I stole divine power in Daxia

Chapter 450 Accepting Disciples Again
Having understood the nature of this world, Zhou Tieyi knew that so-called practice was to use strong observation to determine the future trend. So if he manipulated Hao Ren like a puppet, even if Hao Ren could get a share of the pie, it would be harmful to his future path as a third-grade cultivator.

On the contrary, he has already built the overall foundation, and it is most appropriate for Hao Ren to deduce the future path himself.

"By the way, where are the two children? Bring them in."

"Yes, sir." Hao Ren understood that Zhou Tieyi was really giving him the power of the Chamber of Commerce, so he was unwilling to say more on this topic.

He walked out of the office and went to the living room to find two children waiting there. He said in an envious tone, "You two, please follow me."

He was truly envious of the two children, and it was no exaggeration to say that they had achieved success overnight.

These two children were still unknown yesterday, but after today, they will definitely become guests of honor of all the powerful forces in the world, and even his true confidants will have to be polite to them.

After all, in this world, the meaning of a disciple is sometimes far greater than that of a father and son.

He had originally thought of letting his child become Zhou Tieyi's disciple. Although he had successfully married in the past few months and his wife was pregnant, it would take another ten months for the child to be born. So even if he wanted to let his child become Zhou Tieyi's disciple, there was no rush.

However, he can pave the way for his own children in advance. These two people will be his children's senior brothers in the future, so it will definitely be right to handle the relationship well in advance.

Seeing that the Chamber of Commerce's chief steward, whom they usually had to look up to, had a kind tone, and since Zhou Tieyi announced yesterday that he would accept a disciple, the thresholds of their two homes had been trampled by a swarm of guests, the two young men felt more and more how important being Zhou Tieyi's disciple was.

One of the young men was dressed in brocade, his face was ruddy, his eyes were bright, he had broad shoulders and strong arms, and he had already reached the ninth level of martial arts.

When recruiting workers, Zhou Tieyi promised that with the help of the skilled worker upgrade system, the highest-level workers could become Zhou Tieyi's apprentices. Of course, this favor could also be passed on to future generations.

After Gongshu Sheng left Tianjing, Zhou Tieyi also left Tianjing. The two people who made the greatest contribution to the Railway Chamber of Commerce, apart from Hao Ren who managed the entire chamber of commerce, would be Gongshu Sheng's apprentice, Sun Zhong, the current technical director of the entire railway system.

From finding a cheap rail formula in the beginning, to adjusting the steam engine during operation and optimizing the speed, all of these were handled by Sun Zhong. Therefore, even if the most fair technical promotion score is used for calculation, Sun Zhong is still the highest-ranking technician in the Railway Chamber of Commerce.

When Zhou Tieyi came back the day before yesterday, Hao Ren was the first to give up this quota. Although his mother cried and begged him to take the quota back and give it to her eldest brother's child, Hao Ren still firmly refused.

Just kidding, if the quota is given to the eldest brother's child this time, how will his children get quotas in the future? He is not stupid, so he would rather give up the quota this time.

Sun Zhong was hesitant. On the one hand, he really wanted this quota to be given to his child, but on the other hand, he knew that this quota was related to the development of the Railway Chamber of Commerce, so he didn't dare to speak rashly.

Finally, Zhou Tieyi made the decision that since the entire scoring process was fair, it would be announced directly to the entire Railway Chamber of Commerce and the students would be admitted as they should be.

Compared to the boy from the Sun family, the other boy was wearing a clean patched cotton shirt. His skin was a dark brown from years of running around. His facial features could only be described as average. The only thing that caught people's attention was his pair of lively eyes.

"Thank you, Manager Hao."

Sun Chenglong saluted Hao Ren in a little adult manner, and the young boy Deng Xuehu next to him quickly followed suit.

As he followed Hao Ren upstairs, Deng Xuehu asked in a low voice, "What should we be careful about when we meet the adults later? Please let the steward know so as not to offend the adults."

Sun Chenglong also nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Hao Ren smiled when he saw the two of them, "You two, after you go in, you should call me Master. As for what you should be careful about, that's between you and me, how would I know? But during the time I spent with you, I did have some insights, but that's only for myself."

Sun Chenglong hurriedly said, "Uncle Hao, please give us a few words of advice."

Hao Ren chuckled. Sun Zhong had many children, so it was impossible for him to send a fool to Zhou Tieyi as an apprentice. However, the boy in front of him was young after all, and even if he pretended to be an adult, he couldn't keep his composure and was not as good as the boy next to him.

He thought for a moment and replied, "Be less clever, learn more, observe more, and be a useful person to the people."

