Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 353: Making Nuo Masks
After leaving Panlong Valley, Shang Lu took Zhu Quan, Du Feng, Tu Bin and others and rushed to Heifengdu day and night.

I want to go to the ghost market as soon as possible, buy the Five Evil Stones, and return to Baiyi County.

Shang Lu's intuition told him that a big change might be brewing in Guling County.

He didn't want to be swept into it.

Late that night, Shang Lu and his companions, who were in a hurry to travel, missed their place of residence.

When it was dark and the men and horses were exhausted, they found themselves in a remote suburb with no village or shop nearby.

As a last resort, Shang Lu could only lead everyone to the woods beside the road.

I plan to choose a place in the woods and spend the night there.

In fact, on the way here, they encountered an abandoned temple.

But on the other hand, Shang Lu didn't want to go back.

On the other hand, sleeping in an abandoned temple is not necessarily safer than spending a night in the wild.

The biggest danger of sleeping outdoors is wild beasts and evil spirits.

They are not afraid of the wild beast Smilax glabra, no matter how many come, they will be given away, which is a good opportunity for them to taste different game.

As for the monsters and ghosts, those that can wander in such a desolate place are just little monsters and wandering ghosts with no special abilities.

Anyone with some strength would go to the villages and towns to plunder blood and food.

Not to mention that Shang Lu is here, even with the skills of Zhu Quan, Du Feng, Tu Bin and others, they can handle it.

Not to mention, Shang Lu and his companions brought a lot of magical talismans and magical weapons with them on this trip.

If they really encountered some blind demons and ghosts that took them as prey, Shang Lu would be happy to have a few more ghosts in Sanniang's soul-summoning banner.

But if you want to stay in an abandoned temple, the level of danger will be very different.

Deserted temples in the wild are either inhabited by demons and ghosts, or the whispers of mad gods can be heard.

If it's the former, it's fine.

Although the monsters and ghosts lurking in the deserted temple are stronger than those wandering outside, if they cannot defeat them, they can always escape.

But if he encountered the whispers of the Mad God, or even was looked at by the Mad God, Shang Lu might be able to save his life with the help of Wu Zangmiao and Sanniang, but the people under his command might not be so lucky.

In the mildest case, one will be contaminated by the mad god and go mad.

In serious cases, it will directly transform into a monster!

If he were in Baiyi County and encountered an abandoned temple, Shang Lu might have thought of a way to destroy it to prevent it from becoming a lair of demons or a hunting ground for mad gods.

But in Guling County, Shang Lu didn't want to cause any trouble.

Moreover, even if he really took the risk to destroy the deserted temple in the wild and kill the evil spirits lurking inside, the people of Guling County might not appreciate it, and might even think he was troublesome.

You are a thief official and witch officer from Baiyi County. How come you come to our Guling County to catch ghosts, kill monsters and destroy dilapidated temples?
Do you want to show that you are capable? Or do you want to say that the people of Guling County are not as capable as you?

Shang Lu didn't want to do good things and get himself into trouble.

"This is it."

Shanglu quickly found a place sheltered from the wind in the woods.

Experts like Zhu Quan and Tu Pi all said that this place was good, so he decided to book it.

After jumping off the paper horse, Shang Lu smiled and said to everyone: "Thank you for your hard work during this period. When we return to Baiyi County, I will treat you to a drink!"

Everyone agreed.

After spending some time together, the thieves became familiar with Shang Lu. While they respected him, they also became closer to him.

At this moment, there was a thief who wanted to take advantage of the situation and jokingly asked, "Sir, drinking alone is not enough, we have to go to the Sand Dance Academy.

Shang Lu waved his hand sternly: "Don't call me in places like the Sand Dance Academy. I'm not interested in sex!"

"Xu."

The thieves all started to make a fuss and expressed their disbelief.

Shang Lu complained in his heart: "Sand Dance Academy is a place that we can't talk about privately? How dare I go there in front of Sanniang? Isn't that courting death?"

"Okay, stop making a fuss and get moving."

Zhu Quan called on the bandits to take off the blankets on the horses' backs, and sent people to collect firewood all around.

Du Feng and Tu Pi were not idle either.

Tu Bin brought a few thieves with him and set traps around the area where they were going to rest, and also scattered some snake-repellent and insect-repellent drugs.

Du Feng picked out a few suitable magical treasures that Shang Lu and his companions brought out from the thieves' office, and set up traps to match those of Tu Xiong.

With these things, no matter whether it is a wild beast or a demon, as soon as it approaches, they will immediately notice it and react.

Soon the bonfire was lit, and everyone sat around it, wrapped in blankets.

Everyone held a small stick with a piece of bass snake meat on it and was busy grilling the meat.

