Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 397: The Longevity of the Divine Turtle
Lu Zheng looked quietly at the underwater area, observing the unusual movements around him.

In addition to concluding from reasoning that the old man was still here, his intuition also told him that the old man was here, and his escape just now was just a deception.

Sometimes intuition is closer to the truth than what you see.

The old man who was hiding was still in a hibernation state. He thought that Lu Zheng had not discovered his specific location at all, but was just saying these words to make him expose himself.

If you really know his location, why are you talking here? Just capture him directly.

The old man calmed his mind and did not move at all.

Seeing that there was no unusual movement under the water, Lu Zheng raised his hand and took out a formation plate, placed the tortoise shell magic weapon he had just obtained on it, and pinched his hand to trace the source.

Soon, Lu Zheng discovered that he could not find the source, and there was no guidance for him to follow the breath that had just left.

The turtle demon clan's concealment skills are really extraordinary... Lu Zheng couldn't help but mutter in his heart.

Mu Bing had mentioned to him the characteristics of the various demon tribes in Xinghai Bay before, and the turtle demon was best at restraining his energy.

There are turtles with profound Taoism. Even if they hide next to you, you may not be able to find them with your spiritual sense or eyes.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng took a deep breath, his chest rising and falling slightly, and his body was filled with righteous energy.

He opened his mouth and said in a high voice: "Even though the divine tortoise lives long, it still has its end!"

The righteous energy in his body suddenly transformed, and the power of Confucianism and Taoism was released as the sound spread.

The invisible power contained in sound is even easier to spread underwater than spiritual consciousness and telepathy.

Through the muddy water and mud, the old man could clearly hear Lu Zheng's recitation.

At the same time, an inexplicable force invaded his body.

The old man was shocked when he felt a sudden sense of weakness.

He wanted to resist this force, but found that he was unable to isolate himself in his current state. If he used his demonic power, it might cause an abnormal reaction. He could only endure it silently.

Above, Lu Zheng was chanting incessantly, his voice echoing in all directions with great penetrating power.

The old man felt that he was slowly becoming weaker and older under the sound, which made him feel frightened.

He had heard many stories before about Confucian and Taoist scholars using rhetoric to subdue demons.

I thought that as a fourth-level monster, my strength had reached a certain level and I was not afraid of ordinary words at all.

However, Lu Zheng only used a short sentence of poetry to shorten his lifespan.

If this continues, he will be scolded to death by Lu Zheng.

Thinking of this, the old man no longer hesitated and came out of the tortoise state with a thought.

He sprang into action, took out a jade talisman and tried to activate it, using the water escape technique to leave the place.

However, before the power in the jade talisman could form momentum, another force came to suppress it.

The old man's heart skipped a beat. It was a forbidden magic formation, a formation specifically designed to target all kinds of escape techniques.

It was too late for the old man to stop. The power of the jade talisman and the power of the formation repelled each other, causing abnormal power fluctuations in the surroundings.

Lu Zheng, who was standing at the bottom of the water, quickly sensed the source of the fluctuations, raised his hand and slammed it over with a burst of righteous energy.

The old man reacted quickly, dodging to the side and rushing out of the thick mud, swimming away and trying his best to escape.

The old man at this time had aged a little compared to before. When his true face was revealed, he had a lot more wrinkles on his face.

When Lu Zheng saw that the other party finally ran out, he quickly chased after him.

As the old man fled, he checked Lu Zheng behind him.

Seeing that Lu Zheng's speed in the water was not much slower than his, he couldn't help but feel surprised.

He now realized that Lu Zheng was a human cultivator. He did not expect that Lu Zheng could move so freely in the water and was showing signs of catching up with him.

The old man couldn't help but regret provoking Lu Zheng.

He couldn't help but look around. They were now in the middle reaches of Xinghai Bay.

When he attacked Lu Zheng before, the old man deliberately chose a remote place to avoid being discovered by others.

Unexpectedly, he put himself in a dangerous situation, and now he can't find any fellow monsters to help him.

The old man made up his mind and endured the pain to burn his own blood and essence, turning into a streak of blood light and moving quickly through the water, trying to get rid of Lu Zheng and reach a safe place as soon as possible.

Lu Zheng’s speed was also quite fast, and he was chasing after him relentlessly.

The two of them couldn't distance themselves from each other for a while, nor were they too close to each other.

In this way, we chased each other and traveled a hundred miles in a short time.

Ahead, there were faint flickering lights and a city stood among the green hills.

The old man's eyes flashed, and he knew that it was a big city built by the Mirage Clan.

Compared with the cities in the outer harbors of Xinghai Bay, the big cities here are basically ruled by high-level demons.

Without thinking, the old man changed direction and headed towards the city.

Lu Zheng also rushed out of the water and rode the wind.

Seeing the old man getting closer and closer to the demon city, Lu Zheng took a deep breath, paused slightly, and raised his hand to condense a bow and arrow.

An arrow shot out like a meteor.

The old man felt as if he was being stabbed in the back, and quickly used his magical power to protect himself and dodged.

However, the arrow seemed to have eyes, following the old man and piercing into his body.

