Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 382 Whip and Treasure

After witnessing the power of Wu Zang Miao's "Gaga Random Killing", Shang Lu was completely relieved, and then developed a strong interest and expectation in the various skills sold in the Fairy Market.

So after learning the Nine Changes of Divine Movement, Shang Lu couldn't wait to ask the Market Supervisor: "Are there any powerful Qi-gathering and Qi-nourishing techniques in the Fairy Market?"

The city supervisor glanced at him, shook his head and said, "Of course there are some, but I advise you not to learn them."

"Why is this?" Shang Lu asked, thinking to himself, I have five internal organs, how can I not bear it?
The market supervisor told him: "The exercises sold in the market are all polluted and have all kinds of strange problems. The worst among them are the exercises that gather and nourish qi! The better the exercise, the more chaotic and evil the qi gathered and nourished will be.

Although you are gifted and can suppress these chaos and evil spirits, you will also spend a lot of time and energy on purification, making your practice more time-consuming and less effective.

Even as your cultivation grows, the chaos and ferocity of your Qi will become more and more severe. In the end, you will be affected by it, lose yourself, go crazy, and become a monster that only knows how to kill! "

The more Shang Lu listened, the more solemn his expression became.

What the city supervisor said is not sensational, but is really possible.

He recalled the story he had heard from the innkeeper at Black Wind Ferry. It was true that someone had bought a technique at the Fairy Market, and after practicing it, he became possessed by the devil, turned into a monster, and slaughtered people.

Although Shanglu has five internal organs, if the methods of gathering and nourishing qi are full of evil, and the five internal organs are always running at high load, problems are indeed likely to occur.

After weighing the pros and cons, Shang Lu gave up the idea of ​​learning the techniques of gathering and nourishing qi.

Anyway, he has the three skills of Lingyuan Xianxi Jue, Longhu Jin and Dan Jing Mizhi, so he is far from the point where he needs to take risks.

"I understand. Thank you for your guidance and reminder."

Shang Lu bowed and spoke sincerely.

The market supervisor waved his hand and said, "No need to thank me. Since I have enjoyed your incense, I will naturally protect you. I can't protect you elsewhere. But in this fairy market, there is no problem."

He then raised his head and asked, "Is there anything else you want to buy?"

Shang Lu thought about it and realized that there really was one. He didn't bother to be polite with the supervisor and asked directly, "Is there anyone selling knife skills or whip skills here?"

The market supervisor pondered and said, "Forget about the sword techniques. Although there are several good sword techniques in the market, they are severely polluted and the training methods have become very evil. You need to kill people to practice with the sword. The more people you kill, the better the sword techniques can be honed. If you want to practice to the perfect state, you even need to kill your wife and children and sacrifice your parents to prove your truth. No matter how good such sword techniques are, you will definitely not be willing to learn them with your character."

Shang Lu nodded. He really didn’t want to learn such a weird skill.

If you just want to practice sword skills on humans, you can still go to the battlefield and practice through fighting.

But he couldn't do it, such as killing his wife and children, or using his parents as sacrifices to prove his truth.

Besides, even if he really went crazy and wanted to kill his wife, he would have to kill her...

Moreover, Shang Lu also heard from the words of the city inspector that these sword techniques that emphasize killing people, after practicing for a long time, people will be controlled by the murderous intent and sword techniques, becoming puppets of sword techniques and killing, and wandering like Shura evil spirits in the world.

Shang Lu doesn't want to become like that.

Fortunately, in addition to knife skills, there are also whip skills in the market.

After a brief recollection, the market supervisor introduced: "In the market, there is a powerful whip technique called the 'Five Thunders Subduing Demon Whip Technique'.

It is said that this set of whip techniques was passed down by a god of thunder. It can transform qi into thunder and burn qi into fire, so that each whip carries the power of thunder and fire.

Moreover, this set of whip techniques can be soft or hard. The hard one is like a spear or a stick, which can be used to poke, chop, or smash. The soft one is like a long whip, which can be used to whip, sweep, or wrap... The moves are like thunder and fire, treacherous and changeable, making it hard to defend against."

When Shang Lu heard that the Five Thunders Subduing Demons Whip could be soft or hard, he thought that the city inspector was driving and was referring to another type of whip technique.

Fortunately, the city inspector's subsequent words dispelled his doubts and made him very interested in the Five Thunders Subduing Demon Whip Technique.

This is like buying a set of whip techniques, but it can be used as a spear technique and a stick technique at the same time! Moreover, between each move, there are explosions of lightning and fire... This is not only powerful, but also very handsome!
I just don't know what the shortcomings of this Five Thunders Subduing Demon Whip technique are?
"The disadvantage is... the lightning and fire produced by the whip technique do not distinguish between friend and foe." said Jianshi.

"No distinction between friend and foe?"

Shang Lu was stunned: "Could this lightning and fire hurt itself?"

"Yes." The city supervisor nodded.

