Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 380 Asking for a high price, pay back on the spot

The city inspector noticed Shang Lu's shock.

If it was before enjoying the incense, he would not care about Shang Lu's emotions. Even if Shang Lu ate the Three Corpses' Health Pill and was possessed by the Three Corpses, he would not feel the slightest bit of guilt. He would only think that Shang Lu himself was not lucky enough and could not control the treasure, and he deserved it.

But the situation is different now. The city inspector was actually feeling a little guilty because he was being soft-hearted.

This was an emotion he had never experienced again since he was "reborn".

Fearing being questioned, the city supervisor smiled awkwardly and explained, "Although the Three Corpses Health Pill is highly toxic, it is also extremely effective in improving your cultivation. It can also allow you to become familiar with and understand the Three Corpses while fighting against their temptations. This will be of great help to your tempering of your state of mind and subsequent cultivation."

Shang Lu thought, if you continue to edit, will it help you sharpen your mind and practice later? But you have to be able to resist the temptation of the three corpses and not go crazy.

The city supervisor also knew that his explanation would not satisfy Shang Lu, so he changed the subject and gave advice:
"In fact, the toxicity of the Three Corpses Pill is not without a way to neutralize it. Did you see that rotten corpse with half of its head missing? It sells a talisman called the 'Purity Talisman'. You can buy some, or simply learn how to draw it from it. When you take the Three Corpses Pill to practice, stick a Purity Talisman on it, and it will suppress the three corpses and neutralize the poison in the pill."

"Purification Talisman?"

Shang Lu looked in the direction indicated by the market inspector and indeed saw a rotten corpse selling talismans.

The spells on those talismans were very strange, completely different from the popular way of drawing talismans today. Moreover, they were not drawn on yellow paper, but leather as the carrier, and it was not known whether it was human skin.

Shang Lu didn't rush over, but asked first: "What are the uses and side effects of this Purity Talisman?"

The city supervisor introduced: "The Purity Talisman, as the name suggests, is to let you calm your mind and enter a state without distracting thoughts, so that your cultivation will be more effective.

As for the toxic side effects, it is because the effect of calming the mind and restraining the temperament is too strong, which will make people lose their desires, lose interest in everything, and become indifferent to all human emotions, becoming like wood or stone.

But don't worry, as long as you use it together with the Three Corpses Health Pill, the toxicity of the two will be neutralized and you will be fine. Of course, the effects of the two will definitely be affected, but it can be used anyway."

Shang Lu understood that the Three Corpses Health Pill was used to stimulate desire, while the Purification Talisman was used to reduce desire. One stimulated, the other reduced, which was roughly equal.

only……

"Can it really neutralize the poison?" Shang Lu asked.

"I value integrity the most. How can I lie to you?"

The mayor patted his chest and almost swore an oath to heaven and earth.

Of course, there was no sky in this damn place. The dome above was pitch black, and I didn't know what it was, but it was definitely not the sky.

Shang Lu thought about it for a while and decided to trust the city. If it can't be neutralized, or the neutralization effect is not good enough, just don't use it.

Shang Lu even felt that the Purifying Talisman that could make people clear their minds and free from desires could be used not only to neutralize the toxicity of the Three Corpses Health-Nourishing Pill, but it would also be good to use it against the enemy?
This spell can make a person pure-hearted and indifferent to everything. It may even affect a person's mind, making him too lazy to even resist or fight back, and just lie down and die.

Thinking of this, Shang Lu made up his mind that he would not buy the talisman, but rather the method of drawing it.

Shang Lu followed the mayor to the stall of a half-dead corpse. Just as he was about to ask for the price, the mayor gave him a look and immediately shut his mouth, letting the mayor speak.

"Your chance has come. He wants to buy your method of drawing the Purity Talisman. Name your price."

The rotten corpse, with only half of its head left, glanced at the incense in the hands of the mayor.

The mayor understood what it meant. He snorted softly and blew towards the incense head, letting wisps of green smoke float into the mouth of the rotten corpse.

When the corpse smelled the incense, a creepy green light suddenly shone in its eyes. After licking its lips, it opened its half-mouth and asked Shang Lu in a strange tone: "How much incense did you bring?"

The city supervisor's face darkened and he scolded, "Don't ask him how much he brought, just tell him how much you want."

The corpse had only one eye left, which was spinning around so fast that Shang Lu wondered if it would fall out.

After a moment, the corpse raised his finger: "I want one hundred... no, two hundred!"

The market supervisor was amused by the price he offered and sneered, "Two hundred sticks? You're so brave! Do you think he's easy to fool, or do you think I'm stupid? Four sticks."

Shang Lu still didn't say anything, but was amazed in his heart. It was really a case of one asking for an exorbitant price and the other paying it back on the spot.

It is said that the price should be bargained down to half, but the price cut in the market is not just half, it is cut all the way up.

But four incense sticks are reasonable. After all, when burning incense, one must pay attention to the number of gods, three ghosts and four incense sticks.

The corpse also roared: "Four? This is too few."

