Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 700 Killing the Enemy, Seizing the Spiritual Root
Before Jin Yutang could finish speaking, Shang Lu and Bai Lingxu burst into the side courtyard.

Seeing that none of the magic arrays and traps in the courtyard had taken effect, Jin Yutang's face turned extremely dark and ugly. He then threw the valuable white jade teacup he was holding away.

The white jade teacup shattered on the spot.

Jin Yutang gritted his teeth and cursed, "Who built this magic array? It's utterly useless! It allowed rats to get here unimpeded! Punish them! They must punish them severely!"

Strangely, neither Jin Yutang's thunderous roar nor his smashing of bowls and cursing had any effect on the actors on stage. They simply continued singing, seemingly oblivious to everything happening below the stage.

Not only did Jin Yutang notice this strangeness, but several other people in the side courtyard also noticed it and immediately surrounded Jin Yutang to protect him.

"What's the panic? It's just a smokescreen to fool ordinary people, a trivial trick."

Jin Yutang sneered repeatedly, his tone full of arrogance and disdain.

The Jin family rose to become a first-class family in Baiyi County, and Jin Yutang was the best among the younger generation of the Jin family, with unlimited potential.

During this period, many people surrounded him, showering him with flattery and praise, which had already elevated him to a euphoric level.

They look down on everything with disdain.

Even if someone were to break into the mansion at this moment, Jin Yutang was not afraid at all. He reached out and parted the guards blocking his way, then turned his gaze to the round gate of the side courtyard and saw Shang Lu and Bai Lingxu walking in.

He was not familiar with pokeweed.

Although both of them had worked at the Baiyi County Witchcraft Academy, they had no interaction. Even if Jin Yutang had heard of Shang Lu's reputation, he wouldn't take it to heart.

In the eyes of these scions of noble families, a rogue cultivator like Shang Lu, with no background, no matter how talented or fast he was in cultivation, was ultimately nothing more than a dog under their command—just like the guards surrounding him at this moment.

In some cases, they may even become the "materials" for their cultivation and breakthroughs.

Jin Yutang glanced at Shang Lu, then turned his gaze to Bai Lingxu.

After a moment of surprise, he laughed and said, "Who do we have here? It's Senior Brother Bai! What are you doing here instead of indulging in a life of debauchery in Fangting County? Do you want to take back your Star Marrow, Earth Milk, and Thousand Family Millet?"

“That’s right!” Bai Lingxu nodded and answered with his head held high.

Before meeting Jin Yutang, he had many doubts and hesitations.

But upon seeing Jin Yutang, all that remained in his heart was burning hatred and raging anger.

"Hahaha, you really overestimate yourself!"

Jin Yutang burst into laughter, his laughter filled with mockery and disdain, as if he had heard some unbelievable joke.

"You? Or this helper you brought? Let me tell you the truth, I have already consumed and refined the Star Marrow, Earth Milk, and Thousand Family Millet. If you have the ability, then kill me and take the Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Root that I have refined from my body!"

Shang Lu nodded, interrupting his laughter with a serious expression: "That's exactly what I was thinking! Since you say so too, then we'll respectfully comply!"

Jin Yutang's laughter stopped abruptly. He stared at Shang Lu with a venomous gaze and demanded, "Who are you?"

Before Shang Lu could answer, he sneered, "Fine, I don't want to know the name of a dead man. Bai Lingxu, Bai Lingxu, we spared your life, and instead of being grateful, you want to repay kindness with enmity? You're utterly ungrateful!"

Bai Lingxu gritted his teeth and said, "You stole my hope of breaking through to the Heavenly Realm, destroyed my cultivation, and you still expect me to be grateful? There's no such logic in the world!"

"Reason? Here, I am reason!"

Jin Yutang snorted coldly, his left hand forming a hand seal, quickly drawing a talisman in front of him to activate the Gu curse within Bai Lingxu's body, and shouted: "Go against me? Die!"

However, despite the spell being cast, Bai Lingxu remained completely unchanged.

"Hmm?" Jin Yutang raised an eyebrow. "No wonder you dared to come here to die; it turns out you've broken the curse!"

But he didn't panic. He pointed and ordered, "Kill them!"

Of the six people guarding Jin Yutang, two remained to watch over him, while the other four unleashed their magic to attack and kill Shang Lu and Bai Lingxu.

Although the six people were fast, they were still far slower than Shang Lu.

"Zheng——"

The witch's sword let out an excited cry, suddenly unsheathed, and with a streak of red light, slashed towards Jin Yutang and the others.