Oh my god... Shang Lu was speechless. What was this? Killing one thousand enemies and injuring eight hundred of his own? No, this was not killing one thousand enemies and injuring eight hundred of his own, but before killing the enemy, he stabbed himself first.

If you can't hold on, you don't even need to fight the enemy, you can just pick them up directly.

This whip method is a bit tricky!
Just when Shang Lu was about to shake his head and say forget it, the city supervisor changed the subject and said, "But there is a way to resolve this shortcoming."

"How to resolve it?"

"If you can find a way to cultivate righteousness, you can use it to protect your body from being hurt by lightning and fire. Otherwise, if you can train your body to be strong enough, you can also withstand lightning and fire."

It is too far-fetched for Shang Lu to be able to withstand thunder with his physical body, but he does have the righteous spirit!

The "Art of Righteousness" that the Confucian disciple Tian Chang had given him was precisely for cultivating the great and righteous energy.

After he obtained the "Art of Righteousness", he recited it every day and practiced it. It had already become a habit, and he had already developed a righteous energy in his body.

This righteous energy also nourishes the five internal organs, allowing them to be more calm when dealing with evil energy.

But Shang Lu didn’t expect that the righteous spirit could also be used to withstand thunder?
Could this be the legendary meaning of "a person of integrity fears no shadow, and a person of integrity fears no lightning"?
Seeing that he had a strange expression and didn't say anything, the city supervisor thought that he was frightened by the shortcomings of the Five Thunders Subduing Demons Whip Technique, so he said: "Although this whip technique is good, its shortcomings are indeed troublesome. If you don't want to learn it, then let's look at other things... Although the whip and sword techniques are gone, you can also take a look at magic weapons and talismans, just in case they are useful." As he said this, he was about to take Shang Lu away.

"Learn, I will learn." Shang Lu hurriedly grabbed the supervisor, "I want to learn the Five Thunders Subduing Demon Whip Technique."

The city supervisor was stunned: "Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning or burned by fire?"

Shang Lu laughed: "What a coincidence, I really have a righteous spirit!"

He silently recited the "Art of Righteousness" in his heart, and a stream of righteous energy immediately surged out of his body, causing several evil ghosts and corpses nearby to quickly hide away.

For these evil spirits, the righteous energy emanating from the Chinese herb is an energy that makes them extremely uncomfortable.

"You even have righteousness?"

The city inspector's face was full of shock, but it soon turned into sudden realization.

“Yes, as the saying goes, when righteousness exists within, evil cannot prevail. No wonder you are not afraid of the poison, and are able to sort out the disordered essence and qi. It turns out that you rely on the righteousness in your body…” Jianshi felt that he had found the reason why Shang Lu was not affected by the chaos here.

Then he sighed and said, "It's a pity that in our current state, even if we want to cultivate a righteous spirit, it is impossible."

"Not necessarily." Shang Lu disagreed. "I think that the noble and righteous spirit is in the heart. As long as one has a righteous mind, no matter if it is a human, a demon, a ghost or a corpse, one can cultivate the noble and righteous spirit."

"That's true, but we are in this place, and we are attacked by evil spirits all the time. It's difficult to keep positive thoughts and cultivate positive energy..."

Jianshi shook his head and stopped talking about this topic. He took Shanglu to find a strange rotten corpse.

This rotten corpse has three heads and six arms, similar to the statues in the temple.

But if you look closely, you can find that its extra two heads and four arms are sewn to its body with needle and thread.

The strangest thing is that the stitched head and arms can actually open their eyes and move, and even want to fight for control of the body, but they are too weak to succeed.

Hearing that Shang Lu wanted to learn the Five Thunders Subduing Demon Whip technique, the corpse was a little reluctant to teach him. It did not change its mind until it tasted the incense of the market supervisor. The other two heads kept shouting "teach him", and at the same time, six eyes all flashed with excitement. Three mouths opened at the same time, spewing black air, activating the magic circle in the market, dragged Shang Lu in, and began to teach.

The methods of the Three-Headed, Six-Armed Corpse Cult are also different from those of other corpses and evil spirits.

It did not give Shang Lu a demonstration. After explaining the principles of qi circulation and the secrets of exerting force, it threw a scroll of bamboo slips to Shang Lu, asking him to practice on his own according to the pictures on it. If he encountered something he did not understand, he could ask the bamboo slips for help.

Shang Lu had no objection, but the city supervisor was not happy. He frowned and scolded the rotten corpse with three heads and six arms: "Why don't you demonstrate the skills when you teach them? Why, I'm here, and you still want to perfunctorily do it?"

When the three-headed and six-armed corpse heard this, he was so scared that he quickly explained:

"Jianshi, it's not that I don't want to demonstrate, but I can't do it now. You know that the Five Thunders Whip will cause thunder and fire.

In the past, as a disciple of the Divine Sky Sect, I had been cultivating the thunder method and had no problem with it. But now I have become like this, my righteousness has long been polluted and corroded, leaving only the fierce and evil spirit. If I really want to demonstrate the Five Thunders Subduing Demon Whip, I am afraid that I will be struck by lightning and burned by fire as soon as I start.

