Chapter 340 Tao is the Transcendent

Zhou Tieyi, Yueqin, Panda and Li Jianhu were all in a single room that was temporarily rented.

This panda guy followed us with a thick face.

Although Zhou Tieyi knew that the panda was not a good person, the other party actually gave him a lot of help and channels, so Zhou Tieyi did not hide it from the panda this time.

After listening to Zhou Tieyi's theory on the currency of Taixu Huanbi, the first feeling in Yueqin and Panda's mind was that 'Panda' must be a businessman!
Yueqin asked in a serious tone, "You mean to buy Grand Illusionary Coins in Grand Illusionary Realm in the past two months, and then sell them off when there is a shortage of Grand Illusionary Coins in the market?"

Zhou Tieyi said with certainty, "Without the influence of external forces, the top leaders of Grand Illusion Realm will definitely create monetary tightening to prevent a sell-off. I am not sure about the exact time of the sell-off, but it should be around these two months. Anyway, Grand Illusion Realm will definitely not be defeated by Daxia in the next six months."

After Zhou Tieyi made this judgment, the three of them nodded in approval.

Yueqin still had another question. After struggling for a while, she asked, "Why did you choose me?"

She pointed at herself. You know, at the beginning, Zhou Tieyi didn't even call Panda, who he had known earlier.

Zhou Tieyi glanced at the panda with disdain. "Him? He couldn't move when he saw the fifty Grand Illusionary Coins in my hand. You want him to take tens of thousands or even a hundred thousand Grand Illusionary Coins. Does he have the ability to do that?"

If it was just to collect a few hundred or a few thousand Taixuhuan coins, Zhou Tieyi wouldn't even bother to propose this plan.

He is a man who can spend millions of taels of silver every minute.

The panda had a resentful look on his face, and cursed in his heart, "Damn this aristocratic family!"

However, he still said shamelessly, "'Panda' is right. I have little capital, so it's enough for me to just drink the soup. If I collect some, I can get one or two thousand Taixuhuan coins."

Of course he was reluctant to miss this opportunity to make money, and he also knew that although the plan sounded simple, there must be many details that needed attention, so he hoped to take a ride with Zhou Tieyi.

Yueqin sighed softly. If it was 100,000 Taixuhuan coins, even if it only appreciated by 10 to 30 percent, the profit would be worth her attention.

"I have another question. How do you think I have the ability to accept it?"

Zhou Tieyi smiled and said, "I have traded with you several times. Can't you see clearly that you must have a lot of unused artifacts at home?"

Yueqin blushed.

Zhou Tieyi looked at his own Taixu illusory face and said, "Okay, I won't say anything more. If you are willing to do this, prepare the funds and contact me. I will tell you how to do it later."

Yueqin thought for a few breaths and said seriously, "I agree."

The panda quickly said, "I agree."

After Zhou Tieyi took Li Jianhu away, he let Li Jianhu return first.

Then, he followed the instructions given by Guan Guan and came to the "cloud top" at the top of the Taixu Illusionary Realm.

This place is not as prosperous as the place below, but instead as desolate and quiet as the underworld.

Normally entry to Genting is prohibited, but under the guidance of Guan Guan, it was temporarily opened to Zhou Tieyi.

Above the clouds, Guan Guan was also shrouded in fog, making it impossible to see her face or distinguish the details.

"Why did you come just now? You've made me wait so long."

Guan Guan's voice was transmitted directly into Zhou Tieyi's mind through the connection of the Taixu illusory surface.

Zhou Tieyi said casually, "There are a few interesting auctions, so I went to participate in them."

Guan Guan's eyes lingered on the mist covering Zhou Tieyi's body, and then he smiled and said, "Things that you find interesting must be very interesting."

Zhou Tieyi pointed at the top of the cloud and said, "Are you talking here?"

Although he was very confident in his ability to usurp the power of gods, he was not sure whether Guan Guan's Taixu illusory side would be monitored.

Guan Guan chuckled and rushed towards Zhou Tieyi wrapped in mirage. The powerful force directly caused Zhou Tieyi to fall straight down from the top of the cloud.

Guan Guan whispered softly in Zhou Tieyi's ear, "Are you scared?"

Zhou Tieyi instantly understood what Guan Guan was going to do. The feeling of weightlessness from falling continuously from the dream was indeed like ordinary skydiving. Otherwise, it would be difficult for a practitioner at Guan Guan's level to experience the excitement of skydiving.

"You're not afraid, so what am I afraid of?"

Zhou Tieyi said in a relaxed tone that now that he had more methods of cultivation and more backup plans, he was naturally more confident.

