I stole divine power in Daxia

Chapter 453: Cause and Effect
Above the entire dream world, on the top floor of the Railway Chamber of Commerce.

At this moment, the place was between half reality and half illusion. Boundless mirage emerged from the dream, making everything around blurry and dreamy. In the mirage, a huge full moon hung behind him, reflecting the terrifying scene of Zhou Tieyi creating land with mud and turning gas into a river.

It seemed as if the entire world had changed in the blink of an eye of Zhou Tieyi. Only the huge black and white lotus on which he sat created a gap between reality and fantasy, allowing people to clearly distinguish whether they were in a dream or in reality.

Sun Chenglong and Deng Xuehu came to their senses at this time. At the very beginning, Zhou Tieyi showed them the Buddhist world and the afterlife, which were rooted in emptiness and nothingness. Then it was Taoism that mediated the creation, which was rooted in Tai Chi, from nothing to something. Now the Five Emperors of Confucianism have descended to let the chaotic Tai Chi of Yin and Yang evolve, and let humanity participate in the changes of Yin and Yang. Therefore, they can give birth to all things and create the world with mountains, water, sky and earth before their eyes.

Sun Chenglong thought of this and said with a smile, "Master, you have not only seen the principle that one gives birth to two, but you have clearly seen the principle that three gives birth to all things!"

Only then did he understand why people all over the world said that Zhou Tieyi was extremely talented. He was well versed in Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and was able to use the methods of the three schools to evolve his own martial arts. No wonder he dared to say that Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism could all lead to martial arts.

Zhou Tieyi did not comment on Sun Chenglong's flattery. He turned to look at Deng Xuehu next to him and asked, "What do you think?"

"what?"

Deng Xuehu was still immersed in the great power that Zhou Tieyi had just transformed the world with. Compared to Sun Chenglong, his knowledge of the way of cultivation was limited to hearsay.

"Let me ask you, this is the principle of the birth of all things. Think about it carefully before answering."

Zhou Tieyi did not rush to answer, but closed his eyes. As he closed his eyes, the scenery of mountains and rivers in the bright moon was still evolving rapidly. After a while, many things similar to Tianjing could be seen appearing.

Deng Xuehu observed carefully for a moment and replied, "Since the teacher said that he only saw the principle of oneness giving rise to two, then it is naturally only oneness giving rise to two."

Hearing Deng Xuehu's answer, Sun Chenglong looked unhappy. This kid looked smart, but how come he couldn't even flatter someone? Doesn't this make him look like a boaster?

Zhou Tieyi opened his eyes and asked, "Why?"

Deng Xuehu had a light bulb go off. He was a newsboy, so he had naturally read Zhou Tieyi's articles on the Mingyue System and knew that this was a world that existed in dreams. So even though Zhou Tieyi had just created mountains and land and separated the five elements, he had only accomplished this great feat in a dream. The real Tianjing was still Tianjing, and it had not changed. Therefore, Zhou Tieyi said that he had only seen the principle of one giving birth to two.

Because the principle of two giving birth to three is the fusion of man and heaven and earth, Zhou Tieyi is still experimenting. The dream world created by the Mingyue system is one of such attempts. Only when the dream world created by Zhou Tieyi can truly change the real world can it be called three giving birth to all things.

Although he understood this principle, Deng Xuehu also noticed Sun Chenglong's surprise from the corner of his eye, so he rubbed his head innocently and said, "How would I know this? I just learned so little that I wish I could remember everything the master said."

Zhou Tieyi took in the expressions of the two young men. He did not smile but nodded calmly. The next moment, his white robe embroidered with python patterns swayed in the endless mirage in front of him.

The mirage spread to both sides, and then the two men discovered that under the mirage, black or red silk threads were densely packed and coming from all directions. These silk threads intertwined with each other, making the entire world appear like a spider web. Zhou Tieyi and the huge bright moon behind him became weavers in the spider web, and were also trapped in the huge spider web.

And the spider silk entering Mingyue’s dream is the key to truly evolving the dream world!
"Even the laws of heaven and earth have the principle of rising and falling, so how can the human law not have it? The method of the Five Emperors to bring down the truth is to use the wishes of the people to turn the false into the true. If it is realized well, it is naturally the time when heaven and earth will work together. If it is not realized well, it is the time when the hero is doomed to fail."

After hearing this, Sun Chenglong shook his head repeatedly in his heart. At his age, he naturally didn't like this kind of restrictive practice method. He couldn't help but ask, "Then teacher, is there a way to practice that doesn't rely on others?"

Zhou Tieyi smiled at this time, "Of course there is no method that does not rely on external forces. When you live in this world, you have to rely on the energy of heaven and earth for every breath you take. How can you survive on your own? But there is a method that borrows money and does not repay it."

"Not paying back the debt?"

