Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 396 Water Spirit Space
Lu Zheng's eyes flashed with intelligence, but even though he used the technique of observing qi, he didn't see anything unusual around him.

It’s hidden very deeply... Lu Zheng muttered in his heart.

He didn't think that the whirlpool in the water was formed by some sudden natural undercurrent.

Lu Zheng lowered his head slightly. The whirlpool in the water still existed, but it was slowly weakening and showed signs of disappearing.

He couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly, and suddenly rushed into the whirlpool.

A powerful suction force came, which was the power from space.

Sure enough... sensing this somewhat familiar power, Lu Zheng quickly recalled the undercurrent whirlpools he had encountered in the water before.

I'm afraid that both encounters were not natural disasters, but man-made disasters.

The fact that the treasure he had thrown away before could reappear at least showed that the space on the other side of the vortex was still relatively safe.

Lu Zheng did not hesitate. He wrapped himself in righteousness and headed towards the bottom of the vortex, clearly feeling a spatial fluctuation.

The next moment, Lu Zheng was swallowed by the power of space and disappeared directly into the water.

"not good!"

The old man in hiding noticed something and couldn't help but let out a low cry.

Sensing the existence of a special power in the magic weapon space, his expression changed.

The old man could never have imagined that Lu Zheng would actually enter the vortex in person. He didn't know whether he was brave or had seen something.

But soon, the old man's eyes were dim, and he grinned and said, "Since you have come in, don't leave."

The old man took out a tortoise shell magic weapon, clasped his hands together and began to cast a spell.

In just a blink of an eye, Lu Zheng found himself in another space.

The space is not big and you can see the end at a glance.

The ground is flat and covered with wet aquatic plants.

There were some spirit fish around, some of which had been broken into pieces, and some were dying and unable to struggle. They were obviously the unlucky ones who had just been sucked into this space.

"Such a strong water spirit..."

Lu Zheng's eyes moved slightly, and the entire space was filled with thick water aura, and even the original power of water was present.

At this moment, something strange happened suddenly.

The surrounding water spirit suddenly changed, filled with a violent aura, sweeping towards Lu Zheng like a wave.

On the ground beneath his feet, the water plants also went crazy, wrapping around Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng's expression remained unchanged, and the righteous energy surrounding his body instantly burned up and turned into a layer of spiritual fire barrier.

Suddenly, the attacking water plants were curled up by the scorching flames and even made crackling sounds.

The violent water spirit energy bombarded the spirit fire, causing a violent reaction as well. Hot mist rose up and filled the area in an instant.

The old man found that Lu Zheng was actually performing a fire spell, and he couldn't help but snort in his heart. Water and fire are incompatible, so there must be a difference in strength.

But in his space, how could he allow fire to rage?

In the old man's opinion, he could control Lu Zheng completely.

The old man flipped his hand and slapped the magic weapon, activating the power of the magic weapon's space.

The next moment, the ground in the space shook, and water gushed out wildly from underground, as if a flood dam had been opened.

In just a short time, the water had reached a depth of one foot and was still rising.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng restrained his spiritual fire and instead wrapped himself in the vision of water to resist the violent water flow around him.

"Well, what's going on?"

The old man found that Lu Zheng was protected by water and couldn't help but stare at him in confusion.

He shook his head to make sure that there was nothing wrong with the space.

The old man was filled with doubt and uncertainty, "Could it be that he still has a water-based magic weapon?"

Never mind... The old man's thoughts flashed through his mind. Now that things have come to this, he will not give up easily.

But after a while, the entire space was filled with water, and powerful pressure pressed towards Lu Zheng from all directions.

Lu Zheng stood in the water calmly, and the water pressure was nothing.

When he went to the Daze Abyss before, the pressure there was greater than it was now.

And his strength at that time was not as good as it is now.

The water pressure in the space became greater and greater, and whirlpools began to form.

The madly spinning vortex seemed to be about to tear Lu Zheng into pieces.

Lu Zheng's water phenomenon firmly protected his body to resist the erosion of external water flow.

Lu Zheng used his spiritual sense to explore the surroundings, trying to find the caster, but he couldn't see him.

And this space doesn't seem to have any weak points.

Recalling the scene of his previous battle with Tengshan Jun, Lu Zheng quickly thought about his response strategy.

What he has to do now is not only to leave this space, but also to catch the person behind him to avoid any worries.

Suddenly, the entire space changed again.

The original water flow became calm and a chill came over me.

The surrounding water quickly froze, as if it was going to freeze Lu Zheng here.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng raised his hand and waved.

A palm-sized mountain flew out, then rapidly grew larger, directly suppressing the space.

The nearby ice could not bear the pressure and broke apart.

When the old man saw the mountains appearing in the space, his eyelids couldn't help but twitch.

Is this refining a mountain into a magic weapon?

Such a treasure made the old man jealous.

Lu Zheng used the mountain vision to directly control the mountain to bombard the edge of space.

