Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 173: The Poisonous Corpse Tide, the Devil's Den on Earth

The corpse driver was frightened and became more and more convinced that Shang Lu had already seen through his identity.

But he couldn't figure out at which step his identity was exposed. He was confused but didn't dare to ask.

The prison boss and the jailer were equally surprised.

They were wondering why Shang Lu ran to the prison for no reason?
It's impossible that he just wanted to use the cursed figurine in his hand to torture the corpse driver, right?
Now that they heard the corpse driver reveal his identity, they felt that they finally understood Shang Lu's purpose.

The county lieutenant has found out the identity of the corpse driver's secret spy and has come here in person to interrogate him!
Think about these people, they have tried all kinds of torture methods, but they still couldn't discover the corpse driver's identity as a secret spy.

How did the county lieutenant find out?
I haven't heard of any Chu State spies being captured recently.

Could it be that he discovered the problem just by reviewing the interrogation case files? This is too amazing! No wonder he was able to go from being a constable to an official and then a county lieutenant!
For a moment, the jailer and the prison guards looked at Shang Lu with admiration in their eyes.

Without Shang Lu's instructions, they immediately walked away to avoid hearing some secrets that they should not hear.

The corpse driver was also very cooperative, and waited until these people were far away before he told the key point:
"I used the identity of a corpse driver as a cover and traveled around to gather intelligence.

Before this, I suddenly heard that a new secret realm had emerged in Luoshui County, so I sneaked here with a few companions to investigate the authenticity of the news.

Before I was captured by you, I had already passed on the exact news that a new secret realm had emerged in Luoshui County.

Calculating the time, my companions should have arrived in Luoshui County and started to pollute and destroy the secret place here..."

"Is that the point you're trying to make?"

Shang Lu interrupted him and said in a cold voice: “Your people have bribed demons and evildoers on a large scale, attempting to pollute the secret realm through the earth veins, and we have already discovered it.

Our witch officers have also started investigating the earth veins.

It won’t be long before all of your people are captured!”

As Shang Lu spoke, he once again activated his divine power.

He acted as if he was very dissatisfied with what the corpse driver had told him, hoping to scare him into revealing more information.

The corpse driver saw golden light flashing on the cursed little man and was so scared that he trembled.

Although the divine power had not yet transformed into a terrible curse and taken effect on him through the cursed villain, the corpse driver felt that his entire body had begun to rot and fester, and he began to feel severe pain and itching.

He could not help but utter a cry of pain and shouted hurriedly:

"No, no, no, you are wrong. They bribed the demons and evildoers to pollute the earth veins just to divert your attention and further disperse your forces.

Their real purpose is not just a small fight like this!"

"What is their real purpose? Tell us everything you know!"

Shang Lu used the techniques taught in sophistry to practice his eloquence on the corpse driver.

Although Shang Lu was a beginner in sophistry, the corpse driver was physically and mentally weak, and at the same time he was in a state of panic, and could not resist the eloquent speech at all.

After hearing Shang Lu's words, a strong desire surged in the corpse driver's heart. He wanted to honestly tell everything he knew to atone for his sins.

So he said without hesitation: "They plan to bring the Badu here to pollute the secret realm!"

"What is Ba Du?" Shang Lu asked with a frown.

The corpse driver said: "It is a kind of evil poison refined from corpses. Once it pollutes the secret realm, it will immediately turn the spiritual energy in the secret realm into evil evil energy, turning the secret realm into a ghost den!

Not only that, the secret realm that has been polluted into a haunted place will also continuously produce evil spirits, which will be transmitted through the ground veins, water veins and even fog.

Given the scale of the Yunhua Mountain Secret Realm, once it is contaminated by the evil spirit, the evil spirit generated will be able to cover at least half of Luoshui County. At that time, both humans and animals will die suddenly under the influence of the evil spirit, and then turn into zombies, frantically attacking all living things!
Living beings bitten by zombies will also be infected with the evil spirit of the zombies, turning into zombies like them, and then attacking other people. In a very short time, they can sweep across many places and cause chaos..."

The more Shang Lu listened, the more solemn his expression became.

This so-called Ba poison is cultivating a tide of corpses!

If things go as expected, these zombies will be controlled by the Chu spies, expanding in an organized manner and attacking densely populated villages and towns, rather than being scattered.

If the zombie tide fails to be contained in time, the damage caused will be even greater than a bandit riot!
This group of spies is really vicious.

Shang Lu's face was gloomy, and he continued to interrogate: "Where and how do you plan to transport the Badu here?"

"They will pretend to be a caravan from Ju State and bring the poison here. After the incident, they will frame Ju State and stir up conflict between you and Ju State."

Under the influence of his eloquence, the corpse driver really told everything he knew.

"I didn't expect you guys would try to sow discord and kill two birds with one stone."

Shang Lu snorted coldly and continued to question:

"How do you plan to use the Ba poison to pollute the secret realm? The matter of the earth veins has been exposed, and the witch officials are investigating. Your people will definitely not try to attack the earth veins again. You should have a backup plan, right?"

"Don't use the earth veins. The earth veins are just a means to divert your attention and disperse your strength..."

When the corpse driver said this, he suddenly paused.

"Hmm?" Shang Lu raised his eyebrows, and the golden light began to flash above the cursed villain.

"Don't torture me, don't torture me."

The corpse driver screamed hurriedly: "It's not that I don't want to tell you, but I don't know how they will release the poison. I'm just an outpost, I'm not qualified to know these secrets."

Shang Lu discovered a problem from the corpse driver's words.

"You said you were just an outpost? Then how do you know that they are planning to release the evil spirit to pollute the secret realm? This isn't something an outpost should know, right?"

"Because that's what we did in Zhu country before."

The corpse driver was afraid that Shang Lu would suspect him of lying, so he hurriedly explained:

"A few months ago, a new secret realm was born in the territory of Zhu State. I and a few companions disguised as peddlers, jugglers, and actors went there to confirm the news.

Then the tomb diggers dug the earth veins and diverted the attention of the Zhu State wizards. Finally, they cast the Ba poison to pollute the secret realm, turning the area around the secret realm into a den of ghosts.

I participated in this mission throughout, so I know it very clearly.

But in the end, I really don’t know who released the poison and how it was released.”

"Are you telling the truth and not lying?" Shang Lu asked in a deep voice.

"I'm not lying, I'm not lying. Even if I were given ten thousand guts, I wouldn't dare lie to you." The corpse driver replied hurriedly.

He also raised his head and glanced at the cursed figurine in Shang Lu's hand, his eyes full of fear.

Shang Lu judged that he was indeed not lying, so he asked again: "Where is the spy who came to Luoshui County with you now? How did you contact each other? How did you confirm each other's identities?"

The corpse driver continued, "I don't know where they are hiding. We won't stay in one place for too long. Unless there is something important, we won't contact each other easily. There is a code word between us to confirm our identity..."

(End of this chapter)