Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 664 Opportunity?

Shang Lu felt a sudden alarm bell ring in his heart, and instinctively he was about to put on the Mountain Ghost Nuo mask and pull the Black Fox away using earth magic.

But reason ultimately prevailed over impulse, preventing him from doing so.

He knew very well that although the Tai Mo Academy appeared calm at this moment, there were definitely many people and magic arrays hidden in places that were watching with predatory eyes.

Intuition told Shang Lu that, let alone escaping, any sign of abnormality from him would be extremely dangerous.

Of course, there was another reason why he was able to suppress the urge to flee—he saw Third Sister casting a divination.

Although Shang Lu was not good at divination, he believed in San Niang.

After casting the divination, Third Sister didn't say anything, but she nodded at him.

The meaning is clear: this trip, though dangerous, is not fatal.

It's even quite possible that it will be a close call but ultimately harmless.

Reassured, Shang Lu followed the instructor toward the classroom at the back of the square, while also pulling on the still bewildered Black Fox, saying with a double meaning, "Stay close to me."

Seeing Shang Lu and the Black Fox following the instructor deeper into the Tai Mo Academy, even the cultivators who hadn't heard the instructor and Shang Lu's conversation earlier guessed what had happened.

In an instant, countless pairs of eyes, filled with envy, jealousy, and a desire to take their place, were fixed on Shang Lu and Black Fox.

With his keen senses, Shang Lu discerned that there were indeed countless eyes watching over them.

Soon, Shang Lu and Black Fox were led by the instructor to a lecture hall deep within the Tai Mo Academy.

Here, they still did not see the mysterious Jiang Kingdom's Great Nuo.

But then they saw a dozen or so other "test-takers" who had been brought here just like them.

Shang Lu secretly observed these people, but unfortunately his spiritual insight was injured and had not fully recovered.

Fortunately, he has other tricks up his sleeve.

Shang Lu glanced at Third Sister without showing any emotion.

San Niang understood immediately and told him, "These people, like you, have maintained their clear minds and have not been corrupted by the chaos of divinity."

This answer was similar to Shang Lu's judgment, which made him want to curse inwardly.

It turns out that Yin Shu's lecture was not only intended to corrupt the cultivators listening to it, but also to select those who could suppress the corruption of chaotic divinity.

As for what Tai Mo Academy wants these people to do, it's obvious without even thinking that it must be related to the Divine Corpse Ferocious Land!
To study the divine corpse, decipher divine revelations, and comprehend the so-called "Heavenly Way," one must be able to resist the pollution of chaotic divinity.

These people are the chosen workers selected by Tai Mo Academy!

Just then, Yin Shu appeared in the lecture hall riding a crane.

He leaped down from the crane, glanced at the crowd, and said with a smile, "Congratulations to everyone for passing the Heavenly Selection. You will join us to listen to divine revelations, comprehend the Heavenly Dao, and witness our shared destiny to immortality..."

Shang Lu thought to himself, "Just as I thought."

Listening to divine revelation, comprehending the Way of Heaven, and witnessing the destiny of immortality—it sounds nice, but it doesn't.

It might fool those corrupted and brainwashed cultivators in the square, but these clear-headed people can easily see that Tai Mo Academy is just using them as tools.

And they are tools who are taking enormous risks!
The cultivators who were "invited" here all kept their minds clear and their consciousness sharp, and naturally they all understood the implied meaning in Yin Shu's words.

Immediately, a burly cultivator interrupted Yin Shu, asking, "What if we refuse? What will happen?"

Although the other cultivators did not speak, they all looked at Yin Shu, waiting for his reply.

Yin Shu seemed to have anticipated this, showing neither surprise nor the slightest dissatisfaction.

He smiled and said, "We are Tai Mo Academy, not a den of dragons or tigers, so there's no need for you to be nervous. If you don't wish to leave, you are free to do so, and we will absolutely not stop you."

This answer surprised the cultivators who had come to this place.

Not only the burly cultivator, but several others couldn't help but ask, "Are you really not going to stop us?"

"We will absolutely not stand in your way!"

Yin Shu spoke decisively, then changed the subject with a smile, saying, "But you all should know what a rare opportunity this is! To be honest, before listening to the divine revelation, I had been trapped in the Mind-Clearing Realm for decades. However, after listening to the divine revelation, my cultivation broke through."

A powerful aura burst forth from Yin Shu's body.

Apart from Black Fox, all the cultivators present were at least at the Mingxin Realm, so they immediately judged that Yin Shu's cultivation had already broken through to the Inner Palace Realm.

They even touched the threshold of the Four Symbols Realm!
If Yin Shu wasn't lying, then this truly is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Even though this opportunity is shrouded in mystery and evil.

Noticing the surprised looks from the cultivators, Yin Shu grinned.

"I will give you all the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to consider. If anyone wishes to give up this opportunity, feel free to leave; my Tai Mo Academy will not stop them!"

After saying this, Yin Shu turned to the side and nodded slightly to one of the academic officials beside him.

The latter immediately took out an incense stick and lit it.

As they watched the wisps of smoke rise, the dozen or so cultivators in the lecture hall fell into deep thought, pondering whether to stay or leave.

