Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 662 The Grand Lecture Begins!
Shang Lu wandered around the agronomy class but did not find the shaman from the Kingdom of Ba.

This is not surprising. Among the shamans of Ba, there are not many who also study agriculture, so it is normal not to encounter them in a foreign classroom.

Shang Lu returned to Black Fox's side and whispered, "You stay here and listen to the lecture. Don't wander off. I'm going out for a bit and will come back to find you later."

Unlike pokeweed, black fox listened very attentively to the lecture.

The knowledge presented here is a valuable and rare opportunity for it.

Therefore, upon hearing the pokeweed's words, it nodded repeatedly. If the pokeweed hadn't previously instructed it not to make a sound, it probably would have whimpered a couple of times, urging the pokeweed to hurry up and leave so as not to delay its listening to the lecture.

Shang Lu chuckled and secretly placed a copper ant on the black fox. It served both as a location marker and a protective measure. Then, he tiptoed out of the agricultural class.

Although the agricultural science PhD on the podium saw him leave, he did not stop him.

At Tai Mo Academy, newcomers often arrive, filled with curiosity and a sense of novelty as they listen to lectures.

However, everyone has their own area of ​​expertise, and many courses are not so easy to understand just by listening to them.

Therefore, in the classrooms of Tai Mo Academy, those who do not understand are allowed to leave at any time. However, there is one rule: they must leave quietly so as not to disturb others who are listening to the lecture.

Especially during this period, as a large number of cultivators arrived in Qinglin Prefecture, the number of people coming to Taimo Academy to listen to lectures increased day by day.

Like Shang Lu, many people, after listening for a few sentences and finding they couldn't understand, switched to other classes. The agronomy PhD on the podium was already used to this, pretending not to notice, and continued to explain the "Eight Methods of Beast Taming" with his head shaking.

After leaving the agronomy class, Pokeweed moved on to the lecture halls for several other courses.

With his silver tongue and a series of inquiries, he actually managed to find several wizards from the Kingdom of Ba.

These Ba Kingdom wizards were initially suspicious and wary of Shang Lu's approach, but they couldn't resist Shang Lu's eloquence, and after eating the E's beast, he also gained the "charm" buff.

After a few words, they dispelled their doubts and wariness. Although they didn't become sworn brothers, they were very cooperative and answered all of Shang Lu's questions.

These sorcerers from Ba Kingdom had only recently arrived in Qinglin Prefecture from Ba Kingdom, and were quite familiar with the current situation in Ba Kingdom.

However, they said that apart from sending troops to Deng, Pakistan has not made any other major moves recently.

Upon hearing this, Shang Lu remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he wondered, "Could it be that I guessed wrong? Did King Ba not harm the Grand Priest and the Witch Doctor?"

If King Ba really targets the Grand Priest and the Witch Doctor, it will inevitably trigger many chain reactions, and there will be no small commotion.

Just as Shang Lu was puzzled, two wizards told him some special information.

A sorcerer from Wushan claimed to have seen the King of Ba and the Grand Master seeing off the army as it set off to attack the Kingdom of Deng.

He even said that he saw the Grand Master perform divination before setting out to fight and receive a "very auspicious" hexagram, which blessed the entire army.

"Brother, did you really see Da Zhu?" Shang Lu pressed.

Under the influence of his smooth talk, the wizard did not doubt the reason for his questioning, assuming that he was envious of his ability to see the Great Priest up close.

The wizard puffed out his chest and held his head high with great pride: "Of course it's true, I have no reason to lie about something like this!"

To prove his words were true, the shaman also told Shang Lu, "I personally witnessed the Grand Master performing divination and bestowing blessings, and I also heard him address the entire army, instructing them to cooperate with the Chu army to conquer cities and seize territories, expand the territory of my Ba state, and completely destroy the Deng state!"

Shang Lu used his silver tongue, saying words of envy, but inwardly he felt something was amiss.

"Da Zhu clearly opposed negotiating peace with the Chu army, so how could he suddenly change his mind and demand that the army cooperate with the Chu army? Was Da Zhu bewitched or threatened? Or was the person who appeared at that time not the real Da Zhu at all?"

The other wizard came from Xingshan.

He told Shang Lu that Xingshan was sealed off and could not be crossed, which forced him to take a long detour before finally arriving in Jiang Kingdom.

Besides complaining about the current situation in Xingshan, the wizard also complained about the Xingshan border troops.

"We finally managed to invade Chu territory and capture several cities, but before the Chu army even got a chance to advance, they hastily withdrew, saying they couldn't invade the territory of an allied state. Doesn't that mean the war was fought for nothing? And all those men died for nothing! I really don't know what those high-ranking officials in the court are thinking..."

