Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 604 The Talisman of Life and Death: Those Who Disobey Die!

Seeing Chu Wu's reaction, Shang Lu remained outwardly calm, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If this group of Chu witches are not intimidated or threatened by him, or even realize that something is wrong with him, then things will be troublesome!

With his strength, it would be difficult for him to kill all of these Chu witches.

Once a Chu witch escapes the Water Mansion Secret Realm, it will attract more Chu witches to surround and kill him.

At that time, he will surely perish here!

Moreover, in the Water Mansion Secret Realm, Shang Lu also needs someone to clear the way for him and test out the dangers for him.

All the Chu shamans knelt down, but Shang Lu did not let his guard down.

He remained in the guise of a Black-Clad Guard, coldly scoffing, "Words are meaningless! You have to make me truly believe you first."

The Chu shamans, kneeling on the ground, looked at each other in bewilderment.

Some reacted quickly, pointing to the sky and gesturing to the ground: "My lord, I swear! I swear to the heavens! If I utter even the slightest falsehood, may I suffer a qi deviation during my cultivation and transform into a monster!"

Shang Lu shook his head with a cold laugh: "You and I both know that the most useless thing in this world is a vow."

The Chu shamans who had sworn an oath immediately looked embarrassed and awkward.

One of the Chu shamans understood Shang Lu's implied meaning and hurriedly said, "My lord, please tell us what you want us to do."

"Simple."

Shang Lu raised his hand, and the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus was held in his palm. It slowly swirled and emitted a faint, captivating light, like a strange, eerie eye.

"Let me use it to plant a life-and-death talisman in your sea of ​​consciousness. As long as you behave obediently and leave this Water Mansion Secret Realm, I will remove it for you. I will also personally report to the authorities, explain the situation on your behalf, and protect you from being implicated by traitors!"

As long as he can use the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus to plant the Life and Death Talisman on these Chu Witches, Shang Lu will not be afraid even if they realize something is wrong afterward.

With the Life and Death Talisman in hand, the lives of these people are now in Shang Lu's hands!
If it weren't for the fact that these people's cultivation levels were similar to Shang Lu's, and even one or two of them were at the Tongtian Perfection stage, surpassing him, he wouldn't have needed to waste words with them and could have directly released the Life and Death Talisman to control them.

However, at this moment, thanks to his eloquence and sophistry, Shang Lu's words sounded not only sincere but also extremely tempting to Chu Wu.

This led them to unconsciously believe that Shang Lu's words made a lot of sense.

Even bandits have to pay a pledge of allegiance; if they want to gain the trust of this high-ranking official in the Black Robe Guard, they should also pay a pledge of allegiance.

Some people even felt that Shang Lu was thinking of them.

Because Shang Lu said that once they left the Water Mansion Secret Realm, he would personally write a letter to help them prove their innocence and prevent them from being implicated and suffering undeserved disaster.

As his cultivation level improved, Shang Lu's skills in using eloquence and sophistry also became increasingly formidable. Several Chu witches were immediately persuaded by him and readily agreed:
"it is good!"

"We have a clear conscience, and we are not afraid even if a life-or-death seal is placed upon us!"

"My lord, please do as you say! We will not resist in the slightest!"

Once someone took the lead, the others, either coerced or feeling that it was indeed a good idea, all nodded in agreement and agreed to let Shang Lu plant the restriction.

Some people even dispelled their protective spells to demonstrate their innocence and purity.

However, Shang Lu also noticed through his spiritual insight and ability to strike at illusions that three Chu witches, while verbally agreeing, had shifty eyes and kept looking around, clearly harboring ulterior motives.

He didn't say anything, but secretly gave Third Sister a wink, while preparing himself.

As the essence of Qi was activated, the ice crystal blue lotus held in Shang Lu's hands slowly bloomed.

Once the pokeweed had fully bloomed, he blew a breath toward it, and a crystal-clear, semi-transparent petal immediately flew off from the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus and toward Chu Wu, who was kneeling on the ground.

Most of the Chu witches dispersed their protective spells and suppressed their internal witch power at this moment, allowing the petals of the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus to enter their bodies unimpeded.

Upon entering the human body, these petals immediately vanished without a trace, transforming into a chilling wisp that seeped into their consciousness.

If the Life and Death Talisman is not detonated, it will have no effect on these Chu witches.

However, once detonated, the bloodline and magical power of these Chu witches will be frozen instantly, and all sorts of auditory and visual hallucinations will appear in their minds, causing them to fall back into the illusion.

The three people who had been looking around suddenly changed their expressions when they saw Shang Lu release the strange flower petals.

Without the slightest hesitation, they all began to cast spells and unleash the technique of shrinking the earth to an inch!
Under the influence of witchcraft, the three of them instantly appeared dozens of feet away.

They not only fled themselves, but also tried to wake up their deceived companions.

"Don't... ugh... sob sob sob!"

As soon as the three began to speak, countless strands of black hair shot out from their backs, like a spider web, binding them tightly and even covering their mouths.

