Mushroom Man

Chapter 318 Huo Wang Searches for People, Wei Dai Takes the Blame

A hint of doubt flashed in Zhuge Huowang's eyes.

Logically speaking, Wu Liang must have left some clues since he appeared in this cave.

The purpose of the "finding mushroom" is to guide the person's location based on subtle clues.

But now the search mushroom seems to be affected by something. Even if it finds a clue, it wanders around aimlessly like a headless fly.

This was the first time Zhuge Huowang had encountered such a situation.

One can only say that he truly deserves to be called the reincarnation of the Formless Celestial Venerable.

Even a mere second-level mushroom master could prevent this seventh-level mushroom immortal from finding his exact location.

What Zhuge Huowang didn't know was...

The method that actually influenced the search for the missing mushroom did not originate from Wu Liang.

Rather, it is because the location of the Dragon Palace is special, and it has been concealed by various means by the Hidden Dragon Ancestor and the successive masters of the Dragon Palace.

This is why, despite the large number of dragon people living here, they have never been noticed by human mushroom masters or even mushroom immortals.

Wu Liang only managed to hide there by chance, benefiting from the Dragon Palace's influence.

Otherwise, even without Zhuge Huowang, his position in the top ten of the Demon Slayer List alone would have allowed many Mushroom Immortals to deduce his exact location.

"Humph……"

"I just don't believe it."

"Since we can't find your exact whereabouts, we can just use the brute force method and search for a needle in a haystack."

Zhuge Huowang snorted coldly, showing no sign of discouragement.

His description of "finding a needle in a haystack" is exactly what it sounds like.

In his view, the fact that Xunrengu could not find Wu Liang did not mean that Wu Liang was not nearby.

He was convinced that Wu Liang couldn't have gone far.

In this situation, the most effective method left for Zhuge Huowang was a thorough, comprehensive search.

They turned the entire surrounding area, hundreds or thousands of miles, upside down!
Every drop of seawater is sifted through.

Every inch of land was dug up.

Therefore, Zhuge Huowang did not believe that he could not find Wu Liang.

Zhuge Huowang was extremely decisive and never hesitated.

Upon thinking of this, he immediately decided to take action.

But at this moment...

Within the blessed land of Zhuge Huowang, a certain mushroom that receives messages from the outside world suddenly shook twice.

He seemed to have received some message, and his expression changed involuntarily.

"hateful……"

"What kind of trouble is that Yuan Tu Ancestor causing now?"

"Why at this particular time, to suddenly leave the island to meet the leader of the demonic sects in the North Sea?"

Zhuge Huowang's face darkened.

In the present day, the Northern Sea Demonic Path no longer has the Eight Banners, and only three of the four leaders remain.

And within this, there was also the Holy Church's own planning and scheme.

The current desire of the Yuan Tu Ancestor to reorganize the Eight Banners is still within the acceptable range of the Holy Church, and may even be intentional.

However, allowing Ancestor Yuan Tu to come into contact with those three demonic leaders would be unacceptable to the Holy Sect.

However, Yuan Tu Lao Zu only talks about joining the Holy Sect, but has not completely devoted himself to it.

If he were to connect with those three old demons at this time, it might be detrimental to the Holy Sect's control over the Ancestor Yuan Tu, and thus affect the Holy Sect's grand plan.

"Enough, enough..."

"Everything should be done with the Holy Church's grand plan in mind. I must personally go to see Ancestor Yuan Tu to prevent him and those three old demons from plotting anything that could affect the Holy Church's grand plan."

"As for Wu Liang, that kid..."

Although Zhuge Huowang was already planning to leave, he did not intend to let go of this opportunity to capture Wu Liang again.

His gaze flickered slightly as he looked into the distance.

Then they saw a huge pirate ship passing by, a thousand miles away.

The pirate ship was a hundred feet long, pitch black, and made entirely of black iron.

The sails fluttered in the wind, and a large black pot was painted on them.

In addition, the ship itself also resembles a black pot.

Wherever it passed, much of the seawater was swallowed up by this ship.

With such a grand display, the owner of this ship must be at least a fifth-level mushroom master.

And it is indeed true...

This ship is named the Black Pot, and it is a four-turn ordinary mushroom house.

Its owner is none other than Wei Dai, the infamous fifth-level esophageal mushroom master from the surrounding seas.

In today's mushroom world, the esophagus is not prominent, and few people practice it.

The reason why Wei Dai was able to cultivate the Way of Food was entirely because he had an opportunity in his early years and accidentally obtained a transmission of the Way of Food.

Ever since he began his cultivation, he has committed countless evil deeds, using a black pot as a tool to hunt for food everywhere.

Anything can be transformed into a delicious meal in his hands.

As a mushroom master in the demonic path, it is said that his favorite food in his life is mushroom masters with delicate skin and tender flesh.

There are frequent rumors that a certain mushroom master at sea unfortunately became food for Wei Dai.

At this moment...

Black Pot Number.

A man, as fat as a mountain and over ten feet in size, resembling a wild boar, was lying on the deck, fast asleep.

He was covered in grease, making him repulsive, and his shouts were thunderous and deafening.

Just then, the Black Pot suddenly started shaking violently.

