Chapter 425 Everyone has something to gain
The Netherworld Battlefield ended, and the first-grade priests in several other battlefields also began to use their own methods to escape from the battlefield. The first-grade priests were originally restrained by each other, and the winner could not be determined in a short time. Zhou Tieyi, who possessed the power of the Holy Way, did not try to stop them. Naturally, the many first-grade priests on the Shinto side could successfully escape from the battlefield by paying a little price.
The next step was to divide the spoils. Zhou Tieyi first set his sights on the incomplete divine palace that had been swallowed up by the long river of history. His divine body had also been swallowed up in it. If he wanted to escape, he had to use another holy power.
But there is another way.
Zhou Tieyi's gaze was focused on the dark and boundless river, and suddenly a large amount of blood appeared in the river. The blood actually directly competed with the river of history and had the same nature as Zhou Tieyi's holy way.
The chief priest of the Blood Sea, Guan Guan!
When Elder Tong occupied the top of the Yinshan Mountain in the Netherworld, he borrowed the power of the Lord of the Sea of Blood. With the witness and contract of the other gods, there was no problem with the power itself.
However, Guan Guan was certain that Tong Lao could not defeat Zhou Tieyi, so she went with the flow. When Tong Lao was defeated by Zhou Tieyi and sucked into the long river of history, she also took advantage of the connection with the source of the blood river and took the initiative to enter the long river of history with Tong Lao.
Because everything in the long river of history was temporarily erased from the real world, the power of the contract was also suppressed to the extreme. Old Tong was unable to move in the long river of history, but Guan Guan, who possessed the holy power, could. So she used the connection between the source of the blood river and Old Tong to reversely devour everything of this second-grade master.
The blood color became thicker and thicker, and then an ancient paulownia tree actually grew above the dark river. The branches of this paulownia tree were like coiled dragons, and its roots spread into the surrounding void, blending with Old Tong's beliefs and historical achievements. Then the huge trunk split, and a graceful figure in a blood-red robe walked out of it. It was the blood priest Guan Guan!
After Guan Guan appeared, she absorbed the power of Old Tong while looking up at the sky. In the infinite height, a bright moon was in the sky, and the power of the holy way was ready to be unleashed. She smiled silently, and then a blood-colored root stretched into the long river of history. Zhou Tieyi's divine body grabbed the blood-colored root and also jumped out of the deep and boundless river of history.
After Zhou Tieyi's divine body jumped out of the long river of history, Zhou Tieyi's original body no longer felt the terrifying attraction that was constantly pulling at his mind.
Guan Guan looked at Zhou Tieyi's divine body, especially at the sun and moon images on his robe, and paused for a long time before saying, "It's a pleasure to work with you."
Zhou Tieyi's Shinto body nodded slightly. For this Taihang Mountain plan, he cooperated with Guan Guan. Guan Guan pushed it forward within the Shinto body and provided a lot of information. At the same time, Guan Guan finally pulled up the Shinto body, saving Zhou Tieyi the use of the power of the Holy Way. Naturally, the cooperation between the two parties could be said to be pleasant.
And for Guan Guan, the great feat of devouring a second-grade god silently and completely with the help of the long river of history also has extraordinary significance for her. Zhou Tieyi remembers that Guan Guan also wanted to break free from the control of the Blood Sea Lord.
After dividing the loot with Zhou Tieyi, Guan Guan felt another force entering here. She didn't want to meet other people and expose herself, so her figure slowly faded and disappeared into the void. Anyway, there were other ways to communicate with Zhou Tieyi, and there would be plenty of time in the future.
Not long after Guan Guan left, a divine light appeared again in the Divine Court. After it descended, it transformed into the Lord of the Prison Gate, Hu Wenlang, and Mo Fei.
At the moment of landing, the three were also worried about the attraction of the long river of history, but they had a simpler way to solve the problem. Hu Wenlang threw out a book written on bamboo slips. The majestic aura of Emperor Wu of Wei in this book, along with the incomplete national destiny of the Wei Kingdom, poured out and temporarily covered the long river of history.
Part of the original power of this long history came from the destiny of the Wei State, and of course it was also restrained by the destiny of the Wei State.
After eliminating the terrifying attraction of the long river of history, the Lord of the Prison Gate dared to look around at will. When he saw Zhou Tieyi's divine body, he first took a defensive posture.
"Xu Chi, don't be rude."
Mo Fei let out a light cry. Although she had never seen Zhou Tieyi's divine body, she could probably guess that the god in front of her was Zhou Tieyi's incarnation.
But when she saw the true nature of the other party, Mo Fei still hesitated and smiled, "You really hid it from us."
Zhou Tieyi's Shinto body replied, "Everyone has their own secrets, and you are no exception."
