Mushroom Man

"go with!"

Perhaps to test the effects of the Ghost Mushroom, Wu Liang made a sudden thought and caused his soul to instantly leave his body.

A strange soul, about ten feet in size, with a dark blue body, six arms, and resembling a centipede, appeared.

As the Ghost Mushroom took effect, billowing black smoke began to emanate from the soul's body.

The black smoke clung to the soul's body, making it look at first glance like a black robe.

The thousand ghostly messengers manifested by Wu Liang, with their six arms, summoned black smoke that transformed into a chain.

This chain is also part of Wu Liang's soul, and its effect is roughly the same as that of the Soul-Binding Mushroom.

"Um……"

"Indeed, being a ghost messenger is far superior to being a vengeful ghost."

"Just the ability to capture souls is already far superior to that of the Ghost Mushroom."

"If I had become a ghost messenger on the road to the underworld, those dead souls probably wouldn't have hurt me so badly."

Wu Liang swung the ghost rope and nodded with considerable satisfaction.

Activating the Ghost Mushroom requires a continuous consumption of true energy.

Now, the silver must be used wisely and not squandered recklessly.

Therefore, Wu Liang did not maintain the body of a ghost messenger for long before returning to his physical body.

"The only pity is that the Blood River Ancestor does not have the recipe for the fifth level of the Ghost Messenger Mushroom."

"Compared to the Ghost Mushroom, which can be refined into the Rakshasa Mushroom, it still lacks some potential."

"However, this is not a big deal. After I become a master of alchemy, I can work with Yan Zhaodi to deduce the mushroom formula."

"At that time, we can simply deduce a brand new mushroom recipe for refining ghost messengers..."

Wu Liang's eyes were deep and unfathomable; he didn't seem to care too much about it.

The next upgrade of the third-tier Ghost Messenger Mushroom is the fourth-tier Ghost Envoy Mushroom.

Ghost Mushroom requires three-stage Ghost Messenger Mushroom, three-stage Soul-Binding Mushroom, Iron Chain Mushroom, Death Qi Mushroom, etc. to be refined together.

With the resources Wu Liang currently has, he can refine everything except for the Soul-Binding Mushroom, which is relatively difficult to obtain.

In other words, if Wu Liang wanted to, he could easily gather enough resources to refine a fourth-tier Ghost Mushroom.

Once Wu Liang refines the fourth-level Ghostly Mushroom, his killing methods in the Soul Path will be sufficient for him to use the fourth level, or even the fifth level.

As for whether to continue refining the Ghost Messenger Mushroom after the fifth reincarnation, that's a matter for later.

Anyway, Wu Liang doesn't specialize in the Soul Path. His methods in the Soul Path are sufficient for his needs, so he doesn't have much need for Soul Path Mushrooms at the fifth level.

Even the Ghost Mushroom was something Wu Liang initially didn't want to refine.

After all, one Ghost Mushroom is enough for him to handle most situations.

Wu Liang refined the Ghost Messenger Mushroom because he planned to use it to collect souls later.

A person's soul carries the memories and will of the mushroom master.

If Wu Liang were to master the ability to capture souls, he could then use the River of Oblivion to acquire the accumulated wealth of an enemy after defeating them.

There is no need to worry anymore; rashly killing the enemy will damage their memories and heritage.

This is extremely important to Wu Liang...

After all, he was very envious of Xiao Chusheng's fickle nature.

If Wu Liang can understand the fickle nature of human nature, then he will be fully confident that he can refine the Righteous Qi Mushroom through his own abilities.

Both refining and using the Righteous Mushroom require the mushroom master to have a kind heart.

Wu Liang's family knows their own affairs...

He claimed that he was not a kind person and had no kind heart.

In this situation, the only way to get him to cultivate the righteous mushroom is to utilize his professional expertise, especially his ability to influence people's hearts, which is unpredictable.

This is one of the reasons why Wu Liang cares so much about Xiao Chusheng, even going so far as to save his life in order to try and obtain his inheritance.

"The Ghost Messenger Mushroom and the Dragon Soul Mushroom are both soul-path mushrooms. Although they are helpful to me, they still cannot compare to this blood-path mushroom in terms of improving my strength..."

Wu Liang had a thought, and then immediately focused his attention on the last mushroom.

This mushroom is shaped like a heart, with mycelium resembling blood vessels, pulsating vigorously.

This three-stage bloodstream mushroom is called the Heartblood Mushroom.

This mushroom has many uses. The most basic function is that it allows mushroom masters to enhance themselves by consuming their own energy.

If you expend your energy during battle, it will increase the lethality of the Blood Mushroom.

However, if you put effort into refining mushrooms and deriving mushroom recipes, you can increase the success rate to some extent.

It can be said that this mushroom is a fairly versatile mushroom, especially suitable as a signature mushroom for upgrading.

Unfortunately, Wu Liang's natal mushroom is Boletus luridus, which cannot be easily changed.

Otherwise, using the Blood Mushroom as your primary mushroom for continuous refinement will definitely make your journey through the Blood Path much smoother.

Especially the Blood Mushroom, which can be further developed into a "Sudden Instinct Killer" move.

This killing move is similar to the intuition of a master of a martial arts school, as well as the sudden inspiration of a wise man, allowing the mushroom master to sense certain things.

If Wu Liang can develop the "Sudden Inspiration" move, then in terms of survival, no one in the same rotation will be able to surpass him.

