AWB Chapter 322 Black Mycelium
Chapter 322 Black Mycelium
Chapter 322 Black Mycelium
Just as Ye Yang's second clone arrived at Boling Star through the teleportation array.
On the planet where the Jili Dao Meridian was located, which was under void blockade, Ye Yang and others communicated, explained the current situation, and discussed countermeasures while contacting the Jili True Lord.
The True Lord of Extreme Power, whose true body is far away in the Source River World, also has an avatar remaining in the Immortal Alliance Lord World, but is not currently stationed there.
"Grandmaster!"
As soon as everyone made contact with True Lord Jili, Ye Yang immediately and concisely explained his discovery.
"Is this really true?" Even the True Lord of Extreme Strength seemed quite surprised.
He said seriously, "This kind of method, which can be concealed from all of you silently and invisibly, can only be a technique used by a True Lord!"
"Furthermore, if what Minghong said is true, and similar symptoms exist on other planets, then this isn't just a conspiracy targeting my Jili Dao Meridian, but a conspiracy covering the entire galaxy!"
"Minghong, has your second clone arrived at Boling Star?"
Ye Yang nodded and replied, "We've already detected the same abnormal increase in energy consumption just one kilometer outside the teleportation station, but I can't pinpoint the source like I could at the beginning."
"It's likely that the mastermind behind this has already modified the True Intent Martial Arts' abilities and applied them to all sources of infection."
Suddenly, True Lord Jili exclaimed, "Dungeon World! Sealing Bead!"
"These two types of places may retain the source of infection from previous versions, the version you could barely identify at the beginning!"
"Since they dare not move around near the teleportation station, they probably can't monitor you either. Your second clone was released directly from the sealing bead, which should have been before this conspiracy unfolded, so your second clone won't be monitored. After changing its appearance, it will be even more impossible to track and monitor."
"The entire galaxy is so vast. If the real target of the operation was indeed the entire galaxy, then it would be impossible for him to have such a powerful mind to monitor all the sources of infection in the entire galaxy at the same time."
"My avatar will try to analyze the situation, and I will also ask my friends for help—but without enough evidence, we can't convince the secretaries of the 'Four Great Halls' to allow us to pay our respects to the Heavenly Venerable."
After listening to what True Lord Jili said, Ye Yang nodded: "My friend just recently deployed a batch of mining equipment into his own instance world and recruited a few copper smelting workers."
"He also seems to have a special constitution; he started experiencing symptoms a long time ago."
"Perhaps, I can find it from him—"
As Ye Yang spoke, his expression suddenly changed.
"Oh no, the pressure on my true essence has suddenly increased—my skin is starting to feel itchy!"
Then, streaks resembling the patterns on a preserved egg began to appear on Ye Yang's skin.
Ye Yang concentrated his mind and used his true essence to quickly refine it, which allowed his skin to return to normal.
"Previously, I could easily refine it by automatically circulating my true essence, but now I feel somewhat strained even when I actively circulate it—these contagious substances, they are a kind of life! And they are rapidly adapting to my power, like—evolution!"
Ye Yang felt a chill run down his spine.
This outrageous thing was beyond the comprehension of everyone present, and they all looked serious.
"Us?" True Immortal Zhushan frowned, his divine sense constantly scanning the immortal body, but he found nothing unusual.
"Perhaps he is already terminally ill without even realizing it," said the Star Lord Baji in a deep voice.
However, the true immortals present were not worried, because their true forms were actually their natal stars refined using the "Eternal Star Ascension Method".
The immortal beings present who died only lost a portion of their pure immortal power.
"This can't go on." Ye Yang used the Void Lock Time Acceleration technique to buy time to contact True Monarch Jili and find a solution.
But the enemy was one step ahead.
Ye Yang could only immediately dispel the void blockade and restore the flow of time to normal.
However, Qian Tong and others whose cultivation was inferior to that of true immortals lacked the power to protect themselves and were still trapped in a space-time by Ye Yang.
At this moment, on Boling Star, the second clone could no longer care about anything else and came to the area where Bailin lived, sweeping across it with his divine soul power without any concealment.
This triggered a counterattack from several anti-spy arrays within the residential buildings, but all of these arrays were overloaded and started smoking due to the impact of Ye Yang's divine soul power.
Such brutal methods will inevitably cause trouble in the future. However, Ye Yang is no ordinary person, and the situation is urgent, so he can't afford to worry about such minor troubles.
Almost instantly, Ye Yang located Bai Lin and went straight to him.
At this moment, Bai Lin was still typing his reply to Ye Yang—Ye Yang had already sent him a message, but Ye Yang arrived too quickly.
"The matter is urgent, can you help?" Ye Yang asked as he used his [Gate of All Heavens] privilege to summon a [Gate of All Heavens] projection.
"Cough cough, no problem, we brothers—? How did you manage to bring out the Gate of All Heavens right here—cough cough—?" Bai Lin had just opened his mouth when he saw the projection of the Gate of All Heavens and was startled.
Because the Gates of Heaven on habitable planets are all used to create resonance dungeons for high school graduates, they won't be used for anything else.
Therefore, he was very surprised.
"Never mind that, quickly open the world portal!" Ye Yang urged.
Bolin immediately did as instructed, and despite his doubts, he moved swiftly.
Soon, the two entered the world that had been ravaged by "Civilization 6".
Most of the materials here have been converted into copper, so Bai Lin, as the owner of the instance, naturally plans to make a living by smelting and selling copper in the future.
Initial personnel and equipment are already in place.
"Disinfect it first!" Ye Yang immediately pressed down on Bai Lin's shoulder.
As the power of the Great Dao swept over him and his true intent circulated, Ye Yang first refined away the dust and potential sources of infection on his body.
Then, a spacetime barrier was used to isolate Bailin.
Ye Yang did this to prevent the old and new versions of the source of infection from exchanging information, so that the old version could get the update package and thus obtain a patch for Ye Yang's true intention ability.
"Your cough is no small matter. It's probably because some kind of terrible virus or bacteria has taken root in your body, and you're not the only one. This is quite serious. Unleash your magic and let me examine your lungs," Ye Yang said.
Fortunately, Bai Lin still trusted Ye Yang a lot. While letting Ye Yang's power probe into his body, he asked with a smile, "What kind of bacteria and viruses are so powerful? Generally, after Foundation Establishment, the body undergoes a cleansing and marrow-refining process, and both harmful and beneficial bacteria are swept away."
"I don't know." Ye Yang shook his head, but he had already seen the condition of Bai Lin's alveoli.
It was that black stuff again, with patterns like those on a preserved egg—
"Perhaps the infected person's body is still maintaining the old version," without updating.
In short, the mysterious source of infection, which had been hidden for so long, finally revealed its true form to Ye Yang.
"Don't you feel anything? You can't detect it with your divine sense?" Ye Yang asked, somewhat puzzled.
"What is it?" Bolin frowned.
"I'll guide you to see." Ye Yang then guided Bai Lin's consciousness along the black tree-like patterns on the inner surface of the alveoli.
No matter how he tried to guide him, Bolin remained completely oblivious.
"The cultivators of the Immortal Alliance rely too much on their divine sense to see inside, or rather, there are no viruses or bacteria that can threaten them normally. They only need biochemical protection when developing dungeon worlds."
Ye Yang could only sigh and take a piece of tissue from Bai Lin's body to examine it.
"This—" Seeing his diseased tissue, Bai Lin could no longer laugh.
"These are mycelia." Ye Yang quickly identified the type of life form: "It's a fungus!"