Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 635 The Dead Are More Useful Than the Living

After Shang Lu, as the original author, stripped the storyteller of the Great Sage's divine powers, both Legalist and Confucian cultivators fell into this witchcraft formation.

Although they were not bound by the "drawing a circle around themselves" rule, they were still blinded by the fog and could not see their surroundings clearly.

But at this moment, they located Shang Lu by listening to the sound!

"Om-"

The Legalist cultivator formed hand seals, and the power of law surged wildly within him, transforming into a executioner's blade.

The blade was covered in a thick layer of blood, from who knows how many people it had cut.

The intense malevolent aura was almost tangible, and countless wronged souls and vengeful ghosts who died under this blade emerged from the blade with desperate, ghostly faces, emitting mournful howls.

Its eerie appearance and terrifying screams not only captivate the soul but also disrupt one's cultivation.

A ruler appeared in the hands of the Confucian monks at some unknown time.

On the ruler, Confucian classics flowed back and forth.

Unlike the executioner's knife used by Legalists, this ruler exudes a majestic and awe-inspiring power.

Both of them were moving extremely fast, afraid of missing this opportunity.

In an instant, they pounced on Shang Lu's left and right sides.

"Die—"

The two roared in unison, unleashing their strongest killing moves at that moment!
They all knew very well that they had to kill Shang Lu in order to escape and save their lives.

Therefore, once they make a move, they go all out!
"boom--"

The surging lightning of the laws and the magnificent Confucian scriptures struck Shang Lu together.

Although Shang Lu reacted, he was clearly a step too slow and failed to stop the two's combined attack!
"Ha ha!"

The Legalist and Confucian practitioners burst into a sinister laugh.

"No matter how strange you are, you're still going to die at our hands... Huh?!"

Suddenly, the two realized something was wrong.

Their all-out attack not only hit Shang Lu, but also... pierced through him!
Then, they collided heavily with their companion's full-force attack.

"boom--"

The violent collision between the laws and lightning and the Confucian classics directly tore the "pokeweed" apart.

It also dispersed much of the surrounding mist.

The Legalist and Confucian cultivators were shocked and wanted to withdraw their power, but they were afraid that if they withdrew their power, the other party would not.

In that case, all the attacks will be directed at them.

The two, left with no other option, could only urge themselves on while shouting reminders to their companion:

"Damn it, this guy is a fake, we've fallen for his trap!"

"Retract your strength! I'll count to three, and we'll all retract our strength together!"

Upon hearing the Legalist monk's words, the Confucian monk loudly replied, "Good."

However, when the Legalist cultivator quickly counted to three and voluntarily withdrew his strength, he was horrified to discover that the Confucian cultivator had not withdrew his strength at all.

At this moment, even if he wanted to unleash his power again to defend himself, it was too late.

"boom--"

The Confucian scriptures, imbued with the power of laws and lightning, all crashed down upon the Legalist cultivators.

It instantly shattered his protective energy, causing his meridians to break and his internal organs to shift.

He flew backward, spraying blood, like a kite with a broken string.

"Ah—you schemed against me! How despicable!"

The Confucian scholar was also shocked and horrified by this scene, seemingly having never expected it before. He cried out in alarm, "It's not my fault! It's not my fault! You said you'd count down to three, but you never did!"

At this point, the Confucian scholar suddenly realized something.

He looked around in horror: "Am I having my senses interfered with? Wait... what's that sound? And why is there music?"

Not only did the Confucian cultivators hear the strange, elusive melody drifting through the mist, but the Legalist cultivators, who were spewing blood and falling heavily to the ground, also heard it.

This is the range of sound released by the Calamity Lamp!

The two not only fell into the Great Sage Witch Array's barrier, but also unknowingly fell into the Evil Heart Illusion.

The Shang Lu they had just seen and attacked was nothing more than an illusion.

The real Shang Lu, like a ghost, silently appeared behind the Confucian cultivator, concealed by the fog of the witch array.

Even after realizing he was trapped in an illusion, the Confucian scholar continued to cultivate his literary energy, chanting incessantly: "Knowing where to stop leads to stability; stability leads to tranquility; tranquility leads to peace; peace leads to contemplation; contemplation leads to attainment..."

He wanted to draw strength from the classics to free himself from the influence of illusion and see through falsehood.

This Confucian monk is indeed quite capable.

The scriptures he recited transformed into tiny characters, which flew out of his mouth and disappeared into his eyes and ears.

If given some time, this Confucian scholar could indeed calm his mind, reflect deeply, and see through the illusion.

Unfortunately, Shang Lu will not give him that opportunity!

