Gu Daoist Master

Chapter 65: Quickly get lost

Translator: Skyfarrow Editor: Skyfarrow

The mountain forest was boundless, and Fang Yuan walked through patiently.

The sunlight permeated through the huge and tall woods, shining and creating a ground of mottled and fragmentary tree shadows.

The green grass beside his feet was like a mattress, and the wild flowers bloomed with bright colours.

His ears picked up the sound of birds chirping, or the trickling of flowing water.

The further he got from the village, walking towards the outer surroundings, the more risky it was. Thus Fang Yuan was even more careful.

The wilderness was very dangerous, Gu Masters had to have at least Rank three cultivation to be able to venture the wilds alone and explore. But this did not mean they were safe, as many Rank three Gu Masters died in the wild, sometimes even Rank fours. Wild beasts, poisonous worms, human threats, and at times the weather, these were all causes of death.

However, Fang Yuan wanted to kill the wild boars which were often found around the village’s peripheral. Otherwise, the village hunters would not be able to catch wild boars.

“The environment around the village, every now and then, Gu Masters from the clan would come out and clear the area. This environment to a Rank one middle stage like me, is still safe. But I still have to be careful, wild beasts and Gu worms like to move around.”

With his experience from his previous life, Fang Yuan scouted carefully.

Time gradually passed, but Fang Yuan gained nothing.

“Damn, Qing Mao Mountain is still too big for the current me. I have no scouting-type Gu and I am not familiar with this environment, plus Qing Mao Mountain is periodically cleared up, so to find a wild boar, it is too difficult. Let’s go to the foot of the mountain!”

Fang Yuan’s scouting was unfruitful, thus he changed his mind and went to the mountain foot.

Qing Mao Mountain has three mountain villages. Gu Yue village, Xiong family village, and Bai family village. The Xiong family village was on the fore mountain, the Gu Yue mountain village was at the mountain waist, and Bai family village was at the back mountain waterfall.

Other than the three villages, there was also tens of tiny villages at the mountain foot, all being inhabited by mortals.

The three mountain villages split these small villages among themselves, being the ones controlling them behind the scenes. Once they lacked family servants, they would pick from these small villages.

But they would not choose Gu Masters.

Nurturing a Gu Master, they would only choose a clansman. Even if they knew that among these mortals were people with talent, although rare, they would still not use them.

This world was heavily sided towards bloodline, and holding power among relatives was the political stability that the clan needed.

In order to expand in size, many mountain villages had adopted outsiders into their system. Eventually their power flowed out and caused internal conflicts, thus causing the entire clan to breakdown or weaken.

was still based off military force, this is

department, representing strength. By controlling strength,

constant, they also adopt new blood. Every year, there would be outsiders marrying into the

as without it, a spring would be still,

Yuan’s previous servant Shen Cui was betting on this idea

thirty minutes, could see thick smoke rising from under the

wide hill in his vision, and a village around

closeby, the small villages were not as safe, thus requiring regular clean up. For mortals

the village, Fang Yuan sensitively found traces on the ground. His past experience told him

raised his spirits as he followed the clues, getting deeper into the

moss spread over the stones, ancient juniper trees and tall pagoda trees completing the great

the strong light of the sun, the mountain woods of summer was even more profound and serene.

few deer eating the sumptuous grass looked up, vigilantly staring at the bushes,

man crawled out from within. His skin was pale and his black hair was short. He was wearing a modest linen shirt, it

Swoosh.

limbs quickly

food. If

was dangerous all over, and at

direction that they were escaping in, and retracted his gaze. His target was wild boars,

He continued moving.

was the sound of

Fang Yuan

saw a beehive

a wicker-basket. It appeared as a sort of greyish dark yellow colour. Outside the bee nest was a few dozen bee soldiers

honey is the Bear Strength Gu’s food. Thus, the Xiong family has great demand for honey. This beehive is only a small-sized one, and the chances of producing a Gu isn’t high. If I had the Bronze Skin Gu, I could risk getting stabbed and collect the honey. What a

not all insects are

how can it be so cheap? Among a swarm of insects, normally only the insect king is a

development, so if the swarm is too

ahead as an example, because it is too small, there

routed around this beehive and

and Fang Yuan knew he was getting close

not reared pig. When a mature wild boar fights with a tiger, the tiger may not

world, wild beasts

fallen into a huge pit. A sharpened green bamboo was

accumulated blood in the pit, he could tell that the boar

struggle, whimpering and howling, still full of

by hunters. To think I’m reaping the rewards.” Fang Yuan

threatened

into it, after half a quarter of an hour, he