Mushroom Man

Chapter 298 Birthday Gifts: A Race Against Time!
very good……

Zhuge Huowang raised an eyebrow, then gave the unlucky Taoist a faint smile.

It's time to show these poor bastards what a proper birthday gift should be.

These few rare medicinal herbs are simply a way of treating Ancestor Yuan Tu like a beggar.

As an elder who has lived for tens of thousands of years, what kind of immortal materials hasn't Yuan Tu Patriarch seen?

In his view, either you give nothing at all, or you give something big!

Only by presenting a magnificent spectacle as a gift would one be worthy of the Old Ancestor of the Upper Yuan Dynasty.

Zhuge Huowang nodded slightly, quite confident in the birthday gift he had prepared.

And he certainly has the right to be confident.

After all, gifting a magnificent spectacle is a grand gesture that not everyone can make.

"Ancestor Yuan Tu, this junior also has a gift to present..."

Zhuge Huowang seized an opportunity, stood up at the opportune moment, and spoke respectfully.

His words immediately attracted the attention of all the mushroom fairies present.

There are still one or two rogue cultivators present who have not yet presented their birthday gifts.

The North Sea Demonic Path Mushroom Immortal, who considered himself superior to the rogue cultivators, disdained to compete and compare with these guys who only wanted to get a return gift.

Consequently, almost none of the mushroom fairies from various factions offered gifts, with Zhuge Huowang being the first to do so.

As the saying goes, "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down."

It's one thing for the rogue cultivators and mushroom immortals to steal the limelight, since it doesn't affect their interests.

However, Zhuge Huowang, like these demonic mushroom immortals, represented their respective forces and came specifically to win over Ancestor Yuan Tu.

In this situation, Zhuge Huowang was the first to offer a gift, and naturally became the so-called "first bird to stick its head out."

In an instant, many demonic mushroom fairies cast malevolent glances at it.

'Master, this immortal you just befriended seems to have quite a reputation…'

Father, like son.

Hua Youque was very good at reading people's expressions. He hid in the blessed land of the Weak Taoist and kept observing these immortals.

For a mere mushroom grower like him, this was a rare opportunity to broaden his horizons and gain experience.

Because of his keen observation, he immediately noticed that the Mushroom Fairy's attitude towards Zhuge Huowang seemed to have some serious problem.

'this……'

The Taoist priest also noticed something amiss and couldn't help but feel a little surprised and uncertain.

Those who can ascend to immortality are naturally not fools.

He could naturally tell that these mushroom immortals, all with names and reputations, seemed to harbor considerable hostility towards his fellow Daoist friend.

Such treatment is clearly something a sixth-level rogue cultivator like Mushroom Immortal could not provide.

Could it be that this fellow Daoist actually has a remarkable background?
The Unlucky Taoist sensed bad luck and a bad feeling immediately arose in his heart.

as predicted……

Zhuge Huowang appeared completely unconcerned about the hostile gazes of the crowd, showing no regard whatsoever.

He bowed slightly to the seated Yuan Tu Patriarch, then began to speak confidently.

"As a junior immortal of the Holy Sect, I am here to celebrate the birthday of Ancestor Yuan Tu. Naturally, I cannot use some low-class junk to fool the Ancestor."

"Moreover, some time ago, I got into a fight with a Buddhist sword monk, and it was Abi, under the command of the Ancestor, who came to my rescue."

"I will always remember the kindness of Ancestor Yuan Tu."

"Therefore, after much thought, I have decided to present the Great Wonder of the Way, the Whispering Forest, as a birthday gift to Ancestor Yuan Tu."

"I hope the Ancestor will not find this offensive; it is all from the heart of this junior and the Holy Sect..."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the audience was shocked!

Everyone's pupils constricted slightly, and they gasped in shock.

What a grand gesture!
Just as expected, the mushroom fairies present were all astonished when they heard that Zhuge Huowang was going to present a great wonder as a gift.

There are three kinds of wonders in the world: wonders of heaven and earth, great wonders, and small wonders.

Minor wonders are resource points at the Mushroom Master level, while major wonders are resource points at the Mushroom Fairy level.

The importance of this great spectacle to the Mushroom Fairy is self-evident.

Mushroom Immortals need a large amount of Immortal Materials to refine Immortal Mushrooms and feed them, and the Great Wonder is a resource point that stably produces Immortal Materials.

The most important thing is feeding the fairy mushrooms...

During the mushroom cultivation stage, silver solution can be used to replace the nutrients required by the mushrooms when feeding them.

Once you reach the Mushroom Fairy stage, you can no longer completely replace feeding the Fairy Mushrooms with Golden Elixir.

Using gold liquid to feed fairy mushrooms can only delay the feeding time of fairy mushrooms.

Most fairy mushrooms require specific fairy materials to be fed.

This is why most mushroom fairies live in blessed lands, raising fairy mushroom beasts and even placing wonders there.

This shows just how important the great spectacle that produces immortal materials is to the Mushroom Fairy.

Now, Zhuge Huowang is presenting the Great Wonder as a birthday gift to Yuan Tu Laozu. Such a grand gesture is enough to leave everyone present in the dust.

For a moment, those demonic mushroom immortals from various forces were all secretly gritting their teeth and cursing loudly.

