Mushroom Man

Chapter 310 The Cause of the Catastrophe, The Successor of the Dragon and Elephant

A great natural disaster struck the southern wilderness.

This message comes from the first scam, from the self-proclaimed "scholar" and successor of the Wuxiang sect.

The so-called great natural disaster is actually the catastrophe of the Mushroom Immortal.

As mentioned before, after becoming an immortal, the Mushroom Immortal will face all sorts of calamities.

These calamities are respectively: earth calamity, heavenly calamity, catastrophe, and great calamity.

The power increases sequentially from small to large.

For ordinary mushroom fairies, it is already very difficult to survive earth disasters and heavenly tribulations.

Mushroom immortals often perished and their cultivation vanished because they could not withstand the heavenly tribulation.

The winds from the east, west, north, and south in the Western Regions are actually a kind of celestial calamity.

As for the calamity that surpasses even the Heavenly Tribulation, it is even more terrifying. Countless mushroom immortals have perished and their immortal light has been forever extinguished because of it.

This is a cultivation hurdle that most powerful mushroom immortals never forget, need to keep in mind at all times, and must guard against day and night.

Regarding the concept of "calamity," there's a common saying in the mushroom world.

It is commonly said that once you enter the cycle of rebirth, it is like entering a deep sea, a life of endless suffering from which there is no escape.

Throughout history, even among eighth-level immortals, very few have been able to overcome the Great Tribulation.

Once one survives a great eon, even if only once, it is an immense and supreme honor that all beings can look up to and admire.

In the rich history of humankind, only nine beings have survived three great eons.

These nine beings are none other than the renowned Nine Venerable Ones.

Apart from the nine Venerable Ones, only those legendary immortals and Quasi-Nine-Turn Sub-Celestial Venerables have survived one or two Great Tribulations.

Now, back to the point…

The great natural disaster that is now raging in the Southern Wilderness, forcing the mushroom masters of the Southern Wilderness to flee to other places and seek refuge in the Eastern Lands and Western Regions, is one of the great calamities of heaven and earth.

If the great natural disaster in the Southern Wilderness is indeed related to the Dragon Elephant Grotto...

This could explain why the four continents had not experienced such a calamity for tens of thousands of years, but now a major natural disaster has suddenly appeared.

It turns out that a thousand years ago, a fifth-level mushroom master named Chen Bo entered and exited the Dragon Elephant Cave, causing a gap to appear in the Four Symbols Boundary Wall.

Every time the Dragon Elephant Grotto survives a calamity, a heavenly tribulation, or a catastrophe, a portion of its inhabitants are scattered to the Southern Wilderness.

This is why the Southern Wilderness has suffered so much disaster over the past thousand years.

"I see……"

Wu Liang stroked his chin, thinking about this.

He truly hadn't expected that the herb would bring him such a pleasant surprise.

The secrets recently revealed by the blue-eyed beetle seem to have been consistently effective.

Since he began his cultivation, it seems that those trivial, useless secrets have not appeared for a long time.

"I never imagined that the Four Symbols Boundary Wall would hide such a secret."

"What major event happened ten thousand years ago, in the era of Zhenwu Tianzun?"

"How could the Four Continents and Nine Heavens lose their support?"

Wu Liang frowned slightly, completely baffled and finding it hard to believe.

He is no longer the ignorant mortal he once was.

Therefore, he naturally understood what it meant for the Four Continents and Nine Heavens to lose their support.

As we all know…

According to the legends of mushroom people, long, long ago in the mushroom world, there was no such thing as the sky, only a barren land.

After the mushroom man died, his first child, the Great Sun Celestial Venerable, held up the first piece of sky, 'Daytime'.

Then, through ancient times, prehistoric times, medieval times, and modern times, venerable beings emerged one after another, providing shelter for all living beings.

Only then did the pattern of four continents and nine heavens come into being.

It is because of those nine heavens that the myriad beings of the mushroom world have order and a future.

Once the support between the Nine Heavens and the Four Continents is lost, the Mushroom Realm will undoubtedly return to the chaotic ancient era.

At that time, immortals and mortals will coexist, and disasters will be everywhere.

Mortals lose their homes, immortals roam everywhere, and the residual power of casual battles can cause devastation to all living beings across the four continents.

And this is just the chaos that might occur between immortals and mortals.

Not to mention, the Nine Heavens are not only inhabited by immortals, but also by an incalculable number of celestial mushroom beasts.

If those fairy mushroom beasts were to fall into the Four Continents, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Wu Liang could even imagine what a living hell the Four Continents would be like then.

This shows that...

What immense contributions did Zhenwu Tianzun, who stopped all of this, and Zhao Longxiang, who sacrificed himself and dedicated his grotto to the world, make to the countless beings in the mushroom realm?

"Zhenwu Tianzun, Zhao Longxiang, is truly a great talent."

Even Wu Liang, a demon lord, couldn't help but feel admiration for these two.

Especially the legendary immortal Zhao Longxiang!
The image of Zhenwu Tianzun is that of a selfless person who hates evil and is willing to dedicate his power to the world.

Therefore, Wu Liang was not particularly surprised that this righteous immortal was able to perform such great deeds.

On the contrary, Zhao Longxiang really surprised him.

It can only be said that he is indeed the protector of Zhenwu Tianzun, and his personality is just like Zhenwu Tianzun's, with a spirit of selfless dedication.

"Through the 'Seeing Hands' mushroom, I obtained the secret of the legendary immortal Zhao Longxiang and learned the recipe for the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Mushroom."

"As Zhao Longxiang's signature mushroom, the importance of the Divine Elephant Town Prison Mushroom is self-evident." "In a sense, I am equivalent to half of the Dragon Elephant's successor."

