Chapter 377 The boat has passed the Ten Thousand Mountains

"Through images, one gains power that does not belong to oneself, but eventually one will be lost in the image."

Zhou Tieyi thought about it. This was similar to the madness in martial arts practice, but it was more difficult to prevent and even went beyond the spiritual realm. Because if this change in image was accepted, then even if the gods returned after death, they would still appear in the image that had been shaped.

Even if this shaping is the result of the joint efforts of the deity itself and the believers.

Mingtang nodded slightly, "If you want to gain power, you naturally have to pay a price, so Shinto has always been the most powerful among the same level."

Zhou Tieyi smiled silently.

Before the complete rise of humanity, Shinto was like the big boss in the game level. Even though they looked the same level, the fourth level of Shinto actually meant that you had to form a team of Buddhists with fourth-level meat shields, Yin-Yangists with fourth-level magic, doctors or farmers with fourth-level recovery abilities, plus Taoists with fourth-level control abilities. Only then would you have a chance to destroy the fourth level of Shinto at the corresponding level.

This is also the reason why Shinto can easily fight against enemies that are three times its size within its own kingdom.

Mingtang continued, "Of course, many people are unwilling to completely lose 'themselves' for the sake of power, so the fifth level of Shintoism, 'Gathering People's Hearts', is preparing for the fourth level, 'Refining the Red Dust'."

Zhou Tieyi nodded slightly. Among his subordinates, Cao Shan once briefly achieved the ability to 'gather people's hearts', but when he existed, it was the fifty years when Daxia ended the chaos and the God-Slaying Division was at its strongest. At that time, the Grand Illusionary Realm had not yet been fully established, so Cao Shan only briefly reached this level, and he completely perished before he even had the chance to learn more about the way of the gods.

"I heard that 'gathering people's hearts' was called 'raising dependents' in ancient times."

Mingtang was slightly stunned. "That was a long time ago. When gods were practicing 'spreading their names', the names they spread were naturally limited to their own believers and territories at the beginning, so it didn't have much impact on the gods... Of course, your situation is rare."

Having said that, Mingtang paused and glanced at Zhou Tieyi.

This freak cannot be understood by common sense even in Shinto practice.

"continue."

"As the god's reputation becomes more and more widespread, the god will gradually feel that he is being affected, just like what you are doing now."

Mingtang raised his hoof and pointed at himself.

Zhou Tieyi nodded. Mingtang could be considered as his "family". It was easy for a person to lose himself in a large number of beliefs, but having a group to anchor you, especially when this group formed a unified cultural belief, would prevent you from getting lost in the beliefs.

Therefore, the five levels of Shintoism are to "gather people's hearts", first to have followers to resist the erosion of faith, and then the fourth level is to "refine the world", shape the image, and absorb the power of faith that is beneficial to oneself.

"A long time ago, gods only believed in the offspring they had shaped with their own power, so this was called 'raising dependents'. However, after humans took control of the world today and realized that humans had stronger spirituality than other races, gods began to regard humans as 'dependents', so they called it 'gathering people's hearts'. At the same time, gods also discovered that 'gathering people's hearts' does not require others to believe in you. If your paths match, you can become 'partners' or what Taoists call 'fellow Taoists', and you can also resist the erosion of faith on yourself. Especially after the development of the Northern and Southern Five Dynasties Tianyi Sect, this theory was completely established, and gods would call each other 'divine friends'."

"Of course, most of the 'Friends of God' will eventually become 'Subordinate Gods', and Yuan Meng's 'God General' method will also be perfected from then on. With subordinate gods and god generals, the gods can try to accommodate these chaotic beliefs, re-melt their own divine power, and make their own divine power have characteristics that transcend the divine authority."

Mingtang sensed the faith gathered from Zhou Tieyi and grinned, "For example, the gathering of these beliefs will make your divine power have the characteristics of 'power' and 'prosperity'. These characteristics will affect the kingdom of God you will create in the future and the environment around the kingdom of God."

So that's how it is, Zhou Tieyi thought to himself, having subordinate gods and generals is also the foundation for building the kingdom of God. After all, the so-called "kingdom" certainly cannot be composed of only one person.

At the same time, because he possessed the Tianyi Jade Disc, a third-grade Shinto wonder, when he used Shinto talismans to enfeoff subordinate gods, he was naturally practicing "gathering people's hearts."

"That's not bad."

Zhou Tieyi chuckled, and without waiting for Mingtang to answer, he directly turned Mingtang into essence and blood and stored it back in his dantian.

At the same time, he looked at another existence in his dantian, which was a huge blood cocoon undulating in the sea of ​​blood.

His martial arts true body lies in the blood cocoon. This is his power, symbolizing his [flesh and blood] authority...

