Who gave you permission to refine demons like this?

In autumn, the Wuzhi Mountain is covered with withered leaves that cover footprints, and is shrouded in a perpetual mist.

Not even ghosts could find a way out, let alone humans.

Lin Sheng parted a clump of bushes, but found nothing except two squirrels that had been huddled together and scared away.

Seeing that they had no luck, they had no choice but to continue using the dim sunlight to check the route on the map in their hands.

He couldn't understand how a hiker who grew up in the mountains could get lost in the mountains.

I don't understand why simply catching up on sleep after staying up all night could transform me into a mountain hiker.

"Are they no longer going through the 'lucky break' process for time travel?"

"At least give me a starting point in the city. At this rate, I'll be eaten by wild beasts before I even get to explore."

When he transmigrated, he didn't feel dizzy and disoriented like in novels. Instead, memories flooded in like a burst of orders, and he quickly understood everything.

His predecessor was also called Lin Sheng, and he was a mountain walker.

Unlike hunters who hunt and herb gatherers who collect herbs, mountain walkers are related to both, but not deeply. They simply know the location of various wild products in the mountains, collect them, and then exchange them for money.

The main focus is on information asymmetry.

The reason he's here today isn't because of any wild game, but because he's taken on a commission to earn money.

The daughter of the Song family's medical clinic went into the mountains to identify medicinal herbs but unexpectedly disappeared. The clinic then began to issue numerous commissions.

A reward of silver will be given for any clues, and whoever brings back the little girl will receive several times that amount of money.

This excited the entire town of Hequan, and everyone rushed up the mountain. However, their enthusiasm was quickly dampened by the large number of missing persons and casualties, leading Song's Medical Clinic to declare that it would allow the other party to set any conditions within its capabilities!

This is what made the predecessor think about it. After all, he had been collecting wild goods for many years and naturally knew the dangers in the mountains. Moreover, autumn was the season when the fog was thickest in Wuzhi Mountain, making the danger even greater.

It would be a real waste to risk one's life just for some gold and silver, but with the conditions offered by the Song Family Medical Clinic, one might be able to seize the opportunity to change their fate.

After receiving the memories, Lin Sheng discovered that if he could find Miss Song, the opportunity he wanted would be the same as his predecessor's: to seek the Dharma.

Looking at the map, he carefully explored his surroundings while also applying medicine to the wound on his abdomen.

The three scratches that had turned the skin inside out slowly lost their crimson color under the cover of the dark medicinal mud, which also held the blood in place to prevent it from dripping.

In these mountains, the smell of blood will attract many dangers.

"The wound must have been from a ferocious beast like a tiger, otherwise it wouldn't be this deep."

Recalling that he woke up in the river, Lin Sheng speculated: "I encountered a wild beast attacking me on the mountain. I was wounded in the abdomen, fell into the river while running away, and was swept away. That's how I survived."

"She really survived by sheer luck."

"I wonder if the original body ever considered using a sliding tackle when encountering a ferocious beast."

Lin Sheng joked to himself that it wasn't just to relieve the anxiety caused by getting lost and deviating from the route, but also because the medicinal mud was indeed effective and greatly reduced the pain.

"Roar!!" A huge roar startled the entire jungle.

Countless birds flapped their wings, making a whooshing sound. Lin Sheng's whole body tensed up instantly, and the emotions he had just calmed down instantly surged up again!

"What was that sound?!"

"A tiger? A bear? Or some kind of monster?"

There are spirits and monsters in Wuzhi Mountain. If he were to encounter one, the chances of him surviving would be extremely slim.

Lin Sheng immediately looked around, preparing to flee in the opposite direction of the sound source.

As it set off, another howl rang out, but this time it was not as roaring as before; instead, it was low and weak, followed by a few heavy steps before collapsing to the ground.

The commotion made Lin Sheng feel the ground tremble beneath his feet.

Lin Sheng quietly moved away. Even he could feel the commotion, which meant it wasn't far from him. He didn't want to disturb this behemoth.

But he suddenly stopped, because he realized he had to take a look at the creature.

As a hiker, he had a lot of information about the distribution of wild animals in Wuzhi Mountain in his mind. Combined with the map passed down in his family, he was able to find his way out of the mountains.

But right now, the fog is thick, making it difficult to even make out directions, let alone grope around. To survive, he needs more information to determine his location.

Living things contain the most direct information. As long as he can see them, he can analyze his own location by looking at the species and habitat of the creature in his mind.

This is experience, or rather, what hikers must master: acquiring information from nature.

Although there are risks, it's better than wandering around aimlessly.

Lin Sheng recalled that a wilderness survival documentary he had watched mentioned that wandering aimlessly in the wild is more dangerous than staying in one place.

After pondering the situation and noticing that there was no further sound, Lin Sheng gritted his teeth and strode horizontally toward the source of the sound.

The closer he got, the stronger the stench of blood became. Lin Sheng knew what the smell of blood would attract, so he unconsciously quickened his pace.

After passing through a dense forest, what came into view was a red-skinned wild boar the size of a giant bear. Its once sharp tusks were broken off, and a hole had been ripped out of its abdomen. It lay on the ground, bleeding from its mouth and nose.

Wild boar with mountain tusks!

The memories in his mind immediately connected, and looking at the hollow in the other person's abdomen that was larger than his own body, he was certain that he had drifted to a location near the depths of Wuzhi Mountain.

The wild boar in front of us is a spirit, often appearing in a place called Wild Boar Forest in the deep mountains. Its skin, meat and tusks are of high quality and it is very popular, often being bought at a high price.

The creature capable of carving a hole in a wild boar, whether human or beast, is beyond his current capabilities to handle.

So Lin Sheng immediately abandoned the valuable goods that were within his grasp, decisively turned around and prepared to go down the mountain. He already knew his approximate location, but as for the request from Miss Song, he would consider it further.

Seeking the Dharma is not easy, but one must be alive to receive it, and there are other paths to seek the Dharma.

Just as he turned around, he felt a heat rising in his chest, a burning sensation like the heat of a fever.

"What's going on? Why is the wound feverish?"

"My head isn't hot, so what, are nipples considered a head?"

A faint flame appeared in his vision, then exploded with a "boom" and rushed into his forehead.

Lin Sheng now felt a real headache, as if his head had turned into a dough being pulled. He didn't dare to shout loudly, so he could only kneel down and suck in cold air to relieve the pain by patting his head.

It wasn't until his whole body was soaked in sweat that his mind vaguely cleared up, and he became aware of the existence within his sea of ​​consciousness.

A palm-sized, three-legged, double-eared furnace, its deep black surface covered with various runes, fire patterns, and animal designs, simple yet mysterious.

Panting heavily, he felt the name in his mind: Cave Mystery Furnace.

Suppressing the jumbled information in his mind, Lin Sheng knew that now was not the time to analyze; he needed to find a safe place first.

He struggled to his feet, but his attention was drawn to the information that suddenly appeared before him.

[Has the discovery of a "wild boar with mountain tusks" been attributed to the collection of vital energy?]