Chapter 60: Round and Rolling Li Si

A rebel army was preparing to attack Kao Mountain Town. They would bring destruction and death. Everyone must prepare for battle immediately.

If we win this battle, the best performer will bathe in divine grace.

Li Si directly issued a divine decree, sending it right into the ears of all his followers.

Besides that, he took out ten Heart-Cleansing Blood-Refining Pills. Five were given to Ma Jinzhong, the current leader of Guihai Sect. The other five were given to Zhang San, the current leader of Lanshan Sect.

Each Heart-Cleansing Blood-Refining Pill could restore 500 points of Magic Power. For first-time users, it could reduce Alienation Contamination Degree by 5% and increase Bloodline and Bone Evolution Progress by 1%. It was currently the best spiritual pill for Cultivators to strengthen their foundation.

Li Si was very direct. He used his Statue Avatar to teleport right in front of Ma Jinzhong and Zhang San, then instantly teleported away. It looked very bizarre no matter what.

Then, he used the Statue Avatar to issue separate divine decrees to the two of them.

If you win this battle, you can rebuild Guihai Sect within the town and bring honor to your family.

If you win this battle, you can rebuild Lanshan Sect within the town and bring honor to your family.

After saying these simple words, Li Si paid no more attention. He gave them the chance. Whether they could seize it was up to them.

Then, Li Si refined 40 portions of White Fate Firewood all at once. He obtained 40 portions of Black Fortune. He then broke these down into 4000 portions of Gray Fortune. He began the largest-scale Divine Grace Baptism for the Temple system.

This was necessary. The Temple system was currently the strongest combat force in Kao Mountain Town, but it was also the most dangerous system. Now, without the protection of the Evil God’s statue, all sorts of chaotic Evil Entities and Evil Spirits might be gathering to attack. If someone with a high Alienation Contamination Degree was triggered, chaos would erupt internally.

So, the safest approach was to collectively lower their Alienation Contamination Degree.

This was the most effective use of resources.

At this moment, after Li Si’s first two divine decrees, the ordinary townspeople did not feel much. They remained numb and went about their business as usual.

But Wang Wu, Song Qiao, and Xu Sen, the three Temple Priests, along with some Evil God Cultists, were very puzzled. For the Evil God Cult, traitors were unthinkable, let alone a whole rebel army. Logic told them something was wrong here, but bound by Faith Power, they could not resist the divine decree.

Just then, three pillars of cyan light descended from the sky. They landed directly on Wang Wu, Song Qiao, and Xu Sen, the three Temple leaders.

In an instant, the black mist surrounding them due to their extremely high Alienation Contamination Degree visibly dissipated. The various abnormalities already appearing on their bodies were also resolved. The most obvious change was the rapid weakening of their demon-like aura.

In the end, these three Temple leader dogs, who had one foot already over the edge of aberrant collapse, turned into three ordinary, somewhat aged middle-aged men right before everyone’s eyes.

Not a trace of Alienation Contamination remained on them.

This scene had the greatest impact on the Temple cultists. They usually teetered on the edge of madness and collapse, caught between increasing their power and dealing with Aberrant Corruption, with no solution in sight.

Whenever a companion collapsed due to Alienation Contamination, turning into dangerous, cunning Evil Entities, Evil Spirits, or even worse, they had to personally hunt them down. This process would further increase their own Alienation Contamination. The unlucky ones might even die on the spot.

So, even though Li Si said nothing, they all knew what had happened.

The previous god never bestowed Divine Grace upon them. Oh, wait, this is the previous god! We are utterly loyal!

For a moment, all the Temple cultists gazed fervently towards the Temple. Then, as if the deity could hear their thoughts, pillar after pillar of cyan light descended from the sky, purifying the bodies of these cultists in batches.

This purification did not reduce their combat power. The Divine Abilities they originally mastered could still be used. However, some abilities with extremely high contamination levels had to be forbidden.

In short, Li Si went all out this time. He reduced the Alienation Contamination Degree of the three Temple dogs to 0, and that of the other Temple cultists to 5%. This was a very, very healthy state, sufficient for them to fight an intense battle without worrying about collapse.

Therefore, no encouragement was needed, nor any further divine decrees. The slight doubts that existed before vanished in an instant, like a clear breeze under a bright moon, sunlight filling the room. Compared to faith or anything else, how could anything compare to the beauty of life?

That primitive, healthy, vibrant life force was the best answer.

Of course, there was also a core reason for this. The Evil God was not one of those weak deities that needed incense and Faith Power to exist.

Would such deities be qualified to invade a world guarded by Cultivators?

Would they have the ability to beat Cultivators so thoroughly they had no chance to fight back?