Judging from Yin Shu's previous lectures, this matter has gone beyond the realm of the bizarre and is now tinged with an eerie quality; they should leave as soon as possible.

Otherwise, they might end up like those cultivators outside, falling into depravity and succumbing to the demonic path of slaughter!
but……

For cultivators, the prospect of breaking through their cultivation level is far too tempting.

As long as one can break through in cultivation, it's acceptable to fall into the path of slaughter and become a follower of evil gods.

What's more, it has the backing of Tai Mo Academy!

Perhaps, as the Tai Mo Academy said, the Heavenly Tribulation is not a calamity, but a purification.

Destruction precedes construction; life is born from death...

These words were familiar to all the cultivators present. Unlike the other cultivators who were hesitant, Shang Lu was sniffing the scent of the incense stick.

"This fragrance...something's not right..."

Shang Lu remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was greatly surprised.

He had an extremely keen sense of smell and often dealt with incense and candles, so he immediately noticed that the incense the school official was burning had a bloody smell.

This is not an incense made with ordinary spices.

Instead, it's a special fragrance made from some kind of flesh and blood!

Shang Lu immediately activated his internal vision technique and glanced at the five internal organs.

Sure enough, a wriggling, dark, fishy-smelling thing appeared in front of the altar of the Lung God statue.

This dark, foul-smelling substance was highly polluted and toxic, but it was suppressed by the Five Internal Organs Divine Statue, thus preventing it from affecting Shang Lu's body and cultivation.

At this moment, this dark, foul-smelling substance was being relentlessly bombarded by the fierce liver winds released by the Liver God statue. Each gust of liver wind swept away a wisp of pollution and toxins from it, which was then absorbed and purified by the Liver God statue.

The remaining dozen or so cultivators, however, had no internal organs.

However, some of them sensed something was wrong. While suppressing the anomaly with their internal energy, they crossed their hands and asked, "We want to leave, are you really not going to stop us?"

"May I be struck by lightning if I break my promise!"

After saying this, Yin Shu made a "please" gesture.

Such an attitude is truly baffling.

The burly cultivator stared at Yin Shu for a long time before bowing and saying, "In that case, I shall take my leave. If you and the other scholars have time in the future, you may visit my Kongming Mountain."

This person was not only physically strong, but also intelligent. He pointed out his background in one sentence: Kongming Mountain, as a major cultivation sect in Jiang Kingdom, even if it was not as good as Taimo Academy, was not an object to be bullied.

Whether Yin Shu failed to grasp the implication and threat in those words or simply didn't care, he merely nodded and said with a smile, "Brother Qi, you can leave now."

"Farewell!" The burly cultivator clasped his hands in a salute and turned to leave without the slightest hesitation.

"Om-"

A beam of sword light burst forth from the sword box carried on the back of this burly cultivator, transforming into a stream of light that circled and protected him on both sides.

Although Yin Shu repeatedly said he could leave and even swore a solemn oath, he still did not let his guard down.

Is anyone else leaving?

Seeing the burly cultivator stride onto the plaza, draw a sword from its case, and prepare to fly away on it, Yin Shu glanced at the crowd and said, "The incense is about to burn out."

"what?"

"So fast?"

The cultivators hurriedly looked towards the incense.

Sure enough, the incense burned extremely quickly; in the short time it took to speak, three-quarters of it had already burned down.

It felt like something was devouring it.

Seeing that the burly cultivator was not stopped, several other cultivators gritted their teeth and resisted the temptation, bidding farewell to Yin Shu and the others.

Shang Lu also wanted to pull Black Fox away, but his intuition told him that Tai Mo Academy would never let them leave so easily!

These guys are definitely not easy to deal with.

But at that very moment, a voice suddenly rang in Shang Lu's ears: "Don't go."

Shang Lu was all too familiar with that voice.

It was the voice of the mountain spirit.

No one else in the lecture hall noticed the mountain spirit's voice.

"Is this a reminder that leaving is dangerous?" Shang Lu's heart skipped a beat.

At that moment, he suddenly saw that the remaining quarter of the incense stick had suddenly disappeared, as if it had been swallowed up by something and burned out instantly.

"Time's up." Yin Shu grinned.

Shang Lu, however, saw a sinister glint in that smile.

Something is going to happen!
The thought had barely formed in his mind when he heard a scream followed by a chorus of exclamations coming from the direction of the square.

Has something really happened?

Shang Lu hurriedly turned his head to look.

The monks who remained in the lecture hall also hurriedly turned their heads.

Immediately, everyone saw that the burly cultivator who had just taken flight on his sword had turned into a pool of blood mist and was drifting down.

The sharp sword light protecting him was still swirling around, but it had no effect whatsoever.

Aside from the burly cultivator, the other cultivators who left were also rapidly changing their expressions outside the lecture hall.

Their bodies melted rapidly, as if they had been exposed to a high-temperature candle.

They tried to struggle and resist, but it was all in vain; all they could do was reach out and plead with the people in the lecture hall.
"Help……"

"save……"

However, before they could finish their pleas for help, their bodies completely disintegrated, turning into pools of foul-smelling pus and blood.

Their souls did not float away either, as if they had been swallowed by an invisible mouth...

(End of this chapter)