Mushroom Man

Chapter 188 A Mushroom Passed Down Through Three Generations, People Gone but the Mushroom Remains (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"Hehehe, hahaha..."

Wu Liang toyed with the Smiling Half-Step Madman, his laughter sending chills down one's spine.

Iron Slave stood guard to the side, a hint of fear flashing in his eyes.

"Ok?"

Wu Liang frowned, his smile gradually fading until his expression returned to normal and he regained his composure.

He used to be someone who never showed his emotions.

Now, he seems more and more like a madman.

It seems that the shadow of the Blood River Ancestor is becoming increasingly prominent in him.

Unfortunately, the wealthy caravan has very few Wisdom Mushrooms, especially those related to memory, which are even more rare.

It seems there's no way to resolve the effects of the fragmented memories in the short term; we can only try our luck at the auction tomorrow...

Wu Liang sighed almost imperceptibly.

"Iron Slave, go wait outside and don't let anyone in."

Wu Liang refined the Half-Step Madness of the Smiling Face in an instant, then put it away and waved his hand somewhat listlessly.

Iron Slave dared not delay and immediately accepted the order and withdrew.

After he left, Wu Liang took out the Formless Token and communicated with the Demon Suppression Tower.

The next moment, the Demon Suppression Tower flew out and spun around nine times.

Wu Liang's figure then disappeared.

The fourth floor of the Demon Suppression Tower.

"Mother, it's all the fault of that mistress. She keeps harassing me, making it impossible for me to even read the Dao Refining Manual that you wrote."

Madam Hong pouted and ran to Yan Zhaodi to complain.

"Hmph, isn't it because you're wearing such a small piece of clothing, walking around in front of me, disturbing my Dao heart?"

"If you wore more clothes, how could I have any impure thoughts?"

"The wicked accuse first; you've already committed suicide!"

The third young master's face was gloomy, and he seemed furious at Madam Hong's accusations.

"OK OK!"

Yan Zhaodi was having a terrible headache because of these two guys.

Although these two guys had their memories erased, a leopard can't change its spots, and they still retained some of their former nature.

I wonder where the owner found these two exceptional individuals.

She has put in a lot of effort to train these two guys lately, and they've even started shedding fur recently.

Yan Zhaodi shook her little head and said irritably, "Xiao Hong, Xiao San, you two shut up."

"Mistress, if you bully Xiaohong again and get her pregnant, I will never forgive you."

"Then, your mother will complain to your father and make him not feed you!"

Yan Zhaodi brandished her arms and legs, acting all serious, scaring the two of them as if she were coaxing children.

Upon hearing this, the Third Young Master reluctantly lowered his head.

At that moment, Wu Liang's figure appeared.

"Owner!"

Yan Zhaodi's eyes lit up, and she quickly spoke up.

After this period of training, Madam Hong and the Third Young Master have come to regard Wu Liang as their father, having already "recognized the enemy as their father".

Upon seeing Wu Liang, they felt even closer to him than to Yan Zhaodi, their faces filled with respect as they exclaimed, "Father!"

"cough……"

Caught off guard, Wu Liang choked and couldn't help but cough.

It feels like the Demon Suppression Tower is developing in a strange direction.

He shook his head, casually took out some food he had bought along the way, and gave it to the two 'children' and Yan Zhaodi.

"You two go play somewhere else."

Lady Hong and the Third Young Master were overjoyed to receive such delicious food.

They dared not disobey Wu Liang, and skipped and hopped to the side.

Only then did Yan Zhaodi tilt her head and giggle.

"Master, you didn't come in here to have Zhao Di make mushrooms again, did you?"

Clearly, Yan Zhaodi had seen through Wu Liang.

Normally, Wu Liang would never enter the Demon Suppression Tower if he had nothing to do.

Once you enter the Demon Suppression Tower, you're either going to be a mushroom or a mushroom.

And it is indeed true...

Wu Liang remained expressionless and, without any ceremony, directly took out the recipe for the Seven-Fragrance Wine Mushroom.

"Take a look at this mushroom recipe. Do you think you can successfully refine this mushroom?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Zhaodi took the mushroom cube and examined it from head to toe.

And this one look lasted for the entire time it takes to burn an incense stick.

Wu Liang wasn't in a hurry and patiently waited to the side.

For him, the Three-Turned Seven-Fragrance Wine Mushroom was worth spending a lot of time waiting for.

It's important to know that the value of the Three-Turned Seven-Fragrance Wine Mushroom is no less than that of the Three-Turned Relic Mushroom.

In some respects, the Three-Turned Seven-Fragrance Wine Mushroom is even more valuable than the Relic Mushroom.

After all, the Shari Mushroom is a consumable mushroom. Although it can directly raise your cultivation level by one small step, each mushroom can only be used once.

However, the Seven-Fragrance Wine Mushroom is different; this mushroom is not a consumable mushroom.

Even if Wu Liang breaks through to the fourth level in the future, this mushroom can still be sold to others, or even left to slaves.

One mushroom can be passed down through three generations; people may leave, but the mushroom will remain.

Before long, Yan Zhaodi put down the mushroom cubes, looking troubled.

“Master, if it were the former Zhao Di, she would have been 70 or 80 percent confident that she could refine this mushroom.”

“But now, Zhao Di doesn’t dare to be arrogant. I’d conservatively estimate that I only have a 20% or 30% chance of success.” Feeling that she hadn’t satisfied her master, Yan Zhao Di lowered her head.

Upon hearing this, Wu Liang frowned and asked, "Is it that difficult?"

