Chapter 402 The Beast Tide is Coming
Late at night, in the dead of night, in Zhou Tieyi's courtyard, Sha Youcheng asked to see him alone.

After sitting down, Sha Youcheng looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated, which made Zhou Tieyi instantly understand what the other party wanted to ask.

He raised his hand slightly, and the space within a three-meter radius where the two of them were sitting began to distort, as if it had been cut out from the real space.

Without Yuantong, Sha Youcheng's strength was greatly reduced. He could only rely on Zhou Tieyi to conceal the secret. After making sure that the surrounding space was separated and the conversation between the two would not be known by a third person, Sha Youcheng hurriedly stood up and bowed, "Lord Zhou, I wonder how my brother is doing now?"

Zhou Tieyi picked up the tea and took a sip. "What did the Feng Shui master who came to survey the land say?"

Sha Youcheng replied, "The Feng Shui master said that the dragon vein will return to its lair and will not reappear for at least half a century..."

With this reminder, he instantly realized that this was the answer given by Zhou Tieyi.

"Thank you, Lord Zhou, for your advice."

Although half a century is a long time, it is great news that my brother can be born again after half a century.

Zhou Tieyi smiled and said, "I will charge for my tips."

Sha Youcheng pondered for a moment and took out a piece of mind-concentrating jade from his arms. This refined precious jade can allow top-grade practitioners to record their insights and can even record a certain number of dragon seals. It is undoubtedly a peerless classic!
Sha Youcheng knew that ordinary treasures were of little value to someone of Zhou Tieyi's level. On the contrary, insights into the Taoist tradition could allow them to draw inferences from one instance to another.

"This jade contains the method that my brother and I have deduced. I hope Lord Zhou will accept it."

Zhou Tieyi reached out and took the Concentration Jade, examining it carefully. "Using beasts to control people is indeed unique. If the Confucianists ask you for this method, just say that I want it and let them come to me."

Sha Youcheng thought about it, bowed and said, "General Deng has already contacted me and asked me not to pass this method on to others."

Zhou Tieyi sneered, "Confucianism is made by Confucian scholars, and it is also ruined by Confucian scholars."

Now, few people know about Sha Youcheng's method, only three Confucian scholars of the third rank and himself. And those three Confucian scholars of the third rank obviously do not want Sha Youcheng to spread this method to everyone, because Confucian scholars will not accept this method and may call for the death of Sha Youcheng as a heretic. Therefore, even if there are foresighted Confucianists, they will be unable to move forward because of the Confucian scholars.

Of course, this did not have much impact on Zhou Tieyi. On the contrary, the Confucianists' willingness to turn a blind eye to the incident was good news for him.

After obtaining the method deduced by Sha Youcheng, Zhou Tieyi hinted to Sha Youcheng that he should purge the Zhenfu Division that had been infiltrated by Confucianism once, and he would assist from behind. Don't worry about too many people being purged, resulting in insufficient staff in the Xiluozhou Zhenfu Division. The insufficient number of people can be temporarily transferred from Tianjing.

This reflects the superiority of the selection and training system. If one fails to train grassroots officials in Tianjing and wants to clean up a department controlled by local families, it is likely that there will be no one available in the department, and the department will eventually have to accept a compromise with the local families.

If Sha Youcheng is hinted to clean up the Zhenfu Division, then the Zhenfu Division will naturally have no spare energy to track the remaining clues, and Zhou Tieyi can make arrangements with peace of mind.

After crossing the water palace from Pingjin and borrowing Zhou Tieyi's Seal of Mountains and Rivers to take control of the water palace, Li Jianhu stayed here temporarily. He was terrified throughout the day. Although there were black and white chess soldiers left by Zhou Tieyi guarding the water palace, he was also sure that Grandpa Panda was a god, but he was not the kind of god who would take human lives lightly. Instead, he was different from the current Shinto.

Suddenly, the water palace glowed with brilliance, and a passage was connected through the third-grade divine seal. In the center of the water palace, Li Jianhu, who was meditating, opened his eyes sharply and looked towards the center.

The azure passage expanded to form a portal, and then a brilliant god walked out from it. He was dressed in an extremely luxurious multi-colored robe. On top of the robe, twelve chapters were like living creatures, depicting birds and beasts flying, fish and dragons swimming, the moon rising and setting, and mountains and rivers flowing. His face kept changing between men, women, and children, making him look young and old at the same time.

"Mr. Panda?"

Li Jianhu's voice was half sigh and half shocked.

This time there was no mirage blocking his view, so he could see the figure of the 'Old Panda Grandpa' clearly. However, the moment he saw it clearly, with his current knowledge, he realized that the god in front of him was not someone he could resist or figure out. What's more, he had already made a vow and needed to help the other party fulfill several requests.

Thinking of this, Li Jianhu gave a bitter smile. If he made a vow in front of a god of this level, even if he died, his body would continue to help the other party complete the requirements until the vow was fully fulfilled.

