Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 691 Pokeweed Sets an Ambush, Those Who Are Willing Take the Bait

The pollution emanating from this inauspicious place is not something to be taken lightly.

As can be seen from the fate of the paper figure, this pollution can not only bewitch the mind, but also disrupt the essence and magical power, and even cause physical objects to undergo strange changes. It is easy to deal with bewitching the mind and disrupting the essence and magical power, but it is really difficult to deal with causing physical objects to undergo strange changes!
Shang Lu frowned, took out his talisman brush, and tried to use the witch's ink to draw a purification talisman directly on the stone figure.

As he expected, before the talisman could even take shape, the strange power released from the ominous place behind the "door" disrupted the shamanic power and caused the shamanic ink to mutate, turning into rotting flesh and pus. It not only fell off with a rustling sound, but also made the talisman change shape and become ineffective.

Not only are freshly drawn ones useless, but the same applies to pre-drawn purification talismans.

If the purification talisman doesn't work, don't even think about putting it into a spatial artifact like the Impermanence Decree.

Otherwise, not only will the pills, materials, and treasures stored inside be contaminated and undergo strange changes, but the spatial artifact will also be destroyed.

After several attempts, Shang Lu frowned even more deeply.

Given the strangeness of the stone man, even if Shang Lu could withstand it, he couldn't possibly carry it away directly.

This stone figure, serving as the "gate" to this ominous place, is constantly releasing twisted power outwards.

Not to mention cultivators, even ordinary people could see the eerie aura emanating from the stone figure and the polluted and distorted space around it from a great distance.

It can be said that carrying a stone figure on the road is no different from carrying a megaphone and shouting, "I have Tang Sanzang's flesh here; eating it will grant you immortality."

It would be strange if the powerful families, sects, and even demons along the way didn't tempt them to take drastic measures!
The states of Deng and even Chu would send experts to pursue and intercept them.

Shang Lu did not believe that with his newly broken through to the Inner Palace Realm, he could be free from the fear of "possessing a treasure and being punished".

We must find a way to seal the stone man.

At the very least, they must conceal the eerie power emanating from behind the stone figure's "gate".

At that moment, Shang Lu noticed that the mud and rocks pressing down beneath the stone figure were also being corrupted by the power emanating from the ominous place, causing strange changes and oozing foul-smelling blood and rotting flesh.

This situation suddenly reminded him of something, and he hurriedly looked towards the crevice where the stone man had been.

Sure enough, no blood or rotten flesh was found in the crevice.

"In other words, the ominous place behind the stone figure's 'gate' didn't emit any strange pollution." Shang Lu felt he was starting to understand and quickly began to think: "Why is that? Is it because of the evil energy?"

Thinking of this, Shang Lu immediately activated the Blood Fiend Banner to release its fiendish energy, surrounding the stone man.

Sure enough, the eerie pollution released by the stone man, or rather the ominous place behind the stone man's "gate," was immediately greatly alleviated after being surrounded by malevolent energy—the situation of the surrounding mud and rocks turning into rotting flesh and pus was visibly reduced.

"I've found a way." Shang Lu was overjoyed, but then he smiled bitterly: "I finally managed to get so much evil energy, thinking I could refine and improve a few magic treasures. Now it seems that all this sealed evil energy has just benefited the evil land!"

Although he felt somewhat sorry for the Blood Fiend Banner and other treasures, there was nothing he could do. Shang Lu could only comfort them, saying, "Consider it an investment. We'll definitely earn back more from these dangerous places in the future!"

He didn't care whether these treasures could understand him or not, and immediately pulled out a jade gourd from the spoils of war.

This jade gourd was the treasure of the leader of this group of Chu shamans, but now it belongs to Shang Lu.

This is also a spatial artifact.

Time was of the essence, and Shang Lu did not have time to refine the jade gourd. He directly had the Chu witch named Xue Chuanmo open it himself, take out everything stored inside, and transfer it to Shang Lu's Impermanence Token.

After suspending the jade gourd, Shang Lu then put the Blood Fiend Banner and the stone figures inside, allowing the Blood Fiend Banner to continuously release its malevolent energy to soothe and nourish the ominous land behind the stone figures' "gate".

Shanglu knew very well that this was only a temporary measure.

Once the evil energy sealed within the Blood Fiend Banner is exhausted, the ominous land behind the Stone Man's 'Gate' will once again release its eerie pollution.

Therefore, we must leave quickly.

Hurry up and leave this place, leave Deng State, to find a new, hidden evil spot, release the stone man, and wait for the ominous place to descend.

Having confirmed that the jade gourd was safe, Shang Lu did not carry it with him. It wasn't that he feared the ominous place behind the stone man's "gate" might corrupt him, but rather that he had many treasures on him and needed to be cautious in case of other unforeseen events.

