Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Is Chapter 663 a purification, not a catastrophe?

Although the cultivators in the square did not recognize this Grand Master of the Tai Mo Academy, they could tell that he was not the Great Nuo of the Jiang Kingdom.

The legendary Grand Nuo of Jiang Kingdom always wore colorful Nuo costumes and mysterious Nuo masks, which is completely unrelated to the image of this Grand Doctor.

Therefore, when the Grand Physician rode a crane and landed on the high platform in the center of the square, which had been built up with magic, and announced the start of his lecture, a clamor and doubt immediately arose in the square:

"Wasn't it said that the person giving the lecture today to reveal the secrets was the Great Nuo of Jiang Kingdom?"

"Who are you, that you can teach in place of Da Nuo?"

"We want to listen to the Great Nuo's lecture!"

Do you know the secrets of the Great Cataclysm? Can you reveal them to us?

Faced with the questioning, the Grand Physician, seated on the high platform, remained unmoved. Disciples and officials from the Tai Mo Academy, who were maintaining order around him, spoke up to rebuke him.

"quiet!"

"No loud noises allowed in the classroom!"

However, these reprimands could not suppress the excited emotions of the cultivators in the square.

These cultivators traveled thousands of miles to Qinglin Prefecture just to hear Da Nuo reveal the secrets of the Great Cataclysm.

But when the time came, it was someone else who changed their mind.

This kind of experience is comparable to using a magical artifact to communicate with a seemingly perfect Daoist partner, only to discover upon meeting in person that the other person is a complete fraud... Damn it, it would be strange if anyone were satisfied!

Seeing that the cultivators' emotions could not be suppressed, the Grand Physician, who was sitting on the high platform, finally spoke.

He made a hand seal with his left hand, making his voice as loud as thunder:
"I am Yin Shu, a senior physician of the Tai Mo Academy. Da Nuo is currently deciphering the divine revelation and is unable to attend to it, so he has specially ordered me to come and reveal the secrets and answer your questions! If anyone is unhappy that I am giving this lecture, they may leave."

As he spoke, Yin Shu raised his right hand and waved it. Amidst a low hum, the magical light barrier covering the square cracked open.

It was like opening a door.

The monks in the square looked at each other, but in the end, no one chose to leave.

They had gone through countless hardships to reach Qinglin Prefecture in order to learn the secrets of the Great Cataclysm and comprehend the method of cultivating immortality and becoming a god. However, at the last moment, they gave up and left.

Therefore, even though the person giving the lecture was not Da Nuo, they still stayed to listen to what shocking secrets this guy named Yin Shu could tell them.

If this person's explanation isn't good enough, then it's not too late to protest.

On the high platform, Yin Shu waited for a few breaths. Seeing that no one had left, he said calmly, "I have already given you the opportunity."

Upon hearing this, Shang Lu's heart skipped a beat, sensing that something was amiss.

Yin Shu waved his hand, and the magical light barrier was restored to its original state.

With a stern face, he continued, "Today's lesson is both a revelation and a test. Those who pass the test will receive personal instruction from the Great Nuo!"

Upon hearing this, many cultivators present were relieved that they hadn't impulsively left earlier. Otherwise, they would not only have missed the chance to hear the revelation of the Great Cataclysm, but they would have also completely lost the opportunity to receive the secrets personally taught by the Great Nuo of Jiang Kingdom.

Of course, what the cultivators were more curious about was this test.

What kind of test is it?

How can I pass the test?

Yin Shu raised his finger to the sky: "The test is determined by Heaven!"

Many cultivators frowned upon hearing this, inwardly criticizing Yin Shu for being deliberately mysterious.

What do you mean by saying that trials are determined by fate?
Is even God watching this lecture? Does He have that much free time?
However, having learned from their previous experiences, the cultivators dared not question the matter, even if they harbored resentment.

Fearing that displeasing Yin Shu would result in being driven away and losing the opportunity to attend the lecture, they were afraid.

Yin Shu wasted no more time and went straight to the point:

"You who are here to listen to this lecture today must all have some knowledge or have heard of the great catastrophe that happened thousands of years ago."

But I tell you today that all previous descriptions and speculations about the Great Cataclysm are wrong!

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

Yin Shu ignored it and continued to release even more shocking news:
"Although it was a massive divine punishment, it was not a calamity, but a divine blessing!"

If the previous words only caused an uproar, then now, the entire audience is shocked.

Since the Great Cataclysm, people have unanimously agreed that it was a catastrophe.