Fundamentally, the Evil God disdained needing the Human Race as followers. What it wanted was Fate/Luck. It wanted to besiege the Twelve World-Quelling True Immortals, leaving them with no followers, no ordinary people to support them, making the Human Race itself the guide. It was playing a grand game.

Using the very mortals you protect with your life to strike at you, to kill you – isn’t that hilarious?

So, the Faith Power of mortal followers was not directly connected to the Evil God itself. That seemingly precious Faith Power was stored inside that Divine Idol. At a critical moment, it would directly force the sacrifice of all followers’ lives and souls.

So-called faith was just a joke.

In short, are you even worthy of being an Evil God’s follower?

You could call the Evil God’s name a thousand times, kneel and worship a thousand times, and the Evil God would still torment you endlessly.

For these reasons, when Li Si used the Artifact-Control Incantation to move the statue and destroy it, this Faith Power naturally fell into his hands.

Put nicely, these were his followers.

Put bluntly, these were his puppets!

Do not guard the Temple. Conscript all able-bodied men. Issue weapons. Supplement food. This battle must be won!

Li Si’s divine decrees came down like they were free. He was practically micromanaging.

Only when the Temple was completely empty did he teleport in front of his own statue. He pasted the Tianji Array Rune on the back of the statue. Then, he released ten Demon Sealing Auras here all at once, stacking them into one Demon Sealing Domain.

He even released an advanced Divine Ability, the Track-Finding and Trace-Erasing Curse, erasing all traces of his movements from last night until now. He did not exist.

He had never appeared in Kao Mountain Town.

Finally, Li Si resumed his position as a hidden observer. He began massive reinforcement. He spent resources recklessly, because if he lost this round, there would be no future.

Advanced Dao Technique [Iron Prison Discipline] was directly upgraded to Advanced Divine Ability [Iron Prison Discipline].

Advanced Dao Technique [Demon Slaying Thorn] was directly upgraded to Advanced Divine Ability [Demon Slaying Thorn].

Advanced Dao Technique [Evil-Warding Curse] was directly upgraded to Advanced Divine Ability [Evil-Warding Curse].

Advanced Dao Technique [Devil-Sealing Curse] was directly upgraded to Advanced Divine Ability [Devil-Sealing Curse].

Advanced Dao Technique [Palm Thunder] was directly upgraded to Primary Divine Ability [Palm Thunder].

Advanced Dao Technique [Thunder-Summoning Curse] was directly upgraded to Primary Divine Ability [Thunder-Summoning Curse].

Now, including the Advanced Divine Ability [Heart Cleansing Curse], Advanced Divine Ability [Calamity-Dispelling Curse], Advanced Divine Ability [Track-Finding and Trace-Erasing Curse], Advanced Divine Ability [Artifact-Control Incantation], and Advanced Divine Ability [Armsmaster Control] he already mastered, he had ten Divine Abilities in his hands.

People say six-sided talents are rare. Li Si felt he could now call himself a round and rolling type of talent.

For example,

In resisting Alienation Contamination, he had Heart Cleansing Curse + Calamity-Dispelling Curse + Flawless Dao Body.

In control, he had Iron Prison Discipline + Armsmaster Control. The former binds, the latter disarms. Very stable.

For area attacks, he had Evil-Warding Curse + Thunder-Summoning Curse + Palm Thunder.

For fire-based single-target attacks, the upgraded Advanced Divine Ability [Demon Slaying Thorn] could unleash twelve flame runes in one go, forming terrifying flames to burn all evil demons.

For physical attacks, he had Artifact-Control Incantation. Objects weighing two or three tons, combined with his wind-riding aura, reaching 300 km/h was no big deal.

For countering control, the Steadfast Mountain Seal from Heart Cleansing Curse was quite effective.

For danger precognition, the early warning from Calamity-Dispelling Curse was even more precious.

For solid magical defense, Devil-Sealing Curse was the best choice.

Moreover, for maintaining a calm mind and quickly casting spells, Heart Cleansing Curse was also a huge advantage for him.

Frankly speaking, Li Si was now the legendary ‘other people’s child’ who could defeat monsters above his level.

The reason was simple. Except for Thunder-Summoning Curse and Palm Thunder, all his other Divine Abilities were upgraded to their peak. Plus, he could exchange Fate/Luck for Magic Power, meaning his Magic Power was nearly endless. He could release various Divine Abilities non-stop. Forget opponents at the same Foundation Building level; even Golden Core cultivators would find him hard to handle.

But such a powerful, nearly flawless Li Si had one fatal weakness.

That was, while others paid with their lives, he paid with vast amounts of resources.

Without resources, he was nothing…

So, why seal a god? Why be the Kaoshan Patriarch? Wouldn’t it be better to go hug the Old Madam’s thigh instead?

Li Si thought this, then threw out the Wish-Fulfilling Pearl. He held the Hidden Sword Spirit Rune ready in his hand.

The hunt began.