Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 666 Seven Days of Fasting
Damn, you guys are running so fast, did you use Flash?

You're supposed to be elite disciples from your respective families and sects, so why are you so afraid of death?!

Shang Lu mentally complained, but his actions were swift; he quickly grabbed the black fox beside him, cupped his hands, and replied:

"In response to the physician, to be favored by Heaven is a blessing we could not attain in several lifetimes! Such a once-in-a-millennium opportunity has fallen upon us, and we naturally do not wish to miss it!"

Shang Lu knew very well that the so-called enlightenment of divine revelation was extremely dangerous, but with the Mountain Spirit and Wuzhiqi as guarantors, at least his life could be saved, and he also had the Heart Sutra of the Supreme Goodness.

Judging from Yin Shu's previous reaction and the information Shang Lu had gathered, the "Heart Sutra of Supreme Goodness Like Water" should be able to resist the contamination of the unknown divine corpse in the ominous place.

This is probably one of the reasons why the Mountain Spirit and Wuzhiqi told him not to be afraid.

The only problem is that after Shang Lu bought the stone tablet, he never had the opportunity to study it and complete the incomplete Heart Sutra.

Fortunately, besides the Heart Sutra, he also has the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus, purification talismans, and other treasures.

Most importantly, he also had his third sister-in-law protecting him.

With these things, plus the backing of deities like the Mountain Spirit and Wuzhiqi, Shang Lu felt much more at ease.

At the same time, he also knew that the more dangerous and treacherous the place, the greater the opportunity.

Both the former Netherworld Ruins and the secret Water Mansion beneath Yunmeng Marsh prove this point.

If he can withstand the corruption of the divine corpse, he might actually be able to glimpse the truth behind that great catastrophe.

If he could gain something more from it, his cultivation level would definitely advance by leaps and bounds!

The practice of cultivating a clear mind is essentially about refining the mind and strengthening the will.

What can temper the mind more than the corruption of madness?
As long as it can withstand the pollution and not go mad or change its ways, then the Divine Corpse Ferocious Land can become a holy place for "leveling up" in the Mind Realm.

Most importantly, Shang Lu had figured it out in that instant.

He and Black Fox wanted to escape from the layers of surveillance and control of the Tai Mo Academy, but the only way was to enter the perilous area!
Because in this ominous place, besides being bizarre, it is also filled with chaos.

Chaos breeds change.

The more chaotic things get, the greater the chance of escaping this deadlock!
Black Fox had no idea what Shang Lu was thinking. It was both surprised and frightened by the series of changes that had occurred, but it was indeed intelligent.

After being tugged by Shang Lu, it immediately reacted and imitated Shang Lu by bowing.

At the same time, it kept in mind the pokeweed's instructions, remaining silent and simply bowing.

However, this action resembled a dog bowing, causing Yin Shu to frown slightly, a sense of déjà vu arising in his mind.

But he never imagined that this seemingly cute and adorable child was the "yellow dog" they were searching for all over the city.

Yin Shu never imagined that someone's illusion magic could actually fool the Tai Mo Academy's scrutiny!
Those bronze mirrors covered with eyes were no ordinary objects!

Yin Shu never expected that the "Chu thief" who bought the stone tablet was standing right in front of him.

"good."

Yin Shu nodded slightly, quite satisfied with Shang Lu and Black Fox's pragmatism.

The cultivators standing beside Yin Shu were inwardly grumbling.

Those cultivators who wanted to take a gamble and break through their cultivation level were especially frustrated.

"This guy really knows how to talk..."

"Why didn't these words come from my mouth?"

"Damn it, why didn't I think of saying these things?"

These cultivators believed that if they could curry favor with Yin Shu and the Tai Mo Academy, they wouldn't necessarily receive any special treatment after entering the perilous land. However, if they could learn more about the situation inside the perilous land and prepare in advance, they would have a much better chance of surviving, comprehending divine revelations, and breaking through their cultivation levels.

Although they missed an opportunity, the cultivators, once they realized what was happening, immediately surrounded Yin Shu and the academic official, showering them with flattery.

And while flattering him, he seized an opportunity to probe and ask:

"May I ask, Your Excellency, where shall we listen to the teachings of the Great Nuo?"

"Where should we seek divine guidance? Is it that infamous, ominous place?"

"Where is this ominous place? What kind of taboos and eeriness are associated with it?"

Those cultivators who are "chosen by heaven" are all experienced individuals who have ventured into secret realms and explored dangerous places, so they are naturally aware of the perils within those places.

Since there's no way to avoid it, we should try to gather as much information as possible so that we can get out of this dangerous place alive.

