Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 562 Yin and Yang Reversed, Five Elements in Disorder
With a flick of Da Zhu's sleeve, five figures flew swiftly from afar.

The five people were all stiff, clearly indicating that they had been bound and forcibly brought here.

When the five people landed, Shang Lu clearly saw the blank, bewildered, and shocked expressions on their faces.

They clearly couldn't understand how, when they had launched the attack first and were supposed to "judge" the intruders according to Legalist principles, they had suddenly become prisoners.
The five struggled desperately to resist, but the power enveloping them was so strong that all their efforts were in vain.

Lu Yang stared wide-eyed, utterly dumbfounded.

The magical energy emanating from these five people was no weaker than his. He was subdued in the blink of an eye, without any power to resist.

The person who took them down was incredibly strong!
The red light flashing on Gongshu Ling's mask detected his reaction, and he sneered in a low voice, "How about it, is the Great Master still just an ordinary old farmer?"

Lu Yang looked embarrassed and dared not respond, afraid of giving others cause for gossip.

He remained silent, but the five Chu witches who had been detained recovered from their brief shock.

Realizing that the group in front of them was no ordinary people, and that their fate was likely to be grim, they all began to curse loudly.

This time, the Grand Master did not take action himself, leaving the matter to several patrolling hunters to handle.

The chubby Rabbit Hunting Officer smiled and spoke, his voice not loud, yet it easily drowned out the curses of the five Chu witches.

He asked, "Where is the entrance to this ominous place?"

His response was met with five Chu shamans spitting and cursing, "Pah, you rat!"

The Rabbit on patrol dodged the spittle spat out by the five Chu witches, its smile instantly turning cold.

"You're quite stubborn."

He didn't want to waste time with these people, so he turned around and beckoned to the Judge of Yin Child on Xu Zhen's shoulder: "Come here."

Xu Zhen immediately carried the Judge of the Underworld Child to the five Chu shamans, put the Judge of the Underworld Child on the ground, stepped back a few steps, and formed a shamanic hand seal with Cheng Ren.

The Rabbit Hunting Demon chanted an incantation and spat out a mouthful of yellow sand, which swirled around the five Chu shamans.

"The judge of the underworld? Are you the guardian shamans of the Ba Kingdom?"

The five Chu witches recognized the group of people before them at that moment, but it was too late.

The judge began to untie the black cloth wrapped around her eyes, layer by layer.

All the five Chu witches could do was scream and threaten, "We've already sent a warning message, none of you are going anywhere!"

"Send a warning message?"

The Rat on the Hunt chuckled and spread its hands.

A blood-red sorcerer's rune appeared in his palm.

The talisman seemed to have a life of its own, constantly churning in the hands of the Rat Hunter, yet it could not escape his grasp, for a thin strand of hair bound it.

"Is this what you're talking about?"

As the five people paled, Zi Shu, while on patrol, asked a question, he activated his witch energy and instantly destroyed the blood-red witch talisman.

The five Chu witches' expressions immediately turned ugly, as if they had lost their parents.

But this time, they did not continue cursing, because the Judge of the Underworld had completely removed the black cloth wrapped around her eyes, revealing the bizarre, rotting flesh inside her eye sockets that looked like living things.

"what--"

The five Chu witches tried their best to close their eyes, but to no avail. Not only could they not close their eyes, but they also stared straight at the Judge of Yin Child, looking at the strange rotten flesh in her eye sockets.

Within moments, the minds of the five Chu witches were affected, turning them into idiots, with blood still flowing from their eyes.

After the Judge of the Underworld rewrapped the black cloth, the Rabbit Hunting Sect absorbed the yellow sand. Still smiling, it asked the five Chu shamans, "Now can you tell me where the entrance to the cursed land is?"

"No...don't know."

“We were only responsible for patrolling the perimeter; we didn’t know this place was dangerous, let alone its entrance…”

In the state of "bewitched truth-revealing", Chu Wu no longer had his previous arrogance and stubbornness.

When the Rabbit (卯兔) went on its hunt, they answered whatever questions were asked. Each one of them was forthcoming and spoke without reservation.

