Chapter 101: The Great Seven Emotions Medicine
Chapter 101: The Great Seven Emotions Medicine
Dust returned to dust, earth returned to earth.
The fairy maiden returned to Li Si—oh no, she returned to the Old Madam.
At that moment, the sky light rippled slightly, the Dark Mist completely scattered, and at the mountain peak’s summit, a shimmering light danced briefly before gradually fading away.
Li Si’s expression was solemn. He gazed at his nose, his nose focused on his mouth, and his mouth contemplated his heart—truly a transcendent master.
The Old Madam had turned back into a clay statue. That brief moment earlier was merely the result of the immense power of the Fortune of Heaven and Earth that she had suppressed, surging upward.
When the terrifying Fortune of Heaven and Earth pressed down again, when countless calamities descended, right before Li Si’s eyes, she rapidly transformed into a clay-like dried corpse.
This was not a marvel, only a solemn tragedy.
Li Si felt sorrowful in his heart. Everyone has a heart that appreciates beauty, and he, Li Si, was a standout among them. So he thought, his Master’s sacrifice was indeed touching. Hmm… what happened during those 9.27 seconds just now?
Oh no, that definitely was not me!
I am a transcendent master, I possess a Bedrock Dao Heart, I remain unmoved by temptation!
It must be so.
He bowed his head once, bowed again, and bowed once more!
Then, satisfied, he left. What happened next was Xu Shen and the others’ business.
“Divine Decree: Kao Mountain Town is officially renamed Kaoshan City.”
“Divine Decree: The position of Deputy City Lord is established. Floating Cloud Sect’s Xu Shen, Ji Chang, Wang Wu, Zhang San, Song Qiao, Xu Sen, and Cheng Tianhao are appointed as Deputy City Lords, overseeing all affairs of Kaoshan City, regardless of immortal or mortal matters.”
“Divine Decree: Floating Cloud Sect’s Jiang Ying and Lanshan Sect’s Fang Cao join the Kaoshan Alliance, serving as managers.”
After issuing several Divine Decrees in one breath, Li Si performed the usual Divine Grace Baptism, distributing it according to merit—not a single decimal point off. For example, Zhang San’s daughter-in-law Fang Cao was truly an outstanding heroine among women—how could she be overlooked?
And his senior sister Jiang Ying deserved even greater rewards.
Then, that was it. By promoting capable people, they themselves could handle whatever needed to be done; Li Si did not need to manage it.
He now had another important matter to handle. It was not following the Phantom Bride into the Illusory Realm to scavenge trash, but rather that he was running low on Fortune Fuel in his hands.
Currently, he had 1021 portions of White Fate Firewood left, 125,300 portions of Black Fate Fuel remaining, and the gray ones—he didn’t count those.
In short, this made Li Si feel extremely insecure. What if the Evil God went mad and threw three or five Blood Coffins at him all at once? Where would he get White Fate Firewood to urgently save the day?
“The easiest way is to go to Blackstone Town downstream of the Blackwater River and lure the Divine Idols there. It would only take a moment to obtain at least 500 portions of White Fate Firewood, and maybe even gain tens of thousands more people.”
But doing this would definitely get him marked with the Evil God’s Mark. With that mark, the Evil God could send Blood Coffin deliveries, and then he would have to sacrifice a Divine Idol and also expend 1000 points of White Fate Firewood.
Going back and forth like this would actually cause him to lose out.
“Ah, I miss my Little Mushrooms.”
Li Si felt melancholy, as if his entire life had lost its joy because of this. Without your company, who could I share my joys and sorrows with?
“I should have kept that broken Divine Ability of the Seven Emotions Command back then.” Li Si thought again of that woman from that day who grew mushrooms with every step, and then further thought of those Temple Priests and Evil God Cultists he had recently recruited. After some investigation, he really found that at least thirty-seven Temple Cultists and five Temple Priests had mastered the【Seven Emotions Command】.
This was good news. Li Si instinctively wanted to steal it, but for some reason, a feeling of deadly panic arose in his heart.
A sense of impending disaster.
What the heck?
I just want to secretly learn the【Seven Emotions Command】. It couldn’t be that the creator of this Dao Technique was the Evil God, right?
As soon as this thought occurred, Li Si nearly broke out in a cold sweat. Better not mess with that, definitely not. If he tried to learn it through that channel, the Evil God would probably charge him a billion subscription fees. Damn, that’s insane!
So, the best method was still through plunder. Obtain the【Seven Emotions Command】through plunder, and after learning it, he could summon the Little Mushrooms. Ah, I truly am a genius—Li Si revealed a pure smile.
In short, Little Mushrooms were such high-quality resources, and mushroom picking was such a unique unicorn project. Anyone who gave it up would be a fool!
Moreover, this was also for the future of his own people.
He himself was no longer afraid of the Little Mushrooms, and the Little Mushrooms wouldn’t appear before him, but that didn’t mean the Little Mushrooms didn’t exist. His risk was zero, so others’ risks would have to increase.
This was unacceptable. Mastering the Dao Technique【Seven Emotions Command】had already become a strategic task related to the people’s sentiment, the people’s livelihood, and the peace of this world.
And it was extremely urgent.
So, after Li Si returned to the Quiet Room, he first used the Divine Idol to go to the Illusory Realm. Sure enough, the Phantom Bride had been waiting for a long time and was a bit displeased.
“Li Si, you’re late.”
“Do you have to go out so punctually every day? First to hunt Peach Blossom Demons, then to search ruins for food, and finally come back to sleep?” Li Si was a bit curious.
“It’s not about being punctual, but only during this period is most suitable. At other times, it’s very dangerous outside—the extremely dangerous kind.”
