Mushroom Man

"perhaps……"

"I have never really understood the herb *Symplocos edulis*."

Wu Liang's gaze was deep, and he murmured softly, his heart churning with turmoil.

He has been with this Bodhi seed for nearly seventeen years.

Seventeen years have passed, but his understanding of Boletus luridus remains superficial.

In the past, every time he saw Shouqing display her extraordinary abilities and reveal her secrets, it was only through external stimulation that he was able to barely manage to do so.

For this reason, Wu Liang never truly activated Jian Shou Qing.

The root of all this is crystal clear...

The Boletus luridus is a divine mushroom, but he is ultimately just a mushroom master.

To activate the Immortal Mushroom, one needs the unique immortal energy of the Mushroom Fairy; otherwise, it is impossible to unleash the true power of the Immortal Mushroom.

If we follow this line of thought...

A thought suddenly popped into Wu Liang's mind, making his heart skip a beat.

Could it be that the so-called revelation of secrets is not actually the true ability of the See Hand Blue?
Wu Liang thought about it more and more and felt that this possibility was not small.

After all, he had been using unorthodox methods to force Jian Shouqing to exert his power from beginning to end.

In this situation, it is perfectly reasonable that the Bodhi seed cannot fully demonstrate its true purpose.

Perhaps, the secrets I've been relying on are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the true wonders of the herb.
That is why he mistakenly identified this celestial mushroom, which is closely related to the Dao of Dreams, as a mushroom related to the Dao of Heaven and the Dao of Faith.

"If that's the case, then what is the true and wonderful use of Bodhi seed?"

"What kind of wondrous use could possibly link 'knowing secrets' to the Dao of Dreams?"

Wu Liang stroked his chin, his brows furrowed, utterly perplexed.

Clearly, before he can truly activate the ability to activate the "See Hand Blue" (a powerful aphrodisiac), this question cannot be answered by mere speculation.

However, this problem won't last long...

After all, if he could leave the Dragon Palace, find the Blessed Land of Leisure, and obtain the immortal energy from the spirit of the Blessed Land of Leisure, he might be able to truly activate the See-Hand Green.

At that time, the specific uses of Bodhi seed will become clear.

With this in mind, Wu Liang stopped dwelling on the issue and quickly turned his gaze back to the Dragon Locking Well.

"Judging from the reaction of the blue-handed creature, there must be something under the Locked Dragon Well that has a strong attraction to it."

"Logically speaking, even if the Bodhi seed is a Dream Dao Immortal Mushroom, it shouldn't have such a strong reaction."

Wu Liang's eyes flickered as he pondered to himself.

He inherited the memories of the Blood River Ancestor, so it's not that he hadn't seen the Immortal Mushroom before.

Even the Blood River Ancestor's Blood Dao Immortal Mushroom surpasses the See-Hand Green in terms of the number of cycles.

After all, no matter how mysterious the Bodhi seed is, it's still just a level 6 immortal mushroom.

As far as he knew, there was never such a mutual attraction between fairy mushrooms of the same school.

Therefore, even if the Dragon Locking Well hides the Eight-Turn Dragon Palace Immortal Mushroom House, it shouldn't excite Jian Shouqing to this extent.

This suggests that there must be another reason behind the unusual activity of the blue needle.

Wu Liang narrowed his eyes, a thought suddenly flashing through his mind: "What could cause a fairy mushroom to react so strongly and become so active?"

The answer became clear the next second.

"If I'm not mistaken, only when it encounters 'food' will the fairy mushroom react like this!"

That's right, it's food!
There are no mushrooms in the world that do not need to be fed; each type of mushroom has its own specific nutrients.

For example, the Celestial Mushroom mainly feeds on the water of the River of Time or Celestial Herbs.

Blood Immortal Mushrooms may require the nourishment of living beings' essence and blood. Even Dragon-Man Mushrooms, transformed using the Dragon Transformation Mushroom Refining Technique, still need to feed on Dragon People.

As a type of fairy mushroom, the Bodhi seed is naturally no exception.

But Wu Liang never knew what to feed it.

Now that the Bodhi seed has suddenly become unusually active, could it be that it has sensed the 'food' it needs, which is why it is behaving strangely?

"Yes, that must be the case!"

The moment he understood the key point, Wu Liang's gaze toward the Locked Dragon Well suddenly became extremely ardent.

What's at the bottom of the Locked Dragon Well that can be used as food to feed the Bodhi seed?

According to the secrets previously revealed by Kanshouqing...

Beneath the Dragon-Locking Well are nothing more than the Dragon Palace Fairy Mushroom House and the Dream of the Hidden Dragon Ancestor.

The first one he immediately ruled out was the Dragon Palace Mushroom House.

Wu Liang had never heard of the need for a fairy mushroom house or other fairy mushrooms as nutrients to feed fairy mushrooms.

If such an outrageous price were truly required, the Bodhi seed would probably have withered and died long ago, and wouldn't have survived until now.

Therefore, the only food that can excite the Blue-and-White Dragon is... the dream of the Hidden Dragon Ancestor!
"So... the nourishment that feeds the Blue-Headed Serpent is actually dreams?"

The moment the thought crossed his mind, Wu Liang felt a sudden sense of clarity, and his past doubts were resolved.

He suddenly remembered that since he transmigrated to this world, he seemed to have never dreamed!
Logically speaking, after experiencing so much pressure and crisis in Zhaodi Town, even if he didn't have nightmares often, he should at least have moments where his thoughts about something during the day manifest in his dreams at night.

But his sleep was strangely good; he could sleep for a whole day with his eyes closed and open, without even a trace of dreaming.

In his past life, he was also plagued by nightmares for many years due to his parents' illnesses and work pressure.

Now that I've arrived in this perilous mushroom world, even my dreams have vanished.

He had previously attributed it to a change in his state of mind, but now he understood the reason...

It turns out that he did have dreams, but those dreams had already been unknowingly consumed by the Bodhi seed in his dantian as nourishment!

This is probably why the Bodhi seed vine was able to maintain its vitality and not wither completely even after seventeen years without being fed.

"No wonder……"

"No wonder I saw that Shouqing rarely revealed secrets after I left Zhaodi Town."

"At first I thought it was because the herb had become lazy, but now that I think about it, it's very likely because of me."

“After leaving Zhaodi Town, I almost gave up sleeping and rarely had any free time to rest.”

"Perhaps that's why the blue-eyed mantis never got to eat my dream, which is why he gradually weakened and couldn't bring himself to reveal his secrets."

Upon thinking of this, Wu Liang couldn't help but chuckle.

If that were truly the case, it would be far too dramatic.

Who would have thought that the reason why the man was lazy was because he was too diligent and had given up sleep?

"I'll have to find an opportunity to try it out later..."

"Since it is known that dreams are the nourishment for the Blue-handed Beast, if we feed it with dreams, will it make it frequently reveal its secrets?"

Wu Liang narrowed his eyes, and his gaze toward the Locked Dragon Well subtly changed.

His dream alone is clearly not enough to satisfy the craving for green tea.

But within this Dragon-Locking Well lies the ready-made dream of an eighth-rank extraordinary being, the Hidden Dragon Ancestor.

If only I could feed all these dreams to Azusa...

Perhaps this could completely rid the Radix Artemisiae 'Jianshouqing' of its weakness, allowing it to return to its proper form as a Rank 6 Immortal Mushroom! (End of Chapter)