Unfortunately, they were only responsible for patrolling the outer perimeter of the forbidden area. They had no idea where the dangerous place was hidden, nor did they know the current situation inside the forbidden area. As for what kind of traps and mechanisms were hidden along the way, the patrol situation, and so on, they knew nothing.

Although the Rabbit Hunting Trip failed to extract any useful information, it did not vent its anger on the five Chu shamans. It simply commented coldly, "This Crimson Moon Shaman Lord is indeed cautious."

He then turned around and asked, "Old Niu, how's it going on your end?"

The Ox, skilled in sensing qi and tracing pulses, had stopped turning the pointer on his bone compass, which had been formed from filthy blood, after a series of incantations and spells.

"Go that way."

Ugly Ox Hunting raised his hand and waved it in the direction the blood needle was pointing.

Da Zhu nodded and said, "Lead the way."

Upon receiving the order, the Ox, carrying the white bone compass, strode ahead to clear the way.

What should be done with these five people?

Shang Lu pointed at the dumbfounded Chu Wu and whispered, "Zi Shu is on patrol."

"Ignore it, just stay here."

The rat on patrol said, "If they are lucky, their companions will come to their rescue. If they are unlucky, they will only perish in the belly of beasts."

"Leave them? Aren't we going to kill them?" Lu Yang gestured with his hand across his neck, asking in surprise, "Won't that reveal our whereabouts?"

Shang Lu seemed to understand something: "Perhaps this is the result that Da Zhu wanted..."

Although he did not overhear the conversation between Da Zhu and Yan Man, he could guess the situation by considering the international situation, the comparison of national strength, and what Zi Shu had mentioned before the hunt that the chief minister and the scribe of Ba had gone to Chu for diplomatic negotiations.

Although Shang Lu spoke softly, Da Zhu still heard him.

He didn't turn around, but a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Clearly, no one expected that Shang Lu, besides being blessed with good fortune comparable to an auspicious beast, was also quite intelligent.

However, such vision and thinking ability are not something that an ordinary farmer's son can possess.

Was it a divine gift?
Or is it related to variables that are not subject to cause and effect?
Although Da Zhu was curious, he did not delve into it at that moment and quickly withdrew his gaze.

About an hour after they left, another group of Chu shamans patrolled the area.

As soon as they arrived in the vicinity, they immediately sensed something was amiss and quickly found the five people who appeared to be in a daze.

The five were also lucky. Since the collapse of the ominous land, the evil energy and death energy leaked out, making the atmosphere here strange. The ferocious beasts and poisonous insects in the mountains and forests either died from the pollution or fled. Otherwise, the five stupid people would not have been able to survive until now.

"Is that Lao Yu? What happened to you?"

"Oh no! They've been cursed! Their minds are blocked, and their will is in turmoil!"

"Send a warning immediately! There must be a thief trespassing into the restricted area!"

Several Chu shamans surrounded their companion, some busy performing rituals to dispel the curse on their companion, while others were trying to warn and send a message.

As a result, all of their communication methods failed at this moment—the talisman shattered as soon as it was taken out, the Gu worms were directly blown into bloody mud, and the witchcraft artifacts were also interfered with.

An invisible force enveloped the area, preventing them from sending messages.

"Take Lao Yu and the others with you!"

The Chu witches reacted quickly, realizing the situation was wrong, and immediately took their companions and left.

Since methods such as talismans, poisonous insects, and magical artifacts cannot transmit messages, then people should be the ones to do it.

But they soon discovered that people could not send messages either.

It was as if they were trapped in a maze, no matter which way they went, they were just going around in circles, repeatedly returning to the place where they found their companions. No matter what they tried, they could not escape this "cycle".

In contrast to them, Shang Lu and his group, led by Chou Niu Xun Shou, rushed all the way to the center of the forbidden area.

The journey was far from peaceful.

They encountered partially destroyed traps, stumbled upon a Chu shaman busy repairing them, and also met patrolling Shenxi ghost soldiers, among other things...

Along the way, Da Zhu did not make any further moves, and the patrolling officers merely stood by. After setting up the barrier, they left all the tasks of breaking through the traps and dealing with the Chu witch ghost soldiers to their subordinate guard witches.

They need to be tempered in real combat.

