Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 568 Xingshan Military Town Stands Up!

Damn it!

"You—you all deserve to die!"

The decaying and treacherous land collapsed and vanished at a visible speed, causing Jing Chunshen, Xiong Ya, and the others to be filled with rage. They disregarded their battle with Da Zhu and immediately turned their attention to attack Shang Lu and the other guardian witches.

I vow to tear these ants who destroyed the "Purple Heaven" to shreds and devour their flesh alive!

However, the collapse of the decaying and ominous land triggered a chain of terrifying backlashes.

Jing Chunshen, Xiong Ya, and the others were not spared either—they had consumed a considerable amount of rotting flesh and heart, and previously they had been able to forcibly suppress the chaotic and foul energy within their bodies using their cultivation. Now, with the perilous land collapsing further and the various energies becoming increasingly chaotic, the seeds of disaster that had long been buried within them were instantly triggered!
"what--"

Jing Chunshen, Xiong Ya, and others screamed in agony.

Chaotic and foul fumes burst forth from their pores, causing their aura to instantly become chaotic and out of control. Horrifying changes occurred to their bodies—tumors grew wildly, flesh rotted, and bone spurs pierced their skin… In an instant, they transformed from righteous people into demons from hell!
Even so, these top experts from the Chu Witch Clan still rushed towards Shang Lu and his group.

How could the Grand Master allow them to run rampant?

With a muffled groan, the Star Prison transformed into countless star blades, swirling like a reversed Milky Way, and crashed down upon Jing Chunshen, Xiong Ya, and the others.

This time, the collapsed, rotten wasteland was no longer able to draw strength.

The star blade struck the target without any hindrance!
Although Jing Chunshen and the others immediately mobilized their remaining magical power to resist, the backlash from the inauspicious land had already severely damaged their foundation. Their hastily assembled defenses were as fragile as paper before these star blades!
Can't resist it at all.

“BOOM—BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—”

Blood filled the sky! Shattered bones flew everywhere!

Jing Chunshen, Xiong Ya, and the others were covered in blood, flying backwards like kites with broken strings, spitting blood and screaming in agony. Under the collapsing, rotting flesh sky, they drew several shrill, bloody arcs!
The Grand Priest then formed another witch's seal on his hand, intending to press his advantage and eliminate any future troubles.

Unexpectedly, these people were also cunning. Despite being seriously injured, they disregarded their dignity and suddenly burrowed under the carrion fungus, disappearing without a trace in an instant.

At this moment, in this rotten and ominous place, various odors swirled together, presenting a scene of utter chaos.

Even the Great Master Zhu was unable to pinpoint the location where Jing Chunshen and the others were hiding amidst this chaotic and turbulent flow.

"pity."

Da Zhu sighed inwardly and decisively abandoned the search, not wanting to waste any time. The sorcerer's seal on his hand changed, and a star map of the Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon in the East unfolded brilliantly before him. He then pointed his finger at the Horn Mansion.

"Om-"

The Azure Dragon Star Chart instantly transformed into a shuttle-shaped light boat several meters long, shimmering with azure starlight.

"Get on the boat quickly, this is not a safe place to stay!"

The decaying, dangerous land is collapsing; every moment you linger increases the danger.

Once the cursed land completely collapses, there is no way to leave; one can only perish along with it.

Da Zhu leaped onto the light vessel, waving his hand to unleash streaks of starlight that precisely entangled Shang Lu, Lü Yang, and the other guards, pulling them all aboard. Starlight energy flowed into their bodies, helping them recover their depleted essence and magical power.

The Rat, Rabbit, and Ox, who were on patrol, leaped onto the light boat themselves.

Once everyone had arrived, Da Zhu immediately activated the light boat, transforming it into a streak of blue meteor and flying back the way they had come.

The light boat moved like a shooting star, incredibly fast.

However, there are indeed many dangers hidden in the sky above this rotten and dangerous land!
Everyone sitting on the flying boat felt like they were being pricked by needles, their intuition screaming warnings.

