The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

The mountains behind Lijia Village are covered with a vast, dense forest that stretches for dozens of miles and has been a habitat for wild beasts since ancient times.

In previous years, many hunters ventured into the mountains, from Lijia Village and neighboring villages. Some returned laden with their catch, the aroma of meat filling the air; others perished in the jaws of wild animals, their remains never found.

But now, the number of people on the mountain path is gradually decreasing. All of this change began in late autumn last year.

With food supplies dwindling and villagers starving, the villagers stripped bare any edible grass, roots, or stems from the surrounding mountains. With no way to survive on the outskirts, wild animals retreated to the deeper, more treacherous parts of the mountains. The mountains were higher, the forests denser, and the beasts fiercer, deterring a large number of hunters.

After trekking for more than an hour, stopping and starting along the way, Li Kaixin finally arrived at the boundary between the inner and outer edges of this mountain forest.

Li Kaixin raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his face, and then he realized why he hadn't seen a single hunter along the way.

The steep, winding uphill road and the scorching sun alone were enough to drain even a strong man's strength. Even with Li Kaixin's exceptional physical condition as a special forces soldier, he was feeling somewhat fatigued at this moment.

Unable to hold on any longer, Li Kaixin's figure vanished instantly, disappearing into the secret realm.

When he reappeared, it seemed as if only a blink of an eye had passed in the outside world.

The scorching sun overhead remained almost perfectly still, and the air was still unbearably hot. At most, only a few minutes had passed outside.

Taking a deep breath, Li Kaixin lifted his foot and officially stepped into the inner perimeter of the mountain.

Almost simultaneously, an indescribable sense of familiarity, originating from the depths of one's bloodline, suddenly surged forth. It was a vast fragment of memory belonging to a god-level hunter, like a sleeping behemoth suddenly awakening!

Li Kaixin's gaze swept across the surrounding bushes and grass like a hawk, accurately locking onto a few inconspicuous gray-green plants.

Skillfully picking and kneading, squeezing out the viscous juice, they begin to meticulously apply it to exposed skin.

Thinking of the scenes in some novels from his past life where the protagonists dared to brazenly venture into the deep mountains and forests wearing only short sleeves and shorts, Li Kaixin's lips twitched involuntarily.

The hunter's experience warned him: in this treacherous forest, without proper protection, those hungry mosquitoes and ants could drain a grown man of his life force in an hour!

With proper protection, Li Kaixin cautiously followed the sound of water and made his way along the riverbank.

I had only been gone for a few minutes.

From the pile of dead leaves ahead, a chilling rustling sound rang out. A black and white venomous snake suddenly raised its triangular head, its cold vertical pupils locking onto Li Kaixin. Its scarlet tongue flickered rapidly, emitting a threatening hiss!

In a flash! Li Kaixin's eyes narrowed, and almost instinctively he bent down, grabbed a sharp-edged stone at his feet, and flicked his wrist! The stone shot through the air.

"Pfft!"

A dull, sticky thud rang out. Looking at the venomous snake again, its once proud head had been smashed to pieces, reduced to a pool of mangled flesh. Its twisted body convulsed wildly a few times on the fallen leaves before going completely still.

Looking at the snake's corpse, Li Kaixin still felt a chill in his heart. He didn't put it into the secret space, but calmed his heart and then continued walking, his figure disappearing into the deeper green shadows of the mountain forest.

Time slips away quietly.

As the light and shadow shifted through the forest, Li Kaixin moved through it. Based on the knowledge in his mind, his harvest was quite substantial: mosquito-repelling and insect-repelling herbs, hundreds of pounds of wild yams, wild onions, wild ginger, and more, all of which he planted in the secret realm with a thought...

The joy of this achievement was quickly overshadowed by frequent setbacks.

A hare was startled from the bushes, and a pheasant darted swiftly through the trees; further away, even the nimble silhouette of a roe deer was glimpsed, but it vanished in an instant before it could even get close.

At the same time, danger and reward went hand in hand. He encountered venomous snakes and insects more than ten times, some coiled in trees and others camouflaged at his feet. If Li Kaixin hadn't gained the experience of a god-level hunter, he would probably be dead.

The sun had quietly slipped past the center of the sky, casting increasingly slanted beams of light through the forest.

Li Kaixin looked up at the sky, which was mottled by the branches and leaves, and thought it was time to go down the mountain.

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suddenly

"Hmph, hmph... hmph, hmph..."

A deep, threatening sound came one after another from the stream not far away.

Li Kaixin tensed up instantly and looked in the direction of the sound. A large, robust wild boar, weighing four or five hundred pounds, was leading several half-grown piglets to drink water by the stream.

Li Kaixin licked his slightly dry lips, his hunting instincts stirring.

Just as he silently took a small step forward, the wild boar suddenly raised its head, its water-drenched snout twitching rapidly, its fierce gaze like two sharp blades, precisely piercing the bushes where Li Kaixin was hiding!

"Tsk, that nose is damn sharp!" Li Kaixin cursed inwardly.

Since it couldn't hide anymore, it might as well stop hiding! It suddenly stood up from behind the bushes and even waved at the wild boar in a defiant manner.

This was like igniting a powder keg! The wild boar's eyes instantly turned blood red, and a furious roar rolled from its throat as its massive body charged towards Li Kaixin.

At that critical moment, the figure of the martial arts master Li Kaixin vanished into thin air like a ghost!

Boom! The wild boar, having lost its target, charged past the spot where Li Kaixin had just stood, crashing into a small tree behind it and causing it to shake violently. It stopped abruptly, looking around warily.

In the instant it paused, Li Kaixin's figure seemed to solidify from thin air, appearing like a ghost beside it! His movements were so fast that only a blur remained, and his palm touched the wild boar's rough, thick fur with lightning speed!

"Retract!" With a thought, the enormous creature weighing four or five hundred pounds, along with its furious roar, vanished without a trace from its original spot in an instant!

Chaos erupted at the stream! Several wild boar pups witnessed their parent boar vanish into thin air, and they were terrified, letting out shrill screams as they turned and fled for their lives into the depths of the dense forest!

"Trying to run?" Li Kaixin's eyes flashed with anger, and he pushed off with his feet, chasing after the enemy like an arrow.

A chase ensued in the woods by the stream. Li Kaixin was agile, but the wild boars were numerous and scattered. In the end, a few of them, taking advantage of their small size and quickness, successfully disappeared into the dense bushes.

"Tsk, still leaked more than half." Li Kaixin stopped and clicked his tongue with a hint of regret.

Without giving chase, a thought crossed his mind, and his figure vanished from the spot.

Inside the secret realm, the giant wild boar paced restlessly, emitting threatening growls, while two lucky cubs that had been brought in at the same time huddled trembling beside it.

Watching the two children, one adult and two children, wandering aimlessly on their own land, Li Kaixin smiled with satisfaction.