After redeeming a pack of Mysterious Soil, Jiang He poured it all in before planting the pitch-black bottle gourd.
After planting the bottle gourd, Jiang He glanced at the spot where he planted the Nameless Sword Array, and found that a jasper tree was slowly growing out of the ground. It was only three inches tall, and there was still a long way to go before it bloomed, bore fruit, and was ripe for harvest.
Whipping out his phone for a look at the time, Jiang He sighed. "Unknowingly, I've been farming through the night."
"Well, labor shouldn't be too long, and there must be a balance between work and rest."
Hence, Jiang He enlarged his farm and placed it where it was.
When he returned to the mansion, Sora greeted him with a smile, asking, "Master, what would you like for breakfast?"
"Let's make some porridge."
Jiang He replied. "I've been thinking about either Feral King meat or Feral Emperor meat lately, and I'm getting a little heaty. Let's make some mung bean porridge to soothe the heat."
"Master …"
At that, Sora lowered her head and bit her lip, clutching her clothes with both hands and whispering like a mosquito, "I could help you soothe the heat too."
"Like hell you could!"
Jiang He was a little speechless. What was that brain of hers thinking all day?
Shouldn't she hurry up and cook breakfast?
Sora shot Jiang He a begrudging look before entering the kitchen, and soon came out with three mung beans in her hand, saying, "Master, there are only three mung beans left in the house."
"It's fine. Three is enough."
Jiang He took the three mung beans and called Dumbo to him, instructing, "Plant them in the farm, and come find me when they're ripe. I have to pluck them myself."
"Got it, Master. Are you still worried about me, Dumbo?"
With that, it ran off in a puff of smoke.
Then, Jiang He said, "Sora, help me bring my laptop downstairs."
Sora nodded in acknowledgment, and soon brought Jiang He's laptop downstairs from his bedroom. Jiang He took it, plugged it in and connected to the internet, and started browsing the Warrior Home forums.
He had posted a few posts about buying mutated fruits, vegetable seeds, Orirocks, and immortal arts, and there were many replies below.
"Eh?"
Jiang He's eyes suddenly lit up as he read.
One of the replies said that she knew the location of a batch of mutated mushrooms. She also left a … what looked like a landline number and the surname "Zhou".
There was also a reply in the post about buying immortal arts. A person with the ID of "West Mountain Wanshou Palace's Senior Brother" said that there was an ancient book in the West Mountain Wanshou Palace's Sutra Depository that might record an immortal art.
After some thought, Jiang He turned on a webpage and looked up the origins of Wanshou Palace.
"The Wanshou Palace of Xishan is located on the Xiaoyao Mountain in Xishan City, Nanchang. It is a holy land of Taoism, and its founder is Xu Xun, the 'Divine Kung Fu Miaoji Immortal' …"
Then, Jiang He searched for True Lord Miaoji, Xu Xun.
There was a lot of information about Xu Xun on the Internet. He was the founder worshiped by Taoism's Lushan Taoism. He was also known as True Lord Xu, Celestial Master Xu, and Immortal Loyal and Filial Piety. He played an important role in Taoism. Together with Celestial Master Zhang Daoling of Longhu Mountain, Immortal Tai Chi Ge Xuan, and Immortal Sublime Grace Sa Shoujian, they were the Four Celestial Masters of Taoism.
In fact, there were many myths about Xu Xun on the Internet.
For example, stories such as' True Lord Xu slaying a scale dragon to tame a flood 'and' Forging the Octagonal Well to subdue a dragon's soul '.
Jiang He's interest was piqued …
The founder of Wanshou Palace was quite something. There was no telling if it was real or not, but if it was, there was a high chance that Wanshou Palace had immortal arts.
After some thought, Jiang He whipped out his phone and called the Senior Brother of Wanshou Palace. However, no one answered even after it rang for twenty to thirty seconds.
"Maybe he's busy. I'll just call a few more times later."
Jiang He then called the person who claimed to know about a batch of mutated mushrooms.
This time, the phone didn't ring for more than a few seconds before it was connected.
"Hello, this is the Changan Jing Martial Arts Dojo. Who are you looking for?"
The voice was crisp, and it sounded like an adorable girl.
Jiang He had no intention of striking up a conversation, and cut to the chase. "I'm looking for a lady with the surname Zhou."
"Madam Zhou?"
There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the call before a crisp voice spoke again. "Hello, sir. Do you know Madam Zhou?"
"No, I don't."
"I've posted a thread on Warrior Home about buying mutated crop seeds, and she replied to my Iron News and left me this number."
Jiang He answered truthfully.
Laughter could be heard from the other end of the call. "I'm sorry, sir, but there's no Madam Zhou in the dojo, only Miss Zhou … and I'm the one who replied to your post."
"…"
The cute chick was a little mischievous.
Jiang He cut to the chase and asked, "You said that you know the location of a batch of mutated mushrooms. Is that true?"
"Of course it's true!"
The cute chick appeared a little unhappy that Jiang He was doubting her, but she still said, "I used to live in the countryside, and my parents are mushroom farmers. Around a month ago, before I moved to Chang 'an, I suddenly heard an explosion from my mushroom shed. Curious, I went to check, and found that one of the mushrooms had turned entirely black."
"Are you sure the mushrooms mutated? According to what I know, many mushrooms would turn black after being exposed to the sun. "
"Why would I lie to you?"
The girl was a little angry at being doubted again. Even over the phone, Jiang He could hear her thumping her chest loudly. "I, Zhou Xiaolan, never lie. I only left you a message because I saw a clue about you buying mutated crops at a high price. If you doubt me again, I won't talk to you anymore."
Oh?
Running into a bossy, cute chick?
What are you trying to do by thumping your chest so loudly?
Are you trying to show off?
"That's not what I meant," Jiang He said flatly. "I just wanted to confirm if it really was a mutated mushroom."
"I'm very sure!"
Zhou Xiaolan said from the other end of the call. "You don't know what happened back then … I was so scared!"
"That pitch-black mushroom actually has these two small eyes. Its small eyes can spit fire. After spitting fire a few times, that pitch-black mushroom suddenly began to expand, and then with a bang …"
"It exploded."
"The explosion was so powerful that I was knocked out by the shockwave just outside the mushroom shed. Still, it was a blessing in disguise, and I awakened my superpowers because of that explosion."
Jiang He: "…"
What blessing in disguise? I'm asking about the mutated mushrooms. Who asked you about that?
Pitch-black all over?
With two tiny eyes that could breathe fire?
And when it expanded to a certain degree … it would explode?
Wasn't that the Doom Shroom from Plants Vs Zombies?
(PS: It's already three in the morning for the fourth update. I'm so sleepy. Damn, I'll continue with the fifth update. Hope I can get it done!)
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