Great Zhou Wensheng

Chapter 50: The Frozen Pool Demon Palace, Slaying the Fish Demon!

Instructor Zheng Shuqian closed the examination booklet for the young scholars, turned his gaze to Li Yunxiao, and said in a deep voice: "Li Yunxiao, since you wrote 'Lord Langshan Eats the Moon,' the Qingming Grand Examination is to kill Lord Langshan!"

"promise!"

Li Yunxiao's black sleeves were filled with mountain wind as he drew his sword and ventured alone into the depths of Wuling Mountain.

The two instructors stayed at least ten feet away to prevent any unforeseen events.

The mountain wind howled, and mist filled the forest.

Half an hour later, the distant howls and tearing sounds of wolf demons could be heard.

Upon returning,
Li Yunxiao held a broken sword, his black brocade robe was soaked with beast blood and had claw marks on it. His whole body was covered in blood, and he held a huge wolf head in his hand, which was dripping with blood.

He casually tossed the wolf's head to the ground, making a dull thud.

"What an enormous wolf demon head!"

"This monstrous beast is only a few years away from becoming a demon soldier!"

Upon seeing this, the students exclaimed in surprise.

Li Yunxiao remained calm as he sheathed his sword. His gaze swept over the group of students, finally settling on Han Yugui, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

He is not like Young Master Han, who is indecisive and soft-hearted!

Instructor Zheng Shuqian nodded slightly, his eyes revealing approval. "His actions were swift and decisive, without any hesitation. He truly lives up to his reputation as the magistrate's son, Li Sanlang!"

He picked up his pen and wrote in the evaluation booklet: [Li Yunxiao, killed one wolf demon. Excellent evaluation for Qingming Festival!]
Zheng Shuqian's gaze fell on the evaluation list. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Jiang Xingzhou's 'Iron Chain Dragon' and Lu Ming's 'Shadow Spirit Tribute Robbery'."

However, both the evil dragon and the shad spirit are water monsters of the great river, and their whereabouts are difficult to find.

Your task is simply to kill the two water demons.

In addition, search for one or two more items underwater as evidence.

You two will complete this task together, looking out for each other.

"promise!"

Jiang Xingzhou and Lu Ming cupped their hands in greeting, casually made a single cloud incantation, and then rode the cloud to fly away from Wuling Mountain.

Amidst the swirling clouds and mist of the mountains, the two flew side by side, causing the young man's dark sleeves to billow like fluttering battle flags.

Lu Ming spoke up:

There are definitely no fish demons in these mountains.

However, it is said that there is an ancient cold pool at the foot of Wuling Mountain, and hunters often hear strange gurgling sounds when they pass by.

The elderly in the county often say that a water demon is hiding in that cold pool.

If we can't find it here, we'll have to go into the great river, which is quite troublesome.

Jiang Xingzhou nodded, looking down at the cold pool below the mountain, and said, "There are not many monsters in Jiangyin County. If there are any unusual phenomena such as glowing light during cultivation, they will be noticed by merchants and hunters and spread like wildfire."

Since this cold pool is a place of legend, we might as well go and explore it first.

The two rode on the clouds and soon arrived at the foot of Wuling Mountain.

Floating clouds stand above the cold pool.

At the foot of the mountain, on a precipice, lies a cold pool thousands of feet in diameter.

The pool was deep and cold, surrounded by white mist, with ancient cypress branches piercing through the thick fog.

The vegetation around the pool was sparse, and a chilling aura rose from the muddy ground piled with decaying leaves. Birds and beasts were silent all around, as if it were a forbidden land isolated from the world.

Ice crystals that have remained for millennia float on the water's surface, while more than a dozen silver scales swim underwater, their scales refracting a ghostly blue light.

Even experienced hunters from Jiangyin County dared not venture deep into this area.

Jiang Xingzhou casually kicked a rock into the pool. The rock entered the water without creating a ripple; instead, it sank continuously, its depths unfathomable.

Instructor Zheng, five instructors, and the remaining twenty-eight students also came to the vicinity of the cold pool to watch the battle.

"This cold pool is extremely deep, how can we find the water demon?"

Lu Ming frowned.

"Please, Brother Lu, make a move!"

Jiang Xingzhou smiled.

"it is good!"

Lu Ming nodded, not refusing.

"thunder!"

Lu Ming stood on a cloud, and with a flick of his finger, wrote the character [Thunder].

