Mushroom Man

"hiss!"

Wu Liang gasped.

Having secretly observed all of this, he finally understood the origin of the killing move that Xiao Chusheng had previously unleashed.

No wonder it's so bizarre and illogical...

It turns out that the killing move he used was as unpredictable as the man in his hand, which was equally famous for his unpredictable appearance and the fickle nature of human hearts.

Once upon a time, after Wu Liang obtained the "Human Face Without Change" technique, he had been hoping to acquire two more killer moves.

A person with an unpredictable appearance can deceive even fourth- or fifth-level mushroom masters with only a third-level cultivation level.

If he could acquire the other two major killer moves, the human heart would be unpredictable, and human reason would be utterly unpredictable.

Wu Liang could hardly imagine how extraordinary he would become.

Mastering even one of the three killer moves is enough to earn the title of a prodigy from an ordinary mushroom grower.

Mastering two of the three ultimate techniques is enough to make a genius stand out among mortals, displaying unparalleled talent even below the immortals.

If all three ultimate techniques were combined in one person, then without a doubt, that person would be the undisputed young venerable one.

At that time, even if this person is not the reincarnation of the Formless Celestial Venerable, probably no one would believe it if it were told.

"This person has already found a way to die..."

"Such a deadly move should be used by me..."

Wu Liang squinted, already plotting how to seize control of people's hearts and minds—a move that was unpredictable and deceptive.

Looking at the entire life of the Blood River Ancestor, even if all the killing moves he created were added together, they would probably not be as good as a single hair of the Venerable's killing move.

A Venerable's signature move is equivalent to an unparalleled true teaching, and its value is even greater than that of certain blessed lands of mushroom immortals.

If Wu Liang didn't know, that would be one thing, but since he does know, there's no reason for him to let it go.

Right now, if we were to ask who most wants Xiao Chusheng to escape alive, it would probably be Wu Liang.

After all, if Xiao Chusheng died in the Dragon Palace, he would have no chance to seize the supreme true teachings from him.

Wu Liang took a deep breath, suppressing the distracting thoughts in his mind, and focused his attention back on Xiao Chusheng.

In just a few breaths...

As Xiao Chusheng fully activated the unpredictable nature of human emotions, the madness on Wei Dai's face was visibly fading away.

"Lord Wei Dai, you may not know..."

"Actually, you are a strong person who is clear-headed, calm and composed, and will not lose your temper because of hunger."

"Only overgrown children would yell and throw tantrums over a little bit of food."

"And you are a strong person, my...godfather, Xiao Chusheng."

"That's right, it's my godfather."

"Actually, you and Granny Shi are having an affair, and I am naturally your godson."

"Now that your godson is trapped in the Dragon Palace and in imminent danger, how can you, as his godfather, be so depraved as to degenerate like this?"

"Wake up now and rescue your godson from this place of trouble!"

Xiao Chusheng kept muttering to himself.

He says whatever comes to mind, and his words are extremely outrageous.

Perhaps he wanted to bring the two of them closer so that Wei Dai would be willing to take him out of the Dragon Palace after he regained consciousness.

Xiao Chusheng even went so far as to acknowledge a thief as his father, fabricating a godfather identity for Wei Dai in just a few words.

His words left Wei Dai completely stunned.

Under normal circumstances, Xiao Chusheng would never have been able to exploit the unpredictable nature of human nature to alter the consciousness of a fifth-level mushroom master.

The mind of a mere fourth-stage cultivator is unpredictable. Although the effects are outstanding and unfathomable, they only slightly affect the consciousness of the mushroom master.

It should be noted that Xiao Chusheng had such difficulty in influencing an elderly fourth-level mushroom master, Blind Old Man, by exploiting the unpredictable nature of human nature, and even almost had his scheme discovered by the old man.

Not to mention, in such a simple and crude way, they influenced a fifth-level mushroom master.

But as luck would have it...

Wei Dai was severely injured, lost his mind, and was in a daze.

In this situation, it is not too difficult to change people's perceptions by leveraging the unpredictability of human nature.

"Ah, I see!"

“I never expected my godson to be so filial, actually coming all the way here to rescue his godfather.”

Wei Dai suddenly realized what was happening and finally stopped yelling.

He was still starving, but because human nature is unpredictable, he considered himself strong and was unwilling to show his ugly side in front of his godson.

Wei Dai endured his hunger and managed to suppress his lust for a brief period of time through sheer willpower.

"Godfather, sob sob sob, you're finally awake."

“My godmother has been killed by that dragon-man, and now it’s just my father and I left to depend on each other.”

"If anything were to happen to you, Father, how would I live?"

"I'll find a way to save you right away, and then we'll figure out how to escape this wretched place."

Xiao Chusheng feigned grief, squeezing his eyes in a mock-sounding manner, trying to produce some tears, but he simply couldn't cry.

Upon hearing this, Wei Dai also sighed with a sorrowful expression.

Who would have thought that the dignified cannibalistic guard Dai would now appear so remorseful and ashamed?

You should know that this guy is a beast who didn't shed a single tear even when his mother was eaten by him.

But now, because of Xiao Chusheng's few words, he has revealed this attitude, which is truly unimaginable.

Clearly, his temperament has undergone a complete transformation.

This shows just how terrifying it is that human nature is unpredictable.

