Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 315: Soldiers and Nuo
When leaving Tiangong Cave, Shang Lu had a wooden kite in his hand.

It was lent to him by Gongshu Ling, who said it could help him explore and mine the Five Evil Stones.

Gongshu Ling was too impatient to teach in detail, so he simply explained the usage and left the rest for Shang Lu to figure out on his own.
So Shang Lu was busy along the way and tried it many times.

The result surprised him greatly.

This wooden kite is much better than similar products Shang Lu had used before, whether in terms of intelligence, flying speed, range, and reconnaissance field of view.

Not to mention, there are several witchcraft spells engraved on this wooden kite, which have their own means of attack.

The wooden kites used by Shanglu in the past were purely reconnaissance type and had almost no offensive capabilities.

The wooden kite made by Gongshu Ling can be said to be an improvement in all aspects.

Shang Lu planned to take advantage of this time to test the performance of this wooden kite, especially its attack strength.

If it is really good, then he might be able to buy a batch of wooden kites from Senior Sister Gongshu to enrich his reconnaissance and attack methods.

At that time, when he fights with others, he doesn't need to make any moves. He only needs to shout "Kites come", and a large group of wooden kites will fly out and surround the enemy and bombard them wildly...

That scene is exciting just thinking about it.

Of course, the premise is that the price of the wooden kite is not too expensive.

Otherwise, he can't use technology and can only rely on mutation.

After playing with the wooden kite for a while, Shang Lu put it away.

He then took out the Witch Academy Jade Token and entered the trading column to see if anyone in this 'Yunshang Market' was selling the Five Evil Stones.

Shang Lu read all the messages in the trading column and searched for key words such as "Five Evil Stones", but he didn't see anyone selling Five Evil Stones.

Instead, I saw many people collecting this thing, including Senior Sister Gongshu Ling.

“Sure enough, there is nothing to sell.”

Shang Lu sighed.

This situation was within his expectations.

Otherwise, why would Gongshu Ling ask him to find the Five Evil Stones and lend him the wooden kite? Wouldn't it be more convenient to just place an order and purchase it directly?
With just a wave of Gongshu Ling's hand, hundreds of wooden kites, mechanical men and mechanical beasts appeared, and he no longer looked like a person who lacked money or contribution.

Shang Lu was not giving up and wanted to try his luck, so he searched in the Yunshang Market for a long time.

And now, he has completely given up.

After considering for a moment, Shang Lu also posted a purchase request for the Five Evil Stones.

However, he not only wanted to purchase the Five Evil Stones, but also collected related clues.

Not only that, Shang Lu sent another message to Bai Lingxu: "Brother, do you know where the Five Evil Stones are?"

This time, Bai Lingxu replied quickly: "What do you want the Five Evil Stones for?"

Shang Lu did not hide it from him: "I asked Senior Sister Gongshu to help repair a witch weapon, and she wanted the Five Evil Stones as payment."

Bai Lingxu: "So it's Gongshu Ling who wanted it, that's not surprising. These Five Evil Stones mostly appear on the battlefield after fierce fighting, and are bred by blood, murderous aura, hostility, resentment and other factors. Our country of Ba has rarely had major wars in the past ten years. The original Five Evil Stones have long been mined out. If there is a real fight in Xingshan this time, perhaps a batch of Five Evil Stones will be produced. Otherwise, we can only see if fellow Taoists from other countries have this thing. How about this, I'll ask for you first, and contact you when I have news. After the matter is done, you can give me some hard work fee as you see fit."

Shang Lu agreed immediately: "No problem. I hope you will take care of it. I will definitely reward you handsomely after the matter is completed."

Bai Lingxu answered quite straightforwardly: "If there are contribution points to earn, I will definitely work hard, just wait for my news."

After contacting Bai Lingxu, Shang Lu thought about it and felt that he couldn't just hang himself on a tree.

If the Five Evil Stones are never found, should the hand drum still be repaired?

In other words, do you really want to risk your life and become Sister Gongshu's experimental subject?

He didn't want to easily try an experiment that would scare Feng Boyuan, Wang Chao and others.

After some thought, Shang Lu sent a message through the jade pendant to the Yunshang Market and the errand column of the Witch Academy.

"Looking for someone to repair a witch weapon, for a fee!"

Be concise and to the point, and highlight the word "paid".

Not long after the message was sent, Shang Lu received a message from a senior brother asking for his location and saying that he wanted to come over to check the condition of the hand drum and then quote a price for repairing it.

"I'm at Tianzhu Peak, on my way to the witchcraft class." Shang Lu gave the address.

