I can push my cultivation progress to the end

“Huff~~”

In the misty great forest, Li Hai, his head lowered and his face pale like a corpse, exhaled a ghostly and extremely cold, evil aura.

Right now, he felt his mind was as calm and silent as a stagnant lake, unable to muster the slightest interest in anything, nor could any emotional waves be stirred.

What was horrifying was that when he raised his eyes and saw the残尸 of Guo Shiwen a few dozen feet away, a strong appetite suddenly arose in Li Hai's heart, driving him to run over and gorge himself.

It was as if that was not a bloody corpse, but a braised pork knuckle.

“No! I am a man, not a ghost, I can't do this!”

As soon as this thought arose, that strange desire, so strong that it seemed irresistible, instantly dissipated from Li Hai's heart like water mist exposed to the scorching sun.

At the same time, his cold and chaotic thoughts immediately cleared, becoming as clear and bright as those of a living person.

Also at this moment, Li Hai inexplicably knew.

If he didn't like this ghostly appearance, he could completely switch back to his original living human form with a single thought.

But similarly, those abilities belonging to ghosts would also be greatly reduced, almost to nothing.

Therefore, in order not to be regarded as food by that charred corpse ghost, Li Hai felt that it was better to maintain this ghostly appearance for the time being.

“So in the eyes of ghosts…”

Looking remotely at the remains of Guo Shiwen lying among the decaying dead leaves a few dozen feet away, Li Hai muttered in a ghostly voice, "All living people are delicious delicacies."

While muttering, he also noticed that the vast and deep dark forest in all directions, as well as the misty and gloomy sky above his head, had now changed dramatically.

The dark forest had become a vast field covered with golden rice, and the dark sky had turned into an endless blue sky.

At the end of this sky, a fiery sun hung high, generously showering down strands of sunlight, shining brightly on the rice fields below, like a golden ocean.

And the charred corpse ghost who had just eaten half of Guo Shiwen's body—that old farmer, was now squatting among the swaying golden waves of rice in the complete form of a living person, burying his head in a large watermelon and devouring it.

Sunlight, rice fields, farmers, watermelons... all of this combined together looked so warm and vibrant.

It was as if what Li Hai was seeing now was the real world, and everything he had seen before was a nightmare from which it was difficult to wake up.

“Could it be…”

He stared blankly at the golden sea of rice in front of him with a pair of dead eyes, and muttered, “Is this the world in the eyes of ghosts?”

“Young man, do you want to eat watermelon?”

The old farmer shouted from afar, “The weather is too dry, eat some cold watermelon to moisten your stomach.”

“No, no.”

Li Hai waved his hands repeatedly and refused, “Thank you for your kindness, but my stomach is not good and I can't eat cold watermelon.”

As he spoke, his body swayed and he instantly crossed the distance of a dozen feet, arriving beside the old farmer.

“Whoa!”

After standing firmly, Li Hai was secretly surprised, “After becoming a ghost, even the speed is so fast.”

He roughly calculated that it was several times faster than when he used Bloodthirsty Heart Burning.

No wonder he couldn't react at all when this old farmer pounced on Guo Shiwen just now.

This was simply faster than the wind, how could he react?

After calming down, Li Hai looked at the old farmer and asked with a smile:

“Old man, what should I call you?”

The old farmer said with a mouthful of watermelon, “This old man is called Guo Laosan, what's your name, young man?”

“Guo?”

For some reason, Li Hai suddenly thought of Guo Huaijin.

“My surname is Li, and my given name is Hai.”

He squatted down and continued to ask, “Old man, where are you going after finishing your farm work, where do you live?”

“Of course it's Guo's Village.”

Guo Laosan wiped the blood-red melon juice from the corner of his mouth, “This is the only village within dozens of miles, and it's been like this for many years.”

Speaking of this, he suddenly rolled his eyes like a吊死鬼 and stared at Li Hai, saying in a gloomy voice, “Hey, that's not right, since you came here specifically, why don't you know that this is the territory of our Guo's Village?”

“Old man, after coming to this place, my travel expenses happened to be used up.”

Li Hai leaned closer and said, “Could you, go to your Guo's Village to work for a few days and earn some money for food?”

“Sure.”

Guo Laosan said, “The land at the village chief's house happens to be harvested, so you can work as a harvester for a few days to help harvest the grain. The travel expenses you earn should be enough for you to go to the next village.”

“This is simple, I have a lot of strength.”

Li Hai followed the suggestion, “Give me a sickle, and I can cut from morning to night.”

“That's great.”

Guo Laosan smiled honestly, then stood up and said, “Let's go, I'll take you back to the village.”

“Okay.”

Li Hai also stood up straight, “Old man, lead the way, and I'll follow behind.”

Then, the two of them, one in front and one behind, stepped on the rice field and headed towards the distance.

Logically speaking, Li Hai, who now possesses the abilities of a ghost, can completely walk out of this dark forest.

Then, relying on the [Ghost Body] characteristic that can be arbitrarily converted between reality and illusion, ignoring ordinary firearms attacks, he can kill the Guo Family Fort's musket team cleanly, and then take good care of the old dog Guo Huaijin.

But as the saying goes, having weapons in your arms makes you fearless when encountering enemies.

Now that he has basic combat power, Li Hai naturally wants to go further and obtain more trump cards.

In short, highlighting the word '苟' (gǒu - meaning to live a dog's life, to be a coward and prioritize self-preservation).

Therefore, following Guo Laosan to investigate the source of his birth—that is, the Guo Family Ghost Village—is a very good choice.

So the two... no, it was two ghosts, walked slowly along the field ridge under the blazing sun.

Swoosh~ Swoosh~ Swoosh~

During the journey of dozens of feet in one step, Li Hai glimpsed that the ears of rice on both sides were drooping heavily. When the breeze blew, they swayed from side to side, making a rustling sound, like human heads, shaking their heads and laughing.

“Looking so real, it's like it's real.”

While whispering, he quickly released his ghost form and looked with human eyes, only to find that these were not ears of rice at all, but jagged strange trees and dry shrubs.

There was no blue sky or fiery sun above his head, only a misty and gloomy sky.

Under this misty sky, they were passing through trees and rocks like two phantoms, heading towards the deepest part of the dark forest.

In order to avoid being discovered by Guo Laosan, and in order not to be left too far behind, Li Hai quickly switched back to his ghost form again and quickly followed.