Chapter 27: Attached Ghost Child
Chapter 27: Attached Ghost Child
“I’ll learn them all!”
Li Si was very decisive. Even though Senior Sister Jiang told him to choose one out of three, it wasn’t to make things difficult for him. She was worried he might bite off more than he could chew. But since he had the ability to master all of them, being modest would just be hypocritical.
However, he only quickly learned the [Devil-Sealing Curse] and the [Calamity-Dispelling Curse]. He deliberately left out the [Thunder-Summoning Curse]. Later, he could tell Senior Sister Jiang that he only learned this one.
Actually, there was another similar Dao Technique—[Palm Thunder]—that he hadn’t learned. The reason was simple: his current Magic Power limit was far from sufficient to support such an advanced Dao Technique. Plus, he rarely had a need for it.
He usually just went out to hunt some Alien Trees and Strange Grass, or at most clear a wave of Little Mushrooms. Where would he need something as grand as Palm Thunder or the Thunder-Summoning Curse?
But next month, if Li Si went out to fetch water as agreed, he would have to master these two Dao Techniques. He also had to advance his cultivation to the Foundation Building stage.
Without delay, Li Si refined 14 more portions of Gray Fortune, boosting his two newly mastered Dao Techniques to their maximum level.
Just this one round consumed 32 portions of Gray Fortune, but it was absolutely worth it.
[Devil-Sealing Curse, advanced Dao Technique, requires 180 points of Magic Power to cast. Upon release, it forms a Demon Sealing Aura covering a ten-zhang radius. Within this range, it can preemptively suppress evil spirits, seal curses, prevent mutations, and remain immobile for twelve hours. It can also be stacked ten times consecutively to form a Demon Sealing Domain.]
[Calamity-Dispelling Curse, advanced Dao Technique, requires 180 points of Magic Power to cast. Upon release, it forms a Disaster Warding Aura that can be applied to oneself or allies, lasting 24 hours. It has a high chance of mitigating or weakening severe disasters that may occur in the future. Note: Instantly fatal disasters cannot be resolved.]
After Li Si carefully read the effects of these two advanced Dao Techniques, he felt immensely relieved.
Both of these Dao Techniques could deal with the unknown evil entity he encountered this morning.
For example, if Zhuwazi had been under a high-level Disaster Warding Aura at that time, no matter how much he shouted or danced on graves, it would have been very difficult for that unknown evil entity to lock onto him. Of course, there’s no limit to stupidity, so it’s hard to say for sure.
So, if either Li Si or Senior Sister Jiang had been under a high-level Disaster Warding Aura back then, they would have been truly safe.
Zhuwazi brought his death upon himself; he was definitely doomed. But they wouldn’t have been targeted by the unknown evil entity just because their names were called.
Moreover, this Disaster Warding Aura could also be used to ward off Phantasmal Aberrations like the Seven Emotions Mushroom or the Greedy Rat.
Then there was the Demon Sealing Aura. This thing was clearly meant for defensive battles. Its only drawback was that it couldn’t be moved, so it wasn’t useful for fights on the go, escapes, or retreats.
But if you were camping or trapped somewhere—no village ahead, no inn behind—and had the bad luck to have a female ghost in front of you, a phantom behind you, a spirit on your left, and mushrooms on your right, what would you do?
Demon Sealing Aura—you definitely need it. Especially since stacking it ten times could form a Demon Sealing Domain.
A domain, brothers! That’s on the level of a Divine Ability.
Dao Techniques only form auras.
Divine Abilities form domains.
Even though it consumed 1800 points of Magic Power in one go, the value was absolutely incredible. It could be called the ultimate magic defense.
Yes, it was useless against physical attacks.
But Li Si still had the Evil-Warding Aura, which was effective against most physical attacks.
This was just perfect. Tsk, tsk! With Evil-Warding on the left and Demon Sealing on the right, a female ghost in front, and a spirit behind—ah, life felt absolutely amazing!
Without another word, Li Si cast a high-level Disaster Warding Aura on himself. It felt great… until—pop!
In less than a second, the high-level Disaster Warding Aura silently burst, showing no respect at all.
Li Si stood frozen for a good seven or eight seconds. This surprise was just too surprising; he didn’t know what to say.
Then, cautiously, he cast another high-level Disaster Warding Aura on himself. But as expected, in less than a second—pop! The aura burst.
He checked his information in the remnant page, but there was no change.
This was just too mysterious.
Was he supposed to keep spending 180 points of Magic Power over and over like it was some grand fireworks show? Or like skipping stones?
Even a rich family didn’t have endless supplies!
But this mysterious phenomenon made Li Si too uneasy. Gritting his teeth, he cast another high-level Disaster Warding Aura!
—Pop!
I refuse to accept this!
—Pop!
I still refuse!
—Pop!
I’m getting too worked up, but I won’t accept it!
—Pop!
