Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 599 Questioning the Heart, Refining the Heart

"Roar--"

A chaotic shriek suddenly erupted from the shadows behind Shang Lu.

Shui Chang realized he had been tricked and was furious.

In the unique environment of the Water Mansion, the chaotic shrieks emitted by the Water Servants were like invisible steel needles that instantly pierced Shang Lu's head.

"hiss--"

Shang Lu suddenly felt an excruciating headache, as if his head was about to explode.

At this moment, he truly understood what it felt like when Sun Wukong was being subjected to the Tightening-Headband Mantra.

Besides the stinging pain, countless voices appeared directly in his head.

The noise and chaos made Shang Lu dizzy and exacerbated the stinging pain in his head.

Among these chaotic sounds were concerned calls from friends like Zishu Xunshou and Gongshu Ling.

There were also the King of Chu's venomous curses and threats, and even the terrifying roar of Wuzhiqi! There were also the deadly curses uttered by those killed by Shang Lu.

They all chose to ignore it.

Especially the vengeful curse, it doesn't scare him at all—he can kill those people when they're alive, and he can easily control them after they're dead.

Pokeweed simply recited the mantra of movement and stillness to dispel these disturbing sounds.

"Lu'er..."

Suddenly, Shang Lu heard the voices of Shang Mingqiu and Wu Guizhi.

Shang Lu knew that this was definitely the work of a water spirit, but he ignored it.

But the next moment, Shang Mingqiu and Wu Guizhi's voices suddenly changed.

Concern turned into resentful questioning:
"You are not Lu'er! You are the evil spirit who killed our Lu'er! You possessed his body and killed him! Give us back our Lu'er, give us back his life!"

At the same time, Shang Lu also "heard" the voice of the Third Sister, which was also full of resentment: "You are not my husband! You are the murderer who killed my husband! Give me back my husband's life!"

In addition, Shang Lu also heard his own "inner voice".

"I am a transmigrated extraterrestrial demon. Once my identity is exposed, I will surely die..."

"If my act of intercepting divine power is exposed, it will inevitably bring about my annihilation..."

“I am not Shang Lu. If my parents and Third Aunt find out about this, I will surely be abandoned by everyone…”

Although these voices were different, they were all filled with negative emotions, not only making Shang Lu dizzy and confused, but also disturbing his peace of mind.

Shui Chang, of course, did not have the ability to see into the heart of the pokeweed.

They merely used the rules of the Water Mansion Secret Realm to stir up Shang Lu's various worries, regrets, and even fears.

Perhaps these were originally only a tiny fraction, but under the influence of the rules of the Water Mansion Secret Realm, they were magnified infinitely.

Shang Lu was not afraid of the King of Chu's threats, nor was he afraid of Wuzhiqi, but after hearing the words of "parents" and "third sister", his heart suddenly became flustered.

The curse of the Water Demon took effect immediately.

"Cough cough cough..."

A large amount of foul-smelling sewage appeared out of nowhere in Shanglu's mouth and nose, choking him and causing him to cough incessantly.

These foul-smelling sewages were trying to pour into his trachea and lungs through his mouth and nose, thus drowning him!

Unfortunately, the protective essence of the pokeweed showed no reaction to the foul-smelling sewage. Even after being choked by it, it was unable to expel the sewage by activating its essence.

This series of strange occurrences made Shang Lu even more certain that it wasn't the hidden water spirits that were so powerful.

Rather, this place is an unexplored secret realm, hiding strange rules!
The water spirits utilize the strange rules here. Or rather, they themselves are part of the rules!

Fortunately, while the essence and qi cannot expel the sewage, the five internal organs temple of pokeweed can still be effective.

The moment the sewage appeared, the lung god statue in the Five Internal Organs Temple suddenly glared and shot out a beam of blue light.

At the same time, black smoke also rose from the body of the kidney god statue.

"Om-"

The blue light emitted by the Lung God directly protected the trachea and lungs, preventing the sewage from harming them—this sewage was sticky and slippery, not only choking and suffocating, but also filled with intense resentment and malevolence, making it extremely corrosive.

The billowing black mist rising from the kidney god statue transformed into a large net, tightly enveloping and sealing the sewage, then throwing it to the liver god statue to dissolve the resentment and malevolence within, removing the impurities and preserving the essence.

But this is only a temporary measure.

As long as the strange sounds reverberating in Shang Lu's ears do not stop, and as long as Shang Lu's mind is disturbed by them, then sewage will continuously be generated in his mouth, nose, eyes, and ears until he is drowned!

To escape this bizarre rule and the drowning curse of the water spirits, one must not be affected by these strange sounds.

You must cut off all distracting thoughts from your mind.

Cut off timidity, cut off anxiety, cut off all fear!
If one's heart is pure and clear, one will not be alarmed even if the sky falls, and will not be afraid of the various emotions stirred up by the water accomplices, nor will one be affected by the drowning curse!
The pokeweed reacted quickly and took immediate action after devising a countermeasure.

