Chapter 208
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Chapter 208: Main Instigator
As the inspection process began, Ji Yang’s expression changed.
After a moment, Ji Yang furrowed his brows.
Did he seem to find the answer?
Inside the Corpse Mushroom, some changes appeared to have occurred.
These changes caused its original rate of absorbing spiritual energy to increase dramatically, and it would grow faster as its size increased. For every bit it grew, the absorption of spiritual energy would speed up, leading to an even larger size.
It fully realized what Tian Zhu had previously mentioned.
If this continued for a few more days, Ji Yang couldn’t imagine how big it could grow and how much spiritual energy it could absorb.
But regardless, this abnormal situation would not be allowed by the sect.
The He Dao Sect’s rich spiritual energy was due to the existence of spiritual veins below.
However, over the sect’s development, every bit of spiritual energy had already been assigned. Even large spirit gathering formations couldn’t be arranged haphazardly; they required the Sect Master and the elders to study and approve the setup.
For example, in Feng Ling Valley, if the spiritual energy was too low, it would affect the growth of the spiritual grains in the spiritual field.
Moreover, in various cultivation places across the peaks, insufficient spiritual energy would slow down the speed at which cultivators could advance their realms.
In more severe cases, the spiritual herb garden required a lot of spiritual energy to nurture various spiritual plants; if the spiritual energy became unbalanced, it could lead to many unpredictable consequences.
If it were loose cultivators, they naturally wouldn’t care; they only fight against the clock.
But in the sect, it was different; they needed to consider balance and long-term development.
This situation could not be allowed.
The Corpse Mushroom was currently absorbing a lot of spiritual energy, but most of it originated from the spiritual herb garden itself. Perhaps there was some external influence, but it was not yet severe.
If time continued to drag on, it was unknown what would happen.
This Corpse Mushroom could no longer be kept.
Hearing Ji Yang say he wanted to destroy this spiritual plant, Tian Zhu showed a look of disappointment.
He had thought he had cultivated a successful result, only to end up making a foolish mistake.
However, Tian Zhu did not oppose it; soon, confidence rose on his face. If he could grow the first such spiritual plant, he could definitely grow a second.
For the next spiritual plant, he would research it more carefully.
The current outcome was only half successful; although the Corpse Mushroom had grown, the growth rate of the spiritual plants atop it had not increased significantly, indicating that his earlier thoughts were incomplete and needed improvement.
To prevent the Law Enforcement Hall from coming after him, Ji Yang no longer hesitated and slowly gathered Thousands of Sword Energies in his hand.
Just as Ji Yang was about to slice through the Corpse Mushroom, a very dangerous sense suddenly concentrated in his mind.
Danger!
Ji Yang’s primordial spirit energy was powerful, and his mental perception was even more acute.
Moreover, this was the sixth sense of a cultivator, which was often quite accurate.
This prompted Ji Yang to let the sword energy slowly fade away.
Seeing this, Tian Zhu looked perplexed but did not say much. He simply observed closely. Initially, he was amazed to see the Corpse Mushroom grow so large, but after the surprise, he felt a subtle panic for some reason, prompting him to rush to Ji Yang.
Ji Yang retracted his sword energy, and the sense of danger had vanished.
He carefully gazed at the Corpse Mushroom, closed his eyes, and activated his Heart Sword divine ability, which was more adept at finding weak points.
As the divine ability activated, Ji Yang looked around, but after looking, he couldn’t help but gasp in shock.
Hiss!
This was troublesome.
Under the sight of his divine ability, the scene before him changed once again.
Countless threads of spiritual energy slowly converged, and Ji Yang could see it clearly.
But right in the center of his view, where the Corpse Mushroom was located, a dense mass of thick spiritual energy threads was gathering into a ball.
These energies, absorbed by the Corpse Mushroom, were compressed intensely and all stored within its body, spinning in a vortex.
Having seen the internal situation, Ji Yang also understood the source of the danger.
At this moment, the spiritual energy inside the Corpse Mushroom was rich and had been compressed somehow, forming a cycle within its body.
If he were to act now, it would disrupt the cycle of compressed energy, and once broken, the energy would explode outward rapidly.
Spiritual energy, being a natural element of the heavens and earth, posed no danger.
However, after the "handling" by the Corpse Mushroom, it was no longer the pure and harmless energy he once knew.
Watching the energy inside the Corpse Mushroom rapidly turn into a blackish mass, it was evident that it was absorbing far more spiritual energy than he had imagined.
Even though he possessed the Feather Transformation Method and was strong enough to cut it away without injury, if the Corpse Mushroom exploded, the spiritual herb garden would certainly be lost, not to mention the countless disciples inside.
If he didn’t destroy it and allowed the mushroom to absorb spiritual energy for a longer time, it might not just be a problem for the spiritual herb garden; the entire sect could be blown away by this mushroom.
Thinking of the terrifying consequences this issue could bring, even Ji Yang, who normally remained calm, felt a flicker of panic in his heart.
If it exploded, his spiritual plants would surely be lost.
In his panic, Ji Yang felt confused. How could Tian Zhu, who was only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, create such a powerful Corpse Mushroom bomb?
However, as he observed the internal workings of this mushroom, Ji Yang suddenly froze.
The way it absorbed spiritual energy felt strangely familiar?
After examining closely, Ji Yang’s expression turned increasingly grim.
This wasn’t merely familiar; it was exactly the same as how he operated his divine ability to stimulate spiritual plants and absorb spiritual energy.
Only, other spiritual plants lost their divine ability after his influence faded, rendering them incapable of using it.
But this Corpse Mushroom had bizarrely recorded the energy flow trajectory from his divine ability and merged it into itself, turning that divine ability into its own.
Unexpectedly, the main instigator turned out to be himself?
Thinking about the scene after the sect was blown away, Ji Yang truly panicked this time.
If that happened, Ye Wuchen would surely be the first to blame him.
No, he had to stop this situation from happening.
“Senior Brother Ji, have I caused trouble?”
Seeing Ji Yang’s expression go from calm to flustered, Tian Zhu asked anxiously.
Ji Yang was slightly taken aback, then smiled and replied,
“It’s nothing, it’s my problem.”
Although the Corpse Mushroom belonged to Tian Zhu, the root cause was still Ji Yang’s divine ability; he couldn’t blame Tian Zhu at all.
Of course, if possible, Ji Yang could shift all the blame onto Tian Zhu, and others might not even discover the truth.
But he felt that would go against his principles and was not acceptable.
Tian Zhu clenched his fists in silence, thinking this must be Senior Brother Ji’s comforting words, yet he didn’t know how to stop it.
With calamity looming, Ji Yang quickly calmed himself.
Given the current condition of the Corpse Mushroom, it seemed unlikely to explode in the short term.
More importantly, Ji Yang sneaked a glance at his status panel.
Great, there was no calamity arising.
That meant everything was fine!
However, Ji Yang understood that one must not take everything for granted.
The pressing matter was to find a way to deal with this ever-growing mushroom.
Since destruction was not an option, why not try to divert it?
After all, it would explode; it was better not to have it happen within the sect.
