Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 336 A Different Secret Realm
Shanglu didn't stay at home for long.

After having lunch with his parents, he was ready to leave.

Shang Mingqiu and Wu Guizhi were obviously reluctant to let him go, but they did not force him to stay. They just reminded him to be careful, eat on time, etc.

Shang Lu listened carefully, nodded in agreement from time to time, without any impatience at all.

After his parents had given their instructions, Shang Lu told them that he would go home again when he finished his work and returned.

After hearing this, Shang Mingqiu and Wu Guizhi felt a little better.

The two old men escorted Shang Lu out of their own courtyard.

The village outside the yard was bustling with activity.

The villagers brought their own tables and chairs and set them up on the village drying dam.

They also brought their own bowls and chopsticks and were happily enjoying the meal.

"Dad, Mom, don't send me off. Go and have some fun with everyone else." Shang Lu turned around and said to Shang Mingqiu and Wu Guizhi with a smile.

He did not alarm the villagers, but called Zhu Quan and others who were guarding outside the yard, and also called Du Feng and Xiong Bin who had rushed back from the county town. He led the horses around the drying dam and went straight out of Shuanggui Village.

Shang Mingqiu and Wu Guizhi watched them leave, and then went to the drying dam, hoping to use the lively atmosphere to dispel the sadness of parting.

When the people in Shuanggui Village saw Shang Mingqiu and Wu Guizhi coming, they greeted them warmly and at the same time curiously asked why Shang Lu didn't come.

When they heard that Shang Lu had left due to some matters, everyone offered their consolation:

"Shang Lu is now a high-ranking official in the county government. Even the county magistrate has to bow to him when he sees him. It is certain that he is very busy with official duties."

"It's better to be busy, it means you are valued!"

"In my opinion, Shang Lu's official position will be promoted further. You can just wait and enjoy the good life in the future!"

Although everyone was praising Shang Lu, Shang Mingqiu and Wu Guizhi were very happy to hear it.

Of course, we still have to be humble when speaking, saying that the Shanglu is not good at this and is also a little bit worse there.

However, the smiles in their eyes and brows could not be hidden.

However, when Captain Niu and his companions heard that Shang Lu had left, they did not bother to "have fun with the people" here and hurriedly chased after him. Finally, they caught up with Shang Lu at the entrance of the village, where he was burning incense at the temple.

Shang Lu was actually waiting for them too.

When he saw them coming, he immediately rode on Heiyun and said on horseback: "I will go to Yunhua Mountain and then leave. You don't have to follow me. Go back and do your things."

Since he said so, Captain Niu and others did not dare to disobey and could only bow their heads in agreement.

"gone."

Shang Lu greeted and also said goodbye to Niu Butou and others.

There was no need for him to pull the reins or whip the horse. Heiyun, who understood human language, immediately spread his four hooves and galloped towards Yunhua Mountain.

Zhu Quan, Du Feng, Tu Bin and others rode their horses and followed closely behind.

This time, Shang Lu asked Zhu Quan and others to bring three more war horses.

Two horses were prepared for Du Feng and Tu Bin.

The other one was given to Luoshui County in exchange for the black cloud.

When he took Heiyun away, he had "seconded" him from Luoshui County.

If you borrow, you must return it, otherwise someone will find fault and cause trouble.

Niu Butou and his companions led the warhorse left behind by Shang Lu and sighed in a low voice:
"These people in the Thieves' Office were arrogant and proud when they saw us before. I didn't expect that our Lord Shang would be able to subdue them in just a few months after arriving in the county. I think that the Thieves' Office official and his subordinate Qiu Dao are truly submissive to Lord Shang, and it doesn't seem like they are pretending."

"Don't you know what kind of person Shang Shang is? If you work with him, as long as you are serious, you will get credit and rewards. He is not like some people who are stingy with rewards and take all the credit."

"Hush! Shut up! Aren't you afraid that this will get to their ears?"

