Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 606 Becoming an Immortal? Shedding Mortal Status?
"boom--"

The water vapor barrier formed by the Heart Sutra firmly protected Shang Lu's sea of ​​consciousness, preventing him from being tempted by these elixirs.

At the same time, the mental image in the Five Internal Organs Temple glared angrily, spewing out raging fire.

The fire swept through the sea of ​​consciousness, instantly burning away all the tempting sounds and revealing their true form—a strange roar, like the language of a mad god, yet somewhat different.

The elixirs here are all made of "living things," and they are relentlessly enticing any creatures that come here to swallow them.

As for what would happen after swallowing these pills, Shang Lu had no idea.

But that didn't stop him from immediately shouting:
"There's something strange about the elixir! Guard your mind and don't let hallucinations distract you!"

These few Chu sorcerers are still useful to him, and he cannot afford to lose them all here.

As members of the advance team exploring the secret realm, these Chu witches all carried witch artifacts, remnants of spirits, and witch talismans to resist mental corruption.

Upon receiving the reminder from Shang Lu, they all sprang into action.

The shamanic talismans manifested mysterious incantations that tightly enveloped the heads of these Chu shamans, preventing them from being misled by auditory hallucinations.

The price was their heads, which were squeezed so tightly by the cursed shadows that their facial features were distorted.

From the remnants of those witch artifacts, crimson fleshy thorns emerged and pierced directly into Chu Wu's body.

Dark green mucus was constantly secreted from the fleshy barbs.

As the mucus flowed into the Chu Wu's body, they were immediately in great pain, but their confused minds were restored amidst this torment.

Even so, two Chu witches still fell victim to the trick.

The two men suffered severe mental damage at the edge of the Pool of Delusions. Later, near the spirit mine, the roar of the accompanying spirit herb completely destroyed their mental resistance.

Even with the help of shamanic talismans and remnant spirits, they still couldn't resist the temptation of the "Life Pill".

"Eat...eat these pills and you'll become an immortal!"

"A divine opportunity! I've seen a divine opportunity! As long as I consume these elixirs, I can immediately transcend the mortal realm and become an immortal!"

The eyes of the two Chu shamans gleamed with an eerie light, clearly indicating that they had been completely disoriented by the "Life Pill".

Their mouths were wide open, emitting eerie, maniacal laughter, with spittle constantly flying from the corners of their mouths, like two hungry wolves that had discovered fresh flesh and blood.

A shaman noticed something was wrong with his two companions and hurriedly shouted, "Qu Hai, Tian Yan, calm down! Don't be fooled by these strange pills!" At the same time, he tried to use his magic to help them regain their senses.

But Qu Hai and Tian Yan didn't appreciate it at all.

"Go away!"

The two roared in unison, unleashing their witch energy to shatter the cursed shadows of the witch talisman, smash the fleshy spikes protruding from the remnant spirit, and send their companion, who was trying to save them, flying.

"Dare to stop me from becoming an immortal? Die!"

"My destiny in the immortal realm is mine! Nobody can take it from me!"

With a roar, Qu Hai and Tian Yan transformed into two streaks of light and rushed straight towards the alchemy room.

Shang Lu frowned, but refrained from interfering.

He had warned them, but Qu Hai and Tian Yan insisted on courting death, so he couldn't be blamed.

We can use these two people to see what kind of fate awaits those who possess the strange pills here.

Qu Hai and Tian Yan unleashed their full speed at this moment.

They had never experienced anything so fast in their lives, rushing into the alchemy room in an instant.

Entering the alchemy room with a living person is like putting a red-hot iron ball into cold water, causing it to boil instantly.

In an instant, all the strange pills in the alchemy room began to cry out, "Eat me! Eat me!"

The ghost pills don't actually make a sound, but they can influence people's minds, making them "hear" what they say.

At this moment, not only Qu Hai and Tian Yan heard it, but Shang Lu and several other Chu witches outside the alchemy room also "heard" it very clearly.

Shang Lu was protected by the Heart Sutra and the Heart Statue, so he was not affected. However, the Chu shamans all looked pained.