It was during this process that Shang Lu discovered that everyone in Wei Wuli was a talented individual.

Gongshu Ling goes without saying; she has an extremely high talent for magical artifacts. I didn't expect there to be someone in the team who is no less talented than her.

Although neither of them explicitly stated it, they were already determined to compete.

The two of them were the ones who cracked and dismantled all the witchcraft artifacts, remnant spirit mechanisms, and traps they encountered along the way.

The match is currently undecided, and the two sides are evenly matched.

In addition, there are those who are skilled in witchcraft and spells, and proficient in poisons, illusions, and other such abilities.

They were doing their best the whole way, trying to make a good impression on the Grand Master and to save face for their own hunting expedition.

Even though Shang Lu, Lü Yang, and others lacked the aforementioned knowledge, they still performed admirably in capturing the Chu witch and slaying the ghost soldiers. However, the closer they got to the center of the forbidden area, the more severe the effects of the collapsing terrain and the leakage of foul and malevolent energy became.

There were even many unexpected situations that arose...

As Shang Lu and his group were traveling, they suddenly discovered another patrol of Chu witches.

Before the group of Chu shamans could warn them, the patrolling officers set up a barrier, covering the area.

Shang Lu, Lü Yang, Xu Zhen, and the others rushed forward, intending to capture and kill the Chu witches as quickly as possible before they could discover them.

Although Da Zhu had boasted to Yan Man that he was not afraid of being surrounded and killed by the Chu army, in reality, he did not want to be surrounded by the Chu army.

The best way is to sneak into the dangerous place undetected.

But they had to leave traces along the way so that the Chu people would discover they had been there but wouldn't be able to catch up.

This requires the patrolling officials to keep a close watch on the Chu shamans and prevent them from transmitting information. It also requires the guard shamans to act swiftly and decisively, otherwise the turbulent fluctuations in shamanic energy will alert the Chu people.

At that moment, the patrolling Chu Wu was caught off guard by Shang Lu and his group.

Before he could even cast his spell, several people were instantly taken down.

However, some Chu witches reacted quickly. After dodging the sneak attack, they formed a spell with their hands and suddenly opened their mouths to spew out raging flames.

The raging flames transformed into a fire dragon, rushing straight towards Lü Yang and instantly engulfing him.

Lu Yang neither dodged nor avoided the attack; his face showed only joy, not surprise.

He felt this was an opportunity.

This is a perfect opportunity to showcase my abilities in front of Da Zhu.

"Water Dragon Chant—Go!"

Lu Yang slapped the sword box with his left hand, made a sword incantation with his right hand, and pointed it at the fire dragon.

His movements were incredibly cool and stylish.

"Wow—"

A jet-black flying sword shot out from its scabbard, creating a rushing sound as it hurtled towards the fire dragon.

As Lü Yang activated his witch power, a string of witch runes flashed on the sword, and the sword energy suddenly changed!

According to Lü Yang's plan, the surging sword energy of the Water Dragon Sword will transform into a torrent of water at this moment, extinguishing the fire and slaying the fire dragon!

However, something completely unexpected happened at that moment.

The sword energy spewed out by the Water Dragon Sword did not turn into surging waves of water. Instead, it burst into a raging fire with a loud "boom".

Not only did it fail to stop the fire and kill the fire dragon, it also "aided the enemy," fueling the fire dragon's ferocity and causing it to grow several times larger in an instant!
"Damn it, what's going on?!"

Lu Yang was shocked and forgot about posing as a master. He cursed loudly and hurriedly retreated on his sword.

"Whoosh-"

A tortoise-shell shield flew in, blocking the fire dragon's pursuit for Lü Yang.

But the raging flames still splashed onto Lü Yang.

Fortunately, he was protected by sword energy and was not burned, but he was still in a very bad state, with a lot of his hair singed.

"This place is polluted by the chaotic and foul air leaked from the ominous land, the yin and yang are reversed and the five elements are disordered. Do not use the methods of the five elements to fight the enemy."

Shang Lu appeared beside Lü Yang, reminding him while drawing his witch knife and throwing it at the fire dragon that was charging towards the tortoise-shell shield.

Under the control of the essence and energy, the witch knife moved with the agility of an arm.