"laugh--!"

Suddenly, the Great Sage pointed a finger at the empty space to the left!
A condensed, almost tangible bolt of starlight shot through the air!

“Hiss—!”

Blood splattered everywhere, and a ferocious creature resembling a giant, rotting maggot with tattered wings on its back appeared, screaming in agony, and fell from mid-air, dragging filthy pus and blood!

As soon as it landed, it was devoured by the surging carrion fungus!

"There are really strange things hidden in the sky."

While the guards were still in shock, the rat, rabbit, and ox, among others, launched their attacks from all sides.

In an instant, several more hideous flying maggots landed with a hissing sound.

A few people, including Shang Lu and Gongshu Ling, could barely sense the aura of the ferocious creature, while the rest of the guards could only bombard it randomly based on their intuition.

For a moment, magical light flashed around the starship, but most of it missed its target!

However, the patrolmen soon took charge.

Under their guidance, the guardian witches' accuracy improved greatly, and they continuously blasted away the flying maggots that tried to pounce and attack.

Amidst numerous perilous situations, the starship finally arrived at the entrance it had come from!

The entrance was rapidly collapsing and twisting. A moment later, and this place would have been a dead end!

Da Zhu pressed down hard on the bow of the ship, and the starship plummeted down like a meteor! The ferocious, carrion-swarming maggots in the air seemed to be afraid and dared not give chase!

at this time!

The carrion fungus carpet on the ground suddenly surged and rolled up towering waves of flesh!
Countless thick mycelial tentacles, like demonic claws reaching out from hell, carrying corrosive venom, grabbed at the falling starship, intending to drag it and everyone on board into the abyss of rotting flesh, to chew and devour it!

"Humph."

The Great Sage's body shone with immense starlight! The starship erupted with a blinding azure light, like a falling meteor, crashing heavily onto the wave of rotting flesh!
"boom--!"

The raging star power swept across all directions, instantly obliterating the churning rotten flesh and the wildly dancing mycelium! It forcefully blasted open a patch of "pure land" on the filthy carpet of flesh.

"Hurry up and go."

As the light boat landed, the Rat Hunting was the first to rush towards the collapsed and twisted entrance.

Shang Lu, Lü Yang, and other Wei Wu followed closely behind.

The chief priest and several other patrolmen stayed behind to cover the retreat, and only went out after everyone else had left.

Inside the underground palace, it was also collapsing.

The chaotic, foul air surged wildly like an out-of-control torrent, causing rubble from the dome to fall continuously.

Seeing this, the group dared not linger and immediately prepared to leave the underground palace.

As he departed, the Grand Master swept his sleeves and collected all the skins of the Ba Kingdom shamans from the underground palace, intending to take them with him as he left.

Since the soul and body cannot return to their hometown, sending the physical body home for burial is considered a way of returning to one's roots.

The Rat, Rabbit, and Ox, among others, patrolled the underground palace, setting up traps and incantations.

If Jing Chunshen, Xiong Ya, and the others had not died in the collapsed, rotten, and dangerous land, then these traps and curses would have brought them some pleasant surprises!

Upon witnessing this scene, the guardian witches all concealed their own methods here.

Shang Lu hid several paper figures imbued with divine power, while Gongshu Ling directly hid a set of talisman killing formations. Lü Yang wanted to hide his flying sword but couldn't bear to part with it, so he ultimately used sword energy and killing intent to set up a trap.

Whether it's useful or not is unknown, but the sense of participation is off the charts.

Leaving the underground palace, the forbidden area outside was equally shocking.

The already broken pillar of the corpse collapsed completely at this moment.

Dismembered corpses, mixed with pus and blood, lay scattered on the ground. Many of the dismembered corpses were still writhing, growing countless bizarre fleshy buds, but they could no longer merge, quickly turning into pools of foul-smelling, putrid blood.