It not only destroyed all cultivation sects at the time, leaving only a fraction of their various cultivation techniques intact, but also drained the world's abundant spiritual energy. Even the countless gods perished in that cataclysm. The surviving gods not only suffered a significant drop in power, but were also all driven mad and insane!
This further plunged the world into a dark age of madness, bloodshed, and inhumanity for thousands of years to come.

It is only in the last few hundred years, because of the appearance of the secret realm, that the world has slowly returned to order.

At least on the surface, they have broken free from the path of "cannibalistic spiritual practice".

But now, Yin Shu, the Grand Master of Tai Mo Academy, is saying that although the calamity back then was divine punishment, it was not a disaster, but even a blessing from heaven?!
Such a claim is simply absurd!
Many cultivators immediately wanted to refute and question it.

However, this time, Yin Shu did not give them a chance to speak.

"No noise is allowed in the classroom!"

As Yin Shu made a hand seal and gave a cold shout, array patterns immediately appeared around the square.

Immediately afterwards, all the cultivators in the square realized that a spell had been cast on them, silencing them.

No matter how wide they opened their mouths or how hard they tried to make a sound, they couldn't utter a word or make a sound.

They could only listen to Yin Shu on the high platform, as he recounted the story:
"The calamity of ancient times was not a disaster, but a grand purification! Its aim was to cleanse the world of errors and distorted old ways, and bring new life to this world..."

"In the beginning of time, the Heavenly Way intended to guide all living beings to a state of tranquility. However, all living beings have gone astray, strayed onto the wrong path, and gone further and further astray, until the problems became too deep to turn back!"

"The grace of purification bestowed by Heaven is not for destruction, but for the return to oneness..."

"The current methods of cultivation are all imitations of the old, deviant methods, which are simply repeating the errors. Only by abandoning the old methods and conforming to the Way of Heaven can one attain divine status in this new era and achieve eternal immortality..."

"The secret realms that appear in the world are gifts from Heaven, and are the key to overturning the old laws. The more secret realms that appear, the more a new round of purification is about to begin. You and I will both be witnesses to history..."

The more Shang Lu listened, the more unbelievable it seemed.

Regardless of whether Yin Shu's statement is true, just looking at the dark ages that lasted for thousands of years after the Great Cataclysm... it really doesn't seem like the ending one should have after purification and correction!
Moreover, if it were truly the way of Heaven to cleanse the world, how could all the gods have fallen into madness and chaos? And how could they be so terrified of that great catastrophe that just the memory of it drive them insane?

This doesn't look like purification; it's more like a massive pollution attack!

As Shang Lu was thinking, a cacophony of whispers suddenly echoed in his mind.

These whispers, hidden within the explanations and revelations of the Book of Yin, penetrate directly into the mind and transform into highly seductive sounds, attempting to brainwash the reader.

"Abandon the old ways and follow the way of Heaven, only then can one achieve immortality and become a god!" "We must promote the arrival of a new round of purification..."

"Break the old ways and reshape the rules!"

"By becoming a meritorious subject of the Heavenly Dao, one can become a true god after the new rules are established..."

Shang Lu's expression remained unchanged, but he was inwardly surprised.

These noisy whispers are quite similar to the chaotic divine pronouncements of a mad god, but they are far less corrupting, or rather, more seductive.

Among the cultivators present were many with cultivation levels above the Mingxin Realm.

How could these whispers affect them?
But why hasn't anyone stepped forward to expose and debunk these doubts?

Is it fear of the Tai Mo Academy? Or...?

Shang Lu glanced around out of the corner of his eye and immediately sensed that something was wrong.

The cultivators around him all changed their expressions, becoming fanatical and intoxicated by Yin Shu's words... some even moved their lips and whispered.

Shang Lu's ears twitched slightly, and he quickly realized that the spell Yin Shu had just cast seemed to have stopped. He could hear the words these people were muttering:
"Abandon the old ways and devoutly believe in the Way of Heaven!"

"Embrace purification, and achieve immortality!"

"I want to perform meritorious service for the Heavenly Dao, so that I may attain godhood!"

Shang Lu was secretly alarmed; all these cultivators had actually been affected. Upon closer inspection, however, he noticed that several of the affected cultivators were at least at the Mingxin Realm.

What went wrong?
Wait... a lecture attendance certificate!

Shang Lu suddenly remembered the lecture invitation he received when he entered Qinglin Prefecture.

Inside that wooden box was a trace of mysterious, chaotic divinity, but it was suppressed by Wuzhiqi's divine power.

Could it be that the chaotic divinity reacted with the noisy whispers hidden in Yin Shu's words, causing a resonance and thus polluting the minds of the cultivators?

