Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 276 Cannibalism
The cave was in a mess and filled with the smell of blood.

Lu Zheng looked around and found that there was no other living cultivator or monster in this place except him.

"call……"

Lu Zheng exhaled a breath and felt mentally exhausted.

Using these visions and instruments against his enemies drained his energy quickly, but the effect was quite good.

Only Jiang Sheng and Niu Ben, the two most powerful demons, escaped, which was within Lu Zheng's expectations.

Originally, he didn't think he could eliminate all the people attending the wedding banquet in one go.

Beings who can cultivate to the fourth realm, no matter how powerful they are in combat, must have great ability to preserve their lives.

If you fail to kill quickly, the opponent will easily become timid and run away.

Lu Zheng was not in a hurry. He put away the strange vision and the cultural relics and walked out of the cave.

When he got outside, Lu Zheng looked up at Qing Wan who was not far away.

Qing Wan saw Lu Zheng coming out and asked, "Are you okay?"

"No." Lu Zheng shook his head. "There should be some people and monsters in this area. Find them. And this person, I'll leave it to you to take care of."

As he spoke, Lu Zheng released the woman in the wedding dress.

The woman is in a coma and has not yet regained consciousness.

Lu Zheng released a stream of righteous energy into the woman's body, clearing away the effects of the medicine.

Lu Zheng added, "Be careful, I'll go after those two."

Qing Wan nodded and said, "Go ahead, leave this to me! They went over there..."

Qing Wan stood on tiptoe and pointed in a direction.

"it is good."

Lu Zheng quickly chased after him. He could take this opportunity to familiarize himself with the various skills he had learned.

Qing Wan saw Lu Zheng leave, looked at the woman again, and then scattered a handful of beans. Bean soldiers grew one by one and went to various places in the cave to investigate the situation.

……

Between the mountains, the two monsters Jiang Sheng and Niu Ben fled at high speed.

After running for a while, they saw that no one was chasing them. In addition, they were injured and gradually exhausted, so they couldn't help but slow down.

Niu Ben cursed and thought to himself that he was so unlucky to have encountered such a thing.

He looked at Jiang Sheng not far away and couldn't help but ask, "Why do you treat him as a guest? Don't you have any decency when inviting people to dinner? Anyone can come?"

Jiang Sheng was speechless for a moment. It was not uncommon for strangers to visit him and curry favor with him before, so how could he come here to cause trouble?

Who knew they would meet such a person this time, who seemed to come to congratulate and bless them and gave them so many spirit stones, but was actually here to take their lives.

"That guy hid it so well, I didn't see it..."

Jiang Sheng's eyes were dim. "Besides, didn't you guys find anything?"

Jiang Sheng felt that this was not a problem for him alone, and it was too late to say such things at this point.

Niu Ben's face was gloomy. "Why does that person seem even more powerful than the rumors say?"

Niu Ben was still frightened when he thought of the battle just now.

We had lived in peace and comfort for so long that we never expected to suddenly encounter such a powerful enemy.

Fortunately, his realm is not low, and he has many cards to save his life, otherwise he would have died.

Jiang Sheng couldn't help but say, "Didn't you say he was a juren? Why do I feel like he's much better than a juren? And his methods don't seem like those of a scholar at all."

Jiang Sheng had seen some Confucian and Taoist scholars, and they knew of no way they had so many amazing tricks.

Those who don’t know would think that Lu Zheng is a genius disciple from some immortal sect.

"No wonder the big families in the state capital don't dare to provoke him. This boy has received divine blessings, so how can we defeat him?"

Niu Ben felt a little regretful. If he had known this would happen, he would have just run away. He wouldn't have lost the treasure and gotten injured.

Niu Ben asked worriedly, "Will he catch up with us?"

Thinking of Lu Zheng’s previous words, Niu Ben couldn’t help but feel worried.

They are now at the end of their strength, but Lu Zheng is not injured at all, at most he is exhausted.

It was only a matter of time for Lu Zheng to catch up with them.

Jiang Sheng's expression changed constantly as he said, "I have another place to go. Brother Niu, would you like to come with me? If he catches up with us, we can still look after each other."

Niu Ben nodded and said, "Okay, where?"

At this point, if they want to get rid of Lu Zheng, they have to act together.

Jiang Sheng said, "It's in one of my retreat places. There's a formation restriction there. He shouldn't be able to find us so quickly. It's not far ahead. Let's hurry."

The two monsters sped up despite being injured.

Soon, a wide river appeared in front of them.

Jiang Sheng said nothing and flew into the rolling river.

Seeing this, Niu Ben did not hesitate and dived down, following closely behind.

The two monsters swam in the river, one in front and one behind, and soon arrived at a place on the riverbed.

Jiang Sheng took out a jade token and cast a spell, and a formation appeared faintly.

Afterwards, Jiang Sheng led Niu Ben through the formation and came to a hidden cave under the river.

The underground cave is quite spacious, with inlaid pearls illuminating the place. The entire space is filled with water spiritual energy, making it a good place for spiritual practice.

Jiang Sheng found a place to meditate and took a rare breath.

"This place is isolated by a formation. Brother Niu, please heal your wounds and recover as soon as possible. I need to refine a furnace of good healing pills."

Jiang Sheng took a magic pill, then took out a furnace and some materials and started refining the pill on the spot.

