Chapter 450 I am a fairy boy
If you want to reverse the unfavorable situation and get rid of this group of thieves who are taking advantage of the power of others and stealing the authority and treasures of the “City God”, you must first get rid of the “fame” and “profit” that are weighing on you.

But these two things, like all the other weird things in the dangerous place of the underworld, are extremely strange.

Unfortunately, the seven people of Shanglu were unable to achieve a clear mind and free from desires in such a short period of time.

In fact, the more anxious they were to get rid of the “fame” and “profit”, the more these two weird things would suppress them.

Wait, abstinence?
Shang Lu suddenly remembered something.

Previously, in the Fairy Market of Heifengdu, he had learned how to draw the Purification Talisman from an ancient rotten corpse.

The effect of that talisman is that it can make people become free of desires and requests.

It’s just that because of the contamination, the effect of the talisman is a little outrageous – if you are not careful, you will completely lose your desires, and become uninterested in everything in the world, not even the desire to live.

But at this moment, when everyone is dragged down by “fame and fortune”, the Purification Talisman can come in handy to fight poison with poison.

The only thing you need to pay attention to is that after getting rid of the “fame” and “profit” ingots, you must immediately destroy the Purification Talisman.

Otherwise, you will fall into another terrible state, like dirt or stone, sitting still and starving yourself to death.

Shang Lu asked himself if he had not grasped the opportunity well, but fortunately he was lucky to have a good wife.

Shang Lu, despite the heavy pressure of “fame and fortune”, glanced at Sanniang.

Without him saying anything, Sanniang knew his intention and nodded slightly to indicate that there was no problem.

With Sanniang’s assurance, Shang Lu was completely relieved.

He immediately gritted his teeth and used the “Danshan” skill to bear the heavy pressure of the “fame” and the “profit” ingots. He forced his essence and energy to move, using his fingers as a pen, dipped the essence and energy as ink, and quietly put it behind his back to draw the purity talisman.

If there were no pressure from the flattery of “fame” and the oppression of “profit”, Shang Lu would be able to draw the Pure Talisman in an instant.

But at this moment, every move he made had to withstand huge resistance, not to mention drawing talismans, which could not be fast at all.

However, in the main hall, the thieves who pretended to be gods and ghosts shouted “Go to court” and then stood on both sides of the skeleton city god.

It seems as if they are the right-hand men of the City God, the chief clerks, judges, etc. here.

After seeing the wizard robes of Shang Lu and the other seven, the group of thieves were extremely delighted and laughed loudly:
“Haha, it’s the witch officer!”

“Another group of witch officers has arrived. Hehe, they used to arrest and interrogate us. Now the situation has changed, and it’s our turn to deal with them.”

“Why are we still trying them? Just take them outside the palace, behead them, cut out their hearts, and sacrifice them to the Immortal King! The Immortal King has promised that the more witch officials we kill here, the more benefits we will get after we leave the underworld and return to reality… Not only can we break through our cultivation, but we can also turn all the strange changes in our bodies into mysterious magical powers, and truly embark on the road to becoming immortals and gods!”

“Yes, yes, cut off their heads and dig out their hearts as sacrifices to the Immortal King! Among these seven witch officials, there are three powerful ones. They will definitely satisfy the Immortal King more than the previous sacrifices!”

In the eyes of this group of thieves, the seven people from Shanglu, who were suppressed by the “fame” and “profit” ingots, were simply trapped in a jar.

They were about to follow the fate of the three corpses outside, beheaded and have their hearts dug out, becoming human sacrifices, so naturally there was no intention of avoiding them when it came to talking.

Shang Lu had already guessed this, so he was not surprised to hear what these wheat thieves said.

Lu Dao, Lu Yang and others were surprised at first, and then looked solemn.

If they had only suspected that the mountain ghost was not dead before, then now, from the words of this group of thieves, they could be sure that the mountain ghost was really not dead!
Since the mountain ghost is not dead, then there must be something wrong with the great wizard Zhongli!
What made them even more horrified was that the mountain ghost’s abilities could still be used in the dangerous place of the underworld.

It’s no big deal to trick the He thieves, but it would be terrible if one could trick the monsters in the underworld, turn them into its believers, and use them for its benefit!

The difficulty of them leaving the dangerous place of the underworld will definitely increase greatly!

In the future, this dangerous place of underworld will surely bring disaster to more people.

The thieves saw the changes in Lu Dao, Lu Yang and the others’ expressions, and they all laughed and mocked:

“Look, these witch officials are so scared that their faces have turned green.”

