Chapter 31: Let the earth bear witness to my crossing of the West Mountain
Inside the Qilin Pavilion, the spring sunshine is bright outside the window, and a red apricot is half-leaning into the study.

On the desk are the Confucian "Selected Works of Various Philosophers", the Legalist "Xia Tian Constitution", and the Buddhist "Jataka Sakya".

These three books are the basics of the basics.

Zhou Tieyi was not prepared to read every book carefully, but after the morning training these few days, he just glanced through them.

The Confucian "Selected Works of Philosophers" contains excerpts from the Four Books and Five Classics as well as some Confucian classics.

While reading, Zhou Tieyi carefully flipped through his original bookshelf.

The Confucianism in this world does have a heritage relationship with the previous life.

It’s just that a large number of original articles are concentrated on the Four Books and Five Classics, and other works such as Tang and Song Dynasty poetry are nowhere to be seen.

Is this because the knowledge that humans brought out from the academy was limited?

Zhou Tieyi couldn't help but think of the records in "Tonggu Jilue". The rise of human civilization was based on the gods' hundred-year truce and a school that fell from the sky.

The Legalist's "Daxia Constitution" is a complicated written law. Zhou Tieyi just glanced at the table of contents and thought to himself that if he were to recruit disciples, he would definitely form a legal team.

In a place like Tianjing where rules are above all else, being proficient in "The Great Xia Tian Constitution" is no less than being proficient in a peerless martial art, or in other words, this is the peerless martial art of the Legalists.

Among the three classics, the one that greatly improved Zhou Tieyi's strength was "The Jataka Sūtra".

In this world, the great figures recorded in the books of the previous life are called "ancient saints". They are believed to be saints who existed before the gods came into being, and Sakyamuni is also one of the ancient saints.

The Jataka Sūtra is roughly equivalent to an introductory book on Buddhism, but as a treasure of the Zhou family, it still contains some basic visualization methods and Buddhist hand seals.

Because of the introduction to the first-level Buddhist Dharma [Buddha Kingdom in the Palm], Zhou Tieyi had already mastered the hand seals in just three or four days.

Just as Zhou Tieyi was reading, a little squirrel sneaked up along the red apricots and climbed onto the table, trying to steal the hibiscus apricot pastry.

Zhou Tieyi put down the book in his hand, and an inspiration came to him. He twisted his thumb and middle finger together, and spread the other fingers out in the shape of a lotus.

The Five Seals of Shakyamuni Buddha [Dharma Seal]. When holding this seal, the Buddha preaches the Dharma and enlightens all living beings.

The little squirrel was stunned, not knowing what the "giant" in front of it was doing, but there was a peaceful and calm atmosphere in the air, which did not scare the squirrel. The two sides just stared at each other blankly.

Suddenly, Zhou Tieyi pinched the flower and smiled.

The bones are made of the supernatural power [to drive wild animals], the flesh is made of [the Buddha’s kingdom in the palm of the hand], and the skin is made of [the five seals of Sakyamuni].

The little squirrel was no longer simply intimidated or appeased by Zhou Tieyi. It instantly gained a certain amount of wisdom. It picked up the hibiscus apricot pastry in front of it, walked closely to Zhou Tieyi, raised the apricot pastry above its head, and bowed down in worship.

Zhou Tieyi took the apricot cake and took a big bite. "It smells so good."

Without the influence of the Dharma Seal, the little squirrel came back to his senses, but still stood there stupidly, as if wondering why he gave the apricot cake to the person in front of him.

Zhou Tieyi laughed loudly, picked up another piece of apricot cake from the table and handed it to Squirrel, "This is yours."

Wild world.

After the initial success, Zhou Tieyi's spiritual consciousness descended here, merged with the central bonfire, and transformed into a nine-inch flaming Buddha.

From the indirect hints from the witch Guan Guan, he roughly understood that the so-called first-class Buddhist Dharma [Buddha Kingdom in the Palm] was no longer restricted by the form of expression.

