Mushroom Man

Chapter 151 The Wealthy Merchant Caravan: Selling Horses and Buying Mushrooms

Wu Liang's face was clouded with worry.

He stroked the silver gourd in his hand, no longer having the carefree days of not having to worry about silver water back in the Temple of Sending Children.

His current predicament reveals just how important it is to have a fifth-rank father or to have a powerful backer.

"It's a pity that those Wuxiang True Disciples in the River of Forgetfulness dare not make a move rashly, otherwise they wouldn't be so short of money."

Wu Liang sighed.

Nowadays, people all over the world are searching for the successor of the Formless One.

If he were to produce anything related to the transmission of the formless at this moment, it would be tantamount to an old man hanging himself to commit suicide.

He wouldn't dare gamble on whether others would recognize him.

Those mushroom immortals are unpredictable; if he reveals even the slightest flaw, they will likely come knocking on his door.

"Forget it, I'll stop thinking about that for now."

"No matter how short of money we are, we still have to keep going."

“Right now, I am severely lacking in ruthlessness. Whether it’s to make money or to run away immediately, I must make up for this weakness.”

Upon thinking of this, Wu Liang immediately headed towards the caravan selling mushrooms.

There are quite a few caravans in Bajiaoshan Market.

After wandering around, Wu Liang finally chose the largest and most prestigious merchant caravan in the market.

Although large caravans are slightly more expensive than small caravans, at least they don't have the problem of large businesses bullying customers.

"Sir, what would you like to order?"

As Wu Liang approached the caravan, ordinary maidservants quickly came to greet him.

"Um……"

"Do you have any second-tier Qi-type mushrooms that excel in offensive combat, or modified strength-type mushrooms here?"

Wu Liang pondered for a moment, then spoke.

In fact, for him now, the best choice is no longer the Qi path, but the blood path or the slave path.

At the very least, it could be a transformation of the formless celestial being.

After all, he possesses fourth-level inheritances in both the Blood Path and the Slave Path.

Following either of these two paths, he can progress smoothly up to the fifth job advancement.

The reason for the transformation is that he possesses the true teachings of the deadly move, "The Man with an Unpredictable Face."

Furthermore, as the successor of the Formless lineage, this path is undoubtedly the most suitable for him.

but……

The Blood Path is a demonic sect that is strictly forbidden by law.

Wu Liang couldn't possibly buy blood fungus in a place like this.

Of course, he could also choose to have Yan Zhaodi refine those blood-path mushrooms.

However, refining mushrooms requires mushroom materials, and if Wu Liang wants to obtain Blood Path mushroom materials, he will inevitably have to go on a killing spree.

At this critical juncture, such an action is tantamount to courting death.

As for the Path of Slavery, Wu Liang only needs one or two methods of it; there's no need to make it his main cultivation style.

After all, the path of slavery is too expensive. Since ancient times, the soul and slave have been inseparable. If you cultivate the path of slavery, you also have to cultivate the path of the soul, which is too troublesome.

And the last change...

Wu Liang was indeed interested, but not now.

He only possessed the true essence of a killer move with an ever-changing face, which was far from sufficient to support him in mastering the path of change.

After much deliberation, Wu Liang finally focused his attention on the initial channels of Qi and strength.

The Qi channels are self-evident; many of the fungi on his body are Qi channels, so all that's needed is to add killing techniques.

Li Dao was simply Wu Liang's plan for himself.

After all, the true energy of a mushroom master will eventually run out, and if Wu Liang had any powerful methods at this time, he wouldn't be in too much of a sorry state.

Even after the Mushroom Master's body was modified by the Power Mushroom, he wouldn't be so easily knocked to his knees by a single blow.

Wu Liangke had not forgotten that he had been beaten to his knees twice.

"Yes, sir, we have them all."

When the maid heard that Wu Liang wanted to buy second-grade mushrooms, her eyes lit up and she smiled sweetly.

Although she was just a mortal and couldn't discern Wu Liang's cultivation level, since he was buying second-tier mushrooms, he must at least be a second-tier mushroom master.

If she can sell more second-generation mushrooms, she can earn more commission.

The maidservant led Wu Liang respectfully into a tent made of animal hide.

There are all sorts of potted plants here, and quite a few second-generation mushrooms.

The killing-type airway mushrooms and the modified force-type mushrooms that Wu Liang needed were among them.

"Second-stage Sword Qi Mushroom..."

Wu Liang raised an eyebrow when he saw his 'old friend'.

He checked the price; it required fifty drops of silver solution.

The price wasn't too expensive, so I bought it on the spot.

Then Wu Liang bought a second-stage air sac mushroom and a second-stage death sac mushroom.

The Air Sac Mushroom is relatively cheap, costing only twenty drops of silver, while the Death Mushroom, which requires two turns, cost him a full one hundred and forty drops of silver!

The reason why the Death Mushroom is so expensive is entirely because it is a rare mushroom.

Wu Liang hadn't expected that the wealthy merchant caravan would possess such mushrooms.

However, now that he had seen it, he naturally wouldn't let it go.

The Death-shroom and the Life-shroom are both rare and uncommon mushrooms.

Angry mushrooms can revitalize mushroom growers and heal injuries.

On the other hand, the Death Mushroom can make the mushroom grower feel lifeless and stagnant.

Combining this mushroom with the sword-shaped mushroom might produce good results.

However, it is ridiculously expensive.

One hundred and forty drops of silver water, twice the amount from both the Sword Qi Mushroom and the Air Sac Mushroom combined, truly cost Wu Liang a fortune. As for the Air Sac Mushroom, its effect was not much different from the Gas Storage Mushroom; both stored various kinds of gas.

