Chapter 163 [Mirage] The Use of Authority
I went to the Right General’s Mansion to ask for a piece of calligraphy to balance the Queen Mother.

Zhou Tieyi gave the task of contacting the novelists and forming a press group to Hu Wenlang.

Then he had dinner with Mei Juncang and Wu Qian, during which he explained in detail his requirements for the layout of the Tianjing News and asked them to prepare a preliminary draft within three days for his review.

Of course Zhou Tieyi knew that he could do it faster and might be able to finish it in half a day. Mei Juncang and Wu Qian took three days to make the draft, and he still had to spend time revising it.

However, training subordinates takes time. Although Mei Juncang and Wu Qian are both capable people, they also need to be trained by myself. Otherwise, won't I have to do everything myself in the future?
Around the hour of Xu, Zhou Tieyi originally wanted to find Ada and the other four to practice military formations, but suddenly he felt something in his heart. Mirage energy was flowing into his Taixu mask, which meant that someone was looking for him.

Zhou Tieyi thought about it and entered the quiet room. He didn't need to take out the Taixu mask and put it on. He had successfully usurped the god and had the authority of [Mirage]. He was like a small hacker virus that had infiltrated into the Taixu fantasy and mastered the authority that ordinary mask users didn't understand at all.

In the boundless dream, the gate representing the entrance to the kingdom of God still stands majestically, surrounded by misty fog, as if it has existed forever.

Zhou Tieyi took a look and whispered, "It's really high."

Then he stepped into the gate.

The entire Taixu Illusionary Realm was still an inverted Yujing Mountain. After entering the Taixu Illusionary Realm, Zhou Tieyi took two steps and disappeared in the crowd. Everyone was not surprised by this. After all, this was a dream, and space and time were distorted and could not be counted.

"Are you looking for me?"

Li Jianhu was slightly startled when he heard the voice, then he relaxed a little when he saw the 'Panda' appear with a white mask.

The reason why he was sure that this was a 'panda' was because of the mutual induction between the Taixu masks, not because of their appearance and body shape.

But this is not the case for Zhou Tieyi.

With the authority of the Taixu Mask, Li Jianhu was no longer illusory and untouchable in his eyes.

Although dreams are detached from reality, they are also a reflection of reality.

Zhou Tieyi could vaguely sense that Li Jianhu was about fourteen or fifteen years old, male, healthy, active, sunny, and a little narcissistic. His current mood was mainly joyful with a little worry, and he had established basic trust in his attitude.

You really trust others easily, young man!
Zhou Tieyi smiled silently.

What concerned him more was the cloud above the other person's head.

With the authority of [Mirage], Zhou Tieyi can also observe the changes in the other party's luck through dreams.

It was a changing glow, from the most unfortunate gray, ordinary white, to lucky red, and even mixed with a little gold.

Even though he had seen many people with golden luck, this was the first time Zhou Tieyi had encountered someone whose luck was constantly changing.

This is consistent with his understanding of Li Jianhu, a lucky boy with no background but unique luck.

So I thought about it for a while.

It seems that the masks of Lord Taixuhuan are not distributed according to strength or power, but more like randomly. This is right, because only randomness and great uncertainty can cause chaos in the world.

At the same time, this illusory world cannot block everything, such as a person's luck, which can be projected into dreams along with a person's spirit.

He had to find a way to conceal his luck, but with the authority of [Mirage], in this illusory world, unless he met someone like Guan Guan, he was sure he could hide his luck. After all, mirage means illusion.

"Mr. Panda, you're here so quickly?"

Li Jianhu was surprised, and in his first words he expressed his guess about the identity of the "panda".

Zhou Tieyi did not refuse and said, "I happened to be in the Great Illusionary Realm. I found your message and came here."

When Li Jianhu heard Zhou Tieyi say "old man", he immediately confirmed his guess.

As expected, Mr. Panda is the grandfather in novels and stories, who specially teaches martial arts to young heroes like me!

"Mr. Panda, I have a question for you."

Because it is in a dream, the transmission of words seems to be sound, but it is done through the Taixu mask. As long as the person speaking does not accept others, even if you stand next to them, you cannot hear the conversation between the two.