With a sharp shout
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning several meters long struck down from the clear sky, hitting the icy pool directly.

"Boom~!"

Lightning exploded, sending up waves several meters high, and a dark blue electric light spread across the pool, reaching deep into the depths.

Cold pool.

Thousands of feet deep. A sunken ship, its keel intertwined, its tattered sails a stark white, its masts overgrown with barnacles. The wreckage of a former dynasty's sunken warship now resembles an underwater cavern of fish demons.

Light penetrated the rib windows of the wrecked ship.

Two ten-foot-long whiskered fish monsters and a black-skinned fish demon were making hand seals, sitting cross-legged on the deck of the ship, cultivating by absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, and blowing bubbles from their mouths.

A sudden bolt of lightning wound its way down the mast.

The two demons immediately felt a jolt of electricity and tingled slightly.

The long-bearded fish demon, its tongue twitching, exclaimed in shock, "Heavens! This is lightning from the sky—a tribulation of lightning?"

"Excuse me! Could it be that we have achieved great success in our cultivation and are preparing to undergo tribulation to become demon soldiers?"

The black-skinned fish demon was also inexplicably excited.

They had heard Lady Qingyao preach that every time a demon cultivator broke through to the next major realm of demon status, a tribulation of lightning would descend upon them.

From demon civilians to demon soldiers, and from demon soldiers to demon generals and demon commanders, it's all the same.

Those who survive the tribulation of lightning will be reborn and their demonic rank will increase by a whole major realm!

If one fails to survive the tribulation of lightning, one will die and one's cultivation will be extinguished. One will simply perish!

"Let's go! Let's surface and see what this lightning tribulation is like!"

The long-bearded fish demon and the black-skinned fish demon were greatly pleased.

The two demons quickly surfaced, creating waves several feet high.

But then they saw two young scholars riding the clouds above the cold pool, their hands forming spells, their expressions cold and imposing as they looked at them.

Not far from the cold pool, there were five or six more scholars with deeper cultivation, as well as a large group of dozens of students watching the lively scene.

They were immediately dumbfounded.

“We cultivate in the pool and have never eaten people.”

Why are you causing us trouble?!

The long-bearded fish monster felt a chill run down its spine, but steeling itself, it roared angrily.

The devil sits at home, and disaster comes from the sky!
"Ah!

You two demonic people forcibly occupied the Thousand-Foot Cold Pool of my Jiangyin County, devouring countless fish and shrimp, intimidating and driving away the fishermen of Jiangyin who come here to fish, ruining the livelihoods of countless fishermen!

"I, this young master, will take you all today!"

Lu Ming laughed loudly, and a scholar's sword appeared in his hand, its blade gleaming coldly.

"Pfft~!"

The long-bearded fish monster opened its mouth and spewed out a towering column of water that blotted out the sun as it rushed toward the two of them, then turned and fled.

It's not stupid.

The enemy outnumbered them and clearly intended to kill the two demons!

The black-skinned fish demon, wielding a harpoon, was howling and preparing for a bloody battle.

Unexpectedly, the long-bearded fish monster turned and fled without a word, leaving it completely bewildered.

"Hey! If you wanted to escape, why didn't you say so earlier?"

The black-skinned fish demon was shocked, angry, and terrified, and quickly turned and went into the water.

"[Six-Jun Bow]!"

[Frost Arrow]!

Jiang Xingzhou's pupils contracted slightly. He took a deep breath and uttered a soft shout.

But see,

A blue light surged from his palms.
A heavy bow, weighing six jin (approximately 3 kilograms), materialized in his left hand and was drawn taut!

He conjured a three-foot-long ice arrow in his right hand and aimed it at the black-skinned fish demon below.

"Pfft~!"

The moment the Xuanbing Arrow left the bowstring, it disappeared into the icy pool like a shooting star chasing the moon.

"Pfft!"

The black-skinned fish demon screamed as an arrow pierced its rear end, causing blood to splatter out.

"Chase after him! Brother Jiang, you stay behind me and keep watch from both sides!"

"[Avoid water!]!"

Lu Ming immediately cast a spell to avoid water, his long sword flashing coldly, and leaped into the icy pool.

Jiang Xingzhou followed closely behind.
The two were surrounded by a faint glow, as if they were encased in a large bubble, pushing aside the surrounding water and illuminating their path.

The pool water was icy cold, and the surroundings were dark.

(End of this chapter)