Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 170 The Effect of the Golden Elixir
"Little Daoist Fellow Lu, whether you agree or not, please say something!"

Yun Xiao stared at Lu Zheng with an anxious look.

He really felt that the young man in front of him was a bit stubborn.

Yun Xiao took out another jade slip and said, "How about I give this little fellow a suitable technique?"

Lu Zheng thought to himself that he was just thinking and it was the Taoist who was bargaining on his own.

It seems that this Dragon Tiger Golden Pill is worth almost as much as the dragon meat.

Facing Yun Xiao's burning gaze, Lu Zheng slowly nodded and said, "Okay."

Lu Zheng didn't waste any time and directly took out the full pound of dragon meat.

Yun Xiao's eyes lit up, and he quickly took the dragon meat and gave the jade box and jade slip to Lu Zheng.

Yun Xiao smiled happily. With these five pounds of dragon meat, plus some rare treasures from his collection, it was enough to refine a batch of good pills for himself.

Yun Xiao said leisurely, "That's just me, fair trade. If it were any other unscrupulous person, seeing you have such a good thing, they might even kill you and rob you."

Lu Zheng couldn't help but laugh and said, "If you were that kind of person, I would have walked around you when I saw you setting up your stall before."

Yun Xiao was stunned for a moment, then reacted. He stroked his beard and said, "My young Taoist friend, you have a great and righteous spirit, so it is indeed easy to distinguish between good and evil. However, some people with profound Taoist skills are good at hiding themselves. You still need to be more careful when you meet people."

"Master, what you said is absolutely right." Lu Zheng nodded.

Yun Xiao looked at Lu Zheng and blinked. "Since you're so generous, I guess you still have some dragon meat, right? I have a recipe for a pill that can be made with dragon meat. If you're willing to spend some spirit stones, I can make a furnace for you."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng said, "There's no need to trouble the Taoist priest."

He had enough dragon flesh and blood to enjoy slowly, so there was no need to refine it into any pills.

Even if there is some waste if you eat it directly, it won’t be too much.

Furthermore, if you ask someone to make an elixir, you have to spend spirit stones and buy other medicinal materials for making the elixir. After all, the loss is actually about the same.

Seeing that Lu Zheng was unwilling, Yun Xiao did not insist. After all, he did not have any extra treasures. If he wanted to refine another batch of elixirs, it would take him a lot of effort.

"In that case, I won't bother you any more." Yun Xiao said goodbye, "I need to find a quiet place to retreat and refine the elixir!"

Lu Zheng bowed and said, "Master, take care!"

Yun Xiao turned around and floated away, eager to refine the elixir.

After a few breaths, Yun Xiao disappeared into the mountains and forests.

At this time, an object came flying from the direction where Yun Xiao left.

Lu Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly and reached out to grab the flying object. It was a heavy wooden plaque with several ancient characters engraved on it.

"My dear Taoist friend, if you ever go to Shu Kingdom in the future, take this sign to the Taoist temple on Qingyang Mountain and someone will give you a warm welcome!"

Yun Xiao's voice came slowly.

Lu Zheng looked at the wooden sign and put it into the Wen Palace for safekeeping.

"Shu Kingdom..."

Lu Zheng murmured to himself. He hadn't even traveled through a county yet. The Shu Kingdom thousands of miles away was still too far away.

Lu Zheng handed the jade slip to Qing Wan, "This is for you, take it and practice."

Qing Wan took the jade slip curiously and checked the contents according to Lu Zheng's instructions.

Soon, Qing Wan learned a martial art and asked Lu Zheng to lend her the Green Bamboo Scroll.

Lu Zheng took out the Green Bamboo Map and said, "Practice hard. You're only at the second level of the demon realm right now, and the first level of Confucianism... You're still a little short of your cultivation. When you're a little more advanced, I'll prepare a storage bag for you. You can put whatever you want in it."

"Okay, okay!" Qing Wan was very happy.

Qing Wan held a scroll that was much larger than herself and took small steps to the side to practice.

Lu Zheng held the cooked meat porridge, savoring it slowly while thinking about something.

After finishing the meat porridge and clearing the tableware, he sat on the bluestone and cultivated his righteous spirit.

After the dragon meat was refined, Lu Zheng picked up the Dragon Tiger Golden Pill to check it.

After obtaining the Dragon Tiger Golden Pill, Lu Zheng finally felt the powerful energy and blood power coming from the precious pill.

A thought flashed through his mind, and he released his righteous energy to wrap the golden elixir and investigate the situation inside the elixir.

After a careful investigation, nothing was found wrong.

Lu Zheng no longer hesitated and opened his mouth to swallow the Dragon Tiger Golden Pill.

The golden elixir entered his stomach and quickly turned into medicinal liquid. Waves of rich medicinal power filled Lu Zheng's body.

Lu Zheng felt as if he had eaten several kilograms of dragon meat in one go, but the medicinal properties of this golden elixir were relatively mild.

He couldn't help but practice the method of nourishing qi and refining the golden elixir power filling his body.

Two people, one big and one small, were practicing in an open space in the wild.

The moonlight was dim, and it was not until the early hours of the morning that Lu Zheng completely refined the Dragon Tiger Golden Pill.

The whole person's aura could not be completely restrained. Even Qing Wan, who was at a distance, could feel a powerful aura.

