Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 182: The Remnant Spirit's Strange Face
"Ok?"

Shang Lu lowered his head and looked at the strange face floating in the blood and rotten flesh. He felt that this thing should not be simple.

After he was promoted to county lieutenant, he read a lot of books in the county government and learned some things he didn't know before.

In this world, many practitioners will leave behind "residual souls" after their death.

In fact, they are just some remnants of the cultivation accumulated during one’s lifetime.

Remnant souls often possess strange abilities, which are related to the monk's abilities during his lifetime. They are excellent materials for making spiritual and magical weapons.

Some residual spirits can even allow ordinary people to cast spells.

Of course, all of this comes at a price.

Even many ordinary people would go crazy and become evil creatures under the influence of residual spirits.

Although the Headless Butler's cultivation level was not high, his way of cultivation was strange enough, so it was not surprising that he left behind a residual spirit after his death.

Shang Lu did not rush to pick up the strange face, but after observing for a moment, he looked up at Sanniang.

Sanniang had already put away her soul-cutting knife and was about to return to the oil-paper umbrella. When she saw Shang Lu, how could she not understand what he meant? She nodded slightly.

"Sanniang nodded, which means that even if there are problems with this face, it is still within the range that can be dealt with."

Shang Lu felt relieved and used the oxtail knife to pick out the human face from the bloody and rotten flesh.

The flesh beneath the human face had completely rotted away, leaving only skin.

I don’t know how the Headless Butler trained, the face inside the belly doesn’t look like him.

At this time, Sanniang had already returned to the oil-paper umbrella, but she still helped to blow up the cold wind, blowing away all the blood and rotten flesh on the monster's face.

Shang Lu took out the wine gourd again, uncorked it, and poured some strong liquor on the monster's face to further clean and disinfect it.

After doing all this, he picked up the face with his hands.

This strange face looked like a human skin mask. As soon as Shang Lu held it in his hand, he immediately felt an urge to put it on.

A voice sounded in his mind, constantly tempting him:
"Put it on! Wear this face and you will be able to open the door to immortality and see the secret of immortality..."

This voice came from the strange face.

It would be fine if it were to bewitch other people, but unfortunately it encountered Smilax glabra.

The strange face had just muttered a few words in Shang Lu's mind, but before he could take any further action, the statue of the mind in his internal organs set off a fire that burned away all its temptation.

"Want to seduce me? You're still a little short of the mark."

Shang Lu sneered secretly and tried to infuse a stream of blood into the strange face.

The blood and energy were absorbed by the strange face. In Shang Lu's mind, he heard the voice of the strange face again, but it was no longer tempting him to put on the mask, but wanted him to release more blood and energy.

Shanglu did not do as it wished, but instead sent a divine power in.

The divine power entered the monster's face, just like a hot iron, branding it, instantly causing the face to curl up, emitting a pungent burnt smell and a sharp wail.

Shang Lu did not stop until the wailing completely disappeared, and then he withdrew his divine power.

At this moment, the danger of the remaining spirit was completely eliminated.

This is also the knowledge that Shang Lu learned from the books in the county government. Newly born residual souls are often very bewitching and want to find a "host" and then occupy the host's nest so that they can take over the body and be reborn!
You must use magic to purify the residual spirit before you can use it.

Shang Lu doesn't know magic, but he has divine power, which can make purification simpler and more brutal.

"How do I use this weird face? What's the point? I'm not really going to wear it, am I?"

Shang Lu studied it curiously.

The weirdness in the strange face has been cleared away, so Shang Lu is no longer afraid to wear it.

Even if there are still some weird things, they can be handled with the help of Wu Zang Temple, divine power and Sanniang.

After greeting Sanniang, Shanglu put on a strange face.

A tiny piece of fleshy bud immediately grew out at the edge of the strange face, swaying and piercing into Shanglu's face.

But Shanglu didn't feel any pain.

The moment he put on the strange mask, several spells appeared in his mind. At the same time, he felt a strange power coming out of the strange mask and instantly spreading throughout his body.

In an instant, Shang Lu's heartbeat, breathing and even blood flow slowed down, almost to the point of stagnation.

The vitality was also restrained and hidden, and a heavy deathly aura emanated from the body.

Shanglu was startled.

After repeatedly confirming that he was still alive and his body functions were not affected, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he discovered that this state of the living dead was very special.

His skin became stiff, as if it was not human skin, but a layer of tough leather armor.

Sensations also become dulled, especially pain.

If this state is combined with the tortoise-walking method of the Five Spiritual Skills and the will to break through the enemy formation, it may be of great use.

Even if he was surrounded and covered with wounds, he could continue to charge forward with undiminished fighting strength.

The moment Shang Lu put on a strange face and turned into a living dead, the surrounding soul-chasing birds immediately became alert, and gathered around him, making sharp cries.

These shouts attracted the attention of the county soldiers, and then there was an uproar.

In the eyes of the county soldiers, Shang Lu, wearing a strange face, was a stranger! They immediately drew their swords and surrounded him.

Tu Bin held a shield in one hand and a knife in the other. While staring at Shang Lu, he also looked around, surprised that the county lieutenant had disappeared.

"it's me."

Shang Lu hurriedly stated his identity.

But his voice had changed, so he could only peel off the weird mask and reveal his true appearance.

Although the monster face grew flesh thorns that pierced Shang Lu's face, there were no scars or bloodstains on Shang Lu's face when the thorns were removed.

The county soldiers opened their mouths in surprise.

Just now, Shang Lu not only changed his appearance, but also his body shape and temperament. After removing the strange mask, everything returned to normal, which was really surprising.

"Sir? It's you? Why are you…"

Tu Bin's gaze fell on the face of the person in Shang Lu's hand, and he understood a little.

“Is this a remnant spirit?”

Shang Lu nodded and said, "Yes, after the headless steward died, he left behind a residual spirit. I just tested the effect and it can turn people into living dead." After a pause, he asked, "Have you seen a residual spirit?"

“I have seen it.” Tu Pi said, “In the past, when a general died on the battlefield, his spirit would be remnant, but it would usually be taken away by the witch officer at the first opportunity.”

Then he exclaimed in amazement: "No wonder the adults gave us the same feeling as this group of people just now. It turns out that it was the effect of the residual spirit."

After dispelling the tension and suspicion of the county soldiers, Shang Lu wanted to put on the strange mask and try out a few spells that had just popped into his mind.

He had not learned the skills of a corpse driver, so if he wanted to use these spells, he had to use the strange face to convert his blood and energy into magical power.

However, before Shang Lu could put on the strange mask again, someone came outside the maze.

A dark cloud descended from the sky. After landing, the mist dissipated, revealing a flying boat.

There were three people standing on the flying boat, all of whom Shang Lu knew.

One is the wizard Wang Chao who can transform into a night owl, one is the wizard Jiang from the Discipline Department, and the other is Feng Boyuan who has not been seen for a long time.

Three witch officers got off the flying boat. Witch Officer Jiang made some hand gestures and chanted some incantations, then waved towards the flying boat.

The flying boat immediately shrank to the size of a walnut and was put into his sleeve.

Now that the witch officer had arrived, Shang Lu had no time to study the strange face any further and put it away.

He then ordered Tu Bin and others to pull up the five white flags that were stuck on the ground.

The maze array immediately lost its effect.

Feng Boyuan, Wang Chao and Jiang Wuguan immediately saw the burning pile of corpses and four strange mud coffins in which people were struggling constantly.

(End of this chapter)