The two teenagers immediately became interested.

Zhou Tieyi said, "Buddha talks about cause and effect, believing that there is cause and effect, and the law of cause and effect is a necessary process, just like paying back a debt."

The two teenagers listened and nodded silently.

"But in fact, this is not the case. Most things in this world are not based on absolute cause and effect. There are even strange things where the effect is the cause. This is because the core of cause and effect is 'birth'. It is believed that everything is constantly developing and changing, so the cause will produce the effect."

"But in addition to 'birth', the world also has 'death'. In a fixed time and space, development and change will always fall into absolute silence one day. So the cause and destruction can not produce results, at least in a relatively fixed time and space."

"Of course, I know even less about this path. I roughly inferred that the butcher Jiang Taiyi wanted to take this path, to use soldiers to fight and destroy cause and effect."

As soon as he finished speaking, waves of evil power appeared around him. The terrifying evil power was like thousands of sharp blades slashing towards the surrounding spider webs.

In the face of the rusty iron-colored power of the soldiers, the wishes of all living beings that gathered greed, anger, and ignorance were shattered, and those who were connected to Mingyue's dream were expelled from the dream world one by one. They could only vaguely see the horrifying scenes of being struck by swords and axes before they exited.

When the bright moon completely dimmed, behind Zhou Tieyi, who was sitting cross-legged on the black and white lotus, endless evil spirit transformed into thousands of weapons, either halberds or spears, which annihilated the vitality that had just been displayed into nothingness and returned everything to its most original chaotic state.

Seeing this scene and hearing that this was the way to become the butcher Jiang Taiyi, Sun Chenglong, who had admired martial arts since childhood, immediately bowed and said, "Please teach me this way, Master."

Zhou Tieyi's mind moved, and nine thunder drums seemed to fly out of his body and surrounded him. Each thunder drum was covered with a drumhead like dragon or snake skin, and the round drum bodies were decorated with ancient tribal totems, which were in the style of coiled dragons and ox horns, symbolizing the contract between man and God. The silver-white thunders twisted their bodies and turned into constantly changing dragon seals, like the shadow of a dragon agile in the sky in the not-so-small office.

These nine thunder drums were exactly the ones used during the war between the human tribe and the beast gods in front of Yixian Gorge. They had been refined by Zhou Tieyi and contained his combat skills of [Dark Drum of the Universe]. They had also experienced a war that determined the rise and fall of the human race. Even though they were not as good as the fire of humanity passed down by the Yan people, they also contained great fortune and laid the foundation. They had the opportunity to complete a real qualitative change in the future.

"When I refined these nine thunder drums, they were supposed to protect the human race. I am passing them on to you today. I hope you will take good care of them."

After that, the nine thunder drums began to arc, turning them into nothingness, and then into nine twisted thunder patterns, which were imprinted on Sun Chenglong's body. The terrifying power inheritance made Sun Chenglong unable to move or speak for a while. Zhou Tieyi turned to look at Deng Xuehu, "Are you willing to learn this?"

At this moment, the sense of enlightenment in Deng Xuehu's heart became stronger and stronger, so he shook his head firmly.

His answer made Zhou Tieyi pale, and he fluttered his sleeves, "You don't want to learn this, you don't want to learn that, there is no perfect method in the world, if it is perfect, it is just a foolish dream! You are such a lofty person, you should learn some basic skills of bridge building and boxing first!"

Before the two men could come to their senses, they were blown down from the top floor by a gust of wind. The sky was dark and they could not tell east from west. The next moment, the space changed and the surroundings became bright. The soft and bright winter sun shone in from outside, and a newly opened stream meandered by. Dark yellow lotus flowers bloomed against the sky on the white snow.

The well-dressed bigwigs looked at Sun Chenglong and Deng Xuehu with all kinds of scrutiny, wanting to see how Zhou Tieyi would treat his two new apprentices.

Then they saw that one of the disciples was surrounded by thunder and had surging aura, like a dragon soaring and a tiger leaping. Although the other disciple had bright eyes, there was no sign of anything unusual around him, and he remained ordinary.

Everyone was speechless, waiting for Zhou Tieyi to come downstairs. Hao Ren trotted down and bowed to everyone, saying, "Master, the disciple-taking ceremony has ended. Thank you all for watching."

"It has ended?"

Everyone present looked surprised. Shouldn't Zhou Tieyi sit in the seat of honor, with his two disciples presenting him with gifts, and everyone else congratulating him and greeting him?

Moreover, based on Zhou Tieyi's previous personality, the more gifts everyone brought, the better. How come now even Zhou Tieyi is nowhere to be seen, and the ceremony of becoming a disciple is already over?

"It is indeed over."

The first to react were the Taoists. They bowed and said, "Thank you, Lord Zhou, for your teaching."

