Mushroom Man

Chapter 26: Zimu River, Mushroom Man's Story

"The sky is five feet three inches high at the bottom of the well, and I feel ashamed by comparison."

"Now that I've become a genius, I understand how miserable I was before..."

Wu Liang felt the surging river of true energy in his dantian, and couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion in his heart.

At this moment, Jianshouqing, who was rooted in Dantian, trembled slightly!
"Om-"

Seeing this, Wu Liang's mouth corners slightly raised.

"Great, great, I didn't expect you to come and congratulate me on reaching the second level."

As soon as the thought flashed through his mind, all sorts of bizarre scenes appeared before his eyes, as if he had eaten mushrooms.

One after another, "little people" appeared from nowhere, jumping and dancing.

"Listen to me, listen to me..."

"It is said that there once existed a wonder of nature and nature under the heavens—the Zimu River."

"However, a celestial master later appeared and destroyed this wonder of heaven and earth, making it impossible for people to reproduce and give birth to offspring through the Mother-Child River."

"He is known as Tailu Tianzun by the world. He is determined to slaughter all living beings in the world and kill all those who cannot be killed."

"He split the Zimu River into two, creating the present-day Cimu River and Youzi River, and hid them at the two ends of the Western Regions."

"But mother and child will eventually be reunited. Every year, the fish that swim in the Son River follow the underground river caves to the Mother River to reproduce, and then return the same way."

Zimu River?
Tailu Tianzun?

Wu Liang raised his eyebrows, showing great interest in this.

He had lived by the Mother River for so long, but he had never heard that there was another Youzi River in the world.

He had never heard that the Ci Mu River and You Zi River were actually the legendary wonder of heaven and earth... the Zi Mu River.

Wonders can attract ordinary mushrooms, and wonders of heaven and earth can attract immortal mushrooms.

Although there is only a difference of two words between the two, the gap between them is huge.

“A glimpse of the leopard through the tube can reveal a lot.”

"Tai Lu Tian Zun can split a wonder of heaven and earth into two parts, separating the two places."

"You can imagine what a tremendous power this is..."

Wu Liangxin yearned for it, his eyes moving slightly.

I wonder if he will be able to reach the top of that mountain one day.

But by then, maybe he would have already found a way to go home and left here.

Wu Liang collected his thoughts and then shook his head.

"It's just a pity for the Zimu River..."

"If I remember correctly, that's a wonder of heaven and earth recorded in the Mushroom Man's Legend."

In this world, there is an ancient legend whose truth is unknown...

According to legend, when the world was just created, all things in the world were barren.

And a mushroom man who came from nowhere appeared in this desolate land.

The mushroom man had a strange appearance, with a human body and a mushroom head.

The mushroom man walked on this desolate land, loneliness like sweat, soaking his body and mind.

He couldn't stand the loneliness and wanted to change the world.

So he took off his mushroom cap and sowed the land with his sweat.

With every step he took, the vitality in his body continued to dissipate, and countless mushrooms sprouted from every footprint he left.

The world thus came to life.

Thousands of kinds of mushrooms grow wildly on this land.

They absorb the essence of heaven and earth, transform into the true essence of heaven and earth, and gain all kinds of strange and bizarre abilities.

however……

Mushrooms are the true essence of heaven and earth. Although they are the children of mushroom people, they always stand on the side of heaven and earth.

A mushroom named "Life" stood in front of the mushroom man.

The mushroom shouted, "Human! It is my duty to create life. Please don't go any further."

The mushroom man stopped and was a little confused for a moment.

The mushroom man was very puzzled. If even the 'child' he created made him stop, how could he get rid of loneliness?

In this situation, the mushroom man made a decision.

He reached out and grabbed the raw mushroom in front of him, intending to crush it, but ultimately he couldn't bring himself to do it.

"Sheng, you are the child I created after all."

"I don't have the heart to kill you, but I won't let you stop me from moving forward."

The mushroom man didn't want to listen to the raw mushroom's nonsense anymore, so he just dug out his eyeballs and held them high up with the raw mushroom.

"Sheng, look, how desolate this world is."

“Even if it’s filled with mushrooms, it still makes people feel lonely, so I want to have the power to change this world.”

"Maybe? Maybe! Someday! In the near future!"

"Will there be someone who can change this world and make it no longer lonely?"

After the mushroom man finished speaking, he shook the mushroom, causing it to droop with strands of life.

He broke his own flesh and blood into pieces, and each piece became 'him'.

And these creatures... are humans.

With the advent of humans in the world, loneliness has not disappeared, but it has become an opportunity for change, and people no longer die from loneliness.

