Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 61: The Power of the Sun
Lu was twisting and turning in the forest like a dragon, fighting with a group of evil spirits and corpse puppets.

He discovered that this corpse puppet's body was invulnerable to swords and guns and had immense strength, but its reaction speed was slightly slower, making it a good sparring partner.

Lu Zheng responded calmly and soon killed several more evil spirits.

He is surrounded by a righteous spirit, which prevents him from being eroded by evil spirits.

The mandrill watched coldly from a distance, waiting for the right opportunity to avenge the sword attack.

Seeing that Lu Zheng still had some literary aura, the mandrill took out a bone whistle and blew a sharp whistle.

Those evil spirits wandering around Lu Zheng suddenly seemed to have lost their minds, with crazy looks on their faces, and rushed towards Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng raised his hand and took out a treasure, releasing the power within.

There is righteousness in the world!
Suddenly, the righteous spirit swept across the four directions like a wave.

These evil spirits simply could not withstand this extremely masculine and powerful aura, and disappeared in an instant.

Even the corpse puppet began to emit wisps of green smoke, and its body paused for a moment.

I knew it... The mandrill's eyes flickered.

It had always guessed that Lu Zheng had more than one treasure on him, and now it had indeed taken it out.

After killing those evil spirits, the power contained in this treasure was quickly consumed.

Seeing that the corpse puppet continued to charge forward, Lu Zheng turned around and retreated quickly without looking back.

"Where to go!"

When the mandrill saw Lu Zheng walking away, he hurriedly picked up his big knife and chased after him with the corpse puppet.

Now that the roles have been reversed, the mandrill feels inexplicably happy.

However, it was also cautious about any trap and did not chase Lu Zheng with all its strength, but fell behind the corpse puppet.

After a while, Lu Zheng's speed slowed down a lot, and he seemed to be exhausted.

The two sides chased each other and the distance between them gradually narrowed.

Seeing this, the mandrill's face turned sinister, and he had already thought about how to torture Lu Zheng.

But it was not reckless, instead it commanded the corpse puppet to capture Lu Zheng.

At this moment, Lu Zheng raised his hand slightly, and a fist-sized golden sun appeared in his hand, emitting a wave and containing a terrifying aura.

Lu Zheng suddenly turned around and threw the thing in his hand at the mandrill and the corpse puppet.

The mandrill just noticed that Lu Zheng's movements were strange, and was startled when he saw a ball of golden light flying towards him.

Could it be that this scholar also knows magic?
The mandrill didn't have time to think, so it slowed down and subconsciously hid behind the corpse puppet.

The golden sun was suspended in the air, and under Lu Zheng's control, it released its power with a bang.

In an instant, the light was dazzling.

The area within ten feet was all white, shrouded in white light.

Even though the mandrill was hiding behind the corpse puppet, it was unable to open its eyes due to the dazzling white light, and felt a sharp pain in its eyes.

At the same time, white flames ignited all over the bodies of the mandrill and the corpse puppet.

"what!"

The mandrill suddenly let out a shrill scream.

The white flames were extremely hot, burning its body and eliminating the evil aura within it.

It seemed as if even the meridians in the body were melting, causing it excruciating pain.

The mandrill tried to put out the fire, but it was no use. The severe pain made it roll on the ground.

The mandrill never expected that the small ball of light could be so powerful.

The corpse puppet was already standing there motionless, allowing the flames to burn itself.

Lu Zheng stood not far away, watching all this calmly.

He had expected a violent explosion, but after the flash of light, only the mandrill and the corpse puppet were stained by the radiant white flames. The surrounding vegetation was unaffected.

The mandrill groaned in agony, begging for mercy, "Scholar, please take back this magic power! I can't bear it anymore!"

Magical powers? Lu Zheng thought to himself that he didn't know any Taoist or immortal magic.

As for how to control this overbearing white firework, he had no idea.

Lu Zheng estimated that once the evil spirits on the baboon and the corpse puppet were removed, the white flames would naturally dissipate.

But by that time, I'm afraid that only a handful of dust will be left of the two of them.

Lu Zheng looked indifferent and asked, "Who is the person who ordered the demon to collect Yang energy?"

The mandrill's face was distorted with pain, and he said weakly, "I don't know, I really don't know... Scholar, I won't hurt anyone again. Please let me go..."

After saying this, the mandrill's body twitched, and then curled up into a ball, fainting from the pain.

And the white fireworks are still burning brightly.

Lu Zheng slowly approached the mandrill, raised his hand and cut off its head with a sword.

Then, Lu Zheng walked towards the corpse puppet next to him and stabbed it with a sword.

This time, the long sword easily pierced through the body of the corpse puppet.

The burly corpse puppet fell to the ground with a loud bang, and its body shattered into pieces.

[You killed a group of demons and ghosts, eliminating the trouble in the area, Wen Qi +60! ]

[You have experienced battles and gained a certain understanding of swordsmanship. Your Tai Chi sword technique proficiency has increased to 50%!]

"call……"

Lu Zheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, leaned against a tree to rest, chewed the dried meat he had brought with him, and slowly recovered his strength.

After a while, the mandrill and the corpse puppet were finally burned to ashes, and the white flames dissipated into nothingness.

After recovering some strength, Lu Zheng followed the path the mandrill had taken, looking for the location of its cave.

It didn't take long for Lu Zheng to find the location.

The entrance to the mandrill cave is covered by huge rocks and dense vines. If Lu Zheng had not been careful enough, it would have been difficult to find.

Lu Zheng raised his sword and cut off the vines, allowing some light to shine in.

Stepping into the cave, it was very spacious and filled with all kinds of things.

Lu Zheng glanced around and then looked around carefully.

Soon, Lu Zheng discovered some special books.

Among them, several classics record the methods of raising ghosts and refining corpses, as well as some methods of practicing elixirs.

There are also several books written by the mandrill itself, recording some of its life stories.

It turns out that this cave was the place where an evil cultivator lived in seclusion. Later, the evil cultivator died, and a baboon who had gained wisdom and turned into a demon occupied this place.

The mandrill was quite intelligent. He spent several years secretly learning to read and write, then studied the classics on his own, learned some evil cultivation methods, and occupied a region to cause trouble.

The corpse puppet controlled by the mandrill is the body left behind by the evil cultivator after his death.

Mandrills usually pretend to be reclusive masters and often make deals with ordinary people, taking their essence and lifespan for cultivation.

The book also records that the mandrill had dealings with some nearby monsters, and even the White Brocade King of Jiguan Mountain invited it to join his army.

But the mandrill didn't want to be a subordinate of a rat demon, and felt that he would definitely surpass Bai Jin in the future, so he refused the invitation.

However, after that, the two sides still had occasional contacts, either exchanging some things or attending gatherings of demons to share cultivation experiences.

"Writing a diary is a good habit..."

Lu Zheng muttered to himself. He flipped through the mandrill's notebook and discovered many secrets between monsters and demons.

(End of this chapter)