They focused all their energy on their dantian (lower abdomen), while also taking out several strange pills and stuffing them into their mouths.

Shang Lu could see clearly that the pills Chu Wu had swallowed were not simple; there seemed to be living creatures wriggling inside.

Given that people in the Chu region are skilled in using Gu techniques, could it be some kind of Gu pill?
Although the Gu pills were strange, their effects were quite good.

After swallowing the Gu pills, the Chu witches experienced significant relief from their pain and their minds became clearer.

The witch's energy was clearly damaged, as if a large part of it had been swallowed up.

At the same time, Qu Hai and Tian Yan, inside the alchemy room, were dazed and intoxicated, chuckling to themselves.
"One by one, everyone eat, everyone eat!"

"Haha, don't worry, I'll eat all of you cuties into my belly!"

The two talked, but their hands never stopped moving. Each of them grabbed the nearest strange pill and stuffed it into their mouths.

After consuming one pill, the two were not satisfied and immediately tried to grab other pills to eat, only to find that they could not move.

They were bound by shackles of vital energy, rendering them unable to move.

It was Pokeweed that made the move.

Shang Lu wanted to know what was so strange about these strange pills besides their constant enticement of creatures to swallow them, but he didn't want Qu Hai and Tian Yan to eat them all.

Although the poisonous pill is dangerous and insidious and cannot be used by oneself, it can be used elsewhere.

It would be such a waste to let Qu Hai and Tian Yan devour them all.

"let me go!"

"Don't get in my way of becoming an immortal! Otherwise, once I attain the Great Dao, I will surely refine you into the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls!"

Qu Hai and Tian Yan struggled desperately to break free from Shang Lu's binding energy, but unfortunately their cultivation was inferior to Shang Lu's, and they were now in a state of chaos, making it even more difficult for them to break free.

After a few breaths, Qu Hai and Tian Yan stopped struggling and instead started complaining of the heat.

"Hot...so hot...my blood, my cultivation, everything is boiling!"

"Hahaha, it's done! I've done it! I'm about to shed my mortal form and become an immortal!"

At this moment, not only Shang Lu, but also the other Chu witches, could clearly see that large areas of blood vessels were emerging on Qu Hai and Tian Yan's bodies, making them look extremely eerie, as if vengeful ghosts had appeared in the world.

Even more bizarre were Qu Hai and Tian Yan's actions.

As they complained about the heat and cried out that their blood and cultivation were boiling, their power actually increased.

In one fell swoop, it broke free from the binding force of the pokeweed's essence.

"Power! I feel an incredibly powerful force surging through my body!"

"This is immortal power! I have mastered immortal power!"

Qu Hai and Tian Yan shouted excitedly.

Outside the alchemy room, several Chu shamans wore expressions of terror on their faces.

Because they could clearly see that Qu Hai and Tian Yan's bodies were softening and melting, just like candles exposed to high temperatures.

Even their souls were ignited by the power released by the Ghost Pill and are now burning fiercely.

The heat they felt was the result of their bodies and souls "burning".

The "immortal power" they gained was also the result of burning their own bodies and souls.

Once their bodies and souls are burned to ashes, they will die and their souls will vanish, completely erased from this world!

Qu Hai and Tian Yan also noticed the speed at which their physical bodies were melting, but they did not think that they were undergoing a strange transformation; they only believed that their physical bodies could not withstand the immortal power.

"The mortal body is still too weak!"

"The physical body is weak and should be discarded! Perfect, once I get rid of this skin, I shouldn't feel hot anymore!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the two first tore their clothes to shreds, then raised their hands, using their fingers as knives, and plunged them viciously into their chests.

"puff--"

Their fingers were sharp, instantly piercing the skin and flesh of his chest. Then, they grabbed one side with each hand and forcefully tore it apart.

Amidst a chilling, gruesome hissing sound, their flesh was ripped open, and blood gushed out. However, instead of flowing onto the ground, the blood was evaporated into a blood mist by the medicinal power of the Ghost Pills, which was then frantically absorbed by the surrounding Ghost Pills.