The mushroom man was very happy about this, but what he didn't expect was that a mushroom would find him.

This mushroom is called "Death".

"Mushroom Man! You created life, but you also created death." "Life and death cannot stop you, but they can make the people you created inevitably die."

All of a sudden, people began to die one after another for various reasons.

The mushroom man was very distressed about this and could only walk helplessly on the earth, watching many people leave him.

Life and death surrounded the mushroom man, making him dare not stay.

Before he knew it, he arrived at a place.

Countless rivers constantly converge and separate here, coming from nothingness and going into the fog. This river is called: Yuanxu.

When the mushroom man saw the "Source Ruins", he was ecstatic and actually thought of how to help people fight against death.

He threw the "raw mushroom" upstream...

Thus, a river named Zi Mu flowed out from Yuanxu.

Wherever the Zimu River passed, people began to thrive and multiply, but this was still not enough...

The population is still decreasing due to various reasons, and the reproduction rate cannot keep up with the death rate.

Seeing this, the mushroom man was silent for a long time and finally figured it all out.

yes……

If life and death were controlled by him, then they would have no meaning and the world would eventually return to its original state.

So, the mushroom man reached out and grabbed the dead mushroom, smiling knowingly.

Death creeps over him...

The almost infinite vitality in him, like a broken dam, spread to every corner of the world and transformed into all kinds of people.

"O Death, you are far wiser than Life, but I will not let you have your wish."

"If this world allows you to spread death, it will also be meaningless."

"Death needs to be restrained..."

Even when the mushroom man was close to death, he still did not let go of the dead mushroom in his hand.

At this moment, he has found his home.

In the end, the mushroom man died...

His body fell into the Zimu River and floated downstream with the dead mushrooms.

From then on, the Zimu River existed between life and death.

From birth to death, the cycle repeats itself, and thus people live forever...

"Humans have the Mother-Child River, which is why they can give birth and reproduce."

"No wonder Tailu Tianzun, who wanted to kill everyone, chose to destroy Zimu River."

Wu Liang nodded slightly, not worrying too much about these trivial matters.

Even if he knew that the Ci Mu River and You Zi River were transformed from the Zi Mu River, a wonder of heaven and earth, he could not do anything with it.

"The most urgent task now is to go to the so-called Buddha Treasure Pavilion as soon as possible and select the second-level mushrooms."

"Otherwise, if I only have the second level of cultivation but no sterile mushrooms to use, then wouldn't my breakthrough be in vain?"

Thinking of this, Wu Liang decided to set off immediately and visit the Buddha Treasure Pavilion.

Judging from the time, Abbot Shanren is afraid that he will soon unite the three families and forcefully attack the bronze tower.

If he wants to obtain the Wuxiang inheritance, he must first make himself capable of using it.

In this way, he could use the Wuxiang Order to enter the bronze tower first and seize the initiative.

About an incense stick later...

After wandering around, Wu Liang finally found the so-called Buddhist Treasure Pavilion.

"It's Sekong."

"Are you here to pick mushrooms?"

The elder of the Buddhist Treasure Pavilion came out to greet them with a smile.

He had already reached the third level of cultivation, but when facing Wu Liang, the son of the abbot, he did not dare to be arrogant at all.

Wu Liang did not comment and nodded slightly.

"I just made a breakthrough and was planning to come over and pick up some Level 2 mushrooms."

Upon hearing this, the elder immediately said, "Very well, very well. Sekong, you wait here."

"I will have the monks find all the wind fungus mushrooms you need."

It is obvious that Sekong was once a wind mushroom master.

It’s a pity that when he faced Wu Liang, he was already drunk and unconscious.

As a result, he didn't even have the chance to use the mushroom, and was affected by the fraud mushroom, causing the mushroom to explode.

After hearing this, Wu Liang quickly waved his hand and said, "No need to trouble the elder..."

"This incident made me realize that the wind tunnel might not be suitable for me."

"I'm going to try a different style this time. I'll just take my time choosing."

The elder heard this, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

After all, it is not uncommon for a mushroom master to change his style during his first or second transformation.

Wu Liang made up an excuse to send the elder away, then walked into the Buddha Treasure Pavilion and began to pick mushrooms.

Compared with the Wu family's main mushroom room, the mushrooms here are more complete.

The dazzling array of mushrooms soon dazzled him.

Fortunately, Wu Liang already had a goal in mind before he came.

He walked up to a second-level mushroom and picked it up from the soil.

This mushroom is fat and dark purple all over. It is the second-level... Big Ejecting Mushroom!

(End of this chapter)