I stole divine power in Daxia

Chapter 547: Dao Sheng Dao Chu
Small Heavenly Palace, the Conferred God Platform.

This place was surrounded by clouds and mist, with countless rays of light. Zhou Tieyi was not in a hurry to seek the control authority of the small heavenly palace, but cultivated himself first.

On the Mountain, River, and State Cauldron in front of him, the fist mark left by the champion marquis Xiao Yuanshan was still three-quarters deep in the cauldron. The power of destruction continued to entangle the cauldron, dissolving the principles on it and causing Dao injuries.

The creation of a method only means not to be afraid of the power of destruction, but it does not mean that you should ignore the power of destruction.

Moreover, this destructive force is not entirely a bad thing. After the [Five Destruction Heavenly Capital Array] went from prosperity to decline and Zhou Tieyi's Five Finger Mountain was destroyed, this peerless martial art was transformed into the Five Elements' ancestral Qi and was collected by the large cauldron. At this time, it continued to evolve between the power of destruction and creation.

As the endless flow of earthly immortal luck continued to converge on the Mountain, River and State Cauldron, Zhou Tieyi was refining it while also gaining some understanding of the situation outside.

This means that the Great Xia court decided to promote the way of earthly immortals to save grain production. There was no other way.

In terms of basic grain production, how to increase production conveniently and on a large scale, on the technological side it is industrialization, and on the fantasy side it is the way of earthly immortals. It just so happens that Zhou Tieyi has both paths in his hands, which is also a way to anchor the future.

By seeing the changes in the future, we can seize the initiative.

The reason why His Majesty of Daxia did this was very simple. When the local conflicts between people and land could not be resolved, the backward feudal rulers always believed in the central authority. Therefore, when the rulers of the feudal dynasties fought for power, they always liked to use inheritance of the throne as a priority option.

The "great unity" here often refers to the central authority, including the appointment of central ministers and so on.

Because the feudal system itself determined that imperial power would not extend to the countryside, even though Qin Shihuang, the greatest emperor of all time, established the county system, he could not completely get rid of this situation.

Because feudal rule cannot solve an essential problem, that is, where does power come from?
The feudal rulers believed that the king's power was granted by God and that the power of the country came from the emperor, so they were so superstitious about the central unification.

It was not until many years later that a more advanced system emerged to end feudal rule, explaining that power came from the people and should serve the people. It was therefore a social system of people's despotism, and only then did the saying "a single spark can start a prairie fire" come into being.

The whole theory was more advanced and naturally replaced the feudal system.

Even if the Emperor of Daxia was a wise ruler throughout history, he did not have such far-sightedness, so he would definitely make the mistake that all wise rulers in the past thousand years would make, which was to have a superstitious belief in central power.

In this world of spiritual practice, this is the same as superstitious worship of saints.

Precisely because he has mastered the great power of saints to anchor the future, Zhou Tieyi does not believe in the power of saints. Saints are not immortal. Even if they are high-dimensional beings, they cannot be completely separated from reality. Therefore, there needs to be a struggle for the orthodoxy.

Since it is a dispute over the orthodoxy of Taoism, in addition to magical powers and techniques, what is being fought for is the authorization of the grassroots people. Whoever is willing to believe in your Tao and practice your Tao, your Tao will last forever and you will become more powerful.

In fact, the magical powers of high-level practitioners can be regarded as powerful weapons of war. All those who believed in war itself are dead, and only those who planned the war from the beginning and knew that their goal was to end the war are still alive.

From a different perspective, this principle was actually taught by the Buddha and other saints. Even when practicing, one should not rely on magical powers or techniques, as they are only the means to confuse the practitioners.

It’s just that the Buddha and the saints did not explain this principle clearly.

Of course, without war weapons or magical powers, it will not work. Magical powers are means to protect the Tao, and war weapons are means to maintain the rule of the regime, but they are not the Tao or the regime itself.

After thinking this through, Zhou Tieyi's own Taoist tradition became more enriched. The luck of the world gathered together, and between creation and destruction, the great Dao manifested itself. One dragon seal after another was born and died, and the holy will ran through it all. However, it was different from the holy way he had come into contact with before, which pursued transcendence above all living beings. This holy will was like a spring breeze and rain, coming from all things in heaven and earth, so the dragon seal changed infinitely.

In the Cauldron of Mountains, Rivers, and States, five-colored rays of light rose into the sky, destruction and creation formed the black and white poles, interpreting all things in the world. It was only different from the previous [Five Fingers Mountain]. Although the previous Five Fingers Mountain condensed the mountains and rivers with the five elements, they were all static things, and one could tell the true from the false at a glance.

However, everything in the world before our eyes is flowing, and it itself covers the changes of history. It is only one day in the palm of your hand, and one year in the outside world. Once it is captured in your palm, even if you can distinguish between inside and outside, it will still be washed away by time.

