Fangxian Heretical Path

Chapter 199 The True Fiend Hides His Identity and Name

"Alright. Why scare the little ones every year?"

Amidst the trembling of Fang Shu and the others, the statue between the two human-bodied, ghost-faced figures on the offering table in the temple slowly opened its eyes. Its horns were rugged and coral-like, and its face resembled a deer.

As it spoke and breathed, the breath from its mouth displayed five colors, giving it a somewhat ethereal quality compared to the other statues around it.

After the deity with a human body and a deer head spoke, the other deities in the temple muttered a few words and then fell silent, no longer making any more jokes.

The other party sized up Fang Shu and the others, and said, "I am Lu Che, the temple's steward. Today, you nine have stood out from the outer disciples, and your virtues are excellent. You have made great contributions to the temple and can be promoted to inner disciples."

As soon as he finished speaking, the five-colored aura emanating from the mouth and nose of the Deer Chariot Immortal flew out and transformed into nine five-colored threads, which entered the tokens on the waists of Fang Shu and the other nine people.

The tokens of everyone hummed and vibrated, and their colors changed instantly, showing an ancient five-colored hue, and the three characters "Five Internal Organs Temple" appeared in relief.

"From this day forward, you are all disciples of this temple. When you travel outside, you may use the name of this temple to help the world, save people, and exorcise demons."

After speaking in a measured and deliberate manner, the Deer Chariot Immortal slowly closed his eyes.

After it closed its eyes, the two statues on its left and right, resembling bull's heads and sheep's heads respectively, also opened their mouths:
"This is the direct lineage of our temple's method of nurturing evil spirits. Once you have obtained it, go down and diligently study and cultivate it."

"Those who have become inner disciples can open a cave within the temple. Once a cave has been opened, they can go to the miscellaneous hall to guide the spiritual veins into the cave. In addition, there are various servants."

With a whoosh, several more streaks of light were struck and embedded into the tokens at the waists of the nine people.

Fang Shu and the others immediately scanned the token with their divine senses, and the heavy text and scriptures immediately appeared in their minds.

The content it covers everything, big and small, down to the smallest detail. It even tells inner disciples what etiquette to follow and what hairstyle to wear when they pay homage to their masters.

For a time, Fang Shu and the others were so engrossed in the text that they could hardly tear themselves away.

Before they could react, a gentle force emanated from the temple, causing the nine of them to involuntarily retreat.

Soon, all nine people left the temple, but two of them were careless and tripped over the threshold, falling down on their butts at the temple entrance.

This action elicited soft laughter from the deities inside the temple.

"Relax, everyone. Our temple isn't some big family, why be so formal?" A teasing voice rang out.

There were also shouts: "So careless and disorderly, what kind of behavior is this?"

However, the immortals in the temple only laughed or cursed, no longer exerting the same oppressive feeling as before.

As Fang Shu exited the temple, he made a point of looking up and glancing behind the statue of the Three Capitals on the offering table.

The deepest part of the temple is empty, but according to the style, there should be a larger golden statue than the one in San Du sitting cross-legged, which would be in line with the layout of palaces, temples and monasteries.

"His position should be that of the head of the Five Organs Temple, but I don't know why he's not in the temple," he thought to himself.

Of the nine newly promoted inner disciples, not one survived.

After everyone came to their senses, some continued to squint at the food in the temple, some picked up the inner disciple tokens at their waists and examined them with fascination, while others took the time to read the text on the tokens, their faces full of excitement.

The small temple, located on the mountaintop, looked even more unremarkable than before. It was just an earthen temple, and even the incense offerings weren't very strong.

However, after being given a warning, Fang Shu and the others looked at the temple with much more reverence.

While inside the temple, the nine of them genuinely felt like ants, easily crushed by the immortals within.

Even though the Jiang and Jin families were quite influential and had already received instructions from their families before coming to the temple, the two of them were still trembling with fear.

For a moment, the nine newly promoted inner disciples fell silent, speechless for a long time.

After a long while, the second-ranked member of the Jin family finally spoke with a dry laugh:
"Fellow Daoists, since we have climbed the mountain together to worship at the temple and been promoted to the inner sect, we are all of the same age."

"Would you all be so kind as to do me the honor of coming to my Jin family's ancestral hall after we descend the mountain, for some tea and wine?"

When faced with the Jin family's suggestion, Fang Shu and the others only pondered it briefly before nodding in agreement.

Before the temple visit, everyone was a competitor, but after the visit, they became fellow disciples, true inheritors of the Five Internal Organs Temple tradition, compared to the outer disciples.

Even the disciple who is most reluctant to socialize would not refuse this opportunity to connect with others and build relationships.