A moment later, Shang Lu saw a bald senior brother coming on a flying boat on Tianzhu Peak. He shouted to him from a distance: "Junior brother, are you looking for someone to repair the magic weapon?"

"It's me." Shang Lu replied.

After confirming his identity, the bald senior brother landed the flying boat and asked Shang Lu to board: "I will take you to the witchcraft class, and by the way, I will take a look at the hand drum you want to repair."

Shang Lu said yes and jumped onto the flying boat.

The flying boat, which was like a small boat, shook twice, then swayed into the air and flew towards the place where the class was held.

Shang Lu was also used to it and was not surprised. He just took out a hand drum from his backpack and handed it to Senior Brother Xie Ding.

Brother Xie Ding took it, made some hand gestures and chanted a spell, then he saw a beam of golden light shoot out from his eyes and cover the hand drum.

After a moment, Senior Brother Xie Ding retracted the golden light in his eyes.

Shang Lu noticed that his expression seemed a little strange at this moment, and asked hurriedly: "How about it, Senior Brother, can you repair it?"

Senior Brother Xie Ding did not ask whether it could be repaired, but asked him a question in return.

"Have you shown this hand drum to Gongshu Ling?"

Shang Lu was a little surprised: "I did show it to Senior Sister Gongshu, how did you know about it?"

"Gongshu Ling left a message in this hand drum. She said that people whose skill in making instruments is not as good as hers should not try rashly, otherwise their lives will be in danger."

"Ah?" Shang Lu was stunned. "Repairing a magical weapon would put one's life in danger?"

Could it be that Senior Sister Gongshu wanted to have a monopoly on the business and not let others get involved? If anyone dared to steal her business, she would kill him?
It can’t be that cruel, right?
Senior Brother Xie Ding didn't know what he was thinking about, so he explained seriously:

"The structure of the magic weapon is very complicated, and it contains many magic words and formations. If it is not repaired properly, the magic weapon will be scrapped at best, or explode at worst. If the power of the magic weapon is too strong, it is not surprising that it will cause loss of life."

Shang Lu didn't know if this hand drum would explode if it was damaged.

But even when it is broken, it can still attract the voice of God.

If it's not repaired properly and something goes wrong...even if it doesn't explode, it can kill people.

Senior Brother Xie Ding returned the tambourine to Shang Lu and said, "I don't think I'm as good as Gongshu Ling. I don't have the ability to repair this tambourine. Junior Brother, you should find another expert."

After a pause, he continued, "In our Witch Academy, even the teachers who teach instrument making are not necessarily better than Gongshu Ling... Hey, since you have shown it to Gongshu Ling, why don't you let her help you repair it?"

Shang Lu told the truth: "Senior Sister Gongshu Ling made two conditions, either to help her test the newly developed witchcraft weapon, or to find a bag of Five Evil Stones for her."

Senior Brother Xie Ding looked Shang Lu up and down, making sure that he had no missing arms or legs, and that he had not bandaged his wounds. He nodded and said, "You chose to look for the Five Evil Stones? That's a wise move. Although the Five Evil Stones are difficult to obtain, it's better than losing your life."

Is it true that testing magic weapons is life-threatening?

Shang Lu took a breath when he heard this, and then was choked by the cool wind blowing in his face.

At this moment, Senior Brother Xie Ding's flying boat also sent Shang Lu to the place where the class was going to take place.

Shang Lu got off the flying boat and watched his brother leave.

Looking at his brother's messy hair, he couldn't help wondering: Could it be that this brother was bald due to the wind? Why didn't he stay on the flying boat and put up a wind shield or something?

While waiting for class to start, a few senior brothers and sisters from the Zouqi Wu School, after seeing the news released by Shang Lu, sent messages to ask him what he wanted to repair and where he was.

However, after Shang Lu relayed the words that Gongshu Ling left in the hand drum to these senior brothers and sisters, none of them responded.

It seems that what Senior Brother Xie Ding said is correct. In the Baiyi County Witch Academy, there are not many people who are better at making weapons than Gongshu Ling.

And those people will not be interested in the compensation offered by a student.

"It seems that we still have to find a way to get the Five Evil Stones."

Shang Lu sighed helplessly and sent a message to his friends, asking them if they had the Five Evil Stones or if they could help him keep an eye out for relevant information.

The letter was not sent to Lu Dao and Zhongli Da Wu because they were teachers and it was not good to disturb them. Besides, they were busy exterminating mountain ghosts and had no time to help.