Under the combined influence of the witchcraft array's mist and the Calamity Lamp, the Confucian cultivator was completely unaware that Shang Lu had appeared behind him.

At this moment, Shang Lu not only opened his spiritual eye, but also activated his Void Strike technique, clearly seeing the flow of literary energy on the Confucian cultivator's body and quickly seizing the flaw.

The scarlet witch knife, like a venomous snake on the hunt, moved silently yet with incredible speed.

This strike, following a fleeting opening, pierced through the Confucian cultivator's protective spiritual energy and entered his body.

The vortex of energy contained within the blade exploded instantly, shredding the Confucian cultivator's internal organs and severing his meridians and energy channels.

At the same time, the witch's blade was frantically devouring the essence and blood within the Confucian cultivators' bodies.

"you……"

The Confucian cultivator tried to turn around to see Shang Lu, who had ambushed him, but his body was completely immobilized. His essence, literary energy, and even his power were being devoured by the witch's blade that had pierced his body.

Shang Lu held the witch knife in his left hand, and reached out with his right hand, forming a claw shape, and placed it on the Confucian cultivator's head.

On the back of his hand, the spiral-shaped mark of the Earth God reappeared.

"what--"

A twisted soul, screaming in agony, was forcibly extracted from the Confucian cultivator's body by Shang Lu.

This time, however, he did not send the soul to the underworld, but handed it over to Tu Bo.

"Sanniang."

Shang Lu called out softly.

Third Sister immediately understood and summoned the bamboo banner, directly absorbing the soul of the Confucian cultivator into it.

Although the Legalist cultivators' eyes and ears were covered by the fog, they still sensed the disappearance of their companions' presence!

Another one is dead!
Wasn't this Ba Shu supposed to be at the Tongtian Realm? Why couldn't the three of them take him down when they joined forces to ambush him, and were instead easily killed by him?!

What are those idiots in the Discipline Black Witches doing? They haven't even figured out the target's cultivation level!

The Legalist cultivators were both anxious and furious. If they had known earlier that Shang Lu was so strange and powerful, they wouldn't have acted so rashly. But now it was too late to regret it.

The Legalist cultivator, unsure of Shang Lu's location, nervously looked around while screaming, "Spare me! Spare me! Just spare my life, I'll tell you anything you want to know. I'll do anything you want me to do... I just beg you to spare my life!"

Tears streamed down his face as he knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly, seemingly terrified of death and desperately seeking a way to survive.

In reality, the Legalist monks held a knife and a pen in their mouths.

Legalists do not necessarily use knives to kill.

A pen can kill! And it can kill more ruthlessly, faster, and more often than a knife!
This Legalist practitioner feigned fear and supplication, but secretly amassed power.

As long as Shang Lu appears and is deceived by his deception, he will launch a surprise attack, kill him in one fell swoop, and completely turn the tide of the battle!
Feigning weakness to lure the enemy into a trap is not just a tactic used by military strategists.

The Legalists also used this tactic with consummate skill!
In order to make Shang Lu truly fall into the trap, this Legalist cultivator was still trying his best to demonstrate his value:
"Don't you want to know who we are? Don't you want to know how we found you? Don't you want to know what other tricks we have up our sleeves? As long as you spare my life, I will not only tell you everything, but I will also help you get rid of all the subsequent harassment and trouble..."

Before he finished speaking, the Legalist cultivator saw the mist in front of him to the left begin to swell.

"coming!"

The Legalist cultivator's spirits lifted, and he thought to himself with smug satisfaction, "No matter how cunning you are, you've still fallen for my trick!"

He was completely focused, waiting for Shang Lu to emerge from the mist before launching a surprise attack!
The next moment, the fog to the left and front dissipated.

However, what emerged from the mist was not Shanglu.

Instead, it was a scarlet witch's sword radiating an eerie crimson glow!

The Legalist cultivator's smugness vanished instantly.

He couldn't understand how his intentions had been seen through by the other party.

He hurriedly tried to use his magic to escape and avoid the attack.

But he forgot that his meridians were damaged and his injuries were severe.

As soon as the words of the law were written, a sharp pain swept through his entire body.

"what--"

The pain disrupted the escape techniques of the Legalist cultivators, causing them to dissipate instantly.

The Legalist cultivator only saw a strange wound on his body, as if he had been sprayed with poisonous sand, but he did not see the assailant who attacked him.

At the same time, countless cold, dark hair-like strands of hair climbed up his body without him noticing, wrapping around him like countless venomous snakes, rendering him unable to move.

"puff--"

In desperation, the Legalist cultivator could only spit out the sword pen he was holding in his mouth in an attempt to block the incoming crimson witch sword.

