Chapter 216: Small Heavenly Palace

Zhou Tieyi casually played with the [Five-Devil God Seal] in his hand, pretending to be indifferent and asked, "This artifact contains the method of space transfer. I wonder how Lord Gongsun captured the Five-Devil God in the first place?"

The law of space is undoubtedly a first-class means of preserving one's life. Logically speaking, as long as one is brave enough, even if one cannot win against a mid-level enemy, one can at least escape, unless one encounters a orthodox disciple who practices a third-level method.

Jiao Guoping knew that Zhou Tieyi was trying to find out Gongsun Chou's true strength in a roundabout way, but this was normal.

He thought for a moment and picked out some things to say, "This has to start with the flaws of the evil god itself."

"What's the meaning of this statement?"

"The gods steal the authority of heaven and earth and take it for themselves, confusing it with their own authority. Therefore, the gods who control thunder are prone to anger, and the gods who control conspiracy are prone to suspicion. The Five Gods control theft and promiscuity, and enjoy blood. They have no gods to rely on, so their temperaments are difficult to determine. At that time, Lord Gongsun disguised himself as a beauty at night and killed the Five Gods in the red tent."

Hearing the words "disguised as a beauty at night"... Zhou Tieyi thought of Gongsun Chou, who had a calm smile and a refined appearance...

Lord Gongsun, I didn't expect you to have so much fun!
But on second thought, he also knew that Gongsun Chou must have used some secret method to temporarily switch himself with the beauty. A simple disguise would not be enough to fool Wuchang God.

But I am really curious about what Lord Gongsun looks like when he dresses up as a beauty!
Zhou Tieyi smiled and sighed, "This Lord Gongsun is a wonderful person."

Jiao Guoping showed a knowing smile, this matter was a secret of the headquarters of the God-Slaying Division, and only people of their level were qualified to know it, otherwise they would be prepared to be made trouble by the commander-in-chief Gongsun Chou.

"By the way, what is the Divine Court you just mentioned? Although I work in the God Punishment Department, I was previously warned by the [Daxia Tianxian], and no one in my family has ever told me about the evil deeds of the gods. But now I must learn about it carefully to avoid mistakes in the future."

Zhou Tieyi said, with good reason and evidence.

Jiao Guoping was not surprised and replied, "With Lord Zhou's authority, you can also go to the archives to retrieve the matter of the gods and evil spirits. I will briefly explain it to Lord Zhou."

"Appreciate further details."

"The Divine Court I just mentioned, if divided according to the nine grades of the Hundred Families, should actually refer to the first grade 'Establishing the Divine Court'. According to records, the gods and evildoers at this level are already able to establish a complete set of rules and systems. Their authority is no longer limited to their own avenues, but can be extended to all avenues through the Divine Court, commanding all gods with overwhelming power."

He thought about it seriously and said, "I remember that in the file 'Wei Wu Zhushen', Emperor Wu of the previous Wei Dynasty killed a second-rank evil god who wanted to establish a divine court in the Taihang Mountains. Lord Zhou can go and check it out."

Zhou Tieyi remained calm when he heard the familiar term, and smiled, "Wei Wu killed the gods... I have heard of this story when I was a child, and now I know the whole story. What about the other ways of cultivation for the gods and evildoers?"

Jiao Guoping said that the gods were divided into ninth to first grades according to the various schools of thought, but according to his current understanding, it should be that the various schools of thought divided the gods into ninth to first grades according to the ways of cultivation.

Jiao Guoping pointed at the divine seal in Zhou Tieyi's hand and said, "This ninth-grade divine evil is called the 'Divine Condensation Seal'. It is the method by which the divine evil gathers power. Of course, the 'divine seal' is just a form of expression. The 'divine seals' of many gods can also be other items, such as the Mountain Driving Whip."

"A more accurate description, I think, should be called a 'mind-concentrating device'."

Zhou Tieyi thought of the two divine weapons he had condensed, one was the Qiankun Seal and the other was the Martial Arts Spear. He agreed in his heart, but still asked curiously, "Then why is it still called the 'Concentrated Mind Seal'?"

Jiao Guoping thought for a moment and said in an uncertain tone, "In the ancient times, the gods should have condensed various artifacts. But in the last years of the ancient times, the nine gods established the Divine Court and ascended to the throne. I guess after that, the gods found that the form of the Divine Seal might be superior to other artifact styles, so they later uniformly called it the 'Divine Condensation Seal'."

