Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 618 Breaking the Formation, Malicious Intent, Destroying the Enemy!

"Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation—Activate!"

Of the three Black-Clad Guards, the Sorcerer was the first to launch an attack.

He takes himself as the central palace, and his four limbs and five internal organs correspond to the four symbols and five elements respectively.

A surge of magical power and fighting spirit immediately erupted, transforming into a crimson halo that instantly enveloped the entire temple and also covered Shang Lu within it.

The crimson halo conjured up the phantoms of the eight gates: Du, Jing, Sheng, Si, and Xiu, forming a military and sorcerer battle formation. Shang Lu was in the center of the formation, completely surrounded by it!

This move is the signature skill of the Warlock! Any enemy trapped in the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation will not only have their cultivation suppressed by the formation, but will also be attacked by several ominous gates! The Warlock and his companions, on the other hand, will receive the blessing of the Gate of Life!
This Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation can even absorb the power of enemies within the formation and use it for their own purposes!
At this moment, after the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation was formed, Shang Lu immediately felt a strange force rushing towards him.

Some of these forces transformed into invisible giant mountains, pressing down on him, not only to suppress his cultivation, but also to render him unable to move, or even to crush him into a pulp!

Some of them coiled around him, tightening their grip like pythons trying to strangle him, and even draining his vital energy.

"The gates of hell open! The ghostly soldiers emerge!"

Having succeeded in one move, the strategist's face was full of smug grins, and a command flag appeared in his hand, which he waved amidst a fierce shout.

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

One after another, the ghostly soldiers with ferocious faces and wearing tattered armor crawled out from the Gate of Death, the Gate of Shock, and the Gate of Wounds.

They were like a vengeful army crawling back from hell, their mouths bared with fangs as they roared and charged towards Shang Lu.

A fierce killing intent and ghostly aura surged from these ghostly soldiers, converging into a terrifying black cloud that pressed down on Shang Lu with the force to destroy a city, aiming to suppress and kill him!

This military and sorcery battle formation was a skill that Shang Lu had not learned in the sorcery academy.

The Witchcraft Academy claims to "recruit talents from all over the world and teach them with care," but in reality, it only teaches some basic skills. To learn the truly profound techniques of various schools, one must become a disciple and a true successor.

Unfortunately, the teachers in the witch academy all have aristocratic or sectarian backgrounds. Once you become an apprentice, you are closely bound to the aristocratic or sectarian background behind them and become their outer disciple.

Since Shang Lu had never studied under a master at the witch's academy, he naturally couldn't learn these techniques.

But it doesn't matter, after tonight, he will be able to master the skills of military tactics!
When the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation is combined with the Calamity Sound Domain, its power will surely reach a new level!

Seeing that Shang Lu was trapped by the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation and his body was pressed down from mid-air to the ground, the other two black-clad guards did not sit idly by and immediately attacked with fierce shouts.

"For offending the Black-Clad Guards, I sentence you to be cut into a thousand pieces!"

The Black-Clad Guards, skilled in harsh punishments, brought out a bronze plate covered in witchcraft and stained with blood.

As he pronounced Shang Lu guilty, the bloodstains on the bronze plate immediately turned into blood and gushed out continuously.

"Swish swish swish——"

As soon as the blood emerged from the bronze slab, it transformed into a blood-red blade, sweeping towards Shang Lu.

He should be torn to pieces and chopped into mincemeat!
Another guard, also from the Yin-Yang School, chanted a secret incantation and gestured with his hands while urgently shouting, "Yin and Yang reversed, Five Elements in disorder—"

His move can throw the Yin-Yang and Five Elements energies in the human body into chaos.

At best, one will have all the skills but be unable to use them; at worst, one will suffer from qi deviation, resulting in a sudden and unexpected death!
Although these three guards in black robes couldn't discern Shang Lu's cultivation level, they all knew one thing—this person dared to come to their door, so he must have some powerful backing!
To deal with someone like that, we must go all out!

Otherwise, if he escapes and spreads what he saw tonight, it will be detrimental to both them and the king!
Therefore, while making their move, the three guards in black robes also waved their hands towards the night sky and released talismans, attempting to send a warning to the county magistrate and county constable, urging them to quickly bring the county soldiers and yamen runners to the scene.

Even if these constables couldn't be of much help in the battle, they could still form a battle formation to help them surround Shang Lu and prevent him from escaping.

However, the talismans released by the three black-clad guards, which had just flown out with a bloody light and had not yet exploded to send out a signal, were destroyed by an invisible force!

"Is there any help?"

"There was more than one thief?"

The three guards in black robes were shocked and hurriedly looked around to find the thief's accomplices, but suddenly they heard a loud "boom" and a "mountain collapse" sound!
The three turned around in shock and saw that Shang Lu, who was being suppressed by the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation, had actually activated the Mountain-Carrying Skill and lifted the invisible giant mountain pressing down on him, breaking free from the shackles of the formation force binding him!
Before the military shaman could activate the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation to suppress and lock up Shanglu again, Shanglu actually managed to discover the flaw in the formation's energy flow by relying on his spiritual insight and ability to strike at the void.

