Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 348 The best is like water
Lu Zheng entered the water and left several marks on the big iron ship, making multiple preparations.

Afterwards, Lu Zheng went towards the bottom of the water, carefully sensing the changes in the surrounding water flow.

If there really is an immortal sect that has set up some large formation, the formation should be in the water.

It was pitch black under the water, and you couldn't see your hand in front of you.

Lu Zheng reached out and a mermaid pearl appeared.

Suddenly, a faint white light spread out, illuminating the surrounding environment.

Lu Zheng took a quick look and saw some fish and shrimps swimming around.

He continued to go deeper underwater and used his spiritual sense to explore the surroundings.

Lu Zheng moved very quickly and soon explored another area.

But compared to this foggy water area, it still seems not enough.

I didn’t sense the formation... Lu Zheng’s mind was turning.

Suddenly, he slapped his forehead and thought of a way.

Lu Zheng searched everywhere but didn't find any monsters, but he found a few spiritual fish and tried to establish contact with them.

With pure righteousness as the medium, Lu Zheng quickly achieved success and began to communicate with these spirit fish.

It turns out there’s nothing wrong with learning more skills, Lu Zheng felt emotional.

However, these spirit fish were not smart enough, and Lu Zheng had to talk and gesture before he could get some information from them.

These fish haven't seen any humans recently, but they found a large shell in a piece of water. Many of their kind didn't dare to go there for fear of being eaten.

Regardless of whether it was related to the heavy fog here, Lu Zheng decided to go and take a look.

If the big shells these fish are talking about are some kind of demon, then we can communicate more clearly.

Lu Zheng took out some food to feed the spirit fish and let them lead the way.

The fish did not disappoint. Even though they were not very intelligent, they were very familiar with this area of water and swam with Lu Zheng all the way.

I don’t know how far I swam, but I came to an underwater abyss.

Lu Zheng vaguely felt a demonic aura pervading the surroundings, and seemed to be frightened by the demonic aura, so much so that no other living creatures existed around him.

The few spirit fish did not dare to move forward and only gave Lu Zheng a rough indication of their location.

After Lu Zheng expressed his gratitude, several fish swam away as if escaping.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng restrained his breath and followed the location of the evil spirit.

Deep in the abyss, it becomes increasingly darker and the pressure around becomes greater.

Lu Zheng had an idea and summoned the strange water phenomenon to wrap around himself, and the pressure suddenly dropped.

Then, Lu Zheng threw a few mermaid beads into the abyss.

The beads emitted a faint luster and slowly sank into the abyss.

Lu Zheng walked slowly, following the dim light deeper below.

But after a moment, his gaze paused.

At the bottom of the abyss, there was a faint glow flowing. It was a white shell as big as a palace that was emitting a faint light.

A powerful aura filled the surroundings, an aura even more powerful than that of the four realms.

The last time he felt such an aura was when Lu Zheng was facing the dragon in combat state.

This big clam should be resting, and its aura has not been fully released. It is obviously a great demon in the fifth realm.

Lu Zheng's eyes flickered, and he bowed without changing his expression, saying, "Meetings, Senior!"

The sound echoed in the vast and silent abyss.

There was a bright area inside the shell, and the layout inside was like a luxurious palace.

On a huge bed, a silver-haired woman was half-leaning, with a graceful and slender figure.

Suddenly, the woman opened her eyes, and her bright pupils seemed to have the power of seeing through, and she saw Lu Zheng outside directly through the shell.

"what?"

The woman, who had been looking lazy, let out a light exclamation, with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

Because she felt that the ball of water that wrapped around Lu Zheng actually contained the pure power of water.

The next moment, the woman disappeared from the Shell Hall, came outside, and stood gracefully on the shell.

The woman's eyes rippled as she looked at Lu Zheng again and asked softly, "Who are you?"

Seeing a woman coming out, Lu Zheng said calmly, "I am from An Country. I traveled here and my boat got lost in the fog. I've come to the water to search for the cause... I don't mean to bother you, Senior. Do you know anything about the changes in this area?"

The woman smiled and said, "What do you think?"

Lu Zheng thought for a moment and said, "Senior, you have great magical powers. Why don't you use them to let the thousands of people on the two boats pass? That would be considered a meritorious deed."

"Merit?" The woman chuckled. "You're quite capable for finding this place. But wouldn't it be naive to expect me to let them go just because of a few words?"

An immortal sect invited her here, but it paid a huge price.

It was a bit unrealistic for Lu Zheng to want her to let the person go with just a few words.

Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask: "What do you mean, senior?"

The woman said leisurely, "Whether they can leave here depends on their fate... Of course, if you are anxious, you will have to pay something."

Lu Zheng nodded slightly and asked, "What do you need, senior?"

The woman pointed at Lu Zheng, her eyes sparkling. "I want the water essence in you. How about that?"

She didn't intend to rob her. Lu Zheng's origin was unknown, but he was able to find this place and possess the origin of water. His expression didn't change when he saw her, so he must have some background.