Zhou Tieyi thought that his core priesthood [Usurping God] was indeed imprinted on the Qiankun Seal, not on the Martial Arts Spear, and smiled, "Dean Jiao is really knowledgeable."

Being flattered by Zhou Tieyi, Jiao Guoping couldn't help but smile. However, the flattery depended on who was saying it, so he became more talkative.

"The eighth level is called 'Golden Body Shaping'. I heard that this stage can help the evil gods reshape their bodies. The more resources the evil gods spend at this stage, the more powerful their authority will be. They can even shape a golden body that exceeds the limits of mortals and possess all kinds of incredible magical powers."

Zhou Tieyi was not surprised that the golden body of a god could transcend the limits of the physical body.

After all, only by not being human can one not be bound by human talents.

only……

Zhou Tieyi thought for a moment, "Isn't the evil god a little too strong?"

The cultivation methods of the hundreds of schools he knew, even the three top schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, were all normal before the middle level, but this way of the gods seemed to be completely different!

Combined with the facts I know, it's almost the same. The White Tiger, the master of West Mountain, didn't even touch the divine seal. He only gained the authority of West Mountain by relying on his own powerful body and chance. Even if he was injured during childbirth and left West Mountain, he could still exert a strength close to the sixth rank.

Jiao Guoping hesitated for a moment and said, "To be disrespectful, before entering the third rank, the cultivation methods of the various schools of thought are inferior to those of the gods. They are born with power, while we humans need to practice step by step. Although we are both ninth rank, the gap between us..."

Jiao Guoping smiled and said, "It's just like the gap between Mr. Zhou and the others."

Zhou Tieyi snorted coldly, "Master Jiao, you are too serious. Are you doubting that I am a divine evil?"

Jiao Guoping waved his hands repeatedly, "Of course not, I made a mistake, I made a mistake."

He really didn't think that Zhou Tieyi was a divine evil. After all, Zhou Tieyi was the son of the Taoist fish and dragon, and a favorite of the emperor. No matter how bold the divine evil was, he would not dare to appear under the emperor's nose and receive his favor.

Jiao Guoping quickly changed the subject, "Although the path of cultivation of the gods and evils is powerful in the early stages, it is not without its shortcomings. For example, the mountain gods and river gods cannot leave their own territories. Once they leave, 90% of their own strength will be lost. It's not like us who practice down to earth and can go anywhere in the world."

"Moreover, after the eighth-grade 'Golden Body' of a Godly Evil, the golden body may seem to be the Godly Evil's greatest strength, but it is also its greatest weakness. In many cases of killing gods, the golden body of the Godly Evil was broken by using filthy methods, and the Godly Evil naturally collapsed without being attacked."

You are so despicable!
Zhou Tieyi cursed in his heart. He thought that after he made the golden body, he must hide it well in the wild world. Even if it was not used, it must not be found by these despicable guys!

"What about the seventh rank of the Divine Evil?"

"The seventh-grade Divine Evil is called 'Forging the Soul', which is similar to the fifth-grade 'Corpse Transmutation' of Taoism. It can travel a thousand miles a day, and the deeper the Divine Evil's cultivation, the larger the range of its travel. Some Divine Evils with special powers can swim in the sea of ​​blood in the morning and stay in the southern mountains at night without any hindrance. It is almost comparable to the second-grade 'Xiaoyaoyou' of the Miscellaneous School."

Speaking of this, Jiao Guoping also showed a fascinated look.

Jiao Guoping had just stabbed him. Given his personality, if he had done nothing wrong, he would have stabbed him back. So Zhou Tieyi sneered and said, "It seems that Dean Jiao also longs for the method of practicing the Godly Evil."

Jiao Guoping was stabbed by Zhou Tieyi and gave a bitter smile.

As expected, he is a person who dares to embarrass Simin in person and cannot bear any loss.

"I am just reminding Master Zhou that if you really encounter a demon, even with your talent, you still need to be careful and cautious. The strength of a demon cannot be simply determined by its rank. What is more important is its authority. Authority is the core of a demon!"

“Even if he is only a ninth-rank evildoer, but he has the authority over Taihang Mountain, which is enough to crush all practitioners below the third rank!”

Zhou Tieyi did not hold on to Jiao Guoping, because Jiao Guoping was just longing for the cultivation methods of the gods, but he himself was really practicing!
"I'm grateful for your advice. What about the remaining cultivation methods of the evil god?"

