Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 405: Yinsha Forbidden Land
"That's different." Lu Zheng explained, "The classic chapters I wrote before are consumables, and the inherited cultural treasures are considered semi-cultural artifacts. I don't have that much ability now..."

Poetry and literary treasures are consumables. Literary treasures that can be passed down and used by people many times are almost like literary tools and are not so easy to write.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yu said, "As long as you can write it down, we have a way to preserve it. Besides, not everyone in our Shen clan is qualified to practice this kind of technique. We will select those with good talents to practice this method to avoid waste..."

"Is that so?" Lu Zheng pondered. "Then I'll try my best. If possible, I can write a few more copies for you."

Sometimes, only by demonstrating higher value can people pay more attention to you.

Shenyu couldn't help but have his eyes twinkle, and said with a smile: "That's even better, we will give you a satisfactory reward."

Lu Zheng couldn't help but say, "Let's dig the canal first. Business is more important."

Shenyu looked at the ditch, and then immediately went back to his work with a gloomy expression.

Soon, Shenyu opened a canal that could irrigate thousands of acres of farmland.

Lu Zheng also helped to erect a monument in a conspicuous place beside the canal, which stated that Shenyu repaired the canal on a certain day of a certain month of a certain year, and that his merits were immeasurable.

Lu Zheng explained, "Senior, you have done something great, so you must leave your name behind. Otherwise, how will the clan members remember your kindness and how can they offer you incense in the future?"

Of course, Lu Zheng did this to motivate Shen Yu.

It’s just a monument, it’s not a big deal.

Although Shenyu felt it was a bit ostentatious, after thinking about it, he decided not to object.

Lu Zheng added, "Senior, we can build a road directly to the city to facilitate travel... After we finish here, we can go to other Mirage Clan monster cities, plan a route, and build a Mirage Jade Avenue..."

……

The changes in the Mirage Clan soon attracted the attention of other demon clans on Star Island.

When other demon tribes heard that the Mirage Tribe had hired someone to manage the Mirage Tribe and had started a series of construction changes, they were all surprised.

The demons, who were unaware of the situation, heard rumors and thought that the Mirage Clan had surrendered to the human forces.

Some demons secretly inquired about the situation and paid attention to the changes of the Mirage Clan.

Some ordinary monsters even ran to join the Mirage Clan in order to seek shelter after learning that the Mirage Clan was going to accept outsiders.

The entire Mirage Clan was busy. There was some chaos at first, but gradually the order was stabilized and everything proceeded in an orderly manner according to Lu Zheng's plan.

Somewhere on Star Island, on a high mountain, Lu Zheng stood on the peak and looked around, checking the situation in the Mirage Clan's territory.

Lu Zheng's eyes flashed as he saw a ray of blood condensing and lingering a hundred miles away.

He couldn't help but point and asked the Mirage man who was following him, "What is that place?"

The Mirage man glared at the words and replied, "That's a forbidden area."

"The forbidden area of your Mirage Clan?" Lu Zheng asked curiously.

"No." The man shook his head. "It's a dark and evil place. The evil spirit there is very strong. If you don't have a hundred years of cultivation, you will easily lose your mind if you go in. But even if you reach the fourth level, you dare not stay there for too long, as it will harm yourself."

Lu Zheng couldn't help but wonder, "There's a place like this on Xingdao, how come I've never heard of it before?"

The man said, "The demons on the island rarely set foot here, so not many people know about it. Plus, since it involves the previous dynasty, almost no one mentions it."

The man paused and whispered, "It's said that hundreds of years ago, a member of the royal family of the previous dynasty fled here and was protected by the dragons here. Later, the powerful men of the Chu State pursued them here, and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides, resulting in many casualties. This is how the evil land was formed..."

No need to ask, it was definitely the Chu side that won.

There are no dragons living here now. If you calculate the time, the monsters on Star Island now only multiplied and grew here after that.

The man continued, "It's been too long. No one can explain exactly what happened here back then. Anyway, it has become a dark and forbidden place."

"If you look around there now, you might find some weapons and armor..."

"Sometimes, you can see some ghosts and evil spirits wandering around. They are very ferocious and difficult to deal with."

Lu Zheng looked towards the forbidden area. The evil spirit had remained there for so many years, and one could imagine how fierce the battle was. It was not surprising that there were still powerful ghosts and monsters there.

Lu Zheng thought for a moment and said, "I'll go over there and take a look..."

After saying that, Lu Zheng flew all the way to the forbidden area.

As he got closer, Lu Zheng saw that the evil aura in that place was getting thicker and thicker. It was located in a valley.

When we arrived at the edge of the valley, the bloody evil aura filled the air, and even the scene in the valley became blurry.

Lu Zheng raised his hand to touch these evil spirits. Without releasing his own aura, these evil spirits were unable to invade his body. Instead, they seemed to be repelled and distanced themselves from Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng looked into the depths of the valley and slowly walked into it.

The evil aura around was as thick as fog. Lu Zheng saw that there was no grass growing nearby and only the soil and rocks were exposed.