He kept chanting the calming mantra while simultaneously channeling the vital energy in his dantian into his mind.

"boom--"

A raging fire immediately roared up and rushed into Shang Lu's sea of ​​consciousness, instantly drowning out all the distracting thoughts and sounds.

At the same time, a pair of cool, soft little hands were placed on Shang Lu's temples.

As the small hands gently massaged, a cool breeze flowed into Shang Lu's brain and sea of ​​consciousness, tempering his mind and extinguishing distracting thoughts along with his inner fire.

"Extraterrestrial demons? Ha... So what if I am an extraterrestrial demon? Even the Goddess Houtu hasn't said anything. You bunch of treacherous ghosts who only dare to hide in the shadows, yet you think you can use this to disturb my mind?"

"Possession? Bullshit! I am Shang Lu, and Shang Lu is me! You ghosts and demons, trying to lure me into a state of demonic possession with such clumsy methods? You're delusional!"

A fire of inspiration shone in Shang Lu's eyes.

With the help of the mental image, all the distracting thoughts in my mind were instantly burned away.

Without the interference of distracting thoughts, Shang Lu immediately felt his headache lessen, and at the same time, he confirmed the approximate location of the Water Servant through the resentful and malevolent aura behind him.

Before Shui Chang could use the rules here to disturb his mind again, Shang Lu moved swiftly and pounced on Shui Chang.

Upon closer inspection, using the faint light from the moss on the stone wall, it became clear that there were more than just one water spirit here; there were at least dozens, each with a ferocious face and exuding a menacing aura.

Upon closer inspection, these dozens of water creatures were entangled with each other, seemingly trying to devour one another but unable to, resulting in a bizarre symbiotic state where each was intertwined with the other.

Seeing that the pokeweed had shaken off its distracting thoughts and was pouncing on them, the water ants immediately panicked: some tried to escape, while others bared their teeth and claws, wanting to kill the pokeweed.

Different ideas caused this group of symbiotic water creatures to fall into chaos before they even started fighting the pokeweed—just like people who, when faced with choices, are hesitant and indecisive, ultimately missing out completely!
Suddenly, a thought popped into Shang Lu's mind.

The strange abilities of these water spirits, and their performance at this moment, suddenly gave Shang Lu a thought—could this Water Mansion Secret Realm be a place for tempering the mind?

It's a pity. If his cultivation level were at the sixth grade of the Mingxin Realm, he could not only move freely here, but also avoid many troubles. He could even temper his will and improve his cultivation level.

But things aren't bad now.

Although he hasn't reached the Mingxin realm yet, he has tempered his will in advance. Once he breaks through to the Mingxin realm, his cultivation will definitely be twice as effective!

Despite his thoughts, Shang Lu's hands didn't stop moving.

The water creature was thrown into chaos, but he remained calm. With a clang, the witch's sword was drawn, bringing with it a sharp aura, and slashed towards the symbiotic water creature.

These ghosts are not actually very powerful. Although they have the ability to disturb people's minds, if they encounter someone who is not affected by them, they will either be helpless and die, or their lethality will be greatly reduced.

Shang Lu's witch knife, being a witchcraft weapon to begin with, unleashed tremendous power when activated by his essence. With a few slashes, he precisely severed the symbiotic water creatures. Shang Lu then threw all the severed water creatures into San Niang's bamboo banner.

If they can be refined into rampant ghosts, that would be best. If not, use the Earth God Seal to send them to the Netherworld and Hell, and offer them to the Earth God. That would be considered fulfilling his duty as a ghost messenger.

In an instant, the strange symbiotic water creatures were all sent into the bamboo flag by the pokeweed.

Unfortunately, the remaining mud demons seized the opportunity and disappeared into the mud pit, preventing the pokeweed from catching any more.

After sheathing his sword, Shang Lu looked at San Niang, wanting to say something but unsure how.

"You are the pokeweed, and the pokeweed is you. Stay true to yourself and don't let external influences distract you from your true self."

Suddenly, San Niang spoke up: "You and I were betrothed and arranged in the temple of the Earth Goddess. The Earth Goddess was our matchmaker, and Heaven and Earth were our witnesses."

Shang Lu was taken aback. Judging from her words, it seemed that Third Sister knew something.
Indeed, Third Sister's background is said to be that of an ordinary farmer's daughter from Yunhua Mountain, but her abilities and knowledge are completely unrelated to those of an ordinary farmer's daughter.

He has a secret, and so does Third Sister.

Two people with secrets, one human and one ghost, have become a couple... Is this a coincidence? Or is some kind of force deliberately orchestrating this?

Shang Lu was filled with curiosity, but he didn't ask.

He believed that when the day came for him to know, Third Sister would tell him all these secrets in their entirety.

The only reason he's not saying it now is because his cultivation level isn't high enough.

Some secrets, if one's cultivation is insufficient or one cannot withstand them, can cause one to go mad and become unpredictable.