After learning about [The Final Judgment], accepting the title of marquis from the Emperor of Great Xia in the court, and absorbing the blue and purple fortune from Great Xia, Zhou Tieyi realized that he might have been hit by [The Final Judgment] without knowing it.

So after Tian Fu wrote the letter "On Wealth", he also wrote the letter "On the Moon Phase System". His purpose was to test how tolerant the Emperor of Daxia would be of him.

Judging from the results, His Majesty Daxia was very tolerant of him and was even willing to publish his "Moon Phase System" in the newspaper the next day. This was certainly beneficial to the country and the people, but there was also a game between the two of them.

Based on this incident, Zhou Tieyi has confirmed that he has been hit by the [Final Judgment], and the [Final Judgment] is more complicated than he imagined, and the effect is much more magical.

Therefore, he needs to make a backup plan. From the stage of condensing the energy, using Qilin Mingtang to condense the energy instead of himself is an attempt at a backup plan. This is the resurrection method he prepared besides the Shinto resurrection.

Relying on his ability to condense the energy twice because of his authority of [flesh and blood], Zhou Tieyi plans to condense the energy in public once, using this drop of 'essence blood' in the Qilin Mingtang as a representation, making it compatible with the Five Elements True Energy, so that people all over the world, especially the Emperor of Daxia, can see what kind of energy he has refined.

But in fact, the real way he practiced Qi was to use the national destiny of the Yanhuang tribe as Qi, and to refine his martial arts true body in the blood cocoon, so as to fight against the blue and purple luck bestowed upon him by Daxia.

Although this separation cannot completely offset the influence of Da Xia's blue and purple fortune on himself, it is at least a favorable start and a worthwhile attempt.

That's why Zhou Tieyi waited until now, because as he spread his name in the wild world, and as the Yanhuang Tongbao coins began to circulate in the Central Plains tribes, the national fortune of the Yanhuang tribe was growing and transforming at a rate of ten times. Originally, the gap between the national fortune of the Yanhuang tribe and Daxia might have been tens of thousands of times, but now it is only a thousand times, and even a hundred times in the future. This is already a qualitative change of magnitude, and it can also support his own martial arts. Next, he only needs to wait for a few days for the gathering of the national fortune of the country, and at the same time find a public occasion to condense the Gang. Zhou Tieyi came out of the white jade chessboard and looked in the direction of Tangzhou Prefecture. Everything was ready.

September 13th.

Fifteen miles outside the Six-Ring Mechanical City, a huge white steam airship of sixty feet is ready. There are four spiral turbines in the front and back of the steam airship, two of which are driven by the steam boiler at the bottom of the airship, and two are driven by the spare ink stone array above the steam boiler. When sailing safely, the spiral turbines driven by the steam boiler are enough to provide power.

If the turbine is damaged or there is strong wind, emergency power is needed to help the airship stabilize or land. The two turbines driven by the inkstone formation will provide four times the power of two steam turbines.

At this time, this huge monster was half-hung three feet above the ground. Because the Mechanical City had not built an airport before, a temporary ink stone suspended deck was needed to carry people up.

And I don't know if it was intentional on Gongshujia's part, but he wrote four large ink-splashed characters "Steam Airship" on the huge white cloth of the airship, as if it was specifically used to distinguish the Mohist Feipeng mechanism, so that ordinary people would not confuse the two things.

Zhou Tieyi rode on the ink stone suspended deck and came to the third floor of the airship with others. This was the place where people were carried. It was about thirty meters long, two meters wide, and nearly ten meters high. Even with Zhou Tieyi's height, he didn't feel any discomfort when he entered it.

Like Mohist airship, there are huge floor-to-ceiling windows here, but the carpet is woven with soft cashmere, and there is even an exaggerated set of chimes placed in the middle!
Zhou Tieyi looked at the bronze chimes in the middle, and looked at Gongshu Rong, the driver of the Gongshu family next to him, "Isn't this too exaggerated?"

Gongshujia was dependent on the powerful and wealthy, always liked luxury, and sang a different tune from the Mohists. The Mohists advocated "anti-music" and "thrift", so when Gongshujia built the steam airship, he had to do the opposite. The most popular ritual music was the bronze chimes.

Gongshu Rong glanced provocatively at Sun Shiheng who was standing next to Zhou Tieyi. "It's no exaggeration. This is the first time that Marquis Zhou has ridden on a steam airship made by our Gongshu family. Naturally, we have to prepare thoroughly. If there is no ceremony or music, wouldn't that be a disrespect to Marquis Zhou?"

Sun Shiheng snorted coldly. He was on board as an observer this time, and his purpose was to verify the safety and shortcomings of the steam airship from another angle.

