Chapter 6: Fishing

Li Si volunteered to find a job; he had previously consumed three Poisonous Treasure Pills, and at this moment, his magical power was flowing continuously, so it must not be wasted

Inside the stone house, everything remained the same. The old lady continued to rest with her eyes closed, while Ji Chang and Xu Shen sat in a serious manner. Upon seeing Li Si, Zhu Wa and Shan Wa surprisingly felt a bit embarrassed

Disciple, what is the matter with you

Additionally, due to various disturbances today, the degree of alienation pollution has already exceeded 37.425%, which is a full two percentage points higher than yesterday

However, the experiences that Li Si encountered during this period cannot be described in just a few simple words

Not long after, Xu Shen suddenly opened his eyes and smiled slightly, "Junior sister, did you give the Four Dogzi the Three Poison Treasure Pill?"

Indeed, he is currently engaging in entrapment.

It is necessary to enhance the evolution degree of the bloodline and foundation. While strengthening the Taoist arts is undoubtedly important, without mana, it is merely a castle in the air. I must first reduce the degree of aberrant pollution before I can restore my mana through various foods.

The fortune refined this time is still used by Li Si to enhance the Exorcism Spell, with the enhancement effect being an additional damage of +300% to the base damage, but it requires 40 points of mana to cast

Indeed, a few seconds later, a swaying red mushroom joyfully sprouted from Li Si's arm

This made Li Si unable to help but think of a saying

Can you remember the steps to enter and exit the formation

Of course, any foreign grass encountered on the way should be dealt with directly. After obtaining the remnants of the foreign grass, return to the desolate village, seriously carry the firewood back to the stone house, and once the magical power is fully restored, break out of the formation again, using the same method to slay another joyful little mushroom.

It is worth mentioning that this time, Li Si, in order to ensure absolute certainty, directly unleashed a triple incantation to dispel evil. Therefore, he is also unaware if there was any overflow of harm, but there is no mistake in killing, and none shall escape. He cannot afford to fail in such a manner.

Alright, do not stray too far, return immediately when the magical energy is nearly depleted

At a critical moment, information surfaced, and Li Si suddenly became alert. However, he did not rush to take action; instead, he quickly tried to maintain his mental defenses, primarily relieved that the little mushroom did not appear, as he feared that the fish would not bite the hook

Sister Jiang clearly understood this point, so she simply asked

There is a poem to attest: Once, I urinated against the wind for ten zhang, now, with the wind at my back, I wet my shoes

The journey was quite smooth, and although he occasionally encountered a few unusual plants, Li Si chose not to eliminate them. Upon returning to that desolate village, the effect of the concealment talisman faded, and under the guidance of Senior Sister Jiang, he was able to navigate through two formations. From then on, he could enter and exit freely.

Of course, the most important thing here is that Li Si can rely on the information prompts from the Fortune Furnace to forcefully break free from the illusion created for him by the Joy Mushroom. Without this means, his fishing law enforcement would undoubtedly turn into a futile endeavor.

Li Si recalled happy moments in his mind for less than a minute, and he felt even happier. He himself did not feel any discomfort at all and directly entered a joyful illusion.

A few minutes later, as Li Si regained some of his magical power, he shouldered the invisible Jiang Shijie, no longer lingering, and swiftly returned.

This transaction is absolutely necessary

When people's hearts are scattered, it becomes difficult to lead the team

Ha! No. Xu Shen shook his head with a smile and continued his meditation. Having such a silly fellow helping to gather supplies outside is quite good. Over the past few hundred years, if it weren't for batches of such fools coming forward to assist, their so-called Floating Cloud Sect would have long since perished from top to bottom.

Only three little children were looking forward to it, as Sister Jiang had already started to light the fire and cook. This time, Ji Chang and Xu Shen had even lost their interest in cooking.

Exorcism Spell: Consumes 30 points of mana, creating a powerful exorcism aura centered on oneself within a radius of 10 meters, lasting for half an hour. Any evil force that intrudes into this area will be automatically detonated, inflicting base damage plus an additional 200% damage. This spell can also be made into a talisman, retaining 80% of its power.