Unless you meet someone like Zhou Tieyi, who possesses the power of [Mirage].

"what is the problem?"

Li Jianhu quickly recounted the process of his practice of [Arhat Golden Body], and then asked, "Mr. Panda, am I practicing correctly?"

Are you looking for me about this issue?

Zhou Tieyi thought for a moment.

I don’t come here to take care of children every day!
"good."

He said directly that because he had not found any problems with Li Jianhu's physical condition, he made a direct judgment and would go back to ask Ah Da about his feelings about practicing [Arhat Golden Body] before making a final decision.

With the affirmation from Mr. Panda, Li Jianhu felt more relieved.

He thought that Mr. Panda must have more secrets. After all, he was a big shot who could give him the [Arhat Golden Body] at will.

But it seems that I still owe the three requirements of [Arhat Golden Body]...

Thinking of this, Li Jianhu asked tentatively, "Mr. Panda, what can I do for you in exchange for Taixuhuan coins?"

Li Jianhu has visited Yunlaiju and Anlou in Taixu Illusion Realm, but he cannot accept any of the ways to earn Taixu Illusion Coins there.

Either he would exterminate an entire clan or kill a certain martial arts hero. How could he, a small figure who is not even at the ninth level in martial arts, have such ability?

So he could only set his sights on Zhou Tieyi.

This requires me to produce and sell my own products.

Zhou Tieyi found it funny. He never thought that one day he would be fleeced.

But he thought about it and realized that there was one thing he could let the little guy experiment with, so he said, "I do have something I need you to do. Let's go out of the Grand Illusionary Realm first."

Li Jianhu had no one to teach him, and he didn't know that he would no longer be protected by the Lord of Taixu Illusionary Realm if he left. In addition, he already had the most basic trust in Mr. Panda, so he naturally followed Zhou Tieyi and left Taixu Illusionary Realm foolishly.

After leaving the Taixu Illusionary Realm, Zhou Tieyi stretched out his hand to gather a ball of mirage and pointed it at Li Jianhu.

In an instant, the surrounding clouds spun around, and when Li Jianhu reacted, it seemed that the surrounding environment was similar, with everything mixed up and it was impossible to tell the difference between light and darkness.

However, this environment is different from the fog outside the Taixuhuan Realm, giving me an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

"here it is?"

Li Jianhu asked.

“This is your own dream.”

Zhou Tieyi replied with a smile that he had successfully planted the nightmare into Li Jianhu's mind.

My own dream?

As soon as Li Jianhu was thinking, this chaotic world began to change. The sky turned into shining stalactites, and the ground turned into two springs, one warm and one cold. There was also a strange little beast around the spring.

"noob?"

Li Jianhu squatted down and picked up the little animal.

Zhou Tieyi felt like a herd of ashes running through his mind.

Mysterious caves, hot and cold springs, small animals, and myself as an old grandfather...

Young man, except for the death of both your parents, you have already met all the requirements to be the protagonist!

wrong!

Zhou Tieyi looked at the luck above Li Jianhu's head again. This time, without the Great Illusion Realm as an obstacle, he felt more information, especially the death represented by the gray fog...

It's too late now. Zhou Tieyi sighed in his heart, thought for a while and said, "Boy, you have a disaster recently. You need to calm your mind to get through it."

Li Jianhu, who was already shocked by Zhou Tieyi's tricks, asked quickly, "Old sir, is there any way for me to get through this?"

"Keep your mind calm."

Zhou Tieyi said again, and then smiled, "Li Guanjun, you did a good job this time. It can be regarded as the first thing we agreed on. After you have practiced the first level, I will teach you the practice method of the next level."

Li Jianhu was still thinking about his fate, and when he heard Zhou Tieyi's words, he couldn't help but be stunned. What happened?
Suddenly he understood that the old man "Panda" must be talking about taking him to his dream.

Then he was startled. If Mr. Panda really wanted to harm me, then...

Li Jianhu's expression at this moment could no longer be concealed in front of Zhou Tieyi.

Zhou Tieyi chuckled and said, "You still know how to be afraid. Remember, there are many magical powers in this world, so be careful. Fortunately, it was me you met today."