"Watch me, Tiger Trample the Enemy Formation—Break Through!"

With a roar, Shang Lu descended like a tiger from the mountain, stepping into the flaw of the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation.

"boom--"

The Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation was shaken violently by this stomp, and several of the ominous gates instantly became ineffective. The invisible giant mountain pressing down on Shang Lu collapsed and turned into smoke.

"how come?!"

The Xuan Yiwei, who came from the Yin-Yang School, was even more shocked than the military shaman, his face showing disbelief.

He couldn't understand why this uninvited guest, who had clearly been affected by his "Yin-Yang Reversal and Five Elements Disorder" secret technique, seemed to be completely unaffected. In fact, he even broke through the two barriers of the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation!
Little did he know that Shang Lu was a person who lived towards death, and he often practiced the Yin-Yang Cantong Qi with San Niang, so he had a deep understanding of the Yin-Yang method.

Even if the Yin and Yang are reversed, the pokeweed will not lose its composure and can continue to exert its power with the reversed Yin and Yang.

As for the disorder of the Five Elements? There was no need for Shang Lu to urge him to resist; the five internal organs gods in the Five Internal Organs Temple quickly quelled the chaos!
With them in charge, how could the essence of the pokeweed be allowed to become disordered?

If this Yin-Yang Master's cultivation level were higher than Shang Lu's, he might have been able to suppress him with this move. Unfortunately, this person's cultivation level was two ranks lower than Shang Lu's! His ultimate move was simply no match for Shang Lu.

Although Shang Lu had broken through the two heavily guarded passes of Zhen and Suo, the military strategist did not panic.

Because the ghost soldiers and demons, along with the rolling blood blades, had already rushed towards Shang Lu.

They were so densely packed that they completely surrounded the pokeweed, leaving it no room to hide!
"go to hell!"

The warlock roared and spat out blood.

The Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation was broken twice, causing him to suffer a backlash and sustain serious injuries.

However, in his opinion, although the pokeweed was powerful, that was the end of its potential.

His ghostly soldiers and demons, together with their companions' cruel torture of being sliced ​​to pieces, will surely tear the pokeweed apart completely!
"It all ends here!"

The strategist laughed savagely, but the smile on his face suddenly froze the next moment.

At the same time, expressions of horror also appeared on the faces of the Legalist Black-Clad Guards.

They saw that the demons and blood-blade warriors who were attacking Shang Lu from all directions had vanished in an instant!

It was as if an invisible force had wiped them out!

No... no, it's not about erasing...

"He...he actually devoured my Thousand Cuts Technique and your Array Ghost?!"

The Legalist guards in black robes cried out in alarm.

He watched in horror as Shang Lu opened his mouth wide and swallowed the remaining few bloody knives that had escaped the net.

Before joining the King of Chu, the three guards in black robes had traveled all over the country and seen a lot of the world.

But this was the first time they had ever seen someone capable of devouring the array spirits and consuming the Legalist torture techniques!
In an instant, the three guards in black robes all had the same question in their minds: Is this guy human, or is he a Taotie in disguise?!

Shang Lu did indeed use the supernatural power of "the snake swallowing an elephant" to swallow the Legalist penal techniques.

But he didn't swallow the demon; it was captured by Tu Bo Yin and taken to the Netherworld.

But all of this happened too fast. The three guards in black robes did not see the Earth Lord's Seal. They thought that the Array Ghost and the Legalist Torture Techniques were both swallowed by Shang Lu!
They were shocked, then realized they had probably underestimated the newcomer. This man's strength and terror far exceeded their expectations!

Without the slightest hesitation, the three immediately prepared to flee in different directions.

If just one escapes, reinforcements can be brought in to hunt down this scoundrel!

But how could the pokeweed let them get away?
"You think you can just hit me and run? There's no such thing as a free lunch! Now, it's my turn to strike—"

Shang Lu raised his hand, and the Calamity Lamp appeared in his palm, emitting a strange, noisy, yet very melodic sound!

"Om-"

The malevolent sound field was activated instantly, enveloping the entire witch temple.

The three guards in black robes were all taken aback when they heard the evil incantation.

Where did the music come from?

"This guy even brought a theatrical troupe? Damn, he's putting on airs way too much!"

The Xuan Yi Guard, who came from the Yin Yang School, was far inferior in cultivation and was instantly corrupted by the evil Nuo Yin, becoming restless and agitated.

He instinctively covered his ears and roared, "So noisy, so piercing! Just shut the hell up—"

The black-clad guards, who came from the Yin-Yang School, quickly realized that covering their ears was useless.

These strange, unsettling sounds, like demonic chants, go straight into the mind.

"That sound is strange, something's off!"

Seeing their companion's reaction, the other two guards in black robes were terrified.