"The sixth level of the Divine Evil is 'Spreading the Name of God'. The Divine Evil spreads its name so that its power is no longer limited to one place. At the same time, it is said that as long as the Divine Evil's name is not lost, even if the Kingdom of God is destroyed and the Golden Body collapses, there is a chance for the Divine Evil to revive after death."

Zhou Tieyi sighed and said, "So this is why our Great Xia does not allow the name of the evil god and the method of cultivation to spread."

"The fifth level of the gods' skill of 'gathering people's hearts' was actually called 'raising followers' in the past. The gods who were transformed from animals could even cultivate their own followers and open their spiritual wisdom for them. However, after the ancient times, the gods found that humans were the best followers, so they did not spend time and effort to raise their own followers. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it was directly transformed into 'gathering people's hearts'. I heard that Yuan Meng's way of becoming a god general evolved from this."

Zhou Tieyi remembered what his brother had told him, that it was easier to train top warriors in Yuanmeng, so they were able to resist the attack of Daxia with a smaller population.

"The fourth level of the god, 'Refining the Red Dust', from this point on, I have only heard and guessed about it."

"It's okay." Zhou Tieyi waved his hand. In fact, one can infer a lot of information with just a name, just like he only knew that the second-grade physiognomist was 'Conglong'.

"The third-rank god is to 'build a kingdom of gods', the second-rank god is to 'change mysteries', and the first-rank god is to 'establish a court of gods'."

After chatting for so long, Zhou Tieyi has a general understanding of the gods' path of cultivation.

The practice of gods is the first priority.

No wonder this road would eventually lead to a war among the ancient gods, the ascension of the nine gods, and ultimately give humanity the opportunity to rise.

He weighed the divine seal in his hand and stopped the conversation.

Jiao Guoping immediately said with understanding, "Mr. Zhou is the Dean of the Inspection Department. Naturally, you are qualified to study divine weapons, so as to avoid not knowing how to deal with divine evil in the future."

Zhou Tieyi asked with a smile, "What if this artifact breaks?"

Jiao Guoping waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's just normal wear and tear."

It was just a fifth-grade artifact, and the power contained in it was complicated and could not be used at all. He could still make the decision and use this artifact to make friends with Zhou Tieyi, so as to prevent Zhou Tieyi from causing trouble for the warehouse.

Zhou Tieyi stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much."

After coming out of the warehouse, Zhou Tieyi gave his servants some instructions on how to set up his inspection yard, then punched out and left work.

After returning home, Zhou Tieyi told Baimei not to disturb him, walked into the quiet room, and opened the jade box containing the [Seal of the Five-Devil God].

He stretched out his hand and grabbed it, and used his magical power [Usurpation of God]!
[Seal of the Five-Devil God] felt threatened and began to shake violently, but the seal itself had already been broken. Even if it still had a certain spirituality, even its master was dead. How could it resist the authority of [God of Usurpation]?
The practice of gods, authority comes first!

One after another, the rules evolved into strange dragon seals that fell into Zhou Tieyi's body, gathering five unique magical powers.

[Carry], with oneself as the center, carry objects within one hundred feet, ignoring the space barrier. The weight carried depends on Zhou Tieyi's own bearing capacity, which means that during the carrying process, the weight of the object is temporarily borne by Zhou Tieyi.

Moreover, the Wuchang God has also evolved the [Moving] magical power to the level of moving wealth. Of course, this level is only something that the Wuchang God, a fifth-grade god, has dabbled in. Now, at most, he can affect the wealth of ordinary people. According to Zhou Tieyi's estimation, he can only affect wealth worth about one hundred taels of silver.

But even so, it is already an evolution towards the ability of conceptualization.

Zhou Tieyi couldn't help but think back to the time when he met the third-rank fortune teller. It seemed like he had a way to steal other people's luck and power.

[Obscene], this ability is to stir up people’s lust, and at the same time has the ability to deceive the mind and pollute the original body.

Zhou Tieyi's own [pregnancy] power immediately included the [obscene] power, so his [pregnancy] power was not only able to increase the fertility rate. Although it was still far from making anyone pregnant by staring at them, it could almost make anyone aroused by staring at them.

【Decline】can inflict bad luck on a small scale, causing ordinary people to suffer great misfortune and making people with great luck temporarily lose the protection of their luck, but it should only be able to affect the level of Red Luck, and may even cause backlash at the level of Gold Luck.