"Greetings to my lord."

In the center of the water palace, consciousness descended from the air, and the warriors of the Yanhuang tribe guarding this place knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

Zhou Tieyi raised his hand and said, "Stand up."

The next moment, the black and white chess pieces fell into his sleeves like flowing clouds and disappeared, allowing the consciousness of the Yanhuang tribal warriors to return. In the wild world, it is now winter, and the tribes on the plains have also prepared to deal with the beast tribes that come out to hunt in winter.

Zhou Tieyi's gaze fell on Li Jianhu again, "Surprised?"

In the state of deity, Zhou Tieyi's voice also constantly changed between old and young along with his face, without form or self.

"I……"

Zhou Tieyi didn't wait for Li Jianhu to speak, and took out a mask from his sleeve. It was the Taixu Huanyan Mask. Before deciding to take action this time, he asked Li Jianhu for his Taixu Huanyan Mask and usurped the power within it.

Li Jianhu was able to let the Phantom Priest deduce clues to himself. As for Yueqin, Panda and others, even if Taixu Illusion Realm found them, it could not deduce clues to himself.

"Don't go to the Grand Illusionary Realm for now."

Li Jianhu looked deep in thought. Yesterday's actions had shown that Grandpa Panda and the many gods of the Grand Illusionary Realm were not in the same group. There were huge conflicts between them, and Grandpa Panda successfully used him to destroy the plan of the Grand Illusionary Realm. Li Jianhu was just staying in the Water Palace, and he didn't know what major events had happened in the outside world for the time being.

"Yes." Zhou Tieyi looked at the mountain of treasures next to him. These treasures were the accumulation of the Water God Baili for hundreds of years. Judging from the quantity, even a third-grade treasure would be tempted.

Zhou Tieyi glanced at it, then raised his hand, and three Dongzhu fell into his hand, and then handed it to Li Jianhu, "This is your benefit."

Li Jianhu subconsciously reached out and took the Dongzhu. At the same time, the surroundings began to spin. He realized that he was being expelled from the Water Palace. When he could see the surrounding environment clearly, he found that he was already on a safe waterside. Except for the three Dongzhu and Taixu Illusion Noodles tightly held in his hands, it seemed as if everything he had experienced from yesterday to today was a dream.

He looked at the Grand Illusion Mask in his hand. He couldn't use it to enter the Grand Illusion Realm. So what did Grandpa Panda mean by giving him this mask...

He gritted his teeth and followed the previous method to integrate the Great Illusionary Surface into his dream. He then used the mirage to weave a message and sent it to the panda, "Mr. Panda?"

This time there was no delay at all, and a chuckle came from the other side.

Li Jianhu immediately understood that this illusory surface was now the channel for him to communicate with Grandpa Panda alone.

He put away the Dongzhu and headed towards the populated area. The first thing he wanted to do was to find out what had happened in Pingjin Ferry last night.

In the Water Palace, after Zhou Tieyi arranged for Li Jianhu, he began to move the entire Water Palace. Naturally, he could not stay in Pingjindu for long. He needed to move this kingdom of God to Panyang Lake. Fortunately, the two places were only a dozen miles apart in a straight line, and there was a water system running through them. Moving through the water veins was safe and secretive. After all, he knew where the God-Slaying Division had set up checkpoints in the water veins, and he knew all the traps.

To move the Kingdom of God to Panyang Lake, Zhou Tieyi spent another two days looking for a secret water cave, stuffing the Kingdom of God into it like a pearl, and completely sealing it up.

In the kingdom of God, Zhou Tieyi took out a piece of azure fragment of the kingdom of God. This was the fragment of the kingdom of God from Panyang Lake in the past, and it was also one of Baili's important collections. In the past, Zhou Tieyi would use this kind of fragment of the kingdom of God to refine weapons. For example, his luxurious carriage was made of the incomplete fragments of the kingdom of God from the nine gods on Bingyuan.

But now it’s different. Zhou Tieyi opened his mouth and swallowed the blue fragment of the kingdom of God into his stomach in one gulp.

The fragments of the Kingdom of God entered his stomach and fell into his Dantian. The vast ocean of qi and blood rose and fell like waves, and in the middle were five illusory Taoist palaces. At this time, the fragments of the Kingdom of God that Zhou Tieyi swallowed into his stomach interacted with the Taoist Palace of the Black Emperor. For a moment, the black mysterious water surged and undulated, and above the Taoist palace, wisps of Taoist patterns fell from the sky, many of which hovered above the twelve core dragon seals symbolizing the Black Emperor, and new dragon seals were formed afterwards. As the dragon seals appeared, the illusory Taoist palace representing the Black Emperor gradually condensed.