Jin Yutang's six guards all changed color and hurriedly tried to unleash their magic to resist, but it was too late.

That slash was incredibly fast.

By the time they realized the danger, it was too late.

"Whoosh-"

The red light spun rapidly around them before returning to its sheath.

Jin Yutang's six guards seemed to be frozen in place, as if struck by a spell or petrification technique.

On the contrary, Jin Yutang did not feel any discomfort.

Seeing his men freeze in place, he cursed, "Go! Kill these two thieves! What are you all standing there for?" At the same time, he kicked out at the guard in front of him.

The guard fell to the ground with a thud, breaking into several pieces with a "thud".

The other five guards also fell to the ground at that moment. Not only were they all killed, but their blood was also drained by the witch's sword, turning them into dried corpses that shattered upon impact.

"How can this be?!"

Jin Yutang's eyes widened.

These six guards were sent to him by Jin Yunpeng; they were all at the Tongtian Realm, stronger than him.

But these people were all instantly killed by that kid next to Bai Lingxu with a single strike?!

"You...who are you?!"

Jin Yutang looked at Shang Lu again.

This time, his eyes were devoid of disdain and contempt, replaced entirely by shock and horror.

“A dead man has no right to know my name,” Shang Lu replied.

Jin Yutang's expression changed again.

His words were clearly a sarcastic remark about his previous statement, but he couldn't refute them.

With a muffled groan, Jin Yutang was about to activate the life-saving magical artifact in his arms and escape from this place.

However, when he turned his magical power around, he didn't activate anything.

"What, do you want to activate this thing?"

Shang Lu opened his hand, and a strange blood cicada was held in his palm.

The blood cicada was still alive, its abdomen rising and falling, and its wings were vibrating.

The moment Shang Lu drew his sword, San Niang floated to Jin Yutang's side and stole all his treasures.

This blood cicada is just one of them.

With a hint of curiosity, Shang Lu asked, "This thing can help you escape like a cicada shedding its shell?"

"When did you steal it?" Jin Yutang asked incredulously, unable to understand when the other party had stolen his treasure.

This blood cicada is a strange Gu. Once he encounters danger, he can activate it and exchange it with the person who has been implanted with the "shell," so that the person can die in his place, and he can take the opportunity to escape.

But now that the treasure is in the other party's hands, how can he escape?
Jin Yutang suddenly remembered something else and hurriedly searched his entire body.

Sure enough, all his treasures were gone.

He managed to steal them all without the other party noticing!

What a terrifying tactic!
If the other party hadn't been looking for treasure, but instead wanted to kill him, he would probably be beheaded by now.

Jin Yutang couldn't help but shudder, but quickly pondered in his mind: "This person clearly has the ability to kill me, but he didn't... Is he afraid of my Jin family and dares not make a move against me? Or does he want to get something out of me?"

Regardless of the reason, Jin Yutang felt that he had seen a glimmer of hope for survival.

He even speculated that Bai Lingxu and the mysterious expert were not in cahoots, but rather that Bai had offered certain conditions to hire him for help!
Bai Lingxu was skilled at making friends and managing affairs back in the Witch Academy, so it's not surprising that he knew such a person and was willing to take out his hidden treasures to ask for their help.

This mysterious expert, who could accept Bai Lingxu's employment, could naturally also accept his.

This can be seen from the fact that the mysterious expert only stole the Blood Cicada and other treasures, but did not harm him.

"Is he trying to play the long game, helping whoever offers the best deal?"

Jin Yutang felt that he had seen through the mysterious master's plan.

Although he cursed inwardly, he hurriedly exclaimed, "Senior, how much benefit did Bai Lingxu give you? I'm willing to pay double... no, ten times! You don't even need to lift a finger, just stay aside and keep quiet! From now on, I, and the Jin family behind me, will regard you as our benefactor!"

"You're quite willing to set a price." Shang Lu chuckled and said, "But I'm afraid that if I turn around, your Jin family will treat me as an enemy and hunt me down to death!"

Jin Yutang suddenly felt guilty; he really did have such a plan.

If he could survive today, he would immediately flee back to the Jin family and beg his grandfather to dispatch experts from the clan to hunt down the guy who made him feel threatened and seize his spiritual root.

In Jin Yutang's view, Shang Lu was able to kill his six guards, who were all at the Tongtian Realm level, with a single strike, so his strength must be above the Mingxin Realm.

Although he had only just broken through to the Tongtian Realm, he didn't mind preparing a spiritual root of the Mingxin Realm in advance.

But he absolutely could not admit to such a thing, and immediately shook his head, pointing to the sky and swearing, "Absolutely not! I swear to God! If I have even the slightest evil intention, may I be struck by lightning..."

