Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 558: Heavenly flesh turns into elixir
The chaotic and foul air released from the pus and blood even affected Shang Lu, causing his internal essence to show signs of disarray.

Even this was the result of the purification talisman and the suppression of the scorching sun.

"A lead box!"

San Niang let out a soft cry, and Shang Lu immediately took out the lead box sent by the quartermaster. He used his qi to control the box and went to collect the foul-smelling pus and blood gushing out of the wine vat.

But as soon as the lead box flew to the side of the wine jar, it lost control and fell straight to the ground.

However, the essence of the imperial lead box had been contaminated.

Shang Lu raised an eyebrow, preparing to intensify his energy to regain control of the lead box.

However, the Third Sister, who had been holding up an oil-paper umbrella to shield herself from the sun since the sacrifice to the Eastern Lord, waved first.

A gust of cold wind appeared out of nowhere, picked up the lead box, and carried it to the side of the wine jar.

At the same time, she formed a hand seal and shouted, "Withdraw!"

The foul-smelling pus and blood gushing from the wine jar were immediately sucked into the lead box.

Once the foul-smelling pus and blood had been sucked out, Third Sister changed her hand seals and shouted again, "Seal!"

The lid of the lead box closed by itself, sealing the foul-smelling pus and blood inside.

At the same time, the pokeweed felt the chaotic and foul aura greatly diminish.

But he still didn't let his guard down. He took out a purification talisman he had drawn beforehand and used it as a seal, sticking it on the lead box.

Only at this point was the chaotic and foul energy truly sealed away.

That's right, it's just a seal, not a purification or eradication.

Pokeweed could even sense that the chaotic, foul air inside the lead box was unwilling to give up and was frantically thrashing around, trying to break free.

However, the lead box had a very strong sealing effect on it, and with the addition of the purification talisman, all its efforts were in vain.

"Hey, could this thing be used as a hidden weapon?"

The chaotic and foul atmosphere stirred a bold idea in Shang Lu's mind.

He also thought about it seriously: "The chaotic and foul air cannot distinguish friend from foe. If we really want to use it as a hidden weapon, we have to throw it away and run away quickly. Otherwise, we will hurt a thousand enemies and also lose a thousand ourselves. It's not worth it."

As the chaotic and foul air was sealed away, Uncle Huai's condition began to improve, and his withered leaves returned to their green color.

The wine jar was hanging on Uncle Huai's body. He was closest to the chaotic and foul air, and was therefore the most affected. Fortunately, Shang Lu and San Niang dealt with it in time, otherwise he would have been seriously injured.

In comparison, the rooster suffered less of the chaos and filth, but its situation was the worst.

I'm still feeling dizzy.

If left unchecked, even if it doesn't suddenly die, the hope of it becoming a spirit will be dashed.

Since the pokeweed had promised to give the rooster a chance to become a spirit, it naturally couldn't just sit idly by.

He mentally estimated the time... but embarrassingly, he couldn't come up with a result.

Fortunately, there was Third Sister. Seeing his eyes darting around, she knew what he was thinking and told him, "It's three quarters past Shen Shi (3:45 PM)."

"Is it already late afternoon? Perfect timing."

Shang Lu gave an awkward laugh and quickly took out two Spirit-Clearing Pills.

The quartermaster gave him more antidotes than he had asked for, saying he was giving extra in case he needed them later. Now it seems that, regardless of whether the quartermaster was trying to curry favor, this precautionary approach really did come in handy.

Shang Lu pried open the rooster's beak, stuffed in a Relief Pill, and then poured several mouthfuls of wine into its mouth.

The rooster was still dazed and didn't react at all. Luckily it was so, otherwise, seeing Shang Lu giving it spiritual liquid, pills, and wine, it might have misunderstood and thought Shang Lu was going to cook it into a drunken chicken...

"Uncle Huai, you can put away your true form now."

Third Sister had Uncle Huai transform back into human form and placed the wine jar on the ground.