These black hairs, though thin, are extremely tough and sharp.

In an instant, the three were tightly bound, leaving bloody marks on their bodies.

Unfortunately, these green hairs could also suck blood. The three of them felt their blood being frantically drained by the hairs, making them feel dizzy and disoriented.

The three of them had their mouths gagged and could not shout, but they still immediately activated their witch energy, trying to break free from the entanglement of these strange green hairs.

But just then, streams of silt suddenly gushed out from a pool of sewage not far away.

The three of them were restrained by the green silk and unable to dodge or avoid it. They were instantly hit by the mud.

Excruciating pain immediately swept over their entire bodies.

The mud contained poison! It not only instantly tore everyone's skin open and caused their bodies to fester, but also directly corrupted their witchcraft.

"Is it a mud demon?!"

One of the three, with sharp eyes, spotted the malevolent imp in the sewage.

When they first entered the Water Mansion Secret Realm, they also encountered these water ghosts formed from resentment, and even tried to capture a few to refine, but they failed.

Unexpectedly, this guy who claimed to be a member of the Black-Clad Guard actually captured mud demons and even refined them into his own rampant ghosts!

How did he do that?
Could he really be a member of the Black-Clad Guard?!
The three, caught in a daze, had no time to think much, nor did they have any chance to regret their actions.

Because the pokeweed has already raised the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus.

The three of them suddenly felt as if thousands of screams and roars filled their heads, creating an incredibly noisy and chaotic cacophony that gave them splitting headaches.

At the same time, the witch energy they had just mobilized was also frozen.

Although it was only a brief moment, it was enough to kill them!

Without Shang Lu even needing to draw his sword, Third Sister released a surge of Yin energy, which spread through all her black hair along the hairpin.

"Om-"

In an instant, the soft, supple strands of hair transformed into unyielding steel!

Incredibly sharp! Indestructible!
"boom--"

The three Chu witches' frozen witch power, along with their physical bodies, was instantly shredded by the green silk wrapped around their bodies!
Blood and bits of flesh turned into a bloody mist, churning within the cave.

Chu Wu, kneeling on the ground, was completely dumbfounded.

Shang Lu's killing of the Mingxin Realm wizard had already terrified them.

At this moment, their three equally strong companions were instantly shredded into a bloody pulp, which instilled a deep fear in them from the bottom of their hearts.

At this moment, the Chu shamans all felt that they could not see through Shang Lu's true nature.

This person's displayed strength was only at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm. Yet, he was able to kill a wizard at the Mind Realm with a single strike, and in an instant, he could kill three other people at the Heavenly Realm, even turning them into a bloody mist!
Such terrifying strength is simply not something a person who has reached the pinnacle of enlightenment could achieve!

Not to mention, this person even knows how to use the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus.

When they arrived at the cave, they could clearly see that the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus was sealed in the Pool of Delusions.

As soon as they arrived at the edge of the Pool of Delusions, they were captivated by the water and fell into an illusion, almost sinking into it completely.

But what about this person? Not only did he cause the water in the Delusion Pool to mysteriously disappear, but after obtaining the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus, he immediately learned its uses and methods.

Such skill, such insight, and such ruthlessness... made the remaining Chu witches feel fear.

At the same time, they no longer doubted the identity of Shang Lu Xuan Yi Wei.

It is said that the Black-Clad Guards are a personal army formed by the king through recruiting extraordinary talents from all over the world.

Now it seems the rumors were true!

Only the people in the Black-Clad Guards could possess such incredible abilities, as well as such ruthless methods and hearts!
The remaining Chu witches, even if they harbored some ulterior motives, dared not reveal them in the slightest, nor did they dare resist the life-and-death talismans that Shang Lu had planted in them.

What they didn't know was that Shang Lu was able to kill a Mingxin Realm wizard and instantly kill three fleeing Tongtian Realm wizards not only because he had prepared in advance and had no accidents, but also because he was never alone from the beginning.

With Third Sister secretly helping us, we are invincible!

Not to mention, he also possesses the incredibly mysterious Ice Crystal Blue Lotus.

He learned how to use this treasure in that past illusion.

Thousands of years ago, this icy blue lotus was the core of the entire Refining Heart Cave array. Its power was extraordinary!
Let alone cultivators of the sixth or seventh rank, even demigods of the third rank would be affected by the illusion it creates.

Unfortunately, during that great calamity, the spiritual energy of the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus was completely drained, and it almost collapsed.

It wasn't until a thousand years ago, when chaotic spiritual energy arose in the Refining Heart Cave, that the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus was able to recover.

But it's nowhere near as good as it used to be.

Even at this very moment, as the Chu witches watched the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus with trepidation, only Shang Lu knew that the spiritual energy of this treasure was almost exhausted.

At this moment, the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus was already releasing an aura of hunger—while it was recovering its power with the chaotic spiritual energy, it was also becoming corrupted.

Now, it must be fed immediately whenever it gets hungry.

