Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 641 Transforming into a Succubus, Drawing on the Strengths of Many
The three new cultivation techniques, especially the Five Wills Qi Refining Technique, brought Shang Lu a great surprise, but also served as a reminder.

Although Shang Lu follows the path of the Wu family's military shamans and Nuo shamans, he can also learn other schools of martial arts and secret techniques if suitable ones are available.

If it can be combined with the techniques and secret arts of the military shaman and the Nuo shaman, it can achieve an effect greater than the sum of its parts!

Even those who are not suited to cultivating in the field can still gain a lot of knowledge and grow by exploring and researching the principles.

At the very least, one can gain a general understanding of the various martial arts styles.

If you encounter these techniques and secret arts in the future, even if they are of a higher level, you won't be completely confused and won't know how to deal with them. Even if the grade and power have increased, as long as the origin is the same, you can still find a way to deal with them.

"What a coincidence! This bronze chariot not only houses the representatives of all the schools of thought, but also at least six or seven cultivators from different sects. We can certainly ask them for guidance..."

Shang Lu's eyes darted around, and he began to have an idea.

On the rest of the journey, Shanglu was distracted by two things.

While urging the Five Wills Qi Refining Technique, he continuously refined and absorbed the emotions and sentiments he had learned from the novelist's notes.

On the other hand, after everyone had recovered, he started chatting with them, making a lot of noise.

Pokeweed was already eloquent, not to mention it had also learned sophistry.

As one's mental image improves, the power of eloquence and sophistry far surpasses what it once was.

Nowadays, even the most ordinary and simple sentence sounds pleasant and appealing when spoken by Shang Lu. Not to mention, he is deliberately trying to be friendly and his words are ingratiating.

What they say sounds even better.

These monks on the bronze chariot had never undergone such a test.

Shang Lu quickly built a close relationship with this group of people. Apart from Tian Sheng and others, who had already regarded him as a close friend, the remaining cultivators also felt that this Confucian scholar named "Tai Bai" was very sensible and worth getting to know. Although his cultivation was somewhat lacking, he was very sensible and worth befriending.

Soon, some people even started clamoring that when they arrived at the next town, they would buy chickens and yellow paper, chop off chicken heads with pokeweed, burn the yellow paper, and become sworn brothers.

Ironically, this statement garnered considerable support.

"You also want to become sworn brothers with Brother Taibai?"

"What, you want to too? Great minds think alike!"

"What's going on? Why are you all targeting Brother Taibai? I was here first!"

After becoming familiar with everyone, Shang Lu, disguised as a succubus, lowered his stance and continued to use his silver tongue, asking the cultivators on the bronze chariot for advice under the pretext of "encountering problems in cultivation."

More or less, people all have the flaw of "liking to be a teacher".

Moreover, Shang Lu has been regarded as a sworn brother by these people. How could they not help their good brother when he encountered problems?
At first, the cultivators only answered Shang Lu's questions about cultivation.

These issues are not complicated, and they can be easily explained.

Shang Lu was very supportive, showering them with flattery one after another, each one unique, making these cultivators extremely proud and feeling that they were even more powerful than the academic directors and professors in the county and prefectural schools.

Gradually, the questions raised by Shanglu have become more in-depth and specialized.

However, at this moment, the cultivators' tendency to "play the teacher" had been completely stirred up. At the same time, they were also flattered by Shang Lu's obsequious flattery and did not want to lose face in front of everyone.

They not only racked their brains to answer Shang Lu's questions, but also, either actively or passively, talked about the knowledge of various schools of thought they had studied, such as the Mohist, Yin-Yang, Legalist, Medical, and Agricultural schools.

At this moment, Shang Lu transformed from a succubus into a manipulative woman.

He secretly hoped that everyone would talk more and go into more depth, but he pretended to say, "Brother, won't it cause any trouble if you talk about these sect secrets?"

Upon hearing this, the cultivators naturally couldn't lose face, so they all puffed out their chests and said they weren't afraid, secretly thinking that this brother, whom they hadn't even sworn brotherhood with yet, was indeed loyal.

In fact, the knowledge they shared was not exactly the secrets of their respective sects. Moreover, they already considered Pharbitis Nectar as "one of their own," and at the same time, they had the intention of comparing themselves with others, so they spoke with great care and seriousness.

Those who shared the same school of thought among the group listened intently, even more so than Shang Lu.

They weren't trying to steal the techniques, but rather to find fault, not wanting these people to corrupt their sworn brothers who hadn't yet become sworn brothers.

The pokeweed transformed into a sponge, constantly absorbing knowledge from the cultivators.

Although these cultivators were not as strong as Shang Lu, and their knowledge of cultivation techniques and spells was also somewhat lacking compared to Shang Lu's.

