Mushroom Man

Chapter 311 The Hidden Secret Reappears, Transformation into a Dragon Afterbirth

"What a coincidence?"

Wu Liang frowned slightly and narrowed his eyes.

With a flick of his wrist, he took out the five-star Wind Power Mushroom.

He seriously suspected...

It was because he obtained this Wind-Powered Mushroom that the Blue-Headed Mushroom revealed this secret.

"This mushroom was obtained from Morobi."

"Could it be that Morobi wanted to pick this mushroom because she wanted to inherit the Dragon Elephant Grotto?"

Wu Liang's mind raced, and he instantly realized this.

Compared to him, who was only half a descendant of the Dragon Elephant, Morobi, who possessed the True Martial Demon-Subduing Body, was truly the most suitable candidate to inherit the Dragon Elephant Grotto.

Upon arriving in the North Sea, it inexplicably found the location of the five-turn Wind Mushroom.

Clearly, this cannot be explained by luck alone.

It's possible that Morobi obtained relevant information, such as the treasure map of Uncle Chen mentioned by Jian Shouqing, which led her to find the Wind Mushroom.

"Looking at it this way..."

"It seems that I can't get involved in this so-called Dragon Elephant Grotto in the short term."

After pondering for a moment, Wu Liang decisively gave up on the idea of ​​searching for the so-called Dragon Elephant Grotto at this critical juncture.

If it were anyone else, having already obtained the Wind Mushroom, few would likely be able to resist the allure of Dragon Elephant Cave.

But Wu Liang was different...

He knew perfectly well his own limitations.

At this time, to compete with Morobi for the Dragon Elephant Cave would undoubtedly be courting death.

It is clearly not normal for Morobi to know about the Dragon Elephant Grotto and to go looking for the Wind Power Mushroom.

Wu Liang was able to know these things because of the herb *Gynostemma pentaphyllum*.

How did Marabi know all this and have such an opportunity?

After much deliberation, Wu Liang could only come up with one possibility...

That is, the reason why Morobi knew these things was entirely due to Zhuge Huowang's behind-the-scenes instigation.

This also explains why Zhuge Huowang chose to release Morobi after capturing him in the White Horn Tribe.

Even Gu Zhenren could see that Morobi possessed the True Martial Demon-Subduing Body, let alone the immortal Zhuge Huowang.

It's possible that Zhuge Huowang released Morobi because he wanted to use the True Martial Demon-Slaying Body to inherit the Dragon Elephant Cave.

In this situation, if Wu Liang were to foolishly meddle in the Dragon Elephant Cave, he would most likely run into Morobi.

Morobi possesses a fragment of Zhuge Huowang's soul.

Once he is discovered, it will surely attract Zhuge Huowang.

What will happen then is already predictable.

"Dragon Elephant Grotto..."

"It seems I can only consider it after I become an immortal and have the strength to face Zhuge Huowang."

"But before that, it shouldn't be a problem to keep an eye on the other three mushrooms besides the Wind Mushroom."

"Anyway, one day I will definitely have to visit that Dragon Elephant Cave."

Wu Liang put away the Wind-Powered Mushroom and silently suppressed his restless thoughts.

He already has enough opportunities; there's no need for him to be overly ambitious and put himself in danger again.

What he needs most right now is a stable environment that allows him to grow quickly and acquire certain means of self-protection.

Otherwise, his methods are too chaotic, and he would be unable to defeat anyone, which would be too embarrassing.

Wu Liang shook his head, no longer thinking about these irrelevant things.

"I wonder what secrets lie ahead..."

With a thought, Wu Liang produced another second-stage relic mushroom, which merged into the silvery stream of true energy.

Perhaps it was because of the secrecy of the Dragon Elephant Cave that it got off to a good start.

At this moment, he couldn't wait to reach the peak of the second stage and learn the next secret.

"Crash-"

The stream of true energy, which had already calmed down, suddenly surged and intensified as he refined another second-stage relic mushroom!
What ordinary people need to spend years to break through through painstaking effort can be achieved effortlessly in front of the Shari Mushroom.

Furthermore, his level of understanding was entirely genuine and did not affect his fundamental abilities in the slightest.

This shows just how incredible the Shari mushroom is.

In theory, if someone is wealthy and has top-tier qualifications, they could even quickly become a fifth-tier mushroom master by relying on relic mushrooms.

Of course, this is on the premise that the person can break through each revolution without any constraints.

And coincidentally, Wu Liang is just that kind of person.

Despite his rich experience, he was able to ignore the limitations of the first to fifth rank, but his wealth was not particularly substantial.

The fact that he was able to produce two second-stage Relic Mushrooms was already the result of him draining the White Horn Tribe dry.

If one expects to achieve breakthroughs as easily as drinking water during the third stage of the quest, as if using a relic mushroom, it is clearly wishful thinking.

Of course, Wu Liang also has methods to achieve a breakthrough speed similar to that of the Relic Mushroom.

However, that would require him to completely extinguish his already limited humanity, like the Blood River Ancestor, wantonly slaughtering living beings and using blood sacrifice mushrooms to quickly improve his cultivation.

As for Wu Liang, he clearly hadn't reached the point where he needed to use such an extreme method to quickly improve his cultivation.

Most importantly, using this method to improve one's cultivation level will inevitably leave behind irreparable hidden dangers, thus affecting the success rate of ascending to immortality.

"Kacha kacha——"

A series of crisp sounds rang out from Wu Liang's dantian.

The silvery stream of true energy continuously surged through the dantian, expanding outwards.

Wisps of mist transformed into soil, strengthening the dantian.

The fertile land, originally eight acres in size, experienced another surge in growth, quickly reaching ten acres in size!

