Mushroom Man

"Crack, click, click!"

The sound of the mirror shattering followed.

Wu Liang slowly opened his eyes, having already exited the Mirror Illusion.

He glanced at Su Jiu'er, whose face was full of adoration and whose eyes were filled with fanaticism, and then moved and left the Mirror Maze.

After leaving the Mirror Maze, Wu Liang appeared at the River of Oblivion.

During this period, he wasn't just fighting with 'Abbot Shanren'.

During these ten days, Wu Liang, Yan Zhaodi, Bai Xiaosheng, and Gu Zhenren were all busy with their own tasks.

First, there's Bone Master...

This guy is the most leisurely, spending his days guarding the underwater cave, watching over the Tianyuan Lingzhi mushrooms while fiddling with bones, doing who knows what he's up to.

As for the mushroom master sent by the Star Palace to investigate Yan Wuxin, he found nothing and returned empty-handed.

The reason they failed to uncover any clues was actually thanks to Bai Xiaosheng.

Bai Xiaosheng's achievements in the field of Taoism were particularly adept at concealing his whereabouts and covering up the truth.

He only made a slight move, and Hoshimiya Mushroom Master left disappointed.

Of course, this is also partly because the Star Palace did not send out those elders to investigate the matter.

Otherwise, a single all-knowing scholar might not be able to withstand the investigation of several Star Palace elders.

In addition, Bai Xiaosheng also took advantage of Wu Liang's unpredictable appearance to transform into 'Wu Di' and fight a gambling match for him, earning some silver.

Now, Young Master Zhenlong has a high degree of trust in the identity of 'Wu Di'.

It's estimated that it won't be long before Wu Liang can use this opportunity to start profiting from the Zhenlong caravan.

Then came the most important character, Yan Zhaodi…

"Hehe, Master, here are the mushrooms you requested!"

Yan Zhaodi hopped and skipped as she brought over the mushrooms.

She's been either making mushrooms or on her way to make mushrooms lately.

Under such intense work conditions, Yan Zhaodi's cultivation level even showed a tendency to advance further.

That's why, in just ten days, Yan Zhaodi not only refined the Myriad Transformations Mushroom, but also prepared two other particularly important mushrooms for Wu Liang...

"Zhao Di did a good job, here you go have some."

Wu Liang nodded slightly, casually handed Yan Zhaodi some sweets and pastries, and then took the three mushrooms from her hand.

Yan Zhaodi received the snacks and kept praising her master, looking extremely happy.

Where in this world can you find such an obedient and well-behaved Taoist master?

Some snacks can make him happy for half a day, it's really...

Wu Liang smiled faintly and couldn't help but shake his head.

He then turned his attention to the three freshly baked mushrooms.

First is the Four-Turn Ever-Changing Mushroom, which is the result of combining two mushrooms with countless forms.

With this mushroom to upgrade the Human Faceless Form, Wu Liang has more room to maneuver in terms of transformation.

He can no longer only become a person or even an object...

Now, with just a thought, he can transform into anything, even a mushroom beast.

Furthermore, Wu Liang can even briefly acquire some of the properties of the changed objects.

For example, if he transforms into a fish, he can truly breathe underwater, instead of relying on hyacinth mushrooms, bubble mushrooms, etc.

If he were to become a bird, he could soar through the sky.

However, those at the fourth level have unpredictable appearances, and the changes they bring are only temporary. Therefore, Wu Liang cannot actually become a woman, to truly bear children, cultivate his own bloodline, or use it for things like mushroom refining…

This already touches upon the mysteries of the humanistic school of thought. The human face is currently formless and is far from reaching the point where it can change into whatever it wants.

Perhaps only if the Formless Celestial Venerable were alive, and the Nine-Turn Human Faceless Form activated by him, could do these things so easily.

It is said that the human face activated by the Formless Celestial Venerable has become unpredictable and has reached a level of unparalleled skill!

Legend has it that a long, long time ago...

In his early years, Wuxiang Tianzun tried to cultivate a certain immortal mushroom but failed.

As is widely known, the Maomin people are the most skilled at mushroom cultivation in the world.

They are naturally skilled at mushroom refining and possess Dao traces of refining. Many famous Dao refining masters all come from Maomin.

Therefore, Wuxiang Tianzun took advantage of the fact that human faces are not permanent and transformed into a hairy female.

He then encountered a leader of the Mao people, and a passionate and tragic love affair ensued.

The unsuspecting leader of the Mao people fell in love with the Formless Celestial Venerable, and was madly in love with him.

They spared no effort, searching high and low for mushroom materials, to refine the immortal mushroom that Wuxiang Tianzun had been struggling to obtain.

During this period, Wuxiang Tianzun even gave birth to a boy and a girl for the leader of the Mao people.

One was named Zhen, and the other was named Jia, from which two branches of Maoist people emerged...

However, these are just unofficial histories and are not recorded in the "Tales of Mushroom People," so their authenticity remains unknown.

In Wu Liang's view, it should only have been deliberately fabricated by later generations in order to highlight the Wuxiang Tianzun's disregard for ethics and morality, and to spread the danger of the impermanence of human faces.

After all, Wuxiang Tianzun was a Ninth-Rank Venerable!
Even if such a being were shameless, it wouldn't do something like having children with a hairy creature that looks like a monkey just for a magic mushroom, would it?
If that were true, wouldn't it mean that the remaining Mao people today are actually the true inheritors of the Wuxiang lineage?
Hmm... No way, right?

Wu Liang rubbed his chin, shook his head, and stopped thinking about these random things.

His gaze shifted slightly, turning to the other two mushrooms.

One four-turn, nine-eyed wine mushroom, one three-turn thought mushroom...

The Nine-Eyed Wine Mushroom was something he had prepared long ago, and Yan Zhaodi had refined it so that he could possess the true energy of a fourth-level high-rank mushroom master.

The reason we hadn't refined it before was entirely due to a lack of mushroom materials.

Now that he has acquired a large amount of silver, more than he can spend, he naturally won't be stingy.

He casually instructed Bai Xiaosheng to make a trip to Luanxing Island, and all the ingredients for the Nine-Eyed Wine Mushroom were gathered.

Now, thanks to Yan Zhaodi's refining, it has finally been successfully refined.

It is estimated that Wu Liang's strength will soon reach a new level, greatly reducing the time it will take to reach the advanced fourth stage.

As for the Three-Turn Reincarnation Mushroom...

This mushroom is crucial for Wu Liang to refine the Righteous Qi Mushroom and repair the Demon Suppression Tower.

Don't be fooled by the fact that this mushroom only has three turns and its effects are unremarkable.

It is merely a matter of transferring one's own thoughts into another person's mind, and this requires the other person's consent.

However, this was an important step for Wu Liang in order to solve the problem of needing kindness to refine the Righteous Qi Mushroom.

After careful consideration, Wu Liang decided not to take the risk.

After all, people's attitudes towards others are unpredictable, and turning oneself into a so-called good person could very likely lead to unpredictable results.

Wu Liang would never allow such an uncontrollable situation to happen, so he planned to let Bai Xiaosheng take the risk!

If he can use the unpredictable nature of human nature to transform Bai Xiaosheng into a great philanthropist, then he should be able to meet the needs of refining the Righteousness Mushroom.

As for what to do if the all-knowing scholar doesn't know how to refine mushrooms, that's where the mind-changing mushroom comes in handy.

At that time, Wu Liang will use the Mind-Turning Mushroom to temporarily command and even take over Bai Xiaosheng through his thoughts!
In this way, the mere Righteous Qi Mushroom will be easily within reach! (End of Chapter)