Chapter 28 Xiu'er, You Are So Cool
Seeing that the gods remained silent for a long time, the witch boldly said, "Please allow their souls to return!"

During this period, Zhou Tieyi also learned about part of the tribe's heritage and understood that it required cremation.

This time, he did not refuse, and said with a sigh, "You can host it."

The witch wore animal skin clothes and put on the ox horn mask that was full of wild atmosphere again. He beat the snake skin drum. The vast singing voice echoed in the cold wind and the campfire, reaching the valley and spreading farther and farther.

Several strong men used bone blades to cut up the mutilated corpse, smashed the large bones one by one, and threw them into the blazing flames, praying that their companions could return to the embrace of the gods and protect their descendants like their ancestors.

The incomplete essence and spirit of the three corpses turned into nutrients, making the flames of Zhou Tieyi's divine body stronger, and even his illusory spirit became stronger.

However, this time the improvement in his strength did not make Zhou Tieyi feel any joy, but instead an indescribable melancholy.

Just when the witch's sacrificial song was halfway through, a tiger's roar suddenly sounded from the foot of the mountain very nearby, carrying with it hatred and joy.

The sudden roar of a tiger interrupted the chanting. Zhou Tieyi extended his gaze to the edge of the village. Compared to the beginning when he could only cover the entire tribe, now that he possessed part of the power of the mountain lord, his gaze could already fall into the mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, there is a large lying rock several dozen meters wide. On the rock, a five-meter-long spotted tiger is howling in the afterglow of the setting sun. As if sensing Zhou Tieyi's gaze, the tiger suddenly looks over. Its yellow eyes are full of coldness and majesty, as if it is the monarch of this land, examining the challenger.

He is challenging me.

Zhou Tieyi understood the meaning in the tiger's eyes.

Beside the campfire, the people whose chanting was interrupted were a little panicked at first, but then they heard the steady and majestic voice again.

"Don't be afraid, just keep singing."

"god?"

"I'm here."

Zhou Tieyi's voice was like a backbone, supporting the anxious people's hearts again.

Yes, the god of their tribe has awakened and brought unimaginable gifts. In this dangerous and wild place, the tribe is no longer a willow catkin in the wind, without any foundation.

The vast chanting sounded again, and this time even the roar of the tiger in the mountains had no effect.

Zhou Tieyi waited quietly for the witch to complete the ceremony, and asked in a deep voice, "How long can the food in the tribe last?"

The witch took off his mask, the firelight reflected in his eyes, and he bowed respectfully in front of the bonfire, "If I continue to practice the martial arts you have given me, I can hold on for another nineteen days."

"How long will it take for the river to thaw?"

"According to the calendar you taught me, it will take another two months for the river ice to completely melt, and only then will the fish population really increase."

Zhou Tieyi pondered for a moment and said, "Notify the young people in the tribe and tell them not to worry. I will find a way to solve the food problem."

"is God."

The witch and many tribal people replied respectfully.

After the witch and most of the tribe members left, leaving only two people to look after the campfire, Zhou Tieyi did not immediately move his mind away.

Although he said he would find a way, there was still only one way to solve the urgent problem, and that was to go into the mountains and hunt!
Indeed, from Daxia, I can bring a lot of advanced knowledge to this world.

However, whether it is improving farm plants or animal husbandry, it cannot be accomplished overnight. But not eating for three days in a cold winter can be fatal.

The tribe now has only one way to get food quickly, and that is fishing and hunting.

But the tiger in the West Mountain also knows this.

He did not, as the witch had expected, quietly recover from his wounds and then call on the beasts to attack the tribe.

On the contrary, this tiger was much smarter than imagined. It drove away the wild beasts that approached the tribe, preventing the tribe from finding food sources easily. Then it stayed in the mountains and hid in the dark, turning from a prey into a hunter who set traps.

In the West Mountain, His power is far greater than outside, and this time without the burden of the cub, He comes and goes like the wind. He does not necessarily have to fight to the death with people. He can just take advantage of the opportunity to attack and kill those who are alone, so that the tribe will not only lose its food source but also continue to suffer casualties. The entire tribe will naturally die out slowly.

Cats are born hunters. Now Zhou Tieyi has a deeper understanding of this sentence.

The other party saw that the tribe needed territory for hunting, so they were pulling with me to see who could hold back more.

Of course, we are not without any chance of winning.

After obtaining some of the power of the Lord of Xishan Mountain, he led the elite of the tribe into the mountains to hunt.

Then the hunting success rate will be much greater.

Of course, the tiger would not be able to resist attacking himself.

Therefore, the most important thing to do now is to use every minute and every second to strengthen ourselves and our tribe.

Zhou Tieyi examined his body made of bonfire. Since he had no qi and blood, he could not bring the blood lotus seeds that he had bred into this world. That was why he used up all the blood lotus seeds in Zhou Mansion.

What he can bring to this world is only endless knowledge...

I haven't found any Shinto practice method...

The martial arts practice method, this bonfire has no flesh and blood, it cannot be used for practice...

Suddenly, an idea came to him, as if there was a method that he could practice now.

He was thinking about the scroll that the bald thief had thrown out yesterday. In the scroll, the Buddha's light was shining everywhere and the Buddha's appearance was solemn and majestic.

A little Buddha nature arises spontaneously in the bonfire.

The orange-red outer flame outlines the solemn and perfect wisdom light. Within the wisdom light, the bright and golden inner flame transforms into a vague Buddha. The Buddha sits with a scab on his body, one hand making the mudra of granting wishes and the other hand making the mudra of giving fearlessness.

Around the bonfire, under the layers of white ash, the remaining spirit of generations of the tribe was drawn out and transformed into cute little people-like flowing flames, surrounding the bonfire in the center, singing and dancing, as if the kingdom of God had come to the world.

"god?"

The two young men on duty looked at the strange sight in the fire pit in awe.

Their respectful questions awakened Zhou Tieyi, who was immersed in Buddhism.

"It's okay, it's just that my strength has increased again."

"That's great!"

Zhou Tieyi's mind moved, and the Buddha formed by the golden inner flame actually stretched out his palm according to his thoughts. This was the first time he had a sense of "body" in this wild world. Of course, this feeling was very different from controlling the physical body.

The Buddha's palm stretched out, and the flames in the fire pit burned even more vigorously. Wisps of bright flames rolled up the white ashes deposited by generations, and actually formed a small fire tornado.

A flash of enlightenment flashed through Zhou Tieyi's mind. The one-acre fire pond was where his kingdom of God was. He moved his palm and divided the inside and the outside.

Outside, the wind is cold and the mountains are vast.

Within, in the palm of your hand, the Kingdom of God has arrived.

This divine beauty seemed to have given me a great gift.

Now you can no longer call others bald thieves.

But calling him a monk is not appropriate, as he has a deep mind and does not show much compassion.

However, he gained the upper hand both times.

Why not just call her Xiu'er?

(End of this chapter)