Seeing that everyone agreed, the smiles on the faces of the Jin family members widened.

He suddenly spoke up to remind everyone: "However, we don't need to rush down the mountain."

"It would be best to stay outside the temple for a while and take advantage of this opportunity to absorb as much spiritual energy as possible."

After speaking, this man, dressed in rich clothes and of considerable status, walked to a corner without any hesitation, chose a spot, sat down cross-legged, and began to inhale and exhale large amounts of Qi, basking in the spiritual energy of the place.

The others also realized that the concentration of spiritual energy outside the Five Organs Temple was worlds apart from that at the foot of the mountain. They couldn't quite tell how many times more concentrated it was than at Toad Beach, only that it was extremely dense.

Even after they took a few deep breaths, a slightly tipsy feeling appeared in their minds, and they were somewhat intoxicated.

Upon seeing this, Fang Shu's spirits lifted.

Without hesitation, he chose a quiet spot and began to sit cross-legged in meditation.

So the next time.

None of these newly recruited inner disciples rushed down the mountain to celebrate, nor did any of them hurry to the Hall of Reception or other halls to collect their inner disciple benefits.

They all chose to stay on the mountaintop, immediately beginning their cultivation, gulping in and exhaling the spiritual energy of the place.

This cycle of swallowing and spitting out lasted for almost half a month.

In the end, a Foundation Establishment cultivator emerged from the temple. Upon seeing Fang Shu and the others sitting in a row outside the temple, he seemed to find them an eyesore and, as if shooing away cats and dogs, flicked his sleeve and swept them all off the mountaintop.

Thus, the group could no longer linger outside the temple and had to go to the Jin family's main hall to hold a banquet.

The immortals held a feast, which lasted for more than one day.

Several days later, the banquet for the nine people finally came to an end.

Fang Shu was among them, his whole body reeking of alcohol, as if he had been soaking in a wine jar and had been pickled in it.

Fortunately, with his current cultivation level, no matter how strong the alcohol was, he could still remain clear-headed and would not end up drunk.

Once back in his cave, he stepped onto the altar, sat cross-legged, and began to meditate. Smoke rose from above his head, dissipating the effects of the alcohol within a few breaths. The evaporated alcohol vapor, under his control, transformed into water droplets, falling into the flowing water surrounding the altar.

The few stupid fish he kept in the pond thought it was food, so they all rushed over and devoured the wine in one go. Then they all floated belly up on the surface of the water, dead.

Fortunately, these foolish fish had become accustomed to Fang Shu's true energy and had developed some intelligence; they were no longer purely ordinary fish. Therefore, they were only drunk and did not die from it.

On the altar, Fang Shu opened his eyes, his gaze becoming completely clear and revealing a look of joy.

The Taoist talisman in his mind stirred, and characters emerged:

[Magic Power: Thirty-Three Toads]

In the nearly one year since taking over the Gu Pit, Fang Shu had tried his best to cultivate Qi in the gaps between refining Gu and studying the techniques, but he was ultimately unable to be in two places at once and his energy was limited. After a year, his cultivation level had only increased by half a toad.

Now, he has only been cultivating on the top of the Five Internal Organs Temple for a little over half a month, and his true energy has increased by a whole toad, which has almost made up for the days he wasted in the past.

Aside from that, Fang Shu gained another benefit.

Suddenly, he exhaled a breath, which was his true energy being released outwards. It wriggled in the cave like a snake or insect, and its surface shimmered with a gray light, giving it a more fierce and sinister aura compared to before.

During the half-month he spent cultivating on the Five Organs Temple Mountain, Fang Shu had successfully comprehended the original method of nourishing evil spirits passed down by the immortals in the temple.

He verified what the Dragon Maiden Immortal had taught him and gained more insights. So, without hesitation, he directly melted the "Unattainable Desire" evil energy in his hand into his body right there on the mountaintop.

In other words, Fang Shu's internal energy is no longer Yin-Yang True Energy, but Yin-Yang True Evil.

One thing worth mentioning is that he originally thought that the original method of cultivating evil spirits in the temple would only serve to fill in the gaps in his cultivation of condensing evil spirits, and prevent any oversights in the teachings of the Dragon Maiden Immortal.

Unexpectedly, analyzing this original method of nurturing evil spirits not only depleted all his remaining dragon energy, but also took an extra seven or eight days to complete.

The insights that Fang Shu gained after the analysis were even greater than those passed down by the Dragon Maiden Immortal.

Or rather, compared to the original Six Fu Nourishing Evil Method, the Six Desires Yin Evil Method of the Dragon Maiden Immortal Family is more like an abridged version. Although it has been specifically designed and modified to target the Yin and Yang True Qi of Fang Shu, it is ultimately not as comprehensive as the original.

