Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 336 Yunmeng Lake
White clouds are floating in the sky.

Lu Zheng and Qing Wan rode on a wild goose in a painting and flew all the way to Yunmeng Lake.

Qing Wan said quietly, "We've been flying for a few days, and we haven't reached Yunmengze yet. How far is it?"

Looking at the endless land, Qingwan's eyes were blurred.

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "It should be soon..."

Along the way, in order to maintain his combat effectiveness at all times, Lu Zheng did not use his own power to fly.

After using up the jade talisman given by Mi Gu, he flew away on the painting object and changed several paintings along the way.

I missed several big cities that I originally wanted to visit due to changes in my itinerary.

However, I did see some beautiful scenery while flying over thousands of mountains and rivers.

Qing Wan stood beside Lu Zheng, her small body swaying and her eyes dim.

When Qingwan first experienced flying, she felt it was novel.

But the journey of tens of thousands of miles made her feel dizzy.

Lu Zheng looked at the confused Qing Wan and said with a smile: "Let's buy a flying magic tool later, so that we can sit more comfortably."

Qing Wan shook her head when she heard that. "What a waste of money! You can draw, right?"

"There's always a difference. Save when you should, spend when you should..." Lu Zheng paused, then added, "But now we're short of spirit stones, so we have to find a way to make money."

He had previously opened up a small world and had a big fight with Tengshan Jun.

Lu Zheng's spirit stones, which were originally abundant, were almost all gone.

It was estimated that it would not be long before he and Qing Wan would have to absorb spiritual energy from the heaven and earth to practice.

Qing Wan's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she said excitedly, "Making money? How can we make money? Fighting demons and ghosts? That's easy to make... Or selling calligraphy and paintings, that's even easier..."

"If you cultivate righteousness, a piece of writing will be extremely valuable... Well, now I can learn to write..."

Qing Wan counted on her fingers, calculating how much money she would need to earn to be able to live.

Suddenly, Qing Wan thought for a moment and said, "If we go to sell the cultural treasure, won't it expose our whereabouts?"

Lu Zhengke had mentioned to her before that the gods of Chu had a way of finding people, so they had to be careful and low-key when they went out.

"That makes sense." Lu Zheng said with a smile, "We can go sell talismans."

Qing Wan couldn't help but look up and asked, "Can you draw talismans now?"

Lu Zheng raised his hand and took out a blank talisman. With a touch of his finger, purple lightning was injected into the talisman, and complex rune marks appeared.

"Five Thunder Talismans..."

Lu Zheng said slowly, "I bought the method of making talismans from Taoist Yun Xiao before. Not long ago, I was struck by thunder again. Then I found that if I injected purple thunder into the talisman paper, it would become a talisman."

Qing Wan glared and said, "That's so easy! I've been struck by lightning before, so I can do it too!"

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "You don't know the Five Thunders Method."

"Oh, yeah..." Qing Wan nodded, "I can learn that. I've learned a little bit before."

Lu Zheng suddenly remembered the fried peas he had eaten before, which were quite delicious.

Lu Zhengdao said, "Then you can learn. Actually, making talismans is not difficult. The universe has its own laws. The original talisman method is to imitate the fluctuations of the forms of all things in the universe... By studying the principles of nature, it is easy to learn the Tao. For example, this thunder talisman imitates the form of thunder. Infusing it with spiritual energy will form thunder..."

As the saying goes, teach your apprentice and starve yourself.

Many of the skills and spells sold on the market are brief and unclear, and the main focus is on self-understanding. Whether you can learn it depends largely on your own talent, and the key points are not mentioned at all.

In fact, some spells are very simple to learn, but no one teaches them carefully, which leads to many beginners not being able to cast even ordinary spells, wasting their time in practice.

Having a good master can help you avoid many detours.

This is also why the more profound a family is, the more outstanding talents it will produce.

Sometimes it’s not that the other person is talented, but their family background.

Some people yearn for the immortal gate, while others are born into the immortal gate.

Even a pig can be transformed into a great demon.

Of course Qing Wan is not that stupid, and Lu Zheng would not hide anything.

After a while, Qing Wan understood the basic principles of talisman making and recorded them in detail in a small notebook.

Qing Wan has planned to write a book called "Elementary Method of Investigating Things".

She also plans to publish a joint article with Lu Zheng. After all, this is not something she can do alone.

Such a book also involves spiritual practice. Qing Wan feels that the price must be set according to spirit stones. Wouldn't she make a fortune by then?
Lu Zheng noticed Qing Wan suddenly burst into laughter and couldn't help but ask, "What are you laughing at?"

"Oh, I remembered something happy..." Qing Wan restrained her smile and asked, "So, shall we go sell talismans later?"

Lu Zheng nodded and said, "There are many immortal forces in Yunmeng Lake. Thunder Talismans are not easy to make, so there should be many people buying them... When we go there, we should also change our identities."

"What identity?" Qing Wan asked curiously.

Lu Zhengdao: "It's not really a change of identity. We just need to dress like a Taoist practitioner. In theory, we can also be considered half Taoists..."

His fellow practitioners of Confucianism, martial arts, and Taoism, and those who went back dozens of generations, were actually all considered human cultivators, and there weren't so many detailed distinctions.

When you go out, your identity is given by yourself.

If you tell everyone your background honestly, you will be regarded as a fool.

