Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 406 Saint Classic
The man felt humiliated. As a fifth-level demon, he was unable to defeat Lu Zheng for a while, which was obviously beyond his expectations.

The man took a deep breath and suppressed the restless evil in his body.

He believed that this was because he was not in a perfect state now and had to distract himself with controlling the powerful Yin Sha in his body that had not been fully refined.

The man's eyes were sinister, and he used his spiritual sense to attract the evil spirits around him.

Waves of bloody evil transformed into dragons and snakes, carrying a fierce momentum, and surrounded Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly and an idea came to his mind.

Electric arcs flashed all over his body, and purple light flowed from the Zhang Liang spindle in his hand.

The man suddenly felt a little palpitation, as if a force that made him extremely uncomfortable appeared.

The next moment, purple thunder emerged from Lu Zheng's body.

Lu Zheng raised his hand and swung the hammer, thundering like a lightning bolt.

Purple lightning instantly bombarded the surrounding evil spirits, especially the direction where the man was.

The man's eyes flashed with strange color, and he quickly flew back, releasing his demonic power to form a barrier to protect himself.

At the same time, Lu Zheng turned into a human-shaped lightning and rushed towards the man.

A hammer struck down, and thunder sounded out of nowhere.

The strong sense of righteousness spread out in all directions like waves.

Within a radius of a hundred feet, all the evil spirits were completely eliminated.

The man was the first to be affected, and he felt his qi and blood in his body become disordered.

Lu Zheng looked at the man with a burning gaze and said slowly, "Your cultivation seems to be turning into a demon. Let me remove the evil spirits from your body."

The man's brows twitched. He wanted to eliminate the side effects brought to him by the Yin Sha, but he didn't want the Yin Sha power he cultivated to be eliminated.

Seeing Lu Zheng's aggressive attitude, the man felt the evil in his body stirring again.

He couldn't help feeling extremely unhappy, so he soared into the sky, preparing to stabilize his own realm first and then save his face.

"Man, I'll remember you!"

The man uttered a cruel word in a sinister tone, then turned into a streak of light and disappeared into the distance.

Lu Zheng saw that the other party fought and ran away as he pleased, showing no sign of being a great demon at all.

The opponent's speed was quite fast, and I couldn't catch up with him for a while.

It's possible that you won't reach the opponent's territory before you chase him far, so there's really no need for that.

Lu Zheng turned to look at a place in the valley, and he vaguely sensed something.

In comparison, Lu Zheng was more interested in the sudden feeling he had.

Under the impact of the righteous energy just now, all nearby parties were affected, but soon the evil energy in the valley filled up again.

As the evil energy filled the air, a vague figure emerged. It was a human-shaped misty shadow, a ghost.

The figure's face was vaguely visible, and he looked like a middle-aged man, gentle and refined.

The middle-aged man's eyes were confused, but he seemed to be a little lucid.

He looked at Lu Zheng and felt the aura that had not yet subsided on Lu Zheng's body. Instead of being afraid, he slowly approached him.

The closer he got to Lu Zheng, the more righteous energy the middle-aged man was exposed to. Wisps of green smoke began to rise from his shadow, making it increasingly hazy and transparent.

However, the middle-aged man's eyes became clearer and clearer, as if he had regained some wisdom.

The middle-aged man looked at Lu Zheng and asked quietly, "What year is it tonight?"

It was the first time that Lu Zheng saw a Yin creature regain consciousness under the influence of righteousness. It seemed that this middle-aged man had a very deep obsession, and even after being confused for so many years, he was able to recover.

Lu Zheng couldn't help but say a few years, and mentioned how many years it had been since a famous ancient saint passed away.

The middle-aged man thought about it after hearing this, but didn't remember much. He still didn't know how long he had been here, so he just asked this question subconsciously.

He turned and stared at Lu Zheng again, "You, a righteous man."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng once again let his righteous spirit permeate the surroundings, forming an area where evil spirits could not enter.

The middle-aged man's eyes flickered. "Okay, very good. Come with me."

The middle-aged man turned and walked away, and Lu Zheng quickly followed him.

Not long after walking, the middle-aged man stopped and looked at a spot near his feet. "You, dig, there's..."

Lu Zheng was curious, so he followed the middle-aged man's instructions and started digging the soil.

They dug more than ten feet deep and used their spiritual sense to explore deep underground, but found nothing.

"Stone..." the middle-aged man suddenly reminded.

Stones? Lu Zheng thought and dug out the stones underneath.

When Lu Zheng took out a fist-sized black stone, the middle-aged man kept staring at the black stone.

Lu Zheng noticed the abnormality of the middle-aged man, and couldn't help but pick up the stone to take a look. He didn't find anything special about it, it was just an ordinary rock.

"Open it." The middle-aged man said quietly.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng gently pinched the black stone, and soon a thumb-sized piece of green jade was squeezed out, emitting a spiritual aura.

Lu Zheng was slightly surprised. He had even used his spiritual sense just now, but he didn't find anything special about the black stone.

The middle-aged man stretched out his hand to grab the jade, and the originally illusory figure actually picked up the jade.

The green jade suddenly emitted a brilliant light, shining towards the middle-aged man.

All of a sudden, the middle-aged man remembered a lot of things.

Memories of the past surfaced, and the middle-aged man's expression changed, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

After a long while, the middle-aged man said quietly, "The Sixth Prince is dead, and the royal family has no heirs. My generation of Confucian scholars has never been able to fulfill our wish. This is fate..."

