Mushroom Man

Chapter 270 I, Wu Liang, have a limitless future.

"The blood-soaked pagoda has stood for countless years, and the human world's countless heads have been used to build the frosty eaves."

"His crippled body was trapped in the Demon-Suppressing Tower, his soul scattered and his heart still aggrieved."

"When old friends return to the banks of the River of Oblivion, they will surely cause demonic blood to stain the blue sky."

"I've returned to the banquet with my head in my hand, to slaughter the old people once more."

Wu Liang looked up at the sky and cried out, his voice booming.

The entire Demon Suppression Tower was agitated by his mood, and it swayed and shook violently.

Yan Zhaodi and the others, who were watching from afar, felt a sudden, inexplicable fear and could barely stand.

In their eyes, Wu Liang seemed like a completely different person at this moment, with a completely different temperament than before.

If Wu Liang was once a cold, cunning, and venomous snake hiding in a corner.

So Wu Liang today is a sharp, unruly sword.

Even if he were just standing there, he would give people a sense of danger that could take their lives at any moment, making people feel inexplicably afraid and dare not approach him.

"Master, master..."

"Are you okay?"

Yan Zhaodi's worry for Wu Liang overcame her fear.

She mustered her courage, steeled herself, and called out in a trembling voice from afar.

"fine……"

"I am very good, very good."

Upon hearing this, Wu Liang turned around and glanced at Yan Zhaodi.

That one glance almost made Yan Zhaodi scream out in surprise.

Wu Liang's eyes were extremely aggressive, his unbridled gaze as if he were sizing up some prey.

This look made Yan Zhaodi very uncomfortable.

In her eyes, her master had become terrifying and unapproachable.

At this moment, Yan Zhaodi couldn't help but feel sorrow, as if her former master would never return.

But the moment she had this thought...

Wu Liang's gaze returned to normal, and he withdrew it from her.

For a moment, it seemed as if that unfamiliar and extremely aggressive gaze had been an illusion, as if it had never happened.

Wu Liang did not waste too much time talking to Li Yan and Zhao Di.

He stood with his hands behind his back, intently sensing the vast and boundless ocean of memories in his mind.

Just as he just said...

Wu Liang is doing incredibly well these days.

As an immortal, the Blood River Ancestor possessed all of his most precious memories.

His vast and boundless memory reserves are unmatched in the current mushroom world; even a sixth or seventh-level mushroom immortal might not be able to compare.

In a sense, Wu Liang is like an old monster from the Middle Ages who has been resurrected and reborn.

Some might argue that Wu Liang is no longer Wu Liang, but rather the Blood River Ancestor.

The Wu Liang of the past had already died completely during the memory implantation process.

Can……

Wu Liang himself, however, did not think so.

Did Wu Liang from before actually die?

No, he is not dead!

Memory is the foundation of the self, and he still remembers everything about Wu Liang, so that Wu Liang is not dead.

Of course, saying he's dead doesn't seem to be a problem in some ways.

After all, the current Wu Liang neither considers himself the Wu Liang of the past nor the Blood River Ancestor.

He preferred to see himself as the culmination of the Blood River Ancestor and Wu Liang's achievements, a continuation of their lives.

Blood River Ancestor and Wu Liang, one is an immortal, the other is a mortal.

They all have one thing in common: they are all losers.

In his youth, the Blood River Ancestor was unrestrained and arrogant, dominating all heroes, but in his later years he became increasingly confused.

He was even driven out of Beihai by his own disciple and suppressed by a high-ranking Buddhist monk.

In the end, things got even worse. This dignified immortal actually capsized in a sneak attack and fell victim to Wu Liang, a mere second-level mushroom master.

This person is undoubtedly a complete failure.

As for Wu Liang back then, he wasn't much better than the Blood River Ancestor.

When he was in Zhaodi Town, he might have had some talent and could not be considered mediocre.

After all, being able to scheme against three families, civil and military officials, and the abbot with only first or second level cultivation is already enough to make him a genius with outstanding talent.

Unfortunately, his weakness was his original sin...

Exceptional talent is not enough to bridge the gap between immortals and mortals.

At Bajiao Mountain, he racked his brains and forcibly joined forces with others to fight the leader of Baijiao in exchange for a chance to survive. He had done everything he could.

But no matter how much he planned, he couldn't withstand the immortal's personal intervention.

The appearance of Zhuge Huowang completely drove him to a dead end.

No matter how talented he was, as a mere mortal mushroom grower, he couldn't escape the grasp of an immortal.

That's why, when Wu Liang chose to face assimilation head-on, risking everything to accept the memories of the Blood River Ancestor and fight for a way to survive...

He was also a loser.

Both Blood River Ancestor and Wu Liang were mediocre and failures.

But Wu Liang is different now.

He did not consider himself either of the two losers.

He is who he is, a monster who inherited Wu Liang's will, the Blood River Ancestor's memories, and all their strengths and weaknesses. He possesses Wu Liang's physical body, soul, and will, as well as the Blood River Ancestor's lifelong accumulation and talent.

He will continue to roam freely in this world under the name Wu Liang.

However, if someone still regards him as that weak mortal he once was, they will definitely regret it and suffer greatly in the future.

"Um……"

"My memories as the Blood River Ancestor seem to be somewhat incomplete."