Wu Liang's aura suddenly surged, and the aura of the peak of the second stage instantly spread out.

At this moment, only a few hours had passed since he refined the relic mushroom and broke through to the second advanced stage.

Such an incredible speed of breakthrough would utterly astonish those mushroom masters who have toiled for most of their lives just to reach the peak of the second stage! "Whoosh~"

Wu Liang exhaled a breath of stale air.

After his cultivation level recovered to the peak of the second stage, he was already able to feel the barrier that had been holding him back at the third stage.

He had a feeling that he could now muster his true energy and forcefully break through to the third stage.

However, such a hasty breakthrough, without taking time to cultivate true energy, will undoubtedly leave some hidden dangers.

This was certainly unacceptable to him, who was pursuing ascension to immortality.

Wu Liang quickly suppressed his impulse and immediately broke through the shackles to enter the third stage.

He planned to spend a day consolidating his cultivation, nourishing his dantian, and then break through to the third stage.

"Om-"

The familiar tinnitus sounded again.

The once lazy and lazy beginner is now working as hard as a model worker.

It swayed slightly, and an indigo halo emanated from it.

But this time...

Wu Liang could clearly sense that the aura of the blue-handed herb seemed to be much weaker than before.

Because the Bodhi seed is never fed, it can only passively ingest certain nutrients to maintain its basic needs, making it extremely weak.

Now, under Wu Liang's repeated provocations, he has clearly exhausted himself.

Fortunately, this level of weakness is far from the extent Wu Liang was in when he first traveled here with the See-Hand Blue.

Therefore, in his view, there is still a lot of room for exploitation in the plant.

In no time at all, thousands of 'little people' came from all directions.

They quacked and jumped onto Wu Liang, shaking their heads and chatting away.

"Listen to me, listen to me..."

"do you know?"

"The Dragon Girl Ao Miaoyin was originally a human."

Upon hearing this, Wu Liang, who was listening intently, was taken aback.

What the hell?
Was Ao Miaoyin originally a human?
Isn't she a dragon person?

Could it be that humans can transform into dragon-like alien races later in life?
Wu Liang snapped out of his daze and instantly became interested.

Even he, who possessed the memories of the Blood River Ancestor, was unaware of such a secret for the first time.

As far as he knew, all extraordinary people in the world were born with these qualities; there was no such thing as them being created later in life.

However, now that we've heard the secret revealed by Shouqing, it seems there's more to it than meets the eye.

Upon realizing this, Wu Liang immediately became extremely attentive and continued to listen intently.

"More than 20 years ago, Silver Dragon King Ao Ren was not a fifth-level mushroom master, but only a third-level mushroom master."

"By chance, he met a human mushroom master."

"That human mushroom master is named Xie Boya, and he is also a third-level mushroom master."

"Xie Boya loved to watch the tide and play the flute. His song 'Laughing at the Vast Sea' expressed his boundless heroic spirit."

“The Silver Dragon King was attracted by his flute playing and would appear every day to listen to him play.”

"Over time, the two hit it off immediately and became close friends and confidants."

"However, the Silver Dragon King never dared to reveal that he was a dragonman."

"At that time, he always harbored fear and prejudice against the human race and did not trust them."

"He worried that once Boya learned that he was a dragon, he would feel disgusted and lose his close friend."

"Therefore, the Silver Dragon King concealed his identity as a dragonman and lived with him day and night in human form."

"One day..."

"The Silver Dragon King was playing the flute and drinking wine with Xie Boya. During their conversation, he learned that Xie Boya's wife had given birth to a daughter before passing away."

Xie Boya was heartbroken and dejected.

"The Silver Dragon King could not bear to see his friend in such a state, so he used his daughter to encourage Xie Boya."

"Under his guidance, Xie Boya gradually emerged from his gloom and even wanted the Silver Dragon King to name his daughter."

"The Silver Dragon King made numerous excuses before finally giving up."

"After the two bid farewell, the Silver Dragon King wanted to return to the Dragon Palace, but unexpectedly, he was blocked by a large number of demonic mushroom masters halfway there."

"It turns out that the Silver Dragon King's frequent visits to the Dragon Palace and appearances in the North Sea during this period have already attracted the attention of those with ulterior motives."

"These people coveted the Dragonman's mushroom material, so they wanted to ambush and kill the Silver Dragon King."

"The Silver Dragon King was no match for four hands with two fists, and soon fell into a disadvantageous position."

"At the critical moment, Xie Boya heard the commotion and rushed over."

"He recognized him at a glance; he was the Silver Dragon King who had been reduced to his original form."

"It turns out that Xie Boya knew from beginning to end that the Silver Dragon King was a dragon man."

"But he never exposed him and continued to befriend him as if he knew nothing about it."

"Clearly, Xie Boya truly regarded the Silver Dragon King as his soulmate."

"Now that the Silver Dragon King is in trouble, Xie Boya naturally cannot sit idly by."

"He stopped the group of sorcerers and chose to let the Silver Dragon King escape and take care of his daughter."

"The Silver Dragon King wanted to return to the Dragon Palace to get reinforcements, so he escaped under their cover."

"When he returned with reinforcements, Xie Boya had already died at the hands of those demonic mushroom masters for his sake."

"And this matter became the Silver Dragon King's lifelong regret."

"To atone for his regret, the Silver Dragon King found Xie Boya's newborn daughter."

"He did this so that Xie Boya's daughter could live a carefree life, free from harm by others."

"So they used the Dragon Transformation Technique to transform him into a dragon-man and brought him back to the Dragon Palace."

"The Silver Dragon King treated her as his own daughter and named her... Ao Miaoyin."

(End of this chapter)