The shaman formed hand seals, held a mouthful of shamanic energy in his mouth, and shouted a deafening "Kill!" with the shamanic battle cry!

"boom--"

The sorcerer's roar, spewing out sorcerer's energy, transformed into countless phantom warriors, unleashing earth-shattering battle cries and surging killing intent.

This was an attempt to counter sound with sound, breaking Shang Lu's sinister Nuo chant.

The Legalist guards, wielding their black-clad ceremonial guards, roared with all their might: "Reckless words—break! Those with malicious intentions—behead!"

Only the Xuan Yi Guard, who came from the Yin Yang School, did not react, because he had already fallen into the sonic illusion due to the contamination of Nuo music.

However, in the next instant, the black-clad guards of the military shaman and the legalist school suddenly stopped in their tracks, their expressions strange, and their internal shamanic energy fluctuated wildly.

The two of them also fell into the sonic illusion!
The war shaman in the illusion saw his own battle cry shattered instantly by the eerie Nuo sound!

At the same time, his military formation and his indomitable fighting spirit were also shattered!

As a military strategist, the most important thing is the will to fight!
If one's fighting spirit collapses, even if one possesses exceptional skills, one will be unable to utilize them.

What horrified the strategist even more was that the moment his fighting spirit was broken, his shattered Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation actually reassembled and regenerated, but it disobeyed his orders and instead trapped and suppressed him.

At the same time, the shattered War Cry Shadows reappeared, turned around and pounced on him, surrounding him and beginning to eat his flesh and drink his blood!

Although it was all an illusion, the strategist failed to see through it, believing it to be real, and thus suffered excruciating pain.

"what--"

The shaman let out a shrill scream and frantically slashed and hacked at the air around him.

In his eyes, this scene was actually him fighting against the "rebellious" generals and ghosts.

The Legalist Black-Clad Guards at another location saw a completely different scene.

In his illusion, his law-enforcing copper coins became unruly. Instead of obeying his orders to shatter the surrounding delusions and strange noises and kill Shang Lu, the culprit, they broke free from his grasp, releasing rolling black clouds of law-enforcing coins that transformed into shackles, tightly binding him.

In a daze, the Legalist Black-Clad Guards also heard a cold, solemn pronouncement coming from the copper plates bearing the laws:

"Those who indiscriminately kill innocent people and practice evil magic shall be sentenced to be cut into a thousand pieces or subjected to slow slicing!"

"no no……"

The Legalist Black-Clad Guard struggled desperately, but he was unable to break free from the shackles of the law. At the same time, the witch energy within his body surged out, transforming into countless sharp blades that slashed wildly at his body.

His cultivation was actually being used to torture him!

In an instant, the Legalist guard in black robes was sliced ​​open, his body covered in blood. Not only was his physical body severely injured, but his soul was also riddled with holes and in turmoil.

"I was just following orders!"

"I didn't want to do this either! I was forced into it! If I hadn't done it, I would have been the one used as a raw material for alchemy..."

The Legalist Black-Clad Guards screamed and begged for mercy, but the law and copper coins paid no heed, showing complete impartiality and ruthlessness.

As for the Yin Yang School's Xuan Yi Guards, they were currently suffering from qi deviation due to the corruption of Nuo Yin, with their meridians bursting and their witch power leaking out in torrents.

"what--"

The Yin-Yang School's black-clad guards screamed in agony.

Only at this moment did he see the illusion.

His body, however, was undergoing a bizarre and rotting process within the illusion.

"no no……"

The Yin-Yang School's Xuan-Yi Guards were terrified, and this fear, in turn, triggered even more intense and bizarre changes.

The three Xuan Yi Guards were all below the sixth rank in cultivation, and their mental resistance was not strong to begin with. They also failed to immediately activate the remnant spirit treasure to resist the pollution. In order to test the effect of the Calamity Heart Lamp, Shang Lu went all out. How could they withstand it?
With his right hand holding the Calamity Lamp and his left hand squinting, Shang Lu continued to observe the flow of energy in the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation. He quickly found another flaw and stepped onto it with the momentum of stepping on three mountains.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

With a series of stomps, Shang Lu broke through the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation.

Having shattered the battle formation of the sorcerers, he felt all the pressure disappear and immediately waved his hand.

Although the three Xuan Yi Guards had already fallen into the sound domain illusion, Shang Lu did not let his guard down, nor did he relax his vigilance.

If these three guys suddenly break free from the pollution of the sound field illusion and escape, we'll be in big trouble!
They were trapped in an illusion, which was just what would kill them!
"Om-"

The witch's sword was drawn with a whoosh, bringing with it a splash of blood, and swirled toward the three black-clad guards.

"puff--"

"puff--"

"puff--"

Three heads were severed by the witch's blade, and blood spurted into the sky.

The three headless corpses knelt down with a thud before the temple of Dongjun.

After drinking its fill of blood, the witch's sword flew back to its sheath.

At that moment, Shang Lu noticed that something within the Impermanence Token had become excited and was releasing strong "emotions".

(End of this chapter)