After saying this, he quickened his pace and soon brought the two of them to Zhou Tieyi's office. After knocking on the door and entering, Hao Ren stepped out first and closed the door.

Sun Chenglong and Deng Xuehu quickly knelt down, kowtowed three times and said, "Greetings, Master."

Zhou Tieyi sat in his seat and calmly accepted the salutes from the two men. Of the two young men in front of him, Sun Chenglong was a little older, already fifteen years old.

Sun Zhong was Gongshu Sheng's disciple, so Sun Chenglong had been fascinated by the way of military training since he was young and had a good foundation. After learning that Sun Chenglong had become Zhou Tieyi's disciple, someone gave the Sun family a third-grade "Small Zhoutian Pill". This Small Zhoutian Pill can replenish the human body's Zhoutian acupoints and clear out the acquired turbid and dirty air. Even if it cannot make a person become a congenital person in one step, it is also the best foundation-building pill for practicing Taoism and martial arts.

When Mei Juncang lost his mind, Dong Xingshu used this pill to keep him alive.

As for Deng Xuehu, he was only twelve years old and came from a poor family, so some people came to give him gifts. However, it was said that Deng Xuehu made the decision on behalf of his parents and returned all the gifts. He also told the guests that even if they wanted to congratulate him, they should wait until he was accepted as a disciple and then send them to his teacher instead of to their home.

"Get up, today is the disciple-taking ceremony, you don't have to do this kind of ceremony on ordinary days."

"One of you is called Chenglong and the other is called Xuehu, which is quite interesting."

Zhou Tieyi pondered for a moment and looked at the clouds above the two young men's heads. The cloud above Sun Chenglong's head changed from bright red to blue-purple after he worshipped him as a master. Two kinds of blue-purple thunder forces crisscrossed each other, one turned into a chain and the other turned into a dragon-slaying platform. The wailing sounds of thousands of dragons could be heard faintly around, and blood mist rose all around, constantly surrounding them from the outside.

But just when he saw this, Zhou Tieyi could no longer bear the aura of Sun Chenglong. A fortune teller cannot predict the closest relatives, because this is directly related to his own destiny. Just like an observer can only determine an inherent future after making a determination, so if a fortune teller can predict the closest relatives, when he sees this change, he will jump to the corresponding time point in the future. Of course, it is not ruled out that his physiognomy is not accurate and cannot cause such a change in time.

Compared to Sun Chenglong's fate of being entangled with the dragon clan in the future, Deng Xuehu's fate was even more ferocious. The majestic blood energy came from all directions and directly evolved into a golden sword and iron horse. The smoke of war rose into the sky, directly disrupting the blue and purple luck in the sky, making the changes in fate extremely complicated, and even making him unable to see what Deng Xuehu's true appearance was. Zhou Tieyi frowned slightly when he saw this.

The two young men suddenly became uneasy. They didn't understand why the master, who was smiling just now, suddenly frowned. But when they thought about what they had heard before about the masters who could see into destiny, they instantly understood that the master had seen a part of their fate.

Zhou Tieyi frowned for just a moment, then smiled and said, "Since you have chosen me as your master, what do you want to learn from me?"

"Follow the teacher's instructions."

The two said quickly.

Zhou Tieyi waved his hand and said, "This is just a polite remark. Why don't you listen to me first to see if there is anything you want to learn."

"Although I have been practicing for a short time, I am blessed with natural advantages. Therefore, I have a basic understanding of all religions and can be proficient in martial arts."

"If you follow me and learn Buddhism and martial arts, I can teach you the way to the other side of this world."

Sun Chenglong was a little hesitant. What he admired most about Zhou Tieyi was his deeds of turning his five fingers into a mountain and suppressing a rebellious dragon. He also knew that Zhou Tieyi's "Five Finger Mountain" method was evolved from the "Buddha Kingdom in the Palm" of Buddhism.

Although Zhou Tieyi had many other methods, his father reminded him before he became an apprentice that even if the master was willing to teach, he should learn one well first. After all, Zhou Tieyi was Zhou Tieyi, and he was himself. His talent was definitely not enough to learn all of Zhou Tieyi's skills. Everyone knows that biting off more than he can chew.

"Master, what is the method to the other shore of this world?"

Zhou Tieyi pointed to the sky with one hand and to the ground with the other. The next moment, the two of them felt that the roof of the room became infinitely domed and the surrounding walls were boundless. They seemed to be in a new world, far away from all worries, with peace and joy in their hearts.

Zhou Tieyi continued, "This is the other shore, with emptiness as the foundation. I am the only one who reigns supreme in heaven and earth. All things can be harmed but I cannot be harmed in the slightest. I am at peace and at ease."

