Supreme Immortal Aperture, Little Southern Border.
Within a valley, Shi Shicheng bent down to inspect the stone mushrooms growing there.
If these stone mushrooms grew well, each would reach half a zhang in height, shaped like dwarfish trees with umbrella-like caps. Yet the stone mushrooms before him were all short and stunted, like tree stumps left after great trees had been felled. Nor were their bodies the healthy gray of stone; instead, they displayed twisted, dazzling five-colored hues. One glance was enough to tell that something was deeply strange.
"This patch of stone mushrooms is ruined!" After completing his inspection and confirming this, Shi Shicheng's expression turned exceedingly ugly.
Although he was only rank six, Fang Yuan valued him highly and had assigned him to oversee the Stone People clan in Little Southern Border. Shi Shicheng revered Fang Yuan greatly and devoted himself wholeheartedly to developing the Stone People clan, determined not to disappoint Fang Yuan's expectations.
This stone mushroom patch was a medium-sized resource point that he had personally arranged and constructed for the sake of the Stone People clan. To build it, Shi Shicheng had specifically requested a great deal of immortal material from Fang Yuan Time Dao Clone as his initial investment. At the time, he had solemnly sworn that it would definitely bring ideal returns!
In the end, reality was like a slap, striking Shi Shicheng viciously across the face.
"How could this happen?"
"I clearly cultivated these stone mushrooms meticulously according to the clan records. There was not the slightest mistake."
Shi Shicheng was utterly puzzled. Just a few days ago, these stone mushrooms had been flourishing splendidly; everything had been normal. Yet after only several days, they had become like this.
"How am I supposed to explain this to Lord Fang Yuan?!" Shi Shicheng