Shang Lu gave Uncle Huai a Spirit-Clearing Pill, which he swallowed with the wine, while simultaneously peering into the wine jar.

The Five Spirits Wine in the jar had completely disappeared, leaving only the strange meat wrapped in a purification talisman, emitting an eerie aroma that made one even more eager to eat it.

Shang Lu could still bear it, but Uncle Huai was having a hard time. As for the unconscious rooster on the ground, it was drooling and kicking and pecking wildly.

"There's nothing more for you to do after this. Leave three sections of locust wood and then get out."

Third Sister gave the instructions and made detailed requirements: "Three sections of locust wood, one from the tender branches at the top of the tree, one from the thick trunk, and one from the old root."

Uncle Huai bowed and agreed without hesitation. He immediately followed Third Sister's instructions, leaving behind three sections of locust wood. Then he picked up the still unconscious rooster, which was pecking and kicking erratically, and left the illusion array to expel the chaotic and foul energy.

San Niang then directed Shang Lu to clean the ashes from the stove, and then put in the locust wood and paulownia wood.

These two types of wood, one belonging to yin and the other to yang, clearly have some significance in using them as firewood.

After placing the locust and paulownia wood, Shang Lu couldn't help but ask, "Where did you learn how to cook the strange meat? Was it from Senior Chu Yun's notes?"

"Yes."

Third Sister nodded in agreement, "The recipe for Five Spirits Wine was also found in the notes."

"That explains why you suddenly know how to brew wine."

Shang Lu had already guessed this and wasn't surprised. He was just wondering, since Chu Yun taught him how to cook the strange meat, then the strange meat probably wasn't divine meat, right? Did anyone eat divine meat in ancient times?
It’s hard to say.

Ancient books often contain accounts of divine corpses appearing in certain places. However, when we go to those places mentioned in the ancient books now, we find no such divine corpses.

Where did the divine corpse go? Could it have been eaten by the ancients? It's hard to say.

Wait a minute, since Chu Yun's notes contain recipes for the strange meat, does he know what kind of meat it is?

Upon realizing this, Shang Lu quickly asked San Niang a question.

Third Sister replied, "The notes say that this kind of meat fell with a meteorite from outer space and they call it Heavenly Meat."

"Heavenly Flesh? It came with the meteorite?"

Shang Lu looked up at the sky and wondered if it really was divine flesh.
But if it's divine flesh, why would Dongjun help cook it? Could it be from a different faction, or even a deity with whom He has a grudge?

Third Sister continued, "The notes also say that there are several kinds of Heavenly Flesh, but they all have the effect of bewitching people, causing them to kill and devour each other. At the same time, Heavenly Flesh contains very powerful energy. If the chaotic and impure energy can be purified, eating it can greatly benefit one's cultivation. However, if it is not handled properly, eating it will cause one to go mad and lose one's mind, turning into a monster."

Shang Lu had seen many animals that had died suddenly after eating the strange meat in the cave, and he couldn't help but nod and say, "Judging from the description, this strange meat is indeed the Heavenly Meat in Senior Chu Yun's notes."

Then he clicked his tongue in amazement: "This Senior Chu Yun is really a gluttonous old man. He dares to eat anything and can find a way to cook anything... sigh."

Shang Lu suddenly raised an eyebrow, his mind racing with a wild idea: In the ancient sect where Chu Yun was located, there were animal enclosures and similar places everywhere. The Qilin could even turn people into animals, and even the basic cultivation techniques they taught were related to animals...

He had previously thought this ancient sect was a beast-cultivation sect. Now, could it actually be a demon-cultivation sect? Is Chu Yun a human who has cultivated from a Taotie?

Upon closer examination, it's not impossible.

Back in Luoshui County, he had heard Feng Boyuan mention that some places in the Yunhua Mountain Secret Realm required witchcraft to transform into animals to enter, and that those in human form suffered terrible consequences. The people who developed the secret realm were initially unaware of this, which led to significant losses...

