Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 592 Retreat and Stay

Everyone's eyes were fixed on what was ahead.

A figure quickly appeared in the darkness.

more than one.

Swaying and indistinct... a large group appeared! There were at least a hundred people, and the number was still increasing.

These people walked with strange, stiff steps, and their bodies emitted a strong, putrid stench of blood, as if their bodies were rotting away.

"go--"

Xu Zhen raised his hand and waved it forward. The group of voodoo moths he summoned immediately transformed into streaks of fire and flew over, illuminating the area ahead and allowing everyone to see clearly that those who had surrounded them were actually eunuchs from the Chu King's palace.

However, at this moment, all the eunuchs became abnormal—their eyes were bloodshot, they roared like wild beasts, they had completely lost their reason and fallen into utter madness.

At the same time, many parts of their skin and flesh were ulcerated, and in some severe cases, even their intestines and internal organs were exposed outside their bodies, just dragging along.

But there was not a trace of pain on the faces of these eunuchs. Only their excitement and joy at discovering the living pokeweed and others were like a pack of hungry wolves that had smelled blood. They howled and surrounded the group, wanting to tear them apart and fill their hunger.

As these monks walked, foul-smelling pus and blood oozed from their rotting parts.

This pus and blood is poisonous!
All the flowers, plants, and trees that were splattered with pus and blood rotted and withered.

Shang Lu and his companions were experienced enough to tell at a glance that these eunuchs had been corrupted by the rotten and chaotic atmosphere that filled the air, causing them to mutate into monsters.

This situation further confirms the eeriness and danger of the Chu King's Palace!
This also made everyone realize that they had to break out as soon as possible.

The Rat on the Hunt immediately ordered the pokeweed and Gongshu Ling: "Clear the way! Pierce through these treacherous monsters and fight your way out!"

"Order!"

With a roar, Shang Lu charged forward, his beast whip crackling with lightning and fire as it lashed out at the treacherous eunuchs he encountered along the way.

These eunuchs were ordinary people before the transformation, but after the transformation, their strength, speed, and other abilities increased significantly. They also lost their sense of pain and fear, and their minds were filled only with killing and eating, making them extremely difficult to deal with.

However, these cunning eunuchs were powerless against Shang Lu's Five Thunder Subduing Demon Whip Technique.

Rumbling--

Where the whip flashed, thunder and fire exploded continuously!
Pokeweed moved with impunity, each lash of its whip annihilating a cunning eunuch.

Inside Gongshu Ling's witch armor, the spirit vortex reactor also roared at this moment.

Runes flew out of her witch armor, and as the runes on the runes flickered with witch light, they were all activated.

In an instant, the wind blades were like scythes, and the flames were like dragons!
The wind blades and fire dragons released by the talisman roared and bombarded the eccentric temple master—the wind blades precisely shredded off one hideous head after another, and the flames followed closely behind, engulfing the headless remains along with the poisonous pus and blood, burning them to dust!

Pokeweed and Gongshu Ling advanced with unstoppable force, tearing a path through the stenching tide of corpses.

Zishu Xunshou and Cheng Renze carried Daxingren, Dianke, and the barbarian high priest, closely following behind the two, their figures constantly flashing to avoid the splattering poisonous blood.

Uncle Huai, Lü Yang, and Xu Zhen also did not slack off.

Uncle Huai activated his witchcraft, transforming the leaves into countless flying blades; Lü Yang's flying sword moved like lightning, weaving and slaying; Xu Zhen released poisonous Gu, attacking the figures in the darkness on both sides and behind, preventing them from launching a sneak attack from the sides and rear.

The group quickly charged to the palace gate.

The palace gates remained wide open, and flames blazed brightly.

Outside the door, eerie mist surged, like an ancient beast lurking in the depths, its jaws wide open, waiting for its prey to walk into its trap.

Behind them, even more treacherous eunuchs, like a stinking torrent bursting its banks, surged forth from the depths of the palace.

The light of the moths was not enough to dispel the eerie fog of the night, but fortunately, the lampwick spirits followed the group. The flames burning on their heads were even brighter than the campfires, forcing the gloomy fog at the palace gate to reluctantly retreat and make way.

Shang Lu and his men immediately protected the Grand Master and the Palace Attendant, and rushed out of the palace.

As soon as Shang Lu and his group had gone far away and the threat of the fire was gone, the eerie mist immediately swept back up.

This perfectly enveloped the cunning eunuch who had chased after them out of the palace.

Click, click, click!

puff puff!

From the depths of the thick fog, the sounds of tearing and chewing suddenly rang out!
The Eye Demons and Mist Nightmares hiding within, like hyenas smelling carrion, swarmed forward, showing no fear of the deadly poisonous pus and blood flowing from the eunuch's body, and began to devour him frantically!
The eerie sounds quickly merged into a dense, continuous chorus within a few breaths.

