Transmigrating to another world, starting as a mountain god

The next day, Li Yuan woke up early.

Under normal circumstances, he doesn't need to sleep at all.

However, when he was outside of Ansan, he was quite willing to 'be' a mortal.

After all, eating and sleeping are two of life's greatest pleasures.

While having a simple breakfast with Li Xiaoan at the inn, the two suddenly heard the sound of gongs and drums.

A funeral procession passed by outside, with white silk ribbons trailing on the ground and coffins wrapped in hoops.

The innkeeper set off a string of firecrackers, a local custom meant to send the deceased off on their journey.

The firecrackers crackled and popped, so loudly that Li Xiaoan instinctively covered his ears.

After the firecrackers stopped, the innkeeper quickly closed the windows and doors, afraid that the guests would feel it was bad luck and affect the business.

As Li Yuan drank his millet porridge, his nose twitched slightly, and he caught a whiff of something unusual.

The aura was extremely unpleasant, as if it were naturally incompatible with the aura emanating from Li Yuan.

Recalling the demons that invaded Anshan many years ago but were scared away by the old Taoist's yellow wine, Li Yuan was certain that this was the remnant of demonic energy.

"Xiao An, we need to get to work."

Li Yuan turned his head, looked at Li Xiaoan, and smiled.

Li Xiaoan didn't understand, but he quickly wolfed down his food, muttering indistinctly, "You bastard, you need a heart transplant, I'll finish right away!"

Seeing that the child was about to choke, Li Yuan couldn't help but comfort him: "Don't worry, there's still time to eat."

"Eat slowly."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoan slowed down her swallowing.

But it's still much faster than a normal meal.

After the little guy had eaten and drunk his fill, Li Yuan led him in one direction.

This direction is the direction the funeral procession came from, and it is also the direction from which the deceased's home was located.

The deceased's house is now surrounded by a large crowd, all there to see what's going on.

Li Yuan, holding Li Xiaoan's hand, gathered a great deal of information simply by listening from the outside.

The deceased was named Zhou Danian, and he was only in his thirties.

The cause of death was lung disease, which he had been suffering from for several years. He had recently stopped taking medication, which caused him to vomit blood and die.

Everything seems normal.

But Li Yuan could smell a faint demonic aura lingering in the deceased's home.

Ordinary people cannot detect the demonic aura, so they consider it a normal case of death from illness.

To avoid trouble, Li Yuan directly used his immortal power to create an illusion for himself and Li Xiaoan.

This is no ordinary case.

This is demonic chaos; without using divine power, it's pure suicide.

Li Yuan led Li Xiaoan forward. As they approached, an ethereal aura filled the air, and people unconsciously made way for them.

Li Xiaoan's eyes widened.

These people acted as if they didn't see them and Lord Li Yuan, letting them pass by and even giving way to them!

Even some of the constables who were originally guarding the door of the deceased's house naturally walked away as soon as Li Yuan approached!

Once the two went inside, the others scratched their heads, as if they didn't know what had happened, and went back to their original positions.

Li Xiaoan was shocked.

Lord Li Yuan is truly a god!

Looking up at Li Yuan, who was leading her forward, Li Xiaoan's eyes sparkled.

immortal!

Live!

Sensing the slight excitement of the person beside him, Li Yuan turned his head, raised a finger, and gestured for Li Xiaoan to be quiet.

Li Xiaoan nodded obediently and covered her mouth.

However, the look in his eyes when he looked at Li Yuan was still full of admiration.

Li Yuan led Li Xiaoan into the deceased's room.

The simple thatched mud house was furnished with only an old wooden table, two chairs, and a yellowed bed.

The moment I entered, a strong smell of medicine hit me, along with a slight stench, as if something was rotting there.

People outside said that the deceased lived alone and had been dead at home for half a month. His body had been rotting and smelling bad, and someone couldn't help but check the source of the stench, which is how they discovered it.

Without giving a second glance at the yellowed bed where the deceased had lain, Li Yuan turned his attention to two chairs in the room.

Why do two chairs in a room look like they've been moved if you live alone?

Could it be that the deceased had nothing better to do than sit on one chair during the day and then switch to another at night?

Li Yuan activated his immortal power and discovered a faint demonic aura emanating from a chair.

He bent down and groped around on the chair with his hands.

Not long after, a hair was pulled out from the gap in the chair.

Li Xiaoan, who was standing to the side, stared wide-eyed.

It was just an ordinary wooden chair, yet Lord Li Yuan found some unusual clues!

The hair was long and thin, golden, like a woman's dyed blonde hair.