Where the putrid blood flowed, the vegetation withered rapidly, and life was extinguished!

Even more terrifying, as the rotten and dangerous land collapsed, a large amount of chaotic and foul gas gushed out.

This caused the forbidden area to be shrouded in a polluted and distorted stench.

The sky was stained a strange, murky dark red, and the earth was visibly rotten and poisoned, emitting a strong stench!
These are merely appearances.

In unseen places, feng shui, earth veins, and so on... are all changing and deteriorating.

"Best wishes..."

The Ox-Hunting Master held the wildly trembling, erratic-spinning bone compass, his back soaked with cold sweat: "The energy here is completely chaotic..." Even without his reminder, the Grand Master had already discerned the situation, his expression grave.

"This cursed land created by the Chu people is far more dangerous and bizarre than we imagined! We thought that destroying it would eliminate future troubles. Unexpectedly, the chaotic evil energy within it has erupted out, corrupting the surrounding area like a plague..."

"Now, it's not just this area between Longmen Peak and Wangjiang Peak that will be affected. The entire Xingshan Mountain Range will be turned into a wasteland!"

"What, the Void Realm?!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed.

They had all heard of the formidable reputation of the Ruins Realm.

This is not a good place; it is often associated with hell on earth.

Any living being that enters the Void Realm will have its life force and yang energy devoured!

Ghosts that drift into the Void Realm will be torn to shreds!
The Void Realm is like a giant, insatiable maw, endlessly devouring everything, both tangible and intangible!
This aligns perfectly with the eerie "hunger" world consciousness within the Rotten Wasteland!

The most terrifying thing is that the Ruins will expand!

Driven by an endless hunger, the Ruins Realm will continuously devour and assimilate everything around it!
The Rat on patrol had a grim expression: "Great Master, we have mobilized a large army to guard Xingshan. Once this place becomes a ruin..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone still pictured the terrifying scene and shuddered.

"We must immediately notify Xingshanwei! Tell them to evacuate! Evacuate Xingshan immediately!"

"Yes! We must leave immediately, otherwise, once Xingshan becomes a ruin, the consequences will be unimaginable! Our Ba Kingdom will be severely weakened and become prey for other countries..."

Everyone was talking at once, each more nervous than the last.

"We must notify Xingshanwei immediately."

Da Zhu squinted and said decisively, "But... it's not a retreat!"

Not a retreat?

Everyone was taken aback.

Not retreat? Are we just going to wait to die in the nascent ruins?
Shang Lu frowned slightly, and a bold guess appeared in his mind.

Looking around, he saw several other people with similar expressions of realization and contemplation.

But most people were astonished and puzzled.

"Let's go, return to Xingshan Military Town immediately!"

Without offering any explanation, Da Zhu summoned the Azure Dragon Starship once more, carrying everyone out of the forbidden area and speeding towards Xingshan Military Town.

Da Zhu made no attempt to conceal his whereabouts, so much so that many Chu soldiers spotted the light boats flying overhead along the way.

They either couldn't catch up or didn't dare to, and in the end, they all chose to watch Guangzhou leave.

These Chu soldiers were currently being affected by the aftershocks of the collapsed terrain, their minds were in turmoil, and their breathing was unstable.

An uncontrollable, deep-seated, eerie hunger was rising from their stomachs, slowly eroding their reason.

Many people were now looking at their companions with a hint of bestial greed...

Da Zhu, along with Shang Lu and the others, quickly flew back to Xingshan Military Town.

During the journey, Da Zhujiu sent a message to Yan Man, Li Xuan, and others, so when they saw the light boat flying over, no witch light or incantation appeared on the city wall of Xingshan Army Town.

The starship was extremely fast, and after a short while, it flew into Xingshan Military Town and landed in front of the General's Office.

Yan Man and Li Xuan were already waiting there.

Upon seeing the light boat land, they immediately rushed forward to greet it.

Shang Lu and the others had already removed the human skin they were wearing after leaving the rotten and dangerous place; otherwise, there would have been a misunderstanding right now.