The old man was suddenly hit hard, and he spat out a pool of black blood, then staggered towards the city.

Fortunately, as a member of the turtle clan, he had a strong physique, so the arrow was not fatal.

Before the old man even reached the city, he felt a powerful divine consciousness emanating from the city, enveloping him. Apparently, a powerful demon from the city had come to investigate the situation.

The old man couldn't help but cry out for help, "Some human Confucian cultivators want to kill me! Please, senior, help!"

Before he finished speaking, a figure appeared before the old man.

Seeing this, the old man did not dare to rush forward and quickly slowed down his pace. He said happily, "Senior, this human has a rare treasure!"

In order to encourage the powerful members of the Mirage Clan to take action, the old man revealed some information.

As he spoke, the old man glanced at the person who came and saw a stunning woman with silver hair. He couldn't help but think of the one in the Mirage Clan.

The old man bowed quickly and said, "I am a junior from the Turtle Clan, and I would like to pay my respects to Senior Shenyu."

Shenyu ignored the turtle demon who called himself Guicai, but looked at Lu Zheng not far away with interest.

Lu Zheng stood there, also looking at Shen Yu without looking away.

I had originally planned to visit the Mirage Jade when I had the chance, but now I encountered it.

Shenyu did not expect that Lu Zheng would appear here, and was chasing an old turtle monster.

Shenyu Youyou said: "Did he provoke you?"

Upon hearing this, the old man quickly said, "Yes! This boy..."

Suddenly, the old man's expression froze, because he found that Shenyu didn't seem to be asking him.

"Senior, long time no see." Lu Zheng bowed and said, "This monster wanted to kill me and steal my wealth, so I had no choice but to fight back."

Upon hearing this, Shenyu couldn't help but smile softly and said, "Is that so? This place is nothing like the places you humans live in. You still have to be more careful when you go out."

When the old man heard the conversation between the two, his heart sank.

He never expected that these two could be old acquaintances and have a relationship with each other.

"Senior, there is actually a misunderstanding..."

The old man couldn't help but look at Mirage Jade, wanting to make amends.

Shenyu looked at the old man with an indifferent and cold expression, and raised a jade hand to grab.

A powerful force directly suppressed the old man.

The old man had no power to resist at all. His cultivation was sealed all of a sudden and he was unable to move in an instant.

Shenyu waved his hand lightly, and the old man flew backwards towards where Lu Zheng was.

The old man was horrified, but he could not stop it at all and could only watch himself being thrown to Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng just stretched out his hand and picked up the old man.

Shenyu said quietly, "You can handle it yourself."

The old man suddenly felt hopeless and wanted to say something, but he couldn't make a sound.

After all, he was a fourth-level demon of the turtle clan, but he was handed over to Lu Zheng by Shenyu for disposal.

He thought Shen Yu would act as a mediator, but it turned out that Shen Yu didn't take him seriously at all.

Lu Zheng said, "Thank you for your help, Senior."

Shenyu just smiled when she heard this. She felt that even without her, this old man could not escape from Lu Zheng's control. She was just doing it for convenience.

Lu Zheng added, "I will deal with this matter first, and then I will come to visit you later."

"Okay." Shenyu nodded slightly.

Lu Zheng quickly carried the old man away.

After a while, Lu Zheng brought his men to a forest and removed the old man's speech restriction.

The old man found that he could speak and quickly said, "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding! My friend, between us..."

The old man wanted Yan He to save his life.

Lu Zheng interrupted the old man and asked, "There's an undercurrent vortex in Yunmeng Lake. Are you the one causing this?"

The old man's eyes rolled and he said quickly, "How is that possible? I'm just a fourth-level monster. How can I have such great power?"

Lu Zhengdao said, "The night before yesterday, the mermaids' ship encountered an undercurrent. Wasn't that you?"

"No?" the old man denied it flatly.

Lu Zheng chuckled, "No? The cultural treasure I threw into the whirlpool there, could it be that you fished it out of the water?"

The old man was speechless when he heard this.

He couldn't respond to this. He still thought that Zhang Wenbao had accidentally fallen off the mermaid's ship and was a cargo brought back from outside, so it must be Lu Zheng's work.

Seeing that the old man didn't say anything, Lu Zheng raised his hand, took out a pill and stuffed it into the old man's mouth.

The pill melted in his mouth, and before the old man could react, the medicinal power was absorbed into his body.

"You, what did you feed me?"

The old man's heart beat inexplicably faster and he had a bad feeling.

Lu Zheng patiently explained, "It's a kind of elixir refined by the Yunmeng Sect's alchemist. It's not a very expensive elixir, but its effect is a bit special. Even those in the fourth realm will feel an extremely itchy feeling after taking it, and it's so intense that it comes from the soul..."

Lu Zheng obtained a lot of rare spiritual objects from the Yunmeng Sect in preparation for emergencies.

This kind of elixir is an alternative elixir obtained by the Yunmeng Sect's alchemist when he failed in refining elixir. Because of its unique effect, it is quite effective against some cultivators, so it has been preserved.

Now this pill comes in handy for interrogating the old man, and it saves him from wasting time and energy.

(End of this chapter)