Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 719 Just out of the encirclement, pursuers reappear

Shang Lu drew his witch blade, its crimson light flashing and whistling, instantly clearing a bloody path for him.

The wizards and soldiers along the way were unable to form a magic array due to the influence of the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus and the Calamity Lamp, and were unable to withstand his sharp edge.

The witch's sword, which had cleaved a path through the blood, flew back to Shang Lu's side, buzzing as if it were seeking praise.

"Good job!"

Shang Lu praised her, and at the same time called to Gongshu Ling beside him: "Senior Sister, let's go quickly, don't linger in the battle!"

Gongshu Ling responded with a "good," and streaks of incantation light shone from the witch's armor.

A chilling "whooshing" sound came from the wizards and soldiers surrounding the area, and then countless fish-scale-like armor plates whistled out from the crowd.

Some of the wizards who managed to stay conscious seemed to know how powerful this thing was and panicked and dodged away.

The soldiers, on the contrary, did not move—they were all deeply trapped in the illusion.

The fish-scale armor plates whistled past, slicing through their armor and severing their blood vessels and trachea, instantly claiming many more lives.

After the fish scales flew back to Gongshu Ling's witch armor, they immediately gathered together and transformed into a sturdy suit of armor.

It was covered in blood, which kept dripping.

But in the next instant, scorching waves of air surged from Gongshu Ling's witch armor, blowing away the blood that stained the armor.

These shockwaves also greatly increased Gongshu Ling's speed, allowing him to catch up with Shang Lu in an instant.

Before Shang Lu could react, Gongshu Ling grabbed him, hoisted him onto his shoulder, and ran wildly along the bloody path slashed by the witch's sword.

Its speed was so fast that it surpassed even the techniques of shrinking the earth to an inch and the art of escape.

Listening to the hum of the Witch Armor Spirit Vortex Reactor, Shang Lu sighed inwardly, "As expected of a turbocharger, the acceleration is really fast!"

In an instant, Gongshu Ling carried Shang Lu and broke out of the encirclement.

The witch's sword transformed into a streak of crimson light, closely following behind.

Because Gongshu Ling carried him on his shoulder, Shang Lu had more energy to observe his surroundings while breaking through the encirclement.

The wizards who were originally there to guard against and surround them were actually powerful figures, or rather, they possessed special spells and remnant spirit artifacts.

Instead of discovering these people and things, Shang Lu saw a rather strange phenomenon!

The slain wizards and soldiers lay on the ground all around, their blood gushing out.

Logically, this blood should have flowed all over the ground, and perhaps even accumulated into pools of blood due to the large number of deaths and blood loss.

But the situation here is not like that.

Although the slain wizards and soldiers were bleeding continuously, the blood did not accumulate but instead quickly seeped into the ground.

Such a rapid rate of infiltration is clearly abnormal, as if there is a strange mouth hidden underground, actively sucking up this blood!
"There's something strange down there!" Shang Lu immediately guessed.

He was curious about what strange things were hidden underground, but he didn't have time to investigate.

Because Third Sister had already given a warning: "A highly skilled wizard is rushing here! Don't go north, turn around and head west immediately..."

Without the slightest hesitation, Shang Lu immediately relayed the message to Gongshu Ling: "Head west, someone is coming from the north!"

Gongshu Ling didn't say a word, but his speeding figure immediately twisted and turned westward.

At this moment, they had broken out of the pitch-black ghost realm.

Several beams of magical light flashed again on Gongshu Ling's magical armor. Then, the armor on his back opened, and several bronze birds flew out rapidly, even faster than the lightning-fast Gongshu Ling.

Not only did they conduct advance reconnaissance, but they also released waves of disruptive magical energy, rendering all the spies hidden in rooftops, beams, brick walls, and notices along the way ineffective. They could neither see nor hear them, nor give any warnings.

Pokeweed wasn't surprised.

Gongshu Ling had been in Wushan for much longer than him. Even if she hadn't encountered the Si Snake's patrol, given her understanding and expertise in remnant spirits and witchcraft artifacts, she must have already discovered that Wushan was full of spies and devised a way to deal with it.

To Shang Lu's surprise, the witch light emanating from Gongshu Ling not only activated the bronze bird but also enveloped them, creating a mimicry effect that made them blend into their surroundings.

Even its aura blended perfectly with its surroundings.

Even though they encountered many residents of Wushan on their escape route, they failed to notice them because of Wu Guang's mimicry—they even passed by them without noticing!

The residents of Wushan had obviously heard the commotion from the HSBC building—even if they hadn't, they could clearly see the eerie black haze that enveloped the entire neighborhood.