“Haha, I thought they weren’t afraid of anything, but it turns out they are also afraid of death?”

“If you are not afraid of death, why would you cultivate immortality and seek longevity?”

“Hehe, in the past, when we fell into your hands, we were all cut into pieces. Now, we are just chopping off your heads and digging out your hearts. That’s already a very easy punishment for you!”

No matter how much people laughed at them, these thieves were not slow in their actions. They didn’t want the villain to die because he talked too much to happen to them.

A rice thief holding a steelyard in his hand pretended to weigh the seven people, but he did not do anything to weigh their souls. He then loudly condemned them:

“These seven people did all kinds of evil things during their lifetime. After death, they should be sentenced to beheading and having their hearts dug out. The execution should be swift.”

A thief wearing a tattered official hat, pretending to be the judge of the City God Temple, stretched out his hand with a grim smile and snatched a dry and forked brush from the bony palm of the City God.

He used the pen to pick up some pus and blood from the sores on his body, then tore off a piece of human skin and wrote the verdict on Shang Lu and the seven men on it with a swift and graceful pen.

Although this group of rice thieves are determined to sacrifice the seven people of Shanglu to the mountain ghost, this is the City God Temple after all, and the necessary procedures must be followed.

However, how to weigh souls and how to convict are purely up to them.

When the verdict is written, circled and stamped, the seven people of Shanglu will be freed from the high hat of “fame” and the treasure of “profit”, and will also be suppressed by the Temple of Corpses and City Gods.

Not only is it difficult for them to resist, but even a wave of the hands of these thieves can make their heads fall off and their hearts fly out.

But at this moment, Shang Lu’s Purification Talisman was still a long way from being completed.

In order to buy time, Shang Lu used his eloquence and sophistry, and suddenly shouted:
“You are so bold that you dare to use me as a sacrifice. Aren’t you afraid that this action will attract the wrath of the ‘Bingying Immortal Lord’ and make you all explode?”

When the rice thieves heard this, not only did their laughter and sarcasm stop instantly, but even the fake judge who was writing the verdict was shocked and stopped writing, raised his head, and looked at Shang Lu in surprise.

“Who are you and why do you know the Immortal Lord’s name?”

After a brief silence, one of the thieves asked.

Shang Lu said nonsense in his heart, the title of ‘Bingying Immortal Lord’ was given to the mountain ghost by him, how could he not know it.

Of course, he would never tell He Zei these words.

Shang Lu held his head high and chest puffed out, showing a defiant attitude. At the same time, he quietly hid his right hand behind his back and drew a talisman, saying, “I am the fairy boy under the Immortal Lord, how could I not know the Immortal Lord’s name?”

Hearing this, Lu Yang on the side almost couldn’t help but bite his lips hard to avoid laughing accidentally.

Although he didn’t know what Shang Lu was going to do, he was not stupid and knew that he should cooperate instead of sabotaging him. In fact, Shang Lu originally wanted to pretend to be a higher identity, such as a divine messenger or a priest.

The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he suddenly remembered that his cultivation was only at the Zhoutian realm. It would probably not be convincing if he pretended to be a messenger of God or a priest, so he changed his words and said that he was the boy under his seat.

The thieves looked at each other, complaining in their hearts:

“A boy under the seat, why is he so arrogant?”

“The boy under the seat? Humph, I think you are a boy who plays the flute and warms the quilt?”

At the same time, these thieves were very suspicious:
“Why haven’t we heard of any boy under the Immortal King’s throne?”

“You are obviously a witch official, how could you be a boy under the Immortal Lord? Are you deceiving us?”

“What happened to the witch officer?”

Shang Lu used his eloquence and shouted loudly, interrupting He Zei’s questioning of him.

“It is precisely because I am a witch official that I can better assist the Immortal King in preaching and benefiting all living beings. Otherwise, do you have the ability to help the Immortal King conceal the truth from the court and the witch academy?”

The thieves already believed Shang Lu’s words about 80%.

It’s not only because of the power of his eloquence and sophistry, but also because Shang Lu, the “boy under the seat”, knows all about the immortal king’s situation.

This is enough to prove that he should be someone close to the Immortal Lord, and a very close and useful one, at least his status is higher than that of their “believers”.

These thieves obviously have never heard of this saying: The person who knows you best is often your enemy…

At this time, Lu Yang forced himself to speak, cursing: “You are not worthy of being witch officials, you are traitors, you are heretics! How dare you call yourself immortals? Aren’t you afraid of biting your tongue?”

