Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 686 There is Venus in the West

This dilapidated temple had been deserted for a long time. Not only were the weeds in the courtyard as tall as a person, but the hall was also covered with a thick layer of mold and cobwebs.

The pokeweed stood at the temple entrance, opened its mouth, and blew into the temple.

The metal energy of the lungs roared out, transforming into a hurricane that instantly blew away the weeds in the courtyard, along with the moldy cobwebs in the hall.

Upon entering the temple, one sees a headless statue enshrined in the main hall, its features obscured, making it impossible to discern its identity or identify the deity.

However, judging from the snake in his hand and the little devils and wild beasts under his feet, he should be the mountain god of this place.

In the past, this mountain god temple had some worshippers, but for some unknown reason, it declined and eventually fell into ruin.

Shang Lu took out a stick of incense, lit it, and placed it in the rusty incense burner.

This incense burner hasn't been used for a long time; the ash inside has solidified into clumps.

While offering incense, Shang Lu muttered to himself, "I am taking the liberty of using the temple of the deity today, and I offer this incense to pay for the room."

The saying "it's never wrong to be overly polite" applies equally to deities.

Shang Lu, in particular, was able to survive in this strange and bizarre world and rapidly increase his cultivation level, not only with the help of San Niang and Wu Zang Miao, but also by offering incense everywhere.

He wasn't afraid that the temple was dedicated to a mountain spirit or wild god.

If it were truly a demon, it would come drawn by the scent of incense, and who knows who would eat whom.

While offering incense at Shanglu Temple, San Niang silently removed her hairpin and inserted it into the door frame of the temple.

Strands of her black hair emerged from the hairpin like flowing water, quickly spreading outwards. After leaving the dilapidated temple, they blended seamlessly with the mud, rocks, and vegetation of the mountains, becoming almost imperceptible.

At the same time, Third Sister took out the bamboo banner, in which ghostly figures appeared. With a wave of her hand, the banner flew in all directions and disappeared in an instant.

Shang Lu turned around and saw that Third Sister had made the above arrangements. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "My wife is so virtuous and thoughtful."

He also released the Shadow Realm, along with several wooden kites and copper ants, to monitor the surroundings and prevent any uninvited guests from disturbing him while he was refining his magical artifacts, having sensed the fluctuations in spiritual energy.

To Shang Lu's surprise, the black fox opened its mouth and cried out a few times, summoning a group of insects, snakes, birds, and rats from the mountains and forests outside the temple.

The little black fox imitated a human, standing on its two hind legs and placing its two front paws on its hips.

However, it is clearly not yet comfortable standing on two legs and has to use its furry tail as a third leg to help maintain its balance.

It babbled and spoke a few words to the insects, snakes, birds, and rats that it had summoned, as if giving orders. Finally, with a wave of its little paw, the group of insects, snakes, birds, and rats scattered and disappeared in an instant.

The little black fox turned around and saw Shang Lu looking at it. It immediately puffed out its chest, but unfortunately it couldn't speak. Otherwise, it would probably have asked Shang Lu, "Don't you think I'm awesome?"

Shang Lu was somewhat surprised, not expecting that the little black fox had already mastered the ability to control beasts before it had even refined its Qi.

Although it was most likely taught by a mountain spirit, the fact that it was able to learn it shows that it was indeed very intelligent.

"They say a fox borrows the tiger's might, but you're the one borrowing divine power."

After making a joke with a smile, Shang Lu sat cross-legged in the temple and took out a colorful feather robe from the Impermanence Token.

It was the Nuo robe of the Great Nuo of Jiang Kingdom!
This ritual robe is also a treasure passed down and refined by generations of great Nuo priests in the Jiang Kingdom, and its power is in no way inferior to the Supreme Nuo Mask.

Unlike the Supreme Nuo Mask, which was contaminated and accumulated a great deal of chaos and madness, this Nuo Robe, although also tainted with chaotic divinity, had its chaotic contamination greatly reduced after Shang Lu's series of treatments.

Therefore, the pokeweed kept it to try to refine it.

Shang Lu had learned the methods of refining magical artifacts while he was in the Witchcraft Academy. Later, he met Gongshu Ling and consulted this genius senior sister who was skilled in artifact refining. Among the "spoils of war" obtained during the trip to Hailing Island, there were many secret manuals from various schools that mentioned the tricks of refining magical artifacts.

Shang Lu now possesses considerable theoretical and practical experience. Moreover, his cultivation has reached the Inner Palace Realm, allowing him to use his five internal organs as furnaces to refine magical artifacts. Furthermore, the original spiritual imprints within these artifacts have been erased, further reducing the difficulty.

Therefore, it didn't take long for Shang Lu to successfully refine the Nuo robe and imprint his own mark on this treasure.