From the data perspective, the protective spell I am currently casting is equivalent to the initial four protective spells. However, since my maximum magical capacity is fixed, this means that if I continue to engage in fishing for violations, it is very likely that I will encounter a situation where my damage output is insufficient, which could be quite troublesome

After more than ten minutes, he finally left the desolate village along the route he had taken to fetch water, walking all the way to the location where he had killed the first strange tree. At this point, he began to recall some very happy and joyful things in his mind

Subsequently, Li Si swiftly adjusted his tactics, abandoning the idea of entrapment. The adorable little mushroom would have to wait for another day; he needed to clear the unusual grasses and strange trees surrounding the village, first gathering the resources necessary to restore his magical power

What can he possibly say

If the little fool were to die out, it would be their turn next.

Li Si nodded slightly and pushed the door to walk out of the stone house

In fact, he was overthinking it; the five protective spells erupted in succession, and the joyful little mushroom was forcibly annihilated before it even had time to react. However, the curse before its death still increased its aberration pollution level by 0.3%

I remember

Sister Jiang, I will go gather some firewood and see if I can hunt some strange herbs outside the village to stock up on food

Having just melted one hundred portions of gray firewood into one portion of gray fortune, the voice of Senior Sister Jiang suddenly echoed from not far away. Li Si struggled to lift his head, naturally unable to see Senior Sister Jiang, who was still under the effect of the concealment talisman.

In the blink of an eye, the information from the Fortune Furnace pulled Li Si out.

Slay the evil creature, Happy Mushroom, and obtain 100 pieces of gray firewood

Although he had previously suffered greatly from the Joyful Mushroom, it also provided him with a method to quickly debug.

At this moment in the desolate village, Li Si walked slowly, leisurely picking up firewood from the ruins of the houses while surveying the surroundings of the abandoned village, and he also needed to wait for his magical power to fully recover, which was very important

Having completed the enhancement, Li Si remained calm and composed, turning around to run back. He currently possessed no magical power, making it unwise to entice those adorable little mushrooms

This time, there is no need to be lenient. Li Si began with a five-fold Exorcism Spell, fearing that its power would not be sufficient

Alienation pollution level + 0.1%

Without further ado, Li Si directly refined these one hundred bundles of firewood, obtaining a portion of gray fortune, which he immediately continued to strengthen onto the Exorcism Spell.

Fortunately, Senior Sister Jiang also seems disinterested in understanding anything. Now that the water extraction has been successful, she is in a good mood. That water purification pouch is a treasure of her master. Although it has been continuously polluted by the power of the evil god and has long lost its former might, a single extraction is sufficient for a month's needs.

Returning once again to the desolate village, Li Si felt somewhat conflicted. The three Poisonous Treasure Pills he had consumed previously could provide him with a total of 600 points of mana. Now, accounting for what he had already used, along with the mana expended during the two recent fishing expeditions, he was left with approximately 260 points of mana.

Although the actual situation may not necessarily be so, I do not have much cost for trial and error

He was pulled into the joyous illusion without any ability to resist

Do not be deceived by the small amount, but when it reflects on the body, he clearly feels that he has become much weaker, especially when his magical power is exhausted, he experiences a sense of desolation akin to that of a person at forty, with the desire to fight but powerless to change the situation.

You have been targeted by the malevolent Joyful Mushroom

Is there a problem

This is truly a steadfast old lady, a foolish one who flows like water

Sister Jiang's water-fetching process was unexpectedly smooth; not only did she encounter no fallen demons, but she was also not ambushed by the cultists of the evil god, returning in less than ten minutes.

It must be said that the strange forces in this world are quite arrogant

(Note: The reason the one killed previously had a 0.5% pollution level is that the protective aura was lost, resulting in doubled damage)

Now, theoretically, he only needs to expend at most 0.5% of the alienation pollution level and 100 points of mana to instantly kill the Joy Mushroom, yielding one hundred units of firewood, which is just enough to refine one unit of gray fortune