If I let you become a druid, would you join the Demon Sect?

Chapter 4 Leaving
After simply feeling different.

Gu Yan turned his attention back to the panel.

The panel looks like it has a lot of things, but it only has two core elements.

One is 'Soul Capture'.

Spirit is the soul.

He can absorb hostile spirits, or spirits that are hated by heaven and earth, and then decompose them, using the essence to repair the roots of the tree and the remaining essence to strengthen his own spirit.

Another one is 'natural decomposition'.

This is a skill that speeds up the decomposition of the corpses of all things.

After decomposition, heaven and earth will provide feedback to strengthen his body.

One strengthens the spirit, the other strengthens the body.

另外
When Gu Yan checked, he saw four additional pieces of information:
1. The two talents of "Soul Capture" and "Natural Decomposition" can only allow him to quickly reach the limit of the same level.

2: The levels of the World Tree and the Druid are both limited by the level of their spirits.

Three: The consciousness of this world is spiritual, which is equivalent to hiring him to help. The innate ability of "natural decomposition" is the reward given to him by the world, so he is currently in the novice welfare period. After reaching the first level, the natural decomposition ability will undergo new changes.

Four: Level Zero is just a mortal, not truly extraordinary. After Level One, the Druid begins to become powerful.

Given Gu Yan's current situation, he naturally values ​​the ability of natural decomposition the most.

"Decompose the corpses of all things."

He immediately put on his clothes and walked out.

The village road is muddy after the rain.

The weather outside is still cold.

The cold wind was blowing.

This kind of weather is not suitable for hunting. No one is walking around in the village. Everyone stays at home to reduce physical exertion. Only a few dogs wander around the village in groups of three or five, keeping watch in the direction of the mountains to prevent wild beasts from attacking the village.

It is the nature of animals to gain weight in autumn.

Autumn and winter are the most dangerous times for mountain villages.

Fortunately, with the protection of a pack of hunting dogs, even ferocious tigers, bears and wolves would find it difficult to gain any advantage in the village where the mountain people gathered.

Mountain people + hunting dogs are a normal symbiotic relationship formed by the living environment here and long-term evolution.

A hunting dog passed by Gu Yan on the road. Its nose twitched and it immediately showed unprecedented enthusiasm, wagging its tail hard at Gu Yan.

The hounds gathered in greater and greater numbers.

Some hunting dogs have begun to approach Gu Yan, shaking their heads and making flattering noises, as if begging Gu Yan to touch their heads.

This hunting dog, bred from generation to generation, is sensitive to unknown dangers.

After Gu Yan fell ill, except for the hunting dog that was specially bred and raised at home, most of the hunting dogs raised by other villagers would subconsciously take their masters away from Gu Yan. The villagers would also keep their dogs away from Gu Yan's house to avoid bringing diseases and insects back home.

Today is strange.

Gu Yan guessed that it was animal affinity that played a role.

Looking at the dozen or so hunting dogs surrounding him, he bent down slightly, touched the head of one of the dogs, and then tentatively said, "Take me to find the body buried today."

The hound's eyes froze and its tail stopped wagging.

However, Gu Yan understood its emotion: doubt.

He then said more briefly: "Dead man."

This time, the hound understood.

It shook Gu Yan's clothes, then ran out of the village. After running a few steps, it looked back at Gu Yan and made a slight whimpering sound.

To Gu Yan, this voice seemed to be urging him to follow.

"Hey, I can actually barely understand dog talk. How interesting..."

Gu Yan grinned and followed.

The other hunting dogs also wanted to follow, but they were all scared away by Gu Yan's glare.

Qianshan Village is located on the mountainside, with a wooden wall on the outermost edge to protect against wild animals but not humans.

The wooden gate of the village is guarded by the villagers' elders.

The old gatekeeper was a little surprised to see Gu Yan.

However, the other party did not say much, just nodded at Gu Yan and opened the wooden door.

Out of the village.

The hunting dogs followed the mountain path that had been trampled out for a long time, heading east towards the mountain.

Seeing this, Gu Yan understood.

Qianshan Village is the most advanced village close to the mountains, and there is no such thing as a collective ancestral tomb.

It's not that they don't want to, but the village is too close to the mountains and there are many wild beasts. If they want to prevent the corpses from being dug out and eaten by the animals, they need to dig a pit several meters deep, which is not easy. In addition, the mountain roads are difficult to travel, so it is not easy to carry the corpses outside and bury them on flat ground.

Only the Li clan members in Qianshan Village, who had great strength in numbers, would carry their dead relatives down the mountain and bury them on the flatter ground on the mountain road.

Even this is it, distributed here and there, unable to gather together.

For villagers like Gu Yan who came from outside and didn't have enough relatives to help, simply dumping the bodies into a natural pit in the outer mountains and filling it with soil became the preferred option, which saved trouble and effort.

At most, they would erect a board and pile up a stone pestle to tell outsiders that the deceased were resting here, which was considered the most basic respect for the dead.

The closer you get to the mountains, the more lush the vegetation.

Gu Yan's perception ability is also becoming stronger.

He was surprised to find that he seemed to be able to borrow the perception of the surrounding plants to feel the more subtle movements on the ground within a certain range around him.

It's a bit like biological radar.

However, the range is not very large at present. The limit is only about ten meters in radius, and it is only on the ground.

This novel feeling diluted the fatigue of climbing the mountain.

Gu Yan's footsteps became lighter and lighter.

Led by the hunting dogs, it didn't take long.

A sunken area on the mountain path appeared in front of him.

In the sunken area, traces of newly excavated soil can be seen, forming a large mound. Eight wooden signs are erected next to the mound, forming a circle. In front of the circle, a small pile of stones is piled in the shape of a pyramid. Some residual traces of burning paper money can be seen on the edge.

