Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 677 Great virtue carries all things

Zeyu led Lu Zheng deep into the royal palace and they arrived at a palace.

Then, using the palace's array, they were teleported to another location.

This blessed land, brimming with spiritual energy, is the location of the ancestral tomb of the Bai Ze clan.

Zeyu, unhurriedly, led Lu Zheng up a large mountain.

When you reach the middle of the mountain, you will find a square with many buildings.

The jade ground in the center of the square is engraved with intricate rune arrays, and spiritual energy shrouds the area like mist.

At the very center, faint light can be seen emerging, which is an unusual movement of the manifestation of fortune.

There stands a white jade statue the size of a house, with a tiger's head and a dragon's body, its appearance lifelike and vivid.

"That's a national treasure..."

Zeyu stopped and whispered to Lu Zheng beside her.

Just then, the statue shone brightly, and auspicious energy gathered and took shape.

A phantom image of the Bai Ze divine beast appeared.

A phantom formed from the nation's destiny, lacking sentience but possessing some characteristics of the Bai Ze divine beast, understanding the emotions of all things and able to distinguish between good and evil, right and wrong...

"Roar!"

The phantom let out a low roar at the two of them.

It then transformed into a beam of colorful light and rushed straight towards the two of them.

Upon seeing this, Ze Yu's expression changed slightly. He also had no control over the national artifact and could not stop the phantom's actions.

In the blink of an eye, the tall, illusory figure of Bai Ze appeared in front of Lu Zheng, its tiger-like eyes fixed on him.

Lu Zheng raised his head slightly, staring at the other person as well, his body remaining motionless.

The two stared at each other for a while, with an extraordinary aura flowing and intertwining around them.

Suddenly, the illusory figure lowered its head and nuzzled against Lu Zheng's body in a gesture of friendliness.

Zeyu, standing beside him, widened his eyes in surprise.

The ancestors were buried here, their bodies and souls merged here, which allowed the nation's fortune to transform into the shadow of the Bai Ze beast, closely related to the Bai Ze clan.

An outsider could never have allowed this beast to become so friendly; even his previous encounters with the phantoms of national artifacts hadn't resulted in such a reaction, unless…

Unless, as the ancient legends say, it is a virtuous sage or wise ruler who arrives.

However, this is not the real Bai Ze divine beast, and Lu Zheng in front of him is neither a saint nor a king.

But clearly, Lu Zheng possesses qualities and potential that some people simply do not have.

By bringing Lu Zheng here, Ze Yu also intended to test Lu Zheng's abilities.

Unexpectedly, this was quite different from what he had anticipated.

Lu Zheng raised his hand to touch the beast shadow, feeling as if he had touched soft cotton. In addition, the beast shadow exuded an unusual aura of luck, which gave people a sense of novelty.

Lu Zheng asked, "Do you want to come with me?"

"Ow!"

The phantom let out a soft roar, then transformed into a wisp of colorful energy and returned to the statue.

The next instant, the entire mountain shook violently.

The towering statue seemed poised to rise from the ground.

Seeing that this national treasure had caused such a commotion, Lu Zheng couldn't help but speak up to warn the other party not to damage the place.

Soon, the statue gradually fell silent, and the commotion subsided considerably.

Lu Zheng approached the statue, communicated with it, and guided it before beginning to refine it.

After a short while, the statue transformed into a square piece of white jade, its aura becoming more restrained.

Lu Zheng felt a connection between himself and the White Jade National Artifact, and a sense of connection with a world he had established.

So fast… Ze Yu, who was not far away, was completely stunned. He never expected that Lu Zheng could acquire the national treasure in such a short time. It was simply unbelievable. You must know that he himself could not completely refine and control this thing.

He couldn't help but begin to wonder who the true master of the national treasure was.

He, the ruler of a country, is less capable than an outsider...

Although Zeyu found it hard to accept, it had already become a fact.

Lu Zheng held the rather heavy white jade statue, and with just a thought, a wisp of white mist emerged from the statue.

Lu Zheng approached Ze Yu and handed him the wisp of white vapor.

"This is……"

Zeyu clearly felt the dormant bloodline within him begin to react.

Lu Zhengdao said, "Refine this; it should be good for your health."

Zeyu exclaimed in surprise, "How did you do that? How could you...?"

He really couldn't understand how Lu Zheng could extract the fortune containing the bloodline power of the Bai Ze divine beast from the national artifact in such a short time.

Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask, "Is this difficult?"

He merely attempted to communicate with the national artifact. Although the artifact lacked any living intelligence, it could still respond to some of his thoughts.

Zeyu was speechless, not knowing what to say.

Zeyu looked at the white cloud of energy, her eyes flashing, "Give it to Zerui and Zeyu!"

He felt that such good things should be left to the two children.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng said, "If they want to become excellent, what should be valued is not bloodline, but teaching them real skills... This is for your treatment; if you don't want it, then forget it."

"Hey, no! Give it to me."

Hearing Lu Zheng say this, Zeyu really couldn't be coy.

Zeyu carefully took the ball of air and said gratefully, "Thank you, Young Master Lu."

After saying that, Ze Yu felt that what he said was a bit strange, since the things here clearly belonged to their Bai Ze clan...

Seeing that Lu Zheng was still looking at him, Ze Yu couldn't keep the energy ball hidden, so he opened his mouth and swallowed it, refining it on the spot.

After a while, Zeyu felt much better. His body was no longer weak, his complexion was rosy, and he was full of energy.

He not only recovered the bloodline he had lost, but he also felt slightly stronger than before.

"That's great..." Zeyu's eyes were bright, and he was full of enthusiasm and high spirits.

His health improved, and even his mental state changed significantly; he was no longer so sickly.

Lu Zhengdao said, "It seems that you are in good health. Next, we need to deal with various affairs in the Baize region and try to catch up with the progress in other places as soon as possible."

The Baize region is quite large, even larger than the former capital of the Di Kingdom. It will require considerable effort and sweeping reforms.

The Bai Ze region... Ze Yu thought to himself, "Is this what they call the fall of a kingdom?" But he seemed to have no resentment about it and accepted reality.

Soon, the two returned to the palace to arrange matters with Xiao Yan and the others.

Everyone looked on with curiosity when they saw Lu Zheng and Zeyu return.

They had just sensed a slight disturbance in the earth, but that disturbance quickly disappeared.

Seeing a hint of joy on Ze Yu's face, Xiao Yan was surprised and suspicious, thinking that Lu Zheng had failed to retrieve the national treasure.

When they learned that Lu Zheng had obtained the national treasure, everyone was somewhat incredulous.

Those kinds of objects couldn't have been collected so easily, could they? And it's only been a short time.

Refining a spiritual artifact shouldn't take this long, right?

However, for Lu Zheng, acquiring such national treasures was actually easier than refining any spiritual artifacts.

After all, some objects cannot be easily obtained by brute force.

As the classics say, "A virtuous person carries the world with great virtue."

The nation's most important instruments will naturally be selected based on merit. (End of Chapter)