“I didn’t say who it was.”

"With what you said, who wouldn't know who it is?"

"Alright, alright, as long as the people here don't gossip when they go back, nothing will happen. Du Feng and Tu Pi are really lucky to be transferred by Lord Shang. They will definitely be very successful in the future. Maybe next time they come back, we will have to change our way of addressing them and call them Lord."

After hearing what Captain Niu said, several generals and squad leaders gathered at the entrance of the village couldn't help but sigh in unison.

They truly envied Du Feng and Tu Bin.

If possible, they would also like to say to Shang Lu: "I can also be loyal, and I also want to go with you."

Unfortunately, Shanglu no longer looks down on them.

It’s their fault that they didn’t seize the opportunity like Du Feng and Tu Bin did.

Shang Lu didn't know what Niu Butou and the others behind him were regretting. After leaving Shuanggui Village, they sped along the official road and arrived at Yunhua Mountain in a short time.

Nowadays, in Yunhua Mountain, only some county soldiers patrolling and setting up checkpoints can be seen at the foot of the mountain.

In fact, with Yunhua Mountain's current security arrangements, there is no need for Luoshui County's yamen runners and county soldiers.

The entire mountain is filled with wizard's tricks.

The county soldiers at the foot of the mountain were not so much preventing the enemy from spying on the secret place as preventing the common people from accidentally entering.

The county soldiers at the foot of the mountain not only recognized Shang Lu, but also received orders from Feng Boyuan.

After a warm greeting, the county soldier told Shang Lu:

"Sir, the witch officer in the mountain said that when you arrive, you can ride up the mountain by yourself, and there will be a guide to show you the way. But the people under your command cannot follow you into the mountain, and they will have to trouble themselves to stay here and wait for you."

Shang Lu nodded and told Zhu Quan, Du Feng, Tu Pi and others, "You stay here."

Everyone bowed and responded in unison.

Shanglu patted Heiyun's head and told it to go up the mountain.

In fact, Heiyun also wanted to stay here and wait for Shanglu.

It wasn't that it was afraid of Yunhua Mountain. It was just that there was a wine shop at the foot of the mountain, and the aroma of wine filled the air, making it want to drink a jar of wine.

But Shanglu had no intention of keeping it, so it didn't dare to say anything.

Soon Shang Lu rode on the black cloud and entered Yunhua Mountain.

Today, Yunhua Mountain is shrouded in fog again.

The fog was invisible at the foot of the mountain, but once it entered the mountain, it immediately surged up from all directions, instantly covering the sky and the sun.

But now the fog no longer has the chaotic power to make people irritable and angry.

But it also obscures the view.

Even though Shanglu had extraordinary eyesight and was blessed by the liver god, his visibility in the fog was still only about thirty steps.

Besides, it is very easy to get lost once you enter this fog.

Shang Lu took out the Si Nan and found that its needle was spinning around. It was also disturbed and could no longer be used.

Heiyun snorted and looked a little nervous.

Shanglu patted it, signaling it not to be anxious, and told it to stay where it was and not move.

Sure enough, after waiting for a while, a figure floated out from the depths of the fog.

When it came closer, Shang Lu could see clearly that it was not a human.

This is a monster with a sheep skull on its head, wearing a tattered robe and holding a bone lamp in its hand.

The monster's fingers are also made of dry bones.

But it was not a sheep's hoof, but a finger bone like that of a human.

"Is this a method of controlling ghosts and raising corpses?"

Shang Lu muttered to himself, and at the same time he was curious, what kind of monster's corpse this was?

The sheep skull monster seemed unable to speak. After seeing the Shanglu, it first raised the bone lamp in its hand and shone it carefully.

After confirming his identity, he turned and walked deeper into the fog.

Shang Lu patted Heiyun's head and ordered, "Follow him."

Heiyun knew that it was very dangerous if he lost the monster in the fog, so he quickly started to catch up with the sheep skull monster.