Just now Zhou Tieyi evolved the four paths of Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and Military, and these four paths can also include what Zhou Tieyi has learned, from nothing to something, from heaven and earth to man, and from birth to death. Even if the last two paths are not perfect and only reveal a little bit, they also include many principles in the world. If one can comprehend one or two, this trip will be very fruitful. On the contrary, continuing to greet with mundane courtesy will lower the style and delay everyone's comprehension of the Tao that is constantly melting in their hearts.

The Taoists reacted and walked happily. Taoist Lan Cang said to the Taoists around him, "It just so happens that I have gained something from the Dharma left by the ancestors. If you fellow Taoists don't mind, why don't you follow me to my small lake and stay for half a day to discuss Taoism together?"

"Go together, go together!"

The Taoists around were delighted. Taoist Lan Cang pointed to the waterway in front of him with his lotus-root-like arm. A dark yellow lotus formed a bridge, carrying many Taoists, and disappeared into the Railway Chamber of Commerce in just a few steps.

After the Taoists left, the Buddhists also put their palms together, chanted a Buddhist name, and slowly left.

The two schools that had left the world left in a carefree manner, but the schools within the human world paid more attention to Sun Chenglong and Deng Xuehu.

At this time, Sun Chenglong had already adapted to the lightning patterns on his body. The nine lightning patterns had been completely gathered under his skin, making his already strong muscles even fuller. Silver arcs of electricity appeared and disappeared from time to time on his bronze skin, like a dragon swimming under the clouds.

It seems that Sun Chenglong has learned Zhou Tieyi's inheritance about thunder. Everyone made a judgment in their hearts. Zhou Tieyi made a name for himself because he relied on the Spring Thunder Talisman to move the sky and break Che Wenyuan's chessboard. Although Zhou Tieyi had more methods later and did not show much progress in the power of thunder, among all the methods since ancient times, thunder is the most mysterious and first-class, and is definitely not inferior to other methods.

Therefore, being able to inherit Zhou Tieyi's thunder method, Sun Chenglong can be said to have received the true teachings.

After adapting to his own strength, Sun Chenglong stood up and looked at Deng Xuehu, who was still kneeling in front of him, dumbfounded. He hesitated for a moment, then approached him and said, "Junior brother, Master just criticized us because he hates us for being too ambitious. Wait a few days until Master's anger has subsided, and then you can go and ask for the Dharma. Master will definitely be willing to teach you."

Deng Xuehu also reacted and stood up. "Since Master asked me to learn the bridge-building and boxing skills first, there must be a reason for Master. Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother."

From the conversation between the two, everyone probably pieced together and guessed the experiences of the two teenagers. Just now, when Zhou Tieyi was performing, they were watching from below and felt that they had gained a lot. The two teenagers who followed Zhou Tieyi on the top floor would only get a more detailed inheritance.

It was just that Zhou Tieyi performed the four major methods of Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and military, but it seemed that the two teenagers were overwhelmed by the choices. The boy named Sun Chenglong was quite smart. Before Zhou Tieyi got angry, he finally chose one and thus got the inheritance.

But the kid named Deng Xuehu must have been thinking that there was another inheritance, so when Zhou Tieyi was demonstrating, he just wanted to learn as many methods as possible and then choose. In the end, Zhou Tieyi was annoyed and asked him to practice the basic skills of bridge building and boxing first.

This kind of thing happens frequently among various schools and sects, so when the sects are passing on their knowledge, the bigger and more powerful they are, the more they require their disciples not to be too ambitious. Unexpectedly, Zhou Tieyi also met such a disciple today.

Many people came from aristocratic families, and they couldn't help but reveal a sarcastic look on their faces. This is why one cannot choose disciples without family inheritance like Zhou Tieyi. Many principles need to be taught from an early age. Zhou Tieyi accepted two disciples. One was from an aristocratic family like Sun Chenglong, who pulled back at the last moment and got the inheritance. The other was a commoner boy like Deng Xuehu, who didn't know his limits and made Zhou Tieyi angry instead.

Even so, Deng Xuehu was still accepted as Zhou Tieyi's apprentice. Everyone came forward to greet him, but it was obvious that Sun Chenglong was more popular with everyone.

As the sky gradually darkened, everyone started to get up and say goodbye. Sun Chenglong and Deng Xuehu were also preparing to go home to tell the good news. As soon as they went out, Sun Chenglong's carriage was stopped by an ordinary carriage.

"Excuse me, who are you? Why are you blocking my way?"

Sun Chenglong stopped the coachman from shouting and cursing, thinking that anyone who dared to stop his carriage today must be a big shot.

The curtain of the carriage opposite opened, and inside sat a young man wearing a red official uniform and with snow-white hair. The young man looked at Sun Chenglong with a mysterious gaze and said with a smile, "You should call me Senior Brother."

(End of this chapter)