Mushroom Man

Chapter 255 I won't let you die, the blood corpse saves my life

"That guy was so badly injured, but he managed to stay alive until now thanks to the life force instilled by his master."

"Zhao Di thought his appearance was too frightening, so she had Xiao Hong move him inside."

Yan Zhaodi stuck out her tongue and then pointed to a stone house located not far away on the banks of the Wangxiang River.

That blue stone house was built by her when she had nothing else to do, under the direction of the Third Young Master and Madam Hong, using blue stones that had fallen off the Demon Suppression Tower.

Although simple, it was already considered a decent place to live in this Demon Suppression Tower, which had nothing else.

"Just stay alive."

Wu Liang's eyes flashed, and he immediately strode towards the stone house.

Upon seeing this, Yan Zhaodi quickly jumped and followed closely behind.

As they entered the stone house, an extremely unpleasant stench of blood and filth immediately assaulted their senses.

The iron slave, his body twisted and no longer recognizable as human, lay on the ground like a rag doll, barely breathing.

Most of the wounds on his body were already festering and oozing pus.

The life force that Wu Liang had originally infused into it was now about to be completely exhausted.

The reason the Iron Slave has been able to hold on until now is entirely because of his unwavering will and his unwillingness to die.

Iron Slave's life was extremely tragic.

First, he became the puppet of the third young master, suffering endless torment, losing his freedom, and being unable to control his own destiny.

Later, he became Wu Liang's puppet and was still controlled by others, but this also brought retribution to the Third Young Master, which can be considered as revenge.

He thought his life would end like this, but then he fell into the hands of the White Horn leader.

He was like a bird trapped in a cage, or a mushroom growing in a pot, never free and at the mercy of others.

For the Iron Slaves, perhaps death was the best option.

Alone and alone, one can find liberation and freedom by dying.

But this kind of freedom was not what the Iron Slaves wanted.

He is not willing!

He was unwilling to die like this.

As a third-level mushroom master, he clearly has a long life ahead of him to enjoy, so how can he end up in such a frustrating and hasty manner as a puppet?

He is a mushroom master, a mushroom master who aspires to ascend to immortality.

If I'm going to die, I want to die on the path to immortality, not as a puppet, dying such a pathetic death.

That's why the Iron Slaves have managed to hold out until now.

But now, even this last breath is about to dissipate...

"You are still of great use to me, I will not allow you to die."

Do you want freedom?

"If you want to, then live on."

"Only the living have freedom; the dead have nothing."

Just then, Tie Nu, who was on his deathbed, heard Wu Liang's undeniable words.

The Iron Slave, barely breathing, opened his eyes with great difficulty.

In a daze, he saw Wu Liang's cold and indifferent face.

The next moment, a surge of vibrant life force flooded into the Iron Slave's limbs and bones like a tidal wave.

The Iron Slave felt as if he were in a warm spring, and his life force returned to normal, and he gradually fell into a deep sleep.

"Fortunately, we arrived not too late..."

Wu Liang looked at the unconscious Tie Nu and couldn't help but shake his head.

As a rare mushroom, the Angry Mushroom is undoubtedly one of the best in terms of healing, but it is only a second-stage mushroom after all, and cannot bring the dead back to life or heal flesh and bones.

Iron Slave's injuries were too severe, and Angry Mushroom could only keep him alive for the time being.

Once his life force is exhausted, the Iron Slave will still not escape death.

Besides the Angry Mushroom, he didn't have any other more powerful healing mushrooms on hand.

Furthermore, because they were trapped in the blessed land, they were unable to purchase any mushrooms from the outside world that could cure the Iron Slaves.

Under these circumstances, it seems impossible to save this third-tier combatant in one fell swoop.

Now all we can do is take it one step at a time; whether he lives or dies depends on his own fate.

Wu Liang did not regret this.

Whether the Iron Slave lives or dies, it will benefit him.

If he can hold on until he finds a better healing mushroom, then everyone will be happy, and he can get a third-tier combatant for free.

If he doesn't survive until then, it won't be a loss for him. It will only consume a little bit of his true energy to activate the Life Mushroom.

Its corpse can also be used as a material for blood-stream mushroom cultivation, for Yan Zhaodi to refine mushrooms.

Wu Liang's gaze shifted slightly, moving away from the man and landing on the Third Young Master.

The situation of the Third Young Master is very similar to that of the Iron Slave.

Because the "Nine Clans Separation" technique is not yet perfect, it requires the sacrifice of the Blood Sacrifice Mushroom to curse and kill one's relatives.

This price is clearly too high for the Third Young Master.

In some ways, it is even more serious than the Iron Slave's condition; the Angry Mushroom can only prolong life, it cannot be cured.

"This adopted son of the Third Young Master has indeed made some contribution to my killing move."

"If he hadn't paved the way, I wouldn't have known that the 'Nine Clans Separation' technique still needed improvement, and the price was a bit too high."

"It seems that in the future, when we create a killer move that has no known flaws, it would be best to test it on a guinea pig."

"Otherwise, the current half-dead Third Young Master would be my fate..."

Wu Liang remained expressionless, lost in thought.

Compared to Tie Nu, a third-tier combatant, the Third Young Master was only a second-tier cultivator and not particularly important; his death wouldn't matter much. However, this guy had performed a great service and, having been cleansed at the bottom of the River of Oblivion, was extremely loyal to him. If it could be saved, it would naturally be necessary.

But how can we save them?

Wu Liang narrowed his eyes, as if he had thought of something.

With a flick of his wrist, he retrieved a blood-red mushroom with two fangs.

This mushroom is none other than the second-stage Blood Corpse Mushroom.

The second-stage Blood Corpse Mushroom can transform a Mushroom Master into a Blood Corpse of the Wandering Zombie level.

