Mushroom Man

Chapter 251 Immortal's Blessed Land, Whispering Forest

Cold, shaking...

My head feels so dizzy, heavy, and painful...

Wu Liang tried to open his eyes, but he couldn't.

'What's wrong with me? '

'Oh...right, I got eaten whole by Zhuge Huowang.'

'So, am I dead now?'

'But I haven't even gone home yet, how could I die like this?'

'I've already won! I killed the White Horned Leader, summoned the Wandering Centipede, and I'll be able to leave the Western Regions soon.'

'Why, why did he die like this...'

The intense resentment awakened a stubbornness that even the Heart Mirror Mushroom could not penetrate.

Wu Liang forced himself to open his eyes, but it was a futile effort, and he could not wake up.

At that moment, he suddenly heard shouts.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency..."

The indistinct shout gradually became clearer as it approached.

Wu Liang's consciousness gradually returned at this moment.

suddenly!

Wu Liang gasped for breath and suddenly opened his eyes...

In an instant, a scene consisting only of black and white came into view.

I don't know where I am, the sky and the ground are all black and white.

Wisps of paper dust and debris occasionally drifted in the air.

This kind of ashes resembles the ash from joss paper that is stirred up by the wind blowing on a brazier after someone dies.

They were everywhere, covering everything, making the entire world look gray and gloomy.

At this very moment, Bone Immortal was diligently carrying Wu Liang on his back, walking through a forest.

The trees here are unusual; they resemble some kind of mushroom substrate.

Its entire body is black, and it resembles a ferocious demon with bared fangs and claws. It also occasionally utters malicious whispers.

"Hey, look, look! Two strangers have appeared in our Whispering Forest."

"Hmm, these must be some snacks that Mr. Zhuge put in. How long do you think they'll live?"

"Hehehe, I think they're about to die."

"That guy with bones all over his body has become frightened by the whispering in the dense forest, lost his mind, and gone astray."

"The more fearful you are while walking through the whispering forest, the less likely you are to get out."

"It won't be long before they are buried by the netherworld here and turned into nutrients to nourish us trees."

Damn!

Hearing this, Bone Master became even more terrified.

He desperately wanted to control himself and calm down.

Logically speaking, as a former fifth-level mushroom master, what storms hadn't he seen? How could he feel fear just because the tree could talk?

However, for some reason, he just couldn't control himself and was always involuntarily afraid of this and that.

Whispering in the dense forest was a source of fear for many people in their childhood.

When people walk on the road, they hear the rustling of the tree branches and leaves; that is the whisper of the trees.

The phrase "whispering in the dense forest" is derived from this idea, meaning it can evoke fear in others.

"Your Excellency, please wake up!"

"I'm too scared to be alone."

"How could this blessed land of immortals be in such a terrible state? It's completely different from what I expected!"

"Could this be a test from an immortal for me?"

"But this test is just too terrifying..."

The Bone Immortal looked terrified, muttering to himself incoherently.

At this moment, he was nothing like a fifth-level mushroom master; he was nothing but a coward.

He himself is a zombie, yet he is afraid of those so-called gods and ghosts, which is truly indescribable.

And at that very moment, suddenly...

"Senior Bone, where is this?"

"What's the deal with that blessed land of immortals you just mentioned?"

Wu Liang, who had already woken up, immediately spoke up in a hoarse voice upon hearing Gu Zhenren's mutterings.

"Your Excellency, you're awake?!"

"Your Excellency, please don't call me Senior Bone anymore, just call me Old Bone."

"I am absolutely unworthy of the title of 'senior'!"

When Gu Zhenren saw that Wu Liang had finally woken up, he was overjoyed, and even the fear on his face faded considerably.

He looked respectful and quickly said, "Your Excellency, this is your master's blessed land."

"Seeing that you were exhausted and too tired, the Immortal Zhuge sent you to a blessed land to rest for a while."

Ok?
Upon hearing this, Wu Liang frowned immediately.

My previously groggy mind instantly cleared up.

what's the situation?
Is this a blessed land for immortals?
Wu Liang looked around and gazed into the distance.

The blessed land of immortals is incomparable to the dantian of mushroom masters.

The blessed land is vast, often covering millions or tens of millions of acres.

Being here is like being in a small world, it's wonderful beyond words.

"So, the Holy Sect Immortal Zhuge Huowang didn't kill me, but instead sent me to a blessed land to recuperate?"

Wu Liang's expression shifted, and he vaguely discerned some clues from Bone Master's attitude.

Judging from Master Gu's current attitude, he clearly doesn't know that Master Gu lied and used someone else's name to deceive him.

It seems that Zhuge Huowang, for some unknown reason, did not expose him, but instead accepted him as his 'disciple'.

After Wu Liang figured all this out, he didn't feel relieved at all; instead, his expression became even more unpleasant.

Something unusual must be going on; Zhuge Huowang's actions clearly have ulterior motives.