“I think you’re already very strong. What could make you feel that it’s extremely dangerous?”
Li Si was horrified. After all, the Phantom Bride, who could enter the Mortal Realm and massacre hundreds of thousands of people in one breath, was truly powerful. The Mortal Realm wasn’t all ordinary people; there were also immortal sects, and the leader of a sect was at least at the Nascent Soul stage. So he guessed the Phantom Bride’s strength might be at the Divine Transformation level.
As for why he could avoid the Phantom Bride’s Soul Corruption, it was even simpler.
From the very beginning, the Phantom Bride had no ill intentions toward him. The level of Soul Corruption he could currently avoid was just ordinary contact—like holding hands, looking at each other, listening to songs—these were peripheral corruptions. If contact went further, or if the Phantom Bride’s power fully erupted, he definitely wouldn’t withstand it.
“Am I strong?” The Phantom Bride seemed to laugh—heh heh heh—it would scare those unaccustomed to death, but Li Si knew this girl actually cared for the world and had principles.
“Don’t waste time. I’m just stronger than you, you weak and foolish Deity. You have no idea what terror means.”
Li Si felt stung. His fondness for the Phantom Bride decreased by 1.
“Wait, what do you mean? Do you have something today?” the Phantom Bride suddenly asked. Her perception was sharp enough to guess that.
“Yes, I have some matters to handle in the Mortal Realm. I wanted to ask, is it feasible to leave my Divine Idol at your place?”
“Of course it’s feasible. It’s not my Divine Idol anyway; if it gets lost, I lose nothing.”
“No, doesn’t your house have locks?!” Li Si nearly exploded.
The Phantom Bride just looked at him and fell silent. Her temper was so weird!
“Then, let’s put it another way. What do I need to pay for you to be willing to watch over this Divine Idol?”
“You untrustworthy fool of a Deity, who would believe you? Didn’t you say yesterday you’d bring me something delicious?” The Phantom Bride finally got angry. Information quickly flashed before Li Si’s eyes: Soul Corruption +1, +1.
Li Si froze, then slapped his head. That’s what it was!
But last night, where did he have the time? He was too busy dealing with the Old Madam…
And he really had forgotten.
No choice, Li Si could only silently pick up his Divine Idol. Plundering the【Seven Emotions Command】was important, but his own official Divine Idol was even more important.
The surroundings suddenly turned very cold. Soul Corruption +1, +1!
The Phantom Bride turned and walked away. Li Si followed without a word. But soon, the Phantom Bride stopped and pointed at the ground. “Bury it here. I’ll watch it for you. Go do your thing.”
Li Si quickly shook his head. “It’s not urgent anymore, and it’s not a big deal anyway. Besides, if you’re watching it for me, won’t you go hungry today?”
“You don’t really think I’m some mysterious Ghost King, do you? Is my home some Forbidden Land of Ten Thousand Spirits or what? If I’m not home, your Divine Idol will definitely be stolen. Don’t you understand scavenging? If I’m not home watching it for you, you weak, foolish, and self-righteous little Deity, by tomorrow morning you’ll have vanished into thin air!”
“Thank you, Miss. Your great kindness…”
“Are you asking Ji Donglai to repay it?”
“Hehe, Miss, you jest. I, Li Si, do what I say and stay true to my name. I take responsibility for my own affairs.” Li Si smiled wryly.
After a few words exchanged, the Phantom Bride’s mood clearly improved a lot. “If you really have urgent matters, go back. But don’t forget what you promised me—be a good Deity in the Mortal Realm. Here I am, watching your Divine Idol on an empty stomach.”
“Are you really hungry? Then I’ll go back right now and bring you something to eat. What do you eat?” Li Si was curious and greatly moved.
“Why wouldn’t I be hungry? To maintain my body, my memories, and my power, I definitely need to eat. But what you bring from the Mortal Realm is useless to me, unless you do some heinous deeds, but I no longer bring disaster to the Mortal Realm.”
Li Si understood then. Recalling the six drops of expired immortal brew he drank yesterday, “You eat soul substance, right?”
“Soul substance? Is that another term for it? But it fits rather well. Here, we usually call these things that enhance ourselves the Great Medicine, but it’s unrelated to the Great Medicine in the Mortal Realm. This kind of Great Medicine must be planted in the field of seven emotions, watered daily with joy, anger, sorrow, worry, pensiveness, fear, and even many desires, before it can grow. Then, it must go through multiple levels of refining before it can be obtained. The kind you snatched yesterday was the residue of a certain Seven Emotions Great Medicine.”
“Seven emotions!”
Li Si’s eyes widened, and he wanted even less to leave now. The two words “seven emotions” were the last things he wanted to hear.
“Then do you know about the seven emotions Little Mushrooms?”
“What seven emotions Little Mushrooms? Why add the word ‘little’?” The Phantom Bride was baffled.
“It’s a kind of… small mushroom that can emerge from the Illusory Realm due to emotional changes in the Mortal Realm. If you’re happy, it attracts red Blissful Mushrooms; if you’re sad, it attracts blue sorrowful mushrooms.”
Li Si gestured, thinking he might not need to plunder the【Seven Emotions Command】after all. What were the Little Mushrooms in the Mortal Realm compared to the Illusory Realm? The Illusory Realm was the true base of the Little Mushrooms.
The Phantom Bride silently watched him. Though her big red veil covered her face, Li Si still felt insulted. Are you looking at a mushroom or what?
“Two errors. First, what you’re talking about should be Devil Mushrooms—devil as in demon, not mushroom as in fungus.”
“Second, the seven emotions Devil Mushrooms are merely one type that escaped from the field of seven emotions. They were contaminated by an unknown force and have undergone a mutation I dare not even mention. So, never call them ‘small’…”