Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

"We were just lucky this time. If the temple had collapsed during my purification process, not only would we not have had time to escape and would we have been trapped underneath, but the purification of the rainbow would have been interrupted, and we might have even been directly demonized."

Seemingly realizing he had made a mistake and that the consequences were unimaginable, the red earthworm lowered its head in shame, and even its dancing vines wilted.

Xu Jiawei stopped talking. In this respect, Red Earthworm was most like herself. She was also that kind of person. She couldn't say too much to Red Earthworm, as long as she realized her mistake. But she couldn't remain silent either, for she was afraid that if she didn't remind her, Red Earthworm would cause even bigger trouble.

Her gaze fell on the stone.

She examined the stone carefully; there were faint black lines on it, indicating that it was still contaminated. The red earthworm seemed to be calling out in its mind, wanting to eat it.

Xu Jiawei shook her head. "No, this stone is contaminated and can't be eaten. I'll give it to you after it's purified." Xu Jiawei had a headache. How could she take this thing away? Even the red earthworm, which is of the ice attribute, froze into an ice block in just a short while.

If we let her take it herself, it will freeze into an ice cube in no time. We need to find a way to prevent the cold air from escaping.

Xu Jiawei let the red earthworm continue holding the ice crystal, while she returned to the collapsed temple. Now she was certain that no demonic clones would jump out. Xu Jiawei had made quite a commotion, even causing the temple to collapse. If there really was something there, it would have woken up even if it was fast asleep, given such a loud noise.

Since it hasn't woken up, it means there's probably nothing alive here anymore.

She climbed up the ruins and searched back and forth. This temple could hide the ice crystals, and if she could find them, perhaps she could solve her current predicament.

"Stop looking, you won't find what you're looking for here." A faint voice echoed, sending chills down Xu Jiawei's spine. "Who is it?!"

She just said no one was there, and now you're contradicting her like this?

As the snow piled up, it gradually formed a phantom figure. Looking at this familiar figure, Xu Jiawei's lips twitched, and then she said somewhat awkwardly, "Lord Ice God, I'm so sorry for collapsing your temple."

The Ice God simply smiled and continued, "It's alright. If you hadn't destroyed the temple, I would have died in my slumber. It's fortunate that I've regained a sliver of consciousness."

The figure of the Ice God became increasingly illusory, like a gust of wind, and could disappear at any moment. This phantom was fundamentally different from the God of Agriculture and the God of Fire. Even if the Mushroom God arrived, it would be too late to save him.

Xu Jiawei's mood sank, but the Ice God was very open-minded. He smiled and said, "You don't need to be sad. I went into a deep sleep to avoid being corrupted. I almost disappeared at that time. It's a miracle that I've lasted this long."

"To make a long story short, now that you've obtained the Ice Crystal Stone, make good use of it. It might be the opportunity for your pet to become a god."

Xu Jiawei's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately asked, "The opportunity to become a god? How do I do it?"

The Ice God shook his head. "It all depends on its own destiny." After saying that, the Ice God gathered his divine power and poured it into the air, forming a transparent ice box.

As the divine power dissipated, the Ice God gradually vanished like ice and snow. "Place the ice crystal in an ice box for safekeeping, and purify it again when your abilities have improved..."

The Ice God's figure faded further and further away, and Xu Jiawei watched helplessly. She could only ask without regret, "Is there anything else you want to say? Or is there anything you want to convey to the God of Agriculture, the God of Fire, and the God of Mushrooms?"

The Ice God was somewhat surprised. "I didn't expect the Fire God to still be alive. Tell him that his mortal enemy has gone ahead and will wait for him in another world so they can fight again." After saying that, the Ice God completely vanished.

Xu Jiawei was stunned for a long time before picking up the box and placing the ice crystal inside. Instantly, the cold air was blocked, and the surrounding temperature miraculously and rapidly increased.

The red earthworm kept wriggling around, conveying its desire to eat. Xu Jiawei said, "No, didn't you hear what the Ice God said? It must be purified before we can eat it."

The red earthworms sprouted some branches, so let's clean it up quickly. I want to eat it today.

"My current abilities are still very weak, and I may not be able to completely purify it, but I will try. You will need to wait a while longer."

Hearing Xu Jiawei's words, the red earthworm lowered its head in disappointment, then raised its head again. It didn't matter if it had to wait a while. It had already surpassed Little Pink and Rainbow. It had found the opportunity to become a god, and it was incomparable to those two.

After calming the red earthworm, Xu Jiawei put the box into Rainbow's belly and went outside. The ice in the cave began to melt, dripping water. The water droplets fell to the ground and made a "pat-pat" sound, just like rain.

The rain soaked Xu Jiawei's clothes, so she took out two raincoats and an umbrella from her ring, put them into Rainbow's belly, and then took out another set to wear.

When Xu Jiawei stepped out of the cave, she was immediately shocked. In just one hour, it had turned from winter into spring, and was even heading towards summer. Was this right?

The snow outside has all melted, turning into black water that flows underground, some of which is flowing towards the desert. Could it be that the big pit is going to turn into a lake?

It was truly amazing. Xu Jiawei took off her thick clothes and put on thin clothes. Now the sun had risen and set on the ground, slowly evaporating the moisture.

The black mist drifted into the air along with the water vapor, which only made the surrounding pollution level higher, so Xu Jiawei and the others had to retreat back to the cave entrance.

Their pollution is very serious now, so Xu Jiawei plans to wait until the purification is complete before leaving, which will allow her to avoid the problem of increased pollution caused by water evaporation.

Rainbow's purification is still a little lacking, but it can slowly evolve thanks to the residual power of the light purification effect. As for Pink, it has purified a large part of it with its own abilities. The only one that is seriously injured is this lively red earthworm.

The red earthworm was the most polluted among them. Xu Jiawei pulled the red earthworm over. The red earthworm was originally waving its arms and legs, but when Xu Jiawei pulled it, it stumbled.

A confused message also echoed in my mind: "My dear master, what are you doing?"

Xu Jiawei understood and said, "What? Can't you see? It's purification."

The red earthworm was taken aback and immediately started squeaking at the rainbow. Xu Jiawei didn't understand because the squeaking wasn't directed at her.

Rainbow listened to the red earthworm's babbling for a long time, then tilted her head.