Wu Liang sorted through the memories in his mind, his eyes flashing with bloodlust.

As he said, the Blood River Ancestor's memories were not complete.

Back then, the Blood River Ancestor lost a lot of his memories at the River of Oblivion.

However, some of his memories, before they could be washed away by the River of Oblivion, were forcibly destroyed by Wu Liang using the residual influence of the Formless Celestial Venerable.

The remaining part of Blood River Ancestor's memories are the ten thousand years he spent being suppressed by Buddhist monks, reduced to a beast, and imprisoned in the Demon Suppression Tower.

Fortunately, this part of the memory is optional; if it's missing, it's fine and doesn't matter much.

On the contrary, and even to some extent, this is a good thing.

After all, in his later years, when the Blood River Ancestor was reduced to a beast and impersonated the Will of No Form, he was already senile.

If Wu Liangzhen accepts the memories of that period, it might backfire and make him appear much more jaded.

It is important to know that anyone who has been imprisoned for thousands of years will have their personality become extremely distorted and will become a crazy madman.

While Wu Liang lacked these painful memories, he retained the memories of the Blood River Ancestor at his peak, when he was most spirited and talented.

Therefore……

That's why Wu Liang has become so arrogant and even disdainful of everyone.

Arrogance and conceit, if coupled with insufficient strength, are clearly fatal flaws.

However, Wu Liang didn't care at all; in fact, he was quite satisfied.

What's wrong with Jie Ao?
So what if I'm arrogant?
If young people aren't spirited, are they even young?

Wu Liang believed that he had the right to be young and impetuous.

Even now, trapped in this blessed land, facing an inescapable dead end, he is still not afraid of Zhuge Huowang.

That's right!

At this moment, Wu Liang's personality changed drastically, and he was reborn, no longer afraid of Zhuge Huowang.

In his eyes...

What is Zhuge Huowang?
What kind of holy immortal?
Isn't that just a child?

"If this mere junior were me back when I was the Blood River Ancestor, I would have at least seven or eight ways to kill him by underhanded means."

Wu Liang narrowed his eyes, his expression indifferent as he secretly plotted.

He wasn't exaggerating when he said that.

Or rather, he never boasts.

At his peak, Blood River Ancestor actually had several ways to secretly kill Zhuge Huowang.

Even if Zhuge Huowang was no ordinary mushroom immortal, even if he possessed something, such a wonder of heaven and earth as Xiaohun Ridge.

It's important to know that when the Blood River Ancestor was at his peak, he was far more than just a Sixth-Rank Mushroom Immortal.

This can be seen from the fact that the Blood River Ancestor was able to dominate the North Sea and become the Red Banner Master, one of the Eight Banners of the North Sea.

Previously, Wu Liang had only a superficial understanding of Beihai and did not know what the Beihai Eight Banners were.

But now that he has inherited the memories of the Blood River Ancestor, the Eight Banners of the North Sea are no longer a secret.

What are the Eight Banners of Beihai?

The so-called Eight Banners of the North Sea are actually eight demonic forces that are above the righteous path of the North Sea.

The North Sea is different from the Western Regions, the Eastern Lands, and the Southern Wilderness.

Although there are demonic mushroom masters in the Western Regions, it is still ruled by Buddhism, with righteous mushroom masters in charge.

Needless to say, the Eastern Land is a forbidden land for the Demonic Mushroom Masters, a place where humanity flourishes, and the ancestral home of the Yellow Court.

Let alone demonic mushroom masters, even rogue cultivators and righteous mushroom masters have to be careful in the Eastern Lands, for fear of violating some Yellow Court Law.

In the past, there were more demonic mushroom masters than righteous mushroom masters in the Southern Wilderness.

However, ever since Zhenwu Tianzun vanquished the demon in the Jiazi year, that place has become the territory of the Taoist sect.

The situation there is basically the same as in the Western Regions.

Overall, in the three regions of the East, South Wilderness, and West, there are very few truly demonic mushroom masters left; the righteous mushroom masters are now in charge.

However, Beihai is different...

The place in Beihai is extremely chaotic, and the demonic mushroom masters are particularly rampant.

There is no righteous force that can call the shots; the demonic forces are basically in charge, and everyone is a pirate or bandit.

There were four major pirate groups in the North Sea, known as the four leaders.

These four leaders are all patriarch-like figures, with cultivation levels reaching the eighth level.

With the Ninth-Rank Venerable absent, the Eighth-Rank Mushroom Immortal is one of the strongest beings in this world.

Only the Buddhist, Taoist, and Huangting sects, by summoning their own long-sealed quasi-nine-turn sub-celestial beings, such as legendary immortals like Zhao Longxiang, can kill the eight-turn mushroom immortal.

This shows just how terrifying the four demonic leaders of the North Sea truly are.

Below the four leaders are the Eight Banners of Beihai.

The Eight Banners were divided into: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, and black.

These eight banners are known as the eight pillars of the four beams and eight pillars of the demonic path.

To assist the four leaders, support the North Sea, and resist the righteous path.

Every banner lord of the Eight Banners was a formidable villain.

Because the title of banner chief of the Eight Banners could be taken away.

Therefore, every banner chief of the Eight Banners had fought his way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and earned his reputation by stepping on the heads of others!

(End of this chapter)