Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 347: The Great Mist
The crews of the two ships got together to exchange information and discuss, and determined that both of them had deviated from their route and did not know where they were in the swamp.

It is common for ships to get lost in the Yunmeng Lake.

The crews of both ships were not panicked. The only thing that worried them was that they would not be able to reach their destination on time, which would make the passengers on the ship dissatisfied.

More passengers learned about the situation, but did not show any dissatisfaction. There was still plenty of time and it was not necessary to rush.

At this point, they can only pray that the fog will dissipate as soon as possible.

In the small world, Lu Zheng recovered and calmly made up for the lack of spiritual energy in the small world.

He found a lot of spiritual objects in the cave of the toad demon, which could be used.

The entire small world gradually regained its spiritual energy and became full of vitality again.

On a green hill, peas are growing well all over the hill. Some have already blossomed and produced beans. The peas are as big as a little finger and do not look like ordinary beans at all.

Lu Zheng helped Qing Wan, who was guarding the door outside, check the crops.

"If I continue to cultivate it like this, it will really become a spiritual creature..."

Lu Zheng pondered, "Perhaps we can cultivate some food crops in the future so that the people of this world no longer have to worry about food."

Lu Zheng rubbed his eyebrows, feeling that he had too much to do.

Fortunately, he had already conveyed some ideas to certain people before, hoping that those people were really willing to make changes for the people.

"I don't know what Kaiyang County is like now."

Lu Zheng muttered to himself, then walked out of the small world.

In the room, Qing Wan finished her assigned homework and lay on the bed in a daze.

Seeing Lu Zheng appear, she suddenly sat up and said with a smile: "Have you rested well?"

"Yeah." Lu Zheng smiled and nodded, "Where is the ship now?"

"They're lost!" Qing Wan said excitedly. "A few days ago, there was a heavy fog, and they lost their way. They even encountered another large ship... Many monks helped them determine their location over the past two days, but they still seem to be lost and have no idea where they are."

Speaking of this matter, Qing Wan was not worried at all, but found it very interesting.

Hearing Qingwan's description of the situation over the past few days, Lu Zheng was not surprised. It would be abnormal if everything went smoothly in a place like Yunmeng Lake.

"Let's go out and take a look." Lu Zheng said.

Qing Wan jumped off the bed upon hearing this and followed Lu Zheng out of the room with a curious look on her face.

She hadn't gone out to see the specific situation these days, but she heard some noises outside from time to time, and was able to confirm what had happened to the ship.

As soon as Lu Zheng and the other man left, the door to the room next to them opened and Fang Jin walked out.

Fang Jin had been paying attention to the outside. When he heard the sound, he knew that Lu Zheng and the other man had come out, so he followed them out.

Fang Jin smiled and said, "It's been a few days since we last met, you two..."

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "I heard that the big ship got lost, so we came out to take a look."

"Oh, really? Let's go and take a look together." Fang Jin also walked beside them.

Lu Zheng asked curiously, "Brother Fang, have you ever gotten lost when traveling in Yunmengze before?"

Fang Jin said, "Yes, of course. Yunmeng Lake is so huge, and the weather is so unpredictable. In some places, even the formation plate can't tell the direction... I once went out to train with my fellow disciples, and we were trapped on an island for more than half a month. There were strong winds, heavy rain, and heavy fog. I almost thought I would die on the island..."

Fang Jin paused, then continued, "But this kind of bad weather is not so bad. We can just find a place to hide. If we encounter a powerful monster, that would be really dangerous."

As they were talking, Lu Zheng and his companions left the cabin and came to the deck outside.

At this time, the ship was covered with a thin layer of spiritual barrier, blocking the fog that was spreading over the swamp.

Lu Zheng looked around and saw only a gray haze around him. He could not see anything except fog.

Fang Jin smiled and said, "Brother Lu, have you never seen such heavy fog before? But it's normal in Yunmengze."

Lu Zheng looked around and murmured, "Is this normal weather?"

Fang Jin chuckled when he heard this and whispered, "I was talking about a general phenomenon, not a weather change."

Lu Zheng's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Man-made?"

Fang Jin said slowly, "I can't rule out this possibility. When a sect recruits disciples, they always create some troubles to test them."

"Of course, my skills are not good enough to tell whether this fog is caused by natural weather or someone's arrangement."

Qing Wan, who was standing next to him, blinked and asked suspiciously, "A test? What kind of test is this? Do those who want to enter the immortal sect have the strength to break it?"

Fang Jin said quietly, "They may not be able to achieve this, but they can rely on external forces... It can also be considered a test of their luck. Why would someone with bad luck cultivate to become an immortal? Even if they have excellent qualifications, they will only become a stepping stone for others."

As a person who has been through it, Fang Jin is very clear about the practices of the major immortal sects.

This heavy fog that has lasted for many days is definitely not that simple. I am afraid that other people have already noticed it, but they just can't find a way to break it for the time being.

Fang Jin leaned against the railing and said leisurely, "Although I don't know where we are, it's already mid-month. If we continue like this, we will definitely not arrive on time... I'm afraid some of the people on this ship will miss their chance to become immortals."

