Mushroom Man

Chapter 275 The Great Escape Plan, A Lonely and Heroic Soul

What exactly is the concept of a thousand souls or even ten thousand souls?
The original Wu clan chief used the resources of the entire Wu clan to support himself, which is how he achieved the level of a thousand souls.

For a typical Soul Path or Slave Path cultivator to grow their soul to the size of a thousand souls, it would take at least twenty or thirty years.

The vast majority of those with a thousand souls are fourth-tier mushroom masters. Only a few mushroom masters, when they have sufficient resources, can achieve a thousand souls at the third tier.

This shows just how difficult it was for Wu Liang, a self-taught individual, to achieve the goal of having a thousand souls in less than a month.

The difficulty of obtaining a 10,000-person soul is far greater than that of obtaining a 1,000-person soul.

Most of the slave soul masters who can achieve the power of ten thousand souls are at the peak of the fourth or fifth level of cultivation.

It's clearly going to be difficult for Wu Liang to achieve the goal of having ten thousand souls in a short period of time.

However, now that he is in the Blessed Land of Souls, he also has the Soul-Destroying Ridge, a sacred land of the Souls, to take advantage of.

Getting ten thousand souls might be difficult, but getting a thousand souls is definitely a piece of cake.

The only thing to consider is how to strengthen the soul.

If we follow Zhuge Huowang's instructions, he would definitely have Wu Liang imitate a madman, relying on suffering to obtain bitter fruit, thereby rapidly strengthening his soul.

But this method...

"inappropriate."

"If I were to truly be like those madmen, relying on suffering to reap bitter fruit, I fear I would fall into the trap set by that junior."

"My plan to escape this predicament requires me to at least be in good condition."

"But if I were to truly emulate a madman and suffer self-harm, my physical body would likely be destroyed."

"At that time, I will be like those madmen, hanging on the bone tree in the form of a soul, unable to live and unable to die."

Wu Liang immediately realized the drawbacks of using this method to strengthen the soul.

To strengthen one's spirit through suffering, one must be ruthless towards oneself.

One careless move could lead to death, turning one's soul into a vessel for the younger generation to slaughter.

Therefore, he could never imitate those madmen under any circumstances.

But if he doesn't strengthen his soul through suffering, how can he create a thousand souls in such a short time?
Wu Liang seemed to be deep in thought, his thoughts wandering.

He pondered this for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

Fortunately, perseverance pays off, and he actually came up with a solution.

"Pain, bitter fruit..."

"The essence of that group of madmen's spiritual strengthening is to make their souls stronger through suffering."

"But when it comes to suffering, it's not just about pain."

“Poverty, hardship, sorrow, grief, and so on, without exception, can all serve as suffering to nourish the soul and help people grow.”

"Then... can loneliness replace suffering and bear bitter fruit?"

Wu Liang flipped his hand and took out a five-turn Lonely Mushroom from his dantian.

Loneliness permeated the entire Legend of the Mushroom Man.

What kind of suffering in this world can compare to the desolation brought by loneliness?

Thinking of this, Wu Liang couldn't help but have the idea of ​​using the Lonely Mushroom to nourish the Bitter Fruit.

The Lonely Mushroom is a fifth-level mushroom, and with his current cultivation level, he is clearly not qualified to activate it.

However, just because he is not qualified does not mean that others are not.

Wu Liang's eyes flickered slightly as he thought of Bone Master.

At present, although Bone Master is only a third-level hairy zombie, he was once a fifth-level mushroom master.

His dantian is still that of a fifth-level mushroom master.

However, as he turned into a zombie, his dantian became a dead zone and gradually collapsed, leaving only one-tenth of his original body intact.

However, if it can be given enough silver water, it is still possible to refine the purple-gold true qi of a fifth-level mushroom master by taking advantage of the still not completely collapsed dantian dead ground.

Of course, even if Bone Master cannot refine Purple Gold True Qi.

Wu Liang could also sacrifice a fourth-level jumping zombie mushroom to help Bone True Person recover to the fourth level of cultivation.

At that time, with enough of the fourth-order crimson gold true energy refined from a large amount of silver water, it should be able to barely activate the Lonely Mushroom.

As for the Jumping Mushrooms consumed as a result, Wu Liang could accept it.

Since he had already decided to find another way to prolong his life, the jumping mushrooms in his hand naturally became useless.

Therefore, whether it was used to restore Bone Immortal's cultivation or for later corpse refining, he could accept it.

Thinking of this, Wu Liang immediately stopped hesitating and left the Demon Suppression Tower in a flash...

……

Soul-Stealing Ridge.

Wu Liang remained indifferent as he emerged from the Wuxiang Order.

He reached out and retrieved the Formless Token.

Only then did he have time to look around.

The sky was gloomy, and the earth was dark and heavy.

The blessed land is still the same blessed land, but the people there are no longer the helpless and trapped people they once were.

Now, with the perspective of the Blood River Ancestor, the Mushroom Immortal, Wu Liang looks at this blessed land of tombs again and immediately has a different feeling.

The blessed land of Zhongxiang covers an area of ​​tens of millions of acres.

This blessed land of such scale is clearly not something an ordinary sixth-level mushroom fairy could create.

According to the memories of the Blood River Ancestor...

After the mushroom master ascends to immortality, his dantian will completely transform into a blessed land of immortals, becoming a small world.