"Huh?" Lu Zheng was slightly stunned. He didn't expect the other party to stare at his strange vision.

The origin of water? Lu Zheng was puzzled.

He thought for a moment and said, "Senior, I cannot agree to your request. After all, this is my property, and you can't take it away..."

"You can't take it?" The woman raised an eyebrow and said, "You're reluctant to give it to me, right?"

Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask curiously, "Can the senior also devour the vision of the scholar?"

"A vision of a scholar?" The woman's expression changed slightly when she heard this, and she turned to look at Lu Zheng with a gleam in her eyes. "You, this is a vision of a scholar? How is it possible..."

She had naturally heard of the visions of literati. Not only literati visions, but other gifted cultivators could also use their own spiritual energy to create visions to enhance themselves.

The woman said, "How can you possibly achieve this with your level of cultivation, unless..."

Unless Lu Zheng is extremely talented in the water.

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "I don't know why you think this is the origin of water, but this is indeed my vision."

As he spoke, Lu Zheng raised his hand and waved it, and a ball of water flew towards the woman.

The woman waved her delicate hand, and the special ball of water entered her palm.

After some investigation, he indeed sensed the aura of Lu Zheng contained in it, which was not as simple as the origin of water.

There is indeed a way to devour the power of other people's visions.

But such a strange phenomenon of water is not as easy to refine as the real origin of water.

The woman suddenly felt like she had seen a treasure she loved, but it belonged to someone else, which made her very uncomfortable.

The woman turned to look at Lu Zheng and asked, "How did you do that?"

"This one……"

Lu Zheng thought for a moment and said, "Maybe I'm a little special?"

Lu Zheng spread out his hands and transformed them into water with his righteous energy.

"Righteous and righteous!" The woman blinked her beautiful eyes.

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Senior, you have good eyesight."

The woman's eyes were dim. "It's actually the origin of water that was transformed by the great righteousness. This is the first time I've seen it. It seems you are an extraordinary Confucian scholar."

Now, the woman was sure that she could not obtain the original power from Lu Zheng at all.

Unless she has the ability to refine Lu Zheng as a whole and obtain his ability to transform into the origin of water, but this is obviously not realistic.

She is a great demon from the demon race, and is completely different from Confucian and Taoist scholars. Their paths of cultivation are not compatible, and some skills cannot be learned.

Seeing that the woman no longer had such thoughts, Lu Zheng asked, "Then, Senior, can you please let us leave?"

Hearing this, the woman smiled and said, "But you didn't pay anything. It took a lot of effort for me to do it. Others paid a price to get me here."

Lu Zheng had no choice but to ask: "What do you want, senior?"

The woman said calmly, "Whatever you want. How would I know what you have? As long as you offer me a satisfactory reward, I can let you leave early."

A satisfactory reward... Lu Zheng's mind was turning.

It's hard to guess what the other party is thinking, but it's good enough if they can avoid using swords and knives.

He really didn't have any treasures that he could give to others, and the good treasures he had were his exclusive possessions.

Thinking of this, Lu Zheng waved his hand, causing the strange water phenomenon around him to disperse and form a space.

Then, Lu Zheng took out the best paper, held the Donghu pen in his hand, and started writing.

As soon as the word was uttered, there was a bright light, and the surrounding water was pulled by an invisible force.

“The highest good is like water; it benefits all things without contention.

Being in a place that everyone hates, you are close to the Tao.

Live in a good place, have a good heart, be kind and benevolent, speak good faith, be good at governance, do good things and do good things at the right time.

Only by not competing can one avoid blame."

Beneath the abyss, the water surged, and the surrounding water spirit energy rushed madly towards Lu Zhenghe's cultural treasure that was shining with colorful light.

The woman's beautiful eyes flickered, and even she felt a sense of resonance in her heart.

Soon, the disturbances in the abyss gradually subsided.

Lu Zheng held the treasure and said, "I don't have any rare treasures, so I can only write a chapter of the words of the saints and give it to you, senior."

The woman waved her hand impatiently and took the paper treasure directly in her hand.

Sensing the special power on the paper, the woman's eyes flickered. She could use this treasure!

This item is even better than some of the cultural relics in her collection.

For some reason, the woman had an urge to keep Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng asked, "I wonder if you are satisfied?"

The woman calmly put away her treasure and said, "It's rare to meet such an outstanding Confucian cultivator like you. Why don't you stay and chat with me?"

Lu Zheng's eyes moved slightly, and he said, "Isn't this inappropriate?"

The woman said with a smile, "Are you afraid that I will eat you? Don't worry, I won't waste any of your time. You are a guest from afar, so why don't you stay for a while and leave?"

As she spoke, the woman waved her hand gently, and the huge shell slowly opened, revealing a magnificent and bright palace.

Lu Zheng looked at the shell palace in front of him. He thought, "When he goes out, he still has such a large and luxurious residence. Isn't his life too luxurious?"
"Please?" The woman waved.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng couldn't refuse and walked into the palace.

(End of this chapter)