Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 422: Addictive Erysipelas

"What are you thinking?"

Yan Tao was indeed an experienced interrogator in Zhenshou Peak, with a sharp eye. As soon as Shang Lu had a guess, he noticed it.

This startled Shang Lu. Although there was no change on the surface, he quickly put away the distracting thoughts in his mind and secretly warned himself that he must never have any random thoughts in front of these people from the Discipline Department.

At the same time, be prepared to use sweet talk to muddle through the matter.

But when the words came to his lips, he changed his mind and followed Yan Tao's words:
"I'm curious, are the captured demons and evil spirits kept locked up in the Zhenshou Peak? How big is the space inside?"

Yan Tao narrowed his eyes. He saw that Shang Lu was not thinking about this, but he did not ask any more questions. He smiled and replied, "How can he be imprisoned forever? Every once in a while, they will hold an altar to slay the demons and eliminate the evil. The flesh, blood and souls of the demons are used as sacrifices to the gods here."

Without waiting for Shang Lu to ask, Yan Tao immediately continued, "Not long ago, a demon was slain and sacrificed to the gods at Zhenshou Peak."

"Was it the tenth day of last month?"

"Ok?"

Yan Tao raised his eyebrows, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes.

"how do you know?"

"I joined the Discipline Department on that day. At that time, Senior Brother Lu Yang took me to visit the peaks on Bijia Mountain, but only bypassed Zhenshou Peak. Now that I heard Uncle Master Yan mention this, I guessed that it was on that day."

Yan Tao stared at Shang Lu for a moment, as if judging whether his words were true or false.

Finally, he smiled and said, "You are quite smart. Actually, you and Lu Yang have joined the Discipline Department, so you are eligible to participate in the demon-slaying and god-sacrificing ceremony. But you were right not to come that day. You just joined the Discipline Department and you are not familiar with the rules. And the chief priest that day was Jian Cheng, who attaches great importance to etiquette and rules. If you made a mistake while watching the ceremony and were spotted by him, it would be considered a light punishment."

Shang Lu knew that the Supervisor was the third most important person in the Witch Academy, only below the Chief Priest and the Dean.

So, did that strange glance come from the god being sacrificed? Or did it come from the supervisor in charge of the sacrifice?
If it was the Chief Supervisor, then was the corruption in Lingchi Valley also related to him?

Why did he do that? And why was his aura so chaotic?
Was it because something went wrong in his cultivation that he went astray? Or was it because there were too many demons being executed, and he was infected with chaotic evil spirits?
Also, did the Jijiu, Siye and others notice that something was wrong with the Jiancheng?
Many new questions suddenly emerged in Shang Lu's mind.

But with Yan Tao by his side, he didn't dare to think too much and could only secretly feel lucky that he had not told anyone else about this matter before.

Otherwise, the matter would be reported up the chain of command and most likely be handed over to the Chief Supervisor.

At that time, it would really become a case of "Who in this court is suing me?"

Fearing that Yan Tao might become suspicious and that the Chief Supervisor might have spies in Zhenshong Peak, Shang Lu decided to quit while he was ahead and did not ask any more questions.

He just followed Yan Tao's words and said, "I haven't met the Supervisor yet. From Uncle Yan's description, he should be a very strict person. I have to stay away from him in the future."

Yan Tao flatly denied: "Hey, don't talk nonsense, I didn't say that the Supervisor was strict, you just made up your own mind."

Afterwards, Yan Tao carried the two Hekes and returned to the prison inside Zhenshong Peak.

Shang Lu did not join in the fun. He said goodbye to Yan Tao, rode on the paper bird, flew to the main peak nearby, and landed in front of Jiuhe Pagoda.

He was about to go into the tower to find Lu Dao to report when he saw Lu Yang coming out.

Lu Yang was in charge of the three Heke groups in the south of Longyou County. Although he had one more person than Shang Lu, their location was closer to Chengfeng County. In addition, his flying sword was faster than that of a paper bird, so it was not surprising that he returned first.

Seeing Shang Lu, Lu Yang greeted him, "Brother Shang, are you here to see Uncle Lu as well? No need to go. Uncle Lu is busy reporting the case to his superiors and has no time to deal with us. He just asked the man in the painting to come out and tell us to go home and practice well. We don't need to worry about the rest."

Shang Lu nodded. He didn't find Lu Dao's arrangement strange.

Heke’s case is no small matter.

It's not just because these thieves kidnapped a large number of children, nor is it just because they grow humans as crops and eat humans to practice cultivation, but also because among them, a master of the fourth-grade celestial realm emerged!
Lu Dao did not allow the two of them to participate in subsequent matters, not because he wanted to steal the credit - the case was discovered by Shang Lu, and the clues were also found by Shang Lu, and no one could steal this credit.

Lu Dao is doing this for their own good.

Lu Yang almost lost his life when trying to capture a mountain ghost before. Although He Ke was not as weird as a mountain ghost, he was definitely more dangerous.

Lu Dao also values ​​talent and doesn't want anything to happen to Shang Lu and Lu Yang.