Shang Lu also held a skewer of meat in his hand.

But he was just pretending, holding the skewer in vain; the person who was actually grilling the skewer was Sanniang.

Sanniang was roasting a magical delicacy for Shanglu according to the method of roasting snake recorded in Chu Yun’s recipe.

At this time, Shang Lu began to use his eloquence and sophistry to instill new memories into everyone.

Over the past two days, everyone kept talking about Shang Lu's story over and over again, and their attitude changed from initial confusion to habit and now to numbness.

The memory of the Basah in their minds also changed under the dual influence of Shang Lu's eloquence and sophistry.

As he was talking, Shang Lu suddenly put away his clever words and sophistry, and said in a normal tone: "I remember that when I saw the python from a distance, I threw a piece of human clothing over, but it was swallowed by the python in one gulp. The movement was simply incredible..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he saw everyone frowning.

The thieves hesitated and did not dare to correct it.

But Du Feng was close to Shang Lu, so he interrupted directly:
"No, no, sir, when we saw the python, it was already dead, with only a small piece of its body left. How could it be able to eat human clothes?"

"Is that right?"

Shang Lu looked at Zhu Quan, Tu Bin and others.

Several thieves nodded repeatedly.

Tu Xiong said in a muffled voice, "When we saw the body of the python from a distance, we thought it was alive and were ready to fight to the death. But when we got closer, we found that it was not only dead, but most of its body was missing. We don't know if it was eaten by some giant beast or taken away by someone else... But it was a good thing for us. We didn't fight and got snake meat. Although the meat has deteriorated a little because it has been dead for a long time, it contains a lot of blood and energy."

Zhu Quan looked at Shang Lu with a worried look on his face: "Sir, you have been traveling continuously these past few days. Are you a little too tired? Have a good rest tonight."

"Well, I remembered it wrong."

Shang Lu pretended to be tired, raised his left hand and rubbed his temple, but he was very happy in his heart.

Everyone's reactions were not fake, they came from the heart.

This means that the experience about the Bashen in their memory has been successfully changed.

If Shang Lu didn't continue to brainwash them, this change wouldn't last long. At most, after a few years, they would suddenly recall their true experiences.

But if that day really comes, it doesn’t matter.

Because by that time, the limelight would have long passed. These people are not stupid, even if they recover their true memories, they will definitely not tell others about it, but will continue to keep it secret.

The bass snake meat was roasted quickly and everyone started to eat their own portion.

Shanglu also ate the python meat that Sanniang roasted for him.

The taste of the bass snake meat is not very good, it is a bit hard and very irritating to the teeth.

In other words, Shang Lu and the others all have some cultivation under their belts. Although they have not deliberately trained their bite strength, under the stimulation of their essence, qi, and blood, they can bite and chew very powerfully.

Otherwise, if it were an ordinary person, even if he got the meat of the Basho snake, he would not be able to chew it or bite it, and he could only find a way to make it into meat paste.

Just like the meat paste that Sanniang fed Shang Lu when he had not yet recovered his cultivation.

The texture of the snake meat is not good, and the taste is average, with a strong fishy smell. However, Shanglu can even eat incense and candles, so the snake meat is no problem.

For Zhu Quan, Du Feng, Tu Bin and others, the meat of the python can strengthen the body and improve their cultivation. Even if it tastes bad or unpalatable, they are willing to eat it.

In no time, everyone had finished eating their respective python meat.

Except for those who were on night duty, all the others began to practice, in order to refine the Basho snake meat and improve their cultivation to the greatest extent.

Shang Lu also activated the dragon and tiger power and inner alchemy method.

Eating the grilled basset snake meat according to Chu Yun's recipe can not only strengthen the muscles, bones and skin, provide essence and qi, but also strengthen the five internal organs.

It is especially effective in supplementing the spleen and kidneys.

It can nourish the spleen because this python practices earth-based skills.

Nourishing the kidneys is an effect of snakes themselves.

However, in Chu Yun’s recipe book, it is recorded that this salt-roasted python can not only strengthen the body and enhance the essence, but also allow diners to comprehend the magical powers of the python.

However, including tonight, Shanglu has eaten the meat of the python four times, but he has not even seen the shadow of any magical power.

Shang Lu had also asked Sanniang before, and then Sanniang took out Chu Yun's recipe, turned to the page of salt-roasted python, pointed to the ancient characters on it that looked like oracle bone script and said, "Senior Chu Yun wrote it very clearly, there is a chance to obtain the magical power of the python."

After Shang Lu heard this, his expression was very interesting.

Damn, this is still a matter of luck?