His eyes fell on Concubine Mo and Hu Wenlang. If Concubine Mo had not taken the initiative to tell him a few days ago, along with many secrets, it would have been difficult for him to guess that Hu Wenlang was actually the reincarnation of Emperor Wu of Wei.
There was silence for a while, and Hu Wenlang frowned slightly. This time, he cooperated with Zhou Tieyi in Taihang Mountain, and naturally gained a lot. In addition to a part of the Taoist tradition of the Mingyue system, he found a way to cut off his past life, and began to re-conquer a second-grade general with the identity of this life. These are huge benefits.
But who would complain about too little benefit? If Zhou Tieyi didn't have a divine body, he would come here with Concubine Mo to take back some of Concubine Mo's power from her previous life, or even to subdue Elder Tong who had been swept up in the long river of history. But now it seems that all his gains from coming to the Divine Court this time will be much smaller.
Zhou Tieyi thought for a moment and said, "Someone has already dealt with that traitor for you."
Hearing the word "traitor", the Lord of the Prison Gate had a complicated expression. He understood that this was referring to Old Tong. In the battle just now, Old Tong actually wanted to devour the power of Taihang Mountain. From the Lord's perspective, it was not an exaggeration to say that Old Tong was a traitor. This was also the reason why he was able to escape safely, but Old Tong had now been "dealt with".
Thinking of a former colleague, a second-rank deity who was dealt with quietly without even leaving his name, the Lord of the Prison Gate naturally felt a sense of grief. He glanced at Hu Wenlang, the reincarnation of Emperor Wu, who was standing next to him.
Hu Wenlang thought deeply for a while. It seemed that this was Zhou Tieyi's other partner. The matter had already been settled. Instead, he said with a smile, "This is a good thing."
Hearing Hu Wenlang's answer, the Lord of the Prison Gate sighed in his heart. It is easy to change the country, but it is difficult to change one's nature. Although the reincarnation of the emperor does not want to lose his main personality in this life, after embarking on this path of fighting for the world's luck and the holy way, he will also change unconsciously and eventually become the emperor of the past. Thinking of this, the Lord of the Prison Gate's uneasiness and complicated feelings in his heart have been reduced a lot, and he feels relieved.
Zhou Tieyi thought about it and waved the sleeves of the god's body. A piece of wreckage fell on the temple of the god. The wreckage was exactly that of the Taihang Goddess, but the hollow heart of the goddess was now replaced by a beating divine seal.
Mo Fei stepped forward and looked at the corpse of her previous life. Her palm touched the corpse, and the next moment, the corpse turned into starlight and dissipated. Then the starlight gathered to form the origin and returned to her body in this life, causing this body made of ink to begin to undergo miraculous changes.
"Don't you want the remaining divine power?"
Zhou Tieyi looked surprised. Although Concubine Mo had taken away most of the power in the corpse, she had left the authority. And this was the authority of five thousand miles in Taihang Mountains!
After absorbing his own divine seal, he had the foundation to establish the Divine Court!
Concubine Mo smiled and said, "Since you have decided to travel around, why should you confine yourself to Taihang Mountain? What's more, we are not you. If the authority of Taihang Mountain is in my hands, others may find out."
Zhou Tieyi then remembered the differences between gods like Mo Fei, because they did not have physical bodies and divine bodies like himself, so after accepting a lot of power, their own divine bodies would be restricted within the scope of the territory. If they left the territory for a long time, it would lead to unstable power and even endanger the foundation of their own kingdom of God.
At the same time, he is also the current Inspector General of the God-Slaying Division and a true high-ranking official of Daxia. He has close ties with Taoism, the military school, the Mohist school, the Gongshu school, and even Buddhism. Naturally, he can better hide and protect the authority of Taihang Mountain.
After taking the portion she deserved, Concubine Mo smiled again and said, "Besides, this authority is only temporarily in your hands. I have a feeling that it will eventually return to my hands."
After saying this, Concubine Mo gave the Lord of the Prison Gate a look. The Lord of the Prison Gate immediately exerted his divine power and left with Hu Wenlang and Concubine Mo. Before leaving, Hu Wenlang considerately placed the Long River of History outside this incomplete divine court. Zhou Tieyi closed the divine court from the inside, so naturally he would not let the Long River of History enter.
The divine power of Taihang Mountain will return to the hands of Concubine Mo...
"God stick."
After hearing what Concubine Mo said, Zhou Tieyi naturally had a corresponding premonition in his heart, but this premonition was vague and unclear. When Concubine Mo left, she did not give any further explanation. Her purpose was to avenge herself for having only heard half of the story.
