Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 93: Harm removal
The golden phoenix flapped its wings and hovered in the air. Hearing the noise in the cave, it knew that Lu Zheng and the toad demon were fighting.

I had learned that Lu Zheng could even kill a mandrill, so I wasn't worried about not being able to deal with the toad.

Jin Feng watched closely outside to prevent the toad from escaping.

But after a short time, Jin Feng saw the toad escape from the cave.

Its eyes flashed, and it quickly flapped its wings and flew over, spitting out a stream of yang fire at the toad.

The toad moved quickly and nimbly to avoid the attack, then continued to run wildly into the distance, jumping and hopping for several feet before quickly running away.

At this moment, a figure rushed out of the cave.

Lu Zheng took a step, leaving deep footprints on the spot. He was as fast as an arrow and caught up with the fleeing toad.

Lu Zheng moved quickly, like a tiger descending from the mountain. As he ran, he stirred up gusts of wind, the sound of the wind resembling a tiger's roar.

The toad only felt a domineering aura coming from behind, which frightened it to the point of panic.

I couldn't help but glance sideways, and saw Lu Zheng pouncing on it like a tiger, with a fierce momentum, and a shining fist coming towards it.

The toad was frightened and wanted to jump away.

However, Lu Zheng's Subduing Tiger Fist, filled with righteousness, hit the toad's head hard.

"Click..."

There was a faint sound of bones breaking.

The toad was suddenly struck by lightning and was knocked down by Lu Zheng in the air. He fell heavily to the ground, feeling a splitting headache and unable to get up for a while.

Lu Zheng succeeded in his attack and landed steadily. He then quickly raised his sword and cut off the tendons of the toad's two hind legs.

The toad twitched in pain and quickly said, "Please spare my life, sir!"

Lu Zheng slowly came to the front of the toad and said, "Spare my life? Do you know what you have done?"

The toad mumbled, "Those people were suffering from chronic illnesses and came to me for medicine. I took pity on them and made a deal with them. It was consensual, and I didn't do anything against the will of heaven."

The Golden Phoenix flew over and said coldly, "Is that medicine? It's clearly your poison. It can't cure any disease. You're using it to deceive the ignorant people and pretend you've done something good."

Toad couldn't help but say stubbornly, "Even if I can't cure the disease, it will at least relieve their suffering. This is a matter of our mutual consent. You can't kill me!"

"Who taught you to do this?" Lu Zheng asked.

The toad quickly said, "I once encountered a demon in the wild. It asked me for some of its venom to make a medicine for an elixir, and then told me this method, saying that using a person's lifespan and essence to cultivate would increase one's cultivation speed."

"Who is it?" Lu Zheng asked.

The toad said, "I don't know. I haven't asked its origin or name. But it looks like a human, but it has a demonic aura, so I recognized it as a demon."

"What does it look like?"

"Uh, well... you all look pretty much the same. I can't describe it, but he's a young man anyway."

Lu Zheng looked at the toad and asked, "You take the essence of others just to cultivate yourself?"

Toad asked curiously, "What else can I do? Just let me go. I was confused for a moment. I won't do this kind of thing again..."

The toad paused, then continued, "How about I work for you to make amends? If you keep me, I'll still be very useful."

Jin Feng said disdainfully, "What's the point of keeping an evil demon like you?"

Jin Feng felt disgusted just by looking at this kind of monster for a few more times. How could she possibly keep it by her side to do things?

The toad quickly said, "I'm covered in poison. I can help you deal with other demons! And my poison can actually be used as medicine. I can even make poison..."

Lu Zheng gripped the sword in his hand and said softly, "Don't you have anything else important to say?"

"What?" Toad was confused. His brain was working rapidly, but he couldn't think of anything important.

"Do you recognize this?" Lu Zheng took out a Yang-Gathering Pearl. Toad stared at it, then shook his head slightly, "What is this? I've never seen it before."

Seeing this, Lu Zheng knew that the toad was not involved in the matter and was just pretending to be a ghost and harming others for its own cultivation.

He didn't say any more nonsense and raised his hand to strike with his sword.

When the toad saw the sword coming, he was frightened and wanted to dodge.

However, Lu Zheng's sword was so fast that Toad couldn't react in time, and the sword went straight into his forehead.

"Ah..."

The toad let out a weak scream, and then its body twitched continuously and thrashed around in place.

The righteous energy flowed along the sword into the toad's head, destroying its soul.

After a few breaths, the toad died.

[You killed a Rank 15 Toad Demon, eliminating a disaster. Li Qi +!]

When Jin Feng saw the toad dead, she felt very relieved and kicked the corpse with her claws.

"He really deserves it!" Jin Feng couldn't help laughing.

Lu Zheng put away his sword, then took out a set of clean clothes and prepared to change out of the tattered clothes on his body.

Jin Feng stood aside and asked, "Now that the toad is dead, where are you going, Master Lu?"

Lu Zhengdao: "Let's go to the village and take a look around, and then go somewhere else."

"Let's go to the village..." Jin Feng couldn't help but say, "Then I can't go with you, or you might scare them."

Lu Zheng nodded and said, "Thank you for your help on this trip."

If it weren't for the Golden Phoenix, it would probably take him a long time to come here and find the toad's nest.

The mandrill's notebook did not record the toad's exact location, but only said that it was lurking in Shiniu Village.

"It's just a piece of cake! Mr. Lu has given me guidance along the way, which has benefited me a lot!" Jin Feng said.

Jin Feng paused, then looked at the toad corpse next to her, "Master Lu, I don't think you want this toad, right?"

"I don't want it, you want to take it away?" Lu Zheng asked sideways.

Jin Feng smiled and said, "Monster corpses are a great tonic. I'll give them to the hens when I get back. It'll help them replenish their bodies and help them lay eggs."

When she came, Jin Feng was thinking about the toad's body, and thought that if the chickens on her mountain ate too much monster meat, they would be able to turn into monsters more easily.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng said, "This toad is extremely poisonous. Can ordinary chickens withstand it?"

Jin Feng explained, "I'll roast it with flames, it shouldn't be a problem."

"That's true." Lu Zheng nodded.

If the toad corpse is roasted with the Golden Phoenix's Yang Fire, the poisonous meat can be turned into non-toxic.

Lu Zheng said, "Then you should go back first. It's not far to go. It will probably take you some time to carry this big toad back."

"Okay, I'll take my leave first!" The golden phoenix flapped its wings as a farewell gesture.

Lu Zheng also bowed in return, "Take care!"

Then, the golden phoenix jumped onto the toad's corpse, dug its sharp claws deep into its flesh, and then flapped its wings and slowly lifted the toad up.

Jin Feng carried the toad's corpse and flew away slowly, away from this place.

Lu Zheng changed into clean clothes, tidied his appearance, and quickly walked down the mountain to Shiniu Village.

(End of this chapter)