Shang Lu really wanted to go to Pingdu Mountain to see what was going on inside, but he knew what was right and what was wrong.

With his level of cultivation, even if he went to Pingdu Mountain, he would at most be responsible for outer perimeter security.

It would be better to stay in the Witch Academy, study hard and practice hard to improve your strength.

Only when your cultivation is high can you establish yourself as a person!

"Thank you, Senior Brother Lu, for telling me. I will go back to the thief Cao's office first."

Chen Li died, and Shang Lu had to go back to deal with the follow-up matters and report the matter to the county magistrate and county lieutenant.

Although the county governor and the county lieutenant may have learned about Chen Li's death from Lu Dao, Shang Lu still had to make the trip in person and could not skip this procedure.

The county magistrate and the county lieutenant may not remember the contributions of their subordinates, but they will definitely remember who dares not take them seriously.

"Wait, this is for you."

Seeing Shang Lu was about to leave, Lu Yang hurriedly handed him a wooden box.

As soon as Shang Lu got the wooden box, he sensed a rich spiritual energy coming out of it.

"This is?"

"This is your reward."

Lu Yang spoke with envy: "As soon as Uncle Lu came back, he reported our contributions. My contribution was small, so I only got a box of spiritual essence. You contributed a lot, so Uncle Lu helped you get a box of Qi Condensation Pills, which will help you cultivate Qi cyclones."

Shang Lu was overjoyed. His goal at this stage was to refine the cyclone in the upper dantian as quickly as possible.

In his hand, there was a box of Xuanqi Powder that he bought from the Xianling Market.

Now that I have the Qi Condensation Pill, my efficiency will undoubtedly be greatly improved.

The reward that Master Lu had obtained for him came just in time. Unfortunately, Lu Dao was busy and couldn't express his gratitude, so he could only wait until later.

Lu Yang was also anxious to go back to practice. He Ke's strength gave him a great stimulus and also made him realize what kind of enemies he would face after joining the Discipline Department.

If your cultivation is not good enough, you will not only suffer a great loss, but also lose your life.

The two said goodbye outside the Jiuhe Tower, one flew to the inner mountain to practice sword, and the other left the Witch Academy and went straight to the Thief Cao's office.

When Shang Lu rushed back to the bandit Cao's office, Du Feng, Tu Bin and others had just returned.

Everything was normal in the thieves' office, and there was no chaos or disturbance due to Chen Li's death.

Because as soon as Shang Lu received the news of Chen Li's death, he ordered the news to be blocked.

Apart from Qiu Dao who discovered Chen Li's body, only Du Feng, Tu Bin and other Qiu Dao who followed Shang Lu, as well as Zhu Quan and other four thieves' officials knew about it.

The rest of the people in the office only knew that Shang Lu had taken his men out of the city to investigate a case, but they had no idea what case it was.

Shang Lu blocked the news at that time because he felt it would be bad to spread the news without fully understanding the situation.

Now it seems that it is fortunate that the news was blocked.

The killing of the thief Cao Yuan was no small matter. If the news was not blocked, it would surely spread quickly throughout Baiyi County.

Once the news reached He Ke's ears, it would certainly alert the enemy. Shang Lu returned to the office and walked all the way to his own court. He dismissed the irrelevant people and only kept Du Feng, Tu Bin and the four thieves.

"Where are the ashes of Chen Zecao and others now?"

Du Feng cupped his hands and replied, "It is stored in the Hall of Heroes."

The Hall of Heroes is a place in the bandit department's office that is used to store the remains of fellow soldiers.

The Thieves Office was responsible for all theft cases in the county. Many of these cases involved theft by demons and evil spirits, and casualties were common.

Whenever a thief died in the line of duty, his body would be brought back by his surviving comrades and enshrined in the Hall of Heroes, waiting for his relatives to come and take it home for burial.

If a thief has no family, his body will be burned into ashes and placed in the Hall of Heroes, where his comrades and younger generations will pay homage to him, so that their family lineage will not be cut off after his death.

"No one saw it, right?" Shang Lu asked.

This time it was Zhu Quanhui who replied, "Don't worry, sir. I found a reason in advance to get rid of the people guarding the Hall of Heroes."

Shang Lu nodded and said, "Well done. The death of Chen Zecao and the others is related to another major case. We must keep it a secret until the case is solved. In the next few days, if anyone asks about the whereabouts of Chen Zecao and the others, just say that they are still on patrol."

Everyone in the hall responded in unison.

Shang Lu ordered again: "Old Zhu, go to Longyou County and tell everyone who knows about this to keep their mouths shut and not gossip. Anyone who leaks the news will be severely punished!"

Du Feng said, "Sir, before at the lumberyard, Wu Guan Lu cast a spell on everyone. If someone can't control their mouth, the spell will take effect and make that person completely speechless. I think the people in Longyou County will definitely not dare to talk nonsense."

Shang Lu thought to himself that he was worthy of being called Uncle Lu, as he was indeed experienced.

He felt relieved and wanted to ask Zhu Quan not to go.