However, even if the authority of Taihang Mountains will be lost in the future, Zhou Tieyi doesn't care too much. With Tian's father leading the way, he has already set his goal on the supreme holy way. When his own holy way is revealed, even if the authority of Taihang Mountains with a distance of 5,000 miles is given to others, it will be nothing.
Thinking of the power in Taihang Mountains, Zhou Tieyi turned his attention to the kiln owners who had escaped. Taihang Mountains was very different from Zhou Tieyi's previous power. The 5,000-mile Taihang Mountains spanned three provinces. If he wanted to fully control it, he would definitely need enough subordinates.
The strength of these subordinates cannot be too weak, the third rank of Shinto is just right, so Zhou Tieyi released these Shinto subordinates. Cao Shan, who completely replaced the owner of Dongzhen Kiln, can just contact them for him, and with the external pressure, those who disobey the control will naturally be eliminated by Zhou Tieyi, and those who obey the control will be included in the Lord of Yanhuang.
Zhou Tieyi looked at Li Jianhu and Xiaobai, the natural god of Taihang Mountain, who were collected in his sleeves. After thinking for a while, Zhou Tieyi used the cloud talisman method to condense a Taihang Mountain divine talisman in the void. When condensing, the talisman directly turned into the shape of undulating mountains. Unfortunately, because Zhou Tieyi only obtained half of the Tianyi Treasure Scroll, the Tianyi Jade Disc in his hand was only a treasure of the third-grade grandmaster. Condensing a third-grade divine talisman was already the limit. Therefore, even if he held enough divine power in his hands, he could not bestow it.
After throwing the illusory Shinto talisman to Xiaobai, Zhou Tieyi shook his sleeves and, with the help of the connection in the Divine Court, threw Li Jianhu and Xiaobai to the other side, where there were cold and warm springs.
In Li Jianhu's vision, before he was swept by the river of history for the second time, Zhou Tieyi's sleeves opened, covering him and Xiaobai. He was unaware of everything that happened afterwards.
He only felt that a very short time had passed before he appeared in the familiar cave of Lengnuanquan. Beside him was Xiaobai and a talisman shaped like a mountain range held up by clouds. Before he could study the talisman for a while, Xiaobai, who had also woken up, bit the talisman and swallowed it into his stomach.
Li Jianhu probably guessed that this talisman was a reward left by Mr. Panda for himself and Xiaobai. After all, every time he helped Mr. Panda do something, the other party never let him suffer any loss.
Zhou Tieyi withdrew his gaze from Li Jianhu and Xiaobai. At this time, in the Yang World, the violent earthquake that shook the mountains and rivers had stopped. Because Zhou Tieyi directly covered Tong Lao with the method of the long river of history, the second-grade god had no way to launch the backup plan of threatening Taihang Mountain.
Although the initial shaking was fierce, it was only a magnitude 5 to 6 earthquake centered on Baizhi Mountain. Later, due to the end of the high-level fighting, the earthquake gradually subsided. After that, various mining areas naturally began to organize search and rescue work. What was different from the previous mine disaster search and rescue difficulties was that this time, because the Mingyue system completely covered the 5,000 miles of Taihang Mountains, the huge dream world formed by the Mingyue could also stably connect the dreams of each living miner, which was equivalent to having the most accurate communication system, which naturally ensured the smooth progress of the search and rescue work.
In addition to the search and rescue work, purge is also another complicated task. Zhou Tieyi is not in a position to interfere with the rebellions in Mo City and Jiga City, but the rebellion in Dazhi Zen Temple is obvious to all, and it is closely connected with Shinto and the Western Paradise, so he can be the scapegoat.
Also, because Dazhi Zen Temple has complex roots in Taihang Mountain, with this reason, Zhou Tieyi, who now holds the power of the holy way and has the prestige of a great victory and has reached a consensus with Confucianism and Legalism, can, as long as he wants, launch a round of cleansing of the aristocratic families in Taihang State and obtain a large amount of resources for the development of the industrial revolution.
Of course, Zhou Tieyi would not do such a thing to the extreme. If those noble families that have ties with Dazhi Temple are sensible and willing to donate their assets to help the development of Taihang Mountain, he would be able to show mercy and only execute the main culprits according to the circumstances.
In the past, of course no one would dare to do this and risk the world's condemnation.
But now no matter what Zhou Tieyi does, unless he does not want to return to Tianjing, in the end it will just be a fight between him and the emperor over the Hundred Schools of Taoism. On the contrary, the so-called execution of nine generations of a clan who offers sacrifices to the gods is nothing more than a minor crime.
As long as he can successfully return to Beijing to "report on his work" and complete the investigation of the Moshi case, then even a general amnesty for Taihang Mountain will not be a problem. On the contrary, if he cannot return to Beijing to successfully report on his work, then the crime he is pardoned for today will become ironclad evidence for the execution of his entire clan tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)