"Well, since we're here, we might as well make the best of it." "Anyway, we're already in the hands of the immortals. Whether we live or die is up to fate."

"Although I don't know why Zhuge Huowang spared my life, now is not the time to let my mind wander."

"Let's figure out how to get out of here first and find a safe place..."

As soon as the thought crossed Wu Liang's mind, he suppressed the distracting thoughts in his heart.

He hadn't forgotten that when he first woke up, he had heard the trees say that if they got lost here, they would be buried in the underworld and turned into fertilizer for the trees.

The most urgent thing is to find a way to get out of here, not to think about this and that.

"Your Excellency, you are a disciple of the Immortal Zhuge, you should know how to leave this Whispering Forest, right?"

"I am incompetent. I have been walking for a day and a night and still have not been able to leave this place."

"I even sought help from the immortals, but they were busy with something and never responded..."

The Bone Immortal looked around nervously.

At this moment, he was so fearful that he was practically paranoid.

"Has it been a whole day and night?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Liang frowned.

His gaze swept over the strange, unruly trees, and a series of thoughts flashed through his mind.

Only family members know their own affairs...

He's hardly a disciple of some immortal; this is his first time in this godforsaken place, how could he possibly know how to get out of the Whispering Forest?

Now, with only a month or so left to live, he is a dying man, and his thoughts are somewhat stagnant as a result.

In this situation, he is even inferior to Bone Immortal.

Even Bone Master hadn't left the Whispering Forest, let alone him?

No, that's not right...

Why did Bone Immortal not leave the Whispering Forest?
According to those strange trees, it was because Bone Immortal was filled with fear and unable to calm down that he got lost in this place.

If we can resolve this issue, perhaps we can leave this awful place.

Although Wu Liang's mind was aging due to his limited lifespan, he was still much smarter than ordinary people.

He was no ordinary person, capable of outmaneuvering a fifth-level cultivator with only a second-level cultivation and annihilating a fourth-level cultivator with only a third-level cultivation.

On the contrary, the more desperate the situation, the more terrifying the potential that Wu Liang can unleash.

He quickly came up with a solution.

"Old Bone, just keep going forward."

Wu Liang glanced at the strange trees, then gave a cold order.

Upon hearing this, Master Gu was taken aback, but out of trust in the immortal's disciple, he did not ask any further questions.

He gritted his teeth, faced his fear, and stepped deeper into the Whispering Forest.

Suddenly, the whispers became clearer and clearer.

"Heh heh heh, do they really think they can get out of Whispering Forest?"

"Fear is not so easy to overcome; it is nothing but a futile struggle."

"Hey, I heard from that zombie that this kid is Zhuge Liang's apprentice."

"If we bury this kid here, wouldn't that be the perfect way to get revenge on Master Zhuge?"

"Great, great! It's all because Mr. Zhuge keeps coming over to peel our tree bark to make mushrooms."

"Now we finally have the opportunity to let Mr. Zhuge experience what pain feels like."

The strange tree with its bared teeth and claws, the blatant whispering—it was as eerie as could be.

"Humph……"

Wu Liang remained indifferent, but a sense of fear was growing within him.

He snorted coldly and immediately activated the Calm Mushroom.

The next moment, the budding fear was forcefully suppressed by Calm Mushroom.

The previously noisy whispers vanished, replaced by the rustling of leaves.

"It's just as I expected..."

"The best way to eliminate fear is to stay calm at all times."

“Whispering in the woods can induce fear in others, causing them to perceive the rustling of leaves as whispers.”

"But if a person can remain calm, then naturally he will not be affected by this."

"Many times, people scare themselves. If you believe, it exists; if you don't believe, it doesn't."

Wu Liang remained expressionless, observing coldly.

However, at this moment, although he had escaped the influence of the Whispering Forest, Bone Master had not.

At present, Bone Master is still trapped in fear.

Wu Liang clearly told him to move forward, but out of fear, he involuntarily spun around in place.

This is why Bone Immortal was unable to leave this place even after walking for a day and a night.

The solution is actually quite simple: just help Master Gu calm down and eliminate his fear.

Third turn - Sympathetic Mushroom!

Wu Liang's mind stirred, and after a long time, he activated the mushroom once again.

Originally, this mushroom was used as the core mushroom for constructing the "shared hardship" strategy.

However, pairing it with Calm Mushroom to share calmness with Bone Master is quite effective at this time.

As the Calm-shroom and Empathy-shroom take effect...

Originally, Gu Zhenren was terrified and saw enemies everywhere, but his expression gradually returned to normal, becoming calm and composed.

“These damn trees…”

“If this were not the blessed land of the immortal Zhuge, I would have killed these guys. They have made me look bad in front of the special envoy.”

Gu Zhenren's face was ashen and gloomy, looking as ugly as could be.

Unwilling to linger, he pushed off with his foot and carried Wu Liang away.

In less than three or five breaths...

Bone Master and Wu Liang easily walked out of the Whispering Forest.

What they saw was something they would never forget!

(End of this chapter)