Heroic Death System [BL]

Arc 5: Everyone Loves Little Immortal Mushroom (IV)

Yan Lu waited for several days while Shang Ke remained in his little mushroom form. As such, he straightforwardly took the decaying wood with the mushroom on it with him and left.

He did not have a clear goal and was just following after the Little Mushroom before. When that guy was still lively and jumping around him he didn't feel anything, but now that he was quiet, he found that life was really lonely, like snow. His blank white world seems to only contain this single, planted mushroom. Although he sometimes felt he was annoying, he wasn't willing to pluck it away.

"Little Mushroom, if you don't wake up now, I will eat you." Yan Lu lazily upended the decaying wood in his hand as he threatened.

Shang Ke was dizzy from the sudden spinning and almost fell from the wood.

Light flashed and a shining white Shang Ke in human form appeared in front of Yan Lu.

Yan Lu looked him up and down and felt that he had become even skinnier. His already thin waist now seemed even more fragile.

He reached out and pinched it. It was smooth and did not have any feeling of substance.

Shang Ke dodged aside and then quickly took out some clothes from the space ring and put them on.

"Your injuries healed?" Yan Lu asked.

"Hm." Shang Ke tested his limbs gingerly for a moment then smiled at Yan Lu, "After a few days of careful deliberation, I decided to take you to the Heavenless Secret Realm."

"Heavenless Secret Realm?"

"Yup." Shang Ke explained full of life, "Rumors say that that place has treasures left behind by an ancient God Lord, so there must be some cultivation skills for you in there!"

According to the development of the original world, the Devil Lord and Devil Mushroom would raise hell in the cultivation realm. Not only would they annihilate several sects, they would also unearth many ancient and sacred sites. But what angers everyone the most was that they only retained the devil cultivation methods while burning most of the righteous cultivation methods. This would lead to a significant decline of the cultivation world millions of years later. Cultivators that become immortals became as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns. The devils flourished while the righteous diminished. The cultivation realm barely persisted through a five million year period of disorder with the devils.

The criminal ringleader of all of that was the very man by Shang Ke's side. The System wanted him to lead Yan Lu to the righteous path instead of killing him. It probably wasn't just for the peace and security of the cultivation realm, but to also have him repay his karma and understand what it means to be a righteous cultivator.

The path of slaughter will start because of him, and will also end because of him.

After determining the target, the two left for Heavenless Secret Realm. On the way there, Shang Ke did not change his original intentions and still helped others. He was attacked because of his identity as a devil spirit many times and had to hide, but he nevertheless held steady without complaint to his principle. He would rather injure himself and remain unwilling to harm others.

Yan Lu one day finally couldn't hold back anymore and asked, "With your nature, why would you fall into the devil path?"

Shang Ke smiled, "Even if I become a devil, I will not harm the human world. But if someone else becomes a devil, then I cannot guarantee that they will also be so kind."

"Who will feel grateful, no matter how much you do?" Yan Lu felt that this little mushroom was really too stupid.

"I don't need someone to feel grateful to me." Shang Ke stood before the green hills and crystal waters, spreading his arms and saying loudly, "Look, there are many beautiful things in this world. I came here to experience all the beautiful things in this world, to leave behind happiness and abandon worry. To be a grand and majestic mushroom!"