"Da Zhu, we've received an urgent report from the front lines that the energy field in Xingshan has undergone a strange change?"

Yan Man walked up to Guang Zhou and asked in a low voice.

Da Zhu waved his hand and put away the light boat, saying in a deep voice, "It's more than just a strange change; soon, Xingshan may even become a ruin!"

"what?"

"The Void Realm?!"

Yan Man and Li Xuan were shaken to their core, their faces showing no less surprise and astonishment than Shang Lu and the others.

"What's going on?" the two asked hurriedly.

Da Zhu quickly and concisely explained the situation.

Upon learning of the collapse of the ominous land and the resulting leakage of chaotic and foul air, Yan Man and Li Xuan had no doubts.

However, their approaches to this matter were completely different.

Li Xuan urged urgently, "Withdraw! General Yan, quickly issue an order to the entire army to immediately withdraw from Xingshan, rebuild the defensive line, and make every effort to stop the Xu Jie from crossing Xingshan and spreading into the heart of our country..."

"Withdraw?" Yan Man shook his head and interrupted, "We can't withdraw!"

His eyes, instead of showing fear of the impending appearance of the Void Realm, were blazing with the flames of war.

This is the excitement of a veteran who has seen countless battles and sensed an opportunity for a desperate counterattack!

We should launch a counterattack immediately!
With Jing Chunshen and Xiong Ya's fates unknown, the Chu army is leaderless and its morale is on the verge of collapse! Our army should seize this opportunity to launch a full-scale counterattack!

"With one decisive blow, crush the Chu army at Xingshan! Capture their three military towns at the foot of Xingshan: 'Black Stone,' 'Majestic Ridge,' and 'Smoke Beacon'!"

Yan Man stared intently at Da Zhu.

"Once we capture these three towns, we can connect with Bozhi County! At that time, the support channel will open, and we will be able to bypass Xingshan, which has been reduced to ruins, and firmly control this land! We can use the fertile land of Chu to make up for the losses of Xingshan!"
The Grand Master didn't return to issue a warning or preach the Dharma; he came back personally to inform us of this matter. Presumably, this was his intention as well?

“Exactly!” Da Zhu nodded in agreement.

He then stated his opinion: "Seizing the towns and cities of Chu is not only to make up for the losses, but also to put the Ruins in our hands! Otherwise, the King of Chu, whose plans have been thwarted, will surely retaliate fiercely, actively nurturing the Ruins and driving them to spread into the heart of our country!"

Li Xuan's expression changed instantly.

The guards and shamans also gasped in shock.

Given the King of Chu's madness, he was indeed capable of doing such a thing.

"I was short-sighted!" Li Xuan slammed his fist down, gritting his teeth as he said, "We should definitely attack! We'll cross Xingshan and then build a new defensive line!"

In Xingshan, the three highest-ranking officials instantly reached a consensus.

The entire military town and the surrounding military forts were immediately mobilized.

Military orders were transmitted to the Ba army in various parts of Xingshan through various means, including communication magic, swift magical beasts, and galloping messengers.

"W-W-W-W-!"

The deep, resounding war horns echoed throughout the entire Xingshan military town.

Amidst the sound of the horn—

"Rumble, rumble..."

A terrifying roar from the depths of the earth suddenly erupted!

The entire Xingshan military town was thrown into a violent tremor.

Shang Lu, Lü Yang, and the others felt as if the ground beneath their feet was suddenly lifted up, as if it were alive!
"What the hell?!"

Shang Lu, Lü Yang, and the others, who had personally witnessed the bizarre scene, all stared wide-eyed.

Under their watchful eyes, Xingshan Military Town... actually "stood up"!

A massive shadow covered half the valley!
This is hardly a military town!
It is clearly a colossal war machine that stands tall and imposing!
A mobile fortress that has come to life!
A terrifying... colossal magical artifact!
(End of this chapter)