Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 34 Is there really a secret realm?

After shaking off the blood on the blade, Shang Lu sheathed the knife.

Looking up, Sanniang was dragging Yuan Guilong's body towards the wasteland below the official road.

Shang Lu walked over to take a look.

It turned out that while he was fighting and questioning, Sanniang had actually dug a deep pit in this wasteland, and had dragged the bodies of Feng San and several others and thrown them in.

It was obvious that the pit was dug with experience and was deep enough so there was no need to worry about wild dogs digging out the body.

Shang Lu looked at the deep pit, then at Sanniang, and sighed, "We two, one is responsible for killing and the other for burying, we are really a perfect match."

He did not let Sanniang work alone. He turned back to the official road, dragged the bodies of Hu Tie and the other two King Kongs, and threw them into the deep pit.

Together with Sanniang, they pushed the soil piled nearby into the deep pit and buried the body.

However, Yuan Guilong's broken axe and the boots of the Four Vajra Kings were taken off by Shang Lu before burial, and they will be used later.

After burying the body, Sanniang pulled Shang Lu aside as if she was presenting a treasure.

On a stone, Shang Lu saw some silver and copper coins, as well as a book.

The oil-paper umbrella where Sanniang lived was floating here, shielding the book from getting wet by the rain.

Shang Lu was stunned for a moment, then he realized that these things must be the spoils that Sanniang had looted when she was burying the bodies.

Sanniang is indeed virtuous.

He first picked up the silver and copper coins and looked at them to make sure they were not marked, then he put them in his arms and said with a smile: "Tomorrow, I will use this money to buy you a silver hairpin."

Then he picked up the book again, flipped through a few pages, and looked happy.

This book is not a secret manual of martial arts, but it is the cultivation experience of a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage.

According to the book's own account, the Qi Refining Realm cultivator who made the record was a grassroots officer in the Pakistani army.

Shang Lu guessed that this person should be Yuan Guilong and his men's superior in the army.

The reason for recording the experience of cultivation is that this person believes that cultivation is like sailing against the current. If you do not advance, you will retreat. You need to summarize your experience and learn lessons from time to time in order to make continuous progress.

This experience booklet records the entire process of this Qi Refining cultivator's growth and breakthrough from the three acquired realms of bone-cutting, meridian-opening, and marrow-cleansing to his advancement to the Qi Refining realm.

There are many summaries and reflections for the cultivation of each realm.

Although this book of cultivation experience did not bring Shang Lu new skills, nor would it directly improve his strength, it could help him avoid detours and achieve twice the result with half the effort in his future cultivation.

As for why this booklet fell into the hands of Yuan Guilong and others, it is estimated that after the defeat, a Qi Refining Realm cultivator died in the battle, and Yuan Guilong and others found it from the corpse. Knowing that it was a good thing, they carried it with them and studied it.

But they never thought that Shang Lu would get the advantage today.

Shang Lu kept the book of cultivation experience close to him, and then rushed to Zhao Hai's farm outside the city with Sanniang.

The horses that Yuan Guilong and his four companions rode had already run away and disappeared. Shang Lu did not chase them. Even if he caught up with them, he would not be able to ride them, so he might as well walk.

Zhao Hai's farm is about ten miles away from Luoshui County.

The area is very large and the quality is very high. These are all lands that Zhao Hai obtained through robbery and annexation over the years.

The original owners of these lands have either become dead bones in graves or been sold as slaves or prostitutes.

Only a small number of people became Zhao Hai's tenants and stayed here to cultivate the land for him.

Although Zhao Hai’s rent was extremely high and they worked hard every year but still could not get enough food, they were still lucky, at least their family was not broken up.

In the center of the farm, there is a large courtyard where Zhao Hai lives.

The area of ​​the yard is also quite large, and it is divided into several small courtyards. Not only is the wall high, but there are also people from the Black Wind Gang who act as guards and patrol the yard.

But it was raining heavily today, and the security guards were being lazy and hiding under the eaves to avoid the rain.

In fact, it would be useless even if they were still patrolling.

As soon as Shang Lu arrived outside the compound, Sanniang floated in through the wall. In just a moment, she had mastered the patrol tracks of everyone inside.

Under Sanniang's guidance, Shang Lu found an empty corner, used the monkey walking technique, and easily climbed into the yard.

There were some guard dogs in the yard, but at this moment they all tucked their tails between their legs and hid in their dens, not daring to make a sound, as if they had encountered some terrifying existence.