Zhu Quan said, "I'd better go. What Officer Lu said represents the intention of the Discipline Department. I also want to convey the intention of our Thief Cao Office and the adults to the people in Longyou County."

When the other three thieves heard this, they all glanced at Zhu Quan and cursed him as a flatterer in their hearts.

But at the same time, they were regretting: Why didn’t they flatter themselves?
Shang Lu thought about it for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take the trouble to run this trip for you."

Afterwards, he arranged some affairs within the office and went directly to the county governor's office and the county lieutenant's office to report the news of Chen Li's death to his two superiors.

The county magistrate and the county lieutenant had indeed already known about this matter.

But he was very satisfied that Shang Lu could come to report.

The two men gave the same answer, asking Shang Lu not to spread the news of Chen Li's death for the time being, and at the same time letting him be fully responsible for all work in the Bandit Cao's Office.

Obviously, they discussed and made arrangements regarding the situation in the thief Cao's office after receiving the news of Chen Li's death.

Although Shang Lu did not get promoted, his power was much greater than before.

Now he has the final say in the entire thief Cao's office.

At the same time, the county magistrate also increased his salary as a reward for his entry into the Discipline Department and as compensation for his failure to get promoted.

When we came out of the county governor's mansion, it was already late.

Shang Lu first went to the thieves' office to take a look around, and then went home after making sure that everything was fine.

After eating the Basque snake meat roasted by Sanniang, Shang Lu took out the Xuanqi Powder and Ningqi Pill and took one portion of each.

After taking the two pills, they were immediately sent to the internal organs and placed on the sacrificial table.

The Liver Statue worked rapidly, not only purifying the evil spirits in the Xuanqi Powder, but also expelling toxins from the Ningqi Pills.

Xuanqi San is poisonous, so it's not surprising that Shanglu.

The person selling this medicine is not a normal person, but a rotten corpse in the Fairy Market that should have been dead for many years. When I bought Xuanqi Powder, the market supervisor also told me that this medicine is poisonous.

But the Qi Condensing Pill is a reward issued by the Discipline Department, and it is actually poisonous!

Shang Lu used the method of internal observation to carefully examine the toxins discharged from the Qi Condensing Pill.

It was discovered that this poison was of the same origin as the toxins contained in the spiritual liquid and spiritual marrow previously awarded by the Witch Academy and the imperial court.

They all have chaotic and manic attributes.

As the five internal organs improved, Shang Lu was able to obtain more feedback through the five statues. At this moment, he learned from the liver statue that the toxins contained in the Qi Condensation Pill would not kill people immediately, but would make people addicted.

If he could not continue to take the elixir essence containing similar toxins in the future, not only would his cultivation level be severely reduced, but he would also fall into endless pain and even go crazy.

This poison is very similar to that of Diyega, and no matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem to be formed naturally during alchemy.

So this is a method specifically added to spiritual fluids and elixirs to control wizards?
Who poisoned him? Was it the Witch House? The imperial court? Or someone else?

Have other wizards noticed this?

Suddenly, Shang Lu remembered what Qiu Haishan had said.

He also recalled some of the things he had learned during these days.

In today's world, spiritual energy is thin and resources for cultivation are scarce. It is only because of the secret realm that the situation has been eased and has not fallen into darkness and chaos again.

However, the cultivation resources are in the hands of high-level practitioners. They control other practitioners by allocating resources and breakthrough materials, driving them to explore or compete for more secret realms.

If it weren't for the threats from enemy countries and sects, high-level practitioners in many countries and sects would wish that there were as few people of the same level as possible so that they could enjoy more resources alone.

Take the State of Ba for example. If the State of Chu had not suddenly expanded the enrollment of students in the Witch Academy and recruited a group of independent practitioners, it would not have expanded the enrollment of students in the Witch Academy.

Shang Lu was very fortunate that he had five internal organs, which could expel the toxins from the spiritual fluid, spiritual essence and even the elixir from the very beginning.

However, he also realized that if things were really as he guessed, it would not be easy for him to break through to the Tongtian realm.

Even if one's cultivation level has improved, it is still difficult to obtain all the spiritual materials needed for a breakthrough.

Maybe by then, he will also have to go to the Xingshan front.

It was not for the purpose of receiving a reward for meritorious service, but to find a way to ambush and kill an enemy at the Tongtian realm, and use his remaining spirit as the spiritual material needed for a breakthrough...

"Let's refine the third cyclone first, and then consider this matter."

Shang Lu shook his head and threw away the chaotic thoughts.

Then he concentrated his energy, practiced the techniques, and cultivated the cyclone in the upper dantian.

In the blink of an eye, another few days passed.

Lu Dao has not said anything about the progress of the case.

Shang Lu suppressed his curiosity and did not ask.

He believed that once the case was solved, Lu Dao would naturally inform him and tell him the details.

Now that Lu Dao didn't say anything, he decided not to ask, so as not to break the rules and harm himself and Lu Dao.

But what Shang Lu didn't expect was that when he was attending classes seriously in the Witch Academy that day, he suddenly received a message from Lu Dao, asking him to report to the Discipline Department immediately.

(End of this chapter)