"Under these circumstances, could I follow in the footsteps of that Uncle Chen and plot to create my own Dragon Elephant Grotto?"

Wu Liang's thoughts wandered, and he quickly came to this point, his eyes flickering slightly.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this move might actually be feasible.

After all, according to what Aoko Misae revealed...

The condition that the Heavenly Spirit of Longxiang Cave Heaven proposed to Uncle Chen was that he be a successor of Zhenwu Tianzun or Zhao Longxiang.

And he has undoubtedly already barely met the requirement of being a descendant of the dragon and elephant.

The reason why the spirit of Longxiang Cave Heaven offered such conditions was because Zhao Longxiang had never left any legacy and there was no successor at all.

But he never imagined that there was such a heaven-defying thing as the "See Hand Blue," which could know other people's secrets.

If one day Wu Liang is able to freely traverse the Four Symbols Boundary Wall, he might actually be able to fulfill Chen Bo's unfulfilled wish and inherit the Dragon Elephant Grotto.

As for the spirit of Longxiang Cave, will he go back on his word and not recognize him as the successor of Longxiang?
Wu Liang was not worried about this at all.

As a former 'immortal,' he naturally knew what the Heavenly Spirit was.

The so-called Heavenly Spirit and even Earthly Spirit are actually just products of the Mushroom Immortal's will combined with the power of the blessed land after his death.

The Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Spirits possess the original owner's obsession, essentially acting as the administrators of the blessed land.

Once someone can fulfill this obsession, they can gain the recognition of the heavens and earth as their master and become the owner of the blessed land.

Once the spirits of heaven and earth recognize a master, even if the original master were to die and be resurrected, they would be unable to control this blessed land.

At the same time, the spirits of heaven and earth cannot lie about inheriting a blessed land.

Therefore, the conditions for inheriting Longxiang Cave Heaven must be either a successor of Zhenwu Tianzun or a successor of Zhao Longxiang.

This is something that even the spirits of heaven and earth themselves cannot change in the slightest.

As the 'successor of the Dragon and Elephant,' if Wu Liang wanted to inherit the Dragon and Elephant Grotto, even if the Heavenly Spirit was unwilling, it would still hand over the grotto.

However, if Wu Liang really did this, it would undoubtedly break the balance between the Dragon Elephant Grotto and the Four Symbols Boundary.

As the core of stabilizing the Four Symbols Boundary Wall, if the Dragon Elephant Grotto falls into the hands of others, it will definitely disrupt the arrangements made by Zhao Longxiang and Zhenwu Tianzun.

At that time, the Four Symbols Boundary Wall will most likely collapse, causing the Four Continents and Nine Heavens to lose their support and be forced to collide, turning the human world into a hell, with countless lives lost and corpses strewn across the land.

but……

What does all this have to do with Wu Liang?

The collision of the four continents and nine heavens could cause unbearable suffering for all living beings.

However, this is something that the creatures of the mushroom world should worry about. Why should a demon from beyond the realm pity the creatures of the mushroom world?

One day, he will definitely leave this place and return to the place that truly belongs to him.

Whether all living beings live or die, or whether the mushroom world becomes chaotic as a result, these things have nothing to do with him.

As long as inheriting the Dragon Elephant Grotto-heaven allows him to become stronger and grow faster, what does it matter if the creatures of the Mushroom Realm suffer?
In any case, if he really inherits the Dragon Elephant Cave Heaven, whether the Mushroom Realm is in chaos or not will not pose any threat to him at all.

At worst, I can just hide in the Dragon Elephant Cave Heaven, and come out again after I've achieved enough cultivation.

As a demon, Wu Liang admired Zhenwu Tianzun and Zhao Longxiang for their sacrifices for the world, but he did not approve of their methods.

In his view, Zhao Longxiang, who sacrificed himself to save the masses, was undoubtedly a fool.

If it were him, he would never be willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of all living beings.

Every living being has its own way of living, and everyone should rely on themselves and strive to adapt to this dog-eat-dog world.

Instead of relying on the protection of others to survive in this world.

Wu Liang did not approve of the way Zhenwu Tianzun and Zhao Longxiang protected each other, which was like a nanny.

Of course, he would not deny the great achievements these two made for the human race because of this.

Wu Liang's humanity allows him to refrain from imposing his own will on others.

No one should try to morally blackmail him or impose their will on him.

He is a selfish and petty person.

Neither a good person nor a bad person, they do whatever they want, indulging in their desires and living life to the fullest.

but……

It seems that Wu Liang's desire to inherit the Dragon Elephant Cave Heaven is not so simple.

"If you want to inherit the Dragon Elephant Grotto, you must first find the Dragon Elephant Grotto."

"And this requires the ability to freely traverse the four elemental boundaries."

"We still need to start with that fifth-level mushroom master named Uncle Chen."

Wu Liang's eyes were deep and thoughtful.

Once upon a time, when he first learned the secrets of the Four Symbols Boundary Wall, he saw that a fifth-level mushroom master had gained the ability to freely travel through the boundary wall by studying the four major schools of earth, wind, water and fire.

Now, seeing the secrets revealed by Shouqing, even more detailed information was provided, and he was even told the person's name directly.

Master Chen, the mushroom master of the fifth stage...

He had never heard of that name before.

It's likely that he wasn't a particularly famous fifth-level mushroom master a thousand years ago.

However, the method he developed for traversing boundary walls is quite interesting.

Is the core of the building constructed around Shroomish-Grooth, Shroomish-Grooth, Flame-Grooth, and Hydro-Grooth?

Wait... a wind-shroom?

(End of this chapter)