As Shang Lu was lost in thought, he suddenly heard Third Sister call out, "What are you daydreaming about? Start a fire and cook the meat!" "Hey, coming!"

Shang Lu quickly put aside his distracting thoughts, took out a tinderbox, and went to light the firewood piled up in the stove.

As soon as the tinderbox was lit, it was extinguished by a breath of yin energy from the Third Sister: "Use thunder fire."

"Alright." Shang Lu did as he was told, summoning the Thunderfire Poison-Repelling Umbrella and releasing a bolt of purple lightning that struck the locust and paulownia wood in the earthen stove, igniting the wood with a "boom".

One blue and one purple, two different colors of flame, representing the problems, immediately filled the stove.

Third Sister put the Heavenly Meat into the pot, added spring water and spiritual liquid, and then covered it.

Pokeweed stood to the side, observing everything:
The wood in the stove, one yin and one yang, and the flames that burn in the same way.

The entire stove, from bottom to top, consists of firewood, flames, an earthen stove, an iron pot, and sacred water.

"This is using the Yin-Yang and Five Elements method to refine the Heavenly Flesh!"

Shang Lu slapped his thigh. Sure enough, everything in the world is subject to the rules of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. No matter how complicated it is, the core is still the same.

The same principle applies to cooking celestial meat, alchemy and weapon crafting, and even combat... all variations are rooted in the same principle.

Just then, he heard Third Sister call him again: "Walk around the stove and sing and dance 'Yunmen'." She then gave him the Tongyou hand drum.

"Yunmen" is a set of Nuo songs and dances used to worship the gods. It is said to have been created by the Yellow Emperor in ancient times and is also a set of Nuo songs and dances that Nuo shamans must learn.

With his left hand holding the Tongyou hand drum and his right hand striking the drumhead with the incantation, Shang Lu sang and danced around the stove, stepping on the steps of Yu.

Before long, a clear and melodious voice rang out from the sacrificial altar, also singing "Yunmen," but much better than Shang Lu's version.

This time, it wasn't that Shang Luxue's rendition of "Yunmen" had any mistakes; it was simply that his singing wasn't good enough.

The Nuo shaman who taught Yunmen back then wasn't as responsible as Tu Shanhu. He taught it once and then let the students practice and figure it out on their own, without caring whether they were wrong or not. It's already quite good that Shang Lu has been able to practice it to this extent.

At that moment, Shang Lu turned his head upon hearing the sound and saw the black fox, whom he had met once before, had returned without him noticing. The fox had jumped onto the sacrificial altar and was singing "Yunmen" in the special language of Nuo shamanic rituals, standing upright and dancing.

Seeing this, what else is there that Shanglu doesn't understand?
It must be that the mountain spirit has attached a wisp of its divine power to this black fox again.

"How bored must the Mountain Spirit be all day long? I didn't even invite him, yet he still came to watch the fun?" Shang Lu muttered to himself.

However, upon further reflection, the altar already contained a spirit tablet of the mountain spirit, and the spirit-summoning hand drum that he was striking at the moment also had the effect of invoking and communicating with the spirits.

Furthermore, the Mountain Spirit is an artistic deity who enjoys listening to music and appreciating dance, so it's not surprising that He would come to watch when we "start broadcasting".

Now that the mountain spirit had "gifted" him gifts, Shang Lu didn't stand on ceremony and immediately joined the mountain spirit, who was possessing the black fox, in singing and dancing.

After several attempts, a bubbling sound came from the pot with the lid on.

At that moment, Third Sister made a hand seal, pointed at the iron pot, and shouted, "Return the filthy energy to the void!"

"boom--"

The flames suddenly flared up, shattering the stove and the iron pot together, and scalding heat waves swept wildly in all directions.

"Oh no, it's exploded!"

Shang Lu was taken aback and hurriedly activated his vital energy to protect San Niang.