And there was another reason why he came to find Guan Guan after the trade fair.

The two of them fell from the illusory world wrapped in mirage. When they passed through the 'cloud' composed of mirage, the feeling of their souls falling from life to death, from illusion to reality into the underworld in an instant was indeed a rare experience even for practitioners.

The wind of decay rushed in from all directions, blowing away the mirage surrounding the two people and shaking their souls.

Guan Guan was wearing a red dress. As the wild wind from the Netherworld blew, her face showed an unprecedented level of enjoyment. However, this enjoyment was only temporary. Once they crossed the boundary between life and death, the ordinary level of corrupt wind from the Netherworld could not shake their souls, and the sense of tension and excitement was also fading.

So she stretched out her hand and pointed, and the next moment, the souls of the two people instantly appeared above the netherworld.

Guan Guan's charming features were still recalling the feeling just now. After a moment, she spoke, "How did you feel just now? This moment of truly feeling death is what makes our lives meaningful."

Zhou Tieyi looked at Guan Guan and said, “You have a strong tendency to be self-destructive.”

He roughly understood Guan Guan's psychology. Judging from the information he knew, Guan Guan had been trying to break free from the shackles of the Blood Sea Lord a long time ago. At the same time, he was greedy for powerful power. It was normal for such a person to have a tendency to self-destruct.

“I see the real value in this.”

Guan Guan looked at Zhou Tieyi curiously. In the whole world, she felt that there were no more than ten people with whom she could communicate on an equal footing, and Zhou Tieyi was one of them.

"How to say?"

Zhou Tieyi thought for a moment and said, "If we can safely control the entire process, then we can organize a 'Dreamland Falling into the Netherworld' project, let practitioners participate, and then charge them one hundred, no, three hundred Grand Illusionary Coins."

At this point, Zhou Tieyi's voice gradually became more confident, almost affirmative.

In the previous life, rich people all liked to go skydiving. It was indeed an exciting sport that could pump up adrenaline, and it was worth bragging about to people of the same class around them. In this world, skydiving was probably nothing to brag about among practitioners above the middle level, but jumping into the netherworld was different.

Even Guan Guan felt the thrill of falling from a dream into the underworld. It was naturally a rare feeling for practitioners of the middle and upper three grades.

Three hundred Taixuhuan coins are so worth it!
Zhou Tieyi thought seriously for a moment, then raised the price, "Maybe we can start with 500 Grand Illusionary Coins, and you can give 200 to Grand Illusionary Realm, otherwise they probably won't let us borrow the venue."

Looking at the serious thinking expression of the man in front of me and the incredible feelings he expressed.

Even Guan Guan was stunned for a moment before he burst into laughter and said, "This idea is indeed interesting, no less interesting than the moment I just jumped down."

Guan Guan looked at Zhou Tieyi and thought seriously, this was something he could think of.

Then she followed Zhou Tieyi's train of thought and said with a smile, "Then what are you thinking in your mind next? If we take over the Grand Illusionary Realm, then we don't have to pay an extra 200 Grand Illusionary Coins, right?"

She spoke lightly, as if she was talking about a trivial matter.

Zhou Tieyi smiled and said, "There are only a few people who know me well, and you are one of them."

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Too illusory.

The Illusion Priest looked a little pale. He looked at the person in front of him and said with a smile, "Master Lian, the interesting person you just mentioned seems to be someone from the Blood Priest."

Zhou Tieyi took out a large number of peach and plum fruits, which was already worthy of the attention of the top leaders of Taixu Illusion Realm. What's more, the courage and wisdom Zhou Tieyi showed at the beginning of this auction made it even more worthy for the top leaders of Taixu Illusion Realm to consider whether to accept or eliminate Zhou Tieyi.

Indeed, Taixu Illusion Realm has always been known for its openness and tolerance.

But just like Bitcoin claims that it has always been decentralized and cannot be traced.

In fact, whether you will be noticed or not does not depend on whether the system is open and inclusive enough, but on whether you have enough power to protect the interests you have gained.

The greater the benefit you gain, the more power you need.

You used to think you were open and inclusive, but it was just because you were too insignificant and weren't noticed.

And when food shortages become extreme, even the flesh of ants may be divided up.

Elder Lian was stunned for a moment, then muttered, "I see. I wanted to see him in person."

The Phantom Priest smiled noncommittally and said, "Maybe there will be another chance."

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Zhou Tieyi and Guan Guan walked aimlessly on the desolate land of darkness.