Hearing that Mr. Panda didn't seem to have any intention of harming him, Li Jianhu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly flattered, "With Mr. Panda's magical powers, it would be a piece of cake for him to secretly harm me."

Then he added, imitating an opera recital, "But you, old sir, are highly respected and would never do such a thing."

Zhou Tieyi smiled and said no more nonsense, "You must swear an oath that from now on, you are not allowed to tell anything about our affairs without my permission, including plants, trees and wild animals."

Li Jianhu thought about it and realized that this was the same as what was said in the opera, that these masters liked to hide in the world, and the oath did not seem to be harmful to him, so he did not refuse and made the oath immediately.

After the oath was completed, it was planted in Li Jianhu's mind in the form of a nightmare. This is also the reason why Zhou Tieyi asked the other party to swear.

At that time, even if someone uses secret methods to explore Li Jianhu's memory, this nightmare will automatically fight back and let Zhou Tieyi know.

"Well, our debt for the first level of [Arhat Golden Body] has been cleared."

After giving him a date, Zhou Tieyi continued to remind him, "If you weren't lucky enough to meet me, you would probably be cheated and have to count money for others. The Taixu Illusionary Realm is full of evil people. Don't listen to what others say. If you encounter something you don't understand, just leave a message for me first."

Li Jianhu became more grateful for Zhou Tieyi's advice.

What a good grandpa!

It is absolutely a must-have for a rookie like me!

He wanted to ask more about martial arts training, but Zhou Tieyi didn't have time to teach the little brat about martial arts. Even if the little brat seemed to have some luck, talking too much would make himself appear weak. It would be better to wait until the kid was frightened before taking action to calm him down. That way, he would be able to make the other party trust him completely.

So he waved his sleeves like the master and said, "Okay, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

As soon as Zhou Tieyi finished speaking, Li Jianhu woke up from his dream. The surrounding environment was still the same as the cave. When Xiaobai saw him waking up from his dream, he immediately jumped happily onto Li Jianhu and asked for a touch.

While stroking Xiaobai's soft fur, Li Jianhu wanted to tell the story of the old man "Panda".

It's not that he intended to reveal it, but communicating with Xiaobai has become a habit. In his opinion, Xiaobai will not tell others.

But as soon as the words came to his lips, he stopped, remembered his oath, and didn't want to say it anymore from the bottom of his heart. This was the influence of the nightmare.

In the quiet room of Qilin Pavilion, Zhou Tieyi also woke up from his dream. This time, he used the power of nightmare to enter other people's dreams, which gave him more inspiration.

Thinking of this, Zhou Tieyi walked out of the quiet room and asked Baimei to notify Ada to come over.

After a while, A Da came over from the military camp, and Zhou Tieyi and A Da entered the secret room.

Ah Da looked somewhat excited, realizing that this might be another opportunity.

The last time the young master took him into the secret room and planted a blood-red lotus in his dantian, he had already benefited a lot from it. He just didn't know what opportunity the young master would give him this time.

Zhou Tieyi looked at Ah Da's pig-headed face and said with a smile, "I thought about it and it's not a big deal to beat you every day."

After hearing this, Ah Da was not happy at all, but became even more uneasy. He was close to the young master and naturally knew Zhou Tieyi's character better.

The young master would never waste his hard work just because of his subordinates' temporary efforts.

What's more, he felt that he was just a little bit away from comprehending and cracking the [Buddha Kingdom in the Palm], so naturally he was unwilling to give up.

So he said, "I am stupid and I wasted the young master's time."

Zhou Tieyi laughed and patted Ah Da's shoulder, "Not bad, you can talk. You are as good as me, your young master."

"Okay, now enter a dozing state and relax your mind. Oh, and don't resist the invasion of alien forces."

Because Li Jianhu has the Taixu Mask as his support, it is easier for Zhou Tieyi to invade Li Jianhu's dream.

When Ah Da heard this, he immediately did as he was told.

In just half a cup of tea, he was completely dozing off.

The eighth level of martial arts practice condenses one's own martial arts will, which is equivalent to Buddhist meditation and Taoist visualization, and can help one fall asleep quickly.

Seeing that A'da had fallen into a dozing state, Zhou Tieyi separated a wisp of nightmare power and began to invade A'da's dream.

