Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 337 Show off a little bit

After hearing the middle-aged cultivator's story, Lu Zheng thought that the Yunmeng Sect's actions were quite mysterious.

He had also asked Mi Gu about the situation of Yunmeng Sect before, but Mi Gu didn't know much.

It seems that if Lu Zheng wants to know the location of Yunmeng Sect, he has to find out the situation slowly.

The middle-aged cultivator said leisurely, "The Yunmeng Sect is the most elite sect in Yunmeng Lake. Those who can enter and cultivate there are geniuses among geniuses. Some people spend their entire lives searching for the Yunmeng Sect, but never find it, wasting their lives. If you've come here for this, don't have any expectations..."

Lu Zheng smiled slightly, "Thank you for telling me, senior."

The middle-aged cultivator smiled softly and said, "I see you don't know much about Yunmeng Lake. You should first stay in Daze City for a while and learn more about it... This place is full of people of all kinds and there are no laws to restrain you. You two should be more careful. That's all I have to say. Farewell."

After the middle-aged monk said this, he quickened his pace and left Lu Zheng and the others behind.

Lu Zheng and the other man rode on wild geese and followed the direction the middle-aged monk left.

After some time, Lu Zheng finally saw a city located on the edge of a large swamp.

Compared with the Yunmeng Lake, of which only a corner was revealed, the city seemed extremely small and almost undetectable.

It is said that this Daze City was built by the Chu State and local forces and has a history of hundreds of years.

Order is still maintained within the city, but outside the city there is no one in charge, and murders and robberies occur from time to time.

Lu Zheng suddenly raised his head slightly and whispered, "No pressure anymore."

"Hmm?" Qing Wan was a little confused when she heard that.

Lu Zheng explained: "This place is no longer under the management of the Chu State gods. Even the power of the gods' destiny no longer exists."

Qing Wan felt it carefully and found that there was indeed a lack of pressure here.

"Is there no god here?" Qing Wan blinked.

Lu Zhengdao said, "That's probably the case. After all, the forces in Yunmengze don't want any gods to keep watching this place."

It is said that the State of Chu originally wanted to establish a water god in Yunmeng Lake to better control its territory, but was rejected by the local forces.

Even the State of Chu had to make certain concessions due to the strength of the forces in Yunmeng Lake.

After that, even within the area of a hundred miles outside the Yunmeng Lake, it was forbidden to erect statues of the Chu gods for worship.

At most, ordinary officials of Chu State were allowed to manage the territories belonging to Chu State.

If any righteous god from the Chu State crossed the border, some beings would not mind taking away his luck for cultivation.

Even this peripheral land, nominally the Chu territory, has suffered damage to the fortune of the Chu State because of the movements of the Qi Refiners.

However, given that the relationship between the two sides was relatively friendly, the Chu court simply turned a blind eye and did not pay attention to this little thing.

It went all the way to Daze City, but the wild goose under Lu Zheng's feet still did not reach its destination and disappeared into the air.

Lu Zheng carried Qing Wan and landed lightly on the ground with the help of the wind, arriving at a flat road outside the city.

On the avenue, there were still some people walking in groups, and you could also see long caravans or luxurious carriages.

The passersby are of all kinds and dressed differently.

Lu Zheng just took a glance and found that most of these passers-by were cultivators, and they faintly exuded an aura that did not belong to ordinary people.

Most of these practitioners are warriors, as well as Qigong practitioners, Taoists, Confucianists, and some people who follow unconventional methods.

When Lu Zheng was looking at some people, some people also looked at Lu Zheng and his partner.

Seeing that there was a child following Lu Zheng, he knew that the child was also going to Yunmeng Lake to seek immortality, so he didn't feel too strange.

Cultivating immortals starts from childhood. It is normal for some people to come from far away with their family members.

Lu Zhengdu saw several children or teenagers following other adults to Daze City.

The two of them, one big and one small, seemed inconspicuous.

There were also children who poked their heads out of the luxurious carriage and looked at Qingwan with curiosity.

Even though Qingwan changed her clothes, she couldn't hide her cute childish appearance and attracted the attention of other children.

Qing Wan put her hands behind her back and ignored the gazes of the little kids. She just looked small, not a real child.

She has nothing in common with those little brats!

A delicate little girl leaned against the car window, looked at Qing Wan and said crisply, "Did you walk all the way here?"

Qing Wan raised her eyebrows and looked at the little girl. Feeling it would be impolite to remain silent, she said, "No...are you here to participate in that disciple selection?"

The little girl nodded and said, "Yes! You too?"

"No, I'm here to look for someone." Qing Wan's eyes rolled. "Do you want to buy a talisman?"

The little girl was stunned for a moment, "What?"

Qing Wan's eyes sparkled as she said excitedly, "We have talismans. They're high-quality thunder talismans. They're like the thunder that strikes on a rainy day, very powerful! Do you want to buy a few for self-defense? Don't worry, we sell them at a very low price, and we don't cheat anyone!"

"This……"

The little girl blinked her big eyes. She didn't expect Qingwan to sell her talismans.

Facing Qing Wan's burning gaze, the little girl said a little embarrassedly: "The talisman is very expensive, I don't have much money..."

