Mushroom Man

Wu Liang guessed correctly!

Zhuge Huowang was indeed furious at this moment!

On a nameless island, Zhuge Huowang, who was sitting cross-legged and meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly turned pale.

He spat out a mouthful of black blood, and his breath suddenly plummeted.

"Something has happened to the three thousand divided souls..."

Zhuge Huowang suddenly opened his eyes, a fleeting glint of light in them.

He could clearly feel that the three thousand fragments of his soul, which were originally inseparable from him, had lost contact with him at this moment.

Without a doubt, the three thousand fragments of the soul must have suffered some mishap, and thus their souls were scattered.

Otherwise, given his control over the three thousand divided souls, there would be no way they could break free from him and sever their connection.

The three thousand fragments of his soul were almost indistinguishable from him.

Each wisp of soul is formed by the fusion of a soul he had previously consumed and a wisp of his own soul.

Now that the three thousand soul fragments have been involved in the incident, the impact on Zhuge Huowang is considerable.

This not only severely injured Zhuge Huowang, but also affected his spiritual foundation.

If it is not replenished in time, the consequences will be unimaginable.

A sharp drop in strength is a minor issue; what's most worrying is damage to one's soul, which affects one's potential.

Fortunately, since Zhuge Huowang dared to send out three thousand fragments of his soul so casually, he wasn't afraid of losing them and causing any problems for himself.

He naturally has a way to restore his soul and make up for the loss of three thousand fragments of his soul.

And this method is none other than the flower of the underworld.

The spider lily, a unique fungus found only in the underworld, possesses an extremely strong effect in nourishing the soul and replenishing deficiencies.

Previously, when Zhuge Huowang fought with the sword monk, most of his divided soul was lost.

Later, it was he who used the red spider lily to make up for the loss of his soul.

But now, the sea of ​​red spider lilies in the blessed land of Tomb Village has been completely destroyed by Wu Liang, who has used them all to feed the chickens.

That was Zhuge Huowang, who nurtured it for over a hundred years using the flow of time within the blessed land!
It took countless souls of living beings to cultivate this sea of ​​red spider lilies.

The idea of ​​cultivating the red spider lily again in a short period of time to nourish the soul and make up for deficiencies is clearly wishful thinking.

"It seems the only option is to find a way to take the Soul-Leading Chicken on an adventure down the road to the underworld and personally pick the spider lilies..."

Zhuge Huowang's face was grim, with a hint of anger and hatred between his brows.

However, he is, after all, the most outstanding mushroom immortal in the Holy Sect in the last hundred years.

He wasn't a three-thousand-soul splitting entity, so naturally he wouldn't let his emotions control him.

Therefore, Zhuge Huowang narrowed his eyes and completely cleared away all negative thoughts.

At this point, he was no longer angry or resentful, and even couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"Truly worthy of being the reincarnation of the Celestial Venerable..."

"Even with three thousand fragments of your soul, comparable to a sixth-level mushroom immortal, you still couldn't defeat me."

"Alright, the more trouble you cause, the more it suits my taste."

Zhuge Huowang murmured to himself with a smile, as if he were really talking to Wu Liang.

His erratic behavior makes it truly impossible to tell what he's thinking.

Zhuge Huowang rubbed his head, which was feeling dizzy due to the injury to his soul.

Then, with a thought, he decided to accept all the memories of the three thousand divided souls.

In this way, he would know what exactly happened before and after the Dragon Palace that caused his soul to be separated and lost contact.

He had been preoccupied with the matter of Ancestor Yuan Tu and hadn't had a chance to pay attention to it. Now that his divided soul was gone, he had to take a look, no matter what, just to be aware of the situation.

The first memories I received came from the fiery evil spirit.

Through the evil spirit of Huo Wang, Zhuge Huo Wang learned why the three thousand divided souls had died.

But when they arrived at Zhuge Shanhun's place, the situation changed instantly.

A mysterious light of wisdom seemed to seep into Zhuge Huowang through his memories.

Zhuge Huowang frowned and almost instantly severed his connection with Zhuge Shanhun.

"The spirit of Zhuge Liang did not perish, but was instead enlightened by the light of wisdom?"

"Oh no, this is trouble..."

Zhuge Huowang's eyes were deep and his expression grew increasingly somber.

Whether it was the demise of the three thousand divided souls or the escape of Wu Liang once again, it might cause him some negative thoughts, but it couldn't control him.

But if Zhuge Shanhun is converted and betrays him to join the Buddhist sect, then the situation will be different.

Zhuge Shanhun possesses a portion of his memories, which, while not involving any core secrets, give him a thorough understanding of some of the Holy Sect's secrets.

This includes the Holy Church's attempt to destroy the Four Symbols Boundary Wall, the Grand Master of Fate's prophecy that the Dragon People will rise to power, and so on...

If any of these secrets were revealed to the Buddhist sect by Zhuge Shanhun, it would put him in an unimaginable predicament.

It can be said that Zhuge Huowang's biggest loss this time was not losing Wu Liang again, but losing Zhuge Shanhun, which led to the leak of secrets!

"Strange, so very strange..."

"The Dragon Palace, Wu Liang, the Golden Dragon King's ascension to immortality, the Buddhist immortals, the Light of Wisdom—it's all too coincidental."

"Too many coincidences cease to be coincidences."

"It seems I was careless this time and was outmaneuvered..."

Zhuge Huowang realized something and began to sort out the cause and effect of this whole affair.

He quickly came to the conclusion that he had been outmaneuvered from beginning to end.

From the moment Wei Dai died, it drew his attention.

When he was unable to attend in person due to unforeseen circumstances, he had no choice but to send out three thousand fragments of his soul to capture Wu Liang.

It's even quite possible that all of this was the result of someone plotting against him.

Looking back now, what stupid things had he been doing?
Wei Dai's mysterious death indicates that Wu Liang is very likely in that sea area.

Since he already knew all this, why didn't he think of going to capture Wu Liang himself, but instead thought of sending three thousand soul fragments over there?
Wu Liang is the reincarnation of a celestial being; he cannot be regarded as an ordinary mushroom master at all.

If it could escape right under his nose, why couldn't it escape from the hands of three thousand divided souls?

He clearly knew all this, so why did he take it so lightly?
Is the excuse of not being able to attend in person due to unforeseen circumstances?
The question of whether the reincarnation of the Celestial Venerable or the old ancestor Yuan Tu is more important is obvious.

But he deliberately focused on trivial matters instead of putting all his efforts into capturing Wu Liang. Isn't that strange?

Zhuge Huowang did not think that he had made a stupid mistake.

His journey to becoming a seventh-level mushroom immortal in the Holy Sect, despite being targeted by both the righteous and demonic paths, already demonstrates that he is by no means a fool.

Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit; how could he not understand such a simple principle?

Even ordinary people know that one should not underestimate the reincarnation of the Celestial Venerable, so how could he not know?

Even so, he still inexplicably made a stupid mistake.

In this case, there is only one explanation...

He, Zhuge Huowang, may very well have unknowingly fallen into a trap and been schemed against! (End of Chapter)