Shang Lu grasped San Niang's hand and laughed, "Don't worry, I won't let these demons and ghosts bewitch my mind. Their various attempts to confuse and disturb me will only temper my will and help me achieve my cultivation goals!"

With the demons and ghosts no longer bothering them, Third Sister released the Greedy Beast again, and under its guidance, they continued to explore the underwater cave.

Perhaps it was the act of killing the mud demon and the water spirit that frightened the demons and ghosts in the underwater cave, and Shang Lu did not encounter anything strange again.

But he did not let his guard down.

The eeriness and danger of secret realms often appear unexpectedly, suddenly taking lives!

As they were walking, Third Sister suddenly signaled the Greedy Beast to stop.

Shang Lu also saw some traces left by humans and fluctuations of witchcraft through his spiritual insight... They were very new, all of them recent.

"There are other people here?!"

Shang Lu was startled.

This cave is located beneath the Yunmeng Marsh, and only the Chu Kingdom's salvage team on the Yunmeng Marsh can come here.

I just don't know if it's an advance team of salvage crews or a large force that's come in to excavate this place.

Shang Lu crouched down and hid in the shadows. He quickly took out the Concealment Talisman and the Hidden Qi Talisman from the Impermanence Token and stuck them on his body. He also released the Copper Ants and Shadow Specters, scattering them around to scout the situation.

Meanwhile, Shang Lu also found the token of the Black-Clad Guard in the Impermanence Token.

If it really is the Chu salvage team that comes, then there's no need to panic.

With the token of the Black-Clad Guard and his silver tongue, he might even be able to persuade the Chu salvage team to treat him as a nobleman and escort him out.

However, before that, Shang Lu still planned to remain hidden in the shadows.

The fact that the greedy beast actively led the way confirms that there are definitely treasures hidden in this secret realm.

Shang Lu planned to secretly follow them first, letting the Chu salvage team clear the way, and then reap the benefits once the treasure was found.

Not long after, the copper ants sent back images, confirming that an advance team of the Yunmengze salvage crew had indeed arrived at this secret realm.

There weren't many people, only a dozen or so.

It seemed that this group of people were also newcomers and had not yet figured out the situation of this secret realm, so they all walked very carefully.

Shang Lu judged that either they had not encountered the water spirits, or they had brought enough magical artifacts to deal with the strange situations in the secret realm.

The highest-ranking member of this group was a sixth-grade Mingxin Realm wizard, while the rest were mostly at the seventh or eighth grade.

The composition of the advance team gave Shang Lu a general understanding of the situation of this secret water palace.

The Chu Kingdom has been salvaging the Yunmeng Marsh for many years and has discovered more than one secret realm, accumulating rich experience.

Whenever a new secret realm is discovered, they first conduct an assessment and, based on the general danger level of the realm, send out an advance team to explore it.

Only after thoroughly investigating the general situation and dangers within the secret realm will full-scale mining commence.

This arrangement not only minimizes the danger but also prevents the misuse of manpower.

After all, the number of wizards and monks is limited, especially high-level wizards and monks, who are extremely rare.

Sending high-level wizards and cultivators to investigate a severely abandoned secret realm where spiritual energy has almost completely dissipated would undoubtedly be a waste.

Having ascertained the approximate strength of the Chu vanguard, Shang Lu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He had killed opponents at the sixth rank of the Mingxin Realm before.

As long as there's nothing stronger, everything is fine!

Of course, it would be even better if they could intimidate them with their identity as members of the Black-Clad Guards and make them work for them.

While Shang Lu and San Niang stealthily made their way towards the Chu vanguard, they kept a close eye on the group's movements through the copper ant.

They were holding a compass-like magical artifact in their hands, and soon, guided by the artifact, they arrived at a stone wall.

At first glance, this stone wall looks no different from the surrounding ones.

However, this group of Chu shamans formed a shamanic array in front of the stone wall.

At the center of the formation, a sixth-grade Mingxin Realm wizard chanted incantations, while the other dozen or so wizards also cast spells in unison.

"Om-"

This seemingly ordinary stone wall immediately underwent a transformation through witchcraft.

A map of the Waterways Classic appeared on the stone wall.

The picture shows shimmering water, and the ripples in the river are actually flowing.

However, they are all going against the current.

"Hmph, I thought there was something special about it, but it turns out it's just a watercourse diagram that flows against the current. If you turn the current back to normal, you can open this secret door."

The leading wizard took out a water-fixing iron rod.

The iron rod looked only the size of a palm, but after being activated by the incantation, it instantly grew to the size of a pillar, just like Sun Wukong's magic needle.

"Water ripples reversed!"

The leading wizard shouted, and a blue light immediately burst forth from the Water-Stabilizing Iron.

Blue light rushes into the watercourse diagram that flows against the current.

next moment.

"boom--"

The raging floodwaters, like a monstrous beast, surged forth from the Water Classic Map.

In an instant, the group of Chu shamans were scattered and submerged!
(End of this chapter)