The higher one's cultivation level, the more afraid one is of death.

They were no exception.

Shang Lu pulled the black fox to stand beside Yin Shu and also asked a question—if you remain silent when everyone is curious and asking questions, it will attract too much attention.

Even the black fox, though silent, seemed anxious, gesturing with its little hands in front of it, though no one could understand what it was gesturing.

This time, Shang Lu did not use his silver tongue or sophistry.

His intuition told him that this lecture hall was also unusual.

There are invisible eyes watching them.

If these methods are used rashly, they are very likely to be detected and discovered.

What happened next proved that the pokeweed's judgment was correct.

Although he did not use sophistry or rhetoric, a strategist used similar tactics to try to trick Yin Shu into revealing the secrets of the ominous place and divine revelation.

However, this strategist's expression suddenly changed drastically after he had only said a few words. His face turned ashen and black, as if an invisible hand had grabbed his neck.

He was in excruciating pain, unable to break free even by channeling his spiritual power, and the grip only tightened. He wanted to beg for mercy, but couldn't make a sound, so he could only desperately make hand gestures.

Yin Shu and the other academic officials simply watched him coldly until he was about to be strangled, at which point they warned him: "Never again do such petty tricks."

The strategist nodded repeatedly, indicating that he understood. At the same time, he pointed to the sky and drew lines on the ground, as if making an oath.

Yin Shu then snorted coldly and began chanting a spell.

A school official next to him lit another stick of incense that emitted a fishy smell and waved it around in front of the strategist.

Only then did the invisible force that had been gripping the neck of the strategist disappear.

The strategist who had narrowly escaped death was panting heavily, with a ring of festering, oozing blisters on his neck. But he didn't care about them at all and thanked Yin Shu and the academic officer repeatedly.

Although this strategist knew in his heart that the trouble he had just suffered was definitely Yin Shu's way of making an example of him.

But who can blame him when the other side is able to kill this "chicken"?

Even if you want revenge, you have to survive first. You can make plans after you escape Tai Mo Academy!
Yin Shu gave the strategist a deep look, seemingly aware that he had thanked him on the surface but cursed him in secret, but he merely sneered and did not delve into it further.

Immediately, Yin Shu turned around and scanned Shang Lu and the others with his gaze.

"You don't need to ask any more questions. What you are meant to know, you will naturally know when the time comes."

"You need not rush. Although you have passed the selection of the gods, you cannot immediately go to comprehend the divine revelation. You must complete the purification of fasting before you can go to the holy land! Otherwise, if you offend the gods and are punished again, even we cannot save you." The cultivators nodded repeatedly and replied in unison, "Yes."

In this situation, they will simply follow whatever the people from Taimo Academy say.

At least on the surface, this is the only way.

Otherwise, if they were to incur another "divine punishment," they would be utterly unable to withstand it.

Yin Shu nodded without saying anything more, then turned and instructed the school official: "Take them all away and have them properly fast and purify themselves."

The academic officials standing by immediately clasped their hands in agreement, then gestured for Shang Lu and the others to follow them, saying loudly, "Please, chosen ones, come with us."

Whether their feelings were genuine or feigned, Shang Lu and the others returned the greetings and followed the academic officials out of the lecture hall in single file.

As the last person walked out of the lecture hall, Shang Lu suddenly heard a noisy and chaotic murmur coming from the lecture hall behind him.

It sounds like chaotic divine language, but it's not quite the same.

His heart was filled with curiosity, but he still managed to resist turning around.

Third Sister quickly glanced back and whispered, "Yin Shu is just asking questions."

Are those chaotic whispers the voices of ghosts?
But at this moment, why did he ask about ghosts? And what kind of ghosts were he asking about?

Shang Lu became increasingly curious, but San Niang did not turn back, because she said, "The ghost has become aware of this."

What the hell? How could it sense Third Sister?

Could it be related to the Great Nuo of Jiang Kingdom and the ominous place of the divine corpse?
Shang Lu guessed in his heart, but remained expressionless on his face. He followed the academic official and several cultivators directly to the meditation hall in Tai Mo Academy, which was in charge of fasting and purification.

Along the way, several cultivators were secretly looking around, looking for an opportunity to escape.

Unfortunately, he never got the chance.

The study building of Taimo Academy, from the outside, is only seven stories high, which is not considered tall.

However, once inside the study building, looking up reveals layers upon layers, seemingly endless, reaching all the way to the sky.

"This is a technique of my Mo family, called 'A Different World'."

A Mohist monk said with a complicated expression.

Shang Lu knew why he had that expression, because the buildings constructed using this technique were full of traps and mechanisms. If one did not know the proper methods, one would be forever lost inside and unable to escape.