Otherwise, the extremely hungry Ice Crystal Blue Lotus will devour its master!
Shang Lu dared not delay and immediately took out a bottle of spiritual liquid from the Impermanence Token and poured it all over the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus.

As the spiritual liquid dripped into the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus, countless strange mouthparts immediately sprouted from the lotus petals, frantically sucking up the spiritual liquid until it was completely consumed.

Immediately, the icy blue lotus flew off Shang Lu's hand and headed towards the blood mist formed by the three Chu witches, where it devoured them frantically.

Chu Wu, still kneeling on the ground, watched as his companions, who had turned into blood mist, were instantly devoured by the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus, and he trembled with fear.

At this moment, they all realized that this lotus flower was not as pure and flawless as it appeared.

This is a strange creature!
An extremely strange and dangerous treasure!

Not satisfied with having devoured the blood mist, the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus flew to the corpse of the Mingxin Realm Wizard.

As countless mouthparts pierced the corpse, the headless body of the Mingxinjing Wizard quickly withered away.

A few breaths later, it was eaten down to just a layer of skin and a few bones.

This made the Chu witches kneeling on the ground even more terrified, and they all trembled.

They all secretly hoped that this strange, icy blue lotus would devour their companions and then, under any circumstances, not come to eat them...

However, after finishing the Mingxinjing Wizard, the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus was still not satisfied and really wanted to eat more people.

But Pokeweed didn't let it continue eating; it directly put it into the Impermanence Token.

The Ice Crystal Blue Lotus can release illusions, arousing desires and fears in people's hearts. After being polluted by chaotic spiritual energy, it also developed desires.

Its desire is to "eat".

Consume spiritual elixir, consume flesh and blood... consume everything edible in this world!
If left unchecked, the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus will continue to eat after it has satisfied its hunger!
Ultimately, they will be completely controlled by their appetite, become insane, and want to devour everything.

Therefore, it needs to be controlled.

We can't let it go hungry, but we also can't let it keep eating.

Otherwise, the moment it completely transforms, the pokeweed will be the first thing it eats!

Seeing Shang Lu put away the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus, Chu Wu, who was kneeling on the ground, breathed a sigh of relief.

Shang Lu waved his hand again, releasing his essence to collect all the remnants of spiritual roots left behind by the dead wizards. Then he turned his gaze to the kneeling Chu wizard and said coldly, "Get up, all of you!"

The Chu shamans bowed and accepted the order, carefully getting up from the ground.

The series of events that had occurred earlier had completely shocked them, not to mention that a life-and-death talisman had been planted in their minds.

At this moment, they were incredibly well-behaved and obedient.

Shang Lu maintained his stern face and coldly asked, "Where did you enter this Water Mansion Secret Realm from, and how do you plan to leave?"

Immediately, a shaman from Chu took out a tortoise shell from his robes.

The back of the tortoise shell is covered with spells and curses, while the front is painted with a simple map.

The Chu shaman pointed to the tortoise shell and, hunching over, introduced it to Shang Lu: "My lord, please look, this is a map of the terrain we drew along the way."

With his withered fingers, he pointed to an area on the map that had not yet been drawn: "This is where we are now."

With a flick of his finger, specks of yellow light immediately appeared on the tortoise shell.

As the yellow light swept across the cave, a new map immediately appeared on the tortoise shell. At the same time, Shang Lu also saw a glowing ink dot on this new map, representing the location of the tortoise shell.

The sorcerer's finger then pointed to the upper right of the tortoise shell.

There, a circle was drawn.

"This is the entrance we came from. We also leave from here when we exit the Water Mansion Secret Realm."

He was very curious about how Shang Lu had come to this secret water palace, but he didn't dare to ask.

Pokeweed noted down the location of the entrance, but was not in a hurry to ask for the tortoise shell.

Since learning the Heart Sutra, he has developed resistance to the treacherous water vapor in the Water Mansion Secret Realm that tempts people to madness.

Therefore, he was not in a hurry to leave the Water Mansion Secret Realm and wanted to wander around inside some more.

In the illusion, Shang Lu not only saw the past of the Heart Refining Cave, but also the hiding places of many treasures, elixirs, and spells.

Thousands of years have passed; it's unknown whether these treasures, elixirs, and techniques still exist.

But he had to go see it anyway, so he wouldn't regret it. Besides, he had the Greed Beast, which would save him a lot of trouble.

Third Sister summoned the Greedy Beast again, and Shang Lu did not forget his previous promise, taking out gold and silver items to reward the Greedy Beast.

Upon seeing the Greedy Beast, the Chu sorcerers became even more convinced of Shang Lu's identity as a Xuan Yiwei.

At the same time, he even imagined why the pokeweed had come to this place—it must be to help the king find treasure!

The king's desire for immortality and his yearning to become a god are well-known secrets!
His dispatch of the Black-Clad Guards to newly emerging secret realms across the land to search for the secrets of immortality and godhood is perfectly reasonable.

(End of this chapter)