With his keen insight and ability to strike at weaknesses, Shang Lu instantly found the weak point of the ferocious fire dragon.

"go with!"

With a soft shout, the witch's sword flashed with crimson light and stabbed the fire dragon's weak point!
A bizarre scene then unfolded: the raging fire dragon instantly disintegrated, turning into a pool of foul-smelling sewage.

Although the sewage smelled bad, it was no longer harmful.

Even after extinguishing the fire dragon, the witch's blade remained powerful and shot towards Chu Wu.

Chu Wu was greatly alarmed and hurriedly used his magic to defend himself.

However, Shang Lu saw everything clearly about the flow of his magical power.

"boom--"

The witch's knife pierced directly through the gap in his witch power, striking the heart of this Chu witch with lightning speed, greedily sucking up his blood and witch power.

"Yin and Yang reversed, Five Elements disordered? How come these Chu shamans aren't affected?"

Lu Yang sheathed the Water Dragon Sword and discovered that the aura emanating from the sword was indeed abnormal.

Shang Lu replied, "They are not unaffected; all their witchcraft techniques are the result of this influence."

"I see."

Lu Yang breathed a sigh of relief; as long as the sword wasn't the problem, everything was fine.

He had just seen the Water Dragon Sword burst into flames and thought that Gongshu Ling had ruined it. He was about to curse when he heard the words on the tip of his tongue.

It's not a big deal if the five elements are out of balance.

He, Lü Yang, doesn't rely on the Five Elements; he can still kill enemies with just his sword energy!
That was just a minor accident; he'll be able to prove it again soon... wait?!
Lu Yang was just about to find another opponent to redeem himself from his embarrassing performance when he was shocked to find that the entire team of Chu witches, as well as the Shenxi ghost soldiers they had summoned, had been captured and killed.

Not a single one is left.

They didn't give him a chance to prove himself.

The captured Chu witch, under the "bewitching truth-revealing" spell of the Yin Child, revealed an important piece of information—the true forbidden area was right before everyone's eyes.

But when everyone looked ahead, all they saw was an ordinary mountain forest, no different from the many other forests in Xingshan except for the inversion of yin and yang and the disorder of the five elements.

Further questioning revealed that to enter the truly forbidden area, one needed to know the entry rules.

Otherwise, even if one wanders outside the forbidden area for a lifetime, moving and destroying the mountain, one can never enter the truly dangerous place.

"It seems there's an array here!"

A shaman skilled in witchcraft and feng shui immediately searched the surrounding area upon hearing this, but found no trace of the source.

Just as Shang Lu was about to secretly ask Third Sister if she knew how to enter the true forbidden area, he suddenly saw Da Zhu walking forward with a strange gait, his hands constantly drawing symbols, as if he were drawing talismans in the air.

After walking forty-nine steps, Da Zhu stopped.

He formed a hand seal, pushed forward, and shouted, "Open!"

"Rumble--"

Everyone felt a muffled sound coming from their ears.

It was as if an invisible mirror had been knocked down by Da Zhu, or as if a door had been pushed open by Da Zhu.

The area ahead was no longer a forest, but had turned into a strange gray fog.

Despite their combined cultivation levels, none of them could see through the gray mist.

It is also impossible to hear any sounds from within it or sense any presence within it.

"Keep up with me, don't fall behind."

Da Zhu turned around and called out to the crowd before stepping into the gray mist.

Everyone hurriedly followed.

Upon entering the gray fog, everything became indistinct, with only outlines barely visible. Sounds also became blurred and distorted, as if they were being interfered with.

Only Dazhu seemed unaffected by the gray fog.

Once everyone had arrived, he waved his hands and drew a circle in front of him.

Sparkling starlight burst forth from this circle, spreading rapidly in all directions.

Where the starlight reached, the gray fog quickly dissipated.

A moment later, the gray fog completely disappeared.

The group looked around and found that nothing had changed behind them.

It was the same mountain forest they had passed through before, and even the Chu Wu they had killed was still there.

However, the scene before him had completely changed.

"Look... could that be...?"

Everyone's pupils dilated, and they all gasped in surprise.

"A towering divine pillar?!"

(End of this chapter)