But why wasn't Black Fox affected?

Shang Lu could clearly see that the black fox sitting next to him was just as untainted as he was.

Black Fox seemed completely oblivious to the strange, clamorous whispers, staring blankly at Yin Shu on the platform. His eyes were filled with confusion and bewilderment, as if he couldn't understand a word.

That's right. It's just a fox that can't even take human form, so it's normal that it's completely confused by things like cataclysms, the Way of Heaven, and purification.

But why wasn't it contaminated? Could it be because of the protection and blessing of the mountain spirit?
However, the bewilderment and confusion in the black fox's eyes were quite similar to those of the cultivators around him whose minds had been corrupted, which put Shang Lu at ease, as he was not afraid that it would expose itself.

Shang Lu just couldn't understand what Tai Mo Academy was trying to do by corrupting the minds of all the cultivators.
Was it merely to convince the cultivators that the calamity thousands of years ago was a purification rather than a catastrophe?

Or do they have other motives?

Shang Lu wasn't confused for long before he heard a strange voice in his mind, beginning a new round of brainwashing:

"Unleash carnage and chaos, and welcome the arrival of purification..."

"The more chaotic the world, the faster purification will come!"

"Born from chaos... Only by breaking down the old can one attain godhood in the new world!"

Shang Lu was greatly alarmed.

The Tai Mo Academy corrupts the minds of these cultivators, intending to incite chaos and slaughter, thereby triggering a new catastrophe?!

The monks listening to the lecture in the square came from all over the world, and many of them held official positions in various countries.

If they were to actually incite chaos and bloodshed, it would be a catastrophe!

But why would these people from Tai Mo Academy do this?
Are they crazy?!
What exactly did they discover on the corpse of the evil god in the cursed land? What made them so insane as to commit such a heinous act? It's practically pushing this relatively orderly world back into the chaotic Dark Ages!

If the Heavenly Way they speak of truly intends to plunge the world into chaos and slaughter, then it is not the Heavenly Way at all, but rather a demon!

The Tai Mo Academy, along with that Great Nuo of Jiang Kingdom, had their minds corrupted, their values ​​distorted, and they fell into the demonic path!
Shang Lu felt a warning bell ringing in his heart, but he dared not show it on his face. He had to put on the same fanatical and excited expression as the cultivators around him.

Yin Shu's lesson did not last very long.

Once the monks in the square had been completely sown with the seeds of "stirring up slaughter and chaos," he suddenly raised his hand and announced the end of the lesson.

"The secret revealed today is the key to your enlightenment and godhood! I urge you to return and take immediate action to usher in a new round of purification. In that time, you will all achieve new godhood through this purification!"

Although the class was short, no monks protested because the content was full of excellent "practical information".

The cultivators in the square were already impatient to start a massacre and create chaos in order to welcome the early arrival of a new round of "purification".

Shang Lu quickly made up his mind: "We must expose the Tai Mo Academy's crazy plan and let all countries and factions know about it!"

The strength of Tai Mo Academy is no less than that of Ba Kingdom's Witchcraft Academy, and Shang Lu alone could not possibly stop them.

Their insane intentions must be exposed to attract the attention of all countries and factions before they can be nipped in the bud!
Seeing that the cultivators around him had all gotten up to leave, Shang Lu quickly grabbed the still bewildered black fox and dragged it away.

But they had only taken a few steps when they were stopped by an official from the Tai Mo Academy.

The instructor grinned at the two of them and said congratulations.

"Congratulations on passing the test. You will not only be able to hear the secrets personally taught by the Great Nuo, but also participate in the study of divine revelation. Now, please follow me."

Shang Lu felt a sense of foreboding.

Given the strange behavior displayed by Tai Mo Academy, he didn't think passing the so-called test would be a good thing.

But he simply couldn't refuse.

Because the surrounding cultivators were all looking at him with envious expressions.

Shang Lu had no doubt that as long as he refused, the people of Tai Mo Academy would immediately know that he had not been corrupted in his mind or had his values ​​distorted.

At that time, without the people from Taimo Academy even lifting a finger, these cultivators in the square will tear them to pieces to prove their piety to the "Heavenly Dao".

We can only take one step at a time.

Look at these guys, what are they trying to do?

Shang Lu cursed inwardly, but on the surface he put on a look of surprise and eagerness, saying repeatedly, "We passed the test? That's great! Please lead the way, instructor."

The instructor gestured "please," then turned and walked toward the classrooms behind the square.

Shang Lu keenly noticed that as the scholar turned around, a strange, sinister smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

That smile sent chills down his spine instantly.

(End of this chapter)