In this way, the sheep skull monster walked silently in the fog, while the black cloud carrying Shanglu followed behind with a puff of sound.

During the entire process, there was no other sound except for breathing and footsteps, which made the atmosphere very strange and a bit depressing.

It was unknown how long it had walked, or where it had walked to, but the sheep skull monster finally stopped. It raised the bone lamp in its hand and shone it forward.

The scarlet firelight dispelled some of the fog, allowing Shang Lu to see a pitch-black cave.

He had been to the secret realm of Yunhua Mountain and knew that the secret realm was hidden inside the mountain.

Of course, if you use the earth escape technique, it would be impossible to find the secret place in the mountains.

To enter the secret realm, you must go through the entrance. This is the common rule of the secret realm.

If you don't go through the entrance, you won't be able to enter the secret realm even if you use all your magical powers.

Take the secret realm of Yunhua Mountain for example. Rather than saying that the secret realm is hidden in the mountain, it is better to say that it is a subspace, but the entrance appears in the mountain.

Shanglu got off the horse and led Heiyun into the cave.

The sheep-skull monster put down the lantern, turned around and disappeared into the fog.

I don't know whether he was going to guide others or patrol in the fog.

When Shanglu entered the cave, he found it pitch black all around and the cave was filled with fog. He could only barely see a passage leading to the depths.

But he did not follow the tunnel immediately.

Because he knew that things would not be that simple.

Sure enough, after waiting at the cave entrance for a while, a voice suddenly sounded in Shang Lu's ears: "Identity confirmed, pass allowed."

The originally dark cave suddenly lit up.

Then Shang Lu saw that there were wave-like shaking on the rock wall on the left.

Shang Lu walked over, stretched out his hand carefully, and directly penetrated the rock wall.

Without hesitation, he followed the black cloud and went straight into the rock wall.

After Shanglu and the black clouds disappeared, the light in the cave disappeared and turned dark again.

There were no more ripples on the rock wall, and it returned to its solid rock form.

Even if someone followed into the cave and touched the rock wall at this time, they would not find anything unusual.

Even if you use the earth escape technique, you can only escape into the mountain and cannot enter the secret realm.

If you keep going deeper into the tunnel, you will eventually lose your way and be trapped inside the mountain, becoming a rotting corpse.

Even though Shang Lu had been a human for two lifetimes, he still couldn't help but let out a low cry after passing through the rock wall and entering the secret realm.

The last time he came to the secret realm of Yunhua Mountain, it had not yet been developed. Not only was the light dim, but it also looked desolate and dilapidated.

In just a few months, the secret realm underwent a drastic change.

First of all, the light in the secret realm was no longer dim, and a fluorescent light illuminated the space.

Phytolacca looked around and discovered that the fluorescence came from a kind of moss that covered the stone walls.

There was no such luminous moss in the secret realm before. It was obviously planted by Feng Boyuan and others.

"I seem to have heard of this kind of glowing moss somewhere before..."

Shang Lu recalled carefully and remembered that when he was in the Witch Academy, he had listened to several classes on spiritual plant cultivation when he tried various courses.

In one of the classes, this moss was discussed.

It is said that it not only emits light, but the light also changes over time.

It should be brighter during the day and darker at night.

With these mosses, even if you stay in the secret realm for a long time, you can still know the changes of day and night and years in the outside world.

Furthermore, the mosses themselves serve as a form of defence.

As Shang Lu recalled this, he heard a scream behind him.

He looked back and saw Heiyun with his mouth wide open, screaming in pain, and puffing out flames and black smoke.

That’s right, these luminous mosses contain fire and can explode and burn!

Heiyun had never seen glowing moss before. While he was curious, he actually felt greedy for it.

Without thinking too much, he leaned over to the rock wall next to him and took a bite.

As a result, it didn't taste what the luminous moss tasted like, but it almost roasted its tongue and burned its mouth.