He would sense whenever someone was plotting against him, or whenever he was about to enter into some kind of danger, and would thus be able to avoid the danger in time.

This single function alone reveals why Wu Liang wanted to refine this Heartblood Mushroom.

"Now that the mushrooms have been refined, the remaining mushrooms that need to be refined are either lacking in mushroom materials or lacking in the mushrooms needed for the combined refining."

"If we don't harvest more Dragonman mushroom materials in the short term, it will be difficult to refine any more mushrooms."

"If that's the case, it's time to go out and make this Dragon Palace lively again." With that thought, Wu Liang turned his gaze to Huang'er.

A slight smile played on his lips, as if he already knew what interesting things were about to happen...

Dragon Palace.

It was already late at night.

However, due to the mirage, the scenery of the Dragon Palace remained unchanged, still as bright as day.

The Dragon Palace, situated amidst a mirage, appears as if it has been transformed into an oil painting, unchanging with the passage of time.

At this moment...

The lights in the princess's bedroom had already been turned off.

After overdrawing her lifespan to restore her complexion and suppress her illness, Ao Miaoyin was able to lie down and rest early, which was a rare occurrence for her.

Perhaps because she was free from the torment of illness, Ao Miaoyin slept exceptionally soundly.

Ah Hong and Ah Lan, who were guarding the door, were relieved to see that the princess's complexion had improved and that she was sleeping so soundly.

They yawned as they took turns guarding the princess, fulfilling their duties faithfully and earning the title of model workers.

Ah Hong and Ah Lan never expected that, just as they were getting sleepy and their eyelids were starting to droop, a mouse would sneak in...

Before the princess's bed, a blurry, indistinct blood-red shadow appeared out of nowhere.

Blood Shadow looked at Ao Miaoyin on the bed with a deep gaze, and slowly reached out his palm towards her.

Just then, Ao Miaoyin seemed to be having a dream, and unconsciously murmured something.

"Father... Huang'er... Young Master Wu..."

Blood Shadow paused slightly, about to make a move.

At the same time, Ao Miaoyin seemed to possess some kind of ability, which made her feel something strange in her sleep.

She suddenly woke up and immediately saw a blood-red figure standing in front of her bed, reaching out its hand towards her.

"who!"

"what are you up to?"

Ao Miaoyin was instantly wide awake, her face turned pale with fright, and she cried out in alarm.

The sound startled Ah Hong and Ah Lan, who were guarding the door, and footsteps followed, as if they were rushing to protect the person.

"Ah……"

Blood Shadow sneered and launched a fierce attack on Ao Miaoyin, striking down with a palm towards her crown.

However, Ao Miaoyin was still a third-level mushroom master. Although she didn't like fighting, she was by no means a pushover.

"Woo~"

Ao Miaoyin moved her lips slightly and uttered a short, rapid syllable.

It's unclear what kind of sonic fungus she activated, but Blood Shadow was instantly struck as if by lightning, frozen in place.

The previously blurry blood shadow then revealed its true form.

When Ao Miaoyin saw Xueying's appearance, her pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly.

The blood-red figure was none other than... Xiao Chusheng!

Ao Miaoyin never expected that the villain who had harmed the dragon people and fled to hide would actually target her and launch a night attack on her.

Could it be that this villain intends to capture me and blackmail my father?
Ao Miaoyin's thoughts raced, but her reaction was swift; she quickly rolled off the bed to create distance between them.

Blood Shadow, also known as 'Xiao Chusheng', only now recovered from the effects of the sound-based technique.

Enraged, Xiao Chusheng stepped forward to chase after Ao Miaoyin.

He had only taken a few steps when he saw Ah Hong and Ah Lan burst through the palace gates and arrive just in time.

The two dragon maids were already guarding the door, so it wouldn't take them long to rescue the emperor.

The two women were startled when they saw the blood shadow, but after realizing what was happening, they immediately became angry and shouted.

"Hey, you scoundrel, don't harm the princess!"

"How dare you! Prepare to die!"

As the dragon maids Ah Hong and Ah Lan were responsible for taking care of the princess and also had the duty of protecting her, so their cultivation levels were not low, and they were also at the third level.

However, his mere third-level cultivation was nothing compared to Xiao Chusheng's fourth-level cultivation.

Logically speaking, facing a fourth-level mushroom master like 'Xiao Chusheng', these two ants should have run as far away as possible for their own lives, let alone come to protect him.

However, instead of running away, Ah Hong and Ah Lan even tried to attract Xiao Chusheng's attention for the sake of the princess.

This move was undoubtedly an attempt to sacrifice himself in exchange for the princess's life.

Ah Hong and Ah Lan were both maids selected by the Silver Dragon King specifically for Ao Miaoyin.

Their loyalty needs no further explanation; they are the most loyal of all.

Therefore, without hesitation, the two activated their mushrooms and fearlessly unleashed a dense rain of arrows at 'Xiao Chusheng'.

Water Arrow Mushroom, Ice Mushroom...

The ultimate combo move, Frost Archer!

Arrows formed from flowing water struck Xiao Chusheng with lightning speed.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Chusheng was powerless to resist and was pierced by the arrow.

Then, under the effect of the Ice Mushroom, Xiao Chusheng was instantly frozen into an ice sculpture.

The next moment, there was a loud 'bang'!
The dignified fourth-rank mushroom master, 'Xiao Chusheng,' who had caused unrest in the Dragon Palace, was shattered along with the ice sculpture, exploding into countless ice shards... (End of Chapter)