Seven Emotions and Six Desires

As the cultivation method began to absorb, Ye Qingyun knew his choice had been correct. The Serpent Charm Art revolved around manipulating the Seven Emotions and Six Desires, secretly planting seeds of illusion within enemies to control their feelings.

Upon cultivating it to the sixth stage, the malevolent energy it generated inherently carried an alluring power, capable of weaving mental illusions to disrupt an opponent’s performance.

The Seven Emotions encompass joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, and desire. Joy is happiness, anger is fury, fear is dread, love is affection, hate is malice, and desire is craving.

These are emotions humans cannot shed. Should any single emotion reach an extreme, it can cause a person to lose all reason.

The Six Desires pertain to the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind—in essence, sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and thought.

The Serpent Charm Art influences opponents through these six sensory pathways.

After approximately ten minutes, Ye Qingyun slowly regained his composure. As he did, a crimson glow immediately suffused his mesmerizing, blood-red pupils. He glanced at the disciples around him.

He noticed various colors radiating from their bodies, not evil energy, but the hues of their current emotions.

Joy manifested as pink, anger as red, sorrow as blue, fear as cyan, love as yellow, hate as gray, and desire as purple. All these emotions were laid bare before Ye Qingyun’s eyes.

This was the advantage of the cultivation method gifted by the game; he had mastered it simply by using it.

The majority present were tinged with cyan, indicating fear. Most of the disciples here were formerly from the Phoenix Immortal Sect or had been forcibly captured, so fear was a natural reaction.

Interestingly, the progression of ‘like, desire, and love’ moved from subtle to intense. Individuals newly in love typically began with purple, representing desire, which then evolved into fondness, and finally, true love.

This sensation was extraordinary, as if he could command all emotions. Ye Qingyun decided to conduct an experiment.

The woman closest to him was currently radiating anger. The book in her hands clearly infuriated her, perhaps because she couldn’t understand it or refused to accept the techniques of a wicked path.

“Damn it, these wicked path cultivation methods are far too bizarre! They’re impossible to comprehend! Hey, you former Five Poisons Sect members, can anyone help me understand this technique?” A female disciple from the former Phoenix Immortal Sect shouted, quite impolitely, to those nearby.

Unfortunately, no one paid her any mind. The former disciples of the Five Poisons Sect looked down on those from the Phoenix Immortal Sect; why would they bother helping them?

Ye Qingyun observed the shouting disciple. He then raised his hand, and a faint red aura slowly emanated from his palm. With a soft breath, he blew, and the crimson essence immediately drifted towards the female disciple.

The red aura of wrath gently entered the female disciple’s body.

The disciple’s expression grew increasingly impatient, her temper flaring dramatically.

Suddenly, she reached out and grabbed another female disciple’s wrist.

“Hey, you’re from the Five Poisons Sect, aren’t you? Explain what this cultivation method means to me!” The Phoenix Immortal Sect disciple demanded, her face alight with fury.

At that moment, the insulted Five Poisons Sect disciple’s own temper ignited. Wicked path practitioners were known for their short fuses.

“Who are you to demand an explanation from me? Just because you ask, I have to explain? You Phoenix Immortal Sect disciples are nothing but prisoners of our Five Poisons Sect! Do you really think you’re on our level?” The Five Poisons Sect disciple retorted, forcefully shaking off the other’s hand.

Her words pushed the Phoenix Immortal Sect disciple’s anger to its peak, her fury erupting in an instant.

“You bastard! You wretched hussy! I merely asked for an explanation! I didn’t do anything to you! We’re all disciples of the same sect now, and you dare threaten me with your Five Poisons Sect? I can’t take it anymore!” The Phoenix Immortal Sect disciple shrieked, raising her hand and slapping the Five Poisons Sect disciple across the face.

The Five Poisons Sect disciple, suddenly struck, felt her rage similarly reach its boiling point.

“Wretch! How dare you hit me? I’ll kill you!” The Five Poisons Sect disciple cursed, retaliating with a slap to the Phoenix Immortal Sect disciple’s body. Just like that, the two women devolved into a brawl, startling every disciple in the pavilion.

Ye Qingyun watched the two fighting women, noting how the emotions of the other disciples also shifted. Most became sorrowful and fearful. Simultaneously, their invisible emotional energies flowed towards Ye Qingyun, entering his body—this was the effect of the Serpent Charm Art.

The Serpent Charm Art could absorb this intangible emotional energy to enhance one’s cultivation.

Ye Qingyun’s expression brightened with surprise as he observed the emotional energy flowing into him.

He kept a close eye on the two women’s statuses. Both were now in a state of emotional overload, essentially unable to control themselves.

‘Heh, this cultivation method is simply perfect,’ Ye Qingyun mused internally. ‘Controlling others’ emotions, then absorbing their emotional energy—it’s flawless!’

As Ye Qingyun siphoned away the emotional energy from those present, the two fighting women slowly ceased their struggle. They certainly had no idea their emotions had been manipulated, leading them to fight.

With the Serpent Charm Art, Ye Qingyun lost interest in other matters. Having absorbed a significant amount of emotional energy, he now needed to find a place to properly digest it.

Life in the Five Poisons Sect was currently quite safe. As his cultivation deepened, Ye Qingyun felt himself growing younger, his physical body seeming to halt its growth. He now appeared to be only seventeen or eighteen years old—a clear benefit of cultivation.

Cultivators, the stronger they became, aged slower, their physical appearance remaining in its prime. Of course, some were indifferent to this aspect and didn’t control their physical aging.

Naturally, it was mainly women who sought to control their age; women, after all, loved beauty.

The Five Poisons Sect had granted them three years for cultivation, so there was still ample time.

Name: Ye Qingyun

Faction: Wicked Path

Age: 19

Realm: Proficient

Attributes: Serpent Charm Art [Arm Strength 25, Agility 30, Physique 20, Internal Energy 40, Aura 35]

Sect: Five Poisons Sect

Five Poisons Sect Status: Junior Disciple of the Five Poisons Sect

Equipment: Black Serpent Skirt (Identity Set), Rose Dancer’s Garb (Lifestyle Identity Set)

Cultivation Methods: Five Poisons Heart Technique (Stage Six), Creation Art (Stage Fifteen), Serpent Charm Art (Stage One), Seven Emotions and Six Desires Manual (4 incomplete scrolls)

Special Talent: Bloodspirit Demonic Eyes

Skills: Basic Swordsmanship (Martial), Five Poisons Palm (Martial), Viper Palm (Martial), Charm (Pupil Technique)

Wealth: 230 gold, 980 silver, 550 copper coins.

After reviewing his information, Ye Qingyun noticed that due to activating the Serpent Charm Art, his innate attributes had shifted from external to internal cultivation.

Having finished, he closed his information panel and then opened the world channel for a look. The world channel, he observed, had grown quiet, with hardly anyone speaking. This was primarily because the linking system was gone, making it impossible to directly add friends.

Without this feature, the social system had largely lost its purpose. However, if people met in person, they could still add each other. Ye Qingyun, for instance, had added Mo Qinyin as a friend. The two could communicate via the social system at any time, regardless of their location, which was far more convenient than direct voice transmission.