I've heard of alchemy furnaces exploding and weapon crafting exploding, but can cooking meat really cause the stove and pot to explode?
"What's the panic? It's better if it explodes, it means the Heavenly Meat has been refined."

San Niang showed no panic at all about her failed cooking attempt; she simply enjoyed the feeling of being protected by Shang Lu.

"The Heavenly Flesh has been refined?"

Surprised, Shang Lu activated his spiritual insight and immediately saw the Heavenly Flesh, passing through the raging flames and the chaotic aura of the explosion.

The purification talisman was still wrapped around the meat, and although it was burned by the fire, it was not damaged.

However, with his keen insight, Shang Lu could clearly see that the aura emanating from the Heavenly Flesh was not only no longer chaotic and filthy, but was even more abundant in spiritual energy than any pill he had ever taken before.

It was at this moment that the black fox on the sacrificial altar regained its own consciousness, looking at Shang Lu in horror, unable to understand how it had inexplicably ended up in front of this human again.

It's a male fox! It doesn't have that kind of problem!
The black fox let out a strange cry and turned to run away.

Outside the illusion array, on the training ground, county soldiers spotted the black fox and immediately shouted to surround and capture it.

The pokeweed hurriedly shouted, "Let it go!"

There must be some reason why this black fox can be possessed by the mountain spirit every time. It's best not to harm it if possible, lest the mountain spirit take offense.

Upon hearing Shang Lu's order, the county soldiers on the drill ground immediately stopped and made way, releasing Black Fox to leave.

As Black Fox ran out of the barracks, he looked back once more, his gaze complex.

At this moment, Shang Lu walked up to the shattered pot and stove.

Seeing the mess on the ground, he muttered to himself, "It's a good thing we used an ordinary iron pot and built the stove ourselves. Otherwise, if we had to fry the Heavenly Meat every time we cooked it, even the richest family wouldn't be able to afford it."

With a wave of his hand, his vital energy surged forth, and he easily retrieved the Heavenly Flesh from the still-burning fire.

The meat looks quite like beggar's chicken at this moment.

As the pokeweed brushed away the dust and peeled off the purification talisman wrapped around the heavenly flesh, an enticing aroma wafted out.

The fragrance was just as alluring, but without the power to bewitch or brainwash. Moreover, the fragrance did not disturb people or have any magical power. Instead, it made people feel refreshed and comfortable all over.

Pokeweed can confirm that the Heavenly Meat was indeed properly processed and successfully refined.

After peeling off all the purification talismans, Shang Lu saw that the refined Heavenly Meat had turned into meatballs the size of dates.

Its color and shape are very similar to the meat pills that Shang Lu had eaten before, but the strength of its spiritual power is incomparable.

"How do we eat it?" Shang Lu swallowed and turned to ask San Niang.

"There's still some Five Spirits Wine left; use it to take the medicine."

As they spoke, Third Sister also took a Heavenly Flesh Pill, put it in her mouth, and then drank a sip of the extra Five Spirits Brewed Wine she had brewed earlier.

Eating meat and drinking alcohol are indeed a perfect match.

Shang Lu thought to himself that there was nothing wrong with it, and following San Niang's example, he took the Heavenly Meat Pill and drank the Five Spirits Brewed Wine.

The meat was savory and fragrant, and the wine was sweet and mellow. When the two were combined, there was only one feeling: "Awesome!" Shang Lu exhaled a breath of wine, feeling incredibly refreshed.

Then San Niang criticized him: "Hurry up and accelerate the flow of the medicine. It's not too late to shout after you've finished practicing."

"Yes, yes," Shang Lu replied, and was about to begin cultivating the Dragon Tiger Qi.

As soon as he made his move, he saw Third Sister entangle him with seductive eyes.

Hiss... So it's about practicing the Yin-Yang Concordance Technique.

Shang Lu understood and immediately began to undress.

This technique is excellent; I must practice it!
(End of this chapter)