Cultivation begins with the Druid panel

Lu Lin jumped off the courtyard wall and was about to check the new content on the panel when he suddenly felt that the scene in front of him had become unreal, and even the moonlight seemed unreal. The next moment, a blue light shot out from behind him, followed by the sound of air being torn apart.

Hidden in the moonlight, Young Master Yue revealed a sinister smile, as if he could already see Lu Lin being pierced through by him.

In fact, Lu Lin could not dodge that blue light; if it hit, it would be fatal.

Unexpectedly, Lu Lin flicked his sleeve, and his entire body transformed into countless flower petals that floated in the wind. The beam of light pierced through the gaps between the petals and finally landed on the street in Fengcheng, leaving a half-foot-deep hole.

"What?!"

Young Master Yue was shocked, never expecting that the transformation technique could be used in this way.

Lu Lin, transformed into a rose petal, floated back up to a high place. Upon seeing that the person who had made the move was Young Master Yue, he did not hesitate at all and immediately fled with the wind.

Young Master Yue snorted and flipped the bronze mirror in his hand. Immediately, a mirror as tall as a person appeared in front of him. He crawled into it and was about to give chase.

But then, a fiery arrow suddenly shot out from under the moonlight, leaving a bright streak in the night before accurately piercing the mirror surface in mid-air.

"Click—"

From the spot where the arrow pierced, cracks spread outwards, and the mirror shattered completely. Young Master Yue immediately fell out of it, flipping in mid-air before landing firmly on the ground.

It was the guards of Fengcheng who made the move.

Young Master Yue's face darkened. He looked up and saw a man on the roof of a pavilion about a hundred feet away, drawing a bow and shooting an arrow, his eyes fixed on them.

At the same time, flames were rapidly approaching from both sides of the street, and the clanging of armor became even more piercing, quickly surrounding Young Master Yue.

Young Master Yue glanced at the mirror in his hand, pondered for a moment, then hung the mirror back on his waist and slightly raised his hands to indicate that he would not resist.

The guard standing on the pavilion snorted upon seeing this, then leaped up, stepping over the surrounding courtyard walls, and silently arrived at the street, walking in front of the group of ordinary guards and cultivators.

As he approached, Young Master Yue cupped his hands and said, "My name is Wang Yue..."

The garrison commander raised his hand to interrupt: "I know Young Master Yue of Wangyue Pavilion. Within a radius of fifty miles of Fengcheng, you are the only Star Path cultivator who uses the Bronze Mirror."

Young Master Yue withdrew his hand and stated his purpose: "General, you must have seen me chasing someone, right? Why did you stop me?"

The garrison commander chuckled and pointed to the messy ground: "It's not that I'm trying to make things difficult, but this half-foot-deep pit, along with that pool of blood, really detracts from the scenery of my Fengcheng and needs to be repaired."

"As for who you are chasing, Young Master Yue, we don't care. As for why we didn't chase that person... I'll tell you the truth, and Young Master Yue, please don't laugh. That person turned into a rose petal and left. His methods are extraordinary. I can't see through his tricks, so I dare not offend him rashly."

Upon hearing this, Young Master Yue glanced at the empty hole on the ground and the blood that Young Master Ri's corpse had turned into. He then swept his right hand across the bronze mirror at his waist, and the mirror immediately released a beam of white light that struck the hole in the ground, instantly filling it and restoring it to its original state.

Then he looked at the pool of blood on the ground, flicked his sleeve, and used the moonlight to evaporate it completely, as if it had never existed.

"So, I might have to go?"

The garrison commander slung his bow and arrows over his back, a smile appearing on his face. He made way for him, not giving Young Master Yue any trouble: "Of course you can go."

Young Master Yue snorted and was about to leave, but at that moment the guard asked, "May I ask, Young Master Yue, what is that person's identity?"

After a moment of silence, Young Master Yue said, "He's just a thief, nothing more than a Qi Refining Stage 3 cultivator."

"If you have any ideas, please do me a favor. My Moon Gazing Pavilion will certainly remember this kindness."

Upon hearing this, the garrison commander's eyes darted around as he weighed the pros and cons in his mind.

Whether what Young Master Yue said is true or false is still unknown. What if that person is someone of extraordinary status, someone he cannot afford to offend? Wouldn't he be being framed?

If Young Master Yue's words are true... then although the Pavilion Master of Wangyue Pavilion is not very strong, his power of star energy is extraordinary, and this favor is quite significant.

It just so happens that his child is about to begin cultivation. If he could have the child perform some divination to point out the right path, he might be able to avoid many detours in choosing his path.

"If what you say is true, I will help you," the guard said as Young Master Yue passed by.

Young Master Yue's lips curled up slightly.

The general in front of him is a confidant of the city lord of Fengcheng. All the armored cultivators in the city obey his orders. With his help, Lu Lin will have no chance to escape!

……

On the other side, after confirming that no one was following him, Lu Lin returned to the inn through the window and closed it tightly.

"Gurgle gurgle."

Guji immediately came to Lu Lin's side, her amber eyes filled with concern.

Little Black was also whimpering nearby, but compared to Guji, Little Black was clearly less intelligent; it was more out of fear than concern.

Lu Lin comforted the two little ones, then sat cross-legged on the bed and eagerly opened the control panel:

Current fusion point: 1 (can be added)

Fusion points can be used to fuse specific traits or skills.

Lu Lin continued reading.

Similar to research points, the panel also presents him with two options:

【"Rooted growth" combined with "rapid absorption" becomes "taking root and flourishing"】

【"Transformation Enhancement" merges with "Natural Transformation" to become "Ever-Changing"】

These two options are somewhat misleading; the skill effects after fusion don't even refresh on the panel.

If traits or skills are fused together, the original skill effects will be weakened or disappear, which would be a loss.

It seems the outcome will only be known after the selection process.

After a moment's thought, Lu Lin conservatively chose to combine rooted growth with rapid absorption.

The Transformation Enhancement and Natural Transformation skills are still too important at this stage; if the fusion fails, the loss will be too great.

Let's try the former first.

With a thought from Lu Lin, the panel in front of him changed accordingly:

The fusion of "rooting and growth" and "rapid absorption" creates "taking root and flourishing."

[Rooted in the Earth: As long as one stands on the ground, one can immediately draw upon the earth's power and quickly digest and absorb it, thus increasing cultivation speed.]

Looking at the properties of this synthesis, Lu Lin wasn't exactly surprised, but he did breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that the so-called fusion on the panel was indeed a true fusion.

Lu Lin turned off the panel in front of him.

He then took out a book about spirits and monsters from his Qiankun bag, carefully read it through, and found that most of the spirits and monsters in the world were hard to encounter unless they were created by themselves.

Those who cultivate the path of spirits and monsters are among the rarest beings in the cultivation world, even rarer than human cultivators who transform into demon cultivators.

If it were to be created by oneself… Lu Lin stroked his chin, lost in thought.

The power of stars can create spirits. With just the corpse of a person who died with their eyes open, plus a little bit of remnant soul and extreme yang or yin energy, it can be easily created.

However, this act is detrimental to one's moral character and is considered a sin.

It shortens one's lifespan.

Besides creating spirits, the only other option is summoning spirits, such as the treant summoning.

Thinking of this, Lu Lin murmured, "It seems I can only wait until I have research points before choosing summoning skills."

Or perhaps I'm praying for good luck, hoping to encounter some monsters along the way, and that I can defeat them.