What's more, the [Five Finger Mountain] at this time has undergone other changes and is no longer just a way to trap people.

The left hand of the divine body condensed again, and when Zhou Tieyi spread out his palm, it was the meaning of compassion of Buddhism and Taoism. Mountains and rivers were opened up in the palm of his hand, and the five elements were born and all things grew together. It was the best way to save lives.

But when the hand is clenched into a fist, as a military strategist or an emperor, the fist can destroy mountains and rivers, the five elements can counteract each other, and all things can return to silence. It is the best means of killing.

If one wants to capture someone, he can grab them with one palm. The palm print will merge with the world, but it will extract different times, just like a historian's library, converging into a tributary of time. By the time the person inside reacts and wants to jump out to the outside world, even if he has extraordinary magical powers and escapes and returns to the mainstream, he will have missed the opportunity.

At this moment, the rosy red virtual fish also jumped into the Conferred God Platform, followed closely by Ju Zidan from the Za family.

After determining the direction, with Zhou Tieyi's positioning, Tianxuzi could naturally enter the small heavenly palace with his current abilities.

As soon as Ju Zidan came in, he saw the changes in Zhou Tieyi's [Five Finger Mountain]. As a generalist who could understand the principles of time and space, Ju Zidan had gained some insights into time and naturally understood the horror of the changes in the palm print.

I couldn't help but ask, "What kind of magical power is this?"

Zhou Tieyi was in a good mood and joked, "Mr. Ju, don't you even recognize the [Buddha Kingdom in the Palm]?"

Ju Zidan shook his head. "Although I heard that you learned the [Buddha Kingdom in the Palm], with your intelligence, I'm afraid you have already mastered Buddhism, Taoism, and military science. The palm print in front of you is unique and amazing."

He sighed sincerely, and at the same time wanted to understand the meaning behind this palm print.

Unlike those who just parrot others, those who can embark on the holy path must have their own understanding of the Tao, and their different understandings of the Tao will also evolve into different magical powers and techniques.

The Tao is something that is difficult to fully describe and understand, but through these magical powers, one can get a glimpse of the direction of other people's paths.

Zhou Tieyi looked at his palm, then said calmly, "This palm is called [Tao Sheng Dao Mie]." The only pity is that he can only control one branch of time with one palm at this time, and cannot use this magical power repeatedly.

Ju Zidan observed Zhou Tieyi's palm again, but unfortunately it had completely returned to normal by then.

Tianxuzi spit out a round sun and said respectfully, "Father God."

Zhou Tieyi held the Taiyi Jade Disc in his hand, and the jade disc itself emitted endless rays of light, which resonated with the Conferred God Platform beneath his feet.

Ju Zidan looked around and said softly, "The Conferred God Platform?"

Zhou Tieyi didn't know much about the changes in the Small Heavenly Palace. While using the Taiyi Jade Disc to feel the altar under his feet, he asked, "Mr. Ju, how much do you know about the Small Heavenly Palace?"

Of course Ju Zidan knew about the Little Heavenly Palace. After all, when the Tianyi Sect was flourishing, he once wanted to switch to the Tianyi Sect. So he knew the classics of the Tianyi Sect in detail, and the Little Heavenly Palace was built according to the classics.

After that, Ju Zidan lived for another three hundred years. As a second-rank miscellaneous expert, he also learned about the scene of the battle in Heaven from all aspects.

After seeing Zhou Tieyi's [The Birth and Death of the Tao], Ju Zidan was convinced that Zhou Tieyi was not going to follow the old path of the gods, but to take an unprecedented road that no one had ever walked before. This made him let go of his last hesitation about supporting Zhou Tieyi, the former god.

After all, if Zhou Tieyi completely sided with Shinto, he would not help evolve the Hundong Red Book in the library battlefield, nor would he cause the other priests to jump up and down and curse.

"In ancient times, the Emperor of Heaven built the Heavenly Palace, and then the gods held a meeting in the Heavenly Palace. For some unknown reason, the gods gave up their past grudges and integrated part of their own Dao into the Heavenly Palace, making the Heavenly Palace more powerful than ever before."

Having said that, Ju Zidan paused and looked at Zhou Tieyi to see if Zhou Tieyi had anything to add.

Zhou Tieyi certainly couldn't lose his temper, and chuckled, "I was the first to ascend the throne, shining for eternity, and determining the future of the human race. Half of the reason for their meeting in the Heavenly Palace was to restrain me and the future of the human race. Otherwise, how do you think the Taoist, Buddha, and Confucian saints would ascend the throne later? With the wisdom of the ancient gods, would they be so stupid as to give birth to the three saints in one sleep?"

Hearing Zhou Tieyi's explanation of the secret, Ju Zidan's pupils trembled greatly, because if this was true, then the entire orthodoxy of history would be changed.