Suddenly, Fang Jin stopped smiling because he saw Jing Wei bringing people over.

The other party is an acquaintance of mine and is about to take part in the Immortal Gate Assessment. I cannot appear to be gloating at this time.

Jing Wei looked at Lu Zheng and the others, greeting them politely. Lu Zheng returned the greeting and turned to look back at the thick fog.

Jing Wei whispered, "Master Lu, do you have any idea how to get out of this fog?"

Hearing this, Lu Zheng shook his head slightly and said, "I'm not familiar with this place and I don't know the situation yet."

Jing Wei couldn't help but say, "Sir, if you have a way to escape this predicament, Jing Wei is willing to offer all my belongings, just take my daughter to the Immortal Gate."

Lu Zheng turned to look at Jing Wei and said, "Let's not talk about whether I have any solution. Even if I take your daughter there, she may not be qualified to join the immortal sect. Why is it so..."

Jing Wei sighed, "We have to try and give her a good place to go."

She came from afar with her daughter. It's impossible that she can't even reach the Immortal Gate, right?
Lu Zheng thought that even so, he would not take on this matter.

If that little girl couldn't join a certain immortal sect, wouldn't he have to bring people back to find Jing Wei?

Maybe Jing Wei intended to entrust the child to him, but he had no intention of taking the child around to travel.

Although Qingwan, who followed him, was young, she was not an ignorant kid.

Lu Zheng couldn't help but look at Fang Jin next to him.

Seeing Lu Zheng's gaze, Fang Jin quickly said, "Our sect is not recruiting for the time being."

Lu Zheng asked curiously, "Then why did you ask us to join the Xuanyang Sect before?"

"Uh..." Fang Jin explained, "That's different. You already have the ability. It's not easy to train a disciple from the basics. The sect is unlikely to make an exception and accept someone. At least I don't have the ability to convince Master and the others."

Fang Jinjin had also seen Jing Wei's daughter earlier. Her aptitude was indeed decent, but not to the point where she would be fought over by the major immortal sects.

It's impossible for him to take the person back just because they met by chance.

If it were so easy to get started in cultivating immortals, their Xuanyang Sect would have been packed with people long ago.

Seeing this, Jing Wei realized that she had embarrassed others, so she apologized: "Jing Wei loves her daughter dearly and did not mean to embarrass you, young master. I hope you can forgive me..."

Lu Zheng waved his hand and didn't care about it. Even if Jing Wei really had some ulterior motives, it was understandable that he loved his daughter as it was natural.

He said, "Let's see how to get out of here first."

Lu Zheng stood on the deck, his spiritual sense passing through the spiritual barrier to check the surrounding fog.

After a careful investigation, he found that the spiritual energy in this area of water was even richer, and was mixed with a subtle demonic energy.

But overall, no abnormalities were found.

Lu Zheng asked Fang Jin beside him, "Are those immortal sects capable of setting up such a vast formation?"

Fang Jin nodded and said, "Sure. The weather in Yunmengze is prone to change. With a little arrangement, people won't even notice the existence of the formation."

"Our Xuanyang Sect is based on an island in the swamp, and we will also set up some large formations around it to prevent outsiders from breaking into the sect."

Lu Zheng nodded and had some speculations in his mind.

If the fog is really man-made, there will always be a loophole.

After some thought, Lu Zheng found the captain and asked him to stop the ship first.

The captain didn't want to sail before and wanted to wait for the fog to clear before setting off.

As a result, he couldn't resist being urged, and now not only did he not get out of the fog, but he became even more confused about his location.

Seeing that Lu Zheng wanted to stop the ship, the captain was eager for it and directly ordered the ship to stop.

Some passengers learned about the situation and knew how powerful Lu Zheng was, so they didn't dare to stand up and object.

Many people came to the deck, wanting to see how Lu Zheng would act.

Lu Zheng just wanted to verify his guess, but when he saw so many people coming to watch the fun, he shook his head slightly but didn't care too much.

He raised his hand and took out the Su Wu Festival, handing it to Qing Wan, "Hold it for me, I'll go take a look under the water."

The situation in the surrounding waters was unclear, so Lu Zheng took out a cultural artifact as a guide to avoid getting lost in the water.

Qing Wan took the Su Wu Festival with a serious face and said, "You have to be careful!"

Lu Zheng smiled, turned around and jumped into the water, his figure disappearing from everyone's sight in an instant.

When Fang Jin saw Lu Zheng disappear, he looked at the Su Wu Festival in Qing Wan's hand and asked curiously, "What's the use of this bamboo?"

Su Wujie looked too ordinary, not even emitting a trace of spiritual energy, so Fang Jin didn't find anything special about him.

Qing Wan said slowly: "This is a good thing, but you can't touch it."

"What will happen if I touch it?" Fang Jin was surprised and suddenly felt a little itchy.

Qing Wan blinked, "Why don't you try it?"

Seeing Qing Wan's eager look, Fang Jin became wary.

"Then forget it."

Curiosity killed the cat. With so many people around, he didn't want to lose face for the sect.

(End of this chapter)