Fortunately, it didn't eat much and reacted quickly, otherwise, it would have to choose between "Cut it off, it's all burnt" and "It's a little crispy, but it's better than nothing."

Shang Lu pulled its ears and scolded, "This is a lesson! Don't just take a bite of something when you see it next time!"

Heiyun was so angry that he raised his horse's hooves and was about to stomp on the glowing moss on the surrounding rock walls.

Fortunately, reason overcame impulse and it did not do so.

Otherwise, Shanglu didn't know whether the glowing moss would be destroyed by it, but Heiyun's hooves would most likely be roasted and burnt.

Just as Shang Lu was about to continue teaching Hei Yun a lesson, a laugh rang out: "Junior Brother Shang, how is it? Entering this secret realm again, do you feel that the changes are huge?"

Then, Feng Boyuan, wearing a khaki Nuo mask, came out from a hanging stone pillar.

After landing, he raised his hand and wiped his face, put away the Nuo mask, and revealed his original face.

"Senior Brother Feng."

Shang Lu smiled and bowed, sighing, "The changes here are indeed huge. In addition to the luminous moss, I see pavilions and towers over there...are they also newly built?"

“Some are newly built, and some are old places in the secret realm that have been maintained and repaired.”

Feng Boyuan took Shang Lu for a walk in the secret realm.

Shang Lu is now a student at the Witch Academy. Except for some confidential areas, he can see every place.

Feng Boyuan led him around and introduced things to him.

Shang Lu was amazed and filled with emotion.

The workload of developing the secret realm is not simple.

That is to say, wizards have all kinds of magical powers, can drive ghost soldiers and even move mountains and seas.

Otherwise, it may not be possible to complete this project even in several years or even decades, let alone several months.

"Senior Brother Feng, judging from the situation, the development of the Yunhua Mountain Secret Realm should be progressing smoothly, right?" Shang Lu asked.

"very smooth."

Feng Boyuan nodded and said, "I encountered a few problems before, but fortunately they have all been solved. Speaking of which, I have to thank you. One of the difficult problems was solved according to the ideas you provided."

Shang Lu thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case.

Feng Boyuan continued, "The development of the Yunhua Mountain Secret Realm has basically been completed. The next step is to maintain its operation so that it can continue to produce spiritual fluid and spiritual fat. And it won't be long before I leave here and return to the Witch Academy."

Shang Lu was stunned at first, then he reacted and asked, "Senior Brother Feng, are you going back to retreat?"

Feng Boyuan laughed and said, "Yes. My cultivation has been perfected for a long time, but I have never been able to accumulate enough contribution points to exchange for the elixirs and materials needed for breakthrough. After developing the Yunhua Mountain Secret Realm this time, the court rewarded me with Tongtian Pills, as well as Zhenggu Liquid, Guhun Crystals and Dingpo Incense. I just need to hand over the errands here and return to the Witch Academy, and then I will retreat to break through!"

Shang Lu Liandao congratulated him and was sincerely happy for Feng Boyuan.

"I have to thank you. If it weren't for your help, this secret realm would have been destroyed by Qiu Haishan. I can't even say I could have survived until now, let alone made any achievements."

Feng Boyuan bowed solemnly to Shang Lu to express his gratitude, then pointed around and asked with a smile: "Do you remember this place?"

Although the surroundings had changed a lot, Shang Lu was still able to recognize them.

"Is this... the Dragon Transformation Pond?"

"That's right!"

Feng Boyuan nodded and pointed at Heiyun: "Leave your horse here. Let it soak in the Evolution Dragon Pond for a while before I leave."

"Soak in the Dragon Pool?"

Shang Lu was stunned when he heard this, with a strange look on his face.

In his memory, the Dragon Transformation Pond was filled with filthy blood, piles of rotten flesh and dead bones, and was filled with chaos, violent evil spirits and death.

Let the black cloud go in and soak?

Are you planning to turn the black cloud into a zombie skeleton horse?

(End of this chapter)