But his spirituality told him that Zhou Tieyi did not lie, this was the true history, and it also explained why it was so easy for the Taoist Master, the Buddha, and the Confucian Saint to ascend to the throne, as if everything was arranged in advance by someone, until the human race was fully grown, and then they had the final battle with the Shinto.

He immediately thought of one thing, "What about the academy that fell from the sky back then?"

Wu Mu's figure appeared in Zhou Tieyi's mind, and he sighed, "I passed it down. Otherwise, do you think that for thousands of years, you couldn't use the academy and could only use it as a paradise? Even historians had to build a library. I could easily evolve the academy into the Great Red Sky as soon as I went there? Because the origin of the academy is to pass on the self, and the Earth Mother also supports me."

Ju Zidan got to know the secret and his emotions got a little out of control for a moment. If this was all true, then the struggle of the human race for thousands and tens of thousands of years was just a game played by others.

Zhou Tieyi also noticed Ju Zidan's mood change, and he simply explained calmly, "Have you ever heard my intellectual talk?"

Ju Zidan was a second-rank figure after all, so he quickly adjusted his mood and asked, "But 'Without nature, you don't know why you are alive; without true knowledge, you don't know what the world is for'?"

Zhou Tieyi nodded, stroking the Taiyi Jade Disc that looked like the sun. "I just provided the necessary conditions for the development of the human race. We have come to this point because the human race wants to understand the meaning of human survival. This is a decision made by all humans. Although I am the leader, the saints anchor the future based on the Taoism. My Taoism is in humans. Therefore, the current situation is not a future anchored by me alone. I am a human and humans are me. This world is the wish of all human beings."

Ju Zidan bowed and said, "Thank you for your advice."

At the same time, he wondered in his heart why Zhou Tieyi was telling the secret now, perhaps he also wanted to announce it to the world.

Because this secret is enough to overturn everyone's inherent understanding of Shinto for thousands of years, and because the oldest of the nine ancient gods is a human, not a god, then all the beliefs of the human race have a new explanation.

That is, what the human race has always believed in is the human race itself. Combined with the current Five Immortals Avenue, which allows humans to become immortals and immortals to nourish spirits, the legality of Zhou Tieyi's Taoist tradition has been sorted out from the past to the future, and those who follow Zhou Tieyi's path will not feel that they have betrayed the human race.

Because Zhou Tieyi himself had never betrayed the human race, and he had always taken humans as the core to evolve into immortals and gods.

While digesting the information revealed by Zhou Tieyi, Ju Zidan explained the secrets of the battle in Heavenly Palace.

"It is precisely because the Heavenly Palace was built by the gods to deal with you, so even a saint would find it difficult to destroy it, not to mention that there was no saintly Tianyi Taoist master at that time."

Zhou Tieyi nodded slightly. Indeed, if the Heavenly Palace could be divided and utilized, before the Taoist Master Tianyi, the Taoists would have divided it up during the thousands of years that they controlled the Heavenly Palace.

"What did the Taoist master do back then?"

Ju Zidan sighed softly, "The core reason why the various schools of thought have been unable to use the Heavenly Palace for thousands of years is that they do not recognize God, and the Taoist Master of Tianyi is the only one who dares to recognize God in these thousands of years. Even though he is a heretic in the eyes of the various schools of thought, he was still the only one who truly suppressed the revival of Shinto during the chaos of the Five Kingdoms and the revival of Shinto. Therefore, the old Taoist master of Xuandu Mountain is willing to take a gamble on the Taoist Master of Tianyi, betting that he can change the situation in the world, open up our world at the bottom of the well, and let the quarreling Five Kingdoms see the outside world!"

"really."

Zhou Tieyi said with a sigh, "The Taoist Priest Tianyi is indeed a brilliant man, and the old Taoist Priest really has a broad mind."

Ju Zidan lamented, "The various philosophers calculated how big our planet is a long time ago, but in the past one or two thousand years, they have been avoiding this question. Just like what you just said, they really don't know the truth and don't understand what the world is all about!"

Tianxuzi had been listening quietly at the side. Having inherited the knowledge of historians and eclecticists, he now knew human history very well, but he did not understand why people did this.

"Father God, why do all the philosophers avoid this question?"

"Because of legitimacy." Zhou Tieyi half sighed and half sneered, "If we acknowledge that the world is vast, but the various schools of thought cannot lead the human race to the vast world, and the key to the vast world is in the hands of Shinto, then the various schools of thought have lost the basis of legitimacy for the human race. History certainly needs to be cherished, but humans want to develop more. The two cannot be achieved at the same time. Then we will become frogs in the well and destroy our own civilization. Even if the sun is in the sky, we will pretend not to see it. This is not seeing the true knowledge and not understanding what the world is all about."

(End of this chapter)