But no one dared to go towards HSBC Building; instead, they all kept their distance in fear.

That dark smog looked definitely wrong, not to mention the terrifying howls and sounds of fighting emanating from within. Go over there to watch the spectacle? Are you trying to kill yourself?!
Shang Lu turned around and glanced at the HSBC building shrouded in the dark haze of the ghostly realm. What came to mind, however, was the strange image of blood rapidly seeping into the ground.

"There's definitely something strange underground. I just don't know if the strangeness only exists here, or if it exists throughout the entire Wushan Mountain..." Shang Lu thought to himself quickly, and secretly decided that once he successfully escaped, he would definitely find an opportunity to conduct a test.

As he was thinking this, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

Almost at the same time, Third Sister also issued a warning.

Shang Lu immediately called out, "Senior Sister, quick, hide!" At the same time, he summoned the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus and activated the illusion with all his might to conceal his figure and aura—even with the mimicry of the Witch Light, he dared not let his guard down.

Gongshu Ling reacted extremely quickly, immediately stopping and blending into the crowd, while simultaneously reducing the operation of the psionic vortex reactor to a minimum.

Just as they finished doing this, they saw a streak of magical light flash across the sky, heading straight for the block where HSBC was located.

Once the shamanic light had passed, San Niang signaled that the crisis was over, and Shang Lu and Gongshu Ling then blended into the crowd and continued their escape.

At this moment, they had already run a long distance, and Gongshu Ling stopped running wildly—even with the mimicry of Wu Guang, the spiritual energy fluctuations emitted by running at full speed were easily detected and locked onto.

Gongshu Ling took out the remnant spirit of "Flesh and Bone Rejuvenation" and used its power to clothe his witch armor in a layer of flesh and blood. Shang Lu also used the Hundred-Faced Mask to change his appearance again, and then used the Yin-Yang Family Face to further conceal his aura.

After making these arrangements, Gongshu Ling simply withdrew his witch-light mimicry and mingled with Shang Lu in the panicked crowd.

At the same time, outside the HSBC building.

The dark, ominous haze that shrouded this place is gradually weakening.

Several beams of magical light, flying at lightning speed, crashed into the dark haze of the ghost realm, like meteors falling to earth.

The magical light faded, revealing several figures.

One of them was the Commandant of the Guards whom Shang Lu had met before through the paper figure and the shadow gu.

Upon arriving at the location, he let out a muffled groan, and a burst of green liver fire suddenly erupted from his body.

A surge of anger rose within him, instantly dispelling all the dark gloom of the underworld.

After Yin Hu died during his patrol, the dark and gloomy atmosphere here became an empty shell, unable to contain the Weiwei's fury.

As soon as the dark haze of the ghostly realm dissipated, the street was immediately illuminated again, allowing those who had arrived to see the situation clearly.

Seeing the corpses strewn all over the ground, the dead were either soldiers or shamans loyal to King Ba and their powerful families, the experts who rushed over after hearing the commotion all frowned.

The Imperial Guard raised his hand, and a burst of sorcery energy shot out, pulling a living sorcerer in front of him. He demanded, "Whose men are you? What happened here?"

However, the wizard did not answer his question.

The guard raised an eyebrow and quickly realized something was wrong. The wizard's pupils were dilated and his eyes were unfocused, clearly indicating that he was under an illusion.

"let me."

One of the men volunteered, glanced at the other wizards and soldiers around him, and sneered, "To trap so many people in an illusion, that's quite a clever tactic!"

As he spoke, he extended his right hand from under his black robe.

The man's entire palm was wrapped in strips of cloth covered with incantations. The cloth had a strange yellowish-brown color, as if it had been soaked in pus and blood and then dried.

As the man rapidly chanted an obscure incantation, the strip of cloth on his right hand began to tremble.

Immediately afterwards, bee-like insects, dripping with pus and blood, emerged from the gaps in the cloth strips and flew in all directions, using their stingers to viciously stab the wizards and soldiers trapped in the illusion.

"what--"

A series of piercing screams immediately echoed through the area, startling the panicked pedestrians nearby, who quickened their pace. Shang Lu and Gongshu Ling also turned back in surprise, glancing towards the direction of Huifeng Building.

Because of the buildings blocking their view, they couldn't see what was happening at HSBC Building; they only saw that the dark haze formed by the ghost realm had disappeared.

"Could it be that in a fit of rage, they killed their own people?" Shang Lu wondered.

If that's the case, it would be a good thing for them.

Although they were full of curiosity, they would not go back to investigate. They were not the type to commit a crime and then sneak back to the scene to watch the excitement!