However, although the second-stage gas-storing mushroom can store hundreds of strands of gas, it cannot mix the gas together.

In other words, if Wu Liang chooses the Qi-Storing Mushroom, then he can only choose to store either sword qi or death qi.

While the air sac mushroom can only store ten strands, it is not limited to storing only one type of air.

However, for Wu Liang, the most suitable one is actually the Qi Storage Mushroom, since it can unleash the Sword Qi River.

Unfortunately, the giant mushroom was destroyed by the abbot's mushroom poison, and the wealthy caravan did not have this mushroom either.

In this situation, Wu Liang had no choice but to seek other methods, planning to create new techniques based on the characteristic of the air sac mushroom that it could mix with air.

"This cost me two hundred and ten drops of silver liquid, and now I only have forty drops left."

"Fortunately, the mushrooms had already fed us enough before we left the Temple of Fertility."

"Otherwise, if we want to keep them to feed the mushrooms, we can't even afford to buy the Strength Mushrooms."

Wu Liang sighed, suddenly feeling his pockets were empty.

His gaze shifted slightly, settling on the modified power-enhancing mushrooms.

Modified power mushrooms generally refer to mushrooms that permanently modify the mushroom master's body, rather than those that temporarily enhance one's strength.

These mushrooms, which can permanently transform mushroom growers, are not cheap.

Fortunately, the mushrooms were of good quality and inexpensive; otherwise, Wu Liang might not have been able to afford even one.

He searched around, his gaze lingering for a moment on the various types of mushrooms.

Such as copper-skin mushroom, stone-skin mushroom, iron-skin mushroom, jade-skin mushroom, animal-skin mushroom, etc...

If you want to enhance your survival ability, these mushrooms are undoubtedly the best choice.

Unfortunately, only after three transformations can the Mushroom Master's body be permanently modified; the first and second transformations only temporarily increase the Mushroom Master's skin's defense.

Wu Liang shook his head, his gaze shifting slightly as he looked at the other mushrooms.

At that moment, a rare second-stage mushroom instantly caught his attention.

This mushroom shares the same lineage as the jade skin mushroom, but it has undergone two distinct transformations.

However, the refining of the Jade Skin Mushroom is a rare mushroom, the second transformation to White Jade Mushroom.

However, this mushroom is not the white jade mushroom, but the jade fat mushroom, which is also a rare mushroom!

Jade mushrooms belong to another branch of the refined jade mushroom.

The White Jade Mushroom allows the Mushroom Master to temporarily transform their body into jade, greatly increasing their defense, comparable to a third-stage mushroom.

The Jade Mushroom permanently alters the skin of the mushroom master, giving them a fair and smooth complexion, like jade.

While its defense is not as good as the White Jade Mushroom, it has the advantage of being able to permanently modify its body.

Moreover, this is the only mushroom in the Mushroom series that can permanently modify its body with just two transformations.

"This mushroom is perfect for me!"

Wu Liang's eyes burned with excitement, and he immediately glanced at the price.

However, upon seeing this, everyone froze on the spot.

Two hundred drops of silver liquid!
This thing is even more expensive than the Death-shroom!

But that's normal...

After all, the oyster mushroom has another benefit: it can greatly enhance the appearance of mushroom growers and improve their skin.

In the eyes of many beauty-conscious female mushroom growers, two hundred drops of silver water are really not expensive; all they need to do is find a sycophant and fawn over him.

"Um... can we negotiate the price of this mushroom?"

Wu Liang was short of money but unwilling to give up the mushroom, so he could only look awkwardly at the maid.

The maid smiled slightly, saying nothing, her meaning self-evident.

Wu Liang sighed, and just as he was about to leave dejectedly, he seemed to remember something.

He raised an eyebrow and then asked, "I wonder if your caravan is interested in the carriage I parked at the gate?"

"The carriage may not be worth much silver, but that six-legged yak-skin horse is a real treasure."

That's right!

Wu Liang plans to sell that horse!
Anyway, that thing isn't his, and it's not of much use to him, so he won't feel bad about selling it.

Upon hearing this, the maid's eyes lit up.

"Sir, are you really going to sell that six-legged yak-hide horse?"

"A six-legged yak-hide horse is worth three hundred drops of silver."

"If you really want to sell it, sir, I can ask the steward to give you ten more drops."

The six-legged yak-hide horse, although only a first-generation animal, is particularly popular because of its gentle nature and strong load-bearing capacity.

It's no exaggeration to say that it can sell for more than 300 drops of silver solution.

In the Western Regions, only wealthy tribes and caravans would keep a few horses.

Scarface and Skinny Monkey probably owe their possession of a six-legged yak-hide horse to the Third Young Master.

It's even quite possible that the horse didn't belong to them at all, but to the third young master.

However, for Wu Liang, once this thing is in his hands, it is his, and he can sell it however he wants.

If you're worried about offending that third young master, you can simply change your appearance and identity.

Wu Liang smiled and said, "Sell, of course we'll sell."

"But just give me 110 drops of silver water, and exchange the remaining 200 drops of silver water for this jade mushroom."

The maid was also all smiles. After informing the steward, she handed the jade mushroom and silver water to Wu Liang.

Wu Liang did not linger there. After obtaining the mushrooms, he left the caravan.

Soon, he saw the caravan servants begin to pack up the carriage and lead away the six-legged yak-hide horse.

But just then, a burly man wearing white horns shouted and stopped the group of caravan servants.

"What are you doing?"

"Isn't this our Third Young Master's carriage?"

"The Third Young Master is looking for Scarface and Skinny Monkey, how did their car end up here!"

(End of this chapter)