His face was filled with anger and a ferocious look, as if he wanted to eat Shanglu alive. Fortunately, the thieves didn’t notice his flaw, and Shanglu secretly gave him a thumbs up in their hearts.

As expected, they have been through life and death together, and they really have a tacit understanding!

At this moment, the thieves believed Shang Lu’s identity a little more, and suddenly showed panic on their faces. They bowed to Shang Lu and apologized, saying:
“Please calm down, fairy boy, please calm down. We really don’t know your identity. We didn’t mean to offend you this time. I hope you will forgive me and don’t take it to heart.”

“We have collected some gold and silver treasures from the three previous sacrifices, and we are willing to present them to the Immortal Child. We hope that the Immortal Child will not bear grudges against us, and will speak well of us when he sees the Immortal Lord.”

Several of the thieves were also men of action. While they were talking, they took out the treasures they had looted before and presented them to Shang Lu.

Shang Lu was afraid that these guys would get close and see him drawing the talisman behind him, so he snorted and said with disdain: “You can take these things yourself. I serve the Immortal Lord, what good things can I not have?”

“Yes, yes, what the fairy boy said is true. The fairy king will grant any request. The treasure given to you by the fairy boy must be extraordinary!”

Seeing Shang Lu’s disdainful look, a few thieves thought he really looked down on these things, so they put them away with a wry smile.

While flattering him, they also used the treasures in their hands, and in the name of “judge” and “chief clerk”, they removed the “fame” and “profit” ingots that were placed on Shang Lu, and wanted to see him off with courtesy.

Shang Lu never expected that the fairy boy who pretended to be a mountain ghost would have such an unexpected surprise.

The suppression of “fame” and “profit” disappeared, allowing him to recover his cultivation, and the flow of his energy became smoother, and his speed in drawing talismans increased greatly.

Shang Lu glanced at the wheat thieves and resisted the urge to kill them immediately.

Although the cultivation of these thieves is not as good as his, they have treasures in their hands that they stole from the Corpse City God Temple.

Shang Lu was unsure of what strange uses and amazing powers these treasures had, so he couldn’t act rashly. He had to wait until the purification talisman was drawn and the “fame” and “profit” ingots on everyone were removed.

It would be even better if we could “take away” the treasures stolen by these thieves.

Hey, maybe this could work?

Shang Lu’s heart moved, and he recalled his experiences in the secret realm of Yunhua Mountain and the Fairy Market.

Whether in a secret realm or a dangerous place, dry bones, clay statues and other things would not appear for no reason. They must have special functions, or even be the remnants of the consciousness and souls of ancestors. They should not be motionless like they are now.

As long as you can activate the statues and dry bones here, you will definitely get unexpected gains.

The dilapidated incense burner in front of the statue made Shang Lu think that maybe he could try lighting a stick of incense.

If we can awaken the City God of Skeletons and let Him receive incense and pray for people to ward off disasters, then it will not be a problem to take away the treasures stolen by this gang of thieves.

Even if I can’t, I can use the time of burning incense to buy some time so that I can finish drawing the purification talisman.

So, Shang Lu walked to the statue of flesh and blood enshrined in the City God Temple under the surprised gaze of the He thieves.

Sanniang followed behind him and helped him cover his right hand which was drawing the talisman.

Standing in front of the statue, Shang Lu stretched out his left hand and took out a stick of incense from the bag he was carrying on his back.

He shook it lightly, used his vital energy to turn it into fire, and then inserted it into the broken incense burner.

Green smoke rose up, but the flesh-and-blood statue did not move.

Didn’t work? Was it a mistake? This isn’t the right way to wake someone up?

Shang Lu frowned slightly.

The thieves couldn’t understand what he was doing.

What’s the point of worshipping these dilapidated idols? Can they be any use to the immortals?

Although puzzled, the thieves did not dare to ask more questions and just continued writing the verdict so that they could push the corpses of the other six people to the City God Temple for sacrifice to prevent any further complications.

Shang Lu noticed this, turned around, raised his hand, pointed at Lu Dao, Zishu Xunshou and others, and said with a stern face: “I want to take these six people away.”

However, this time, He Zei did not agree immediately.

They all frowned, looking suspicious:
“Fairy boy, the fairy order we received is to behead and dig out the hearts of all living things that come here and offer them as sacrifices to the fairy king.”

“It is really against the rules for you to take these six people away. If the Immortal Lord knew about it and blamed us, we would not be able to bear the consequences!”

“Since you are a fairy boy under the Immortal Lord, it is impossible that you don’t even know the decree issued by the Immortal Lord, right?”

(End of this chapter)