But Li Yuan knew that there were no people from other regions in this place.

In other words, there are no foreigners.

In this ancient fantasy world, dyeing your hair is something that will be criticized for life.

In the case of a dynasty with strong feudalistic tendencies, one might even be beheaded.

Therefore, it cannot be human.

Looking at the pungent golden fur in his hand, Li Yuan could only roughly deduce that it must have been the work of a lynx spirit or a hairy demon.

Having been a mountain god for so many years, he has a general understanding of the types and habits of demons.

The lynx spirit enjoys eating human hearts and often transforms into a seductive woman to lure strong, muscular men.

Typically, during the act of lovemaking, they would disembowel their prey, tearing out its heart and lungs.

But this man has a lung disease, so he shouldn't be targeted by the lynx spirit.

As for the Maoxiao, it doesn't discriminate and is extremely ferocious.

Based on mere speculation, Li Yuan could not determine whether it was Mao Xiao who did it.

So he decided to wait and see.

The two left the deceased's house and, using a clever deception, easily slipped out of the crowd.

After instructing Li Xiaoan to wait for him in the inn room, Li Yuan rushed to a nearby mountain god temple.

Upon entering the mountain god temple, Li Yuan stood in front of the mountain god statue.

He used his divine power to transmit his voice.

"Old Deng, Old Deng!"

Soon, a response came.

"What's wrong, kid? Got some trouble?"

"Hmph, let me tell you, even if you praise me, Old Deng, I won't easily lend a hand to you!"

The voice of the Liangshan Mountain God was old and exaggerated.

Li Yuan's lips twitched again.

He replied with his magical power: "Old Deng, have any mountain cat spirits or hairy demons escaped from your mountains?"

The mountain god of Liangshan fell silent for a moment.

"You think there are demons in my mountains?"

"You think I'm some kind of old man who lives off the offerings of incense?"

The mountain god of Liangshan spoke with a hint of displeasure.

He was furious that this kid was spouting nonsense!

Li Yuan scratched his head: "I was just asking."

The mountain god of Liangshan said, "The demon came from outside. All the spirits in my mountain are safe and sound!"

"Okay, I got it, it's none of your business." Li Yuan pouted. "Help me see what kind of thing this fur is."

Li Yuan took out the golden hair.

The mountain god of Liangshan pondered for a moment.

"This should be the fur of a mandrill or hairy auricularia. Mandrills are mostly black, while hairy auricularias do have a golden-haired variety."

Li Yuan nodded: "That's about what I guessed."

The mountain god of Liangshan said vividly, "Tch!"

The two ended the conversation.

The temple host standing nearby was dumbfounded.

This young man started gesturing wildly as soon as he came in.

After gesturing, he even pulled out a golden retriever.

What kind of new form of worship is this?

The main gate of the mountain god temple has been in disrepair for many years, and the door nails are loose.

A gentle gust of wind outside the temple caused the door of the mountain god temple to close quietly, with one half of the door closing silently.

The gate, gilded and plated with jade, is extremely heavy and is the most luxurious gate of the mountain god temple in the local county.

Legend has it that this temple gate was specially built a long time ago, when the local mountain god still manifested his power, to show respect to the mountain god.

I heard that the mountain god was extremely pleased that time, and created all living beings, displaying all the divine powers.

Li Yuan looked down at the golden hair in his hand, deep in thought.

He didn't notice the door being blown open and crashed headfirst into it.

The abbot of the local mountain temple was unable to stop him and could only watch helplessly as Li Yuan lowered his head and crashed into the door.

Bang!

A loud sound rang out.

The thick gate of the mountain god temple was smashed open, leaving a human-shaped hole. Li Yuan seemed oblivious and continued walking outwards.

How can inanimate objects of the mortal realm hinder a celestial being?

"Holy crap, this young man, holy crap!" The host was stunned, repeatedly uttering words of surprise.

Whether it was his imagination or not, he felt that the mountain god statue seemed to tremble violently the moment the young man Li Yuan burst out of the door.

Just as the abbot of the mountain god temple was still marveling at the sight, a white figure miraculously jumped out of the mountain god statue.

"Damn it, Li Yuan, you're a lunatic!"

"Dare to destroy my gate? I'll ride your horse!"

The figure transformed into an old man with white hair and beard, dressed in a clean white robe. He grabbed a large incense stick as thick as an arm from the temple and chased after him.

The old man in white robes was furious, his hair standing on end, and the ten-foot-long incense stick in his hand looked like a long sword, his imposing manner was terrifying!