As soon as the Nuo robe was successfully consecrated, it flew onto Shang Lu with a "whoosh," wrapping him tightly and even automatically adjusting its size to fit him perfectly.

Of course, the real wonder of Nuo clothing is that it can greatly enhance the effectiveness of pokeweed in communicating with gods, inviting gods, and communicating with deities, and strengthen pokeweed's resistance to chaotic divinity.

Furthermore, when using divine power while wearing Nuo robes, one can not only borrow more power but also use it for a longer period. Most importantly, the price to pay afterward will be greatly reduced.

For Pokeweed, it was simply a perfect tool.

It can be described as tailor-made for all Nuo shamans.

Not to mention, Nuo clothing itself comes with several spells, which not only make the wearer as light as a swallow and able to shrink the distance, but also have extremely strong defensive capabilities.

“It’s a good thing.”

Shang Lu quickly understood the wonders of the Nuo robe and couldn't stop smiling. The only thing that bothered him was that the Nuo robe was colorful and obviously a treasure, which was too high-profile.

If the Jiang Kingdom finds out, they will definitely send people to seize it!

We need to find a way to cover it up.

As soon as he uttered those words, the multicolored light on the Nuo robe instantly dimmed, and even the material changed from feathers to ordinary coarse cloth.

"Huh? It can change shape at will?"

Shanglu was overjoyed.

To his even greater surprise, the Nuo robe was actually responding to him.

Judging from its appearance, this Nuo robe, like the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus, possesses self-awareness. No wonder it has become a treasure passed down through generations of Nuo masters in the Jiang Kingdom.

"Good baby."

Shang Lu patted the Nuo robe, which had transformed into coarse cloth clothing, and laughed, "What's that saying again? A man's wardrobe only needs one Nuo robe!"

With the experience of refining Nuo robes, the refining of the next few ritual artifacts went much more smoothly.

Shang Lu successfully refined the Heavenly Decay Mirror and the Blood Fiend Banner in just a few hours.

Shang Lu had witnessed the power of these two treasures. Although they were damaged, the damage was not severe. Most importantly, they had not been contaminated by the chaotic divine power.

The five decaying blood evils of the Heavenly Man Five Decay Mirror were mostly devoured by Shang Lu using the "Bashe Swallowing Elephant" technique. After being refined by his internal organs over the past few days, they have become part of Shang Lu's own power.

Therefore, when refining the Mirror of the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man, this mirror was extremely cooperative, even flattering, making it easy for Shang Lu to successfully refine it.

The Five Decay Blood Fiends refined by the pokeweed can also be sprayed onto the Heavenly Five Decay Mirror, enhancing its power.

This magic mirror can cause people to fall into the state of the five signs of decay, severely damaging their cultivation and even their vitality, or even causing them to die a violent death!

As for the Blood Fiend Banners, there are thirty-six in total. They can not only unleash blood-fiend arrows to injure people, but also form various formations, making them versatile and powerful. Unfortunately, the Blood Fiend Banners are damaged, causing their power to decrease. They need to be replenished with some fiendish energy.

The evil aura is not hard to find.

Whether it's a dangerous place or a battlefield, there is a large amount of malevolent energy present.

If he weren't in such a hurry to return to Ba Kingdom, Shang Lu would have liked to take a trip to the battlefield of Deng Kingdom to gather the evil energy and refine the Blood Evil Command Flag.

"It's alright, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

Shang Lu's words seemed to be addressed to the Blood Fiend Banner, yet also to his own self-consolation.

Aside from these three treasures, Shang Lu also kept and refined a Gu urn.

The Gu urn itself wasn't unusual, but the five Gu creatures inside were quite strange, being bizarre products of a corrupted divine nature.

These five Gu creatures clearly did not mutate after the gods awakened; they must have been corrupted and changed long ago in the Divine Dreamland.

It is even highly likely that the Tai Mo Academy deliberately used the Divine Dreamland to cultivate this monstrous Gu creature.

Because that Gu urn, despite having nothing special about it, was somehow able to control these strange and mutated Gu creatures!
After discovering the Gu urn and the strange Gu creatures inside, Shang Lu considered destroying them.

After all, these mutated Gu creatures are not only more ferocious, but also inherently polluting, making them extremely dangerous. Even if there is a Gu jar capable of controlling them, the slightest carelessness can lead to the Gu creature devouring its master.

Just as he was about to destroy the five mutated Gu creatures, Shang Lu discovered that they were actually emitting the Qi of the Five Elements.

The five types of Gu (poisonous insects) correspond to the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Shang Lu vaguely sensed that his internal organs seemed to be reacting somewhat to these five Gu.

These discoveries changed Shang Lu's mind. He decided to refine the Gu creatures in the valley and control them to see what use they were.