Feng Boyuan replied quickly. He didn't have the Five Evil Stones either. After all, he was a Nuo witch and rarely used this kind of material. But he said he would help keep an eye out and notify him as soon as he had any news.

Several other brothers who had sent messages to me also replied, with similar messages.

Lian Hua Xuelu also sent him a message back: "We really don't have the Five Evil Stones in our Witch Academy. You can only go outside and ask."

Shang Lu looked around and while he was disappointed, he also noticed one thing - Wang Chao did not reply.

Before he returned to the Witch Academy, he sent a message to Wang Chao, asking him to be careful.

It's been almost a month, and there's still no reply from Wang Chao.

"Is there some kind of witchcraft in the Xingshan area that has blocked the jade token's communication function, or has Senior Brother Wang and the others encountered some kind of misfortune?"

Shang Lu couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Unfortunately, Shang Lu knew only a limited amount of information about Xingshan, and was unable to deduce what Wang Chao and his team had encountered. A moment later, the teacher who taught the witchcraft class demonstrated a wood escape technique, causing a large tree next to the teaching site to blossom and bear fruit in front of everyone's astonished eyes.

As the fruit fell, he came out and announced the start of class.

This fancy move almost made Shang Lu applaud.

After the witchcraft class began, a witchcraft spell turned into colorful rain of light and fell on everyone.

The jade tokens of the Witch Academy on them were instantly "disconnected from the Internet".

It eliminates the possibility of playing jade cards in class.

You have to listen to the class carefully, otherwise you will fall asleep...but you have to have the courage to do so.

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.

Shang Lu still failed to buy the Five Evil Stones, nor did he get any information about them.

At the same time, there was still no news from Wang Chao.

Shang Lu even asked Lu Dao for help to find out about this.

It is said that in the Xingshan area, due to the battle between wizards from the countries of Ba and Chu, the energy and force field became extremely unstable. Many communication-related wizard talismans, wizard tools and even spells became ineffective. It was normal that the wizard academy's jade tablet could not receive any messages.

At the same time, Shang Lu also asked about the hunting and killing of mountain ghosts. Lu Dao told him that mountain ghosts were extremely cunning and had already prepared multiple spiritual bodies.

During this period of time, they killed the mountain ghost several times, but each time they let it use its spiritual body to escape.

But Lu Dao also said that every time the mountain ghost was killed, its soul would be weakened. At most, it would take two or three more times to completely eliminate the mountain ghost.

At the same time, they also sent people to search for the mountain ghost's spirit everywhere in order to cut off the mountain ghost's chance of escaping.

"Don't worry, this mountain ghost is already trapped in a jar and can't cause any trouble!" Lu Dao was full of confidence.

Also during these ten days, Shang Lu attended all the classes in the Witch Academy that were available to those who had achieved a small level of Qi Refining.

First, we screened out professions that required no talent - such as divination, alchemy, etc.

Let’s not talk about divination. During the previous class, Shang Lu was confused and didn’t understand what was being said.

Alchemy is similar.

Just the nature, flavor, meridians, effects and contraindications of various magical herbs and medicinal materials are enough to make Shanglu feel overwhelmed.

Not to mention that each pill formula has detailed requirements for its composition, dosage, refining temperature, etc.

Its complexity made Shang Lu feel like he was solving a difficult math problem.

If you get a math problem wrong, it’s wrong, but if you make a mistake while refining the elixir, either the furnace will explode or the effect will be completely different.

When Shang Lu was attending his first alchemy class, he heard the teacher use the example of a senior sister in front of him, saying that no matter what kind of elixir recipe she had, no matter how simple it was, she could turn it into a poisonous pill.

Take one pill and you will see a villain; take two pills and you will see the ancestor.

Shang Lu didn't want to refine the elixir and poison himself, so he had to give up this subject that gave him a headache.

As for subjects like witchcraft, magic arrays, weapon making, etc., although Shang Lu was able to learn them, he was not very talented.

After weighing the pros and cons, I decided to just learn a little and apply the basics.

Forget about in-depth study and careful research.

Each of these schools contains a huge and complex system, with a vast amount of knowledge that cannot be learned in a lifetime.

Shang Lu felt that he should put more energy into the subjects in which he was better at and more talented.

For example, soldiers and witches.

This is an extension of body training, focusing on the realization of the physical body.

The physical body here is not just a body of flesh and blood, but also the refining and cultivation of essence, qi and spirit.

It can perfectly connect with Shanglu’s current practice.