You damned traitor of the Holy Cult, I'll fucking rip you off!
Now look what's happened. You started with a great wonder, how are they going to be able to present those birthday gifts they prepared?
The group of demonic mushroom fairies even seriously suspected...

The reason Zhuge Huowang jumped out so quickly and sent his birthday gift before them was so that the birthday gifts they sent later would look unbearable.

Meanwhile, besides the North Sea Demonic Mushroom Immortal, the most shocked person in the arena was the Unlucky Daoist, his face contorted with utter disbelief, looking like he was about to cry. 'So unlucky, so unlucky, so unlucky…'

'How could this guy be a member of the Holy Church?!'

'A holy sect immortal who recently fought a fierce battle with a Buddhist swordsman...'

'Hiss, could this guy be that infamous Zhuge Huowang?'

'It's all over, it's all over! I just put my arm around him and started calling him brother. I'm sure I'll be implicated and branded with the stain of having ties to the Holy Church...'

The thought of this made the Taoist priest feel utterly devastated.

Clearly, the Unlucky Mushroom has struck again.

The Taoist priest was already used to this, so he quickly adjusted his mindset.

This time, however, the look in his eyes when he looked at Zhuge Huowang was no longer one of admiration and covetousness, but rather one full of resentment, like that of a woman confined to her boudoir and filled with sorrow.

"A wondrous sight through the channel, whispering through the dense forest..."

"Indeed, young friend Zhuge, you have put in a lot of effort..."

Yuan Tu Lao Zu nodded slightly, his cloudy eyes, which seemed to have lost their sight, fell on Zhuge Huo Wang.

However, contrary to everyone's expectations, the Ancestor Yuan Tu did not seem to care much about the so-called great spectacle and his reaction was indifferent.

Of course, that's normal.

The great spectacle might be incredibly precious to ordinary mushroom immortals, but it's really nothing to someone like Ancestor Yuan Tu.

After all, such an existence, with its magnificent wonders in its blessed land and grotto-heavens, has at least achieved self-sufficiency.

For Ancestor Yuan Tu, the magnificent spectacle of producing immortal materials for the Way was merely an added bonus.

Although the Whispering Forest was of little use to Ancestor Yuan Tu, it at least demonstrated Zhuge Huowang and his Holy Sect's sincerity towards him.

"When I was young, I searched far and wide for wonders and built my own paradise."

"I have been fortunate enough to witness many wonders, but I have never seen the wonders of faith."

"Since young friend Zhuge is so interested, then let me see it for myself..."

The old ancestor Yuan Tu spoke in a deep, unhurried voice, his tone calm and measured.

Judging from the implication of his words, he had clearly acknowledged the sincerity of the Holy Church, which is why he gave them extra face.

You should know that when those rogue cultivators and mushroom immortals offered gifts in the past, Ancestor Yuan Tu usually didn't even look at them, and would only say "reward".

The mushroom fairies present were all shrewd and naturally understood this principle.

Consequently, everyone looked at Zhuge Huowang with a mixture of envy and jealousy.

"Haha, as long as the ancestor likes it."

Zhuge Huowang laughed heartily, secretly pleased as he met the envious gazes of the crowd.

Without hesitation, he immediately released 'Wu De' from the blessed land with a wave of his sleeve.

As soon as Wu De appeared and opened his eyes, he saw a group of immortals looking at him.

Wu De had never seen such a scene before.

He seemed startled, completely flustered, standing there with a look of fear and trepidation, somewhat at a loss for what to do.

Who is this person?

'Zhuge Huowang's apprentice?'

'Look at him, so timid and inexperienced, he's probably not as good as me.'

Hua Youque, who was hiding in the blessed land of the Taoist Master Mei, looked at Wu De with some curiosity.

For some reason, he always had the illusion that this person was somehow connected to him.

At the same time, Zhuge Huowang couldn't help but shake his head at Wu De's appearance.

"This is a worthless disciple that I casually took in some time ago. He has not yet had time to be polished and is quite unworthy. I hope the ancestor will forgive him."

After Zhuge Huowang finished speaking, he immediately turned to look at Wu De and coldly rebuked him.

"What are you still standing there for?"

"Why don't you quickly bring out the birthday gift I asked you to prepare, so that the Ancestor... um?"

He stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence, as if he had discovered something.

At this moment, in Zhuge Huowang's eyes, 'Wu De' was Wu De on the surface, but the soul beneath his skin seemed to have changed.

His eyes narrowed, and he instantly realized what was happening. He immediately reached out his hand towards 'Wu De'...

And all of this happened in the blink of an eye.

"Oh?"

"They discovered it so quickly?"

"I was originally planning to play along with you all, just for fun..."

Wu De, who had been trembling with fear and at a loss, suddenly smiled faintly as the palm came toward him.

The next moment, the Formless Decree trembled violently!
A mist rose around Wu De, and his figure quickly became illusory and indistinct.

Zhuge Huowang reached out and grabbed at nothing!
His face darkened, and he immediately sensed something was wrong.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Wu De shed his disguise and revealed his true colors.

At this moment, he...

His expression was arrogant, his gaze indifferent, and he looked down on everyone.

Anyone with eyes could see that this person was no longer the cowardly, naive fellow who had never seen the world.

(End of this chapter)