Lu Zheng discovered that this Dragon Tiger Golden Pill also greatly improved his proficiency in the Tiger Subduing Fist.

With every move he made, a clearly visible tiger shadow enveloped him, exuding great momentum.

"My current realm, in terms of physical strength alone, can surpass many third-level warriors, right?"

Lu Zheng is confident enough that he can compete with some martial artists who practice physical training based on his own physical strength.

It took a while for Lu Zheng to adapt to the changes in himself and restrain his breath.

"That Taoist Master Yun Xiao really didn't fool people. It really is the Dragon Tiger Golden Pill." Lu Zheng couldn't help but say.

He had previously thought Yun Xiao was a bit off-key, but it seemed he had some genuine treasures. Not far away, Qing Wan had also been practicing for most of the night, improving her cultivation slightly, but certainly not to the extent of Lu Zheng's.

Practicing cultivation is very draining of energy and spirit. Without the corresponding elixir to make up for it, few people can practice day and night.

Qing Wan was feeling a little sleepy now. She returned the scroll to Lu Zheng in a daze, then went back to her pocket to rest.

Lu Zheng was still full of energy and took advantage of the night to head to the next village.

Before daybreak, he arrived at a large village near the county road.

He first walked outside the village and took a look at the situation in the village.

When the villagers got up to work, Lu Zheng went to explain his purpose.

It didn't take long for Lu Zheng to finish his work and continue on to the next village.

Walking on the narrow mountain road, Lu Zheng's figure was very fast.

Along the way, he also explored several surrounding mountains where there might be ghosts and monsters, but he didn't find any.

There were also traces of a fight in one of the mountains. It seemed that officials were fighting with monsters, and the monsters were eventually killed.

However, judging from the bloodstains left at the scene, the officers' victory was not easy.

Lu Zheng quickly arrived at the next village and while providing free medical treatment, he inquired about the situation in the village.

A large man heard Lu Zheng asking about demons and ghosts and couldn't help but say, "Demons and ghosts, yesterday when I was collecting herbs in the mountains, I saw a few officials who said they were looking for some demons."

Lu Zheng asked, "Where are you going?"

The big man pointed in a direction and said, "Anyway, I saw them going that way. I don't dare to ask more."

Lu Zheng recalled the information he already had. There were indeed two marked locations in that direction, where demons and ghosts might exist.

He finished his work quickly and without stopping for long, headed towards the marked place.

Soon, Lu Zheng found some human footprints in the dense forest in the mountains.

As we walked forward, we suddenly heard a faint noise.

Lu Zheng listened carefully and found that the sound was mixed with some hurried footsteps.

He followed the source of the sound and rushed over quickly.

Not far away, an official covered in blood and with one arm broken was running wildly in the grass with a look of panic on his face.

The officer raised his eyes and saw Lu Zheng.

Seeing such a handsome young man suddenly appear, he became alert and thought it was a monster in disguise, so he quickly raised his sword to meet him.

Lu Zheng said, "My name is Lu Zheng, a student from Kaiyang County..."

The officer had never seen Lu Zheng, but he had heard about Lu Zheng.

He was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise: "Hurry up, there's a big monster!"

The officer had no time to think about why Lu Zheng appeared here, and hurriedly asked Lu Zheng to escape with him.

Of course, the officer was also cautious and did not go in the direction of Lu Zheng, but went to another forest.

Lu Zheng stood still upon hearing this, his eyes looking into the distance.

He could vaguely feel that the ground beneath his feet was shaking slightly, and some monster was chasing him.

The officer had been keeping an eye on Lu Zheng, and when he saw that he hadn't reacted at all, he couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you going to run away?"

Lu Zheng smiled back and said, "I'll block it for you, you can go first."

The officer paused, and began to believe Lu Zheng's background.

But he didn't think Lu Zheng could deal with that monster.

"How can you, a scholar like you, handle this..."

At this moment, a huge and burly figure appeared in the sight of the two.

He was a dark-skinned man about ten feet tall, wrapped in animal skins and holding a large axe. There was a bloody and murderous aura flowing around him, and he came towards him with great momentum.

A strong evil aura hit me in the face, extremely smelly.

Seeing the big man in front of him, Lu Zheng suddenly thought of a wild beast like a bear.

This is a transformed bear demon, and the aura it exudes has already reached the third realm.

Judging from its momentum, it is even stronger than white brocade.

Bai Jin had previously said that there was no local monster in Kaiyang County more powerful than him.

It now seems that there are still some powerful monsters hiding deep in the mountains.

It’s over… When the officer saw that the monster caught up with him so quickly, his face turned pale.

They had gone into the mountains to search for demons and ghosts before, but they never expected to find such a ferocious third-level bear demon.

These officers are just second-level warriors, how could they be a match for this monster?

In just a short period of time, colleagues were killed.

His arm was cut off, but he managed to escape alive and wanted to escape and report.

But now it seems that he may not be able to go back.

The bear demon looked at the sudden appearance of a person and couldn't help but grin, "How come there's another tender-skinned person? It's just right, I haven't eaten enough yet!"

The bear demon grinned, and one could even see some blood and flesh at the corners of his mouth.

Lu Zheng's eyes turned cold, "Not full? Then take my punch!"

(End of this chapter)