"Have the border troops in Xingshan withdrawn?"

Shang Lu was taken aback.

He was stationed at the Xingshan border army and knew that before Da Zhu left, he instructed Yan Man and Li Xuan not to withdraw their troops easily, and also left Mao Tu to patrol the border.

But now, the Xingshan border troops have withdrawn.

Has Da Zhu really changed his mind? Or has something unexpected happened?
But if it's the latter, why hasn't it caused any commotion?

In Shang Lu's memory, King Ba was not a powerful ruler, and his cultivation was inferior to that of the Grand Priest. Based on his past performance, he did not seem like someone who could wipe out the Grand Priest and the Guardian Witch in an instant without them even putting up a fight.

What exactly happened here?
Was King Ba pretending to be weak all along? But why did he suddenly turn against the Grand Priest and the Witch Doctor?
For now, the Grand Priest and the Guardian Witch are still very useful to him in weakening the power of aristocratic families and consolidating royal power.

Could it be that the Grand Priest and the Witch Doctor's objective has been exposed?
But what methods did King Ba use to wipe them all out without causing the slightest ripple?
The information he gleaned from the Ba Kingdom shaman not only failed to dispel Shang Lu's doubts, but actually intensified them.

After gathering the information, Shang Lu found a quiet place to process it.

But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't figure it out.

"call……"

Shang Lu exhaled a breath of stale air, rubbed his aching temples, and thought to himself, "To find out what exactly happened, I'm afraid I can only wait until Third Sister contacts Uncle Huai, or until she returns to Ba Kingdom and goes to see for herself..."

He shook his head, temporarily suppressing the confusion and speculation in his heart, and went to the Confucian classroom to listen to the "True Explanation of the Four Books".

Regardless of what happened in Ba Kingdom, for Shang Lu, the most urgent task is to improve his cultivation and strength.

Otherwise, even if he rushed back to Ba, it would be of no use!

On this day, Shang Lu finished listening to the Confucian classic "The True Explanation of the Four Books" at the Tai Mo Academy before going to the Farmer's Classroom to pick up Black Fox and leave.

They did not return to the inn where they had stayed before.

When they first sought lodging, Shang Lu changed his appearance, but Black Fox used his original form.

Now, the Grand Physician of Tai Mo Academy has sent people to search the entire city for cultivators who bring cats, dogs, foxes, or other spirit pets. If he returns to that inn, he will definitely be watched. Even if they can't find anything wrong with him, the people of Tai Mo Academy will definitely not give up and will keep him under surveillance.

This will be very inconvenient for pokeweed.

Therefore, it would be more appropriate to change inns while still in my current capacity.

Shang Lu, accompanied by the black fox that had transformed into a child, quickly checked into another inn.

As he expected, the people from Tai Mo Academy were checking and registering the cultivators who brought spirit pets to the inn.

Even if no problems are found after the investigation, the cultivators are still required to accept a curse seal.

Once this curse is applied, the cultivator's movements will be completely monitored by the Tai Mo Academy. And if anyone tries to use magic to obstruct them, they will be discovered immediately. Naturally, the cultivators are unwilling to accept this requirement.

However, the people of Tai Mo Academy also had ways to control them: "If they are unwilling, they will not be allowed to enter Tai Mo Academy to listen to lectures!"

The people who came to Qinglin Prefecture during this period were all going to Tai Mo Academy to listen to the Great Nuo of Jiang Kingdom explain the secrets of the Great Cataclysm. If they could not enter Tai Mo Academy to listen to the lecture, wouldn't it be as if they had come for nothing?

At this moment, the people from Tai Mo Academy also gave an explanation, saying that the purpose of casting the curse seal was not to monitor everyone, but to find out the Chu Kingdom spy who was trying to disrupt the lecture!
Once the Chu spies are captured, or the lectures at Tai Mo Academy end, the curse seals will be removed for everyone, or everyone can remove them themselves at that time, which is also fine.

Under a combination of coercion and enticement, many cultivators chose to compromise and obediently allowed the people from Tai Mo Academy to place the curse mark on them.

A few cultivators who were still unwilling to have their curse marks placed on them were taken away by the people from Tai Mo Academy for further investigation!

Some cultivators even clashed with the people of Tai Mo Academy because of this, but in the end, these cultivators were all captured.

When Shang Lu and the black fox sought lodging, a cultivator who refused to be marked with a curse seal was taken away by people from the Tai Mo Academy along with his spirit pet.

As these people from the Tai Mo Academy passed by Shang Lu and Black Fox, they suddenly raised an eyebrow, not only stopping the two of them to conduct an investigation, but also taking out a bronze mirror.