Whether it is the Dragon-Tiger Power or the Inner Alchemy, they are all very consistent with the ways of soldiers and witches.

Not to mention, Shanglu also has internal organs.

After taking several basic classes in military wizardry, Shang Lu felt that his internal organs could play a big role in the realization of the physical body that the military wizard was pursuing.

Although the military wizard attaches great importance to physical training, he does not neglect other things.

If one can make it to the end of this school, the knowledge he will master and the methods he will learn will be beyond compare.

Because there are four branches of military witchcraft, namely military skills, military yin and yang, military situations and military strategies.

This is very similar to the Four Forces of Military Science, but there are differences in many details, or in the focus of practice.

For example, compared with military strategists, the content of military training is not much, but more emphasis is placed on self-cultivation, being able to charge into battle, boost morale, and inspire the entire army.

For example, the "Aspirations to Break Through the Formations" that Shang Lu had learned before belonged to the combat skills among military techniques.

As for the Yin and Yang of the army, one must have insight into the weather and terrain, and even be able to change the celestial phenomena and geography for one's own use. In addition, one must master the skills of refining and driving the Yin soldiers.

As for the military situation, one must be familiar with battle formations and feng shui. When one reaches the highest level of cultivation, one can transform the surrounding environment and all things in the world into battle formations to kill enemies.

The most difficult thing is military strategy.

It includes three branches: skills, yin and yang, and situations. It is the culmination of military wizardry. Everything in the world can become a means for them to kill the enemy and destroy the country!

Shang Lu was not in a hurry to decide which branch to take.

His idea was to first improve his own cultivation, learn the basics of the four schools at the same time, and then choose a route based on his needs and strengths.

The same is true for the Witch Academy's first-class course arrangements for military wizards.

Students at the Qi Refining Stage all take large classes and become familiar with the basics of the four schools of military science.

Only after showing the corresponding abilities and talents will one be noticed by a military wizard teacher, accepted as a disciple, and given careful instruction, thus specializing in a certain branch.

To put it simply, Shanglu's current situation is similar to that of an undergraduate student.

If you want to further your studies, you need to take the postgraduate entrance examination and be selected by the tutor.

During these ten days, Shang Lu did not miss any of the military and witch classes.

In addition to theoretical knowledge, I also learned the Four Symbols Body Tempering Technique and a set of Yin-Yang Qi Tempering Methods.

The former is a further strengthening of the physical body. When combined with the practice of Dragon-Tiger Power and Inner Scenery Diagram, it can improve the tendons, bones, skin and even internal organs.

The Yin-Yang Qi Tempering Principle can be combined with inner alchemy to repeatedly temper and strengthen the Qi in the Qi Sea, making it stronger and able to guide it to rotate.

In addition to these two sets of skills, Shang Lu also learned some knowledge and skills about weapons and fighting spirit in the military witch courses.

However, knowledge about formations, astronomy, geography, and even yin and yang, ghosts and gods are things you will only come into contact with later.

In addition to military witches, Shang Lu also chose a specialized school.

That is the Nuo witch.

Nuo witches can communicate with ghosts and gods and borrow their power.

Not only can it instantly burst out super-level power, it can also kill enemies above its level.

It can also allow Shanglu's internal organs to intercept the borrowed power of ghosts and gods.

Divine power is a good thing!
Whether it is used in cultivation, or added to spells and martial arts, or even used to activate magic talismans and magic weapons, it has amazing effects.

To practice Nuo witchcraft, one must first learn how to make Nuo masks.

If you can’t make your own Nuo masks, you can’t become a Nuo witch.

To make Nuo masks, one must first be able to communicate with gods.

You need to get in touch with the gods and make them willing to lend you power through the Nuo masks.

Otherwise, no matter how exquisitely and beautifully the Nuo mask is made, it is just a work of art and cannot bring any divine power or magical abilities.

After taking several Nuo witchcraft classes seriously, Shang Lu finally realized that the process of communicating with gods is very dangerous.

Because the responses of many gods contain violent and chaotic forces.

If one lacks concentration and resistance, it is easy to be contaminated, go crazy, and turn into a monster.

Therefore, anyone who wants to practice Nuo witchcraft must take a concentration test after passing the theoretical examination.

Only those who have enough willpower and can withstand the words of the gods without going crazy can learn the true skills of Nuo witches.

On this day, Shang Lu, together with four other senior brothers and sisters who had passed the theoretical examination, entered a deserted temple in the inner mountains.

Be here and take the test.

(The stock market has been hot these days. Are there any bosses who have become rich overnight?)
(End of this chapter)