But don't worry, even if I can't demonstrate, I will teach him seriously, correct his mistakes, and make sure he learns it."

After hearing the explanation and assurance from the three-headed, six-armed rotten corpse, the city inspector's ugly expression improved a little.

Then, Shang Lu practiced the Five Thunder Whip Method according to the diagram on the bamboo slips. The righteousness he had cultivated over the past few days protected his body the moment the thunder and fire appeared, as if he was wearing an insulating fireproof suit, so that he was not hurt by the thunder and fire.

Shang Lu breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time he did not forget to ask the three-headed, six-armed corpse for advice, asking if the thunder and fire erupted from the Five Thunders Subduing Demon Whip would be completely ineffective if he encountered an enemy who had also cultivated a righteous spirit?
"That won't happen."

The rotten corpse with three heads and six arms hid far away at the first moment, for fear of being accidentally injured by the thunder and fire.

After hearing Shang Lu's question, it answered from a distance: "This lightning fire is transformed from your essence. Whether the opponent has righteousness or not, it will not affect its power."

That's good. Shang Lu was completely relieved.

Although the rotten corpse with three heads and six arms hid far away, it did keep its promise to the city supervisor.

It watched Shanglu's every move very carefully, and when it found any mistakes, it gave timely reminders and corrections.

The only pity is that this rotten corpse with three heads and six arms was unwilling to let Shang Lu try his skills and just let him practice on his own.

In the end, it was Jian Shi who took action and fought with Shang Lu for a few moves, allowing him to master the Five Thunders Subduing Demon Whip Technique more quickly in actual combat.

"The Five Thunders Subduing Demon Whip is like the art of war. The key to its application lies in one's mind. When you use it, you must know how to adapt to changing circumstances. As long as you master the method of using luck to boost your strength and the intention of the whip, you don't have to stick to fixed moves."

When Shang Lu had almost mastered it, the three-headed, six-armed corpse removed the black air and gave Shang Lu a jet-black bamboo plate.

"This bamboo tablet records some of the lessons I learned from practicing the Five Thunders Subduing Demon Whip Technique. It should be helpful for you to practice this whip technique well. I hope that my Shenxiao Sect's whip technique can be well inherited in your hands."

Shang Lu took the bamboo sign with both hands and thanked him sincerely.

Afterwards, Shang Lu asked the city supervisor to take him to buy a magic weapon that could greatly simplify and shorten the ceremony of summoning gods and ghosts.

This magic weapon is called the "Soul Sacrifice Altar". It is a small altar, only the size of a palm when not in use. When it is needed, one only needs to pinch the fingers and chant the spell, and inject essence and energy into it to activate it and turn it into the size of a normal altar.

There is no need to even offer any sacrifices of animals or livestock. All you need to do is light candles and burn incense to invite gods and ghosts.

However, the soul altar needs to be fed with flesh and blood on normal days and cannot be left hungry. Otherwise, it will not only cause trouble when summoning gods and ghosts, but may also devour its owner.

"What? This thing wants to eat? It wants to devour its master when it's hungry?"

When Shang Lu heard the evil ghost's introduction, he almost threw away the soul altar in his hand, for fear that this copper thing that looked like a seal would suddenly grow a mouth and fangs and bite his hand.

"Is it possible that it is still alive?"

"That's understandable."

The evil ghost told Shang Lu that the blood food to be eaten at the soul altar was not human, but livestock. It would be even more suitable if it could be fed with the blood of monsters.

If the soul altar can be satisfied with the food and the soul of the weapon is very happy, then when it comes to summoning gods and ghosts, it will help with all its strength and help resist the pollution of the mad god.

After weighing the pros and cons, Shang Lu decided to buy this magical weapon that seemed to be a living creature.

Apart from anything else, just because it can shorten the time of setting up the altar and inviting gods, and help resist the pollution of the mad god, even if it is a little weird, it is acceptable.

After buying the soul-sacrificing altar, Shang Lu asked in detail about the feeding methods, but he was not in a hurry to feed the snake with blood food such as basking snake meat in this fairy market. He planned to do it after he got out.

Next, Shang Lu followed Jianshi to continue visiting the Fairy Market, but he never encountered any skills or treasures that were suitable for him.

Either he was not satisfied with the effect, or he was too toxic to try it, or he was unable to control it with his current level of cultivation. If he practiced and used it forcefully, he would only go astray and suffer backlash.

Fortunately, Shang Lu knew very well that one should not bite off more than one bites off. The harvest from this trip to the Fairy Market had already made him very satisfied.

The skills, elixirs, and magic weapons he bought were enough for him to practice and digest for a long time. If there were more, it would not necessarily be a good thing.

At this moment, Shang Lu also planned to wake up the chicken-foot god lying on the altar.

Please ask him to ring the bell to close the market so that he can leave this place to avoid being eroded and polluted by excessive evil spirits.

(End of this chapter)