However, faced with the violent sword energy unleashed by the witch's sword, the hastily prepared sword and pen were utterly unable to stop its momentum.

Just as laws in chaotic times cannot stop a mad, rebellious army.

"Dang Cang——"

The pen and sword were directly blasted away by the violent sword energy.

The next moment, crimson sword light filled the eyes of the Legalist cultivators.

In an instant, the Legalist cultivator couldn't tell whether he saw a flash of sword light or blood!
He felt dizzy and disoriented.

But it was his head that was severed by this ferocious blade.

"puff--"

Blood gushed from the severed neck like a fountain, exuding an eerie, vibrant beauty.

A spiral-shaped beam of light, resembling an eye, appeared before the Legalist cultivator, forcefully snatching his soul from his body with an unreasonable force.

Only at this moment did Shang Lu emerge from the mist.

"Even if I kill you, I can still get the information I want!"

With a wave of his hand, Shang Lu sent the Legalist cultivator's soul into the banner.

"To me, your death is more useful and valuable than your life!"

With a cold snort, Shang Lu took out the excited Ice Crystal Blue Lotus from the Impermanence Token.

It's the perfect tool to handle the aftermath of destroying the body and covering up the crime.

As Shang Lu removed the purification talisman, the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus immediately flew towards the corpse of the Legalist cultivator.

Countless tiny mouths emerged from the lotus leaves, rapidly chewing on the corpse amidst a chilling rustling sound.

At the same time, faint glimmers of light flew out from the ice crystal blue lotus and burrowed into the corpses of the Confucian cultivator and the storyteller beside it.

Seeing this, Shang Lu chuckled and shook his head: "You're really greedy, always wanting more than you have.

He ignored the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus and simply looked around curiously, carefully observing the "novel barrier" created by "flowers from the pen".

To be honest, this illusion barrier is a bit rough. If it weren't for the mist covering it, you could tell at a glance that it's an illusion.

However, its function is to construct a temporary "mini-world" in the real world.

No matter how big the commotion is in the "small world," it's unlikely to be detected in the real world. It's perfect for surprise attacks and assassinations.

No wonder these three Chu spies dared to sneak into the county school and take action.

If Shang Lu hadn't already broken through to the Mingxin Realm and wasn't the "original author" of "The Great Sage," he might have really let these three Chu Kingdoms secretly succeed this time!
While Shang Lu was observing the witch array barrier, San Niang released a vengeful ghost that searched the three Chu Kingdom spies for all their money and treasures.

They even stripped them of their robes, leaving them only in their underpants.

At the same time, San Niang also used the bamboo banner to conduct soul-searching interrogation on the three souls of the Chu Kingdom's secret spies.

As her cultivation level improved, Third Sister's banner was no longer what it used to be.

The three souls hidden in the Chu Kingdom were not weak, but unfortunately, they were first forcibly taken away by Shang Lu with the Earth Lord's Seal, and then they were eroded by the cold wind and burned by the cold fire in the tube banner.

The memories within the soul were quickly extracted.

After listening to the memories relayed by San Niang, Shang Lu also understood why these Chu spies were able to find him so accurately.

"It was the orders of the Chu Kingdom's black sorcerers that sent these Chu spies to capture me. It was also the Chu Kingdom's black sorcerers who told them my location..."

Shang Lu raised an eyebrow.

"These disciplined black sorcerers, far away in the Chu Kingdom, were able to pinpoint my whereabouts with such precision... Could it be because I used the Impermanence Token to send a message a couple of days ago?"

Although the three Chu spies were unaware that the Discipline Black Witch had deciphered the Impermanence Decree's telepathic message, Shang Lu still managed to deduce it from the limited clues available.

“Sending messages via teleportation generates spiritual waves. They probably deciphered these spiritual waves, which is how they tracked my movements.”

"Although the spiritual energy will dissipate over time, we don't know exactly how many days that will take. Moreover, according to the three Chu spies, the Disciplined Black Witch is on his way..."

"It seems that I need to find a way to evade the pursuit of the Chu secret agents during this period of time."

"Ideally, the Jiang court should discover that the Chu state is secretly stirring up trouble, thereby creating misunderstandings and suspicions..."

Just as Shang Lu was pondering a solution, San Niang suddenly spoke up: "There are secret rooms outside the county school, which are there to meet these three people."

"There are hidden rooms too?"

A murderous glint flashed in Shang Lu's eyes: "Cut the weeds and eliminate the roots; we absolutely cannot let them escape!"

Then he sneered, "It's just as well, let the Jiang Kingdom's court know about this!"

(End of this chapter)