The front of the bronze mirror was pitted and uneven, while the back was covered with a layer of rotten flesh that exuded a putrid smell, with foul blood constantly oozing from it.

"This mirror can reflect your true form."

The person holding the Blood and Flesh Mirror was a Legalist cultivator. He used words to provoke Shang Lu and the Black Fox, observing their reactions, while simultaneously activating the Blood and Flesh Mirror by performing hand seals.

"Rustle and rustle, chatter and chatter..."

A strange whisper came from the blood and flesh bronze mirror.

Blood instantly seeped from the pits and craters on the mirror's surface, transforming into eerie eyes that wept blood.

Countless eyes converged, forming a mirror that reflected the figures of Shang Lu and the Black Fox.

On the surface, Shanglu remained calm, but in secret, he had already made preparations.

He wasn't afraid of his true form being revealed by the Blood and Flesh Mirror. In any case, no one in Jiang Kingdom or Tai Mo Academy knew him, and it was very common and normal for cultivators to change their appearance, so it wasn't surprising.

But the Black Fox is different; once its true form is exposed, things will get complicated.

Just as Shang Lu was about to make his move, he heard San Niang's voice: "No need to rush!"

These words instantly put Shang Lu's mind at ease.

As expected, the Blood and Flesh Mirror did not reflect the true form of the Black Fox, nor did it reflect the true appearance of Shang Lu.

An invisible force interfered with the Blood and Flesh Mirror.

This power did not originate from San Niang; it carried a peculiar chaos. The people of Tai Mo Academy were completely unaware of it, but Shang Lu perceived it quite clearly.

It is a mountain spirit.

It was His divine power that affected the flesh and blood bronze mirror.

Shang Lu was able to sense the mountain spirit's divine power not because he was familiar with it, but because the mountain spirit deliberately made him sense it.

"Is the Mountain Spirit trying to say that by sending the Black Fox to my side, it will definitely help me smooth over the related troubles? In addition, is it also using its actions to apologize for its previous madness?" Shang Lu wondered to himself.

At the same time, he was also a little puzzled. Aren't deities only able to maintain their conscious mind during the two hours of Zi and Chou? It's still early before the two hours of Zi and Chou. He didn't expect that the mountain spirit could also remain conscious, even if only for a short moment. This is good news for Shang Lu.

This indicates that the power and condition of the deity are being restored.

In the future, he will be more confident in communicating with the gods for help outside of the two hours of Zi and Chou.

The people from Tai Mo Academy glanced at the Blood and Flesh Bronze Mirror, but didn't suspect anything. They waved for Shang Lu and Black Fox to leave quickly, while they put away the Blood and Flesh Bronze Mirror and left with their companions.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

For the past two days, Black Fox has maintained his human form and accompanied Shang Lu to Tai Mo Academy to listen to lectures every day.

Shang Lu didn't know how much it understood, but judging from its behavior, it was very enthusiastic and even asked Shang Lu to buy it a lot of pens, ink, and paper to take notes in class.

Shang Lu couldn't understand a single word of the notes Black Fox had made. So he wasn't sure whether Black Fox had truly listened or was just pretending.

Fortunately, pen, ink, and paper didn't cost much, so Shanglu bought them without being stingy.

This day was the day when the secrets of the Great Cataclysm were explained at the Tai Mo Academy.

The inn was bustling with activity early in the morning.

Cultivators from all directions got up early to prepare to head to the Tai Mo Academy.

Shang Lu and Hei Hu were no exception; they mingled with the crowd and arrived at Tai Mo Academy together.

Although it was still early before the lecture was scheduled to begin, the Tai Mo Academy was already packed with people.

Today, at the Tai Mo Academy, there is only one class: "Deciphering the Great Cataclysm".

Considering the large number of people coming to listen to the lectures, they were not arranged in a classroom like ordinary classes, but were instead held in the square of Tai Mo Academy.

Upon arriving at the square, Shang Lu and Black Fox, like those who had already arrived, found an open space and sat down directly on the ground.

After waiting for about half an hour, it was finally time for the lecture.

During the waiting period, people kept arriving, filling the originally large square to capacity and making it completely packed.

"When... when... when..."

The three chimes seemed to possess a special magic, causing everyone's hearts to tremble.

The once bustling and noisy square instantly fell silent.

The sky above the square changed at that moment, covered by a layer of magic, making it impossible for anyone to see or hear from the outside.

A figure, riding a crane and accompanied by the sound of bells, appeared above the square.

The grand entrance was quite impressive, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

"It's him!"

Shang Lu's eyes sharpened as he recognized the person who had come.

This person is not the Great Nuo of Jiang Kingdom, but the mysterious Grand Physician of Tianbao Tower!

(End of this chapter)