The middle-aged man looked at Lu Zheng with bright eyes and said, "You younger generations should create a prosperous era again. Take it. This is the only thing I can give you. You should cultivate righteousness and cherish this thing." The middle-aged man stretched out his hand and gave the green jade to Lu Zheng.

If he hadn't met Lu Zheng, he didn't know how many more years he would have been in a daze.

Now that he no longer had any obsession in his heart, the shadow of the middle-aged man gradually dissipated.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng hurriedly asked, "I don't know your name, Senior."

The middle-aged man smiled faintly when he heard this, "He is just an ancient man, there is no need to talk about him."

After saying this, the middle-aged man's figure completely disappeared and ceased to exist.

Lu Zheng couldn't help but bow solemnly to say goodbye.

Then, Lu Zheng took the small green jade and examined it.

Soon he discovered that this green jade was actually a piece of space jade.

The spiritual consciousness probed into the space, but saw a piece of white jade placed in a space of only one foot square, and inside the white jade there was a piece of silk book.

Even though the silk book was sealed with white jade, it still exuded colorful Taoist charm and had the aura of a saint flowing through it.

Lu Zheng was shocked and looked at the content on the silk book. It was an article from "Mencius".

Could this be the original copy of Mencius? Lu Zheng's heart was filled with turmoil, and he couldn't calm down for a moment.

Many classics of sages have been lost and become incomplete, and "Mencius" is one of them.

It is said that the Meng family of Qi State originally owned only a few chapters of "Mencius", and the whereabouts of the rest are unknown.

The aura emitted by the chapter on this silk book is almost the same as the aura of Meng Shengyi that Lu Zheng met.

I'm afraid that the original version of "Mencius" was really written by the sage Mencius and is a sacred classic.

Lu Zheng never expected that the Confucian and Taoist senior would give him such a big gift.

It is surprising that a copy of the sage's classic works is buried in such a place.

If he hadn't come here and hadn't experienced the fight just now, who knows how many years this silk book would have remained buried.

Lu Zheng took another closer look, and after making sure it wasn't an illusion, he placed the jade in his small world and quickly left.

Now is not the time to study this kind of treasure.

"Come out for a stroll, you might even find some treasure..."

Lu Zheng was amazed and quickly rushed back to the Mirage Clan's territory.

After flying all the way, Lu Zheng calmed down. After all, it was just a saint's classic, there was no need to get too excited.

He himself has several classics, especially the "New Poetry".

It’s a pity that his realm is not high enough and he cannot fully unleash the full power of those classics.

He was not willing to use this chapter of "Mencius" easily.

Otherwise, if outsiders knew about it, who knows how many powerful people would come to snatch it.

It is said that the family of Confucius and Mencius has been issuing rewards for finding the lost originals of Confucian classics, and the rewards are quite generous.

In the distance, a figure flew over. It was Mirage Jade of the Mirage Clan.

When Shen Yu saw Lu Zheng, he quickly asked, "I heard that you went to the forbidden area. Did anything happen?"

Lu Zheng heard this and said, "What's the problem? Those evil spirits can't hurt me."

Shen Yu said: "There is a crazy cultivator in the Jiao clan who always cultivates Yin Sha in that forbidden area. I am worried that you will meet him."

When Shenyu heard that Lu Zheng had gone to the Yinsha Forbidden Land, he was worried that something might have happened, so he hurried over to check.

Lu Zheng blinked and asked, "Is the madman you mentioned tall and thin, with a face..."

Lu Zheng described the demon man he had met before.

Shenyu couldn't help but ask: "Did you meet him?"

"Yeah, I just saw him in the forbidden area, and he wanted to eat me." Lu Zheng said dimly, "I exchanged a few moves with him, and then he ran away. I couldn't kill him in one go, so I didn't chase him."

Shen Yu stared at Lu Zheng with a look of suspicion, "You... can you really beat him away?"

Shenyu didn't quite believe it. That person had reached the fifth realm, so how could he be beaten away by Lu Zheng?
Lu Zheng said slowly, "It was mainly because he had just drunk too much Yin Sha, and he was probably afraid of going crazy, so he didn't fight me to the end."

Shen Yu thought that this made sense, otherwise why would that madman run away after fighting with Lu Zheng for a few moves.

Shen Yu said: "Don't worry, he won't dare to do anything to you in the Shen Clan."

Lu Zheng asked, "Jiao clan, is he really a Jiao?"

Shen Yu said: "The Jiao Clan of Xingdao may not be a Jiao, but he does have a strong Jiaolong bloodline and is very talented."

Shenyu paused, then added, "Of course he can't compare to you. Besides, he cultivates Yin Sha power, and your righteous aura can completely suppress him."

"But you still have to be careful and don't act alone. This is Xingdao, it's not like other places."

Lu Zhengdao: "Thanks for the reminder, I know what's going on."

The two flew all the way to the nearest Mirage Demon City.

Seeing that Lu Zheng seemed very happy along the way, Shen Yu couldn't help but ask, "You seem very happy?"

"Really?" Lu Zheng blinked.

Shenyu nodded, "Yes, I've never seen you like this before."

Before, she had seen Lu Zheng as quite calm, and even if he occasionally showed his emotions, he would not be too ostentatious.

And now Lu Zheng couldn't even suppress the smile on his face, which was very abnormal.

"Oh..." Lu Zhengdao, "I remembered something happy."

(End of this chapter)