Zhou Tieyi did not think too much about it. He nodded slightly and pointed to the precious mahogany chairs sparsely placed in front of him. "In the future, the chairs can be placed more densely. There is no need for such precious chairs. Cushions made of linen will be enough. This way, we can carry more people..."

The proud expression on Gongshu Rong's face froze, and he looked at Zhou Tieyi, "Lord Zhou, isn't it said by the world that you spend millions of dollars on drinking and are a romantic man? Aren't you going to praise the cabin that I prepared specially for you?"

Gongshu Rong's expression froze, but Xuan Chan, who was next to Zhou Tieyi and had already replaced his mechanical arm, took out a notebook and began to record what Zhou Tieyi said.

Gong Shujia, the Steam Airship Chamber of Commerce, is ready to invest, but requires Zhou Tieyi to supervise it personally. At the same time, Zhou Tieyi has to choose someone to manage the entire complex chamber of commerce when he is away, or at least act as a secretary to handle a lot of related trivial matters.

Qin Yu needed to manage the industrial development of Shantong Prefecture, and even had to serve as the president of the Shantong Prefecture Railway Chamber of Commerce branch. Of course, he did not have that much energy, so Zhou Tieyi chose Xuan Chan, who was described by Gongshu Ting as a smart disciple of the Gongshu family. In the past month, he had also taught Xuan Chan a lot of things that needed to be paid attention to when setting up the chamber of commerce.

Apart from the fact that this floor was too luxurious and even had a specially prepared bedroom, Zhou Tieyi was very satisfied with the entire steam airship. After obtaining Zhou Tieyi's consent, Gongshu Rong and other airship pilots went down to the second floor, to the cockpit with an ink stone mechanism array diagram.

A slight roar was heard, and the gas in the airbag of the airship changed. The gentle and safe helium increased, carrying the airship into the air. This process was as smooth as the Feipeng mechanism.

When the airship was floating at a low altitude of about three hundred feet, Zhou Tieyi could see two mountain cities in the distance. There was a hustle and bustle of traffic in Jigua City, while the people in Mo City were peaceful and comfortable.

He could even sense the different looks coming from the two cities.

Then the steam boiler started. Even though there was a cockpit between them, the sound of the steam bursting was still strong and powerful. Many people around Zhou Tieyi frowned slightly.

They had enjoyed the better Mohist Flying Peng. There was not much noise when the Mohist stone mechanism was activated, and the chaotic energy and spirit it emitted was not a big obstacle for those who could ride the Flying Peng.

After the power was added, the steam airship began to sail towards Tangzhou Prefecture under the impetus of the turbine. The process was a little bumpy, but it soon entered a stable stage. Even the sound of the steam rhythm became smooth, which did not have much impact on the passengers on the upper deck.

Zhou Tieyi compared it with the plane he took in his previous life. It is indeed much more comfortable than an airplane. After so many years of development of Feipeng, the Mo family has long known that the airbags should be filled with safe helium instead of dangerous hydrogen.

At the same time, because the people who were driving the steam airships on the second level were middle-grade cultivators from the Gongshu family and the Mohist school, they also had enough training methods to deal with the damage caused to steam turbines by ordinary flying birds.

It can be said that except for the disadvantages of airships in coping with extreme weather, in other aspects, the steam-graphite hybrid airship manufactured by Gongshujia can be put into actual production applications.

Zhou Tieyi looked at the rolling hills and the maple forest that were already showing signs of autumn and nodded slightly. At this time, Gongshu Rong had already confirmed the navigation and handed over the control of the airship to his deputy. Seeing Zhou Tieyi nod, he showed joy.

Zhou Tieyi withdrew his gaze from the mountains and fields. "At the current speed, how many miles can we fly in one hour?"

Sun Shiheng, who was standing beside Gongshu Rong, had already made an accurate estimate. He interrupted and said, "The wind is favorable now, and we can probably travel 400 to 500 miles in an hour."

Li Jianhu, who was standing next to him, didn't know much about the technology. He asked in surprise, "Doesn't that mean that taking a steam airship to Tianjing is not much slower than taking a flying eagle?"

Gongshu Rong's smile widened. Zhou Tieyi explained beside him, "Whether it is an airship or a flying roc, because of their large size, the speed difference is within a very small range. The high-altitude flying roc is still much safer than the airship. Of course, it is also very good now."

Gongshu Rong said at the right time, "Please ask the Duke of Zhou to compose a poem to describe the grand scene today."

Zhou Tieyi thought for a moment and said with a smile, "It is halfway there. The monkeys on both sides of the river are crying non-stop, and the boat has already passed through thousands of mountains."

(End of this chapter)