In just a few breaths, the completely crazed Qu Hai and Tian Yan ripped off their flesh as if it were clothing, exposing their bones, internal organs, blood vessels, and meridians to everyone's eyes. Not only were they not dead, but they also seemed to feel no pain; despite their grotesque appearance, they continued to laugh maniacally.
"Haha, shedding my mortal form feels so liberating!"

"It's done! This time, I've really succeeded!"

Immediately, they all turned their heads and looked at Shang Lu and the others at the entrance of the alchemy room.

"It was you who tried to stop me from taking the elixir, almost ruining my grand plan!"

"These precious elixirs say they need blood to be effective! So let's use you as sacrifices to these elixirs to help the Witch Lord... no, to help me, the Immortal Lord, achieve the supreme Dao!"

Qu Hai and Tian Yan raised their hands, now only bones and blood vessels, and reached out to grab Shang Lu and the others outside the alchemy room.

Shang Lu and several Chu shamans suddenly felt an invisible and powerful force enveloping them, as if it wanted to tear their flesh and drain their blood.

"Qu Hai, Tian Yan, are you crazy? Stop it!"

"They're insane! Kill them!"

Chu Wu was both shocked and furious. While exerting all his strength to resist, he chanted incantations and cast spells, driving his flying sword and witch knife, trying to kill the crazed Qu Hai and Tian Yan.

The pokeweed moved even faster than they did.

Just as Qu Hai and Tian Yan went mad, Shang Lu detonated the Life and Death Talisman within their bodies.

Three faint blue lights emanated from Qu Hai and Tian Yan's three dantians, instantly engulfing their entire bodies and freezing the strange power they had gained by burning their souls.

At the same time, several Chu witches launched a counterattack, which also roared in.

Qu Hai and Tian Yan were instantly targeted by concentrated fire.

"what--"

The two screamed in agony as their bodies instantly disintegrated and their souls scattered.

Without a doubt, the so-called immortal power is nothing but their illusion!
"Crash..."

Qu Hai and Tian Yan's bones instantly scattered on the ground, while their internal organs, blood vessels, and so on exploded with a "boom," instantly turning into ashes.

Two pills rolled out of the ashes; they were the strange pills that Qu Hai and Tian Yan had just swallowed.

Not only were they not digested, but they became even more radiant, like elixirs of immortality, extremely tempting...

If it weren't for witnessing the terrifying consequences of consuming it, I'm afraid that among the Chu witches, there would be more people who would be bewitched and fall victim to its tricks.

At this moment, everyone was holding fast to the spiritual platform, fearing that it would be contaminated again. Some even chanted incantations to activate the shamanic talismans, wanting to set fire to burn all these man-eating monster pills.

But Shang Lu shouted at this moment: "Stop!"

At the same time, he raised his hand and made a gesture towards the strange pill in the pill room, unleashing the Wind Summoning Technique.

"Crash-"

The nearly one hundred strange pills inside the alchemy room were immediately swept out by the whirlwind formed from the essence of pokeweed.

"Lord be careful!"

"These pills are definitely not safe to consume!"

The Chu witches outside the alchemy room were terrified by what they saw. They thought that Shang Lu had been bewitched by these strange pills and that even after witnessing the tragic state of Qu Hai and Tian Yan, he was still determined to swallow them.

In their hearts, Shang Lu was a member of the Xuanyi Guard. If Gui Bian were to die suddenly in the Water Mansion Secret Realm, right before their eyes, every single one of them would be buried with him. Even their families and relatives would be implicated.

"What are you yelling about? I'm much more sober than you are!" Shang Lu shouted.

As he channeled the Dragon Tiger Qi, a powerful wave of energy erupted from his body, knocking away several Chu witches who rushed up to try and stop him.

At this moment, the dozens of strange pills were all swept out of the alchemy room by the strong wind.

After leaving the alchemy room, they stopped making noise, but the desire to eat them in everyone's minds did not diminish at all; in fact, it intensified.

Shang Lu raised an eyebrow and immediately made a hand seal. Dozens of blank talismans flew out from his sleeves and instantly wrapped the entire ghost pill.

Immediately afterwards, the paintbrush appeared in Shang Lu's hand. As he activated his painting technique, a wisp of ink flew from the tip of the brush, landed on the talisman paper, and transformed into incantations.