Even with the water blocking the way, the mountain's momentum remained unwavering. With each blow, the entire space trembled.

The old man quickly used the power of space to suppress the mountain.

The mountains shook violently there, and the two sides were temporarily deadlocked.

At the same time, streams of water, carrying violent water spiritual power, attacked Lu Zheng.

A powerful original force came to suppress with the force of overwhelming the sea.

Lu Zheng raised his hand, and a cultural treasure hung above his head.

In an instant, light shone and a tremendous force spread.

For a moment, the originally violent water flow stagnated and became calm.

In the outside world, the old man felt the power of Wen Bao very clearly.

"This is……"

The old man instantly recalled the treasure he had obtained before.

He was startled and then realized something. He quickly took out the jade box and wanted to throw the thing away.

However, as soon as the old man took the jade box out of the storage bag, Lu Zheng felt a vague sense of it.

Originally, because of the space, storage bag, and the seal of the jade box, Lu Zheng was unable to activate this cultural treasure.

Now that there was one less layer of isolation, Lu Zheng suddenly found an opportunity.

The treasure in the jade box was not suppressed by the seal, and the power contained in it was quickly released.

Before the old man could throw the box away, he felt a force sweeping over him.

Fortunately, his skills were not weak and his reaction was not too slow. He quickly withdrew away.

In such a short period of time, due to the old man's distraction, the suppression of the magic weapon space was reduced.

Lu Zheng took advantage of this opportunity to bring out both the writing implements and the strange vision.

The whole person was full of momentum and flew straight towards a place in space.

The surrounding water flows were out of control and all avoided it.

The next moment, the space trembled violently and the sky and the earth changed color.

This space was originally small, so it couldn't withstand such a terrifying collision.

"Click..."

Several cracks appeared on the tortoise shell in the old man's hand, clearly visible to the naked eye.

The old man was struck by lightning, and his face turned pale and blue.

This magic weapon has been with him for many years and has never been damaged. Unexpectedly, it cracked directly after Lu Zheng hit it like this.

Damn it... the old man regretted it deeply.

He quickly cast a spell, trying to control the situation.

However, when his thoughts probed into the magic weapon space, he discovered that there was a flickering light around Lu Zheng, with extraordinary artifacts surrounding him, and even images of the sun, moon, and stars.

Looking at its aura, it seems as if a god has descended to earth.

The old man's scalp tingled. What kind of monster had he encountered?
Without time to think, the old man reluctantly threw away the tortoise shell and turned into a stream of light and flew away.

In just a few breaths, the old man disappeared into the water and headed off into the distance.

At the same time, the turtle shell vibrated uncontrollably.

Not far away, there was a space fluctuation and Lu Zheng's figure emerged.

Lu Zheng turned his gaze to the side and looked at the tortoise shell magic weapon that fell to the ground.

He waved his hand and took the thing in his hand, which still retained the old man's breath.

It was indeed him... Then, Lu Zheng sensed the direction the old man left and quickly chased after him.

Lu Zheng put away his writing instruments and the vision, submerged himself in the water, and wrapped himself in the vision of water at an incredibly fast speed.

But after a while, the place returned to peace again.

At the place where the old man entered the water, in the mud deep underwater, the old man was lying there quietly, even his breathing and heartbeat were almost stopped.

Where did this person come from? He is so scary... The old man restrained his breath, but he was still in shock.

This was the first time in all these years that he had hit such a hard wall and almost failed.

Fortunately, he has always been cautious and has good ways to save his life.

The one who escaped from here before was not him, but a puppet clone he made using his own tortoise shell to conceal his identity.

He rarely used that puppet before, but today it played a big role.

The old man was in a state of hibernation, and was going to stay here for a while before leaving, so as not to leave any traces if he left now.

According to his current connection perception, his puppet has not suffered any damage, which means that Lu Zheng has not caught up yet.

After a while, the entire water area was silent.

However, a figure was standing in the water, staring at the bottom without blinking.

"Are you planning to spend the winter here? It's only the beginning of spring."

Lu Zheng spoke slowly, his voice echoing under the water.

When the old man heard the sound, he was shocked and didn't understand why Lu Zheng found this place. Then he thought Lu Zheng was deceiving him.

Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask: "Are you wondering why I'm here? Why didn't you chase me?"

Lu Zheng paused, then continued, "The reason is very simple, because you don't pay attention to details."

"You are a water demon, right? A turtle demon? Your Qi-retention skills are indeed very good, but you overlooked one point."

"Just now, when you fled from the shore into the water, you didn't leave much of a trace of your presence. On the contrary, when you fled further out of the water, you left more of your presence... As a water demon, this shouldn't be the case, right?"

The old man was shocked when he heard this. In order to lure Lu Zheng away and make him ignore this place, he did deliberately leave some aura to let the other party chase the puppet clone, but Lu Zheng easily saw through it.

(End of this chapter)