Qing Wan couldn't help but ask, "Your family must have some, right? You can come here to seek immortality, and ride in a carriage like this, so you must have a very noble family background... Your carriage is made of spiritual wood! And the horses pulling the carriage, they must have the blood of spiritual beasts, right?"

These words drew the attention of the guards escorting the carriage in front and behind.

The little girl felt that Qing Wan was quite impressive after hearing these words, as she actually understood all this. At this moment, the carriage curtain opened a corner, revealing a cold and delicate face that bore a striking resemblance to the little girl. She was a beautiful young woman.

The beautiful woman looked at Lu Zheng and the other man, her eyes showing fluctuations.

Because there was a caravan ahead, their carriages and horses were moving slowly, but not too slowly either.

Lu Zheng and Qing Wan were able to walk briskly beside him, obviously they were cultivators with some skills.

Lu Zheng noticed the beautiful woman's gaze and couldn't help but smile back.

When Qing Wan saw the woman, she smiled and said, "My beautiful sister, do you want to buy a talisman? Let me tell you, our talismans are very good, they can even kill gods!"

The beautiful woman saw that Qingwan was a girl, and she couldn't help but smile and said gently, "Really? Can I take a look first?"

When buying something, you still have to look at the product first. She won't give money just because Qingwan is nice and sweet.

Qing Wan looked up at Lu Zheng and blinked to signal Lu Zheng to quickly take the talisman.

Lu Zheng thought that he had not started making talismans in batches yet, and the previous thunder talismans had been used by Qing Wan when she was studying.

Lu Zheng had no choice but to say, "Please wait a moment, young lady."

As he spoke, Lu Zheng took out a piece of talisman paper, and with his right index finger flashing with lightning, he pointed at the talisman paper.

The talisman was drawn without using any brush, ink or other materials. This not only surprised the beautiful woman and the guards, but also other passers-by nearby with surprised and suspicious looks.

Threads of thunder flowed, and soon a thunder talisman was produced.

Lu Zheng raised his hand as if handing over a thunder talisman.

A guard beside the carriage quickly dismounted and walked forward, politely taking the thunder talisman with both hands.

The guard held the thunder talisman, his eyes flashing with strange colors.

Experts will know if there is one as soon as they take action.

The guard had come into contact with many talismans, but this was the first time he saw someone who could draw talismans with bare hands. He must be a master!

After checking that the thunder talisman was in good condition, the guard respectfully handed it to the beautiful woman.

The beautiful woman took the thunder talisman and looked at it, with curiosity and surprise in her eyes.

She looked at Lu Zheng again and asked curiously, "What kind of thunder talisman is this? I have never seen this kind of thunder talisman before."

She had never seen the thunder talisman in front of her, neither the way it was drawn nor the mark pattern left on it.

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Aside from the power, there's no difference between the thunder talismans. It's just that the method I used to make them is a little different. There's nothing special about it."

Nothing special... The beautiful woman thought that not everyone could learn this method of making talismans.

The beautiful woman then asked, "How many spirit stones does a talisman like yours cost?"

Lu Zheng was thinking that he had never sold this thing before and was not sure what price to set.

Qing Wan, who was standing beside her, said, "Sister, why don't you try out its power first? I'll give you this thunder talisman for free! After you've tried it, you can name a price. Since you're so beautiful, I'll give you a discount!"

Lu Zheng looked at Qing Wan. This little girl had learned a lot of business skills from Yun Xiao.

Hearing Qing Wan's words, the beautiful woman couldn't help but smile, and then gave the thunder talisman to the guard she had checked before.

The guard understood what was happening and took the thunder talisman and disappeared into the nearby forest.

"Boom!"

After a while, there was a loud thunderclap.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and could vaguely see wisps of green smoke rising.

Judging from the sound of thunder, the thunder talisman must be quite powerful.

But it cannot be ruled out that there will be much thunder but little rain.

As for the specific power of the thunder talisman, only the person involved knows it.

After a while, the guard came back with a shocked heart.

He had examined the thunder talisman before and sensed the power contained in it, and thought it was a slightly better second-level thunder talisman.

As a result, when he released the thunder talisman just now, he found out that it was actually a quasi-third-level thunder talisman, which almost struck him to death.

"How is it?" Qing Wan glared at the guard who came back.

The guard looked at Lu Zheng and the other man, then at his master, and whispered, "It's worth five hundred spirit stones."

Consumables like talismans are quite expensive at five hundred spirit stones each. Some third-level talismans cannot be sold at such a price.

Everyone was quite surprised when they heard this, and some passers-by even suspected that this was a setup to fool people.

Qing Wan blinked and said in surprise: "Five hundred, it's so expensive!"

Although she didn't usually spend much spirit stones outside, Qing Wan knew that five hundred spirit stones was a lot.

Doesn't this mean that you can make a fortune just by selling some talismans?
Everyone looked puzzled. You just made these talismans, but you don’t know their value?
The guard couldn't help but whisper to the beautiful woman, "Master, that's a quasi-third-level thunder talisman, Purple Sky True Thunder! This person's background is extraordinary. He might be able to make a third-level thunder talisman, capable of directly killing a cultivator in the third realm..."

The beautiful woman's eyes flickered when she heard this, and she looked at Lu Zhengdao and said, "I need a better thunder talisman. Can you make one?"

"Well..." Lu Zheng thought for a moment and said, "It's not impossible, but it will take some time."

(End of this chapter)