In some places, you can even see traces of swords and knives, faintly emitting a sharp aura.

There were also some black bloodstains and broken corpses.

The further inward you go, the stronger the evil energy becomes.

Lu Zheng couldn't help but wonder, could this evil spirit have a source? Was it the local spiritual veins that were polluted, or were there the remains of some powerful being?

Since these evil spirits could not hurt him at all, Lu Zheng was not worried at all and moved forward in this so-called forbidden area.

Somewhere in the valley, a man in a black robe sat cross-legged, a bloody aura lingering around him, flowing with his breathing. Suddenly, the man slowly opened his eyes, and a murderous aura flowed in them.

"It's time to go out..."

The man muttered softly, then stood up and walked quickly out of the valley.

He practiced here with the evil spirit, but the evil spirit here was too strong. Every time he practiced for a period of time, he had to go out to balance the power of the evil spirit, so as to prevent the evil spirit from causing him to fall into a violent state and become possessed.

The man walked for a distance and suddenly stopped to look forward.

At the same time, Lu Zheng also saw the man, and the two sides met face to face.

"people?"

The man's eyes flickered and he made a deep sound.

Lu Zheng looked at the man and found that his aura was very unstable, but his Taoism was not low. He appeared here either to look for treasure or to practice with the help of Yin Sha.

However, the Mirage Clan just now did not say what treasures there were in this place. Obviously, this monster appeared here because of the latter.

Lu Zheng didn't care about this. He just nodded slightly as a greeting and prepared to go in another direction.

Seeing this, the man asked, "What are you doing here?"

It was obviously strange that a human appeared here.

Lu Zheng replied, "Curious, I came to take a look."

The man grinned and said, "You are only at the fourth level, how dare you come here?"

Lu Zheng was slightly surprised that the other party could actually see his realm. It seemed that he had some extraordinary abilities.

Lu Zheng asked curiously, "How did you see that?"

The man said with a dark look, "Talent, and intuition."

As long as the realm of the strong person is not higher than his, the man can easily distinguish his realm.

"I see." Lu Zheng nodded slightly.

The man said sinisterly: "I also discovered..."

"What?" Lu Zhengjian saw the man only say half of the sentence.

The man's eyes flashed red. "Your scent is very pure, without the scent of anyone else. You've been alone lately, right?"

He was very sure that there were no other powerful human beings following Lu Zheng.

As he spoke, the man raised his eagle claw-like hand, and the evil energy around him surged, turning into a bloody palm print that suppressed Lu Zheng.

The man just balanced the evil in his body, and a pure human came at the right time, so he could be swallowed.

When Lu Zheng saw the man suddenly attack, he was already on guard in his heart. After all, it was hard not to be wary of this kind of demon who cultivated the evil spirit.

Seeing the bloody palm print coming towards him, Lu Zheng took a step forward and released his righteous energy.

The two powerful forces collided with each other and exploded directly, with fierce air waves raging.

The man's eyes moved slightly. Seeing that Lu Zheng still had some strength, he raised his hand without hesitation and showed a blood-red spear.

With a thrust of the spear, a blood-colored dragon-shaped aura appeared, pouncing towards Lu Zheng with bared fangs and claws.

Lu Zheng's face was calm and he waved gently.

A small mountain appeared in the air, shattered the blood-colored dragon energy in an instant, and smashed straight towards the man.

The man looked surprised. He thought he could easily control this human being, but he didn't expect that the other party still had some tricks up his sleeve.

Seeing this, the man's eyes turned blood red with a hint of violence, and an uncontrollable violent impulse swept through his heart.

The man let out a low growl, and his body suddenly swelled up, revealing a strong physique. He held a spear in his hand and rushed towards the falling hill.

The mountain vision collided with the spear, and the two forces were equally matched.

After the man's attack, he broke away from the coverage of the mountain. The blood in his body surged wildly, and his whole body turned into a beam of blood and rushed towards Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng's eyes sparkled as he saw the other party's movements clearly. Zhang Liang swung his club, and a righteous spirit poured out.

The two figures flashed and turned into afterimages on one side of the valley, attacking each other.

The evil energy in the surroundings was affected and kept flowing there.

Some of the evil spirits were cleared away by the righteous energy and turned into wisps of green smoke.

During the battle, the man's breathing became heavy and his face looked a little ugly. The human in front of him was clearly only at the fourth level of aura fluctuations, but the strength he displayed was not an exaggeration to say that he was a cultivator at the quasi-fifth level.

Moreover, the aura it emitted also extremely restrained his evil power, making him unable to do anything about it for a while.

Seeing that the man was not in a good state, Lu Zheng couldn't help but smile and said, "You have such a good eye. You can see my realm, but can't you see my strength?"

The man's expression turned a little ugly when he heard this, and he felt that Lu Zheng's words were a bit harsh.

He really didn't realize that Lu Zheng had strength beyond that of an ordinary fourth-level mid-stage cultivator. After all, his talent was not so extraordinary that he could completely see through a person's abilities.

(End of this chapter)