For example, in Long Gu's Six Desires Yin Sha Method, the steps of refining and extracting evil energy are done one organ after another, and the order between the six organs is quite particular, so that it can be done in an orderly manner and the six evils can be kept stable.

However, the original method of cultivating evil energy is not so complicated. It is extremely ruthless, directly inhaling and exhaling evil energy into the six internal organs, where it is transported and refined among them.

Refining a type of malevolent energy is like polishing the entire six internal organs, progressing step by step. The six internal organs refined in this way are naturally much stronger than those refined by the Six Desires Yin Malevolent Method.

However, it is obvious that the original method of killing magic is more violent and not as good as the modified method of killing magic given by the Dragon Maiden, which is suitable for Yin and Yang true energy and is extremely easy to go astray.

Faced with such a difference, Fang Shu naturally had to choose both!
He first selects one organ to work on according to the steps in the Six Desires Yin Sha Method. After it has adapted to the process, he starts from that organ and works on all six organs, and even extends it to the five internal organs, tendons, bones, skin and flesh.

In this way, his process of condensing evil energy was extremely smooth, combining precision and perseverance, with a solid foundation and not a single mistake occurred.

Dongfuzhong.

Fang Shu examined his Yin-Yang True Fiend form, his face beaming with joy:

"According to the Six Fu Nourishing Method, even if I select the evil energy, I can use my own body as the earth to gather earth energy and nurture the evil energy in my body, making it more and more purified."

This is an additional element in the original version of the evil technique. It was precisely this point that made Fang Shu completely determined to refine the evil energy in his hands.

Since that's the case, he should first enhance his magical power, and then slowly cultivate the evil energy within his body to make it more substantial later.

Furthermore, according to the Six Visceral Nourishing Method, he can not only extract earth energy from the earth, but also extract "evil energy" from the bodies of other living beings to nourish evil.

Thinking of this, Fang Shu's eyes flickered for a moment, and he thought to himself, "In this way, if we encounter thieves in the future, we won't have to waste the evil energy in their bodies."

The practice of "swallowing evil and nourishing evil" is also a part of the Five Organs Temple Evil Method.

This method is not limited by raw or cold ingredients, and it can also be used to extract evil energy from others, directly taking the evil energy refined by others and using it as one of the six evil spirits.

In an instant, a multitude of thoughts popped into Fang Shu's mind, and he suddenly felt that his second kind of malevolent energy was also taking shape.

Speaking of Senior Sister Fang Lu's Peach Blossom Killing Aura, it's quite good! If Fang Shu could obtain it, he could use this killing aura to cultivate Gu worms, making it easier for him to raise and refine Gu.

My thoughts are in turmoil, and random ideas are arising.

But soon Fang Shu suppressed all these thoughts. He calmed his mind and entered a meditative state, ignoring all external affairs.

While Fang Shu was seizing the time to cultivate in seclusion while the iron was hot, the other eight newly promoted inner disciples in the temple, although they had all secluded themselves to digest the knowledge for a while, did not gain as much as he did.

Especially the evil techniques passed down from the Three Capitals, even Jiang and Jin had to slowly comprehend them.

Therefore, after these people came down from the top of the mountain, they mostly ran their own businesses, cultivated relationships, and collected benefits within the temple.

Some of them are engaged in acts of revenge or scheming.

With the matter of the inner sect settled, everyone was a victor. From now on, they would be protected and shielded by the sect's rules. Even if they killed an outer sect member without cause, they would only have to pay compensation. They could do as they pleased.

It was as if they were in that beast's hall.

When Black Rat returned after being promoted to the inner sect, the Beast Hall Master sent someone to inquire about him.

Unfortunately, he had already become a disciple, and over the past year, he had become increasingly valued by his master, so he would not change his allegiance now.

However, this boy still chose to stay and work in the Beast Hall.

On his first day back, he used the excuse of poor performance to kill nearly ten servants and an outer disciple.

Given Black Rat's current status as an inner disciple, he wouldn't even need to pay compensation for killing a menial servant. Only that senior outer disciple made him pay more compensation.

What surprised the staff in the Beast Hall even more was that after the fight, the boy actually ran to the composting area outside the hall and stared blankly at the stinking composting pit for a long time.

Remove the black rats, just as in your house.

Pei Zhongshan, who was originally quite humble, returned this time with a smile on his face. However, when a maid accidentally bumped into him, he killed her with a flick of his finger, completely abandoning his former humility.

Various incidents unfolded one after another among the nine newly recruited members, causing quite a stir.

Fang Shu, standing among them, kept a very low profile, focusing solely on cultivating his Qi and concealing his identity and reputation.

(End of this chapter)