"You think it's too little?" The market supervisor snorted and waved Shang Lu to leave. "This market is not short of all kinds of treasures. If you don't sell them, there are plenty of people who are willing to sell them."

Shang Lu was also straightforward and immediately followed the city supervisor without any hesitation. The half-headed corpse saw this and immediately became anxious.

What the market supervisor said was right. There were many treasures like the Purification Talisman in the Fairy Market, and it was not necessary to buy it. But the strange fragrance that the human boy brought out was unique. Compared with it, the flesh and blood, heart and liver, were no longer rare.

If it missed this deal, it would definitely regret it every time it thought about it in the future.

Thinking of this, the half-headed corpse shouted hurriedly: "Don't go, four is four, I'll sell them!"

Did he really succeed?! While Shang Lu was surprised, he also realized that the price that this half-headed corpse had initially called out was not just high, but ridiculously high.

If you negotiate the price yourself, you might get ripped off.

The city supervisor stopped and turned to Shang Lu and said, "Light four incense sticks."

Shang Lu took out four incense sticks and lit them as he was told. Just as he was about to pass them to the half-headed corpse, the city supervisor snatched them away.

The mayor handed one of the incense sticks to his left hand, took the three incense sticks in his right hand and put it in front of his nose. He took a deep breath, and sparks immediately flashed on the tip of the incense stick. The three incense sticks were visibly shorter. The rotten corpse with half of its head was in great pain, but it did not dare to protest, let alone obstruct.

After taking a breath of the incense with great satisfaction, the mayor handed the four incense sticks to the half-headed rotten corpse.

The rotten corpse was overjoyed as if it were a treasure. He held it in his hands and inhaled it, looking intoxicated.

The city supervisor urged, "Don't just focus on eating incense and offerings. What about the method of drawing talismans? Teach him quickly! We have to go somewhere else. We don't have time to waste here with you."

"Yes, yes." The rotten corpse with half its head pulled out hurriedly agreed and opened its mouth to spit out a cloud of black gas.

The surge of black gas activated some of the surrounding formations. Strands of black gas emerged from all around and quickly gathered together, quickly wrapping Shang Lu in it.

After confirming that Jian Shi was also in the black air, Shang Lu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but his hand still did not leave his sword.

The market supervisor noticed this and said with a smile, "Don't be nervous. This is a space dedicated to teaching skills. It not only blocks others from spying on you, but also gives you more time to practice. In this space, the flow of time is much slower than in the Fairy Market. You can study carefully and practice seriously. If there is anything unclear or you don't understand, please ask in time."

Shang Lu cupped his hands and replied, "I understand now, thank you for telling me."

The rotten corpse with half of its head exposed was also in the black air. It waited until Shang Lu and Jian Shi finished talking before it started talking about the Purification Talisman.

Because there was a market supervisor watching nearby, it didn't dare to play tricks and explained in great detail, starting with the method of making talisman paper.

If there was no market supervisor, the rotten corpse with half a head would never explain it so seriously and carefully. He would only teach briefly how to draw the talisman.

If Shanglu doesn't ask, then it won't talk about anything else.

When Shang Lu returns, he will find that there are many problems with the purification talisman he drew, and he will come to look for it again next time.

At that time, it can collect another sum of money and sell multiple copies of the same symbol.

Unfortunately, the city supervisor also entered the black air and stared at it hungrily. Even if the corpse had ideas and means, it did not dare to use them. It could only teach honestly and seriously.

After explaining the making of talisman paper, the half-headed corpse went on to talk about the selection and making of talisman ink, and finally taught how to draw talismans.

Shang Lu listened very carefully, and immediately asked questions when he encountered something he didn't understand.

After teaching the theoretical knowledge, at the request of the city supervisor, the corpse reluctantly peeled off a few pieces of skin from his body and let Shang Lu practice drawing talismans on it.

Although the "paper" used for practicing drawing talismans was a bit strange, fortunately, the rotten corpse also said that to draw the purification talisman, it was not necessary to make the talisman with human skin. It simply did not have a more suitable talisman paper on hand, so it used its own rotten skin as a substitute.

Shang Lu practiced very seriously, and in the process, he constantly summed up his experience and asked questions, until he completely mastered the method of drawing the Purity Talisman and remembered the methods of making talisman paper and talisman ink by heart. Only then did he bow to the half-headed corpse to thank it for its teachings.

After confirming that Shang Lu had really learned well, Shi Jian just waved his hand, and the black air around him quickly dissipated like the tide.

"Let's go to the next one."

The mayor greeted Shang Lu, but ignored the rotten corpse's nodding and bowing to see him off.

It was not until Jianshi and Shanglu walked away that the half-headed corpse spat out a mouthful of pus and blood and cursed in a low voice: "Damn it, this deal is too tiring for me!"

But after taking a deep breath of the four incense sticks in its hand, a satisfied smile appeared on its ugly and ferocious face, and it said intoxicatedly: "Good baby..."

At the same time, it also made up its mind to make back the time and energy it spent on Shanglu with interest from other people!
This rotten corpse with half its head removed was sucking incense while squinting its eyes, looking for its next victim... no, its next customer.

(End of this chapter)