Therefore, Shang Lu used the art of paper cutting to create soldiers, directly tearing out a paper dog, which swallowed the jade gourd and then followed him.

"Walk."

After doing all this, Shang Lu grabbed the little black fox that was curiously examining the crack in the ground and the rotting flesh, and prepared to leave with it and San Niang.

However, as he glanced one last time at the crack in the ground, a thought suddenly popped into Shang Lu's mind:
It seems a bit of a loss to just leave like this.

Lao Tzu wasted a lot of evil energy and even took risks in order to move the stone man away... He must make the State of Chu and the King of Chu pay some price.

He stopped and turned to look at Third Sister.

The couple were of one mind. Without him saying a word, Third Sister knew what he wanted to do and nodded, saying, "There's a way. We can try it."

“Then let’s give it a try.” Shang Lu raised his hand and put on the mountain demon mask again. “How do you need me to alter the terrain here?”

The couple, one in charge of design and the other in charge of construction, quickly changed the feng shui and terrain of the valley once again.

Especially in the hard-to-see places beneath the fissures in the ground, a feng shui formation has been secretly constructed.

The fresh malevolent energy released from the battlefield by the Chu shaman has become like an arrow on a bowstring, waiting only for an opportunity to be released under the influence of this feng shui formation.

After doing all this, Shang Lu gave an order to the souls of those Chu witches: "Immediately send a message to your superiors. No need for many words, just a few sentences. First, say that you have discovered the evil acupoint, and then shout and scream in alarm."

The spirits of the several Chu witches looked at each other in bewilderment.

They were all intelligent people and now roughly understood the situation. Although they were unwilling to send out such a message, they had no choice but to comply. Although they had not yet been completely transformed into mad soldiers by Third Sister, they dared not disobey her orders, otherwise the bamboo banner would immediately annihilate them.

Immediately, the souls of several Chu shamans took their respective communication devices from Shang Lu, activated them by chanting incantations, and then transmitted messages according to Shang Lu's instructions.

Just as they were about to cry out in alarm and scream, Third Sister raised her hand and waved it. The banner strips of the tube-shaped banner turned into streaks of black lightning, crackling and lashing at their souls, making them howl and scream in agony.

The screams sounded so real and heartfelt; they were definitely not staged.

"go!"

As soon as the message was sent, Shang Lu destroyed the batch of communication devices to avoid being locked onto and tracked—there had been previous examples of this, so precautions had to be taken.

Then, taking the little black fox and the paper dog with him, they left under cover of night and sped away.

About fifteen minutes after the shamanic message was sent, several shamanic advisors rushed into the main tent of the Chu army camp, which was far away from the valley.

Although it was late at night, the general in command and the chief priest accompanying the army had not yet rested. When they saw several shamanic advisors barging in, they frowned at first, but before they could utter a word of reprimand, they suddenly realized something and their faces lit up with joy.

The chief priest, completely shrouded in a black robe and with his face wrapped in gauze covered in sorcery, making it impossible to see his features, suddenly stood up and asked urgently, "What's the matter with such a panic? Has the team searching for the evil acupoint sent back news?"

The voice was high-pitched and thin, and seemed to belong to a woman.

"Reporting to the High Priest, it was Xue Chuanmo's team that sent back the message from the shaman."

They first said things like "We've found the evil acupoint" and "We've finally found the evil acupoint," but soon they started to exclaim and scream.

Before we received their message, all their symbiotic Gu had already died. We suspect they met with misfortune upon discovering the evil acupoint! General, High Priest, should we send other nearby teams to check on the situation?

The commander-in-chief was a burly, strong man. A military strategist by training, he was like a deadly weapon, exuding a menacing aura.

After listening to the wizard's report, he did not rush to make arrangements. Instead, he exchanged a glance with the chief priest accompanying the army and began to communicate in a strange voice.

Several wizard advisors, upon hearing the strange whispers, felt a chill run down their spines, and their magical power momentarily became sluggish.

Just as they were filled with fear and horror, the general in command and the chief priest finished their whispered conversation, turned to look at them, and asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure it was Xue Chuanmo and the others who sent back the message?"

As the strange whispers disappeared, the discomfort felt by the several wizard advisors vanished immediately.

Although they were terrified and astonished, they dared not say or ask any questions, and quickly replied, "It's confirmed! We have examined the witchcraft patterns and sound waves, and it is indeed the message sent back by Xue Chuanmo and others. We also had the Listening Envoy listen to it, and they said that there was no lying."

The chief priest accompanying the army said, "In that case, let the other teams in the vicinity go there, but don't rush to search. We'll talk about it when I get there."

"The high priest is going to make the trip in person?" The several wizard advisors were all surprised to hear this.