This mushroom was originally Wu Liang's last resort when his lifespan was nearing its end.

But now that he has obtained the fourth-tier Jumping Zombie Mushroom and has a better option, this Blood Corpse Mushroom is naturally useless.

Moreover, if the Blood Corpse Mushroom is used to transform into a second-stage wandering zombie, the Mushroom Master's intelligence will definitely be affected, turning him into a walking corpse.

Wu Liang naturally wouldn't use this mushroom, but he didn't want to waste it.

After all, if the Blood Corpse Mushroom is refined further, it has the potential to become a fifth-level flying zombie, a Blood Ghost Heavenly Corpse.

Doctor Mo, by merely using his killing move to temporarily transform into a Blood Demon Corpse, was able to overpower three fourth-level mushroom masters: Master Wen, Clan Chief Wu, and Clan Chief Wang.

This demonstrates just how much potential the Blood Corpse Mushroom truly has.

It would be such a waste to just let it go to waste.

Now, it seems that this Blood Corpse Mushroom has found a better home.

"The Third Young Master has little chance of survival and cannot be saved. It would be better to turn him into a blood corpse and make use of him."

"Using the second-level Blood Corpse Mushroom to transform Iron Slaves is too much of a stretch, but it's just right for the Third Young Master, who is already a second-level Mushroom Master."

"Moreover, I had originally planned to let the Third Young Master inherit my Blood Path resources and become a Blood Path Mushroom Master."

"If we turn it into a blood corpse, it might be even more suitable for the Blood Path School."

"The only headache is that after the Third Young Master turned into a blood corpse, his intelligence dropped sharply, and he may not even be able to activate the mushrooms."

"There's no better way to address this; we can only try to refine it later to see if that can solve the problem of spiritual intelligence."

Wu Liang played with the second-stage Blood Corpse Mushroom for a while.

He had a flurry of thoughts and quickly made a decision.

The next moment, Wu Liang lifted the skull of the Third Young Master and planted the second-stage Blood Corpse Mushroom inside.

"Zhao Di, find a place to bury the mistress."

"Oh, right, remember to refine a mushroom from the pot and plant it for him, so that when Little Three Corpses turns into a zombie, he won't recognize his own family and might hurt you."

"After it turns into a zombie, we'll send it to the blood pool at some point. There should be enough blood for Little Three to feast on."

After Wu Liang finished doing all that, he turned to Yan Zhaodi and gave her a few instructions.

"Yes, Master, don't worry."

“Zhao Di never disappoints her master when she does things.”

Yan Zhaodi nodded heavily, and then dragged the Third Young Master to dig up the grave.

After he left, Wu Liang was not idle either.

With some time still remaining, he walked to the banks of the River of Oblivion and took stock of his gains and losses.

"If it weren't for the unexpected incident with Zhuge Huowang, I would be laughing in my sleep with all the spoils I've gained..."

Wu Liang sighed and took out the Heavenly Origin Spirit Mushroom, the Wind-Riding Mushroom, the All-Out Effort Mushroom, the Eavesdropping Mushroom, the Peeping Mushroom, the Forced Mushroom, and the Robbery Mushroom from his dantian...

Without exception, all of these mushrooms were forcibly snatched from Wu Xiang's hands, making it a considerable haul.

Normally, Wu Liang's lips would probably be curled up to the sky.

But now that he's trapped in this blessed land, reduced to a lamb to the slaughter, he can't possibly be happy.

After all, what good is a great harvest or the best mushrooms?

If you lose your life, everything else is for nothing.

Don't be fooled by his current hiding in the Demon Suppression Tower, where he seems oblivious to everything around him and perfectly safe.

But if Zhuge Huowang were free and wanted to deal with him, he could probably pull him out and crush him into various shapes with a single thought.

Even a mushroom master has absolute control over their own dantian, let alone an immortal.

"They come, the security."

"Since Zhuge Huowang didn't expose me, it means I'm still useful to him, so he probably won't kill me outright."

"Instead of thinking about so many unnecessary things, it's better to live in the present, clarify your own capabilities, and be prepared to deal with various possible situations."

After calming himself down, Wu Liang looked around at the mushrooms and first focused on the Three-Turn Heavenly Origin Lingzhi Mushroom.

This single Rank 3 Heavenly Origin Spirit Mushroom is enough to make up for all the mushrooms he lost due to the Wuxiang Hand technique.

The benefits of Tianyuan Lingzhi Mushrooms are self-evident.

This mushroom can produce fifty drops of silver water every day, which is equivalent to the value of a one-turn mushroom for Wu Liang every day.

Over a year, that's 18,250 drops of silver water, equivalent to the value of a four-turn mushroom.

This shows just how extraordinary the Tianyuan Lingzhi truly is.

Although this mushroom is only a level 3 mushroom, Wu Liang would probably refuse it without hesitation if someone offered him a level 5 mushroom in exchange.

With this three-turn Heavenly Origin Spirit Mushroom, Wu Liang will no longer have to worry about true qi and silver water.

This single Heavenly Yuan Lingzhi is enough to sustain his entire body of fungi!
This is why Wu Liang was willing to risk offending Bai Lai at that critical moment to acquire the mushroom!

Of all the things Wu Liang gained this time, besides the Heavenly Origin Spirit Mushroom, the most precious was the Three-Turn All-Out Mushroom.

He stroked the mushroom that originally belonged to Morobi, and a strange expression appeared on his face.

"Originally, it was supposed to be kept in trust, but after the Zhuge Huowang incident, the mushroom ended up in my hands without any problem."

"I wonder how that Morobi is doing. If she were still alive, she'd probably be heartbroken to death..."

(End of this chapter)