Fortunately, they got a lot of Basagodon meat this time. Shang Lu didn't believe that he would eat all the Basagodon meat and still not understand the magical power of the Basagodon!
It’s not some big company that scams people out of their money.

The nourishment of the python meat to the spleen greatly improves the digestion speed and strength of the spleen.

Its nourishment to the kidneys repairs and compensates for the holes in the middle part of the Qi Hai.

Shang Lu estimated in his mind that if he finished eating all the python meat, the hole in the middle of his Qi Hai would be at least half repaired.

This is already very good.

Under the stimulation of the Dragon-Tiger Power and the Inner Alchemy Method, the subtle substances transformed from the spleen spirit's digestion of the basset snake meat were quickly refined into essence and qi, which were replenished into the sea of ​​​​qi.

The energy consumed by using the Nuo mask of the messenger of Hebo has been completely restored and even increased in the past two days.

Unfortunately, this time Shang Lu still did not comprehend the magical powers of the Basque snake from its meat.

Shang Lu, who had finished his training, looked up at the moon in the night sky, trying to estimate the time.

But he had no ability to predict the future.

It was Sanniang who told him the time: "5:05 pm, Hai time."

Shang Lu nodded, and waited for a moment. Seeing that Zhu Quan had stopped practicing, he tore out a paper horse, rode on it, and said to Zhu Quan: "I'll leave this to you."

Zhu Quan was stunned when he heard this and asked in surprise, "Where are you going, sir?"

Shang Lu raised his hand and pointed forward: "I'm going to set up an altar over there to communicate with the gods. Remember, no matter what happens, don't come over here! You can't bear the whispers of the gods. At best you will go crazy, at worst you will turn into a monster and die suddenly."

Zhu Quan had been in the Bandits' Office for a long time and had heard many similar stories. He knew that Shang Lu was not trying to scare people, so he nodded quickly and said, "Don't worry, sir. I will definitely discipline all the brothers."

Shang Lu also warned: "If you encounter something you can't handle, just fire the flare arrow and I will come back immediately."

"Yes, I understand." Zhu Quan bowed and accepted the order.

After Shang Lu finished his instructions, he released a wooden kite and let it hover over the area for high-altitude surveillance.

Then he urged the paper horse under his crotch and ran out of the woods.

After running for about ten miles, Shang Lu put down the paper horse only after he was sure that Tongshen's movements would not affect Zhu Quan, Du Feng, Tu Bin and others.

As the vital energy was withdrawn, the paper horse immediately turned into gray smoke and scattered.

Sanniang appeared at this moment, gently lifted a corner of the veil with her left hand, and reached in with her right hand.

Shang Lu saw wisps of evil energy emanating from under Sanniang's veil.

Then, Sanniang took out the altar, flags, incense burner and other items like a magic trick...

These were all the magical instruments that Shang Lu had used when he set up an altar at home to communicate with gods.

Having witnessed Sanniang swallowing the jaw snake, Shang Lu was no longer surprised by this scene.

He was just curious, when did Sanniang swallow all these things? He hadn't noticed it before.

Shang Lu quickly set up the altar, and then arranged the magic formation to protect the altar, waiting for midnight to arrive.

Of course, Shang Lu was not idle during the waiting time.

He took out a piece of Yin-Yang Willow that was struck by lightning and placed it on the altar, along with the scales of the pig-bodied, eight-legged, snake-tailed god, to accept his incense offerings.

This is in preparation for making Nuo masks.

Shang Lu's purpose tonight was not simply to communicate with the gods, but to make Nuo masks.

After mining the Blood Sky Mine, the materials for making the Nuo mask were ready. There were even some auxiliary materials that could enhance the effect of the Nuo mask, such as Moon Fire Stone.

Shang Lu originally planned to make Nuo masks after returning to the Baiyi County Witch Academy.

In that case, if you encounter any problems in the process of making Nuo masks, you can also ask the teachers in the Witch Academy for help in time.

But after seeing the strange number on the python, Shang Lu changed his mind.

The faster the Nuo masks are made, the better.

Only when you have more cards in your hand can you deal with danger calmly.

After putting away the Yin-Yang Willow that was struck by lightning, Shang Lu took out the Blood Sky Mine, Moon Fire Stone and other minerals, crushed them and mixed them into ink.

Shang Lu, who was busy making ink, did not notice that a piece of Yin-Yang Willow struck by lightning quietly flew out of his bag and flew to the altar to enjoy the incense.

Along with the Yin-Yang Willow that was struck by lightning, there is also a strange and rugged road formed by the billowing smoke.

Sanniang, who was standing next to the altar, saw this scene.

The strange and rugged road seemed to have noticed Sanniang and shook gently towards her twice.

(End of this chapter)