His identity is a bit sensitive. If any cultivator from the immortal sect knew about him, who knows what they would do.

"Oh, I see!" Qing Wan nodded suddenly. She excitedly took the thunder talisman and began to study it again.

Time passed slowly, and a hint of blue appeared in the sky.

Lu Zheng looked from afar and saw that the blue-green color slowly extended and became wider.

It was the luster of a large lake.

"We're here." Lu Zheng said softly.

Qing Wan suddenly looked up and saw the changes in the sky, and her eyes flashed with strangeness.

"What a huge lake..."

Even with just a glimpse of a corner, Qing Wan could feel the vastness of this swamp.

Because the area ahead is completely covered by a swamp and there is no end in sight.

Lu Zhengdao said, "The Yunmeng Lake is tens of thousands of miles wide, much larger than an entire state. Once we reach it, we will no longer be under the jurisdiction of the Chu State."

Yunmeng Lake is too large and mostly water, making it unsuitable for ordinary people to survive. The State of Chu only controls a part of the area.

The rest of the places are either occupied by immortal cultivation forces or by aquatic creatures in Yunmengze Lake.

It is said that there are dragons living in the swamp, but it is hard to say whether it is true or not.

Qing Wan's eyes flickered. "Are we going to look for that Yunmeng Sect?"

Lu Zheng said leisurely: "Let's first understand the situation here. If we can find the Yunmeng Sect, that would naturally be the best."

He was in a hurry to come to Yunmengze, of course he had his own purpose.

If he could find the most mysterious Yunmeng Sect and get some information from Yun Fuyao, he might be able to save a lot of time.

Lu Zheng opened the map and looked through it, whispering, "If the direction is correct, there should be a city nearby. We can go there to rest. Go change your clothes..."

Lu Zheng sent Qingwan into the small world.

After a while, Qingwan ran out again, having changed into a green dress and dressed like a little Taoist boy.

Qing Wan raised her hand and formed a Dao seal, then took a few small steps and said with a chuckle, "Do I look like a Daoist boy now?"

Lu Zheng felt that Qing Wan's posture was somewhat familiar, and couldn't help but ask: "Did you learn this from Taoist Master Yun Xiao?"

"Yeah, I saw him always doing this before..." Qing Wan said.

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "You have learned it quite well, but don't try to imitate his business."

Qing Wan tilted her head, "Honest to everyone?"

Lu Zheng laughed when he heard this. "I wonder where Taoist Yun Xiao is now. If we have a chance, we can go to Qingyang Palace in Shu Kingdom and take a look. I wonder if Taoist Yun Xiao's fellow disciples are as interesting as him."

Qing Wan nodded happily and also thought that Taoist Yun Xiao was an interesting person.

The two of them rode on the wild geese and sped up a bit.

Even though Yunmengze appeared before their eyes, it was still quite far away from them.

Lu Zheng felt that the wild goose in the painting under his feet might not be able to survive until Yunmengze.

Lu Zheng snapped his fingers, and a surge of righteous energy turned into a breeze, lingering directly around the wild geese.

In just a blink of an eye, the wild geese sped up a lot and flew towards Yunmengze like a streak of light.

Wherever it passed, white clouds rolled, leaving long trails in the sky.

Not far away, someone was riding the wind.

The middle-aged man in white heard the movement behind him and couldn't help but look sideways, and saw two people coming on birds.

Lu Zheng also saw the middle-aged man and greeted him with a bow, "Senior, do you know where Daze City is?"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man said, "Northwest, that's where I'm going."

"Oh, I see. Thank you for letting me know." Lu Zheng thanked him.

Seeing that the two did not know Yunmengze well, the middle-aged man could not help but ask, "Are you here to seek immortality and the Way?"

"Seeking immortality and the Way?" Lu Zheng nodded slightly. "So, Senior, you're also like that?"

The middle-aged man said, "I heard that there is a sect in Yunmengze recruiting disciples, so I came to take a look. If I can find a suitable person, I can take the opportunity to accept one as my own disciple..."

The immortal sect in Yunmengze wants to recruit disciples, which will certainly attract a lot of attention, and many talented people will come.

After the middle-aged man knew about it, he planned to take advantage of this opportunity and perhaps find a suitable disciple.

The middle-aged man looked at Qing Wan beside Lu Zheng and asked, "Are you planning to take her to the Immortal Gate for the test?"

The middle-aged man thought that Lu Zheng was taking the younger generation to participate in the Immortal Gate Test.

"Uh……"

Seeing that the middle-aged man had misunderstood, Lu Zheng smiled and said, "That's not the case. Senior, do you know which immortal sect is recruiting disciples?"

The middle-aged man said, "It's not just one person, but several immortal sects are jointly holding a conference to recruit disciples."

"Is there a Yunmeng Sect?" Lu Zheng asked curiously.

The middle-aged man raised his eyebrows slightly, "Yunmeng Sect, I have never heard that Yunmeng Sect is openly recruiting disciples."

"Hmm?" Lu Zheng became more and more curious. "Then how do they recruit disciples?"

The middle-aged man shook his head. "I don't know. I've been to Yunmengze several times before, but I've never seen the Yunmeng Sect. Even if you ask the local cultivators, they don't know anything about the Yunmeng Sect."

(End of this chapter)