If these five treacherous Gu creatures truly disobey orders and harbor the intention to devour their master, it's not too late to destroy them then.

Refining the Gu urn takes the longest time and requires the most effort.

After the refining was successful, Shang Lu discovered that what was marked with his mark was not only the Gu urn, but also the five strange and mutated Gu creatures raised inside.

No wonder it takes so much time and effort.

The five bizarre and monstrous Gu creatures certainly exude chaos and madness, but they still retain a trace of rationality.

This is probably the result of the efforts of Taimo Academy.

Unfortunately, these five strange and mutated Gu creatures were still in a "newborn" and "weak" state. For the time being, they could not help Shang Lu in fighting enemies, and Shang Lu could not make them display their "talents".

Fortunately, the mutated Gu creatures were not entirely useless.

After refining them, the pokeweed discovered that they could draw upon the five elements from heaven and earth.

Although spiritual energy is scarce in the world today, the five elements have also been affected.

Even if it's diluted, it's still there. The unpredictable Five Elements Gu can continuously draw upon the Qi of the Five Elements.

The five elements energy they consume, part of it enters their stomachs to help them grow, while the other part circulates inside their stomachs before being expelled by them, transforming into five elements spiritual dew.

Pokeweed didn't mind, and tried to open its mouth and inhale, swallowing the Five Elements Spirit Dew directly into its stomach.

He immediately used his internal vision technique and saw that the five elements of spiritual dew had landed on the statues of the five internal organs.

Because the quantity is small, no changes can be observed at the moment. However, Pokeweed is certain that this stuff has a nourishing effect on the five internal organs.

"Based on this alone, these Gu creatures should be kept safe."

Shang Lu was overjoyed and took out some pills, spiritual herbs, and even spiritual minerals containing the five elements and put them into the Gu urn.

The fat and ugly Five Elements Gu creature immediately wriggled its body and climbed onto the pills, spiritual herbs and minerals, beginning to devour the Five Elements Qi contained within them and transform it into Five Elements Spiritual Dew.

"really."

Shang Lu was even more delighted: "This is the true use of the Five Elements Gu. Use them as furnaces to refine the Five Elements Dew."

He then pondered, "I wonder if they can absorb the five elements' power within spells?"

Shang Lu actually did a test and found that the Five Elements Gu could indeed devour the Five Elements power in the spell, thus causing the spell to go out of control and collapse.

Unfortunately, the Five Elements Gu creatures are still very weak, and their ability and speed in absorbing the Five Elements Qi are very low. It is not feasible to use them to break enemy spells and techniques in a short period of time.

Perhaps it will be possible once they grow up.

Aside from these four treasures, the other captured remnants of spirits and magical artifacts were either severely damaged or contaminated, or of low quality and not worthy of Shang Lu's attention. He had already sold them all before leaving Jiang Kingdom.

However, after refining the treasures, Shang Lu did not rush on his journey. Instead, he took out the spiritual materials he had collected and began to temper the witch knife, beast whip, Yazi slingshot, and Qingfu coins.

These magical artifacts had been with Shang Lu for a long time, but as his cultivation level improved, they gradually became less useful.

This time, Shang Lu obtained many secret manuals and insights from the relics of those people from the Tai Mo Academy. Among them was a set of secret techniques recorded by an official from the Mo Sect, specifically used to strengthen and enhance the grade and power of magical artifacts.

In the past few days, Shang Lu not only learned this secret technique, but also practiced with the small magical artifacts he bought. He dares not say that he has completely mastered it, but he is at least 70 or 80% confident.

Now that he had refined the magical artifacts, Shang Lu planned to take advantage of the momentum and strengthen and upgrade these "old companions" that had followed him all the way.

At the same time, make Wuzhiqi's Nuo noodles.

The process of refining the magical artifacts and making the Wuzhiqi Nuo noodles proceeded extremely smoothly.

The successfully refined witch knife, Yazi slingshot, and Qingfu coins not only have increased power, but also have some additional effects.

However, these additional effects require pokeweed to explore and master on its own.

Unfortunately, the tortoise shell shield was completely damaged; otherwise, it would have provided another life-saving treasure.

As for Wuzhiqi's Nuo mask, in addition to giving Shang Lu the supernatural power of water control, it also allowed him to borrow Wuzhiqi's terrifying power and speed.

At this point, the five elements of the Nuo mask have been completed, with four elements of the pokeweed being needed, and only the metal element is missing.

At that very moment, Shang Lu was surprised to discover that the strange Golden Elemental God Tablet had undergone a change.

The mottled blood, twisted and contorted, transformed into a line of words.

This is ancient script. Shang Lu studied it and could barely decipher it.

It reads: Western Metal Virtue Tai Bai Tian Hao Xing Jun.

(End of this chapter)