The instructor led everyone up to different floors.

Each monk will complete seven days of fasting and purification in a separate floor. Only then can they go to the perilous land to meet the Great Nuo, listen to his teachings, and comprehend divine revelations.

The black fox couldn't speak and had low cultivation, so it shouldn't have been qualified to come here. However, it passed the "chosen one." Although the people of Tai Mo Academy were surprised, they didn't let it go. After some discussion, they arranged for it to be on the same floor as Shang Lu to undergo purification and fasting together.

This arrangement brought Shang Lu a sigh of relief.

If Black Fox is separated from him, it's hard to say what unexpected things might happen.

From the moment Shang Lu stepped into the building, he felt extremely uncomfortable.

This building not only hides various mechanisms and traps set by the Mohists, but also countless pairs of malicious eyes lurking in the shadows, watching them intently.

If you are not careful, you will fall into a state of no return!

The pokeweed and the black fox were led up to the sixth floor by the instructor.

The walls of the corridor were painted with various gods and auspicious beasts. The moment Shang Lu and his group stepped into the floor, the eyes of all the gods and auspicious beasts in the murals stared at them.

“From this day forward, you shall fast and purify yourselves here. Remember, for these seven days, you must remain immersed in the ‘five-spice soup’ and may not leave without permission. During these seven days, all your food and drink will be provided by us. You may not eat anything that is not provided by us. Do you understand?”

Shang Lu clasped his hands and replied, "Understood."

Black Fox nodded repeatedly, indicating that he understood.

The academic official nodded, quite satisfied with the two men's attitude.

Immediately, he placed his left hand on the mural, and with his right hand, he pulled out a broken blade covered in runes and stabbed it fiercely into his left hand, instantly piercing through his entire palm, and blood flowed out.

Instead of showing any sign of pain, the instructor's face revealed a morbid pleasure.

As he chanted the incantation, the blood flowing from the wound on his left hand condensed into strange incantations on the mural.

The fairies in the murals suddenly flew out and placed a huge wooden basin on the floor. Then they poured a five-spice soup made from orchid, vitex, tonka bean, agarwood, and sandalwood into the basin.

These scenes are like a fairyland; anyone else might be captivated by them.

But Shang Lu found it all strange and suspicious.

The instructor said in a stern voice, "For the next seven days, you will need to soak in the spiced soup. If you come out rashly, you will bear the consequences!"

After Shang Lu clasped his hands in agreement, the school official took his bleeding hand and wiped it on the wall. He then pulled out a wooden box from the wall and handed it to Shang Lu.

The box contained fourteen dark red pills, emitting a sweet, fishy smell that made one want to swallow them all.

The pokeweed was alright, but the black fox had never been subjected to such a test before. It immediately reached out its claws to grab a piece to eat, but was slapped away by the pokeweed.

Something's not right with this elixir.

Of course, Shang Lu wouldn't say that directly. He said, "Don't rush, let the instructor tell you how to take this medicine first."

The instructor gave Shang Lu a deep look, seemingly noticing something, but said nothing more, only saying, "These pills are the only thing you can eat for the next seven days. One pill a day, no more and no less."

"Yes, I understand. Thank you for informing me, sir."

Shang Lu bowed in thanks, and Black Fox seemed to be imitating him.

The instructor didn't say anything more, withdrew his still-bleeding hand from the wall, turned around and went downstairs.

After the instructors left, it seemed that no one was supervising them anymore.

But Shang Lu knew very well that the murals on the floor were the eyes and ears of the Tai Mo Academy monitoring them.

Or rather, the entire dormitory building was a cage.

Their every move and word here is clearly seen by the Tai Mo Academy, so they must be extremely careful.

"Did you hear what the instructor said? Each person can only take one of these pills a day. Don't be in such a hurry, let me taste it first to see if it's salty enough."

Shang Lu pretended to be tempted by the pills and deliberately said these words, both to Black Fox and to the others at Tai Mo Academy.

He wasn't afraid that the people from Taimo Academy had noticed his suspicion about the elixirs.

He knew very well that it didn't matter to the people of Tai Mo Academy whether they had any doubts or not, as long as they obediently took these pills.

Shang Lu intended to use the pills to numb the people of Tai Mo Academy.

The people of Tai Mo Academy could never have imagined that Shang Lu's body contained a temple for the five internal organs.

They never imagined that this "Five Internal Organs Temple" could help Shang Lu purify and even refine all the poisons he ingested!
Shang Lu wanted to test the poison on himself to see what these pills were all about, and then figure out a way to help Black Fox get through this ordeal.

(End of this chapter)