Three Burrows for a Cunning Rabbit

"Little brother, stop shaking. If you keep shaking, your big brother's going to throw up."

Hearing that familiar voice, ten thousand grass-mud horses immediately thundered through Bai Ze's heart.

"Fuck, were you trying to scare me to death? I fucking thought Jieyin had caught up!"

Duobao looked embarrassed. He could tell that Bai Ze's nerves had been taut the whole time; that sudden pat from him had indeed scared Bai Ze badly.

So he did not retort, merely lying sullenly across Bai Ze's back.

Yet every jolt felt like a massive boulder smashing into his organs. The pain made him bare his teeth and contort his face, but he did not utter another sound.

After entering the outer region, Bai Ze felt the restraints on the spiritual power within him loosen, and a faint sense of safety rose in his heart.

At the same time, he noticed Duobao on his back, pale-faced and rolling his eyes from pain, yet biting his lip hard.

He glanced at the image of Jieyin in the formation disc and saw him running along the direction where he had scattered the Observation Stones. After making a rough calculation in his heart—

He set Duobao down, then went to a huge boulder and dug downward. From underground, he began digging into the interior of the boulder above.

In the end, he created a U-shaped cave, much like a beaver's nest.

Then he placed Observation Stones in various locations.

He repeated the process as before until he had finished digging three caves.

Only then did he bring Duobao to a river not far away.

He had not placed any Observation Stones here, intending to draw Jieyin's attention to the three stone caves where he had set the observation devices earlier.

Then, carrying Duobao, he leaped into the river. Finally, beneath the riverbed, he dug out a cave barely large enough for two people to sit cross-legged.

After setting up the Primordial Concealment Formation, he finally let out a breath of relief.

He had originally wanted to set up the Mountain-Guarding Forbidden Formation from Three Pure Ones' Courtyard, but it required far too many resources. He simply lacked the means to arrange it.

Guang Chengzi had given him quite a few resources before, but he had used them to set up a small Mountain-Guarding Forbidden Formation in the cave dwelling within the courtyard.

Only this Primordial Concealment Formation required virtually no resources.

Once everything was ready, he looked at Duobao. "Big brother, how are your injuries?"

"I'm fine." Duobao wore an expression of pain, yet still forced out a faint smile.

The sight made Bai Ze frown slightly. He knew Duobao was stubbornly proud, but this was not the time to put on a brave front.

After all, they were only temporarily safe. At most one day, at least six hours, and Jieyin would certainly realize something was wrong.

Though there were no spirit-sealing restrictions in the outer region, which greatly benefited their recovery—

For a Tracing Origin Realm cultivator at peak condition, with his methods no longer restricted, it was even more like a fish returning to water.

Finding them would only become easier!

"Big brother, this isn't the time to act tough. Tell me the truth—how serious are your injuries?

Can you recover some of your strength in a short time?"

Hearing this, Duobao lowered his head slightly. After a moment of silence, he slowly shook his head.

"Don't worry, little brother. When the time comes, I can stop him. I definitely won't hold you back."

Bai Ze's brows knitted tightly. He grabbed Duobao by the collar and cursed furiously.

"Stop him? Don't tell me you're planning to stop him by self-destructing and buy me a sliver of survival!

I'm telling you, don't even think about self-destruction. I don't want to owe you such a huge favor!

And quit thinking about blowing yourself up at every turn. I don't know whether you can kill him with it.

But I burned so much of my lifespan carrying you out of there, not so you could rush off and kill yourself!"

With that, Bai Ze shoved him hard, sending Duobao to the ground. But Duobao did not even have the strength to sit back up.

Seeing this, Bai Ze could only help Duobao up again and lean him against the earthen wall of the cave.

"Big brother, don't lose heart. I still have several backup measures I haven't used. If we truly reach the end of the road, self-destruction will be the final, most desperate measure!"

Duobao looked at Bai Ze, his heart filled with complicated emotions. He understood what Bai Ze meant, but as time passed, even lifting a finger became difficult for him. He was no different from a cripple!

Staying here would only drag Bai Ze down.

He might as well self-destruct and stop Jieyin. Even if he could not blow him to death, he could still delay him for a while.

That was better than both of them falling into Jieyin's hands!

He looked at Bai Ze and earnestly tried to persuade him.

"Little brother, the Six-Winged Golden Cicada was, after all, at the Grand Perfection Realm.

Now, not only is my physical body injured, my Primordial Spirit has also been damaged. Aside from spiritual medicine specifically meant to heal the Primordial Spirit, I can only recuperate quietly.

But in our current situation, where would we find the time to recuperate?

Little brother, listen to me. Leave me behind and escape quickly. Once your cultivation succeeds in the future, avenge me."

Bai Ze frowned deeply as he listened. He was about to curse him out, but upon hearing about spiritual medicine that could heal the Primordial Spirit, he suddenly remembered that the Dream Orchid was still on him!

"Big brother, you just said that aside from recuperation, spiritual medicine that heals the Primordial Spirit would also help with your current injuries?"

Looking at Bai Ze's expression, how could Duobao not understand what he was thinking?

"Little brother, I know what you mean, but the Dream Orchid is with senior brother, and we don't have that much time to look for him...

Fuck, how is this thing with you?!"

Duobao had wanted to continue persuading him, but when he saw Bai Ze take out the Dream Orchid, his eyes immediately widened.

"Dao Brother was in a hurry to pursue and kill the Six-Winged Golden Cicada, so he temporarily left the Dream Orchid with me.

Big brother, do you think this Dream Orchid will help your injuries?" Bai Ze explained.

Looking at the Dream Orchid radiating golden-red mist around itself, Duobao swept away his dejection and burst into laughter.

"Heaven never seals off every road!

It will help—immensely!

Little brother, with this flower, the injuries to my Primordial Spirit will definitely recover completely. At that time, I can open my divine ability space and restore my physical body!

But this is something senior brother needs. Would it be inappropriate for me to use it without permission?"

Bai Ze rolled his eyes at Duobao. "Big brother, don't be so rigid. Distant water cannot put out a nearby fire; let's survive first!

Once we survive, we'll have all the time in the world to find Dao Brother another spiritual medicine with similar effects!"

As he spoke, Bai Ze took out the Dream Orchid and was about to stuff it into Duobao's mouth.

Duobao immediately clenched his teeth shut, refusing to eat it no matter what. Bai Ze's brows furrowed at the sight.

Just as he was about to urge Duobao not to be so rigid, Duobao spoke.

"Little brother, you dug this pit to use as your big brother's grave, didn't you?"

"This thing may only be a branch of the Flower of the Other Shore, but it's poisonous too!

Just give me one petal. If you feed me the whole flower, with my severely injured body, I'll die from the poison before I can even digest it!"

"Why didn't you say so earlier?!"

Bai Ze snapped at Duobao, then plucked off a petal and stuffed it into his mouth.

After swallowing it, Duobao looked at Bai Ze. "Little brother, I need some time to refine it. But this petal has a certain degree of toxicity as well, so your big brother may have to sleep for a while.

During this time, hide if you can. We'll discuss everything once your big brother wakes up."

Bai Ze looked at Duobao speechlessly, waved his hand impatiently, and urged him.