They were all well aware that the danger had not been completely over.

Outside the HSBC building, amidst screams, the wizards and soldiers broke free from the illusion and regained their sanity. But each of them was strangely thinner, more haggard, and even looked much older.

After waking the sorcerer and soldiers, the bee venom immediately flew back to the person who released it, burrowed into the cloth strips covered in spells, and returned to his body.

The man squinted, a look of enjoyment on his face, as if the bee venom had not only awakened the wizard and soldiers, but also drained their essence and magical power, which was then fed back to him.

The guard frowned, somewhat displeased and disdainful of the man's actions, but said nothing. He simply stared at the wizard the man had grabbed and asked again, "What's going on here?"

Although the sorcerer was in excruciating pain from the bee stings, he dared not be negligent upon seeing that the person asking the question was the Imperial Guard Commander. He forced himself to speak, enduring the pain, "This humble servant greets the Imperial Guard Commander. In response to your question, we are accompanying Yin Hu on a hunting expedition to apprehend a traitor..."

He recounted everything he knew, including what he had just seen and heard.

After hearing this, not only the Commandant of the Guards, but also the other experts from the powerful families and sects who had arrived at the scene, all turned ashen-faced: "Yin Hu led the team to capture Si She, but ended up being killed by Si She instead? Useless, utterly useless!"

The person who had released the bee venom earlier went up to the body of the Tiger Hunting, which had been cut in half, and chanted incantations to summon the soul, but to no avail.

"This idiot, not only was his body cut in two, but his soul was also destroyed!"

He cursed, turned around, and saw a man with a livid face. He sneered, "Chief Lu, you're in charge of the Guardian of the Witchcrafts now. But look at your expression, you didn't even know that Tiger was coming to capture Snake today?"

Master Lu's face darkened further, but soon, a hint of joy appeared between his brows.

He was sent by the King of Ba to take charge of the Guards of Witchcraft after the death of Changsun Tingwei, and he had only been in office for two or three days.

Others were one thing, but the Tiger and Rabbit gang in the White Tiger Division, relying on their status as meritorious officials and old acquaintances, didn't take him seriously at all, and even disrespected him. The Tiger and Rabbit patrolmen believed that the Guardian Witch Office should be under their management, not parachuted in with a new head of the office.

Today, the Tiger, acting behind his back, led a group to arrest the Snake, clearly showing they didn't take him seriously and were challenging his authority!

Therefore, it was a good thing that Yin Hu died during his patrol!
Not only did he lose one troublemaker, but he could also use this incident to deal with the equally unruly Mao Tu and his ilk. He would let them know that he was the new head of the Weiwu Yamen!
If he could capture the escaped Snake Hunting Men and others, he would be able to establish his prestige in one fell swoop and completely control the Guardian Witch Office!

However, the Snake is adept at concealing its tracks, and now the Tiger is also sent to patrol and alert it. It will not be easy for Master Lu to find her using only his own abilities.

However, this Master Lu was a quick-witted fellow, and he immediately came up with an idea. He looked at the person who had mocked him and said in a deep voice:
"Chief Censor Changsun, now is not the time to mock your colleagues. That Si She Xunshou is a core figure of the rebel party, and she is determined to oppose His Majesty. If she were to escape, it wouldn't matter, but she will surely hide in the shadows and try every means to sabotage His Majesty's important affairs! If she succeeds, it won't just be a matter of me losing face. Every single one of you here will suffer the consequences! And your Changsun family will inevitably be in even worse shape!"

This Changsun Tingwei, whose real name is Changsun Jing, is the younger brother of the Marquis Changsun, who died and was shattered a few days ago after offending an unknown deity.

After his elder brother died, Changsun Jing succeeded as clan chief and also took over the position of Minister of Justice. However, the King of Ba took this opportunity to seize the Weiwu Yamen from the Changsun family and handed it over to this Lu Zhangyin.

That's why he disliked Master Lu so much.

But if the Snake Hunting Party escapes this time and continues to sabotage King Ba's plans in the future, then he will certainly not have a good outcome, and the Changsun family will inevitably be further weakened!
Not to mention, Changsun Jing had just taken over as clan chief and Minister of Justice, and was eager to make contributions to prove that he was no less capable than Marquis Changsun! He also wanted to prove that with him backing them up, the Changsun family had not fallen into decline and could not be bullied.

Otherwise, without Ba Wang lifting a finger, those powerful families who were eyeing them and coveting their wealth would have attacked them en masse and devoured the Changsun family without hesitation!
(End of this chapter)