Starting Immortal Cultivation from a White Dog

Chapter 4 Hunting Team

Just as Wu Tian was being driven away by the guards at the door, a six-foot-long adult white dog came out of the room.

Upon seeing the white dog, the guards at the gate showed respect. This was the village's dog king, who had led the entire village to safety from countless disasters and saved countless villagers.

It is very spiritual, with wisdom comparable to that of an adult, and holds a very high position in the entire village.

"King of Dogs, Silverfrost!"

Wu Tian immediately recognized the white dog. If the clan chief was the leader of the entire village, then Silver Frost was the totem of the village.

Silver Frost slowly walked towards Wu Tian. As the other's figure drew closer, Wu Tian subconsciously felt his fur tighten, as if he sensed some kind of danger. He crouched down and let out a low roar.

Looking at the young Wu Tian, ​​Silver Frost's eyes revealed a gentle expression. It had lived for many years and was about to die of old age.

It is a very fortunate thing to see such a spiritual descendant born.

It called out a few times, which immediately calmed Wu Tian, ​​who was initially somewhat uneasy.

Unlike humans, dogs cannot communicate in a sophisticated way using language and writing; they can only convey simple intentions.

But Wu Tian quickly understood the other party's intention: Yin Shuang was telling him that he should come with him tomorrow.

"Woof woof woof~" He barked a few times at the village's dog king, and then ran off in a flash.

Yinshuang watched his departing figure with a gentle gaze, like an elderly man watching his mischievous grandson.

The commotion at the doorway naturally did not escape the notice of the clan chief and Gu Xiongmu inside the house.

Chi Limu's father was a very brave warrior in the hunting team and was originally the one that many people in the village assumed would be the next leader of the hunting team, but unexpectedly, this time something unexpected happened.

Wu Tian's nickname was Bai Long'er, which was given to him by the clan chief when he delivered the puppy. At that time, in addition to Bai Long'er, there were two other puppies born in the same litter, which were assigned to other families.

Only Bai Long'er was left behind.

The chieftain, leaning on his wooden cane, waited for Silverfrost to come in and lie down on the ground again before sighing and saying, "With so many people missing from the hunting team, even if we make temporary replacements, our combat strength will inevitably decrease."

"Not to mention that the deaths of more than a dozen white dogs at once would greatly increase the risk to our entire village."

"However, the hunting team is the foundation of the village's survival. In addition to giving you five more people, I will also give you eight more hunting dogs. With the addition of Bai Long'er from earlier, that should be just enough."

"You should set off first thing tomorrow morning, and try to avoid Blackfish Lake. Although it is a good hunting ground, now that a bear demon has been born there, it is not a place we can go."

Gu Xiongmu's expression was rather unpleasant. "There weren't many places around the village where we could hunt to begin with. Previously, more than half of the game in the village came from Black Fish Lake."

"If we don't go to Blackfish Lake now, it will be difficult for us to hunt enough food."

"Should I take the boys deeper into the mountains and forests?"

The chieftain shook his head. "So many people have just died in the village. It's not advisable for anything else to happen right now. If the hunting team suffers heavy losses, I'm afraid we won't be able to get through this winter."

"Let's be patient for now. When spring comes next year, an envoy should come from Skull Mountain. I'll see if I can ask the envoy to help kill that bear demon."

Although Gu Xiongmu also wanted to hunt for more food, he knew that the chieftain's words made sense, so he nodded silently.

"If that's the case, hunting enough wild animals will likely be much more difficult than before..."

The next morning, before dawn, Wu Tian carefully left the warm embrace of the red-wood tree and came to the bronze cauldron in the center of the village.

The hunting teams would gather here before each trip.

When Wu Tian arrived, quite a few people were already there. They carried bows and arrows on their backs, hunting knives at their waists, and some even carried bamboo baskets containing supplies for their mountain adventure.

Besides the hunters, there were also a dozen or so white dogs, mostly adults, about three or four feet long, with agile bodies.

Although not as large as those ferocious beasts, these adult white dogs are agile and alert, making them the best partners when hunting.

Wu Tian consciously slipped into the group of white dogs. He was only two years old and about a foot long, making him very conspicuous among the adult white dogs.

He obediently followed behind Yinshuang, neither showing off nor causing any trouble.

As a puppy with no experience hunting in the mountains, all he has to do is stay with the pack and grow up obediently until he is able to protect himself.

As time slowly passed, all the members of the hunting team arrived, bringing the total to nineteen, including those who had been newly assigned.

Nineteen strong men, capable of drawing bows and wielding swords, plus a dozen white dogs—with such strength, as long as they don't provoke demons and monsters, they would be fearless even when encountering large, ferocious beasts.

The group quickly set off from the village, with more than a dozen white dogs scattering to check the surroundings.

Wu Tian continued to follow Yin Shuang closely, imitating and learning the dog king's movements.

They traveled quickly, and any snakes, insects, or poisonous ants they encountered were driven away. Soon they entered the depths of the jungle, a place Wu Tian had never been before.

Ancient trees reach for the sky, their branches and leaves intertwined, blocking out even the sunlight. The ground is covered with piles of decaying leaves and dead branches, and snakes, insects, and poisonous ants are appearing more frequently.

Wu Tian even saw a green-scaled three-flowered snake, at least ten feet long, coiled around the tree branch. Its entire body was covered in dark green scales with black patterns, and its movement on the tree trunk sent chills down one's spine.

This snake is extremely venomous, and usually only about three feet long. Such a giant snake must have become a spirit by consuming qi.

Fortunately, Silverfrost led her people to a safe distance, avoiding alerting the dangerous creature.

There were also spiders the size of an adult's fist, centipedes a foot long, and foxes with red tails...

This is a truly remote mountain forest, home to countless creatures.

At first, Wu Tian obediently followed Yin Shuang.

But soon he couldn't contain himself any longer. His goal wasn't to become a hunting dog, but to hone his skills, strengthen his physique, and gradually embark on the path to becoming a demon.

So when he encountered snakes, insects, and poisonous ants again on the road, he would take the initiative to kill them. In order not to delay the team's journey, he acted very quickly every time.

They don't seek victory or defeat, they only seek to fight.

If you can't win a fight, just hide next to Silverfrost.

(End of this chapter)