Xu Zhen and Lü Yang, who were at the rear, saw it clearly and were both surprised.

"These monsters in the night fog have no dietary restrictions; they even eat this bizarre and filthy stuff with gusto!"

However, this is a good thing for them.

The monsters in the night fog and the erratic eunuchs fighting each other allowed them to shake off the relentless pursuit of their pursuers.

Even the people around could sense that the surrounding night fog had become excited because of this.

Countless eye demons and mist demons were surging towards the palace gates.

They can't get into the palace, but as soon as the treacherous eunuchs inside escape, they can feast on them, chewing up and swallowing flesh and bones!

Unfortunately, those treacherous eunuchs all lost their reason and were unaware of fear. Driven only by desire, they wanted to leave the palace to find food... and so it became a continuous stream of "feeding".

As a result, Shang Lu and his group soon discovered that the Eye Fiend and the Fog Nightmare in the night fog were no longer bothering to follow them, looking for an opportunity to extinguish the fire and eat people.

They all went to wait outside the palace.

Lü Yang couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity we don't know where the magic array and restrictions that isolate the night fog are hidden in the Chu King's palace. Otherwise, destroying them directly and letting the night fog into the palace would definitely make tonight's chaos even greater!"

The mouse, too lazy to even nod, agreed with him: "It is indeed a pity."

Instead of heading directly out of the city, the group first went to the West Market.

The situation of the pawnbroker and the clerk was worse than expected. They needed to go back to the leather shop first and get some nourishing medicine for them.

Moreover, everyone's attire needed to be altered, and they also needed to take Steward Sun and other comrades with them when they left.

On the way, Shang Lu and his companions discovered that despite the darkness, the eerie fog, and the threat of monsters, many people were still engaged in widespread burning, killing, and looting. Among them were agents sent by various factions, who wanted to take advantage of the night to eliminate their rivals and enemies.

Some were desperados who saw an opportunity in the danger, especially after seeing the watchtowers destroyed and the four-eared, five-eyed beasts killed. They mustered their courage, took up torches, rushed into the night, and looted everywhere.

To Shang Lu and his companions' surprise, the Eye Demon and Fog Nightmare in the night fog did not attack these people who had ventured into the darkness. Instead, they allowed them to break into houses so they could follow them and devour them.

At this moment, driven by their respective desires, humans and monsters collude in evil.

The Black-Clad Guards, who were supposed to patrol and enforce the law at night, suffered heavy losses in the previous conflict. Although the remaining men were running around, they were simply not enough.

In addition, the various forces, although fighting each other, would form a temporary alliance whenever the Black-Clad Guards or the City Guards appeared, prioritizing eliminating the "Demon King's" henchmen first, making the situation tonight even more chaotic.

With Third Sister guiding the way, Shang Lu and his group traveled without encountering any obstacles. The two groups they encountered were deliberately arranged by Third Sister to prevent them from arousing suspicion if they traveled too smoothly, but Shang Lu and his group easily broke through them.

Upon arriving at the West Market, the group found the situation even more chaotic.

The watchtowers were completely destroyed, and many shops were looted and vandalized, including the fur shop—this was undoubtedly a result of Manager Sun and his men concealing their strength. Otherwise, if other shops were looted and vandalized while yours remained unscathed, it would be impossible not to arouse suspicion.

Manager Sun had been guarding the backyard. Upon hearing the signal, he immediately opened the door and welcomed everyone in.

"You guys really made quite a scene tonight... So, did you manage to rescue the person?" Manager Sun asked in a low voice.

No sooner had he finished speaking than he saw the head constable and the steward being carried in by the rat on patrol. He was overjoyed, but when he peeked in, he only saw the barbarian high priest and was taken aback: "Where are the others?"

The Grand Master and the Palace Attendant brought their officials and servants with them to the Chu capital this time.

"All dead."

Zishu Xunshou said in a deep voice that he had already asked the Grand Master and the Clerk about this matter on his way back.

"Some were drained of their blood by the King of Chu, and some were refined into human pills by the King of Chu... They all ended up in the King of Chu's stomach."

Steward Sun gasped, "The King of Chu... has he really turned into a monster?"

“We didn’t see it, but the Grand Master, the Clerk, and this barbarian high priest all said that the King of Chu has undergone a strange transformation. Not only his physical body, but even his soul has become strange!”