Although they were in charge of the specific arrangements for the operation, they did not know why they had to do it this way. Therefore, they were all shocked when they heard that the chief priest of the army was going to inspect it in person. They couldn't understand why a jinx would be taken so seriously by the general in command and the chief priest of the army.

But they dared not say more and could only immediately follow the instructions of the chief priest accompanying the army.

After the several wizard advisors left, the chief priest of the army said, "The evil acupoint that can wipe out a team of wizards in an instant is most likely the 'gate' we are looking for."

"I've troubled you, High Priest, to make this trip. If it truly is the 'door' we're looking for, I'll arrange it immediately, to 'sacrifice' even more killing and death... It's not just Your Majesty who can't wait any longer; we can't wait much longer either!"

When the general said this, not only did his face turn red, but his skin and flesh also began to soften, flowing to the ground like melted wax.

In public, he manages to maintain a semblance of normalcy.

But once the person left, it reverted to its bizarre, monstrous form.

Clearly, this general in command, and even the chief priest accompanying the army, had eaten the 'divine flesh' from the rotten and dangerous land, just like the King of Chu.

Their cultivation used to progress by leaps and bounds, so incredibly fast. Now, it's a bizarre and miserable state.

The chief priest, his entire body concealed in black robes and bandages, nodded in response, "I understand. My condition isn't much better than yours! I hope this time, we can see the light at the end of the tunnel." He then vanished from the main tent and instructed the guards outside, "The general is going into seclusion. No one is allowed to enter the tent without his permission! If there's anything, have them report it outside the tent."

"Yes!"

Several guards simultaneously touched their swords, raised their hands, and saluted in response.

The chief priest wasted no time; that very night, he took several shamans, bypassed the battlefield, and infiltrated the heart of the Deng Kingdom.

The State of Deng was caught off guard by the combined forces of Ba and Chu and was in a state of panic. If it weren't for the State of Chu deliberately slowing down its progress to lure the State of Deng to mobilize a large army and create a meat grinder so that the evil land would descend through slaughter and sacrifice, the State of Deng would probably have already reached the capital of the State of Deng.

Even though Deng Guo mobilized a large army, the front line was quite chaotic due to problems with coordination between different units.

In the eyes of the chief priest accompanying the army, it was no different from being given a sieve, and he easily let it pass.

After crossing the battlefield, the chief priest of the army released a flying magical artifact, which flew rapidly all the way.

His magical artifact's flight speed was far superior to that of Shang Lu's magical gourd; early on the third day, it flew to the outside of the valley.

The other teams that received the news had also arrived. They were all surprised to see the chief priest of the army arrive in person and hurriedly came forward to greet him.

"No need for formalities." The chief priest of the army waved his hand, his voice sounding somewhat hurried: "Follow me into the valley."

The group clasped their hands in acceptance and followed him into the valley.

Although the chief priest's face was wrapped in gauze bandages, obscuring his expression, the group of people were all shamans and extremely sensitive to auras. After following the chief priest into the valley for only a few steps, they sensed that something was amiss with his emotions.

Surprise mixed with confusion.

A wizard asked cautiously, "High Priest, is there something strange about this valley?"

"The place where the evil acupoint is formed should be shrouded in evil energy... but there isn't here." The chief priest of the army said in a deep voice, but soon made a new discovery, "No, there used to be evil energy here. These corpses and the fact that this place is bare and without vegetation are proof! But why is there no evil energy now? Could it be that Xue Chuanmo and the others destroyed the evil acupoint here before they died, thus releasing the evil energy?"

When Shang Lu left, he originally intended to set up an illusion to create a sinister atmosphere in the area.

But finally gave up.

Such a method, if seen through by a master, would be superfluous.

It's better to leave the current scene as it is, letting the visitors guess and fall into panic.

He succeeded.

The chief priest accompanying the army was indeed shocked by the situation in the valley. His tone instantly turned extremely cold, even revealing a chilling killing intent.

"If that's the case, then they truly deserve to die! Not only should they die, but their entire families should also be exterminated!"

Upon hearing this, all the accompanying wizards were horrified.

The chief priest accompanying the army was indeed capable. Even though all the evil energy in the valley had been released, he still quickly found the valley eye and the fissure in the ground where the evil acupoint had been located.

Seeing that malevolent energy was still spewing out from the crack in the ground, he breathed a slight sigh of relief, but was still very surprised: "What exactly happened here? Why can't the malevolent energy be contained?"

Soon, the chief priest of the army made a new discovery: although the evil energy could not be contained in the valley, something seemed to be forming at the earth's veins below.

"I see, I understand now. This 'door' must be located at the earth's veins!"

The chief priest accompanying the army was overjoyed and immediately ordered everyone to build an altar in the valley.

As for him, he would personally descend into the earth's veins to reopen the 'divine gate' that had been lost and then regained!

(End of this chapter)