But it doesn't matter.

The saying goes, "If you understand one method, you understand all methods." Shang Lu can learn a lot from these techniques and skills and integrate them into his own abilities.

Not to mention that there are many rampant ghosts in the Third Sister's banner.

These techniques and spells can be learned by humans, and can also be practiced by evil spirits.

While Shang Lu was learning from the strengths of various schools of thought, the group that went to Tai Mo Academy to listen to lectures was also constantly growing.

Tian Sheng and his group recruited all the cultivators they encountered along the way who were also going to Tai Mo Academy to attend lectures, so as to prevent them from being secretly targeted and killed by the Chu Kingdom.

In Tian Sheng's and others' view, as long as there were enough people, even if the Chu Kingdom's secret agents came, they would have to think twice and wouldn't dare to act rashly.

As for whether any of the newly recruited fellow cultivators might infiltrate the Chu Kingdom's secret service, Tian Sheng and the others had taken precautions—almost all of their newly recruited members were cultivators whom their team knew and were willing to vouch for.

As the number of people in the group increased, Shang Lu not only used his eloquence and sophistry to learn more about the cultivation knowledge of various schools and sects, but also learned about the news related to this lecture.

It is said that the person who will unravel the mystery of the ancient celestial tribulation at Tai Mo Academy this time is the Great Nuo of Jiang Kingdom!
"Our great Nuo is most skilled at communicating with the gods! He must have learned the secret of the ancient calamity from the gods!" a Nuo shaman said confidently.

As soon as he said this, he was met with a shake of his head and denial from others: "Wrong! My third maternal uncle's nephew is a lecturer at the Tai Mo Academy. The message he sent back said that Da Nuo did not learn the secret of the Heavenly Tribulation during the ritual, but discovered it in a newly born dead land! At that time, many high-level cultivators died in order to get this secret out of the dead land."

Someone else chimed in, showing off the "insider information" they knew: "Since the ancient celestial calamity, no one has been able to cultivate into an immortal or god, and it's related to this secret! If we can crack this secret, we can transcend the mortal realm and become immortals! At that time, even if our cultivation level isn't high enough, we can still ascend to heaven in broad daylight and become immortals or gods!"

Listening to the discussion, Shang Lu felt that something was amiss.

In this world, resources for cultivation are limited, making cultivation methods a closely guarded secret among different schools, unwilling to be revealed to outsiders. Let alone the secret of becoming an immortal or a god.

No matter how mysterious or difficult to uncover this secret, given the habits of the imperial court and the powerful families that control it, they would only investigate it in secret and would never reveal it to the public.

Would the King, the Great Nuo, and even the prestigious sects of Jiang Kingdom be so selfless?

Or is there a hidden secret beneath this seemingly selfless act?

Filled with suspicion, Shang Lu, using his silver tongue, suddenly said, "How could Da Nuo be willing to reveal such a secret? And why didn't the King and those noble families keep it a secret?"

Someone said, "If they could crack this secret, they certainly wouldn't want to reveal it. But the problem now is that they can't crack it, so they're thinking of revealing the secret to get more people involved and work together to decipher it!"

The strategist surnamed Ma offered a conjecture: "It's probably because the Chu state has been waging war and engaging in large-scale military campaigns recently, which has made the court feel a sense of crisis. That's why they wanted to reveal the secret of the ancient calamity in order to see if they could gain some insights and cultivate more experts to deal with the current complex and strange international situation."

This speculation, based on the international situation, is in line with the style of the strategists and has garnered nods of agreement from many. In the past few months, the State of Chu first launched a southern campaign against the various barbarian tribes, then went to war with the State of Ba, and is now reportedly planning to attack the State of Deng, demonstrating a highly aggressive stance.

Not to mention that during this period, the rumors that the King of Chu had turned into a monster and wanted to prey on cultivators also spread to the Jiang Kingdom. Everyone had heard about it, and some had even experienced it firsthand.

The states of Jiang and Chu shared a border.

Given Chu's current recklessness, they might just launch a surprise attack and invade without warning one day.

It was reasonable for the Jiang Kingdom's court to make arrangements in advance.

However, what the next few cultivators said surprised Shang Lu.

"Recently, new secret realms have emerged in many places. Once these new secret realms are developed, the shortage of cultivation resources will be greatly alleviated! This is probably why the imperial court is willing to reveal the secrets of the ancient heavenly tribulation?"

"In that case, wouldn't everyone who goes to listen to the lectures be granted an official position, or even become the king's personal guard?"

"What are you thinking? There are quite a few people attending the lectures at Tai Mo Academy this time, and their cultivation levels vary greatly. How can Your Majesty recruit them all as personal guards?"

