183. This Is a Disease, and There's No Cure!

The locks on the Medicine Master's building have been fixed.

When Song Shuhang returned, he searched all the floors of the house but couldn't find Doudou and Senior White.

"Did Doudou take Senior White out to play?" Song Shuhang wondered. Finally, when he found the fifth-floor rooftop, he discovered that Doudou, Senior White, and the Young Mistress Tang of the Empty Thieves' Sect were all there.

The first thing he noticed was the Medicine Master's alchemy furnace, which had been broken into two parts. The upper part was tossed aside, while the lower part was burning with a raging fire, with a large pot on top.

Young Mistress Tang, wearing an apron, was skillfully stir-frying vegetables in a wok.

There was also a long table next to it, with all sorts of steamed, boiled, fried, and stir-fried dishes on it, which looked so delicious that they made your mouth water.

"What's going on here?" Song Shuhang asked, puzzled.

"Woof, I was just properly training, oops! I mean, properly interrogating this Young Mistress Tang of the Empty Thieves' Sect. And then, she confessed everything. From when she started cultivating, to what she's good at, to how many ruins and treasures she's recently visited, she spilled the beans... However, she really didn't know what position that Sunflower Cultivator held in the Limitless Demon Sect." Doudou said, swallowing a large piece of beef as she spoke, "Then, during the interrogation, she also mentioned that she's very good at cooking. So, Senior White and I asked her to make some for us to try?"

"It tastes good," Senior White nodded in agreement.

Song Shuhang looked at Young Mistress Tang with pity—what kind of torture (training) had he undergone to reveal that he was even good at cooking?

Has she spilled all her secrets? How is this girl named Tangtang going to face Doudou now?

Seemingly sensing Song Shuhang's gaze, Young Mistress Tang turned his head and met his eyes, revealing a hearty—silly laugh.

Song Shuhang's heart skipped a beat. Had this girl gone mad?

At this moment, Senior White pointed to a plate of purple bamboo shoots on the table and said, "Young friend Shuhang, I had Tangtang prepare these Jade Bamboo Shoot properly. Eating them will be of great benefit to you in opening your Nose Aperture, so don't waste them."

"Why not just eat it directly? There's no need to refine it into a pill?" Song Shuhang asked, finding a seat.

"No need. Although the effects of refining Jade Bamboo Shoot into pills are slightly better, consuming too many pills can lead to drug resistance. Therefore, it's best to eat rare and precious materials like Jade Bamboo Shoot directly," Senior White chuckled.

Song Shuhang tasted a slice of Jade Bamboo Shoot, and it was indeed quite delicious. He couldn't help but glance at Young Mistress Tang again—her cooking skills were truly impressive. If one disregarded her identity as a disciple of the Empty Thieves' Sect, whoever marries her in the future will be very fortunate.

"Hehe." Young Mistress Tang responded with another hearty—foolish laugh.

After his usual evening cultivation session, Song Shuhang went back to rest early.

After all, he has an exam tomorrow, so he needs to conserve his energy.

The medicinal effects of the Jade Bamboo Shoot were slowly taking hold. After dinner, Song Shuhang felt his breathing becoming increasingly easier, as if his nasal congestion had cleared up.

However, there's a minor problem—my sense of smell has become much more acute than before. Even if I accidentally fart, it smells awful, six or seven times worse than before.

He took a shower, stretched comfortably, and quickly fell asleep.

After Song Shuhang fell asleep, Venerable White quietly sneaked into his room and came to his side.

Then, True Lord White pointed at the air beside Song Shuhang.

The next moment, a triangular energy mark suddenly appeared beside Song Shuhang, with a hideous ghost face mark inside.

"It really is this Life curse." Venerable White laughed heartily, carefully channeling some spiritual energy into the curse mark.

Soon, a fist-sized cloud of black mist appeared beside Song Shuhang, emanating a strong aura of resentment.

"Hate, hate, hate! I hate so much! Even if I can't be Reincarnation and am forever condemned to be a ghost, I will still seek revenge!" A ferocious roar came from the black spirit.

At the same time, its size swelled up like an inflating balloon, quickly growing to more than half a person's height. The appearance of the Altar Master could be vaguely seen, and compared to last time, the Resentful Ghost and the Altar Master only resembled each other by about four-tenths.

"Come out, eat it to restore your rank," Venerable White said softly.

As soon as he finished speaking, Spirit Ghost burst forth from Song Shuhang's Heart Aperture and swallowed the black Resentment Spirit once more.

The Spirit Ghost's size increased significantly again, and it began to mutate.

About five or six minutes later, the Spirit Ghost let out a soft whistle, and its body emitted a faint golden light.

With a 'clang', the small golden shield materialized once more. In addition to the Golden Buckler, a small golden sword was now beside it.

The Spirit Ghost's rank, which had been temporarily lowered due to its weakness, was restored, and it returned to being Mid-Rank Spirit Ghost.

Moreover, once it possesses the core, given time, its chances of advancing to High-Tier Spirit Ghost are extremely high.

After recovering to the intermediate level, the Spirit Ghost bowed respectfully to Senior White. Then, it retreated back into Song Shuhang's Heart Aperture and regained its composure.

"It's a pity that the Ghost Cultivator who placed the Life curse on young friend Shuhang is too weak. This Resentful Ghost can only appear four or five more times at most. Otherwise, it might have been able to send the Spirit Ghost to the High-Tier Spirit Ghost stage in one go," Venerable White chuckled.

Then, satisfied, he left Song Shuhang's room and drifted away.

The reason I suddenly came to help Song Shuhang was because he had taken apart too many things these past few days and I felt really bad about it.

