Bizarre Cultivation: Starting from Being Beaten Up by Reality

Chapter 245 The True Lord of Spiritual Blessing, Loyalty, and Courage

Lin Fan calmly explained, "Dr. Lei has really done a great thing, no, I mean, a really big thing. Isn't this ruining our important plans?"

He genuinely showed a pained expression, looking heartbroken.

Seeing his expression, the Grand Commander couldn't help but comfort him, "Alas, I was also filled with hatred at first, but I've calmed down over this period of time. It was I who initially sought cooperation with the Gu Masters of Southern Xinjiang. I only knew that Granny Gu was trustworthy, but who knew that her apprentice harbored treacherous intentions! Even without Doctor Lei, that Lan fellow would have betrayed us sooner or later. Fortunately, there is still a chance for things to turn around!"

"Many of our brothers have survived and are now gathered together! That guy surnamed Lan is looking for the location of the Blood Pool in Crab Mountain. We need to get into the Blood Pool before him! The Blood Pool is precious and will be of great use in the future, but we can't worry about that now. Let's use the Blood Pool together to improve our strength first, because if we don't use it, that guy surnamed Lan will take it away!"

"Brothers, you've come at just the right time. We're short-handed right now, so having one more person to share the blood pool is always a good thing."

After speaking, the Grand Commander looked at Niu Dadan with some suspicion. He didn't doubt that Lin Fan had a human appearance, but Niu Dadan, who was like a bipedal bull, always seemed strange. "What's this brother's background?"

"The Li family of Taixin, my family are orthodox agricultural cultivators from the Central Plains, not some demonic sorcerers from the Southern Frontier!"

Niu Dadan, after all, grew up in a family of cultivators, so this question was no challenge for him at all.

The Grand Commander nodded in satisfaction; he had heard of the Li family of Taixin before.

"Alright, I came out this time hoping to find any surviving brothers. Finding the two of you is already a blessing! Come with me to pay our respects to the True Lord, and then we'll set off together. The Blood Pool will open at dawn tomorrow, and we need to arrive before Lan Hanyin."

The three of them hadn't walked far when they entered a hidden door.

"Can't Lan Hanyin find this place?" Lin Fan asked casually. "The outside is full of Gu corpses, his informants should be everywhere."

The Grand Commander shook his head. “Brother, you are mistaken. It’s not that the man surnamed Lan doesn’t know this place, but even if he did, he couldn’t get in. It’s normal that you don’t know it since you’ve just joined. The interior of Crab Mountain was once set up by a master of the Mo Sect. The structure changes over time and will be completely different after a while. Without special means, you can’t find this place at all.”

The commander-in-chief was vague and didn't specify what the so-called special methods were. Lin Fan knew that although he appeared very bold, he was actually still wary of him. For example, the place they had just entered from had several dead ends at various intersections, but following him, they repeatedly found new paths. If Lin Fan had been on his own, he would never have been able to get in.

Finally, we arrived at our destination, a cave slightly smaller than the "Hall of Gathering Righteousness." The cave ceiling also had plaques hanging on it, reading "Divine Blessing," "Loyalty and Courage," and "Manifesting Power."

In the middle stands a two-foot-tall female statue, her kind and smooth face covered with smallpox blisters.

Lin Fan thought to himself, "This must be the Goddess of Chickenpox. She herself is covered in chickenpox; if she can't even cure herself, then curing others is even more of a challenge."

Could this be the so-called True Lord we're supposed to worship? That would be a ridiculous stretch.

However, behind the Chickenpox Goddess is a life-sized statue covered with a red cloth.

After settling Lin Fan and Niu Dadan in, the Grand Commander walked to the front of the crowd, beneath the statue.

"Gentlemen, tomorrow is the day the Blood Pool opens. Let us now pray to the True Lord for protection, so that we may seize the Blood Pool in one fell swoop, slaughter all the Gu Corpses, and launch a full-scale attack on Wujiang County! Let us carry out this great undertaking!"

As he spoke, he lit three incense sticks, bowed respectfully, and then gestured to those on either side to pull back the red cloth.

"We respectfully invite the Spiritually Benevolent and Valiant True Lord!"

After saying that, he knelt down on one knee.

Everyone behind them knelt down on one knee and said in unison, "We respectfully invite the Spirit-Protecting, Loyal, Courageous, and Majestic True Lord!"

Unaware of what was going on, Lin Fan and Niu Dadan also knelt on one knee in the corner; standing there would be too conspicuous.

The red cloth on the statue had been torn off, revealing a seated man.

This True Lord had a ferocious face and didn't look like a good person. His hair and beard were all sticking up, and his three heads looked like evil ghosts.

He has eight arms, each holding a different thing.

He held a spear in one hand, a machete in the other, a dagger in the third, a sickle in the fourth, a long staff in the fifth, and a hammer in the sixth.

His other two hands were not weapons; one held flames, and the other held lightning.

and many more……

Lin Fan seemed to remember something; he was certain he had seen this statue before. The only difference was that this one was larger, more finely crafted, and the flames looked more like flames than like excrement.

Lin Fan nudged the guy kneeling on his arm and asked, "Brother, I'm new here, who are you worshipping?"

The guy next door, seeing that the person asking the question was a tall, strong old man with white hair and beard, naturally became more polite, "Senior, this person has been widely known in Sanjiang Prefecture recently. You haven't seen him?"

Lin Fan then lowered his voice and tentatively asked, "But I don't remember that being His name."

Upon hearing this, the guy adopted a profound expression. "You must have heard of some 'Two-Bomber Jet Immortal Lord'? What real deity has such a name? That's just something country bumpkins who don't know the true gods call out. This is General Liu Ren from the previous dynasty, who was bestowed the title of 'Spiritual Protector, Loyal and Brave Manifesting Might True Lord' in heaven after achieving great feats!"

Lin Fan's lips twitched uncontrollably. Good heavens, he had been assigned to be a general in the previous dynasty.

The commander at the very front shouted, "The True Lord has descended to earth, punching corrupt officials and kicking evil bureaucrats, sweeping away the century-old ills of the old dynasty. He commands us, the rebel army, to equalize wealth and punish the inhuman!"

After saying that, he knelt down on both knees and prostrated himself on the ground.

Those behind them followed suit, chanting together, "Rebel army, equalize wealth and punish the inhuman!"

Lin Fan continued in a low voice, "Brother, isn't General Liu someone from hundreds of years ago? Why is he leading us?"

The man patiently said, "Ah, the old senior really doesn't know much about what's going on outside. General Liu Ren has been reincarnated as his descendant Liu Feng. He started an uprising in Baishi County and even wrote a letter to the commander of Xieshan, appointing him as a general and asking him to join the rebel army and coordinate with the various troops to march north."

Good heavens, this is really something! How come I didn't know I had written such a letter? Lin Fan felt extremely uncomfortable about being used as a pretext for something like this.

Besides, Liu Feng was just a name he made up on the spot. How could he have become a descendant of General Liu Ren of the previous dynasty? There is no such person as "Liu Feng" at all!

Lin Fan is even wondering if he could end this farce if he were to step forward and reveal his identity now.