"The old woman is dead..."

"It's my fault. If I hadn't insisted on calling the old woman over to help in order to fulfill the immortal's request, she probably wouldn't have died."

Wei Dai looked remorseful and murmured to himself with deep regret.

Xiao Chusheng's fabricated story altered Wei Dai's perception, leading him to believe that Granny Shi was his lover. Now, upon learning of his lover's death, Wei Dai, whose personality had drastically changed, was overcome with grief and guilt.

And as soon as he said that...

Xiao Chusheng, who was studying how to destroy the Panlong Pillar and release Wei Dai, and Wu Liang, who was secretly eavesdropping, were both taken aback.

"Fairy?"

"What immortal?"

"Are there immortals involved here?"

Previously, when Wei Dai asked Granny Shi for help, he never mentioned the so-called commission from the immortals.

Therefore, this was the first time Xiao Chusheng had ever heard of such a thing.

He originally thought that Wei Dai provoked the Golden Dragon King simply because he wanted to avenge his subordinate and save face after the Golden Dragon King killed Arno.

Unexpectedly, they ran into a brick wall, which led to their unfortunate end up here.

However, upon closer inspection now, it seems there's more to the story.
as predicted……

Wei Dai sighed and said, "My godson, you've always been by your godmother's side, so you don't know..."

"My godfather had no choice but to provoke that fifth-level mushroom master for no reason. He had great difficulties."

“More than a month ago, a celestial being approached my godfather and insisted that he find someone in the vicinity of this sea area.”

"If that person cannot be found, then the immortal will take my godfather's life."

"That's why my godfather clashed with that guy when he was searching the surrounding waters, and that's how the feud started."

"Now look what's happened, not only have we failed to find the person, but we've also caused the old woman's death..."

Find someone?

Who are you looking for?

Xiao Chusheng was shocked and astonished when he suddenly heard such a secret.

Of course, Xiao Chusheng wasn't the only one who was deeply shocked at this moment; Wu Liang was no better off either.

"No way, it can't be such a coincidence..."

"Immortal, we're looking for someone... Could it be that Zhuge Huowang from the ditch has come looking for us again?"

Wu Liang's thoughts flashed by in an instant, and his face turned ashen.

As intelligent as he was, he could easily guess that the immortal Wei Dai spoke of was very likely Zhuge Huowang.

Upon closer reflection, it's not surprising that Zhuge Huowang was able to find him.

After all, he had already revealed his escape to this place to Morobi.

Given Zhuge Huowang's fiery nature, he would naturally follow the slightest clues to find out.

If Zhuge Huowang were to actually come looking for us now, I fear that the Dragon Palace would no longer be a place for us to stay.

A hint of gloom immediately appeared in Wu Liang's eyes.

However, he seemed to have thought of something soon, and then narrowed his eyes.

"No, that's not right..."

"If Zhuge Huowang had really discovered me, there would be no need for him to go to such lengths as to send Wei Dai to find me."

"With his methods, he could simply storm the Dragon Palace and capture me."

"Moreover, if Zhuge Huowang had discovered the Dragon Palace, he would not have stood idly by."

"You should know that the Dragon Palace has so many dragon-human mushroom materials, which are treasures that even the Mushroom Fairy would covet."

Wu Liang breathed a sigh of relief upon thinking of this.

If he is not mistaken, Zhuge Huowang should not yet be completely sure where he is hiding.

Wei Dai was probably just a random pawn that guy played to find him.

The reason why Zhuge Huowang failed to discover him could only be because of the Dragon Palace.

It is certain that the Dragon Palace possesses some level of concealment comparable to that of a mushroom immortal.

Moreover, this method of concealment was extremely sophisticated; even Zhuge Huowang couldn't see through it.

A glimpse of the leopard through the cage gives you a glimpse of its true nature.

It seems that the Dragon Fairy of the Dragon Palace is no pushover.

However, this is quite normal. After all, if the Dragon Palace didn't have any special abilities, it wouldn't have been able to hide in the North Sea until now without being discovered by the human Mushroom Fairy.

"Fortunately, Ao Miaoyin left me in the Dragon Palace at that time."

"Otherwise, I would probably be one of Zhuge Huowang's fragmented souls by now."

Wu Liang's eyes gleamed, secretly relieved.

Meanwhile, Xiao Chusheng on the other side also came to his senses.

He truly hadn't expected that the disheveled Wei Dai would be hiding such a big secret.

Unable to contain his curiosity, Xiao Chusheng opened his mouth, intending to ask more about immortals.

But at this moment...

"Humph!"

"The mute old man said I'd been tricked, but I didn't believe him at first..."

"Now that I see it, I was truly foolish to have believed your nonsense."

The blind old man's cold shout suddenly rang out, reaching everyone's ears.

broken!

I was so busy asking about the immortals that I wasted time and that old guy rushed back!
Xiao Chusheng frowned and immediately looked in the direction of the sound.

Suddenly, the blind old man appeared and, without anyone noticing, summoned the mute old man, who then silently surrounded Xiao Chusheng.

The mute man was also a very old man, with all his teeth gone, and he looked frail and weak.

Yet this old man saw through Xiao Chusheng's disguise at a glance and made the blind old man realize the truth in time, which clearly shows he is not simple...

(End of this chapter)