Bai Ze put away the Fate Compass. The figures of the three people and one Mouse were blurry, making it impossible to determine who they were.
Judging from the divination, he would certainly obtain the Huangzhong Plum, and there would be no danger to his life!
A glint flashed through his eyes, and he immediately made up his mind.
"Though the three people and one Mouse are variables, this item is of vital importance to me. There may be risks, but it is by no means a certain death trap. With careful planning, I may yet be able to retreat unscathed!"
Bai Ze steadied himself, lay within his cave abode, and continued to absorb Primordial Spiritual Qi to temper his bloodline.
At the same time, he used his Innate Divine Ability, Insight into All Things, to comprehend the Primordial Concealment Formation.
Qilin Cliff was an Innate Secret Realm atop Kunlun. It contained dense Primordial Spiritual Qi and all manner of Heavenly Treasures, including the Blood Bodhi, a heavenly treasure capable of enhancing one's bloodline and physical strength!
No matter how one looked at it, it was worth visiting!
But it was the ancestral land of the Qilin Clan, guarded by Primordial Qilin and Jade Qilin!
If he wanted to enter, he had to completely master the Primordial Concealment Formation. Only then could he avoid unnecessary trouble while helping himself to a little something.
Time flew by, and a thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.
Within Bai Ze Cave, countless streams of Primordial Spiritual Qi surged forth and slowly gathered around a ball of white fur, forming silver patterns across his body.
Bai Ze slowly opened his eyes.
This time—
Within his sapphire-blue pupils, which resembled glazed jewels, brilliant silver patterns intertwined.
His gaze was gentle and restrained, yet it seemed to contain endless profound Dao principles, weaving and evolving within.
This added a touch of inviolable sacredness to his already mild temperament!
A thousand years of bitter cultivation.
He had already thoroughly comprehended the Primordial Concealment Formation, realizing that the essence of concealment was to understand the true nature of things in order to hide or disguise oneself.
It was exceedingly compatible with his Innate Divine Ability, Insight into All Things!
Now, he was no longer merely concealing his aura on the surface as he had before.
With a mere opening and closing of his eyes, he could perceive the essence of things and imitate the forms of all creation.
Although his devoted study of the Primordial Concealment Formation had caused him to neglect the cultivation of his True Form—
These thousand years of hard cultivation had nevertheless made his foundation incomparably solid.
Moreover, for him, cultivating his True Form had always been a gradual, grinding endeavor.
His true gain was the Concealment Divine Ability he had comprehended from studying the Primordial Concealment Formation!
To do a good job, one must first sharpen one's tools!
With this divine ability, his trip to Qilin Cliff would be far easier!
Just as Bai Ze was about to leave the cave abode, the Fate Compass suddenly trembled, and a sense of unease welled up in his heart.
He took out the Fate Compass and began to divine. "Is it auspicious to travel today?"
The next moment, the compass trembled slightly, and countless silver grains gathered together to form an image.
The moment he stepped out of the cave, he exploded into countless silver grains.
It happened so quickly that he had not even seen what had killed him.
It was as though some inexplicable great danger lurked outside the cave.
The corner of Bai Ze's eye twitched. "Forget it. There's no rush. I'll go tomorrow!"
With that, he resumed cultivating.
The next day, as dawn began to break, he impatiently began divining again.
The result was that the Little Beast on the Fate Compass turned into countless fragments the instant it left the cave abode.
"Is the Primordial World... really this dangerous?"
Bai Ze was momentarily speechless. He merely wanted to step outside. Why was it so difficult?
Could there be something unclean at his doorstep?
Bai Ze was doubtful, but since the Fate Compass had already revealed the divination, he felt it would not hurt to wait a little longer.
Those who heed advice will eat their fill. It was the beginning of the Creation of Heaven, where opportunities were great but dangers were equally great. He had yet to completely condense his True Form, and he was not skilled in battle to begin with. If something truly happened to him—
He did not dare guarantee that he could transmigrate again!
In truth, he vaguely sensed that this was his first transmigration, and it would also be his last. If he truly died, then he would really be dead.
Thus, day after day and year after year passed.
For a hundred years, he cast one divination every day. Without exception, every result ended in his death.
For instance, he was forced to death by Chaos Demon God Resentment the moment he left the cave, struck dead by a meteor, killed after stepping on an Innate Restriction, or blasted to death by Chaos Divine Thunder... After all manner of bizarre deaths, his determination to remain cautious only grew stronger!
Today, as usual, he left seclusion and cast a divination. This time, however, the Bai Ze in the divination did not die, though he was severely wounded.
Large patches of silver grains on his body had vanished.
Yet he was delighted. At least he was no longer being instantly killed.
However, just as he was excitedly deciding not to leave today, the divination suddenly changed.
A huge rat condensed atop the compass and stood at the entrance to his cave.
At the sight, the heart he had just relaxed rose into his throat again.
"Th-this rat... what kind of Fierce Beast is it? Why has it appeared at the entrance to my cave abode?"
As uncertainty filled his heart, the giant rat in the divination suddenly transformed into a humanoid creature whose face could not be seen.
After its mouth moved a few times, the figure paused for several seconds before stepping into the cave abode without another word.
Inside the cave, he first transformed into a stubborn stone. The figure looked around but discovered nothing unusual.
Seeing this, he slowly moved toward the entrance. The figure suddenly sniffed around, then turned toward the entrance. After taking a sharp breath, it looked directly at his position.
He did not dare let down his guard. As the other party drew closer and closer, he suddenly reverted to his original form and launched a surprise attack.
But the other party merely extended a palm and pressed it down at him. At the same time, his body rapidly shrank.
In the end, the figure shook its head, its lips moving as though it said something. Then it left.
As for him, beneath that palm strike, he turned into silver grains. His body and Dao perished, vanishing like a bubble.
After watching it all, Bai Ze's forehead was already covered in cold sweat.
"Too brutal! One slap turned me into minced meat."
He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and an idea immediately came to him.
"I can't wait any longer. Before he gets here, I have to leave at once!"
With a determined gaze and the air of a man marching resolutely toward death, he headed for the entrance. Though he would risk serious injury today, it was still better than sitting here waiting to die!
Just then!
A faint voice suddenly came from outside the cave.
"I am Duobao Daoist. By my master's decree, I invite you, fellow Daoist, to join me for a chat at the small courtyard on the mountain."
Bai Ze's heart skipped a beat at those words, and his eyes widened.
"Duobao? Tongtian Cult Master's eldest personal disciple? The world's first Treasure-Seeking Mouse?"
A peculiar species of the Primordial World, born able to pass through all kinds of innate and acquired formations?
At that moment, he could only curse his luck. No wonder the Primordial Concealment Formation he had arranged at the entrance had been broken. No wonder the Concealment Divine Ability he had comprehended had been seen through.
He had run straight into the muzzle of a gun!
But he did not dare remain silent now. The Fate Compass had already demonstrated what would happen if he said nothing and tried to sneak away.
"Please wait a moment, fellow Daoist. I have not put on my clothes yet."
Outside the cave, Duobao Daoist looked surprised, but he did not say much. "No matter. Please hurry, fellow Daoist."
Bai Ze answered, then immediately began further deductions with the precious time he had so painstakingly bought.
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