It's completely different from the invasion of Li Jianhu.

The first thing Zhou Tieyi encountered was a huge statue of a white tiger guarding a soldier.

People who have achieved success in spiritual practice can even control themselves from having dreams when they rest at night. Only when their mind is shaken or their heart is touched will corresponding dreams occur.

"it's me."

Zhou Tieyi's voice was transmitted through the power of nightmare.

Hearing the familiar voice, Ah Da's eyelids twitched slightly, and then the White Tiger Guard stepped aside.

The next moment, Zhou Tieyi and Ada's consciousness appeared in a vast empty environment with no sky or earth.

With the power of nightmare and the authority of [Mirage], this dream became more real and allowed Ah Da to better sense his own existence.

"Master!"

"Ah."

Zhou Tieyi nodded in response, "Now you use the martial arts visualization method and your martial arts god as the foundation to construct your body."

The method of visualization is something that Ah naturally knows, and it is even simpler if it is based on his own martial arts deity.

As A'da was visualizing, the appearance of A'da in front of Zhou Tieyi changed dramatically.

First, his body transformed into a six-foot-tall half-beast, a rather heroic white tiger orc. Then, a spear, a sword, a shield, and a bow and arrow, representing the four weapons of the Wind Volcano Forest in [Record of Supervising Soldiers and Killing Demons], also appeared one by one. Among them, the Sky-Splitting Sword, which symbolizes 'wind', was the most solid, and there were faintly two dragon emblems in the making, indicating that Ah Da was close to the point of condensing his combat skills in this martial art.

In Zhou Tieyi's view, the so-called combat skills are a form of manifestation of supernatural powers.

The Dragon Seal can be enriched on anything, naturally including the martial arts god who has condensed the ancestral qi of heaven and earth and is between reality and illusion.

For example, the thunder drum condensed by his eldest brother, with nine thunder dragon seals condensed on it, can naturally evolve into corresponding combat skills. Killing a sixth-grade cultivator is as easy as drinking water.

Generally speaking, for a combat skill, the more dragon seals it condenses, the more rules and ancestral qi of heaven and earth it can mobilize, and the more powerful it is.

Ordinary martial arts practitioners have to reach the sixth level of "Ning Gang" and formally refine the ancestral qi of heaven and earth that best suits them before they can combine it with the exercises and gradually comprehend the Dragon Chapter.

For someone like Ah Da, as long as he can comprehend combat skills and condense the Dragon Chapter before the sixth level of Condensation, then when the time comes, it will be more than ten times easier for him to condense the corresponding Heaven and Earth Ancestral Qi.

In addition to the Sky-Splitting Sword, the blood-colored lotus under the feet of Ah Da, the God of Martial Arts, also showed signs of condensing into a Dragon Seal. However, this was an external force, the radiation of the authority of Zhou Tieyi [The Son of Blood God]. This Dragon Seal symbolized the evolution and control of flesh and blood, and could be considered a natural magical power.

It was also the first time that Ah Da felt his true martial arts godhood in his dream. Because he was in his own dream, Ah Da had a feeling of being very powerful.

The six-foot-tall man looked at Zhou Tieyi with a natural look of condescension.

In this state, I think I can beat the young master...

Zhou Tieyi looked up and met Ah Da's gaze. He naturally knew what the boy was thinking and said with a smile, "Want to try it?"

Ah Da said embarrassedly, "Master, this is my dream after all. You lost, you won't be angry later, right?"

He could still discern the home advantage of his own dreams. Generally speaking, in his own home court, even if facing an opponent who was one level higher than himself, he should be able to win.

Zhou Tieyi said with a smile, "How could that be? Didn't I come to your dream to train you well?"

Then he pointed to the sky and said, "Look, what is that?"

Ah Da looked up and saw a vast palm. Each finger symbolized the changes of the Five Elements. Between the knuckles, lines formed crisscrossing mountains and valleys. In a moment, it turned into a mountain range spanning four hundred miles, with grass and trees appearing and wild beasts roaming around.

The smile on Zhou Tieyi's face became more and more intense. In the dream, it was not just you, Ada, who was strengthened.

(End of this chapter)