Twisted Dreams-Chapter 97 - 69: Awakening Flora
Li Yang took out the Desire Magic Jar, and intense Desire Power surged out from himself.
Black mist gathered in the Desire Magic Jar, gradually liquefying into the [Desire Potion].
Li Yang looked at the potion in his hand, murmuring:
"Is this my desire?"
A nightmare unlocked hidden memories, awakening Li Yang’s inner desires.
How should he deal with this [Desire Potion]?
He would not use this [Desire Potion] as a reward for others.
Through experimentation, he discovered that only the person with the desire can maximize the energy by consuming it.
Drinking one’s own desire is far better than drinking someone else’s.
Of course, the Desire Potion aiming to become a Death God doesn’t count.
That [Desire Potion of Death God] is the strongest [Desire Potion], enhanced by the [Desire Magic Jar] and black runes in his eyes.
"Should I drink it myself?"
Li Yang thought, shaking his head.
His current Soul Power was strong, but still unable to bear the power of two [Desire Potions].
Drinking this jar of [Desire Potion] would make him very powerful.
But he would also lose his rationality and become a slave to desire, turning into a mindless demon.
Keep it and drink it later when his soul becomes stronger?
But... Li Yang felt that letting this [Desire Potion] gather dust was a waste.
He thought for a moment and came up with a way to deal with this [Desire Potion].
Li Yang had a thought, and the courtyard began to tremble.
A terrifying wave of Spiritual Power exploded outside.
Chen Yuqi’s expression changed, flying out of the window, vigilantly guarding the courtyard.
Then, a tree ten meters tall appeared in the yard.
The tree trunk was covered with hundreds of human faces, with branches looking like sinister claws.
[Seventh Apostle: Tree of Human Essence], Bodhi.
Chen Yuqi looked solemnly at the terrifying-looking tree.
"This is... nearly a Tier Four demon!"
She could sense that the Tree of Human Essence possessed great power, far beyond hers.
At this moment, Li Yang slowly walked out from the villa’s door:
"Don’t worry, it’s called Bodhi, my apostle."
Chen Yuqi understood, unfurling her wings and gracefully bowing slightly in greeting.
The Tree of Human Essence opened its hundreds of mouths simultaneously:
"Master, please command."
Li Yang took out the [Desire Magic Jar] and poured the [Desire Potion] into the roots of the Tree of Human Essence.
The Tree of Human Essence trembled, its hundreds of faces filled with fear:
"This is... this is... no!
This is the master’s power, how could I dare to stain it!"
A hundred fearful, trembling voices mixed together.
Li Yang murmured:
"It’s not for you to use.
Help me find a suitable creature to nurture this power.
One day, when I need it, I will take it back."
Only then did the Tree of Human Essence relax.
At the highest part of the tree crown, black energy gathered, and a peach formed.
The peach was bright red, irresistibly attractive, captivating at first glance.
Enough to drive any creature mad for it.
It was a fruit formed from Li Yang’s [Desire Potion].
The Tree of Human Essence felt the power emanating from the peach in the tree crown, with hundreds of eyes showing astonishment:
"This is, this is the master’s Heart Demon!"
Li Yang said:
"Only creatures with a pure mind can consume this power."
After digesting this information, the Tree of Human Essence solemnly declared:
"As you command! I will find a suitable host for the master’s Heart Demon.
Awaiting the day the master harvests this power that originally belongs to you!"
The ’Heart Demon’ mentioned by the Tree of Human Essence was Li Yang’s [Desire Potion].
It would find a suitable vessel for the ’Heart Demon’.
Allowing the ’Heart Demon’ to grow stronger along with the vessel.
At the appropriate time, when Li Yang needed it, it would be reclaimed.
It was a reserve of power.
Of course, Li Yang’s ’Heart Demon Power’ wouldn’t be so simple.
...
The night grew late, and the Tree of Human Essence and Chen Yuqi had already left.
The crow had gone somewhere to gather followers, the black dog lay dozing in the courtyard, while Suzu slept soundly.
Li Yang, after playing with the daffodil on the steps of the courtyard, looked towards the distant mountains, his gaze deep.
"I must give it a try."
Li Yang murmured.
He snapped his fingers, and a six-pointed star pattern appeared on the ground.
An Undead Giant slowly emerged from the six-pointed star pattern, kneeling on the ground.
Li Yang stepped onto the Undead Giant’s extended hand and stood on its shoulder.
The Undead Giant rushed toward the mountain path, climbing the slope like an ape.
This was much faster than driving.
Worried about being caught by surveillance?
Under Li Yang’s direction, the Undead Giant knew how to avoid surveillance.
Besides, after the reshuffle of Green Grass Sanatorium, the Demon Club was now the real power in charge of the South Sea.
In South Sea City’s territory, Li Yang’s word was law.
...
South Sea, Little Black Mountain.
Li Yang walked along a leaf-covered forest path, bathed in moonlight.
The wind was gentle, and the leaves underfoot rustled softly.
Very tranquil, very serene.
Li Yang looked at a section of the mountain wall.
A man sat beneath the stone wall, with blood on his head and legs, sitting in a daze.
He was a climber who had fallen to his death, still wearing his climbing gear.
Li Yang walked over, following the man’s vacant gaze to a small grass, a newly sprouted one.
The grass was as pitiable as the man.
The stone wall blocked the light, and the grass had to grow from the moss-covered surroundings, attesting to life’s resilience.
It’s a pity, in late autumn, this grass wouldn’t last long.
"Struggle out of darkness and damp for just a few days of sunlight?"
Li Yang said, examining the man, and continued:
"Look no more, both of you are pitiful. Why not fulfill each other.
This grass will be your new vessel, let it live on."
The man’s soul seemed to understand, staring at Li Yang blankly.
Li Yang snapped his fingers, and the man’s soul turned into blue fluorescence, slowly entering the grass.
Without any wind, the grass swayed slightly, its color becoming more vibrant.
"If you’re lucky, you’ll develop intelligence.
If not, being eaten becomes your fate, your luck, your efforts, becoming others’ gains."
Li Yang straightened up, strolling into the distance.
As his soul grew stronger, Li Yang could create more flowers and herbs with Spiritual Power that could share it.
The entire night, Li Yang practiced manipulating Soul Power.
The entire night, he roamed the forests around South Sea City.
One by one, wildflowers and weeds, under Li Yang’s influence, broke free from basic plant reactions, gradually evolving sensory responses found in lower animals.
They remained plants, but on a spiritual level, they developed the sensitivity of ordinary animals.
Once their Spiritual Power reaches a certain level, they will have the feelings and psychology of higher animals, like apes.
With further cultivation, they will eventually possess the consciousness unique to humans.
By then, who knows what humans would call them.
Grass demons or flower faeries?
If someone consumed these grass demons and flower faeries, they would inherit their Spiritual Power.
Because when Li Yang created Extraordinary Flowers and Herbs, he imparted a fundamental property—sharing Spiritual Power.
Whether these flowers and herbs live or are consumed, Li Yang remains the ultimate beneficiary.
Who shares Spiritual Power with him is irrelevant; plant or person, it doesn’t matter.