"That makes sense. In my opinion, the first few lessons are very likely not taught by Da Nuo, and the content will only be the most basic parts of the Heavenly Tribulation Secrets. Because this is not just a lecture, but also a test!"

"Only those who can understand and decipher the secrets are qualified to hear Da Nuo's personal lectures and have the possibility of being taken in as the king's personal guards and receiving great training..."

This analysis drew nods of agreement from many cultivators.

Everyone felt that the lecture at Tai Mo Academy this time was likely just as this cultivator had analyzed.

This has made many cultivators nervous.

Everyone wants to know more about the secrets of the ancient heavenly tribulation and wants to master the method to become an immortal or a god. However, at the same time, they are worried that their comprehension is not enough and they will miss this great opportunity!
Pokeweed didn't think that much about it.

He went to Tai Mo Academy to escape his pursuers.

As for whether the secret of the Heavenly Tribulation is related to becoming an immortal or a god, he is skeptical.

He was simply surprised that in the past, it was considered good if a new secret realm was born every few years or even a decade or so.

However, according to these cultivators, several new secret realms have emerged within the Jiang Kingdom alone in the past few months...

What is the reason for the continuous emergence of secret realms?
Is it really as these cultivators say, that the golden age of cultivation in ancient times is about to be recreated?

Or is there some other secret or reason hidden here?

Just like not long ago, the King of Chu created that rotten and ominous place in Xingshan on the border of Ba and Chu by sacrificing the living and the dead.
"But in the Jiang Kingdom, I haven't heard of any large-scale war breaking out."

"Could it be that this world is truly about to turn from decline to prosperity, and that spiritual energy is about to revive?"

Shang Lu was filled with questions.

But these questions cannot be answered in a short time.

At the same time, at the border of Jiang State.

After much trouble, the black sorcerers of Chu finally infiltrated Jiang.

They did not enter through the border between Chu and Jiang, but instead sneaked in by passing through another country.

Even so, their infiltrated party was not complete.

“Strange, why have the patrols and screenings on the border of Jiang Kingdom suddenly become stricter? If we hadn’t been careful enough, we probably would have been exposed like Lao Feng.”

"Yes, Jiang Guo's reaction was really strange! Luckily, Lao Feng reacted quickly back then, otherwise we would have been finished."

Just as several disciplined black witches were discussing with grim faces.

The leader of the Discipline Black Wizards, however, used remnants of his spirit and secret arts to make contact with the underworld agents lurking in the Jiang Kingdom, and learned from these people what had happened in the past two days.

Setting down the remnant spirit, the expression of the leading Discipline Black Witch was both gloomy and angry.

He gritted his teeth and cursed under his breath, "Our operation has been exposed!"

The other disciplined black witches were all startled upon hearing this.

"what?!"

"We've only just infiltrated the Jiang Kingdom, and we've already been exposed?"

How were you exposed?

The Discipline Black Witch was terrified and immediately prepared to unleash his magical artifacts and activate his spells in preparation for the impending battle.

The leading Discipline Black Wizard paused for a moment, then realized his companion had misunderstood and quickly whispered a warning to stop him:

"Put away the magic artifacts and stop casting spells. We haven't been exposed yet; let's not attract the experts from the Jiang Kingdom."

He spoke rapidly, recounting the information he had just learned:

"The secret agents we contacted earlier were accidentally exposed during the raid on Naba Rat and were all captured by Jiang Guo!"

What's infuriating is that these spies actually revealed our plan to infiltrate the Jiang Kingdom, and even said that we came to the Jiang Kingdom to capture and kill its cultivators and take them back to the king to refine elixirs and medicine..."

"what?!"

Upon hearing this news, the disciplined black witches were both shocked and furious.

To everyone's surprise, these spies were utterly useless; they failed to catch the rat and even got themselves caught in the crossfire.

What angered them was that the secret agents not only revealed their intention to come to the Jiang Kingdom, but also their purpose for infiltrating it.

That's right, their trip to Jiang Kingdom wasn't just to capture and kill that escaped Ba Rat.

At the same time, they really intended to harvest a batch of Jiang Kingdom cultivators' flesh, blood, and souls to take back and present to the king.

However, this latter goal was set on the spot on their way to Jiang Kingdom, so how could the secret agents know about it?
Those good-for-nothings, if they really had the ability to predict the future, wouldn't have been captured by the Jiang Kingdom.

"Was the order transmitted incorrectly? Or is someone interfering?"

"Whatever the reason, our operation plan has been exposed, and the Jiang Kingdom will definitely increase patrols and reconnaissance..."

"Should we still proceed according to plan? Should we still kill that rat?"

The few disciplined black witches looked at each other, somewhat at a loss, and all looked to the leader, waiting for him to make a decision.

(End of this chapter)