King Fungus mycelium absorbed a kind of fungus growing on rocks. After consuming it, the mycelium grew considerably faster.
There wasn't enough time to verify whether the mycelium could keep reproducing, but judging by its growth rate, this method was far more efficient than cultivating King Fungus with Nuwa Stone alone.
To confirm whether the newly grown mycelium could neutralize poison, he tried it on some other poisonous fungi nearby. The results were good.
The discovery eased Xu Huo's mind a little.
He pushed the entire pile of bones aside, then expanded his spatial barrier again to guard against poisonous insects and keep other fungi from contaminating the ground. After that, he cut off all the newly grown mycelium and started cultivating it again.
Two hours later, he had separated more than a hundred strands of mycelium. None of them were very long, but they should all survive the day. Besides, the earliest strands he had planted had already produced several offshoots.
After observing them for another hour, Xu Huo gradually confirmed that the mycelium could indeed keep growing, and at an increased rate, but its growth would stop once it had divided a certain number of times. Even when grown on that edible fungus, it wouldn't get a single inch longer.
But judging by what he had observed so far, the mycelium growing here was already enough for his needs. He just didn't know how long it would survive.
He cut off the first batch of mycelium that had stopped growing and sealed it in a container. Then he sent it to Team Leader Lu through Dimension Below, leaving a message telling her to handle it in a sealed environment. He didn't know whether the container might carry some unusual fungi with it. The Special Defense Department had already