[Blood Food], absorbs the flesh and blood, and spirituality of humans or animals, so as to quickly recover oneself, and even enhance one's own strength. However, if too much chaotic energy and spirit is absorbed and there is no way to digest it, one's nature will eventually be transferred.

The original Five Gods gradually became unable to control their behavior because they had been absorbing blood for food, and were eventually killed by Gongsun Chou using a simple beauty trap.

Zhou Tieyi was not too worried about this. His martial arts spear, which had already integrated the authority of the [Blood God Son], directly wrapped and swallowed the [Blood Food] authority.

And his authority of [Blood Son] immediately underwent its first small transformation, evolving from being able to produce one drop of Blood Son every month to being able to produce two drops of Blood Son. He also possessed the talent of sucking blood after killing the enemy with the martial arts gun.

[Water Spring] can guide and intercept underground water veins to form a spiritual spring that nourishes the earth.

This is the only orthodox authority of the Five Gods, but this authority takes too long to establish and requires a stable area of ​​faith. After the founding of Daxia, the Five Gods have no stable area of ​​faith to spread. In comparison, the first four authorities are more suitable for extortion.

Getting five kinds of authority at one time, this is the most important reason why Zhou Tieyi chose this divine seal!

The Five Gods appear to be one person, but they are actually five people, brothers from the same mother. Their innate specialness allows them to use each other's authority, so the [Seal of the Five Gods] is five in one. Most gods will seek to promote their own authority instead of accommodating other irrelevant authorities. They are not Zhou Tieyi, who has the talent of [Usurping God].

After the power was absorbed, the [Seal of the Five-Devil God] was completely shattered, and a large amount of bloody and obscene air combined with the power of curse formed an extremely complex and filthy force.

Zhou Tieyi drew a talisman with his hands, gathering the five qi, and said, "In the name of the Green Emperor, seal it."

With one word of seal, the foul air and the [Seal of the Five-Devil God] were fixed in mid-air.

There are still things that have not been obtained.

Zhou Tieyi thought about the Shinto knowledge he had learned today.

The Five Chang Gods are already fifth-rank gods, they must have their own names. As long as their names are not forgotten, they will have a chance to return. It has been less than twenty years since Gongsun Chou killed the Five Chang Gods, so the names of the Five Chang Gods must not have completely disappeared.

I can even steal the orthodoxy of novelists. Now that I have the divine power of Wuchang God, can I also steal his name?

After all, they are all dead, so they shouldn't mind giving me their names.

Thinking of this, Zhou Tieyi started to do it. Relying on the authority of the Five Gods, he once again activated his own [Usurpation of God] magical power and reached out to grab the complex and filthy power.

This time, his mind entered a more mysterious state.

He did not grab it directly as if he was stealing power, but instead concentrated the power of [Martial Arts] on his own and was caught up in a series of bizarre pictures.

These scenes begin with five brothers joining the army, and being promoted step by step from small soldiers to sixth-rank cannon fodder. However, after refining their Qi, they had no foundation and could not seek further opportunities in the Five Dynasties of the North and South where aristocratic families flourished. Therefore, the five brothers, who had unique talents, turned their attention to Shintoism.

Because they were connected in mind and had similar spirits, after entering Shinto practice, the five brothers quickly discovered their own advantage, which was that they held five powers, but in fact only one resource was needed to supply them.

The army was supposed to teach soldiers the basics of military formations, so the five brothers naturally learned a little about the [Five Elements Formation]. By leveraging the principles of the Five Elements, their ruthlessness, and the turbulent times of the Five Dynasties, they quickly became gods.

What follows are a large number of disorganized memory scenes, because Wuchang God’s memory covers hundreds of years of history. Although he is a messy god, he is really lucky and has a long life.

Suddenly, an unforgettable memory emerged.

The scene was completely dark, and nothing outside could be seen. The only thing that could be heard was the voice of the Five Gods.

"Brother, this legend is actually true!"

"Brother, we are rich now. As long as we open this place, the world is so big that the five of us brothers can go anywhere!"

"More than that, Old Wu is too cowardly. As long as we open this place, we may have the opportunity to establish a divine court in the future. By then, people all over the world will respectfully call us the Five Emperors!"

Then there was a long sigh.

"I didn't expect that the five of us brothers could actually find the 'Little Heavenly Palace'."

(End of this chapter)