The hunting dog stood on the mountain path and barked at Gu Yan: "Woof (corpse)"

"Good dog."

Gu Yan nodded.

This should be it.

He patted the dog's head: "Alert!"

The dog immediately raised its head and looked around vigilantly.

Seeing Gou Zi working hard, Gu Yan felt happy.

You know what, it feels really good to not have to take responsibility for this kind of Minotaur.

After making sure there are no living creatures around.

Gu Yan jumped down the mountain path, came to the mound below, closed his eyes and sensed.

next moment.

The outlines of several bodies, more than two meters below the mound, slowly emerged into his perception. There were eight bodies in total.

It turns out that in order to save trouble, the villagers simply threw the two families together.

It was already dark by this time.

The night is dangerous.

Gu Yan did not dare to waste time and began to try to use the talent skill of 'Natural Decomposition' for the first time.

The use of skills is surprisingly simple.

It's as natural as breathing.

When he raised his innate skill of 'Natural Decomposition', he immediately felt some strange substances spreading into the soil beneath his feet according to his perception.

The next moment, the dead soil seemed to come alive, wriggling and pressing down on the eight corpses.
After more than ten breaths, Gu Yan sat down on a piece of wet grass, panting.

Tired, so tired.

He felt like he had turned into a wriggling earthen stomach, constantly wriggling and digesting the food in it.

This kind of wriggling is very exhausting.

Take a break.

Gu Yan, feeling much better, continued to use his skills.

He had just decomposed the flesh and blood of the corpses, but this time he planned to decompose the bones of the eight corpses in one go.

More than ten breaths passed.

He slumped down on the grass again.

This time is obviously different from the last time.

Strands of faint warm currents flowed along Gu Yan's feet and buttocks touching the ground, and into his body.

This feeling was like a large number of small hands soothing his muscles and bones all over his body, making him so comfortable that he couldn't help but squint his eyes.

“Comfortable, very comfortable”

This is not a gift from nature, it is clearly the work of the top technicians.

This pleasurable experience came and went quickly, lasting only a few seconds.

Gu Yan savored it for a long time before reluctantly standing up.

As soon as I moved my body, a tingling sensation rose from my chest.

Gu Yan couldn't help coughing twice.

A piece of disgusting, dark old T flew out of his mouth.

"Huh, my chest feels lighter now. This gift of 'natural decomposition' is indeed strengthening my body."

The corners of Gu Yan's mouth curled up, and his mood became more and more cheerful.

No wonder some people like to cheat when playing games.

In one word, cool!

He did some simple body exercises and found that his coordination had improved and his strength had increased, as if he had been strengthened in all aspects. However, the degree of strengthening was not obvious, so it was difficult to see any big changes.

"This is more of a skill that grows over time. However, corpses aren't available every day, and hunting in the mountains isn't suitable for me right now. So how can I get through this difficult early development period?"

Gu Yan touched his chin, then looked at a branch on the ground.

He had a thought in his mind.

next moment.

The soil under the branches seemed to come alive, swallowing up the branches bit by bit.

This speed is much faster than decomposing those corpses.

In just one or two breaths, the branches completely disappeared from Gu Yan's perception and completely blended into nature.

A warm current, so weak that it was almost imperceptible, also flowed into Gu Yan's body.

"efficient!"

Gu Yan clenched his fists.

That would be easy.

Animal corpses are hard to obtain, but aren’t there plenty of plant corpses?
Although the cost-effectiveness is far inferior to that of a flesh and blood corpse, a little bit of it adds up to a lot.

The deadly tuberculosis can be eradicated soon.

for the rest of the time.

Gu Yan rested during the day and kidnapped other people's dogs at night. He would take the dogs and secretly climb over the wooden wall to leave the village, traveling through the mountain paths far away from the mountains to purify nature. Occasionally, he would also help the villagers clean their ancestral graves. He worked diligently every day and did good deeds without leaving his name.

If you are lucky, you can use your powerful perception to find some mountain rats and rabbit nests hidden underground and eat some meat.

Small animals also have spirits.

Unfortunately, the field mice and rabbits will not actively show hostility towards Gu Yan, and their spirits cannot be absorbed at all.

Gu Yan’s only stable income is the strengthening of his body.

More than a month.

There was an obvious difference in Gu Yan's spirit and energy. Except for his face which was still a little dark yellow, he was no different from a normal young man.

In addition, there is also the ancestral art of dog training.

Gu Yan studied this strange technique during his free time.
There's something a little weird and wrong.

He doubted the existence of real supernatural powers in this world.

This also aroused Gu Yan's enthusiasm for exploring the outside world.

His current druid path has only reached the first level, which is the beginning of true transcendence.

He must find a way to break through the level of his soul.

There are also more opportunities outside.

However, before leaving, Gu Yan still had to make some other preparations.

...

This day.

Gu Yan, whose family had completely run out of food, said goodbye to the dogs in the village before the villagers got up.

The dogs had become accustomed to his minotaur and refused to leave even after sending him outside the wooden wall, whimpering sadly.

This made Gu Yan feel a little uncomfortable: "Hey, if I don't have you guys for free in the future, how are you going to live..."

With a feeling of loss, Gu Yan walked away.

...

Leave the village.

Gu Yan, carrying a bearskin blanket and some belongings, came to a small grave and knelt down to kowtow: "Dad, I am ready to leave here and see the outside world. You rest assured down there. I will come to see you when I have time."

You inherit other people's bodies and bear their consequences.

Gu Yan called "Dad" very naturally.

He took one last look at the village on the mountainside, and without looking back, he strode towards the town a dozen miles down the mountain.

New world, here comes young dad!

(End of this chapter)