He did not tell Guan Guan about the short-term arbitrage of Taixuhuan Coin. This short-term arbitrage was just a means for him to test the pressure that Taixuhuan Coin could withstand. Unless he was really prepared to collapse the monetary system of Taixuhuan Realm, he would not need to tell Guan Guan before that.

After all, both he and Guan Guan have their own back-up plans. This time, he is going to use Guan Guan to intimidate the higher-ups of Taixu Illusion Realm and make them think that he is just the Blood Priest's capable subordinates and is looking for short-term profits. He can keep these back-up plans at will and does not necessarily have to use them. It will not be too late to use them at a specific time if the situation is right.

Because of the previous assassination incident by the dancer Shanyin, in order to make it look more realistic and to better hide Guan Guan's move and to guard against the Emperor of Great Xia, Zhou Tieyi never went to Linshuixuan to communicate with Guan Guan openly again. This was also done for the people of the world to see, so that everyone in the world would think that this was the reasonable way to deal with the situation.

However, while they thought it was reasonable, they naturally ignored some of Guan Guan's problems and subconsciously thought of her as a dancer or a singer.

After walking for a while, Zhou Tieyi asked the first question, "I always feel that the reason why the Phantom Priest failed this time is that he is hiding something."

Guan Guan smiled and asked, "Why do you think so?"

She also had many doubts about the matter of the soldiers' tomb, such as what role Zhou Tieyi played in the end. Although she had warned Zhou Tieyi not to get involved in the high-level game now, she was not sure about Zhou Tieyi, and she was even certain that the divine seed in Zhou Tieyi should be ineffective.

Because the corpse of Baidi broke free from the entanglement of the Blood Sea Lord, and Baidi had contact with Zhou Tieyi, so it was a simple judgment that there was a high probability that Zhou Tieyi had removed the divine seed from his body through Baidi.

But she was not afraid that Zhou Tieyi would suddenly attack her, because from her communication with Zhou Tieyi, she could deeply feel that Zhou Tieyi was the kind of person who put interests above all else.

It is normal for such people to sell their lives as long as someone can really afford the price.

The current interests between her and Zhou Tieyi are far greater than the conflict between them, especially since she has to face the Blood Sea Lord and Zhou Tieyi has to face the Great Xia Emperor.

Only when the two of them work together can they find more opportunities and solve the problems they face.

Zhou Tieyi thought for a moment, "From the perspective of the Phantom Priest, he agreed to this action because he must have seen that the Great Xia Emperor tacitly approved it. He wanted to break the seal of the Soldier Tomb to reduce the restraints on his body and make it easier for him to practice Taoism. So he tried it with the mentality that he would not lose too much and at least have a chance of success."

"But in fact, we all know that now is not the weakest time for the Emperor of Daxia. Even you, the Shinto, did not even use Yuan Meng. You must have realized that this is not an opportunity to defeat Daxia in one blow."

If the matter of the military tomb was really a full-scale attack by Shinto, then Yuan Meng should at least have sent a large army to the border and put on a basic appearance.

Guan Guan couldn't help but clap his hands softly, "When do you think the Great Xia Emperor was at his weakest?"

Zhou Tieyi had discussed this matter with Guan Guan before, but at that time he was unable to judge due to his lack of knowledge, but now he can judge it.

"Taoist third rank, or second rank?"

He said slightly unconfidently.

“How come you see?”

"Conflicts in Taoism have always been the most serious issue in cultivation."

Zhou Tieyi thought of the great scholar of the previous dynasty who converted from Confucianism to Mohism, and finally burned himself out and was nailed to the pillar of shame by Confucianism, and even eventually triggered the Battle of Changhenting between the two countries.

"Although the Taoists don't ask for help from others like the other Hundred Schools, even if they ask for help from heaven and earth, it will conflict with the 'Tao' that the Great Xia Emperor follows. When the two paths conflict, the Great Xia Emperor must be at his weakest."

At this point, he also sighed, "No wonder he chose Taoism instead of Buddhism or Confucianism. It is better to rely on oneself than on others. So that's it! So that's it!"

Previously, the Emperor of Daxia practiced Taoism and chose Taoism because Taoism could prolong one’s life. When one reaches the saint level, prolonging life should be a unified result. Even if one dies, one can still come back.

The reason why the Emperor of Daxia did not choose was that his current position of "sage" originally came from hundreds of officials and hundreds of schools of thought. This meant asking for help from others. If he chose Buddhism or Confucianism, then he would have to ask for help from even more people, and it would be even more difficult to break free from the shackles and achieve complete transcendence.

So after careful consideration, he finally chose Taoism among Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and even the military school, Mohism, and Legalism.

Tao is the transcendent one, and Buddha is the self-aware one.

(End of this chapter)