"Boom!"

Before he could finish speaking, a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, hitting the tea table next to Jin Yutang and instantly burning it to ashes.

Jin Yutang's face turned ashen. He never imagined that his vow would actually bring divine punishment.

He's told countless lies before, but he's never encountered anything like this before!
Jin Yutang subconsciously looked up and saw a lightning dragon coiled above his head! Upon closer inspection, he realized that it was not a lightning dragon at all, but a whip wrapped in lightning and thunder.

The lightning just now came from this whip.

"You're playing me?!" Jin Yutang suddenly realized, glaring at Shang Lu with gritted teeth.

"You tricked me first," Shang Lu sneered, too lazy to waste any more words with Jin Yutang. He turned to Bai Lingxu and said, "Senior Brother Bai, it's your turn to take action. Go and take back what belongs to you."

"Alright!" Bai Lingxu replied, striding towards Jin Yutang, not at all worried that Jin Yutang's cultivation was far superior to his own.

He believed that as long as Shang Lu was by his side, Jin Yutang would not be able to hurt him again.

Jin Yutang was both angry and delighted to see this.

What enraged him was that Shang Lu actually sent Bai Lingxu to kill him; it was utterly disrespectful. Given Bai Lingxu's current condition, he could easily eliminate him with a flick of his finger.

The good news is that we can take this opportunity to capture Bai Lingxu. With a hostage in hand, this mysterious expert will likely not dare to touch him.

As long as we can escape back to the Jin family... no, even if we have to escape to Wanku Mountain, we won't have to be afraid anymore.

After having the idea of ​​taking hostages, Jin Yutang pretended to be trembling and frightened, but in reality he was keeping a close eye on Bai Lingxu and calculating the distance between them.

"Come on, get closer. I'm not entirely confident at this distance..."

Bai Lingxu moved swiftly, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of Jin Yutang.

Jin Yutang was overjoyed and was about to wave his left hand to unleash the witchcraft he had prepared beforehand on Shang Lu, while at the same time he grabbed Bai Lingxu's vital point with his right hand to kidnap him.

But in the next instant, Jin Yutang's ecstasy turned into horror.

Because he discovered that he couldn't move at all.

An invisible force, like a mountain, pressed down on him, rendering him unable to move.

This terrifying power came from the mysterious expert who killed his six guards!
The person simply stood to the side, yet the force field they released completely suppressed him!

Such an experience was something he had never seen even in his grandfather, Jin Yunpeng.

Jin Yutang was both shocked and horrified, only then realizing that the mysterious expert's strength was probably much greater than that of his proud grandfather.

Unable to move, Jin Yutang could only watch helplessly as Bai Lingxu bent down, pulled the sword from his dead guard, and without hesitation, thrust the sword into his chest, near the dantian.

Jin Yutang's protective magical energy was completely crushed by Shang Lu's essence.

Bai Lingxu's thrust was aided by the essence of Shang Lu, and even though Jin Yutang's body was as hard as copper and iron, it was still pierced through and a bloody hole was created.

Bai Lingxu directly reached his hand into the bloody hole in Jin Yutang's chest.

The intense pain nearly made Jin Yutang faint.

Unfortunately, the essence of the pokeweed stimulated his nerves, making him energetic and preventing him from falling into a coma, and also doubling his pain.

After churning inside Jin Yutang's chest, Bai Lingxu pulled out a spiritual root with a "poof".

Having lost his spiritual root, Jin Yutang's internal witch energy seemed to be out of control, surging and reacting violently.

In the next instant, his meridians were severed and his internal organs were shattered.

His body swayed and he fell to the ground, whereupon he died.

A wisp of soul, having just drifted out of the body and before it could escape, was taken into the bamboo banner by Third Sister and subjected to the refining of the yin wind and the banner fire.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother Bai, on reclaiming what belongs to you and avenging your great grudge."

Shang Lu came to Bai Lingxu's side and offered his congratulations with a light smile.

Bai Lingxu held the spiritual root, his expression a mixture of laughter and tears, but he didn't forget to thank Shang Lu: "Thank you, Junior Brother Shang, for allowing me to reclaim the spiritual root and avenge my great grudge!"

Shang Lu waved his hand and asked again, "I wonder what Senior Brother Bai's plans are next?"

"This……"

Bai Lingxu, holding the spiritual root, was stunned for a moment.

He really hadn't thought about this.

He didn't even expect to actually get revenge on this trip.

It's nothing more than dying either way, so we'll just fight to the death.

(End of this chapter)