The next moment, the seal on his palm changed, and the hand pointing to the sky made the preaching seal. From his palm, a nine-colored long rainbow shot out, and a long bridge fell directly from the other side into the world below. The two of them instantly saw the situation of the entire Railway Chamber of Commerce. Under the four-story building, there were countless guests coming and going. There were generals walking like dragons and tigers, with murderous aura, there were great scholars who were well-read and spiritual like rainbows, there were nobles, blessed by the country, and there were all kinds of sentient beings, some happy and some sad.

These intertwined clouds, joy, anger, sorrow and happiness turned into the rolling red dust, like waves and tides. When the two saw it, the rolling turbid waves surged into their hearts, causing the infinite joy that they had just felt to turn into the same joy, anger, sorrow and happiness. They became unable to control themselves and sank into the secular world again.

“This is the world. People are like waves. The world is rolling. But water can overturn a boat, but it can also carry it. I ferry everyone across, and everyone ferry me across!”

Zhou Tieyi's hand pointing to the ground turned into a seal of wishing, and a huge lotus of emptiness blossomed in the world evolved by Zhou Tieyi. At the same time, the whole building exuded the Buddhist nature of Zen philosophy, like the ringing of morning bells and evening drums, causing the guests who were coming in from below to pause slightly and subconsciously look up to the sky.

A huge transparent lotus measuring ten acres square emitted nine-color light under the sunlight, like nine long rainbows, covering the entire Railway Chamber of Commerce from top to bottom, as well as the guests attending the conference, clearing the guests' minds of distracting thoughts and enabling them to more or less comprehend some profound Buddhist principles.

However, this kind of feeling can only be understood but not expressed in words, and it is extremely mysterious.

"This is?"

The seventh prince Li Hao, who was standing by, looked puzzled, not understanding why this railway merchant association would highlight Buddhism.

Is it a Buddhist master who visits?

"Seventh brother, I heard that in the distant past, when the human race had not yet flourished, the sectarianism was far less serious than it is now. When the sages of each school accepted disciples, they would show their own experience to explain the mysteries of their own school to the disciples, and secondly, to explain their understanding of the universe to the people attending the meeting, so that the people attending the meeting could also gain insights from it. Even if this kind of understanding was contrary to their own great principles, these sages were happy to accept it. That's why the Mohist School became independent by learning from the Confucian School, and the Yin-Yang School became independent by learning from the Taoist School."

The fourth prince Li Jing explained with a smile.

"The sages of the human race..."

Li Hao was silent for a while, then smiled and said, "Yes, he is worthy of the title of 'sage'. He has opened up a new path. From now on, the martial arts world should respect him as the most respected one!"

In the past, martial arts stopped at the middle level and were considered a prerequisite for the Taoist, Buddhist, and military methods. However, when Zhou Tieyi returned to the capital and demonstrated his martial arts in front of the three officials, some of the conversations among the three officials also spread. For example, the right general said that Zhou Tieyi should be respected in martial arts. Everyone also understood that Zhou Tieyi had opened up a unique path for martial arts besides Taoism, Buddhism, and military science. Even with the strength shown by Zhou Tieyi, the third level of martial arts is not only not inferior to those of other schools, but even more powerful and unfathomable.

When the two were talking, several great monks were stunned at first, then quickly put their hands together, chanted the Buddha's name, and praised. The Buddha's spirit was rippling, dispelling the gains and losses of the worldly affairs, and the joys and sorrows of the world.

The two young men sat on the lotus platform of emptiness and saw the nine-colored long rainbow bridge shot out from Zhou Tieyi's hand, which combed the turbid waves of the world and made the constantly surging waves have a unified trend, forming a big wave, gently lifting the lotus of emptiness, like driving a boat, heading towards a higher place.

This was already a method similar to that of a Buddhist Bodhisattva, and the two were instantly fascinated.

However, Sun Chenglong heard from his father that although his master practiced Buddhist methods, he did not seem to agree with Buddhist principles, so he shook his head firmly and said, "I won't learn it."

Seeing Sun Chenglong shaking his head so firmly, Deng Xuehu also heard about the unpleasantness between the Zhou family and the Buddhist family, so he quickly said, "I won't learn it."

Zhou Tieyi did not get angry. Instead, he looked at Deng Xuehu and asked, "Why don't you want to learn?"

Deng Xuehu thought for a moment and replied, "Master, I have also heard monks preach the sutras, but the Buddhist sutras can only save a few people. It is fine for families to recite the sutras behind closed doors, but it cannot save everyone in the world. Therefore, this boat will sink sooner or later, which is why there is the Buddhist theory of reincarnation."

Zhou Tieyi's heart moved. It turned out that the changes in luck were indeed mysterious. This disciple would not be easy to teach.

(End of this chapter)