The Rat Hunter spoke rapidly, then urged Steward Sun, "The Grand Master and the Attendant have had their witch energy drained, and their internal organs are showing signs of decay. Although I've given them witch energy and medicine, it can only prolong their lives. In their current state, even with the Cloud Dream Marsh talisman, forcing them to undergo a transformation would be certain death. Do you have any usable medicine or witch artifacts here?"

"Yes!" Steward Sun nodded and immediately summoned a trusted aide, instructing him to rush to the secret vault and retrieve usable pills and magical artifacts.

"Also, bring out some of the shamanic runes and remnants of spirits that can be disguised as barbarians," Zishu Xunshou added.

Upon hearing this, the barbarian high priest gave a bitter smile and said nothing more, seemingly accepting his fate of taking the blame.

Zishu Xunshou noticed the barbarian high priest's reaction but ignored it, only urging Steward Sun: "Old Sun, you guys hurry up and pack up, we'll leave together."

But this time, Steward Sun did not carry out the order for the Rat to patrol, and slowly shook his head, saying:

"You, the patrolmen, should leave. We must stay. It would be a great pity to abandon this place after years of development. Moreover, Chu Capital is in turmoil, watchtowers everywhere have been destroyed, and a large number of four-eared, five-eyed beasts have been killed. This is the perfect opportunity to plant spies and expand our intelligence network!"

Zishu Xunshou paused for a moment, stared at Steward Sun, and said slowly, "Are you sure you want to stay? The King of Chu in the palace is acting very strangely. Staying will be extremely dangerous!"

Steward Sun grinned: "You're joking, Inspector. When can we, who are in this line of work, escape the word 'danger'?"

The Rat Patrol nodded and then asked, "But now that we're gone, the fur shop will be missing a few new employees. What are you planning to do?"

Manager Sun laughed and said, "Given the chaos tonight, what's so strange about losing a few employees? Our shops in the front yard were all smashed and looted. It's perfectly reasonable that some strange creatures followed us in and kidnapped our employees."

He raised his hand and pointed towards the place outside the courtyard where the watchtower used to stand.

"Moreover, tonight, the watchtower in the West Market was destroyed, the Four-Eared Five-Eyed Beast was killed, and even the surveillance logs were burned... Who would care about a few insignificant men?"

The Rat Patrolman gave him a deep look, nodded slowly, and said no more, which was considered as agreeing to Steward Sun and the others' choice.

Soon, the pills, magical artifacts, and remnant spirit talismans that the Rat Hunt wanted were delivered.

The Rat, during his hunt, distributed the shamanic talismans to everyone and also gave the shamanic artifacts and remnants of spirits to the Grand Master, the Steward, and the Barbarian High Priest.

The barbarian high priest was somewhat surprised. He had originally thought that the Rat Hunt would not care whether he lived or died, since bringing him out was only to frame him and make his people take the blame.

But now, the Rat Hunting has given him a remnant of a protective spirit, clearly intending to take him with him as they forcefully cross the Yunmeng Marsh.

Although surprised, the barbarian high priest did not ask any further questions.

If there's a chance to survive, just hold on tight.

Asking more questions and knowing more isn't necessarily a good thing.

The group affixed the shamanic talismans to their bodies. As the talismans were activated, the aura emanating from them changed instantly, revealing a savage and bloodthirsty quality, much like that of the people from the southern barbarian tribes.

These talismans last for a limited time, but enough to get through the night.

The purpose of the Rat's patrol was to encounter the Chu defense forces when leaving the Chu capital, so that they would misunderstand and think that the Rat was a barbarian, and thus flee the Chu capital overnight.

If the King of Chu is truly not dead, then let him vent his anger on the southern barbarian lands.

Zishu Xunshou also affixed a shamanic talisman to himself, then fed the pills for treating the five signs of organ decay to Daxingren and Dianke, and also threw one to the barbarian high priest.

Without the slightest hesitation, the barbarian high priest swallowed the elixir.

Even if there were strange things hidden in this pill, he had to swallow it at this moment.

"As expected of the High Priest, he certainly knows what's good for him."

Zishu Xunshou chuckled and activated his magical artifact, releasing a dark shadow that enveloped Daxingren and Dianke, making it impossible for anyone to see their appearance even if they got close; all that could be seen was the barbarian high priest.

"We're leaving. Old Sun, take care of yourselves!"

Zishu, the hunting guide, helped the head steward and the pawnbroker onto their warhorses, called to Shang Lu and the others, and galloped out of the fur shop's backyard, leaving behind only one sentence:

"Live well, all of you! I've prepared fine wine in Wushan, waiting for you to return and drink to your hearts' content!"

Inside the courtyard, Manager Sun and several of his men stood with their hands clasped in respect, bowing silently in the direction the others had left. Their figures appeared lonely and resolute in the flickering lamplight.

(End of this chapter)