After entering the yard, Sanniang continued to lead the way, leading Shang Lu to find Zhao Hai. When Sanniang came in just now, she not only found out the patrol arrangements in the yard, but also determined Zhao Hai's location.

Sanniang is really capable. With her around, killing people becomes much easier.

Shang Lu sighed in his heart as he quickly caught up with Sanniang and headed towards the courtyard where Zhao Hai was.

Zhao Hai didn't know that an uninvited guest had come to his farm.

What he didn't know was that this uninvited guest was rushing towards him and trying to take his life.

He was in a house in a side courtyard, discussing the shocking news he had just received with his left and right bodyguards.

There was no one else in the yard except the three of them.

All the guards were driven out and ordered not to approach without permission.

"Old Ma said that a secret realm might have been born in Yunhua Mountain. The two witch officials who came today were heading for that secret realm. Damn it, Luoshui County is the territory of our Black Wind Gang, and we didn't even know there was a secret realm. What are the people below doing for a living?"

"It's not the people below's fault. After all, our industry is mainly in the county town. Who would go to the mountains for no reason? But is there really a secret realm in Yunhua Mountain? The witch official is far away in the county seat, how could he know the situation in our Luoshui County?"

The person who spoke was the left protector Xu Biao. Like Zhao Hai, he had reached the entry level of Tongmai cultivation and was the best master under Zhao Hai.

Zhao Hai also wanted to win over more powerful people, but unfortunately others looked down on him.

"There is a witch temple over at Yunhua Mountain. The witch must have discovered something unusual and reported it to the witch officer. Humph, I have to find an opportunity to deal with those witches and let them know who they should report to first if something happens in Luoshui County!"

The right protector is called Huang Bao. Although he has learned martial arts, he has no talent and has only learned the basics of bone cutting.

But he has a quick mind and many clever ideas. He is Zhao Hai's think tank and has helped him come up with many sinister and vicious ideas.

After chatting about Yunhua Mountain for a while, Zhao Hai turned the topic to Shang Lu.

"Old Ma said that the reason Shang Lu was able to recover from his near-death injuries and improve his cultivation to the perfection of bone-breaking in just a few months was because he had a chance encounter in the secret realm of Yunhua Mountain. He asked us to capture Shang Lu quickly and force him to reveal the secret realm and the chance encounter, so that we can get something out of the secret realm before the witch officer does... How credible do you think his words are?"

Huang Bao shook his head: "It's hard to say. But Shang Lu was indeed seriously injured before. If it weren't for Qiyuan, he would never have performed as well as he did today."

Xu Biao agreed and thought so too.

"That is to say, whether there is a secret realm in Yunhua Mountain or not, Shanglu must have a special fate with it."

Zhao Hai's eyes lit up instantly.

"If we can grab this wonderful opportunity, won't it allow us to advance by leaps and bounds? If we can break through to the Marrow Cleansing Stage, we can join the Witch Academy and learn the secret of immortality!"

A strange fate, a witch temple, a secret method of immortality...

When these words were put together, Huang Bao and Xu Biao's breathing quickened.

"Old Ma doesn't dare to do it himself, and wants to use us as a knife. Hehe, he doesn't know that what we are best at is robbing thieves. When the time comes, we will swallow all the benefits and not give him any!"

Zhao Hai and the other two laughed loudly, and none of them took Captain Ma seriously.

After all, Captain Ma’s skills have been declining, and he only got a poor grade in the performance evaluation. It’s hard to say whether he can continue to be a captain next year. What is there to be afraid of?

The three of them just hoped that Yuan Guilong would quickly capture Shang Lu so that they could seize the opportunity to interrogate and snatch Qi Yuan.

The Witch Academy is about to expand its enrollment, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If there is a chance, they don't want to miss it.

At this moment, a figure suddenly flashed outside the closed doors and windows.

"Who's eavesdropping outside? How dare you!"

Xu Biao's face was gloomy. He snorted coldly, stood up, pushed the door open, and rushed into the heavy rain.

Zhao Hai and Huang Bao didn't take it seriously at first, thinking that their subordinates were just disobedient.

After all, in Luoshui County, they couldn't think of anyone who would dare to go against them.

But no matter how long he waited, Xu Biao never came back.

"Old Huang, you stay in the house. I'll go out and take a look."

Zhao Hai felt that something was wrong, so he gave an order, picked up the knife on the table, and walked out quickly.

But he saw Xu Biao standing in the yard with his back to him, and no one knew what he was doing.

(End of this chapter)