Mushroom Man

Chapter 10: Bronze Door, Formless Will

The deepest part of the swamp.

It's gloomy, damp, and filled with fog.

Scattered bones can be seen everywhere here, some of which come from humans and some from mushroom beasts.

It is obvious that these bones are the unlucky ones who accidentally entered this place and were swallowed by the quagmire.

Yet, in this deserted place with no signs of life, stands a lonely dilapidated temple.

"After searching everywhere, I found only this dilapidated temple. It looked very strange."

"If my guess is correct, this is where the Wuxiang inheritance is located, right?"

Wu Liang, covered in mud, came to the dilapidated temple panting.

He tightened the machete in his hand and carefully pushed open the temple door.

"Squeak~"

The dilapidated temple door was pushed open, bringing with it a gust of dust and the musty smell of wood.

Surprisingly, although the dilapidated temple looked a bit old, the basic furnishings were quite complete.

There were actually a few rotten tribute fruits on the altar in front of the dilapidated temple.

"Judging from the degree of decay, Abbot Shanren must have been here three or five days ago."

Wu Liang looked around, trying to find the inheritance that Jianshouqing mentioned.

Soon, he noticed a clay statue.

It looked like a female Bodhisattva, with eyes slightly closed and a compassionate expression on her face.

"This is...Pudu Tianzun?"

Wu Liang raised his eyebrows and recognized the identity of the clay statue.

The Western Regions where he lived were full of Buddhist believers, and every household had Buddhist scriptures.

Therefore, he had seen the appearance of Pudu Tianzun in various Buddha statues and Buddhist scriptures a long time ago.

It is said that Pudu Tianzun is the most wise monk throughout history.

Her appearance brought great wisdom to the world, allowing people to use wisdom to fight against all kinds of desires and distractions.

The pure sky above the Nine Heavens today was opened up by her.

And the Buddhism in this world was born because of it.

Therefore, Pudu Tianzun has another name... Buddha Mother!
"Didn't Jianshouqing say that this is where Wuxiang Tianzun's legacy is?"

"Why is there a clay statue of Pudu Tianzun here? Could it be erected by Abbot Shanren?"

"But there are no believers here. Wouldn't it be redundant to erect a statue here, just like taking off your pants to fart?"

Wu Liang frowned, puzzled.

And at this moment, he suddenly noticed that the clay statue's hands seemed a little strange.

It is clearly a statue of the Buddha Mother, but the hand is holding the Arhat guardian seal.

Wu Liang touched his chin, thoughtfully.

The next moment, he reached out and fiddled with the clay statue's fingers.

"Boom!"

There was a loud bang...

The clay statue that was originally holding the Arhat guardian seal suddenly changed into one with one hand pointing to the sky and the other pointing to the ground.

At the same time, a corridor extending downwards appeared next to the clay statue.

"interesting……"

Wu Liang's mouth corners rose slightly, and then he walked in without hesitation.

The corridor is very long, extending downwards as if there is no end.

He estimated the time and walked inside for a long time.

Just when he thought this trip might be in vain...

In the corridor, many highly decomposed corpses gradually appeared.

All of these corpses were dressed in cloth, and judging from the style, they should be the people of Zhaodi Town.

Wu Liang used a machete to pick open a corpse.

Then, familiar stones rolled out from his arms.

"Could these people be the stonecutters who disappeared inexplicably as mentioned by the wine shop owner?" Wu Liang looked at the corpses carefully and soon found that there was a sunken palm print on their chests.

"It seems these people must have stumbled into this place by chance, and ended up running into Abbot Shanren due to bad luck."

"With my current strength, if I were to encounter Abbot Shanren, I'm afraid I'd end up like them."

"You have to be careful, careful, and careful..."

Wu Liang took a deep breath and secretly cheered himself up.

In order to prevent Abbot Shanren from noticing anything, he specially restored the corpse before leaving.

About an incense stick later...

Wu Liang finally followed the corridor to the end.

Here stands a huge bronze door inlaid with pearls, emitting a dazzling light.

Formless inheritance.

The four large characters engraved on it are concise and expressive, giving people an extremely unreal feeling.

"Rumble..."

"Inheritor, you have passed the double test of deceiving the world and stealing your reputation."

"Should we officially start the inheritance and open the bronze gate?"

suddenly!

A deafening sound came from behind the bronze door.

Wu Liang was shocked and almost thought that Abbot Shanren had discovered him.

But he quickly calmed down...

After all, if it was really Abbot Shanren, he would not waste time talking to him at all.

I guess they would kill him the moment they saw him.

"who are you?"

"Will opening the bronze gate and officially starting the inheritance trigger any consequences?"

Wu Liang thought for a while and asked the question in his mind.

Obviously, the successor mentioned in the voice must be Abbot Shanren.

Judging from the meaning of his words, Abbot Shanren should have passed the two tests of deceiving the world and stealing fame.

However, Abbot Shanren has monopolized the Wuxiang inheritance for so many years, but has never officially started the inheritance. There must be something fishy about it.

To be on the safe side, Wu Liang naturally had to ask this question.

"interesting……"

"You are not that monk?"

The voice behind the bronze door seemed a little surprised.

"I am a wisp of will left behind by Wuxiang Tianzun, responsible for guiding the successor and inheriting the true teachings of Wuxiang."

"Since you are able to come here, you are destined to inherit the legacy. You can also pass the two tests and become the inheritor."

"When the time comes, as long as we open the bronze gate, we can officially begin the inheritance."

"The previous inheritor was concerned about the huge commotion it would cause once the inheritance was opened. He feared attracting attention, so he held back."

"Do you have the courage to inherit my Wuxiang inheritance?"

The will of Wuxiang Tianzun?
Will it cause a huge commotion after the inheritance is opened?
After hearing this, Wu Liang was stunned for a long time.

He really didn't expect that the voice came from such a powerful source!
You know, that is the will of Wuxiang Tianzun!
The so-called will is actually something composed of a large number of thoughts.

The mushroom master can condense his own will through the wisdom mushroom.

However, this kind of will that remains in the world often cannot last long. It will soon be consumed by thoughts and disappear.

As a figure from the Middle Ages, Wuxiang Tianzun has been dead for at least tens of thousands of years, but his will still remains in the world.

From this we can see how terrifying the Venerable's methods are.

Wu Liang calmed down and spoke loudly.

"If what you said is true, I have the courage to give it a try."

"I wonder how I can pass the test and become your successor?"

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(End of this chapter)