"Didn't you previously refine a level 3 Blood Sacrifice Mushroom?"

Yan Zhaodi shook her head and said, "Master's is different."

"The Blood Sacrifice Mushroom is a blood fungus, and its difficulty is relatively simple."

"But this mushroom is a third-stage mushroom, and Zhao Di has never refined it before."

"Zhao Di is currently only equivalent to a second-stage mushroom beast, and she doesn't have any refining mushrooms that can assist in refining mushrooms."

"It's inevitable that you'll fall short of the requirements to refine three-stage mushrooms."

"Unless the master can find some mushrooms that can help Zhaodi refine the mushrooms, relying on manual techniques, the success rate is already at 30%."

Upon hearing this, Wu Liang's heart sank.

The mushrooms that assist in the cultivation of mushrooms involve the Dao of Cultivation and the Dao of Wisdom.

In today's mushroom world, there are very few mushrooms related to Dao cultivation. Even Dao cultivation mushroom masters may not have Dao cultivation mushrooms.

As for the Wisdom Mushroom, it can also assist in mushroom refining.

After all, mushroom masters need to be able to focus their minds and multitask.

But the mushrooms of Kezhi are not so easy to find, especially in the Bajiaoshan area.

Bajiaoshan values ​​martial arts over literature and reveres force.

Consequently, caravans traveling to and from this area typically did not sell Zhidao mushrooms.

This is one of the reasons why Wu Liang has been unable to make progress in his search for the Wisdom Mushroom to resolve the memory issue.

"Fine, thirty percent is thirty percent. It's not like there's no chance of it being successfully refined."

"Zhaodi, you can continue practicing like this for now. I'll figure out a way to get you a set of mushrooms for a mushroom master."

Wu Liang looked helpless, and then took out four shiitake mushrooms, as well as jars of four kinds of fine wine and seven kinds of spices.

"Ok!"

"Hehe, then Zhao Di will give it her best."

"But if we fail, Master, please don't blame Zhao Di."

Yan Zhaodi accepted the mushrooms, and to prevent Wu Liang from blaming her, she gave him a heads-up beforehand.

"If I gain it, I am fortunate; if I lose it, it is my fate. How could I blame you?"

"By the way, besides the Seven-Fragrance Wine Mushroom, I also need you to refine this mushroom."

"I have almost prepared the necessary materials for this mushroom. If you need anything, just contact me."

After thinking it over, Wu Liang immediately wrote down a recipe for mushrooms and handed it to Yan Zhaodi.

Yan Zhaodi looked on with curiosity and leaned over to take a look.

The mushrooms listed on the mushroom plaque were none other than the renowned Nudao mushrooms of the Wu family... the mushrooms in the basin!

……

The next day.

Wu Liang left the Demon Suppression Tower and swaggered out of the White Horn Tribe with his Iron Slave.

Perhaps it's because he gave up the Eight-Cornered Saint Seiya.

Consequently, he no longer received attention from the eldest and second young masters during this period.

Those gossipy mushroom growers also disappeared completely.

With nothing to worry about, Wu Liang no longer needed to be as cautious as before, and he didn't have to sneak out of the tribe.

After swaggering away from the tribe, the first place he went was Old Yellow Teeth's animal husbandry workshop.

Wu Liang successfully met with the mushroom masters under Morobi's command by using a secret signal he had left with her beforehand.

And from her, they obtained the resources promised by Morobi.

What is called a resource is actually a batch of mushroom substrate called bezoar.

This mushroom material comes from the mushroom-beast unicorn of Bajiao Mountain.

Both the Black Horn Tribe and the White Horn Tribe raise these mushroom beasts and control these mushroom materials.

Bezoar, a type of mushroom material, can be used to refine a variety of mushrooms related to cattle, such as Cattle-Controlling Mushroom, Cattle-Strength Mushroom, and Bezoar Skin Mushroom, which embody the principles of power, strength, and transformation.

It's quite expensive and is considered a specialty of Bajiaoshan.

The bezoar mushroom material given to Wu Liang by Morobi was a secret gift she had sent from the Black Horn Tribe to Wu Liang.

If this were discovered, Morobi's fate would be predictable, and it would certainly arouse public outrage.

After all, using one's own resources to collude with outsiders is a serious crime, whether it's the White Horn Tribe or the Black Horn Tribe.

This shows just how sincere Morobi was this time.

Of course, the main reason was that Wu Liang's abilities earned her her approval.

Morobi was never stingy with those she approved of.

Wu Liang's value is worth her taking a gamble and placing her trust in.

However, whether Wu Liangxin trusts Morobi is another matter entirely...

"How did Morobi, with her guileless nature, manage to survive until now and even reach the peak of the third stage of cultivation?"

"Giving me the tribe's vital resources is practically handing me a handle on their collusion with outsiders."

"If I had any ulterior motives, this resource alone could have plunged them into an abyss of no return."

After Wu Liang instructed Tie Nu to put away the portion of bezoar mushroom materials, his eyes flickered slightly.

However, he only pondered for a moment before giving up on that dark idea in his mind.

Morobi is still of great use to him right now, so betraying her at this time would not be a wise choice.

Moreover, his mind is now twisted, and there hasn't been time to resolve that yet.

At this critical juncture, making any impulsive decision could easily lead to problems.

There's no need to rush to obtain the True Martial Demon-Slaying Body.

Let's focus on resolving this issue of mindset as soon as possible.

"I hope today's auction will allow me to find the right Wisdom Mushroom..."

(End of this chapter)