Sha Sheng and Saving a Life

A vast yellow Gobi covered the boundless earth, while great seas of sand lay scattered throughout the immense Gobi desert, forming one death zone after another over countless years—places that struck fear into all who heard of them.

At the edge of one such deadly sea of sand, a tall figure appeared out of thin air, landing upon a patch of scorching-hot grit.

Zhao Sheng shook the sand from his robes and raised his head to survey his surroundings.

As far as the eye could see, the grains within the boundless sand sea were pale yellow and crystalline, reflecting the blazing sunlight with a glare sharp enough to hurt the eyes.

At the same time, waves of heat rushed toward him, drying his mouth and tongue. This sea of sand seemed like a furnace.

Several dozen li beyond the edge of the sand sea, the ground gradually became desolate Gobi. Clumps of grayish-white mushrooms grew sparsely across the exposed sandy, rocky earth. Each stalk was as thick as a thigh and over a zhang tall. Their white caps were covered in specks of gray circular spots, their edges tinged with a faint purple, making them look exceedingly strange.

This mushroom colony covered quite a large area. Though scattered, it stretched unbroken to the end of sight, bringing a trace of vivid life to this barren Gobi.

"Illusion Cloud Mushrooms? So this is the Endless Desert of Heavenfall Continent." Zhao Sheng gazed at the gray-white mushroom clusters in the distant Gobi and murmured in sudden realization.

When he had been very young, he had heard the family elders speak of a poisonous mushroom called the Illusion Cloud Mushroom that grew deep within the Endless Desert. Though highly toxic, it could be eaten in small amounts.

Moreover, the toxic substance refined from