[Name: Lin Er]

[Age: 16]

[Realm: Mortal]

[Spiritual Root: Metal Spiritual Root]

[You have transmigrated into the cultivation world and become a mortal. You heard that a local sect is recruiting menial disciples and plan to go try your luck.]

[Mission: First Entry into the Immortal Sect. Please join any local sect. Reward: Qi Refining Level 1 cultivation.]

‘So this is my cheat?’

Lin Er looked at the pale blue transparent interface in front of him and gradually steadied his mind.

No surprises there, he had transmigrated.

That was not exactly bad news.

After all, the handsome body that had once been beaten down by society was still here and had even become younger.

It was just that his clothes had turned into plain linen and he had nothing on him.

Lin Er raised his head and observed his surroundings.

He was currently in a primeval forest.

Towering trees stood all around him, sunlight pouring through the gaps between the leaves. Many short shrubs grew in those gaps and flowers and plants of all colors—red, green and purple—bloomed before his eyes. The abundance of resources was almost overwhelming.

Lin Er was certain that such a scene did not exist on Earth. This truly was the cultivation world.

At that moment, a large number of birds were suddenly startled and scattered in all directions.

Immediately after, a dragon’s roar came from the sky, echoing throughout the entire primeval forest.

Lin Er felt his body crushed by the pressure of dragon might, his heart trembling as he completely lost the ability to breathe.

Summoning his courage, he raised his head and saw a black shadow sweep across the distant sky. Its enormous body, outspread wings and sharp claws all spoke of how terrifying this creature was.

‘A dragon?’

Lin Er’s expression turned strange.

This dragon’s appearance was truly odd, more like the western black dragons described in foreign films and television dramas.

Perhaps the dragons of the cultivation world simply looked like this and he was being constrained by his stereotypes.

After all, even transmigration had happened. It was only natural for monsters that did not match his impressions to appear.

The black dragon did not notice Lin Er at all. He was far too insignificant at the moment.

In the blink of an eye, the black dragon flew into the clouds on the horizon and vanished.

‘The black dragon just flew off in that direction.’

After a brief moment of thought, Lin Er quickly made his decision and headed in the direction the black dragon had flown.

Part of it was because he was bold, but more importantly, he had no sense of direction at all. The black dragon passing through would most likely have scared off all nearby wild beasts, making it a little safer and allowing him to leave this forest as soon as possible.

Just as Lin Er had expected, he did not encounter a single wild beast along the way. It was unnaturally quiet.

As he went farther, the tall trees gradually became shorter and sparser. More sunlight poured in and at the end of the path paved with dead leaves, the view suddenly opened up.

* * *

One hour later.

Lin Er finally walked out of the forest. A dirt road appeared before him, with fresh wheel tracks on it.

He let out a long breath. Although he had not encountered any danger along the way, a primeval forest was still far too gloomy. From time to time, he had even seen beast footprints and droppings.

This was the cultivation world. Who knew if some monster might suddenly jump out? If he ran into one, he would be dead for sure.

The fact that he had made it here safely was all thanks to that black dragon.

Next, he just had to follow this road.

With his plan set, Lin Er was about to continue on when a low growl came from behind him.

He suddenly turned around and immediately saw, in the distance, a black bear about fifty meters away.

The black bear was standing upright, staring in his direction.

Lin Er’s pupils shrank and cold sweat poured down his back.

[Side Quest: While searching for an immortal sect, you encountered a low-tier bear demon. Please kill it as soon as possible. Reward: Immortal Sect Map.]

A bear demon.

Although this black bear looked no different from an ordinary black bear, Lin Er did not dare question the judgment of his golden finger. His heart instantly sank.

Before transmigrating, Lin Er had just been a college student with no strength to speak of. Forget a bear demon—even a normal black bear was more than he could handle.

If he tried a sliding tackle, he would probably end up becoming extra rations for the bear demon and be turned into steamed buns.

He had heard that black bears were the most brutal when injuring people. They would eat their prey alive. The victim could only watch as their organs were devoured, dying in despair and pain.

‘Calm down, Lin Er.’

Lin Er held his breath, forcing down the fear in his heart as he observed the black bear’s movements.

It maintained its upright posture, its nose sniffing at something.

Lin Er remembered that black bears had very poor eyesight. It might not have yet discovered his exact position. But if it kept searching for a while longer, the situation would be hard to say.

After confirming this, he did not run. He had no confidence he could outrun a bear demon. Climbing a tree was also unlikely to work. The opponent was probably even better at climbing than he was.

Lin Er lightened his steps and slowly retreated along the road.

Before he had taken more than a few steps, the black bear dropped back onto all fours and followed along the path he had just taken, sniffing as it slowly approached.

Panic rose uncontrollably in Lin Er’s heart. He could only grit his teeth and continue retreating.

Man retreats, bear advances.

The distance between them kept shrinking and soon fell below twenty meters.

At such a close range, a single charge from the bear demon would be enough to pounce on him.

Lin Er could already clearly see the fangs exposed in the black bear’s mouth. As he retreated, he bent down and picked up a stone from the ground.

If only he had a spear. Maybe he could stab the black bear and scare it away.

But now he could not be picky.

Lin Er stared fixedly at the black bear. It had stopped sniffing the ground and raised its head to look over, clearly having discovered its prey.

The black bear did not immediately pounce. Instead, it approached at a leisurely pace, as if curious about something new, giving the impression that it posed no threat.

Lin Er recalled the black bear attack cases he had seen in videos. At first, the bears had behaved the same way, lulling their prey into lowering their guard before launching a sudden attack. They were extremely cunning.

He swallowed hard and did not dare take it lightly.

Clenching his teeth, he steeled his heart and hurled the stone in his hand at the black bear, trying to scare it off.

With a thud, the stone struck the black bear’s head, followed by a miserable howl.

The black bear fled in panic, crashing blindly into a tree before collapsing to the ground with a loud crash.

Lin Er was completely dumbfounded. He looked down at the stone in his hand and rubbed his head.

‘No way.’

Was the stone he threw really that powerful?

Lin Er suddenly noticed an arrow embedded in the black bear’s eye, blood flowing down from it.

[You encountered a demonic-path enchantress who helped you. You have successfully killed the bear demon. Mission complete.]

So there had been an expert helping him just now. He had been too nervous to notice.

Lin Er also noticed the words “demonic-path enchantress” in the system prompt. After recovering from the shock of his narrow escape, he could not help feeling uneasy.

However, since the other party had been willing to save his life, there should still be room for negotiation.

Lin Er steadied himself and looked around. He only heard the rustling of leaves from the bushes not far away.

In the next second, a blonde girl holding a bow emerged from behind the trees.

She wore light green ranger attire and had a cold expression.

Her skin was fair and delicate, her features beautiful, her waist slender.

Those pointed ears were especially eye-catching.

Flora walked up to Lin Er and said calmly:

“Hello, human. My name is Flora. I am an elf. May I ask if you know how to get to the local Adventurers’ Guild?”

‘The black dragon was one thing. Now even elves had appeared. System, are you sure this is the cultivation world?’