Mushroom Man

Chapter 276 Severing the Jumping Zombie, Old Bone Refines the Corpse
"how?"

"Don't you recognize me?"

Wu Liang glanced at Bone Master with a hint of amusement.

That one glance caused Bone Master's heart to tighten for no apparent reason.

Wu Liang, being an old and shrewd man, understood people's hearts quite well, and naturally knew what Bone Immortal was thinking.

However, he didn't care at all.

He may have once been wary of Bone Master, fearing that he might have seen through something.

But right now, this former fifth-level mushroom master is no longer someone he should be afraid of.

"Don't dare..."

"No matter how the Special Envoy changes, he will always be my Special Envoy."

"How could I not recognize Your Excellency, the Special Envoy?"

Master Gu chuckled and quickly spoke respectfully.

As he said, no matter what form Wu Liang takes, he is still a disciple of the immortals and still the special envoy.

What Gu Zhenren cared about was Wu Liang's identity; as for other irrelevant matters, they were none of his concern.

"You certainly know how to talk..."

"With someone as capable as you on the left and right, I've really saved myself a lot of trouble."

"Your contribution to the battle of Bajiao Mountain was significant, and I have witnessed it all."

"If you do not betray me, I will not betray you."

"When I ascend to immortality in the future, you will certainly share in the glory of heaven."

Wu Liang crossed his arms and spoke softly.

With just a few words, he drew a big, round pie in the sky.

Bone Master was able to rise to the rank of Fifth-Rank Mushroom Master despite being a rogue cultivator, so he was certainly no fool.

He realized that Wu Liang was just making empty promises to him...

However, he didn't care about this at all; on the contrary, he quite enjoyed it and was very receptive to it.

The fact that the special envoy was willing to make empty promises to him means that the special envoy still values ​​him and doesn't intend to discard him after using him.

For Bone Immortal, that was enough.

What he wanted was not a reward; those were just petty gains.

All he really wanted was a promise from Wu Liang.

In Master Gu's view, as long as he can secure his position as the Special Envoy's right-hand man, he will surely have a share of the immortal destiny when the Special Envoy ascends to immortality.

As the saying goes, when one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

All he had to do was, by virtue of this merit of following the emperor, become a 'chicken and dog' who could ascend to immortality with the special envoy in a single day.

"I can never repay the kindness of the Special Envoy in my lifetime."

"I will never betray the trust of the special envoy."

Bone Immortal spoke out excitedly, demonstrating his loyalty.

Although Wu Liang has changed somewhat, his charm is even more outstanding than before.

Even though Wu Liang didn't say anything, the domineering and confident aura he exuded was enough to give people a sense of security and make them want to bow down in reverence.

This feeling is indescribable.

The Bone Immortal has only been seen in those senior figures who have held high positions for a long time, or in immortals like Zhuge Huowang.

For this reason, compared to before, Wu Liang now seems more like a disciple of an immortal and a special envoy of the Holy Sect, which makes Master Gu unconsciously more convinced of his abilities.

"very good……"

"I happen to have something to entrust to you now."

Wu Liang nodded slightly, speaking as he looked towards Xiaohun Ridge.

“My master previously assigned me a task: to transform my soul into the soul of a thousand people within ten to fifteen days.”

"After much thought, I have decided that I will not only complete this task, but I will do it even faster, so fast that even my master will be impressed."

"To achieve this, I certainly cannot do it alone; I will need your cooperation..."

As soon as Wu Liang finished speaking, Gu Zhenren immediately chimed in.

He agreed without hesitation.

"Your Excellency, please tell me how you would like me to cooperate."

"If it is within my power, I will certainly do a perfect job for Your Excellency."

For Gu Zhenren, helping the special envoy win over Zhuge Huowang was helping himself.

Therefore, even if Wu Liang didn't say anything, he would cooperate fully.

"It's nothing..."

"All you need to do is activate this mushroom and make me suffer a little."

Wu Liang took out the Lonely Mushroom and casually tossed it to Bone Master.

Gu Zhenren instinctively caught the Lonely Mushroom, and then was astonished to find that it was actually a fifth-tier mushroom.

Good guy!
As expected of a disciple of an immortal, his cultivation level is only at the third level, yet he can casually produce a fifth-level mushroom.

And it's not just any ordinary five-stage mushroom.

If he wasn't mistaken, this was the Lonely Mushroom, which had already been listed as a forbidden mushroom by the righteous forces in the mushroom world!
What is the Forbidden Mushroom of the Demonic Path?

The so-called forbidden mushrooms of the demonic path actually include blood-path mushrooms, killing-path mushrooms, and solitary mushrooms, which poison all living beings in the world.

These kinds of mushrooms are intolerable to the righteous path. Anyone who possesses or refines these mushrooms will be punished at best, and at worst, they will be listed on the Demon Extermination List and killed without mercy.

Meanwhile, righteous mushroom masters, in order to prevent the emergence of such mushrooms, will actively exterminate or monopolize certain mushroom materials, causing many forbidden mushrooms of the demonic path to become extinct.

Among them, the Lonely Mushroom is a forbidden mushroom of the demonic path that has already become extinct.

Killing Path mushrooms were shelved and their lineage severed; even though they were once flourishing, few people cultivate them now. As for Blood Path mushrooms, they were repeatedly banned but could not be stopped because the mushroom materials were easy to obtain and difficult to seal off. As a result, Blood Path mushrooms, despite being forbidden, were widely circulated.