Li Si felt like he was possessed by a ghost or had taken the wrong medicine. He just couldn’t stop. It felt like popping bubbles—he was crying but also shouting how satisfying it was!
—Pop, pop, pop!
In less than a minute, Li Si had used up 1800 points of Magic Power. He had cast the Calamity-Dispelling Curse ten times in a row, and it burst ten times. Just as he was about to attempt an eleventh time, several pieces of information silently appeared.
“Alienation Contamination Degree +5%!”
“Due to your Bloodline and Bone Evolution Progress, 3% was resolved.”
“Due to your Mind-cleansing Aura, 1% was resolved.”
“Due to your use of the Disaster Warding Aura, 0.9% was resolved.”
“Destroyed the Attached Ghost Child left by the unknown evil spirit. Obtained 50 portions of Black Firewood.”
“This—”
Li Si was stunned. Then, as he realized what happened, he broke out in a cold sweat. Damn, so the morning incident wasn’t over yet.
What kind of unknown evil spirit was this? When did it plant an Attached Ghost Child on him? If he hadn’t been so fixated on testing the Disaster Warding Aura, he would have had no way to deal with this ghost child.
He had both the Mind-cleansing Aura and the Evil-Warding Aura active on him.
It took a long while for Li Si to calm his racing heart. Thinking back carefully, he realized he really shouldn’t have overestimated the versatility of the Heart Cleansing Curse and the Evil-Warding Curse.
First, the main feature of the Evil-Warding Curse was its ability to launch area attacks on evil entities in the Mortal Realm. He had misunderstood before: the Seven Emotions Mushroom was a Phantasmal Aberration before being exposed, but once triggered by emotions, it entered the Mortal Realm and became a tangible evil entity. That’s why the Evil-Warding Aura could easily destroy it.
That was the advantage of the Evil-Warding Aura: it only targeted visible, tangible threats that were actively occurring.
Second, the Heart Cleansing Curse wasn’t meant for attacking enemies. Well, it could, but this Dao Technique’s primary role was to strengthen oneself—to boost one’s willpower, enhance one’s soul strength, and sharpen the five senses.
By increasing willpower and soul strength and enhancing the five senses, one naturally gained an advantage against evil entities.
It could also provide immunity to possession and control.
These were the characteristics of the Heart Cleansing Curse.
But the Attached Ghost Child left by the unknown evil spirit he encountered this time was completely different.
It was invisible and intangible. Once it attached itself to Li Si, it remained completely still, thus avoiding the Evil-Warding Aura’s range of effect.
Moreover, this Attached Ghost Child didn’t attempt to possess him, control him, attack him, disturb his thoughts, affect his soul, or taint his five senses. It did nothing at all, which meant it perfectly avoided the scope of the Heart Cleansing Curse.
Only when Li Si left the Formation Array or when the conditions were right would this thing act like a spy, forming a beacon to welcome the arrival of the unknown evil spirit.
“Tsk, tsk. No wonder even proper Cultivators have to hide like scared mice. These things are just too cunning.”
For a moment, Li Si felt that his recent arrogant behavior of recklessly clearing out Seven Emotions Mushrooms was way too cocky. If he had been unlucky enough to run into one of these unknown evil spirits, he would have been done for long ago.
Who would have thought that just by Zhuwazi shouting a single sentence, it could have led to the complete annihilation of their Floating Cloud Sect.
Well, maybe not complete annihilation. After all, Jiang Ying had mentioned that the Old Madam could deal with evil spirits. But so what? Before that, Li Si and Jiang Ying would definitely have died first!
“This can’t be ignored. Senior Sister Jiang Ying must also have an Attached Ghost Child on her.”
Li Si made a decision but didn’t immediately go into the stone house to find Jiang Ying. Instead, he waited patiently. Soon, he saw Senior Sister Jiang hurriedly come out of the stone house, rush off behind some ruins, and then hurry back.
Well, for heaven’s sake, Li Si didn’t think anything, didn’t look at anything, and didn’t approach. But in that roughly one-minute span, he furiously cast a full ten Disaster Warding Auras onto Senior Sister Jiang.
Yes, the Calamity-Dispelling Curse was different from the Evil-Warding Curse or the Heart Cleansing Curse—it showed no visible signs. Even Li Si himself couldn’t perceive it unless prompted by the information. The previous “pop, pop, pop” sounds were just his own imagination.
In any case, Senior Sister Jiang remained completely unaware. She just nodded at Li Si and quickly slipped back into the stone house. She was also afraid of such senseless disasters.
Li Si smiled as he watched her go, feeling bright and positive!
Because he had guessed correctly.
“Alienation Contamination Degree +5%!”
“Due to your Bloodline and Bone Evolution Progress, 3% was resolved.”
“Due to your Mind-cleansing Aura, 1% was resolved.”
“Due to your use of the Disaster Warding Aura, 0.9% was resolved.”
“Destroyed the Attached Ghost Child left by the unknown evil spirit. Obtained 50 portions of Black Firewood.”