In particular, Song Shuhang did not criticize him after learning that he had almost destroyed all the family's belongings, which made him feel even more guilty.

But if he didn't take it apart, he was itching to do it, so after thinking it over, he decided that he could only give Song Shuhang some compensation.

"I'll guide young friend Shuhang's cultivation again tomorrow. I've been troubling him these past few days," Senior White thought to himself as he left.

There's no need to say anything more; the Medicine Master is already crying his eyes out in the bathroom... because it was his house that was demolished, not Song Shuhang's.

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That night, Song Shuhang had another strange dream.

That was a continuation of the life dream of Li Tiansu, a rogue cultivator in a blue Daoist robe.

Could it be that Li Tiansu's life is too long, so he has to split this dream into two days? Song Shuhang thought to himself.

In his dream... Li Tiansu, having achieved success in his cultivation, descended the mountain wearing a blue Daoist robe.

His life can be described as smooth sailing.

Like most independent cultivators, he began searching for a suitable cave dwelling for his cultivation, seeking various rare and precious materials, exploring the ruins and immortal caves left behind by previous cultivators, looking for opportunities and accumulating cultivator wealth.

These memories are just fragmented pieces, fleeting even in dreams.

In short, Song Shuhang knew that Li Tiansu had experienced many things in his life, making it a fascinating and eventful one.

More importantly, he was quite Fortune; before he even reached the Fifth-Grade Golden Core stage, he had already amassed a considerable fortune, which is quite substantial for a cultivator.

But why did he end up in such a miserable state? Besides a flying sword he always carried, all he had was an Ancient Copper Ring. Song Shuhang wondered.

Just then, something happened in Li Tiansu's dream that would greatly change his life. He met a female cultivator, and the two quickly fell in love and became Daoist partners.

The female cultivator is the successor of a medium-sized cultivation sect... However, the kind of 'female cultivator elders intervening to separate the lovers' that happened in the movie did not occur.

Because Li Tiansu is already Fifth-Grade Golden Core Spirit Emperor, and Golden Core with Seven-Dragon Patterns! Although he is a rogue cultivator, his potential is limitless. He could become an elder or peak master in a major sect, and medium-sized sects would naturally be happy to have another powerful ally.

The female cultivator's sect naturally offered their heartfelt blessings, allowing the two to successfully become cultivation partners.

Soon after, the couple had a daughter.

That was the happiest time of Li Tiansu's life.

However, ten years later, when Li Tiansu's Daoist partner was attempting to break through to the Fifth-Grade Golden Core Realm, he was struck by Tribulation Fire and turned to ashes. This dealt a huge blow to Li Tiansu.

Ten years later, the once graceful and beautiful daughter suddenly contracted a strange illness. Her body constantly generated icy energy, and if the cold energy was ignored, her whole body would be covered in frost, and she might even freeze into an ice person.

Li Tiansu could only dispel the coldness in his daughter's body by relying on elixirs and his own spiritual energy.

In order to treat his daughter's strange illness, Li Tiansu exhausted all his family's wealth and incurred a huge debt.

Some time ago, my daughter's strange illness relapsed, and this time the condition was extremely serious. As soon as the cold air flared up, it directly conjured an ice coffin next to her, freezing her inside.

Li Tiansu had no choice but to temporarily seal his daughter in the cave and close its restrictions. He then went to a Forbidden Land in hopes of finding a way to cure his daughter's strange illness.

And then... came the scene where he flew a thousand miles to deliver equipment to the corpse.

The next day.

When Song Shuhang woke up, he rubbed his temples hard. Yesterday's dream was incredibly vivid, as if he had personally experienced Li Tiansu's life.

What's so special about that?

Song Shuhang was speechless for a moment. Was he being asked to take on the Cause and Effect associated with 'Li Tiansu'?

Li Tiansu, a Golden Core Spirit Emperor with immense wealth, squandered his entire fortune on his daughter's treatment, ultimately losing his life in the process. What could Song Shuhang, a mere cultivator with only one mouth Second Aperture, possibly do?

Could he possibly move Li Tiansu's daughter to a modern hospital for surgery?

Song Shuhang climbed into the bathroom to wash up, his mind wandering as he thought, "Why don't I ask the seniors in the group chat? Maybe Li Tiansu's daughter has some kind of heaven-defying special cultivation physique, and then some senior in the group happens to need such a disciple to inherit their mantle, and then happily take Li Tiansu's daughter away to train her as their personal disciple? Isn't that how it always goes in the movies?"

Thinking of this, Song Shuhang opened the Nine Provinces Number One Group.

The pressure from the mountain of books is immense. "Seniors, I have a disciple here. This girl possesses an innate, incredibly powerful cold energy within her. If left unchecked, it will form frost on her skin, even freezing her solid. In severe cases, it can even solidify into an ice coffin around her. I suspect she might be some kind of ice-type cultivation prodigy? Are there any seniors who cultivate ice-type techniques who would take a liking to her and take her away?"

A moment later, a senior member replied in the group.

The Dharma King Creation said, "Young friend Shuhang, based on your description, this young lady is not some cultivation prodigy. This is an illness... it needs treatment."

Snow Wolf Cave Master: "I second that. This is an illness. She has an innate, strangely cold power within her body, which was caused by injury from the power of ice while she was in her mother's womb. Moreover, it will activate around the age of ten... The condition is so severe that, as you described, young friend Shuhang, it's basically incurable."

"Couldn't we have tried to save him one more time?" Song Shuhang asked, hoping against hope, recalling Li Tiansu's miserable life.