The initial size of the blessed land varies from person to person after a mushroom master becomes an immortal, depending on the quality of the blessed land they create. Once one reaches the level of a mushroom immortal, their aptitude and potential are no longer classified as A, B, C, or D.

Instead, the scale of the Mushroom Immortal's blessed land is determined by three levels: superior, middle, and inferior.

The lowest grade of blessed land, initially one million mu.

A moderately blessed land, initially three million mu.

A superior blessed land, initially six million acres.

Whether it's a superior blessed land or a inferior blessed land, it doesn't really matter to the Mushroom Fairy; it only determines the initial starting line.

After all, at the level of the Mushroom Immortal, everyone is promoted from Grade A aptitude, so aptitude has lost its meaning.

Those mushroom masters below Grade A will basically never reach the level of a mushroom immortal.

Every mushroom fairy was once a brilliant and talented prodigy.

Once these people ascend to immortality, their status is no longer determined by their aptitude, but by the traces of their Dao.

The more spiritual traces a person accumulates, the greater their blessed land will naturally be compared to others.

Even a lower-grade blessed land can quickly surpass a higher-grade blessed land if one frequently undergoes tribulations to accumulate Dao traces.

However, there is only one exception among them, and that is the innate Dao body!

That's right!

Even after becoming a mushroom immortal, one's innate Dao body can still function.

If a prodigy with an innate Dao body ascends to immortality, the blessed land he creates will be called... a special-grade blessed land.

This is a top-tier blessed land, originally covering tens of millions of acres!

What does it mean to have a blessed land spanning tens of millions of acres?
That's a level that only the vast majority of seventh-level mushroom immortals can reach.

The fact that a person with an innate Dao body can possess such a vast blessed land from the very beginning shows just how terrifying it is.

However, the innate Dao body is something that is usually only encountered once every thousand years, and therefore cannot be understood in the usual way.

Zhuge Huowang's ancestral homeland covers an area of ​​tens of millions of acres.

However, in Wu Liang's opinion, this guy should not be a naturally born Dao body, but rather someone who has genuinely expanded the blessed land to this extent by increasing the Dao traces.

In other words, Zhuge Huowang is very likely the same as the first incarnation of the Blood River Ancestor, also a seventh-level mushroom immortal!
If we were to compare the two, Zhuge Huowang's blessed land would definitely be superior.

After all, even at his peak, Blood River Ancestor didn't have the same incredible luck as Zhuge Huowang, who was able to obtain the Soul Dao Holy Land, Soul-Destroying Ridge.

However, while Blood River Ancestor may not be as fortunate as Zhuge Huowang in terms of blessed land, Zhuge Huowang is certainly no match for him in terms of knowledge and experience.

Blood River Ancestor may not be good at much else, but he is, after all, an old man who has become shrewd and cunning.

Having lived two lives, this old monster's knowledge and perspective are far beyond what Zhuge Huowang could ever hope to achieve.

This is not...

After inheriting the vision of the Blood River Ancestor, Wu Liang only glanced at the blessed land and was able to guess Zhuge Huowang's cultivation level and background with great accuracy.

"Master Bone, why don't you come out and see me?"

Wu Liang stood with his hands behind his back, his fox fur cloak swaying in the wind, and spoke softly.

As soon as he finished speaking, he stomped his foot on the ground.

With five hundred years of combat experience, the Blood River Ancestor has greatly enhanced Wu Liang's control over power.

The power of the giant white elephant mushroom, like an arm or a finger, sank into the ground.

This immense force spread instantly, reaching every corner.

The next moment, the Bone Immortal, who was sleeping underground, was startled by this power.

He suddenly opened his eyes, and upon sensing the presence of the special envoy, he quickly broke through the soil.

"This old man pays his respects to Your Excellency, Special Envoy!"

"Your Excellency, you've finally emerged from seclusion! I was worried something had happened to you..."

Gu Zhenren bowed respectfully, then looked at Wu Liang as he spoke.

However, it doesn’t matter if you don’t look at it, but once you do, you will be shocked!
Wu Liang now looks completely different from before, both in appearance and in the feeling he gives off.

That's right!

At this time, Wu Liang's appearance had also undergone a tremendous change.

Previously, Wu Liang always acted as the Third Young Master or Se Kong in front of Gu Zhenren and others.

But things are different now...

His body was imposing, like a mythical beast shaking the earth.

His eyes were like ebony and agate, and his brows held lofty ambitions.

He was nine feet tall and had a dignified appearance.

His demeanor was aloof and unruly, like a drawn sword, ready to devour its prey.

There is no doubt that, apart from the absence of the vermilion mark between his eyebrows, he looks exactly the same as when he was in Zhaodi Town.

Clearly, Wu Liang did not hide anything this time, nor did he appear in public in the guise of Se Kong.

He is who he is. More than half a year later, Wu Liang has once again revealed his true self.

Bone Master did not recognize Wu Liang's appearance, so he did not pay much attention to it.

What truly astonished and bewildered him was the drastic change in Wu Liang's demeanor before and after, a change that was utterly unacceptable.

It felt as if Wu Liang had become a completely different person, inside and out.

Even the well-traveled and knowledgeable Master Gu found it difficult to adapt for a while.

If Wu Liang hadn't been a disciple of an immortal and hadn't been in a blessed land, he wouldn't have been in any danger.

He even began to suspect that the special envoy might have been... possessed by someone else.

(End of this chapter)