Niu Ben didn't hesitate and sat down not far away. He took out a few bottles of pills and swallowed them whole. He then refined the pills there to heal his injuries. The two demons looked solemn, not daring to let down their guard even at this place.

They were all worried that Lu Zheng would suddenly arrive and were ready to fight or escape at any time.

Jiang Sheng put some medicinal herbs into the alchemy furnace, and soon the aroma of medicine wafted out.

Niu Ben, who was not far away, sniffed and smelled the bloody medicinal fragrance. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "What kind of medicine is Brother Jiang refining?"

Jiang Sheng smiled faintly, "A kind of blood refining pill that can replenish blood and purify blood. After taking this pill, we can also repair the damage as soon as possible..."

Niu Ben couldn't help but say, "I didn't expect Brother Jiang to have such a good skill in alchemy."

Jiang Sheng smiled without saying anything, and continued to put the herbs into the furnace, carefully refining the pill.

But after a while, the intoxicating aroma of the elixir became stronger and stronger.

Niu Ben inhaled the smell of the medicine, and even his mind was in turmoil and his eyes became blurred.

Suddenly, Niu Ben felt an inexplicable sense of crisis in his heart.

His heart trembled and he shook his head, trying to concentrate, but his expression was dazed.

"Brother Niu, what's wrong with you?"

Jiang Sheng's voice came faintly.

"I……"

Niu Ben felt overwhelmed, and when he looked up, he saw Jiang Sheng walking towards him with a smile on his face, but it was an extremely cold smile.

Even if he was slow to react, he knew that Jiang Sheng had tampered with him, and that there was something wrong with the furnace of pills...

However, by the time Niu Ben figured things out, it was already too late.

The next second, Jiang Sheng's figure suddenly changed.

It transformed directly from a young man into a white python as thick as a bucket and about ten feet long.

The python's pupils emitted a faint light, and its bloody mouth opened, revealing two sharp teeth.

Immediately afterwards, the white python pounced on Niu Ben and swallowed him in one gulp.

The first time Niu Ben saw Jiang Sheng’s true form was when he was dying.

There was a sudden bulge in the white python's abdomen.

Then, the white python spoke in human language, and said in a hoarse voice: "Brother Niu, I'm sorry, but this furnace of Jiang's precious pills is missing an important ingredient!"

Jiang Sheng had this idea before he brought Niu Ben here.

Take the opportunity to refine Niu Ben, thereby making up for the loss of essence and blood, and perhaps you can reach a higher level.

The white python swam to the alchemy furnace, opened its mouth to hold the furnace, tilted its head back and swallowed the boiling hot medicine into its stomach.

It is not easy to refine the elixir. It requires a lot of time and effort.

Jiang Sheng can't afford to wait now, so he can only swallow the ingredients directly, and the efficacy of the medicine will be reduced.

Then, the white python sat cross-legged on the spot, trying hard to refine the contents of its stomach.

A burst of cricket pupae appeared in his abdomen, completely killing Niu Ben.

Realizing that Niu Ben was dead, the white python closed its eyes and concentrated on refining and repairing itself.

……

Lu Zheng pursued all the way among the vast green mountains.

The evil spirit lingering in the air allowed Lu Zheng to find the river without much effort.

When they reached the river, Lu Zheng realized that he had lost his trace.

"The river..."

Lu Zheng looked at the rolling river water and realized that escaping with the water flow could indeed conceal his breath very well.

Lu Zheng thought about it and took out a yellow talisman.

There were some complicated runes written and painted on the talisman, which emitted a faint spiritual luster, and it was a little numb when touched.

This is a special thunder talisman. Any enemy attacked by the Five Thunder Method can be traced back to its whereabouts as long as it does not escape far away.

Yun Xiao sold the method of making this talisman to Lu Zheng.

However, Lu Zheng had not had time to learn, and the thunder talisman in his hand was made by Yun Xiao.

Lu Zheng made a hand gesture and activated the thunder talisman.

In the blink of an eye, the thunder talisman flashed with lightning and then turned into ashes.

A flash of golden light quickly sank into the river.

Lu Zheng sensed the direction of the golden light, rushed into the river and quickly followed it.

After a while, Lu Zheng came to a place in the underground riverbed and keenly sensed the existence of a formation.

Lu Zheng's eyes flickered. He thought the two monsters had escaped along the river, but it seemed they were exhausted and had hidden themselves to heal their wounds.

Lu Zheng did not trigger the formation, but used his spiritual sense to explore and found another hidden gap, through which he quietly led to the underground cave.

Light emerged from the underground cave.

Following the light, Lu Zheng saw a huge white python curled up in a ball.

There is a barrier of formation between the man and the monster.

Jiang Sheng was trying hard to heal his wounds when he suddenly felt something was wrong. This was due to his sixth sense, an inexplicable perception of danger.

He suddenly opened his huge eyes, turned his head and glared, and saw Lu Zheng standing not far away, staring at him calmly.

Jiang Sheng was shocked. He didn't expect Lu Zheng to find him so quickly.

Lu Zheng glanced around and said, "Why are you the only one here? Where's that cow? I can clearly smell its scent here... Oh, did you eat it?"

When Lu Zheng saw the abnormal bulge in the white python's abdomen, he immediately understood something.

(End of this chapter)