If you perform it with martial arts palm techniques, it will naturally become a peerless martial art.

Xiu'er's interpretation with the brushwork of painting naturally became the pinnacle of painting skills.

And he had just performed the magic method and found his own secret of [Buddha Kingdom in the Palm].

As he thought about it, an illusory Buddha statue appeared, sitting in a prostrate position, and scorching flames came out from the campfire.

In the tribe, the children who were learning writing with the witch felt something in their hearts. Looking towards the direction of the campfire, they could feel a special warm glow falling on them, which was no less bright than the sun in the sky.

"Wu, there seems to be something in the direction of the fire pit, what is that?"

A five-year-old child asked innocently.

The witch also felt the warm glow, like some strange gaze falling on everyone, and hurriedly said respectfully, "That is the god of our tribe."

The more than 400 people in the tribe had the same feeling as the witch. Among them, the adult men who had experienced the fire pit sacrifice were even more devout and fanatical.

These are like the continuation of his own power, allowing his vision and power to cover the entire tribal territory.

Zhou Tieyi set his sights further away, at the junction of West Mountain and the tribe.

In his eyes, the earth no longer had its previous appearance, but was now a flowing dark yellow river. This was the [Power of the Earth Veins].

His divine authority is centered on the tribe, and he can easily mobilize the [power of the earth veins] within the tribal territory.

However, when his divine power fell into the hands of Xishan, the power of the earth veins that he could mobilize was greatly reduced.

After all, he had only usurped the most insignificant part through the mountain master's cub.

The Flame Buddha’s upright hand in the Abhaya Mudra is facing downward, transforming into the Demon-Subduing Mudra.

The Demon-Subduing Mudra, also known as the Earth-Touching Mudra, is performed by covering the right knee with the right hand and touching the ground with the fingers, letting the earth as a witness that I have achieved perfection and all demons are terrified.

Suddenly, the light from the Buddha's body in the fire pit surged to its peak, and the dazzling light passed over the tribe and went one mile into the mountains.

The Demon-Subduing Seal fell, and the ground veins at the junction of West Mountain and the tribe rose up one mile towards West Mountain, and the soil was rolled into a mound, shaped like a shrine.

Now let the earth be my witness, I have crossed one mile across the West Mountain!

In a cave in the West Mountain, it is sweet, cool and warm. The thick power of the earth veins even turns into light yellow smoke, seeping down to moisten all things. Therefore, even in the coldest month of winter, this place is as warm as spring, and thick moss forms a mat.

A five-meter-long white tiger was dozing on a green mat. The tiger placed its injured hind leg close to the place where the power of the earth veins was surging.

Suddenly, the cave shook slightly, and the power of the earth veins became intermittent. After a long while, it began to flow out again.

Dahu opened his eyes alertly and looked towards the direction of the tribe.

In His eyes, there are also veins in the earth like the dark yellow river.

It's just that a 'dam' was suddenly erected in his own territory, blocking a small part of the power of the earth veins.

"Roar!"

The angry roar of a tiger came from the cave. Zhou Tieyi, who was far away by the campfire, was in a good mood.

Although the Lord of the West Mountain was a natural god, he, like himself, only had magical powers but not the way of the gods. He could not break this "dam", and the only way to break it was for him to come down the mountain and kill himself.

Today I will save one mile with Buddhist teachings, and tomorrow I will save another mile. I will do this day by day and month by month, and see who can bear it and take action first!

The brilliance of the flame returned to normal. The moment it suddenly increased was equivalent to a full-strength display of [Buddha Kingdom in the Palm], which also consumed some of Zhou Tieyi's spirit and the tribe's bonfire.

Fortunately, this consumption is rooted water. The more territory Zhou Tieyi transforms, the stronger his divine origin will be.

"Pass on my order. The tribe should be careful of night attacks in the next few days. If anything happens, pray to me immediately."

"Yes, God."

(End of this chapter)