Zhou Tieyi opened his eyes from his practice and looked at the location of his kidneys in his abdomen. His entire kidneys were gradually transforming from real flesh and blood into the vast expanse of space, exactly the same as when he performed the [Five Finger Mountain].

However, this time his transformation was no longer limited to one palm, but his entire body began to transform, turning into five innate Taoist palaces!

The sixth level of martial arts refining is to continuously absorb the Gang Qi that suits you into your body, and use your spirit and blood to refine the Gang Qi until the Gang Qi fills the entire Qi Sea and Dantian and then rises to the Purple Mansion. You can use the Gang Qi to condense your soul, which is what Taoists call the method of refining qi to transform it into a spirit.

However, with the help of [Buddha Kingdom in the Palm], [Five Emperors' Treasure Edict] and his own practice of the way of gods, Zhou Tieyi was not only able to condense the qi when he reached the sixth level, but he could also slowly absorb the entire kingdom of gods, carry it with emptiness, and open up a real universe in his body.

Zhou Tieyi opened his eyes, and in an instant, he had mastered two talents in this new path he had opened up. First, his own strength became unparalleled. Although the fragment of the kingdom of God left by Baili was only one-eighth of the original complete third-grade water palace, even if it was only one-eighth of the water palace, it far exceeded the power limit of any middle-grade practitioner. Even the gods themselves, if they were not in their own kingdom of God, could not exert such pure power.

Second, any attack directed at him now can be channeled into the fragment of the Kingdom of God in his body and borne by the fragment of the Kingdom of God.

These two talents are pure and direct, but also outrageous.

Moreover, Zhou Tieyi can absorb and contain far more than one fragment of the Kingdom of God. Theoretically, he can use the void to carry and continuously absorb the fragments of the Kingdom of God, allowing his own strength to grow endlessly, and it is possible that he will eventually be able to destroy a star with one punch.

Of course, this also means that this process is just an accumulation of quantity, without achieving qualitative change. He cannot pass the sixth level and evolve to the fifth level corresponding to martial arts.

"First, mobilize resources to fully manifest the five Dao Palaces. Some qualitative changes may occur in this process."

Zhou Tieyi made a judgment that for other middle-grade practitioners, getting a fragment of the kingdom of God was already a blessing from heaven, but it was easy for Zhou Tieyi to mobilize the fragments of the Five Elements Kingdom of God now.

Even if the martial arts path he deduced is a road to heaven, it is probably only suitable for him, or for a few people in the world.

For the next ten days, Zhou Tieyi stayed in Pingjindu, gathering fragments of the kingdom of God from the Mohist and Gongshu schools for refining, while supervising the post-disaster reconstruction of Pingjindu. At the same time, as Sha Youcheng's backer, he helped him sort out the personnel within the Zhenfu Division, kill local gentry who participated in the Shintoism, confiscate property, and at the same time waited for the Mingyue system to conduct more experiments in the Machinery City, and waited for Hu Wenlang to completely stabilize the dream kingdom formed in the Mingyue system.

The wild world is also changing rapidly. Winter is approaching and a heavy snow is coming from the north. At this time of year in the past, the people of the Yanhuang tribe would inevitably worry about whether they had enough food prepared for the winter.

However, ever since the awakening of the tribal god, the tribe has undergone a qualitative change in the past six months. Not to mention the large amount of dried meat stored in the basement, the poultry and beasts raised in captivity, the copper coins produced by the tribe alone have exchanged for a large number of useful slaves from the plains tribes in the past month or so.

Of course, while gaining so many benefits, the Yanhuang tribe also learned about the dangers of the beast tide, which was something the Yanhuang tribe did not have to consider before.

In the campfire, Wu Mu had already put on animal skins and was holding a document made of special animal skins. He placed it respectfully on the altar and prayed to Zhou Tieyi.

Zhou Tieyi heard the voice of prayer, and his consciousness descended into the tribe.

"God, the god of the Mang tribe sent someone to bring a letter."

Zhou Tieyi used flames as his hands and picked up the animal skin. A divine power rose from the animal skin and transformed into the shadow of the god of the Mang tribe. "Honorable God of Yanhuang, winter is coming. The beast tide I warned you about before has also begun. The people in the tribe have discovered that the wolves on the grassland have begun to gather, and the beasts have become restless. I would like to invite you and the other gods of the Plains Tribe to discuss how to fight against this beast tide."

"understood."

Zhou Tieyi nodded slightly, and then flames rose up, completely engulfing the entire animal skin scroll. He looked at the entire tribe. Because a large number of slaves were purchased from the plains tribe, the population of the Yanhuang tribe suddenly soared to five thousand people. However, this is also the limit that the entire tribe can accommodate now. Even with advanced breeding and farming techniques, the development of the tribe also requires time. Fortunately, these five thousand people, plus the last trip to the central plains, with the help of Yanhuang Tongbao, let the entire central plains know his name. This month has helped him complete the practice of passing on his divine name.

(End of this chapter)