It was the purification talisman that Shang Lu learned from the evil spirits of the Immortal Spirit Market.

When this kind of talisman is used on a person, it can make them purify their mind and reduce their desires. It can also be used to seal away the temptation of the evil pill!
At least for now, after the pokeweed drew the purification talisman, the "want to eat" thought that had been lingering in the minds of the Chu shamans vanished instantly.

Shang Lu took out a gourd from the Impermanence Token, absorbed all the strange pills into it, and then drew a new purification talisman, wrapping the gourd completely.

After doing all this, he put the gourd and the strange pill into the Impermanence Token.

Seeing that Shang Lu wasn't going to take the Ghost Pill, the Chu shamans all breathed a sigh of relief.

Only at this moment did they realize that Shang Lu was not lured by the Ghost Pill, but had the ability to seal it away.

While the Chu Wu were all praising Shang Lu and thanking him for saving them, they were also curious about what Shang Lu was going to do with these dangerous pills.
Surely we can't present these elixir pills to the king?

The Chu shamans were very curious, but they only dared to guess in their hearts and dared not speak it aloud.

Even if they asked, Shang Lu wouldn't tell them that even the most dangerous poison pills have their uses.

After leaving the alchemy room, the greedy beast led Shang Lu and Chu Wu to several other places where treasures were hidden.

Unfortunately, none of them were able to decipher the mechanism, unravel the magic array, or see the treasure hidden inside.

Seeing that they had failed to decipher the mechanism again, Shang Lu sighed and told the Chu shamans not to waste any more time and magic. He then turned to the Greedy Beast and said, "Take us to the next place."

This time, however, the greedy beast did not move, but roared at Shang Lu a few times.

Shang Lu couldn't understand, but among the Chu shamans, there was one who understood beast language, who quickly translated: "My lord, the greedy beast said that it has led us to all the places with treasures. The remaining places not only have no treasures, but also hide dangers."

Chu Wu never doubted why Shang Lu couldn't understand the Greedy Beast's words.

In his view, this beast was most likely assigned to Shang Lu by the Black-Clad Guards, so it was normal that Shang Lu did not understand beast language.

"No more treasures?" Shang Lu frowned, quite disappointed.

There are many places in this watery secret realm that hide treasures or spiritual minerals.

Unfortunately, given their strength and skill level, they couldn't enter most of the areas.

In fact, the development of most secret realms requires the mobilization of sufficient manpower and resources to solve the puzzles and overcome the dangers along the way.

They're already doing pretty well to have managed to get this much stuff.

"Let's go."

Unfortunately, Shang Lu could only ask Chu Wu to lead the way.

"We should get out of here!"

The Chu witches' exploration mission was not yet fully completed, but since Shang Lu had spoken, they dared not refuse.

Moreover, the continuous strange changes and deaths of their companions filled them with fear of this secret water palace, and they couldn't wait to leave as soon as possible, so that they could come back in to continue exploring after making more thorough preparations.

"Sir, please come with us!"

These Chu shamans immediately led Shang Lu back to the entrance they had come from.

Upon arriving at this point, the Chu shamans frowned and warily looked around.

"What's wrong?" Shang Lu asked.

A Chu shaman pointed ahead and whispered, "My lord, look, that pool over there is the entrance we came from. But we clearly left people here to guard the entrance, and now they've disappeared... I'm afraid something strange has happened here too!"

"people?"

Shang Lu suddenly raised his hand and pointed towards the shadows ahead: "Is there someone there?"

Upon hearing this, a Chu shaman immediately released a shamanic talisman, which transformed into a firebird and dispelled the darkness ahead.

Sure enough, there was someone standing motionless by the pool.

However, it wasn't just Chu Wu's companions who stayed behind to guard the entrance. There was also the Mingxin Realm wizard, now a dried corpse, by the Wangxin Pool!

The Chu shamans were greatly surprised upon seeing this and cried out in horror:

"It's Senior Brother Fang!"

"Why is he here?"

"Senior Brother Peng, Junior Brother Xu, did you bring Senior Brother Fang's remains here?"

(End of this chapter)