progressed, because he discovered that there were more and more repeating basic patterns, which greatly facilitated Gu Ding's deciphering.

"There are 183 exits from here. Three of them lead through the main passages of the tower. But even the exits are mazes or similar structures. One wrong step and you could easily end up in a dead end. The biggest problem now is that we don't know which door Hake is in. If he's gone into a passage with no exit, it will be very troublesome. We might all be trapped inside."

Gu Ding frowned slightly. He didn't know which door Hake was in, and searching for him one by one would be extremely troublesome. Even entering the doors that led to the exits could take several days at a time. Just the 183 doors alone would take Gu Ding at least one or two years to investigate. Not to mention the tens of thousands of doors.

"Actually, while you were examining these doors, I was also probing them using vibrations. Different types of doors produce different vibrations, and even within the same type, there are subtle differences in the vibrations. But among all these doors, only one door's vibrations are abnormally different. Its normal vibrations seem to be frequently interrupted by something. If I'm not mistaken, there must be a special reaction inside that causes the vibrations of the entire passage to become abnormal. Hake is very likely inside that door."

As Beika spoke, she pointed to a door atop the giant tower.

That door, located at the top of the giant tower, exuded an eerie and dangerous aura.

Gu Ding frowned as he looked in the direction Beika was pointing, for this door contained the most complex Heavenly Dao Patterns on the entire giant tower. Through deciphering the Heavenly Dao Patterns, Gu Ding knew that this door was the most dangerous of all the tens of thousands of doors, and also the one with no way out once entered.

"Are you sure it's that one? Are there any other unusual fluctuations?" Gu Ding asked, clinging to a sliver of hope.

"Only this door has this problem; the others don't." Beika was very confident about her findings.

"Alright then, I'll go in, you wait outside." Gu Ding chose to trust Beika.

"I'll go in with you!" Beika suggested.

"You shouldn't go in. If I can't get out, you can still exit in time, return to the Real World, tell Liliath and the others about my situation, and then think of a way to rescue me and Hake. If you get trapped inside with me, no one will inform Lily and the others, and they won't know what happened or be able to carry out an effective rescue." Gu Ding rejected his suggestion.

"But if I don't go in with you, I won't be able to tell how long it will take you to get out of this door. It would also be troublesome if I encountered a god while I was waiting outside."

"Here's what we'll do. I've checked all the passages here, and based on my estimation, it usually takes about three or four days to get out. This door is a bit special, so wait for me for a week. If I haven't come out after a week, then you can leave. Come back in a month later and see if Hake and I have come out. If not, I estimate that Hake and I are very likely trapped inside. At that time, you can ask Lily and Sea Emperor to think of another way." Gu Ding quickly offered a solution.

"Alright then, that's the only way. If I encounter a god-level expert while I'm waiting, I'll have to leave early and come back to find you a month later." Beika nodded. "If you still haven't come out after a month, I'll come in to check on you every month while we look for other solutions."

"Let's do it that way then."

Gu Ding thought Beika's plan was very thoughtful, because he and Hake might also encounter unexpected events and be temporarily trapped, possibly for more than a month. If Beika came in to check on Hake every month, even if they came out late, Beika could rescue them in time.

"I'm going in!" Gu Ding called out, his figure soaring into the sky as he sped towards the top of the giant tower.

In an instant, he arrived at a void tens of thousands of meters high, spotted the black gate, and rushed inside.

After watching Gu Ding enter the giant tower, Beika looked around and, finding no unusual fluctuations, sat down cross-legged with relief. This Dream World contained powerful beings at the level of gods, far beyond his capabilities. Therefore, he had to remain vigilant to avoid any unexpected encounters.

After rushing through the gate, Gu Ding entered an incredibly long passageway. He even discovered that there were peculiar rules restricting his movement, making spatial teleportation impossible; he could only fly.

Left with no other choice, Gu Ding could only speed along at top speed, but this tunnel, resembling an underground tunnel on Deep Sea Star, was incredibly long. Gu Ding flew along the tunnel for a whole week without seeing the end.

"This door is indeed strange. A week has passed, and I still haven't flown to the end of this passage. Beika should have already left today, so I must try my best to rescue Hake within the next month to avoid delaying the second month," Gu Ding thought to himself.

Outside the tower, Beika waited anxiously. "A week has passed, and there's still no movement from inside, not even the previous fluctuations have changed. Could Gu Ding be trapped?"

"Alright, let's leave as agreed and come back to check in a month later."

Beika waited until the early hours of the eighth day before finally making his choice. He formed a hand seal and murmured something under his breath. A portal quickly appeared in the void, and he stepped inside... (To be continued~^~)