This person was Wei Dai, who was startled awake.

"What the hell is wrong?!"

Wei Dai shouted loudly and yelled angrily.

As soon as he finished speaking, his underlings came running over, tumbling and crawling.

"Captain, something's wrong! The ship... the ship is flying!"

As soon as this statement came out...

Wei Dai, still half-asleep and not quite fully awake, was startled.

What the heck?! The ship is flying?!
Wei Dai subconsciously looked around...

as predicted!

The Black Pot, which had been crashing wildly on the sea, suddenly took flight, rising at least tens of feet off the ground.

If they were to fall from such a height, those on board would likely be crippled or killed.

Wei Dai's chubby face couldn't help but jiggle.

He rubbed his eyes, then looked closely and quickly noticed something amiss.

Below the Black Pot, a colossal hand billowing black smoke had appeared out of nowhere.

Clearly, this was the hand that caused the Black Pot ship to suffer such a drastic change.

At this moment, Wei Dai had no idea what had happened.

Without hesitation, he immediately knelt down and bowed deeply.

"May I ask who this esteemed person is, joking with a junior like this?"

"I am Wei Dai, a junior, and I am just passing through this place. I have no ill intentions."

Wei Dai was able to cultivate to the fifth level; how could he be a fool?

Despite being as fat as a pig, he is quite shrewd.

In almost an instant, Wei Dai understood the situation.

That colossal hand could easily snatch Black Pot Number away, and even he, a fifth-level mushroom master, couldn't react in time.

His background is clearly not simple; he is most likely an immortal whom he cannot afford to offend.

Wei Dai was terrified, showing none of the composure expected of a notorious cannibal.

He finished speaking, but received no response for a long time.

The enormous black pot was being manipulated by the giant hand as if it were a toy.

The black pot spun around and was thrown out.

"Boom!!!"

A loud bang followed.

The Black Pot flew at least a thousand miles before crashing.

The owner of the giant hand didn't seem to want to kill them, so he simply handled them gently.

Even so, the mushroom masters on the ship felt dizzy and nauseous.

Some of the weaker second- or third-tier mushroom masters even coughed up blood and fainted on the spot.

At this moment, the Black Pot also let out a mournful cry of being overwhelmed.

This four-turn mortal mushroom house was simply unable to withstand such damage and was on the verge of collapse.

Wei Dai, a fifth-level mushroom master, was also having a hard time.

His face turned pale and then flushed, and he couldn't help but vomit profusely.

Puddles of yellowish, filthy stuff gushed from his mouth, making him look utterly disheveled.

However, Wei Dai was in no mood to consider such trivial matters at this moment.

He suppressed his nausea and quickly looked up.

Then a towering island came into view.

Wei Dai's eyes were once modified by an eagle-eye mushroom.

With his excellent eyesight, he immediately spotted the black-robed immortal standing on the cliff with his hands behind his back.

And this black-robed immortal was none other than Zhuge Huowang.

Zhuge Huowang looked down at the crowd, his gaze landing on Wei Dai.

Wei Dai panicked, wondering what he had done to offend this immortal.

Could it be that I accidentally ate this immortal's disciple or offspring?
Wei Dai's mind was filled with wild thoughts, and he was trembling all over.

He opened his mouth, wanting to ask a few questions.

However, before he could speak, Zhuge Huowang's voice came faintly.

"I have a favor to ask of you..."

"I need you to search every corner of the surrounding seas and find someone who can make this mushroom move."

Zhuge Huowang spoke casually, tossing the item aside.

The Seeker Mushroom, which had already recorded Wu Liang's aura, immediately landed in front of Wei Dai.

"I don't care what methods you use, you can live if you find this person, otherwise..."

Zhuge Huowang did not say everything, but his meaning was already quite clear.

He didn't say a single unnecessary word; after leaving those words, he vanished without a trace.

Even now, Wei Dai was still completely bewildered, unaware of what had happened.

But that's normal...

After all, anyone would be completely bewildered if they were suddenly kidnapped and told they had to find someone or die if they couldn't find them.

It took Wei Dai a good half-day to come to his senses.

So he didn't offend the immortals, but just happened to be unlucky and got captured by them to do hard labor...

Once Wei Dai understood all this, he looked like he was about to cry.

What is this called!
He just took a nap, and when he woke up he found himself in this mess.

Are these immortals just bored out of their minds?
If you want to find someone, then go find them yourself!

For a dignified immortal to find someone is a trivial matter, something that can be done with ease.

If even immortals can't find someone, how could he possibly find them if he were asked to?

"Boat, Captain, what do we do?"

"Why don't we take this opportunity and run away!"

At this time, the mushroom growers on the Black Pot gradually recovered.

Then a pockmarked, Mediterranean-looking man, hunched over and pale-faced, approached and spoke.

This person is Wei Dai's right-hand man, the four-turn waterway mushroom master Du Huai Shui.

Upon hearing this, Wei Dai's face turned ugly, and he shouted angrily, spitting in Wei Dai's face.

"run?"

"Run away!"

"The immortals bestowed mushrooms upon us, instructing us to find someone; how could we possibly escape?"

"Damn it, hurry up and take the brothers to find someone!"

(End of this chapter)