Now, back to the point…

Wu Liang, a level 3 mushroom master, possessed a level 5 mushroom that had become extinct, which truly made Master Gu extremely envious.

It should be noted that even at his peak, Bone Master only had a handful of level 5 mushrooms on his body, and none of them could compare to Lonely Mushroom.

This shows just how precious the Lonely Mushroom is.

"This……"

Bone Master carefully held the Lonely Mushroom, looking troubled.

“Your Excellency, I understand your meaning.”

"However, this is a fifth-level mushroom, while I am only a third-level Mao Jiang, and my dantian has collapsed beyond recognition."

"Under these circumstances, even if I wanted to cooperate with Your Excellency, I'm afraid I'm powerless to do so."

"To activate this mushroom, one must have at least fourth-level Crimson Gold True Qi or fifth-level Purple Gold True Qi."

"My dantian is severely damaged, making it impossible for me to directly refine the purple-gold true qi, and my cultivation level has also dropped to the peak of the third stage."

"Unless I can recover to the fourth level, I might still have a chance to activate this mushroom, but the amount of silver required will probably be considerable..."

Before Gu Zhenren could finish speaking, Wu Liang raised his hand to interrupt him.

"As long as we can activate this mushroom, the silver water will not be a problem."

"As for your cultivation level..."

"This mushroom is yours."

After Wu Liang finished speaking, he threw the jumping zombie mushroom, which was originally meant to prolong his own life, to Bone Master without hesitation.

For him now, the Jumping Mushroom is no longer necessary.

He already has a better plan to prolong his life, so there's no need to keep struggling with a flawed method to cure zombies.

Entrusting the Jumping Zombie Mushroom to Bone Master is clearly the best option right now.

Once Bone Master recovers his fourth-tier combat power, his assistance will be of paramount importance.

At the same time, upon seeing this, Master Gu was initially delighted, but quickly realized what was happening.

He feigned panic and quickly said, "Your Excellency, this is inappropriate!"

"This mushroom is what you use to prolong your life. What will you do if you give it to me?"

Wu Liang shook his head and said calmly, "I have my own decision to make; you don't need to worry about it."

"Now that my lifespan is nearing its end, I cannot afford to delay in the slightest."

"I've given you the Jumping Mushroom. How long will it take you to recover your fourth-level cultivation?"

When Gu Zhenren heard that Wu Liang seemed to have other plans to prolong his life, he was immediately relieved.

He patted his chest and grinned, "Your Excellency, to be honest, I have long been preparing to restore the fourth rank."

"From stiff corpse to skeleton, a corpse-nurturing ground, a large amount of corpse energy and death energy, bone passage mushroom materials and jumping zombie mushrooms are needed."

"And all these requirements can be met by Immortal Zhuge's Soul-Sealing Ridge."

"During the two days that the special envoy was in seclusion, I have accumulated enough death energy and corpse energy. As for the bone passage mushroom material, those white bone trees can be used as a substitute."

"Now that the zombie mushrooms are in place, I can begin refining corpses at any time."

"I implore Your Excellency to lend me a hand and erase the will on the Jumping Zombie Mushroom so that I can refine it as soon as possible!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Liang nodded in satisfaction.

"good very good."

"It's just the right time for me to see your skeleton corpse."

After Wu Liang finished speaking, he waved his hand and began to erase his will from the Jumping Zombie Mushroom, cooperating with Bone Master to refine the Jumping Zombie Mushroom.

Bone Master lived up to expectations; with Wu Liang's cooperation, he successfully refined the Jumping Zombie Mushroom in no time.

Because true qi is also needed during the process of refining a corpse.

Wu Liang then bestowed upon the Bone Immortal a full three thousand drops of silver water, which he used to transform into true energy.

When Bone Immortal possesses the Silver Water, it is equivalent to possessing True Qi.

All is ready except for the opportunity.

Without hesitation, he began refining the corpse.

Because of the frequent occurrence of the "Soul-Destroying Wind" at Xiaohun Ridge, it is extremely dangerous.

After careful consideration, he finally chose a mountain hollow on the outskirts of Xiaohunling as a place to raise corpses.

Once the alluring wind blows, those on the periphery at least have time to escape.

However, correspondingly, this place, as a corpse-raising ground, is definitely not as effective as the inner perimeter, and will certainly reduce the success rate considerably.

However, Bone Immortal did not care about this.

He was already very skilled at refining skeletons, and since it involved his own safety, he had practiced countless times.

This was the method used when we were turning the zombies, but things went wrong because we were missing the Jumping Zombie Mushroom.

Otherwise, he would have already perfectly transformed into a zombie and become a fourth-level skeleton corpse.

Today, he has the advantage of timing, location, and popular support; how could he possibly fail?

As soon as Bone Immortal sank into the corpse-nurturing ground, a large amount of death energy and corpse energy rose up within a short time.

These deathly and corpse energies intertwined, transforming into clumps of pitch-black filth that shrouded the area like dark clouds.

The commotion and scale of this event were many times greater than when the White Horn Leader was about to refine the Jumping Mushroom.

But that's normal...

After all, the White Horn leader was in too much of a hurry at the time, and the zombie he wanted to transform into was just a blank jumping zombie.

What Bone Master wants to cultivate is a variant among the jumping zombies, the precursor to the White Bone Corpse Demon, one of the five great flying zombies... a fourth-stage White Bone Corpse!

(End of this chapter)