Three days later, in a dense forest, Ziyue silently followed behind the old scholar.
"May I know what Senior Zhou wants this junior to do?"
At this moment, they were at the foot of the mountain, about seventy miles away from Qinghe Town. The forest was so dense that it was difficult for ordinary people to enter.
Even if they were skilled, they would not be able to move quickly. They had to be careful to guard against the poisonous creatures in the bushes.
In these three days, Ziyue had been considering whether or not he should accept the old scholar's invitation.
But after thinking for a long time, he still decided to come.
The reward for the Spirit Eye Technique was one reason, but the most important reason was that Right Guardian Zhao Jing had caused too much of a ruckus.
On the second day of Zhao Gangyi's disappearance, Zhao Jing seemed to have sensed it and immediately sent his subordinates to investigate. Then, the law enforcement team intervened. Even if they did not find anything, Ziyue was still worried.
The law enforcement team was a group of shrewd and capable people. Their methods of investigation were not inferior to the constables of the government.
At this moment, he was naturally worried that something might have happened to the old scholar.
"You know that my surname is Zhou. It seems that you have indeed investigated me these past few days."
The old scholar was not surprised at all.
"Senior Zhou, you must be joking. My strength is low and I have to be cautious when dealing with an expert like you.
It just so happens that my master thinks highly of me. Although I was in a hurry this time and did not have the chance to resign in person, I had someone write a letter. Master will soon know that I came out with Senior Zhou.
This way, he will not worry about me. "
Ziyue said with a fake smile.
"You are indeed brave and smart. You even know to use your master to pressure me.
But if I really wanted to harm you, would I have waited until now? "
The old scholar's mouth twitched and he said with some astonishment.
He really did not expect Ziyue to be so meticulous. He did not seem like an ordinary youth.
"I naturally believe in Senior Zhou. Otherwise, I would not have dared to come with you so rashly.
But you have to tell me what it is about this time, so that I can be prepared. "
Ziyue said that he believed him, but in his heart, he didn't. Although the Dao of Incense Stick wasn't considered an evil Dao, it wasn't the orthodox Dao of Immortals either. Therefore, he was very wary of this old Elementary Scholar.
"Do you know about demons?"
The old Elementary Scholar suddenly said.
Ziyue's footsteps paused, and he asked in bewilderment, "Killing demons?"
In almost an instant, Ziyue turned around and left, saying, "I know my own weight. I really don't dare to kill demons. Please forgive me, Senior Zhou."
He had long known that this world was a world where demons and ghosts roamed freely.
Among them, there were wild beasts that could evolve into mutated beasts if they consumed spiritual items. Mutated beasts usually had boundless strength and improved physique, surpassing wild beasts. Even martial artists at the peak of Internal Refinement Realm weren't a match for powerful mutated beasts.
For example, three years ago, a golden-armored mutated beast was found in the mine. Even with the strength of the peak of Internal Refinement, Qin Yu, the mining supervisor, he couldn't take it down. He had to ask Ziyue's master, Liu Dong, to kill it.
Above the Strange Beasts were the Demons.
In other words, even the weakest demons had the strength to contend with a martial artist at the Internal Qi stage.
In the face of demons, no matter how confident Ziyue was, he didn't dare to approach them. That would be no different from courting death.
"It's not a demon."
The old Elementary Scholar hurriedly stopped Ziyue and said impatiently, "Listen to me. Even if I'm an old Elementary Scholar, facing a demon is a dead end."
"It's really not a demon?"
Ziyue carefully observed the old Elementary Scholar's expression.
"Of course not.
Do you think I'm tired of living to provoke a demon?
Every time I walk near Liugang Temple, I take a detour. Why would I provoke a demon?
What I'm talking about is a type of existence that isn't a demon, a spirit. "
The old Elementary Scholar hurriedly explained.
"Spirit?"
Ziyue asked doubtfully. Immediately after, his attention was drawn to the old Elementary Scholar's previous words.
Take a detour near Liugang Temple?
Could there be a demon there?
"It's difficult for ordinary people to distinguish between demons and spirits. It's actually very simple. When animals cultivate and nourish themselves, they give birth to spirituality and become demons. When dead things like plants and stones give birth to spirituality, they become spirits.
If we break it down further, plants that have spirituality are called spirits. When dead things like stones have spirituality, they become spirits.
However, we generally refer to them as spirits.
In order to be able to walk the world, most spirits will devour the living creatures around them in the hope of giving birth to a soul.
This way, although their bodies are restricted and cannot leave their original location, their souls can transform into various forms. Even powerful existences can transform into human form and walk the world.
Their bodies are usually filled with spirituality, and they can often be used as treasures to refine magic tools.
This time, what we're dealing with is a spirit that has given birth to spirituality from a locust tree. "
Lao Xiu knew that if he didn't explain clearly, Ziyue would definitely leave, so he explained in detail.
"How strong is this locust tree spirit?"
Although Ziyue understood the difference between demons and spirits, what he was most concerned about was the other party's strength.
If it was like a demon, it would be at least equivalent to the realm of inner Qi and would naturally not be willing to take the risk.
"Compared to demons, spirits are generally weaker. This locust tree spirit has only given birth to spirituality not long ago, so its strength is even weaker than the weakest demon.
Besides, I'll be the one dealing with it this time. You only need to be responsible for restraining it. "
Lao Xiu said disapprovingly.
"Then how strong is Senior Zhou?"
Ziyue asked doubtfully.
Lao Xiu's face darkened and he said in a muffled voice, "Although I've only cultivated to the fifth level of Qi Refinement, it's enough to deal with that locust tree spirit."
"It seems like he's not much stronger than me …"
Ziyue muttered to himself. However, he also knew that people who cultivated the Way of Immortality often had strange means. Even if they were of a lower realm, they could still exert powerful combat strength.
After all, Lao Xiu was different from him. He might have mastered Dharma spells and magic weapons that could unleash powerful combat strength and was confident that he could kill the locust tree spirit.
Therefore, even though he was still somewhat doubtful, he still nodded and agreed with Lao Xiu's words for the time being.
Therefore, the two of them moved forward again and headed into the depths of the forest.
The deeper they went, the denser the forest became. This place was already deserted and there wasn't even a decent mountain path.
There were only some beast paths that some wild beasts used. The paths were twisted and very difficult to traverse.
Suddenly, a green figure shot out from a patch of grass like a sharp arrow and pounced directly at Ziyue.
Whoosh!
With a flash of the knife, a green snake as thick as an arm was cut into three or four pieces and fell to the ground.